belonging

noun be·long·ing \ -ˈlȯŋ-iŋ \

|Updated on: 16 Jun 2018

Examples: belonging in a Sentence

Definition of belonging

1 : possession —usually used in plural

2 : close or intimate relationship

a sense of belonging

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belongingness

noun

Examples of belonging in a Sentence

her adoptive family gave the young girl a sense of belonging that she had never felt before
packed up all their belongings and moved across the country

Recent Examples of belonging from the Web

Another attorney assisting in Johnson's case, Joel Robbins, said Johnson was there to help a friend and neighbor gather some belongings.

— NBC News, "Man beaten by Arizona officers wants police held accountable," 8 June 2018
Video shows Couch gathering his belongings at the meeting and walking out.

— CBS News, "Police chief placed on leave amid probe into teacher's murder," 7 June 2018
Police enforced the closures by issuing citations to anyone who refused to remove their belongings, the city said.

— jon kamp, WSJ, "Philadelphia Clears Two Opioid Tent Camps," 31 May 2018
Santa Fe High School students were allowed back inside their classrooms Saturday in small groups to gather their belongings.

— USA TODAY, "Here's the biggest news you missed this weekend," 20 May 2018
One of Rosoff’s sons, who had requested that deputies check on his father, watched from North Carolina as Cooke rummaged through his father’s belongings.

— Sun-Sentinel.com, "Former deputy accused of stealing pills pleads guilty to lesser charges," 13 Apr. 2018
The Super 8 team gathered their belongings and headed to the exit of the indoor practice facility.

— jonathan jones, SI.com, "Lamar Jackson, His Mother, and the Plan They’ve Always Had," 3 Apr. 2018
But the ever-perceptive Samia proves to be a resourceful self-starter, in short order finding employment with the elegant, recently-widowed Madame Berteau (the exquisite Hiam Abbass), who requires help going through her husband's belongings.

— michael rechtshaffen, latimes.com, "A Tunisian refugee makes a place for herself in France in well-crafted drama 'Foreign Body'," 15 Mar. 2018
Nearby neighbors arrived home in the early evening recently to find two thugs who had been methodically rummaging through their belongings fleeing through a rear window with guns and other property.

— paul jenkins, Anchorage Daily News, "Crime got you angry and frustrated? Keep your cool, my friends," 20 Jan. 2018

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