gain possession

Frequency: 7.010.0 per million words

to succeed in getting control of something, often with effort

possessionVERB + possession

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gain

Examples (10)

  • The team fought hard to gain possession of the ball.
  • After years of legal battles, she finally gained possession of the family estate.
  • The rebels were trying to gain possession of the capital city.
  • It took several weeks for the bank to gain possession of the foreclosed house.
  • The police managed to gain possession of the stolen documents.
  • The striker gained possession near the penalty area and scored.
  • Investors are eager to gain possession of the company's intellectual property.
  • How did the museum gain possession of such a rare artifact?
  • The army moved quickly to gain possession of the strategic bridge.
  • Once you gain possession of the keys, you can move in immediately.