She is contriving a plan to surprise her friend.

Her contriving of a surprise party for her friend was a great success.

The contrivable plan was executed flawlessly.

The contrivings of the students impressed the teacher.

He used contrivancy to solve the problem.

The contrivancies of the characters in the play added depth to the storyline.

She contrives to make everything look easy.

He contriveth a plan to escape.

She smiled contrivedly at the camera.

The author contrived a clever plot twist in the novel.