Sentence examples for are makeshift from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "are makeshift" is not correct as it lacks a subject and context.
It could be used in a sentence where "makeshift" describes a temporary or improvised state, but it needs to be part of a complete thought.
Example: "The structures are makeshift, built quickly to provide shelter for the displaced families."
Alternatives: "are temporary" or "are improvised".

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are makeshift

noun

A temporary (usually insubstantial) substitution.

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American elections are makeshift.

Street corners are makeshift markets.

Many of the placements are makeshift, at best.

"These are makeshift solutions to an enduring problem".

No doubt, dozens of the others are makeshift affairs not worth reviving.

There are makeshift tents and stands: Poètes Debout, Avocats Debout, Cinéma Debout, Ecologie Debout, Féministes Debout.

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Summer clothes in the North are makeshifts, like seasonal slipcovers on furniture, and look it.

"We're makeshift.

The front hall closet is makeshift.

Some of the effects, though, were makeshift.

The theater space is makeshift, and the acoustics are bad.

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