How to Use au courant in a Sentence

au courant

adjective
  • I try to stay au courant with the latest developments in the industry.
  • The au courant way to have traveled to the party was on one's own boat.
    — Jenna Sauers, Harper's BAZAAR, 29 June 2016
  • Then, of course, there are buzzy trends to give any fall outfit au courant appeal.
    — Laura Lajiness, Vogue, 8 Nov. 2021
  • The modern au courant guest rooms are garbed in maritime shades of blue, gray and cream.
    — Laura Manske, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Defector is the place to go for all good hoop writing, au courant.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 18 June 2026
  • For those not quite ready to rock blinged out nails, delicate shapes and designs are just as au courant.
    — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2022
  • Read on for a roundup of this au courant English boy’s properties.
    — Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 23 June 2023
  • Bausch being dead, her work will eventually cease to be au courant.
    — Joan Acocella, The New Yorker, 24 June 2019
  • The Shannon is trend-proof but adapts to most au courant silhouettes or styles.
    — Michael Stefanov, Robb Report, 18 Dec. 2024
  • But for an au courant refresh, look no further than the best crisscross jeans of the season.
    — Laura Lajiness, Vogue, 2 July 2021
  • Then, of course, there are seasonal trends to give any fall outfit au courant appeal.
    — Laura Lajiness, Vogue, 8 Nov. 2021
  • Even break out the faux fur for a dash of uber glamour, but ground it all with blue denim to keep in modern and au courant.
    — Thomas Waller, WWD, 5 Dec. 2024
  • What emerges in all this back-and-forth is more than just a banal dispute over whose musical style is more au courant.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 25 Nov. 2020
  • What will feel timeless or au courant for several years to come, and what is on its way to feeling dated?
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Fifteen years ago, gay adoption wasn’t au courant, and most counties had not yet updated the forms.
    — Kevin Fisher-Paulson, SFChronicle.com, 5 May 2020
  • The au courant Midwestern sound was grunge with vocals lowered by an octave.
    — Nell Zink, Harper's magazine, 24 June 2019
  • Our creative space will be au courant with this all-natural, cotton rope weaving hanging above the desk.
    — cleveland, 28 Apr. 2022
  • The pink in the living and dining areas, for example, just felt au courant — like the right pink for the moment.
    — Barbara King, House Beautiful, 8 Nov. 2013
  • The bed was comfortable, and the bathroom completely modern with an au courant sliding barn door.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 19 Sep. 2019
  • It is topped with an enormous wig of human hair, the entire head taken to a local salon every decade or so for an au courant style.
    — Sarah Maslin Nir, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2017
  • The 404-room hotel has an au courant, spacious design and at least a half-dozen outdoor patios.
    — Jim Byers, chicagotribune.com, 7 June 2018
  • The show includes a cold-read of a scene written specifically for this show, and beautiful, au courant stand-up.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Pantone named a similar blue-ish purple 2022's color of the year, which makes this non-itchy beanie au courant.
    — Jaimie Potters, Town & Country, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Sid would do impressions but not of Humphrey Bogart or James Cagney, which were au courant.
    — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2021
  • My husband Brian describes me as not just not au courant (inside the current) but downright hors de courant (out of the current).
    — Kevin Fisher-Paulson, SFChronicle.com, 18 Aug. 2020
  • Founded by a New York City stylist, this women’s boutique is beloved for its au courant assortment.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 19 Jan. 2018
  • But that happened in 1911, and who can expect a Senator to remain that au courant?
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2022
  • Each pair reaches an au courant mid-thigh length and is cut from Birdwell’s proprietary SurfNyl fabric.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 1 July 2021
  • Coach has proven adept at tapping into a yearning among young shoppers for vintage though still au courant brands with a reputation for quality.
    — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 19 May 2026
  • Then consider the time consuming workload of making a list and checking it twice, and there’s no way Santa’s got time to stay au courant.
    — Sally Schwartz Higginson, chicagotribune.com, 7 Dec. 2020

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