At midday Tuesday, the local warriors picked apart the half-destroyed pickup truck with jacks, wrenches and makeshift tools, ripping it up for spare parts.

Finding a deep narrow fissure, they attack the sides with makeshift tools to widen it into a proper tiger pit.

The grime clung to his sweaty body as he worked over the devices, repositioning circuits and delicate components with the makeshift tools.

Fortunately, the sandy earth was fairly soft, and his makeshift tools were good enough for the job, if slow.

Zensunni refugees crowded to the gap and with makeshift tools pried open the doorway.

Duffy carried his new, makeshift tool over to the Wildfire device, his confidence bolstered.

Working quickly, they welded the filler to the hull, using scoops and riggers and other makeshift tools.

I had begun to search my cabin for makeshift tools to repair the shoe when I suddenly remembered: I am a guy with a butler!

It was cold and their hands were numb and the blood oozed from the cuts made when their makeshift tools slipped.

I lay prone on a filthy tabletop, listening through a haze while others dug into my back with makeshift, unsanitized tools.