(adv. / a.) Offhand; without previous study; extemporaneous; extempore; as, an impromptu verse.
(n.) Something made or done offhand, at the moment, or without previous study; an extemporaneous composition, address, or remark.
(n.) A piece composed or played at first thought; a composition in the style of an extempore piece.
Example Sentences:
(1) Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina were arrested on the eve of Russia's presidential vote last weekend, days after an impromptu performance of an anti-Putin song in Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Saviour.
(2) 8.25am BST Remiss of me not to have an entry from Tony Abbott for our impromptu Politics Live Tumblr - leaders looking at things.
(3) Nick Clegg, 24 October 2010 Chopin's Waltz in A Minor played by Idil Biret Sunday Morning Coming Down by Johnny Cash The Cross by Prince Petit Pays by Cesária Évora Street Spirit by Radiohead Life on Mars by David Bowie Waka Waka 2010 World Cup theme, by Shakira Schubert's Impromptu No.3 in G Flat Major played by Alfred Brendel Book The Leopard, by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa Luxury A stash of cigarettes David Cameron, 28 May 2006 Tangled Up In Blue by Bob Dylan Ernie by Benny Hill Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd Mendelssohn's On Wings of Song performed by Kiri Te Kanawa and Utah Symphony Orchestra Fake Plastic Trees by Radiohead This Charming Man by The Smiths Perfect Circle by R.E.M.
(4) An impromptu party was held in the luxury show flat of the housing association that was evicting them.
(5) The journey up through the Atlas had taken us past impromptu festivals, weekly markets, flocks of goats and a millennium of history.
(6) It's one of the show's periodic "dark weeks", so the open-plan offices are almost empty, except for Oliver and his boss, Jon Stewart , who emerges briefly to perform an impromptu monologue about his plans to order falafel for lunch.
(7) For many, the greatest proof of the pope's commitment to inclusivity and his desire to appeal to those who have long felt ignored or criticised by the church came during an impromptu press conference on a flight back from Brazil in July.
(8) The other high-profile beneficiaries of the amnesty are Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina of the punk group Pussy Riot, who are serving two-year sentences for staging an impromptu punk performance in Moscow's main cathedral early last year.
(9) I'll do anything: peel spuds, look after the veg, make an impromptu pud.
(10) The maelstrom began only a few minutes into the televised debate at Hofstra University, on Long Island, on Wednesday night, when McCain seized on an impromptu encounter between Obama and a resident in Holland, Ohio, last weekend.
(11) A fter everything else – after Flynn, after the failure to replace him, after the Ice raids and the impromptu strategy session at Mar-a-Lago, and after yesterday’s bizarre press conference – who does Trump have left on his side?
(12) Whether you're a sculptor, painter, photographer, or simply want to show off some impromptu acts of creative genius, the Alley wants to hear from you.
(13) After a nauseating impromptu public love-in with historian Niall Ferguson , who undermined what had been a persuasive argument on the reorganisation of the history syllabus by suggesting we adopt the US model – was there ever a nation who understood less of the world?
(14) One man was arrested in Sydney after students staged an impromptu sit-in on a busy city street, while marches also brought traffic to a halt in Melbourne, Newcastle, Hobart, Brisbane and Perth.
(15) Turner fondly recalled an impromptu pre-election rally near Houston with Cruz and his wife giving speeches from the back of a pick-up truck: "They spoke our values then he went to Washington and followed them."
(16) When about 20,000 people turned up for an impromptu opposition funeral rally in Mazzeh in February this year, for example, it was the shabiha who, according to demonstrators interviewed by the Guardian in Damascus, fired on the protesters.
(17) 3.25pm ET: The crowd is moving off the Mall into what looks like an impromptu parade up Pennsylvania, heading for the White House...
(18) The impromptu performance came at the end of a nationwide minute’s silence to honour the 22 people killed in Monday’s bombing at Manchester Arena.
(19) Another 6 Music DJ, Tom Robinson, also spoke to the crowd, which broke into an impromptu rendition of The Beatles' Hey Jude, with the lyrics changed to "Save 6" .
(20) Apart from one December, when a travelling Oxford college choir thought we would enjoy an impromptu carol concert.
Planned
Definition:
(imp. & p. p.) of Plan
Example Sentences:
(1) The measure destroyed the Justice Department’s plans to prosecute whatever Guantánamo detainees it could in federal courts.
(2) National policy on the longer-term future of the services will not be known until the government publishes a national music plan later this term.
(3) One of the main users is coastal planning organizations and conservation organizations that are working on coral reefs.
(4) The dramas are part of the BBC2 controller Janice Hadlow's plans for her "unashamedly intelligent" channel over the coming months.
(5) The way we are going to pay for that is by making the rules the same for people who go into care homes as for people who get care at their home, and by means-testing the winter fuel payment, which currently isn’t.” Hunt said the plan showed the Conservatives were capable of making difficult choices.
(6) A tiny studio flat that has become a symbol of London's soaring property prices is to be investigated by planning, environmental health and fire safety authorities after the Guardian revealed details of its shoebox-like proportions.
(7) However, as the plan unravels, Professor Marcus's team turn on one another, with painfully (if painfully funny) results.
(8) We are pursuing legal action because there are still so many unanswered questions about the viability of Shenhua’s proposed koala plan and it seems at this point the plan does not guarantee the survival of the estimated 262 koalas currently living where Shenhua wants to put its mine,” said Ranclaud.
(9) Brown's model, which goes far further than those from any other senior Labour figure, and the modest new income tax powers for Holyrood devised when he was prime minister, edge the party much closer to the quasi-federal plans championed by the Liberal Democrats.
(10) Critics say he is unelectable as prime minister and will never be able to implement his plans, but he has nonetheless pulled attention back to an issue that many thought had gone away for good.
(11) Amid the passionate discussion at the NDA meeting, the two women began to develop a plan.
(12) Obamacare price hikes show that now is the time to be bold | Celine Gounder Read more No longer able to keep patients off their plans outright, insurers have resorted to other ways to discriminate and avoid paying for necessary treatments.
(13) Labour MP Jamie Reed, whose Copeland constituency includes Sellafield, called on the government to lay out details of a potential plan to build a new Mox plant at the site.
(14) But the Franco-British spat sparked by Dave's rejection of Angela and Nicolas's cunning plan to save the euro has been given wings by news the US credit agencies may soon strip France of its triple-A rating and is coming along very nicely, thank you. "
(15) In late May, more than 50 residents of Ust-Usa protested the effects of oil drilling and plans for a new oil well near the village.
(16) This technology will provide better information to the surgeon for preoperative diagnosis and planning and for the design of customized implants.
(17) All staff can participate in the plan but payouts for directors are capped at £3,000.
(18) Sixty-five conditional PSROs are implementing review in acute care hospitals in their geographic area, and 55 planning groups are developing plans to qualify for conditional PSRO designation.
(19) He also plans to build a processing facility where tourists can gain firsthand experience of the fisheries industry, and to open a restaurant.
(20) The planned development (october 1989) is also depicted.