improvised

Example Sentences

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His costumes were carefully assembled and sometimes improvised.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

These solutions were often tactical workarounds designed to patch critical issues in an improvised way.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

The improvised prison pens—everything from old army barracks and training camps, barns and fairgrounds, derelict cotton warehouses and tobacco factories—were emptied out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

On the next-to-last take, Lindo improvised, letting music take the place of words.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

The song was always improvised, except for the repeated Oh!

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry