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
The scenes at these restaurants may appear like a snapshot of Rome during La Dolce Vita rather than modern day Milan, where understated chic and a slice of northern Italian chill is on the menu du jour.
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Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
The silhouette du jour is defined by a funnel neck and a cropped fit, lending your ensembles an edgy, athletic energy.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 8 Oct. 2025
Collaborators from editor Thelma Schoonmaker to musician Robbie Robertson to lead actor du jour Leonardo DiCaprio get side profiles within the bigger picture.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2025
Instead, Brewers closer du jour Salomon Torres wriggled out of it.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
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Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
The silhouette du jour is defined by a funnel neck and a cropped fit, lending your ensembles an edgy, athletic energy.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 8 Oct. 2025
Collaborators from editor Thelma Schoonmaker to musician Robbie Robertson to lead actor du jour Leonardo DiCaprio get side profiles within the bigger picture.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2025
Instead, Brewers closer du jour Salomon Torres wriggled out of it.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 1 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 16 Oct. 2025.
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