of his

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: that which belongs to or is connected with him : his one : his ones
Are you a friend of his?
a former professor of his
That face of his is hard to forget.

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Gobillard has seen the shift unfold across generations of his family. — ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026 If the appeals court agrees, Patterson would only be the second woman to receive a full life sentence in Australia, after Katherine Knight, who murdered her de facto husband and cooked parts of his body. — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026 Eric Fiddyment is the fourth generation of his family to call Roseville home. — James Taylor, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 Ferguson had several opportunities to stop and think about the consequences of his decision to push this tax forward. — Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for of his

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“Of his.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20his. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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