improvises
- present tense form of improvise (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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“But she’s not a scat singer. She improvises more in the technique of the Baroque period, expanding and contracting phrases or adding trills that deviate from the melody.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
The animatronic improvises in conversation based on a story outline written by Woliner and Notarnicola.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2025
In one song, “Are You Blue,” O’Hara improvises with the band, her otherworldly soprano a contrast to the splintery score.
From New York Times ● Jan. 22, 2024
A diabetic, she improvises a cooler for her insulin after each flood cuts power.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2023
“Melvin was in the gifted-and-talented program at his old school,” my mom quickly improvises.
From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm
