personal effects

Example Sentences

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Across the country, government agents have been losing government documents, personal effects, medical devices, and other belongings after confiscating them, effectively turning released immigrants into legal non-persons.

From Salon • Mar. 4, 2026

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

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

Toscano believes the authorities must now go through all the personal effects piece by piece and make them available to the families for closer inspection.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2025

We put his personal effects in a plastic bag and tied the bag to his arm.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien