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Example sentences for "possessiveness"

Lexicographically close words:
possessionem; possessiones; possessions; possessioun; possessive; possessives; possessor; possessors; possessory; possest
  1. Also he was obsessed by the triumphant face of Archelaus that leered at him, that stared at Nicky and Jim with a deadly possessiveness in his eyes while they went their unconscious ways, that said, as plainly as words could have, "I have won .

  2. She was ruffled by that exulting possessiveness which shone from Gaga.

  3. 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.

  4. She hated Gaga for his inescapable possessiveness and gentle persecution.

  5. She did not want a restrained lover, because she was young and high-spirited; but this singular trembling possessiveness would soon be intolerable.

  6. Possessiveness is either defensive or aggressive; it seeks either to retain against a robber, or to acquire from a present holder.

  7. Oh, the sheer female possessiveness of that simple invitation!

  8. For effrontery of possessiveness is there anything that can exceed the nest-making, planet-populating, female, human woman?


  9. 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.