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 dark comedy, satirizing Iranian film censorship and bureaucratic absurdity, draws on Asgari’s own experiences in his native Iran, where he was slapped with a travel ban and had his personal belongings confiscated after showing his film Terrestrial Verses in Cannes Un Certain Regard in 2023.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 25 July 2025
About two weeks later, the Butlers went to Nix & Nix Funeral Home in Philadelphia to collect their son’s personal belongings.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 24 July 2025
Those in flood-prone locations should move vehicles, valuables and personal belongings to higher ground to minimize the risk of damage.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
The driver’s side window was shattered, and personal belongings were taken.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 22 July 2025
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 25 July 2025
About two weeks later, the Butlers went to Nix & Nix Funeral Home in Philadelphia to collect their son’s personal belongings.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 24 July 2025
Those in flood-prone locations should move vehicles, valuables and personal belongings to higher ground to minimize the risk of damage.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
The driver’s side window was shattered, and personal belongings were taken.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 22 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for personal belongings
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“Personal belongings.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/personal%20belongings. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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