Sentence examples similar to contrived smile from inspiring English sources

Not cherish the man who, while bearing three monkeys on his back (a dwarfish physique, alcoholism, closeted homosexuality), contrived so many improbable, smile-inducing rhymes?

In this respect, White Teeth is full of false smiles and contrived faces, masks that are repeatedly donned in order to better hide the pain.

Reviewing Sleepless In Seattle, American critic Roger Ebert remarked that it was as "ephemeral as a talk show, as contrived as the late show, and yet so warm and gentle I smiled the whole way through".

However, it is ideal if a clue can be contrived with an initially intriguing face reading which will give the solver satisfaction (or even raise a wry smile) when the penny drops.

It's sitcom-pop, as comfortable and smile-inducing as a classic Only Fools and Horses episode but never becomes overbearing or contrived.

It only takes smiling for a brief period of time to experience its benefits -- no matter how contrived it feels initially.

"And contrived.

Contrived much?

It's contrived.

Seems totally contrived".

"It felt contrived".