contrivance sentence examples
- Contrivance of the gospel
speaks forth what a high esteem god puts upon the souls of men.
- In general, i only
use these little contrivances
when i am forced to.
- The width of the bridge was increased by an
ingenious contrivance
of the late david stephenson, esq. architect.
- The relationship between gigli and ricki is given the room to develop gradually, without
plot contrivances
forcing them together.
- Contrivances intended
to represent the mechanism from which the human voice was derived.
- The last item on the desktop was a
mechanical contrivance.
- It's a
gameplay contrivance
that keeps you on a linear path through each area.
- Also, one suspects jailbreak will
require contrivances
to exact a winner from the group.
- Odysseus was on his way to being a true contriver; we seem content to be
mere contrivances.
- Various contrivances
by which orchids are fertilized by insects.
- With a box of tools and a few mighty
simple contrivances
he had made out to have a devil of a temple.
- There are evils which have sported with the weakness and subdued the strength of all
human contrivances
to vanish them.
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