Examples of off the cuff in a Sentence
Adjective
having gotten into hot water with some unfortunate off-the-cuff remarks, the candidate now limits himself to his carefully prepared campaign speech
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Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2026
Kempczinski is far from the first fast food chief executive to discover the hard way that their off-the-cuff remarks can take on a second life across social media.
—Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
And his off-the-cuff acceptance speech at SAG did a brilliant job of tying the award into the metanarrative of his career.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
Random, off-the-cuff threats over the Internet weren’t credible in this case because the chance of Smriga going through with them was slim, Simon said.
—Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
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An off-the-cuff idea could be your next favorite project!
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2026
Kempczinski is far from the first fast food chief executive to discover the hard way that their off-the-cuff remarks can take on a second life across social media.
—Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
And his off-the-cuff acceptance speech at SAG did a brilliant job of tying the award into the metanarrative of his career.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
Random, off-the-cuff threats over the Internet weren’t credible in this case because the chance of Smriga going through with them was slim, Simon said.
—Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
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“Off the cuff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off%20the%20cuff. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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