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EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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They rigged up the canvas boat-cover as a makeshift sail.
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Thousands have tried to flee in makeshift boats.
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Using an old tree-trunk as a makeshift table, we ate our picnic.
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When we reached the river we found that the makeshift bridge had been swept away.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A makeshift chapel is partitioned off in the corner of the lowest security dorm.
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Ell looked with horror at the makeshift glider.
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More remarkable was the way a makeshift pack, with only one Lions Test player and three other tourists, shaped up.
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Ro snakes his slender body from under the makeshift table.
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She adjusts her hat, a round bush hat, and walks towards the makeshift landing strip.
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Sweating profusely, soaking through his robe, Havens raises his ax in triumph and walks off the makeshift stage.
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There are also clusters of old men sitting around makeshift tables made of old boards and doors, playing cards and dominoes.
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What we're doing is a makeshift operation.