Makeshift means A temporary (usually insubstantial) substitution. This page lists 20 example sentences from real texts, plus synonyms like temporary.
Makeshift in a sentence
Makeshift meaning
A temporary (usually insubstantial) substitution.
Synonyms of Makeshift
Example sentences (20)
Many families find themselves living in makeshift shelters with limited access to clean water, food and healthcare.
A visit to the camp showed a huge amount of extracted sand gravel lying within the premises of the makeshift camp.
Our official accommodation was on the 4th or 5th floor, and my wife saw someone bobbing about in a makeshift boat.
The 49-year-old said he was forced to rig up a makeshift outdoor shower, using a sink and a tarpaulin for privacy.
The scene after authorities cleaned out the makeshift migrant tent city that existed in front of the Watson Hotel.
Under the arches of the extension, just off Albert Square, five are bedded down on makeshift cardboard mattresses.
Still, UNM’s makeshift lineup had the the Huskies (17-14) on their heels for much of Sunday’s oddly streaky game.
This brings them together as an unlikely makeshift family unit, navigating various personal and professional challenges.
Resistance was shown in the form of makeshift barricades made using chairs as police officers moved forward.
Aerial view of Caracol Bay, in northeast, with makeshift wooden-fishing boats and a mini mangrove forest as of March 2018.
They are now living in makeshift shelters along the highway, with some even taking shelter under flyovers.
But City was then guilty of resting on their laurels and allowing Spurs’ makeshift defence some respite.
An aerial view of a dense jungle where a blue tarpaulin is hung up covering series of makeshift shacks.
Eventually the citizens of Irpin constructed a makeshift bridge from debris and Stefaniia’s family braved the crossing to Kyiv.
Atop the rubble of one house in Be’eri, a band had set up shop and was putting on a makeshift concert.
But the referee was quick to enforce the law and subsequently took the makeshift club off her hands.
At the time, Regan lived in a North London housing project with her grandmother, whose balcony overlooked the makeshift playground.
Eden Park turns into a makeshift home match for the Philippines as fans scream in unison any time the Philippines touches the ball.
He joined the International Legion and has since shown off his injuries from a makeshift hospital.
The makeshift offensive line at one juncture surrendered six “sacks” to the Bucs in 10 drop-backs.
Common combinations with makeshift
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- in makeshift 30×
- the makeshift 19×
- makeshift memorial 15×
- makeshift shelters 12×
- at makeshift 11×
- makeshift tents 9×
- as makeshift 9×
- to makeshift 8×
- up makeshift 8×
- of makeshift 7×
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About these examples
The 20 examples on this page contain the complete word makeshift. Duplicate, incomplete, unusually short and technically noisy sentences are removed automatically. The definition is sourced from Wiktionary. Read more about our sources and checks on the About Voorbeeldzinnen.info page or see how to report a correction.