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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Authorities later found Jones wounded, carrying the Nestors’ money and personal belongings in his pockets.
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Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
On Sunday, the school administrative team collected and organized personal belongings left behind by students while the dance was evacuated.
—Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2025
Authorities red-tagged the building, which marks it as unsafe to enter, and residents were escorted inside by fire personnel to retrieve personal belongings including valuables and medication.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
On Sunday, agents returned to the canyon and retrieved the man’s bicycle and personal belongings.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
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Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
On Sunday, the school administrative team collected and organized personal belongings left behind by students while the dance was evacuated.
—Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2025
Authorities red-tagged the building, which marks it as unsafe to enter, and residents were escorted inside by fire personnel to retrieve personal belongings including valuables and medication.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
On Sunday, agents returned to the canyon and retrieved the man’s bicycle and personal belongings.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 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 6 Oct. 2025.
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