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.
• The back of your packet should give you a maturity date.
  — Juno Demelo, Glamour, 5 Apr. 2022
• For the first time, a data packet doesn’t have to leave the African continent.
  — Carlos Mureithi, Quartz, 5 May 2022
• Cross the strings up and around to tie each packet into a roughly 5-inch square that’s about 1-inch thick.
  — Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2022
• The lawyer recently died and his office mailed us a packet with the trust document in it.
  — Liz Weston, oregonlive, 2 Apr. 2022
• Volodymyr had loved caffeine, and Cherednichenko had found a small packet of instant coffee to leave on the otherwise unmarked mound of dirt.
  — Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2022
• Each single-serve packet also contains a solid dose of fruits and vegetables–the equivalent of 2.5 cups each.
  — Miranda Galati, Verywell Health, 3 Sep. 2024
• The task was to figure out which wavelength, or frequency, would excite as many cesium atoms as possible into emitting a packet of light, or photon.
  — New York Times, 25 Apr. 2022
• For more information and to download the application packet, visit royalrosarians.com.
  — oregonlive, 29 Apr. 2022
• Her splashiest article followed up on reports that a packet of cocaine was found in the White House in July, 2023.
  — Mark Yarm, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
• The company’s first launch in December 2021 is a seasoning packet called Cheezio Pepe.
  — Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2022
• Refuse the packets at the source and cook more at home.
  — John Hodgman, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2023
• Put the wood chip packet on the high heat side of the grill.
  — Joe Difazio, USA TODAY, 30 June 2022
• That packet has grown a lot over the years, 42 years to be exact.
  — Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Feb. 2023
• Fresh herbs are often $2 to $3 for a small bunch — about the same price as a packet of seeds.
  — September 6, NPR, 6 Sep. 2024
• Chia Pet says the packet of seeds is good for up to three plantings.
  — Tim Chan, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2023
• Plants are sold as: plugs, $5 each; pints, $9 each; and seed mix, $3 per packet.
  — Staff Report, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2023
• Keep in Mind: The smallest seed packets Burpee sells have 100 or more seeds.
  — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Jan. 2024
• Just add one packet to 16 or more ounces of water, mix, and sip!
  — Annie Burdick, PEOPLE.com, 1 Aug. 2022
• Simply open the foil packet at the bottom corner (with the tiny snowflake), and pop it on!
  — Kat Hillman | Iron Monk Solutions, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 Dec. 2022
• Yes, the little packets tucked inside a new pair of shoes.
  — Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 1 June 2023
• When rain hits those cups, the spore packets (the objects that look like eggs in the bird’s nest) are splashed out.
  — Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 6 July 2023
• Step 2: Add a packet of flower food to the water — or make your own.
  — Carly Orleach, Woman's Day, 28 Feb. 2023
• Wrap the tinfoil completely around the chips in a packet like a tamale.
  — Joe Difazio, USA TODAY, 30 June 2022
• The worker pulled the packet from his Metro vest and offered up the Narcan to the officers.
  — Rachel Uranga, Anchorage Daily News, 10 June 2023
• One boy asked for a packet of crisps and the person looks in the basket and a look of horror comes over their face.
  — Jenelle Riley, Variety, 11 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 26 Oct 2024