How to Use belong to in a Sentence

belong to

verb
  • The parks belong to the whole city.
    — Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 4 June 2026
  • At the time, the coat belonged to Guilaroff.
    — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 1 May 2026
  • But the library of shows will belong to him.
    — Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
  • All to win something that didn’t belong to them.
    — Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Brunson lit the match, but the game belonged to all of them.
    — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 5 May 2026
  • For the first time in a long time, your time truly belongs to you.
    — James Mayer Jr, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • The next chapter belongs to us.
    — D’juan Wilcher, Boston Herald, 25 May 2026
  • Game 2, at least early, belonged to the group.
    — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • People need to feel that the final work still belongs to them.
    — Sourabh Pateriya, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • The top spot belongs to the opening bell of the dot-com bear market.
    — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 8 June 2026
  • The toughest day belonged to someone who didn't even play.
    — ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • But the night belonged to Cunha.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 20 June 2026
  • Game 1 belonged to Brunson from the jump.
    — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • My own work belongs to this industry.
    — Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
  • But that contest belongs to the future.
    — Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 9 May 2026
  • This day belongs to the people all of it is supposed to protect.
    — Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
  • The next day, Derby Day, belongs to the boys.
    — Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
  • To the survivors who have carried this cause in their hearts, this milestone belongs to you.
    — Alex Ross, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
  • Went to use the bathroom at a party and there was a little — this does not even belong to the band.
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 30 June 2026
  • That’s money that already belongs to our health care system.
    — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 4 May 2026
  • The original poem exists and belongs to a time much longer than this one.
    — Literary Hub, 9 June 2026
  • To be able to break a Rockies record belonging to Cook?
    — Jesse Sarles, CBS News, 8 June 2026
  • This recognition belongs to every one of them.
    — Pioneer Press, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
  • Some of that credit belongs to teams in Kansas City.
    — Pj Green april 16, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
  • After all, the cove belongs to the sea, the habitat of the creatures in question.
    — U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 July 2026
  • Instead, the mid-sized wild cats belong to their own genus, Neofelis.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Once on the other side, the hand turns out to belong to a mannequin, standing next to a ship steering wheel.
    — Arushi Jacob, Variety, 3 July 2026
  • The future doesn't belong to AI or humans.
    — William Arruda, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
  • That belonged to Dodson last season.
    — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Trust still belongs to people who must stand behind their decisions.
    — Joseph Andrew, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

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