How to Use potpourri in a Sentence

potpourri

noun
  • The festival was a musical potpourri—performances included folk, jazz, blues, and rap music.
  • Make a big batch and use them in crafts, potpourri, and DIY decor.
    Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Oct. 2023
  • In the meantime, bring on the candles, the soaps, the essential oils, the potpourri.
    Jillian Mock, Popular Science, 25 Oct. 2018
  • Stacey tries to counter the odor with spritzings of Febreze and a steady supply of potpourri.
    Jennifer Szalai, New York Times, 13 June 2018
  • The needles can also be used as a sort of potpourri to keep rooms smelling fresh all year long.
    Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Dec. 2022
  • There’s also a potpourri that looks more like an art piece from Mad et Len.
    Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 7 Dec. 2020
  • Glass jars full of potpourri were placed on their bathroom shelves.
    Hiromi Kawakami, The New Yorker, 3 July 2023
  • Complete the look by adding some bowl fillers like potpourri and rattan balls, too!
    Naydeline Mejia, Women's Health, 2 Sep. 2023
  • In his defense, Jones endured a potpourri of nagging injuries over the course of the year.
    Pat Fitzmaurice, SI.com, 2 Aug. 2017
  • In an upstairs chamber at Knole House, there is a bowl of potpourri.
    Veronique Greenwood, The Atlantic, 15 May 2017
  • When the fragrance dissipates, drip more of the dose on your potpourri to freshen it up.
    Chris Hachey, BGR, 9 Mar. 2021
  • This homemade potpourri is great to use around the house and is a nice gift for holiday giving.
    Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 4 Nov. 2017
  • The game at Nationals Park was a potpourri of good feelings.
    Doug Criss, CNN, 16 June 2017
  • In the potpourri of jihadist groups, many pledge their loyalties to al-Qaeda or IS.
    The Economist, 14 July 2018
  • The luscious, silver-skinned fish fillet was draped over a garden-fresh potpourri of sweet peas and snap peas, and a thick corn minestrone.
    Suzanne Loudermilk, baltimoresun.com, 19 Sep. 2017
  • And like any potpourri film festival, some of the entries are stronger than others.
    Rachel Syme, New Republic, 29 July 2017
  • The Heat have to offer a potpourri of draft picks and anyone off the roster beyond Butler or Adebayo.
    Dave Hyde South Florida Sun-Sentinel (tns), Arkansas Online, 4 July 2023
  • This potpourri of guidance gives a feel for the breadth of subject matter all engaged in this field have to consider.
    David Hessekiel, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2021
  • The event will feature gourmet foods, candles and potpourri, clothing and jewelry, home decor and more.
    Houston Chronicle, 8 Mar. 2020
  • This stovetop potpourri can also be made in a slow cooker.
    Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 July 2022
  • Minestrone serves up essential amino acids, a potpourri of vitamins, and a range of fibers.
    National Geographic, 17 Dec. 2019
  • Even for those who have no taste for whiskey, the tour is a potpourri of exciting sights, smells and tastes and a remarkable history lesson.
    al, 24 Dec. 2021
  • Police found the man 'making snappy potpourri' while waiting for his girlfriend to pick him up.
    Samantha Swindler, OregonLive.com, 29 May 2017
  • The gardens are a potpourri of sizes and styles, reflecting the varied interests of their owners.
    Cincinnati.com, 16 May 2017
  • The museum is a potpourri of barbed wire, with samples of hundreds of different types of wire, as well as photos of it and sculptures made from it.
    Kevin Brass, WSJ, 28 Apr. 2017
  • Here, the choreographers peppered the stage with steps from the dancers’ training, a potpourri of small jumps and turns, while giving them occasions to be playful.
    Gia Kourlas, New York Times, 11 June 2023
  • Image The small, shiny packets that claim to hold only scented potpourri look harmless.
    New York Times, 22 May 2018
  • Think: enormous red roses enveloped in ribbons sprouting from your wrist, or heaps of petals that look like bulbous bags of potpourri.
    Vogue, 8 Apr. 2019
  • The drugs were mislabeled as potpourri and incense, according to the lawsuit.
    Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2019
  • The leaves and flower heads, both heavenly scented, can be used to make essential oils, tussie mussies, wreaths, wands, sachets and potpourri.
    Connie Nelson, Star Tribune, 24 Mar. 2021

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