Some time when she was out looking for food she might wander by the spring and see that it was being used and find my steps leading to the cave. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Julia, however, seemed unable to mention the Party, and especially the Inner Party, without using the kind of words that you saw chalked up in dripping alleyways. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I didn’t see if he used his hand or his foot, it was too fast. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Newt nodded, already on the move toward a small tool shed used for the Gardens; he’d clearly been waiting for the order. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“But there’s no need. These cards are part of a speech program we use, and it comes with a whole book of words. I can copy whatever he needs from there.” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But, what is this? Oh, no! MaWee has used some of his conjuring powers on Madame Sabbar and has rendered her blind!” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Once we reached the clearing that, I assumed, had once been used for campers to set up tents, we were surrounded by dozens of kids. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Melting zinc and sulfur was not a good plan, I didn’t think—it would surely detonate before the melting began—so I used dextrose and water to see if that would work as a binder. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

You could walk with care along between the rocks, picking your steps, and if you slipped you’d fall and cut yourself, but it was no use blaming the rocks. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Without stopping, he waded into the water and used the edge of the stream as a pathway to avoid the heavy underbrush. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

DDT is now so universally used that in most minds the product takes on the harmless aspect of the familiar. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

The air quickly cools to the outdoor temperature, which ranges from -150°C to 0°C. When it's warm, additional refrigeration is used, but cold days can turn air to liquid for free. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hauls some green mattresses piled outside into a small room used for studies and catechisms, where the migrants sleep. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

It isn’t used anymore, except as a museum. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just wanted to give you a chance to use it. Okay, let’s go eat. I’m hungrier than a kid on his third day of fat camp.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

“Oh, many times. Before the boys were born. After too. Your mother, she used to be adventurous then, and ... so alive. She was just about the liveliest, happiest person I’d ever met.” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Lily offering to do the grocery shopping was our ace today for using the car. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Some days we only pull in like ten bucks and we gotta use most of that just to eat. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

The clearing was used for family reunions until they went out of style, which was well within Jean Louise’s recollection. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Once they were used to the money coming in it would be impossible to do without again. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I’m surprised how fast I got used to the cold even though the wind makes me hunch up my shoulders and walk fast. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

I lean in and ring the buzzer, streaked bronze from years of use—the most used buzzer in the building. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“You used earth magic, right? Use it again right now.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

He said that if you went to the moon you would have to figure out things using math and if you went to the corner store you would have to do math, too. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Ever since the Riveras had moved in, my mom hadn’t shown as much interest in Quisqueya as she used to, preferring instead to spend her time with Sra. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Because the oxygen systems we were using delivered a lean mix of compressed gas and ambient air, 29,000 feet with gas felt like approximately 26,000 feet without gas. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know when I’ll get to come again—I’m gonna start Knothole Baseball next week and I spend a lot of time teamin’ how to use my computer, so you know how it is. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the Gregorian calendar, the one we use today, Newton was born on 4 January 1643, while on the Julian calendar Galileo died right at the end of 1641. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

“When he does, and you read them to me, maybe I’ll believe him. I’m tellin’ you, he uses those children just the way you use a bit on a horse. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

The vision was so real I almost ran outside, the way I used to. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Yes, she could use the message of the Lord more than most here. Well, I won’t hold you up, I just came by to drop off some information for Sheriff Snyder.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

When the English looked at the sugar they used every day Clarkson and the other abolitionists made them see the blood of the slaves who had created it. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

Note—ex- is used before a root beginning with a vowel. New Word-Analysis 1871-01-01T00:00:00Z

If Ivy drew her sister right now, she’d use graceful lines and soft pastels, not a hard edge to be found. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

When he was first married he used to talk about Lincoln’s Heaven to Ruth. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You know, our catcher is doing all right, but the team could really use vou again.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Which wasn’t exactly true, but I didn’t want to look dumb or nothing and I figured I could learn to use a camera. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Some plastic they could use for a tarp. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

This is one reason that the unlocking of the cosmological mysteries requires us to use exotic instruments and frequencies different from the visible light to which our eyes are sensitive. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, Jesse and many geeks consider themselves liberators of ideas and culture, using the Net to literally pry them from what they see as greedy corporations and powerful, censorious institutions. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Delacroix is known for his use of color and also for his passion. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“Rain used to be one, back in the sixties. There were fourteen families at Garland then. Now it’s just Rain and me.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

I used to watch American movies where cops would pull people over and say, “You didn’t signal” or “Your taillight’s out.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

We would help ourselves to pap using simple metal bowls. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You are to deny Germany the use of his brain.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You don’t even know how to use them.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

After convincing myself the brackets wouldn't break at the first sign of use, I tested the new arrangement. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

What was wrong with the use of that word? Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Doc: Now, when we use our twenty-first-century minds to examine the quote within its historical context, something about it isn’t quite right. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

You were touching me…but I was using you. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

The rain came down as though once more in Heaven the Lord had been persuaded of the good uses of a flood. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

On the one hand, we use the word to refer to proofs, deductions and demonstrations in mathematics, geometry and logic. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“But if Voldemort used the Killing Curse,” Harry started again, “and nobody died for me this time—how can I be alive?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I don’t want to see the other houses; I particularly don’t want to see the one four doors down, the one that used to be mine. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

During the festivities I thought about the biggest celebration we used to have in my town at the end of the year. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“My dad used to say that anything was possible when you put your mind to it.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

They were able, moreover, to use the presence of conventionally qualified nonwhite students like me to prove that they were meeting the goals of their critics. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m just asking what is he going to buy you a present with? Wishes? Or is he going to use that white lady’s money?” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Yet most of the chemicals now used kill all insects, our friends and enemies alike. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

But she laughs as she tells me that last night on the TV news she saw a manager from the hotel where she used to work. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just as Burnham had feared, union leaders began using the future fair as a vehicle for asserting such goals as the adoption of a minimum wage and an eight-hour day. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The ramp he’d used to jump the creek—just some dirt and roots over rushing water—was crumbling. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Jaime got used to standing in for Nicolas, and it seemed perfectly normal to him to be punished instead of his brother, to do his homework and cover up his lies. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

They smelled earth and vegetation—not what they’d been used to, but bearing some comforting relation to it. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

He knew he was dying and afterwards 1 used to wonder what he thought about. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d ripped off the sleeves of her T-shirt and used the cloth to wrap her bloody palms, but her fingers were still slippery and weak. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

But in 1942, those spies were using the same straightforward ciphers over and over again. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Shasta cried only a very little; he was used to hard knocks. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

“I used a steel tube with a butt weld down the length of it. We don’t have much of the seamless kind. Too expensive. We used what we had on your last rockets.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

She dropped the lucerne again, but she didn’t drop the knife she had used to cut it. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A bunch of druggies used to live there. They got evicted, so they trashed the place and bolted in the middle of the night. They dumped Radar out on the street like somebody’s garbage.” Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

And this was the man who used to deliver the most vicious beatings to the boys under his care! Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

The clock metaphor is thus used by Descartes to make an epistemological argument about the limits of our understanding, rather than as an analogy as to how the universe actually works. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Very well, you may use the pencil sharpener on my desk.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

He looked at the stack of used cups in his hand and counted the rims. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

Stacked higher than where that nest used to rest in that tree that used to stand by the creek that flows by Axel’s house. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The next day she used her dinner break to race to the bank. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Lock him up. We’ll see if he can be of any use to us later,’’ ordered Capricorn. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I think of my mother, sweeping up deadly toxins; the way they used to use up old women, in Russia, sweeping dirt. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cabin, just inside the boundary of De-nali National Park, had been stocked with a small amount of emergency food, bedding, and first-aid supplies for the use of backcountry rangers on their winter patrols. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Oh yeah: my brother had stopped using deodorant. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“You know where I’m talking about? J.T., Digger, and I used to go fishing there? Swimming, too, sometimes.” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Aggressive” is used to describe me a lot. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Papa used to hike along the creeks that channeled down from the base of the Sierras. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

And at another time there in the hotel room he came the nearest to tears that I ever saw him, and also the only time I ever heard him use, for his race, one word. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had grown used to his appearance, but that noise. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

They could travel from one culture to the next on unwashed hands or used pipettes; they could ride from lab to lab on researchers’ coats and shoes, or through ventilation systems. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“And with all the broken wood around here, how hard could it be to make some kind of stretcher for Kaitlin that we can use to lower her to the ground?” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I don’t know how many times Coach Quatrini used the word “faster,” but if a word can get worn out and die, this one died like Julius Caesar. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Each “mother” takes 8 beats to improvise using body percussion. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

And his prep team really needs to use a lighter hand with his blush. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Whenever I opened a text that hadn’t been used for years, I realized that my special interests and skills united me to a mere handful of academics. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

What Granny had also said, so wistful, was how she used to dream of going to New York with Grandpa, but he never saw why she wanted to. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“Yes. They might be a bit flickery, but they’d light. Mainly, it would run your refrigerator, your freezer, things like that. They don’t use much current.” Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

They didn’t know how bad my drug and alcohol use had gotten. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Music, song, poetry, and literature also raised everybody’s spirits—and could be used to express determination and to show patriotism. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

The leather was dark and oiled smooth as a used saddle. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Soon I had to use my hands to grip the stairs above me, or I'd’ve fallen back. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Her new hair suits her, once you get used to it. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Even though I’m sure my sweet grandfather wouldn’t mind helping me, I doubt very seriously that he knows how to use a pad. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The Wart thought particularly of a man named Wat, whose name the cottagers used to frighten their children with. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

What if I never got the chance to use those names again? Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He said that most of us are not aware that we might be using words—such as God!—that offend other people. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

“Well, sometimes I have to remind myself to use my inside voice when I speak with you and Dad,” she says. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

The man just smiled the kind of uneasy smile one uses when one is utterly confused. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He used to walk me home when it was dark. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

She remembered the girls who used to make fun of her at the Wilderness School. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Hopefully none of them used Khalil’s death to skip class or work. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

He quickly ran the search online using her full name. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

If Harry had thought that matters would improve once everyone got used to the idea of him being champion, the following day showed him how mistaken he was. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

They had to use the toilet in open stalls in front of male prison guards. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

This could be it, the beginning of using my art to change the world. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I used the eyedrops, along with the witch doctor’s medicine. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Prove it,” said Riddle at once, in the same commanding tone he had used when he had said, “Tell the truth.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I have to use what I’ve learned from Madoc and the Court of Shadows to manipulate and murder my way into keeping the throne ready for him. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Oh, sorry, this is Tia Stardust, my girlfriend. I don’t think you two ever met. Tia, this is Thorn. I used to tutor her back in Boggs Ferry.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“That is not your true reason, ma belle. There is no use in telling me lies. I don’t know your reason, but you have not told me the truth.” The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

We can use the measurements in math, we can use labels in reading. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked about the room and saw on the table the instruments that had been used for my operation. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Having used up her single French phrase, she speaks Kikongo unabashedly, as though there were no other language on earth. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile he would use the land to secure loans and to float notes. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

It was painful to hear childish voices using such names and labels. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Soon, I’m fighting in earnest, using every trick I know to survive her onslaught. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Just might take us a little longer to get there than you’re used to.” Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

I’m not gonna lie, I had to read the first page over and over again to know what the hell the writer was even saying, ’cause she doesn’t use regular English in her book. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I had to keep in mind that my entire life could be, and might well be, used in achieving my mission for the Ekumen. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

He made a nesting place in front of the hearth, turning over a tallboy chest to use as a headboard for their bed and to hold the heat. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

“What about the stupid politicians in the Western House of Assembly that the police had to use tear gas on? Tear gas! And their orderlies carried their limp bodies to their cars! Imagine that!” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

General Clinton, concerned about what General Howe was planning and doing, made use of a mask to write a secret message in a letter to General Burgoyne. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This pistol,” Colonel Meecham said authoritatively as if he were lecturing recruits, “is to be used only in case of emergencies.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

And she looked the way my mother used to look—thin, sharp features, birdlike, pretty. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Your brother used drugs,” she says matter-of-factly, unwilling to give up this line of reasoning. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

The path had narrowed; it was no longer the wide highway used by hunting parties. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

SCORPIUS: Correction, she used to hate me, but did you see the look in her eyes when I asked? Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

Inside me there was a lot of best friendship that no one but Ginger was using. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

I begged that if he might grant me an instrument and three minutes’ audition, I hoped that he would not find his time poorly used. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I used to jog but it’s bad for the knees. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

This time I used my own name, not Dad’s. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Or maybe the rock he used didn’t scrape that deep. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

It had been eight months since I’d last used my voice. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He’d used old street maps, phone books, photographs, and video footage for reference, to make everything as authentic and accurate as possible. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

It was a remark Papa used to make about his girls. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every one of them believed that Smith had simply decided to duck War Admiral and was using injury as an excuse. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

One who was determined to use it all to show everyone that it was foolish to trust what someone wanted you to see. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Aunt Addie said that it was a sin for anyone to use the word “hell” and that what was wrong with me was that I had nobody to guide me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Back when things were still civilized, the rich folks from town used to come up and stay their weekends in grand hotels, and ride on the gravity railroad. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

I don’t really comprehend time’s passing, at least not in the way that I used to, when time was available to me. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He cleared away old leaves and used his helmet to dig. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

She stood in front of the room, using a ruler for a baton, striking each syllable so hard it was as if she were making up for the times she had nothing to strike. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, that’s what it is, but who invented the word, who first used it, and how has the meaning of the word changed since it was first used?” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was heavier than Tally was used to, the tastes too rich, like whenever her food history class tried to cook their own meals. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Janssen opens the door, staring at me as I stand in her back garden with her dirty garden stake, the one I’ve just used to do what she thought was impossible. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I use these things for repairing other things. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like maybe he used to be innocent like that and people just let him go by without catching him? We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Yet many of the laws that the scare put on the books are still used. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Here at Montgomery, there is zero cell phone use during school hours. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Following the implications of the Maya fall, he asked, 'Are contemporary societies any better at controlling the drive toward ever greater use of resources and heavier pressure on the environment? 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Some of the floor bosses had started using adding machines, clanking things crowded with stiff brass buttons and spools of paper, but Kaz did the Crow Club tallies in his head. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“You probably didn’t even have to use your powers.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“I think I’ve got time to make you some French toast before the bus comes. The kind my momma used to do. She called it pain perdu.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

An actor noticed that Koch had used a British line from Wells’s story about hiding in the drains. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

He must be used to the dizzying excitement on the other end of the phone. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

At this point in the story, I used to try to think of someplace she could have put her coat, if only she had thought of it. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

“Sure you can use it. Help yourself to anything. I put it there just for you.” Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

A staff member from the Congress was on the line: "Perevorot," she said, using the Russian word for "coup." Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

If he existed, why didn’t King James use him? The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of making use of the opportunity to thank us—for the first time—for unselfishly taking him in, he didn’t utter a word. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

The answer was simple enough: I used another approach. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“When you couldn’t use Cap as your clown, you tried to use him as your crash-test dummy. I’ve had it up to here with you, Zach Powers! You and I are through!” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

“Thank you very much,” said Beverly in the same terrifyingly polite voice she had used before. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

One did not have much use for ties in prison, and I realized that morning when I was putting it on that I had forgotten how to tie it properly. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was given three rooms, and a separate toilet, with one room to be used for sleeping, one across the hall for studying, and another for exercise. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You know when you were real little they used to call you Penny.” 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our phone's in the hallway to make it uncomfortable to use, so if I creep over the landing to my surveillance position I can catch just about everything. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“We baked these for eighteen minutes, and used more fig pieces. Dig in.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

I use the hottest water to rinse away all the food and microbes. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

But I wasn’t used to such a serious environment. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Momma used to tell me, “Deny it until they’ve got you dead to rights, sugar. If they can’t prove it, it never happened.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Capturing their sounds, however, is difficult to do in regular notation, and children do not have the ability to formally notate something using staff paper and lines. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

“Lord, it may take you some time to get used to our Mattie. She can talk your ear off.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

There never used to be yellow-spotted lizards in the town of Green Lake. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

“I used it for cooking French toast. It was scrumptious!” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

The newest idea percolating through the hallways at the Rad Lab called for a two-stage separation process using a new variety of calutron to further enrich the product of the original racetracks. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

As weird as it is that Mikayla and I used to be friends, it’s even weirder that Twig and Mikayla used to be friends. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Sonix was generally used on canines, but in this case it might provide a moment’s distraction. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

I never thought I’d hear any kid at this school use the word hijab so casually. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Still in training, using wooden swords instead of live steel, unlike those who follow us. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The two Samanas, who were used to life in the forest, quickly and quietly found shelter and stayed there till morning. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every rancher near the Crisp and Smith homes has heard about the incident when a rancher turned down an immigrant who asked to use his telephone. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

It was taking shape more rapidly now that she used burning coals to hollow it out. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And introducing ye around, of course. Getting the town used to the idea of a-welcoming ye.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

He rolled clumsily and pushed and squirmed backward, using the strength of his arms, until he was sitting with his back to the trunk of a tall ash. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

As he slices away with the carving knife my father indicates to all of us, but especially to Mr. Banerji, the areas where the flight muscles attach, using the carving fork as a pointer. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to keep moving, to use her shoulder to prop myself up, but my legs just weren’t working anymore. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She’d spent half a day watching Pelor—and while she only pretended to be mediocre, he truly could use the training. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

That didn’t bode well, but Annabeth used her crutch to push away the boards as best she could. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

There was a pack of matches, mostly used, in one pocket, and a small shuttle of cotton twine stuffed in another. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

She’d made it out of crocus, a gunnysack fabric, and used scraps of bright cloth to make a dress and headwrap for her. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

A note of caution: Who can sound grating if used for whom right after a preposition. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remember how she used to come home crying, but tiying to hide it, because she had lost a job that she needed so much. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

At last with an effort he spoke, and wondered to hear his own words, as if some other will was using his small voice. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

We lie on the damp dirt floor, wrapped in mildewed blankets so rough they could be used to scrape bark off logs. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

It looked just like the pictures of houses I used to draw in kindergarten: a square house with a square door at the center and two square windows on each side. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

But they all use the same musical "language" and follow basically the same rules. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“But I think I can use it to help us, if you’ll give me permission.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

She used to sit on the sand with his head in her lap by the hour rubbing her fingers over his eyes and looking at him with unfathomable delight. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Let's say I could make use of all of it. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Don’t use this word to refer to something unusual, uncommon, odd, unexpected, rare, exceptional, curious, irregular, offbeat, or surprising. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was using the same tape from the day before, taping over TOC's confession. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

He's not going to use it, I tell myself. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Let us use our magic and enchantments to conjure up a woman out of flowers.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

When Bobby was experiencing severe pain in his legs, Skulason began to massage them, using the back of his hand. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I have to say he was the tidiest person in the house, as opposed to Sophie, who used the floor as a display rack for her clothing choices. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

“Someone needs to free our hostages. Unless we get our people back, the Yunkai’i will use them against us.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She didn’t use the lights, because she wanted to get close and find somewhere to land before they saw her and shot her down. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Bud said, “They say Pacheco’s alright. He’s like his pig used to be, indestructible.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Similarly, in physics it may be necessary to use different formulations in different situations, but two different formulations would agree in situations where they can both be applied. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I admit I could use a night out away from my house, and I wouldn’t mind a hard lemonade after the cruddy week I had. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Coach used to always have us go to mass during the season, and I guess I got in the habit.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

They rode a bus, because whenever possible the scythe avoided the use of a publicar. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He uses that word on purpose, knowing it rubs me the wrong way. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“And this family could really use some upbeat thinking these days.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

It was inevitable that serious destruction of fishes would follow the widespread use of the new organic pesticides. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“My mom, she was really beautiful. My dad used to say she could make trees bloom just by looking at them.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“That’s important. Because if you contaminate them with anything, you can’t really use them anymore. And you don’t want HeLa cells to contaminate other cultures in a lab.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I used to love these, with their mixture of nutmeg and molasses, but now all I could taste was the weird rush of sugar, the tang of chemicals. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The day had completely emptied him as if, between my questions and the job interview, he had used up his entire reservoir of chatter, energy, and social grace. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But they tasted nothing like the real thing because the snow melted in the cup, and we missed the crunchy bits of ice we were used to. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“I wonder whether I’ll ever get used to the lack of a queue,” he said. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He whispered an aside to me: “I’m a little rusty, hut I think I’ll use Spanish now. He prefers it on delicate matters.” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

And I guess knowing that only encouraged me to use Karamazov for my journal. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

I walk around the tree, look for knots, and remember how Charlie used to boost me up to them. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

There’s the lady I buy used clothes from. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Liyana said, “We used to be okay, till you started making us so nervous!” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

A Bedford truck used to drop him off at the school gates. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“It’s my own fault. I used hair remover when I ran away, to disguise myself.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

My father used to tease me about it, saying that when I was born he made my cradleboard out of the handle of a wooden spoon. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He explained how to use the round oil lamps; how to strap the broad snowshoes onto their feet; how to command the dogs. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I found that only through a continuous use of the imagination could I hold out against Finny’s driving offensive in favor of peace. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only the imperial family is allowed to use the image of a dragon, Dragon had said. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered how many urgent letters Rebecca used to write, and who they were written to. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

But why were they going there in the middle of a tropical storm that used to be a hurricane? Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Of course not. I mean, yeah, I used to look for shortcuts for my video games but—” He snapped his fingers. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

At Miss Throckmorton’s I used to imagine people in the Southern Hemisphere walking round like this. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“There’s nothing to it. Haven’t you used your fists before? Or are you afraid of him because he looks big?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” Jay asked, mashing his fingers into the soft beeswax Mama used to seal her jars. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

"It's the builders for me. What use would rangers be if the Wall fell down?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He was used to working outside among the trees with the scent of fresh pine on the cool breeze. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The method used to assign numbers to letters was not specified, however, and so it’s not entirely clear to whom the number refers. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t land or take off, because you have to use your legs and feet to keep the plane straight and to brake. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

NOTE.—This suffix is used only in words of French-Latin origin. New Word-Analysis 1871-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am used to having to give the scientific explanation for Adah. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know this isn’t what you expected to do on your first day, but I could really use your help here,” she said. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Payment recipients can use the money in their account for online purchases or payments, can receive the payment from PayPal by check, or can have PayPal directly deposit the money into a checking account. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

Mother also used the money to improve herself as a midwife. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Not as loud or as powerful as I was used to, and not even close to as bad as it had been last time, but still there, still agonizing. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

To change our orbit this time, we used the rocket engine on the far end of the docked Agena. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When I was little, every time my mom took out money, I used to think we’d won the jackpot,” says Abby. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

“I used to write poetry myself when I was his age. Awful nonsense, too. I never write any now.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He’s the kind of guy you hope never notices you, but there’s really no use in me trying to be invisible to him. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Mojo used to be serious to me, before I got up here,” said Ivory. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mom’s the one with the problem. She can use her own precious time to sort it out.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I wouldn’t use it for a dishrag myself.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It did not include texting or talking on the cell phone in its definition of media use. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I remember something else my nanni used to tell me: Praying is important. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I remember when people used to think I was smart. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Then you know you won’t use it. If you bring it you might use it, that’s how things are. A fistfight can turn into a gunfight real quick.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She even uses a fork and knife to eat pizza. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Grandmother said that perfectly good ngangas were sometimes tempted to use their power for evil. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Within a fortnight, he was on his feet again—too late to be of any use in our command performance at Whitehall. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, we knew who Johnny was—the little light-skinned boy that used to follow Little Wayne around. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was a large coarse man and he wasn't used to being pushed around by anybody. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

It was one thing if you were using a handful of plastic pieces to find solutions to a puzzle; it was another if you felt like you’d fallen inside a puzzle and couldn’t get out. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

The clock in front of the place where Mister Singer used to work pointed to seven. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I use the newspaper to scoop up the bird’s body and its severed head. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Frankie ducked under a bunch of wires to look at the mess that used to be the stairs. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Flavius badly wants to use his own trademark purple lipstick on me but resigns himself to a pink as they begin to color my face and nails. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The Confederate forts had been taken on November 7, 1861, and Port Royal and St. Helena were being used by the Union Army as supply stations. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

James Franck had been correct when he wrote after Hiroshima and Nagasaki that scientists could no longer “disclaim direct responsibility for the use to which mankind had put their disinterested discoveries.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Special or extraordinary methods and procedures used when a business is in danger of failing. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

But when Lauren stormed out, Maya realized that she hadn’t left anything behind, and what used to feel like a victory now felt like a sad, hollow loss. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

There’s nothing in my pockets but lint and some rubber bands that we were using during science. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Deciding to use the millrace as a path, I waded forward against the water flow, knowing it would take me to the river. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

The Count saw his victory in my bow, and his mastery in the trouble of my face, for he began at once to use them, but in his own smooth, resistless way:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“What use does woman like me have for beautiful kimono? But I always thought someday I would give to you.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Mayday used to be a distress signal, a long time ago, in one of those wars we studied in high school. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remembered suddenly the way he used to talk to his mother. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

They packed their clothes and a few boatbuilding tools, used their winnings from their races to book passage in steerage to Halifax, aboard the steamship Tunisian, and set sail from Liverpool. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

One end is indistinguishable from the other, both producing the mucus from which its name is derived and which is sometimes used to thicken potions. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Look sharp. Be cool,” Cool Papa used to tell him when they were on the train heading toward the city. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

We used the kitchenette cups for the other drinks. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The bungee jacket used the same lifters as the hoverstruts that held the spindly structures up. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Deep down in that pocket where his heart hid, he felt used. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

But instead of plugging your ears with your fingers and shutting your eyes and cringing, as you used to do whenever firecrackers went off, you handed me your bag of beads and picked up Kutti. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

If tritium was the sought-after product, for example, you used lithium-6; if it was plutonium, the raw material would be uranium—namely, that waste U-238. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The sacred mission of the Triple Alliance, Tlacaelel proclaimed, was to furnish this vital substance to Huitzilopochtli, who would then use it for the sun, postponing the death of everyone on the planet. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I wonder where they go,” he used to say. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Seeing her standing there, I remember all those times when I used to look out the window hoping to see Oscar in the yard. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

You used to be able to tell a person’s nationality by the face. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The White Noise—Calm Control, the higher powers called it—was used to settle us down, so to speak, while it did absolutely nothing to them. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Maybe coming back to Welch had killed the idea Dad used to have of himself as a man going places. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Rabiya is sprawled over the carpet on my floor, leaning on a giant teddy bear that’s permanently squashed from being used as a pillow for years. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

I used to love to drive that old green pickup truck. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

“Isn’t telling about something—using words, English or Japan­ese—already something of an invention? Isn’t just looking upon this world already something of an invention?” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

They were using five needles a day to give injections to hundreds of people in the hospital’s outpatient and maternity clinics. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Readers will also thank a writer for the copious use offor example, as in, and such as, because an explanation without an example is little better than no explanation at all. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

I just didn’t want to be propped in the window, watching for the mailman the way Big Ma used to wait on letters from Uncle Darnell. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Vivi used to go with us, but then she became bored and didn’t bother. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I use Elisabeth's quill to write the information on my hand, and step out from the office just in time to hear her angry voice echo from the hallway. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The walls were a bit crooked, he said, but he’d used so many nails, he didn’t think it would ever fall down. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

The two of them had only used a penknife when the/d cut themselves and held hands. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I had gotten used to Sunny quoting some spacey book that nobody had ever read. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

And of course, we all know that I’m management-in-training, so I use the time to soak up as much as I can. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I’m used to giving bad news, but she wasn’t. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It happens. Occasionally. But only because Curtis used this shortcut.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

Finally, they end with a slender line of words that run along my left collarbone, a mantra Dad used to repeat to me, a mantra I recite to myself whenever things get too grim. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

They used them for plowing and pulling their wagons. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

My grandfather used to sing the songs and laugh about how silly they were. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

His body is curled the way my little brother Pie used to sleep. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You don’t. You sure you don’t want to use my phone?” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Thirty traps, that’s all it was. Kept me awful busy, though. Thought my arms was going to fall off the first few days. Then I got used to it.” The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

In the war’, she went on, ‘the German spies used to sneak boxloads of loose-bristled toothbrushes into our shops and millions of our soldiers got appendicitis. ’ Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. This used to be a tunnel, cut right into the mountain. It must have collapsed sometime after the Rusty panic.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I go see him whenever I get the chance, and it’s not the way it used to be, when he didn’t know what to make of me. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

In America he used to have a kind of chipmunk-like energy, always scuttling here and there. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

We knew it had to be here somewhere because Doc used it all the time in his spells. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

One such technique is his use of fragments of melody, or rhythm, or harmony, as calling cards of a character, a place, an idea, an object or a memory. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

As you have shown, color is used all the time to create images in our mind. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He continues to copy works of the masters, to talk with and learn from other artists, especially Mauve, and to use lessons from art instruction manuals. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Because did use is another way of saying used, just as did walk is another way of saying walked. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘We are not used to footpads in this country, but we know how to deal with them.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

It reminds me of your old typewriter, the red one you used to let me play with, the one Mom learned to type on when she was little. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

“I will have the dust-sheets removed, and then you can see the rooms as they looked when they were used,” said Mrs. Danvers. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Before dementia clouded her mind, Dottie used to sit at the counter and watch for Bobby to come around that corner on his way home from work. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

And where my bed once was—now there stood a used crib. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was wearing the rust-colored turtleneck sweater he used to take on fishing trips, the one she had knitted for him before the war. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were an odd couple, for I affected the informal dress I had gotten used to underground and wore khakis and fatigues, while Robbie was always smartly turned out in a suit. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

"They do know how to kill. Otherwise I'd have no use for them at all." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

We used the notebook to write notes to each other. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

She could not get used to this American wish-making without bringing God into it. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Upline is a Krio word mostly used in Freetown to refer to the backwardness of the inner country, its inhabitants, and their mannerisms. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“It’s my old owner. The man who called Jenny. This is where I used to live!” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Perhaps they had used this spot as a sniper’s post. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She spoke without the desire or envy she used to feel when speaking of the wealth of others. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

He kept his elbows off the table, didn’t talk with his mouth full, and used his napkin frequently. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“We used to have it for the rest of us, but the cost was so high that we let it go...and we never imagined this.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I scooped up Jackie under her arms and spun her around in a circle, just like my father used to do with me. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Daddy used to tell me that once you speak positive, positive things will happen. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Still looking at myself, I shook my head, trying to get used to the weight of La Llorona’s ear pendant. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

How could a woman so obviously rich in this world’s goods be so mean in the use of them? Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

But he doesn’t wait around like he used to, doesn’t say, “You need to say good night back to me, Axe, or else I can’t fall asleep.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The picks and shovels we would be using. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

I used to scare my cousins by flipping my eyelids inside out. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How else are you going to make a difference in the world if you don’t use your voice?” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“Not exactly. He’s got his heart set on a cavalry charge. Drawn sabers, all that glorious French business. He was horrified when I had to tell him we didn’t use the British square.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I really do want change,” he said, using the innocent childish voice that had served him well coundess times before. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

At first I thought that this emission indicated that one of the approximations I had used was not valid. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I only owned it because I’d used it for a costume the year before. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

She tells me she can give out my shifts to some of the part-timers, but that I’ll have to use up my vacation days. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I had grown used to thinking readers somehow needed my column. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we’re walking again, Nora says, “Maybe there’s a way to get the Hideout back. We can talk to our parents, and to Carlos. Convince them to let us use it again.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

I tried to wriggle free, but it was no use. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

The broom got put to good use as I tried not to think about what the little hard pellets in the growing dust pile meant. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

The hospital had a pay phone for patients to use, and I wanted to call him so badly. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“She’s using me to feel better about herself. And her mother gave us all this food because she feels sorry for us. If that’s how you act when you have money, I’d rather stay poor.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She did not pose but she looked comfortable; she was used to having her photograph taken at parties. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The potatoes I'd been expecting have apparently either been clarified to an essence or were used to stoke the grill. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Night-lanterns nip at me as if they know I shouldn't be out of bed or using these stairs. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

It was possible consequendy to use these terms and to feel at once a close bond, and the distance of formality. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t need to be protected. I can use a sword as well as Duck. I’m half a knight.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He saw no use in lying to her. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

But after I move my feet from side to side a little bit I get used to the prickly cool feeling and it starts feeling softer and more like an okay touch than a tickle. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some are in jogging shorts and sun halters, some in exercise costumes like the ones they used to show on television, body-tight, with knitted pastel leg warmers. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were giving us a chance to get used to blank time. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I search the ground for weapons—a staff, sharp rocks, anything I can use to fight them. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beecher published a detailed list of the twenty-two worst offenders, including researchers who’d injected children with hepatitis and others who’d poisoned patients under anesthesia using carbon dioxide. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

One time, this girl who used to live down the block, Sasha Lee, got hit by a car. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“I looked up codes online, and there’s one type where you can use a dictionary or some other book.” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

When used as a verb, this word impacts me the wrong way. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When we’re little, one of the first things we learn is the alphabet. Those twenty-six letters make up the millions of words we use, and those words can form anything we want, including poems.” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

He grabbed the pole, lifted his feet up over his head, against the pole, and climbed down using his hands, until his palms were flat on the ground. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

“I thought we might use Finnick to intro and narrate the spots. If there was interest in them.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Up there in that window, on the tiled window seat, I used to read for hours, eating mulberries off the tree outside. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Bound and flanked by the iron arms of a soldier, she wasn’t used to the jerking motion of a galloping horse, and now that they had stopped, she felt her arms and legs tremble. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

She would not be able to stay much longer than three or four months, but we hoped that the authorities would get used to me during this time and let me stay on alone. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

The chopper was a large blunt thing far too heavy for a small boy to use. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

I could tell he remembered the other stories Gran told us about how white people treated her when she used to work in the city. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Grandpa snorted but knew there was no use arguing with her. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Slash got his name from the dagger strapped to the stump where his hand used to be. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

Singer coaxed him and the cab driver wanted to use force. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“This laptop was in the pool house. Ashley used it to check her e-mail. I was able to get into her account.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

She had eaten it from a glazed earthen bowl, using a spoon carved from bone, and then wiped her mouth and hands with a folded fine-woven cloth. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

With the full use of my hands, I could bathe myself. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

We ate outside on the patio, listening to the Killers and Kings of Leon, albums we used to play when we first got together. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“First of all,” she said, “can I use it?” A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Brightbill, I am afraid we have some difficult decisions to make. I think you should arrange a meeting of our closest friends. We could use their advice.” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Strange as it sounds, we got used to the bombing and shelling. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Not exactly the girl she used to be before the accident, which was the girl I thought I had been searching for, but my Maribel, brave and impetuous and kind. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Jonathan was holding me by the arm, the way he used to in old days before I went to school. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Soon everyone will be back in Ninth Ward, making the neighborhood like it used to be. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

That same night, after everyone else went to bed, I wrote Caitlin using the fire embers for light: I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Bernice arrived, and he explained to her that we were using our legs to proceed across the landscape. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I really do not think, ” said Roscuro, “that Mig would need much persuasion to use that knife, Princess. She is a dangerous individual, easily led. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

"He said he was coming home because he had something important to tell us. We used to wonder what it was. Now we know he wanted to tell us about the two of you." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

He used to tell me how much he appreciated the letters. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I used to think I was super lucky because some people only have one best friend and I had two. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I think I can see danger everywhere, the way it used to be around here. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even looked like him, using her tongue like a wad of tobacco being switched from one cheek to the other. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

We used to beg our mother to let us sleep on the floor. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Since the game was tag, I used my speed instead of power. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

The field at Indian Creek Elementary couldn’t be used for league games. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

It was a real smile, small and quick, not the gooey kind she usually used on grownups. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Liza sent you her pulling rope to use,” he said. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Project Jamboree. Dear old Dad’s been training himself a special army using all of the Reds they took from the camps. So you can see why...” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“We could sure use these sleeping bags. If we leave the money, that’s fair, isn’t it? It’s not like we’re taking anything then, right?” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Would it not be better, then, if our bodies were civilized, improved, and put to some legitimate Christian use? Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

So if the first word is “fork,” a contestant might say, “You use this to put food in your mouth—not a spoon but a...” When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Indeed, if laboratory mice have too much HLA diversity, Black told me, researchers can’t use them to observe the progress of an infectious disease. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Maybe he’d write an essay about how he used to bully a kid but then learned a lesson about why isms and bullying are bad. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

The last time he found himself in this situation he'd used a safety pin to keep the pants closed. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“The dogs can stay at the Brooklyn town house we use for our Broadway dogs.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

‘If you’ll excuse me, where there are tourists, there are bathrooms. I need to use the little praetors’ room.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Then he stuck one finger up in the air and said, “What kind of greeting do Jews use to one another?” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“Other people might use these,” I snap, pointing at the stacks of books. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

The voice drove me nuts at first, but I gradually got used to it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Don’t use them when you mean because or since. either . . . or. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

"They needed a lot of velocity to close the gap in time. They used all the fuel they could spare to get going fast enough. But now they don't have enough fuel to slow down." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was all dumpy and fat but I used to wish she’d been my mother. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

There was a life she used to know. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I thought it was very interesting, how Sohrab used the British version of math. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“You could be the first to officially use our new process.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Both had recommended reforms to the rules of engagement, particularly concerning the use of deadly force. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Mom used to work as a housekeeper at Emanuel Hospital, but she got fired because she was caught stealing supplies. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Jones said he used to work at City College before we moved in,” Hyacinth said. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Nancy took a breath and gathered her thoughts into stillness, using her martial-arts training to get her breathing under control. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I used to play pranks on the priests, too. So they cursed me,” he went on. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She rinsed the cooking pots but used ash and sand to get the wooden plates clean. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I use up a mile of the paper, but he doesn’t care. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

A similar problem arises when we use iffy language to talk about the past. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a loud voice, he said, ’This is where we used to gather for our bonfire celebrations. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I reach into my book bag for a pencil, and my fingers fall on the Magic Markers I use in art class. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Next to him, an older factionless woman holds a knife— the kind I used to cut bread with. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t even rip the labels off anymore, like she used to. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Regina accompanied Bobby to the club, but as soon as he began to play she left to browse at the nearby Strand Bookstore, whose shelves contained millions of used books. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I saw the invoice, and took note of it: “Fifty cases of common earth, to be used for experimental purposes.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Any magic they used would only lead to less tolerable retribution if they failed. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

She and William also came up with basic working practices that they would use for the rest of their lives. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

But down there I didn’t even know which direction to start heading to find a fountain I could use. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But she felt that her prayer was of no use. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d been shocked, after his first fight, to discover that he was expected to pay for even the seltzer he used between rounds. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

For many African Americans, the use of wholly discretionary peremptory strikes to select a jury of twelve remained a serious barrier to serving on a jury. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He recommended that Carrie cut up the dresses and use the material to make clothing for her three daughters. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

But the rules said the boys each had to use what they purchased. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

One of my uncles used to joke that he would like to die at this time of year. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

And she said, ‘I used to, a long time ago.’ Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He lost his birth mother. He learned how to ride horses, use and make weapons, be a hunter and a warrior. Had his first girlfriend.” In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

My mom used to say don’t worry unless the boat talks back to him. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

The one I had used for years, searching for whatever I could find. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

He used to love nothing more than to stand at the gate and greet the children in the morning. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“I used to live in California,” the first man said. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

All the usual constraints that limit the use of medical care by the general population are absent. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He read from a law passed just a year earlier that made it a class A misdemeanor to drive carelessly for any number of reasons, including using a mobile phone. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“I could still use your help with the poetry unit next week,” she told me. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

For Elizebeth and her team, most of these ciphers were easy to break—and once they were broken, even a trainee code breaker could read other messages sent using the same system. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

A nurse ran and fetched a laryngoscope, a tube that can be used to open a person’s airway. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Smell familiar? She used the same green corn you did in your last batch of whiskey.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I had half a mind to climb into bed between them like I used to do, into that small space between them that I knew was warm and safe. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Might not they use both rooms, and dance across the passage?” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

The ladders of meaning that led from every one of the alethiometer’s thirty-six symbols, down which she used to move so lightly and confidently, felt loose and shaky. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

It was almost like she didn’t want to remember what she was like twelve months ago, and she certainly didn’t want the boys to know that she knew me and used to be my friend. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

While he groused about so preposterous an idea, the kid laid down the mat he never used, bulldogged him down to it, pulled off his shoes and draped a blanket over him. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rig was perfectly assembled, but sitting in the middle of a warehouse yard, it looked as if someone had put it together to use as a toy. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s the one he uses on all the tutumpotes when they come in wanting to buy the cheaper policies. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he sure lit out the way he’d come when Grandma fired just over his ragged ears, as he’d probably used up eight lives already. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I could check flight schedules and make a reservation by using Mr. Bow's office phone when I mopped his floors on the weekend. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

“That’s how they used to shoot in prehistoric times, back in the 1970s. Nobody shoots that way anymore. It doesn’t look cool.” The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

For the longest time I used to think my name was Sugar. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Nay, nay, you have served me well enough, but you’re no use to me now, can you not see that? You must find some other master.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

They could use the jars as drinking glasses. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

“Nice to meet you,” I reply, using the good manners that Mama has drilled into us. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“If we can break off the legs, we can use the top as a stretcher.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“They’ll separate out the sinners and the righteous, I dare say. It’s no good praying now. It’s too late for that. You should have done that when you were alive. No use now.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

As the BFG headed back to the cave, he said quietly, ‘We certainly was putting that nightmare to good use though, wasn’t we?’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Carmetta uses Coach West as a crutch and hobbles over to the sidelines. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Knowing how his mother felt about table manners, Clayton wiped his mouth with his sleeve rather than using the embroidered cloth napkin still folded at the left-hand side of his plate. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

I don’t like being watched; I refuse to get used to it. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Jule was in the shower before her roommates woke up and started using the hot water. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I used to tell Marcus that all the history of London is right here. These aren’t rocks and stones beneath your feet, you know. They’re what is left of the city over thousands of years.” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“When my sister and I were kids, we used to have this old tire swing, and we’d swing out over this creek every day in the summer.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“We’re going to run out of boxes pretty soon, so I could use your help putting some more together. It’s easy.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

I wanted to bake my own bread and decided it would be fitting to use wild yeast. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

She jumps off the bed, and I notice she’s wearing a lovely blue silk day dress, akin to what the ladies of Baltimore used to wear. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I painted a map to the gravesite using the ash mixture and a feather from the owl. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I used to joke and tell him she didn’t have time for him. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“You’re not sorry. I knew somebody like you once—hung him twelve years ago in front of the county jail. We used to do that here.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“So her revolutionary lover has admitted you into the fold. We should be grateful. It used to be that he allowed only black lecturers in his house.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

When she was at home with me, Maman used to spend her time following me with her eyes, not saying a thing. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

He pulled off his shoe, and using what little energy he had left, used it to smash open the storefront window. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

I used to think it was romantic, but now I know coming to America was Mom’s one and only adventure. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I mean, I knew your name and all that, but you never told me why you never used it. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bunderson asked whether there’s a general knowledge of the risks of using the phone while driving, given years of research. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

We should use the salary I made thus to find lodging. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“This is the main reading area. You’ll find all the necessary tomes used for most of the basic classes.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Already at the tables, a group that had arrived still earlier was singing “The Star-Spangled Banner” in order that they might use the salt and pepper and ketchup there. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Don’t use the name of the Lord in vain,” Baby Kochamma said. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think about the hacked version of Warcross that I use. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I think he must have been tipped off his rocker, as my grandpa used to say. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

I felt self-conscious using the word tall and struggled to take it back. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

And since Mississippi happens to be the worst, we figured we’d better use it. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Charles used his inheritance to become a member. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Naiads and dryads tried to help, using nature magic songs to heal burns and poison. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

It took about one week for the kids in my class to get used to my face. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“You would not dare to use the Crochan against your own kinsmen, your own people. This is even more foul than treachery and murder!” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

If I used this net, I could catch a salmon. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

When I had to use the potty, I deliberately made more noise to get the snoring to stop. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

But events—events were burned into his memory and so he used them to remember time, to know and to remember what had happened, to keep a mental journal. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

From being used so much, kneaded with sweat and sighs, the air in the room had begun to turn to mud. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

They come up with all the cool gadgets that agents use to fight crime. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

One of the interrogators used a bellows to stoke the coals. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

There was no one else in here that he could see, and he noted that the broad shovels and pitchforks typically used for mucking were still propped against a wall to his right, untouched. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

These days we seemed more of an inconvenience than we used to be. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

‘And take Merchant Lyte. Everybody along Long Wharf knows you called him a gallows bird. He’s not used to it.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not that he was the most talkative person, of course, but Maya was used to a little more, especially after last weekend, when they had talked about things that were actually important. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“Anthony,” Rex says—and I’m still not used to responding to this name; I keep expecting somebody to hand me a trophy—“let me reintroduce you to the team.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

The monkeys that are used in laboratories are not organ-grinder monkeys. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there was no use stressing about it. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Manman said that Matant Jo used to have the sweetest birdsong voice—so sweet that she could make a man fall in love with her just by offering him a glass of water. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“But you can use it to make a different type of emitter for sympathy lamps. You get a bluish light instead of the ordinary red. A little easier on the eyes. Fetch outrageous prices.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Her lips were thin, held that way, with the small vertical lines around them you used to see in advertisements for lip cosmetics. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Relax. I will not use this for gambling, only for buying drinks. There is nothing like wine to loosen tongues.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone was painfully aware of the term used to describe the open ground between opposing trenches in the fields of France, Belgium, and Germany and of the deadly struggle for that land. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I used to sneak my chemises and nightgowns out of my drawer and mend them myself rather than ask her to do them. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Sonia used to try to convince her to wear colorful clothes, but it didn't work. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I’m used to bowing when I’m sparring somebody.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I still have to use the bathroom,” I blurt out. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Instead of using pictures to represent numbers as the Egyptians did, the Greeks used letters. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

I used to write children’s books once, did I tell you? The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I used to give him tips sometimes, to buy himself his little things. Beaumain’s the kitchen page. He took to me for some reason. I knighted him with my own hands.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thus was he given his name by one very wise in the uses of power. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

We were using the washroom next door and carrying water over in empty milk gallons. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Remember the way I used to needle him? Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Funerals are an occupation for us, darling, you’re used to them. Peach...isn’t. Uncle Edisto’s funeral was Peach’s first experience with death. And he’s very sensitive; that’s just the kind of person he is.” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Back home, when Pop used to scream about something or other. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

It looked smaller than I remembered it, and more—used. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

But regular ones too, like I used to be. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

It faced nothing but an open, grassy yard and a line of trees that began miles of woods filled with things making noises that used to keep me up all night. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Macon Dead never knew how it came about—how his only son acquired the nickname that stuck in spite of his own refusal to use it or acknowledge it. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cleaning crew must have used gallons of it. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

They remind me of the porcelain dolls my sisters and I used to play with as children. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“I used to be an orphan myself,” the nurse said. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d used the public library Internet to look for apartment shares. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

In England this latter practice developed about 1951 as a result of a shortage of sulfuric acid, formerly used to burn off the potato vines. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

We rarely even ate rice, but when we did, I'd grown accustomed to using a fork, the same way he did, even though the utensil never made sense to me in that context. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

There is another impact from high television use. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Daddy also imposed a five-minute limit on the use of the bathroom and the telephone. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I explained how I’d seen Jesse install operating systems, play online games from chess to Quake, use astonishing ingenuity to gather archived information off the Web. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kochu Maria used the opportunity to switch channels and watch a bit of Prime Bodies. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The books composed of page after page of ink drawings of plants with descriptions of their medical uses. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

That was the first time he had ever called me by name, and he used both names. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

So, I sold the lot and used the money to help her. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Momma used to say the Indian was even worse off than the Negro, because instead of being taken from his land he'd had his land taken from him. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

When Stanley was younger he used to play with stuffed animals, and pretend the animals were at camp. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Arsenic-contaminated environments have also caused sickness and death among horses, cows, goats, pigs, deer, fishes, and bees; despite this record arsenical sprays and dusts are widely used. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

From Chester’s kittenhood on, Mr. Monroe has used him as a sounding board for all his student lectures. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

I gave one to Rontu and on the way back to the canoe gathered purple sea urchins to use for dyeing. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This is the abbey orchard. I used to play here as a boy.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Finally they passed through a thick wooden door, which Michelangelo used a long iron key to bolt behind them, and out into a narrow alley. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

They put most of their money into the home, hoping to use their equity to support themselves in retirement, when they would return to Jamaica to be with family and friends. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

If she does that, then she’ll know about me using a spell inside the Bureau. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

It is much the same when they are used in advertising. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Many argued that nations whose resources weren’t just limited but scarce had to make the best possible use of the little they had. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

You will use algebra in your adult lives. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Good. It’s less than an hour walk and we won’t need to use the streetcar if we go soon.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Set into the wall by these stairs was an old, rusted gate, and an inmate would later ask me if that was where the Death House used to be. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I never knew what happened to it all, and the waste used to worry me sometimes. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

They seem to revel in it, using their superhuman strength to toss other champions around like rag dolls. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z

But here you barely have time to get used to the idea before you have to start running after the hearse. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Where there is life, Nan used to say, there is hope. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

But the way Sander used the word, it implied something more, something better—that I was not merely part of a household, but part of a family. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

He’s determined to use them for nothing but this. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The whole thing used to be an abandoned set of train tracks that ran through the Meatpacking District. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I kept Pap’s pistol gripped tight in my hand, relieved I hadn’t had to use it on the sheriff. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

He says, “Well, you’re probably just used to it from staring at that drunk guy for so long today.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

He has a pair of my father’s binoculars, which he’s allowed to use as long as he keeps the strap around his neck so he won’t drop them. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He used his meager savings to leave a message for his parents at the main post and left Corabel with Erastis that night. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Like, for instance, the way I just used “moniker” for “nickname.” The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

He played me when he needed me and then let me sit when he thought he could get by without me like I was something he could just use and throw away. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

The phrase ‘modern science’ was first used by Gideon Harvey in 1699, in the course of an indiscriminate attack on both the old and the new philosophies. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

When I was a boy, I used to say that to her. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

“Your face is red, Freddy. Have you been using your inhaler?” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“I used to love that stuff,” said Violet. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

What use, if any, can be made of this ability of the insect to detect and react to sound? Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

When I was little, I used to stand in front of mirrors with hairbrushes and imagine crowds chanting my name. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

It was unfair to be surrounded by bathwater and unable to use it! A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

They used to hang out—watch TV, go to the park and hoop, sell drugs. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just because you’ve had that umbrella forever doesn’t mean it’s the only one you can use, you know.” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

The time-traveler was the first one up the ladder, dressed in clothes of the period, and he leaned close to Jesus so people couldn’t see him use the stethoscope, and he listened. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The metal frame of the once-lighted sign of his name has melted, and it sags down limply over where the big front windows used to be. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I close my eyes to try to block out the image of Aurora in the street with that car coming toward her and Bryce screaming from the side of the road, but it’s no use. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

It never fails; she always uses me as the “good” example. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Besides, April and Melanie had almost more ideas than they could use anyway. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since I had used my oven, Mrs. Moss allowed it. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

You and Muthu dragged some fallen branches over to use as tent poles. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I use some dried moss as kindling and when the first little flame shoots out it’s as near as I’ve come to joy since I don’t know when. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

In our house he used a bucket in his room and took it to the bathroom. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Even your mother has used up her tears and left. If you do not get well soon, she will forget you.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another was using a pine tree as a toothpick. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“We don’t use language like that around here!” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

She is too busy examining the goggles, asking my dad if he remembers the days he used to send her things when he was trying to convince her to go out with him. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Maybe that Violet, the one who knew where the butcher knife was and was strong enough to use it, had the hips she had lost. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a doorman building, very different from the apartments I was used to in North River Heights. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

We reach the end of the crowded lane and walk to where the old market used to be. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Angel makers, they used to call them; or was that something else? The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Aleuts had not used the spring and did not know about it because there was another one closer to where they had camped. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

He used the gesture universal in the north to signify friendship, and laid his rifle down at his feet. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I used the catacomb fish symbol *=> to mark the days. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

And we know we can use it to draw the great aurochs and the dead man on the root cellar walls. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

A single dash can be used in place of a colon to emphatically present some piece of information: It was what Tina dreaded most—-fallen arches. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

They knew the techniques of using pulleys and tackle, and presently one suggested a way of lifting Mary easily into the canopy so as to save her the dangerous labor of climbing. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Allowing the police to use minor traffic violations as a pretext for baseless drug investigations would permit them to single out anyone for a drug investigation without any evidence of illegal drug activity whatsoever. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Minho, I need to tell you and Newt something. And we need to let Teresa out—she’s probably starving and we could use her help.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Besides, he was not used to being thwarted. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

"Yeah, she's really anxious about us staying in touch. It would be cool if this phone did something besides make calls and take pictures. I'm pretty sure dinosaurs used more advanced technology." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I don’t say anything because I used to love words. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Indian girls ignored me, too, so I was used to it. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

I had decided that Karhide had never let any broadcasts concerning me be used on Orgota stations, but had tried to keep me a national secret. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

With digraphs, your best hope is to chart the frequency of the pairings and use that to guess what each might represent. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

A tall, square-shouldered first lieutenant gave out meal tickets, and we were told we could use them at the airport cafeteria. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stood by the window to make use of the shallow light. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“How would I know what name she used?” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Nobody seemed to care which bathroom they used. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“So what. A lot of people use 1080,” I said as calmly as possible. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Abdul used to play ball, nothing heavy, but he had some game until he dropped out of school. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

When inventors created new machines that could be used for encryption, William’s gift came into its own. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Hand Clap was on the wagon seat because Red Rabbit was most used to him now. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

His head is pinched in on the sides where the ears should be, like someone used giant pliers and crushed the middle part of his face. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I’d seen the tassel before—Eddie had used it to mark his spot, or to flick me in the back of the head—but the charm was new. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Pascal’s Puy-de-Dôme experiment seems pretty straightforward to us, but that is because we are used to modern physics. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

They didn’t snap them off by hand, but used metal cutters. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

“Was it you, those large amounts of money I used to get for the blog?” she asked. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He drove over to Seminole, intending to use the library, but when he got to the house he kept on going. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“I’m using it for a very good reason.” The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I've been wanting to use "bloody" without earning a demerit, but now the punch of it is gone. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

On the flight home, twenty thousand feet above clouds that were ten thousand feet above the ground, Gus said, “I used to think it would be fun to live on a cloud.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Just because Clancy had all that power, it didn’t mean he actually used it. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Everyone else stayed home and used the Internet, less worried about the quality of the information than about suicide bornbers. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

And that’s exactly how Mrs. Chiltington and her League of Concerned Library Lovers would run things when they became the board of trustees in charge of what used to be the Lemoncello Library. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

To Joel, sustainable organic farming means using this free solar energy instead of fossil fuel energy. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

"He wants to make the rover do long trips. It uses a lot of energy keeping warm. The RTG can heat up the interior without soaking battery power. It's a good idea, really." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bach could layer three, four, five or even six simultaneous parts on top of each other, all using variants of the basic theme. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

“Well,” my dreadful smile stretching across my face, “thanks most awfully once again, it’s been so ripping...” using words I had never used before. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Wynn could use those fancy boots to make a mad dash all the way back to Dallas. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

"A mere scratch," said Cor, using for the first time a rather lordly tone. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Every night, coming home, especially in winter, I used to pick up the pace, glancing quickly to the right, just to make sure. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“From the better world! It’s like an antidote! I didn’t know it’d work like this but—let’s use it!” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

How ridiculous—an old lady gives her a moldy book she has no use for, and she chokes up. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Can’t you simply say turn right or turn left as everyone else does? Who do you think you are? Daniel Boone? I’ll bet no one’s used a compass in Manhattan since Henry Hudson.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

In deciding which style to use in a given circumstance, it is decorum that shapes your choice. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

In 1970 the concept was revived after new findings showed that neutron therapy was most effective at dosages a fraction of those Stone had used. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The theory here is that you can use the stick to test the ground in front of you, and even pull yourself out of it if you sink. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Never use a metal spoon; the lye will turn it black,” he told me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Let them use their imaginations," said the Warden. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

He used this preoccupied tone when he was thinking of something more interesting than what you had said. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

He laughed at that, louder than I was used to — bell-like echoes bouncing back to us from the empty woods. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

In most cases, however, her paintings are so precise and lifelike that even today they could be used as a field guide to European and Surinamese insects. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

They told my mom I was using language. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

“You know," he says, “you really should be using a computer." Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

The plan was to use that funding to start a new nonprofit. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

They had hauled a big box up in this oak, and Bubber used to love to sit up in the tree house by himself. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. Frank, this is Festus. He used to be a full bronze dragon, but we had an accident.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I knew a fellow who used one as a paperweight.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I say, “You pushed me when I was using the saw, you idiot.” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you come with me? I could use some help carrying them.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

There is a little uncertainty about the use of the word uncertainty in regard to Heisenberg’s principle. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

At first, I used to rip it with my hands, just for the sheer fun of tearing something apart. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I run my finger over the words Mia and Jenna’s Log, Keep Away, which we carved into the soft bark a few summers ago using my father’s pocketknife. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“Where I used to live, we had lots of rattlers,” Roy volunteered. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he finally reached out his hand for the money, his haggard expression was the same one I was used to seeing on pawnbroker’s faces. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

In the store we collect ladies’ lightly used stockings for use in parachutes and ropes, and tin and steel for scrap and metal drives. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Cool. Still trying to get used to that Valley accent, Bollywood. It’s, like, so Galleria!” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Rancid milk is stinking up the insides. That’s what happens when milk and sugar are left to pool for three days. My own classes haven’t even had a chance to use it.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“In case I ever need to use it against you.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I sketched them in pencil and then colored them using every color in my crayon box. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

She removed pots, wooden spoons, a drinking gourd, an old cloth Aunt Chipo once used to cover her hair, and a knife Uncle Kufa had hurled into a bush when the tip broke off. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

They’ve already grown used to living without him, to watching his life from afar—like fans. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The handsome exotic boy all these pretty girls would inevitably use to satisfy their need to experiment and one day rebel against their parents. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“You said Jack taught you how to use your abilities?” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“I never use the elevator. Too easy to be taken by surprise.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

It was the one Region whose population increase through immigration exceeded that through births.—And for all who came it had use. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

I see the basketball hoop I got him up on his door, and I feel good that he’s using it. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Just stands in the doorway of his trailer looking at me, and then I get the feeling he’s going to tell me I can take that paper he signed and use it for kindling. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

But a skilled practitioner can use it to tell how meaningful a correlation is—and maybe even tell whether that correlation does indicate a causal relationship. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

He didn’t need to tend to her or tell Brekker that she could use relief. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I think if I hadn’t been talking about using the chamber pot I would not have understood him at all. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he crowded the current a little so that he was still fishing correctly though faster than he would have fished if he was not trying to use the bird. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Indian system of numbering allowed them to use fancy tricks to add, subtract, multiply, and divide numbers without using an abacus to help them. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

We got the mosquito netting and used it, just in case. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“You should take medicine. Like a Tylenol PM. I use it sometimes when I’m anxious.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

She was used to having him slouching around the pickle factory, and was used to being beaten from time to time. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

My da used to say every Irishman you meet in America swears to have a relative who fought alongside Michael Collins. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

We bring our used clothing, from home, and Miss Lumley ties it up into brown paper packages and sends it to England. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

But she opened an almanac where the spine broke and in compromise with herself used the same cadences she used for the Bible. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

She used to be sweet on Son Black herself, so I reckon she knew what she was talking about when she added, “Son’s right nice-lookin’ and smart, but his mouth sure isn’t any prayer book. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

As rapidly as new chemicals were brought into use, resistance developed. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

He lightly pinches my earlobe, and I chuckle through the empty space where my front teeth used to be. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“I noticed that none of you children are using the playground.” Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

A scientist who replaces murine model with rats and mice will use up no more space on the page and be no less scientific. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“The only one I know of is the one in the garage that his dad uses to change oil in the Buick. What does he want it for?” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I used to live at his place. For a little while.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I used to look forward to that day. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

For one, researchers worry that heavy use of interactive media can, over time, reduce attention spans. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The people on the ground had really been helpful, especially in thinking up ways for us to save fuel after we had used so much in finding our first Agena. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was someone using the bathroom nearest the ballroom, so Jule climbed the stone staircase to the third floor. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I used to be aware of every hour in every day. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He also wrote a more sophisticated textbook on geometry for the use of artists, Elements of Painting. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

We’d jump off the roof of the depot, using an army-surplus blanket as our parachute and letting our legs buckle under us when we hit the ground, like Dad had taught us real parachutists do. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

In each generation, new tactics have been used for achieving the same goals—goals shared by the Founding Fathers. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“I don’t mean the made-up stories you used to tell.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Schools, local governments, and private companies used it to fire, expel, or exclude anyone considered disloyal to the United States. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

If I can jump over one of the tables and use it as a shield—no, I am too short to jump over the tables, and not strong enough to tip one over. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

In back of her was a deep-set doorway not in use. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

For instance, there is no hint that Linear B was used or understood by any Mycenaean Greek beyond small cadres of palace bureaucrats. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Some of my friends did not have that privilege, and had to go outside to use the bathroom, no matter what the weather was. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Then she used some of the water to wash her own face, changed from her nightgown to the maid’s dress she wore for her usual chores, and finally made her way to the kitchen. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I reached into the paper bag between my feet and took out the used copy of the Shah­namah I had bought at the Persian bookstore. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“But what for? You never carried a gun in the car . . .” “Well, you never can tell,” her husband said in that special threatening tone of voice he used to indicate a discussion was over. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

These days we find uses for things two or three times again. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I complained about the messiness, but Mr. Lemoncello popped in on a video screen to remind us that all the books being used in the read-and-eat contest were paperbacks.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

To start off my confession, he gave me this lovely creamy embossed stationery from the Château de Bordeaux, the Bordeaux Castle Hotel, which is what this building used to be. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

If the atomic bomb could shock Japan into giving up, it had to be used. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She uses the Monopoly box as a table. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

She’d tried to understand her father’s powers and use them to the fullest. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Big Ma used to say there wasn’t a human being as unfeeling and selfish as Cecile. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

In his explanation there was a tone of apology Jody himself might have used. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Monster Slayer used those arrows to destroy the monsters that had been devouring the people. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, the photograph also could be used as a weapon. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most of their training was just to make sure they could actually use weapons. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He had many suggestions as to how to use the ground. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

More kids use the bus in the afternoon. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

It was a song his father used to sing to him. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

I grab the barrel of Bob's gun, spinning around and using my momentum to wrest it from his grip. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The city fathers were used to more circumspect criticisms—when criticism could not be entirely avoided. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I remember how Flossie used to chase him years ago when he was washing the horse. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had been using the back exit ever since those men chased her and James, but today that meant going through the crowds waiting for the haunted house/cafeteria. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

We told him to use that one next year too. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

I soap myself, use the scrub brush and the piece of pumice for sanding off dead skin. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The goons shake their heads and tell me I really should be using a computer. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Well,” he grinned, “you did not use it recently, so I could not be sure.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

After we were enrolled came the surprise visits that we used to dread, because Dad seemed to break all the school rules. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

He began to teach her to use a rope, to knot it and twirl it and fling it so that it caught on a rock or a branch. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Shouldn’t we wait to see if Len—the results on our epiderm-filters. It won’t be long now. Perhaps we will not need to use the toxin at all, if we must leave.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He smells like sweat and fresh air and mint, from the salve he sometimes uses to relax his sore muscles. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I don't keep it near me all the time the way she does or the way I used to. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

It was a cure that was so common that children would stand in line several times and instead of swallowing the pills would take them home to use as bingo markers. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t think it had been issued yet. We are still using the Ninth in the Records Department.” 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Instead, he goes to conferences on girls’ education and he speaks out for peace as he used to do in Swat. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“That used to be a temple to Jupiter. The Christians changed it to a baptistery. The Roman ghosts don’t like that.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She used to be a regular fixture in our house, but lately I hadn’t seen her as much. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

He wiped the louvers until they sparkled in the afternoon sunlight, paid attention to the tiny cracks in the bathtub, polished the saucers that he used to serve kola nut to Master’s friends. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I’m wondering,” Nicodemus said, “if perhaps there wasn’t more to the story. Some stronger reason to think they were really taking the motor away, or that they knew how to use it.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

He’d sketched out a detailed layout for their app, using the placement Dimple had suggested. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Some pitches will get more emphasis than others; some will be used one way in an ascending melody and another way in a descending melody; some will be used in certain types of ornaments. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“Nothing good will come of it” was the phrase she often used, to which Jack would respond smugly that plenty of good had come already. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

She moved as if she were used to a deck beneath her feet. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I remember how he used to slip the ring on and off his finger easily as if it were greased, and the things he did when it was off didn’t count. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would stay here and if his own people bothered him he would use it. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Every time Mrs. V would add new words, I learned them quickly, used them in sentences, and was hungry for more. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

It’s not that ain’t is used as a standard contraction for negated forms of be, have, and do; no writer is that oblivious. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

As the hours pass I get used to the motion of the train, the heavy wheels clacking in their grooves, the industrial hum under my seat. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Butso were bread, tea, and milk, and many other things we used to eat regularly that were now rare treats. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

From this, linguists conclude that ten was the basic unit in the Germanic protolanguages that English came from, and thus those people used a base-10 number system. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

"Ah. Your mother used to love that joke." Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

‘I don’t see any option except to stick to the plan. Split up, infiltrate, find out why they’re here. If things go bad -’ ‘We use the backup plan,’ Piper said. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He imagines his father wearing an outfit similar to his own, a shawl draped over one shoulder, as he used to during pujo. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

If he had been used to mountain country he would have realized that this meant he was now very high up—perhaps right at the top of the pass. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

We learn to draw the Union Jack, using a ruler and memorizing the various crosses, for St. George of England, St. Patrick of Ireland, St. Andrew of Scotland, St. David of Wales. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Dropped in the struggle with Aaron, of no use or interest to him and just left on the ground like it don’t belong to no one, like it don’t matter that it’s Viola’s. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“You could use some practice with that right arm, if I recall correctly. You too, Christina.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

This half-truth was of great use to the poor fellow, who learned to substitute it for the real trouble in later years. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

A year later the partner died, and Murray and his wife, Odetta, decided to use the property for a hotel. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

To avoid getting caught, they used earphones, which were sold at exorbitant prices. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“You always use the same kind?” he asked. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

According to the standard ways by which we measure persuasiveness — by the logic and appropriateness of the persuader’s arguments — that should make the people using the script book every bit as persuasive as Tom Gau. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The band’s land is used jointly by the whole group, instead of being partitioned among subgroups or individuals. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Quicker than lightning her mother appeared, her long red curls whipping around her as Fox grabbed Seven’s cape off her with ease and precision and used it to block the spell. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

It never bothered me before tonight, because I guess I’m used to it and I’ve never expected it be any other way. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

They were still a couple, and Citra, until today, hadn’t had any use for the dress. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He handed over his wand, which was proved at once to have been used to kill the Riddles. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I used to pray for a customer to come in with a big Buick with bench seats. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

American colonists used molasses not only to produce rum but to make beer as well. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Asserting that he had been instrumental in writing it, Welles wanted control of its future use. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

Many of the animals behind him were swift ones; it was the first run they had ever taken in their lives and they were all longing to use their new muscles. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

He ate it all, and used his slice of white bread to mop up the juice. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

He gave me a pair of surgical scissors, which I used for clipping pictures out of magazines. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Ivy remembered she’d used every blue she owned to make the sea look like that. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“It’s not like I’ve ever used one. Or even seen one. But I know it’s a molecular transporter.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

How do you, another would-be user, then design something similar for your own use, knowing that other people have already got their own model built and working? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

He used to arrive late to their accounting class with singular excuses—a cow’s lack of appetite, the difficult birth of two foals. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m used to working for young couples, but I spec this is the smallest house I ever worked in. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

‘It was in London and we used to go for walks all around there.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hand Clap backed the wagon into the barn, and we put the tailgate down and propped some boards against the wagon bed so we could use them like a ramp. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Armpit, huh? I used to know a dude who called himself Burnt Toast. He played the slide trombone. You play an instrument, Armpit?” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

And the longer he used the belt, the more intuitive it became. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Another couple minutes went by before I decided I had to use my mind on him. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Littering brings a $300 fine, even if you use it as a metaphor for finding yourself. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

If one of those fit, Elizebeth could use it to chip away at the rest of the puzzle. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She used a pot instead, and my job was to dump it all down the hole inside the little moon house. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Just the word on its own is enough to reduce me to jelly, which everybody knows and makes use of to great effect. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

When we were younger, I used to hide in Macy’s closet and scare her. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

“I’m gonna use it to put a cake in,” the mother said. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I mean, I couldn’t keep them all, and it’d be better for all the kids at St. Nick to be able to use them and construct all kinds of junk with them. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

He sells and repairs small farm equipment and uses the helicopter to get to out-of-the-way places. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Shawn grasped a fistful of my hair—using the same method as before, catching the clump near my scalp so he could maneuver me—and dragged me into the hallway. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Joaquin knew that he did the same thing because his girlfriend Birdie used to love that about him. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“Learning basic finger spelling to enhance musical activities with pitch and using sign language to enhance a song performance is very helpful. Sign language is a beautiful way to communicate; all students will benefit.” Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Either they're selling or using, and the ones that aren't are pretending to, or have overprotective mothers like Doris who don't want their kids hanging with nobody around here either. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

We were using his share to buy popcorn. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have, for example, been hacked at, carved into, used for target practice. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I promised her she could use Lynn’s bicycle and we would go riding. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Heading to a neighboring camper or the campground offices to ask for a phone to use seems a little extreme—this isn’t exactly life-or-death. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

It was time to use his Ask an Expert. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

“I am armed and prepared to use deadly force if necessary.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Also, the emergency money—what did he use it for? I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Once I took boys for granted, I was used to them. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The Nazi Party used propaganda, which was a powerful weapon, allowing them to twist the truth or outright lie to support their agenda. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Liyana felt as invisible and happy as she used to feel coasting on her bike. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

"Nor I, but I use what I'm given." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

In Low Torning the Isle-Men had paid Ged as best they could with the ivory pieces used by traders in the Archipelago; he would take only ten pieces, though they wanted to give him more. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Unlike Bodega, Nazario spoke cleanly and used his slang only when it suited him. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

While the British knew a lot about how the machines operated, neither they nor anyone else could tell Elizebeth which of the many billions of Enigma settings the South American spies were using. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Book smarts are nice like heelies are nice: They’ll only get you so far, until you have to use your freaking feet. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The rocks on the ground might have been used later against the strikebreakers. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Ugwu nearly choked when he came close and realized that the rotten smell came from her water: it had previously been used to soak cassava, perhaps for days, and was being reused. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

We’ve gotten kind of used to the paper chain, but I’m suddenly seeing it through Rabbi Gold’s eyes—every single loop commemorating a life lost but not forgotten. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

They felt very important using their private key to get into the school. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

In her second week Eddie Diamond taught her how to disassemble an M-16, how the various parts worked, and from there it was a natural progression to learning how to use the weapon. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

God, would they beat her the way they beat the colored boy who used the white bathroom? The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Every single person in here looks like they could use a nap. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Maybe if I buy some I can learn how to use them,” said Milo eagerly as he began to pick through the words in the stall. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Boycotts had been used before, as far back as 1832, when a national convention of free blacks meeting in Philadelphia initiated a boycott of goods made by slave labor. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

When I was little, Mama and I used to do everything together. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

The weather was cooler than we were used to, especially in the mornings and evenings, but it was a heavenly oasis. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Truthfully, she used that voice with Will sometimes, too. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Every thing depended upon the looks of the horses, and the state of Colonel Lloyd’s own mind when his horses were brought to him for use. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 1845-05-01T00:00:00Z

Géricault used the full range of painter’s tools—color, composition, mood, and lighting—to convey his theme of man’s struggle against nature. The Annotated Mona Lisa 1992-06-01T00:00:00Z

Their instructors, König and Schulz, had also built sabotage equipment for the men to take with them and use in America. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

“Such as those used to carry rice, only perhaps double thickness, lined with more straw and silk. The vases would be well protected.” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Or what if she asked him to change—to become the man he used to be? The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

And even though I used to get embarrassed when Mom and Dad did stuff like that—I kind of missed it. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

My parents used to bring me down a lot, to skip rocks or collect shells or whatever. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

They used to make me happy when they glowed at night, but right now they’re fake and annoying. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Ellen Rogers was using the encyclopedia on one of them, and David Fox sat at the other, headphones clamped on his head, playing some sort of geography game. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

Poppy asked if his family could have individual plates since they weren’t used to eating communally. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Not as big as the streets you are used to.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

And last of all, he wanted the new clock that he’d invented to be used in all games. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Top-down attention is what we use to direct our focus, say, on a work project, or listening to Lord Jim through headphones, or when driving on the road. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

They were used and had yellow pen marks all over them. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

I watched our parents buy a sofa, then a rug, curtains, chairs to replace the orange and apple crates one by one, now to be used for storage. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once frozen, these eggs are of great value for use in Love Potions and may be eaten whole as a cure for ague. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

They may have different interval patterns between the "scale" notes, have different expectations for how each note of the raga is to be used, and may even use slightly different tunings. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“You used a lot of wood last night,” she told us. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

I look up through my bangs, now long and unkempt, like Charlie’s used to be. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

The African team prepared the site by using picks and shovels to remove the topsoil. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

I got a rag from the house and, using some of the water, I cleaned up as well as I could around his head; I got him a fresh pillow and a clean blanket. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Mama had already set up the dreaded frame of branches and there were strings of hide nearby that she would use to tie the skin up tight so that it could be worked. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Sometimes there is no food for the migrants; she must ration antibiotics and not give patients a full dose; she runs out of gauze and must use boiled rags instead. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Actually, she used the word irei, which meant “unprecedented” or “exceptional.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

All the Remember When stories in the paper had folks talking about the way Manifest used to be. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

He used that word, “lazy,” often, for his students who did not hand in work on time, black celebrities who were not politically active, ideas that did not match his own. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I watched until my dad got in the car and used his telephone, and then he drove off toward our house, really fast. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” I say, closing my eyes and sucking in a sharp breath as the Duchess uses a light touch to spread the salve over my back. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Also I will have to get him a basin to use as a bedpan since he should no longer get up to go to the bathroom. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

The bottom line was that Bobby Moch was smart and he knew how to use his smarts. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

But she used to sneak in anyway, so she could take care of me. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I used to think change was a choice. That you could avoid it if you stuck with your convictions. Now—” She shook her head. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

At one time he had and used as legal tender at least forty-five tops of various sizes and colors, from the thick clumsy baby tops to the lean and dangerous splitters with their needle points. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I COULDN’T get used to it, though I’d been staring at him all afternoon. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Bodies piled up in the streets, and sickboats moved through the canals, using long shovels and hooks to tumble corpses onto their platforms and haul them out to the Reaper’s Barge for burning. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

But there’s always a few that enjoy their job too much, that like using their sticks to crack heads, so you got to be careful. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Tillie decided that I was good enough to help with the invitations, I sat on the floor of her living room and used her coffee table as my desk. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

I asked, “Why don’t you use the feed? It’s way faster.” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The minarets of the Jameh Mosque sparkled in the sunlight as I used my tongue to dig a piece of lettuce out from between my teeth. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Go ’head and use that dresser, bro,” he said, pointing to the one closest to the window. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Elizabeth is right beside me, using prepackaged naan Mama heated on the stove to soak up the curry. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Around them, he built a fence and painted it, also using supplies from the city dump. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

However, if the majority of the organization or the people support a decision, coercion can be used in certain cases against the dissident minority in the interests of the majority. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s not any point in buying things that have no use.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“It’s okay. Were used to it. Sometimes we don’t have space for two beds.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“It’s not what it used to be. It is broken down with bullet holes everywhere, but we will go there,” he answers and continues peddling. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She perched on a stool on the ground, kneading dough for buttery breakfast parathas like she used to. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Patterson paused briefly, before launching into his standard convocation address, the one where he used the word “august” with all three of its meanings, just because he could. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I use the pool cue to pop the balloon, sifting through the dead remnants to get to the message inside. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

She used to always talk about how when she met him at the restaurant, he was a part-time dishwasher and a full-time drunk. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“The lady across the hall lets me use her phone for emergencies,” she mumbles—but she doesn’t move. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

All those conversations with Mama in that sunny Harlem apartment, conversations meaningless to anyone but us, prepared me to use language in special ways, making it my own. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

What was the trick Aigisthos used to kill the better man? The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, she was the first person to use that word about me. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“You will change your mind about joining us, my boy. And if you do not, well ... there are other uses for half-bloods. We have many monstrous mouths to feed. The Great Stirring is underway.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

She took the privilege of using up part of the precious hour. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

A cruel wind shrieked through the rocks and the air was thick and heavy, as if it had been used several times before. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

“They used to work at a soul food restaurant up there, so I know a little something about it.” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I look down and notice that there’s something on the floor, a hair band, purple, stretched, well used. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one uses the crypts for burial anymore, and even the Empire hasn’t mapped out the catacombs entirely. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

In the morning she took care of her clothes, sewing on the porch or using Amaranta's old pedal machine. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

For the second day in a row he didn't use soap. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

After I told Mami that her nickname for me was really getting on my nerves, she promised to stop using it. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

‘Is that all you know? Why don’t we search them and find out? We might find something that we could use ourselves.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He simply used her as a hygienic method for relieving the tensions of the day and obtaining a good night’s sleep. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The challenge to the writer is to use those resources so that the reader can graft the information in a series of sentences into his web of knowledge without getting tangled up in either. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“Dad used to shake his head and wonder where the hell I got my love for numbers from.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I put my ear on his chest and listen like I used to do when I was little. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Even her waking dreams we used—to silence our own nightmares. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bacon’s cipher is also called the biliteral cipher, meaning that it uses two letters. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The more you use her the better she goes. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Without using any tools, you can still tell if it’s crooked—even by a tiny bit. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

An orangutan may be taller, may have very strong and agile arms and long canines, but if it does not know how to use these as weapons, they are of little use. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

And she never used such a surly tone with clients. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Always use “ma’am” and “sir” and always keep your cool. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

How some of them used bait, like a glowing orb, to attract their prey. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Did you think you could use it yourself?” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

So he had made the spear and hoped that he would never have to use it. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

The analogy my mom used was that there were now two male lions in the house. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The discovery did not come by chance: insects were widely used to test chemicals as agents of death for man. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

In Sarajevo, Zlata described how soldiers used a “black crayon of war” to put an “S” on Serbs, a “C” on Croats, and an “M” on Muslims. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

It could be the chemicals in the cleaner used to wipe the table that I just touched. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The system worked with the same magnetic levitation technology used in Germany and Japan to propel bullet trains with magnets instead of wheels. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

“It was my idea to ask Ali if I could use it. These is my blocks.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

She could not convince her to use the bathroom or the night lavatory and sell the gold chamberpot to Colonel Aureliano Buendía so that he could convert it into little fishes. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“There are lots and lots of rooms, and I got lost all the time my first week. Why, Mrs. Caruthers has rooms that she doesn’t even use, if’n you can believe that.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

He had about five words for things that most people had only one word for, and could use four of five in a single sentence. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Safa used to chase any bird that dared to land near our house. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

By this time, the rocket had used all its fuel, so we separated from it and floated to the moon in the weightlessness of space. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Along with the Agua Florida he found in the closet a bottle of lemon rinse Alice had always used for her hair. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

My moms used to roll up to my school and plant a fat wet kiss on my cheek for everybody to see. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

They used to work together, and back in them days, black men down here worked the tobacco fields. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I was so used to being in the darkness that I had to squint. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I started to tell Margaret that I had lately had a lot of practice in avoiding using certain words in certain conversations, when I realized that that was not why she had called. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I used to stare at his pictures and wonder what his voice sounded like until I met my cousin Linwood Bob Hinson from North Carolina, who looks just like him. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s the logo my mom uses on all her websites,” Finn said, pointing to a tiny purple butterfly at the bottom of the page. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He reads for a few moments, than tells me, “They are saying they didn’t use excessive force. But this girl has fractured ribs and a broken jaw!” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Panting, Harry pushed himself away from it and ran, hard, in the opposite direction — the Impediment Curse was not permanent; the skrewt would be regaining the use of its legs at any moment. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Men’s Noise here, too, is a lot more controlled than what I’m used to. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“You use the threads to remind us of how they looked.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cassie was a little moody, but I got used to it. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

A few months of this and I’d forget how to use sarcasm. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Then he added, “We must use ladders for trees. We can fall off.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

This means that even if there were events before the big bang, one could not use them to determine what would happen afterward, because predictability would break down at the big bang. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

They couldn’t call out to her, because they didn’t know what name they were supposed to use. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I take six or seven and use them and then take six or seven more. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t want to contact the police before he was sure the thief wasn’t going to contact him with an interesting proposal that he could then use in a book. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the new buildings are next to the marsh, which used to be a lake a long time ago. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I guess I’m staring at her hard, because she says, “I don’t use dead people to get out of class.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I don’t understand why you used to lie on the ground with your head under the mailbox. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

I guess they were used to seeing me around by now, so I wasn’t getting any more shocked looks. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“This is the type of propaganda that the Nazis used during the Holocaust,” I yelled. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Never bothered me, once I got used to it. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

He rolled down all four windows, found a towel in the back seat, and stretched out, using his jacket for a pillow and the towel as a bandage for his face. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Fadi waited outside Principal Hornstein’s office for his father to pick him up, he asked the secretary if he could use the bathroom. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

A mouse couldn’t use a sword but I can. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The first Mind’s Eye is introduced that can be used continuously, and it is quickly adopted. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Drug forfeiture laws are frequently used to allow those with assets to buy their freedom, while drug users and small-time dealers with few assets to trade are subjected to lengthy prison terms. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

In the first part of his epic Ring cycle, The Rhinegold, for example, angry diminished chords are often used to signify the dangerous power of the Ring itself. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

The gangsters used middle-sized boats called “intermediates” to ferry the cargo to speedboats near the coast. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

For food, a night’s lodging, and the use of our piano, he tuned it and gave Caroline and me free lessons. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Joe looked up, startled at the tone of voice she had used saying “we.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not too much. He lives by himself, so he’s not used to talking much.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

He used his Yiddish like a secondhand suit, something worn at the elbows, ill-fitting, and a touch unpleasant. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The doctor used forceps to deliver me and injured my scalp. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chord symbols also may be used even when an accompaniment is written out, so that performers can read either the chord symbol or the notated music, as they prefer. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

He used many bad words to curse his rotten luck. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I use an inky pen to repair some spots on her eyebrows and lashes where the paint has come off, and when we’re done, she looks nearly new. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

And they weren’t holding hands like she and Layla used to hold hands when they ran down the street to play in the park. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I am beginning to think I’ll have all the deer hide and venison I can use. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I used to think of people by their names and what they looked like, or what they did. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Now that police departments were suddenly flush with cash and military equipment earmarked for the drug war, they needed to make use of their new resources. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Back in the day, we used to turn on the fire hydrant and run through that cool water as it flew up into the air and flooded our whole street. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

They had to use regular weapons, like Håkon’s rusty sword and their insignificant knives. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“We don’t want to hide it. We want to use it,” Bobby Gene argued. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Five hundred Japanese families lived there then, and FBI deputies had been questioning everyone, ransacking houses for anything that could conceivably be used for signaling planes or ships or that indicated loyalty to the Emperor. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

I observed how some speakers used emotion and dramatic language, and tried to move the audience with such techniques, while other speakers were sober and even, and shunned emotion. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tell more people than I used to, but I’m not at all consistent. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t sure that was the way irei was supposed to be used—was it too formal? A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“It’s no use. I’ve made up my mind. I’m putting you on Traffic and bringing in Corporal Frond.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Indeed, willingness of Hopkins scientists to provide access to the cultures is perhaps the principal reason for the great benefits that have derived from their use. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

It is unsophisticated, employs no big forms and no big architectural structures, and it uses small sequence forms, ostinato and rondo. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

“Come here. Let me look at you closely. My eyes are not as good as they used to be, thanks to these miserable cataracts,” Teresita said, her skeletal fingers waving us in, urging us closer. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

This one, where she and her mother had rummaged through the bins for old sheets to use as curtains, was no different. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Both kids could imagine Ms. Hussey using it as a hiding place. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

The sandstone cliffs were home to Buddhist monks who carved caves in them to use as living quarters and as sanctuary for weary traveling pilgrims. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Pretty and shirt was all I could come up with using my lame board. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I used colored pencils and copied the picture off a cheap hologram bookmark. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It had been happening for years but no one ever got used to him. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

As a result, Inka roads eschewed valley bottoms and used long stone stairways to climb up steep hills directly—brutal on horses’ hooves, as the conquistadors often complained. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

The two of them were nearly as bad as all those book burners and banners Andrew used to hate back when he loved libraries. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Some people thought it was strange or even destructive to write in books, but it was a habit Emily had picked up when she was seven and used to play “editor” while her dad worked. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“They’re cheap polyester filling. As you used to tell me again and again. When you wanted to make me cry.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Since Claudette had been charged with breaking the city and state segregation laws, Gray hoped he could use the case to show they were unconstitutional. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Big teeth—sometimes he used to scare me. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Garfield pledged to use his congressional experience with the country's finances to keep the economy strong and to prevent wasteful government spending. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

There used to be an old wagon in back of the stable. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I dropped the box and used my feet to slide it across the room over to the other boxes. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I try my best to sound like Madoc, to sound as if I am used to having my commands obeyed. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Tortured and sent off to be used as a lab specimen—dear God. That lovely, clever girl. I may as well—I am wretched. No, you’ll not hang.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

I hope I’ve got at least a touch of that insight, and that I’ll find an occasion to put it to good use. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

The Olympians seemed to take turns using him for their schemes. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“The power that my foremothers used to heal me,” she asked, “I have that same power too now, don’t I?” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

A lovely lump of plutonium so radioactive it gives off 1500 watts of heat, which it uses to harvest 100 watts of electricity. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Scythe Curie was right—he didn’t sound like the same Rowan she used to know. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“No, I used the arms I used to have.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The woman looked off into the distance, nodding continuously in the way that people do when searching for the right words to use. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Watch it, James Washington Fuller. You think twice before you use that tone with me, do you hear?” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Neely says Mikayla did #great! but adds that she could have used a control plant that grew in the dark, without any light. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“He was used to being an only child, and he was a bit of a brat back then. As I’m sure you can imagine.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I would use the money to buy adult paperbacks with girls on the cover. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

The experts on the use of space suits were giving advice to team members as they suited up. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed like a lot of the rules Nan and I’d been living by could use a closer look, and I found myself hoping long and hard that a goodbye wouldn’t happen anytime soon. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“It will be like the old days. Remember when you used to come? Sitting there in your dresses.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Born twenty years after Elizebeth, Davis had studied math in West Virginia during the Great Depression, then struggled to find a job that used her talents. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

His mother had stopped smiling the way she used to; she'd become nervous and jumpy, and now, he thought, she's on the kitchen floor, dead. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

If any of the Wise should with this Ring overthrow the Lord of Mordor, using his own arts, he would then set himself on Sauron’s throne, and yet another Dark Lord would appear. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

What if she really was gonna use the gun to shoot...? Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

But the fact that I could have used up precious sleep time imagining I’d been stabbed in the back is alarming enough. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anyway, even though I was pretty loaded, I figured I could always use a few extra bucks. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

“But it’s not exactly helpful. You heard my mom. She said that she’d used his secrets to bind him, not kill him.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He liked it that she used the word “keen.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

If you can, listen to a percussion player or section that is using snare drums, cymbals, or other percussion of the same type but different sizes. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

At venues where blacks regularly outnumbered whites, facilities were unofficially redesignated for black use. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The holidays would be the perfect time to use the Polyjuice Potion and try to worm a confession out of him. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“I used to play this game in high school,” Shukumar recalled. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“You know, I like a mix of both. I used to always like eating candy and chips at the same time.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Part of the problem is that the people who now know him as Nikhil have no idea that he used to be Gogol. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The half truth is that I feel responsible for the three of them and I thought maybe we could use some pointers for the pageant. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Giffen's was the polish ordered by all discerning butlers of the time, and if this product was used correctly, one had no fear of one's silver being second best to anybody's. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, in a voice much louder than he ordinarily used, he asked, “Where did you get all this?” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Likewise, they decided not to use Mary Louise Smith as a plaintiff because her father was rumored to be an alcoholic. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The Boy makes v. free use with my Library. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Sometimes a c is used instead of a k, even if it makes more sense for cat to be spelled kat. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Old age used to be a terminal affliction, not a temporary state. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

They used to make pickles, squashes, jams, curry powders and canned pineapples. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I say, trying for the special tone that my mother used only with my father. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“You tell her I said there’s no shame in using that cane I sent her. Pride goeth before the fall.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

And so the second night after Farbranch passes like the first, running in darkness, using flashlights when we need ’em, trying not to think. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Now, however, though the code of silence is still nominally in place, inmate lips seem looser and officers’ use of snitches more widespread. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The professor says he was sure the blanket was part of the cause, and he's all excited because he says he can do tons of research just using those two dates and the two locations. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

That had been rough, getting used to breathing in the saltwater air. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

His desktop is buried with piles of papers and used books. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I'm not used to school in America. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Yes! That would be great! We could play like we used to—out in the open. You could join in our cricket games, and—Naima? Naima! Are you listening?” Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not used to feeling so human. Is it always like this?” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Felicia used to collect seashells, then rearrange them on the beach before going home because her mother wouldn’t allow them in their house. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when Montaigne used the word it meant an assay or a test. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

And we ‘short-horns’ are the only ones who play our music in the violin style, using a bow. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Tam Lin had energy to spare, and he didn’t nearly use it up guarding Celia’s apartment. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It looked sort of like an upright piano, and used punch cards. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

They would be purified and used over again. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Okay. So how do we use our wits and the library to find dessert?” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

The next year after that was 2 AD, and the next 3 AD, and so forth, replacing the two dating systems then most commonly in use. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

The small bodies gave off heat like an iron stove no matter what we used to bring down the fever. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

We farmed for three months at Kamator and I never got used to it. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

He suggested that the combined resources of the attendees, using their clout to access research, publicity, and people with money, could be marshaled to defeat the worldwide menace of TB, one project at a time. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

He had a buzzcut like his dad, and was using a paper clip to scratch into his desk. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“That’s the word a lot of the kids in the videos use to describe themselves.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

These rovers were used to help simulate the rover on Mars. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Chester knew they didn’t mean any harm—but he couldn’t get used to the idea that millions of eyes were staring at him. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were master astronomers and timekeepers, which meant that they had to use advanced math, thanks to the wandering nature of the calendar. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“Why do people always use ‘balls’ as the epitome of bravery? Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The five men were walking single file, which was smart, but they weren’t using a rope—a serious violation of mountaineering protocol. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I used to think that was true because you came into it and showed me Indiana and, in doing that, forced me out of my room and into the world. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Harry fretted about this next to the fire in the Gryffindor common room, while Ron and Hermione used their time off to play a game of wizard chess. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Did police use water cannons and dogs to attack them like they had in other places in the South? The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

But I barely notice the snow or the streets or the empty windows of what used to be Jewish shops. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Palmer learned that in the wild pigeons used to live in the nooks and crannies of high rocky cliffs. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Even though Ube hadn’t said she should, Jam considered pulling on the white gloves nestled in the reading desk drawers to use in looking through the books, they seemed that old. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

The basement where he used to watch Dog Squad on Thursday nights. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He says that's how it is in the whole world, people always looking for someone else to blame, so he might as well get used to it. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

"I used to be confusticated," he confided, "but you know how these things go." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Like the graphite Enrico Fermi used in his Chicago pile, heavy water can be used to slow down neutrons and create a chain reaction in uranium. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I also started using acupuncture to treat old injuries and weekly massages and ice baths to help prevent new ones. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

"It is a difficult place, this country, before you get used to it. You have to not take things personal." How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I use her last bit of momentum in midair to swing myself up. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

We would also be trained to be expert in every form of communication used by the Marine Corps, from radios to Morse code. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And now you use that knowledge to help the emperor?” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

She uses a cane, and her back curves into a question mark. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I say, “Yeah! Work at the stand. Sell apples. Sell pies. We can use the help. Holy cow, Shayleen! It’ll get you outdoors.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

They never answered when she spoke to them, as if they did not understand Spanish, and when they spoke among themselves they always whispered or used one of the mountain dialects. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Neel remembered the reading material that used to appear in the library. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

“My mother used to spank me when I was older than you,” she said. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

There’d been a time when magic had existed in this city, when people had been able to use it. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The place stank and was full of filth and disorder: it did not appear to have been used for some time. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Nothing is as simple as it used to be. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Instead he just stared at me with this little grin on his face—and not the psycho one I was used to either, just a normal one. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Kelley would do a “cut down,” using his scalpel to cut quickly and firmly into the flesh at the wrist or ankle to locate the vein—without cutting through it—to insert the needle. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

He picked up his shake and used the straw to vacuum the bottom of the glass. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

“This little fella, he starts to burning when the shell goes up. When he’s all used up, kapow! You got yourself a mighty fine pyrotectic display. That’s fireworks in layman’s terms.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

In cartoons of this period, the image of a thick-lipped, grinning man was often used to depict blacks and an apelike man to depict the Irish. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Most shuls in the Pale are made of wood, too, because of restrictions on using stone. And if this happened in his childhood, it could have been during the pogroms.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Or use all of their huge equipment to mix batter? From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

As Turner states, the idea that the “performing arts” must always be performed onstage to be valid detracts from their use to develop and explore the emotional, cognitive, social development and human potential. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

When I was a kid, my mom used to take me there all the time. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“Did you know she used to be the High King’s consort?” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He worries that he’s using too much paint and that it will cost Theo too much money. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“I will use my own needles, thank you very much. Good honest bone. None of your nasty jagged iron things, stabbing you like little slivers of hate.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

How was he supposed to know what the translator had had in mind when he had used “pain” with and “pain” without quotation marks? The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Wielaf used his hands to speak as he said words aloud. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

As long as you never used it, I did not think that the Ring would have any lasting effect on you, not for evil, not at any rate for a very long time. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Father doesn’t worry about which fork to use and who outranks who,” I groused. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Gathered in the center, around a sacred drum used to commune with Wah’Kon-Tah, were several male musicians and singers. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“Yes, Madam,” he said, “it’s a gentleman who used to come here frequently at one time, when Mrs. de Winter was alive. A gentleman called Mr. Favell.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Thank you for accompanying us on our trek this evening. It’s nice to know that such a beautiful rose can use her thorns effectively.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

They do not seem to speak any language other than barking, howling, and some strange guttural noises they use among themselves. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Mama used to say that George had a map of the world behind his eyes. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

“You’ll catch on to using it in no time,” he said. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the years following Henrietta’s death, using some of the first tubes of her cells, researchers around the world made several important scientific advances in quick succession. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

They had decided to use the kotatsu only for dinner, as they were running low on coal. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She used to have silky hair that hung past her shoulders. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

She used more than fifty sponge rollers to make her big curly Afro. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

She used to wear it in a cute bob because we hated how every girl in our grade had long straight hair. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Then, as though he could not help himself, he said, “I had to mend that broken Vanishing Cabinet that no one’s used for years. The one Montague got lost in last year.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He used an electric current to stimulate an amphibian’s calf, then employed the galvanometer to measure how long it took the electrical current to run along the sciatic nerve. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The harder I'm pressured to use a computer, the harder I resist. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Some people have taken this as proof that she herself was Quaker, but the real story is more complicated—and it shows that Elizebeth was willing to use every lever to get an education. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

And I did damage some of the other tendons and ligaments around my knee, so I will need to wear a brace and use crutches again, at least for a little while. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

After using up three, the paper caught, in a sudden breeze, and then began to burn steadily. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

“See? Proof. This is nothing. Nothing. Nobody uses dynamite.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I believe that this depends on whether cruelty be badly or well used. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

Legumes used the sun’s energy to fix nitrogen in the soil. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Any connection, no matter how specious, might be used to justify his incarceration and extend it. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“This room. We used to have a ball in here, exposing our minds and souls, composing anti-Talc manifestos. I guess that fraud is still hanging around that school.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I'd gotten used to taking calls from lots of people concerning Walter's case. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

It added up to quite a bit more than April was used to having all at once, and she wanted to make some purchases before Caroline found out about it. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bugs weren't so bad when you got used to them. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

So unless I want to start using my car as a residence, I have to find a second or an alternative job. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Werner sets one hand over his helmet, and Volkheimer throws the grenade at the place where the stairwell used to be. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The ones she used for her poetry name. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Watras lent me a pair of really expensive bongos to use at home, along with a huge stack of ancient Latin jazz records. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nobody could use the words "easygoing" or "sweet" to describe my aunt Sonia. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Could be a reference note. The old masters used all sorts of specific codes to make their maps.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“We use it for pests,” he said, getting wound up. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The soldiers appear first, two of them, one younger and one who reminds me of my father's older brother, the one who still lives in Belgium and used to send money on my birthday. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Welcome, guys” were the words Coach Gary Gaines used to begin the 1988 season, and hfty-hve boys dressed in identical gray shirts and gray shorts, sitting on identical wooden benches, stared into his eyes. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I just cooked my hands so I can use my fingers to examine the body.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

What he meant, I am sure, is that he had been under an enchantment that had now lifted, though I daresay he did not dare use those precise words for fear of being thought insane. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

It all started when Jan Swammerdam used a scalpel to peel away the outer layers of a certain insect. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The Mask uses one hand to yank Darin up by the neck and the other to prod me on with his scim. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Sidewalks are kept much cleaner than they used to be. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Open your eyes, the Frenchman on the radio used to say, and see what you can with them before they close forever. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He wears a key to his childhood home around his neck, but he doesn’t know the last time he actually thought about the boy who used to push it into the lock. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Shayleen marches out of the room that used to be my room. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Irene and I used to spend hours with that thing, until sometime after my tenth birthday, when I had decided that I was too old for dolls, and therefore, dollhouses. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

“You know, I used to play pro ball,” Kaira’s manager told him. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

“The old days are gone. That’s fine. We don’t own what we used to own. So many groups out there. It’s like the U.N. now.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Different woods, different merits. Basswood’s easy to carve, holds fine detail, and it’s light. I use it for the marionettes’ heads. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

This is a brand-new dictionary, the one I recommend that my students use for their homework. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama calls a girl in the front to turn the onion mixture into a thick paste using a potato masher. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Thankfully, Hudson and Harriett are still in the city, even if our friendship is probably never going to be what it used to be. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

They were using their other hands to hold their noses or fan the air in front of their faces. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Through the trees, she heard Nin’s voice, low and guarded, the same voice she used when she was facing down large game, all claws and tusks, ready to charge: “So. You finally found me.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Dad used to help Mom in the bakery but she lost patience with him. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The woman, who lived in our neighbourhood, was envying boxes brimming with dented pots, knives, spoons, forks, broken mirrors and articles of furniture; things which, after being thoroughly cleaned, we would use as housewares. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The mistress used to be kept in a minor house or apartment of her own, and now they’ve amalgamated things. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lloyd: I guess we’re not as close as we used to be. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The worst of them claims she might replace the king, or use another man to father her bloodline. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Finally, we turn and cross over to our house through the hibiscus hedge, carrying the bookbags of supplies the García girls left for us to use. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

In English, a past-tense form is typically used to refer to past time, but it can also be used with a second meaning, factual remoteness. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Especially when you consider we used to talk all the time. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Moses pulled himself to his feet using the side mirror for support. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Maybe she’s smart. But she’s incredibly weird. She’s going to end up living alone in a basement with a bunch of cats. Windy, you used to have better taste in friends.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

She’d gotten pretty fast at addition problems using the complementary numbers, but her fingers still didn’t fly like the fingers of the other kids. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

My dad was the only one who used to be able to keep her calm, pulling her away from her worry spiral with just a look, comforting her in a way nothing else could. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

In Bengali class they read from hand-sewn primers brought back by their teacher from Calcutta, intended for five-year-olds, printed, Gogol can’t help noticing, on paper that resembles the folded toilet paper he uses at school. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

What was the use of Frank coming to see me, and us sitting in the morning-room together, Frank smoothing me down, Frank being tactful, Frank being kind? Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I feared the man meant to use me as I had heard men used small boys, but in truth the only part of me he had need of was my manhood. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

When first he came to Dragonstone, the army of stone grotesques had made him uneasy, but as the years passed he had grown used to them. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

When she left school, she would use her accomplishments to help them. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I spoke only to thank my uncle after he had given me transportation money to use if I decided to visit on my own. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

European-style roads, constructed with horses and cars in mind, view flatness as a virtue; to go up a steep hill, they use switchbacks to make the route as horizontal as possible. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Shucks, my ma use to work for rich white folks and you ought to hear the tales she used to tell. ...” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I was reading this book about old- time Indians, about how we used to be nomadic.” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

So in the end she believed that it was the mischief of elves and she decided to secure everything in the place where she would use it. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Leon could be like money in the bank, for future use. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So it was established by Mr. Ford”—the taller one again took over—“that no man is to receive the money who cannot use it advisedly and conservatively.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

We used to make fun of his laugh, which amused him greatly, touching off another round of “Heeerrrrrr! Heerrrrrrr!” from him, prompting further outraged giggles from us. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Deadly physical force was okay to use in three instances: to prevent an escape; in self-defense; or to prevent arson. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

We used a thick white paste to glue leaves and picture cutouts onto heavy construction paper. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

I smiled an extra-big fake smile that I use on my parents sometimes. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Also I beg you to buy those necessary supplies I took the liberty of advocating, as I would like you to begin using oils as soon as possible. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“I’ll make you another offer,” said Bekhir, pulling himself to his feet using the window bars, his hobbled silhouette outlined against the dark glass. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Digger, and I played pirates in that boathouse and used our dinghy for the pirate ship. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

A whole bunch of police cars come onto the freeway, blue and red lights flashing, and they use that lane that’s just for emergencies to zoom by all the stopped cars. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

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

Except with talking, it’s more like brain surgery with old, rusted skewers and things, maybe like those things you use to eat lobster, but brown. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I can use my mother's car. She's meeting with my father this morning, so she won’t be needing it for a while.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Because our code was used for top-secret messages, I knew about a lot of things. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Because a noose means, well, a noose is what they used to hang people. Lynch people. Black people.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Tucked back inside the bucket on the dresser, as if I’d never used it. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The driver uses a remote to open the rear hatch and unloads Ainsley’s display. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

He used the ring many times on his quest, chiefly for the help of his friends; but he kept it secret from them as long as he could. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

They even worked out that the first layer of the encryption, the one that used English letters, was based on digraphs—that is, pairs of letters. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The cut on my left hand pained me too much to use it, and my right hand was not big enough, my arm not strong enough, to carry two buckets at once. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like I said: I’m used to it by now. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Outside woman, they used to be called, in some countries. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I decided that my best plan would be to wait for a really sunny day and then use my glasses to focus the sunlight on a piece of my clothing and start a fire. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I run to my compartment, thinking to use the parachute, but it’s so full of ugly memories. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“I will massage a single hand. You will have to use your imagination to envision how this would feel across your entire body.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Yet I might be able to use his own strategy against him. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

There was a kid in his class who used to bother him a lot. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anna gave me the typewriter your mother used to write her life story on. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I used to pose for classes when I was in France.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

We were required to write a research paper for Psychology and I chose it as my subject, then used the paper as an excuse to interrogate every neuroscientist and cognitive specialist at the university. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Today, on Monday, June 22, the FBI lab used ammonia on the handkerchief. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

“I just wandered around the streets for a few minutes. I had to breathe. I am a poor scholar—I am not used to guards following my every move.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Shin and Park, of course, had lice, but they were not given an opportunity to use the treatment. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

I decided not to use the gun, but simply to come in by pulling hand-over-hand on the umbilical. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a desperate attempt to make them look more manly, he used a Severing Charm on the ruff and cuffs. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He had to go to the hearing to tell them about my arm...about how I couldn’t use it for three months....” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to leave him; but I knew there wasn’t any use in arguing, so I said goodnight to Father and Mother, said some prayers, and went upstairs. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before the spread of alphabetic writing, systems making much use of logograms were more common and included Egyptian hieroglyphs, Maya glyphs, and Sumerian cuneiform. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

It had two legs near the front of its long, snakelike body, and it used them to propel itself around the barn in pursuit of the feline house spirit. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“I ever tell you I used to hustle pool at my mom’s bar?” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

One greybeard took the weir- wood branch they handed him and used it as a weapon, laying about with it until the queen’s men converged on him with spears. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

My mother was shocked I had used her name instead of calling her Grande. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Opera singers do not use microphones or any type of amplification technology. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

He uses it to rent a place to live and work in, a room and an alcove, with bright light from a large southern-facing window. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“There are — certain defenses one can use,” said Lupin. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

The computer starts humming, and I ask, "Do you use the Net much? It's pretty visual." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were the drumsticks Tito Puente used when he played Carnegie Hall in ’72. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Katherine is skittish as all get out, and I have to remind myself repeatedly that she ain’t used to creeping around in the dark like I am. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

It’s pretty much stealing if we’re not really using the money for a basketball team, right? We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“I use keys,” I told him, and I showed him my apartment key. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I remember the way he used to fix his hat when he left the apartment building; how he moved it forward and a bit to the left. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He waits for me to respond, eyes unblinking as he stares at me—he never used to look at someone so straight before. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

It slid open, and he climbed a corkscrew staircase that was only used by staff. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Not only that, but he had begun to use English translations of the German works he had been reading, and they did nothing but confuse him even more. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

After English became my primary language, I no longer knew what words to use in addressing my parents. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

You get to choose: do you want to use your life to try to make the world a better place for humans and animals and the environment? My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

He had a lot of dimes and planned to use each one. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once I even saw a clerk take a handkerchief from his pocket and use it to pick up her money. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

"Yeah, she used to be the candy lady in Barnaby Terrace." Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

It was no use.The truck burst into flame. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Not once you get used to it. I’ll meet you at the raft.” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

It looks like one of the pictures they use for psychological testing, or some strange beast, a monster. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m used to that,” she replied, somewhat bitterly. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I’m in too good a mood to argue anymore, so I tell him he can use it in ten minutes. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I have gloves made from the hide of a very young cow, but I did not use them to hoist her, carry her. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Joel lets his chickens loose in a pasture, he is using their natural instinct to clean up after herbivores. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Piper put her new sword to good use, while spraying food from the cornucopia in her other hand—using hams, chickens, apples, and oranges as interceptor missiles. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The ultimate answer is to use less toxic chemicals so that the public hazard from their misuse is greatly reduced. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

He did not say that he used to drink and had quit, nor that he had never used alcohol. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

The slaves used them to cure all sorts of ailments, fevers and intestinal disorders. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

And when the elements had destroyed the blankets beyond repair, I used the shells to protect myself from the sun by propping them against each other and lying beneath them. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The Olmec, Maya, and other Mesoamerican societies were world pioneers in mathematics and astronomy—but they did not use the wheel. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I was simply a material, a natural resource to be used. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He found out that a boat called Hydro would be used Sunday morning. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the Japanese broke every code our American forces used. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maria used to call it her "market look," just understated enough to make her resemble a homemaker...but with panache. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

We’ve used up all our paper playing hangman, and my pencil is down to a nub. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

My unexpected success came from using a powerful rotating anode X-ray tube which had just been assembled in the Cavendish. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Bridge didn’t say what she was thinking: what about all the plastic bags the Human Rights Club was using to carry the candy wrappers around? Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Owen was well aware that the creatures were reptilian and had at his disposal a perfectly good Greek word, herpeton, but for some reason chose not to use it. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“I could use some chai with this. Can you put on water for me?” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

But no matter how much he willed his brain to remember the plane the way it used to be, he could only see it the way it was now—broken and incomplete. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Then it was somebody using your name and phone number,” the man said. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Nothing but a heavy stone in my chest that used to be a heart filled with dreams and possibilities. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

My luck was good that day; the balcony was not in use. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“No use to you anyway. Written in the old tongue.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

The boy felt warm and proud inside when he saw his father’s great hand take hold of the handle of the hot lid without using a pot rag the way his mother always did. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

So they couldn’t use magic to get away from this thing. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

It’s important to remember that while humans use plants and other animals, it’s not a one-way street. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

I didn't like using it because it leaked a lot of radiation. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Speaking of redundancies, think twice before using expressions like advance reservations, final conclusion, foreign import, free gift, prerecorded, refer back, or safe haven. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kneeling on the floor, she began to write in the same curly script that Mo had used for his message. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I wave it teasingly above her head, as if this was the sole purpose of retrieving it, when actually I mean to use it if I ever get the chance. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

These hysterias are well known to anybody who spends any time online, though the incidents are extraordinarily rare when viewed in proportion to total Net and Web use. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are so many words I can use to describe the looks on people’s faces. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

The father sharpened the butcher knife with the whetstone he used to whet his scythe and his goose-necked brier hook in the summer when he cut brambles and young sumac in the fencerows. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I used the red ribbon from the chocolate box to grab the opossum’s droopy tail and dropped him in. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t done the homework, and by the time he got to me, I still hadn’t thought of a question, so I blurted, “Why does Mr. Neely use so many hashtags?” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

In this other room, there are the latest video game machines, like Microsoft’s Kinect video game console, which uses motion-capture technology to allow a person to interact with the action on the screen. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

"My savages will put your steel to excellent use, my lord," Tyrion replied. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“C’mon, Beth, other people have to use the bathroom too. If we miss the bus, you’ll have to drive us to school.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

As they groped their way past giant boulders, using their stolen pikes as walking sticks, Werfel cranked his spectacles to maximum magnification and looked back down the slope. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

“The article is all about the team winning the competition, but yours is the only picture they used. Interesting.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I was afraid that if Bekenstein found out about it, he would use it as a further argument to support his ideas about the entropy of black holes, which I still did not like. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe I can sell them back to Bud Martin for some new kid who would really use them. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s my livelihood, sir. And no real use to you.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Bod had grown up in a graveyard and was used to images of winged people, but the angels on the headstones looked nothing like this. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

I’m hoping that means the phone is in my locker and the noise is Mr. Kennedy, the custodian, using the big floor-polishing machine. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

“All right, out of the truck!” says the soldier using his no-nonsense boot-camp voice. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“We can use plaster of paris. The model would have to lie still and be totally quiet—but only until it sets. It doesn’t take long. Then we can let them out.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“Like he used to be. Bagging groceries in that ugly apron.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I tied the bucket in place using rope and the tarpaulin hooks on the side of the boat. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I head north, then east along Queen Street, which is another place we never used to go. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

In August 1864, when a bacterial infection known as erysipelas sidelined him from the stage, Booth used his time to recruit a gang that would help him kidnap Lincoln. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

They made a small, splintery pile of wood that couldn’t be used for anything else. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

He never commented on the racial slurs scribbled on the pages of the used textbooks the white schools gave us when they received new ones. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Making use of the readily available poisons, she soon turns the blowgun into a deadly weapon by dipping the darts in lethal substances and directing them into her opponents’ flesh. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“They told me you used to work in the orphanage.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Mama Ya-Ya jerks and I use her motion to push her forward. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Your mama used to wear this every time...” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

This meant he would use force to get what he wanted. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

My first opponent turned out to be a giant, so much bigger than the toy general I used to peep at. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

His chest was heaving and I was remembering how he told me he didn’t used to have claustrophobia and now he did. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t long before Nugent overheard his gyptian companions using a phrase to describe the phenomena, a phrase that was unknown to him. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“It’s just a habit. I’ve only seen the sky full of stars when Dad used to take me on road trips through the countryside. I’ve looked for the constellations ever since then.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I used my eyes to stay upright; if I closed them even for a moment, the world would shift and I would fall. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Even when the paddles were in use they did not trust Sam with one. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He opens the flask, anoints me, while I seem to faint, with the authentic holy water used on the feet of the holy saint. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

He used some machine oil to grease back his hair. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The less common compare to is used to show a resemblance: Compared with Oscar, Felix is a crybaby. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She felt like she used to when she was scuba diving with her father, and he would wipe her mask for her underwater. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Before the storm, the committee wrote, the terrorists would be most likely to use the occasion “to observe precautionary measures to gauge emergency response resources and continuity of operation plans at critical infrastructures.” Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“I’m with an old family” was the euphemism used to dignify the professions of white folks’ cooks and maids who talked so affectedly among their own kind in Roxbury that you couldn’t even understand them. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

In this realm his knowledge was so vast that the doctor from the nuns’ hospital used to come and ask his advice. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She also washes the blender she used, scrubbing and wiping it down until the plastic is clear and shiny. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Relatives need gas money, friends could use help with the rent. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

They all sat except Cluny, who lounged against the table using the chair as a footstool. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Moon material would be used wherever possible, because the moon’s lower gravity would make the trip less costly. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is very apparent that, no, I did not use the frizz tamer that Tía bought me. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The room used to have two, but the one near the front of the room was buried behind...God only knew what. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

You were always such a nervous child, you used to be frightened of the dark when you were a little boy, I had to leave a lamp on, beside your bed.' I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Josh used to be just loud but now he’s loud and evil. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe I can use the commode and sneak out through a window? The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“Hale then pulled from his pocket,” Lawson recalled, “a piece of white fuse about three feet and said, ‘I will show you how to use it.’ Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

This was something he could get used to—a brother who actually felt something for him other than dismissive exasperation. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

At restaurants I began to use the men’s rooms. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“To say we are dead, and to marry the Queen! And then to use cannon...” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know you will use the money for them.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I have to move that house to West Virginia so I was just using it to practice my dive-bombing technique.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I use Pop’s two bucks and Dad covers the rest. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

We used to wake each other up sometimes in the middle of the night and say what was on our minds. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

My hands were not used to holding a machete or an ax. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Happily, there are tables and good approximations which can be used to shorten these calculations. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to see if they’d play one of the songs Moms used to make me listen to back in the day. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

‘Because we cannot use it, and what is done with it turns to evil.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“He didn’t used to. He used to be different. Before all the drugs and before my mom died.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Look,” Ben said, using the beam to draw a square on the wall. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Farmers have to use a lot more land to produce one pound of meat than to produce a pound of—what's it called?—soybeans.” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

In a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in 2012, researchers from Harvard University used MRI scans to look inside the brain and ask: What happens when we disclose information? A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Did you hear about the colored boy this morning? One they beat with a tire iron for accidentally using the white bathroom?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Mark sometimes realized that Joaquin could say a lot more without using words. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Tell them the room was crawling with cooties, or a ghost used to live there. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

She had felt clever to have thought of this explanation but Blaine shook his head even before she finished speaking and said, “That is so lazy, to use the Third World like that.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“See, I used to study in secret. My bosses were colegio teachers, and I read their textbooks and did the students’ homework and took their tests.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nobody ever came down to the boathouse in the fall or winter, which is why Javi and I used it as a place to escape. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I’d expected her to tell me that she was still working on her revenge scheme, or that she was afraid their weapons were too strong so there was no use in fighting. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“It’s not like I use the water magic.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

I remember I used to be afraid of needles, but with every blood draw and IV drip, that fear slowly drifted away. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

At that point, only about twenty-one minutes were spent using the computer for fun, and twenty minutes on video games. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“I have been. Do you know the pioneers used to eat squirrels?” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Corn uses slightly different types of carbon than other plants. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

I like to use Cheerios and Robin likes Frosted Flakes. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Botanically, Chimaphila umbellata. It stays green all winter, and makes a very useful spring tonic. Most people use only the leaves, but I have found the roots even more effective.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

I love it here, but I could use a little taste of home. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

It is quite another to condemn all use of hindsight and to insist that the past should only be presented ‘in its own terms’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Board of Education for the use of the Central High School auditorium, one of the city’s largest school auditoriums. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

If students stayed on the paths and walkways as they were supposed to, they would never spot an Executive using a secret entrance. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I kept one arm around Chubs’s shoulders and used my free hand to reach up and grab hold of the dock’s algae-slick supports. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t like I was using one of her glasses. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“She works at the candy store in Grand Central Station. At least, she used to.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

They make one extended stop back in Monroe, Louisiana, so G’ma can use a real restroom and Dad can catch a nap. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

When I worked in London I used to visit the Natural History Museum at least once a week, and I made notes about the things I saw there. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Mila, that boy had no business grabbing your arm, but you should have used words, you know? You just can’t go around kicking kids in middle school! You could have seriously injured someone.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“When we first moved here, the roaring used to scare me. But now, I find it...” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

A little gray light filtered in from the window in the back door, and she used it to guide her out of the hallway of the small house. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“Harry,” she said, crouching down in front of him and using the kind of voice he associated with visiting the very sick, “you don’t think you’ve been possessed, do you?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Though Vincent is trying to lighten his palette, he still wants to use black. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The time-tested strategy of using those who epitomize moral virtue as symbols in racial justice campaigns is far more difficult to employ in efforts to reform the criminal justice system. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“And from what I heard a moment ago, it sounds as though you could all use my help.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Eloise, still lying on her back on the floor, was using her handkerchief. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“They’ll use that, of course. They argued dwindling food supply last time. It’s . . . ” “Not enough housing?” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

I could also use voice commands to move around, if my hands were otherwise occupied. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Instruments that produce sound using strings are called chordophones, or simply strings. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

The monsters crowded so thickly around Frank that he could barely use his sword. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I used to think people were mostly good, but now I wonder if anyone could be a murderer. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

On my fifth trip to France I limited myself to the words and phrases that people actually use. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

The combination has been in use for six hundred years throughout the English-speaking world, though with greater frequency in the nineteenth century and in the United States. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

At night I use two gooseneck lamps, each of which takes three bulbs. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t used to being praised by the coaches at the foundation for my skill or potential. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“Maybe I should come out there and check on you. I could use a little vacation. How does that sound?” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Impressed by what they saw, the earls introduced cannons to the English army, which adopted them enthusiastically and already used them against French soldiers at the battle of Crecy six years later. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I know that the school was looking for an excuse to start the pilot program, and they used Shawna’s assault as a means to justify its use.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“We played together from when we were little. I used to tell people he was my brother.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“It used to be our thing. But now he wants to watch it with Laleh instead.” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Steam in a confined space could also be used to create pressure. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Carriages came in a wide variety of models, styles, and price ranges for commercial and private use. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you think all elves can use sound magic?” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I needed to remind myself that the mortal world was still out there, away from all the monsters using me as their personal punching bag. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I tolerate having the tracker clamped to my ankle, try to look as if I’m listening when they explain how to use the handheld communicator. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“Why don't you let me use the wheel chair, Steve? This is silly.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

I kept everything we said in a notebook that I’d been using for science class. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

If you have trouble keeping track of the notes, use a piano keyboard, a written chromatic scale, or the chromatic fingerings for your instrument to count half steps. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

The phrase volley of abuse, for example, uses the image of a fusillade of bullets to describe an outpouring of anger. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I offered Rich a fork, he insisted on using the slippery ivory chopsticks. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aunty Ifeoma called out, “You will use your own hands to wash your shorts, do you hear me?” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I’d rather be in the old truck, but Mother would’ve been too suspicious and Daddy was using it in the fields. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Oof, how are you carrying all of this? Why don’t you use a feather spell—” Seven stopped herself. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I get up and keep moving, but it’s no use. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I whittled another hook, but this time I cheated and used string to wind it together instead of bark. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

She knew she sounded like Mom when they used to get in trouble for playing hangman during church. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Preferably use the tops of trees for this purpose, for hunters don’t look up. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

You would think he’d be used to this by now, but it was kind of cool that it still bothered him. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Have you ever seen a person completely change? Like, completely completely? So much that they don’t even have the same facial expressions they used to? That’s what happened to him.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

They used the shovel as well as cupped hands to scoop the dirt. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Though now that I think about it, she hasn’t been going out nearly as much as she used to. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

It's the same one I used to power the drill that destroyed Pathfinder. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was hard to believe that anyone, man or woman, could grow up to adulthood without ever having used a gun. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was used to a broomstick; but he wasn’t sure a hippogriff would be quite the same. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I went to the library and used a part of my day reading science fiction, and in its marble washroom I changed my bandage. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why Miss Sadie had call to send me all over God's creation to dig up plants never intended for human use, I can’t say. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I use my sleeve to open the interior door. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Why do you think I used it? I am not profane by accident. Aron, your father has been living for this.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Come back, her sister used to whisper when she woke her from a bad dream. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Years ago, there used to be a church within earshot that would play melodies on the bells,” Lena said. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

For the first few months, the staff would use their own judgment in evaluating chest pain, the way they always had. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

If the master hits you there’s no use complaining to your father or mother.They always say,You deserve it. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Trans fats are also used in processed snacks, baked goods, and many other processed foods. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Without it, he is lost: he used it for sitting, chopping food, washing his feet, and earning a living. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Draw a mouth and nose using the marker. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

I cut 10-centimeter-wide strips, then used them to make a sort of harness. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t wait to show him how good I’d become at using money. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Everyone else had a reason why they used poison, but I didn’t have a reason for what I did with it. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

What do you think might be the reason for not using it? An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

He used to say jewelry is the opposite of sculpture. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to convince them, using every argument I could think of along with gifts and pressure, even bringing my political power to bear, but it was all in vain. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Where were those spellbinding speaking talents and uncanny political instinct being put to use? Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Anthony used to do that, but I soon put him right.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I cross my arms and use a blade on each side of the neck and pull the metal through. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

My desperate desire to leave South Africa led me to start taking risks, to allow people to use me to my advantage. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before dark I had emptied one of the baskets in which food was stored and used it to dip out the water that came over the sides. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You used to live in the attic. On Seminole. Remember? That’s when you got all the birds. You said they reminded you of Bursa.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The fact that we can't even slap skin after not seeing each other for better than a year, when we used to be so close we shared a sleeping bag. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I hurried past because we would both have been embarrassed if he recognized me, the kid he used to toss a dollar tip. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He discarded the oil he had used to guard against baldness and rinsed with the lemon preparation regularly. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

There was a coldness in her voice I wasn’t used to, like the icy weather had climbed inside her. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I loved his howl, which I could both hear and feel: long and plaintive, woebegone and heartsore, filled with yearning for what used to be and for what would never come again. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I decided to use him in my series of biographical sketches. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They used to. They called them catamounts. Cat-o-the-Mountain. Like Catamount Street in town.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I say “someplace” because we were using the examination room to blow needles at the anatomical guy’s basket. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead I quickly cleaned the shallow cut as best I could using my washbasin. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Maria had cut squares from her treasured gift-wrapping paper and used them to wrap Matt’s taffy. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Mother Fletcher went off into telling stories to Meaghan about how long she had known Santa Claus and how she used to have to lend him her handkerchief because his nose was always running. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

People who teach and speak the Cherokee language today use Sequoyah’s syllabary. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

This must be the simulation they used to keep indents calm during the ride downtown. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Instead you used a code word such as “coffee varnish” or “white mule” or “horse liniment” or “monkey rum” or “panther sweat” or “rot gut” or “tarantula juice” when ordering your drink. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

It makes me want to keen, sing, clap up thunder, lie down at the foot of a tree and let the worms take whatever of me they can still use. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

In addition to being too costly for many small farmers, the fertilizer and irrigation can, if used improperly, damage the soil. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

The advantage of doing the IAT on a computer is that the responses are measurable down to the millisecond, and those measurements are used in assigning the test taker’s score. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Don’t use either of them to excess. mass exodus. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom’s used to it, but it still makes her mad, even more so now that we really are poor. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

One respect in which rabbits’ lives are less complicated than those of humans is that they are not ashamed to use force. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t push the minds of the dead as he could the living, but he could use all the tools of flattery and persuasion he possessed, for the dead are not immune to either. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

“Maybe I should stay home from school, when the electricity is on. Then I could use the washer and drier.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Dozens of cities in the United States are now following suit, pledging to use 100 percent renewable energy by 2050 or sooner. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Different researchers are exploring the different mechanisms, and they are doing so using a growing set of tools. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Quickly, he wrapped the head in the newspapers and used the wad to push the bloody trunk of the body deeper into the furnace. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He'd used the word screwball, but I knew what he really meant. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

He knew almost as many herbs as the curandera, but he would get confused when it came to deciding on their use, and he had committed some irreparable mistakes. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Louis Hatcher never even used his horn carrying it and that old lantern. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

As it was they used decrepit, struggling old horrors of machines that needed the constant attention of a man like Gay. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

And using up or since with until is unnecessary. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wished her mom could see her right now because unhappy was the last word Ivy would use to describe herself. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

It was in 1956 that Mr. Muhammad was able to authorize Temple Seven to buy and assign for my use a new Chevrolet. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He must miss you, Mr. Pignati. No kidding. The way you used to feed him every day. What do you say, Mr. Pignati?” The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

A hollow of dead brush where flowers used to bloom. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

After a few more unanswered texts, I decide I’ll just go knock on her door like I used to back when we were younger. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Going underground or into hiding has become as routine as the proverbial pipe and slippers that used to await the man of the house after a long day at work. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

They couldn’t use bright lights to guide them in to land, because any kind of permanent airfield lighting might have been spotted by enemy aircraft. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I threw the well water on my face and used the weekday handkerchief to blow my nose. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I’m halfway up the stairs, he calls out, sort of sleepy, “Your mother used to say that.” The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I use these books with Pe Pierre and not think anything about the title. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ally, how many kids your age use phrases like ‘unfortunate stroke of luck’?” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

I wanted real stationery—not the back of used homework, which was all I had to write on. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Mother used muscle testing to experiment with other methods of healing. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Back when his parents were alive, Klaus used to take a flashlight to bed with him and hide under the covers, reading until he couldn’t keep his eyes open. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

It is no use thinking about food knowing you will not get any. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"We could use a warrior now, Your Majesty." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“You don’t use your arms when you knock the ball carrier down.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The second refugee camp, farther inside the town, was smaller, smelled better, and used to be a town hall. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

We used to have the crab boil on the first Friday of every month. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

As anyone who has used such a pump knows, compressed air grows swiftly hot, and the temperature below it would rise to some 60,000 Kelvin, or ten times the surface temperature of the Sun. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

In Aunty Ifeoma’s room, only a few things remained on the floor, the things we would use until we all left for Enugu: a bag of rice, a tin of milk, a tin of Boumvita. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then they jumped in and dislodged the oars from the rack, using them to guide the boat into water deep enough that it began to float and they could start the motor. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Find Ariadne’s string and prevent Luke from using it.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

When I was coming into our kitchen yesterday morning, I overheard Daddy talking to Mama about how “sturdy that place still seems. They used to build stuff to last.” Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

“All the phones in the house are coded. You cannot use them. But I have a mobile in my office.” Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Then I travel uphill using the stream as a guide. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He liked digging through the bins of used bookstores to buy sci-fi and classic literature; he liked books, holding them and turning their pages. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The women, children, and old villagers are allowed to use their arms to balance while they work their way on the uneven ground. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I need to use the bathroom,” said Grace. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

They would have to use fire again—for cooking, at least. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Fortunately, I'm used to hiding my feelings, so I manage not to show how crazy I am about him. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

He used his legs to help, but he just didn't have any strength. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

To understand this important information, it is necessary to know who uses this tactic and on whom it works. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

An alarmingly large and ferocious-looking man, Hagrid has been using his newfound authority to terrify the students in his care with a succession of horrific creatures. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Now let’s see how O’Connor uses this principle over an extended discussion. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

It was a rope with barbs attached, something Anya had sometimes seen fishermen use to catch fish. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“No, but if you’re pro-war, articulate your position clearly in the essay portion, using proper citations, and you get an A.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Select three of the terms from either list and give an example of how you might use that term to illustrate music concepts in addition to either a math or literacy concept. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

I was used to seeing him with two or three, but today he had like, half a dozen more, and I was pretty sure I'd never seen them before. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Another 18.8 percent used formal means — advertisements, headhunters — and roughly 20 percent applied directly. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It'll set the hydrogen on fire, but only until the small bit of oxygen is used up. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The joy of being able to use it again! The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The bathroom at the end of our corridor had two seawater showers, a saltwater tap, and three large galvanized metal buckets, which were used as bathtubs. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We used what was left. I put an ad in my hometown paper with a message only my brother would get.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

More importantly, driving seemed to cost much less than using public transport — an illusion created by the fact that the price of a new car did not include the price of building new roads. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z

She leaned over the counter, palms flat against the wood, glowering at the young deputy who had allowed me to use the station’s phone to call work. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I decided that someday when I was rich, I was going to buy the factory and let the workers use the bathroom whenever they wanted. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“It doesn't have to be dreads. You can wear an Afro, or braids like you used to. There's a lot you can do with natural hair.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t used to having to stop his brain from thinking about whatever it wanted to think about. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

It was a technique that he knew the other counselors used because he'd heard them when the windows were open and the air conditioners weren't rattling. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

It is a powerful—if limited—tool that uses statistical techniques to identify otherwise elusive correlations. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

I tried to make her see that in this respect men and women are very different, and that despite all my bad habits I still adored her, but it was no use. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it had only been fairly recently that man had begun to think seriously about using rocket power to leave the surface of the earth. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It used to belong to your grandfather. He was always working on it. I thought you might like it.” Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

The guardhouse used to have windows on the sides and in its door, but metal plates and black bars weave across the space where glass ought to be. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

The use of videotape in conjunction with systematic observation of children’s overt, physical responses to music: A research model for early childhood music education. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

I told him I had to use the head. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

With their kind parents dead and Count Olaf treating them so abominably, the three children were not used to kindness from adults, and weren’t sure if they were expected to do anything back. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

I had never used it, but as a precaution, I had brought it with me to the city. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Almost all of the energy used to make the food comes from the sun. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Because the gym was in use, we cleared the chairs off the marble floor of the chapel and had baton training there. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harvey then built up his case, using a combination of experiments and observation. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

I felt close to them when I rose each morning and used corn pollen at dawn. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why you not let us use that crate for a bed? It make good bed.” Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I even used to enjoy it, back in sophomore year, when I had a crush on Nick. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

The other men let out a storm of protest at using up their precious matches. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

“To use it in a war on the side of Lord Asriel,” Will replied. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She used raisins as eyes and jelly beans for the nose and mouth. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I pictured Miss Lilian creeping about in the dark rooms the way she used to, her mind racing with crazy thoughts, her heart full of hatred for Georgie and me. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Abraham Lincoln would use almost precisely the same words in his Gettysburg Address some sixty-five years later. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

“A game I used to play with my mother,” she says. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

This particular magic sword could only be used by an avatar who was tenth level or higher. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“We come next, to mere details of arrangement. You must know that, although I have used the term ‘expectations’ more than once, you are not endowed with expectations only. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

The person I use my mean mouth on the most is Cordelia. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, my sweet nurse, I’ve lost my pet tiger, but I don’t complain of that. You know the boy who used to bring my tiger to see me?” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Kilrain said, “They used to have signs on tavern doors: Dogs and Irishmen keep out. You ever see them signs, Colonel?” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their passes were crisp, and they chipped their way downfield, using their elbows to control the movements of the younger, smaller team. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

I saw what the Preacher was doing, I saw how he was using growned-folks talk to paint me in a corner. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

The answer comes in the form of two words I never thought I'd hear my grandmother use: "slumber party." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“All in favor of admitting first-term student Kvothe’s reckless use of sympathy as proof of mastery of the basic principles of sympathy vote by show of hands.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I am not the girl I used to be. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What are you doing in there? Our guests need to use the bathroom.” Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

High dune grass hid the paths up to the houses—in fact, almost hid the chopping block one man was using to split his cordwood. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Should I be thankful for the people marching, thankful that they are using their voices to speak up, speak out? Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Will they use it to start up another business? The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

To all these questions I offer the same truism: ifs amazing what you can get used to. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

But could she use that weakness against the spider? The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

My first goal in this chapter, then, is to establish why Newton was hostile to the word ‘hypothesis’ and felt that its use in the context of his own work amounted to an insult. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

After learning about the challenge, the school librarian assembled a cart of books related to ciphers and codes and made a temporary “no checkout” rule for them, to ensure they stayed available for everyone’s use. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The Mackays’ house used to be one of the nicest in their neighborhood. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

Since Rontu was standing in front of me and I could not put the canoe into a better position, I had to lean out to use the spear. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I had my eyes and my hands and I used them. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

She's gripping her white cane with both hands, ready to use it like a samurai sword. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But do not let them hear you use the word death. Do not let them hear you use the word corpse. Not even if one lies at your feet,” Rivka warned. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He’ll only let me out once a day to eat and use the bathroom. I managed to get the key to the window bars, but if he sees I’m gone, I’m dead.” King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

On the other side was Westinghouse Electric Company, with a bid to wire Jackson Park for alternating current, using patents that its founder, George Westinghouse, had acquired a few years earlier from Nikola Tesla. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

We used Miss Whitlaw s wagon, taking it across on the ferry. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was, he said in an interview in 2008, wrong...in using a metaphor that virtually commits one to writing ideologically. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

She says I’m only supposed to be using it for schoolwork, but I’m sure the fact that Olly has started school and only gets home after 3 P.M. has something to do with it. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I meant to, but now I’m used to it. And sometimes I don’t want to know the time. Now, are you gonna finish that story?” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Behind the closed and guarded doors of the SR offices, an SR officer deciphered the message by hand, using a one-time pad. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The wife of an Italian physicist used to watch him march slowly past their window, his pale, owlish face turned down toward the muddy path. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Many Cherokees gradually began to use this written form of their language. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

I ask you: in the racial sense in which it’s used so much today, whatever “integration” is supposed to mean, can it precisely be defined? The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Such songs are not sung anymore in public, especially the ones that use words likefree. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

This poem was accompanied by an illustration of a black bird almost exactly like the one used in place of the seagull in the Bayside Press symbol. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“We have running water now,” Aunt Margaret explained, “so we don’t use the pump much.” Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a poor room for a royal one, but at least it had a bed in it— the great four-poster which was used as a throne during the daytime. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pressed the rectangle of suit material onto the helmet with both hands while using my knee to keep pressure on the arm's seam. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

And while we were all for using duct tape on a drainpipe or a fender, it could never hold together something as important as a soul. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Dr. King told us that we ought to be able to use the public water fountains in the city because “all water is God’s water.” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

MMO players could only see these online environments through a small two-dimensional window—their desktop computer monitor—and they could only interact with it by using keyboards, mice, and other crude input devices. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

When the last was out, the resemblance to the cutaway model they used in anatomy classes was only faint. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I was on the other side of the clearing, putting up the string of bells that we used as an alarm system, when she yelled. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

He’s got a giant beach umbrella and a folding chair with a cup holder that always has a Big Gulp from 7-Eleven, who lets him use their bathroom. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

“You’ll have to get used to that,” Scythe Faraday had told her early on. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Luna’s grandmother used to be bulbous and squat—all soft hugs and squishy cuddles. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I force myself to sit up again, using only one of my hands. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

There were small lacquered dainty ones lined with tufted white satin, with a large fringed umbrella that was used by fine and delicate ladies. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But Ms. Simon, doesn’t the very fact that racist and anti-Semitic words were used make it a threat?” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Genie hadn’t thought about it because he just figured Ernie would use his hands. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Nailer kicked for the surface, using the wheel to launch himself upward, praying that he’d make it. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“This is going to undo all my work I did not using it.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“I used to buy this kind of wine in Paris,” the Captain explained. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think so, yeah. The bowling alley they’ve been using has gone out of business, and Scatterpin is closer for most of the folks on his team, so I guess yeah.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

I used a stick to poke at the contents and saw that they were finished cooking. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“But, yes, we definitely need to use math. And Mr. Stoker needs to be our faculty mentor.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Knowing the gun was his to use, he felt a deep glow inside. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

But most of the time I didn’t write, because one day was just like the day before, and sometimes I thought—what’s the use of writing anyway, when nobody is ever going to read it? Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“If I weren’t, I wouldn’t be much use in catching a hacker, now would I?” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z