- present participle of contrive.
contriving
Example Sentences
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Contriving to lose the remaining son to the “rude fishermen of Corinth” has to go down as a fail.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2016
Contriving prejudice where none exists demeans the importance of fighting discrimination.
From Washington Post • Mar. 24, 2015
Contriving a hit, however, is not as easy as it sounds.
From New York Times • Jul. 11, 2012
Contriving to get himself turned over to Italy rather than Germany, he was treated "almost with perfect courtesy."
From Time Magazine Archive
Thus fools with compliments besiege ye, Contriving never to oblige ye.
From The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 by Gilfillan, George
