belong
Example Sentences
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The leaders issued a statement reaffirming the strategic, mineral-rich Arctic island ‘belongs to its people.’
From Los Angeles Times
“It used to be to the victor belong the spoils.”
And the film’s breakthrough performance belongs to the 36-year-old Lilleaas, who has worked steadily in Norway but not often garnered international attention.
From Los Angeles Times
"Greenland belongs to its people, and only Denmark and Greenland can decide on matters concerning their relations," read the statement by the leaders of the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, and Denmark.
From BBC
“In prison, you keep trying to guess if this voice that you hear belongs to an older person, a younger person, what he looks like and what he does in life.”
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
