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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More than 800 residents were displaced by the fire and left without their personal belongings and documents essential to their day-to-day lives.
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Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Aug. 2025
Instead, encampment sweeps and camping bans typically displace people from one area to another, while discarding or destroying their personal belongings in the process, such as identification cards, medications and sleeping gear.
—Stephen Przybylinski, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2025
The outside can hold five rods, but the inside also gives you additional space for more rods, tackle and your personal belongings.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2025
However, this coverage does not extend to the interior of your individual unit or your personal belongings.
—Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2025
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Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Aug. 2025
Instead, encampment sweeps and camping bans typically displace people from one area to another, while discarding or destroying their personal belongings in the process, such as identification cards, medications and sleeping gear.
—Stephen Przybylinski, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2025
The outside can hold five rods, but the inside also gives you additional space for more rods, tackle and your personal belongings.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2025
However, this coverage does not extend to the interior of your individual unit or your personal belongings.
—Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 7 Aug. 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 21 Aug. 2025.
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