belonging

Example Sentences

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"We all look for belonging, want to love and be loved, to believe in the end everything is okay."

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 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

He saw it the way we see it today—as simply belonging in the ranks of significant American sculpture.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

"Many teens rely on digital communities to connect and find belonging," Meta said.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

For about a week, we stayed in a borrowed apartment belonging to family friends and made trips every day to the ocean, to swim and laze about in the sun.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama