improvisation
Example Sentences
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Then things happen and it feels like there is a lot of improvisation and performance.
From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026
When movement finally began, it resembled not so much order as managed improvisation.
From Slate • Mar. 26, 2026
Against that backdrop, the use of charged historical analogies can feel less like explanation and more like improvisation.
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026
The improvisation was so audacious that it was hard to believe anyone was attempting it on this stage.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026
Like many explorers of his day, Shackleton was a great believer in improvisation: he would figure things out as the need arose.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
Vocabulary lists containing improvisation
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Dwight D. Eisenhower, "The Military-Industrial Complex" (1961)
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Theater - Introductory
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