as in impromptu
made or done without previous thought or preparation
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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Recent Examples of off-the-cuff
Delivering off-the-cuff banter in reaction to news of the moment — a requirement for morning TV news — was not his strong suit.
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Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
Roan accepted the honor from Heart’s Nancy Wilson and took the opportunity to share an off-the-cuff reflection.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 28 Jan. 2026
Absent were any sloppy moments or off-the-cuff interactions.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 12 Jan. 2026
Cherki is a dying breed of player, particularly now he’s been transferred to a Premier League which has moved away from off-the-cuff dribblers and towards set-play schemes.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for off-the-cuff
Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
Roan accepted the honor from Heart’s Nancy Wilson and took the opportunity to share an off-the-cuff reflection.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 28 Jan. 2026
Absent were any sloppy moments or off-the-cuff interactions.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 12 Jan. 2026
Cherki is a dying breed of player, particularly now he’s been transferred to a Premier League which has moved away from off-the-cuff dribblers and towards set-play schemes.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for off-the-cuff
Recent Examples of Synonyms for off-the-cuff
Adjective
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Belfer, a single father to 5-year-old Henri and a goldendoodle named Grover, also messages the group to arrange impromptu playdates for his son.—
Sara Lieberman,
Curbed,
4 Mar. 2026
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With her Electrical Box Theatre, situated across from the historic American Hotel and sausage restaurant and bar Wurstküche, Mero set out to create an impromptu performance space for the sort of experimental artists who no longer have an outlet in downtown’s galleries or more refined stages.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Trump, as personalist and improvisational as Mohammed bin Salman, has no interest in resolving that identity crisis.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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Smith’s extensive rehab involving a string of self-defense, zen and other disability workshops, however, morphed into classes studying improvisational wheelchair movement.—
Mercury News,
Mercury News,
28 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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And four years after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a look at the many obstacles to peace and how Ukraine has pioneered a scrappy, improvised way of fighting, built around inexpensive drones.—
February 26,
NPR,
26 Feb. 2026
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Officials said preliminary findings indicate improvised explosive devices hidden inside garbage bins detonated in the city center.—
Ashley Carnahan,
FOXNews.com,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Off-the-cuff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/off-the-cuff. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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