makeshift

Example Sentences

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The room was so small, they had to take turns if they wanted to lie down, and placed a piece of cardboard over a sewer hole as a makeshift mattress.

From BBC

At the National Hospital in Galle, Iranian sailors’ bodies were arriving in trucks and being stored in a makeshift mortuary.

From Los Angeles Times

Three US military officials with direct knowledge of Iran's attack told the BBC's US partner CBS News that the service members were in a makeshift office space in Kuwait.

From BBC

He charged past me, using the sides of the narrow passageway as a makeshift crutch as he hobbled on his bad leg.

From Literature

Allegations include around-the-clock working hours and substandard pay, breaches of safety measures and makeshift sleeping areas inside small workshops.

From Barron's