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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Fresh from his conquering of awards season, Cillian Murphy is the current leading man du jour.
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Alex Ritman, Variety, 16 May 2024
To top it off, Bonnie's beret became the accessory du jour.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 7 May 2024
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Alex Ritman, Variety, 16 May 2024
To top it off, Bonnie's beret became the accessory du jour.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 7 May 2024
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 29 May. 2024.
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