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460 examples of Contrived in a sentence

It was totally contrived just for that room, just for that moment.
But I agree, it does feel a little contrived.
What's more, the diverse lifestyles of women today have been reduced to sitcom-level stereotypes in this movie, and the original play's central conceit of eliminating men from the storyline seems even more contrived given the openly pansexual evolution that has occurred among men as well as women since the 1930's.
The accidents seem contrived and predictable.
The dialogue is so contrived and unfunny it makes you cringe.
The plot was contrived, but most action movie's plots are.
And the bulk of the movie is the two women talking and generating contrived conflict.
Pity that the filmmakers felt the need to tack on a contrived subplot about a conniving golddigger and her violent husband.
This sequel to the above - and the final entry in the "Kharis" series - is slightly more enjoyable on the whole but it's also more contrived (hell, we even get a singing barmaid/hostess!):
Boring, contrived subplots.
It was contrived, unrealistic and not even interesting.
It took a good fifteen minutes of footage before there was an edit or a line of dialogue that made any sense, and it took another 30 minutes before the ham-fisted script gave way to a working plot that wasn't contingent on a close-up of Ryan Gosling's smile or contrived moralizing.
This movie had a very convoluted plot and very contrived setting, that I, frankly, could not follow, which is surprising considering the acting and dialogue could have only been the product of a kindergartener's writing.
Their body language stiffened into un-natural idealistic poses that seemed contrived.
This is a flick that is designed to make people wail in contrived sympathy and then feel transformed although unable to understand why; it makes fast use of Darwin's great name only as marketing clout, as one would drop a famous name at a party to create an impression.
Though predictable and contrived, not a bad movie.
Terrible writing, highly contrived, from a "do-gooder" who knows absolutely nothing about race relations in L.A., or the USA in the present day.
I appear to be in the minority on this one, but I found One True Thing to be schmaltzy, contrived and generally unpleasant.
The ending is as contrived as they come and lacks credibility.
The actors are over the top, the art direction looks like a Disney movie, the music is contrived, and the sentiment so sweet that it gives viewers cavities.
So much seems contrived in a desperate attempt to save the film.
It's a drama and the apparently comedic instances are pitiful, and some of them appear forced and contrived.
Corny, contrived, trite.
Just goes to show you, truth can be stranger than fiction, because I thought the Lifetime plot was contrived and a more than "a stretch" insofar as believability goes.
It's a contrived plot that is just pathetic, unrealistic and not even close to fun or interesting.
Cheesy performances and contrived situations make this movie a sentimental bore-fest.
The film was poor on many levels: First - Treadwell's video footage was contrived.
I didn't care much for this, it seemed too contrived for a documentary.
While the acting talent is available here, from Jeff Bridges to Carl Betz, Vera Miles, and Sal Mineo, the writing is atrocious and the story is contrived, filled with insipid stereotypes, and an obvious ripoff from Ken Kesey.
The humor is so dry, contrived, and corny, that you can't help but laugh occasionally at its inanity and the fact that you are watching it.
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