makeshift

Example Sentences

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Our little makeshift ark hadn’t washed away in the night lagoon, much to our collective relief.

From Los Angeles Times

This was shot in a little makeshift studio I set up in a boardroom at Netflix HQ in London.

From Los Angeles Times

There, makeshift camps stretch as far as the eye can see, housing tens of thousands of Palestinians who fled the fighting.

From Barron's

This would lead to the creation of the Wacky Soap Box Racers, in which the makeshift cars would careen through painted facades of cartoon-ish animals cheering on the guests.

From Los Angeles Times

Ral Uk Thang has had to flee his home at the age of 80, living in makeshift shelters in jungles for days, before finally making it to safety.

From BBC