CONCOCTION in a Sentence
Learn CONCOCTION from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
14 example sentences for CONCOCTION, such as:
1. In bed we concocted our plans for the morrow.
2. He was an expert at concocting strong drinks.
3. They had almost chemically to concoct it in their heads.
4. The soup was concocted from up to a dozen different kinds of fish.
5. Angelina Jolie concocted quite the potion for theaters this weekend.
2. He was an expert at concocting strong drinks.
3. They had almost chemically to concoct it in their heads.
4. The soup was concocted from up to a dozen different kinds of fish.
5. Angelina Jolie concocted quite the potion for theaters this weekend.
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Meanings and Examples of CONCOCTION
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concoction
n. the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components
n. an occurrence of an unusual mixture
Classic Sentence:
1 On a noonday in mid-November, they all sat grouped about the dinner table, eating the last of the dessert concocted by Mammy from corn meal and dried huckleberries, sweetened with sorghum.
2 In bed we concocted our plans for the morrow.
3 Traddles and I laying our heads together apart, while Mr. Dick anxiously watched us from his chair, we concocted a scheme in virtue of which we got him to work next day, with triumphant success.
4 Because I infinitely prefer the spontaneous spite to the concocted sugaries; now they are poison; when I begin saying what a fine fellow Clifford is, etc.
5 He concocted for her a family of dead people, a sure means of not encountering any objections.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 5: CHAPTER VI—THE TWO OLD MEN DO EVERYTHING, EACH ONE AFTER ...
Context Highlight In BOOK 5: CHAPTER VI—THE TWO OLD MEN DO EVERYTHING, EACH ONE AFTER ...
6 An oarsman sprains his wrist: the carpenter concocts a soothing lotion.
7 He was an expert at concocting strong drinks.
8 They had almost chemically to concoct it in their heads.
Example Sentence:
1 This concoction is sure to please anyone who appreciates a whiskey sour.
2 Could 100 percent of this report be false and concocted in truly Stalin-esque style?
3 Angelina Jolie concocted quite the potion for theaters this weekend.
4 The soup was concocted from up to a dozen different kinds of fish.
5 Mr Ferguson said the prisoner concocted the story to get a lighter sentence.
6 It really does make you look rather stupid and like you're trying to concoct something where nothing exists.