Sentence examples for makeshift repair from inspiring English sources

Vanderpoel is one of more than a dozen volunteers who work at the makeshift repair shop held there for five Saturdays from June to August.

Combine the ideas of tape, glasses and nerds, and most people come up with a makeshift repair job resulting from bullying.

The boats do not stock bottled drinking water and the heat in the cabin can sometimes reach 50 degrees Celsius so it was a huge relief to them that they have managed a makeshift repair to get it working again for the time being.

At the next stoppage in play 42 seconds later, a video review gave Dollas his due and linesman Brad Lazarowich gave the net a makeshift repair job by tying the hole off with knots.

Play continued but, 42 seconds later, after a video review, Dollas got his due and the net got a makeshift repair job as linesman Brad Lazarowich tied the hole off with knots.

But Mr. Needelman said the agency was wasting money on makeshift repairs.

Finally, this crisis cannot be fixed with makeshift repairs, no more than a boat with a rotten hull can be fixed with ad-hoc patches.

The tunnel's westbound lanes were reopened about 8 30 after makeshift repairs had been made to the truck and its cargo had been transferred to a second trailer truck.

Since even makeshift repairs are beyond their financial means, Willa hopes to win a preservation grant, if the house proves noteworthy within the history of Vineland, a utopian community back in the 19th century.

The expression refers to makeshift repairs or temporary contrivances, made with only the tools and materials that happen to be on hand.

She also transported the "B" gun turret from Eskimo, which had been removed from the destroyer during makeshift repairs.