How to Use personal belongings in a Sentence

personal belongings

plural noun
  • Now, fans of the late writer have the chance to purchase some of her personal belongings.
    — Simon Perry, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Don't give the airline a chance to charge you for your personal belongings, experts say.
    — Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Natchez’s mansions and personal belongings from toys to clothing were spared and frozen in time.
    — Amy Bentley, Oc Register, 7 May 2025
  • Their personal belongings and luggage were at still at the Airbnb, but the two were nowhere to be found.
    — Adam Sabes, Fox News, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Clothes and personal belongings believed to belong to the man were found by the shore, police said.
    — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 22 July 2024
  • Burke said some tools were taken, along with a colleague's personal belongings.
    — Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The rules of the game state that a contestant can’t go through someone else’s bag or personal belongings.
    — Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com, 26 Feb. 2023
  • Perez has been back only to retrieve his personal belongings.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2023
  • People’s personal belongings were strewn about, books were on the floor and guitars hanging on walls.
    — Nbc News, NBC news, 25 June 2025
  • The man pulled out a gun and demanded the victim's personal belongings, then opened fire.
    — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 23 June 2026
  • He was huddled between an iron fence and a palm tree, his personal belongings stacked in a shopping cart nearby.
    — Jake Frederico, The Arizona Republic, 31 Aug. 2023
  • The actors' clothes and personal belongings remain, but the actors are not there.
    — Mireille Juchau, The Dial, 4 Feb. 2025
  • Clothes, blankets, and personal belongings were scattered across the site.
    — Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
  • The man then reached inside and grabbed the woman’s purse containing cash and personal belongings, which was on the seat.
    — Harry Harris, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
  • His personal belongings remained in the area.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Stolen items included hard drives with music, show footage plans, and personal belongings.
    — Caché McClay, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Those subject to the order were allowed to bring only a small number of personal belongings with them to the camps.
    — Alicia Ault, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2024
  • Even better, it's got two spacious side pockets with enough room for your phone, keys, and other small personal belongings.
    — Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Any frequent traveler knows your personal belongings run the risk of getting a bit banged up in transit.
    — Talia Ergas, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2023
  • And bring only a minimal number of items in a clear bag, as the agency does not have any space to store your personal belongings.
    — Helen Li, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Over the last few days, residents have been able to return home for brief visits to collect personal belongings.
    — Jenny Gross, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Jones was found wounded with the Nestors' money and personal belongings in his pockets.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Coins and sandals — personal belongings of the deceased — were also found.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Boelter's vehicle and personal belongings were found roughly an hour from where the shootings took place.
    — Isabel Van Brugen, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
  • Near the end of the war, a large number of the victims’ personal belongings were buried in eight pits on the grounds as part of an effort to cover up their killing.
    — Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 12 July 2024
  • The idea is that personal belongings and other items should be put away in a specific place, rather than set down upon returning home.
    — Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Ball on Friday had removed his personal belongings from the office.
    — Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Rangers recovered the man’s body, capsized kayak and personal belongings.
    — Katie Langford, Denver Post, 11 June 2026
  • Today, the museum holds some of her personal belongings, art, and dresses in a series of rooms and gardens.
    — Megan Wood, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2023
  • Biden met with people who had lost homes; one couple were living out of a trailer near the wreckage of their home, their personal belongings strewn on the ground.
    — Jeff Amy, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024

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