makeshift
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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
For families without vehicles, reaching it can mean muddy tracks, a makeshift bamboo stretcher or a motorcycle - and a day's lost wages.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 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
As the match progressed, some spectators formed their own makeshift games farther down the beach as the midday sun tracked west through the afternoon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Then she presented herself at the makeshift cooking area to clean dishes.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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
Accustomed to many makeshifts, he figured on buying little machinery, making tools on hand do as much as possible.
From Time Magazine Archive
Some people put up with makeshifts cheerfully; but not she.
From The Disturbing Charm by Berta Ruck
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