belongings

/ (bɪˈlɒŋɪŋz) /

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pl n

(sometimes singular) the things that a person owns or has with him; possessions; effects

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Beloit, belomancy, belong, belonging, belongingness, belongings, belonoid, Belorussia, Belorussian, Belostok, belote

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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.
This Fashion World Darling Is Homeless|Erica Wagner|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Eventually, the fire sale extended to his personal belongings—including a $20 enamel teapot.
The Zillionaires Who Lost Everything|Tom Sykes|October 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Next door, Mohammad Abu Najar and his father Yousef gather their belongings.
Gaza ‘Mass Execution’ Investigated|Jesse Rosenfeld|August 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A few of the survivors have returned to look for belongings.
Inside the Gaza Schoolyard Massacre|Jesse Rosenfeld|July 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST

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|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. Williamson
It 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 Chopin
She gathered the documents and placed them in the box, went upstairs, slowly packed her belongings, and called a cab.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
A great many families packed up their belongings and went over to Negros Island in small schooners.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
They were resting on their cumbrous belongings, strange groups, unkempt and half dressed.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton

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