was improvising
- past progressive of improvise.
Example Sentences
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I was improvising — I had a lot of fun gibberishing, if there is such a verb.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2024
“He was improvising, like he was playing jazz,” Mankoff said in an interview.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 10, 2022
“I was improvising, always, in my flat,” she said.
From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2016
A trip to the ocean had been canceled, so Swain was improvising.
From Slate ● Jun. 8, 2016
“This was a blessing in disguise,” Dad continued, but from Mom’s glance at him, I saw that he had gone off-script and was improvising.
From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen
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