- plural of belonging.
belongings
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Oulghazzi fled with his wife and daughter without being able to take their belongings.
From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026
They stood near the common room, wide smiles plastered on their faces as they watched him collect his belongings, he recalled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Officers searched their home for hours, rifling through personal belongings.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
A block away from the former Pfizer building, guests who had been evacuated from the Hampton Inn the day before waited on the street corner Wednesday morning to get inside to retrieve luggage and belongings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
When Joey’s friends gather the belongings in her modest apartment, they discover a few record albums, many autographed theater and ballet posters, and nearly nine hundred books.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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