personal effects
plural noun
: privately owned items (such as clothing and jewelry) normally worn or carried on the person
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Examples of personal effects in a Sentence
put all of your personal effects in the bin so that they can be x-rayed
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The sale was made up of 267 items, including shoes, instruments, clothing and other personal effects related to Avicii’s career in music.
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Katie Bain, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2024
King’s camp and personal effects were discovered Saturday evening, leading to a larger operation Sunday involving 20 ground searchers, two helicopters, unmanned air systems and a search dog team, the park service said.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2024
The trunk is equipped with the same woven cotton straps as the original, which can be used to secure a traveler’s personal effects.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2024
Those buildings, or barracks, contained a trove of artifacts, including the necessities and personal effects of the soldiers stationed there during Egypt’s New Kingdom era, a period of prosperity, territorial expansion and peace that lasted from around 1550 to 1077 B.C.E.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Sep. 2024
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Katie Bain, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2024
King’s camp and personal effects were discovered Saturday evening, leading to a larger operation Sunday involving 20 ground searchers, two helicopters, unmanned air systems and a search dog team, the park service said.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2024
The trunk is equipped with the same woven cotton straps as the original, which can be used to secure a traveler’s personal effects.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2024
Those buildings, or barracks, contained a trove of artifacts, including the necessities and personal effects of the soldiers stationed there during Egypt’s New Kingdom era, a period of prosperity, territorial expansion and peace that lasted from around 1550 to 1077 B.C.E.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Personal effects.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/personal%20effects. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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