Sentence examples for were owned from inspiring English sources

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were owned

verb

To have rightful possession of (property, goods or capital); to have legal title to.

  • I own this car.

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In 1992, he noted, 45percentt of black-owned busi-nesses were owned by women.

Land records show that luxurious homes were owned by Jews.

In 1995, just 24% of homes were owned outright.

All were owned by white people, except for one".

The Pekingese and the Japanese Chin were owned by royalty.

Some establishments were owned outright by Mr. Ianniello's organization.

By 2008 more than half were owned by hospitals.

Although there were exceptions, slaves were owned primarily for prestige.

Both ponies were owned and trained by Ms. Mandarino.

Before Prohibition, many bars were owned by brewers or distillers.

Although some apartments were owned as co-ops, many 1930's ads offered apartments for lease.

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