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
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President Donald Trump‘s eye-catching foreign policy at the start of his second term is more than just a series of fanciful, off-the-cuff suggestions and is rather an attempt to strong-arm unwilling leaders to the negotiating table, insiders say.
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Christian Datoc, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Jan. 2025
Cast members tend to seem like regular, if colorful, folks who speak off-the-cuff.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2025
The gut wrenching 50% decline in one day on an off-the-cuff comment by Jensen Huang last week illustrates that those who had positions too large or leveraged probably got forced out at the wrong price, creating the buying opportunity for those who were able to step in at the right size.
—Vineer Bhansali, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Although the specific policy has yet to be decided, Trump could be putting his thumb on the scale with these off-the-cuff announcements.
—David Goldman, CNN, 21 Jan. 2025
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Christian Datoc, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Jan. 2025
Cast members tend to seem like regular, if colorful, folks who speak off-the-cuff.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2025
The gut wrenching 50% decline in one day on an off-the-cuff comment by Jensen Huang last week illustrates that those who had positions too large or leveraged probably got forced out at the wrong price, creating the buying opportunity for those who were able to step in at the right size.
—Vineer Bhansali, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Although the specific policy has yet to be decided, Trump could be putting his thumb on the scale with these off-the-cuff announcements.
—David Goldman, CNN, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Off-the-cuff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off-the-cuff. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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