packet
noun
a small group or package of anything.
Example Sentences
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Light delivers energy to the material in discrete, or quantized, packets known as photons.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
Open my pantry and you’ll see a glorious sight of orange and pink packets lining the middle shelf.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
On one production line, investigators found the same large trays of doner meat being emptied into two different packets to go to shops - one labelled as "70% lamb" and one labelled as "50% lamb".
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
Parada Calderon said his family sends him about $100 per month to spend on commissary items, which he spends on packets of crackers, coffee, soups, soap, shampoo, deodorant and chips.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
He always orders moo goo gai pan and steals packets of soy sauce to take home.
From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm
