Examples of off the cuff in a Sentence
Adjective
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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Nate Jones, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2026
An off-the-cuff idea could be your next favorite project!
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2026
Kempczinski is far from the first fast food chief executive to discover the hard way that their off-the-cuff remarks can take on a second life across social media.
—Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
Random, off-the-cuff threats over the Internet weren’t credible in this case because the chance of Smriga going through with them was slim, Simon said.
—Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
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After seeing what happened to Timothée Chalamet over the past two weeks, OBAA’s strategy of tamping down on any off-the-cuff remarks that could have set off a political firestorm suddenly looks a lot more prudent.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2026
An off-the-cuff idea could be your next favorite project!
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2026
Kempczinski is far from the first fast food chief executive to discover the hard way that their off-the-cuff remarks can take on a second life across social media.
—Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
Random, off-the-cuff threats over the Internet weren’t credible in this case because the chance of Smriga going through with them was slim, Simon said.
—Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
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“Off the cuff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off%20the%20cuff. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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