au courant
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of au courant
< French: literally, in the current
Example Sentences
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If SGA’s interviews were edgier, if his game were a little more noisy, if his sneakers were more au courant than good ol’ Converse…it might be different.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
External link The company is also central to what is au courant: the credit cycle and the AI boom, and also as an investment opportunity itself—or not.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2025
Had it arrived four years earlier, amid the spate of class-conscious thrillers like “Parasite,” “Knives Out” and “Joker,” Fennell’s version of an eat-the-rich satire might have seemed at least thematically au courant.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2023
Capping a day filled with more au courant sounds, Bridges closed out Saturday with his polished throwback magic that proves some things never go out of style.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 14, 2023
It is easier to divine the "Sources" and the inspiration of The Age of Bronze than to place the reader au courant with the literary and political causerie of the day.
From The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 5 Poetry by Coleridge, Ernest Hartley
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