Example sentences for: possess

How can you use “possess” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Regardless of when you studied in Greencastle, the fact is that the only way we can keep up with changes of today's world is to possess the energy and the ability to continue learning.

  • This cell line spontaneously differentiates in culture and expresses biochemical and morphological characteristics of well-differentiated small intestine-like enterocytes [ 17 23 ] . We have previously shown that Caco-2 cells possess a classical nuclear vitamin D receptor [ 18 ] that directly mediates vitamin D-dependent gene expression [ 22 ] , and exhibits a high degree of specificity for various vitamin D metabolites and analogs [ 20 21 ] . Most importantly, in response to short-term (<24 h) 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D treatment, Caco-2 cells increase transepithelial calcium transport [ 17 ] and calbindin D 9K expression [ 19 ] , a cytosolic calcium binding protein.

  • In South Africa, the Cape Times warned that "millions of South Africans could find themselves effectively disenfranchised barely five years after the country became a democracy" if the government continues insisting that all citizens possess a new identity document if they are to register as voters in next year's general election.

  • The real cure for anti-Communist hysteria was a courage that Kazan, like most people, did not possess.

  • Among the reasons why an expression such as making all the right noises achieves wide usage quickly is this simple one: The phenomenon of empty talk is so prevalent that new ways of describing it--especially ones that possess a modest elegance and formality--are always welcome.


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