belonging to
Example Sentences
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Multiple homes were set alight, including a house on Lendrick Street in east Belfast belonging to a man in his 30s, who said he had lived there for 10 years.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
And earlier in the conflict, Iran reportedly charged tolls for the safe passage of several ships or allowed the transit of ships belonging to friendly nations after direct negotiations.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
Nearly 600 ships suspected of belonging to the fleet are subject to European Union sanctions.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
Noir fans will recognize the title as belonging to a short story by William Irish, the pen name of that master of unease, Cornell Woolrich.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
Yet the real meaning of the word human is ‘an animal belonging to the genus Homo’, and there used to be many other species of this genus besides Homo sapiens.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
