contrive
verb (used with object)
to plan with ingenuity; devise; invent.
has been contriving
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present perfect progressiveof contrive (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Pinckney, himself, has been contriving a sett of toys to teach him his letters by the time he can speak.
From Woman's Life in Colonial Days by Holliday, Carl
Miss Stanhope," said she haughtily, "has been contriving for me a great deal of honour, but she might have saved herself the trouble.
From Barchester Towers by Trollope, Anthony
She has been contriving well-shaped boots and shoes for the very people who, if they were your countrymen, would be clumping about in wooden sabots.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 67, May, 1863 by Various
