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contrive

[kuhn-trahyv] / kənˈtraɪv /




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So this week: Contrive an elaborate scenario that ends in a novel groaner pun on a familiar expression, title, etc.

From Washington Post

"Contrive to let her know that I am here," I said quietly.

From First Person Paramount by Pratt, Ambrose

Contrive that they take care of the girls, and you can entertain the others.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 86, February, 1875 by Various

Contrive to let me have an interview with Madame the Countess.

From The Bright Face of Danger Being an Account of Some Adventures of Henri de Launay, Son of the Sieur de la Tournoire by Stephens, Robert Neilson

But rather, sip it little by little, and between draughts Contrive pleasant delays; and sipping, drain it in long draughts, So long as it is still hot and burns the palate.

From All About Coffee by Ukers, William H. (William Harrison)




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