Example Sentences

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The United States never has belonged to the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, a key group of major oil producers that holds sway over the world’s supply of crude.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 8, 2026

The land has belonged since 2018 to Seth Jeffs via the Montana-registered entity Emerald Industries LLC.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 6, 2023

The house has belonged to the family for generations and his daughter had just finished renovating it.

From BBC • May 18, 2023

Ms. Fluke-Ekren grew up in Lawrence, Kan., on an 81-acre farm that has belonged to her family for more than a century.

From New York Times • Nov. 2, 2022

“Oh, yes; the family have always been respected here. Almost all the land in this neighbourhood, as far as you can see, has belonged to the Rochesters time out of mind.”

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë