personal effects
plural noun
: privately owned items (such as clothing and jewelry) normally worn or carried on the person
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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Cook County Crime Stoppers said the victim was a homeless man, based on personal effects found at the scene, who died from an apparent stab wound in his upper back.
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Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
The documents had been sent as personal effects of embassy personnel but were intercepted under orders of the country’s minister for foreign affairs in order not to undermine Argentina’s neutral position in the war.
—Solly Boussidan, FOXNews.com, 13 Nov. 2025
Matty does this by engaging the Kingstons’ favorite tech whiz — a sleazy genius named Carl — to alter her old text-message chain with Belvin, to add a fake text where Matty gets angry with her friend for asking her to retrieve some personal effects from the office.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
Both California and Texas license plates are in the auction, along with several furniture pieces and personal effects.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2025
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Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
The documents had been sent as personal effects of embassy personnel but were intercepted under orders of the country’s minister for foreign affairs in order not to undermine Argentina’s neutral position in the war.
—Solly Boussidan, FOXNews.com, 13 Nov. 2025
Matty does this by engaging the Kingstons’ favorite tech whiz — a sleazy genius named Carl — to alter her old text-message chain with Belvin, to add a fake text where Matty gets angry with her friend for asking her to retrieve some personal effects from the office.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
Both California and Texas license plates are in the auction, along with several furniture pieces and personal effects.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for personal effects
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“Personal effects.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/personal%20effects. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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