get possession

Frequency: 6.89.5 per million words

a common, informal way to say you have obtained something

possessionVERB + possession

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get

Examples (10)

  • The striker managed to get possession of the ball near the goal.
  • We will get possession of the new house next Friday.
  • How did the journalist get possession of those private documents?
  • The team struggled to get possession during the second half.
  • It took several months for the heir to get possession of the estate.
  • Police need a warrant before they can get possession of the suspect's computer.
  • Once you get possession of the keys, you can start moving in.
  • The museum is trying to get possession of the rare artifact.
  • The defender lunged forward to get possession of the puck.
  • He was desperate to get possession of the original manuscript.