How to Use concoct in a Sentence

concoct

verb
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  • She concocted a stew from the leftovers.
  • The drink was first concocted by a bartender in New York.
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • In the backyard is a small barn where Jacobs concocts and woodsheds his melodies.
    — Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2024
  • In Episode 12, Heather called Jen Shah to help concoct a cover story.
    — oregonlive, 4 Jan. 2023
  • Meanwhile, in the kitchen, Yuudai and Taka try to concoct a plan to make this all better.
    — Mariah Smith, The Cut, 29 May 2018
  • 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
  • Nature has always had the ability to concoct nasty pathogens, from the plague to the Spanish Flu.
    — Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 19 Sep. 2024
  • The story is the stuff of fables: A boy, a girl and two fathers who concoct a feud to try to bring them together.
    — Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The cocktail first was concocted in 1915 by a bartender, Ngiam Tong Boon.
    — Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Apr. 2023
  • But other men love Callirhoe, too; at the start, three Suitors concoct a scheme to break the couple up.
    — New York Times, 21 June 2022
  • 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
  • The pair took a boat to France which didn't require a passport (a plan concocted by Blunt), and from there made their way to Russia.
    — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, 17 Nov. 2019
  • 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
  • Bear has concocted a plan that relies on skills that his friends don’t possess.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2023
  • This money is a carryover from the deal concocted before the start of the 2016 campaign.
    — Larry Holder, NOLA.com, 28 Feb. 2018
  • 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
  • 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
  • The charges allege the four sold the chemicals to the cartels — fully aware that the chemicals would be used to concoct the deadly substance.
    — Robert Legare, CBS News, 26 Sep. 2023
  • The credit for that, the Team Penske star said, belongs to the development of the 2018 Indy car, the new universal aero kit and the team that concocted it.
    — Jim Ayello, Indianapolis Star, 10 May 2018
  • Except this version of Blur has gone and concocted a stunner of a third album.
    — Jonathan Bernstein, SPIN, 7 June 2023
  • While the practice of concocting a unique scent has become a major TikTok trend, the core concept is far from new.
    — Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 10 Aug. 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
  • In the end, the chemists concocted a hundred thousand new molecules.
    — Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
  • Rocky’s lawyer said the rapper didn’t shoot anyone, calling Relli’s allegation a lie concocted for cash.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Executive pastry chef Jess Robertson, Ian’s wife, concocts desserts ranging from $4 oatmeal cream pies to $100 banana splits.
    — USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025

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