ad hoc

Example Sentences

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An ad hoc City Council committee has met almost every week since March to study the tax’s impact and possible changes, which voters would have to approve.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

It took an ad hoc international tribunal that established its own rules to do it.

From Salon • May 18, 2026

England used a specialist fielding coach during the white-ball tour of Sri Lanka and T20 World Cup, though Key confirmed additions to the backroom staff would continue on an ad hoc basis.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

“We have never raised objections to particular military operations nor attempted to limit use of our technology in an ad hoc manner,” he said in a blog post.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

As far as Kepler was concerned, elliptical orbits were merely an ad hoc hypothesis, and a rather repugnant one at that, because ellipses were clearly less perfect than circles.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking