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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Landon said the packet included her endorsement list, a timeline regarding the Gathering Inn project in Lincoln, and a news release about Andreatta’s emails tied her guest appearance at Twelve Bridges High School’s Club America meeting.
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Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Leaphorn yanks the jug his way (despite being cuffed) and is able to put the filter packet down his pants.
—Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Apr. 2026
One of them was mechanically eating a packet of pretzels.
—Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
To get the resulting packet out of the pan, there's an official technique requiring you to smash your fist against the pan's handle.
—Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2026
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Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Leaphorn yanks the jug his way (despite being cuffed) and is able to put the filter packet down his pants.
—Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Apr. 2026
One of them was mechanically eating a packet of pretzels.
—Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
To get the resulting packet out of the pan, there's an official technique requiring you to smash your fist against the pan's handle.
—Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 5 Apr. 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 10 Apr. 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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