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Get to know Improvise better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like deal or grapple.

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Improvise in a sentence

Improvise meaning

To make something up or invent it as one goes on; to proceed guided only by imagination, intuition, and guesswork rather than by a careful plan.

Synonyms of Improvise

extemporize deal grapple contend make do make out get by cope do execute perform extemporise ad-lib improvize manage

Using Improvise

  • The main meaning on this page is: To make something up or invent it as one goes on; to proceed guided only by imagination, intuition, and guesswork rather than by a careful plan.
  • Useful related words include: extemporize, deal, grapple, contend.
  • In the example corpus, improvise often appears in combinations such as: to improvise, improvise and, improvise on.

Context around Improvise

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 12 middle, 8 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Improvise

  • In this selection, "improvise" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, must, players, quickly, whenever, moving and adapt stand out and add context to how "improvise" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include able to improvise on some and actors to improvise but i. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "improvise" sits close to words such as awakens, braces and brandenburg, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with improvise

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

He especially likes the way jazz players improvise around themes. (10 words)

Haener has the natural instincts to make plays when forced to improvise. (12 words)

I don’t like actors to improvise, but I like to do it myself. (14 words)

I don’t know of a pubic skullcap (an anti-merkin, if you will), but you could improvise with transparent latex shorts—, in fact, has a tube for the dick (a condom) that you could cut out, leaving an opening to put your dick through. (45 words)

The many laughs come as the two-level stage (set design by Dyan Burlingame) crumbles around the actors and they quickly improvise to cover up and also from getting their lines wrong (on purpose, of course) and then struggling to get back on track. (44 words)

The pair of them of played so well together on the sand and water table, granted I had no sand and had to improvise with flour which turned out to be very messy but they loved it. (37 words)

Example sentences (20)

And since physical prowess is a prerequisite for the franchise, Atwell also underwent five months of stunt training, so she was ready to improvise whenever a scene required it.

But if those suppliers have a backlog of orders, he continues, the staff has to improvise.

Haener has the natural instincts to make plays when forced to improvise.

He especially likes the way jazz players improvise around themes.

He made some great plays within structure, was aggressive down the field, and was able to improvise on some big plays as well.

I don’t know of a pubic skullcap (an anti-merkin, if you will), but you could improvise with transparent latex shorts—, in fact, has a tube for the dick (a condom) that you could cut out, leaving an opening to put your dick through.

I don’t like actors to improvise, but I like to do it myself.

I should manage your expectations: Moley won’t improvise a menu, do the shopping or prepare the ingredients.

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Players will be given little information as they must improvise their way through visual tasks and tinker with physics-based moves.

Since a person playing the game doesn't write out the script of their narrative, they must improvise and adapt.

The many laughs come as the two-level stage (set design by Dyan Burlingame) crumbles around the actors and they quickly improvise to cover up and also from getting their lines wrong (on purpose, of course) and then struggling to get back on track.

The Showstoppers have been working on the show since 2008, figuring out how to improvise in increasingly esoteric styles including musical, dance, straight theatre and film genres to name but a few.

Gary goes undercover one last time to clear his girlfriend Madison’s name, and uses his iPhone notes to improvise.

In order to retaliate against Russia’s own strikes on Ukrainian cities and bases, the Ukrainians have had to improvise—with an array of locally-made drones and surface-to-air missiles tweaked for ground strikes.

Rather than strictly analyzing each psalm according to a predefined set of literary or religious criteria, they follow their instincts and improvise, moving seamlessly between religious commentary, personal reflection, and historical context.

The country boys knew how to improvise, adapt, overcome, and take care of themselves and their brothers at arms.

The only bit about the actual gig that I remember was forgetting the words to ‘Wouldn’t It Be Good’ and then having to improvise quickly.

The pair of them of played so well together on the sand and water table, granted I had no sand and had to improvise with flour which turned out to be very messy but they loved it.

Two performers, akyns, compete with one other to improvise verses on topical themes in a battle of wits that alternates between humorous ripostes and penetrating philosophical reflections.

Don’t wait around hoping to be asked to explore and experiment and improvise — just do those things.

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Common combinations with improvise

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "improvise" in a sentence?
An example: "And since physical prowess is a prerequisite for the franchise, Atwell also underwent five months of stunt training, so she was ready to improvise whenever a scene required it." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "improvise" from authentic English texts.
What does "improvise" mean?
Improvise means: To make something up or invent it as one goes on; to proceed guided only by imagination, intuition, and guesswork rather than by a careful plan.
What are synonyms of "improvise"?
Common synonyms of "improvise" include: extemporize, deal, grapple, contend, make do, make out, get by, cope. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "improvise" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "improvise", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.