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Usage examples for personal

1. Indeed, she was not given to talk about her own personal affairs; and although, as I have said, many of her neighbours visited her, she did not lay herself out for society. – Orley Farm by Anthony Trollope

2. None of them except Byng had known him, and the dark news had brought no personal shock. – The Judgment House by Gilbert Parker

3. Oh, I beg your pardon for being personal! – Lady Baltimore by Owen Wister