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Definition of Contrives
1. contrive [v] - See also: contrive
Lexicographical Neighbors of Contrives
Literary usage of Contrives
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Daniel Deronda by George Eliot (1876)
"CHAPTER Л. This man contrives a secret 'twixt ns two, Tbat be may quell me with
hie meeting eves Like one who quells a lioness at bay. ..."
2. Memoirs of the Duke of Sully: Prime Minister to Henry the Great by Maximilien de Béthune Sully, Walter Scott (1890)
"Diversions at court—The Spaniards surprise Amiens—Rosny contrives the means of
retaking this place—He is put at the head of the council cf-finances in the ..."
3. The Popular Science Monthly by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1874)
"... insects of the grasshopper tribe ; these insects, when thrown e bird contrives
to catch in his beak with great celerity ; rough failure to catch them, ..."
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