as in things
transportable items that one owns
put all of your personal effects in the bin so that they can be x-rayed
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Recent Examples of personal effects
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
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
Helgelien’s questions — and his discovery of his brother’s personal effects — led authorities to begin digging on the property.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
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Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 25 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
Helgelien’s questions — and his discovery of his brother’s personal effects — led authorities to begin digging on the property.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for personal effects
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“Personal effects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personal%20effects. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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