Pronunciation of the English word contrived.
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1. | It is certain that Emmet contrived his 'dyad' style to facilitate the process of architectural design. | |
2. | I contrived to leave my wallet behind. | |
3. | He contrived a new engine that does not use gas. | |
4. | He contrived a means of speaking to Nancy privately. | |
5. | He contrived to cheat in the examination. | |
6. | They contrived to arrive in time after all. | |
7. | During the imprisonment of Sir Thomas a frequent intercourse of letters passed between him and this beloved daughter and when deprived of pen and ink he contrived to write to her with a coal. | |
8. | The great enemy of truth is very often not the lie—deliberate, contrived and dishonest—but the myth—persistent, persuasive and unrealistic. | |
9. | Dorcon, being thus disappointed for the second time and having given his cheeses away to no purpose, conceived a plan of carrying off Chloe by force, whenever he might find her alone; and having observed that she and Daphnis alternately conducted the flocks to drink, he contrived a scheme which would naturally strike the invention of a herdsman. | |
10. | When the lovers saw each other, they were very near sinking to the ground. They contrived, however, to support themselves, whilst they saluted and clung together: indeed this embrace served them as a stay and prevented them from falling. |