Sentence examples for contrived touch from inspiring English sources

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Inevitably, the police (led by his brother-in-law – the show's only contrived touch) take an interest in this mysterious new criminal mastermind.

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There are contrived touches, like Vuthy's speeches to a skull he keeps in a cookie jar.

Still, its contrived plot touches on a real concern: the limited longevity of opera singers.

REALITY CHECK The Packards of 1958 were simply Studebakers dolled up with some horribly contrived styling touches.

It's the kind of loopy, contrived setup that a Capraesque touch, sophisticated and warmhearted, might exploit to advantage.

Their journey is jampacked with misadventures and personal epiphanies, some touching, others laughably contrived (a sudden, completely phony-looking tornado being the most absurd).

LEXUS RX330: While other sport utilities tried to outdo one another with menacing grilles and contrived body cladding, Lexus got in touch with its feminine side.

Seven minutes into the second half Pitroipa contrived to miss the ball when a touch at the post would have broken the deadlock and shortly after Bertrand Traore volleyed over.

Still, Conant has a deft touch for dishes that, if somewhat contrived in their complexity, are undeniably exquisite.

Though Donuts is expertly acted and genuinely touching, the plot is far more contrived.

Guys, a prolific draftsman who always kept a comic touch, was peculiarly subtle in reporting the great but contrived elegance of Napoleon III's court.

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