How to Use off-the-cuff in a Sentence

off-the-cuff

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  • This was no off-the-cuff remark.
    — Jason M. Blazakis, Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2025
  • An off-the-cuff idea could be your next favorite project!
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2026
  • His off-the-cuff suggestion just might make it in the show.
    — Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Being off-the-cuff and willing at all times to say crazy things is hard to do.
    — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Soldier Boy is such a fun, wild, off-the-cuff character.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Sorry to go off-the-cuff, but I’ve never been asked that question.
    — Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 28 May 2025
  • However, that off-the-cuff style isn't what viewers will get this summer.
    — Dustin Nelson, EW.com, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Dawkins the culture warrior could be snide, off-the-cuff, and downright toxic.
    — Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 26 Sep. 2024
  • There was a lot of off-the-cuff cutting of holes in things and suddenly having to replicate things.
    — Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Cast members tend to seem like regular, if colorful, folks who speak off-the-cuff.
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Milwaukee rappers frequently post their own off-the-cuff dances to their tracks.
    — Journal Sentinel, 16 May 2023
  • The plot, however, is secondary to their one-line zingers and off-the-cuff comedy.
    — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Often, the most original and creative ideas come from low-stakes, off-the-cuff freewriting.
    — Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
  • Nothing as off-the-cuff or zany as men often get away with in their speeches, and that’s unfortunate.
    — Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024
  • The actor known for his eyebrow-raising, off-the-cuff remarks gave a speech that was a departure from his norm.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Sheeran’s approach to unveiling Play has been fairly off-the-cuff, so far.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Soon, another man stepped on top of a sidewalk stone barrier and began to give an off-the-cuff sermon.
    — Raja Abdulrahim, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Absent were any sloppy moments or off-the-cuff interactions.
    — Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 12 Jan. 2026
  • However, the funniest lines delivered are mostly just their off-the-cuff quips.
    — Rosa Escandon, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
  • During the pandemic, Charo connected with her fans through live videos and a fun, off-the-cuff cooking show.
    — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Provide an off-the-cuff semblance as though the remark is nothing other than a plain vanilla construction.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
  • On the other hand, my character-design work for animation is always done in a very loose, off-the-cuff style.
    — Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023
  • In some ways, Clemente Bar began with a simple, perhaps even off-the-cuff, comment between close friends.
    — Kristen Tauer, WWD, 15 Oct. 2024
  • She is both revered and feared for her biting satire, unapologetic celebrity takedowns and off-the-cuff comedy style.
    — Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • Among her ongoing projects is a series of off-the-cuff portraits of the journalists and students who come to speak with her, most of whom are younger women.
    — Alice Newell-Hanson Sean Donnola, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2023
  • This year was all about friendly Get Ready With Me videos, off-the-cuff ’fit check clips, and throwaway selfies.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2023
  • An off-the-cuff response might work fine when everything is going smoothly, but the same can’t be said when every word is scrutinized and trust is on the line.
    — Nicole Tidei, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
  • Trump’s off-the-cuff threat was disturbingly like many of the other pledges the Republican nominee has made to win votes.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2024

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