In this self-justification he contrived to subordinate, while he admitted, his own strong interest in the death and his violent dislike of the sufferer which robbed the death of its pain so far as he was concerned.
There May-flower stayed all day, watching her black cow, which with much adocontrived to pick a little grass between the stones.
In obedience to this mandate, Perpignan, who was now entirely demoralized, threw the sharp-pointed weapon which he had contrived to open in his pocket into a corner of the room.
In spite of her prejudices, however, Andre contrived to win the old lady's heart, and won a complete victory by painting her portrait in full gala costume.
By expending large sums in bribing your jailers, I contrived that you should escape, and since then you have lived a life of comparative ease and luxury.
At length the wished-for sail hove in sight, and the Italian contrived to attract the attention of the crew, who lowered a boat to come to their rescue.
By some means, while the steamer was lying to, he had contrived to escape from the place in which he was confined.
He soon found he had outstripped the attainments of his teacher, and contrived to place himself under the tuition of the celebrated Wilhelm Hemser, who was organist at a neighboring monastery.
By this unhappy accident, a country which nature had so well contrived for one, became two separate governments.
After this accident of plant cutting, the Lord Colepepper returned, and held his second assembly, in which he contrivedto gain another great advantage over the country.
But at last Dennis contrived a stratagem, which betrayed the country.
But this was all the reward the country had for their loyalty; for the Parliament was pleased to renew the act contrived by the usurper for discouraging the plantations, with severer restraints and prohibitions by bonds, securities, &c.
According to this design, he contrived a severe act of Parliament, whereby he prohibited the plantations from receiving or exporting any European commodities, but what should be carried to them by Englishmen, and in English built ships.
In pursuance of which design, theycontrived that all the plants should be destroyed, while they were yet in the beds, and after it was too late to sow more.
None the less the father contrived with difficulty to scrape together enough money to send his boys to Harrow, and there, luckily, Dr.
At last, when pressed to the proper thinness and length, it is coiled up into a circle by the help of a machine contrivedfor the purpose, which rolls it up as a shopkeeper rolls up a ribbon.
Some of the cars intended for night travelling are so contrived that the seat can be turned into a kind of bed.
A screw, with a long transverse handle on the side of the post opposite to the collar, was so contrived that, when it was turned, it would push forward an iron bolt against the back of the neck and crush the spine at once.
For reasons that I cannot speak plainly, I would not have my husband know that I have contrived thy escape.
With a little cleverness, she had succeeded in securing the key of the dungeon; but for her own good reasons she did not desire that her husband should learn, or even suspect, that she had contrived the escape of the prisoner.
Wheat King, came into the Legation this morning and was very grateful because we contrived to cash out of our own pockets a twenty-dollar express check for him.
They spent the night in jail, but by some means contrived to get word to the Consul, who arrived and delivered them before breakfast.
He purchased the food, got it transported to the docks, and loaded on vessels that he had contrived to charter, while all the world was fighting for tonnage, got them loaded and the hatches closed.
I contrived to get Jack's name put on the laisser-passer, so that he could go along and see a little something of the country.
On top of the belongings were piled children and the old women, all of whom had contrived to save their umbrellas and their gleaming, jet-black bonnets, piled with finery.
Luckily, an old gentleman of the town who knew the nurses, came in on some errand, and before they could be shut up, they contrived to tell him what the situation was and ask him to get word to the Legation.
She came to get the money for the witchcraft she had contrived in the village.
Sheriff, had contrived all the witchcraft in the village, and that my child was as innocent thereof as the blessed sun in heaven.
The Holy Alliance had been contrived for just such circumstances as these.
An ingenious treaty was contrived between Great Britain and the two belligerents, by which either France or Germany was to go to war in alliance with Great Britain, if the independence of Belgium was violated by the other.
A representative body, with a French title, in communication with the French Government, and using French forms of speech, must meditate that sort of revolution which had been contrived by the French people.
To Paine the early king was only the head of a band of robbers, and the early Church was contrived only to maintain him in power by investing him with superstitious terrors.
The chief spokesman was Thomas Carlyle, who was a philosopher rather than a politician, and rather created a {235} new spirit in men than contrived for them any practical expedients.
These Whigs at least contrived to see the popular point of view, and would have suffered opinions which they would do nothing to promote.
It was absurd to argue that women were naturally incapable of intellectual exertion, of professional skill, or of taking part in public affairs, when the whole scheme of their education had been contrived to make them so incapable.
The Government contrived to remain in office until Palmerston died, and the maintenance of the rights of nations fell into the hands of people who were as ardent as himself, and much more wise.
In spite of their difficulties, this Liberal Ministry hadcontrived to do much for the cause of Liberalism.
The Government was more frightened than ever, and contrived new methods of repression.
Many of the convicts in the course of a few years contrived to amass great wealth, which was expended in the extension, or improvement of their property.
What the Gascon wanted to know was how his old friend and one-time enemy had contrived to appear so opportunely.
He hadcontrived to save his fortune from the wreck of James' kingship, and this was safely invested in France, in Holland and elsewhere abroad.
It is something to have contrived to come so low that even his Grace of Wharton must turn upon him, and swear his ruin.
It is not improbable that the relatives of Legrand, conceiving him to be somewhat unsettled in intellect, had contrived to instil this obstinacy into Jupiter, with a view to the supervision and guardianship of the wanderer.
But on the next day, getting up very early, I contrived to give him the slip, and went into the hills in search of the tree.
The false principles of this unmercantile transaction (to speak of it in the mildest terms) were too gross not to be visible to those who contrived it.
Nor does your Committee mean to express any desire of reverting to the mode (contrived in India, but condemned by the Directors) of rewarding the servants of an higher class by a regulated monopoly.
Robinson always carried nails in his pocket, and he contrived to nail the two blankets to the forks so as to make a screen.
Meadows contrived that this little party should lead to another.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "contrived" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
