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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It’s filled with memories, personal belongings, and a sense of security that cannot be easily replicated elsewhere.
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Quora, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Some evacuees were seen hurrying away while carrying personal belongings.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 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
In late October, Liman gave Giuliani one week to transfer his $6 million apartment, the Mercedes car, over 20 expensive watches and many other personal belongings to a receivership set up for Moss and Freeman.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Quora, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Some evacuees were seen hurrying away while carrying personal belongings.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 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
In late October, Liman gave Giuliani one week to transfer his $6 million apartment, the Mercedes car, over 20 expensive watches and many other personal belongings to a receivership set up for Moss and Freeman.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Personal belongings.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/personal%20belongings. Accessed 10 Dec. 2024.
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