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.
• Quality cocktails are concocted with agave, fresh fruits and herbs.
  — Special To The Oregonian, OregonLive.com, 5 May 2018
• That said, draft evaluations by the Saints the past two years have been concocted with pinpoint accuracy.
  — Larry Holder, NOLA.com, 29 Apr. 2018
• Each team member must concoct an edible aspect that showcases their specialty.
  — Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2024
• Formulations are concocted the way nature intended–pure, potent, and free of the nasties.
  — Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
• But of course there’s no secret formula for outmaneuvering the millions-strong blitz of valley visitors — although some have tried concocting one.
  — Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Apr. 2018
• Chef Suzana Davila is known for her complex mole sauces, often concocted from an unexpected medley of ingredients.
  — Roger Naylor, azcentral, 1 May 2018
• Each pack of spiced pecans, grown on a family estate in New Mexico, is carefully concocted to transport snackers to some of earth’s most beautiful settings.
  — Joni Sweet, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
• 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 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
• 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

Last Updated: 26 Dec 2024