belonging

Example Sentences

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The belonging, none of them could ever seize.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Multiple homes were set alight, including a house on Lendrick Street in east Belfast belonging to a man in his 30s, who said he had lived there for 10 years.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

U.S. commercial stocks are held everywhere — in pipelines, in refineries, and in tanks belonging to midstream companies and exploration and production companies.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

They are shibboleths spoken at borders where a syllable can decide belonging or exile.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Mina leads me through the back exit, which leads to a small courtyard, and then through a gate belonging to a neighboring building.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse