1. to plan or devise cleverly; to scheme or plot
2. to manage to do or achieve something despite difficulties
3. to create or construct something in a skillful or ingenious way

Examples

• She contrived a plan to escape from the locked room.
• The prisoners contrived to communicate through coded messages.
• He contrived to arrive early despite the traffic delays.
• The inventor contrived a new type of solar panel.
• They contrived an excuse to leave the boring meeting.
• She contrived to get tickets to the sold-out concert.
• The engineer contrived a simple solution to the complex problem.