Sentence examples for contrived to be from inspiring English sources
He has contrived to be bribed into changing his mind.
Mr. Fowler's works are too contrived to be genuinely anarchic, but you get the idea.
Somehow, between whiles, she contrived to be a marvellous mother of two children.
Nothing too spooky, but contrived to be fairly realistic, a memento of the twentieth century.
Sally's daughter, Kate, is a lesbian, a fact that is contrived to be crucial.
Probably the one from the Mail writer whose attempt at being offended contrived to be somewhat off-colour itself.
This is, surely, minimalism for halfwits, contriving to be at once linguistically bald and verbose.
CELLULAR telephones contrive to be both wonderful things and the bane of modern living.
Surrounded by loud and obtrusive people, to find some stability he contrives to be ignored.
You can see why: it somehow contrives to be both heavily choreographed and heartfelt.
How orchids contrive to be fertilized is still a fertile topic and this week a self-pollination mechanism previously unknown in flowering plants is reported.
