worldly goods
Example Sentences
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If the state and its worldly goods eloped with the secessionists, it could tip the outcome of the Civil War.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2021
In about 280, Antony sold his goods and retreated to the desert to contemplate the divine, eschewing all worldly goods in imitation of the poverty of Christ.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
You can use the document simply to let people know how you want your worldly goods to be distributed after your passing.
From Encyclopedia.com ● Sep. 19, 2018
Travelers of old spent the nights there with their animals and worldly goods while journeying the Silk Road.
From Seattle Times ● May 1, 2015
“All my worldly goods without exception to Kate Albey because I regard her as my daughter.”
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
