belongings

Example Sentences

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Buyers often inherit the belongings of the seller.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Green garbage cans were lined up along the entrance to the lot, for people to store their belongings in if they wanted to go into shelters.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

With her belongings delayed, Hodgkinson was forced to complete her preparations in somebody else's spikes, which ended up giving her a blister.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

Yet, he’s taken the time to study these strangers’ belongings so that he can speak personally about each one and at the end of his modest speech, he sheds a few tears.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

Police protection was provided for blacks removing their belongings from damaged buildings.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield