contrivances
Example Sentences
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Co-created by Robert Hull, Mr. Coben’s “I Will Find You” is based—like more than a dozen other adaptations of the author’s novels—on cockamamie contrivances and a curious tweak on the mystery thriller.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
Are fans so consumed by the mystery of who died at the end that they’re willing to forgive the numerous contrivances and shameless manipulations of this installment?
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2025
“We Live in Time” is also chock-full of contrivances.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2024
“Drive” already has to contend with the fact that, like all sports shows, it is straightforwardly spoilable, so additional contrivances just add more drag.
From New York Times ● Feb. 29, 2024
Adams had spent most of his retirement years denouncing such contrivances as gross distortions of history.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
