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Recent Examples of off-the-cuff The audio notes seem to be part of a quicker, off-the-cuff way Lorde wants to communicate new music to her audience. Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2025 Filled with footnotes where Reid takes her off-the-cuff voice and honest takes to the next level, Enough is a book of our times, wherein candor, confessions, and embracing the bad along with the good seem to rule more by the moment. Maya Silver, Outside Online, 20 Apr. 2025 Francis reflected in an off-the-cuff remark to reporters outside the prison—his first public comment since falling ill. 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 See All Example Sentences for off-the-cuff
Recent Examples of Synonyms for off-the-cuff
impromptu
Adjective
  • Near the end of the night, several students reportedly made an impromptu decision to swim in the river near Dartmouth's student docks.
    Corin Cesaric, People.com, 18 May 2025
  • Laxe revels in the beauty and imposing scale of the Sahara desert (where Sirat was filmed) with scenes of the cars rolling up steep mountains or getting lost in impromptu sand storms.
    Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2025

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“Off-the-cuff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/off-the-cuff. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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