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Definitions

personal effects

NOUN
personal belongings
Synonyms
WEAK
bag and baggage impedimenta personal estate personal items personal property worldly goods

Example Sentences

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After receiving the report from the mountaineers, officers reached the site by helicopter to collect the remains and personal effects from the Ober Gabelhorn glacier.

From Barron's • Nov. 12, 2025

Ours is an era when every shred of ephemera is for sale, so why wouldn’t a mourning son attempt to liquidate a killer’s personal effects to claim compensation for his mother’s death?

From Salon • Oct. 29, 2025

Under that water, buildings, statuary, coins and royal personal effects came to rest, and waited to be found.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2025

In many cases, the only option was to search for shoes, clothes or other personal effects.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2025

Mr. Kreuk has already checked the pockets and laid her personal effects on top of the coat.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse