By love possessed. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : The army fought as if possessed. The village believed her to be possessed of the devil. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used with object) : to possess a house and a car. ,to possess courage. ,He thought he was possessed by devils. ,He was possessed by envy. ,to possess a language. ,to possess someone of the facts of the case. ,He possessed them of the facts. From Dictionary.com.
The former work of the same title possessed the same kind of merit. From Wordnik.com. [Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 3] Reference
Yet in the midst of so many dangers, how self-possessed is he, how tranquil!. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
The mention of his name possessed a new suggestion: and all this, forsooth, because. From Wordnik.com. [The Slave of the Lamp] Reference
He was, in short, possessed of admirable powers of diplomacy which never failed him. From Wordnik.com. [The New Tenant] Reference
She allowed him to sit by her on the window seat, and he again possessed himself of her hands. From Wordnik.com. [The Black Moth: A Romance of the XVIII Century] Reference
How I understand by osmosis that particular obsession and how possessed is Father Declan by it all. From Wordnik.com. [45 entries from March 2008] Reference
So we see that because Spain possessed no true national sentiment, her prosperity was speedily eclipsed. From Wordnik.com. [Three Imperial Topics: Imperial Ignorance; Imperial History; Imperial Unity] Reference
The various tribes of Britain possessed valor without conduct, and the love of freedom without the spirit of union. From Wordnik.com. [The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire] Reference
So they cited two reasons: that Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction and Hussein had operational ties to al-Qaida. From Wordnik.com. [Balkinization] Reference
To say that all those people who didn't choose you but voted for Obama are naive and demon possessed is arrogant and prideful. From Wordnik.com. [Dodd: Obama, Clinton ticket not likely] Reference
During relaxation the potential energy of strain possessed by a muscle during contraction has to disappear, and we find it as heat. From Wordnik.com. [Archibald V. Hill - Nobel Lecture] Reference
He repeated it after her, and she knew at once from his tone and his quick glance into her face that the name possessed some significance for him. From Wordnik.com. [Anna the Adventuress] Reference
And when Napoleon called on him by his old title, "the bravest of the brave," to once more rally under his standard, Ney responded with alacrity, as though the name possessed. From Wordnik.com. [Harper's Young People, January 27, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly] Reference
The term possessed me. From Wordnik.com. [Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill] Reference
I've been called possessed by almost all of my friends. From Wordnik.com. Reference
I hear that you are very self-possessed, which is really good news. From Wordnik.com. [Trumps] Reference
Thou art exceedingly well-known as possessed of might and prowess that are irresistible. '. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 2 Books 4, 5, 6 and 7] Reference
Earth, teeming with mobiles and immobiles, should be known as possessed of five qualities. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18] Reference
A thin, shrill, piping sound, which to ears trained to its call possessed a startling significance. From Wordnik.com. [Cleek, the Master Detective] Reference
Edwin got the distinct impression that, had the sword possessed arms, it would have folded them pointedly. From Wordnik.com. [Squired-Up] Reference
When Mellor confided to him his secret, the idea possessed him, and he was just as keen on carrying it out as Mellor. From Wordnik.com. [The Hero of Garside School] Reference
“I know,” I said, though I very much doubted it, even as I had to recognize that the idea possessed a certain allure. From Wordnik.com. [Dreaming in French] Reference
What in God's name possessed one of the world's greatest artists to release - never mind even write - "Queen of the Supermarket?". From Wordnik.com. [Reader - MassLive.com] Reference
What in Heaven's name possessed people to grind out tunes, Suvaroff found himself inquiring, unless one earned one's living that way?. From Wordnik.com. [The Best Short Stories of 1917 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story] Reference
The main characters of most titles possessed a Sigil, granting them a range of powers chosen by their personalities, desires, and fates. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-11-01] Reference
“Pinter said the US justification for invading Iraq – that Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction – “was not true”. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Fox Guest Says ABC News Is “Killing American Soldiers”] Reference
When I was about 8, I got "possessed" by a homemade Ouija board. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-12-01] Reference
Whandall had heard too many Lordkin say "possessed" and known it for a threadbare excuse. From Wordnik.com. [The Burning City]
Thus the phone is "possessed" when the "please hang up and try again" recording is heard. From Wordnik.com. [REVIEW: The Last Guardian of Everness by John C. Wright] Reference
Many have been thrown out by their parents either because they were a nuisance or believed to be "possessed". From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Perhaps this is why the "big" MMOs traditionally try to avoid built in humour such as possessed cans of greens. From Wordnik.com. [An Adventurer is Me] Reference
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