1
: made for a particular day
—used of an item not specified on the regular menu
soup du jour
2
: popular, fashionable, or prominent at a particular time
the buzzword du jour
Examples of du jour in a Sentence
Our soup du jour is chicken noodle.
Long hair was the style du jour.
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Around Watches and Wonders, as well as at all the satellite events, the prevalence of timepieces with faces of stone was a reminder that 1970s style is the aesthetic du jour, du mois and de l’année.
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Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2025
Ignoring the crisis du jour (Trump's Tariffs Induce Stock Market Meltdown) will be nearly impossible for anyone to ignore.
—David Rae, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
As President Donald Trump continues his executive order du jour campaign, Republicans are hopeful Democrats keep trotting out Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Maxine Waters to offer their party’s response.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2025
The shades du jour are meant to be much more flattering on your own natural lip color tone, such as rose pinks, dusty mauves (like the famed Pillow Talk), and rich berries.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2025
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Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2025
Ignoring the crisis du jour (Trump's Tariffs Induce Stock Market Meltdown) will be nearly impossible for anyone to ignore.
—David Rae, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
As President Donald Trump continues his executive order du jour campaign, Republicans are hopeful Democrats keep trotting out Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Maxine Waters to offer their party’s response.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2025
The shades du jour are meant to be much more flattering on your own natural lip color tone, such as rose pinks, dusty mauves (like the famed Pillow Talk), and rich berries.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for du jour
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“Du jour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/du%20jour. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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