belong

Example Sentences

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But the young researcher came across an obscure research paper published ten years earlier that raised the possibility it might have belonged to a dog.

From BBC

"We became quite silent when we found the first bone," he said, adding that there were several pointers indicating that the skeleton belonged to the Sun King's right-hand man.

From BBC

In retrospect, taken collectively, much of McCarthy’s work as an actor, filmmaker and journalist hinges on the friendship motif — that primordial ache to belong, that yearning to be seen.

From Los Angeles Times

But following her win over Swiss 12th seed Bencic she said that she is still learning "to believe that I belong where I am".

From BBC

These findings show that γ Cas and similar stars belong to a class of Be + white dwarf binary systems that had long been predicted but never clearly observed.

From Science Daily