worldly possessions

Frequency: 6.89.8 per million words

all the physical objects that a person owns, often implying they are not many

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Examples (10)

  • He carried all his worldly possessions in an old suitcase.
  • After the fire, they were left with nothing but the clothes on their backs and a few worldly possessions.
  • The monk renounced all his worldly possessions to live a life of poverty.
  • She packed her few worldly possessions into a small car and moved to the city.
  • When he died, his worldly possessions consisted of a bed, a chair, and a box of books.
  • They lost all their worldly possessions in the flood.
  • It is easy to become too attached to our worldly possessions.
  • The refugees fled across the border with their meager worldly possessions.
  • He decided to sell his worldly possessions and travel the world.
  • Wealth is not measured by the number of worldly possessions one owns.