contrivances
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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
“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
Flat-footed contrivances, compounded by hackneyed humor and stereotypical targets, contribute to the sense that the play is always a beat behind.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 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
