unrehearsed
adjective
un·re·hearsed
ˌən-ri-ˈhərst 
: not practiced or prepared : not rehearsed : spontaneous
an honest and unrehearsed response
a performance that was largely unrehearsed
Examples of unrehearsed in a Sentence
an unrehearsed speech of thanks
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Shires brought the song to its high point by trading bluesy, swampy fiddle solos and twin harmony with the backing band’s Noah Jeffries, unrehearsed.
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Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2026
The impassioned celebration was quickly clipped and shared across social media, with thousands enjoying what initially looked like a release of unbridled, unrehearsed joy.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
Funnily enough, Alexis can’t tell you what those unforced, unrehearsed words were.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 12 Dec. 2025
Sponsors who gathered in New York this week for the U.S. Soccer Summit seemed to treat Trump’s threats to deny Boston’s host-city status as so much political theater, with one company rep suggesting that a few unrehearsed remarks shouldn’t be confused with an official White House decree.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 5 Dec. 2025
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Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2026
The impassioned celebration was quickly clipped and shared across social media, with thousands enjoying what initially looked like a release of unbridled, unrehearsed joy.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
Funnily enough, Alexis can’t tell you what those unforced, unrehearsed words were.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 12 Dec. 2025
Sponsors who gathered in New York this week for the U.S. Soccer Summit seemed to treat Trump’s threats to deny Boston’s host-city status as so much political theater, with one company rep suggesting that a few unrehearsed remarks shouldn’t be confused with an official White House decree.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 5 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unrehearsed
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“Unrehearsed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unrehearsed. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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