belongings

Example Sentences

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This led to their family home being repossessed when Alex was eight and Melanie selling all her belongings to live with like-minded people in Morocco.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

The shift from removing tents and personal belongings to sheltering people resolves a fight over the city’s committment to “resolve” thousands of encampments.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

On behalf of the intervenors, Shayla Myers argued that the encampment removal goal, approved by the City Council in a closed session, became a defacto quota system for sanitation workers to discard homeless people’s belongings.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Her belongings were taken by the custody sergeant, which is standard practice after an arrest.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

There were duffel bags and what looked like a yellow-and-blue-striped sheet wrapped and tied around some belongings.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata