belongings
Example Sentences
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Even under the worst kind of duress, they don’t want to flee their homes, their belongings, certainly not their families, despite the threatening burps of Vesuvius.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Oulghazzi fled with his wife and daughter without being able to take their belongings.
From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026
They stood near the common room, wide smiles plastered on their faces as they watched him collect his belongings, he recalled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Officers searched their home for hours, rifling through personal belongings.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
I hid Miss Lilian’s belongings behind my back and tried to edge past him.
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
