belongings

Example Sentences

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This led to their family home being repossessed when Alex was eight and Melanie selling all her belongings to live with like-minded people in Morocco.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Once all the passengers and crew have disembarked, the Hondius will continue on to the Netherlands, where the body of one of the passengers who died and their belongings will be disinfected before being removed.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

On behalf of the intervenors, Shayla Myers argued that the encampment removal goal, approved by the City Council in a closed session, became a defacto quota system for sanitation workers to discard homeless people’s belongings.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

And there’s a similar gap for renters too: On average, these residents estimated they would need about $250,000 in addition to insurance payouts to pay for lost belongings and temporary housing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

After a heated whispered discussion the driver finally pocketed the money and opened the trunk so that Habib could pull out their meager belongings.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai