How to Use concoct in a Sentence

concoct

verb
  • She concocted a stew from the leftovers.
  • The drink was first concocted by a bartender in New York.
  • Irsay would roll out of bed and concoct a protein shake with raw eggs.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 27 Sep. 2022
  • No one knows for sure who first concocted the theater’s recipe.
    — Emily Cochrane Audra Melton, New York Times, 18 May 2024
  • Stan Lee himself concocted the idea of a robo-pal to round out the group.
    — Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 26 July 2025
  • This cocktail recipe is based on a simple syrup concocted from a quart of fresh berries.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Bear has concocted a plan that relies on skills that his friends don’t possess.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2023
  • But this approach is at odds with the false suspense the rest of the show attempts to concoct.
    — Emma Stefansky, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2024
  • In the backyard is a small barn where Jacobs concocts and woodsheds his melodies.
    — Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2024
  • For the first time, though, his backstory doesn’t feel concocted for effect.
    — Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Teams concoct different strategies to entice fans all the time.
    — Paul Dehner Jr., Cincinnati.com, 17 June 2018
  • Design brands, meanwhile, are concocting ways to refresh the apron front.
    — Sophie Aliece Hollis, Architectural Digest, 25 June 2024
  • In government and academia, experts have ruled out the notion that it was concocted as a bioweapon.
    — Adam Goldman, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2020
  • What is stopping me from being able to concoct an Instagram-ready loaf?
    — Josh Duboff, Bon Appétit, 23 Apr. 2020
  • Now Jasmine is in the middle of the second fight she’s concocted out of nowhere in one episode.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Dan concocted a farmhouse ale made with 1850s roots.
    — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Stop in for a meal and leave with quality groceries to concoct your own tasty dishes from the comfort of your own home.
    — Gerry Frank | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 4 Sep. 2021
  • The star enlists the help of many makeup artists and designers to help her concoct the coolest looks for her party each year.
    — Kaitlyn Frey, PEOPLE.com, 27 Oct. 2017
  • But WalletHub didn’t concoct these rankings from anecdotes and the eye test.
    — David J. Neal, miamiherald, 21 Feb. 2018
  • Prosecutors say the men met while in county jail, then concocted the plan to kill the victim.
    — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2025
  • Except this version of Blur has gone and concocted a stunner of a third album.
    — Jonathan Bernstein, SPIN, 7 June 2023
  • The two of them then concoct a plan to encourage other wealthy elites to invest in his mines, and pocket the money.
    — Kari Sonde, TIME, 14 May 2024
  • In the end, the chemists concocted a hundred thousand new molecules.
    — Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
  • In fact, one of the most amusing things about sporting used gear is concocting the backstory for its battered state.
    — Kelly Klein, Outside Online, 4 Feb. 2023
  • Arias and her mother concocted the treat to resemble a large pink cupcake with sprinkles.
    — Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Then Preller, who had nine years to concoct this mess, goes on Zoom with the media and proclaims all’s right with the world.
    — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2023
  • That said, Marvel can concoct all sorts of ways of getting Iron Man back for at least one more project.
    — Maren Estrada, BGR, 27 Dec. 2022
  • Even so, del Toro has not merely concocted another Whale of a tale.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Meanwhile, in the kitchen, Yuudai and Taka try to concoct a plan to make this all better.
    — Mariah Smith, The Cut, 29 May 2018
  • The ancient Greek philosopher Zeno used it to concoct all sorts of paradoxes.
    — Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 25 Feb. 2026

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