improvise

Example Sentences

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Ehrlich displayed a total lack of confidence in man’s ability to improvise, innovate and invent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 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

In war-devastated Gaza, where construction materials are scarce, Ayub had to improvise to build his small training facility.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

There’s a satisfaction in the challenge, in proving to myself that I can stretch ingredients, improvise a meal, and still feel taken care of.

From Salon • Jan. 11, 2026

They had to improvise a bed for Alba on the floor because she refused to leave the room, and when they tried to take her out she had her first tantrum.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende