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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Satin shoes are the look du jour this season, especially in Hollywood.
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Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025
The aroma du jour at Aromas del Perú went a long way as a state inspector shut down the Coral Gables location of the South Florida chain for a day last week.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Colored rubber bracelets hung on our wrists to remind us of the cause du jour.
—Josh Browning, Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025
Skattebo is this season’s weird rookie du jour, an old-school, downhill runner with enough off-field quirks to become a TikTok star.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2025
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Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025
The aroma du jour at Aromas del Perú went a long way as a state inspector shut down the Coral Gables location of the South Florida chain for a day last week.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Colored rubber bracelets hung on our wrists to remind us of the cause du jour.
—Josh Browning, Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025
Skattebo is this season’s weird rookie du jour, an old-school, downhill runner with enough off-field quirks to become a TikTok star.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 14 Oct. 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 12 Nov. 2025.
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