off-the-cuff
adjective
: not prepared in advance : spontaneous, informal
off-the-cuff remarks
off-the-cuff
adverb
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Examples of off-the-cuff in a Sentence
having gotten into hot water with some unfortunate off-the-cuff remarks, the candidate now limits himself to his carefully prepared campaign speech
Recent Examples on the Web
In some ways, Clemente Bar began with a simple, perhaps even off-the-cuff, comment between close friends.
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Kristen Tauer, WWD, 15 Oct. 2024
However, the funniest lines delivered are mostly just their off-the-cuff quips.
—Rosa Escandon, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
What a 1,000-mile railway across the Yucatán jungle says about Mexico’s outgoing president
Sept. 29, 2024
Many voters liked López Obrador’s folksy style and off-the-cuff musings.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
Once you’re tucked into your table, sipping a nice glass of pink wine or a vermouth-forward cocktail, dinner unfolds with the easy, off-the-cuff elegance of a weeknight dinner party.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2024
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Kristen Tauer, WWD, 15 Oct. 2024
However, the funniest lines delivered are mostly just their off-the-cuff quips.
—Rosa Escandon, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
What a 1,000-mile railway across the Yucatán jungle says about Mexico’s outgoing president
Sept. 29, 2024
Many voters liked López Obrador’s folksy style and off-the-cuff musings.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
Once you’re tucked into your table, sipping a nice glass of pink wine or a vermouth-forward cocktail, dinner unfolds with the easy, off-the-cuff elegance of a weeknight dinner party.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2024
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“Off-the-cuff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off-the-cuff. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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