had improvised
- past perfect of improvise.
Example Sentences
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Dave Wright, the rescue team's incident manager, told BBC Scotland they had improvised when they discovered the hillwalker was lying directly above the ski centre.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2023
Before the final number, Mr. Keller walked onstage to tell the audience that the performer was actually the Swiss pianist Jean-Jacques Hauser, who had improvised the “newly discovered” music.
From New York Times ● Jan. 13, 2023
More than two decades before companies like Skype helped make two-way video calls part of everyday life, Jenkins had improvised his own teleconferencing system and used it to make art.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2022
At the front window, Hunter, a chef, had improvised a makeshift butcher’s table – a cherry-coloured cutting board atop a table ordinarily reserved for diners.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 12, 2018
Even as I sat, the ending I had improvised was fading from my memory.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
