off-the-cuff
adjective
: not prepared in advance : spontaneous, informal
off-the-cuff remarks
off-the-cuff
adverb
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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Sometimes pep talks are informal and unplanned, while on other occasions they are carefully plotted and rehearsed, though the delivery of the pep talk is usually supposed to seem entirely off-the-cuff and directly from the heart.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
The audio notes seem to be part of a quicker, off-the-cuff way Lorde wants to communicate new music to her audience.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2025
Filled with footnotes where Reid takes her off-the-cuff voice and honest takes to the next level, Enough is a book of our times, wherein candor, confessions, and embracing the bad along with the good seem to rule more by the moment.
—Maya Silver, Outside Online, 20 Apr. 2025
Francis reflected in an off-the-cuff remark to reporters outside the prison—his first public comment since falling ill.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
The audio notes seem to be part of a quicker, off-the-cuff way Lorde wants to communicate new music to her audience.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2025
Filled with footnotes where Reid takes her off-the-cuff voice and honest takes to the next level, Enough is a book of our times, wherein candor, confessions, and embracing the bad along with the good seem to rule more by the moment.
—Maya Silver, Outside Online, 20 Apr. 2025
Francis reflected in an off-the-cuff remark to reporters outside the prison—his first public comment since falling ill.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for off-the-cuff
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“Off-the-cuff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off-the-cuff. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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