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
Others spent months scouring the river for personal effects.
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Gary Fields, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Everyday objects, tools, clothing and personal effects are displayed alongside the remains of the vessel, creating a moving portrait of Tudor life at sea.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
All of Hackman and Arakawa's personal effects have been removed from the properrty and the house has been professionally staged, according to WSJ.
—Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
The private detective Snider hired to tail Dorothy and Bogdanovich, Marc Goldstein, had, according to a suit filed by Bogdanovich and the Stratten estate, stolen Dorothy’s diaries and other personal effects, sold them to a studio.
—Lili Anolik, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
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Gary Fields, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Everyday objects, tools, clothing and personal effects are displayed alongside the remains of the vessel, creating a moving portrait of Tudor life at sea.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
All of Hackman and Arakawa's personal effects have been removed from the properrty and the house has been professionally staged, according to WSJ.
—Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
The private detective Snider hired to tail Dorothy and Bogdanovich, Marc Goldstein, had, according to a suit filed by Bogdanovich and the Stratten estate, stolen Dorothy’s diaries and other personal effects, sold them to a studio.
—Lili Anolik, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 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 29 Mar. 2026.
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