: a mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine)
Examples of potion in a Sentence
He drank the fatal potion.
The hero in the play is given a magic potion so that he will fall in love with the princess.
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My nails fervently chugged the healing potion.
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Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 7 Feb. 2026
Written and directed by Swift, the clip sees the singer fall in love with a fellow loner (Domhnall Gleeson) after spraying herself with a love potion fittingly called Opalite.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Feb. 2026
The ants use a magic potion to shrink him down, forcing him to live—and survive—as one of them.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 1 Feb. 2026
After scraping and analyzing the potion, researchers confirmed beyond a doubt that the medicinal vial contained fecal matter, turning theory into historical fact.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 31 Jan. 2026
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Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 7 Feb. 2026
Written and directed by Swift, the clip sees the singer fall in love with a fellow loner (Domhnall Gleeson) after spraying herself with a love potion fittingly called Opalite.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Feb. 2026
The ants use a magic potion to shrink him down, forcing him to live—and survive—as one of them.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 1 Feb. 2026
After scraping and analyzing the potion, researchers confirmed beyond a doubt that the medicinal vial contained fecal matter, turning theory into historical fact.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 31 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for potion
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“Potion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/potion. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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potion
noun
po·tion
ˈpō-shən 
: a mixed drink (as of liquor) or dose (as of medicine)
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