Sentence examples for makeshift platform from inspiring English sources

Addressing these remaining troops on a makeshift platform, Mr Cameron praised their bravery, dedication and courage.

Once, Vollard recounted in his memoir, he fell asleep, and toppled off the makeshift platform.

Ponting filmed these scenes from a makeshift platform that he hung over the side of the ship.

From a makeshift platform, she declared: "For the first time in the history of the world, a civilian population has been called to defend the military".

A makeshift platform just large enough to accommodate the 25-piece orchestra was constructed over some of the seats that encircle the space.

Standing on a makeshift platform in a crowded lobby, he joked that his company had spent a million dollars to sponsor the event.

This month, the company's main stage takes second billing to all manner of makeshift platforms and scaffolding, and the company, not necessarily with professional actors, truly travels.

But on Monday afternoon they looked rattled by the strange sights and stranger sounds coming from makeshift platforms floating in the middle of the west side of the lake.

He remembers the "electricity in the air" on those marches, the times he climbed rickety ladders on to makeshift platforms to address the crowds, dwelling more on battles won than battles lost.

These young activists hung there for 40 hours in makeshift platforms and slings during some of the hottest days on record, before the police and Coast Guard brought them down.

An hour before band camp began at La Cañada High School, a throng of freshmen and some returning band members tried on uniforms and stood on makeshift platforms to be fitted.