1
a
: a small bundle or parcel
b
: a small thin package
c
British
(1)
d
chiefly British
: a considerable amount
that trip will cost a packet
2
a
: a number of letters dispatched at one time
b
: a small group, cluster, or mass
3
: a passenger boat usually carrying mail and cargo
4
British
: a pack of cigarettes
5
: a short fixed-length section of data that is transmitted as a unit in an electronic communications network
Examples of packet in a Sentence
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.
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The family — which also includes Ella’s older sister, Natasha, 21 — beamed at the camera, with Ella appearing to hold an orientation packet.
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Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
More information about the contract can be found in the city council's agenda packet from Tuesday night.
—Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
The iconic Lipton Onion Dip, made by stirring a packet of Lipton’s French onion soup mix into a container of sour cream, is hard to beat.
—Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
The surface, dynamic and shimmering in its movement, is dotted with small pill packets and fake eyelashes fastened into place—static objects disrupting the fluid’s momentum.
—Theo Belci, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
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Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
More information about the contract can be found in the city council's agenda packet from Tuesday night.
—Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
The iconic Lipton Onion Dip, made by stirring a packet of Lipton’s French onion soup mix into a container of sour cream, is hard to beat.
—Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
The surface, dynamic and shimmering in its movement, is dotted with small pill packets and fake eyelashes fastened into place—static objects disrupting the fluid’s momentum.
—Theo Belci, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for packet
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“Packet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/packet. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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packet
noun
pack·et
ˈpak-ət 
1
: a passenger boat carrying mail and cargo on a regular schedule
2
: a small bundle or parcel
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