potion
noun
a drink or draft, especially one having or reputed to have medicinal, poisonous, or magical powers.
potions
-
pluralof potion.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Always at the heart of these discontents was the battery—or batteries, because there has been a succession of them, an alchemist’s closet of energy-storing potions in weirdly shaped bottles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 28, 2026
Tracy Brown says former cast member “Sasheer Zamata’s turn as a prickly but charismatic potions witch on ‘Agatha All Along’ is criminally underrated.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2025
This is a job for a seasoned administrator, but sure, might as well give it to the TV host hawking magic potions.
From Slate ● Nov. 23, 2024
In a widely condemned practice, some traditional healers use body parts to make potions, claiming they can cure people of illnesses or improve their fortunes.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2024
Doc’s cabin was where he stored everything he and Gran used in their potions and powders.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
