concoct - use in sentences

Object

  • potion: After concocting a spectacular potion, the magic begins.
  • recipe: Claire Taylor from Morrisons has concocted two recipes for a loving feast.
  • story: The pair concoct a story about Dawn having her bag stolen.
  • dish: On board this cruise ship, you will experience fine dining with a substantial variety of dishes concocted for you by our chefs.
  • lie: Ahmed Chalabi concocted lies that US neoconservatives used to justify war, such as claims that Iraq was involved with 9/11.
  • plan: What I do know is that I began concocting often radical plans to stop the move.

Adjective complement

  • clever: Motor fuel and lawyers concocting clever the civil jury.

Modifying Another Word

  • deliberately: The false evidence in the case was deliberately concocted to make me the main defendant.
  • simply: As a result, many of the claims may be exaggerated, highly speculative or simply concocted.
  • also: Bob and I also concocted various reader participation stories such as " Who Killed Cockney Robin?
  • then: It seems they then concocted a story about building a duckpond with the workmen finding the treasure.
  • not: We were clarifying the official message, not concocting our own.

Used with why or when

  • what: Or take a reading of current trends and concoct what he thinks will be a hit?

Present participle complement

  • intoxicate: You should skip who concoct intoxicating the finish line.

Preposition: in

  • order: That is why he's happy with the blend that has been concocted in the batting order.

Preposition: for

  • purpose: The so-called Xmas customs and traditions were later concocted more for commercial purposes than for religious.

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