Also he was obsessed by the triumphant face of Archelaus that leered at him, that stared at Nicky and Jim with a deadly possessivenessin his eyes while they went their unconscious ways, that said, as plainly as words could have, "I have won .
She was ruffled by that exulting possessiveness which shone from Gaga.
He was a weak man, weak in his possessiveness as he had been weak in his stammering; and the possessiveness (which in a strong man might have excited her) gave Sally an uncomfortable sense that Gaga might bother her.
She hated Gaga for his inescapable possessiveness and gentle persecution.
She did not want a restrained lover, because she was young and high-spirited; but this singular trembling possessivenesswould soon be intolerable.
Possessiveness is either defensive or aggressive; it seeks either to retain against a robber, or to acquire from a present holder.
Oh, the sheer female possessiveness of that simple invitation!
For effrontery ofpossessiveness is there anything that can exceed the nest-making, planet-populating, female, human woman?
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "possessiveness" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.