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.
• 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
• Teams concoct different strategies to entice fans all the time.
  — Paul Dehner Jr., Cincinnati.com, 17 June 2018
• Something an author might concoct with a bit of help from artificial intelligence?
  — Greg Evans, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2024
• But for his teammates to collectively concoct a way to tease him like this, someone who was far older and richer and more accomplished than any of them were?
  — Ben Reiter, SI.com, 9 July 2018
• Emergency responders have spent days trying to concoct a rescue plan, an effort that has already cost the life of a military diver.
  — John Keilman, chicagotribune.com, 6 July 2018
• The dad concocted by marketing departments and Frankensteined off a moodboard.
  — Noah Johnson, GQ, 16 June 2018
• But federal prosecutors say that story was a ruse concocted by the actress’ manager.
  — Jason Meisner, chicagotribune.com, 13 June 2018
• Redefining Reno’s buffet expectations is Z Bar, where skilled bartenders concoct cocktails from a spread of fresh fruit.
  — Natasha Bourlin, SFChronicle.com, 29 June 2018
• It was originally concocted to add some flavor to the often bland cuisine of the Reconstruction South.
  — Southern Living, 20 June 2018
• Kountz played Kal, a warlock who, alongside his villainous father, concocts a plan to steal the witches' book of spells in an effort to rule not just Halloweentown but the human world.
  — Jessica Wang, EW.com, 1 Oct. 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
• 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 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
• 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
• 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

Last Updated: 20 Nov 2024