How to Use belong in a Sentence

belong

verb

• She was here for 15 years, but she never really belonged.
• Wipe out the drawer and put the things that belong there back.
  — Kate McGregor, housebeautiful.com, 9 May 2023
• That alone should put the Big 12 on notice: The Bearcats belong.
  — Jason Williams, The Enquirer, 10 Jan. 2024
• The crying wolf call of great tits belongs in this box of tricks.
  — Anders Brodin, Scientific American, 25 June 2024
• These spiky blooms belong at the back of your border in full sun.
  — Terri Robertson, Country Living, 18 Jan. 2023
• But the 17-year-old doesn’t think police belong in schools.
  — Lauren Lumpkin, Washington Post, 31 May 2023
• Blazy, with his fount of ideas, belongs firmly in the future camp.
  — Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2024
• The ideology holds that a home belongs first to guests and God, and then to the owner.
  — Naomi Tomky, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2023
• But this begs the question, does oil belong on or in pizza?
  — Christina Manian, Rdn, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 June 2023
• Courtesy of Bushtops The rule for spotting game in the bush is to look for what doesn’t belong.
  — Josh Condon, Robb Report, 15 Apr. 2023
• The final share of blame might even belong to the system itself.
  — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 5 Jan. 2023
• And where do many young people turn to feel that sense of belonging?
  — Alex Miller, WIRED, 7 Nov. 2023
• If the item isn’t labeled a 1, 2 or 5, Aldridge said, it won’t be recycled and belongs in the black bin.
  — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2023
• But let the locals also feel the same sense of belonging.
  — Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 25 Feb. 2024
• Kids These Days What happens when someone who doesn’t belong on the field jumps over the guardrail?
  — Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 13 July 2024
• That’s because those pants belong there, at least for now.
  — Rachel Kurzius, Washington Post, 29 Jan. 2024
• There are the other singers on the choir team, various rivals and members of the church the choir belongs to.
  — Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 5 Apr. 2023
• But for many people, the feeling is the same: Here is somebody who doesn’t belong.
  — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Apr. 2023
• Many of them say the term injures their self-image and sense of belonging.
  — Daniel Oto-Peralías, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2024
• The will for meaning and to belong can be the glue that holds people together.
  — Loubna Noureddin, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2023
• Beyond the texture, the bedding looks like a set that belongs in a 5-star hotel.
  — Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 9 Sep. 2023
• There was an outcry from some country music fans who thought the song didn’t belong in the genre.
  — Janay Kingsberry, Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2024
• Step into the heart of Bristowe and be greeted by a sense of belonging.
  — Bang Advertising Staff and Correspondents, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2024
• Two guns that belonged in the house were found hidden on the property, the chief said, and the shell casings at the scene were of the same caliber as the two guns.
  — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2024
• Matthews belongs but is likely more of a practice-squad holdover.
  — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 24 June 2024
• The remains belonged not only to men, but to women and children too.
  — Moira Ritter, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2024
• The past winners now belong to Trader Joe's new Hall of Fame lineup.
  — Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 23 Jan. 2023
• Tell me these images don't belong on a Hallmark movie poster…I'll wait.
  — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 9 Mar. 2024
• Instead, Lenz describes her journey from being a young 20-something looking for herself and a sense of belonging, to losing herself and finding herself again.
  — Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Oct. 2024
• Through collaboration, residents gain a sense of belonging and ownership, which can foster social connection.
  — Marissa Conrad, Bon Appétit, 16 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 19 Nov 2024