Used in a Sentence

possum

How to use possum in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for possum.

Editorial note

" -- go ahead punk, make my day. I had "Te audire no possum.

Examples12
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of possum gathered in one view.

noun

nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America

noun

small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for possum.

noun

nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America

noun

small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails

Example sentences

1

" -- go ahead punk, make my day. I had "Te audire no possum.

2

And as a bonus, the host may grin like a possum when the answer is correct, too.

3

My favorite is the possum bone artist sibling.

4

"Me, having missed it completely: "Uh, I didn't know there were any good possums.

5

As a teenager growing up in the country, you would likely have a friend and go possum hunting.

6

My stepdad then had to "play possum" until a counterattack in turn evicted the Germans.

7

He'd be ready in seconds, and would kill the possum or whatever unfortunate creature with awe-inspiring brutality.

8

The drowning of the possum right at the start - cruelty to animals being one of the stereotypical psychopath behaviours - smelled strongly of a creative writing class to me

9

Aye-ayes & striped possums both have elongated fingers that evolved separately from regular fingers.

10

I dropped the "possum" call into the top page after watching a few hits come in and it got way more interesting in terms of people checking stuff out. I'll find a way to make the whole thing work without that extra click -- thanks!The city is using a Smartnet system as far as I can tell, and I'm using a software-defined radio system to pull in the whole band and then split off the chunks I care about.

11

I can still remember the disbelief when iTunes was ported to Windows so I'll need some convincing that Steve Jobs was so ahead of the game that he started out by playing possum in order to lull the labels into a false sense of security.

12

For instance, the contestant buzzes in and answers after a few words of the question, gets the answer wrong, the host is grinning like a possum, and after they read the next part of the question, it makes the contestant's answer even more hilariously wrong in context.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use possum in a sentence?

" -- go ahead punk, make my day. I had "Te audire no possum.

What does possum mean?

nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America

What part of speech is possum?

possum is commonly used as noun.