extemporaneous

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The duo continued laughing before politely declining the crowd’s clamors for an extemporaneous duet.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2025

Hochul, a Democrat, made the extemporaneous comment Monday while being interviewed at a large business conference in California to discuss expanding economic opportunities in artificial intelligence for low-income communities.

From Seattle Times • May 7, 2024

Like most of his comedy, the opening riff was extemporaneous.

From Salon • Feb. 29, 2024

The evening’s first big group-sing came during “POF,” the opening cut from Lennox’s second and most recent album, “Age/Sex/Location,” during which she made the precision of her phrasing feel extemporaneous, like conversation.

From Washington Post • Mar. 30, 2023

Darley and Batson met with a group of seminarians, individually, and asked each one to prepare a short, extemporaneous talk on a given biblical theme, then walk over to a nearby building to present it.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell