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.
Examples of personal belongings in a Sentence
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Residents of Miami, Florida, while the most common time to forget personal belongings was 9 p.m. to 10 p.m., Uber said Wednesday.
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Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2024
Pirsig’s bike is on public display for the first time ever, after the National Museum of American History recently acquired many of his personal belongings.
—Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2024
Chinese officials usually travel with numerous assistants who carry their personal belongings, sometimes shielding them with umbrellas when outdoors.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 8 Apr. 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 regarding damage to personal belongings.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024
Campers supply sleeping bags and other personal belongings.
—Michael Salerno, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2024
As exciting as stocking up on these travel essentials can be, the sale should be used to buy something to safeguard those personal belongings.
—Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 20 Mar. 2024
But the small bluetooth devices that owners attach to their key chains or keep in their bags and purses to locate their personal belongings, have been misused by stalkers who are tracking their targets' every move.
—CBS News, 20 Mar. 2024
Her remains and personal belongings were recovered Sunday.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 2 Jan. 2024
Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2024
Pirsig’s bike is on public display for the first time ever, after the National Museum of American History recently acquired many of his personal belongings.
—Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2024
Chinese officials usually travel with numerous assistants who carry their personal belongings, sometimes shielding them with umbrellas when outdoors.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 8 Apr. 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 regarding damage to personal belongings.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024
Campers supply sleeping bags and other personal belongings.
—Michael Salerno, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2024
As exciting as stocking up on these travel essentials can be, the sale should be used to buy something to safeguard those personal belongings.
—Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 20 Mar. 2024
But the small bluetooth devices that owners attach to their key chains or keep in their bags and purses to locate their personal belongings, have been misused by stalkers who are tracking their targets' every move.
—CBS News, 20 Mar. 2024
Her remains and personal belongings were recovered Sunday.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 2 Jan. 2024
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“Personal belongings.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/personal%20belongings. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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