How to Use personal belongings in a Sentence

personal belongings

plural noun
  • Their personal belongings and luggage were at still at the Airbnb, but the two were nowhere to be found.
    Adam Sabes, Fox News, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Clothes and personal belongings believed to belong to the man were found by the shore, police said.
    Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 22 July 2024
  • Near the end of the war, a large number of the victims’ personal belongings were buried in eight pits on the grounds as part of an effort to cover up their killing.
    Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 12 July 2024
  • Don't give the airline a chance to charge you for your personal belongings, experts say.
    Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
  • The scene also had tarps, personal belongings and a firepit.
    Michael Lee Simpson, Peoplemag, 13 July 2023
  • The rules of the game state that a contestant can’t go through someone else’s bag or personal belongings.
    Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com, 26 Feb. 2023
  • The land crew is in charge of supplies — tents, food, kitchen supplies, personal belongings and first aid — as the canoe crew pulls across the Salish Sea.
    Kayla J. Dunn, oregonlive, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Those subject to the order were allowed to bring only a small number of personal belongings with them to the camps.
    Alicia Ault, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2024
  • The sheriff said at the time that personal belongings, including survival books and tarps, were found at the scene, as well as a lean-to built from local logs over a firepit.
    Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 1 Sep. 2023
  • And bring only a minimal number of items in a clear bag, as the agency does not have any space to store your personal belongings.
    Helen Li, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Cleared of personal belongings and staged for the selling process, the two-story residence has five bedrooms and four and a half bathrooms in about 3,900 square feet.
    Mark David, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2024
  • Biden met with people who had lost homes; one couple were living out of a trailer near the wreckage of their home, their personal belongings strewn on the ground.
    Jeff Amy, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
  • By the time police arrived, Russell was no longer at the scene, but several personal belongings were still in the car, which was running.
    Adam Sabes, Fox News, 20 July 2023
  • He was huddled between an iron fence and a palm tree, his personal belongings stacked in a shopping cart nearby.
    Jake Frederico, The Arizona Republic, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Nicole’s personal belongings, including her Apple watch, purse, cards and car, were all found at the home, Fox 35 reports.
    Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023
  • The Times has also reviewed photographs of dead Hamas members and their personal belongings with some of the same items shared by the military at the briefing.
    Adam Goldman, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Today, the museum holds some of her personal belongings, art, and dresses in a series of rooms and gardens.
    Megan Wood, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2023
  • Traveling with this set of four gives you the peace of mind of knowing that your luggage, wallet, purse, and other personal belongings are secure and safe.
    Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 18 Feb. 2024
  • Even better, it's got two spacious side pockets with enough room for your phone, keys, and other small personal belongings.
    Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Any frequent traveler knows your personal belongings run the risk of getting a bit banged up in transit.
    Talia Ergas, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Officials say their luggage and personal belongings were still at their Airbnb, but Bare and Hovsepian were nowhere to be found.
    Timothy Nerozzi, Fox News, 19 Aug. 2023
  • The Piazza Zip Pouch Whether used as a toiletry bag or used to organize your personal belongings (think: keys, phone, lip gloss), this adorable pouch is a travel-must.
    Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 15 Oct. 2023
  • Those working at the campaign headquarters in West Palm Beach are advised to clear their work areas of personal belongings by Nov. 10.
    Dan Mangan,kevin Breuninger,jake Piazza,annie Nova,rebecca Picciotto,ece Yildirim, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
  • On the north-facing side of the road, bodies are laid out amid personal belongings, including a bicycle, on flatbed trailers attached to a truck.
    Cate Brown, Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2023
  • The house is full of memorabilia and personal belongings, and the setting served as inspiration for some of the band’s biggest songs.
    Marnie Hunter, CNN, 23 June 2024
  • That can extend to personal belongings, like who has the nicest purse or shoes, grades, and even romantic relationships.
    Kathleen Felton, Health, 2 May 2023
  • Masked men stole news camera, equipment and more The outlet reported the armed robbers took off with a news camera, two bags with equipment and personal belongings.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2023
  • In an email sent days later, Redbox told employees to remove all their personal belongings from the company cars and prepare for the worst.
    Janko Roettgers, The Verge, 5 July 2024
  • It’s filled with memories, personal belongings, and a sense of security that cannot be easily replicated elsewhere.
    Quora, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
  • This approach offers more privacy and autonomy while also reducing the risk of violence or theft of personal belongings, though a limiting factor is that this needs to be scaled to accommodate hundreds more.
    Fabiola Arbelo Cruz, Caroline Dumont, Emma Lo, Annie Harper, Billy Bromage and Lori Wallace, Hartford Courant, 14 Nov. 2024

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