belongings
Example Sentences
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Buyers often inherit the belongings of the seller.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
Nancy’s cellphone and other belongings were still in her home.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
Green garbage cans were lined up along the entrance to the lot, for people to store their belongings in if they wanted to go into shelters.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
James Hayes died in 2010 and a notebook containing the numbers was among the belongings he passed on to his son Sean.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
Margaret was instructed to carry Madame’s small bundle of belongings upstairs and turn down the bed.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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