Examples of 'possessive' in a sentence

Meaning of "possessive"

Possessive is used to describe a form of a word that shows ownership
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  • Of or pertaining to ownership or possession.
  • Indicating ownership, possession, origin, etc.
  • Unwilling to yield possession of.
  • The possessive case.

How to use "possessive" in a sentence

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Jekyll is not the possessive type at all.
The possessive precedes the head noun.
He tended to be smothering and possessive in both relationships.
Possessive adjectives also function as possessive pronouns.
Each is more possessive than the next.
Possessive adjectives say who owns something.
I am jealous and possessive like a little girl.
Possessive pronouns are used either as subject or object.
They tend to be possessive around other dogs.
This guy sounds needy and possessive.
Using the possessive form without a determiner.
You stand there so smug and possessive.
He soon reveals his possessive behavior as a lover.
The possessive case is used to show possession.
The guy is really possessive of his daughter.

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The possessive case indicates ownership or possession.
Just get a little possessive over you.
We are possessive of our struggles and our experience.
They are in the plural possessive pronoun phase.
Other possessive pronouns act as adjectives to nouns.
Right up until that possessive bitch broke us up.
As soon as we decided to separate he became more possessive.
She is very possessive and dislikeable at times.
But he was too young and too possessive.
A lot less possessive than she used to be.
But quite unstable and completely possessive.
You become somewhat possessive with artists.
Competition makes him jealous and possessive.
I can become somewhat possessive with my artists.
A gesture that was both tender and possessive.
Lions are very possessive of their kill.
Be a soul possessed by wisdom and be not possessive of it.
Sometimes even possessive and somewhat jealous.
Reads and punctuates plural possessive words.
Replace the possessive pronoun with an article.
She sounds like the possessive type.
I am very possessive when it comes to balls.
She was very jealous and possessive of my time.
He was possessive and jealous and violent.
Angelina has been very possessive of their kids.
Virgin women are reputed to be jealous and possessive.
Huskies are also pretty possessive and territorial.
Both also have a problem with being possessive.
People are very possessive about some services.
I can not believe you are this possessive.
Tips for a possessive dog with food.
Barberitos is consistently spelled without a possessive apostrophe.
They are already possessive without the apostrophe.
But he angered easily and was possessive.
She is not possessive over food or toys.

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