How to Use du jour in a Sentence

du jour

adjective
  • Long hair was the style du jour.
  • Our soup du jour is chicken noodle.
  • Yet dress codes are not the topic du jour.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 13 May 2026
  • The message du jour is about control.
    — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Colored rubber bracelets hung on our wrists to remind us of the cause du jour.
    — Josh Browning, Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025
  • What will be the crisis du jour tomorrow?
    — Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2026
  • This time last year, my manicure du jour was a ’90s-style deep French.
    — Laura Solla, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2026
  • The bedding du jour being either navy or gray in each of the players’ apartments.
    — Lauren Arzbaecher, Architectural Digest, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Experts pointed to a few reasons why fiber is the nutrient du jour.
    — Catherine Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Mar. 2026
  • And if enough people manifest it, these two could be the next It couple du jour.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Where album sales were the revenue engine du jour, the Dead made their living on live shows.
    — Brian Halligan, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025
  • Better to appreciate the joys du jour.
    — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 6 May 2026
  • The indelible smell lingered — to the point of me thinking of skipping out on my perfume du jour.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Prices for those red orbs have soared more than any other food product over the past year to cement a spot as one of the consumer headaches du jour.
    — Matt Sedensky, Fortune, 29 May 2026
  • The oysters du jour with chipolata sausage and lemon are equally visceral.
    — Colin Wrenn, Denver Post, 3 June 2026
  • But the essential thing was to make hay of the topic du jour and its astonishing details.
    — Paul McAdory, Them., 9 Dec. 2025
  • These days, the hype is all about AI and robots, but almost a decade ago, the tech du jour was self-driving.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Satin shoes are the look du jour this season, especially in Hollywood.
    — Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The students can’t read, and even that doesn’t stop school employees from leading them in walk-outs from their classes to protest whatever is the cause du jour.
    — Chris Talgo, Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2026
  • But where do probiotics—another gut-health darling that had its own heyday as the supplement du jour a few years back—come into play?
    — Michele Ross, SELF, 8 Apr. 2026
  • While fashion’s color palette du jour is ever-evolving, there are a few key shades that stand the test of time and totally transcend trend culture.
    — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 3 June 2026
  • Sure, there are plenty of rumors and speculations about her scents du jour, but these are the top three that are confirmed mainstays in her rotation.
    — Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 7 Mar. 2026
  • For data centers, the controversy du jour sweeping Georgia and much of the country, that far-out idea may not be too far away.
    — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Leisure readers, offers a welcome taste of nostalgia in an era of hospitality when sleek modernism is the ethos du jour.
    — Jess Feldman, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2026
  • My mentions of the defense technology du jour, drones, sometimes drew the equivalent of eyerolls.
    — Liam Denning, Bloomberg, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Gaynes was also mulling over ideas for what to do with it and how to turn it into something spectacular and wearable—years before oud became the note du jour.
    — Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 15 Nov. 2025
  • 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
  • Can any of these thirtysomethings realistically pass for college students seemed to be the question du jour.
    — Michael Cuby, Them., 17 Nov. 2025
  • Square-toe boots have ebbed and flowed in popularity over the years, but seem to be the look du jour this fall, at least according to Hollywood.
    — Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 22 Nov. 2025
  • Whether by whim or at the behest of a viral social media moment, the trend du jour is often one that existed in the past and was simply rewritten overnight.
    — Gabriella Onessimo, Allure, 23 Jan. 2026

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