| 单词 | turn off |
| 例句 | I turn off the set, but then the house feels too quiet, and bad pictures are bouncing around in my head. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he drew a cover over his friend, turned off the lamp, and crept from the room. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “I gotta go work the evening shift,” he says as he parks on American Street and turns off the engine. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z She watched the hearth of Hestia burning in the middle of the green as the cabins turned off their lights for curfew. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She stares at her empty teacup, and then at the kettle on the stove, which she’d had to turn off in order to hear her husband’s voice just a few hours ago. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Luckily, the attention was turned off me when my mother said what she likes to say when we’re all together celebrating something. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z After a week, when the sun went down, we turned off the lights and Mother came upstairs. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “Why aren’t you saying something? Tell me some kind of a story, or perhaps sing us a song. Only don’t forget to turn off the radio.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Still, that night, I didn’t, couldn’t, turn off the music. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z We slowed down and turned off the lights. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z We knew why he turned off the recorder. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “We can’t break into SeaWorld,” I said, and then I pulled over into an empty furniture store parking lot and turned off the car. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z I check to make sure my phone is turned off. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z The lights turn off, and the air inside the train turns uncomfortably warm. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He says he’s turning off the heat at night to save money. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z Finally Rodney said: “It was a turning off the High Street, somewhere up the other end. Of course, it might be her day off.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked back and saw a bus, Maribel’s bus, turning off the road. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Flapjack left the road and turned off into the woods just after we crossed out of the Settlement and passed the Preacher’s house. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Then I backed the boat up into the slip, turned off the motor, wrapped lines from the dock around my cleats, and threw Ben’s coat and life jacket up on the dock. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z She expected the dragon wouldn’t return during the day, and this knowledge turned off whatever inside her had been keeping her awake. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Maribel turns off the engine and looks at each of us. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z The first and only inmate to be subjected to this method endured fifty seconds of torture before the power was turned off and he was found to be very much alive. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Nathan thought about turning off the phone light to save the battery. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “Can you ask him to check to make sure I turned off the coffeemaker, please?” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Finally, Alex turned off the machine, then removed the back and hid the folded paper in the battery compartment. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z I often watch television while doing my chores, making sure to turn off the set fifteen minutes before they come home, so it has time to cool off. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z When the rest of the lights were turned off the lightbulb behind Florence would be the only light. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I turned off the one most of them were watching. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When I turned off the water, I heard Dad calling my name. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z At last she turns off the TV and carries it out of the cage. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z When the smaller, quieter Beach Road turned off of Route 1, she told them to go on it. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z He wished he could turn off the wall videos. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Boys who are shy about dancing look like uncoordinated morons, and girls definitely get turned off by that. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She would ask if I had gone to class myself, and I would say, “No. Just turn off the lights.” How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Duntz says, “Perry, I’ve been keeping track of the lights. The way I calculate it, when you turned off the upstairs light, that left the house completely dark.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z He checked the valve on the tank that it was turned off and swung the little stove around on the footlocker and sat and went to work dismantling it. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z She turned off the motor and took her keys. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Mrs. Carpenter turned off some of the lights, and I felt the bandage come off the eye. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z If need be we could turn off our oxygen and safely remain up here for perhaps twenty-four hours; after that, however, we would need to either go up or go down. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “My parents? The father’s in California right now. Maybe sitting in his La-Z-Boy. Maybe driving his truck. Either way, he’s drinking. My mother is probably just now turning off campus.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z I could also turn off my nametag completely, which was what I did now, because I wanted to travel incognito. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Beyond the carnival, the lights turn off in the doorways of the department stores. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z As she brought the flame closer to the lamp, the Hall of the Gods grew dark, as if a switch had turned off all the natural light. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The shack had one window, but when they turned off the light and stretched out on the cots, you could barely see its outline, the night was so dark. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z The night before, the fluorescent lights above had been turned off at ten p.m., and had come on at three in the morning. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z We rattle over a bridge into a clearing, and Masjid turns off the engine. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I waited until they put him in his bed and turned off the lights. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z She is sitting on the sill now, peering out from her lighted room into the galeria whose lights I’ve turned off against the mosquitoes. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She turned off the stove and opened the doors and the windows to try to air the place out. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z We turn off the lights and sneak back out of the Hideout, checking the hallway outside the storage closet first to make sure nobody is around. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z She turned off the motor, and the humming stopped with a series of ticking sounds. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Are you turning off the lights because of you or because of me?” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z A disembodied voice says, "To prevent interruptions of the fabulousness, please turn off your cell phones." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z I couldn’t be bothered to get up and turn off the light. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z So Ah got uh ride tuh where dis road turns off from de Dixie Highway and walked over here and then Ah find out de game is in Winter Park.” Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z When I’m finally in bed and the lights are turned off again, Janae slides in with me. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z They had to make a decision about whether to turn off the respirator. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She turned off her engine, got out, and went back to speak to Dad. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It was really quiet when he turned off the engine. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The truck slowed to a stop and the engine turned off. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Before the water turned off, my plan for Sunday was to work on my paper on Lord of the Flies. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z When I turn off the light and go to lie down, my heart starts racing. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Ahead, he turned off the path and entered through the double doors of a massive building whose four corners were adorned with decorative cupolas. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Kelvin and Dylan have already turned off their lantern. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z That made me feel good, and while I waited in line for my turn at tetherball, I started to wonder why I’d been thinking before that turning off the lights was a stupid job. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z And when the boats turned off their yellow orbs, my mother went for a swim. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z And I would not have turned off the light next to my bed or fallen asleep without praying to God. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It takes me a moment to realize that I’d forgotten to turn off my hack when I was having my conversation with Hideo. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Therefore, I found and turned off the switch which controlled the music. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The green light turns off above our table. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z I turned off the music and tried to hurry through my ice cream instead. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z A guy in the apartments across the street told us to turn off the machine a few hours ago, but Quang-ha ignored him. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Restaurants turned off their lights, closed their doors. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z She turned off the vacuum cleaner and answered the doorbell. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Even so, in a few miles, we turned off and took an older, slower road that would loop hack into the highway before Marshall. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I stayed with him until he fell asleep that night, leaving the hospital in icy darkness and driving back home to Euclid Avenue, where my mother had already turned off the lights. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z She closed her book and turned off the lamp. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Neel turned off the lamp and heard his sister’s sari rustle as she eased through the divider to join him. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z He turned the jar slowly in his hands, then took it from the jamb and turned off the ring of the lid and set it in the floor. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z You can’t decide to turn off the noise in your head. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z I felt so bad for him that I read him two chapters of his favorite book, Flat Stanley, before I turned off his light. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z When it was time for sleep, we drew the window curtains and turned off the lights. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z It was as if, for the first time in her life, her thoughts had turned off and her body was moving on its own. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The ceiling lights had been turned off, but the red chili Christmas lights that were strung all around the room gave the walls a pink glow in the dark. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z When she turned off the water, Scott and Imogen were talking on the deck. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z But we turned off and stepped into the stationery storeroom. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z He was out in a flash, and as the Spiegelmans turned off Jefferson Way and onto Jefferson Road, we raced outside into the muggy morning. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z The road went over the little creek, and the Tillermans turned off the road, following the creek’s dry banks until they judged they were far enough from road and farmhouse. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z She took the book from his hands and turned off the lamp on the nightstand. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Zach turned off the honey wagon and stared at them through the windshield. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Once I get to where the jetty starts, I turn off the motor and get out the oars. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z If I could turn off my mind, my heart, it would be perfect. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I turned off the flashlight and stuffed it back in Juanita’s backpack. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z But humans being what they are, and I being human, I turned off the highway on a shaley road and headed in among the buttes, but with a shyness as though I crashed a party. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I make us scrambled eggs with cheese, making sure the cheese is nice and melted before I turn off the heat. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z After the news, a gendarme would come and turn off the television set, taking home the key. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z When the film was over, the end of it whipped noisily around and around the take-up reel until Etienne turned off the machine and the rectangle of light disappeared. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z I turned off the news coverage when I went to answer the door. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z We guessed what show it might be until they turned off theirTV two minutes later, and then we changed the channel again. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z I turn off the flashlight, and the moonlight at the end of the tunnel guides us to our exit. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Tourist traffic was bumber-to-bumper and barely moving, but our van was in a special lane and we sailed on past the tourists and turned off the highway onto a small access road. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Imagine if there were a switch that all of us had, to turn off the expressions on our face at will. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z I hear Dad turning off Fox Five News and sighing. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Most of the hall lights had been turned off, and black areas yawned between them. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He turns off the light, and from the hall to the adjoining teen stasis room, a faint green light glows on the floor. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “Do I go on your side of the cubicle and turn off your Dropkick Murphys Spotify station, no matter how much I want to?” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z She sat with Jam for a little bit afterward, then kissed her goodnight and turned off the lights as she left. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z In hindsight, we should have come straight here the moment the taps were turned off. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Mom turns off the recorder and says, “That wasn’t so bad, was it?” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z She put down her sponge and turned off the sink. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z They go from station to station, removing pots from stoves and turning off the heat. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Only scythes, who can turn off our emotional nanites, can ever reach an impasse with our own existence. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Dad had to turn off the air conditioner so the engine wouldn’t overheat. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z “I’m all right now. Let’s sit in the dark for a while,” I said, turning off the lights and waiting to collect myself. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z A smaller road turns off from this one and leads down to it. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z His expression is placid as he examines his cuts, turns off the water, and dries his hands with a towel. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z We turned off the cloister and ran down a long hallway. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Once well out of Hampden, we turned off the main highway and onto a stretch of gravel road that I had never seen. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z When he turned off the steam and removed the blankets three days later, the cedar sheets held their new shape perfectly. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I turn off the water as she rushes over to the tub. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z I turned off the goosenecked floor lamp and sat in the hallway, where light beamed from the living room. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z A certain World Bank official implied that Alex’s brashness and outspokenness turned off many people. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Ugwu turned off the tap, turned it on again, then off. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “We turned off your nanites,” Scythe Volta said calmly, “so you could experience what our ancestors once did.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “Hell, I turn off the generator when we go to bed. I can give you a coal-oil lamp. Pull up. Got a canned baked ham in the oven.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z As each child turned off toward home, Johnny handed him or her a half stick of spearmint gum. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I turned off the TV, then turned to Dad and shrugged. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z I almost turn off the TV, but don’t. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z I sat in a chair and listened, and when the news program was over my father turned off the radio and looked at me. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z But when I get to the place where I should turn off for school, I keep driving. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z So I feigned interest in flowery descriptions of thwarted romance and complicated sacrifice all the way back to the main road, where Lula turned off to her house while Travis strenuously waved goodbye. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Mei-li turned back around and rolled up her window, then she turned off the music completely. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Queen turned off the light and rolled her chair into the kitchen, where she made herself a cup of tea. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z A news truck whiz by, way down at the intersection the bus turned off of. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The road went up the valley a long way and then we turned off and commenced to climb into the hills again. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Then she ran out and turned off the lanterns in the main room. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z My dad reached out and turned off the radio, which was very unusual for him. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I can’t keep ignoring her, so I text: too tired and turn off my phone. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z I pointed out that the gas company had turned off our gas. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z We turn off the busy street onto a block where people live. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Maybe the kata-kata got creative and found a way to turn off the juice so they could finally have meat. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z He never seemed to turn off the goofy grin. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z I can just turn off the heater and wear layers. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z To avoid the crowd on Forty-second Street I turned off at Forty-third and it was here that things began to boil. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z She turned off the highway and arrived at the main gate of the base. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Outside the streetlights had already been turned off, so that the light from the café made a sharp, yellow rectangle on the sidewalk. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z On Halloween, she always turned off all her lights and pretended she wasn't home. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Are you able to turn off your mind to the world and fill it with symbols that follow rules? It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Finally, Lucinda turns off the light and seems to go right to sleep. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z “Nobody, but nobody,” he’d yell, “is too poor to turn off the TV two hours a night!” Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Bonello turned off and followed him and then Piani worked his way out and we followed the two ambulances ahead along the narrow road between hedges. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z He had forgotten to turn off the bathtub a couple of days ago. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z He finally turned off the phone, and he started to read. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z They turned off the road presently into the lane between the flower fields, then followed the meandering path into the thicket. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Eventually, with tears still streaming down her face, she rose to turn off the radio. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Mr. Banner shoved the tape into the reluctant VCR and walked to the wall to turn off the lights. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He roamed through the house turning off lights and turning up the baseboard heaters. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Kate turned off her flashlight just as a cloud passed over the moon outside. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I turned off my lamp and moved aside the limp curtains, thinking of Ned and looking for the big orange harvest moon he’d written of. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “Yes, everything is turned off. We are alone.” 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z She turned off the hot tub jets to make certain I was hearing her. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z I turned off the radio and lay back on my pillow. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Dragon was put out, the doors locked, the lights turned off. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z August, though, turned off the television and studied May, frowning. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The heat is turned off as soon as the workers leave at five. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z I might have to turn off the ringer on the phone. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z When his mother came in to kiss him good night, she turned off the TV and opened the window. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z We turn off into the grove of brown winter trees, brushing branches out of our faces. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z When the truck finally stops and the engine turns off, my ears throb with abrupt silence that rushes into my head. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z “Doc’s,” Jay huffed, and turned off the path. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z She turns off the oatmeal, rinses the teapot they used the night before, and washes the cups and saucers. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z After I turn off the flame, I walk out on the porch. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The music turns off and I hear, “Yo, White Rabbit, get in.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Powell smiled in an oily self-satisfied manner and smoothed his mustache, “O.K., Mike, turn off that adrenalin tap you’ve got draining into your bloodstream. I was worried, too, but no more.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Cackling cheerfully, he turned off down the crooked lane, the old donkey plodding behind him. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z When we pulled up to the Fabric Barn, he turned off the radio. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z He turned off his phone to conserve what power it had left. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z She turned off the music that was still playing and walked over. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Dimple said a little prayer that she’d win a thousand-dollar lottery, turned off her monitor, adjusted her ratty gray salwar kameez, and made her way downstairs. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I already know what happens, so I turn off the TV and go, “Sleep tight and don’t let the bedbugs bite.” The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z We turn off the television and climb into bed. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z It actually waited until I had turned off the alarm and pushed down my covers. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z I tuck her in bed and turn off her light and stay a while and talk in the dark. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I asked him if he could turn off one of the lights. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z Alma’s mother begins to whistle as she vacuums right beside where his face is resting, and then she turns off the vacuum with her foot. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Around ten-fifteen Mom turned off the stereo, gave me a hug, and went off to bed. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z So I went on, and when I came to where the wagon road turned off I could see the tire tracks. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z After a while the boy said: I forgot to turn off the valve, didnt I? The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Every Monday evening at seven thirty sharp, the accelerators were turned off and the staff convened in the LeConte Hall library. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Mami sometimes turns off the air-conditioning when the electricity bill has been too high or when the calendar says it’s supposed to be fall, regardless of what the temperature is. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z As if reading my thoughts, Mr. McShane turned off the air conditioner and powered down the windows. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z After crossing the railroad tracks, we followed right behind Henry when he turned off on another road. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom parked in the shadow of the steel gray bleachers and turned off the car. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z They are supposed to turn off at midnight. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Mrs. Burns tells them to “turn off that nonsense,” and I’m on such a high that I bite my tongue. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z I turned off my light and rolled over onto my side, pulling my sheet with me. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Anyway, we danced about four numbers, and then I turned off the radio. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Rae turns off the Net and says we will talk more after lunch. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z A larger campground, with six camping sites marked on it, was on a road that turned off the left fork. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Ahead the road turned off to the left and there was a little hill and, beyond a stone wall, an apple orchard. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The day was already hinting it would be turning off the lights soon, and the fire was reflecting across the smooth ice. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z I turn off the main street and find the graveyard entrance. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z I said good night to Dad from the steps and I turned off the upstairs hall light and got into my bed and under the covers. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z There are air-raid sirens, and then we pull the curtains and turn off the lights, though our mother says the war will never come here. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I turn off my phone and put it away. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He turn off the motor and my seat go still, feel strange. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He patted Winn-Dixie on the head and got up and turned off the light and closed the door. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Gogol is eating frozen waffles for breakfast, wishing his parents would turn off the music so that he could hear the cartoons he is watching, when his mother’s water breaks. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I turned off Gran’s church choir CD and searched the kitchen for a docking station. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z I don’t know the name of the restaurant, and his cell phone must be turned off. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I turn off the TV and decide the first thing I’ll do is order food for us. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z He had schoolkids sign pledges to turn off the TV and devote two hours to their homework each night. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z But if I could fix myself and turn off the anxiety long enough to feel normal, I would have a long time ago. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Wanting to conserve whatever oxygen remained in my tank, I asked him to reach inside my backpack and turn off the valve on my regulator, which he did. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Nurse Evil turns off the router and our communication ends. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I turned off the plastic radio and stared at the crinkle-stiff paper, how the words were faded from being outside. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Besides neglecting to turn off the intercom, he also neglected to turn off the windshield wipers on the rear window. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad pulls into a Handicapped Spot right by the cafeteria door and I tell him, You can’t park here, but he turns off the engine and opens his door and says, This counts. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He turns off the bathroom light and gets an ice pack from the refrigerator in the corner of the room. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I turn off the computer with a shrug. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z “Do you not know how to turn off the child locks, or something?” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Walter checks him one more time and then turns off the lamp. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z And then she turned off the light, and Edward and Abilene lay in the dark of the bedroom. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z After a period of time, usually less than thirty seconds, Squire would order the power turned off while he checked for a pulse. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I turn off the corpomonitor in his suit, ensuring they can’t track him either, and place a helmet on his head. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I lit the lamp beside the bed, turned off the gas, and opened the wide windows. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z I decided to turn off the radio and get some sleep. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z I sure didn’t want her stopping by wondering if she’d done the right thing after all, and was everything unplugged and the stove turned off. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Monroe turned off the stove and left the room. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z The hallway darkens as Momma turns off the lights throughout the house. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z She turns off the Jeep and we both get out, and then I make the mistake of looking at Coop’s window and see that his light is still on. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z The men left, turning off the lights as they did so. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Part of my left lobe has been turned off, and now my right lobe works overtime. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Nora turns off all the lights, and we head back up the stairs. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z "He's turned off the red lantern," Mosca shouted above the din of the engine, "but I can still see the boat." The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Each time he passes a restaurant he considers turning off the road, but then he finds himself in a residential section, blocks of Victorian mansions on snow-covered lawns, sidewalks covered with lacy patches of ice. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Any other day, I would have been upset to have her turn off the television like that and just send us to bed. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Those segments were then shown, with the sound turned off, to a group of randomly chosen people, who were asked to rate the facial expressions of each newscaster in each segment. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z After a few hundred yards they turn off and point to a house that stands a little distance away among the trees and shrubbery. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z She turned off the lights, and the children settled down to sleep. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z This one, a gangly teenager with gigantic feet, had just turned off the corridor light, and in the relative darkness was checking to see if any light escaped from beneath the students’ doors. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z She turned off the kerosene lantern and lit a candle. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I turn off the Midway toward my block and fall to my knees, grasping my stomach, and vomit in the dirt. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z She walked in the opposite direction that he had gone and turned off the central aisle as quickly as she could, making her way past seated couples and boxes of rosebushes. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Later that night, after I turn off the TV, I notice music— loud cumbia rhythms—coming from outside. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z When the lights were turned off, and the blues dancing started, she wanted to be in his arms in a dark corner, but he said, “Let’s go outside and talk.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z When his program ended, Burt turned off the TV and rolled it back inside, disappearing into his room. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I turned off the light and began taking off my pants. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He had turned off the fryer some time ago, but the odor of grease lingered. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z After Garrett fills up the bowl, he turns off the water. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z I turned off the ignition and looked over at her. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z I turned off the gas in the dining-room, kicked off my slippers sitting on the bed, and got into bed. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Caroline turns off the music, and we just stand there for a moment, looking at each other. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Sohrab had turned off the TV when I went back into the room. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Thomas noticed small red lights flashing here and there along the wall’s face, moving about, stopping, turning off and on. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z As I get ready for bed, and then turn off the lights and pull up the feather quilt, I'm not thinking about my electric blanket and how much I miss it. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She turned off the lights and left the kitchen. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I chipped it off with the pick of my ice ax, then asked Andy to return the favor by turning off my regulator in order to conserve my gas until the Step cleared. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z He stopped the car in front of a weathered barn and turned off the engine. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Sometimes families turn off the main road toward villages and farms. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z And when I got into the driveway, I think I forgot to turn off the car. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z Arthur and I turn off the lights and rest on top of the sheets, face-to-face. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z He turned off the TV and gave us a huge lecture about how “media like that is a corrupting influence” and “indecent behavior” blah blah blah. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Before falling asleep I turn off the flashlight so I won’t run down the battery but I keep the sheet over my head. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z The radio and the lights in the house were turned off. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z She turned off her phone and tucked it into her little tennis skirt. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z As soon as she was out, I turned off the light and closed the door, and the two of us ran off down the hall. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I turn off the engine and sit for a few minutes. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z We were beyond the farthest extension of the school-owned lands now and I suddenly decided to turn off the highway, down a road that seemed unfamiliar. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z With a scowl Jackson reached to turn off the light, then thought better of it. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z When they turned off the county road she said, “Somehow I remember it differently.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “I shut down my account,” I said, turning off my shower. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z He turned off the light and said good night. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “You said they’d turn off when you punched in the code!” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z We caught them and passed them and turned off on a road that climbed up into the hills. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z We turn off the main drag onto a more residential street. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z I turned off the light and stood at the window, watching Jennifer's family unload their car. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z When she turns off the TV and opens her mouth to say something to me and Charlie, I sling my backpack over my shoulder, yank up my basket, and brush past her to the door. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z A carriage turned off High Street and stopped halfway down the block. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Obiora turned off the TV as the credits started to slide down the screen. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “It was just beyond where we turned off.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Wes reluctantly got up from the red plaid couch and turned off the television, but the truth was that he liked going over to his grandmother’s house. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z There has never been one despot who could turn off the tap for all of Europe, as of China. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Dad just turned off the TV in the bedroom, which means he’s finished getting dressed, and he’ll be in here in three, two, one... A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z He was also depressed, Mom said, because the Coalwood mine had been shut down, the fans turned off, and the pumps deactivated. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “It’s Irish dancing,” Selena said, quickly turning off the phone so that the screen went black. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z In a hundred miles we passed two oases, the first at Olancha, the second around Lone Pine, a small, tree-filled town where a lot of mountain buffs turn off for the Mount Whitney Portal. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z As the sun began to rise, she turned off the highway just outside Erie and drove until she found a quiet rural road. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He reached into the stall to turn off the dribbling shower and then pounded an open palm against the tile wall. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Before I knew it, we were pulling into a parking space behind Marcia Stevens, and Jennifer was jumping out of the car before her mom could even turn off the ignition. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z We pushed it down, and the lights turned off. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z When I turn off the ceiling light, I pretend we at The Raven. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z A street turned off at right angles, descending, and became a dirt road. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Dimple reached over and turned off the flashlight app on her phone. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I was marveling at the glittering cityscape when the truck turned off the street and began galloping so heavily that we were all shaking as if we’d been placed on a vibrating machine. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z At that point, the streetlights were either turned off or perhaps shot out. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z I close the door to my room and I turn off the light. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z She talks as she lowers the blinds and turns off the lights. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z I turned off the lights and climbed up onto my bunk. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He’d turned off all the lights in the living room and hidden behind the couch. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Mustafa turns off the TV, and everyone sits quietly with grim expressions on their faces. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z I went from room to room turning off the lights. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Inside the playroom the lightbulbs in cages had already been turned off. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Arturo turned off the water, twisting the handle so hard I thought he would break it. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z He turned off the engine and got out, shutting the door softly. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z It was as if somebody had reached up inside me and turned off a switch. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z When I turn off the music, the resulting quiet is a big relief. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z When Uhmma turns off the freeway, I see our house that is not really our house. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z I realized then that I had no more to fear concerning my faux pas in turning off their music. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z When he finishes, he tells me to turn off the water and when I do he says, “Coach will work you into the games. Don’t worry. It’ll work out.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z In the afternoon, the radio at the other end of the ward was turned off. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z I close the bathroom door and turn off the freezing cold water. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z At last the bus turned off into a huge warehouse. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the carriages turned off High Street and stopped in front of the coffeehouse. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Almost at once the Grievers had shut down completely, their instruments sucked back through their blubbery skin, their lights turned off, their inside machines dead quiet. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I turn off the kitchen light and head for the door and my phone ring. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z When we lowered him, he had Soraya turn off the bedside lamp. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z We turned off the paved road and switched to crumbly dirt. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Dad turns off the heat under the eggs. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Windy turned off the lights and Dicey stretched out on the sofa. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought about her turning off her lights on Halloween night. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I clear the history, turn off the computer, and tell her I just need to put on my shoes. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Then Moon Orchid went about the house turning off the lights like during air raids. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I turned off the recorder and put it back into my knapsack. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z She printed out the story and turned off the computer. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z “Don’t worry, my mom isn’t here,” he said, after he’d turned off the car. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z He holds her this way for so long that she begins to wonder if he is going to turn off the light and caress her. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I stumble into the bathroom, turn off the light, close the door. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z The lightbulb hanging from the ceiling was on when Shin entered the cell and it could not be turned off. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z After dark, he’d pack suits in bags, then turn off the burglar alarm, and use the telephone to call a waiting truck and crew. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He pulls up along the curb by Nick’s house and turns off the ignition. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Every lamp is turned off in the house and everyone is asleep, except me. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Her life became worse and worse, and I wondered if she had learned to turn off her feelings the way I had. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z He turned off the sidewalk to take a shortcut over the front lawn to the steps into the school. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “What a hard adjustment for you,” I say, my curiosity about these boys turning off like a switch. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Finally Linda angrily turned off the radio and just sat at the table with her head resting in the fluff of clean kiddie togs, overcome by an almost pristine sadness, a feeling of hopelessness. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I turn off the TV, and as soon as the sound cuts out, I hear something else: voices through the wall. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Now they turned off into a dry streambed that led into the hills. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Tall slender grasses whisper and rasp as we turn off the road to push through them. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z She puts it down, and the screen turns off automatically. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I turn off my virtual face and do as he says. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He reached the edge of town and turned off on a highway. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z We gathered our things, left our tea cooling in our mugs, turned off the lights, and marched out of the health center. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z But the third came to life, its glow illuminating the large room so brightly that Mark turned off his flashlight. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z She turns off the whistling kettle, startled, her chest tightening, terrified that he’s been in some sort of accident. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He doesn’t even have the car turned off before Mrs. Malloy is out of the car and running over. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He drove here with Nick—they turn off the car and step out when they see us. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Going up the road toward home the road was smooth and slippery for a while and the ice orange from the horses until the wood-hauling track turned off. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z I turn off the Net and realize I don’t even know my middle name. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z So I brought it in with me, turned off the heater, then drove back to the Hab. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z When Dad comes back to the living room and turns off the TV I ask him, What is closure? Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Some squatter might be watching, with the lights turned off. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Alex hung up the phone and turned off the burners on the stove. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z There was another car turning off the highway, a small silver Volkswagen; both Liam and I threw up a hand to block the intense glint of the sun against its windows. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z To save fuel, we had turned off our control system, which meant that we were slowly tumbling. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Then they tied up the guards, turned off the alarms, and stole at least ten paintings, including a Vermeer and a Rembrandt. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z “I had this dream last night,” he says, turning off the engine. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z According to Ian Rider, this was where he had to turn off. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z I closed the door and turned off the lights so no more children would ring our bell. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z As they turned off the main street, they met a man driving a horse and wagon. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He moves away from me, turns off the lamp. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z But we no sooner had turned off the gaslight and lain down than we heard a bump at the door. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z If you really want to get away from stress, I thought, why not turn off the phones, read a book, go swimming? How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Gerald watched her for a few minutes before he turned off her light. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Hoping he hadn’t scared the birds away from their nest, Officer Delinko turned off his headlights. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I turn off the water and drip dry a little, slide back the curtain, and step out of the tub. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She jumped up and, frantic, she turned off the TV, the stereo, and the computer. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z They were attacking the cancer with a new cocktail: two chemo drugs and a protein receptor that they hoped would turn off the oncogene in Gus’s cancer. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z “Ornithological cannibalism,” he said, as he turned off his television and opened up a small green notebook filled with page after page of song lyrics. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z He tried to hold the steering wheel with his arm stub while turning off the switch key and moving every lever his hand could find. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to betray her, I turned off the lights, what was I so afraid of? Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z We turned off Route 27, spiraled around the rams’ horns, and headed east. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Enough with the language,” she said, turning off the engine. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Lena turns off her beeping watch and runs her fingertips over the surface. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z It turned off the tree-blocked road and jostled through the field of dandelions and wildflowers. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z The Sun and Sand Bar is closed and I go by slow, stare at how dead a neon sign seems when it’s turned off. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He pulled off his ant mask, hopped out, and turned off the spray of white fog. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I turned off my lights and stood in total darkness, feeling a bath of sweat trickle down my chest, hearing the thump of my heart and the swish of blood in my head. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When Bitter turned off the ragas and opened the door to see her daughter at her feet, she knelt and slid her arms under the girl, lifting her up. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z After a while I stopped reading and turned off the light and watched it get dark outside. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z I turn off the water and breathe in the steam. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The psychologist Nalini Ambady once gave students three ten-second videotapes of a teacher—with the sound turned off—and found they had no difficulty at all coming up with a rating of the teacher’s effectiveness. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Mom patted the space on the couch next to her, closed the computer, and turned off the television. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z “It just seems to have turned off and won’t come back on.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He made a sound between a sigh and a groan, dropped his legs from the table, and turned off the radio. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z After several agonizing minutes, the chair was turned off but Mr. Dunkins was still alive, unconscious but breathing. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He barely registered the change when they turned off the TV and started playing pool. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z After a good hour they turned off the coast road and followed a narrow, winding lane through a valley gray with buildings. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He picked his way up the scar, passed the great rock where Ralph had climbed on the first morning, then turned off to his right among the trees. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z As though someone had reached inside and turned off a switch. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Salim lay down and I turned off the light. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Two blocks before Canal, the bus makes a left turn off Claiborne. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Once I’ve turned off all the lights and have locked the back door, I tiptoe down the upstairs hallway and double-check that she is asleep. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z And so I run harder, trying to stop thinking, turn off my mind, get the endorphins flowing, the heart pounding, and work off what I couldn’t while sitting on the bench. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why don’t you just turn off the radio,” he ordered. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he turned off every light but one and hung sheets across all the windows. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “The first thing I’d do,” he said bitterly, “is turn off that flashing light, unless you want to incite those people to riot.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The television was turned off, and Mr. Pirzada had his head in his hands. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z On an impulse he turned off Main Street and walked up Central Avenue to number 130, the high white house of Ernest Steinbeck. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I turn off of Peach, take the long way. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I hung up the phone and turned off the TV, my scalp tingling like the static inside the blackened television. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z “During the spring and autumn bird-migration season, the lights that illuminate the tower are turned off on foggy nights so they won’t confuse birds, causing them to fly into the building.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z At first it had been hard to get the words out, but then she just turned off the hot water, and the cold water shocked the words out of her. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z His father turned off the oil lamp over the table, for plenty of morning light now came through the windows. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Radio they have been listening to is turned off. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z I turn off the Xbox Infinity, where Cove has respawned, all limbs together as if he didn’t just explode minutes ago. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The nurse took out the supper trays and the lights in the ward were turned off. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I reach out, and she doesn’t even flinch when I turn off the monitor in her suit. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z By the time I turn off the lights in Ms. Steck’s room, we’ve managed to nudge him into the hall and lock up. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z “Make sure you lock the doors when you go out, and be sure to turn off the lights.” Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Both stoves had been turned off for the night now, and the air was cooling. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Something to turn off my brain and block my ears. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z He turned off the lane into a rutted path that led through dense underbrush up to a knoll. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I closed the journal, turned off the lamp, and looked at my brother to make sure I hadn’t stirred him. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Maybe she had fallen asleep hours ago and just forgot to turn off the light. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Every night, she liked to read The New York Times in bed before turning off her light, to see what the Americans were up to. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “Okay, I’m going to bed. I’m going to bed, Nate,” and she turns off the kitchen light, reachable from the futon, and kisses me on the forehead. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z He turned off the main road when he saw the tree with the tire around its trunk. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z At the last intersection before her house, I turned off. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z I turned off the TV and wandered out of the theater. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z Until we turn off the street and the house disappears from view. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z And I couldn’t believe it was even him when he poked his head between the bucket seats and in a real authoritative tone told Faith to “turn off the radio.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “Almost could turn off the electricity and let ’em light the kitchen,” Ma says. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Luke turned off the lights, knowing he should go into the room. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Todd13 scowled and his face actually turned red—a sign that he hadn’t bothered to turn off his account’s real-time emotion feature, which made your avatar mirror your facial expressions and body language. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Then he told the driver to turn off the air conditioner. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z They both stand when I turn off the car. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I started the car, backed it up, drove around the parking lot, stopped, and turned off the engine. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z As tired as she was, Jinny couldn’t force herself back to sleep, couldn’t turn off her busy brain. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Rain beats down against the windshield, and Dad has the wipers going full speed as we turn off the highway. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z But all too soon Dustfinger told her to turn off along a minor road leading away from the coast, away from the sea and the brightly colored houses, and into the dark. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z If we let fly enough of them at once, we can even burn out the one-celled green creatures in the sea, and thus turn off the oxygen. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z We will figure out how to turn off the heat soon. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z And then I just turned off and went to sleep, but not sleep in the way you do every night. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “Here we are,” said Mrs. Cole, as they turned off the second landing and stopped outside the first door in a long corridor. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “We could turn off here for Wilton Parish,” he said. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I read it a third time before it had to go back—I finished it under the bedclothes with a flashlight after Mum had turned off the light. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z All the water that was still in the sewer system when the water was turned off. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z I turned off the light and climbed into bed. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z We all looked up, turned off our machines. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z I turned off the stove and squatted to rummage through the cabinet for the coffee grinder. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z The janitor must have turned off the furnace, because there was no noise. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Would you help us turn off the lights, sweetheart? I believe everyone has finally gone home.” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The Nazis had to turn off the electric fence to get him out. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z She explained to Eloise, who had come out to the driveway to meet her, that everything had been absolutely perfect, that she had remembered the way exactly, until she had turned off the Merrick Parkway. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z I open the cabinet under the sink and turn off the water valve so the water won't spray everywhere. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I turn off the alarm, run my fingers through my hair, and half walk, half jog to one of the emergency staircases. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Research into HPV eventually uncovered how Henrietta’s cancer started: HPV inserted its DNA into the long arm of her eleventh chromosome and essentially turned off her p 5 3 tumor suppressor gene. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z So tonight, when I finally turned off of 125th and onto Eighth Av’, the boys following me had to stop right there. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z And then at the very top of the hill we turned off, walking to the very edge of it and looking down on the barn below us. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Never more turn off the switch of that electric light. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z His father turned off the oil lamp, for the day had arrived, and he looked stern and disciplinary, but Billy Buck didn’t look at Jody at all. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Bicycle Bill turned off the speakers, chained his bike, and took Henry inside. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z I turned off the one that was working and took it apart to see what a good pump should look like on the inside. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When Rowan turned off his shower, he heard the chop of helicopter blades, and when he came out onto the lawn, it was waiting for them. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “Any machine can be turned off,” Reynie said, “if only you know how. So let’s figure out how.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Simon turns off the ignition and glances at his phone. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z I've turned off the sound, but the vibrations tremble out from my pocket, through my hips and stomach and up and down my limbs. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I hit send and turn off the computer. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z I turned off the phone and stowed it in my pocket. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z It happens when he opens the car door before Emmett even turns off the engine—something Axel never, ever does—and he sees Frank look up. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Before we quite entered the town, we turned off the road and down a narrow lane to a substantial house surrounded by a high hedge. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z “Last week he turned off the gas, too, so we couldn’t cook.” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z I turned off the song and went back downstairs. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Jasmine lifts one eyebrow with a little smile, as if we just proved her boys are immature point before she turns off and heads down the hall with Camille and Breanna, toward the cafeteria. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z “It just happened, sort of. I was going home. You know what I mean? I saw you turn off and ... it just happened, sort of. Sorry,” he added. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Her father got to his feet and turned off the light. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z “This is where I turn off. I guess you want to stick to the highway.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z This idea has been strong enough to launch the new movements for the sustenance of wilderness, the protection of wildlife, the turning off of insatiable technologies, the preservation of “whole earth.” The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z They turned off Interstate 25 at a sign that said KAYCEE, drove past a convenience store, and eventually turned onto a dirt road. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z Link gets on a Zoom bar mitzvah lesson, and we have to turn off the music so he can hear his rabbi. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z The pews were decrepit, the bills were once so in arrears the electricity was nearly turned off, and the padre hadn’t installed air-conditioning, despite summer temperatures that reach 120 degrees. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z When they had passed several cabins, each farther from the other as they went, the man turned off the road and said, “We’re home. I live here alone. Have lived alone for a long time.” Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I make a clicking sound with my tongue to turn off my microphone. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z It would involve turning off your pain nanites, and then inflicting high levels of physical suffering until you finally confess the truth of what you’ve done.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The Nazis already turned off most of the private telephone lines. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I turned off the Beltway and approached the building discreetly. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He turns off the light on the nightstand and crosses the room in the dim glow of the plastic galaxy glued overhead. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z He closed the window, lowered the shade, turned off the flashlight. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z He was about to turn off into the woods when the first truck sped toward him, tossing up a cloud of red dust and catching him in its headlights. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z At nine o'clock, he turned off his radio and went to bed. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z But then Dad turns off the TV, and Mom comes into the room to sit with us. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z But Big Ma got up out of her chair and turned off the TV set. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z I turned off the lights and made sure none of the faucets leaked. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z He turned off his light and raised his shade. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The X-Mobile turned off Cesar Chavez Avenue and into the hotel’s circular driveway. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z He grabs the handle of the car with his free hand just as I turn off the engine. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “First you soak raisins in brandy, and then you turn off the lights and set them on fire.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He turned off the track and into the parking lot, where he stopped Otis and confronted him. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z When she picked me up after detention, she pulled into the faculty parking lot and turned off the engine. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I turn off the light and lie in the dark. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z She turned off one of the lights and settled back in her chair. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I turned off the headlights and parked Cade's truck on the side of the road in what was probably the exact spot where we'd abandoned the vehicle hours—all those empty miles—before. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Before they turn off the lights, Principal Wertz announces that some of the content is pretty graphic, but that it’s important we see the realities of drug use. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I practically jumped, to turn off the alarm, before Stevie Wonder’s voice filled the kitchen again. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z After she left, I stayed in my room for about four million miles—two days—with the shades drawn and my phone turned off. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z At least four times, he led us confidently down a turning off the High Street, only for the shops and offices to run out, and we’d have to turn and come back. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z When I turned off the tractor at noon and walked up to the house, he had gone in again. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z “Thanks for the offer, but I think your faction needs you more,” I say, turning off the faucet. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z We turned off the Avenue up the Rue des Pyramides, through the traffic of the Rue de Rivoli, and through a dark gate into the Tuileries. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z I ran around the side of the house without turning off the ignition. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z First he turned off the engine, which automatically and mercifully silenced the whistle. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z An eerie silence surrounded him, and George’s heart skipped a beat as he realized that the engines had been turned off. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z He remembers those meals eaten in complete silence, the television turned off. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He nodded and turned off to the left at the next corner. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z He turned off his phone to save the battery—well, that was one of the reasons. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly a blue, windowless, unmarked van turned off the road and pulled through the gas station and parked next to them. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z On Sunday, Mr. Trepid turned off the main highway and drove down a narrower side road and then onto a bumpy dirt road which led into Ruby Holler. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z She had turned off the ringer of her phone. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z "Sorry about last night, by the way. Temporary insanity. I blame the load-shedding. The power must have turned off in my head, too." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z During the day the lights were turned off and the big room was dusky, empty, still We lay dose together on the sleeping-shelf and talked softly. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z With Tony’s headlights turned off, the windows of the diner are just a stretch of black glass. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z In the distance, they begin shutting down the rides and turning off lights. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z They turned off the road into the bush at the side, and walked slowly through a clearing in the trees, pushing their way through the tangled undergrowth at the far end. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “I punched him because he wouldn’t stop turning off my stereo,” I correct nervously. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The day she told him she was pregnant, she had used the very same words, saying them in the same gentle way, turning off the basketball game he’d been watching on television. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z She turned off the iron and looked for one of Papi’s old shirts in her clean laundry hamper. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The Specials might have expected her to turn off on another river, but the sudden appearance of an old railroad track had surprised them. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z So I just went back in the living room and turned off this little lamp next to the couch, and then I got in bed with just my shorts on. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z He turned off the workpad; they didn’t need it with the light spilling in from outside. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Mrs. Salinger had turned off the television, but the kids who had been watching didn’t move. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z I left the kitchen, turning off the TV with a stifled sigh. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z I turn off the TV and collect up the beer cans real quiet. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z She turned off the machine and pulled open the tray, exposing jammed paper and a thin trickle of smoke. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Drew didn’t make a move to turn off the NBA highlights show he was watching, but I was too wired to sleep anyway. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z I find my pills and turn off the light. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z I put my journal pages down and got up to turn off the television. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z I decide to turn off the colors for now, then press the first button. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z After he shut the door, Eleanor got up and turned off the light. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z “Only if you turn off that horrible music.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z It’s pretty boring if you’re just sitting there, so I slept on and off until, in the early evening, we turned off Interstate 10 somewhere in western Florida. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z His head would roll around by itself, like in that monster movie he’d been watching before Celia ran in and turned off the TV. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She listened and listened and even turned off her incoming phone line. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I turned off the heat and unplugged the appliances. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z I doubled back into the living room and turned off the game and the TV. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z They turned off the road and walked along the ridge. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z Not a fun dream—I was racing around a complicated train station, lost and late for something—but it felt too real to turn off the switch. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z When he turns off the engine, I start to open my door. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z She drove on again and turned off the main street into a small residential area. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z They turned off the main path toward the working area of the hunting camp where the horses were tethered, and Kaisa said, “I hope that you enjoyed yourself today.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I turned off my light and tried to sleep, but the noise was too much. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I turned off the light and listened to Kat’s breathing, which showed that she was alive. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z The doctor turned off the pump; the man with the hose pulled off his mask. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Then the woman turned off the High Street into the little lanes near the seafront. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z In spite of the off-grid electrical system that Kelton is always so proud to brag about, the lights in the house are turned off, and Mrs. McCracken has lit candles for the dinner table. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The car slowed down and turned off the paved road and onto a dirt road. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z My parents had turned off the sun hours before. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The door closed almost noiselessly, and Daddy turned off the engine. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z But Ivy couldn’t hear anything over the sound of her lungs trying to get enough air while she turned off her phone. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He turned off his truck and took a seat at the picnic table near the front door, nestled between a bed of petunias on the left and a bed of pansies on the right. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Sincerely, Hatsue Imada He read it over a second time, and then a third, and then he turned off the flashlight. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The sun had gone as if the light had been turned off. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z I turned off the light and tried to go to sleep. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Nobody’s hurting you,’ and he turned off the bedside lamp and said, ‘Good night, Mrs. Clutter. Go to sleep.’ In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z She got into bed and turned off the light. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The lights are mostly turned off, and kids are packed tightly into a long hallway that spills into the kitchen at the back of the house. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z At the end of the episode, he picked me up, turned off the TV, and turned around. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z “We’ll wait until they come,” he said, turning off the engine. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z He had just turned off the DS and put it back into his pocket when he heard the scrunch of gravel behind him that told him he was no longer alone. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z I watched it turn off to take the road to Spain. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Tom turns off the engine and turns to me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z A couple of blocks up Breweries Street I turned off towards my lodgings and suddenly, there where the crowd thinned out, found Tibe walking beside me. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Jerking the wheel, he turns off into a random alleyway and puts the truck in park. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Grandma insisted that we turn off all noise—the radio, the phonograph—so we could hear anyone coming to our front door. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z But as they closed the door another old pickup and then another turned off the highway and parked next to Eloy Quintana’s vehicle. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Donna flushes the toilet and I quickly turn off the screen and put the phone back on the counter. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Somebody inside the church had just turned off the lights. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “Not today, hon,” she says, turning off the lights to go home. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z I turn off the computer, saying good-bye to my e-friends, and go back to the actual human in my living room. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z She decided to turn off the main highway and cut cross-country. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I went to Dr. Roland’s office, where I lay reading on the couch with my jacket thrown over me until the sun came up, and I turned off the lamp and went to sleep. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z It was as though someone had turned off the sound, as though Harry had gone suddenly deaf — what was going on? Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Or if I had to stay here, why couldn’t I just turn these two kids away, turn off my conscience, and be a coward, safe and comfortable? Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Mom turned off the highway at Route 22 and drove east through the citrus groves. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Sitting on the edge of a bed, with the lights turned off, there you were. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z I walk in the front door, lock up, turn off the lights and then walk out the back door and lie on my table. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z And it’s not because they are special but because they have to keep turning off for fractions of a second while the screen changes. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Come on now,” Cecilia said, as she turned off the lights in the kitchen. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z But I was thinking about him when Mom came into my room a few minutes after I turned off my alarm clock. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z They would play until Mom got home and yelled at them to turn off the TV and get their homework done. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z The electric company had turned off the streetlamps long ago when the city couldn’t pay its bills. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I turn off the light and tiptoe back down the hall. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z Mr. Freeman turns off the wheel and grabs a piece of chalk without washing his hands. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z I climbed down from the bed, undressed, and turned off the light. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z All of em turn off, go into houses, shut the door. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z She pulls it open again, turns off the radio, and sits opposite me. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The dogs only fell silent once the boys had turned off the boat lights. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z But clearing the history and turning off the computer can’t stop my thoughts. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z I turned off my phone and threw it on my dresser. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Martin tells me that sometimes he'd turn off the security alarm in their penthouse apartment, walk along the hall to the elevator, and sneak down to the garage in the middle of the night. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Then, a little while later, he turned off the light. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z I could see the cabin but turned off to check on the barn first. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I turn off the lights; I don’t even change into pajamas. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z His grandma turned off the engine and opened her door. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z To conserve their batteries, Jake suggested that everybody turn off their flashlights. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Mama came in and made me turn off the light, saying I could get back on it tomorrow. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Luke turned off the lights and switched the television to a cartoon, and soon the boys fell into the sort of deep sleep he hadn’t experienced in years. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z It had been used enough that there was a path that turned off from the tracks that I could have followed if I had been alone. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He adds that he has to turn off his car radio in order to concentrate in traffic. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Every night before turning off the lights, Roy would lie on his pillow and stare at the poster, imagining that he was the sinewy young bull rider in the picture. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It was light outside now, but nobody had bothered to turn off the lamp. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I retch and vomit like I'm a tap that can't turn off. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z He turns off the engine and gets out. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z He pulls into an empty parking space and turns off the engine. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Hands trembling, I turned off the block, and we switched drivers. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z She was on the porch wringing out Henry’s work clothes when she heard a truck turn off of the main road and onto the dirt road that led only to the Humble houses. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She turns off the car and taps into her texts. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z “It is difficult to say. You see it is turned off by the conductor every morning about ten o’clock.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z When she first hears it, she thinks it is her own motor she has forgotten to turn off, but the sound grows into a pained roar, as if the engine were falling apart. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I realize that the mouthpiece in my cheek is still turned off. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Ma turns off the TV and makes waffles, with a big pat of margarine in the center of each one and hot homemade brown-sugar syrup filling the plates. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z We drive on smooth concrete until the driver turns off the highway to lurch over dirt roads. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z But the Eagle never knocked on the bathroom door, and eventually Takumi turned off the shower. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z And when you’ve been with someone for a long time and they leave you, the saddest part is turning off the lights. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Late at night the generator was turned off, and then they had to use lamps like the ones Joao had at the trading post. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t get it. I always keep the alarms turned off.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Dad turns off the engine but doesn’t move from his seat. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z So she called Aunt Kay and her boyfriend, Bernie, they borrowed a truck and helped us pack, bundled us up in winter coats turned off that swinging light and got us out of there! Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z "Is there a law? Show me the law, and I'll turn off my radio." Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z My mother turns off the music playing from her cell phone, unfazed by my argument that the laundromat is a short walk from our apartment. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The truth was that I had turned off the big highway 104 and into the smaller roads because the traffic was heavy and passing vehicles threw sheets of water on my windshield. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Leroy turned off the key, but he left it in gear, so when he took his foot off the clutch, the truck lurched forward suddenly. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I wouldn’t let them turn off the lights. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Valencia turned off the engine, but then she slumped against the steering wheel, and the horn brayed steadily. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, my God. Who can imagine how wrinkled and loathsome those two really are? I think I'm getting nauseated. Can’t someone in the projection booth turn off the electricity? Please!” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z They drove a couple of miles past the store and then turned off onto a gravel road that wound up a small hill through thick foliage. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z It was as if the creature had turned off. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z She then turned off the computer and headed out in search of Mrs. Kennedy to tell her she was finished. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z He didn’t know how to turn off the noise, or turn the hate back out onto the world like the rest of us. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z One by one, the lights inside the surrounding apartments turn off. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “Just get her to turn off the waterworks, Lillian. We don’t need a speech.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time the doors of the Explorer opened and the three teenagers piled out, she had turned off the water and greeted them with a smile. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z At 8:30, I turned off the game and scooted out from underneath Alaska. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Doctor Copeland turned off the lights in his house and sat in the dark before the stove. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Isa reached over to turn off the lamp next to her bed. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I keep a fast pace in the semidarkness, my breath coming out in a cloud, and when I find the turn off the main road, the sun is only just beginning to thaw the air. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z When she turned off the projector, a ghostly white patch hovered on the wall for a moment before disappearing. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z But Saturday turned off so warm you had to look at the reds and yellows and browns of the trees to remember how we’d shivered all week. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z She says, That fire is good and bright so we can turn off that gaslight till we get money for the meter. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z We were parked in front of my house now, and he’d turned off the truck. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He found the footpath sign and turned off the road. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z I turned off the radio and tried to cook the meal in peace. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z I turn off the lights and walk past Rufus, and he closes the door behind me. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z AM news fills his ears as soon as he turns on the ignition, startling him; his father had always been particular about turning off the radio at the end of a drive. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Others would begin at B-block, get turned off by the greater chaos factor—the younger, more transient inmates or the higher incidence of gang violence—and head back to A-block. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom said it would come in handy because we could make our own clothes even when the electricity was turned off. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Before I turn off all the lights, I reach in my backpack for my notebook. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z Boy21 pulls the blinds and turns off the lights so that his stars glow a weird green, and then he presses Play on his CD player and lies down between us. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z When my mom comes in from work, she turns off the TV and I can feel it coming. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Jam turned off her tablet after she hung up, then burrowed under her covers and took some deep breaths. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Deftly he jumped a small brook, then turned off the worn path to proceed between two trees, pushing his way through. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z I watch her park the Oldsmobile in front of the house and turn off the engine, but she stays inside. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The chanting of the crowd faded suddenly, as if turned off by a spigot. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I pick up my duffel and turn off the light. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z She got up and turned off the light. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Proteins act as regulatory sensors, or master switches, in this process—turning on and turning off genes, or even combinations of genes, in a coordinate manner. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z She gets in the bed and I turn off the lights. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z I turn off the faucet and the water stops raining down on me; today isn’t the day for an hour shower. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The feeling of desolation persisted when they turned off the road at the squadron. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I quick jumped up and ran over and turned off the light over the desk. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Ignatius closed his shutters and turned off the light, listening to his mother speaking to someone. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z While I turn off the light and close the door, Mina unloads it, black and heavy-looking, setting it on the desk so the lens faces an empty wall. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z But he just turned off the radio and asked if he could get me anything before he went to bed. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Ah! Broccolo! I forgot to turn off the ziti. Can you reach the oven from where you are?” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z When Mom comes home, she reaches over and turns off my speakers in the middle of “Happy Idiot” and I don’t even get a chance to tell her about them. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z With the headlights turned off, the car careened over a rocky plain, rattling the passengers’ teeth. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z The delays do, but the lights turning off isn’t common. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “They were turned off by the electric company. We’re behind on a payment.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Momma agreed that I might as well close, and I went out on the porch, closed the shutters, slipped the wooden bar over the door and turned off the light. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z An unseen hand turned off the radio as he crossed the threshold, and bags of potato chips vanished, leaving the faint scent of salt to mix with vermilion oil paint and wet clay. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z There was a door at the back of the plane, and when he turned off the engine mechanism in the yo-yo, he was close enough to reach out for the handle. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z I can hear my sisters giggling even with the lights turned off. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z He turned off the sidewalk and walked up the Dalton driveway, went into the basement and looked through the bright cracks of the furnace door. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I pull up behind it and turn off the engine. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z It seemed the drivers had had time to turn off the ignition before they got too sleepy. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z When she hears Mami calling, she turns off the hose and comes back in. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z When the headaches struck, the general went to his room, undressed, turned off the light, locked the door, and didn’t come out until the pain subsided. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He leveled the gun, planted it tight against his exceedingly sore shoulder, turned off the safety, and took aim at the running pig. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z The janitors could not use the elevators because Burnham had ordered them turned off after dark to conserve power for the fair’s nightly illuminations. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z At home she read and painted late into the night, by candlelight or kerosene lamp if the electricity was turned off. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The fallen horses were well behind us when the soldiers ordered us to turn off the main road and down a narrow farm lane. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Within a minute, the machine automatically turned off. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Donuts, I thought, after I was done with my reading and turned off my lamp. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z The sun had gone down about fifteen minutes earlier, and since the lights were always turned off at exactly eight o’clock, most girls were already in their assigned beds, chatting until total darkness set in. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z My parents are going to wonder where I am, so I turn off the lights and head back upstairs, feeling slightly less alone. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z The brakes hissed as Mary Jo turned off the engine and swung open the door. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z |
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