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impromptu

[im-promp-too, -tyoo] / ɪmˈprɒmp tu, -tju /




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During impromptu conversations with co-workers, someone might turn on the Granola transcription app, which can turn the interactions into one-page summaries or a list of action items.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

After he grounded out in his final at-bat, Freeman enveloped him in an impromptu bear hug.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

But impromptu shows from your neighbors — which could be illegal — are harder to plan around.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 3, 2026

The Tribeca Film Festival’s closing-night party, which followed the premiere of the Alicia Keys documentary “Girl From Hell’s Kitchen,” became an impromptu double celebration.

From Salon Jun. 17, 2026

Katherine is panting at this point, her hair half fallen down after our impromptu trot.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

For the first half, he joined three otherworldly impromptus — Drei Klavierstücke, Opus 946 — written in Schubert’s last months with the Third Sonata by the neglected Soviet composer Dmitri Kabalevsky.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 29, 2025

For the occasion Mr. Lubimov looked at the forward end of the fortepiano repertory, beginning and ending with late Beethoven sonatas and offering a Glinka rarity and a pair of Schubert impromptus between them.

From New York Times Mar. 28, 2012

Chopin's four impromptus, often dismissed as salon pieces and rarely played as a group, completed an uncommonly interesting programme.

From The Guardian Dec. 3, 2010

Mr. Kissin performs four polonaises and four impromptus with his customary crystalline technique, singing tone and generous rubato.

From New York Times May 27, 2010

Sunday-school scholars should be ready to answer such questions, not by haphazard impromptus, but by a careful presentation of events, characters, and sayings bearing on each point, and representing the whole Bible.

From Sunday-School Success A Book of Practical Methods for Sunday-School Teachers and Officers by Wells, Amos R.




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