belongings
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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The MV Hondius will then continue to the Netherlands, where the body and the person's belongings will be disinfected before being removed.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
On behalf of the intervenors, Shayla Myers argued that the encampment removal goal, approved by the City Council in a closed session, became a defacto quota system for sanitation workers to discard homeless people’s belongings.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
The shift from removing tents and personal belongings to sheltering people resolves a fight over the city’s committment to “resolve” thousands of encampments.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
All of his belongings, including his favorite blanket, were sterilized.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
“Haven’t you heard that you shouldn’t keep a dead person’s belongings? Once people die, they can still have an attachment to an object. That’s how houses get haunted, ’cause haints stay around their stuff.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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