Examples of using "обладал" in a sentence and their english translations:
He possessed a good memory.
He had a wonderfully powerful memory.
Tom had some influence.
Patience is a virtue Tom had a lot of.
I gave him what little information I had.
Though Tom spoke with an accent he had an impressive vocabulary.
Napoleon also discovered that his chief of staff possessed immense personal qualities – a heroic
He had the privilege of a private education.