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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Some of her personal belongings were reportedly found along Route 219 during earlier searches of the area.
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Michael Guise, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
All of her personal belongings — including her wallet, cellphone and car — remained on the scene.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
In other places, buildings were reduced to heaps of wood and metal, with only a few bunk beds still intact in some, while blankets, personal belongings and bedding were strewn about.
—Mohammad Yunus Yawar, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
In other places, buildings were reduced to heaps of wood and metal, with only a few bunk beds still intact in some, while blankets, personal belongings and bedding were strewn about.
—CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
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Michael Guise, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
All of her personal belongings — including her wallet, cellphone and car — remained on the scene.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
In other places, buildings were reduced to heaps of wood and metal, with only a few bunk beds still intact in some, while blankets, personal belongings and bedding were strewn about.
—Mohammad Yunus Yawar, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
In other places, buildings were reduced to heaps of wood and metal, with only a few bunk beds still intact in some, while blankets, personal belongings and bedding were strewn about.
—CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
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“Personal belongings.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/personal%20belongings. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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