winging

Example Sentences

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Mr. Awoke’s material is rich and his writing is stately, but as a storyteller he seems to be winging it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

"The bottom line is, we've gone into great detail with them about the planning. We've described it to them. In fact, it's not just winging it," he told reporters after meeting lawmakers on Capitol Hill.

From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026

During Saturday's conference, Mr Ross highlighted the first minister's WhatsApp messages revealed by the UK Covid inquiry, in which he said he was "winging it".

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2024

“Just basically winging it,” was how Harden described his Clippers debut, and that’s what it looked like.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2023

“What happened to winging it, Stella? Doing it ‘Abby Style,’” Mya says, nudging me playfully.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott