concoct

Example Sentences

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“He then used those records to concoct fanciful allegations of mortgage fraud, which he referred to the Department of Justice for prosecution.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2025

Kristin Hanggi directs the production, which stars Laura Bell Bundy and Kara Lindsay as friends who concoct impressive résumés to wow former classmates at their high-school reunion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025

Need someone to take the first steps on Niflheim to inhale the planet’s toxic air so the lab can concoct a vaccine?

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2025

The man is not a natural broadcaster, and he is not able to concoct the synapse-flaring secret sauce that makes everyone from Rachel Maddow to Jesse Watters so watchable.

From Slate • Jan. 12, 2025

Calixte asked for nothing at all, though Lazlo knew she was procuring, with Tzara’s assistance, an array of resins with which to concoct sticking pastes to aid in her climbing.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor