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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At the same time, the Antioch code enforcement team was conducting its own abatement operation at Waldie Plaza to prevent unhoused individuals leaving the railway tracks from storing personal belongings there. Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 17 July 2026 Stopping to retrieve a carry-on bag or other personal belongings can delay everyone from getting off the aircraft quickly. Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026 Photos of personal belongings, like smartphones, left behind the bar on the night of fire adorned the walls. ABC News, 15 July 2026 The organization also raised concerns over allegations that Erving's personal belongings were discarded following the incident. Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026 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 27 Jul. 2026.

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