belonging

Example Sentences

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Iran is believed to still possess thousands of ballistic missiles, and dozens of fast-attack boats belonging to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps could be used to attack nearby vessels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

In fact, you could make a case for “Vineland” belonging to all 10 of the above categories.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Uralogl said there were 15 ships belonging to Turkish shipowners waiting to pass through the strait when the war started.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

The BBC has discovered Bush also kept more than 1,000 items, including love letters, baby clothes and treasured possessions belonging to the dead and their families.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

There was a pet stag belonging to a Latin farmer, a beautiful creature, so tame that it would run free by day, but at nightfall always come to the well-known door.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton