| 单词 | striking |
| 例句 | Her knife falls through what sounds like potatoes, the blade striking the wooden cutting board beneath. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “Good,” said Mr. Lemoncello, raising his bell and striking a heroic pose. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z But those who gave in had to pay a price, for to invite death inside would mean striking a bargain with it. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He was striking now at the outer rim of Hrothgar’s sphere; it was only a matter of time before he struck Hrothgar. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z When Frankie spoke English, the change in his voice was striking. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I backed away from them, striking the table in the process. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I imagined myself making a speech and caught in striking poses by flashing cameras, snapped at the end of some period of dazzling eloquence. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z As Sergeant Prothero scampered behind the Delta 88 and began to lift his head, a black-gloved hand reached out the window holding a handgun and let off three shots, striking Prothero at point-blank range. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Stamp, stamp, he went, striking the wood he trod on with a convulsive grip at every pace. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Late summer like this, if you want to stop the muck fire you got to stop the lightning from striking. They ain’t figured out how to do that yet.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Rocks showered into the cove from many places along the cliff, striking several of the hunters. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z She landed on the pavement in the shadow of, almost striking her head against, the flaming rent-a-car. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z On the streets of Mafikeng, battles broke out between the homeland police and striking workers and students. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I cover my face and grit my teeth as the tears fall, bearing the wave of despair like it is a fist, striking me. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z But not for his physical beauty, striking though it was. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z What is most striking about the design of the current caste system, though, is how closely it resembles its predecessor. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z I find the trees especially striking, the way the rising sunlight glints off the leaves, highlighting various shades of green in different places. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z But when one doesn’t see one’s family for many years at a time, the transformation can be striking. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But it was his eyes that were the most striking. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Armed men went to and fro in the ways of the City, as if going at the striking of the hour to changes of post and duty. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z But there was one other thing that the grownups also knew, and it was this: that however small the chance might be of striking lucky, the chance was there. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z And now that her hair has grown in somewhat, and her baldness isn’t the first thing I see, I also notice her delicate nose, her full lips— she is striking without trying to be. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Wearing a blue suit with a little trim of white handkerchief sticking out of the breast pocket, Ivory made a striking figure, his poise like that of someone thirty years old instead of seventeen. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z What he found most striking, however, were Holmes’s ears. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z We listened attentively to see if he was going to embellish the story with more striking details. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The total amount of energy from outside the solar system ever received by all the radio telescopes on the planet Earth is less than the energy of a single snowflake striking the ground. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Gale does look striking in the uniform, I guess. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Valencia was a striking, tightly wound Colombian woman with a closetful of short skirts and a singular talent for appalling her neighbors. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Alex reacted quickly, striking out with the heel of his right hand. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z The most striking multiples are those when several people claim to make a discovery at almost exactly the same time. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The most striking examples of variation involved flies collected from the same region that possessed two radically different configurations of the same genes. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z An inch shorter than Joe, and more slightly built, he was nevertheless a fine physical specimen and striking to look at, with fine, regular features; gracefully proportioned limbs; and an open, eager face. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The racial dimension of mass incarceration is its most striking feature. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Even as Taran drew his bow, Adaon was in the midst of the Huntsmen, striking left and right with his blade. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z She asked people to support the striking garment workers in St. Louis by buying only clothes with the “union-made” label inside them. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z She’s wearing something dark around her eyes to make their color stand out, bright and striking. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z In technical terms, the albedo of the moon is .07, which means that it bounces back only 7 percent of the light striking it, absorbing the other 93 percent. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z May I remind you that Tom Creighton died for the Union cause, that he died in battle, where a man fights his opponent face to face rather than striking and scuttling off into the darkness ? Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z He stepped back, hands in front of him in a position similar to the one I used to keep Mami from striking me. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z On the other hand, Arkush writes, Chinese proverbs are striking in their belief that “hard work, shrewd planning and self-reliance or cooperation with a small group will in time bring recompense.” Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Then Grandma sailed like a galleon into the front room, striking us dumb. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z I saw the sparks striking against her and burrowing into her and she screamed a horrible howling scream and a puff of smoke rose up around her. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z A master of striking was like a chemist or a winemaker, but also a kind of magician. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z No bullets striking us, no mortar shells exploding. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z However, the uniform of that poster Marine was much more striking than his. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Most striking, however, was the atmosphere of easiness, of trust and warmth. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z What is striking about these intellectual tools and cultural values is that they have proved to have a history quite unlike that of paradigms. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Cleveland’s newspapers were not alone in striking fear into the hearts of native-born Americans. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z The stone soared across the lawn like a bird of prey, striking the older beastkeeper in the back of the head so hard she fell from the wall. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z He dug a new hole with the trowel, striking the dirt harder than he had to. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Some big white thing was striking at Woundwort, who was cowering and guarding his head as best he could. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She might have been attractive once—she was quite striking when he met her, I’ve seen pictures: all huge dark eyes and generous curves—but now she’s just run to fat. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, there’s deep political analysis. He’s leading a demonstration for striking sanitation workers, so he must be a Communist.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z On the afternoon of May 8, Richard Nixon announced that American planes had begun striking industrial targets in and around Hanoi. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The situation was immediately made worse by certain members of the striking police force, who circulated through the crowds, encouraging them to create even larger disturbances. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z The air was full of flying dust and stone particles, part of the trouble lay in keeping one’s eyes open while striking. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z It is especially striking that Australia has some of the world’s richest iron and aluminum deposits, as well as rich reserves of copper, tin, lead, and zinc. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Light is constantly coming off of the box and striking the banana, getting the banana’s molecules to move again. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z I swear, we can’t go anywhere without her striking up a conversation with a complete stranger. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Her children saw striking changes in Shin’s confidence and social skills after a couple of years in California: he was less shy, quicker to smile, and became something of a hugger. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Dozens of inmates were there to receive us, sticks in hand, striking anywhere, anyone, without reason. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Workers were striking all over England, fighting wage cuts and demanding the right to vote. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The physical similarities were striking: same steroidally round face, same nose, same approximate overall body shape. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z The albino fairy flew up and gave the imp a kiss on the mouth, and it became a striking fairy with fiery red hair and iridescent dragonfly wings. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Bryce Canyon National Park is perhaps the most interesting—certainly the most striking—example. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The feeling of their spit striking me, running down my neck, and their germs accumulating on my face, felt disgusting. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z These four guys come out onstage, and while they don't bear a striking resemblance to the members of Neutral Milk Hotel, I tell myself that, whatever, I've only seen pictures on the web. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z “The fly, my dear sir, has one striking feature; its wings are typical of the aërial powers of the psychic faculties. The ancients did well when they typified the soul as a butterfly!” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Like a snake striking, a ghostly hand darted through the fog and clutched his arm. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z This time she made an even more striking impression. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Lyra had unfastened her furs, but now the cold was striking in again and she had to do them up. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z He kept striking the vinyl seat with his fist. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The cops took turns striking Bucky with their nightsticks, fists, and feet. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z The most striking innovation of the nineteenth century, as far as the language of science is concerned, was the introduction of the word ‘scientist’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Almonds provide a striking example of bitter seeds and their change under domestication. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The steady thud of knuckles striking flesh, the groans and ragged gasps, the scuffle of feet on the floor. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “It was absolutely striking,” Potterat says, of the first time he toured East and West Baltimore. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But there are very clearly patterns here, and what’s striking is how little we seem to want to acknowledge them. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z In the old days, it was inconceivable she’d have let something like that happen without striking back. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z In front of me, on the game’s monitor, my armored barbarian was striking a heroic pose. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “This is no very striking resemblance of your own character, I am sure,” said he. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z “The High Septon speaks for the Seven here on earth. Strike at him, and you are striking at the gods themselves.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z On the surface, he was the embodiment of every parent’s dream, a strong, tall, well-dressed and well- mannered boy with talent and striking looks, not to mention the wit to joke with an adult. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I was still trying to figure out what was going on, when I realized that on striking the river the animal had again turned and was coming straight toward me. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z My heart is hammering from the bloodshed, from Cardan being so close, from striking him without consequences. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Nazism and Lysenkoism were based on dramatically opposed conceptions of heredity—but the parallels between the two movements are striking. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Thus, even before Brown, the Supreme Court had already begun to set in motion a striking pattern of desegregation. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z They modeled swimsuits in a line, each striking a pose. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Cole kept striking the wood together for Garvey as he stood for his turn. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z This dynamic had defeated the striking black tobacco workers in Winston-Salem in the 1940s. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z One of the most striking losses was the Carolina parakeet, a lovely, innocuous bird whose numbers in the wild were possibly exceeded only by the unbelievably numerous passenger pigeon. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Those portraits hadn’t captured his dark eyes, and they certainly hadn’t been able to predict how striking he’d turn out to be as he aged. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He beat Gregor with the broken spear: a downpour of blows striking his torso, his kneecaps, his bleeding knuckles. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He made his hand stiff and made a striking motion. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The most striking change in his personality was his volatility: good news triggered uncontained outbursts of joy, often extinguished only through increasingly acrobatic bouts of physical exercise, while bad news plunged him into inconsolable desolation. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z She heard a faint buzzing sound, like a mosquito flying in and out of striking distance. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “Apparently feeling about the issues is striking more than one nerve center.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Nonetheless, visitors to Andean history note certain ways of doing things that recur in ways striking to the outsider, sometimes in one variant, sometimes in another, like the themes in a jazz improvisation. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z My father picked up a dry brush of yerba de la vivora and striking a match to it he used it as a torch to set fire to the platform. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I made a mistake about the direction from which sunshine would be striking the earth. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The gongs in Remny Tower were striking Sixth Hour, midnight, and I took them as my excuse to go. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z I was taken aback, and did my best not to show my surprise — or my delight — at this striking coincidence. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As it turns out, the story has some little-appreciated but striking parallels with the American prehistory that we encountered in the preceding chapter. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z His expression is most striking in the Easter photo because it contrasts so strongly with the exuberant grin Carine wears in the same frame. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But as the two boys watched from their covert looking post, the thing that held their fascination the longest was the fact that they had advanced to within striking distance of a police car. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z In the Soviet Union the resources, quality, attention and care given to military production is in striking contrast to the little left for consumer goods. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z In midflight the dragon-Ged raised wings, stopped, and stooped as the hawk stoops, talons outstretched downward, striking and bearing the other down by neck and flank. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Mark grabbed for it, but the stranger had been as quick as a striking snake. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Hector says, striking his hands together in a single sharp clap. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “The possibility of lightning striking the tower was very much on my mind.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He wrestled it from the shocked officer’s hands and struck him with it in the head, knocking his Nazi hat into the muck, striking his raised arms again and again. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z At the mere glimpse of one of the nibbling, button-eyed, bushy-tailed creatures, the children would freeze to attention, stare, hunker down, and approach silently in low, even crouches until within striking distance. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z She knew her hair was not particularly striking. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z She seemed so much older, or maybe it was her striking resemblance to Aunty Ifeoma or the way she stared me right in the eyes. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z A group of soldiers came in looking for shelter and striking matches, just as he and Nettle had. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Now it was leaping and hopping among the grass tussocks, striking at the two rabbits with terrible darts of its head. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z On the trip home he sees his sister being groped by the judge's adult son and he reacts violently, striking the man in the head with a piece of wood. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Inti’s first beams shone brightly and abruptly, striking the very center of the stone jaguar’s eye and giving him a fiery fierceness. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z There was a horrible crack as Fedu's fist connected with her jaw, striking her with an inhuman strength. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I imagine a tinkling sound, the locket striking the glass, even though the fabric in between makes contact impossible. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “Christ, look at this mud,” said Francis as we bounced through yet another pothole, brown spray striking the window with a thick rataplan. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z At ladies’, I relate the news to Melissa, adding that the hotel workers already earn over a dollar an hour more than we do and that that hasn’t stopped them from striking for more. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Her fists hit my arms instead, each one like a stone striking my skin. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z She felt them gathering their strength inside her, felt each passing second crystallize into a map of strategic striking points wrapping around Wick’s body. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Behind me, I heard a grunt of pain and the hard thunk of a shoe striking flesh. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z As they crossed Moskvoretsky Bridge, spanning the Moskva River, the Russian man joined them, striking up a conversation in shaky English. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Most striking here is the case of Newton, who, after he had made and published his great discoveries in the Principia, began to suspect that they were not new but merely rediscoveries. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z It was all Spurge and Werfel could do to convince their kingdoms to sort out their own problems instead of striking out in rage and hysterical fear. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z I remember a man being on trial for striking another person with lightning. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I had dinner at my island and at Fourth Hour striking on the gongs of Remmy Tower I was at the Palace ready for supper. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z He had dark hair and striking blue eyes, once likened to the eyes of a Mesmerist. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Again and again, the current thrust her under, but every time she came up gasping for air, striking at the rapids with her arms and legs, searching for shore. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Opposite the window, she finds a dresser whose drawers open only partway before striking the bed. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The train rumbles over a bridge; the setting sun is feverishly beautiful, casting a striking pink glow on the facades of the clapboard houses that dot the water’s edge. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Pet’s footsteps were singing through the floor like mallets striking an ocean of drumskin, and they were heading straight for her parents’ bedroom. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z There followed a comedians wheedling monologue, broken at last by applause, and a jolly band striking up. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The words begin to shoot around the cell, exploding off the walls, striking Helmuth like bullets. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z Even more striking, in the general American population, 3.9 percent of adult men are six foot two or taller. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Taking a deep breath, he lifted the hatchet and began striking the center of the log. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z We are in striking distance of each other. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Suddenly the Second was in motion, all curves and violent grace, striking him in the chest so hard he stumbled back into the chair she’d somehow slid out from under the table. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z To Cole it felt as if a sledgehammer was striking his chest and arms. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The parallels to the Civil War were striking. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z But I had a striking sense that if I’d had a son, he would, at the core, be a lot like this brainy, combative oddball sitting in a musty apartment in a small Idaho town. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But she felt small and mean that day, felt like striking, felt like lashing out. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z An eerie, hair-raising creaking of riding boots, a crop striking leather, a peremptory footstep that makes me shake myself awake and turn on lights all over the house. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The man wearing it was striking in a way that Richard immediately thought was primordial: a wide mahogany-colored face, wide lips, a wide nose. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Both avatars looked Japanese, and they bore a striking resemblance to one another, like snapshots of the same young man taken five years apart. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z "I take it, Dr. Armstrong, that a woman would have been physically capable of striking the blow that killed poor Macarthur?" And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z Tried folding it between pieces of felt and striking it with a hammer—it did not shatter. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He was striking, like the profile of a conqueror on a bronze coin. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z They were always ready to start striking with their billy clubs and jabbing with electric cattle prods. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z The most striking object in the playground was without question the giant snail. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z She stood in front of the room, using a ruler for a baton, striking each syllable so hard it was as if she were making up for the times she had nothing to strike. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z A slave had no rights, and certainly no excuse for striking a white man. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z She alighted close to the tree trunk, where her dark back feathers and striking black head would blend with the bark. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z This is a striking case of French imposing itself upon English, and of the scientists determining for the first time the language of the theologians. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z This pattern is particularly striking given that less educated people tend to be more punitive and blacks on average are less educated than whites. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “It is rather striking,” he said, as if he regretted the truth. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I wanted to slap her, but as I raised my hand I remembered Miss Lilian’s palm striking my cheek, the flash of pain. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z The pain was sharp, like little lightning bolts striking under my skin, hitting every nerve. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Especially for the innumerate, a few vivid predictions or coincidences often carry more weight than much more conclusive but less striking statistical evidence. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z With every arrow, he imagined he was striking down his problems. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The menu above the bar is illustrated with a skull and crossbones, and it’s striking to see the skull smiling. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The historian David Arkush once compared Russian and Chinese peasant proverbs, and the differences are striking. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z A man of striking ugliness; fat, with a bullet-head set on a short neck, with a nose much too wide for its face, upon which he wore black-lensed glasses. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z King, who was in Memphis to support striking sanitation workers, told Hawkins that he just couldn't leave at that time. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z She also didn’t style her hair in a flapper bob, but instead let her long, black hair flow over her back, revealing her striking face, with its high cheekbones and big brown eyes. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The kabbalah was much more than number crunching; it was a tradition so mystical that some scholars say that it bears a striking resemblance to Hinduism. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z If you beat a kid up, it’s the same as striking him out. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The technique was so striking that the emissary could not help but choose Kang for a commission—Tree-ear was sure of it. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z “It did not take me long before I wore the striking uniform of the Hitler Youth....I could only promise my father that I would think about what he had told me.” Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The striking reluctance of whites, in particular, to talk about or even acknowledge race has led many scholars and advocates to conclude that we would be better off not talking about race at all. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Some, with furtive looks around them, conjured fires with their wands; others were striking matches with dubious looks on their faces, as though sure this couldn’t work. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Perhaps more striking than the racial integration of the female mathematicians, which had been spreading organically throughout Langley for years, was the fact that a group focused on computing now employed increasing numbers of men. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The sun at this hour shone as far, as deep, as mercilessly into the room as the television set, striking it squarely in its unblinking cyclopean eye. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Infuriated, the Red leaped at Johannes, striking him squarely in the back. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z His eyes opened wide in their dark pits, and his thin, skeletal arms flailed the air before him as if he were striking at the furies of hell. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z As striking as these effects of barriers on crop and livestock diffusion are the effects on other features of human societies. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He struggled to his feet, striking out and scoring Cluny heavily down the side. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “The eyes are the most striking and astonishing aspects of the face.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z The crest of the larger waves kept striking me. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z On March 17, American B-52s began striking targets across the Vietnamese border in Cambodia. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Alice Cannon: My niece looks so beautiful and striking in that red coat! The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z There was truth in his words, hard truth, a hammer striking stone. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “No! I didn’t mean .. . wow. I’m really striking out here.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Almost all epidemics followed the same pattern, striking during warm weather, disappearing with the first hard frost. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z One is guarding me, striking me, stomping me, raining punches down upon me, grinning all the while in a crazed and chilling way. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z Chicago’s Commercial and Financial Chronicle reported, “Never before has there been such a sudden and striking cessation of industrial activity.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z However, the tattoos were always her most striking characteristic, and they’re as golden and shocking as ever. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z In Tunis, our first stop, we met with the minister of defense, who bore a striking resemblance to Chief Luthuli. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And the victory put the Under Thirteen Fugees within striking distance of first place, if they could keep winning. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z His physical appearance was striking—ebony hair, a strict, angular face, nose like an arrow pointing toward fierce, deep-set eyes. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The most striking feature of his illness, though, was not the storm within his mind, but the lull in his eyes. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The resulting effect was striking: a bright streak ten inches long, glowing lavender from its interaction with nitrogen ions in the atmosphere. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z She cups the muzzle of one of the white horses, a striking Arabian with a silver mane and tail. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z He couldn’t help standing well back from the side, remembering the shark, though he knew, or felt sure, it had just been striking at the reflected moonlight. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z But she had been hurting less as the days passed, and striking out less. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z I laughed, a little wild, and reached out fast as a striking snake for his leg. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z “Speak the truth, you ingrate!” cried Miss Havisham, passionately striking her stick upon the floor; “you are tired of me.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z The white flashing underside of the sky and the sun striking the water. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The only sound, aside from Chubs’s sharp intake of breath, was Clancy Gray’s fingers striking the keys of the sleek silver laptop. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z One of the most striking discoveries came on the second floor, in the walk-in vault. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z This finding alone would have ensured Hubble’s reputation, but he now turned to the question of working out just how much vaster the universe was, and made an even more striking discovery. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z It is notorious for striking quickly and with terrible effect at the nervous system, sending the victims into convulsions. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z I appreciated his wily maneuvering on the Net, his bizarre sense of humor, his oddly defiant view of his world, his striking intelligence and lust for ideas. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “If you complain that this is personal,” Adams explained to Taylor, “I confess it, and intend it should be personal, that it might be more striking to you.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z He remembered the feeling of his knuckles striking Willis’s cheek, and he didn’t care a doggone bit that he had enjoyed hitting Willis, minister’s son or not. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Papi passes me a box of long-reach matches, and after striking one, I try to meet her eyes, hoping that the flame in my hand is a symbol of peace blazing between us. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Crick was referring to the striking universality of the flow of genetic information throughout biology.* The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Again it leaped into the air, and then swiftly fell down upon Éowyn, shrieking, striking with beak and claw. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z By then, after a year of using my employee discount at the Gap, my wardrobe bore a striking resemblance to that of Ali MacGraw in Love Story. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z When we were in striking distance of a plantation known to the pilot, we put out in the boats and made our way to shore. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The horse’s hooves sparked off the cobblestones and sounded like a hammer striking a forge. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Diving under Aragorn’s blow with the speed of a striking snake he charged into the Company and thrust with his spear straight at Frodo. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The sounds of metal striking wood rebounded off the stone walls. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Soldiers were quick to use their gun butts to keep order, striking out at anyone who did not stay in line. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z By the time we emerged into the evening gloom to the uproar and bustle of the striking workers, the distance between us had grown even greater. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z It was in striking contrast to the messy reality of the workaday world. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The contrast between north and south is striking—and instructive. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I had never imagined such a thing possible, lightning striking the sea. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I sit at the table opposite Pop and Dad and notice that their physical similarities are striking. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Pinch was running and jumping, striking out with a stick and pretending to hunt doves. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z At the beginning they mingled awkwardly, clutching their drinks, and then the coordinator of the evening, a tall, striking woman named Kailynn, called the group to order. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Fire across the ridge, down the mountainside, spreading inland, tree by tree, burning like massive candles, pop-pop-popping and falling, striking more trees, burning ground cover, eating the landscape alive. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Alice was striking in a black satin dress with geometric cutouts that bared large triangles of her snowy white skin. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z She tried but could not quite find her balance and fell down to the mudflats, striking her head on a granite outcropping just before she dropped to the bottom. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Despite the brutality, the students were committed to nonviolence and for the most part bore the insults and indignities without striking back. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The most striking example of change in how evangelicals see themselves and their place in the world may be the Assemblies of God, a Pentecostal denomination. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z We moved well together and I imagined what a striking figure I was cutting on the floor. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A striking example of Bloor’s inability to acknowledge that nature constrains science is to be found on p. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z But Seven only knew the very basic things, like the spell for dodging attacks—evitar—and a low-level striking spell—zarpazo. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Two strangers stood on the doorstep, one a small woman with a light brown complexion and curly hair and the other a striking dark-skinned man in his early twenties. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z She stuck with the striking union families through the winter. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z Chemical control of insects seems to have proceeded on the assumption that the soil could and would sustain any amount of insult via the introduction of poisons without striking back. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z He began giving money to support causes like labor unions and striking farm workers. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z "I don't know," she says, striking the keyboard as if finishing a thought. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z They tumbled into the snow like two drunken bears, kicking and striking at each other, and their cries and curses filled the air. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z My parents made a striking pair of newlyweds, both tall and good-looking, my mom with a stately, confident air, and my dad, soft-spoken, gentle, and sincere, with an easy smile and a long, straight nose. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Otto flipped his pad open, striking out prior summations and jotting new ones. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Greek philosophies on the beneficial behavioural qualities of music find striking parallels with Confucius-influenced writings of the second and third centuries bc in China. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z But surely the most striking fact about that day is how close it all came to disaster. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z It belched a huge gout of flame and charged the fractured oak tree again, striking with its great blunt wedge of a head. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Somewhere in the distance, a church clock began striking ten. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z As a noticeably pretty child, and later on, a striking girl, I had my own small way in the world. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, though, he goaded it into striking by tapping its nose, and only then did the snake give a warning buzz. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z His face was sharp and delicate, almost beautiful, with striking blue eyes. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Even the language of his thoughts—variation, mutation, survival, and selection—bore striking similarities to Darwin's. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “It’s the school where students are striking against the war and against racism.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z I turned my head and saw a familiar pair of striking green eyes framed by close-cropped blond hair. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Perhaps more striking, he had never had any administrative experience. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Even a cursory look confirmed a striking result: the newly born flies had accumulated mutations—dozens of them, perhaps hundreds. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z It cut into Tally’s ears like a vibrasaw striking metal, and every muscle in her body fought to get free of the handcuffs, her instincts demanding that she cover her ears. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Early articles, which had depicted her as “well-dressed,” “striking,” the family “perfect,” had given way to snide and vaguely accusatory ones of the ilk of MOM SEZ: NOT MY KID. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Ralph didn’t think so until Theresa pulled out some old photos; then it was striking that in profile, he did. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I took but a few more steps when a beating sound, as if someone were striking a drum, came from behind. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Company guards threatened, thrashed, and sometimes shot striking miners. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z Actually, the thought of striking anything below the surface was so abominable that Malcolm put it out of his head at once. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The dark red hair, the striking features, the porcelain white skin. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “He’s a striking man, his face is powerful. Like you, Ishmael, he served in the war. Have you forgotten that—that he fought in the war? That he risked his life for this country?” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z It is the most extreme example in his catalogue of another striking hallmark of his style. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “You’re striking the keys like they’re conga drums. This is a very delicate instrument. The touch has to be light, light...” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Angelica knew it, though she couldn’t see them, of course, and little Paolo was crying and striking at the empty air to try and drive them off; but it didn’t help, and Tullio was lost. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z But over time my eyes and ears adjusted, so that I began to feel at home with those fragments of my people’s history: stories of pioneers, my ancestors, striking out across the American wilderness. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z In 1880, the Supreme Court intervened, striking down a West Virginia statute that expressly reserved jury service to white men. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The three figures are only just recognizable by their most striking fashion choices: Venia’s gold facial tattoos. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z And so it went until Joe keeled over backward, his head striking the floor with a sickening crunch. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Figure 19.1 depicts their distributions, while the portraits in Chapter 14 will remind you of their striking differences in skin color, hair form and color, and facial features. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Soon he seemed to be striking a wet wad of cotton, of some damp substance whose only life was the jarring of the brick’s impact. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Similarly, nearly forty years later, researchers discovered that the Soviets had moved short-range nuclear cruise missiles into striking distance of the US military base in Guantanamo Bay. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Not striking it off straightaway had been his captor’s first mistake. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Sierra held her breath and slid silently into striking distance. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z That fit past, I saw to what must be done, and by Ninth Hour striking on the gongs was gone from the Palace. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z The striking thing about Ericsson’s study is that he and his colleagues couldn’t find any “naturals,” musicians who floated effortlessly to the top while practicing a fraction of the time their peers did. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z He scrambled beneath me, making angry sounds and striking my face as he tried to use the bar. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The drawing is striking, well executed, poignant, melancholic, beautiful—but not in a traditional sense. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z In comparison, the tanned, youthful faces of Mr. and Mrs. Das were all the more striking. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z He dropped out of school in the seventh grade and ended up in court for “assault by striking” right after his seventeenth birthday. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Each side is tempted to increase its military advantage, but not in so striking a way as seriously to alarm the other. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The way was clear between the rows of buried strawberries and he followed it with the starlight striking off the snow, bathing everything in an aqueous light. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The man’s laughter was lost in the drum of horse’s hooves striking the earth. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z All over the apartment hung photographs, unframed and tacked up with poster gum, but striking nonetheless. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She traveled from city to city, telling people about the low wages and unhealthy working conditions at Marx & Haas, and asking them to support the striking garment workers. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z The colonel lifted the box of matches, took one out and held it poised against the striking surface, watching with glowering eyes for the chaplain’s next sign of defiance. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z While the boycott wasn’t a complete victory, the number of concessions achieved was striking. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z A ruddy-faced young man gave an unexpected sweep of his arm, striking me on the side of the head. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z These men, a picked striking force of gallants, resumed the onslaughts of the previous afternoon. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Suppose Long John Silver had suddenly appeared in your living room, striking out with his wooden crutch?” she whispered. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Then the candor of the woman’s whole existence, which every one might read, and which formed so striking a contrast to her own habitual reserve—this might have furnished a link. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z “Might as well starve striking than working,” some said. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z It controlled the defiant flare of his nostrils and the striking of the match against the box. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “Sorry, little man, but I can’t let the union get away with striking over nothing.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Washington was an indisputable American patriarch, but more an actor than a leader, brilliant at striking poses “in a strain of Shakespearean...excellence at dramatic exhibitions.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z I heard the clock, down in the parlor, striking every hour. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The kitchen clock flashed its pendulum behind its glass skirt, and it ticked like a little wooden hammer striking on an empty wooden box. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Gleams of sun were striking through the hurrying clouds, and the forest now looked less grey and drear. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z By analyzing families that possessed intergenerational histories of mental illness, the study found striking evidence that bipolar disorder and schizophrenia shared a strong genetic link. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Crisp, striking, vivid, you couldn’t miss her—a bull’s-eye in the room, a crackling flame. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Before too long we heard the belling tower striking noon. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Several dozen warriors lowered their spears and made a ring around them, wisely keeping out of striking distance of Percy’s sword. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Despite these important efforts, what is most striking about the civil rights community’s response to the mass incarceration of people of color is the relative quiet. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z This time he jabs Cardan in the stomach, striking suddenly and with enough force for Cardan to sprawl on the stone floor. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She hit him hard because I could hear her knuckles striking the bone of his skull and her exclamation when it hurt her. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Voldemort was in the center of the battle, and he was striking and smiting all within reach. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Six more times he hears Rodel swing and the hose whistle and the strangely dead smack of the rubber striking Frederick’s hands, shoulders, and face. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “Now I’m not saying that the Chandrian are out there, striking like lightning from the clear blue sky. But folk everywhere are afraid of them. There’s usually a reason for that.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Do you think your dwarf will please her? Will she bathe in his blood, do you think, or content herself with striking off his head?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I remember her appearance at the moment—it was very graceful and very striking: she wore a morning robe of sky-blue crape; a gauzy azure scarf was twisted in her hair. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z She’d even dreamed of entering the Ice Court as a spy just like this, of striking at the heart of this nation that hated her so much. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z A pulsing beam of white energy shot out of my forearms, striking the Mechagodzilla in its chest and knocking it backward. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Every Muslim present was impressed by the bearing and the obvious genuineness of the striking, handsome pair of prizefighter brothers. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt myself bounce, sail off like a ball thrown over the roof into mist, striking a hidden wall beyond a pile of broken machinery and sailing back. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I pivoted, striking out stiffly as someone went past, and felt the jar ripple along the length of my arm to my shoulder. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “How about the striking coal miners in Pennsylvania and West Virginia?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Eril-Fane released a message falcon and it rose through the ranks of them, screaming a raptor’s warning before striking out for the Cusp. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “It was given to me by a Vera Cruz girl; they are very generous,” he replied, striking a match and lighting his cigarette. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z Something struck Sam violently in the back, his legs were knocked from under him and he was flung aside, striking his head against the stony floor, as a dark shape sprang over him. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z A tense peace lasted five weeks until an argument broke out between deputies and striking coal miners. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z What is striking, though, is that even after people walked slowly out of the room and down the hall, they still weren’t aware of how their behavior had been affected. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z With his voice striking the perfect sober note, Holmes apologized for the disarray and explained that Julia’s sister had fallen gravely ill and Julia and her daughter had left at once for the train station. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Who would bother striking up a conversation you might not live to finish? What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I snapped four quick photos of Harris and Boukreev striking summit poses, then turned and headed down. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Mathematically, what is most striking about this date is that the zeroes are true zeroes. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Afraid, listening to Woundwort’s approach, Bigwig could hear the uneven movement of his forepaws, almost within striking distance. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “What else do you think? You want to say the line, the striking line, the erasing line?” Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z One of them was striking a flint to light a fire. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z They were not striking in support of us, but had decided that if we could do such a thing, why couldn’t they? Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There are several striking features about Vergil’s display of erudition. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “I need your help,” Jackson says, striking a match and lighting a kerosene lantern. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “Police!” a voice bellowed, followed by the unmistakable whack of a club striking flesh. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He was too far north, within striking distance of Union troops. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z On leaving home I was able to fabricate a new and far more satisfying history, frill of striking, simplistic environmental influences; a colorful past, easily accessible to strangers. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z But it is striking how often it is overlooked. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z As for his face, most striking was a bushy beard of such ruddy red it seemed as if the lower part of his face was aflame. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z One of the striking characteristics of the criminal justice system in the United States is how much more likely blacks are to be arrested and convicted and imprisoned for crimes than whites are. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z We would rather run the risk of confusing them while at least appearing to be sophisticated than take a chance at belaboring the obvious while striking them as naive or condescending. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z He announced that the striking teamsters were receiving fifty dollars a day from abroad to keep the country at a standstill. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Although virtually all books find a space for him, there is a striking variability in the details associated with Ussher. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z And before the clock had finished striking, the telephone rang. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Ahead, the first line was within bowshot of the enemy,- flights of arrows flew between the ships, hissing like striking snakes. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z A cosmic ray striking a different gene, producing a different mutation, can have small consequences early but profound consequences late. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Wearing a long-sleeved white shirt, blue jeans, and brown shoes, she looked— impossibly—even more striking than when he’d seen her in the coma. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Kaede strikes early and hard, lunging out and striking the other girl viciously across the face. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z He was liable to ruin his batting swing by striking at a little jacks ball. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The one-sidedness of that exchange of germs becomes even more striking when we recall that large, dense human populations are a prerequisite for the evolution of our crowd infectious diseases. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I had no chance to aim again, for he crouched down, picked up a piece of wood, and hurled it at me, striking my gun, which flew out of my hand. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Rows of striking pins were controlled by levers on the outside of the cone, which was fixed to a square metal base with a bunch of crank handles. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Pipkin and Blackberry were waking, more at the stamping than the voice, which was thin and novel, not striking through their sleep to any deep instinct. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The portrait wall Grace had seen when they’d first entered the house was more striking up close, and she found herself walking more slowly as she looked at the photos. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Then Mr. Farrow nodded like we were striking some kind of deal, but we weren’t. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Turtle rose with a tongue click very much like her mother's, but she was not about to leave without striking back. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z He thought of how he’d find a church at last and take a team and of the owner coming out, shouting at him and of himself striking the man down. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z There was only opportunity for one blow at a time, so they more or less took it in turns, King Pellinore striking while Sir Grummore was recovering, and vice versa. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He felt for the pack he’d been carrying and took something out, unfolding layers of oilskin and then striking a match to light a little tin lantern. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The boy swung the iron rod again, striking the mercenary squarely in the ribs. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z As he shut the door behind him, his hand went unconsciously to the hilt of his sword to keep it from striking the wall or the desk. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Some deep outrage is here. My son must have a chance. That is what they are striking at. My friends will protect me.” The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly it flew at the pole, striking twice, then flung itself from the nest box and shot past us out the door into the bright morning, gone. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Plants treated with various phenols suffered profound destruction of chromosomes, changes in genes, a striking number of mutations, “irreversible hereditary changes.” Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z As Martin put it to me, Maya civilization indeed bore striking similarities to that of ancient Greece. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z A man with a rolled-up newspaper in his hand was striking another man who had a long red beard and was wearing Bermuda shorts. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z They’d surround him in a corner of the yard, taunting, fists striking. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Every heartbeat felt like a hammer striking his body. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Which means my husband couldn’t possibly have been the arsonist,” Mom said, “unless you’d care to demonstrate how a person with all ten fingers sealed in hard plaster would go about striking a match.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z It is striking, for instance, how many different professions and disciplines have a word to describe the particular gift of reading deeply into the narrowest slivers of experience. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z As I scrambled to my feet, I looked back to see the brigade of attacking mothers within striking distance, shouting about how they weren’t going to have me in school with their kids. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z One howl of agony is joined by another and another as Helene draws and shoots, fast as lightning striking. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The day after she left I asked Jack Kalantzakos what he knew about the places my wife would be, whether they were beautiful, striking, possibly dangerous. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z From today’s perspective, the success of the transition is striking. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z But late at night, I heard them murmuring of how the rebels freed Scholar prisoners while striking out at the Martials. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The sound of her fingertips striking the bucket’s side seems louder than the gong of a cathedral bell. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z It is striking that the observational search for extraterrestrial life began in the same generation as the invention of the telescope, and with the greatest theoretician of the age. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z When I reflect on that moment now, the image blurs, reconstituting itself into that of a zealous knight astride a steed, charging into an imaginary battle, striking at shadows, hacking into thin air. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z It was quite rough; but I kept on rowing, until suddenly we were close ashore against a point of rock that rose beside us; the waves striking against it, rushing high up, then falling back. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z As I was about to say more, from behind me came the harsh rap of a cane striking the floor. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The door opened behind them, the screen screeching a striking impression of TJ's voice. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z Despite stern warnings from the United Nations Security Council, North Korea fires a second missile, striking Osaka, Japan. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z With striking uniformity, these travelers reported that New England was thickly settled and well defended. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z By striking, an African worker stood not only to lose his job but his entire livelihood and his right to stay in the area in which he was living. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z How could he fail to recognize the actor’s familiar, thick black hair, pale complexion, trademark mustache, and striking good looks? Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Bast was there, barreling into the mercenary with one shoulder, striking him with such force that the man’s body shattered one of the heavy barstools before slamming into the mahogany bar. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z "It's already seven o'clock" he told himself at the latest striking of the alarm clock, "already seven o'clock and still such a fog." The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z Below this, striking her customary insouciant pose, was the B&I Wolverette. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Chandresh joins them at this point, followed closely by his assistant, Marco, a handsome young man with striking green eyes who quickly attracts the attention of both Burgess sisters. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z But the most terrifying spectacle of all was Boxer, rearing up on his hind legs and striking out with his great iron-shod hoofs like a stallion. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z It sniffed at her again, and swiped at the ground with a clawed hand—striking deep enough to take out a chunk of stone. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The request was from Rodriguez, a Puerto Rican with striking green eyes who could have been a fashion model if he hadn’t gone into robbery and murder. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Bell chattered on, but Powell kept pounding up the stairs slowly, his boots striking the steps with dull thuds that echoed to the floors above. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw Blackavar striking at Campion and Campion turning to run. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “What will happen when...enlightenment actually comes to pass and the facts of heredity are...commonly known?” he wrote, with striking prescience, in 1905. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The Court agreed, striking down this kind of evidence in Booth v. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Which, lo and behold, wouldn't you know it, happen to be my most striking feature. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z A lawyer who knew them both noted that his “devotion to his Indian wife and his children is unusual...and striking.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Now, when I looked at her hands with their swollen knuckles folded together in her lap, I imagined them smooth and slim, striking the piano keys. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z The Maryland National Guard fought its way through striking railroad workers in Baltimore on July 20. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z The countryside was striking from here, a deep green sweep of playing fields and bordering shrubbery, with the school stadium white and miniature-looking across the river. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z They were taken one by one to a laboratory, and of course this made them all very frightened; how cruel it would be, Lyra thought, if she perished without striking a blow at them! The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z And he felt the March wind rise, striking through his damp clothes, against his salty body. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z I vividly remembered the flat black color of his eyes the last time he’d glared at me — the color was striking against the background of his pale skin and his auburn hair. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He emerged from the water twenty feet from the man, the beautiful green head trailing from its outstretched wing, the sun striking the iridescent plumage. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do you find her much changed, Pip?” asked Miss Havisham, with her greedy look, and striking her stick upon a chair that stood between them, as a sign to me to sit down there. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z “God bless you all in the name of Christ!” she shouts, striking at the air with her fist and sitting down, her face red, nose red, tears everywhere, in my own eyes as well. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Among them was a striking Negro man, tall, slender, elegantly dressed—the “Valentino” type. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Halt!” a voice, harsh and commanding, rang out above the sound of BaiMa’s striking hooves. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “Tut tut, officer striking an enlisted creature! Bad form, old chap, thumping bad form!” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z But there was a striking difference between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres: the degree of interaction between their great cultural centers. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z So it went the first time I saw a Muslim pray—quick, necessary, physical, muttered, striking. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Behind his glasses and striking outfit he possesses an imposing bald forehead and the huge, triangular upper body of a comic-book bully. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z By the end of 1919, Curtis had fired the entire striking police force and, as he said he would, hired a whole new one. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z When she had her handmaids char the horsemeat black, the dragons ripped at it eagerly, their heads striking like snakes. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Perhaps the most striking illustration is to be found in the cooperation between Great Britain, the United States of America and the Soviet Union in the fight against Hider. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He sat down and began striking them together with a hollow knock. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “Listen, Santa, what time you got? Ignatius says lie’s sure the burgulars is striking tonight and for me to get in early.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the sound of a hoe striking against the earth. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z His athletic grace, social charm, and striking physical beauty had made him a favorite of Lytton Strachey and the Bloomsbury crowd. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “And yet,” said I, “beneath the surface of the earth, the sapper-composer would not constantly be exhausted by the particles striking the eye. The eye would have rest. No longer would the face receive blows.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The mongoose swiped a paw through the air and the mamba lunged, striking at its paw with terrifying accuracy. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The sound was made by metal striking metal, but what was it? Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z While nothing justifies striking another student—ever—I also know good friends are sometimes worth defending. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z The contrast couldn’t have been more striking if C.P. had been wearing his Klan robes and Ann been caught as she was about to heave a Molotov cocktail. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z He knew the danger of a scuffed nail’s striking a spark and setting off the powder. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The very idea of a color broadcast was so implausible that Alvarez secreted a small magnet in his pocket to verify that the picture was actually produced by electrons striking a phosphor screen. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z After a minute, he stopped walking, faced us, and, newly energized, exclaimed that this incident — the assegai striking the wire — symbolized the clash between the culture of Africa and that of Europe. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Many of them were close-ups of leaves, and some of them were quite striking. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Two of the hives crashed off their bases and fell into the road, one of them striking Mac Pettus on the leg. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The contrast between the two towering figures of Berkeley science was striking. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z This was a wonderful gift, no doubt, and yet of what use was a sword when the creature to be struck by it could turn the swordsman into stone before he was within striking distance? Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She would suddenly become very mean, striking out for no reason. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But the door is already swinging shut behind her, and I hear the crash of scim striking scim, followed by the crunch of bone beneath fist. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I landed next to them—sword in hand, within striking distance of the monsters heart. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z I closed the cover before striking, but the cardboard of the matches kept bending on me. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The people in the foyer are equally striking. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z The parallels with the Indian experience are striking. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Then he began to swim with easy, powerful strokes, striking out towards where the current was swift and certain, where the Really Deep began. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He set upon Julian like a Tom 'a Bedlam, striking edgeblows, downright blows, blows which had no name. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z The relationship, so striking once it has been pointed out to us, had escaped attention, for Manet did not copy or represent the Raphael composition. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z A volley of bullets whistled past the basket, one striking a spark from the suspension ring and making Lee’s hands sting with the impact but none of them did any damage. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z When he had been there last, the most striking characteristic of the landscape had been the black mountain, its shadow casting gloom upon the village. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z She wears a gown fashioned from a pink kimono, her hair piled in an elaborate knotted style and her eyes rimmed in a striking red. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z At that instant several gunshots, which sounded like thunder striking the tin-roofed houses, took over town. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The bull, striking into the wood from side to side with his horns, made a great noise. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z In The Magnolia Jungle the juxtaposition of the best of these columns against a background of stark horror gives a striking effect. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z In the distance, she heard a church clock striking. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “But you don’t even know why they are striking in F and G,” he said. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The accomplishments of the town's black population were, he wrote, “more striking than that of any similar group in the nation.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “Mr. Weed,” Josephine said, striking a match, “will beat me within an inch of my life if he finds the ’ouse in such a state.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z On April 6, 1917, the United States entered World War I. To support the country’s war effort, the striking miners gave up many of their demands and went back to work. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z The striking edge had folded back on itself. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z Then one day it is finally determined that I have become one with the real world once more—or at least am within striking distance—and I’m released into the loving arms of my family. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Whenever one came near him, his hand would shoot out quick as a striking snake to close around it. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Other striking examples involve wild species that were not domesticated in areas where food production never arose spontaneously, even though those wild species had close relatives domesticated elsewhere. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z It was as if someone was tempting the gods: Either of these kids striking your fancy? Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The resemblance between the old Helen and the new was so striking, he could not look too long. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The Midgard serpent’s head was almost within striking distance. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “Not here?” exclaimed the man, striking his left cheek mercilessly, with the flat of his hand. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z However, his face was the most striking feature of all. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z His perception of the striking improvement of Harriet’s manner, since her introduction at Hartfield, was not one of the least agreeable proofs of his growing attachment. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z Out on the street, Johnny met officers yelling at their men, trying to get them back into their barracks, striking at them even with the flat of their swords. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a miraculous find, and what made it all the more striking was that the observations on which Lowell had predicted the existence of a planet beyond Neptune proved to be comprehensively erroneous. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z First, very little is as striking as a well-worn cloak, billowing lightly about you in the breeze. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “You are not striking the metal true. Hold your elbow higher and bring the hammer down smartly. Then it will shape as you wish.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Theo threw a complete game, striking out nine and giving up only two hits, just like the ace of a staff is supposed to. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z Klin, who bears a striking resemblance to the actor Martin Short, is half Israeli and half Brazilian, and he speaks with an understandably peculiar accent. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z But we would support any strike of prisoners for whatever reason they were striking. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Kabuo nodded and went back to work, his hammer striking efficiently. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z We drove through the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel and then along the outskirts of Washington, D.C., where we passed a temple with gold spires striking up into the air. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Her spatula moved like a striking snake and the hot cakes settled their white sides hissing on the soapstone. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z A striking example from the history of writing is the origin of the syllabary devised in Arkansas around 1820 by a Cherokee Indian named Sequoyah, for writing the Cherokee language. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “Since we got back to the ship,” Piper said, “I’ve been seeing some bad stuff in the knife. The Roman legion is almost within striking distance of Camp Half-Blood. They’re gathering reinforcements: spirits, eagles, wolves.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I hear the sounds on the street—car tires through slush, buses braking and hissing as they lower and open doors, boots striking cement, voices talking on cell phones, radio music from a fast truck. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z But none was so regal, so striking, nor so handsome as the man who wore the crown. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “Your mother is dead, Aisling,” he said, and the words felt like they were physically striking her. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I was too close to the old man, we were always within striking distance of each other. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The practice of striking all or almost all African American potential jurors continued virtually unchanged after the Court's ruling. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “How am I going to live?” repeated Biddy, striking in, with a momentary flush upon her face. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z The fact that so many of the striking steelworkers were foreigners added fuel to the fire, something that the steel companies were quick to capitalize upon. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Jacob wondered whether striking a Jew was a crime at all. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Particularly striking were new cases of AIDS—a 60-percent rise in three years. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Most striking, perhaps, is the overwhelming evidence that implicit bias measures are disassociated from explicit bias measures. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The alternative view, which I advocated, was that stay-at-homes allowed us to strike at the enemy while preventing him from striking back. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite the differences in age and gender, the familial resemblance was absolutely striking. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z There was a pause, and the murmur of other voices; then a match striking, the acrid smell of fresh cigar smoke. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z A cacophony of the buzzing fluorescent lights and fingers striking keyboards filled the stale air. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z I tried left, then right, but kept striking rock. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z A striking example is a cell line that has been reproducing in culture since 1951. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Having decided to return home, he was striking down the middle of a side street, almost running, when he heard the phone. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Her striking appearance and velvety contralto voice electrified audiences wherever she went, and as word of her performances spread, other cities were added to the tour. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z Joseph never knew his mother had dreamed of “striking it rich.” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z She felt like running up the steps and striking his lying mouth. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z And before I know exactly what I am doing, I'm striking the match. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He plucked some twigs from the nearest tree and broke off a few short branches, shredding the twigs and placing them as well as he could before striking a match. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z In a hot side street I came upon a couple striking matches along the curb, kneeling as though looking for a lost coin, the matches flaring dimly in their faces. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z She had silver eyes and skin as pale as paper, and the contrast with her hair, as dark and glossy as an espresso bean, caused people to describe her as striking, if not pretty. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Suddenly I don’t care what Nita’s plan is, as long as it means striking the Bureau as hard as we can. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “Underground Airlines,” which Mulholland Books will publish on Tuesday, is already striking a nerve. In His New Novel, Ben Winters Dares to Mix Slavery and Sci-Fi 2016-07-04T04:00:00Z He dismisses the Franz Waxman score—whose weaving through a wash of overlapping urban sounds is striking even today—as disappointing. The Book That Gets Inside Alfred Hitchcock’s Mind 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z Dominating a stadium section in that way, the mob cut a striking image, like the world’s most carnivorous church group. This year, Joey Chestnut marched on New York with a hot-dog entourage 2019-07-04T04:00:00Z That's inevitable, not just because "Mad Men" creator Matthew Weiner and "Empire" creator Terence Winter were key creative players on David Chase's suburban gangster saga, and contributed some of most striking elements. "Sopranos" family tree: Edith Bunker to Don Draper 2010-10-16T01:01:00Z The historical moment that inspired Asimov has striking parallels to our own. What Isaac Asimov Taught Us About Predicting the Future 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z But by the standards of TV math, which anticipates declines every year until a show dies, the uptick is striking. Audience Up, ?Idol? Defies TV Gravity 2011-04-20T21:17:49Z In a striking rooftop scene the Doctor argues with the eye in order to save the world, and wins the debate. Doctor Who | A Touch of Frost | Jonathan Creek | TV Review 2010-04-05T05:45:00Z Indeed, the parallels between the two are striking. Now you see them: the eternal allure of lost art 2012-07-01T18:31:01Z He would soon be convicted of the attempted assassination of the industrialist Henry Clay Frick, in retaliation for the killing of nine striking steelworkers by Pinkerton detectives. Emma Goldman: a thoroughly modern anarchist 2010-10-06T12:00:00Z I believe it’s one of the most original, striking and at times thrilling restaurants of the pandemic, even though I haven’t seen the inside. Same Name, New Thrilling Results 2021-02-12T05:00:00Z It’s a striking line, as if Joe were a nostalgic fan of the very story that he’s a character in. Review: ‘El Camino,’ a ‘Breaking Bad’ Sequel, Is Suspenseful and Superfluous 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z The boy observes the frog with a hooded malevolence while his flawless skin implies innocence, in striking contrast to his victim’s exquisitely detailed roughness. Charles Ray: Radical Conservative 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z In one scene Ms. Delak slaps Mr. Princic across the face; she keeps striking until he retaliates, and the aggression turns brutal. Dance Review: Slovene Dancers Show ?Ways of Love? 2010-05-28T21:50:00Z The girl was five at that time, and she became very suddenly irritated with her father, to the point that she began to make a scene, even striking at Quin with her tiny fists. “This Is Pleasure” 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z The movie is divided into chapters organized around a series of photo sessions featuring Marguerite elaborately costumed for various roles and striking poses. Review: ‘Marguerite,’ a Screeching Diva Clinging to Her Operatic Dream 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z |
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