ours

[ ouuhrz, ou-erzor, often, ahrz ]

pronoun

1. (a form of the possessive case of we used as a predicate adjective):

   Which house is ours?

2. that or those belonging to us:

   Ours was given second prize. Ours are in the car.

ours

/ aʊəz /

pronoun

1. something or someone belonging to or associated with us

   ours have blue tags

2. of ours
   belonging to or associated with us

Word History and Origins

Origin of ours¹

1250–1300; Middle English (originally north) ures, oures. See our, 's ¹

Example Sentences

“Building a mine is going to take five to 10 years, and so far, the only ones in operation are ours, so we will wait and see how it plays out,” he said.

From BBC

And while they think this is their time, it's actually ours.

From Salon

Equality and justice will finally be ours.

From Salon

"There’s no way a sector like ours can carry this level of cost and just absorb it as profit," he added.

From BBC

But I think the way they don’t like her is maybe an annoying family member that you’re like, “OK, you bug me, but you’re ours.”

From Los Angeles Times