improvised

Example Sentences

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At the California City facility, detainees said they got so cold that they cut the ends off socks to make improvised sleeves and covered the air vents in their cells with sheets of paper.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

To her delight, the fish scene required several takes, full of improvised insults.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

With oil backing up at home, Iran is reviving derelict sites known as “junk storage,” using improvised containers and trying to ship crude by rail to China.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

These solutions were often tactical workarounds designed to patch critical issues in an improvised way.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

“The men you were drinking with,” I improvised.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler