How to Use improvisation in a Sentence
improvisation
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The free class can serve as a bridge into the world of improvisation.
—Marco Santana, OrlandoSentinel.com, 13 Oct. 2017
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There is also a lot of room for improvisation in this recipe.
—Nicole Clausing, Sunset Magazine, 3 Apr. 2020
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That led to more improvisation to try to find the funds required.
—Dermot Corrigan, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
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So there was of course some improvisation around the margins of it.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 6 Jan. 2026
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There was a heavy amount of improvisation, right?
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2025
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There was even some improvisation that needed to be done mid-match.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2025
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One take there might be an improvisation, the other take there isn’t.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 24 Nov. 2025
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The artists have a snazzy color sense and do improvisation well.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 2 Sep. 2021
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My life is more of an improvisation.
—Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 24 May 2026
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My life is more of an improvisation.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
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In fact, many of the best saves of this tournament have been acts of improvisation.
—Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 13 July 2018
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Jason is so involved, and there was a lot of improvisation on set.
—Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Aug. 2023
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John Cassavetes used to do that, but the whole movie has to be set up for improvisation.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 16 May 2022
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What level of improvisation was part of this film?
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2025
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But drag is messy and pushed me toward improvisation.
—Gabe Montesanti, PEOPLE, 19 Apr. 2026
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As with any item to enhance your plant’s growth, a light could require some improvisation on your part.
—Popular Science, 11 Mar. 2021
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In stride playing, the left hand moves between bass and chords while the right hand plays the improvisation.
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 8 June 2023
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Most of the time, making a salade composée at home calls for improvisation.
—Aleksandra Crapanzano, WSJ, 8 Mar. 2023
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There’s not a lot of improvisation in making a children’s book though, is there?
—Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY, 31 May 2022
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When the bass line is steady, improvisation feels creative.
—Gerald J. Leonard, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
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There’s the script, and there’s the story, but there’s also a lot of room for improvisation along the way.
—Evan Romano, Men's Health, 14 July 2023
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This way to work was absolutely new to me, this kind of improvisation all the time.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 15 May 2017
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And one of the things that often gets pushed to the back burner in all this improvisation is ergonomics.
—Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica, 7 Aug. 2020
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That was improvisation on my part.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 9 Feb. 2026
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Is there a lot of improvisation happening, or flying by the seat of the pants?
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2024
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The first was by a teacher during a ‘walk in the space’ improvisation that had nothing to do with race.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 10 June 2022
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But in this warehouse, the builders' genius with improvisation comes to life.
—Jordan Cutler-Tietjen, sacbee, 6 July 2018
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Was there a lot of improvisation?
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 15 Dec. 2025
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Where did that improvisation come from?
—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
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Repertoire and improvisation skills are the main focus of these groups.
—Amanda Kondolojy, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Sep. 2022
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