How to Use potion in a Sentence

potion

noun
  • The hero in the play is given a magic potion so that he will fall in love with the princess.
  • He drank the fatal potion.
  • The challenge is to make the leap from tabletop potion to the scale of Hoover Dam.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 4 Dec. 2021
  • And even grabbed the prop bottle of the youth potion from the show and pretended to drink from it.
    — Dave Quinn, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025
  • The drink, called Seven Roots, looks like a magic potion Gargamel would use to catch the Smurfs.
    — National Geographic, 31 May 2019
  • The fields and forest teem with herbs and flowers that Circe plucks for her pastes and potions.
    — Laura Collins-Hughes, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Apr. 2018
  • The floating smells of her cooking were vile, stews that smacked of potions.
    — Cynthia Ozick, The New Yorker, 24 July 2023
  • Geralt has to use the right potions and the right equipment for every fight.
    — Matthew Gault, Time, 5 Dec. 2019
  • Pills, potions and workouts to fight the aging process.
    — Lydia Price, Peoplemag, 22 May 2024
  • However, the potion for the perfection of youth turns out to be a lemon of a deal.
    — Elise Brisco, Rolling Stone, 2 Feb. 2025
  • The archer and his wife kept the potion hidden in a safe until someone came to steal it one day.
    — Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2024
  • Then, pick your potion from the recipes below and load that puppy up.
    — Outside Online, 17 Dec. 2020
  • Drink menu The cocktail menu is titled Drink Me, a nod to the potion that shrinks Alice.
    — Kellie Hwang, azcentral, 17 Apr. 2018
  • Check out the gallery below to find out more about their Black girl magic potions.
    — Shalwah Evans, Essence, 9 Jan. 2020
  • Painting, then, was the cauldron in which Varo brewed her potions.
    — Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Houses are being doused in a pink potion that slows the advance of flames.
    — The Economist, 16 Nov. 2019
  • Image The bright green potion cooked for eight minutes in the microwave.
    — John Peabody, New York Times, 28 June 2018
  • Meanwhile, Vic buys ethers, potions, elixirs, and phoenix downs.
    — Bryan Washington, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2023
  • But be cautious about using the potion on wood floors, says Reynolds.
    — Jennifer Barger, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2023
  • At any time, players can post up on the steps of a cathedral to cast spells and drink potions to strengthen their game.
    — Lily Jackson | Ljackson@al.com, al.com, 29 June 2019
  • Each episode is crammed with spells and potions and magic, rather than reminding you what the Avengers are up to.
    — Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 21 Sep. 2024
  • Lady Jane just wants to hang out with her female friend and make potions….
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 2 July 2024
  • Each one makes the potion stronger, but beware the white berries—too many and your cauldron will bubble over.
    — Aaron Zimmerman, Dan Thurot, Ars Technica, 26 Apr. 2020
  • Think of this as the perfect lip potion to tuck into your purse or pocket for an evening out.
    — Cora Harrington, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
  • The episode ends with the maester delivering a medieval Plan B potion to Rhaenyra.
    — Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 12 Sep. 2022
  • In all, the serum makes for a smoothing potion that boosts the hair’s shine while protecting it from heat damage.
    — Jenny Berg, Allure, 23 Oct. 2024
  • For raccoons, a potion that contains or mimics the male hormone will do the trick.
    — Jessica M. Goldstein, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Anybody in the band can make a sandwich before the show, but only singers make potions.
    — Dessa Dessa Tanya Pérez Alec K. Redfearn, New York Times, 12 June 2024
  • Ishaan Ramaswamy and Amelia Sun, meanwhile, ran into some trouble in potions.
    — Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Yoshisada can now be interrupted while drinking his health potion in 'Silver Smugglers'.
    — Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025

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