belongings
/ (bɪˈlɒŋɪŋz) /
(sometimes singular) the things that a person owns or has with him; possessions; effects
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How to use belongings in a sentence
He belongs to a gym, he can afford to pay for that: he can shower, he can keep his belongings in a series of lockers there.
Eventually, the fire sale extended to his personal belongings—including a $20 enamel teapot.
Next door, Mohammad Abu Najar and his father Yousef gather their belongings.
A few of the survivors have returned to look for belongings.
All families who fled on the last morning reported having money, belongings, jewelry, and even documents stolen from them.
ISIS Robs Christians Fleeing Its Edict in Mosul: Convert, Leave, or Die | Andrew Slater | July 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The plain furniture was stiffly arranged, and there was no litter of clothing or small feminine belongings.
Rosemary in Search of a Father | C. N. WilliamsonIt was there also that she ate, keeping her belongings in a rare old buffet, dingy and battered from a hundred years of use.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinShe gathered the documents and placed them in the box, went upstairs, slowly packed her belongings, and called a cab.
The Homesteader | Oscar MicheauxA great many families packed up their belongings and went over to Negros Island in small schooners.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanThey were resting on their cumbrous belongings, strange groups, unkempt and half dressed.
Ancestors | Gertrude Atherton
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