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

Those crews frequently seize and destroy tents and other belongings, including medicine and identification cards, she said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

But he calculated that he would have to pay up to $1,000 just to move his family’s belongings into storage and get the place ready for guests.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 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