How to Use belonging in a Sentence

belonging

noun

• The queue was an act of belonging, and the queue was an end in itself.
  — Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2022
• And a sense of belonging is a strong part of the success of a DEI program.
  — Jack McCullough, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2021
• All guests will be searched and have their belongings scanned.
  — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 21 Mar. 2024
• The crew and their belongings were saved but the catamaran was lost.
  — Patrick Smith, NBC News, 6 Sep. 2023
• Meet your guide and store any belongings in lockers in the gift shop.
  — Robin Soslow, Chron, 13 May 2023
• Futons, clothes, a lamp, a few books, and a cat—that was the extent of our belongings.
  — Haruki Murakami, The New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2023
• The woman was able to take a handful of her belongings with her in a bag.
  — Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 9 May 2024
• All guests will be searched and have their belongings scanned.
  — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 29 Nov. 2024
• All guests will be searched and have their belongings scanned.
  — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 23 Sep. 2024
• The need to create a strong sense of purpose and belonging is not new.
  — Andrew Dawson, Forbes, 22 Apr. 2022
• The woman and her two children were left with no belongings but the clothes on their backs.
  — Danielle Kaye, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
• The rest of the Lakota belongings were plundered or burned.
  — Tim Madigan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
• The bag snaps closed at the top and has a zip pocket inside to keep your belongings secure.
  — Lauren Taylor, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2024
• The suspect pointed some kind of firearm at them and took some of their belongings.
  — Greg Norman, Fox News, 2 Aug. 2024
• Their belongings remained behind at the farms, part of a crime scene.
  — Ray Chavez, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2024
• By the movie’s end, the kids go home not only with the grand prize but with a profound sense of purpose and belonging.
  — Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2021
• The family sold most of their belongings, their home, and their car, and moved to Panama in 2019.
  — Byalicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2024
• Swan, an activist who asked to use a code name, came back around the same time and saw their belongings strewn across the forest floor from the raid.
  — Hilary Beaumont, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2023
• Both the victim and the 44-year-old gunman were in the park when the younger man accused the shooter of stealing his belongings.
  — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 23 July 2024
• The steel hook will clasp onto your belonging and won’t let go, thanks to the extra wide opening each of them has.
  — Chris Hachey, BGR, 10 June 2021
• At one end of the racks are backpacks available for women to take their belongings in.
  — Brian Krans, NPR, 3 Feb. 2025
• Think: No more rummaging through your belongings at the airport check-in or on the plane.
  — Lauren Fischer, Travel + Leisure, 24 Mar. 2023
• For some, the new sense of belonging has extended beyond the sport.
  — New York Times, 4 Aug. 2021
• Their tent was found containing all of their belongings and cut open from the inside with a knife.
  — Leyton Cassidy, Longreads, 7 May 2024
• Reuters footage showed people returning to the site of the bombing to check on their belongings, and fires burning in the area.
  — Nidal Al-Mughrabi, USA TODAY, 27 July 2024
• The rest of your belongings go into a wide, zip-close top and can be stored in a zip pocket or pouches sewed into the walls of the bag.
  — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2023
• The vast majority of our belongings came from the kitchen and closet.
  — Alex Milmeyster, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
• Bradley and Crichlow, who also lived in the Palisades, grabbed a few belongings from their houses.
  — Zoya Hasan, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
• These under-the-bed storage containers are made from fabric and pop out to hold your belongings.
  — Christopher Murray, Fox News, 6 Mar. 2025
• Its snap closure ensures your belongings stay protected while on the go, and its adjustable crossbody strap can be removed, giving you two looks in one adorable bag.
  — Averi Baudler, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025