contrive
IPA: kʌntrˈaɪv
verb
- To invent by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise
- To invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation.
- To project, cast, or set forth, as in a projection of light.
- (obsolete, transitive) To spend (time, or a period).
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Examples of "contrive" in Sentences
- The former endings sound contrived.
- They contrived to finish the project.
- The terrorist threat sounds contrived.
- The people contrived to save the property.
- He was supposed to contrive the achievement.
- The organization contrive the people's minds.
- The whole thing is contrived and contradictory.
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