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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
Recent Examples on the Web
As far as the individual home goes, news reports have described African-American homeowners preparing for walk-through appraisals by removing family photos and other personal effects that would indicate their race.
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 8 July 2024
Late last month, Bahamian cops found Casey’s cellphone in the ocean and located her journal and other personal effects near the yoga retreat.
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 3 July 2024
From the island of St. Lucia south to Grenada, streets were littered with parts of trees and personal effects, the Associated Press reported.
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Susan Miller, USA TODAY, 2 July 2024
My question is: What does somebody do with these personal effects?
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Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 8 June 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1818, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near personal effects
Cite this Entry
“Personal effects.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/personal%20effects. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
Kids Definition
personal effects
plural noun
: privately owned items (as clothing or jewelry) normally worn or carried on the person
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