devise

Example Sentences

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At one man's request, the agency devised a "Mission Impossible" production for an adventurous young woman: an iPad delivered in the morning launched a scavenger hunt across Paris by sidecar and by boat.

From Barron's

The scam they devised at the dining hall to score free breakfasts.

From Literature

The Lib Dems said the new Department for Growth would have responsibility for setting taxes, devising growth strategy, deciding on strategic national infrastructure projects and setting rules on public spending.

From BBC

The indicator traces back to something called the High Low Logic Index, which market researcher Norman Fosback devised in the 1970s.

From MarketWatch

So what if the price to pay is a tour with aesthetics completely divorced from the narrative and concept of her hit album — the record she devised without all this pressure?

From Salon