How to Use impromptu in a Sentence

impromptu

adjective

• Two of my friends came by unexpectedly, and we had an impromptu little party in my kitchen.
• He made an impromptu speech about honor and responsibility.
• An impromptu search crew put on headlamps and scoured the beach in the blackness that first night.
  — Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 1 May 2022
• For the next week, Bjerkaas and his wife held impromptu gatherings for fans at the crash site.
  — USA Today, 24 Jan. 2021
• About to go for an impromptu power walk with next to no juice?
  — Christine Persaud, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2021
• His ideal scenario is to go back to the DIY days where impromptu shows could be set up on the fly.
  — Robert Boyd, Chron, 16 May 2023
• Joey Prather was one of the attendees who lent his voice to the impromptu chorus.
  — Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2022
• The Crane crew ships up to Boston for an impromptu holiday in the Hub.
  — Matt Juul, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Nov. 2022
• When the priest fails to show up, Emiliano acts as the host, giving an impromptu speech about his old friend.
  — Alex Norcia, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2021
• The impromptu lectures became a routine and, by the early 1920s, were part of a tour.
  — David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 29 May 2023
• An impromptu bar crawl made our first night together one of the best of my life.
  — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Aug. 2020
• Flights are cheap enough to where impromptu weekend trips are in full swing.
  — John Thompson, Men's Health, 15 Feb. 2023
• The impromptu photo shoot ended when one shark swam up to her and bit her left arm.
  — Blake Bakkila, Health.com, 11 July 2018
• Not a fresh, impromptu snag, but a wide, shameless bull run up the whole fatted calf.
  — Bruce Handy, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2021
• The family made it to their impromptu beds at around 1 a.m.
  — Mackenzie Schmidt, Peoplemag, 27 July 2023
• Kershaw turned for a moment, tipping the brim of his helmet to the impromptu choir.
  — Bill Shaikin, latimes.com, 19 Mar. 2018
• Scenic drives often call for impromptu stops to enjoy the view.
  — Christina Liao, Forbes, 9 Nov. 2021
• The impromptu trip would begin just over a week after the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas.
  — Josh Ocampo, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2023
• The three of them got together for an impromptu lunch and seemed to have a good time based on their smiling faces.
  — Victoria Rodriguez, Seventeen, 12 Feb. 2019
• In the image, the two appear wet — likely from their impromptu plunge.
  — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 17 Dec. 2023
• Their plan to escape was impromptu, improvised the day the wall fell.
  — Alexander Chee, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2020
• Luckily, the cast and crew stuck around for an impromptu party with pizza and beers and all signed the flats.
  — Ruth Kinane, EW.com, 27 May 2021
• What some viewers may see as impromptu street shots at a hasty glance are so much deeper to him.
  — Leigh-Ann Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2023
• Instead of staying in the house with their doors locked, the two women went on an impromptu safari.
  — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 10 May 2021
• Even so, Jones was quick to shoot down my impromptu offer of $4 million.
  — J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 8 Dec. 2022
• The air filled with impromptu sing-alongs of Motown classics and modern hits.
  — John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2022
• State Route 38, one of the three main roads to Big Bear Lake, has become an impromptu outdoor theater.
  — Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2023
• If your unit’s goals are being met, there’s no reason not to take an impromptu fun break.
  — The Seattle Times, 15 Sep. 2017
• The park service held an impromptu press conference to deny the deal, too.
  — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2024
• When the friends reunited in fall 2020, an impromptu photo shoot was inevitable.
  — Tracy Scott Forson, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024