improvised
Example Sentences
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Men carry buckets of water for the communal kitchens and improvised latrines while women stir massive pots over open flames.
From Barron's
For a later scene when Man-soo is strolling, businesslike, toward his first attempted murder, Lee improvised a spastic callback to the earlier snake moment.
From Los Angeles Times
A small minority of protesters, many wearing ski masks, tossed stones, bottles, fireworks and other improvised weapons at police.
From Los Angeles Times
That iteration started gently but grew exuberant, as Mr. Lloyd improvised phrases within and around an emphatic cross-cultural rhythmic conversation.
Mr. Vance failed to correct either of these calumnies, but his improvised reply seemed to suggest that it was possible for Israel to “control the President of the United States.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
