belong
Example Sentences
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One sheep bone contained DNA belonging to Yersinia pestis.
From Science Daily
“Real names are not fictional tools. They belong to real lives.”
From Los Angeles Times
It is one of at least five ships belonging to the Dynacom company that have crossed the strait since the start of the war, all with their transponders switched off, according to the FT.
From Barron's
We borrowed many initially because we did not have dogs and they came and went, ran for us awhile, then belonged to someone else.
From Literature
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They felt as if they belonged to somebody else.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.