makeshift

Example Sentences

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On opposite sides of the makeshift barricade, fronted by coils of barbed wire, Cambodians lamented their lost homes and livelihoods as Thailand's military showed off its gains.

From Barron's

They finally used a bystander’s legs as a makeshift platform — to no avail.

From Los Angeles Times

And a couple took their time weaving through the makeshift garden.

From Los Angeles Times

I laid the cobs out on our makeshift grill while Togbe cut the pawpaws with the cutlass and scooped out black seeds.

From Literature

He shows us his makeshift lab, down a muddy track.

From BBC