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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Photos from the Associated Press show Assad's residence in shambles, with empty cabinets and books, paintings and other personal belongings scattered across the floors.
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Juliana Kim, NPR, 8 Dec. 2024
At almost half price, the Travelon Anti-theft Heritage Crossbody Bag, just $31, keeps your personal belongings safe while traveling with a secure locking front zippered pocket.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2024
Seaman said a detective informed her family that along with a femur found in the Continental, personal belongings such as jewelry and a license plate bearing the couple’s initials were also discovered in the car.
—Antonio Planas, NBC News, 29 Nov. 2024
Thousands of Lebanese displaced by the war first started to return home Wednesday as the ceasefire began to take hold, driving cars stacked with personal belongings, according to The Associated Press.
—Greg Norman, Fox News, 28 Nov. 2024
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Juliana Kim, NPR, 8 Dec. 2024
At almost half price, the Travelon Anti-theft Heritage Crossbody Bag, just $31, keeps your personal belongings safe while traveling with a secure locking front zippered pocket.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2024
Seaman said a detective informed her family that along with a femur found in the Continental, personal belongings such as jewelry and a license plate bearing the couple’s initials were also discovered in the car.
—Antonio Planas, NBC News, 29 Nov. 2024
Thousands of Lebanese displaced by the war first started to return home Wednesday as the ceasefire began to take hold, driving cars stacked with personal belongings, according to The Associated Press.
—Greg Norman, Fox News, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Personal belongings.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/personal%20belongings. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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