Sentence examples similar to a contrived robbery from inspiring English sources

It's not a contrived thing.

Or a contrived fairy tale apropos only of itself?

A contrived, dramatically unsatisfying rouse!

Was it all a contrived act?

Being duped by conspicuous consumption: Fashion is a contrived epidemic.

Irland said he felt the show has a contrived nature.

"In Devon it wasn't a contrived existence," she says.

We were presented with a contrived story--an absolute lie.

Is Inglourious Basterds an contrived, misguided mess?

The premise is a bit contrived.

So, it was almost a bit contrived?