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.
  • 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
  • March Crafty Craze is a grab and go craft packet for ages three and up.
    — courant.com, 4 Mar. 2021
  • To be sure, read the info on the seed packet and take that advice to heart.
    — cleveland, 1 June 2020
  • 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
  • The directions are always on the back of the seed’s packet.
    — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Feb. 2022
  • The other one strutted on a box of gravy packets in the kitchen’s dry goods area.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
  • 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
  • Gov to have the sign up packet emailed to you to fill out and turn in at Casa De Salud during those hours.
    — Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2022
  • Step 2: Add a packet of flower food to the water — or make your own.
    — Carly Orleach, Woman's Day, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Then, chefs squirt the cheese packet into the spinning router.
    — Sarah Miller, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
  • Wrap the tinfoil completely around the chips in a packet like a tamale.
    — Joe Difazio, USA TODAY, 30 June 2022
  • For the first time, a data packet doesn’t have to leave the African continent.
    — Carlos Mureithi, Quartz, 5 May 2022
  • The kernel sends this request to the CPU, which then puts its current task on hold to process the packet.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 17 Mar. 2025
  • 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
  • The renewal packet typically runs about 16 pages, though not all parts apply to every household.
    — Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 15 June 2025
  • The family left Mexico City, weighed down by backpacks and shopping bags with essentials like warm blankets and resealable packets of tuna fish.
    — Whitney Eulich, Christian Science Monitor, 2 June 2025

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