belongings

Example Sentences

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She grabbed a backpack with her documents and piled the dogs into the soldier’s jeep, leaving all her belongings behind.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Her daughter arranged for a soldier to help bring her belongings to a courier.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

"I think everything needs to be demolished," casino worker Eduardo Gutierrez Jr. said after returning to his apartment to retrieve belongings now covered in mud.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

One afternoon during half term, his own children were on a walk with their grandfather when they came across another pile of abandoned belongings and decided to take matters into their own hands.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Everyone stood crowded together without their belongings, which were being brought to shore separately.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata