improvisational
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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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
Then, after a yearlong drought, he finally notched his sixth victory for 23XI at Daytona Motor Speedway, by putting his improvisational skills on full display.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
Later work in Christopher Guest’s mockumentaries capitalized on her improvisational flexibility, including in 1996’s “Waiting for Guffman,” 2003’s “A Mighty Wind,” and 2006’s “For Your Consideration,” in addition to 2000’s “Best in Show.”
From Salon • Jan. 30, 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
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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