belong

Example Sentences

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Proscription makes it a criminal offence to belong to or support Palestine Action, punishable by up to 14 years in prison.

From BBC

“Many young people are in that position of being made to feel they don’t belong at that time in life when a person most wants to find their place,” De Menil said.

From Los Angeles Times

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