Sentence examples for is contrived from inspiring English sources

Is Above the Law' : Clinton: The threat of a flood of suits is contrived to save him embarrassment.

Plots, sets, dialogue, costumes — everything is contrived.

It is contrived, he argues.

In other words, it is contrived.

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

Lots of this is contrived for dramatic effect.

"Most of it is contrived," Mr. Lamb said.

If Bruce Springsteen's image is contrived, so be it.

The line is "contrived and trite," Hughes pointed out.

Violence in my novels is contrived--it's pure fiction--but reflects a core truth about human nature.

Such a device, according to Aristotle, is ″contrived″ by the poet, and thus is ″inartistic.″.