IMPROMPTU in a Sentence

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For IMPROMPTU, below is one of 9 sentences:
A new union was the result of this outburst, but the impromptu strike went to pieces in three days, owing to the rush of new labor.

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 Meanings and Examples of IMPROMPTU
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
impromptu
 a.  without previous preparation
Classic Sentence:
1  An impromptu circus, fox and geese, and an amicable game of croquet finished the afternoon.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER TWELVE
2  Want of breath brought the impromptu ball to a close, and then people began to go.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
3  But the Emperor's friend covered himself with glory, for he danced everything, whether he knew it or not, and introduced impromptu pirouettes when the figures bewildered him.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN
4  A new union was the result of this outburst, but the impromptu strike went to pieces in three days, owing to the rush of new labor.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 11
5  An impromptu celebration of the victory was held immediately.
Animal Farm By George Orwell
Context  Highlight   In Chapter IV
6  Then an impromptu square dance, the men devising original figures.
Dubliners By James Joyce
Context  Highlight   In AFTER THE RACE
Example Sentence:
1  The announcement was made in an impromptu press conference at the airport.
2  This afternoon the Palestinians held an impromptu press conference.
3  So there's certain impromptu nature to a lot of these questions and the responses.