as in to have
to keep, control, or experience as one's own
we own a modest house and an equally modest car
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Recent Examples of own
Patrizi and her husband, Raffaele Patrizi, also own Mano Bella Artisan Foods.
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Tanasia Kenney,
Charlotte Observer,
24 June 2026
Kerr County resident Randy Murphy's family owns property along the Guadalupe.
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Brian New,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
Media companies need to be built or owned by those communities.
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Jabari M. Evans,
The Conversation,
24 June 2026
The house, which is owned by unique vacation rental creator Kristie Wolfe, is on the market for $799,000.
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Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
24 June 2026
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Tanasia Kenney,
Charlotte Observer,
24 June 2026
Kerr County resident Randy Murphy's family owns property along the Guadalupe.
—
Brian New,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
Media companies need to be built or owned by those communities.
—
Jabari M. Evans,
The Conversation,
24 June 2026
The house, which is owned by unique vacation rental creator Kristie Wolfe, is on the market for $799,000.
—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
24 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for own
Recent Examples of Synonyms for own
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The landmark property celebrates the style of the sixties, when air travel still had a spark of glamor.
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The Chiefs have a world championship banner hanging atop the press box.
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Music industry experts reveal that successful artists possess crucial internal qualities beyond typical marketing tactics.
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For as long as most of us have been alive, the United States has possessed the most powerful military the world has ever seen.
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The Heat began Tuesday by retaining three-point shooting forward Simone Fontecchio in free agency, and then continued to address its need for outside shooting when league-wide free agent negotiations were permitted to begin Tuesday night.
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Buildings with no air conditioning will heat up and retain the heat.
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India’s government, which has long leveraged a hard line on Pakistan for domestic political advantage, enjoyed a rally-around-the-flag effect that gave it a useful boost one year after a worse-than-expected performance in national elections.
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Away from basketball, the two players enjoy plenty of interests.
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“Own.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/own. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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