belonging

Example Sentences

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The two leaders ended up getting on well, even lunching together at times, despite belonging to different camps, said a senior U.S. defense official.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

“We are determined to learn from what happened, and to ensure inclusion and belonging for all is meaningful in practice as well as in principle,” the statement concluded.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

When she went to collect Bodhi, Arme said he had been sitting in the back of a van belonging to a builder, with whom he had struck up a bond.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Uralogl said there were 15 ships belonging to Turkish shipowners waiting to pass through the strait when the war started.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

It was through his collaboration with other scientists that Pascal came to have the sense of belonging to a collectivity greater than himself.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton