Definition of Makeshift

an impermanent substitute

Examples of Makeshift in a sentence

During the storm, we used the large tree branches as a makeshift shelter.  

We converted the boxes into a makeshift table until our furniture arrived.  

When the principal noticed the boy’s pants were sagging, he gave him a rope to use as a makeshift belt.  

A makeshift memorial of teddy bears has been erected at the site of the little girl’s murder.  

Because thousands of families were displaced during the hurricane, the football stadium has been turned into a makeshift shelter.  

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