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
Police said four robbers — two of whom have been caught in surveillance images — battered the woman and robbed her of her personal effects.
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Adam Harrington, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
When he was finally set free, the man was booted onto the street with no passport, driver’s license or other personal effects.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
The shelf down below, meanwhile, holds four baskets – one for each occupant's clothes and personal effects.
—New Atlas, 26 Mar. 2026
On display are intimate personal effects—embroidered blouses, combs, hand mirrors—alongside patriarch Guillermo Kahlo’s extensive photography.
—Theo Lee, Time, 12 Mar. 2026
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Adam Harrington, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
When he was finally set free, the man was booted onto the street with no passport, driver’s license or other personal effects.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
The shelf down below, meanwhile, holds four baskets – one for each occupant's clothes and personal effects.
—New Atlas, 26 Mar. 2026
On display are intimate personal effects—embroidered blouses, combs, hand mirrors—alongside patriarch Guillermo Kahlo’s extensive photography.
—Theo Lee, Time, 12 Mar. 2026
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 4 Jun. 2026.
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