belongings

Example Sentences

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When a deafening drone tore a hole in her roof in northern Iraq, Iranian Kurd Amine Poursaid, gripped by fear of another attack, packed her family's belongings and prepared to escape.

From Barron's

Evidence suggests the site was prepared with care, and the victims were interred with personal belongings such as bronze jewellery and ceramic drinking vessels.

From Science Daily

Police search teams set out on foot and by boat, looking for any belongings left behind on the shoreline by someone planning a wild swim.

From BBC

I feel like I’ve just found a piece of history in my grandmother’s belongings.

From Literature

Across the country, government agents have been losing government documents, personal effects, medical devices, and other belongings after confiscating them, effectively turning released immigrants into legal non-persons.

From Salon