Explore Devised through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Devised meaning
simple past and past participle of devise
Using Devised
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of devise
- In the example corpus, devised often appears in combinations such as: devised by, has devised, have devised.
Context around Devised
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 9 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Devised
- In this selection, "devised" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, man, eiting and yet stand out and add context to how "devised" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include brilliant system devised by the and cartel has devised a means. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "devised" sits close to words such as autopsy, darwin and diagnostic, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with devised
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
And yet Burger King has devised some sort bright pink condiment for this rollout in Brazil. (16 words)
According to prosecutors, the cornered family man devised a desperate plot to divert attention — which included his own suicide. (19 words)
Autophiles may think they've seen everything and admired even the most limited edition vehicle models manufacturers have devised. (19 words)
By studying the synopsis and analyzing the preview, LOLtron has devised a plan to clone Wolverine, pit them against each other, and use the victor as a tool to achieve its nefarious goals, while harvesting the rest for their weenies. (40 words)
A group promoting a “parallel economy” made up of businesses friendly to conservatives and their causes has devised a new shopping day for consumers whose wallets may already be thin because of Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Giving Tuesday. (39 words)
In trying to adapt residuals to a streaming-centric world, Pulman said, industry stakeholders devised an “enormously complicated” formula that looked at a show or film’s length as well as how long it had been on the platform. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
According to prosecutors, the cornered family man devised a desperate plot to divert attention — which included his own suicide.
After a two-month interruption at Midmark, Eiting devised a plan to resume employee blood drives at the Versailles Knights of Columbus Hall.
A group promoting a “parallel economy” made up of businesses friendly to conservatives and their causes has devised a new shopping day for consumers whose wallets may already be thin because of Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Giving Tuesday.
And yet Burger King has devised some sort bright pink condiment for this rollout in Brazil.
A team of engineering students has devised a method to turn hospital personal protective equipment (PPE) waste, which typically swells-up landfills, into bricks that are stronger and do not use any cement.
Autophiles may think they've seen everything and admired even the most limited edition vehicle models manufacturers have devised.
But humanity has not yet devised a way to do anything with dollars quite like what SBF did with his SamCoins.
By studying the synopsis and analyzing the preview, LOLtron has devised a plan to clone Wolverine, pit them against each other, and use the victor as a tool to achieve its nefarious goals, while harvesting the rest for their weenies.
Chronicle Live has devised some of the best into the article below to celebrate the selfless work Wor Flags do each month.
Climate Change is a political movement created to make money – and EVs are linked to the outrageous profits being made by mining giants who have devised a way to dramatically increase the value of their otherwise worthless minerals.
He also asked the Central Electricity Authority to ensure that a fair and transparent mechanism is devised for allocation of coal to various States/UTs.
House conservatives have devised a “new and improved” threat to the world economy if their demands are not met.
IN order to ascertain exactly who those links are – the Cartel has devised a means of undivided animosity toward the criminal mindset.
In store displays, retailer Target devised and displayed “tuck friendly” swimwear for trans women who hadn’t done the surgery yet.
In the brilliant system devised by the Founders, courts can and must step in when federal agencies go rogue.
In trying to adapt residuals to a streaming-centric world, Pulman said, industry stakeholders devised an “enormously complicated” formula that looked at a show or film’s length as well as how long it had been on the platform.
It comes as shadow home secretary distanced herself from the Twitter graphic on child sex abusers – with her team making clear she was not consulted about the ad devised by Labour strategists.
It has been devised by Cornwall Trade and Investment (CTI), which promotes the county as a business destination, and highlights Cornwall's natural resources and investment opportunity in the move away from fossil fuels.
Mr Albanese said the policy his government devised in late 2021, which anticipated an opportunity to bring down power prices, was all but thrown out the window given global circumstances.
New starters include a cheese soufflé made with creamy Camembert, topped with a golden crust and complemented with a mustard and chive cream sauce devised by Steve.
Common combinations with devised
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- devised by 32×
- has devised 25×
- have devised 14×
- was devised 14×
- devised plan 12×
- devised to 12×
- devised for 10×
- devised the 10×
- been devised 9×
- he devised 9×