improvisational
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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No dessert in my kitchen feels more fundamentally improvisational than bread pudding.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
Hamilton moved up from fourth on the grid to slip by Norris around the inside of Turn One, before making an opportunistic and improvisational move down the inside of Turn Nine to grab the lead.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
But what makes a dance truly inspiring is the intuitive improvisational style of the dancers themselves, one that can’t necessarily be mapped out and predicted.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026
With its trademark improvisational, genre-blending style, the band became known for never performing the same show twice, winning an avid and diverse legion of fans, and selling millions of records.
From Barron's • Jan. 11, 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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