makeshift
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The lobby is turned into a makeshift red carpet for women in elaborate gowns on their way to screenings.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Under the makeshift tents in refugee camps across the border, the mere mention of the Russians -- still widely known as Wagner -- brings fear.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
Next to a roundabout, a field had become a makeshift cemetery for fighters.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Between photo shoots, she sits on a green room couch in a makeshift makeup area, the morning already filled with obligations: a news conference, cameras, questions about what comes next.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
He charged past me, using the sides of the narrow passageway as a makeshift crutch as he hobbled on his bad leg.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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