concoct

Example Sentences

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Rather, he’s using a shoestring budget to concoct left-of-center sights that feel like a peek into a specific Los Angeles netherworld.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

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

Crittenden and Allan have lively imaginations, but the wild situations they concoct are treated like joke machines.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2025

In fact, he so frequently challenges the producers to concoct new plans on the fly that they're drawn into an actual competition they cannot lose with the man they're trying to fool.

From Salon • Jan. 21, 2025

Samuel Mudd had plenty of time to concoct his story.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson