How to Use spur-of-the-moment in a Sentence

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• There’s bad news for fans hoping to catch that parade on the spur-of-the-moment.
  — Chris Morris, Fortune, 12 Feb. 2024
• Kitty asked to join Min Ho on the tour very spur-of-the-moment.
  — Katie Campione, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
• All of our celebrations are kind of spur-of-the-moment, day before.
  — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 12 Aug. 2023
• Others, like Ceruto's client, who booked a spur-of-the-moment trip to Bali, are just lucky.
  — Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 26 June 2026
• Because the shows will feature spur-of-the-moment fan requests, each show will be different.
  — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026
• So, following a quick conversation this week, a spur-of-the-moment girls trip came to fruition.
  — Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 9 Aug. 2024
• Getting down on one knee isn't usually a spur-of-the-moment decision.
  — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
• While spur-of-the-moment hangs are off the table, your only form of face time doesn’t have to be FaceTime.
  — Lindsay Geller, Women's Health, 28 Feb. 2023
• Sur La Table is known for hosting spur-of-the-moment flash sales, and this one only lasts for a few more days.
  — Stephanie Osmanski, Southern Living, 19 July 2024
• The band went into the studio with a loose structure for half of the album’s tracks, leaving the rest to spur-of-the-moment jamming.
  — Concetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 14 July 2023
• Days unfold through a series of private visits, backed by a luxury town car for any spur-of-the-moment detours.
  — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2026
• Each is accompanied by a spur-of-the-moment selfie shown discreetly in the corner.
  — Elana Klein, WIRED, 28 Jan. 2024
• My current music collection has a lot of My current playlist…it’s usually made up of the spur-of-the-moment things.
  — Liza Lentini, Spin, 29 Sep. 2023
• And since last-minute flights usually require forking over exorbitant fares, a spur-of-the-moment trip could cost even more than usual.
  — Blane Bachelor, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Mar. 2025
• Kate Bosworth and Justin Long opted for a spur-of-the-moment wedding ceremony.
  — Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 31 May 2023
• Strawberry shortcake is a versatile and charming dessert that’s perfect for a birthday treat, or a spur-of-the-moment surprise.
  — Sarah Schutte, National Review, 2 June 2024
• No announcement preceded Carter’s trip to the borough, which seemed to be almost a spur-of-the-moment decision.
  — Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
• What was even more jaw-dropping was her blunt bob, which Abergel revealed was created during a spur-of-the-moment haircutting session.
  — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2023
• These lend themselves to so many types of occasions and needs, from a casual rehearsal dinner and a night at the ballet to spur-of-the-moment drinks at the hotel bar.
  — Liz Doupnik, Travel + Leisure, 9 Oct. 2024
• But inside, the station once served as a vacation home for family gatherings, retreats with friends and spur-of-the-moment getaways.
  — Olivia Diaz, Washington Post, 22 June 2024
• One of these locals was a restaurateur who offered me a spur-of-the-moment tour of his building with an incredible view of Salvador.
  — Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
• Her spur-of-the-moment decision to be radically honest with her new coworkers marked the beginning of her new, more open approach at work.
  — Bykinsey Crowley, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2023
• Advertisement As the weather improves and hillsides turn lush and green, here are three trails to consider for a spur-of-the-moment escape.
  — Laura Randall, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
• Watson, in an apparent spur-of-the-moment remark, announced that the project would devote 3 to 5 percent of its budget to the study of bioethics.
  — Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
• The best laminate floor cleaner has to be effective on typical floor stains and spills, easy to use for spur-of-the-moment cleaning sessions, and reasonably priced.
  — Kelsey Mulvey, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Nov. 2023
• The couple called their family and friends to deliver the news of both Macholz's diagnosis and their spur-of-the-moment wedding plans.
  — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
• For Gill, the spur-of-the-moment stock sale wiped out earlier premarket gains, leaving it down 15% in premarket trading.
  — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 7 June 2024
• For Lee Yuan-chun, that meant nine years of agonizing over whether to come forward ended with a spur-of-the-moment decision in June.
  — Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2023
• According to a patron who posted on social media, one of them fulfilled an unusual spur-of-the-moment request by designing a drink to match her attire and her mood.
  — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
• Even makers of cookies and snacks, whose sales often depend on spur-of-the-moment indulgences, say that their data shows that the impact on caloric intake is likely to be very limited.
  — Deena Shanker, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2024