Sentence examples for contrived indignation from inspiring English sources

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I'd prefer it if he depended less on this perma-peeved attitude, this often contrived indignation.

"In my long experience in Washington, few matters have inspired so much contrived indignation and phony moralising as the interrogation methods applied to a few captured terrorists".

WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Dick Cheney made clear on Thursday his disdain for President Obama's "presumption of moral superiority" and the "contrived indignation" from liberal critics of the interrogation techniques he is so strenuously defending.

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The discredited actor Abbas al Nouri was also present, along with numerous other sycophants, and while there were many contrived statements feigning indignation and sadness at the blood of the martyrs, and even more contrived statements about the importance of connecting with "the youth", barely a mention was made of the real problem.

"And contrived.

Contrived much?

It's contrived.

Seems totally contrived".

"It felt contrived".

It's not contrived.

Completely contrived myth.

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