Possessed, The

noun

1. a novel (1871) by Dostoevsky.

Example Sentences

Peter Harrington Rare Books has possessed the typescript since the start of 2024 and has been cataloguing and conducting research on it, as well as making it ready for sale.

From BBC

"We gave up goals easily. We were the better team on the night, we possessed the ball in spells really well and our goals were really well taken - but we should have put them to bed early on when we were 3-1 up in the second half," added Bronze.

From BBC

Thumping a tennis ball against the garage door at the age of one, which his mother says happened because he was copying his brother, was the first sign that Draper possessed the talent.

From BBC

“In fact, the federal government acknowledged and determined that Scotts Valley’s ancestors possessed the authority to cede the land.”

From Los Angeles Times

Instead, the presidency came to him when he still possessed the vigor and skill to do the job, but while the strength to gain and keep it was ebbing from him.

From Salon