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.
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The competition, which runs this May 21 to 24, openly invites its participants to inject or ingest steroids or Human Growth Hormone or whatever doping product du jour before competing.
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Frederick Dreier, Outside, 4 Mar. 2026
Matching sets, best known for being a one-and-done look, have been the outfit du jour for both Martha Stewart and Oprah as of late.
—Melony Forcier, InStyle, 4 Mar. 2026
Sánchez Bezos, who, for all intents and purposes, is perhaps somewhat of a neo-Melania—the woman who married the ultimate billionaire du jour—has also graced a Vogue cover in her wedding dress.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 4 Mar. 2026
What was striking at the Davos conference this year was how easily this issue was brushed aside — overshadowed by the urgency of the issue du jour.
—Ajaypal Banga, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2026
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Frederick Dreier, Outside, 4 Mar. 2026
Matching sets, best known for being a one-and-done look, have been the outfit du jour for both Martha Stewart and Oprah as of late.
—Melony Forcier, InStyle, 4 Mar. 2026
Sánchez Bezos, who, for all intents and purposes, is perhaps somewhat of a neo-Melania—the woman who married the ultimate billionaire du jour—has also graced a Vogue cover in her wedding dress.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 4 Mar. 2026
What was striking at the Davos conference this year was how easily this issue was brushed aside — overshadowed by the urgency of the issue du jour.
—Ajaypal Banga, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2026
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 9 Mar. 2026.
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