: 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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One is a locket of their mother, whose name was Faith.
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Lincee Ray, EW.com, 18 Jan. 2025
One of those belongings is their mother’s locket adorned with a drawing of their mother and her name inscribed on the back: Faith.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025
Heirloom-quality pieces from her line — especially the gold and silver photo lockets and whimsical charm necklaces, not to mention the engravable and design-your-own options — are ideal for channeling the wearers’ personalities.
—Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 8 Jan. 2025
Image The count gets a look at Ellen (Lily Rose Depp), the lady in Thomas’s locket, and schemes to make her soul a separate residence, his love shack.
—Wesley Morris, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
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Lincee Ray, EW.com, 18 Jan. 2025
One of those belongings is their mother’s locket adorned with a drawing of their mother and her name inscribed on the back: Faith.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025
Heirloom-quality pieces from her line — especially the gold and silver photo lockets and whimsical charm necklaces, not to mention the engravable and design-your-own options — are ideal for channeling the wearers’ personalities.
—Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 8 Jan. 2025
Image The count gets a look at Ellen (Lily Rose Depp), the lady in Thomas’s locket, and schemes to make her soul a separate residence, his love shack.
—Wesley Morris, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
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“Locket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/locket. Accessed 30 Jan. 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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