makeshift
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McDaniel is not only trying to rally his troops, but he’s also working to maximize his makeshift offensive line’s strengths.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
Out of a conference room converted into a makeshift studio, customer-service staff answered questions on video about the chemical composition of disinfectants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
Lynn looked toward the ground and was eyeing Highland or Los Feliz for a makeshift landing spot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Although most returned, as many as 5,000 remain in makeshift camps or are sleeping on the city's streets and beaches, leading to unrest in the autonomous Spanish city in North Africa.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
As their fuel ran low, they flew to the makeshift staging area at Toutle High School, refueled, and took off again.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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
Because they have no weather reports, they resort to makeshifts, take chances.
From Time Magazine Archive
One's own individual makeshifts do not affect that.
From The Preliminaries And Other Stories by Cornelia A. P. Comer
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