Sentence examples for possessed him from inspiring English sources

What possessed him?

What possessed him to say it?

But interpretation possessed him even after he retired.

Songs possessed him, sometimes arriving three or four a day.

It is a fantastic dream that has possessed him ever since.

The logic of tragedy that possessed him demanded an insistence upon the latter.

He was all right with 22 Nc5 Nc5, but what possessed him to play 23 Bf8?

Writing became a way to free himself of the "ugly spirit" that possessed him.

Working on it possessed him as entirely as writing "Gray State" had.

From the moment he possessed the portrait (or it possessed him), Snare's life changed direction.

But the idea that possessed him rhythmic adventure, unafraid of seeming too "African"; lyric embroidery, unashamed of emotional delicacy was powerful, and capable of being realized in a more complete way.