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Sentences ending with possessed

After all, she would make such a wife for his son as few men possessed. [9]
This fact it was, which more than anything else, convinced me that by plan and plot I was purposely made powerless in Mr. Winters' hands, and that he did not mean to allow me that advantage of being afoot, which he possessed. [5]
At moments he was at once bewildered and inebriated by the rare delicacy of fabric of the woman whom he had somehow stumbled upon and possessed. [9]
The lawyer glanced through it, and then handed it to Mrs. Henderson, with the remark, "It leaves you, madam, pretty much everything of which he died possessed. [4]
For you too the hour will sound, in which you will die to--" "If only I, like you, had been a Menander," cried Hermas, sharply interrupting the speaker: "How is it possible to cast away that which I never possessed? [10]
Was it possible that I, like Mr. Trevor, had been deprived of all the morals I had ever possessed? [9]
And if I spoke with sadness and with fear; If from your gentle coldness I drew back, And felt that I had lost the flowery track That led to peace in Love's sweet atmosphere: It was because a woful dread possessed. [11]
Brigham had forecast--a quality which no other prominent Mormon has probably ever possessed. [5]
Antinous, if any one, had deserved this at his hands, and on no other man could he so ungrudgingly bestow everything that he possessed. [10]
How many of my mother's traits the beautiful, dignified Rhodopis possessed! [10]

Short sentences using possessed

He certainly possessed the power. [10]
Dismay, confusion, possessed the Arabs. [11]
She already possessed that authority. [5]
For he possessed such elements. [9]
I said we possessed it. [5]
An intolerable fear possessed him. [11]
A sudden fury possessed him. [11]
The term possessed me. [9]
Mixed feelings possessed me. [11]
An exaltation possessed him. [11]

Sentences containing possessed two or more times

When she arrived, she was possessed of habits of economy and not possessed of money; now she dressed elaborately, gave but little thought to the cost of things, and was very well fortified financially. [5]
Krebs possessed me; I must have been in reality extremely agitated, but this sense of being possessed seemed a quiet one. [9]
A week previously he had as good as admitted to himself that he believed Luigi had possessed such a knife, and that he still possessed it notwithstanding his pretense that it had been stolen. [5]
They claim that Bacon possessed the stupendous equipment--both natural and acquired--for the miracle; and that no other Englishman of his day possessed the like; or, indeed, anything closely approaching it. [5]
Something possessed him, and he possessed his hearers. [11]

More example sentences with the word possessed in them

Any man among you who is possessed of any property may read the moral of my fable. [10]
What ever possessed you to take such a freak? [5]
But a naturalist would undoubtedly have ranked as an ape or a monkey, an ancient form which possessed many characters common to the Catarrhine and Platyrrhine monkeys, other characters in an intermediate condition, and some few, perhaps, distinct from those now found in either group. [1]
What in the world possessed you to clutter up the parlor table with these baskets of ashes? [5]
Already he had won everything the other possessed, and was now playing for his dinner. [11]
The old Italian woman, her duenna, always called her Donna Isabella, but she possessed little more knowledge of her past than I. [10]
He did this with increasing satisfaction, for though Coello's sketches possessed a certain hardness, they were boldly devised and pleased him. [10]
Had she gone with him and quitted her without bidding her farewell because the young heart was possessed with a passionate love for Publius--who was indeed the most lovable of men? [10]
She did so with eager zeal; for it was she who had inspired her husband, before whom she had humbled herself, and whose love she now once more possessed, with the idea of inviting Joshua to the alliance both had now concluded. [10]
These gentlemen possessed wind which they had not wasted in processions. [9]
Of a youth whose mind, like mine at that period, possessed some general capability, without perhaps a single prominent and marked talent, a proneness to imitation is sure to be the besetting sin. [6]
It was Nancy who possessed the courage that I lacked. [9]
The infamous scoundrel, who possessed so much influence over the Emperor, had first sent old Blomberg away; now he, Wolf, was to follow, that no one might stand between the game and the pursuer. [10]
In a little while this plain lady was not plain any more, but most gorgeously dressed, and possessed with the desire to be in the height of the fashion. [4]
Would the resentment which, since the day before, had again filled her soul have permitted her to prevent it had she possessed the power? [10]
The hysterical passion which had possessed him suddenly passed, and a dark, sullen determination swept into his eyes and over his face. [11]
In the town where she lived was a lady of honorable condition, somewhat past middle age, who was possessed of pretty ample means, of cultivated tastes, of excellent principles, of exemplary character, and of more than common accomplishments. [6]
And again, as when swept along East Street with the mob, that sense of identity with these people and their wrongs, of submergence with them in their cause possessed her. [9]
The certainty that when I was no more what I possessed would be divided as I wished was a ray of light in this gloomy time. [10]
Whether primeval man, when he possessed but few arts, and those of the rudest kind, and when his power of language was extremely imperfect, would have deserved to be called man, must depend on the definition which we employ. [1]
I cannot think what possessed the man,--he must have known me better. [9]
I don't know what possessed me. [11]
If my Myrtilus were still alive, and these miserable eyes yet possessed the power of rejoicing in the light and in beautiful human forms, by the dog! [10]
All these articles were arranged haphazard, and showed that Bias possessed more wisdom than care in the use of duster and broom. [10]
He knew too well the old feud between their houses, the ambition that had possessed many a Vaufontaine to inherit the dukedom of Bercy, and the Duke's futile revolt against that possibility. [11]
She was pretty, well educated, and possessed so much independence and keenness of mind that this alone would have sufficed to render her remarkable. [10]
What he said was to the effect that he possessed at last the most wonderful and beautiful woman in the world, and she resented the implication of possession. [9]
But now I was suddenly possessed by an embarrassment, and (shall I say it? [9]
While Old Phelps was pulling himself together, and we were wringing some gallons of water out of our blankets, we questioned the old man about the "squawk," and what bird was possessed of such a voice. [4]
Barry Whalen, however, was possessed of a kind of fear, and presently his face became troubled. [11]
What she felt was hideous; malignant spite possessed her; but it gave her rapture--delicious rapture--a flower of hell, but with splendid petals and intoxicating perfume. [10]
Now Mrs. Northcutt was Chester's sister, a woman who in addition to other qualities possessed the only sense of humor in the family. [9]
Not that Phil was at all pious, nor yet possessed of those abstemious qualities in language and appetite by which good men are known; but he had a gift of civic virtue--important in a wicked world, and of unusual importance in Viking. [11]
Once he had waked in the early morning, and, possessed of a strange feeling, had gone out to look a The Stone. [11]
In a lower voice Mona continued: "I don't know what possessed me, but perhaps it was that the things he did of which I disapproved most had got a hold on me in spite of myself. [11]
He possessed virility, vitality in a remarkable degree, yet some elusive quality that was neither tact nor delicacy--though related to these differentiated him from the commonplace, self-made man of ability. [9]
Then the vision vanished; instead he was possessed by a wild desire to see her, and he said to himself that he could not die without having seen her once more. [10]
And if ever valiant knight possessed a devout mind, it is Heinz Schorlin. [10]
She had completely upset his life, increasingly distracted his mind until now he could imagine no peace unless he possessed her. [9]
That she possessed unusual mental endowments Cleopatra did not believe. [10]
All the morning uneasiness possessed me, and I found it difficult to concentrate on the affairs I had in hand. [9]
But still an undefined fear possessed her. [11]
Janet possessed all unconsciously the New England reverence for learning, she was stirred by the sight of this distinguished-looking person who sat on the painted stage, fingering his glasses and talking to Antonelli. [9]
For the next two miles the road was a mixture--sometimes the ascent was abrupt and sometimes it was not: but one characteristic it possessed all the time, without failure--without modification--it was all uncompromisingly and unspeakably infamous. [5]
The silence holding two men now held three, and a curious, cold astonishment possessed the two younger. [11]
Their brother was tolerably well, having got to the end of a considerable sum of money which he became possessed of in the spring, and therefore under the wholesome restriction of poverty. [14]
It is idle to speculate on the phenomenon taking place within her, and it may merely be remarked in passing that she possessed a quality which, in a man, leads to a career and fame. [9]
When people came to know, they said that to have done it when sober had shown him possessed of a kind of maliciousness and cynicism almost pardonable, but to do it when tipsy proved him merely weak and foolish. [11]
She was surprised to discover that he was possessed of a quality with which she had never associated him--youth. [9]
He understood how to bring her into close relations with Pothinus and other rulers of the state, and thus at last united all who possessed any power in the royal palace in an endeavour to thrust Cleopatra from the throne. [10]
And those thoughts, though now vague and indefinite, again possessed his soul. [2]
But since hearing those words a bitter feeling had possessed her soul against Paula, and there had been much to foster it. [10]
Fully possessed by this dream of the future, he had long ceased to gaze at the glories of the sunset and was sitting with eyes fixed on the ground. [10]
The magnetism of this deep penetrating man, possessed of a devil, was on him, and in spite of every reasonable instinct he turned to him for companionship. [11]
He perceived that they were a quarrelsome people, which possessed the lust for land and conquest like the rest of their blood. [9]
After carefully making these preparations she called Ledscha and repeated that the cords possessed the power of prophecy only on nights when the moon was full, and that she would use another means of looking into the future. [10]
Come what might, there was one thing that he could yet do, and even as the thought possessed him he spoke. [11]
Is it unreasonable, then, to expect that some man possessed of the loftiest genius, coupled with ambition sufficient to push it to its utmost stretch, will at some time spring up among us? [7]
And now and then while these frenzies possessed him, he would tear off handfuls of the cotton and expose his cooked flesh to view. [5]
They simply helped themselves to whatever they fancied, and were, of course, in a position to strip the son of the great Mukaukas of all he possessed and reduce him to beggary. [10]
Characters occasionally make their re-appearance in him, which we have reason to believe were possessed by his early progenitors. [1]
When they raise their hearts, eyes, hands to it in prayer, they must be possessed by the idea of the deity which animated us while creating it, and with which we, as it were, permeated it. [10]
They jumped to their feet, as if possessed, and one of them tossed his cup through the lattice work and vines overhead. [10]
He still possessed the wardrobe of the first wife, thoughtfully preserved by his sister, even to the wonderful grey watered-poplin which had been her wedding-dress. [11]
How exhilarating too, the thought that that vision which had first possessed me as an undergraduate--on my visit to Jerry Kyme--was at last to be realized! [9]
For a moment the thought possessed him that evil and ill had come to her. [11]
A sense of the striving and the suffering deeply possessed him; and this grew the more intense as he gained some knowledge of the forces at work-forces of pity, of destruction, of perdition, of salvation. [8]
The motion of the small foot shod in a Tartar boot embroidered with silver, and the firm pressure of the lean sinewy hand, showed that the prince still possessed the tenacious endurance and vigor of hardy old age. [2]
As he entered the room I recall remarking that he was possessed of the supremest confidence of any man I had ever met. [9]
But he possessed the power to wound her in return. [10]
A spirit possessed the place, a restless spirit called William T. Sherman. [9]
Yonder portrait shows the perfect flower, but the bud possessed, if possible, even more exquisite charm. [10]
She still possessed the pearl necklace and other ornaments of more prosperous days, and on festal occasions they did not remain in a chest. [10]
Grasping his bag, the only baggage he possessed, he started off at a swinging stride for Hanover Street, pausing only to shake the hands of the few who recognized him, unconscious of the wild-fire at his back. [9]
My mother kept the old books containing the accounts of these excursions, which occupied from two to three weeks, and they possessed a certain interest for me, principally because they proved how skilfully our teachers understood how to carry out Froebel's principles on these occasions. [10]
And she possessed the means of being helpful. [10]
In Alphonsine's mistress, the Marquise de Leria, the almoner also possessed a willing tale-bearer. [10]
Barine's marriage to the man who possessed her heart was close at hand, and she was the daughter of Leonax, who had once been dear to her. [10]
The explanation pleased the king, and from that moment his diseased mind was possessed by one new idea to the exclusion of all others--the seizure and slaughter of the Magi. [10]
For a moment the idea possessed him. [11]
For an instant the idea possessed her that she would tell him everything there was to tell, and face the consequences, no matter what they might be. [11]
Baron Malfalconnet possessed the gift of lending Time wings and using the simplest incident as the foundation for an entertaining story. [10]
The shrubs in the garden where she had flung herself into his arms, her blissful walk in the moonlight, and all the crowd assembled for the festival, and finally how, possessed by the god, they had together joined the procession, and danced through the streets. [10]
Mr. Cooke and the Four, in addition to other accomplishments, possessed excellent voices, and Mr. Drew sang a bass which added much to the melody. [9]
I realized for the first time what I possessed in her, how wrong I had been, and what I owed to her. [10]
At first only the feeling of the thing came, then slowly the spiritual meaning possessed her. [11]
At that time the father of Gnejus was the man who possessed the most power, and statecraft commanded her to win him through his son. [10]
The means of the family were limited, and to secure the education he desired, not only was it necessary to husband the resources he possessed, but to increase them in every possible way. [4]
When she discovered the envelope, a sense of mystery and premonition possessed her. [11]
It was not the desire which had possessed him whom Patsy Kernaghan had called the keeper of the "zoolyogical" garden. [11]
The priest, in the course of time, taught me to read and write, and he and I were the only persons in the village who possessed this learning. [5]
Here he healed the centurion's servant and Peter's mother-in-law, and multitudes of the lame and the blind and persons possessed of devils; and here, also, he raised Jairus's daughter from the dead. [5]
He now possessed the best gift Ruth had asked him to beseech of the "word. [10]
He possessed all the best elements of a young man in a new country--intelligent self-dependence, skill, daring, vision. [11]
But, even with the articles she possessed, a table could be set very prettily and daintily. [10]
We thus see that two distinct forms of the same species may co-exist in the same district, and we cannot doubt that if the one had possessed any advantage over the other, it would soon have been multiplied to the exclusion of the latter. [1]
Was it possible that this man, who had gone alone to the bridge in the night, had once been happy, content with life, grateful for it, possessed of a simple trust in his fellow-men--in Eldon Parr? [9]
She had perceived that she ought not to give any one the power over her which is possessed by the man who knows that he is beloved, and even to Dion she had granted little more than to the others. [10]
One single sentiment, that of fear for his young and happy life, possessed his whole being. [2]
He possessed everything that it was in the power of man to desire, and yet, with each new month, he seemed to become more unhappy and dejected. [10]

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