Random word

How do you use Repossessed in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

Rare word

Repossessed in a sentence

Related words

Repossessed | Repossess | Repossessing

Repossessed meaning

simple past and past participle of repossess

Using Repossessed

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of repossess
  • In the example corpus, repossessed often appears in combinations such as: was repossessed, repossessed by, were repossessed.

Context around Repossessed

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 5 middle, 11 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

homes 2× stands 1× vehicles 1×

Often after:

house 1× merchandise 1× two 1× farmhouse 1× morgan 1× once 1×

Sentence patterns with Repossessed

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

also been repossessed 1× at a repossessed house in 1× building was repossessed 1× car was repossessed 1× guarding a repossessed farmhouse in 1× have been repossessed by the 1× home be repossessed 1× house was repossessed and she 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a bank or 1× a new look 1× a security guard 1× borrowers will not 1× chipinge town council 1× distressed properties are 1×

Common sentence endings:

also been repossessed 1× building was repossessed 1× first missed payment 1× for the lubavitchers 1× group of men 1× he repossessed merchandise 1×

Words around Repossessed

Just before it in the word index:

repossess 14 repository 190 repositories 66 repositions 4 repositioning 89 repositioned 47

Just after it in the word index:

repossessing 4 repossession 27 repossessions 10 repost 32 reposted 107 reposting 26

Similar in corpus frequency:

abenaki 45 abstracted 45 addendum 45 adria 45 afn 45 agrawal 45

Corpus analysis for Repossessed

  • In this selection, "repossessed" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, homes, stands, vehicles, house, merchandise and two stand out and add context to how "repossessed" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include also been repossessed and at a repossessed house in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "repossessed" sits close to words such as abenaki, abstracted and addendum, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with repossessed

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Her car was repossessed. (4 words)

Can my home be repossessed? (5 words)

He was ruthless when he repossessed merchandise. (7 words)

Longer example sentences

Three men jailed for their part in a vigilante "mob" attack on security personnel guarding a repossessed farmhouse in Roscommon committed “the most barbaric violations of human rights”, the Court of Appeal has ruled in upholding their convictions. (38 words)

A security guard at a repossessed house in County Roscommon has told a trial that he was pulled from the house and cut with a blade during an attack on him by a group of men. (36 words)

The mansion was repossessed by the bank, which sold it to the Rebbe’s father-in-law, a rabbi who had just fled the Nazis in Poland and was looking for a headquarters for the Lubavitchers. (36 words)

Question examples

Can my home be repossessed? (5 words)

Example sentences (20)

A security guard at a repossessed house in County Roscommon has told a trial that he was pulled from the house and cut with a blade during an attack on him by a group of men.

Borrowers will not be forced to have their homes repossessed within 12 months from their first missed payment.

Chipinge Town Council has given a 30-day ultimatum to owners of unverified and unoccupied stands in Usanga suburb to engage the authority for verification or have the stands repossessed.

Fears about interest rate rises prompted Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey to call for a £3billion emergency mortgage protection fund to safeguard people who could have their homes repossessed.

Her car was repossessed.

He was ruthless when he repossessed merchandise.

Soon, her house was repossessed and she began living with friends and working the streets to pay for hits.

A new-look curry house is reopening - months after the building was repossessed.

Advertentie

Distressed properties are either on the brink of foreclosure, already owned by a bank or have been repossessed by the mortgage lender.

Ms Carey had been living in the Rochfort Manor house after her family home in Weir View Hill, Co Kilkenny, was repossessed by Start Mortgages in November 2022.

Proposals to convert a once-popular Chinese eatery, which was repossessed two years ago, into flats have been given the go-ahead.

Residents dealing with these expensive loans on top of debt from credit cards, personal loans, student loans, and mortgages are at risk of falling behind on payments and having their vehicles repossessed.

Speaking of intangibles, your car may soon be out of your reach when it’s repossessed because of your top-of-the-line shopping sprees.

The mansion was repossessed by the bank, which sold it to the Rebbe’s father-in-law, a rabbi who had just fled the Nazis in Poland and was looking for a headquarters for the Lubavitchers.

Three men jailed for their part in a vigilante "mob" attack on security personnel guarding a repossessed farmhouse in Roscommon committed “the most barbaric violations of human rights”, the Court of Appeal has ruled in upholding their convictions.

Can my home be repossessed?

Meanwhile, Mwonzora disclosed that the MDC-T had repossessed Morgan Tsvangirai House, that had been taken over by party youths who accused the Khupe group of working with Zanu-PF.

Two luxury apartments in Chelsea Harbour, worth £5 million each, have also been repossessed.

A bank or loan company might be more willing to take a chance on you if you gave up the car voluntarily than if it was repossessed.

He alluded that the farms would be repossessed once the government completed an audit to identify senior officials who allocated themselves more than one farm during Zimbabwe’s controversial land reforms programme.

Advertentie

Common combinations with repossessed

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "repossessed" in a sentence?
An example: "A security guard at a repossessed house in County Roscommon has told a trial that he was pulled from the house and cut with a blade during an attack on him by a group of men." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "repossessed" from authentic English texts.
What does "repossessed" mean?
Repossessed means: simple past and past participle of repossess
How many example sentences with "repossessed" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "repossessed", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.