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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Everything else, including the latest headlines du jour comes second.
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Adam Sarhan, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Instead, the cozy game du jour on Twitch is the Animal Crossing-like Hello Kitty Island Adventure, a former Apple Arcade exclusive that made its way to Steam recently.
—Ars Technica, 7 Feb. 2025
Gigi Hadid, for example, is now sporting the bob du jour, the ‘fob’.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 7 Feb. 2025
Taking advantage of the extra space, O’Brien outfitted the style lounge with a curved velvet sofa and a rolling rack of tops to pair with the denim du jour.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 24 Jan. 2025
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Adam Sarhan, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Instead, the cozy game du jour on Twitch is the Animal Crossing-like Hello Kitty Island Adventure, a former Apple Arcade exclusive that made its way to Steam recently.
—Ars Technica, 7 Feb. 2025
Gigi Hadid, for example, is now sporting the bob du jour, the ‘fob’.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 7 Feb. 2025
Taking advantage of the extra space, O’Brien outfitted the style lounge with a curved velvet sofa and a rolling rack of tops to pair with the denim du jour.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 24 Jan. 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 3 Mar. 2025.
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