belongings

Example Sentences

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Around 50 people huddled over large buckets of food at the tiny Gansbaai mosque, which was crammed with people and belongings, sharing one toilet and a single tap.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

One afternoon during half term, his own children were on a walk with their grandfather when they came across another pile of abandoned belongings and decided to take matters into their own hands.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

AFP journalists saw hundreds of families fleeing the southern suburbs, some on foot or on motorbikes, others in cars packed with belongings.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

Others took inventory of the hastily packed belongings in their trunks or snoozed as comfortably as they could in plastic chairs at the evacuation site.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

I hid Miss Lilian’s belongings behind my back and tried to edge past him.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn