belonging

Example Sentences

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These minute works are packed with detail: Their flickering candles, flitting moths and glowering skulls appear as if they’ve been excavated from some illuminated manuscript belonging to a long-vanished medieval sect.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

For the people of Hearts and the folk belonging to Celtic, the whole evening was a walk on the wild side; epic, colosally controversial, thunder and lightning to the last whistle.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Netflix has been sued in Texas over claims it collects data belonging to children and adults in the US state without their consent, and uses "addictive" design to keep them hooked.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

And elsewhere in the Gulf, Kuwait said that four people arrested earlier this month as they attempted to enter the country by sea had confessed to belonging to Iran's Revolutionary Guards.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

Traditionally, all Dinka women marry because it gives them a sense of belonging.

From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau