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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a shell that belonged" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an object that was previously owned or associated with someone or something.
Example: "She found a beautiful shell that belonged to her grandmother, reminding her of their beach trips together."
Alternatives: "a shell that was owned" or "a shell that was previously possessed".
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The sale began about 2 p.m., with about a minute of spirited bidding for a gold charm bracelet — with a whale, a lighthouse and a shell — that belonged to Mrs. Madoff.
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A shell that is cracking.
Here's a shell that landed near me.
The most dangerous hit was a shell that burst over a 6-inch shell hoist and started an ammunition fire.
Find a shell that appeals to you.
Guess who that belonged to?
A right that belongs to everybody.
A history that belongs to Glasgow".
It is a "how-to" manual that belongs to Zynga.
Ruminating on the past is like waking up every morning and consciously putting on a puka-shell necklace or some other hideous fashion trend that belongs back in an earlier decade.
This cutoff value is greater than the longest first-shell In–O distance in crystalline In2O3 and ensures that most of the first-shell In–O distances in the In–O pair distribution function (i.e., those that belong to the first-shell peak) are included.
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