belonging
noun
something that belongs.
unbelonging
-
a word derived from
belonging.
Example Sentences
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This trio is the heart of McCullers’s gorgeous rendition of unbelonging.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
The backlash against the band is hardly unique to their interviews; despite belonging to a tightknit, majority Mexican community in Central Washington, Armando recounts past moments of unbelonging, coming mostly from fellow Mexicans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2023
Willa’s sense of unbelonging is deepened by her parents’ divorce and the separate families they start with their respective new partners, leaving her dangling between half siblings.
From New York Times ● Nov. 9, 2021
She found solace writing stories in school, and listening to pop-punk artists whose songs channelled a familiar sense of unbelonging; Pink was a special obsession.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 31, 2017
My contented mood wavers, and abruptly I have a sensation of unbelonging.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
