belongings

Example Sentences

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That helped reassure some their belongings wouldn't get stolen when they headed away from camp to see performances.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Benjamin Henwood, a USC social work researcher and co-author of the paper, said that kind of instability can cause people to lose medications, documents, belongings and connections to outreach workers and care providers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

A suspect isn’t supposed to take belongings from a crime scene before the items are inspected and inventoried.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 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

She returned to the “prison”—her term for Riverbank—only to collect her belongings.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield