makeshift
Example Sentences
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The King will attend the film's launch on Wednesday - in the first premiere held at Windsor Castle, with the spectacular Waterloo Chamber turned into a makeshift cinema.
From BBC
The heavy targeting of the Ukrainian capital -- which Russia failed to seize at the start of its invasion -- has forced residents to find makeshift solutions to stay warm.
From Barron's
I draw three boxes, and divide those into smaller boxes, until I have a makeshift three-month calendar.
From Literature
At a makeshift memorial near the site of the shooting, demonstrators gathered after the march to lay flowers and candles.
From Barron's
On a recent afternoon, with temperatures well below zero and the wind gusting, a young man stood on Portland Avenue, where a makeshift shrine marked the spot where Good was fatally shot.
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