improvise
Example Sentences
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Those that stonewall or improvise under pressure prolong the damage.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
"When I play and I improvise, I don't think, because music comes from the subconscious, someplace else," Rollins told news site The Root.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
Smartphones are not meant to be out in UK classrooms either, but with no national rules on where they should be the rest of the day, schools and teachers are left to improvise.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
One kind and patient spectator conscripted to play the school counselor had to remove her shoe to improvise a sock puppet, one of the tools of her empathetic practice.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026
Since there is no restriction tying the singer to a “fixed” notation, children are free to just imitate or to explore, improvise and play with the sound.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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