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
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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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Lucie is feeling a bit drained from the day before—so Miel, an unexpected honey scent with upcycled Cedarwood, vetiver, and jasmine grandiflorum that’s more cozy than sweet—is her scent du jour.
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Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2025
Williams was featured on the back cover in his look du jour, which featured Louis Vuitton sneakers and Louis Vuitton, also established in promo images for the album.
—Roxanne Robinson, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Stat du jour: No team since the juggernaut Warriors of 2017-2018 has had four active All-Stars on their roster (Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and Kevin Durant).
—Sam Allard, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
But as the Diamondbacks demonstrated with their signing of Burnes, even the latest excuse du jour for not spending — uncertainty over future local TV revenue — goes only so far.
—Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
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Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2025
Williams was featured on the back cover in his look du jour, which featured Louis Vuitton sneakers and Louis Vuitton, also established in promo images for the album.
—Roxanne Robinson, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Stat du jour: No team since the juggernaut Warriors of 2017-2018 has had four active All-Stars on their roster (Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and Kevin Durant).
—Sam Allard, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
But as the Diamondbacks demonstrated with their signing of Burnes, even the latest excuse du jour for not spending — uncertainty over future local TV revenue — goes only so far.
—Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Du jour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/du%20jour. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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