make-do
Example Sentences
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Instead, Ukrainians are showing the resilience and make-do attitude that have frustrated Moscow’s efforts to pummel them into submission.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026
Her upbringing during the war instilled in Biddy an ability to make-do and mend which later became part of the Blue Peter ethos.
From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025
“Full Time” is canny enough to understand that many people’s make-do existences are ready-made for compassionate thriller-ization.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2023
In sharp liner notes for this album, the composer Carman Moore describes Singleton’s creativity as possessing “that special African-American attitude both of make-do and of derring-do.”
From New York Times • Aug. 24, 2022
“Your make-do is better than the Ritz,” I said, helping myself to some more chicken and dumplings.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
