Sentence examples for Contrived conversation from inspiring English sources
A comparably narrow definition of "interrogation" was embraced by the court in Rhode Island v. Innis (1980), in which a 6 3 majority held that a contrived conversation between police officers conducted in the presence of a suspect and intended to elicit incriminating statements from him did not constitute an interrogation that would require adherence to Miranda.
Because her books address big ideas, her characters tend to sit around and have contrived conversations about theories.
However, the crown alleged Droudis was willing to do Monis's bidding and said she engaged in multiple "contrived conversations" with him designed to mislead police in their investigations.
Because he's a hell of a storyteller, I forgive Len Deighton his irritating habit of supplying backstory through contrived conversations starting, "Remember when we…?" Out of several books set in Berlin, Berlin Game is one of his most compelling.
(Media people are obsessed with ratings; modern politicians are opportunistic; people get falling-down drunk at Oktoberfest. Imagine!) More seriously, very little actually happens for ages beyond a multitude of contrived conversations in which the party who isn't Adolf Hitler marvels at Hitler's ability to stay in character, while Hitler himself is, well, Hitler.
Contrived "festive" Twitter handles.
He praised Dexter's flashbacks and Dexter and Debra's storylines, though he said that Doakes' following Dexter was "ridiculous" and that LaGuerta's overhearing Lt. Esmee Pascal's private conversation was "a bit contrived".
Some conversations can sound horribly contrived as a result.
Don't look contrived in your efforts to strike up conversation.
