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'contrive' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'contrive' with 2 example sentences.


contrive verb

: make or work out a plan for; devise

: come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort

: put or send forth


  • He contrived a means of speaking to Nancy privately.
  • They contrived to arrive in time after all.
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