makeshift altar

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A temporary, improvised altar.

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  • In the refugee camp, a few crates covered with a clean cloth served as a makeshift altar.
  • They set up a makeshift altar in the forest for the ceremony.
  • The survivors built a makeshift altar on the beach using driftwood and shells to honor the dead.
  • Due to the emergency, a makeshift altar was quickly erected in the camp.
  • Following the public tragedy, a makeshift altar quickly appeared on the street corner, adorned with flowers and photos.
  • The refugees fashioned a makeshift altar from old crates and blankets.
  • In their small dorm room, they created a makeshift altar on a bookshelf for daily meditation.
  • Flowers and candles adorned the humble makeshift altar by the roadside.
  • The soldiers knelt before a makeshift altar of stacked ammunition boxes for a final prayer before battle.
  • Villagers gathered around a makeshift altar to mourn their losses.
  • For the simple outdoor ceremony, they used an old tree stump as a rustic makeshift altar.
  • Before the church was rebuilt, they had used a makeshift altar for services.
  • A flat rock in the middle of the clearing became their makeshift altar for the ritual.
  • The chaplain conducted the service at a makeshift altar in the field hospital.
  • The community gathered around a makeshift altar constructed from the rubble of their destroyed church.
  • Worshippers knelt before the makeshift altar in silent prayer.
  • Inside the cave, archaeologists found evidence of a prehistoric makeshift altar used for sacrifices.
  • In the war-torn city, a makeshift altar offered a glimmer of hope.
  • She placed a single candle on the makeshift altar she had made from a small end table and a white scarf.
  • With limited resources, they managed to create a beautiful makeshift altar.