belongings

Example Sentences

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A suspect isn’t supposed to take belongings from a crime scene before the items are inspected and inventoried.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Nancy’s cellphone and other belongings were still in her home.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

It was still full of stranded belongings and furniture and detritus, but there were no neighbors there anymore.

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

With trepidation I reported this to Yao, and he told me the master kept everybody’s belongings safely in his bedroom.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo