personal belongings
plural noun
: items that belong to someone and that are small enough to be carried
Be sure to take your personal belongings with you when you get off the bus.
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The family dispute began when a 61-year-old man used a baseball bat to damage personal belongings and windows at his mother’s home and physically assaulted her.
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Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2025
Room for clothing and personal belongings was not a sweat for the home owners, considering their 3,000 square foot primary suite.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2025
The couple, now staying at their third home in Polk County, N.C., on Thursday, had just been at one of their Greenville County, S.C., homes packing up some personal belongings and filling a trailer with equipment like a cement mixer and tiller.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 28 Mar. 2025
They were not allowed to collect their personal belongings, including car keys, Mr. O’Brien recalled.
—Kent Nishimura, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2025
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Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2025
Room for clothing and personal belongings was not a sweat for the home owners, considering their 3,000 square foot primary suite.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2025
The couple, now staying at their third home in Polk County, N.C., on Thursday, had just been at one of their Greenville County, S.C., homes packing up some personal belongings and filling a trailer with equipment like a cement mixer and tiller.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 28 Mar. 2025
They were not allowed to collect their personal belongings, including car keys, Mr. O’Brien recalled.
—Kent Nishimura, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for personal belongings
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“Personal belongings.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/personal%20belongings. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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