personal belongings
plural noun
: items that belong to someone and that are small enough to be carried
Be sure to take your personal belongings with you when you get off the bus.
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The house is full of memorabilia and personal belongings, and the setting served as inspiration for some of the band’s biggest songs.
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Marnie Hunter, CNN, 23 June 2024
A couple of hours later, the cruise line also sent her a note signed by Carnival Cruise Line President Christine Duffy, offering a 25% future cruise credit and inviting guests to submit documentation for review of damage to personal belongings.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2024
By the time Erika departed in June, Jews in flight could no longer bring currency, only personal belongings.
—Hollace Ava Weiner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 June 2024
Jones' influential Infowars show and website could be shut down by the end of the day, and his personal belongings — from his gun collection to his jewelry — could soon be auctioned to the highest bidder in something of a fire sale.
—Tovia Smith, NPR, 14 June 2024
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Marnie Hunter, CNN, 23 June 2024
A couple of hours later, the cruise line also sent her a note signed by Carnival Cruise Line President Christine Duffy, offering a 25% future cruise credit and inviting guests to submit documentation for review of damage to personal belongings.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2024
By the time Erika departed in June, Jews in flight could no longer bring currency, only personal belongings.
—Hollace Ava Weiner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 June 2024
Jones' influential Infowars show and website could be shut down by the end of the day, and his personal belongings — from his gun collection to his jewelry — could soon be auctioned to the highest bidder in something of a fire sale.
—Tovia Smith, NPR, 14 June 2024
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“Personal belongings.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/personal%20belongings. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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