How to Use packet in a Sentence

packet

noun
  • I got two packets of broccoli seeds to plant this summer.
  • He puts two packets of sugar in his coffee.
  • Could you get me another packet of ketchup?
  • Your information packet includes a map and a schedule of all the events at the conference.
  • I received the packet of legal papers today.
  • Add in the pre-mixed spice or sauce packet.
    — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 23 June 2026
  • Take a photo of the seed packet with your phone.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Patrons will be able to take some packets home.
    — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Gemma came up from mid-deck and gave them both a food packet.
    — Lizz Schumer, People.com, 9 Aug. 2025
  • There is no packet pickup on marathon day.
    — Clayton Freeman, Florida Times-Union, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Then, scan your seed packets for sowing times.
    — Marianne Willburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The stores made gift packets of rubles and sold them as souvenirs.
    — Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
  • These pigment cells come in packets called melanosomes.
    — Andrea Muraskin, NPR, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Just note that these packets should be kept away from small children and pets.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 June 2026
  • Check your kitchen for single-serve packets.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The cheap stuff was oleo that came with a yellow dye packet that had to be mixed in.
    — jsonline.com, 7 Jan. 2020
  • Liu earnestly flipped through her packet.
    — Jane Bua, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
  • Check the seed packet for the average size of the heads.
    — Amy Brightfield, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Check your local frost dates and read the back of every seed packet.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Chia Pet says the packet of seeds is good for up to three plantings.
    — Tim Chan, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Watts and his investors knew the fact packets were flimsy at best.
    — Francesca Mari, The Atlantic, 16 Apr. 2020
  • Yes, the little packets tucked inside a new pair of shoes.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2025
  • The tickets will be in each packet that students pick up from their schools.
    — Savannah Mehrtens, Houston Chronicle, 13 July 2020
  • The info packet for voters would show them the maps?
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • The guide reached into his backpack and pulled out a packet.
    — Barbie Porter, Twin Cities, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Seal the parchment packets and place on two rimmed baking sheets.
    — Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • To be sure, read the info on the seed packet and take that advice to heart.
    — cleveland, 1 June 2020
  • Further tweaks cut ping times to 20ms with no packet loss.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025
  • It will be served with two jelly packets and margarine spread.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Nov. 2025
  • That packet has grown a lot over the years, 42 years to be exact.
    — Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Feb. 2023

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