makeshift

She turned a maroon tablecloth into a makeshift curtain, attaching it to the French doors with suction cups.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Locals turned out to help the injured, bringing blankets, food and water to a nearby sports hall that was converted into a makeshift hospital for much of the day.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

A makeshift storefront houses an “anarchist bookstore” with activities organized by Matthew James-Wilson, who operates the Heavy Manners lending library and gallery in Echo Park.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

The images shared on Friday showed the Chicago-born Pope wearing a green robe while standing behind a makeshift altar on the tenth floor of the hospital.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

“Here is a copy of the letter from Mr. Maroney,” Aunt Kitty explained, setting it on the desk before Mr. Pinkerton in his makeshift office.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

Afghan refugee and photographer Abdul Saboor poses for Reuters as he takes pictures in a makeshifts migrant camp in Loon-Plage, near Dunkirk, France, December 4, 2021.

From Reuters ● Dec. 8, 2021

Awkward staging makeshifts had to be employed instead, resulting in hundreds of audience members leaving the theatre every night scratching their heads.

From Slate ● Nov. 29, 2013

These two are not makeshifts but attacking bowlers for turning tracks.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 23, 2011

For three years the Administration had juggled the nation's manpower, substituting makeshifts for direct action.

From Time Magazine Archive

But with even such makeshifts for roads, the planter had his lumbering old coach to which, on state occasions, he harnessed six horses and drove in great style.

From American Leaders and Heroes A preliminary text-book in United States History by Wilbur Fisk Gordy