had belonged

• past perfect

  past perfect

  Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.

  of belong.
  belong

  verb (used without object)

  to be in the relation of a member, adherent, inhabitant, etc. (usually followed byto ).

Example Sentences

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had belonged

While speaking to The Cut in 2025, Ortega recalled going through belongings at the property when she discovered an old toothbrush that had belonged to an ex.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

She bore a large scar on her face when she met with AFP at her home in Bethlehem, holding a stuffed fox that had belonged to her son.

From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026

The red and white Victorian farmhouse had belonged to their friend, the late Steve Baker, who served as the city’s longtime historian and had packed the property with thousands of antique relics over his lifetime.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

But the music journalist persisted, disarming the musician by presenting him with some guitar picks that had belonged to Cliff Gallup, one of Beck’s early rockabilly heroes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

I distributed the furniture among the various tenants, except the dining-room table, which was still intact despite the worms that had got into everything, and the wrought-iron bed that had belonged to my parents.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

Related Words

• apply
• exist
• fit
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