makeshift
noun
a temporary expedient or substitute.
makeshifts
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pluralof makeshift.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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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
Less de luxe makeshifts are being employed by other Irish, for Eire faces several acute war-born shortages.
From Time Magazine Archive
The new foundations were makeshifts to appease popular clamor.
From Education: How Old The New by James J. Walsh
