The word “his” is a possessive pronoun showing that something belongs to or is associated with a male person or animal. Writers use it to express ownership, relationships, and personal attributes. The examples below are drawn from authentic works to show how “his” appears in real writing.
Real Sentences for His
Gunn dominated the place, and his vile personality hung over it like a shadow.
Source: Captain Rogers (The Lady Of The Barge) by W. W. Jacobs
14 words, 78 characters
His manners were perfect, and his courtliness was that of a typical southern gentleman of the highest type.
Source: A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
18 words, 107 characters
I trust I give no offence to the companion of my youth, in submitting this proposition to his cooler judgement?
Source: David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
20 words, 111 characters
As to the details of his life during these years he was very reticent, in fact he would not talk of them at all.
Source: A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
24 words, 112 characters
His horsemanship, especially after hounds, was a marvel and delight even in that country of magnificent horsemen.
Source: A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
17 words, 113 characters
I had always been his favorite among the younger generation of Carters and so I hastened to comply with his demand.
Source: A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
21 words, 115 characters
It was Tars Tarkas, and I could read his thoughts as they were an open book for the undisguised loathing upon his face.
Source: A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
23 words, 119 characters
I found the watchman who had discovered him, together with the local police chief and several townspeople, assembled in his little study.
Source: A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
22 words, 138 characters
His property was left in such a way that I was to receive the entire income for twenty-five years, when the principal was to become mine.
Source: A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
26 words, 138 characters
For some reason this news did not surprise me, but I hurried out to his place as quickly as possible, so that I could take charge of the body and of his affairs.
Source: A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
33 words, 161 characters
A strange feature about the tomb, where his body still lies, is that the massive door is equipped with a single, huge gold-plated spring lock which can be opened only from the inside.
Source: A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
33 words, 183 characters
I have often heard my father caution him against his wild recklessness, but he would only laugh, and say that the tumble that killed him would be from the back of a horse yet unfoaled.
Source: A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
35 words, 184 characters
His features were regular and clear cut, his hair black and closely cropped, while his eyes were of a steel gray, reflecting a strong and loyal character, filled with fire and initiative.
Source: A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
32 words, 187 characters
He seemed always to be laughing; and he entered into the sports of the children with the same hearty good fellowship he displayed toward those pastimes in which the men and women of his own age indulged; or he would sit for an hour at a time entertaining my old grandmother with stories of his strange, wild life in all parts of the world.
Source: A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
64 words, 339 characters
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