Sentence examples similar to contrived to date from inspiring English sources

But just when he seems more relevant than ever, Morrissey has somehow contrived to make an album that sounds incredibly dated.

Circumstance contrived to give us another chance.

It's contrived to keep fees up".

Life's editor contrived to get himself arrested.

Somehow he even contrived to flunk speech.

He somehow always contrived to have it covered up.

There are those who contrived to somehow collect the commercials.

And she contrived to appear less extreme than Jean-Marie.

But he promptly contrived to lose five consecutive games.

This is what it has somehow contrived to do.

The Bretton Woods analogy is contrived, to put it mildly.