ad hoc

Example Sentences

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“The ants were adding nutrients to the mud and hastening the reestablishment of less ad hoc food chains,” he wrote.

From Literature

While this ad hoc adjustment will probably make the authors cringe, the results show that the share of Social Security income remaining after out-of-pocket medical spending is 71% for the median beneficiary.

From MarketWatch

Since last summer, FAT Brands has been in talks with an ad hoc group of lenders to restructure its debt of some $1.4 billion out of court, a sum primarily held in special purpose vehicles.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Establishing gang units from time to time is an ad hoc response to a growing problem. I really don't think that we should be approaching this matter in a point-scoring way."

From BBC

Earlier this fall, she said, she called for the creation of an ad hoc committee that could serve as a bridge between the council and residents.

From Los Angeles Times