improvisational
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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Warsh has said he wants a more disciplined, less improvisational Fed.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 23, 2026
His playing style displayed evolving aspects over the years, and he chose a variety of different settings in which to display his improvisational wares.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
No dessert in my kitchen feels more fundamentally improvisational than bread pudding.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
The guest list was as eclectic as the format: fellow stand-ups, YouTubers, chess players and assorted internet personalities, each drawn into Raina's loose, improvisational orbit.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
Compared with my own lockstep march toward success, the direct arrow shot of my trajectory from Princeton to Harvard to my desk on the forty-seventh floor, Barack’s path was an improvisational zigzag through disparate worlds.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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