Sentence examples for possessed since from inspiring English sources

Even then, Hayes admits to being teased for using the same superhero duvet cover he had possessed since he was eight.

The pope reportedly prayed for her for half an hour, commanding a demon to leave her, but, according to church officials, failed to fully cure the young woman, who, they said, had been possessed since she was 12.

But he is playing with great concentration, an almost faultless technique, and a range of strokes that mark him al ready as the best right-hander England have possessed since Graham Gooch.

Shaun Murphy's 18-16 defeat of Matthew Stevens last night was based on flawless technique and an unshakeable core of self-belief that he has possessed since he was a teenager.

WASHINGTON — After Barack Obama won the 2008 presidential election, top Democratic senators geared up to exercise a power they had not possessed since the Clinton years: recommending nominees for key federal posts in their states.

But for fall, designers elevated hoods, attaching them to cloaks, frocks and densely knitted sweaters, lending those items a luxurious gloss they haven't possessed since André Courrèges issued square-cornered versions, an allusion to the space age, and Halston introduced his signature hooded cashmere capes.

Large clouds can weigh more than a 747, yet not one has ever crashed, so admirably do they spread their weight, a gift it is not too much to hope we could possess, since according to Porchia we are clouds: If I were stone and not cloud, my thoughts, which are wind, would abandon me.

The immune system is one of the most important biological mechanisms humans possess since our life depends on it [28].

Not because of its matter, since more matter could exist in a much smaller space; nor because of the substantial form of the air, which would fill a much smaller space once it has been cooled; nor even because of the heat it possesses, since more heat could exist in a much smaller space, such as at the end of a red-hot poker.

The mechanical stability is not the only requirement a good implant material should possess, since bioactivity is necessary to ensure proper osseointegration.

Further, the Houlton Maliseet gained federal recognition (which the Passamaquoddy and Penobscot had possessed since 1976).