obtain possession
Frequency: 6.58.0 per million words
a more formal way to say you have gotten something
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Examples (10)
- It took months of legal battles to finally obtain possession of the house.
- The police managed to obtain possession of the stolen jewelry during the raid.
- He had to go to court to obtain possession of the disputed land.
- The museum was eager to obtain possession of the rare ancient artifact.
- After the final payment was cleared, she obtained possession of the vehicle.
- The government sought to obtain possession of the classified documents.
- The team worked hard to obtain possession of the ball in the final minutes.
- It is difficult to obtain possession of the keys without the owner's written consent.
- The bank will obtain possession of the property if the mortgage is not paid.
- They finally obtained possession of the permits needed to start the project.