ad hoc

Example Sentences

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

From Salon • May 18, 2026

In March, Key suggested they will not make any full-time appointments and instead will continue to use a rotating cast on an ad hoc basis.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

Last quarter’s energy-sector insider sales reflected a mix of trades determined by prearranged trading plans, as well as ad hoc sales.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 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