| 单词 | trigger |
| 例句 | The sound triggered a chain reaction across the neighborhood, and soon barks were coming from every direction. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z The impact of Burr’s round then allegedly produced an involuntary jerk on Hamilton’s trigger finger, which sent a round sailing harmlessly above Burr and into the trees. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z This triggers a discussion of what Marv intends to do with that kind of money. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z “Nothing happens when 1 pull the trigger,” Bloom said. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He let go of the device with his left hand, felt along the side until he found the trigger again, fingered his way to where he knew the green button to be. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z These were old-timers, not to be confused-with the various hotheaded, wild, young hustlers out trying to make a name for themselves for being crazy with a pistol trigger or a knife. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I pumped my gun to fire again, but I was so excited that I pulled the trigger before I could lower my gun. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z You could not pull that trigger and think there was even a needle hole for you to pass through into eternity. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z South Korea’s economy is 38 times larger than the North’s; its international trade volume is 224 times larger.5 North Korea’s periodic belligerence, however, does trigger eruptions of anger in the South. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z My finger is firmly curled on the trigger, when the deafening wail of the flames gives way to a scream. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z She held a rifle, her finger resting next to the trigger. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z She might not be anything like Arjuna, but maybe having the king of the heavens as your dad wasn’t a bad thing when you’ve accidentally triggered the end of the world…. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I pulled the trigger and fell back in my seat. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z A series of violent incidents triggered a brief but devastating war between the Pequots and the Puritans. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Weeks could go by with no one mentioning the subject, then one reported sighting would trigger off a whole spate of others. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s no time to show them anything but how to point and pull the trigger, but in close quarters, that might be enough. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z That triggered a thought in his head as he released Chuck. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “Raven was programmed to reply to user queries only if they used the trigger phrase ‘The Gold-Bug.’ Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z As with many autoimmune diseases, it's unknown what causes some people to develop vitiligo, though it is suspected that there can be a genetic factor, and it can be triggered by stress. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z The police killings triggered a four-day general strike, and sailors and workers throughout the city joined the shutdown. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z “They said the fire might have triggered the headaches, whether it was smoke inhalation or—or fear,” she finishes lamely. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z They moved on a bit from the bottom of the slope, just in case they had triggered an avalanche. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Food production based on eastern U.S. crops alone had been insufficient to trigger the boom, for reasons that are easy to specify. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The two guards had squeezed their triggers simultaneously. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z I at least wanna be there when the boy pulls the trigger.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z My fingers hurt, and when I looked at them I saw that they were bleeding, too, where they’d got ripped out of the trigger guard. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I worked the pump again, recocked the piece, calmer now, the bear looking at me with more interest, aimed off to the right of the bear with more care now and squeezed the trigger. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “No. Don’t tell me nothing. You ain’t the landlord and you didn’t put him out. You may have handed him the gun, but you didn’t pull the trigger. I’m not blaming you.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t know the mechanism to trigger it. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z His sense of right and wrong had been mounted on a hair trigger. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Something in the way the tennis players hold themselves, or the way they toss the ball, or the fluidity of their motion triggers something in his unconscious. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z I tried to imagine it: curling my finger around the trigger and squeezing; the recoil and the awful report. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z The surprised soldier pulls the trigger and the noise of the explosion warns her lover away. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z It all triggered when I told her I’d gotten engaged to a Senegalese guy I met at Emory; I guess she was hoping that I’d settle down with someone from Congo. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Mark mimicked his wary movements, as if any sudden action would trigger the budding insanity in those who watched their every step.They inched closer, weapons held firm. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to hold the trigger, afraid I might pull it in sudden reflex, so I rested my finger on the trigger guard. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z But there’s plenty of evidence to suggest that height—particularly in men—does trigger a certain set of very positive unconscious associations. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z “That’s a trigger for her. But she’s learning. Being out of the system forced her to refine those social skills on her own.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Soldiers were watching, their fingers ready on the triggers of their guns. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z They would be hung like doves or larks in springes triggered in a thicket, where the birds think to rest—a cruel nesting. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Nearly everyone in the world has appetites and impulses, trigger emotions, islands of selfishness, lusts just beneath the surface. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Powell lined up the sights tensely, and pulled the trigger three times. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z I watched as Dad lowered himself to the frozen ground, positioned his eye at the scope and, after what felt like an hour, pulled the trigger. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Artemis nodded and his manservant squeezed the trigger. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z He hefts it and gives a couple pulls on the trigger. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z There were concerns that Hani’s death might trigger a racial war, with the youth deciding that their hero should become a martyr for whom they would lay down their own lives. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Bobby had triggered similar reactions at other tournaments and matches; fans often wrote him admiring letters. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I yanked the pistol out of Lori’s hand, aimed low, and pulled the trigger. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “Aim and press the trigger. A man knows how to fire a weapon.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Note: The straw connected to the trigger makes it so that when the bird eats the flies and sets off the trap, the arm doesn't snap down on the bird’s neck. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z By pointing the gun in the right direction, and by squeezing the correct trigger, I could cause the nitrogen gas to exert a force that would move my body either forward or backward. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The name triggered a memory, something I hadn’t thought of for years. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z I pressed the trigger, hoping my aim was good. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z The words trigger something in my mind, but it flits away. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z It triggers a creeping, spotty necrosis that spreads through all the internal organs. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z These days I live in three worlds: my dreams, and the experiences of my new life, which trigger memories from the past. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z If anyone had told me then that I would live to be more than ninety, I would have put a gun to my head and pulled the trigger. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The German intelligence officer laughed when he said, "The trigger finger of the executing officers became tired." Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z He switched on a light, aimed the rifle, pulled the trigger, and hit his sister between the eyes, killing her instantly. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z He gripped his weapon, rested his finger on the trigger, then turned to face the foot of the stairs, where Alec maintained his position. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I never thought about it being triggered by Gram’s death, though, because “stress” is a word you use to describe how you feel before a big test. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z He pulled his stopwatch out and pumped the trigger as the horse ripped past the marker. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The trigger had exposed him, if only for a fraction of a second, but it’s all the time I needed. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Forget trigger happy—speaker happy is more my thing. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z I could already predict Dr. Golan’s explanation: That house is such an emotionally loaded place for you, just being inside was enough to trigger a stress reaction. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z The woman then raised the pistol, aiming with a firm wrist at the cross of ashes, and she held the trigger with a determination against which there was no appeal. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z When I got going fast enough, I would let go of the trigger and coast. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Supplying arms to America meant that Redcoats would be shot by French bullets from French guns—but French soldiers would not have to pull the trigger. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “We hid the freaking Maps in the weapons room, put dummies in their place. Because of Alby’s warning. And because of the so-called Ending your girlfriend triggered.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The geese had seen a trigger pressed before. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He turned the shotgun backward as far as he could and managed awkwardly, to pull the trigger again, hitting only branches and din. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Lee found it hard to pull the trigger. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She had found the book while searching the bookshelves for a trigger to a secret passage. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Michael Kahale took in the scene - his boss’s robes tangled in the trigger rope, Octavian’s jewellery fuming from proximity to the Imperial gold ammunition. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z For any true stickler, you see, the sight of the plural word “Book’s” with an apostrophe in it will trigger a ghastly private emotional process similar to the stages of bereavement, though gready accelerated. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z Different drugs use different mechanisms to trigger increased levels of dopamine. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z To the student body at large, Raymond Studemacher did not have enough substance to trigger the opening of a supermarket door. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z He loaded it with a cartridge clip, and told me that all I would have to do then was squeeze the trigger release. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z C. J. agreed to wait before pulling the trigger, though in fact General Russell had already called the C.D.C. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I pulled the trigger—we all heard it click. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Hunger was triggered by the water but not as bad as before. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “The triggering circuit,” Kadalyi said cheerfully, “isn’t attached. It remains with me. You see?” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z “Reproduce” is a trigger word for the Back Row. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Jacqui herself is a loaded gun with a hair trigger—and the fact that she, in this moment, is able to recognize that, makes her seem slightly less mental. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z And though I tread with care, I think my instinct was right about its triggering other pods. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z He smiled at the older monk, who was now cleaning the machine gun’s trigger assembly. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad catches his breath, still in shock from having pulled the trigger. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z I remember pulling the trigger and watching Bob go down, the sheriff's face as the buckshot hit him in the throat, the look of surprise and then nothing. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z But he felt his finger sliding onto the trigger, felt the gun lifting to his shoulder. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z A moment of peace shatters me and I pull the trigger. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z “But then how do we trigger Black Protocol?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z This added to the rest of my reputation the word that I was “trigger- happy” and “crazy.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z And second, some genes are activated by external triggers or by random chance. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z What will happen if Zero triggers his plans? Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The soldiers stand before them, their rifles aiming at the group, their fingers poised on the triggers. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I switched both of my guns to autofire and held down the triggers as I moved from one room to the next, mowing down every NPC in my path. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z That night I clutch the gun tight to my chest, my fmger resting on the trigger, alternately aiming at the sight of the Youns and up in the sky for the witches. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t think so. No mention of you anyway. But it’s the first connection to you that hasn’t triggered some mental meltdown,” says Haymitch. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z As though a single dragonfly could alight on it and trigger an avalanche that will bury them for good. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Her worry sometimes tipped over into a deeper anxiety that triggered an old temptation: drugs. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “We refined the trigger chemical, created a once-a-day pill. Over a few months, our old faces came back.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “The girl. I want you to look at her till your eyes bleed, see if somethin’ gets triggered in that shuck brain of yours.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z This time, instead of pushing off with my hands, I used my gun, pointing it up at the Agena docking collar and squeezing the trigger. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Doctors later concluded that his neurological disorder might have been triggered by trauma in prison. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z And just at that tense moment when I was afraid Dad was going to pull the trigger and shoot the deer, a thought shot even more quickly into my mind—a very inspiring thought. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Patients with the most acute form of the disease can trigger an episode by simply thinking about their romantic interest. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “Crab, I just wanna take a shot. It’s been years since I’ve squeezed the trigger. Just one shot. The boy needs to get used to the sound anyway. Just up in the air.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z He levels the pistol, curses, and pulls the trigger. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z The ensuing partial strangulation frequently triggered systemic, stress-related diseases that were often fatal. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z There were two specific triggers that encouraged Copernicus to come up with something better than the Ptolemaic model. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z He was shot by Seb Mundy on his thirteenth birthday, made to stand alone and pull the trigger as the rest of the men of Prentisstown watched. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Mark saw the man’s finger move, close on the trigger, but somehow, as if his burgeoning madness had momentarily heightened all of his senses one last time, Mark somehow outpaced him. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I had to hold it against my hip with one hand on the trigger and the other wrapped around the barrel. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z This triggers a worldwide food shortage, which leads to wars and the end of mankind. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z The snapping shrimps with their trigger claws pop loudly. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t stop seeing that woman’s face, right when she pulled the trigger, or the mass of her bloody hair that had landed near my feet. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Without even waiting to see if he’d hit the man, though certain he had not, the agent triggered open the chamber, bapped out the spent shells, and quietly, almost calmly, reloaded the gun. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z My heart quickens as I sort through my memories, and I try to find the trigger I pull when I think about drawing. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Another triggered a trip wire, and pots of Greek fire exploded into green flames, engulfing several of the snake women. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z It is my medical opinion that in Hawaii you had an episode of myocarditis triggered by a viral infection. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z His eyes only dart up for a second, but it’s as if he’s triggered a bomb. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I lifted the sixteen and pulled the trigger. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your extended left hand holds and balances the rifle. Your right hand aims and squeezes the trigger. See, it’s easy!” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z All the policemen were holding their guns at the ready, with their fingers on the triggers, and the firemen were clutching their hatchets. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z I pull my gun around my body, holding my finger over the trigger. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Also, even though technology is not classified as “addictive,” some neuroscience points to stark similarities between how technology use and drug use trigger chemical release in the brain. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z He wants us to think, well, he didn't pull the trigger. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z Jesper caught himself nervously wiggling the baleen wedged between his teeth with his tongue and forced himself to stop before he triggered it. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The trigger gave; I felt the smooth underside of the butt; and there, in that noise, sharp and deafening at the same time, is where it all started. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z Every brain cell in his head screamed for him to pull the trigger. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “I told you you’d be sorry,” Billy said to me and pulled the trigger. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I wonder, too, why he didn't pull the trigger. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I think through all of this in the few heartbeats between lining up my shot and pulling the trigger. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z She wants to be absolutely sure that being in the same room with Olly didn’t activate any of my triggers. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Each of these, on some level, triggers tiny rewards. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z He aimed his Transvice at the closest man between him and the front door and pulled the trigger. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z My finger squeezes the trigger and the shots go everywhere! First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Several times during the missile crisis, accidents or misunderstandings threatened to trigger a sudden nuclear incident. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Way drunk, Eugene was shot and killed by one of his good friends, Bobby, who was too drunk to even remember pulling the trigger. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Not that I would have actually pulled the trigger, but what if... Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z But Werner has crossed the edge of the field, where he steps on a trigger land mine set there by his own army three months before, and disappears in a fountain of earth. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Even figured out that the only way not to trigger the crown’s death curse was to move when it rested on no one’s head. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z As Grigori took several more steps, my finger shifted to the trigger. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I had to take my finger off the trigger to avoid firing off a shot, afraid the flash of the muzzle would alert Grigori to my location. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z For the first time since the crash his mind started to work, his brain triggered and he began thinking. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z “I bet Uncle Will was the one who left the bullet in the gun the night I pulled the trigger,” I said. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z But President Eisenhower had insisted that the nation’s first foray into space be presented as a peaceful effort, rather than an explicitly military operation that risked triggering a dangerous retaliation by the Soviet Union. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The column announcing her resignation from the DAR triggered a worldwide reaction and demonstrated the powerful impact Mrs. Roosevelt could have when she spoke out on a political or social issue. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z Nobody was sure that Camp’s asking God’s forgiveness before he pulled the trigger counted as much as if he had lived long enough to repent after doing the deed. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I line up my sights on the bigger shambler and squeeze the trigger. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Gregor froze every time a pebble moved beneath his foot, thinking he had triggered another rat assault. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z It’s different from the guns we had in the city—it doesn’t have a barrel that shifts to the side, or the same tension in the trigger, or even the same distribution of weight. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z It was like pushing a trigger in the brain. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z And many Black African countries feared that an independent Biafra would trigger other secessions and so supported Nigeria. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Remarkably, under current law, an actual conviction or finding of a formal violation is not necessary to trigger exclusion. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z He’s being treated only by strangers, natives of 13 — no one from home or the Capitol has been allowed to see him — to keep any dangerous memories from triggering. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Their fingers aren’t on the triggers of their guns, but it feels that way. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z He and Alec picked off the attackers one by one: Pull the trigger. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Only a hot spell lasting several days triggered it. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z She let go with a flick that triggered the veins to fall neatly into place. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z He also confessed to being at the scene but said that he was not the one who pulled the trigger. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z I stayed like that for a while longer, trying to figure out who hated me enough to send me that seizure trigger. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z “I will be solving so many problems if I pull this trigger,” she growls. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Of course, he did not know whether Runcorn was sufficiently important to get away with this, and even if he managed it, Hermione’s non-reappearance might trigger a search before they were clear of the Ministry.... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I find the exit door, force it open—triggering some sort of alarm, which I ignore—and jump to the ground, expecting to land in snow. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z That was the best I could sum up the sensation of anguish that his words triggered in me at times. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He couldn’t throw the knife faster than Hatchet could pull the trigger. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I never knew whether I would have pulled the trigger because the next thing I was lying on the ground with Sam on top of me, and he’d got the gun. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z His fine purple robes snagged on the trigger rope, but Octavian didn’t notice. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z As he talks to Pri, something about the way he stands and moves triggers a memory. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The gun was red, the trigger guard bright green. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z I remember standing at an end window of our Quonset hut for a very long time, looking oid at the slanting, dreary rain, my trigger finger itching imperceptibly, if at all. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z My pearls, my belts, my cardigans, my off-the-rack dresses from J.Crew, my apparently brave choice of white for an inaugural gown—all seemed to trigger a slew of opinions and instant feedback. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “The quarterly tax payments that Savannah filed triggered an audit by the Internal Revenue Service.” Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Whatever triggered Peeta's decision -and I suspect it had to do with my outperforming him in training -I should be nothing but grateful for it. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Doc’s fine hands worked precisely, slipping the needle into place and pressing the compressed air trigger that forced the color into the veins. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I pushed the sixteen into the small brown body and pulled the trigger. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Jean Louise stepped on the garbage can trigger and threw the pamphlet in. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z I took a deep breath to calm myself, ignoring the spasm of pain it triggered. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z This place, and especially the sight of a doctor, triggered such horrible memories for him. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z After centuries of being denied access to leadership positions in key social institutions, people of color quite understandably are hesitant to create circumstances that could trigger the downfall of “one of their own.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z It’s supposed to be a trigger to people of what they need to do. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z “But you did pull the trigger. Promise you’ll never do something that stupid again.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Mostly his questions were easy, only a very few triggering my easy blushes. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I make out a cluster of long gun barrels and trigger guards. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z But he heard it all the same, and remembered every word: Tom, I just triggered the Ending. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I am glad I could not pull the trigger, but that does not alter the fact. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z After corn’s arrival in the eastern United States, seven centuries more passed before the development of a corn variety productive in North American climates triggered the Mississippian emergence. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He tries another hall, another, another, thinks he recognizes a certain sink; he triggers an automatic door; ends up among linens. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z She shook the clock to see if it would tick, which triggered a violent explosion. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The entrance to this circus triggers the same sort of fear—stepping into the black unknown, beyond which is something dangerous. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z His mother’s scheming, he believed, had triggered his torture. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Seeing that army seemed to have triggered some kind of memory, leaving him shell-shocked. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I feel his muscles shift as he pinches the trigger and duck my head just in time. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “By the lumberyard. And step on it. I’ve got an itchy trigger finger.” A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “And I think they sent me, too. Just because she was the trigger for the Ending doesn’t make her bad.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z He wrested the gun from Camey’s grasp, turned it on him, and pulled the trigger. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Dr. Walsh set up a treatment plan and said that with some mild medication and “gradual exposure to your triggers,” we could control my OCD. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z When everything was out, I felt the lining, hoping to brush a secret trigger as I probed. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z In each situation his wires got triggered and he’d go off. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Nailer lifted his own pistol, shooting through the rain, sure that he was missing and yet squeezing the trigger anyway. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Rahim Khan slowly uncrossed his legs and leaned against the bare wall in the wary, deliberate way of a man whose every movement triggers spikes of pain. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She hugs me, and the sudden movement triggers a mini avalanche in the paper loops that fill the building. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z I aimed still higher and squeezed the trigger. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Calmly, he squeezed the trigger, just as Lindsey had taught him. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z “Along Paul Revere’s northern route, the town leaders and company captains instantly triggered the alarm,” Fischer writes. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “That would be the man who pulled the trigger.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Powell, staring into Frederick’s eyes, squeezed the trigger. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z There was an alarm strobe light on the ceiling that would be triggered if the air system failed. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z No one knows the triggers, but everyone knows the consequences. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “You triggered the alarm system,” Joe said, shaking his head like he wasn’t sure why he was explaining himself. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z It triggered an explosion of images from my own childhood at Garland. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z These and other discoveries add details, which continue to fascinate me, to our understanding of how agriculture’s rise triggered the rise of agriculturally based complex societies in the ancient world. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z My fingers brush over the trigger, and my throat tightens like I am having an allergic reaction. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Akin to this first trait is the second, an ever-present, poorly controlled rage—easily triggered by any feeling of being tricked, slighted, or labeled inferior by others. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z That Great Leap Forward poses two major unresolved questions, regarding its triggering cause and its geographic location. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Lights popped and caught fire as all the special effects in the building were triggered at once. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “It could be the pills are delaying your sickness. Even without any pills, it could be you just haven’t met any of your triggers yet.” Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Lori wasn’t as good a shot as me, but she pointed the gun in Billy’s general direction and pulled the trigger. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I do not know if all cops are poets, but I know that all cops carry guns with triggers. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I place the muzzle of the gun under his left ear and pull the trigger. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The robot pointed his rifle at the squirrel and pulled the trigger. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He’d steal the bait from the traps, spring the triggers, and sometimes even turn them over. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Peewee put his hand on mine, moved my fingers off the trigger. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Starting now, the wizards of the Order of the Clean Hand are going to send out the trigger signal every five minutes. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Most stations are either offline or have triggered the emergency broadcast network, so it’s the same thing almost everywhere. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The uprising triggered riots and violence across the country. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Walter’s release coincided with increased media interest in the death penalty, triggered by the increasing pace of executions. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He could still pull the trigger on his gun and was the fastest taxidermist around. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Kids whose parents argue act invisible in case we trigger another skirmish. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Instead, I took a step back, aimed, pulled the trigger, and shot him right between the eyes. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z Something there triggered the unfolding of those parts that had been incubating. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z I watched the PSF let go of his arm, take her gun out of its holster, and, without a word—without even blinking—stick the barrel inside of her mouth and pull the trigger. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I pointed an imaginary gun at him and pulled the trigger. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z It sped through his body and triggered emotions of love. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I saw his finger slowly curling around the trigger and it was trembling like a snake about to strike. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Tobias fires over and over again, until his gun runs out of bullets, and the trigger makes a clicking sound instead. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “I triggered something,” she replied in a calm voice. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I haven’t seen him since the day we arrived, and after witnessing Bill’s itchy trigger finger, I fear the worst. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The moment I pull the door shut, like the trigger on a starting pistol, he begins. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z He moved his hand away, and my finger went back onto the trigger. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Even this reduced, unintended message will trigger recognition if the subject is important, relevant, or highly probable.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z He showed me how to set them by mashing the spring down with my foot, and how to work the trigger. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now, remember, keep your elbows a little bent and your wrist tight for the kickback. Aim at the can, and when you got it, squeeze the trigger.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z The young cook’s arrest became the immediate and popular cause that triggered the riot. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Beans and Mutto made their arms like shotguns and pulled the triggers: “Pow! Pow!” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z There it was, a few inches down from the trigger that had shot out the hook and rope. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The ash will become fuel, and the Sun will be triggered into a second round of fusion reactions. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z At the periphery, interstellar matter is compressed by the supernova shock wave, triggering new generations of cloud collapse and star formation. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Where I could feel myself pull the trigger and things could still turn out okay. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Worse, too-frequent relapse of memory, often in association with trigger object. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The cars don’t trigger every pod, but they certainly get the majority. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I could practically hear the twisted shout that was locked inside, waiting to be triggered, released. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z I point the BB gun at them and pull the trigger, but nothing happens. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Once the canopy was gone, you had to sit upright with your head back against the seat and squeeze a trigger in the right arm of the seat to blast you out of there. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z When the sergeant told them to kill all the Japanese soldiers lined up in front of the cave with their hands on their heads, Tayo could not pull the trigger. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I had to pull with both hands on the trigger, and I almost lost hold of the nozzle from the backforce of the water and sprayed wildly at whatever I could hit. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Then what the bloody shuck did she mean by sayin’ she triggered something?” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Maybe it will trigger something in my legs and arms so I walk like everyone else. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Ruby arched her eyebrows, laughing again, ground the stickshift into first, and, with the admonition “Make sure it’s pointed in the right direction before you squeeze the trigger!” she bolted her truck away. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The creep just stands there, looking at me as if he doesn’t care if I pull the trigger. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z When it was quite late he murmured something, went to a closet, and drew forth an evil weapon, a long yellowish tube ending in a bellows and a trigger. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t find the trigger of the sixteen. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I turned the gun on my own face and pulled the trigger. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, the message didn’t travel fast enough from his brain to his trigger finger. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Risking life, dodging or taking bullets, and pulling triggers. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z That person pointed the gun at the place where I had been shot and pulled the trigger. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z And I remember the soft repose of his face as he slept, as I pulled the trigger, knowing that Rose Hill would never be safe as long as his will was law. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z He didn’t hear about the stock market crash that triggered the Great Depression until six months after it happened. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Their fingers on the triggers, they did not deprive themselves of the pleasure. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He nails two pieces of wood at right angles, with another nail for the trigger. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z My index finger tucked itself around the trigger. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z TimeStar held his time travel device in his palm, triggered it with his thumb. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z She said it was pure hate that had driven her to the courtroom and pulled the trigger seventeen times. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z They were tense, each of them with their fingers on their triggers. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z I moved my hand up to the trigger. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The motion triggered a sharp memory, one that was never far from me anymore. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z But my hesitancy only triggered something in Czerny that I will forever associate with New Yorkers—an instinctive and immediate push back against thinking small. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z She had just seen his hand on the trigger when there was the terrible ping of the gun. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z But one of the most important factors in triggering the conflict at the time it actually happened was the rebellion in Ireland which cost the Boyle family so dear. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z “He pulled the trigger even before they finished reading him the instructions.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The invention of the double-outrigger sailing canoe may have been the technological breakthrough that triggered the Austronesian expansion from the Chinese mainland. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Bonello leaned over, put the pistol against the man’s head and pulled the trigger. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z True enough, there were boys no older than he drilling there, but his crippled hand made it impossible for him to pull a trigger. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z But her finger is already over the trigger. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I gathered gear, left the trap triggered and hanging from a branch, and made my way back up the creek. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Others chewed gum to trigger salivation; Tommy Luther could spit off as much as half a pound in a few hours. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He hopes there will be no sniveling and pants wetting among the passengers, that no one will go berserk and start screaming, and trigger a jittery massacre. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The dusty smell of the place triggers a bunch of memories. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z And before he could pull it out, I pulled the trigger.” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z One end was a gunlike butt with a trigger, and the other end looked like an elongated bubble with a spout popping out. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z If I held the other trigger down, gas would squirt out through the jet in the handle, in a direction opposite that of the two jets. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I imagine he’s got a trigger word that sets him off. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Those triggers will be everywhere, anywhere, any time. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Let’s crawl around and act exciting and pull the trigger. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z “You have a family, Alter. You have sisters, a mother. Do you really want to sacrifice everything? For what? So, you can pull the trigger yourself?” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z If it doesn’t ignite itself when it’s tapped or passed, we can trigger it from here. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Even before he pulled the trigger again and got a click instead of a bang, young Luther had dropped the receiver, leaving it dangling by the cord. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z All those momentous consequences of pottery triggered a population explosion, causing Japan’s population to climb from an estimated few thousand people to a quarter of a million. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z And there’d certainly been no instructions about how she should prepare herself in case she accidentally triggered the end of the universe. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z But all of that aside, I think the most important aspect of obtaining a girl of the opposite sex is knowing when to pull the trigger. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “If the wave was that powerful, then it may have triggered and absorbed other pods in our path.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z He pulled the trigger, but it wasn’t a bullet that came out at her. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “Jane, this is sloppy work. Watch your trigger squeeze, girl. An inch isn't such a big deal at close range, but with a rifle that inch becomes several feet.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “You keep asking her about Khalil, like he’s the reason he’s dead. Like she said, he didn’t pull the trigger on himself.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z But May's warm temperatures triggered a new crisis. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z She wondered how many other statues around the country were secretly automatons, waiting to be triggered. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He immediately aimed at the next man, pulled the trigger, watched him turn to vapor. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He took another step back, firmly pressed the butt of the weapon against his chest, aimed a little more precisely and pulled the trigger. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Then she aimed a shotgun at a point between her eyes and pressed the trigger with her toe. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Each familiar face triggered an avalanche of memories: tai chi on the lawn, singalongs in the music room, tie-dyeing, the hundreds upon hundreds of Halloween dance volunteers. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Could a rare but natural event, the impact of a sizable cometary fragment, trigger a nuclear war? Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Musa had triggered in all of us what we were afraid of thinking. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “One of the camp’s perimeter alarms was triggered. Don’t worry—it might be nothing. We’ve had animals step a little too close to the wires before.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z And the guy pulls the trigger and I seen Emmett’s brains”—he gestured—“splatter all over that wall back there....” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z His fingers were so cold that he could not tell how much pressure he was putting behind the trigger. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Then I grip the trigger, feeling the gun’s weight. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z She imagines seizing El Lider’s pistol, pressing it to his temple, squeezing the trigger until he hears the decisive click. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d shot up the last six months, the rows triggering something in his lithe body. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I may never have used a gun before but I’m sure I can manage to pull the trigger.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The sheriff looked the gun o’er, seent it didn’t have no bullets and that the trigger was so rusty it wouldn’t budge. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z I don’t remember when I actually pulled the trigger; all I remember is shooting and waiting until I was sure the other guy was out of bullets. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Before I shot each man, I looked at him and saw how his eyes gave up hope and steadied before I pulled the trigger. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Instead, it was triggered there by the arrival of Southwest Asian domesticates. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z It could be a birthday that triggered the new cycle or something more unexpected, like finding something in a drawer that belonged to her. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z He’s something of a whiz with snares, rigging them to bent saplings so they pull the kill out of the reach of predators, balancing logs on delicate stick triggers, weaving inescapable baskets to capture fish. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I feel the heft of a gun in my hand and curl my fingers around it, slipping my index finger over the trigger. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Military training, I said, must go hand in hand with political training, for a revolution is not just a question of pulling a trigger; its purpose is to create a fair and just society. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Kadalyi-Polokov said, switching on and off the miniaturized triggering and aiming device which he held in the palm of his hand. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z What would have happened if I didn’t pull my trigger. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The security cameras haven't triggered an alarm in time to lock down the stairwell. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Any more than Napoleon pulled a trigger at Austerlitz. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z It entails looking at neurochemicals triggered when people play video games or use the Internet. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z But meanwhile, while you’re fretting, the man’s getting ready to pull both triggers, and that’s all there is to it, all right? Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I squeeze the trigger, firing again and again into the sea of birds above me, watching their dark bodies drop to the grass. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z But the textbook gods never triggered any four-volume memory in my head, just this little moment I'm recalling here. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Thousands of women have been sentenced to lengthy terms in prison for writing bad checks or for minor property crimes that trigger mandatory minimum sentences. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z My finger squeezes the trigger, but not hard enough to fire. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Inevitably, this highly productive system of intensive agriculture triggered an immediate population explosion in Kyushu, where archaeologists have identified far more Yayoi sites than Jomon sites, even though the Jomon period lasted 14 times longer. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He falls forward, unbalanced, and I put him in front of me as a shield just as Bill pulls the trigger. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z As everyone belted out “Happy Birthday,” Palmer stared at the man marching in with the cake and tried to imagine him pulling the trigger again and again as gray-feathered Nippers fell from the sky. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Someone must have moved into its range, triggered the attack. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Then we’re to stand behind an image of our choice and talk briefly about the topics the picture triggers in us. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z The guns are huge, and I wonder how they feel to shoot, if you can feel the deadly power in them just by curling your finger around the trigger. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I don’t wanna make peace with this—maybe if I had a gun pointed at me before I met Mateo and got my Plutos back, yeah, whatever, pull the trigger. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Every instinct I have screams for me to ignore the voice, to pull the trigger, to blow the Peacekeepers sky-high. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I raised my gun and pulled the trigger, and I killed a man. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z It could be a cigarette lighter, a gun trigger, the speakers, or a flickering streetlight; it could be anything. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z He memorized his words and rehearsed them carefully, to the point where he wouldn’t actually need the teleprompter unless his nerves got triggered and his mind went blank. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I squeeze the trigger, hard, and this time I’m ready for the recoil. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z That thought triggered an idea, one that made me leap to my feet. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Without any of the hornets realizing it, she triggered a nest attack on me. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Aiming upward, out the window of the car, Rick squeezed the trigger of the weapon. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z It must have love as a trigger, a goad, or a stimulant. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “Chicken, corn, wheat, and soy can sometimes trigger food sensitivities in cats.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z As we hurried down the road, I explained to her how Frankie and I had rushed to Mr. Whitby’s place after triggering the vision at the World’s Fair. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z At home, burgeoning manhood was a trigger for apprehension. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z And then he reclined in his wall tent, placed the muzzle of the .30-.30 against his head, and jerked his thumb down on the trigger. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He swiveled the barrel, took aim at the lead ogre, and pressed the trigger. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Is it intensive food production that is the cause, triggering population growth and somehow leading to a complex society? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Leo Szilard and Eugene Wigner—the ones who’d triggered the Manhattan Project by convincing Albert Einstein to warn President Roosevelt of the danger of atomic bombs—came to watch. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “And it wasn’t necessary for that cop to pull the trigger,” says Daddy. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z But whoever it is, I believe the death will trigger a kind of free-for-all out here in the night. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z He came to believe that that one terrible day of reducing may have triggered the onset of the crippling disease. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z For some reason my irreverent description of Auntie Braxton’s house triggered Call. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Somewhere, in a cool and spotless room, a Gamemaker sits at a set of controls, fingers on the triggers that could end my life in a second. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z If the particle degraded within an hour, it would trigger a mechanism that would break the vial and poison the cat. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Pointing the gun high over his head, he pulled the trigger. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “If you pull that trigger,” shouted Macon, “you better not miss. If you take a shot you better make sure I’m dead, cause if you don’t I’m gonna shoot your balls up in your throat!” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z She pulled on the trigger, and her whole body shook as bullets rattled against the enclosure glass like hail, pinging off in all directions. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z At one end was a trigger; at the muzzle end was a small nozzle and a steel roller brush. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I pulled the trigger of my rifle without lifting it. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “With daily doses of this trigger chemical, the plastic will gradually melt away and be absorbed into the body. Your face goes back to where it started. More or less.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “Take this. If you need to use it, hold it with two hands when you pull the trigger. Do you understand? Now go away.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He’d wanted me to stop Zero so that I could trigger his plans. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I knew that smells triggered memories, so I breathed in deep. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Adeline drew a pair of imaginary guns from imaginary thigh holsters and posed, fingers pulling imaginary triggers, making little pew! pew! pew! sounds with her red mouth. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “This is what you want folks to think of you? That you pull triggers and stay strapped? That’s the kinda reputation you want?” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z My finger was reluctant to touch the trigger. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s a revolver, ma’am. Soon’s you pull the trigger it’ll fire again, but you gotta make sure you aim it real careful and hold your breath afore you fire the next time.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Aspects of Vivian’s memory are triggered with each box they open. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Time and again, the most ardent proponents of racial hierarchy have succeeded in creating new caste systems by triggering a collapse of resistance across the political spectrum. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z That's when Freak squeezes the trigger and sprays him right in the eyes. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z Liam whirled around, his finger on the trigger, his face set in stone. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “Before you pull that trigger, you need to remember what you have at stake,” he said. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z 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 That finger had pulled a trigger in a war. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z But before they could pull the trigger on the operation, German intelligence uncovered Haukelid’s crew of radio operators. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I stuck the muzzle of the gun against his head and pulled the trigger. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z I realized I had been suffering from performance anxiety in the moments before competing and had to learn how to manage these anxieties and disarm some of the triggers. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z It’s such a politically charged topic that even sympathetic pieces about people on death row usually triggered a local backlash that created more problems for the client and the case. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Oh. Well, the merger triggered more interest, so the stock jumped to forty dollars a share. You have twelve thousand shares at forty dollars a share....” Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z He later described it as “a nuclear bit of e-mail,” given the chain of events it subsequently triggered. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I think that there are facts about people’s appearance—their size or shape or color or sex—that can trigger a very similar set of powerful associations. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z “I took that man up to the Cathedral and had a gun jammed into his head. I pulled the trigger but didn’t shoot him. I aimed for the sun.” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z “Would it have been better if you actually pulled the trigger and killed that boy?” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “He didn’t pull the trigger on himself either.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Anyone not logged in to the NeuroLink right now will use it before long, triggering this new algorithm the instant they do. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z In 2012, several further studies corroborated these initial findings, strengthening the links between these variants of mental illness and family histories and deepening questions about their etiology, epidemiology, triggers, and instigators. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Four times he pulled the trigger, and four times the gun misfired. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The most ardent proponents of racial hierarchy have consistently succeeded in implementing new racial caste systems by triggering a collapse of resistance across the political spectrum. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z For a hundred years, any sign of black progress in the South could trigger a white reaction that would invariably invoke Confederate symbols and talk of resistance. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z It was the kick of the gun, I think, that triggered the second shot. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “And 1 think they sent me, too. Just because she was the trigger for the Ending doesn’t make her bad.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-21T00:00:00Z The arrival of the sweet potato triggered a further explosion in recent centuries. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “Where do you think it’s coming from, that sense of desperation? What triggered it exactly? Did something happen?” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The idea behind the gun was simple: if I held one trigger down, nitrogen gas would squirt out the two holes, or jets, in the crossbar. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Nope, it isn’t,” Albie said, squeezing the trigger on a bright orange monarch; “Dad just drove off a minute ago; 1 heard him leave.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Mills has ten points in this game so far—make that eleven—Now let’s see how he does on this next one—He takes his time, pulls the trigger—and he’s got it! Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A memory of a town we had attacked during a school dance had been triggered. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “What you have to weigh to pull a trigger?” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z This seemed to trigger some reaction in Trina, and she shifted away from the wall and put her weight fully on her feet. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z And, if Leo’s plan was going to work, he couldn’t have anybody else close by when he pulled the trigger. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I mean, we’d triggered a warning boom when we snuck inside. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Sliding his finger casually under the trigger guard, Butler strode into their midst. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Wes’s brother, Tony, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after he was convicted as the trigger man in the death of Sergeant Prothero. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z I’d hold the gun with both hands, sight down the barrel, and squeeze the trigger slowly and smoothly until, with a loud clap, the gun kicked and the bottle exploded. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Logically, the next thing that should happen is the man pulling the trigger. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “Oh. He heard the crowd out there, the Christmas guests, and it triggers him to answer with his version of a crowd scene.” This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z In an instant, I see his finger poised over the trigger and hear the bullet slide into the chamber, and I fire. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The word “mother” triggered something deep in her stomach. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Mark’s finger was twitching on the trigger, but relief washed over him when he realized the advancing figures were only kids.They were filthy and had that strange distant look in their eyes. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z It echoed throughout the dark room, and the sound triggered memories of an old movie— something about astronauts boarding an abandoned alien vessel. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Hence the package that worked well in the latter valleys also worked well enough in the Nile Valley to trigger the spectacular rise of indigenous Egyptian civilization. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z We have second-generation motion detectors; they only trigger if the moving object is large enough to be a human being—which means someone has hopped our fence. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Mark moved his weapon left to right, pulling the trigger in short bursts, not even bothering to aim. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z As though her reversion had triggered an end to the fantasy, Lazlo reverted, too, and was himself again. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z It’s grainy, and details are almost impossible to make out, but something triggers an old memory that makes my stomach churn. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z I squeeze the trigger, hesitantly at first and then harder, cringing away from the gun. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I know all about hornets: If one sends out a distress signal, it can trigger a whole nest attack. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z My hands had stopped shaking after the second pull of the trigger, and I held the gun steady. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Then I’d swoop the barrel up over the bear, squeeze the trigger... This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Then, like a shooting star streaking across a black sky, the fearful thought came to him that maybe his fingers were frozen so stiff that he could not pull the trigger. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “Soon as she woke up, the whole place fell to pieces. She even admitted she triggered something.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Herbie’s heart hammered at the thought of actually owning, let alone pulling the trigger of, a gun. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She was convicted of multiple charges that triggered a sentence of mandatory life imprisonment without parole. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z We can trigger it, too, once it is exposed. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z “You pushed him off you. You couldn’t have known he would trigger the net at that exact spot,” says Finnick, trying to calm him. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z But this is unlikely to be a mere coincidence; more likely, the shock wave produced by the supernova compressed interstellar gas and dust and triggered the condensation of the solar system. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z They were larger than when he had come in and had a purpose to them, a rapid movement in spite of their size that almost triggered alarm bells in David’s brain. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The cops can say, “It’s you we want,” and they only have to pull the trigger to seal the deal. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z That’s when I raise my gun, exhale, and pull the trigger. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “Itchy trigger fingers,” Dad had said, aiming his trigger finger toward me and giving it a pull, “and stupidity is what gets people killed.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Mom, spine not touching the back of her chair: I’m afraid Cassie’s death might trigger you. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z “Nita said it would trigger a backup security measure if they did, but it seemed like the most obvious solution to their problem, to me.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I squeezed the trigger of the sixteen and watched him hurtle backward. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I see his fingers creep closer to his gun's trigger, but one of the other soldiers shakes his head. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z “Really? And was it part of her plan for Johanna to nearly kill her? For that electric shock to paralyze her? To trigger the bombing?” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z So in the name of Brother Clifton beware of the triggers; go home, keep cool, stay safe away from the sun. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He took a shotgun, put the barrel in his mouth, and pulled the trigger with his toe. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z I pulled the trigger and the wind stopped blowing. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z I release the trigger of my gun and drop it. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The directors of the Exposition Company did decide to seek a direct appropriation from Congress, but their request triggered a congressional investigation of the fair’s expenditures. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Every police siren, every drunken hoot—every sound that night triggered the same thought: “They might be coming for me.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z A single mistake or error of judgment could easily have triggered a chain reaction that would certainly have led to the deaths of millions of people around the globe. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z A slender, shining silver thread stretched across the ravine, and the moment she touched it, it triggered something deep in the large cave. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “What trigger? Nobody in that house got a gun.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z They’re making sure the virus will trigger in each location, that no security shields can stop them. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Well, the drinking started before . . .” “So your husband’s affair was not the trigger?” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The rebel pulled the trigger, and like lightning, I saw the spark of fire that came from the muzzle. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “A robot with a trigger that shot glass projectiles. It was a cannon! You could’ve put somebody’s eye out with that thing.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z I squeeze the trigger and the paintball hits the camera, spraying blue paint across the lens. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Reaching the top of Everest is supposed to trigger a surge of intense elation; against long odds, after all, I had just attained a goal I’d coveted since childhood. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The soldier circled us, tense, his rifle aimed and his finger on its trigger. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z These here jail baits is just set on the trigger of the hoosegow.” Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z I stare at the guns I carry, one in each hand, my fingers pale against the black triggers. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “One hold the gun and the other pull the trigger? Hear anything else?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z When she pulled the trigger, a bright blue flame flared from the barrel. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z He did not know that trigger pulses were being sent through the air from across the Bonecruel Mountains. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z As she walked, she released the triggers on the sheaths at her forearms, feeling the grips of her daggers slide into her palms. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He drew out his gun, extended his arm, aimed at the president's back, and pulled the trigger. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z But, being as mischievous as I am, I built a safeguard into the device so its initial use had to be triggered by a Clock Watcher or human. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z It triggered the bats, which swooped suddenly and dived in the darkness over his head. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “Raven was programmed to reply to user queries only if they used the trigger phrase ‘The Gold-Bug.’ Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The closest thing I’d had to human contact since the airdrop, the distant lights triggered a flood of emotion that caught me off guard. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Pap pulled the trigger and the forest shook from the boom. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z Their fingers aren’t on the triggers, but the air is so charged, it feels that way. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z “You can shoot it either by pulling the trigger or by pulling back the hammer. You could squeeze the trigger six times in a row and get off six shots.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She felt like someone had released a steam trigger on the top of her head. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z His eyeglasses triggered distrust because, at that time and in that region, people looked at glasses as some kind of character defect. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Katie stopped, knelt on a step, pushed her apron bulge between two banister spokes, stared at the exposed part of his body and pulled the trigger. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Remarkable, that his simple act of kindness triggered a relief from the numbness. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Still Brian was given copies of the pictures and tape, and looking at them seemed to trigger the dreams. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z I have shot it, but I tend to wince when I pull the trigger, and that throws my aim off. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z “In fact, I’m surprised they’ve kept it going so long. The Capitol will adjust by deactivating specific pods and then manually triggering them when their targets come in range.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z "Mines" were placed to set off firecrackers or trigger tear gas. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Something in his earlier words triggers my interest. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Nothing happened, not even when I gave a third pull of the trigger. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He then marched to his own room, stood by the window watching the hills beyond, and pulled the trigger. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “Sometimes little things are symbols or triggers for much bigger issues in our lives. Think about why that particular moment caused you so much distress.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I understood what triggered her earthquakes, most of them. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z Like measles, it triggers a rash all over the body. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z For the rest of my life, I knew that snow would trigger my memory of the accident. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z Boss seems to sense trouble and the muscles of his arms tense; Mark sees his finger tighten on the trigger of the gun. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z There’s a loud snap of a trap as the pod triggers. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z He later confessed to being in on the robbery but denied that he had pulled the trigger. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “The trouble,” a friend said, “is that Oppie is so quick on the trigger intellectually, that he puts the other guy at a disadvantage.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Vonetta held up her fork as if it had a trigger and a barrel. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z So easy: squeeze the trigger and blow away a toe. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The suggestion triggered memories of his father’s love for that group. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z To make these guns, we removed the core from the mpoloni’s stem, much like disassembling a ballpoint pen, and used it as both a ramrod and trigger. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z |
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