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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Ball on Friday had removed his personal belongings from the office. —

Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025 Clothes, blankets, and personal belongings were scattered across the site. —

Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025 For example, one common theme in cases examined by the IG is criminals using personal belongings such as jackets and backpacks to quickly divert and hide mail while on the job. —

David Williams, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2025 Hats, sunglasses, and cellphones all have to be stored away, lest all that time spent upside down sends riders’ personal belongings into the moat below. —

Christian Schneider, National Review, 16 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for personal belongings

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