ad-libbing
Example Sentences
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Last time the World Cup came to these shores, in 1994, the draw was held in Las Vegas and Robin Williams stole the show by ad-libbing on stage.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025
The Fijians have always been everyone’s favorite longshots at the Rugby World Cup due to the way they play, an inventive, ad-libbing attack-from-anywhere kind of ethos.
From Washington Times • Sep. 18, 2023
“Wouldn’t it be great if we could teach the puppeteers to do the magic ad-libbing that my father never thought was teachable?’” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2023
He then went further, ad-libbing to suggest that no other world leader would want to change places with Mr. Xi, given the scope of his recent problems.
From New York Times • Feb. 7, 2023
They talk about their parts, sometimes even ad-libbing lines that are not in the script.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
