: a small case usually of precious metal that has space for a memento and that is worn typically suspended from a chain or necklace
Examples of locket in a Sentence
She kept her husband's picture in her locket.
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But Mira loves it anyway and also has a special gift for Violet — a locket with a violet inside.
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Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
Vintage Gold Locket Necklace This long locket pendant necklace may just be our favorite piece in the whole collection.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 12 June 2025
Hair also continued to have significance and power even when it was detached from the body—preserved, perhaps, in a book or locket—because the strands of hair themselves functioned as a synecdoche for their owner.
—Literary Hub, 9 June 2025
More recently, Rihanna has also been photographed layered in gold scapular necklaces and lockets.
—Kate Matthams, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
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Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
Vintage Gold Locket Necklace This long locket pendant necklace may just be our favorite piece in the whole collection.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 12 June 2025
Hair also continued to have significance and power even when it was detached from the body—preserved, perhaps, in a book or locket—because the strands of hair themselves functioned as a synecdoche for their owner.
—Literary Hub, 9 June 2025
More recently, Rihanna has also been photographed layered in gold scapular necklaces and lockets.
—Kate Matthams, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for locket
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“Locket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/locket. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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locket
noun
lock·et
ˈläk-ət 
: a small ornamental case usually worn on a chain or necklace
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