improvisational
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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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
It was improvisational and had the effect on residents of releasing “gifts and capacities that had until then remained dormant.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026
We’re talking free jazz, an experiment in improvisational music that captivated the world’s greatest jazz musicians in the second half of the 20th century: Albert Ayler, Derek Bailey, Ornette Coleman — and so forth.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025
Anne was more candid and improvisational, while Jerry would rehearse for hours to make sure he had every line delivery perfect, down to the cadence of an individual word.
From Salon • Oct. 18, 2025
What happened as a result was highly improvisational and deeply personal.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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