ad hoc

Example Sentences

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England used a specialist fielding coach during the white-ball tour of Sri Lanka and T20 World Cup, though Key confirmed additions to the backroom staff would continue on an ad hoc basis.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

The National Bureau of Economic Research said an ad hoc committee reviewed Summers’s conduct and recommended the termination of his appointment as a research associate with the organization.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

“We have never raised objections to particular military operations nor attempted to limit use of our technology in an ad hoc manner,” he said in a blog post.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

Parking is handled ad hoc, on a first-come, first-served basis.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026

The Troper is not unique, though: between about 650 and 1000, an ad hoc system of small, above-the-text markings became more common in chant books all over Western Europe.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall