Sentence examples for pretty contrived from inspiring English sources

John Evelyn described "the New Spring Garden at Lambeth" as a "very pretty contrived plantation" in 1661.

All of which sounds like a pretty contrived plan to get Damon robo-ed to the max in the name of ass-kicking spectacle.

The Bible trashing was done by one of the top-ranked leaders of the camp, who was always giving us speeches — sort of "making it real" so to speak, because it is a pretty contrived environment.

"I guess I think it's pretty much contrived," Mr. Chroman said of the shortage.

Things get pretty silly and contrived at times.

Pageantry is pretty, but it is contrived and wishful, an image that fades.

It turns out that they think all that perfect business is fake, contrived, and pretty annoying, too.

Paganism exhibits a reverence for nature, and the idea that inmates would turn to a religion that is rooted in the natural world, especially in a concrete environment as contrived as prison, is pretty transcendental.

"For the most part, she was pretty down with her own uniqueness without it being contrived or anything like that.

Acknowledging that "this sounds contrived," she said she decided last fall to join the campaign, because "pretty much everything I care about is going to be impacted in this election".

What I liked about last night is that it wasn't just dressing a conventionally pretty pop group through their record label for X Factor, which is all very contrived and boring like Blackberry communication.