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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The topic du jour was of course AI and what the firm’s strategy should be with respect to technology and AI.
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Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The message du jour is about control.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Clooney offered her take on the color du jour, dressed in a mid-length halter dress from Balmain’s resort 2026 collection.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 26 Aug. 2025
Think steaks and red wine, but also mussels du jour, salmon salad, prime rib, chicken parmesan, seafood, Mexican fare and indulgent desserts.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 13 Aug. 2025
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Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The message du jour is about control.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Clooney offered her take on the color du jour, dressed in a mid-length halter dress from Balmain’s resort 2026 collection.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 26 Aug. 2025
Think steaks and red wine, but also mussels du jour, salmon salad, prime rib, chicken parmesan, seafood, Mexican fare and indulgent desserts.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 13 Aug. 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 22 Sep. 2025.
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