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
Often going hand-in-hand with microneedling are the topic du jour—exosomes—with a trend known specifically as exosomes microneedling.
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Dahvi Shira, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
Leopard print is back in the conversation—especially leopard jeans, which are the trend du jour.
—Jamie Ballard, Glamour, 13 Sep. 2024
With an Instagram-friendly aesthetic—bright-yellow jewelry pouches, neon signage—the brand is vying to become the Claire’s du jour, but for a slightly older clientele.
—The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2024
Sit outside at lunchtime and order the three-course menu du jour.
—Rosecrans Baldwin, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2024
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Dahvi Shira, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
Leopard print is back in the conversation—especially leopard jeans, which are the trend du jour.
—Jamie Ballard, Glamour, 13 Sep. 2024
With an Instagram-friendly aesthetic—bright-yellow jewelry pouches, neon signage—the brand is vying to become the Claire’s du jour, but for a slightly older clientele.
—The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2024
Sit outside at lunchtime and order the three-course menu du jour.
—Rosecrans Baldwin, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2024
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“Du jour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/du%20jour. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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