off-the-cuff
adjective
: not prepared in advance : spontaneous, informal
off-the-cuff remarks
off-the-cuff
adverb
Examples of off-the-cuff in a Sentence
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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Francis reflected in an off-the-cuff remark to reporters outside the prison—his first public comment since falling ill.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
The Bad Boys star acknowledges the importance of balancing his famous off-the-cuff humor with projects that the whole family can enjoy.
—Chris Barilla, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
The most important [Improv tenet], apparently, is this entry: YES, AND, which describes an approach where every off-the-cuff idea is expanded upon instead of shut down, no matter how outlandish.
—Caitlin Lovinger, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
However, his off-the-cuff announcements and lack of coordination have increasingly caused .
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
The Bad Boys star acknowledges the importance of balancing his famous off-the-cuff humor with projects that the whole family can enjoy.
—Chris Barilla, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
The most important [Improv tenet], apparently, is this entry: YES, AND, which describes an approach where every off-the-cuff idea is expanded upon instead of shut down, no matter how outlandish.
—Caitlin Lovinger, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
However, his off-the-cuff announcements and lack of coordination have increasingly caused .
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for off-the-cuff
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“Off-the-cuff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off-the-cuff. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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