belonging
noun
be·long·ing
bi-ˈlȯŋ-iŋ 
bē-
1
: possession
—usually used in plural
2
: close or intimate relationship
a sense of belonging
belongingness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of belonging in a Sentence
the warm welcome they received from the community gave them a sense of belonging
packed up all their belongings and moved across the country
Recent Examples on the Web
The family’s belongings were used to craft the space and included wash basins, children’s books and toys, an ukulele, and a Knox The Hatter hat box with a handwritten label indicating that the headpiece inside was for the Kentucky Derby.
—
Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 18 Apr. 2024
The majority of their belongings were ruined in the storm.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2024
Video filmed by a CNN stringer shows the once-perilous coastal road of Al Rasheed filled with families walking with their belongings, some riding bicycles, donkey carts and pick-up trucks, smiling and snapping photographs.
—Mohammad Al-Sawalhi, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024
Mary Pichon Battle, who’d packed just three days’ worth of clothes and left a lifetime’s worth of belongings, had little to come home to.
—Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 11 Apr. 2024
She was questioned and her belongings were searched three times before she was deported without explanation.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 11 Apr. 2024
As passengers picked up luggage Tuesday afternoon from noisy carousels at the Charlotte airport, Willis Mobley sat in the baggage claim area covered in a blue blanket, next to his belongings — with nowhere to go.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 10 Apr. 2024
Scientists have analyzed nearly every part of Ötzi and his belongings, painting an intimate picture of life in the late fourth millennium BC.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024
At dawn, Blanchard took her belongings and spent hours on a drive back to the home of her father Rod and stepmother Kristy's in Cut Off, La., to begin her new life again.
—Danielle Bacher, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 18 Apr. 2024
The majority of their belongings were ruined in the storm.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2024
Video filmed by a CNN stringer shows the once-perilous coastal road of Al Rasheed filled with families walking with their belongings, some riding bicycles, donkey carts and pick-up trucks, smiling and snapping photographs.
—Mohammad Al-Sawalhi, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024
Mary Pichon Battle, who’d packed just three days’ worth of clothes and left a lifetime’s worth of belongings, had little to come home to.
—Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 11 Apr. 2024
She was questioned and her belongings were searched three times before she was deported without explanation.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 11 Apr. 2024
As passengers picked up luggage Tuesday afternoon from noisy carousels at the Charlotte airport, Willis Mobley sat in the baggage claim area covered in a blue blanket, next to his belongings — with nowhere to go.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 10 Apr. 2024
Scientists have analyzed nearly every part of Ötzi and his belongings, painting an intimate picture of life in the late fourth millennium BC.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024
At dawn, Blanchard took her belongings and spent hours on a drive back to the home of her father Rod and stepmother Kristy's in Cut Off, La., to begin her new life again.
—Danielle Bacher, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
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“Belonging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/belonging. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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