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Example sentences for "potpourri"
Lexicographically close words:
potius
;
potlatch
;
potlatches
;
potman
;
potpie
;
potrebbe
;
potro
;
potry
;
pots
;
potsherd
An observing urchin and a rogue, he
made
a
potpourri
of the voices of nature and the voices of Paris.
No one minds Bishop writing a
potpourri
overture and calling it "Shakespeariana," but
why
call it "The Comedy of Errors"?
The overture is a
potpourri
of so-called Shakespearian songs,
simply
harmonised and roughly hung together.
Suppose we creep into the
jar
of perfumes, the
potpourri
vase which stands in the corner.
Besides, I
know that
the old mandarin and the
potpourri
vase were once betrothed; and no
doubt
some slight friendship still exists between them.
Each flower may be
made into
potpourri
by itself, or the different flowers may be
mixed
in any variety and proportion that pleases the maker.
Potpourri should be made before the season
of
outdoor flowers passes.
Now the
potpourri
is ready to put
in
the jars that are sold for that purpose.
My mother made the best
potpourri
in the county, and it was very much
like
this.
It was of that drawer, with its lavender and
potpourri
bags, that the scented smoke had reminded her.
I first wrote a
Potpourri
for
the
violin with orchestral accompaniment (Op.
Potpourri upon chosen themes (published
also
by the same, as Op.
Adagio and
Potpourri
of
mine
for the clarinet, played by Herr Hermstedt, likewise very favorably received.
The best rules gave ambergris as one of the ingredients; this is not
really
a perfume, but gives the
potpourri
its staying power.
Recipes
for
making
potpourri
exist in great number; I have seen several in manuscript in old recipe books, one dated 1690.
The
making
of
potpourri
was common in my childhood.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "potpourri" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
Other words:
assemblage
;
assortment
;
atomizer
;
brew
;
caprice
;
censer
;
conglomeration
;
divertissement
;
hash
;
hotchpotch
;
jumble
;
magpie
;
mash
;
medley
;
melange
;
melee
;
mess
;
miscellany
;
mix
;
olio
;
patchwork
;
perfumer
;
pomander
;
porridge
;
potpourri
;
romance
;
rummage
;
sachet
;
salad
;
sauce
;
scramble
;
spray
;
stew