And, of course, Callie is using my dress as a beach towel so that her precious skin doesn’t touch the hot plastic seat. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I know he’s using a calculator, but I appreciate his effort to make fun of me. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Maxine, you been using any of those skills I taught you?” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Was she planning on using one of those cue sticks against him? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

As fishermen became more and more adept at bringing illegal liquor ashore, the Coast Guard patrols also became more experienced and began using faster engines on their boats. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

“Either one. We figure that Washington Irving and Irving Washington are one man and that he’s using two names just to throw us off the track. That’s done very often you know.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

But others, also using Yiddish, referred to him as a gaon, a genius. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of using the tiny Lego bricks, I had started building with larger ones since I now had so much more space—an entire, huge storage room to build my fantasy fortress. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

The discussion of each theme coheres not just because it is localized in a string of consecutive paragraphs but because it refers to the theme using a set of transparently related terms. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

On the sidewalk we draw hopscotch games that we play using chipped pieces of slate, chalk Maria & Jackie Best Friends Forever wherever there is smooth stone. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

Dewey says, “Were you using the flashlight or did you turn on the basement lights?” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Depending on the level of the class, the switch to singing the song with all of its ostinati can be done all at once or by using a combination of spoken and sung. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

The entire network kept in touch by radio, using not one code, but twelve—each for a different part of the system. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I felt terrible for using his nice cleats, but I couldn’t see any way out of it. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Lolo and I built these planters—my first time using a handsaw. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

I took the risk of using my mom's cell phone to call Annabeth for the second time. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

My own black ship I chose to moor alone on the sea side, using a rock for bollard; and climbed a rocky point to get my bearings. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

We had no scales, and he had to estimate, using a pound box of gichy-michy as standard. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

The potters took turns using the kiln and keeping up the supply of fuel. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Wal-Mart employees who have bucked the company—by getting involved in a unionization drive or by suing the company for failing to pay overtime—have been fired for breaking the company rule against using profanity. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before the Ecuadorian army could bring calm using tanks and tear gas, several people were killed. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

Sitting here, shaded by the afternoon sun, I'm using my Vietnamese whenever I can, which turns out to be often. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

You could build a house using just the wood from that tree. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then, using my shield as a shovel, I began to dig. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

They are using begging to make big money. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Crows are well-known for making and using tools. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

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

When Mom mentioned Jackson Pollock once, Lucy Jo said that she had Polish blood and therefore did not appreciate Mom using derogatory names for Polish people. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

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

However, musically, it is quite advanced in that as you gradually silence the letter of the word B-I-N-G-O, the brain compensates for the missing pitch and rhythm using the inner ear. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Shawn had a gift for language, for using it to define others. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She had been accustomed to keep track of the days, months, and years, using as points of reference the dates set for the return of her children. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

She toyed with the knot, using both front paws. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

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

I spoke agaitx\\ I bite my tongue to keep from using it and scan my word choices, lifting Nutmeg to see what she’s sitting on. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

People who owned the things we were using now. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama Sweetie taught practically every child in Pine Level their ABCs and how to write their names and how to count to a hundred, using peanuts. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Papá oiled it and set up his barbershop in the shed, using an unstable wooden box as a chair. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

I take it and roll up to standing, using him for balance. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

They communicated for one whole day using nothing but drawings. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

But instead of using the ration cards to sell goods for profit, like I do, they pass the cards to the resistance. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

After leaving the Mayo Clinic, Gey spent several days in New York City at Sloan-Kettering for another study, and he underwent chemotherapy at Hopkins using a drug not yet approved for use in humans. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

So the only way to "gain" it is to be using less than I thought. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I suppose,” he began, flexing one hand, then the other, “I suppose you can go back to the barn, if you want. Were not using it. But we have an apartment.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

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

Given the existential threat posed by a German bomb, few harbored any qualms about the Allies using theirs first. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Langley put a former East Computer named Sara Bullock in charge of a group dedicated to using the squat, gunmetal-gray block to solve engineers’ equations. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“I baked it this morning, using the same ingredients you tasted on the table.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

In the middle of the mess, she saw the drawing of Greenleigh she’d made the other night, June seemed to be using it as an example. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“It suggests that parents encourage children to play in the playground. You have been using the playground, haven’t you?” Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

He paused to attach a small piece of blue paper to my lowest branch, using a bit of twine. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

It can only make copies of itself inside a cell using the cell’s materials and machinery to get the job done. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of using the moon to keep track of the passage of time, the Egyptians used the sun, just as most nations do today. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

I ask my mom if there’s Wi-Fi in Puerto Rico and she says yes but she doesn’t want to be using her phone while we’re there. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

He put them on and, using the mirror, parted his hair on the opposite side. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Humans could not see them, but they could be summoned and accessed using the Wyrdmarks. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Shot using various cinéma verité techniques, with low production values, the film was poorly edited and thematically scattered. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

And when we return to the surface, if we escape and find them, what’s to stop the Collective from using the poison on all of us? The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He does not talk about purity any more but of the necessity of using common cultural sign systems to reflect the iconic banality of our times. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Regardless, the culturists who called the meeting said, precision was essential in science, and researchers should know what cells they were using, and whether they were contaminated. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

That was the key to using the Mist. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

It worked so well, she got As in school using it. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

There is one picture, a lithoprint of two coy, grisly children in pseudo-peasant costume, vaguely Austrian, using a mushroom for an umbrella. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Poachers were even harvesting trout at night, using large electric lamps. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“El,” she continues, using my nickname for my best friend, “you’ve got to come back and try this stuff on.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I get the feeling he’s been using that phrase that same way for all their lives. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

She sat on her bunk, using one of Daedalus’s 3-D-rendering programs to study a model of the Parthenon in Athens. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Soon I’m filling page after page, making lists of people and foods and places I miss, describing them using metaphors like Mrs. Brown taught us. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Wobbly on his feet and using two canes to walk, he still relished a long drive. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“I shouldn’t be using it, but I couldn’t find the oil for the lamp.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

This prediction was tested in 1962, using a pair of very accurate clocks mounted at the top and bottom of a water tower. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

And, if your whole office was using the same hardware, software, and e-mail system, you could be even more productive, by seamlessly shooting your digitized content around your company, from department to department. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

“It was ‘do this,’ ‘fetch that,’ ‘jump to it,’ ‘I’m using the Chief’s tent.’ Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Miss New Mexico listed things off, using her fingers to keep count. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Not that that was my rule, it just seemed like it was probably discussed somewhere in the training that you might wanna refrain from using foul language around patients. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Sometimes using that word just made me feel free. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

From the other side he can tell that Alec is climbing him like a rope, using both hands. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

By using the plants, animals, and tempera­ ture, they had changed the harsh Arctic into a home, a feat as incredible as sending rockets to the moon. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Bacon then complicates matters by using the adjective experimentalis to cover all knowledge grounded in experience; and he has no verb for ‘to experiment’ other than experiri. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

What if the toilet she was using malfunctioned, or got clogged? Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

But Mom watches the video that shows people actually talking and cracking jokes and even going to college by using that machine. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Examining rhythm and melody processing in young children using fMRI. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

“We hold another Hunger Games using Capitol children,” says Coin. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The boy had given her his pile of grass to sleep on and joined the buffalo, using some of its grass as a pillow. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t grab my coat without raising suspicion so I slipped outside using the stairwell by the bathrooms. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“My grandfather always says that’s what books are for,” Ashoke said, using the opportunity to open the volume in his hands. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He used such fancy words, but she knew he wasn’t using words to make fun of her. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Its eggs are cement-coloured and particularly hard-shelled; the young club their way out using their tails, whose spikes are well developed at birth. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hated using his hands, and he hated bending down, which was always liable to start him coughing. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Farming is simply the methodical harvesting of sunlight, using plants as grudging intermediaries. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

I’m sure she knows why I was using my phone late. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Arts as Curriculum—presence of arts teachers in the school teaching art, music, etc. using the state standard goals for their own specific discipline. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

I placed my middle and pointer fingers on the inside of Mrs. B’s left wrist and took her pulse using the stopwatch. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t all that different from hers and James’s secret code, but somehow using symbols instead of letters made it seem more foreign and intimidating. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

So, before they commit millions of dollars to signing an artist, record companies will spend a few thousand dollars to test his or her music first, using the same techniques as the radio stations. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Teaching a song using solfege rather than the lyrics helps the listener hear patterns and intervals, and even understand phrases and form that otherwise might be obscured by lyrics. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

She stopped using her married name and removed the fine gold wedding ring that he had placed on her finger twenty years before, on that memorable night when Barrabas was assassinated with a butcher’s knife. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sure hoped I didn’t have to explain the parts about Henrietta using the Force and all the rest to everyone too. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

His dad on a picnic blanket in Central Park, using a key to pry open a container of potato salad. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Even if they boarded the plane, Carole would have to take a suction device for John’s neck—would using it disturb other passengers? Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

And we jump on down the hill, skidding on leaves and wet vines, using rocks as handholds as best we can. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“We can’t keep using a forklift and an old cheese pallet,” Shawn said. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Instead, he closes his eyes and drums out a beat on the glass using the tips of his fingers. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“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

“I thought everything might go back to normal. There’s scientific evidence that if we stop using parts of our brains, those sections will eventually cease to function, you know.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The other one made little slashes on the skin of her thigh, using an old- fashioned straight razor that had belonged to her grandfather. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I have been holding on to it, barely resisting using it, even though I would sell my soul for another minute with Astoria. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

They came close behind, stooping, often using their hands even as he did. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

After she showed the video of me speaking at Gran’s church, then we would do the interview using Zoom. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

I start to tell her people stopped using this much hair spray in the nineties, but she doesn't listen. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

We would bust in using crowbars and steal beer and whisky bottles, which we sold and used the proceeds to go to King’s Bioscope. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

It hunched over, standing on six legs but using the front two to feel the ground in front of it. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

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

As Howard Hiatt had done, Sachs began talking to influential individuals and institutions about using Farmer’s clinic as a world model. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Using a combined approach, begin by having the melody group sing the melody, while the ostinati groups come in one at a time using speech only. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

As he tried to pull himself up, using just his arms, he felt a claw dig into his ankle. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

So' she held herself at the far end of the basalt slab they were using for a table. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

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

“Good thing Mom left. Can you imagine her ever living without things like this? Or using palm-kernel oil?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The brick buildings were constructed by prisoners themselves, using bricks made on site. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Dashiell Hammett’s real first name was Samuel. Maybe he thought using Dashiell would be too much of a giveaway.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I recognized him because he wasn’t using a standard-issue Sixer avatar—one of the perks of his position. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Last night, during her talk with Hazel, Piper had realized that the secret of charmspeak was a lot like using the Mist. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Instead of using clip art, we made our own versions out of random things we found around town. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Grandpop called out, now using the other end of the stem to dig under his fingernails. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

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

Some migrants, after days without sleep, nap on their feet, using belts or shirts to strap themselves to posts at the ends of the hoppers. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Red shackled Ridgeway five times over, using every chain in the wagon’s boot. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

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

Perotin, though, began using an upgraded method of notation that did for the first time indicate the rhythmic value of notes. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Still, she wasn’t shy about using her bulk to intimidate her opponents. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

For months, Brougham had been using his daily sports column, “The Morning After,” to sing the praises of the sophomores, sometimes at the expense of the older boys who now constituted the varsity. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

And yet at the very same time he was happily engaged in using the new astronomy to predict the weather and to decide when doctors should bleed their patients. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“This lady came and talked to me about using the lower end of Armistead Field—using the end for soccer,” he said. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Biddy was lapping her soup and using her spoon like a shovel. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Hyung,” I began, using the title younger brothers use for older brothers. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

She took part in the games of Arcadio and Amaranta, who treated her like an older sister, and she ate heartily, using the utensils properly. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

I lurch my way toward the riverbank, using tree trunks to keep me upright, till I make it to the dock. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Were you using a thesaurus when you wrote this?” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Having children play Orff instruments and classroom instruments as sound effects using the aesthetics above, would add greatly to the stories, as would composing an original song for the stories. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

He kept the cigarette stationed between his fingers and went on using the nail file. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

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

I yank my hammer from my belt and smash each of the hand-and footholds I’m using as I make my way along the bridge’s edge. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I worked carefully and methodically, using everything my father had taught me and a lot of things I now was able to teach myself. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

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

A suffragist being force-fed using a nasal tube. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

When they got to the railroad site, David announced that they had to clear more track, using vibrasaws to cut through the vegetation that had grown up around the metal rails. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Why are you using the kerosene stove?” she shouted. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She got sick of him using the patch under her clothesline. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Ms. G said we’re not limited to just using them on English assignments. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

This informant—whose identity remains unknown to this day—provided the CIA with precious information about who was using which cables and when. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Upon leaving King’s we would go to the open veld, where we would imitate the various fighting methods—using sharpened sticks and iron rods—we had seen in the pictures. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The local chieftain was an expert in hand-to-hand combat, using an offshoot of what was more popularly known as Brazilian jujitsu. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

“You think then we might be using the Russians as an outlet for something else, for other things.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They are using seasoned wood, and there will be no smoke, and she will bum before she suffocates.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If they were carting you around and using you to explain the rehab program, then why...?” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

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

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

Fifty thousand pounds in modern money, using a retail price index, but £725,000 in modern money using an average wage multiplier. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Later on, when she found out that Arcadio had not only built a house but had ordered some Viennese furniture, she confirmed her suspicion that he was using public funds. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Standing on the top step and using the cabin top as a table, he carefully untied the wire twist-tie at the top and opened the bag. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most mornings, though, he wakes at 9 a.m., climbs out of his bedroom, and makes his way, Spider-Man-style, to the roof using the siding. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her urgent need was to figure out how to get past the nest, using its important handhold, and to the steplike rock protrusions that would be the means of her final ascent to the top. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Unlike us, several families are using legit sleds, and two little kids are rolling down the hill in their snowsuits, squealing the whole way. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Also, some growers’ associations, threatened by the return of interned farmers, had been using the war as a way to foment hostile feelings in the major farming areas. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two contestants had salvaged pieces of metal from the downed plane and were using them as tanning reflectors. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“When using your Sprint PCS phone in the car, focus on driving, not talking, and use your handsfree kit,” the document read. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Our parents had drilled into us the importance of using proper diction, of saying “going” instead of “goin’” and “isn’t” instead of “ain’t.” Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Alexander Graham Bell, famous for inventing the telephone five years earlier, suggested using induction balance, with which he had worked while perfecting his invention. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“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

“He’s using a third name and posing as someone else. And I think . . . yes, I think I know what that third name is.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Of course he’d be using a fake name and job so he wouldn’t be bombarded by fans. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And using me like you did. Lying that I would be with you. What were you thinking?” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

At another time when we were before our evening fire, he set about using needle and thread to mend the holes in his leggings. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

The rebel infantrymen topple the wagons that made it across the bridges, using them as cover. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

“She has not touched her at all. We are using a wet nurse.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

This one couple, whom I was told later were very popular and in love, stumbled into my room and asked if I minded them using it. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

It was something I had invented, a game you could play by using my Harmonee city like a 3-D board game. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

But using her hands as planes, Lilya was able to describe the maneuvering of their aerial dogfight blow by blow, and the German pilot had to admit that this novice fighter had defeated him. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I pull up the list of numbers I’d recorded, explaining the system of small bets that Zero had been using to pass them along to his followers. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

In their wooden boats and motorized canoes they ferried illegal goods back and forth across the lake, using the Sese Islands as hiding places. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They could raise livestock and crops, using what they needed and selling the surplus. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

Mama was using her very angry voice now, and Pinch felt so terrible that his brain raced and he seized suddenly upon a blaming lie. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

She went to the window and, using one of her gloved fingers to bend a shade, peered at the bar next door. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

And yet, Briony struggled to grasp the difficult thought, wasn't there manipulation here, wasn't Lola using the twins to express something on her behalf, something hostile or destructive? Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The dimensions of the Cosmos are so large that using familiar units of distance, such as meters or miles, chosen for their utility on Earth, would make little sense. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

We work side by side, using flat-bottomed trowels and occasionally shears to cut the vines and roots that weave through the blanket of dirt. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I would’ve let it go if my father weren’t using his thick and forced Jamaican accent again. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

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

Plus, if the cops were out looking for a kid who stole track shoes, they might show up where the kid might be using them. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Anyone who is heard using the word frindle instead of the word pen will stay after school and write this sentence one hundred times: I am writing this punishment with a pen. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

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

I joined him, using a similar rock, but lacking Ikwa’s strength I had to use it as a knife, slicing rather than smashing. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

This time they were using the Constitution, the rule book for their country, to achieve justice. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Especially since it sometimes takes me a long time to make my thoughts make sense using my board. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“You know who used to like using the Dark Lord’s name, Weasley?” growled Greyback. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Or you were using some alias so you could really escape Mom and Dad’s influence. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The baby seems to have gotten sick from cows milk, which they were using to supplement Jo’s nursing. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Jam could tell he’d taken that one hard because he was a fighter—someone using that strength and force against a kid was such a violation of how things should be, what hands should do. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

The sloth is at its busiest at sunset, using the word busy here in the most relaxed sense. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

Back when Sonny and I were in fifth grade though, one of Trey’s friends said something about Sonny, using a word I refuse to repeat. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Eloise, still lying on her back on the floor, was using her handkerchief. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Slowly, using her best script, she copied her notes from the past two decades of insect study. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Slowly and laboriously we picked our way between and over boulders, using our hands as much as our feet. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

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

The lawns couldn’t have been greener without using an industrial-strength spray paint. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

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

That’s why guidelines on how to avoid legalese and other turbid professional styles call for using first- and second-person pronouns, inverting passives into actives, and letting verbs be verbs rather than zombie nouns. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

I continue on, using its glow as my compass until I reach the end of the tunnel. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

In 1627 Isaac Beeckman and his associates planned a programme of research using models to ascertain the relative merits of vertical and horizontal windmills. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Because Mary suspected that my mother was still using drugs, she had convinced the judge to halt our visits, but if my mother tested clean, reunification was still possible. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

When I get back to the house, Dad’s just washing up at the pump, using grease to get the oil off his arms. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the sake of clarity, you may be better off using impartial or neutral instead of disinterested. dived/dove. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fixers were designed to replicate under strictly regulated conditions, but the damaged Fixer replicates uncontrollably, at an exponential rate, using whatever materials are at hand. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He and his colleague Charles Sumner Tainter went to work in Bell's Washington laboratory, using their own ideas and input from other scientists whom they had contacted by letter and telegram. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Not that he had any intention of using it today—it was merely a part of the spectacle. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The workers carried oversized wrenches, cranks, and other tools, and were using them to make adjustments on some unseen apparatus beneath the water’s surface. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

As in the ghetto, we divided the room into sections, using ropes with blankets draped over them. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Miss Trotter scolded them for using “good medicinals” to throw at the rug. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

We don't know the phone number, but with Patti's help, I search using the name of the school. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

If the Germans wanted heavy water that badly, he figured, they must be using it in their atomic bomb program. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

On her eighth try using this technique, the naiads apparently lost interest. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I barely had time to think before she scored again, each time using a different tactic. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Theoretical physicists were the explorers of their day, using imagination and mind-bending math to dig deeper and deeper into the surprising inner workings of atoms. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

By using numbers rather than names when we compile our diary, I think they’ll feel more comfortable and it will probably be safer for all of us. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

There are so many questions, from “Does using magic make you grow horns?” to “Did Quinton know you’re a magician?” to “What makes you different from all the magicians that committed so many awful crimes?” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

They had spread out, and one of the other women was using an ax to chop the wood. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aristotle was not a particularly ardent champion of women, but he nevertheless believed in using evidence as the basis of theory building. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Dashiell Hammett’s real first name was Samuel. Maybe he thought using Dashiell would be too much of a giveaway.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The She Elephant gathered an armful of statues and was using them with great skill as missiles. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

When told of King’s suggestion, the NAACP’s Thurgood Marshall allegedly snapped, “I don’t approve of using children to do men’s work.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

After the German surrender, he brought one more argument to the table: using the bomb on Japan would fatally compromise America’s moral and humanitarian standing, undermining any efforts to create a workable international control regime. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The second objective, which Dasch was more interested in, was using propaganda to fight the enemy. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

They were bringing their forwards out, sending their guards into the low post, and using their center for some picks that looked illegal to me but the referee didn’t call them. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

She made a point of using the ugly scraps until she had a large piece. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

I press so hard, I break stick after stick, using each one down to the very nub, so it’s like the blackness is coming out of my finger, out of me, and onto the page. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Dona Maria was known in Tent City as la curandera because she had a gift for curing people using different herbs and chants. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

On some I tried to capture his voice, using the symbols of music. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

All kinds of businesses from hotels to laundries to humor magazines were using the horse’s likeness in their ads. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Many doctors tested drugs on slaves and operated on them to develop new surgical techniques, often without using anesthesia. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Burger and other agents made inquiries and learned that Morrison was in Dallas, Texas, using the alias Lloyd Miller. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

But when I explained to her that the Lackses thought she was testing them for cancer, and that they were upset about scientists using the cells without their knowledge, she was shocked. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Most of the digging and construction was done by workers using shovels, buckets, and bare hands. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

"Where are the, you know, the remains?" he asks, still using English. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She looks through the microscope, using a knob on the side to focus the lens. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

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

Yet here you are, getting ready to start the sixth grade using fourth-grade words. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

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

He kicked, pounded, twisted, pushed, using his lack of size to confound and exasperate Elisha, whose damp fists, joined at the small of John’s back, soon slipped. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

We tried using mine to call her back, but his wife’s phone kept ringing. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Many states were using drugs that had been banned for animal euthanasia because they caused a painful and torturous death. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He had written a critical review of The Origin in the Quarterly Review, using some arguments supplied to him by Owen. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So, please, keep spreading the black. Keep using the symbol. Just...try for some subtlety.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“You come from a long line of curanderas, healers of the people. Your Abuelita Remedies has been using her gift all her life. When the time comes, you’ll know exactly what to do with this.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

As a very young child she had learned to win by using the momentum of her opponent. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Alone in his freezing cell, Stockdale communicated with the other Americans using an ingenious “tap code.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

We showered and got dressed and headed for the subway because the Forensics Team was using the school bus. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Before I said a word, Alhaji was already rubbing mud on his face, using a combination of saliva and some of the water from his backpack to wet the mud. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

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

“The girl who sells tickets is using a system,” he explained. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

When was the last time you went shopping for any food that can’t be cooked using two minutes of radiation? Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The school board came up with the idea of using the high school teachers as substitutes at the schools for the younger students,” explained Mother. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The monsters always tried to apologize when they were caught, using the same slippery words that had worked for them before. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

She left the seaweed on the throbbing gash and retied the leather strip around it, using her teeth and her right hand. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I didn’t mention anything about using the house for sex. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

They were using his having killed Bessie to kill him for his having killed Mary, to cast him in a light that would sanction any action taken to destroy him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He insisted that we make a habit of using our eyes and ears every single minute. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Apparently, the real deal was using the dummy to do his talking. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

I’m thinking of buying the Parkers old homestead and using the fields for additional corn for the whiskey, since our small distillery has become quite popular. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Tendai saw a kind of logic to this one: it was the adults’ way of keeping the little children from using a public walkway as a toilet. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Ogonna said, using a fork to stab at a pork chop and put it on her plate. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Write a triad in root position using each root given. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“Suppose I get an order for abalones and maybe the game warden thinks I’m using my collecting permit too often. Suppose he thinks I’m eating them.” Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Katz led the way, barefoot and in boxer shorts, using a long stick like a punting pole to try to pick his way across on a jumble of submerged or half submerged logs. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Scientists in laboratories throughout North America and Europe began fusing cells and using them to map genetic traits to specific chromosomes, creating a precursor to the human genome map we have today. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Here were the ropes and blocks I had expected, two or three sails, fenders, a small punt, pots of paints, all the litter and junk that goes with the using of boats. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Aborigines did acquire from the Macassans some loan words, some ceremonies, and the practices of using dugout sailing canoes and smoking tobacco in pipes. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Hoping I might learn through repetition, I tried using gender in my everyday English. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“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

Her mouth dried up at the memory of him almost catching her using magic. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

The hollow bolted around the bend, using its muscular tongues like legs, its atrophied human limbs hanging useless. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He wrote: “The opinion of an expert that texting or using a cell phone is distracting or even dangerous is nothing other than telling the jury that such activity is either negligent or criminally negligent.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t see anything but darkness, so she lit the match, carefully using it to peer under the dresser. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“He’s hung up. And now he keeps glancing over. Don’t worry—I’m looking at Thomas and just using my powerful peripheral vision to relay this information to you.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Then once more, orc-fashion, he leapt aside, and as Sam sprang at him, using the heavy bundle as both shield and weapon, he thrust it hard into his enemy’s face. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

He had also made a chess set, using toothpaste caps and squares of paper as pieces. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I cleared my mind using Heart of Stone. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

All the hawks, and of course we are using the term loosely, for some were hawks and some were falcons, raised their belled feet again and sat at ease. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The doctor also told him to stop using snuff, “the chief solace of life,” because it might harm his troublesome digestion. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

A root bag might work, but it also felt strange to think of using magic to make Jay care about me again. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Today, when we hear the word clone, we imagine scientists creating entire living animals —like Dolly the famous cloned sheep—using DNA from one parent. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“This will be your new pen pal for tonight’s assignment. You’ll have to write this person a note using the writing of ancient Egyptians.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

We changed the channels using a pair of pliers because the buttons didn’t work. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I’d just have to prove that they were using the telegraph company to defraud. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Charles did not stop using his children as specimens. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ms. Rank continued, using the verb in a sentence. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Consequently, he insisted on using one single mathematical model to account for a planet’s movement across the heavens. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Hailey had conducted two expeditions to make the measurements on which the map was based, and the hope was that this would open the way to using magnetic variation to measure longitude. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The Arabs were among the first seafarers, and they navigated using the stars. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gyrated ridiculously next to the bench I was using. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

But who is to say that we were not using them? Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Investment research has had to have huge amounts of cost ripped out of it, so a lot of firms are using shift work in Bangalore to do bread-and- butter company analysis.” The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

I told her that the tulips and the Dutch artist and everything were all because Augustus was using his Wish to take me to Amsterdam. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

He was smothering Moss, using himself as a shield, and it was the only comfort Moss found in that terrible moment. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

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

Three Frey men-at-arms were using them that mom ing as Arya went to the welL She tried not to look, but she could hear the men laughing- The pail was very heavy once full. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The word went out that there was a new patron at Tres Marias and that we were using mules to clear the land of stones and plow the fields to ready them for planting. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He held the bottom of his shirt up to his nose, using it to plug his left nostril to stop blood from pouring from it. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Matt discovered he could re-create the songs Celia sang to him, using one finger. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sheed, using the natural athleticism his gangly legs allowed, circled Mr. Flux twice, looping the rope around his calves. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Just as over-scrupulous historians refuse to use the words ‘revolution’, ‘science’ and ‘scientist’ when writing about the seventeenth century, they baulk at using Butterfield’s other word, ‘modern’, because it, too, seems to them inherently anachronistic. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

They thought they were using their knowledge to cure patients. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Do not let Anne’s death be in vain,” Miep said, using her words to bring it all together. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

She came through the door shuffling more slowly than last year, using her cane all the time now. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Handlers and spies were divided into groups called circuits, with each circuit using its own ciphers. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He intended to make his living using his mind, not his back and hands. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

She blessed without using the name of the Trinity like my mother, and yet her blessing was as holy. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soviet aircraft began to be fitted with radar equipment in 1942, but pilots and radio engineers weren’t fully capable of using it until 1943. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to ask it to open, using Parseltongue,” said Harry. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Another February 8 motion was aimed at disallowing the prosecution from using anything in the trial that Reggie had said to Rindlisbacher at the scene of the accident, and en route to the hospital. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Then,” he explained, “we shall secure it with fish glue, and the dust which comes from using the rubbing stone to polish the wood will fill in the least crack and make all smooth.” The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

The North Vietnamese had begun using a series of forest-covered paths known as the Ho Chi Minh Trail to move soldiers and supplies from North to South. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The laws prevented Jews from using public parks, swimming pools, concert halls, and transportation. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I spelled out a Morse code message using rocks. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Writing 3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

“I have no objection to Your Highness using your charms and wiles for your own private ends. I only ask that you do whatever you can to foster his continued involvement in our philosophical household.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Gregor washed off his leg and put on some ointment from a red clay pot he remembered Solovet using for wounds. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Beta,” my dad says, using the Urdu word for “child.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Tickled Pink demonstrated the process using her own card, and the screen showcased zero print jobs ready. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

But if you were to produce something using this inlay style, and bring it to me in Songdo, I would guarantee a careful consideration of the work.” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

“I am already so busy working for Chandresh, and I will need to focus on the competition without...distraction,” he says, using his instructor’s choice of word, from an order disguised as a suggestion. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The fat boy lowered himself over the terrace and sat down carefully, using the edge as a seat. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Throwing, of course—using the wheel to assist in shaping a symmetrical piece. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

We worked on algebra until four o’clock and then made posters for about half an hour, using school supplies from the church. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Finally, fearing he was going to make Faizah miss her bout, I interjected, “Is everything okay? It’s the same letter we’ve been using for the last three and half years without any problems.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Rangers were men organized specifically to fight Indigenous peoples using tactics and strategies of wilderness warfare. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Think of it as what you owe me for using me.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Ben’s not shy about using cheat codes for money, so we’ve got a huge indoor pool and a sunroom for parties. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Carter had been doubtful about using the black box, pointing out that this was not a Vigils meeting. The Chocolate 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

A long tradition of using scales in particular ways has trained listeners to expect certain things from a piece of music. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

It is not difficult to show this using a tool from probability theory called an expectation, which is a measure of how much we expect each envelope to be worth. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Leona said, “we will write a composition using the words you were assigned.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Shehad been uncomfortable using it for a long time, because every time she saw it, she remembered him in it, riding into her barn, right before he took Håkon and set the barn on fire. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Soon she had pushed Hugo back down to the floor and was using her knees to keep him there. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Someone ripped one of the new red vinyl seats; she agreed that instead of using tape, they should replace it. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What do you know about it? Listen, the best of them have been smug and patronizing—using me to make themselves superior and secure in their own limitations. Anyone can feel intelligent beside a moron.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

This from a guy who spends his days carving fossils out of sandstone using a chisel and a paintbrush. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Create huge lines of treble staff on the floor using masking tape. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Carlos locks the door, and I lead the two dogs to the elevator, using only one hand to hold the leashes, and so far, it’s not so bad. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Smashing down the doors and using stun grenades to clear the rooms with deafening, multiple blasts, Wolf, Fox, Eagle, and Snake had successfully completed their mission both times. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Synecdoche— using a part to recall the whole, like when you call a car “a set of wheels” or bark “all hands on deck!”—is renamed “Quicke Conceit.” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Any undergraduate could see that nuclear physics using artificial beams of high-energy protons and helium ions was such a field, and ... he should stake out a territory there to work and grow in.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

On a low stool before one of them sat Rekh the goldsmith, using a pointed blowpipe to direct the heat onto a golden ornament he held carefully in copper tongs. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Back in his hotel room, Sax copied Hall’s notes onto a newspaper using milk for ink—milk makes good invisible ink because once it dries it can’t be seen unless the paper is heated. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Karl put me wise to this trick when I saw him using a stone boat to bring his supplies out to our common boundary. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

They sat in the trees around the kennel simply observing—taking notes—which they shared with one another using bill clicking as a form of semi-telegraphic communication. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I can hear water running, and then a man yells out, “¡Hija! Wait till I’m done using the toilet!” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

“I give you my word, Master Kilvin. No one will be using it but me.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Soon we were no longer hitting, biting, pinching, scratching, or using potty language. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gloria spoke as if she had ended the discussion by using words the school used to describe children such as herself. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps to shift my mind from my worries, he showed me how he did his snaring, using a few long strands of horsetail hair that he kept in his bag. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Celia came up behind her, and using the hair tie she always wore around her wrist, twisted Dimple’s hair into a messy-sophisticated bun, leaving some of her curls cascading down. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

They didn’t know how to get their way, or how to “customize”—using Lareau’s wonderful term—whatever environment they were in, for their best purposes. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

“Could that mouse of a maester be doing this? Maesters know spells and other tricks. He might be using one to poison me, hoping I will let him cut my hand off.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Happy to move, but if you’re not using it, could I just take that sheet of bronze?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

That morning, the three of us brushed our teeth using neem twigs, like Amma said people had done in the old days. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Pointing to Cambodia on the map, he explained that communist forces were using this territory to store supplies and stage attacks in South Vietnam. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, he believes Malik is going to be able to identify some factor in tuatara blood that makes them age slowly, and then he’s going to ‘cure death,’” Davis said, using air quotes. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

He liked words a lot, and he was good at using them. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

“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

Dyedka said it was nice to let Germogen have a rest, and also didn’t want to alert Papa’s camp superiors that he was using a magical hawk to deliver messages. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

And then I think of Alice and how she argued with Humpty Dumpty about using the right words. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

As he plowed methodically through the page, I couldn’t help noticing what a dark pencil he was using. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

Once, I coat my brush with red and think of Elizabeth’s advice about using a warm color for Mama’s business flyer. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“I walked into the room and I heard a voice, which has never happened before in all my years of hiding — of using the room, I mean.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Then, once we were settled, Dad would continue to point out the criminals, all the while using his Irish whisper, which could be heard in the next town over. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

The hero leaned into his spear, using his weight to twist the point in deeper. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The message was so short, using frequency analysis didn’t amount to much help. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m telling you to wield that strength. Sure, enjoy it, but don’t let it wear off without using it.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Papa reads a book in his armchair, using the page holder he made to keep the book flat as he turns the pages with his good left arm. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Why were British cities still using gas street lighting into the 1920s, long after U.S. and German cities had converted to electric street lighting? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

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

“You keep using that word!” the Spaniard snapped. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Just the edge of Rekh’s smallest one, perhaps, using the smallest of hammers. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Bob started cleaning up, collecting their trash in a little pile, using his squirt bottle to wipe off the altar. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

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

They rose straight into the air, the boards using the metal skeleton of the building to climb. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

What better way to fool a man, using his own mother and father as bait? The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He looks like he’s using a walkie-talkie,” said Harry curiously. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The Argentinians are using ammunition, one expert says, like they've got an unlimited supply. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Sierra was using her shiny white library card to mark her place in the book’s pages. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

And it hurts using an electric razor on your head hair! Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stumble up the walk to my house behind the others, using my ears more than my eyes to guide me. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I called the police, using my phone, and told the man I would continue trying to reach his wife. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Thus, early Australians and New Guineans were probably capable of intentionally traveling over water to visible islands, and were using watercraft sufficiently often that the colonization of even invisible distant islands was repeatedly achieved unintentionally. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

He described to the psychiatrist how two demon COs were using secret symbols to communicate with space beings who landed on the roof of A-block. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

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

Handbook of differentiated instruction using the multiple intelligences. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Though it gave the right answer, using calculus was as much an act of faith as declaring a belief in God. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

I go to the door when she’s using the bathroom, and she never looks over my shoulder when I’m writing, those are two more rules. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then he looked back at Natalie, too, and it was like the big kids were talking without even using words. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

It’s easy to slip only into a sentence carelessly, so get into the habit of using it right in front of the word you want to single out. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tells me she is proud of me and that I’m already using good mindfulness skills. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Maddy worked on the brain cure, using materials salvaged from the ruins or brought by city uglies willing to borrow from hospitals and chem classes. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

People have been using since in this way for five hundred years. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I followed in a similar manner but staying far enough back that I didn’t put my weight on logs he was using. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Now, keep in mind that I hate hate hate using stereotypical terms like prep and preppie, but it is unavoidable. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

I bored two holes in each of the disks, using thorns and fine sand. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

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

Where ramblers and visitors are concerned, they are more inventive, only using physical force as a last resort if tales of new-planted grass, or a dangerous bull on the loose, are not sufficient. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

She was busy using her new Talent to spit at treetops zooming past. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Such a device is not only a hazard to the person using the hose; it is also a public menace. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Which is why, instead of giving into the god-awful throbbing pain in my right shoulder, I channel it—using the pain as a tool to sharpen my focus. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“People shouldn’t place all their hopes on these rubs and things. Maybe if they read about King Solomon in the Bible instead of using that oil with his name, they’d be better off.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Amazed by what Shady had found, they proposed using their funds to conduct some radiocarbon tests on samples from Caral. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Describe someone who has had the biggest impact on your life using only adverbs. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I then had the privilege of being taken to a small room with a few computers that engineers used to map out the location of the rover, using information that the rover sent back! The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

She pulled a compact out of her bag and checked herself as she moved, using the mirror to look over her shoulder. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I ripped off the pages of the desk calendar I’d been using, and I took down the map, too, which I’d had up there ever since I saw that it contained Agloe. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

My mom bursts in from the bathroom, using her phone as a flashlight and carrying a soaking wet Hector on her hip. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Then as we moved off a group of boys ran among us and the men started using their lights, revealing darting figures in blonde wigs, the tails of their stolen dress coats flying. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

It's a habit by now, Freak riding up high on my shoulders and using his little feet to steer me if I forget where we're going. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Do not, I repeat, do not move again,” his captor said, once more using that flat monotone. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

After a few times through, have the students drop the chanting and perform the piece using clapping only. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

He balanced on my arm using both hands and one foot, watching curiously as the runoff swirled down the drain. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Cronies of theirs in other squadrons began dropping in unashamedly and using the tent as a hangout. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Nevertheless, the idea of using loci for artificial memory was at the center of formal education in rhetoric for centuries. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

“I want you two—you three—to always act kind and respectful. Just because your friends are using bad words doesn’t mean you should. Right?” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

They passed around the pail of stew, using pieces of bread to scoop out the meat and to soak up the chili. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Fascinating!”he would say as Harry talked him through using a telephone. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

As a precaution, he recopied the instructions onto a separate paper, using shorthand that only he would recognize. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

This tends to change the rules for using and developing melodies, so the terms used to talk about contrapuntal melodies are different, too. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Neither had Dorian, especially not after all his talk of using Nehemia as a hostage to get the Eyllwe rebels to cooperate. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

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

After the Georgia legislature declared a prohibition against alcoholic beverages in 1907, Papa quit making or drinking beer—he believed in being law-abiding—and the churches started using fruit nectars instead of wine. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Stanley grabbed hold of the shovel as he climbed up the rock wall, using the sides of the rut to help support him. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want Pap to know I’d disobeyed his orders, so ’stead of using their proper names I didn’t say nothing more than “It’s all right, li’l pup” and “There, there, girl.” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

She made a face as she applied a pale gold lipstick using a brush. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She ran by our table with tears in her eyes, using her fingers to grab at and scrub her tongue. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“They’re just picking people off, left and right. Why are they using darts instead of bullets?” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

We know that Sequoyah received paper and other writing materials, the idea of a writing system, the idea of using separate marks, and the forms of several dozen marks. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Why was he using so much of it? Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

In hundreds of little towns and big cities from coast to coast, kids were using the new word, and parents and teachers were trying to stop it. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of eating kosher, using different table settings for every meal and eating all meat or all dairy dishes, I just ate what I wanted. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“By using stuff like fireworks and disco balls?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

It was like a game, like I was trying to hide and a blind woman was trying to find me using sonar. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“It’s my friend Nigel’s family’s country house. He had me here in the summer as a guest, and no one is using it, and—I knew the gate code, didn’t I?” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I got the skiff,” I tell him, “so that’s what I’m using. ” The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I was using the words he had used to me. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

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

For herself and for Father, she made tea, using water from a copper teakettle that she must have already boiled and set at the edge of the stove to keep hot. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

My shoulder aches—I shouldn’t really be using my arm—but I have other things on my mind. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

She is using the same excited cadence they use when trying to decipher what Bit wants when he sits and stares at them. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

O’Neill said he wanted to understand the Net better, and was aware how much the students and faculty were talking about it and using it. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I noticed the way the artist defined her huge muscles using light and dark and how her knee was foreshortened, just like we were taught in art class. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“Find Ariadne’s string and prevent Luke from using it.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

She got used to using the back door and to not speaking until spoken to. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

While their parents were at work, the kids were at school, learning the rules of the new culture, and sometimes using this new knowledge against their parents. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

I hop off the cart and sweep him up in my arms, putting one hand round his muzzle and using the other to get back on the cart. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Instead, I had been in Detroit for ten years now, at the same workplace, using the same bank, visiting the same barber. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Solfege corresponds to the notes of the major scale, using the syllables Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La, and Ti. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

One of the things Galileo also observed around this time, using a telescope, was dark features on the face of the Sun—sunspots. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Since tissues connected to their donors’ names are subject to strict regulation under the Common Rule, samples are no longer named using donor initials as Henrietta’s cells were; today they’re usually identified by code numbers. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

There is nothing wrong about any of these three ways of using the arts, and sometimes it is quite appropriate to use one style over another for various curricular or other reasons. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Shining my headlamp on a dime-store thermometer clipped to the parka I’d been using as a pillow, I saw that the temperature inside the cramped, two-person tent was seven degrees below zero Fahrenheit. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

But now, as he watched her lift up the giant man using only her words, he felt something shift inside him. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

They decided that if guards discovered them at the fence, Park would take them out using taekwondo. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

They had been using those freaky necklaces they’d worn during the battle in the valley to not only absorb power from other witches but to influence the Grans through powerful and corrupted magic. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

After we finish using our AffloVests, Stella hangs up to give her mom a call and to check in on her friends in Cabo, vowing to call me back in time for our nighttime pills. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

And I’m not exactly using kill as a figure of speech here. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

I naturally assumed you were using your dust-pan and had left it out in the hall. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

There’s nothing wrong with using the possessive whose for inanimate objects. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Working for another Ph.D. was nonsense, but only by using this dodge would I have the possibility of college rooms. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

It hit the earth right next to her and she pulled backward, using the javelin like a lever, kicking the Titan Lord and sending him flying over her. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Not using it, just sitting in the only room where no one will stare at you as if you are a criminal. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

James Goodale cautioned that if they published the Pentagon Papers, Nixon would likely come after them using the Espionage Act. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

One more or less appalled New York writer that year noted that “if Stanford had not been using a clumsily-built Western shell they might have won.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Virgil remembered Lola using that phrase specifically, “petty nonsense,” because he had had to ask her what it meant. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

He was using his cane, which meant he wasn’t feeling great. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“It means that the Cornwalls would be even for grandfather and I for mother...” ”... not by using force against force, but by using our brains.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Only a professional, using a specialized "skeleton key," could have turned that lock, Gordievsky thought. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He dragged himself to roll call and, using all his strength and determination, continued to work. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

When I offered Rich a fork, he insisted on using the slippery ivory chopsticks. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The captains would then look the rest of us over, using their obvious years of sporting experience, training, coaching, and performing at the highest levels of athletic competition. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

By the time Ralph had reached the landward end of the scar he was using precious breath to swear. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Get her using her mind again, we both thought. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

They was using two cowboys just to hold the reins while another one would hop on his back. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Avoid using it unnecessarily with where, as in Where is Silvio at? Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the night of March 9th, 1945, an air attack on Tokyo by American heavy bombers, using incendiary and high explosive bombs, caused the death of 83,193 people. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They were clearly upset about other stuff. A song didn’t make them do anything. All these people are using me as a cop-out instead of asking what the real problems are.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The two sides of the war god seemed to be kicking and punching each other inside Frank’s head, using his sinuses as a wrestling mat. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

When Uncle Jet found out that Nathan was using the cornfield for his experiment, he agreed to fix the cornfield posts. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“I’m not buying that, and let’s be clear about something: you only get one ‘Uncle Carlos, get me out of school’ card per school year, and you’re using it right now.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Without using any tools, you can still tell if it’s crooked—even by a tiny bit. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“By chance, have you been using any magic above your proficiency level?” asked the Town Uncle. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Alvarez was using the word amateur in its traditional sense: someone who engaged in a pursuit not for money or fame but purely for the love of knowledge and the abstract quest for truth. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“What has been proposed is that in lieu of eliminating the entire Capitol population, we have a final, symbolic Hunger Games, using the children directly related to those who held the most power.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

This wasn’t the worst of it, though; he had evidently tried to tame his hair, using large quantities of what appeared to be axle grease. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“They are using the stars to pinpoint the destination,” Seed Collector said, to the right of Pond. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Though he presented himself as fully healed, he was barely using his left arm and his ribs were still bound in tape. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If nobody’s using the room for anything, do you think it could be made into a new space for kids to hang out in? It has a bigger window, so that means it’s safe, right?” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

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

April bowed low before him and started in. on an elaborate ceremony, using some of the old things they’d done before and some new ones she’d just thought up. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

But also, this was different, because of the way they were using their bodies. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Simple: Find your way out of the library using only what’s in the library.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

He had grown up amidst slavery yet made his reputation by using science. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

If they’re as concerned about this matter as they claim, then let them judge the evidence in the case and cease using the case as manufactured evidence to wage war against segregation. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

I can’t imagine using this ancient thing, and it’s almost impossible to picture it in our office down the hall. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Wouldn’t be using it on deer, would I?” he answers. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“Well, but you can’t forget, sweetheart. Self-control is so important, especially at school. And using words always works best anyway.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

She made me feel warm so I started off with a warm brown color even though she was darker than the shade I was using. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

The man started out using one of Big Ma’s favorite words. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

I drag one of the target dummies out into the middle of the room and, using some chinning bars, hang it so it dangles by the neck. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

They can design dream weapons that come to life in my hands, but they will never again brainwash me into the necessity of using them. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

She had stopped using the leash, convinced of her husband's faithfulness, and for the first time since her return she seemed to have a moment of ease. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Back in Utah, Dr. Strayer and a colleague named Jason Watson had been using advanced technologies like the MRI to look at attention from inside the brain. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The general public could grow HeLa at home using instructions from a Scientific American do-it- yourself article, and both Russian and American scientists had managed to grow HeLa in space. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

But there’s a long tradition, going back at least to the sixteenth century, of using while at the head of a sentence to mean “although” or “whereas”: While he may be short, he’s wiry. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

In our lessons, Du Barry said our bodies all adjusted differently to using the arcana. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Mastery of the Reynolds number, and using that knowledge to build wind tunnels that successfully simulated real-world conditions, was the key to the NACAs success. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

One of his employees, using a complicated set of mirrors, found out the place in the cellar of the little brick house where she did keep it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Harvey then built up his case, using a combination of experiments and observation. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Mandela charged his way through traffic, using his large frame to shield the ball, and scored a goal. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

I called Katz, for the novelty of using a telephone, and learned that his room was even worse. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

He shuddered at his own craven circumlocution, using so meaningless a word to obscure so hideous a truth. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

These relations may be conveyed without even using a connective word: all the writer has to do is write the statements using parallel syntax and vary only the words that indicate the difference. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Of course he also had the powerful binoculars I was using. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I wave good-bye as they both head toward the door, using the remote next to my bed to sit it up a little more. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

When the officers found out, an order was issued to get the men to stop using this name. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

They must have been using them to provide additional light for the game. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I think about running with Erin, sprinting, climbing out onto my roof—her using her knee in all sorts of ways. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She said she could stop a stroke by adjusting a chakra; that she could halt heart attacks using only energy; that she could cure cancer if people had faith. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Next to her, Kim lies on the ground, using his backpack as a pillow. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Hugo attached a crank to the back of the clock and, using all of his strength, turned it as far as it would go. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

I was writing from the privacy of my bedroom, using a secret identity, but thanks to the Internet, the story of what was happening in Swat was there for the whole world to see. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Snub-nosed, Precious, and Refreshingly Normal, which is the line Davina’s been using two or three hundred times a day for half a decade now. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

His buddies dragged him up the embankment to the white Jeep he’d bought using money from a cancer research award. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

That’s because television plays to our attention systems in extraordinary ways, using light, sound, and story. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Ah yes. Like a security blanket, Amelia was using her noise-canceling headphones to soothe her sound sensitivity, making her social isolation worse.” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

For most of the twentieth century, medicine had been using the same primitive diagnostic criterion of sex formulated by Klebs way back in 1876. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

In those days before computers, that meant using radio. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s using up oxygen that I could be breathing. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was an Italian architect, Filippo Brunelleschi, who first demonstrated the power of an infinite zero: he created a realistic painting by using a vanishing point. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

They had offices all over the world, and I could already imagine myself being transferred to the office in Abu Dhabi and using my Arabic language skills. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

To him, he couldn’t have landed any closer to his original dream, because now, as a power plant manager, he gets to create electricity out of thin air—literally—using natural gas. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He’s more comfortable driving a car than I expected, using his turn signal to switch lanes and keeping his hands firmly on the steering wheel. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Several staged sets of chutes deployed automatically to slow our descent, then Martinez manually piloted us to the ground, using the thrusters to slow descent and control our lateral motion. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I began by imitating their accents, using their diction, trusting their every direction. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t want him to think I’m using him. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Though I went the other way. Started using all that fear as a punching bag. Nearly got myself killed on a daily basis.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I walked around to her back door instead of using the front. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“You’ll just need to respond with a To/From,” he said, using department slang for a memo. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I hate that you think that. I hate that I live in his f—” I stopped myself from using that word in front of my mother. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Gilgamesh had talked about using the water supply to spread the cure. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Once a scientist chooses a suitably close distance, all the calculations using the “true” mass and charge agree with one another. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Back then, we had dial-up Internet, which took forever, and then once we were connected, everyone took turns using the computer. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Goldman wasn’t much interested in physics, but it struck him that some of the same mathematical principles the group was using might be helpful in deciding whether someone was suffering a heart attack. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t like I was using one of her glasses. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

And Dad, using two fingers, hesitatingly pecked out the first thing that came to his mind—his name. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girls crabbed their way up, using their hands and feet in combination. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What if people don’t want this? What if they just stop using the NeuroLink and their lenses?” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The particular knot she was using was called the Devil’s Tongue. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

He had killed a cliff-ghast, but using the knife on a being shaped like himself was much harder. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

If Goddard was just using his samurai blade, he didn’t need Rowan to be his weapons caddy. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Otto scampered up and settled on top of it, winding his feet through the straps and using them as stirrups. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

When he resolved at last to move to Chicago, he was still using his given name, Herman Webster Mudgett. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

They were using their bodies to form a barricade that would be nearly impossible to penetrate. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

Tiny Cooper is splayed out across the thin carpet, using his backpack as a pillow. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

The worst part of it is, I know perfectly well that if Alice heard me using that word, she would call me out, too. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

The captives had been tied to a row of crossbeams, and a pair of slingers were using them to test their skills. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

That was as out loud as an out-loud He could be, but it was such a good one that Turner couldn’t feel too bad about using it. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

She could time the traffic lights so we could coast through intersections without using the brakes or losing momentum. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Each morning she measured exactly one half cup of Cheerios, the serving size indicated on the box, using the flowered plastic measuring cup she’d gotten from Higbee’s as a new bride. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

If the movers have bothered to look upward, I can't tell, because as soon as I got to this landing, I unspooled the carpet, using it to make a solid floor on the fire escape. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Leonard Hayflick had an especially personal connection with his cell line, WISH, which Gartler had listed as contaminated: he’d grown it using cells from the amniotic sac in which his unborn daughter had once floated. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I was so unique people would give directions using me as a landmark. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The Huygens brothers found a way to reduce chromatic aberration considerably by using a combination of two thin lenses in the eyepiece of a telescope, instead of one fat lens. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

I’m always using the search function on my computer to find may in my work, because it is often wrong and should be might. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Second week of December and I’ve been using my ice scraper every morning this week. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Nok must have known he was looking at her, but she kept her head tucked under her arm, like a pigeon using its wing to shelter from the rain. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

He was galloping around his enemy, using sword and shield, while the giant swung a javelin the size of a telephone pole and the crowd cheered. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t help but notice that she was using Lice Peek- ing’s head as a footrest. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Ugh, I have to go back to school on Monday,” Grace said, using two fries like chopsticks to pick up a piece of pickle. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“You can keep using it as headquarters,” said Harry. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I held the fish down by kneeling on it and using my hands. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Describe the time you were run over by your own horse using only interjections.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

It was pretty difficult to get online without using a network they owned and operated. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The tense atmosphere had slowly subsided into a casual conversation; I guessed that Jasper was using his peculiar gift to control the situation. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Nok ran down the slope, using her staff to brace herself. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“And the orange device they were using—I saw one at Thurmond, once.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He was supposed to be minding the fishing nets, but he had found a fine piece of bamboo and was using it to draw pictures with water on the inside of the boat. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

She’d done such a calculated job of using her aircraft as a battering ram that she was still able to use her flight controls afterward. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“I mean...I’d like it if all of you started using Tor, maybe set up some two-factor authentication on your devices, took some steps to protect your own privacy.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

And then I find the words I should have been using all along. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Amá keeps using the plural, even though I’m the only one left. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Nor did I kill seals for their sinews, using instead kelp to bind the things that needed it. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then I felt bad—for using the guy. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

So, I started using blankets, but then the blankets hurt, so I started using pillows, but then the pillows hurt, so I went back to normal. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Someone had set up their own little camp, using bright blue pool rafts as mattresses. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

How to start with the edges, the borders, and work in, using my imagination. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

He needed Tom White in Boston, using his influence where it had the most impact. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

If only he could get the mouse at close quarters and stop him from using the sword, Cluny thought, then he could win with his superior strength. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

When I finally tracked her down, she wasn’t using the facilities. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

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

Here is Bertrand Russell using it to explain the movement called romanticism: The romantic movement is characterized, as a whole, by the substitution of aesthetic for utilitarian standards. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

I try to clamp myself around the wide trunk and shinny up, using the rough bark as steps, but it doesn’t work. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

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

She caught herself before she went down, using her own momentum to keep moving. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Then, he was using a razor, very delicately, on the back of my neck. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Closer to the table, she saw that the man was using the instrument to write something on each woman’s arm. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of the most important papers in the history of code breaking, it introduced powerful new ways of using statistics to break codes. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Neumann Two orders two plates of calves’ liver and eats both, using dark little bread rolls to sop the blood. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I made the bottom first, putting the skins end to end, and using three of them. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

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'm using old parts of the antenna array to hold the cards up. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe it was the eighteen pictures that Kat took of our washing line when she was using up Salim’s film, with the sleeves of sweatshirts, jumpers and blouses waving in the wind. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suffragists saw the vote as a way they could make the world a better place by using it to increase wages, eliminate child labor, and reduce government corruption. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“And using paper plates for every meal is bad for the environment.” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

In his vision, he’d prove that the game worked by using imaging technology to show improvements inside the brain. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

When I get wound up, I speak fast, using a jumbled mix of English and Kinyamulenge. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

He must be so very tired, yet here he was using his best manners. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

They watched Max place a circle of yellow crime scene tape near my trunk, using metal stakes. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“I have to know for sure,” I growl, using someone else’s voice. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

They created others live using their collection of paraphernalia. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

In 1949 the Soviets tested their first atomic bomb, using plans stolen by spies from American labs. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

And on the outside, I might care that I’m using his sympathy or guilt to get him to conspire with me, but what other choice do I have? Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He was using words like psychosis and schizophrenic. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

You had to be careful using yourself as source. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Pena had become interested while abroad in using genetics as a historical tool—studying family trees and migrations by examining DNA. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

She must have still been using the Sight. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

And Odysseus came, debating inwardly what he should do: embrace this beauty’s knees in supplication? or stand apart, and, using honeyed speech, inquire the way to town, and beg some clothing? The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’ll make up the clue using altered poetry, like the character does in Rhyme Schemer!” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t be defeated by two demigods—at least not two demigods using force. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

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

You can draw a picture, build using sticks or clay. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

It became a habit, using Dorothy to divert attention from himself and his house. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

“I recorded your partner using a spell book inside the Bureau,” says Lara. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“So fast in age,” the woman notes, using an awkward phrase. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

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 was eating some corn chips at the time, so I was using voice commands to operate the image-analysis software. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He was so cool, he could chat with one friend on his cell phone while using his free hand to knock knuckles with a dozen more. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

He wipes the sweat from his forehead using a napkin. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

It was hard work—you had to climb on top of the bus using the open windows as footholds, and then pull the bag up with you to place on the roof rack. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“I’m using paper clips to make the chains for the swings, and I’m going to cut pieces of rubber tire for the seats.” When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

His client was using two mirrors to look at it, like a guy checking the neckline at a hair salon. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Lastly I cobbled together a rough ladder using the hatchet and twine I’d found. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Instead of using did in a question or a negative statement, they often prefer these forms: Used Andre to have a great lob? Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s power in allowing yourself to be known and heard, in owning your unique story, in using your authentic voice. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

To speed things up even more, Rondon was using a different mapping method called the “moveable sighting” process. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

I bind her up using what's left of my shirt and some strips from her fatigues. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

In my dream, you are standing in front of the vending machine from the Good Night, Sleep Tight, and you are smiling at me, using all of your teeth. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I’m using it as bait for you both to come down and visit me! I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Even angry Fern stuck to Big Ma’s rule about never using the word liar. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

He gave viewers a basic overview of cell structure and cancer using diagrams and a long wooden pointer. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Tate asked, using the nickname Walter's friends and family had given him. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Felicia took over now, and she seemed to have a lot of experience using the viewing screen. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was back to using my Iranian name. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Hiroshi points his finger in front of him like he's using it to focus on me. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

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

He assured them that the resolution against engaging in trade and using money had never been passed, or even suggested. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

He moves again to help his wife; the soldier spins his gun around, using the butt of it to shove the man forward. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I kept looking over at Charles, who had sat down and started to drink his tea, using both hands on the cup. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Some people feel that using such intervals in medieval music is not only more authentic, but sounds better too, since the music was composed for this tuning system. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Upon further analysis, another geologist concluded that it might be possible to “age” the surface of a dolomite marble statue in a couple of months using potato mold. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

For some reason people loved using Aladdin to put me down, which made me sad, because I really liked Aladdin. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I told little Billy here that they were using the big bombing planes an awful lot. His uncle is a bomber pilot. He’s probably flying his plane right now.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

It is almost always possible to present an intellectually honest and engaging account of any field, using a minimum of technical apparatus. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Well, better report to the medical officers. They are using that house as a temporary hospital.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I is not, I is not, I is not knowing how! I is a good elf, I isn’t using wands, I isn’t knowing how!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Momma persistently using the wrong verb, or none at all. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

This made it possible to send cells around the world using the already-standardized method for shipping frozen foods and frozen sperm for breeding cattle. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Francie smiled happily, pleased at his using the nickname he had given her when, as a baby, he swore that her crying was as varied and as tuneful as an opera singer’s range. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

By put it in the beam, he meant “look at it using the electron microscope,” which is much more powerful than a light microscope, and can see deeper into the universe within. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’s using her Look At The Person behavior to look at me and I don’t like it. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe he had tried using a rope, only to realize the water could give him a cleaner death, a quieter one. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

That means using a word such as say or said, not like, to quote somebody. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was only a matter of time, I figured, before she'd want to cure me, and I liked the idea that using a couch was part of the cure. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Piled-up bodies in front of you to catch the bullets, using the dead for a shield; remember the sound? The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Using words to talk of words is like using a pencil to draw a picture of itself, on itself. Impossible. Confusing. Frustrating.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

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

Back in New York, Hall and Sax had agreed to set a meeting date using what’s known in tradecraft as the “book code.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the night Laurence Hurd rose up to attack the whites in the audience for their hypocrisy, for using religion as a thin veil for their own racism. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Doc,” he said, “any chance of using your car to go up the Valley?” Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, that doesn’t make sense. I mean, if I had all these powers, I’m sure I’d be using them for something. At least to get a TV in here.” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

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

Chamberlain remembered using the boy to plug a hole in the line, stopping the hole with his own brother’s body like a warm bloody cork, and Chamberlain looked at himself. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Our cell phones still have some charge left, but we're using them sparingly and there's no Wi-Fi anyway. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Our earliest ancestors began to walk on two feet about four million years ago, but how they were using their hands remains unknown to us. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then she called on the Panaghia, using every one of her names. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Where did the idea of using Navajo come from? Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Valentin was making motions with his hands as if he was using machinery. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

“I told you to stop using that bleaching cream,” she murmured to the vast expanse above her. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

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

Recent discoveries lead us to create a new definition, which we can make using currently available scientific information. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

But there are alternatives: One could peer inside using some sort of periscopelike magnifying device, for example. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

She approached the egg crate using the correct Egyptian walk, which was done by walking with your shoulders sideways, arms held out from the body and bent sharply at the wrist. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Garfield called to Lucretia, using an expression common during his childhood in the Ohio woods, "Why, the child fell like a log!" Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“It pays to go very slowly at the start, using your best judgement for every letter,” she advised other code breakers. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

There were only thirty-two fencers competing in women’s saber, using a direct elimination tableau, so there was no first day of pool rounds. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He had another half-second to fill his lungs with air and she was on him again, using her head to drive him down into the mud of the bottom. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was dividing one chicken so it stretched into three full meals by using the back and wings in her lemon-rice soup. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was using the voice of Robb the Lord when he said it; Bran knew that meant there was no appeal. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Congratulations, Aspirant Veturius,” a mustached man who might be a cousin says as he shakes my hand in both of his, using the title the Augurs bestowed on me during graduation. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He was using it to carry the bodies of dead animals. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

She didn’t even realize she was using charmspeak until his eyes glazed over. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

To help make ends meet, Johnny began hitching the horse to his toboggan and using them to make deliveries for the local grocery. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

People didn’t stop using the technology, because they couldn’t. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I was in a burrow near one of the holes that the men were using. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How you been feeling, Neece-Neece?” he says, using the nickname he used to call me when we were in kindergarten. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

“Every day,” I mutter, glancing back at Natalie, who is using her dress to fan herself. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

So instead of chopping the tree down he went to see a certain woman who was well known in that part for using charms to solve difficult problems. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

So a trumpet or tuba can get one harmonic series using no valves, another one a half step lower using one valve, another one a whole step lower using another valve, and so on. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

The log-out sequence was designed this way to prevent avatars from using it as an easy way to escape a fight. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Vikus told the whole tale in ten sentences using a soft voice. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was taking another stab at alkahest, using the Strange azoth this time. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Snarling, using the weight of his body as a tool, he rode the circling and stumbling beast. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Both kids could imagine Ms. Hussey using it as a hiding place. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Samson tries to dodge Cantos, using his shoulder to slide around the Silver, but the strongarm is quick. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z

This didn’t matter too much if you were using the telescope to identify a ship at sea, but it was a major bugbear for the accurate work required in astronomy. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

The boys suggested we build a tent around the large grave, using it as the floor of our shelter, because it was raised above the soggy ground. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

They were tracking her too easily, probably using her body heat to pick her out among the trees, like the minders back home. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Are you aware that some Protestant theologians, in their writings, are using the phrase “post-Christian era”—and they mean now? The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The King’s leitmotif, for example, might be 4 quarter notes played on a trumpet sound on a keyboard, or using an interval of a 5th on any instrument to sound regal and stately. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

By around 300 BC the Babylonians had started using two slanted wedges to represent an empty space, an empty column on the abacus. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

I step lightly, careful not to slip, and wash the grease from my hands using the big industrial sink. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The Grisha prisoners’ hands were kept tightly bound to keep them from using their power. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I say, using his real name instead of our nickname for him. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

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

Since that afternoon I dreaded even the sound of her voice down the house telephone, and by using Robert as mediator between us I was spared this last ordeal. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

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

My brother was using every ounce of strength he had not to cry. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Then he turned, using his leg to sweep aside the chair, which was on its back on the floor, stepped over the food, and walked out of the kitchen. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

One senior training officer, who happened to be black, had suggested that there was nothing wrong with such a greeting and that we ought to get in the habit of using it with our inmates. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Don’t use that word.That’s a bad word, a curse word.You could go to hell using a word like that. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I got to practice using a wheelchair with my legs out. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Then, abruptly, I got up and brought over a quantity of my personal notepaper and wrote a second letter to Sister Irma, using the floor as a desk. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Rumors circulated that emaciated Jews returning from the camps were using gentile children's blood for transfusions, a revival of the ancient accusation known as blood libel. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

“No! Well...I wasn’t supposed to be using Errol. You know he’s not really up to long journeys...but how else was I supposed to get Harry’s present to him?” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Even after Felicia reverted to using her maiden name. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here he was having divorced Mameh and he was still using her against me. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I decided I would gently dispute with Hamlet, using my reason to stir doubt within him. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

When they are a whole step apart, the note in between them can only be named using a flat or a sharp. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Perez had robbed somebody his first day out from a previous bid, he told me, using a gun borrowed from a friend. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was when my mama realized the dead woman was stealing her husband’s breath, using it to make her stronger.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“Then it was somebody using your name and phone number,” the man said. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“It’s...it’s what is best for the Collective,” I say, using the only method he might accept. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I tuck the pencil I was using behind my ear, playing it cool. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“But the general consensus was that we weren’t going to get anything worth using if we locked her in a bunker somewhere every time a gun went off.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Of course, things can happen in between the beats, too, but the timing for those is also coordinated using the beats; for example, a note might begin at exactly the halfway point between two beats. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

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

In the last two centuries, people have literally carted away many of its buildings, using the stones for churches, homes, bridges, public buildings, and even landfill. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

There's a girl using the online card catalog. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He mentioned you giving up the art club and basketball and using the time for studying.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I’d like to tell Mrs. Gruver that both our names are from the Torah and she doesn’t need to prove a point by using Israeli pronunciation. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Bobby had been using different forms of fallacious logic to accuse and attack whole classes of people, such as the Jews. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

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

Among other things, he studied the nature of light, using prisms and lenses. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Seth crept ahead, staying low, using the bushes for cover, gradually making his way toward the meager line of smoke. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“Octavian,” said he, stumbling and using my name, “we...we did not know. We would, I suppose, eventually have taken you to France. To present you at court there.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

She actually took away his key because he locked himself in the bathroom the second day for over an hour and he should be using Sadhu's from now on. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

The fact that she insisted on using her own lecture notes with added quotations from Chairman Mao instead of the mimeographed handouts made us respect her even more. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

If you’re not comfortable using an expression without apologetic quotation marks, you probably shouldn’t be using it at all. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

It takes several hours, but Malik, Sonny, and I put together a music video for “On the Come Up,” using footage that Malik recorded for his documentary. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

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

Getting to the *Modem surveys using lasers and state-of-the-art Doppler satellite transmissions have revised this measurement upward a mere 26 feet—to the currendy accepted altitude of 29,028 feet, or 8,848 meters. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

They tested their new bombers in the Spanish Civil War, which began in 1936, using aircraft for brutal and ruthless attacks on civilians as well as soldiers. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

It's too early to start using the h-word, but one thing is for sure: This girl is headed our way, folks. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I feel only a little guilt over using Maria Büchner's name to obtain a favor. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“We'll talk later, but it’s under control. I’m using Annabeth's shield to keep an eye on things. The enemy withdrew at sunrise; not sure why. We’ve got a lookout at each bridge and tunnel.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Francie began using her right hand instead of the left after the vaccination and never had trouble afterwards. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He flicks his paintbrush in my direction like it’s a magic wand he’s using against an ogre. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

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

She kept her doors and windows locked, unless she was using them. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

However, some of the children were not just forgetful about using our language, they were openly defiant. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I recognize it instantly as the current generation of Warcross glasses that are being sold in stores—much more powerful than the old rentals I’ve been using up until now. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I made it four whole days avoiding him—taking different staircases, using different hallways, only going to my locker during lav breaks. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Park addressed Shin using honorific nouns and verb endings. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

The report she wrote took up four sheets of the special India paper she used, even cramming her writing as tightly as she could and using a super-sharp hard pencil. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Agents would tear off each key after using it and then burn or otherwise demolish it. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

We were using charcoal, and because someone had commandeered all the easels, we were having to work with our boards propped up on our laps. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

But language changes, and upright citizens have been using hopefully in that looser way for ages. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

But with experience we become expert at using our behavior and our training to interpret—and decode—what lies behind our snap judgments and first impressions. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

We now know that our galaxy is only one of some hundred thousand million that can be seen using modern telescopes, each galaxy itself containing some hundred thousand million stars. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first she held her arms wide, using them for balance. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

On a Saturday night in February 1949, Radio Quito announced a Martian invasion using the newsflash technique and local place names. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

People have been using human waste as fertilizer for centuries. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My mom caught me using my phone late and took it away.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

For privacy, the men had rigged up curtained walls around their cots, small makeshift bedrooms, and in the dark Rat went quickly from room to room, using the flashlight to pluck out the faces. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Humbly, my mother said, “Well, I bought him that one slate. He broke it and kept using the pieces for a year. And I’ve already paid his school fees for this year.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

If dropped to the floor by a child or careless adult everyone nearby could be splashed with the same chemical that has sent spraymen using it into convulsions. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

The chemical is also a radioactive isotope, which means it can be visualized using a PET scan. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Dad said the first ship would create a settlement in the habitable zone, and we’d have to locate them from space using panchromatic imagery. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I am not the best at using it. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

They are using me to cloak their deception, putting mine own face on their lie. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“I’m using the fresh one for meringue pie,” he added in English. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Nowadays we are able to fix pitch using an electronic, measurement, Hertz, which gives each pitch a numerical value, though we have stuck with the alphabetical names for ease of use. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

It enthralled him with its mystifying machinery; the rest of the world was still using candles and kerosene lamps. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

My voice comes out hoarse, I guess from not using it much anymore. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

"They call them smartphones for a reason—you can find out pretty much anything you want to, using a phone." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

It almost seemed that she was using the war as an excuse to leave Curacao. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fadi had suggested using a fast shutter speed to freeze the action as it came into view. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

“I’m learning on my own,” I answered, and reluctantly showed him the book I was using. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled on his gloves, removed the shroud of blankets from Carl Heine, and then, methodically, using angled scissors, cut away the rubber bib overalls, dropping pieces of them in a canvas bin. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Dad craftily installed bags under each toilet seat, which we are to throw out after using, like a giant camping nightmare. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

But they weren't using this equipment to track other aircraft. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I don’t think he was using language at all. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

There were warnings, rules against using the energies to harm any living being. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t using a word-processing program of any kind—in fact, she was bypassing much of the operating system—and whatever formatting was imposing itself on the words, it wasn’t hers. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

They chose the topic of “rights and responsibilities,” and planned to focus on the right to drive but the responsibility to do so without using a phone or texting. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“I got a nice rod and reel down home, but my daddy don’t want me using it without him around. ’ Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

One set of plants was grown using organic methods. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Although almost all of these correspondents were willing to be publicly identified—some demanded it—I’m using only their online names, since their stories could put them in peril from parents, peers, or school administrators. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

That it ain’t nothing for her to wake up and find somebody she ain’t never seen using her bathroom two days after the party’s done. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Cole hung close to the fire the rest of the day and fed the damp wood into the flames, purposely using the smoke to help drive off mosquitoes. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

But why can I only pray using the words they give me? P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I pressed on her arms, using her to support my weight so I could step lightly. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I can tell, even from afar, that she’s not using the full extent of the splendor; she’s not allowing herself to take in as much I did. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

To do this, we dug mini-holes in the ground using hoes. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Don’t get me wrong. I like Carol Lee and all. But sometimes I wish I could be by myself. Not have her snooping through my stuff or using my makeup without even asking.” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“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

I quickly gave up on using one after I left mine in science and math on the same day. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

He was very outgoing, using any excuse to start a chat. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Surely you’re not suggesting using the baptistry,” said Mrs. Larkin, a staunch Baptist and lifelong member of the First Baptist Church. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

What the children learned from the notes was this: The Institute on Nomansan Island generated all its own electricity using the power of the tides—an endless source of energy. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

The actual speed can be determined at any point in the earth's orbit by using the distance to the sun and the specific orbital energy. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Anya rolled the Torah open, using the end of the pointer to find her spot. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

They stay quiet, using their silence and privilege as a shield to protect themselves. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Captain Smith begins speaking strange words and using hand motions to communicate. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

While modern continental peoples included ones dependent on stone tools, as were Polynesians, South America also spawned societies expert in using precious metals, and Eurasians and Africans went on to utilize iron. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Neither one of them thought about using the desk, and even if they had wanted to, Maya’s laundry was spread all over it. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

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

A professional army would also be less expensive than using mercenaries. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, for sure. I will never forgive him for using me like this. I don’t even care if we never talk again.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Piper kept yelling commands and using her cornucopia to bounce coconuts and roasted chickens off the turtle’s eyeballs. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He once again holds Lincoln’s hand, simultaneously using his index finger to feel for a pulse on Lincoln’s wrist. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Eight years earlier—in 1943 — a group of researchers at the National Institutes of Health had proven such a thing was possible using mouse cells. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“You must promise me,” said Badwa, “that you will do anything in your ability to prevent my brother from using Adiah’s power to exact his plans.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Grandpop was standing at the counter, using a spoon to smear peanut butter on the side of an apple. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Someone was actually using the Wyrdmarks to open a portal to summon this creature. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Sergeant Simpson said that, because of Gearhart’s training, they were using our squad on long-range reconnaissance. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

From the smell of the place, they haven’t been using the privy. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

I force myself to sit up again, using only one of my hands. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Rather than go downstairs to the instructors’ room for drawing paper, I drew the sketches on my personal notepaper, using both sides of the sheet. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

But now she was using the familiar phrase as a warning to Papi, not to me, as if it were he who had to do something about my semistatus. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I called out, using the Jackboot word for “yes.” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

“That dog you people are using in your TV show? The new star of Dog Squad. Fred? The one on all the talk shows this morning? He’s mine.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Skills: listening, speaking, writing, story telling, explaining, teaching, using humor, understanding the syntax and meaning of words, remembering information, convincing someone of their point of view, analyzing language usage. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

He was missing me very much and using the bed must have relieved the feeling of longing a bit. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was swinging upside down off the starboard rail, using his massive strength and his flexible feet to hang on while he untangled some broken oars. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Zach was smarter than I was, and I was never going to win this argument using just my mouth. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

I was still using the small version my father had made me, but I'd been practicing with the full-size one when I could. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Then we slosh buckets of water across the floorboards, using push brooms to sluice the resulting muck from the car. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

It did indeed smell vilely—like the old chapel at Carfax—and with our previous experience it was plain to us that the Count had been using the place pretty freely. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

The printing press blocking the stairs was vibrating: Xenophilius was trying to shift it using a Hover Charm. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She was now standing in the same position as when she’d been using the minister as a leaning post; her arms were raised, her head bowed. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

I guess he won’t be using that one again next year. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Exactly,” I said, using long strokes to comb through my warm, clean hair. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Momma wouldn’t talk right then, but later in the evening I found that my violation lay in using the phrase “by the way.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

After twenty minutes, Blake returned to Rotterdam, using the back roads he had learned as a teenager in the Dutch resistance. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

As she became more skilled, Mother went from using her whole body to only her fingers. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Until he was a teenager, his family lived in the country several miles from Durham, tending a small farm of tobacco and corn using a team of mules. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, he and Amit are using shoulders, elbows, legs, and chests to clear a path through the curious crowd pressing around us. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She thought about all the nights they had stayed up late, talking in whispers and using their pillows to muffle their laughter. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Seven explained her theory to her father: Someone was using the cucos, or working with them, to sabotage the vote to help Spares. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Jamie, are you using something you shouldn’t be using?” she asked. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was using Facebook primarily to promote her home business, handcrafted scarves, sweaters, blankets made to order. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

He was using a thumbnail to pry off the body lice, working slowly, carefully depositing the lice in a blue USO envelope. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lena absently blotted up the hot chocolate Kendra had sprayed, using a small towel. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

We wound up with eleven fellows from Kent sleeping three to a bedchamber and using the second-floor drawing room as their common area for dining and conversating. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The distance derived from measurements of the parallax of Mars carried out in 1671 by a French team using simultaneous observations by Jean Richer from Cayenne, in French Guiana, and Cassini from Paris. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

He’s trying to whittle something using a pocketknife. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

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

Nugent couldn’t see what they were doing: he had eyes only for the man who was crouching on the foredeck, using a welding torch. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

June is not typically an angry person, but it’s been a long day, and she looks about three seconds from using one of those heels to stab the guy through the eye socket. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Calculus makes this relatively straightforward, but Newton deliberately avoided using calculus in his published proofs, realizing that his peers would not accept the calculations unless they were couched in familiar language. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Your knuckles are cut up and someone’s been using that room.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The second meant he was actively interested in the men and was considering using their services. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Anya had a knife in her pocket already—she had been using it to craft the sukkah’s walls—and she figured that was all she needed for gathering branches. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

But even though I silently mocked Shawn for using it, I had come to identify with it. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

As if that weren’t bad enough, they were using it as a football, punting it back and forth. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“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

Jay Stringer didn’t complain about the paper, and neither did any of the other ten kids using brown. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

They collected piles of rocks and stones and tied them up into bundles using sturdy cloth. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fortunately, we will not be using the top deck during the voyage. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Schiem collared a young pig and carried it off a ways, where he killed and dressed it using a long knife from his bag. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I know a good spot if Junior Palmer isn’t using it tonight.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Later on, some Americans started using the term, too. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I just kept picturing Thomas using the app and checking off American history, video games, and basketball. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

He mounted his black stallion, and she considered leaping from her horse and using the chain to hang him from the nearest tree. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

They move slowly north behind the Blue Ridge, using the mountains to screen their movements. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we got home, I wrote the signs I wanted in my lined-paper tablet with the Indian head on the front, using the pencil Grandma sharpened for me. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

And now, almost using my mom’s ATM card only twenty minutes into the adventure, I wonder how I could have managed the nerve to think I might pull this off. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Kaz had told her to keep an eye out for women using similarly made mirrored compacts at the Crow Club. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I saw a woman digging up moss with her hands and using it as mortar between the rocks. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Hecate mentioned a formidable enemy in the House of Hades—a witch who couldn’t be defeated except by me, using magic.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Matt kept using “untoward”—I don’t know where he got that expression, but he liked it and kept using it—that’s how I knew Matt was speaking; everything was “untoward.” My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

My older brother, Nation, managed to get one somehow, and we hung it on our wall at home, using bubble gum as tape. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“In-sense,” the Kid said and he threw the crayon box we were using for incense right into the manger and busted the doll’s head again. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

By 1903, fully 25 percent of the 'Big Three” meatpacking companies’ profit on beef came from their ingenious ways of using what had formerly been thrown away. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Many were extremely complex, using as many as “three to five methods...each of which must be solved as an entity in itself.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Even when I’m using my car, I drive by my watch, not my speedometer. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Umm-hmm,” Angel says, using markers to write words on a sheet of paper. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

“They’re not using it. Everyone seems to be on the same page now.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“All right, out of the truck!” says the soldier using his no-nonsense boot-camp voice. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

She parted her hair in the center, using the curved talon of her forefinger as a comb. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

However, he had been using a slightly different definition of a black hole. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

My grandmother made me a tiny toothbrush, using a matchstick for the handle, and into this she stuck little bits of bristle that she had snipped off one of her hairbrushes. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Because they are so large, hitting the right one is actually easier than using my Medi-Talker. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Instead of using something that might harm us, I mix a concoction of a surfactant, NaCl, and a chemical derivative of acetic acid—aka Dawn dish soap, salt, and vinegar. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, but you also carry a haint, and it’s using you. It’s using you to get to me and everybody else on Alke, so it can become more powerful than even you.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

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

In the late 1920s, General Motors secretly began to purchase trolley systems throughout the United States, using a number of front corporations. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z

“My uncle,” he said to Mr. Jacob Benally, using the polite form of address to show he respected this man like a relative, “are those other children in bilagaanaa clothing also Navajos?” Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a while he got frustrated and a little embarrassed, and just started using a spatula like everyone else. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

I don’t pretend to understand the mystery of love, but this time it was more than sex, more than using a woman’s body. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

The 586th Fighter Aviation Regiment was still based at Saratov, using their fast and dangerous solo Yak fighters to defend and protect supplies and transport on the Volga River north of Stalingrad. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

So, using the king’s secret door, Minli carefully left the garden and walls of the Inner City. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

There are a lot of problems with using pop-tents as farmland, but they have 10 square meters of floor space each. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He offered a hand and I took it, using the other to keep the jacket on. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

If Truman had any misgivings about using the atomic bomb, he kept them well buried. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

When one of us taps ‘secret,’ we’ll switch to only using your cards. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Back home in Congo, I avoided using the school bathrooms because they were unsanitary and often lacked toilet paper. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

In those days, if you wanted to escape to another world, you had to create it yourself, using your brain, some paper, pencils, dice, and a few rule books. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

It didn’t seem that I’d be using it for anything but writing Christmas cards. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

I began to walk my avatar down the hall, using a series of subtle hand motions to control its movements and actions. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He closed the window, using his left hand for the first time. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I also become renowned in school for imitating famous singers, using an imaginary microphone, flinging my hair around and dancing and singing and pursing my lips. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But she was waiting and using some discretion. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

You are using frightful means to justify ends that you think are for the good of the most people. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

When he heard a rustling behind him, he turned and almost dropped the piece of driftwood he’d been using to coax the little flames. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Now’s a stupid time to cry,” said Rita, busily using a sacrificial knife to cut through the ropes that bound her brother. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Skills: dancing, physical co-ordination, sports, hands on experimentation, using body language, crafts, acting, miming, using their hands to create or build, expressing emotions through the body. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

But Hodges quickly proved to be a consummate politician of the Southern progressive type, using words like “compromise” and “understanding” while adroitly undermining any real change in the status quo. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

We covered the gaps between wall boards with paper, painted the inside, and covered the kitchen floor using paint and pieces of linoleum we found at the city dump. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I go through the trash carefully, using an old cereal box to push through the mucky parts. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

“I never would have thought of using the colors of book spines and covers to make a picture, like art.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Like if someone is using research to show that schools should get rid of homework, you could point out that they probably did that research at home and that they’ve proven your point for you.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

It was close on midnight, and they had been drifting for some while, hardly using the paddles, when suddenly Sam cried out. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He had made new fire, which he now kept going using partially rotten wood because the punky wood would smolder for many hours and still come back with fire. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the comfort-loving Descartes wasn’t a fighting soldier; he found his military niche as an engineer, using his mathematical skills rather than his less-developed physical abilities. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Just before my birthday party had started, Chapter Eleven had been down in his basement laboratory, using a hacksaw on a newfangled Titleist that advertised a “liquid center.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I pour in some leftover water from a cup Mabel was using. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Even if I thought she was using too many larger Legos on top of her tower and lots of small ones on the bottom. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“Bats go to work at night. They ‘see’ in the dark using a special skill called echolocation. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

No one else brought up the desirability of using molecular models to help solve the structure. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Kate could make pretty floral arrangements using only the blossoms from weeds she picked in the fields. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, using only his elbows, he squirmed and crawled his way over the slippery rocks and up onto the grassy ground above the tide line. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

After our final class of the day I drop off my weapons at the armory and get ready to head to my bed, using my study time to doze before dinner. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Craning her neck, she saw Mendigo looming over her, using his foot to hold her in place. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

For almost a year now, folks have been using Jimmy’s as a party spot, kinda like they do Magnolia Ave on Friday nights. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

She moved about slowly, touching objects with her fingers as she passed them, using them for support. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He added: “You better tell the boy to keep back. We’ll be using cyanide, and it’s dangerous.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

“We’re using them with brains not geared for this sort of thing.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Instruments that produce sound using strings are called chordophones, or simply strings. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

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

He often invited us to his house to swim, especially since Birmingham’s public pools forbade black youth from using them. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

All they were using for their prediction was their analysis of the surgeon’s tone of voice. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Thanks for using Discreet Delivery service, where they get what’s coming to them, whether they know it or not! Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Fish!” they’d bleat, using the chess player’s derisive term for a really weak player, whenever Bobby made an obvious blunder. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He considered using the car to escape but decided he knew too little about the system. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Grabbing hold of the ropes, using them to steer himself, he tried to work out the fastest way down. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

“It is difficult to give him a rating above a $5,000 plater,” wrote one journalist, using the synonym for claimer. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time he in third grade, though, he get to talking better than the President a the United States, coming home using words like conjugation and parliamentary. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Adam Trask refused to buy in a hurry, and Bordoni was asking a big price and using the selling method of pretending not to care whether he sold or not. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“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 plan on using the pressure in the fire extinguisher to propel us from the school like a jetpack. How about you test it first?” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Slowly, using her stick, she limped toward the path that led back to the village, holding on to a small hope that she might still be welcome there. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It doesn’t shoot real bullets,” I say, “but it seems like they designed it so it would be as close as possible to one of the guns you’ll be using. It feels real, anyway.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

We’d never be able to get far enough away before using it The monsters would kill us first or disarm the explosives, or both. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

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

I had been planning on using just the familiar “Sister” to address them both. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I still don’t get why he didn’t turn you in for using that book,” said Ron. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

They talked on and on, using Milkman as the ignition that gunned their memories. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then we ate the subs right there, using the waxy white paper they came wrapped in for plates. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“I’m not crazy. I’m compassionate. No, I’m more than compassionate; I’m...considerate,” Juanita said, using the word correctly. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Nicole asked, using the pageant terminology for the skills that gave a Miss Teen Dream an edge. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

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

If you like to learn different languages, you may find some of these programs by searching online, using “language revitalization” plus “Indigenous” to do your search. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

In retrospect, using my fingers to spread the resin wasn't the best plan. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He created a “memory chalet”—using as his background the layout of the chalet in Switzerland where he stayed on skiing holidays with his parents as a child. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

He was using red ink, and along the line where it said Reason, he wrote, Talking in Prep, trying to cheat and lying. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

For even more possibilities, try a web search for "exotic scales"; or try inventing your own scales and using them in compositions and improvisations. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Even though I do not remember instigating the investigations, the Mosses later claimed that I had called in nine “false” abuse reports using the hotline number. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I wanted to tell him he should be using red because this was where the devil lived. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yesterday I discovered a new pastime: using a good pair of binoculars to peek into the lighted rooms of the neighbors. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Carla turned and fled down the street, her bookbag banging against her leg like a whip she was using to make herself go faster, faster. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Then I travel uphill using the stream as a guide. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

On the radio, at the end of the war, they said the enemy was using nerve gas, bacteria, and “other antipersonnel weapons.” Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I was thinking of using it to wrap myself up like a mummy for Halloween. Do you have any more?” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

What’s more, they had gone a step further, using the messages to figure out how the Enigma rotors were wired up. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Eventually, as Deborah grew comfortable with the Internet, she started using it for more than terrifying herself in the middle of the night. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

It is as fundamental a structural change to the way music sounded as was the contemporaneous decision to start using timber frames and bricks in the building of houses. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

If your enemy’s Artifact is within your line of sight, then using this power-up will automatically teleport that Artifact straight into your hands, instantly winning your team the game. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He made it into a face with two pointy, lopsided ears on top, using blueberries for eyes. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

He was still wearing his Giants sweatshirt, and he was using a baseball bat to break up his four-poster bed. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

“This is going to undo all my work I did not using it.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

The princess ended up in the plaza below with a full head of steam, and she carved down and around the wide paved street, using her kierie as a rudder. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I’d been using the tiny space heater off and on all night and had drained the batteries. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Some people overuse it as a way to vary their sentences and avoid using and. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It sounded as if he were speaking through a chorus of the dead, using all the unfortunate souls who’d been buried behind the dome’s stelae. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He was looking for someone to direct him to using his dollars in a way that would make a real difference in the world. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

A skinny rabbit, tall and gray, stood upright like a person, using his paws as hands to hold a carrot. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first, he considered using de Vries’s word, pangene, with its homage to Darwin. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Off a dead man’s finger. Kinda risky using it, but I couldn’t see another way of getting my balloon back. You reckon that sergeant suspected anything?” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sorry. You’re probably right. I guess I just thought—well, let me make it up to you. There’s something else I’ve wanted to show you. But it’ll mean using my dad’s transporter.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

The reason they were extra-knobbly was that Harry had been using them to cushion his Sneakoscope for over a year now. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She worked on it for a week, using a sharpened Popsicle stick to shape the slightly bulging eyes and the goatee and earring and longish hair. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“It won’t stop till we get there. I only hope no one’s using the other elevator at this moment.” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

According to military theory, “regular warfare,” or “conventional warfare,” refers to war between two or more nations, using battlefield tactics and typical weapons of war. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

He was not aiming it; he was using it to lift Salva’s chin so he could get a better look at his face. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I moved the decimal point without using pencil nor paper and said, “One tenth of a hundred and twenty-two years comes to twelve full years and two-tenths of a year, sir.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

They found out the journal Nature would publish their paper that described how they could train the brain to improve and sustain attention using a video game. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Not because of what I was about to do, or the way I would be using him, but because he thought he knew what it meant to be powerful and in control. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“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

Moses had made a deal with Ava, using some form of currency. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

That and how to fire a revolver using the “Double Tap.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Grace said, using an unopened sleeve of crackers to defend herself. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

It makes me wonder if anyone is really using this cabin. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Oct. demurred, using as his Excuse my Infirmity and the small Distance to their Shop. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Ron quite liked the idea of using the Summoning Charm again — Harry had explained aboutAqua-Lungs, and Ron couldn’t see why Harry shouldn’t Summon one from the nearest Muggle town. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Goebbels himself—a failed novelist and playwright earlier in life—had taken to reviewing the scripts of nearly all films personally, using a green pencil to strike out or rewrite offending lines or scenes. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Especially not since the Governor was using that fire as a reason to crack down on the people. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

You can also listen to piano performances using this tuning by searching for "CHAS tuning" at YouTube. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

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

There was an outdoor toilet, which smelled atrocious with so many people using it. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Then, using her body and voice, therobot spoke to the animals in their own language. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Keeper selected several more hands after that, and each boy confessed to weird things, like not folding his blanket correctly or using too much soap. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She demonstrated how to shoot video and record using the laptop’s built-in videocamera and microphone. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I don’t think he’s ever used one of mine, but I’m using his now. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

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

Through her years of using Book Scavenger, she’d become accustomed to keeping an eye out for the odd detail. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Another 37,380 visitors had entered using passes, bringing the total admission for the day to 751,026, more people than had attended any single day of any peaceable event in history. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Inside was a special edition of The Gold-Bug by Edgar Allan Poe that he had crafted himself using the Gutenberg 2004 EX-PRO Printing Press and Binding Machine he kept at his house. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

This is another reason that modes sounded very different from each other, although that particular difference may be missing today when chant is sung using equal temperament. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Her reputation as a foreign temptress was well established; using her powers to bring about the general’s destruction came as no surprise. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

Grover was able to slow himself down by grabbing on to the big rock and using it like an anchor. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

The chords are numbered using Roman numerals from I to vii. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“It’s my own dear name, and it belongs to me, and something is using it and writing it and calling me with it and my own name...” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

When this was drawn to his attention, he recalculated using the same data and put the figure at 153 million years. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“The Sixers are using hacked immersion rigs,” I said. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

We’d run into the TV room in time to catch the commercials with colored people using deodorant, shaving cream, and wash powder. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

The Olympians seemed to take turns using him for their schemes. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Monday night’s homework always took forever, because the spelling words were also vocabulary words, and Ms. Udell insisted that each student write an official dictionary definition of each word before using it in a sentence. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

When he left us she bid him goodbye using his surname, with neither irony nor derision. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although mangolomera never weakens, it can be neutralized for short periods of time using the green vines from a sweet potato plant. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

“It was really a big turning point,” Paul said about using Wilson’s words against him. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Finnick and the old woman from his district are using the archery station. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

To take a clear photograph, an agent had to hold the pen exactly eleven inches above a document, using his forearms as a kind of tripod. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Nico opens another box and starts to demonstrate by playing “Mary Had a Little Lamb” using the keyboard, and it sounds exactly like a saxophone. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

There were some fuzzy data using sea urchins, interpreted as a transformation of DNA into RNA, but I preferred to trust other experiments showing that DNA molecules, once synthesized, are very very stable. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

I didn't like using it because it leaked a lot of radiation. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

This set a precedent for using federal soldiers to enforce corporate interests against labor. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

It was the shock of my life to see Maria Teresa, so handy with her needlepoint, using tweezers and little scissors to twist the fine wires together. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They broke down one of the tent poles and ripped apart the canvas, using it to bind the pole to Con’s leg. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Gently, using only the tips of her fingers, she begins to pick up the slides one by one. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The movement was defined—by blacks and whites alike—using the narrow and simplistic language of race. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

They must have arrested her—and now they're using her for something. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

As early as the sixteenth century, mathematicians were using numbers with i included—the so-called complex numbers—to solve cubic and quartic polynomials. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

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

But in their whispered exchanges in the zeppelin, he’d explained about the power of his poison spurs: he couldn’t go on using them continually, because with each sting, the venom weakened. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Dressing in men’s clothes and using the same equipment as men does not turn a woman into a man. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

On others I formed the letters of his name using Roman numerals. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

If I’m not big, bad Marcus Vega—if I’m not using that to run businesses at school—who am I? Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Dr. Begbie rolled up her window with a friendly wave, using her other hand to steer the car back and pull out of the parking space. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Isn’t there another way to work those types of spells besides using things from animals?” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I even tried using the bubblegum pink razor that had been included in the hotel’s small pack of soap and shampoo, opening up old and new scabs on my shins and knees. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Mom knew the Bible pretty much by heart, and she was quite capable of using it on Dad like a club. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

On the way, I carefully picked up the gun by its handle, using my dress. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

That means the industrial farm is using up more energy than it is producing. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“First of all, it’s not ironic. I’m kind of a music historian. And for your info, I thought I could wear, um, one of Dad’s suits. Since he’s not going to be using them.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

We also had a TV show on day number 2, using our TV camera to show the people back home what their puny little planet looked like from 130,000 miles away. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Miss Love and Uncle Camp went out to load boxes in the buggy, Mrs. P. put in her two cents’ worth about a wife not using her husband’s name. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I was determined to be someone who told the truth, using my voice to lift up the voiceless when I could, and to not disappear on people in need. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

On the second, she constructed the cake, using cardboard bases and straws for supports, and made the basic icing to cover the layers. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Clara Harris and Henry Rathbone married, but eighteen years later he went insane and murdered her, using a gun and knife, the same type of weapons Booth carried the night he killed Abraham Lincoln. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

If finishing college and becoming an artist had been a dream for my father, he quickly redirected his hopes, using his wages to help pay for his younger brother’s degree in architecture instead. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

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

The weird thing about the rich, though, is that when they’re done using something, they don’t want anyone else using it either. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The smoke thickens, like a blanket of fog is creeping over the freeway, and Daddy says it looks like the police are using tear gas to get the protesters to move. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

It makes sense, then, that the construction of small and mediumsized hydroelectric plants—capable of serving local industry and built mostly by hand, using basic technology—has been a priority since the 1990s. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

“So didn’t you make him promise not to blow the cover? Why are we using him if he’s just going to mess everything up?” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

When I first started using the name, it started to fit and at the same time empower. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the samples that were returned were examined, using his methods, by his professional colleagues and friends. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ron spent evening after evening using his wand to beat out various rhythms on top of the wireless while the dials whirled. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

They are too poor even to rise with the society, too impoverished by the ages to be able to ascend by using their own resources. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He must have been using an Iris-message to talk with someone, but if he’d gotten great news, why had he looked so devastated? The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Gollum moved quickly, with his head and neck thrust forward, often using his hands as well as his feet. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

They were also concerned that I was using George as a conduit to communicate with Oliver in Lusaka, and assumed that the written statement would contain sensitive information. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like a note that crosses bar lines, the two-and-a-half-beat 11note11 in the fourth bar would be difficult to write without using a tie. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Bedrock lay 125 feet below grade, too deep for workers to reach with any degree of economy or safety using the construction methods available in the 1880s. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“I remember that you were using it secretly.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

My head flew off the balled-up hoodie I was using for a pillow. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“We were told that these people were unfit to live productive lives, that they could not help build Germany up, that they were worthless, and that they were using the government’s money.” Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The problem that concerns us here is whether any of the chemicals we are using in our attempts to control nature play a direct or indirect role as causes of cancer. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Here’s me not using faineant in a sentence. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

A dry-erase board was taped to the door using duct tape. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

If you transcribed that person’s interactions with his clients, he would sound just like Tom Gau because he would be using all of Tom Gau’s words. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Black keys can only be named using sharps or flats. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Nova Scotia orchard- ists who are following Dr. Pickett’s modified spray program are producing as high a proportion of first-grade fruit as are those who are using intensive chemical applications. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Telling a story, using different voices for every character.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

By using forced civilian labor to do these tasks, the Nazis could send more soldiers to the front. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

A small smile appeared on his face again, and he pulled himself up using the metal fence that surrounded the court as support. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I made my first batch, and then scooped the batter into one row of my cupcake pan, using blue painter’s tape I found in the junk drawer to label which recipe it was. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Even allowing for the fact that we can know these devices challenge our limitations, sometimes they are so compelling we can’t stop using them. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Then, stick them on each side of the head using double-sided tape. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

As if to prove it, Seven dribbles using the palm of his hand. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

By using seventy community health workers, Zanmi Lasante had vaccinated all the children in the area and greatly reduced local malnutrition and infant mortality. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Notice that, using flats and sharps, any pitch can be given more than one note name. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

It kind of reminded Park of the way artists draw Jean Grey sometimes when she's using her telepathy, with her eyes all blacked out and alien. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“Prodigious, old man!” he cried, using his latest big word for anything he liked. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

They sit on the floor in two rows, facing in opposite directions, using each other as backrests. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

They’re deep in conversation, him leaning in, her using her parasol as an effective barrier against him getting too close. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Mr. Munch asked, realizing he wasn't actually...using the bathroom. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

It’s quiet and safe here, and we’re using our money to buy food. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

After everyone was gone, Dal turned and set down the rag he had been using to wipe the slate clean. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

That means it should be, as much as possible, a closed loop, recycling fertility and using renewable energy. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

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

She winks at me, letting me know that she’s using slang correctly. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Instead, Marco carves a series of symbols into the frost on the window of his flat that faces out to the street, using the columns of the museum beyond as a guide. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I beg to disagree with you,” he informed her, using his best freshman English. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I was supposed to be a criminal; not only that, but everyone was even accusing me of using his religion of Islam as a cloak for my criminal practices and philosophies. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chestnutt stood on her hind paws and dropped the pencil she had been using to sketch on the raft. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

A man was using the phone, but just seeing my face, Ma Paulie grabbed it from him, jiggled the receiver holder, and handed it over. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

They landed with no money, no equipment, no tools, no credit, and particularly with no knowledge of the new country and no technique for using it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

It’s funny how some teachers know how to scold you without using any words, like a superpower or something. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I swing my legs around, a whirlwind of motion, catching her in the face as she goes to stand and using my momentum to climb to my feet. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

She expected Minerva to make an impassioned pitch for using the family farm for a munitions storage. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ivy gulped and then coughed, using the time to get her stomach to behave. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Scientists are using technology her cells helped develop to grow other people’s corneas.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“I like long hair on guys. What kind of product are you using?” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

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

They’re struggling, using their whole bodies to push forward step by careful step. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

She made a fine, narrow, smooth braid, using seven of the smallest straws. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were at our blockhouse, tearing it apart, board by board, using tire irons. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He would certainly not call him Major; using a title would be too elevating. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Manchee says, using his mouth to pull one about half the length of himself out from under what looks like a burned-up pile of stacked chairs. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

The Sharpie I'm using will last much longer than the cards, so ink isn't a problem. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He walked through England and Scotland tabulating “beauty”—secretly ranking the women he met as “attractive,” “indifferent,” or “repellent” using pinpricks on a card hidden in his pocket. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

As a practice, I prefer to avoid abbreviations and to write out numbers, as opposed to using numerals. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

The plant provide* power to the entire city, using a combination of wind, water, and solar energy. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He says: "I won twenty thousand dollars. I'm using it to go to college." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

My mother can easily speak to a priest in a darkened confessional; can easily make an act of self-revelation using the impersonal formula of ritual contrition: ‘Bless me, Father, for I have sinned....’ Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

That way they can figure out together—and communicate using agreed-upon hand signals—which pitches are most likely to be strikes. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

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

Telegraph messages were sent using Morse code, in which each letter of the alphabet is represented by a certain combination of long and short sounds. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Claudia and her brother had ended up using the fountain as their own private piggy bank. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

“Because you lost. Oh sure, you thought about using the window...” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

During replication, DNA is, once again, copied using its image as a guide. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

I thought of the way Frankie had convinced Joe to join his crew, using a disturbing example so vivid it had felt real: I’m giving you a choice. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Overseers feared the slaves were using drums to send messages and spread thoughts of rebellion. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

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

Once you pushed it, the hover ladder randomly flitted in front of the shelves, using advanced biofeedback technology, heart-rate monitors, and complex algorithms to figure out what sort of story you might be interested in. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Two women asked him about his health, any medications he was using, his food restrictions. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

She said her penance using her mother-of-pearl rosary to keep count of the prayers. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’ll catch on to using it in no time,” he said. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The second main reason is that people often talk using metaphors. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

We camped out in the woods, a hundred yards from the main road, in a marshy clearing that local kids had obviously been using for parties. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Thanks?” he said in a quizzical voice, using the same tone he might have used if Bongo had just made him pancakes. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Captain Smith finds me using a hatchet to sharpen palisade post tips. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

She now knows how to discipline without using a belt, and the value of grounding and time-outs. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

I talked to him often, using these words and others and many that he did not understand, just as though I were talking to one of my people. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a little willpower, Leo urged them to move, using the Roman numerals to guide him. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

In a flash of inspiration, Stanton suggested using the Declaration of Independence as a model for their Declaration of Sentiments. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“It’s against the law to bark without using the barking meter. Are you ready to be sentenced?” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

But then her mother would inevitably say something — “How come your skin’s so ashy? Aren’t you using that cream I gave you?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I took my denim bag from where I had hidden it under his bed, and sat down at his desk to write the letter, using one of his large sheets of paper with my pen. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Dylan was stealing classified files using my security codes and Quinton found out. It’s actually what Quinton and I were meeting to discuss when we were taken.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“It’s too hard for you to begin with. The one Nigel and I are using was written for people just starting to learn.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

But the one time I had mentioned using money from my trust fund, Mother had cried—real tears. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

In preparation for integration, and for using music with other art and subject areas, train yourself to explore the full potential of each song. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Minya had put him in the corner, the way one might lean a broom or umbrella when not using it, and he was, amazingly, still trying to resist her. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Through her years of using Book Scavenger, she’d become accustomed to keeping an eye out for the odd detail. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

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

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

Its survey indicated that fewer than fifteen people out of a hundred of those using insecticide aerosols and sprays are even aware of the warnings on the containers. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I feel bad using mine, but the other girls don't seem to care. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“And have you ever met anyone who could break a stone bench with his fist? Or dispatch a dozen fiends using nothing but flesh and bone?” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Father sighed and set the iron he had been using back onto the stove rack. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

No other animal had ever moved into such a huge variety of radically different habitats so quickly, everywhere using virtually the same genes. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I feel so light and so tired from using the arcana. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The company had an official policy of always using clean needles. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In formal writing, avoid using help but, as in: Huck can’t help but look silly in those pants. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He keeps working on perfecting the human figure using all these media and opaque white paint. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He kicked and pulled himself to safety, using the same rope to which Mark clung for dear life. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“We were literally there to protest against them using deadly force, so they responded with...deadly force. Incredible.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He sometimes uses watercolor, and experiments with using watercolor in chalk drawings. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The day wore on, and people began using up their batteries. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

One day, using his cane, he stepped onto the curb and fell over into the street. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dyedka came out of the house using his walking stick with one hand and carrying a pitcher of water with the other. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I began using my tail more and more. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Select different types of music and note down the general beats per minute using a watch or clock. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

“It’s a means of determining the relative merits of propellants. By using the number denoting the specific impulse, calculations can be made to determine the exhaust velocity of a rocket and ultimately its overall performance.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Or if your buddy’s using the urinal, you can push him from behind and flush it at the same time. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

I began to sew it closed, using tiny stitches so the seam wouldn’t be obvious. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She looked around, hoping to see someone with these tools in their hands, to see how they were using them. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Franklin adjusted the humidity of the chamber using an ingenious apparatus that bubbled hydrogen through salt water. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Bassal is a light, silvery metal, useful in certain alloys that I would be using to construct my lamp. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

According to Dad, art is never just art, and since there is so much going on in the world we should be using our art to say something, do something. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

I’ve barely landed before Azaan switches tactics, using the advantage of his height to drive me back in an onslaught of quick punches I have to duck from. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

It was slow work, but she was afraid of using Uncle Kufa’s knife too often. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone brought sleeping bags, but instead of using them, we set up a nest of blankets and sheets and pillows on top of the carpet. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Her father’s aide understood that sometimes being a patriot meant using any means necessary to persuade people to follow the right path. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Books shall not be interchangeable between the white and colored schools, but shall continue to be used by the race first using them. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Hair grew on this story until the bears were wide awake and the ex-boxer was using his deadly left hook to knock all five unconscious. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took another breath, then, using the shovel, pulled himself back to his feet. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

As the staff became more frustrated by their inability to get Joe out of the cage, there was talk of using pliers and hacksaws, of putting the cage on its side with Joe in it. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

If the cyclotron development had been, let us say, a year earlier, I repeat, there is every reason to believe that some of these discoveries referred to would have been made using cyclotrons. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Just like it had when we left Earth, using Sagan’s gravity to garner energy. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Nina would be using her powers to split open her own skin right now. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

It had many powers—more than they’d guessed when they made it, far more than they know even now—and somehow, in using it, they had let the Specters into their world. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I still feel awful, as if I’ve been using him in some terrible way. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Natalie was using her fake voice again, the one that made Finn feel like she thought he was stupid. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Dad told me that she would give me baths in the sink, and trim my fingernails and toenails with her teeth because she was afraid of using clippers. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The myth goes like this: Once upon a time, people cared about using language properly. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

The Greeks would figure out the ratio by dividing the line into tiny pieces, using, for example, a standard or yardstick half an inch long. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

The days of using a shopping cart as a go-cart, pushing it to the top of a hill, and letting gravity pull them down to the bottom were over. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

My sentences were short, and I spelled everything out exactly as it sounded using the information Mom and Dad had given me. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

In one motion he sprang up, using his gun as a staff, and twisted to look back. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

We’re supposed to chew slowly and take notes about what we taste, without using the word salty. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Select a song, then brainstorm different ways of performing the song using what you’ve learned. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

A similar calculation using 23 rather than 5 yields V2, or 50 percent, as the probability that at least two of twenty-three people will have a common birthday. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

By using the word new, Farmer was playing on the term triangular trade, the trade that had created the French slave colony that eventually became Haiti. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

The same people who had risen to power employing extralegal violence now viewed the poor whites who continued using this strategy with distaste and contempt. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Jack removes his baseball cap with a flick of his wrist, using its bill to scratch the top of his head. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Today, scientists and artists can instantly record and share their findings using digital photography. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

And in Spanish we were supposed to have conversations about the airport, using the future tense. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

They've split into two groups at the sides of the horn and are using those powerful hindquarters to launch themselves at us. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I took hold of the little bottle and using both my front paws, I found I was able to unscrew the cap quite easily. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

But we will draw Vincent as clearly as we can using not only impressions but also strong lines, sharp details. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

According to Meeks, all kinds of people set up shop in the Central Port, using a network of catwalks and rickety wooden planks to connect their barges and narrow boats. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Because, of course, that’s what reading is: using symbols to suggest a picture or an idea. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Katya died like a true Soviet fighter pilot, first filling an enemy fighter with bullets before using expert flight techniques to put out the flames that were engulfing her own plane. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I limped up to them, using the wall as a crutch. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Three months ago Wylan turned up at a flophouse near the Slat. He was using a different surname, but Kaz keeps tabs on everyone new to the Barrel, so he had me do some snooping.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He skidded to a stop using his high-top sneakers, right at Vonetta’s feet. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sequoyah observed that white people made marks on paper, and that they derived great advantage by using those marks to record and repeat lengthy speeches. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

She was using a hole punch and a piece of loose-leaf paper to make confetti, which she occasionally threw at Em’s ponytail. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Pretty soon we are racing through the song, each of us using both hands, harder, faster, louder! Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

You can also take Bacon’s cipher and express it using 0 for a and 1 for b. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“So tell me, Mr. Lee—if we took our constellations and broke them up into bits, and then reassembled them using the pieces of the different constellations, we would get the Chinese constellations?” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

She got up to see why and was surprised to see that Papa was using an electric lamp. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Inspired by his interest in hearing, sound, and speech, Bell experimented with using electricity to transmit voices. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

They sold it to private traders, often for dollars or euros, and delivered the goods using government vehicles. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Young boys dressed as Greek gods stood on either side of the queen, using large fans to keep her cool. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

“And then your bat recites it back, but using your name. Then there is a feast,” concluded Luxa. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Farid went ahead again, using every tree as cover, always keeping uphill from the houses until they were above the uninhabited part of the village that looked as if a giant had trodden on it. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

There’s some emergency with the meat-thermometer app that David insisted on using for the turkey. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Every evening I cleaned them, using a stick to remove any last trace of mud from the zigzag soles. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fortunately, Lopsang—who wasn’t using oxygen himself—was carrying a spare oxygen canister in his pack. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s a successful architect who designs skyscrapers by using his feet to type, just like Aven does on her computer, and a woman who paints beautiful artwork that sells for quite a bit of money.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

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

In the hours they spent awake, through the darkest, safest hours of the night, Sefia practiced using her vision. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He didn’t like her leaving the house, certainly not using the car. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

There was something wrong with how Mom and Joe were talking, almost as though they were still using code. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

And I won’t have to limit using my crimson and indigo pencils anymore. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Concealed. by woods, but using the tracks for guidance, they made it to the outskirts of District 12 two days ago, where they were forced to stop when Bonnie twisted her ankle. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps the direwolf and the lion were not the only beasts in the woods, and if that was true, someone was using him as a catspaw. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The cynical have always suggested that the Communists were using us. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They pried into your mind, using fear or anger or longing to influence you. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Lilly was still using red- hot irons and an ounce of oil on every head. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

For Alex it was an eerie experience, tiptoeing behind the other four men, watching as they dismantled the two devices, using cigarette smoke to expose the otherwise invisible beam. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Kronos was using him, and yet the kid thought I was his enemy. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

So, what’s the point of using words nobody else knows or can say comfortably? The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Huxley began with a well-reasoned argument about anatomical structure and how Charles had compiled his theory using such data as had never been used before. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

One way to do this is by using the rules for intervals. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Behind him was a rusty bike with a wooden crate lashed to the back, which he must have been using to transport the ape. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Feeling the body, but not using it to sidetrack the mind. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Captain Smith decides that now that some of us are well, every able-bodied man must be skilled at using a musket. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

“He’s back home now. He was gonna come to speak, but his doc didn’t want him using his energy tonight.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

They blew a large clearing in the jungle using C-4 explosive. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Maybe I’m losing my edge, but all I can think about is how Blue has been signing emails lately using the word “love.” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

“We were using the microscope. At the inlet.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The parting in his short gray hair was almost unnaturally straight, and his narrow toothbrush mustache looked as though he trimmed it using a slide rule. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Now Brahe set about proving that the impossible had in fact occurred by showing, using elementary trigonometry, that the new star could not be in the upper atmosphere but must be in the heavens. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

There’s nothing wrong with using lit for the past tense of light: Paul lit two cigarettes, then gave one to Bette. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You real dummy, Henry. Don’t you know? You just free dance ticket. She just using you.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He dropped the doughnuts and bear claw into a white bag, using a square of waxed paper. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I would rather be using a hard pencil; the charcoal gets on my fingers and smears, and is no good for hair. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The teachers seem to have adjusted to this by not using them much. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I went down and spoke to Doerr and Jim Clark, and I began using the beta version of the Mosaic browser. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

This was the era when computer programs were created using cardboard punch cards. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

She’s just using this as another way to pull Ellis closer to her and farther from me. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Now that they are being forced to go back, he’s been using new vocabulary, like a tourist studying foreign phrases for a trip abroad. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I lifted my foot and opened the book with it, using my dexterous toes to turn the pages until I got to page twenty-three. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

To this end, I rehearsed my speeches again and again using a teleprompter set up in one corner of my office. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She won for her essay titled “Salt: Enhancing Lives One Breath at a Time,” which focused on using salt water to help the breathing of young cystic fibrosis patients. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

He set about dissecting the merits and problems of “spermism” using experimental data from the biological world. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Odd, both of us using our baseball skills for survival. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

She also took other progressive stances, like making a point of using her own full name—Elizebeth Smith Friedman—instead of the more common and acceptable form, Mrs. William F. Friedman. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

What’s more, she had seen off these “Calibans of brute strength, enormous bankrolls and stupendous power” using only “Nature’s greatest resource, a radiant intellect.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I got so desperate that I started trying to talk to her using hand signals. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

We then dug up large, round tuber roots called kaumbu and carved them into wheels, using blue gum poles as axles. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

I didn't like using my room phone except for ordering food. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

“Lily uh—” I could not remember what last name I was currently using. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the late afternoon I fertilized the vegetable garden, this time using manure. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

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

“My mama would be so mad if she saw me using this shortcut,” I say. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Jack’s a performer, waving his arms around and using goofy expressions to tell his stories, and it makes me crack up. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

The wolves had no doubt about the date; they were using a calendar set by the pups, and today was the second day of exploration. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

We started with basic stabbing and slashing, using some straw-stuffed dummies in Greek armor. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you using that for the concerto competition?” If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

But just as fog didn’t stop them from flying and an official reprimand didn’t stop them from using their own maintenance system, exhaustion and anxiety attacks didn’t stop them from fighting. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Following her stepfather’s example, she experimented with light and dark, using the contrast to create texture. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He stood, using die tree to pull himself up because there was still some pain and much stiffness, and looked down at the lake. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think I’m letting it heal very well. I keep using my arm or landing on it.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

And by now he was an expert tramp, using humility as a working principle. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

Blaise Pascal was enthralled, and started performing experiments of his own, using water, wine, and other fluids. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

They had to be generated from scratch, using specific instructions locked inside the sperm and egg. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Resisting the urge to take a look, Harry walked on by, thinking that Justin might be using his free time to catch up on some work, and deciding to check the library first. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

He borrowed $311 from the Bank of America, using his car as collateral for the loan, and persuaded his wife to give him $15 in cash from her purse. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z

“I need to be able to walk without using the wall. Why can’t I be brave?” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

But that would be stooping to her level, and I’m sure that using her own poison against her would cause at least a little of it to fall back inside me as well. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

But I was not much for using the ladder. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Naturally, he countered with Capo Ferro which surprised the man in black, but he defended well, quickly shifting out of Agrippa and taking the attack himself, using the principles of Thibault. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I was using the Pensieve when Mr. Fudge arrived for our meeting and put it away rather hastily. Undoubtedly I did not fasten the cabinet door properly. Naturally, it would have attracted your attention.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

At the time, the prison was using the building as a shop to manufacture plastic garbage bags, but as late as 1943, it still housed inmates. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wrapped it six inches above the cut, using a stick to wrench it tight. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

That last one nets me a bonus for using all seven letters. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He once built a radio using crystals instead of electricity to pick up broadcasts from Warsaw and Białystok and even Kraków. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

It was just good to talk to another person even if she was using me to get a load off her chest. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

I had this whole speech worked out, about how I didn’t want a boyfriend and never planned on marrying, but I didn’t end up using it. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Hazel read, “Don’t even think about using your catapults.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Mary Anne, using a spatula from her mother’s silver service, was shaping the feces into a remote semblance of a cake. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

So he was left to follow in the mental footsteps of the Ancients, using pure reason and imagination to try to come up with an explanation for the nature of the cosmos. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

They turned it on for a whole host of reasons, sometimes for things as small as a kid accidentally using their ability, or to stamp out unruliness in one of the cabins. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Dazed with grief, Leo and the others carefully loaded the Athena Parthenos into the hold, using the ship’s hydraulic winches with an assist from Frank Zhang, part-time elephant. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Take care of business and work and stop using your brain. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Today Ms. Jenna had just finished showing us how to make fresh hummus from scratch using olive oil and garlic and cans of chickpeas. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

But as we shall see in chapter 6, using a comma to separate a subject from its predicate or a verb from one of its complements is among the most grievous sins of mispunctuation. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Miss Duncan is pretty enough; I tend to think she would make a fine revenant, possessing the bodies of young women and using them to avenge crimes of passion. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

In this book I have avoided using him as far as possible. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

A good cop enforced selectively, using his judgment. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Listen. This might not be a real talking donkey, but using the wagon to get to Abuelita Remedios’s house is not a bad idea. Okay, everybody up.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Also known as Enigma G, it was the machine Elizebeth’s spies were likely to be using. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

An article about health care, using Esther’s story, with pictures of the packets of nameless medicine. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The trowel she’d been using and a fistful of weeds fell out of her hand. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

He’s in his room most nights by eleven o’clock, and from what you say, he’s not using a lot of his time to do homework, so that doesn’t seem to be a problem. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mom and Alice are always using the phrase “eye candy” to talk about these people. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

But now the cast is my feathery bird’s tail and I am using it to soar higher and higher. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

She pulled a torn sleeping shift from the ragbag and, using her teeth to start, she ripped it into several strips. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

For the well-to-do Viennese of the late-eighteenth century onwards, however, including composers like Haydn and Mozart, using the terms ‘gypsy’, ‘Hungarian’ or ‘Turkish’ was like saying ‘random foreign music by poor people’. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

It’s an old kitchen from one of the former rental units, which they’re using until their new one is ready. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

But this time she made it blue, since she was using her blue pencil. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then he began fastening on the wings, using a metal canister that looked like an enormous hot-glue gun. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

If I accidentally caught her eye, I stared past her like I was using X-ray vision to see through the wall to her right. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Army was already using Comanches in Europe to send messages in their own language. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Prisons should be for violent criminals, not mainly poor men from rough neighborhoods who get caught selling or using drugs. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Savery thus proposed mounting his device near the bottom of a mine and using it to pump water to the surface. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Amelia’s mom mutters something profane about drivers not using their turn signals. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

This flexibility—which is important in all criminal cases—is especially important in drug cases, as studies have indicated that many drug defendants are using or selling to support an addiction. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

My father is an attorney who’s an expert at using the Big Lie to milk the system. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I looked up in surprise as he said it, then realized he was not looking my way and using my nickname. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

From her position in the doorway, Ann blocked traffic in and out of the jail, all the while using her oversized voice to curse anyone who came near her. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

But with determination, courage and love, she tried her best to nurse them back to health using some herbs Granny gave her. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he was sitting on the other side of the room, and he was using a black marker in his sketchbook. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

She had returned to using Washington as her last name. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

There was a reason your letters were typed—and it wasn’t just because you felt like using the computer. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I watched everyone do their homework for the test, using the materials provided by officials. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Jacob read the letter quickly, though he pretended to read it slowly, stumbling over the words, repeating some of them, using his finger as a guide, back and forth across the sheet of paper. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I said, “How ’bout ’stead of using the knife, you tie a rock to the end of the rope and aim so’s it hits him in the butt? The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

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

Cut along like I am using giant scissors. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Train claimed the real reason he was invited to the exposition was to save it by using his psychic powers to increase attendance. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t wait to show him how good I’d become at using money. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

We want to start with a No-Name Day, in which we all think about the names we call each other and stop using them—just for a day. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

That night a group of men battered down the door of the courthouse, using a twenty-foot log. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The last set was so rough that it took six hours to empty the canoes, lug their cargo, and run the canoes down the river using ropes. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

They felt very important using their private key to get into the school. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He told Judy that a bunch of fifth graders were making trouble and were not obeying teachers anymore, that there was something about a secret code word they were all using. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Killing demigods is one thing. But using leopards for your spectacle? That’s over the line.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She had a strange, potato-shaped head and her black hair looked as if it had been cut using a pair of blunt scissors and an upturned bowl. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

All of this can be explained very well in the atomic model of the world, but only with much greater difficulty using Cartesian vortices. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

When I'm in the Hab, I cook my taters using a small microwave. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

After puzzling over this for some time, Kepler hit on the idea that the number of planets might be related to the number of regular solid figures that can be constructed using Euclidean geometry. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

“I have enough food for several days, so I can stay by the boat for a while. The work is going quickly now that I’m using hot coals.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I crept back to the colored side and hunched over the water fountain as the girl in white relayed all this to him, using a lot of hand gestures. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Scientists at the Department of Agriculture laboratory in Orlando, Florida, are now sterilizing the housefly in laboratory experiments and even in some field trials, using chemicals incorporated in suitable foods. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Poppy had started using her pencil to poke holes in her paper. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

For the first time, she crossed into another state without using the underground railroad. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Someone clears their throat behind us, a patron who wants to check out their books using the self-checkout scanner we’re currently blocking. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He had been using a powerful protection spell on himself so the Nightbeast couldn’t eat him, and it had taken all his energy. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

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

That would be quite a nice boodle to put in their knapsacks if they were using knapsacks instead of instrument cases. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“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

“You are using prosecution tactics to confuse what is really a very simple situation.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

I knew she was using Byron as an excuse to come back out and see what was going on. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She probably was in Los Angeles now, but he had no idea what hotel she was staying at, or what TV character’s name she was using. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Second, in an appendix to the sunspot book, Galileo made his only clear and unambiguous published statement of support for Copernican ideas, using the example of the moons of Jupiter to support his case. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

First she tried using the lacquer sheet simply as a mirror, but for lack of a silvered back, all she could see was a doubled reflection faintly in the wood. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

It would be like telling everyone to quit using the internet. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Guests find their tables using the tiny cards in their hands as oohs and aahs come from the bidding tables along the walls. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Next, using a pair of tweezers, he picked up a small metal grid. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Josephine,” she said, using her old name from the days before she knew of her curse, when she was weightless. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I faded off to sleep and dreamed of a kid stealing my legs and using them as bongos. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

So after I brush my teeth and collect my things, I don’t put up much of a fuss about using the wheelchair. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Aravis immediately began, sitting quite still and using a rather different tone and style from her usual one. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

I cursed myself for only using three words. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Resting it in the crook of his arm and clumsily using both hands, he yanked his cartridge pouch open. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

They plot how they will try again, using knowledge gained from previous attempts. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

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

To bathe, we put water in a bucket and splashed ourselves with it, using soap we bought from local vendors via the kids on bikes. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

In a fury, using all his strength, Powell clubbed Frederick Seward with the barrel of the broken revolver. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was using those tight interrogation skills, like on Grandma’s cop shows. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Only when the series of equations had been sufficiently reduced would she start the process of inputting values and coming up with numbers using the calculating machines. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

But then we heard our father coming through the door, using his key as if he still lived with us. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Their basket was always so full since there were two of them using it. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tyrell said, “Yes, Dad,” in an exasperated tone I remember using myself in better days. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Mama Ya-Ya is outside using her senses: sniffing for sea salt, feeling hot wind, listening for the roar of water. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

Nor was he using his seniority to get a desk job, as were most of Sing Sing’s old-timer sergeants, the majority of whom were black. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hi,” Omi said in the floaty voice she was using lately when she spoke to boys. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

While using my empathy box, like everyone else. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

He started walking, using his pitchfork as a walking stick. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

These fairs often contained “Mendel booths,” where the principles of genetics and the laws of inheritance were demonstrated using puppets. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Give me some cookies and crackers,” she said, “and I can tell you not only what factory they came from but what rework they were using.” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

I have to look closely, but it’s a video of Stu Papadopolis using a black Sharpie on a Diverse Voices flyer. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

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

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

“Do you have any other hidden talents you aren’t telling us about? Can you build a stage using your bare hands? Manufacture a full house out of thin air?” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I’m tall, he’s short; I’m skinny, he used to be muscular, though most of it turned to fat after high school; I can count to five without using my fingers...Charlie has fingers. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I certainly didn’t want to offend my seatmate by using the wrong fork. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pulled out a folded piece of paper she was using as a bookmark, unfolded it, smoothed it on the bed. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

He countered the strike and disarmed me using one of the first moves he’d ever taught me. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

To learn music using the Suzuki approach, the child must replicate the steps of language learning by listening to excellent recordings so that beautiful music becomes part of their natural environment. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

“No, there isn’t. The other Oxford readers are honest scholars with sound academic reasons for using the instrument.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

She thinks I should practice using it for a couple of weeks before taking it to school. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

He grabbed hold of the chain, hanging from it, using all his weight to try to put pressure on the link. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He says that the way to wake up at night without using an alarm clock is to drink two glasses of water before you go to bed. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Except most people with guns aren’t using them to kill people,” I say. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

And watching myself in the mirror now, I see that part of my problem was the tools I was using. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

He learns how to receive a purely literate education, one using only a small part of the personality and challenging only a limited area of his being. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You don’t have much muscle,” he says, “which means you’re better off using your knees and elbows. You can put more power behind them.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Grandpa trailed, using a cane and moving too slowly. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Instead of using textbooks, he subscribed to the Atlantic Monthly, Harpers, and the Sunday Edition of the New York Times for his seniors. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

All day long, using only axes and chains, they pulled out tree stumps to make way for a road. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

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

It didn’t happen overnight, but by using these techniques I slowly learned how to manage my anxiety so that it wouldn’t derail my career. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Abby and I want to take our piles up to our rooms and start using them. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

I’d figured I would wait until night and then sneak out, using the cover of darkness to slip past the sanctuary. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Stone Fox was using the money he won from racing to simply buy the land back. Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bobby chimed in with an equally vicious slur, again using what had happened as typical of Russian machinations. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She had outfitted herself with a fresh baton, and she was using it to point at things. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

“What do you think about using the twine to create a stronger rope?” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

She shuffles off to the house while we sit at the table, using the silence to regroup. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“But then, we’re assuming she even is a magician. There are probably a lot of bad guys who wouldn’t mind using you for revenge since they can’t get their hands on your brother.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

For more than twenty-four hours we retreated and attacked, using the arms and ammunition from those we had killed. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Madiba,” he said, using my clan name as a sign of respect, “I want you to tell us why you drove away our lawyers.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Several days after he had begun using the new hiding place, Tree-ear made an odd discovery. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

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

Eventually it's using more power to keep warm than it's getting from the meager daylight that makes it through the dust. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was using my fingernails to indict my soul. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The new laundry maid, Nivea, was using them up inefficiently, without a system. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

He got in and cast off, letting the tide take him out and away from the island, using the oars just enough to keep himself square to the swells. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

But this time, instead of using a hand, he stretched out into the darkness with this toes. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I stop brushing and multiply twenty-four times six in my head using the process Samantha taught me. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Each line of code was imprinted on the card using a keypunch machine. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Once manual labor ended, I had much more time for reading, but the books I had been using were now out-of-bounds. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What happened to the lantern?” said Abby, using her phone as a flashlight. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I imagine using a superpower to send her to the principal’s office instead of me. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

They had also started using hushed voices whenever they spoke to Harry, as though he were on his deathbed. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

From City Hall he rode his bike to a bait shop and, using a stash of leftover lunch money, bought a box of live crickets. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

So, using her friendliest voice, Roz said, “What would you like to eat, little darling?” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Up on the screen, the too-serious, too-grim version of Ms. Morales—the judge—was using a lot of big, unfamiliar words. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Then, using a lightly drawn grid, she duplicated those shapes exactly on a separate piece of paper. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I dug on and on, using my ax from time to time as my excitement grew. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

On Valentine’s Day 2011, I finally got the chance to compete using some of my new skills while at the Gliders National Elite Qualifier in Riverside, California. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Joe Rantz and his crewmates lined up along the ferry’s railing and gazed out over the water, using their hands to shield their eyes against the glare of the late afternoon sun. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

By common consent they were using the spears as sabers now, no longer daring the lethal points. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Dean pointed at the same girl who used to pretend to be a pony at Miss Throckmorton's and make nests using acorns as eggs. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Speaking of using your size for something worthwhile, I ran into Coach the other day at the Walmart,” his father said. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

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

When people think about crime, especially drug crime, they do not think about suburban housewives violating laws regulating prescription drugs or white frat boys using ecstasy. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Then she had braided her hair, using her hands to interweave the thick dark strands deftly, tying the end of the heavy plait with a leather strip. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

We are still using them for the other work. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

The ropes that the Cloud-Men had been using for lowering the rainbow got tangled up with the silk strings that went up from the peach to the seagulls! James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

“We’ve been using it for a toilet. There’s a bucket!” he says, responding to what must have been a look of disgust on my face. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Jiichan handed it to her, and though she almost lost her balance, she held tight with one hand, using the other hand to clutch the ladder. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Would he realize right away that I was no longer hidden in his parents’ closet, using his queen of hearts to mark my place in The Swiss Family Robinson? Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

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

“Tonight we will go on a journey—without a map or a GPS. Tonight we will travel using only the stars to guide us!” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

Mom is using some of the quarters to make a phone call. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I would rail, using all my powers of schoolgirl inference and getting nowhere. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

The teacher had silenced the class without using a single bad word. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

Bing had found an empty soda bottle and was using this to dig sand next to the dark cove wall. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to convince me to paint using paint. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I briskly made it up using the one set of sheets I’d brought. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Navigating using instruments without being able to see the ground was known in the early days of aviation as “blind flying.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I helped by using my wages to offset part of my siblings’ school costs. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Paul insisted on using the same route as the president’s inaugural parade, down Pennsylvania Avenue from the Capitol to the White House. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I’m using Saint Augustine’s address for this letter because Mom says you don’t have an e-mail address there. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I even explained the origins of the term “geek,” how so many of them, once destined to be marginalized outcasts, were using technology to alter their fates, change their destinies, build a new culture. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But had she done anything worse than what Kaede had also done, using Pol’s bow? Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Then, using its large snout to lift her off the ground and into the air, it caught her, throwing her over its shoulder like a rag doll. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

He patiently listened to Roberto who, using the little English he knew, managed to enroll me in the first grade. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“August is with Sugar-Girl in the parlor. She showed up crying. Something about Otis using their life savings to buy a secondhand fishing boat.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some crawled away from me, using their elbows to pull themselves along. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whether they had or they hadn’t she proceeded to tell them all about it, using every argument she could think of to get them to come. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

We were all essentially letter-writing types, and when we spoke to each other out of the line of duty, it was usually to ask somebody if he had any ink he wasn’t using. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

You know—where you have to solve a problem to avert a disaster using only what’s on hand, like the three astronauts did during the doomed Apollo 13 mission. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

“Wait a minute. In Haiti, were you using a bathroom that’s inside the house, or outside the house?” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Will lit the little tin lantern he’d taken from his father’s pack, using the dry matches that he’d found with it, and crouched in the lee of the rock to open Lyra’s rucksack. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She sat in a chair in the receiving room, using her tea mug to warm her hands. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He paints a pair of shoes, one sole up, one sole down, browns and tans, with light and white, though he is still using black. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

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

The Lumiere brothers refused my request, so I was forced to build my own, which I did using leftover parts from my automaton. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

When I came back, Jorgenson was using a knife to cut off my pants. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

There he was immersed in an effort to produce high-energy protons to probe the atomic nucleus, using his balky Tesla coils and Van de Graaff generators. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Even though she still had her shoulder brace on, she was using her right arm more today. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Why does not everyone handling and using insecticides develop the same symptoms? Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Mr. Rudyard tied the dog to a tree, using the end of the long rope. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Timothy had fashioned a cane for me, and I was now using it to feel my way around the island. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soon she had pushed Hugo back down to the floor and was using her knees to keep him there. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

I put enormous pockets all over it, using every scrap I had, including the pouches I had made last summer. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The snake wrangler was using a false husky tone—the voice of a boy trying to sound like a grownup. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I was quite capable of using the stairs at home, so there was no reason I couldn’t use the stairs at school too. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

“How did you get Dauntless without using the knife?” says Will, narrowing his eyes at me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

By using his knife to notch the cross-pieces to take the material, he made sure the cloth tie-downs didn’t slip off. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

“You paint in a psychedelic way. My teacher is going to love it,” I tell him, and I’m proud of myself for using that grown-up word. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

During the next three weeks every man, woman, and child in America heard about this funny new word that kids were using instead of the word pen. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

They walked from one patch to another, using the weeds as footholds. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

I ask, using an editing app to clone, enlarge, flip, skew, and totally mutate his picture until he looks like some bizarre freakoid. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

That night we ordered General Tso’s Gluten for dinner and I noticed that Dad was using a fork, even though he was perfect with chopsticks. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

He talked steadily through the stop and go, freely using his hands to punctuate his speech, the movements subtle but stylized, what I recognized as Anglo. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Duchess purses her lips and hands me the Confederate sword I’d been using. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

There were precious few health laws in those days, and nobody, least of all Mrs Pratchett, ever thought of using a little shovel for getting out the sweets as they do today. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Case in point: she’s kneeling on the floor, using the keyboard stool as a desk, and every title on her list is a mediocre classic rock song. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

However, the methods that I and other people were using in 1974 were not able to answer questions such as whether singularities would occur in quantum gravity. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The free Negroes, the Quakers, the Methodists, the German farmers, who helped runaway slaves in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, started using phrases and words suited to the idea of a railroad. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would only be a matter of time, I thought, before Dad started using the money to prepare for the End of Days. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Her mother had taught her to read using the Bible and occasional pieces of newsprint that came their way, but Polly longed for books of her own. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

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

As the Portuguese navigators explored the coast of Africa they charted and named it, often borrowing names from the local peoples, or using the names of saints. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

She often told an outward lie, willing herself to be peppy in church, at school, using positive affirmation, which turns out not to be at all the same thing as telling the truth. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

There’s no law against occasionally using and or but to begin a sentence. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I found myself using my hands as I tried to describe it to him. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The idea of using tinker-toy-like models to solve biological structures was clearly a last resort. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

There are possibilities of using less toxic sprays or, better still, of introducing microorganisms that will cause disease among the budworms without affecting the whole web of forest life. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

And then I was given detention for using vulgar language in class. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Then she cooked, using her daily ration of seven hundred grams of corn meal to make porridge in the one pot she owned. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Under the books was a card that I wrote using the typewriter Sam bought me. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Ivy asked loudly, before using her free hand to pull her sister behind a half wall by the beds. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

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

She moved carefully in the dark, using the watery rectangles of light that fell across the floor. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

I stay near furniture and walls to steady myself, and although I feel like I’m lumbering and loud, it’s easier than using crutches. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I returned the books I had been using to the front desk, and threw away various scraps of paper. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Maybe my mother did see reality in all its shades and colours, and was simply using organized religion to cultivate qualities like patience, resiliency, fortitude, hope and optimism. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“All this time we’ve been using your first name as your surname and you never enlightened us. I guess because then we would’ve known who your daddy is?” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

They’d pulped a coconut, which they were using for shaving cream. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Also of exceptional general interest was a series of tricks whereby Dad could multiply large numbers in his head, without using pencil and paper. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Brothers, this man is a—a—opportunist! All you got to do is read this article to see. I charge this man with using the Brotherhood movement to advance his own selfish interests." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

A team of Cyclopes was placing the domed roof on a new temple, using a blue whale as a crane. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Liz was at the big metal table in the middle of the room, using a piping bag to pipe shimmery dark-blue icing onto what looked like vanilla cupcakes. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

They would hop up, take the steps by twos, jump them backwards, all without using their hands; and then they would bump down on their stomachs like alligators. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Three of them were drinking from bottles of pop, and one, a real old one, was using a rag to wipe the inside of a trumpet. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Amaranta felt so uncomfortable with her defective diction and her habit of using euphemisms to designate everything that she would always speak gibberish in front of her. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

To stop the blood loss, Kelley had pinched off an artery using a hemostat, something he wasn’t officially rated to use. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“TV is a great medium for education. But people up until now haven’t explored the potential of it. They’ve been using it in a rote way. I believed we could turn that around.” The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was using a loud spinning tool called a saw. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

What if he could fix the mechanical man without using the notebook? The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

And always it casts the person using it into a category of brute ignorance. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I'm already taking out a pencil, using my knees as a table as I scrawl out a note. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

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

From them, he had made a master exam paper using the questions asked most frequently and those seldom asked. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

With two Manchester graduate assistants, Hans Geiger and Ernest Marsden, he set about finding one, using alpha particles as his tools. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

It had happened to them often enough on previous expeditions across the river, and they would swim after the boat and, using it as a float, dog-paddle to the shore. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he walked more purposefully this time, and so far as I could see, he was not even using the cane. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Instead, using the best tools they have and all the knowledge that they can gather, they work to create future environments. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

The study looked specifically at how older adults could be taught to improve attention using a driving simulator. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Studies done years later using modern technology have confirmed that the Great Molasses Flood was caused by the outrageously shoddy construction of a tank required to hold 2.5 million gallons of heavy, sticky liquid. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Martha, using his vest pockets for finger-holds, would climb up on his stomach and the other three would tickle him so that Martha would be joggled up and down when he laughed. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

They lived happily for centuries, drinking milk and using cows as currency. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

More important, I’m worried I’ll go back to using her as a crutch now that I’m not talking to Jamie, and I don’t want our friendship to be about her holding me up. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Keeping her eyes on me, she plucked a rake from the side of the building and started using it to gather the garbage into neat rows. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

She was thrilled to see Cara doing something so good—and good-hearted—enjoying herself and using her talents. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, there are times when a bit of stiffness is appropriate: “I’ve got my reasons for always using like, ’’saidRufus T. Firefly. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Half the time he doesn't know whether he's using his CIA crash course in Spanish or his prep school Latin or his college French. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

The study was halted, then resumed a few months later using consent forms. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z