improvisation
noun
im·pro·vi·sa·tion
(ˌ)im-ˌprä-və-ˈzā-shən 
ˌim-prə-və-,
also ˌim-prə-(ˌ)vī-
1
: the act or art of improvising
2
: something (such as a musical or dramatic composition) improvised
improvisationally
adverb
Examples of improvisation in a Sentence
that comedy skit was a totally unrehearsed improvisation
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That was just spontaneous; Mike creates a lot of space for improvisation.
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Selome Hailu, Variety, 24 Feb. 2025
The New Yorker was no longer an improvisation so slight that it could be lost in a poker game.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Kathryn Hahn is revisiting some of the wildest improvisations that made it into Step Brothers — and some that didn’t.
—John Russell, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Ladbroke's, in London…The Committee, a smart little group who do a revue of often funny, frozen improvisations, smashing head-on into politics…The wily, eighteenth-century satirist.
—Vogue, 2 Feb. 2025
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Selome Hailu, Variety, 24 Feb. 2025
The New Yorker was no longer an improvisation so slight that it could be lost in a poker game.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Kathryn Hahn is revisiting some of the wildest improvisations that made it into Step Brothers — and some that didn’t.
—John Russell, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Ladbroke's, in London…The Committee, a smart little group who do a revue of often funny, frozen improvisations, smashing head-on into politics…The wily, eighteenth-century satirist.
—Vogue, 2 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for improvisation
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“Improvisation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/improvisation. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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improvisation
noun
im·pro·vi·sa·tion
(ˌ)im-ˌpräv-ə-ˈzā-shən
ˌim-prə-və-
1
: the act or art of improvising
2
: something that is improvised
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