makeshift
Example Sentences
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Entire neighbourhoods, hospitals and schools have been heavily damaged or destroyed, forcing hundreds of thousands of people to live in makeshift shelters.
From Barron's
They went through a pantomime of “You go first,” “No, you go first,” until finally George lost his patience and steered Owen toward their makeshift ladder.
From Literature
Outside are two makeshift tents where the families of the missing give DNA samples in the hope their relatives can at least be identified.
From BBC
Ghana's security forces have arrested nine Nigerians suspected of co-ordinating a host of cyber-crime activities from makeshift offices in and around the capital, Accra.
From BBC
Because of a lack of meeting spaces in town, companies take over stores, restaurants and even doctors’ offices near the main promenade to build makeshift offices.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
