try to engineer sth

Examples (10)

• The party leaders will try to engineer a victory in the upcoming election.
• He is trying to engineer a situation where his rival is forced to resign.
• She would often try to engineer 'accidental' meetings with the CEO.
• The negotiators tried to engineer a last-minute compromise to avert the strike.
• Are you trying to engineer an excuse to leave the project early?
• For years, they had been trying to engineer a shift in public opinion.
• The diplomat's main task is to try to engineer a peaceful resolution.
• You can't always try to engineer the perfect outcome; sometimes you have to adapt.
• The rogue state tried to engineer a currency crisis in the neighboring country.
• The lawyers will try to engineer a settlement that is favorable to their client.