How to Use locket in a Sentence

locket

noun
  • She kept her husband's picture in her locket.
  • All lockets are in good condition for their age but some may show sign of wear.
    Atlanta Life, ajc, 22 Mar. 2018
  • The video ends with Beer, eyes still filled with tears, clutching a locket in bed.
    Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Brigid just added three new perfume lockets to her Etsy shop.
    Brigid Ashwood, WIRED, 5 Oct. 2012
  • The centerpiece opens like a locket to house the hole cards from the winning hand.
    Washington Post, 15 May 2017
  • Keihn bought her a locket, putting her picture on one side and his on the other.
    Callie Caplan, baltimoresun.com, 29 June 2017
  • Judy took tiny pieces of the blue shirt and put them in lockets for her daughters, and a wristband for her son.
    David Gambacorta, Philly.com, 31 Oct. 2017
  • But Joe can't bring himself to kill her and instead swipes her locket as proof of death.
    Sara Netzley, EW.com, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Today, that locket's been there for every big life event that's happened in the past five years.
    Lily Herman, Woman's Day, 26 Feb. 2016
  • The thing that keeps him at bay is his mother's locket hanging over his grave at what's left of the tower.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 31 May 2024
  • Mazzoni now wears a locket with some of Precious’ ashes in it.
    Kevin Fagan, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 May 2018
  • What’s one more charm on one of several necklaces already heavy with lockets and hearts?
    Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2026
  • The heart locket of this necklace can be opened up to reveal a personal photo of your choice.
    Kat Romero, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2024
  • The backs of the three drops garnet and diamond drops are designed with open display lockets.
    Beth Bernstein, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Customers can include the two initials of their choosing to go inside the heart locket.
    Noelle Alviz-Gransee february 6, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2026
  • But the photograph was of the woman, not focusing on the locket.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Aug. 2022
  • Jennifer Behr’s locket earrings are the novel choice—one in your ear, the other in theirs.
    Charlotte Diamond, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2022
  • Donny, a middle-aged man with a goatee and a golden locket, was bent over the headlight of a car with an open hood.
    Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, Discover Magazine, 17 July 2011
  • The only cup not in pink and white is the customizable locket design, which is in blue and white.
    Noelle Alviz-Gransee february 6, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The bride wore a deep blue lace gown and carried a bouquet containing a locket with a photo of her parents.
    New York Times, 20 May 2022
  • Belts with large lockets, as seen at Dior, Celine, Versace.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
  • In ye olden days, a lord or lady might wear a locket holding an image of their beloved or a ring made of a lock of their lover's hair.
    Elizabeth Logan, Teen Vogue, 18 Jan. 2018
  • The winner’s name and initials are also included on the locket.
    Stephanie Gallman Jordan, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Everything on his person was sealed and sent to Sara, including a gold locket found in his trousers.
    Rose Minutaglio, Country Living, 8 Dec. 2017
  • The styles are versatile, for instance, the ring can be worn on a chain as a pendant, while the locket and bee can be linked as charms on a bracelet.
    Fawnia Soo Hoo, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Nov. 2022
  • The winning bid for one of the original nine lockets was more than $46,000.
    Stephanie Gallman Jordan, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Plus, Thomas sells the broken heart locket of the single’s cover at Bandcamp.
    A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 14 Dec. 2022
  • As a bonus, check out this locket necklace, which looks like the gift Harvey gives Sabrina in the first ep!
    Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 30 Oct. 2018
  • Her mother died in June 2023, and the locket was an early birthday present.
    Marina Watts, Peoplemag, 9 June 2024
  • Charms are also a fund way to customize a jewelry stack, from cheeky croissant charms to timeless heart lockets.
    Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 13 Oct. 2025

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