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

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

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

All of his belongings, including his favorite blanket, were sterilized.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Before leaving the National Hotel, Booth slid the knife and pistol into his pockets and gathered the rest of his belongings.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson