improvisational
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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The doc spotlights one of the most improvisational and dynamic players ever, soccer’s Magic Johnson.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 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
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
But they are not completely unequipped—they also have the history of determined, improvisational survival, a legacy of generations who fought through even more oppressive circumstances.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
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