She made more noise than usual, smashing through the bushes in her haste. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m jealous of your thoughts tonight. They’re making you a litde kinder than usual, but some way I feel as if they were wandering, as if they were not here with me.” The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

The room’s usual furniture had been pushed carelessly up against the walls. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I was going to double my crab catch and keep half the money for myself, turning over to my mother the usual amount. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ernie just nodded, playing cool as usual, a thin layer of dust building up on his sunglasses. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Tai sin and Shae tended to the horses as usual, rubbing them down and feeding them. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The usual crazy rumors: massed artillery and Russian tanks and whole divisions of fresh troops. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she knocked at Mademoiselle Reisz’s door one afternoon there was no response; so unlocking the door, as usual, she entered and found the apartment deserted, as she had expected. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

Zion stood there, looking all shy as usual, with his mom. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The trip takes twice as long as usual. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The instant Johnny went to work, Dove as usual lay back on the hay. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are the usual misquotations, nor does my blue jogging suit escape comment. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Aside from his bare feet, he was dressed in his usual thick jumper and jeans. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of replying with my usual open-your-mind speech, I send love to my mother. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

She wore her usual black T-shirt and jeans, and her hair was done up like Princess Leia. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

When he had come home and found Nipper at the window as usual, he was both happy and not happy. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

He gave me a key to his house and we agreed to maintain our different schedules without worrying about the usual host-guest relationship. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hair is out of its usual knot, in a mess around his shoulders. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

But just as quickly as Clara had gone purple she was back to her usual self, no outline at all, looking more like a real person than a spirit. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

As usual, Colonel started with the less valued leases. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

When Ess had been on the island for too many sleeps to keep count, Jinny woke one morning later than usual. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why, but I feel jealous that his mom made him nicer cards than usual. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The SS surrounding us, machine guns aimed at us: the usual ritual. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had a hundred questions, but as usual, Kaz was keeping a stranglehold on the answers. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

As usual, Ji-yun had not done very well at her piano lesson. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I waved to her and Summer as I walked over to my usual table, and sat down next to Maya. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

After dinner I washed the dishes as usual and swept the floor. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I may just go in as a junior in September, business as usual, and eventually make up what I missed in summer school next year. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Not his usual squinty smile, but a softer one. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

As usual, the tree disgorged its food, and the astonished girl watched her father eating with the speed of a man who has not eaten for many weeks. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

I sat in my usual seat, slamming my bag down in aggravation. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

She found two other homes and then dropped me off at my house after work with a Ziploc bag of puppy food and the usual how-to sheet we give out to adoptive families. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

He was wearing his usual thrift-shop rags except for the shirt. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

“Yes, my daughter created it,” I hear her boast, trilling her “r” ’s, clipping her vowels even more precisely than usual, as if her accent were partly responsible for the painting. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

That night, although I had got to bed much later than usual, I couldn't sleep. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

As usual, he was taking the situation in stride. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I got the hell out of there before anyone else slipped out of the locker room to give me a hard time, and I left the gym by the side door, like usual. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

We pull into Seaward at our usual turtle crawl, but thankfully in one piece. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The players were mostly the usual guys you expect to see on a ball field, all muscle and shout. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

She squared the book up in front of her, then, as usual, quickly swung the conversation in a more sensitive direction. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The dormitory was completely silent, and, had he been less preoccupied, Harry would have realized that the absence of Neville’s usual snores meant that he was not the only one lying awake. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I ate in my usual place at the card table, but we did not talk. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

As usual Cristiana seized the opportunity to mock my habit of study. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

It was a brass box, its vacuum maintained by the usual liberal applications of sealing wax. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He had already rejected my V-cut for the day—it was waiting for me on a tray behind Annemarie, getting dry as usual. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

As usual it matches my J’s, the blue-and-black Elevens like Jordan wore in Space Jam. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

As he settled into his usual spot, he glanced over at Bobby’s side of the sofa. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

The procession was, as usual, somber, slow, and insufferably plodding. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“You know, excited. More than usual. And tense.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Good. Drink twice as much as usual,” the sergeant said. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Which explains why the horseflies up here are unnaturally large and ornery, since they had two growing seasons instead of the usual one.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I’d gotten home earlier than usual, so my mom and dad weren’t back from work yet. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

As we approach the usual gray leather exchange couch, I notice two other people standing beside my dad. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

They were all still upstairs, running late as usual, and his father had started screaming at his mother, blaming everything on her. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

As usual, drumming was my big escape from all this reality stuff. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

She seemed to be hiding down her usual toilet. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

But when we reached the bottom of the staircase she was sitting there as usual, her hands folded together in her lap. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

The following spring the migrating robins began to return to the campus as usual. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I put on my cutest denim halter dress, straightened out my bob haircut, and wore a little more makeup than usual. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Instead of letting me out in the usual spot,” I say as Grace pulls into the drop-off circle, “can you leave me over there by the batting cages?” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

I raise my eyes, I let them move round, and turn myself with them, one circle, one circle, and I stand in the midst: All is as usual. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s Ruth, who has assumed her usual position just inside her gate. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

If Dusty Muleman pulled his usual trick, all that raw waste would be streaming out of the basin later. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

The tiny bunny lifted her head slowly, like it weighed twice as much as usual, and her eyes glistened. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Mitraillette was perched on the bonnet with one of the Sten guns propped on her knees, keeping a good lookout as usual. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

The turnpike lamp was a blur, quite out of the lamp’s usual place apparently, and its rays looked solid substance on the fog. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

High school, I had come to realize, did not revolve around the usual four seasons on the calendar. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Instead of the usual “You not little boy anymore,” she says: “Don’t be like your brother.” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Mo was driving faster than usual, much faster. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

When I woke it was bright daylight—later than usual for me—and I had the worried feeling that everything had changed. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

There was a long pause; everyone leaned forward, waiting for the father to begin with his usual, "Mami?" How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

He was farther ahead of me than usual, but that was because of my rotten start. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

A little pinker than usual, but not bad. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Charles Chiltington was outside, as usual, walking back and forth on the sidewalk, carrying a protest sign that said “Mr. Lemoncello’s Library Is Execrable.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

It had been noticed that Pitcairn was not in his usual tavern. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

In his black socks, striped pajamas, and without his usual glasses, he looks like a weary businessman, fed up with the account managers in the tristate region. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

His life was simply unbearable, for all the usual reasons, and the Columbine coverage persuaded him it would only get worse. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was drowsy; instead of her usual lively chatter, she grizzled unhappily, and Pantalaimon lay limply as a mouse against her neck. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I look around and find Julie sitting at her usual table, talking with a couple of new girls from another elementary school. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Didn’t I tell you this nutter was just raving as usual?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

When he saw she had the water pail in her hand, he got up and walked ahead of her to the spring, just the same as usual. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mario gave the cricket his usual breakfast of mulberry leaves and water, which Chester took his time eating. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I was a tad straighter than I’d been the last couple days, and the ringing sounded a tad louder, a tad more persistent and, yes, maybe even a tad friendlier than usual. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

There seemed to be rather more empty seats there than usual. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

And all three of us smiled more than usual on the day when I woke up well. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Fabyan presented them with endless work that had to be finished up, but he paid them not a penny more than usual. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She seemed even smaller than usual as she hurried over. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

When the guard at the desk did her usual search, she pulled my flash cards out and jerked her head toward The Ancestors and Beacham. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Except can also be a verb—it means “exclude” or “leave out”—but its usual meaning is “other than.” Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whether it had been built that way, or because he had used magical trickery to make it so, Slughorn’s office was much larger than the usual teacher’s study. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Nothing is more usual than to feel that others have shared in our failures, just as it is an ordinary reaction to forget those who have shared in our achievements. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Ladies were in their usual spot, in a row near the back. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Only the brown of our faces gave away the fact that we were something other than the usual people who would hear such a recruiting speech. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

So, trying desperately not to disturb the universe, Hazel took her place in her usual desk, third row from the back, right next to the window where she liked it. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

It’s my usual route, and the hinges are well oiled. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I told him that it wasn’t his usual time. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

“You’ll never guess what I heard,” Simmon said one evening as we sat on our usual bench in the pennant square. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Your work hasn’t been up to your usual standards. I wondered if maybe you want to talk about anything.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

The two had grown up together and were devoted in a way far beyond usual friendship. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They are gone, their destination a mystery,” she said in her usual manner of investing idle news with importance. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

That day, as usual, a bell jingled over the door as I walked in.Cha-ching!went the register. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

But instead of the usual sounds that brought the city to life, it was woken that morning by gunshots erupting around the State House and the House of Parliament. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

He brought his usual old friends, a traveling photographer, and the gown and ermine cape soiled with blood that Fernanda had worn during the carnival. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Can it be explained by the usual petering out of parents’ enthusiasm for documenting their children on film? Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

When the first bell rang, instead of waking Rachel as usual, she waited until she herself was dressed and ready to go. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

"He will not see that if I live for ever as is no doubt your wish," said the Tisroc in an even drier voice than usual. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

As usual, the target was only about fifteen minutes’ flight time from the airfield. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

When Harry did not question Slughorn again, the Potions master reverted to his usual affectionate treatment of him, and appeared to have put the matter from his mind. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The computers occupied the usual place of honor in the center of the living room, with an array of tangled cables, boxes for hard drives and webcams spread across the floor. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Saying good-bye at the end of a visit, Craig would give my dad a final, concerned look and pose the usual question about his health, only to be given the merry brush-off of “I’m fine.” Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The sun was hotter than usual for the time of year, but I even enjoyed this. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

We find a handicapped parking spot right in front of the studio, and after the usual unloading the chair down the car ramps, seating me and strapping me in, then attaching Elvira, we roll inside. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Grandma came by as usual before Mom and Dad left for work. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

He could take care of Loo, and she could give him his Elder lessons, and then maybe life could continue as usual, just with ten on the island instead of nine. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

His clothes, still slightly damp from their recent washing, had returned to their usual cinnabar color. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

A number of fashionably dressed young men, as well as the usual dockhands and porters, were crowding about to welcome her. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her usual morning meal was coffee, sometimes paired with a banana. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Her eyes were brighter than usual, and I had a bad flashback of moldy sandwiches and burned cookies. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

As usual, I'm working with stuff that was deliberately designed not to burn. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

As usual, she had an optimistic outlook, with no concrete evidence to back up her vision. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Yet I did want to go down as usual, get my eggs and milk and do my work. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

The family dressed in the usual all black, the women with big hats, the men with shined shoes. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

My usual doubts creep in but then so do Jayden’s words. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Oh! yes—she will have her own room, of course; the room she always has;—and there is the nursery for the children,—just as usual, you know. Why should there be any change?” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Ebright, Bolles noticed, had been making more than the usual amount of noise in the Bay Area press lately about how thoroughly his freshmen were going to shellac Washington. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“The plan,” my mom began, “is to go about business as usual.” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

His face turned even whiter than usual, and his eyes were suddenly furious. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

When Genie had arrived in the kitchen at his usual twenty-two hundred hours, Grandpop had pulled a small box from his lap and set it on the table. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Then why are you here?” asked Bigwig, with his usual directness. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

While human evolution was crawling at its usual snail’s pace, the human imagination was building astounding networks of mass cooperation, unlike any other ever seen on earth. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

It went well until she turned to Mr. Huffer and asked, “Cremation as usual?” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

As usual, he would have by far the fewest pieces to display. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, her sister, Arsinoe, was up to her usual tricks, working behind the scenes to sow dissent and confusion. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

I jerked the string twice, our usual signal, and Hassan tossed the kite. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

They all turned and headed back to their usual places. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am,” said Tuck formally, his back straighter than usual. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know he was his usual self when I got up there, but I didn’t imagine the coughing, and teetering. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

In the afternoon he declined to go ashore to enjoy his usual lemon ice on the Smyrna waterfront. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

February passed, the bitterest cold of the year coming as usual in that month. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aru braced herself, waiting to hear the usual lines that they couldn’t possibly be heroes, or that they were too weak, too young, or too...girly. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Don’t worry, chief,” he said without the usual cynicism. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

It seemed a lonelier sound than usual, as if it were echoing around an empty home. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Three’s the usual number for a lettuce party,” said Bigwig. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had had the usual bouts with childhood illness, including the recent scarlet fever, but nothing out of the ordinary. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d scrambled over the embankment and was running around and barking, usual stuff. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I wanted to catch the unglued schizo way he looked before he got run over by misery, so I went way more abstract than usual. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Her face was changing, resuming its usual expression of gleeful malice. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

As usual, he opened the door from the back stairs to the kitchen only a crack. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

I passed a few other indents on my way to the elevators, but as usual, none of them made eye contact. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Could be there won’t be as many red ears as usual.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

It was a yellow cat, ordinary-looking, no bigger than a usual cat. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

So I turned at the door: I saw a robed and veiled figure, so unlike my usual self that it seemed almost the image of a stranger. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Instead of heading into the usual game, I bring up a hovering keyboard and type in a series of extra commands, my fingers tapping against the floor. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Viola’s silence has gone more silent than usual, as still as the night, waiting to hear what he might say. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Emma replied that “that was the usual state of the family at Down,” and they should come because they would fit in perfectly well. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

And so as we plunged into the steep, dense, covering woods of Shuckstack Mountain, I stayed closer than usual to Katz and carried my walking stick like a club. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Friday, I get picked up by Grandma and Grandpa as usual, and I record Grandpa’s stories. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Our subsequent lunch at the Eagle, the pub at which he usually ate, was restrained and unpunctuated by the usual laughter. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Worse was to come with the news that the gentleman had brought no valet, his usual man having fallen ill. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Harry’s told him to catch the Hogwarts Express as usual from King’s Cross station on September first. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“Is it, well, usual for people to become really fond of newchildren?” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The usual funeral line was moving down the aisle, only a few people left to take one last look at Gwendolyn Brown. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I pulled some hair out of my usual sloppy bun, and straightened it, to have side bangs. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

He was paler and more gaunt than usual, but despite all his years of hard living, he had aged very little. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“No more than the usual,” she finally said, as if she was far away, reading something. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her heart was not beating as strongly as usual and she felt weary and old, but she was sure at last that she had saved Wilbur’s life, and she felt peaceful and contented. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

He carried his backpack, stuffed as usual with food, water, and children's toys—everything for a long day in the park. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I go to the reception afterward, which offers the usual university fare: bad sherry, thick tea, cookies out of a package. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

As usual the train is incredibly crowded, and this time he sits for half the journey in the vestibule. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I tried stretching my neck to see if I could spot the granddaughter sitting in the usual spot, the front row, or as Robbie Ray called it, the good seats. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He seemed angry all the time and so distant from his usual sweetness. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

One September afternoon, with the threat of a storm, he returned home earlier than usual. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“This is company business,” Dad replied without his usual vehemence. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

There followed, of course, the usual gallbladder, spleen, and kidney operations. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the next morning, Ron’s bitten hand had swollen to twice its usual size. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

It is her mother, Missus Walters, looking even frailer than usual in her formalwear. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“My beautiful, bossy Stella,” Will says, his face appearing on the screen, his hair its usual charming mess, his smile as lopsided as ever. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

On the bed the covers, as usual, have been thrown off. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The usual audience for The Mercury Theatre on the Air was about only a tenth of the thirty-five million people who tuned to The Chase and Sanborn Hour. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

I felt that Farmer was suspending his usual critical judgment, looking only for things to praise. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

The two came from the rutted country road into the city, and they were not walking in single file, Kino ahead and Juana behind, as usual, but side by side. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

There is none of Rogelio’s easy manner, none of his usual bantering or joking. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

As usual, Min’s work took far longer than he had predicted, and summer was merging with fall before the pieces were ready. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

The cold makes the linoleum stiffer than usual. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

So it took me longer than usual to get the picture that while Piper and Edmond were busy watching over me, Isaac was busy watching over them. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Catherine hands me her notes and then hugs me in a way that suggests I might get different results if I were to attempt the usual quest. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I can remember us back in the Juniors, pleading with guardians to hold the next lesson in the pavilion instead of the usual room. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

After Saturday dinner, Mr. Lapham as usual prepared for a snooze, stretched out in the one armchair in the shop, with his basket over his head to keep off the flies. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the usual number of shows was doubled up—if I’m not mistaken, eight shows a day, instead of the usual four—and Hamp’s pulling power cleaned up. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He has diabetes, so I have a whole other layer of concerns on top of my usual ones. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

His kiss before he left was quick, not the usual lingering press of lips, and that too she held against him. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I guess this old temple of the soul has had it,” he began with his usual sly grin. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s not our usual table, but I’ve noticed that people tend not to argue with August. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Pet was a loud secret in her, a wrong note in the usual harmony of her house, making it discordant, guilty. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He was gloomy now; he didn’t have his usual snappy comebacks. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It wasn’t usual for women to kill their children during slavery times,” Miss Pat said. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The mountain’s peak sparkled as usual, and its reflection rippled on the surface of Loomis Lake. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

And I put makeup on like usual this morning to cover my spots. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

When he found on this first morning back at Devon that it happened still to be crippled and in a cast, he said in his usual self-contained way, “Hand me my crutches, will you?” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Boston looked so usual and so unconcerned, Johnny began to wonder if they all had not made mountains of molehills, imagined an expedition when none was intended. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was sure it was just life as usual in New York. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Finally he turned away from her and me both with his usual disgust. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Quite usual, sir. He used to ring the bell for the conductor and then send him for me when he was ready to get up.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was no more unnerving than usual to feel the press of their eyes coming from every direction. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Grandpa was laying on his left side, as usual. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

They had met, as usual, in front of the Ekpo refectory after their morning lecture. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Jamison was aware that his usual audience, milling outside the property, observed him with undefined expectations. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The school yard has been more packed than usual with guys from around the way. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Visitors came and went, as usual mostly family—Charles’s sister Catherine, Emma’s sisters Elizabeth and Charlotte. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

His trademark purple complexion was even rosier than usual. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t combing his hair as carefully as usual. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

With the unusual excitement, and having to go to market earlier than usual, Mrs. Popper had not yet got around to straightening the house. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was having a very good time, as usual, and his students smiled back at him in approval. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Mom and Dad both came home earlier than usual. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mom wakes me up earlier than usual the next morning with a serious expression on her face. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

In an attempt to compensate, O’Dell and Sherman leaned the launch rod more than usual against the wind. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Victor has been pretty depressed, more so than usual. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

People in books were always getting letters, but this was much more exciting than the usual letter. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

They make a mockery of the usual sentiments about the pricelessness of every human life. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

As usual, a few Dauntless with large guns cross back and forth in front of the doors, watching for intruders. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

As usual, Fabyan tried to lay claim to his work, calling it Riverbank Publication No. 22, but its insights were William’s alone. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

It would be the usual prayers, then the Yulemas prayers, then the sermon, then the songs, and then the procession of the gods. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

As usual, my mother spent the morning with the curtains drawn. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The customer who just entered hefts himself onto his usual bar stool, leans his forearms on the polished wood. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Neville and I were both there too, and all this ‘Chosen One’ rubbish is just the Prophet making things up as usual.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

My dad, on the other hand, didn’t let the presence of the Riveras interfere with his usual routine. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

His mind wandered while Lily, as usual, recounted a lengthy dream, this one a frightening one in which she had, against the rules, been riding her mother’s bicycle and been caught by the Security Guards. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

The next day, I was surprised that Jessica wasn’t her usual gushing self in Trig and Spanish. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

From Boys' Lodge, the usual group emerged and ran down the path, calling laughing insults to one another. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I sat there, dazed, thinking we might be away from home longer than usual this time. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

There were none of the usual shoots, nor could I find any figgy fruits. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Bradley slides his chair back to its usual spot, and I pack up. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

‘Tardy as usual, Hippolytos. I hope your news is worth the wait. King Porphyrion should be . The ground between them split. An even larger giant leaped from the earth like a breaching whale. ‘ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He and Minho packed their backpacks with more supplies than usual; there was no telling how long they’d be out there. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Grandma was rocking as usual in the living room. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

We walk to the market across the street and sit at our usual corner table. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

At work he has his usual frustrations, and he is having trouble finding a place to hold the exhibition of Vincent’s work. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He instructs me through the usual exercises: repetitions to strengthen my quads, hips, and hamstrings; balance exercises to help with proper alignment; stretches to increase my range of motion. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

And Chloe’s her usual bubbly self when she sees us, which helps too. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I’m a bit shocked at how bad it is, even more than usual. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

As usual in times of military crisis, the public rallied around the president. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I wonder why Mr. Patterson broke the news instead of my dad, but when my mom collapsed on the boat, things stopped happening in the usual way. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

And the old horror of being a professional writer, and the usual stench of words that goes with it, is beginning to drive me out of my seat. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

It was best to move a little faster than usual across train tracks, past saloons and shanty homes, pressing quickly toward the safety of the Yard. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

That night the priests snuck in as usual through a secret stairway under the altar. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the washroom I go to the second-last stall, as usual. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sky over Jinny’s head was clear, and the stars were blazing as usual in the black sky. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

We had reached my stoop and the usual dudes were there. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

The air on the balcony is heavy, making it harder to breathe than usual. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Nearly Headless Nick was gliding toward Harry, his head wobbling as usual upon his ruff. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

When he, Ron, and Hermione entered the Hall, they saw at once that the usual decorations were missing. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Granny smiled benevolently, an expression almost as repellent as her usual scowl. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Effie, shining in a wig of metallic gold, lacks her usual verve. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

There are the usual yawns and sighs that accompany waking. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“The morning of the election came, but did not bring out the usual scenes around the polls,” a circuit judge said. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

But there was so much more stillness in the air than usual. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

My body felt like its standard self, broken and insufficient in the usual ways, but my brain felt sloppy and exhausted, like the noodle legs of a runner post-marathon. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Seanie said in his usual deadpan, focusing on his food and opening the note. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The session was over, time passed as usual, the web of power had fallen apart into indignity and weariness. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

"It's not like that. They're fine—just the usual sibling stuff. She asked how you were doing. She wants you to be happy, that's all." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Unlike everyone else, he wore his usual getup: T-shirt, suspenders, and slacks. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

With her usual injustice she turned against Echo. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, abruptly, familiarly, and, as usual, with no warning, he thought he felt his mind dislodge itself and teeter, like insecure luggage on an overhead rack. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

You followed me unquestioningly until I turned down a different road, away from our usual route to school. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The smile that had been ghosting across Miss Anderson’s face while Miss Preston admonished me drops off real quick, and Miss Anderson’s usual sourpuss face reappears. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

It was the usual sort of war, with a great deal of shoring and shouting on both sides, great strokes smitten, many men overthrown, and great valiances, prowesses, and feats of arms shown every day. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I walk into the hallway and see Uhmma standing at her usual spot in front of the stove. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Chairs lined the walls, divided evenly by magazine tables, and there was the usual rubber tree expiring in the corner. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The holes in the bank, however, had runs of the usual bow shape, leading down to the chalk and then curving up again to burrows with floors of trampled earth. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Four days later, the contractor who had been selected to build the controversial project suddenly pulled out, citing “fiercer than usual” opposition. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

She loaded a plate for herself, then sat down at the table, beside Luke’s usual spot. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

They were not eminent people, and there are few records concerning them except for the usual papers on birth, marriage, land ownership, and death. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The strange boy had none of the bustling smartness of the usual Boston apprentice. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

We walked in silence, following our usual route. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I could hardly get through my official birthday dinner that Sunday afternoon and our usual Sunday ride. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

His usual dress, of a grey winding sheet, was, he knew, quite wrong. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

The ocean, which just a few weeks ago in England was its usual black-green, has completely changed. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Dad wore his usual ratty black Chuck Taylors, a black Spins & Needles Records T-shirt, and cutoff corduroys. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

That day’s program opened, as usual, with a parade around the circus ring. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

But in the back seat of Mr. and Mrs. Sen’s car the ride seemed unfamiliar, and took longer than usual. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

After school I went to the store as usual, but Papa told me to go on to Grandpa’s and stay there. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

As usual when he was indoors, Hagrid looked too big to be allowed. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

So she sat quite still, and talked less than usual. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

How could they proceed with business as usual? Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pointed to Dimple’s glasses, perched on the end of her nose like usual. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

If things had gone as usual that night, the other kids would have withdrawn to their cabins, leaving Ben and Loo to get acquainted. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I came to school one time and found my usual friends, and someone was telling the others about how they just got away with shoplifting. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Jake steps in, using the same lie I gave him; he speaks faster than usual, his consonants not as crisp. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

One afternoon when they saw I was a little livelier than usual, they invited me to the Christopher Columbus, hoping that a pleasing woman would help me recover my good humor. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

In class, we talked about dinosaurs and practiced cursive before Mrs. Port dismissed us for lunch with her usual look of relief. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Their usual weapons were sticks, short lengths of chain, and an occasional knife. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Bobby, as usual, is noisy and a little scattered. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

The deft inverts the usual ordering: the new information is thrust into the spotlight early, and the given information, which serves as its background, comes at the end. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

So her usual patients are burned or wounded or ill. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was sitting in his little house behind the gas station, about halfway toward his usual goal of inebriation. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

The usual crowd hung out by the front door of the party, drunk out of their minds, greeting everyone with a raised cup of beer. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

I thought I detected a glimmer of sadness in his eyes, a real kind of pain, but just as quickly, it was gone, replaced by his usual confident expression. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

His usual forgettable, amiable smile was nowhere to be found. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

His parody of sorrow brought its usual reprieve: the man laughed and patted the bony head, then enticed him down with the promise of a run. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Worse, the plants themselves grew bigger than is usual in Japan— nobody knows why. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

He’ll be helping in the science lab, as usual, and working on all his college applications in between. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

She did not begin, at least not in the usual sense. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

On the afternoon of April 12, 1945, Vice President Harry Truman strode through the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., dressed in his usual gray suit and bow tie. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

As usual, she’s already dressed nice with her hair done and lipstick on. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

But Culebra was in full swing when Sierra walked in, and instead of the usual laid-back El Mar scene, a sweaty mass of punks, teenyboppers, and hipsters pulsed and churned to the music. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Grams phoned later that week, and in her usual to-the-point-Grams way explained everything to me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She spent more time than usual on her makeup, too—blending the foundation to a shade more pale than ghostly, going lighter on the kohl. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

As he spoke, he made his squeaky voice lower and firmer than usual. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“But as I said, this is my usual time to eat, and the plates are warm. Do you mind?” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

His hair was longer than usual, and the sides had grown in so that he seemed younger, less severe. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

They might have been a failure, but their failure was a good deal better than the usual run of the System’s successes. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Christmas and the New Year had been celebrated at Gateshead with the usual festive cheer; presents had been interchanged, dinners and evening parties given. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“We got a lot to talk about and not much time, as usual, so gather round and keep the heckling to a minimum.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

In fact, when I looked over to her table at lunch, there was Dori Dilson, as usual, but someone else was sitting with her. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

My hair has been brushed out and then braided down my back in my usual style. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I take my usual trip to the bathroom sink for water, and then plug in the electric kettle at my desk and set the yellow bowls next to it. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He opened it in his usual neat, unhurried fashion. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

As usual, he was the first one to arrive at school. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Werner raises the big antenna and sits in his usual spot in the box of the Opel with his headset on. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Your pa and ma are well as usual and your sister Nancy is to. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a final discussion about Plato’s cave, we are left to our usual ten minutes of free time. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

He generally met us at the usual tree, a.k.a. his office. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

As usual, my parents are at the little dining table, tea in hand. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

And so, as usual, our family dinner conversations were about things of the mind: Einstein and Newton, the poets and the philosophers. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

My usual time to arrive was after lunch, and I’d come up to find Tommy stretched out on the narrow bed—always fully clothed because he didn’t want to “be like a patient.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of pulling into the usual circle where all the other vehicles go, though, ours turns into a small looping road that takes us toward the expanse of tarmac behind the airport. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Some dropped balls here and there, and nobody throwing or running as confidently as usual. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

Scabbers was looking thinner than usual, and there was a definite droop to his whiskers. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

And that made you smile even though you still had some snot in your nose, and it didn’t take long before we were both running and laughing like usual. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

We were both listening, but all we heard were the usual night sounds. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rang up her doctor, who came round at once and diagnosed the usual influenza. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The reading took her longer than usual, and when she blinked and sighed and came out of the trance, her face was troubled. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The band was whipping through its repertoire at the usual earsplitting volume. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Momly asked as usual, turning the radio down as I closed the car door. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

It leaves the usual suspects: the husband, the lover. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The young men among them were gesturing more excitedly than usual and I thought they must have seen an adventure film. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Ron’s jaw dropped so that Crabbe looked even more clueless than usual. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

I saw that instead of her usual housecoat she was dressed. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

I'm playing along because this isn't one of Dad's usual lectures, like where he sucks all the fun out of a roller coaster by talking about g-forces and potential energy. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would add preemployment personality tests to the list of demeaning intrusions, or at least much of their usual content. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as usual, we had nothing to say to one another. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Not an ordinary tiger, but one double the usual size. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

As usual, Coin gets right to the point. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I see Aibileen in our usual pew, left side, fourth from the front, right by the window fan. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The door to the trailer office was open, but not wide like usual. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Tonight she moved faster than usual as she headed down the road toward her home. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our pattern of life changed in the usual manner. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I just shake my head as Catherine takes me back to my usual place in the back of the room. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

The walk toward her had been as sobering as usual, each step weakening his resolve to have a good day. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

There had been heavy rains all spring, making the ponds deeper than usual. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

They scanned the darkening grounds excitedly, but nothing was moving; everything was still, silent, and quite as usual. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Boys who were too weak to walk to the usual places to relieve themselves just squatted in the middle of camp. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just business as usual: homework out, papers exchanged, lesson reviewed. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

As usual, competition brought out the best in me. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“I’m just wearing my usual. Starting from the bottom, I have B.V.D. briefs, size ten, one tee shirt...” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Margo managed to speak in her usual manic soliloquy without answering my question. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

And they had taken more cash than usual out of their banks. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

His umbrella, neatly folded, was hanging over his arm as usual. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nicole refused to put the stupid little skirt around her nightstand and Ivy had gone way over the top, as usual. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

The ring of mist that surrounded the island was looser somehow, so the sunrise blurred rather than creating its usual clear pictures. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

As usual, Sheed was drawn directly to her like a bee to a dandelion. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The members of Room 5 also wanted to look their best for their picture in the newspaper, and they came to school looking neater than usual. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

His usual fidgety distraction is replaced with a determination I have never seen. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Patti normally had a busy, chatty way about her, but today she sounded low and her voice didn’t have its usual animation. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Today’s a minimum day, so each class is shorter, which means I get to meet up with my friends at break earlier than usual. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Ranofer wandered over and inspected it, just in case, and found the usual fresh wad of clay covering the latch, with the imprint of Gebu’s ring pressed into it. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

“There’s no place here for natives like you,” was the usual reply I received from white people. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

As usual, I prayed for the well-being of my mother’s and my father’s souls. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

And weirdly, I felt more embarrassed that I’d said something meaningful than if I’d just mumbled my usual line: “I don’t know.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

‘The usual. Victory. Sacrifice. Blah, blah, blah. Doesn’t matter. We can do this, guys. We have to do this.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

It had been short and to the point, which Grace was starting to realize was Maya’s usual mode of response. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

At the nearby Normal School, for example, the number of women applying to become teacher trainees was said to be many times the usual. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The dogs bark and growl, but it doesn’t seem as loud as usual. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Outraged, Fabyan showered them with his usual mix of threats and false promises. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Finnick commands in such a powerful voice, so different from his usual seductive purr, that I do. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Its body started to swell in the usual way. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

His afterlife is definitely more impressive and thoughtful than Dad’s—Dad believes in the usual golden-gated island in the sky. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

And she rang her C.O. to let him know she had been asked to taxi one of her usual passengers from RAF Special Duties to an “Undisclosed Location.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Kelly jokes she might have to make his usual the Creature-of-Habit special and send it to him long distance. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Reynie hardly felt like sleeping, but he did need to calm down and clear his thoughts, and so lying in his bunk he turned to his usual method. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Guessing from his usual Saturday night routine, I’d bet that he only went to bed at one o’clock, after Saturday Night Live. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

As Mom pulled up to school, I saw Margo’s usual spot empty in the senior parking lot. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

A few nights later, my father was drinking as usual in the pub when a man walked up and knocked over his beer. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

But it had seemed to work for the sophomores the year before, and George Morry, the usual sophomore coxswain, had put up with it good-naturedly. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

My hair, as usual, is tucked inside an old newsboy cap. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“As usual, Mr. Director, you fail to see the whole picture. We could use the show to expose her. Can’t you see it?” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

The potions he received every week from the Sisters of the Star helped, but these days they seemed to help less than usual. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

The street is darker than usual because planks and shutters across house windows keep in the light. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

Once again Anne’s usual list of shortcomings has been extensively aired. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

On the other side of the Hall Draco Malfoy’s eagle owl had landed on his shoulder, carrying what looked like his usual supply of sweets and cakes from home. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Goldworking did not come easy to him, and it was obvious his poor results with the bowl had ruined his usual even disposition. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

After the usual brief spell of darkness and near suffocation, Harry found himself in the tiny alleyway where the first phase of their plan was scheduled to take place. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“It’s not easy to see things you don’t want me to know, but I’ve been picking up bits of it lately. You haven’t been as guarded as usual.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

But none of their usual parental tricks succeeded in undoing the spell. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

This was one of our usual spots, the wooded area next to my father’s fields where our towering green stalks of sugarcane met the orange groves that dotted the landscape into the horizon. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Rab had been shaken out of his usual nice balance between quick action and caution by his passionate desire for a good gun. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

On Sunday, Mom and Jim and I got up as usual and dressed to go to church. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“So, you talked to Brandy? She and her family staying for the summer as usual?” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

I climb into Papi’s van and balance myself on the paint bucket as usual. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“No, just listened. It was kind of pointless. I mean, you know, the usual, ‘If you need an adult to talk to, we’re here for you.’ Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“And same old same old over here: Tee bein’ ridiculous as usual, and Sierra nerding out over there on some riddle.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

‘You have shown your usual cunning in getting up just in time for a meal.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

A mile faster than usual, thanks to those songs. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

On the seventh day, the alchemist decided to make camp earlier than usual. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first, my wrists were rusty after more than a week off, but I gradually warmed up until I was playing blazingly fast and much harder than usual. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Wow, Kelly. Your room’s even neater than usual.” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

The librarian stamped her card and shoved it back to her without, as was usual, looking up. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Audrey and I headed to our usual meeting spot by Heart & Seoul, the Korean BBQ food truck. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

"Yo, Needles," Noodles said in his usual gruff tone as soon as we got to the stoop, "you partying with us or what?" When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

They were easily frustrated, and aside from Kanue—playing all out as usual—the players were walking and showing little intensity. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Now that Mr. Popper’s work was over for the winter, the icebox was not quite so full as usual, but the penguin did not know that. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

Sure enough, my usual waterproof magic had abandoned me. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

He looked slightly paler than usual, and his cold, black eyes glittered strangely. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Perhaps right now, Moss was more sensitive than usual and that was why her comment hit so hard. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He had his tip money from Wednesday night, more than usual, thanks to 12B, but that wasn’t very much. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Look, baby, just tell us what happened,” my mother said, calming my father down as usual. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Kainene’s mother came up and kissed his cheek; he knew she was drunk, or she would have greeted him with the usual frosty “How do you do?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I once saw pictures of two blonde girls, laughing and making faces at each other, and it all looked very friendly and usual, except that their two necks stemmed out of a single body. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

And as usual, he assured Americans he was giving military leaders everything they asked for. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Well, I suppose in the usual way. He will learn to be a good knight I hope. But the whole question is imaginary.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the news anchor—only one instead of the usual two—says, “As a precaution, residents are instructed to stay in their homes, and remain calm.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Pattie has just come home from work and she seems more worn out than usual. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

When he turned it on, the usual faint smell of negative ions surged from the power supply; he breathed in eagerly, already buoyed up. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

He would wake at six-thirty each day and take his “usual sponge bath,” then clean his cell. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The usual placements—Kaori and Gen on one side, client on the other. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I plopped down in my usual spot and waited for Howard. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

It took us longer than usual to reach her neighborhood. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

The Great Hall looked its usual splendid self, decorated for the start-of-term feast. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He sat in his usual place at the dining table, the phone against his ear, with the cord stretching behind him from the kitchen. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

But one day, after we d been at the camp for about three years, we heard the megaphones, and it wasn’t the usual thing. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

We left shortly afterward, a little sooner than on the usual visit to Father Benedict. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Any mail, Mama?” asked Francie as usual when she got home from work. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mom was sitting in her usual place on the opposite side of the court from Dad. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

But, as usual, I was simply relieved that nothing awful had happened under my watch. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her voice was utterly calm, her usual nervous laugh gone. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Her hair did not have its usual greasy shine; it looked like the matted head of an old mop. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“The exams will therefore take place as usual, and I trust you are all studying hard.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Something was wrong with it, though—didn’t really attack like usual. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He was more jolly and cheerful than usual, and it is quite evident that last night’s work has helped to take some of the brooding weight off his mind. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

She is quieter than usual, with an air of injured aggravation. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

They began their search for the group of the day by looking in the usual places: Arms and Armor, the Costume Institute, and Egyptian Art. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

My family will be gathering in Chicago for the usual feast at my parents' house. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Monique, overdressed as usual, wore a shiny gold top with tight black stretch pants and black heels. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the bell rings, I walk home without stopping by Tats’s locker as usual. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Desdemona said the prayers in Greek as we gathered around her bed, and Tessie tried as usual to dispel her doubts and truly believe. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

As Bigwig approached the hole that led into the ditch, he found two or three young bucks loitering in the run and, as usual, set himself to act his part as convincingly as he could. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cash was there as usual, but Scott never came. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

For once, the Happy Little Surprise was not his usual cheery perky self. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

But looking at Dimple’s open face, hearing her earnest questions, his usual inhibitions turned to puffs of cloud, insubstantial, floating away as he tried to grasp them. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, when Pa had walked his traplines quickly because the traps were empty, or when he had got some game sooner than usual, he would come home early. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, the Rad Lab’s usual sponsors were tapped out. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

We are trying to eat when Dell comes down the hall earlier than usual. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

One day I had come to my studies in lower spirits than usual; the ebb was occasioned by a poignantly felt disappointment. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

The next elimination was in four days, and though training had resumed as usual, she had started waking up a little earlier than normal. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Back then, a mother’s usual first question would have been: “Is it a boy or a girl?” Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

I would barely respond, ‘Just the usual things, nothing special.’ Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had found all sorts of ways to incite a quarrel between Phil and Gay, which gave me a perverse satisfaction—until Phil lost his usual cool and stormed out to his workshop. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

From that small moment forward, I began to grow more and more confident and less and less like the usual me. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Miig’s eyes were squinty, and we moved faster than our usual pace. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Winston, however, in rewriting the forecast, marked the figure down to fifty-seven millions, so as to allow for the usual claim that the quota had been overfilled. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

One newspaper editor had sagely, if cynically, observed that “the usual custom is for the capital of new empires to be selected by the whim or caprice of a despot.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

No doubt Pharaoh had paid more than usual for the temple work. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Guy looked like a refrigerator, but T was talking smack, as usual. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

"My goodness, Aunt Anne,” she said, pretending that that lady was in the room, "those doughnuts are even more delicious than usual.” Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as usual, everything has gotten squeezed around her work. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

In his place, Mrs. Richardson was to cover Sam’s usual beat—city politics. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t write the usual about him, at least in that automatic, half-conscious way. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was brought into the gymnasium by two of the Aunts, in the usual way, while we were having our nap. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sit with Heather, as usual, but we are off by ourselves in a corner by the courtyard, not near the Marthas. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

There were some bloods standing around, doing nothing as usual, and I just went on by them. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

This early evening I was in this place when at the usual time, the phone in the booth rang. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

A week later, all the shacks would be rebuilt, and it would be business as usual. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

The river was full, holding his beloved canoe higher than usual, and he could see at once that she had been worked on. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

When I get off the bus after school, Mrs. V is waiting for me as usual. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

In addition, one of the cipher rings had twenty-seven spaces, instead of the usual twenty-six. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The shaking lasted for four minutes with the usual devastating effects to property. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

She looked more lucid than usual, which was bad news. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

One evening in the middle of winter, some visitors came to the Trout who were out of the usual kind. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

When I wake up, Noah’s already gone, like usual these days, so I can’t tell him what I need to or ask him all that I want to. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I wanted to have meaningful conversations with my grandma and aunts that captured my sassy humor and penchant for sarcasm, but I couldn't communicate much beyond the usual Farsi phrases: "Delam yekzareh shodeh." Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Dudley looked furious and sulky, and somehow seemed to be taking up even more space than usual. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

As usual, students were milling around the halls, whispering to one another. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Murdo, walking even more briskly than usual to keep her spirits up, was crossing Harken Square when something fell to the pavement just in front of her with a terrific thump. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

As usual, Georgie and I stayed in the deep shadows near the edge of the woods. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

As she departed, Mr. Dashwood put up his feet, with the graceful remark, “Poor and proud, as usual, but she’ll do.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Officer Mac dropped me off at the comer as usual. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was expecting the usual jarring thud, but my hands didn’t stop when they hit the mud. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

As usual there was chaos in the main thoroughfare. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

None of them are up to their usual chatter, so I can hear every strand being yanked from its follicle. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

When he spoke, however, it was in his usual curt voice. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

A dull writer, but less dull than usual in this tale. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The absence of her usual pink cupcake apron makes her almost unrecognizable, like an alligator outside of its swamp. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

The eye makeup, with my usual winged corners, was dramatic enough, and my sparkly leo would complete the effect. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Napoleon ended his speech with his usual cry of “Long live Animal Farm!” and after the singing of Beasts of England the animals were dismissed. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

I made my way to my usual table on the left side of the room. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Hedge poked his head out, scowling as usual, but his eyes were red. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

That morning, May 2, 1963, I woke up and dressed for school as usual. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

After my slow and undistinguished start, I managed to get the hang of things, and accelerated my program, completing the junior certificate in two years instead of the usual three. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you please,” she said, summoning her calmest tone, “would someone bring me my copy of Edith-Anne Gets a Pony ? It is on the bookshelf, in its usual place.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

We spent the day doing the usual: raking leaves, pruning bushes, watering flowers and weeding the lawn. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took his tray, started eating his breakfast, and, as usual, we talked about what I would do that day. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“It seems that I’m going to have to be even more careful with you than usual.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

But, as usual, Mrs. van Daan had to add her two cents. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I saw her hands were shaking more than usual, and that made me angry at Baba, his causing an old woman to shake like that. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

McNeil often shopped at Johns’s small clothing store and there the white radical had bent his ear, with the usual results: maybe, someday. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

We raced across and as usual the brown, savage figure of the Kid left us behind. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s not as bad as usual, to my pleasant surprise. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z

Margot and I threw on our clothes as well and were upstairs earlier than usual. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

He stared back, but his look was hollow, lacking any of his usual spark. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Today he was dressed appropriately for an important Boston physician, in a black suit and necktie, and as usual wore his rimless glasses. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Today I was worse than usual because my head was so filled with Edward. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“In his usual temper—cheerful for no reason you can tell. One of the louts at the tavern gave him a black eye. He’s proud of it. Says he’d always wanted one.” The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

When it begins to get dark earlier in the day, I start feeling more depressed than usual. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“You’d better get on, Harry, I want the trunks ready tonight, if possible, so we don’t have the usual last-minute scramble.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Safe in my room, I feel the usual set of pre-date jitters. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

And then Alexa touches her neck and compares and contrasts this to her own suicide attempt, as usual, making it all about her. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

As usual Beth lay on the sofa and Laurie sat in a low chair close by, amusing her with all sorts of gossip, for she depended on her weekly ‘spin’, and he never disappointed her. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I disappeared into my usual shadows and alleyways. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Her green eyes in the sun look bluer than usual, a layer of gold over the top. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

It takes doubly as long as it has for everyone else, but finally my mom says, in a not-so-impressed tone, “Well, that wasn’t our usual fare, but it’ll do.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He was sitting in his usual spot, sketching, while a red-faced man droned on and on. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“My father is at his Pavilion of Solitude,” Sifen said, waving his hand toward a remote building far down the lakeside, “painting as usual.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The usual approach of science of constructing a mathematical model cannot answer the questions of why there should be a universe for the model to describe. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, it isn’t. The Mellower doesn’t have a name,” Kuda said with his usual bulldog tenacity. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Pops’s leg is no worse than usual, but how’s the Cougar?” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

And now Harry came to think of it, surely it wasn’t usual for the Minister of Magic himself to get involved in matters of underage magic? Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

As usual when Erik appears, the attention switched from me to him. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

But of course then, as usual, the servant girl with her firm tread went to the door and opened it. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

He asked this sincerely, and not in his usual shruggy, cool manner. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

“You are late, as usual. I am telling the other orphan pikins about the American ladies who will soon be visiting. Now sit down and be quiet.” Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

His face was even more haggard than usual as he opened the casket and held it out to the Magpie, his head bowed humbly. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The mist gets so thick I can barely see my hand in front of my face, making training more grueling than usual. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

On the last leg back to Cange, I straggled up out of another ravine and as usual found Farmer waiting for me. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Luma arranged to use the YMCA’s bus for the evening and called the parents of the Under Thirteen players to let them know that their sons would be home a bit later than usual. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

She was clad not in her usual white gown, but rather in a dark tunic and loose trousers, and she clutched an ornately carved wooden staff in one hand. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Hugo was the one who told me the truth—as usual. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

“Ready,” Archie said, keeping his face expressionless, inscrutable as usual, even though he felt a bead of perspiration trace a cold path from his armpit to his rib. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Scoob steels himself and heads in what he hopes to the high heavens, as Dad likes to say when he’s being more over the top than usual, is the right direction. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

A run of flounder meant that a school of the tasty fish had come into shore far closer than usual; the waves even tossed fish right up on the beach. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

The next morning, Annabelle gets up an hour earlier than usual, and then heads out. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“A detailed analysis of the way the planetary movements in the coming month will affect you, with reference to your personal chart,” she snapped, sounding much more like Professor McGonagall than her usual airy-fairy self. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Sunny grabs her usual jeans and T-shirts, but I find it hard to choose something new. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

His heaves echoed in the locker room as if he was choking, the sounds more horrible and violent than usual, but by now they had become reassuring, an encouraging vital sign. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

They walked along without their usual baseball chatter. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

And, as usual, the ruling groups of all three powers are simultaneously aware and unaware of what they are doing. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Tessie blushed, looking; while Milton squinted; and I hid inside my hair as usual. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Adam probably figured I’d be easier to supervise while tumbling around and doing my usual backyard tricks on Bannon’s enormous spring floors. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I made my way onto the rooftops with a little more care than usual. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Her green wrapper hung lower than usual on her waist; it had been knotted with a lazy effort at the side. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“My wife always takes a sleeping draught when travelling by train. She took her usual dose of trional.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

In February 1562, Tycho left Denmark to complete his education abroad, part of the usual process intended to turn him into an adult fit for his position in society. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

On his next visit, Chief was his usual garrulous self. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

His voice sounded an octave higher than usual. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

As usual, I thought I was quite a fashion plate! Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Saying the usual things about how excited and happy she was to see all the parents in the audience and how she loved seeing this kind of support and blah-blah-blah. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

The usual reasoning is instead circular: because technological differences exist, the existence of corresponding ideological differences is inferred. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

He was more paranoid than usual, and in prison usual is very, and is a survival skill. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

The old dog and the cat bounded in to greet him with their usual affection, bringing the fresh smell of the outdoors with them. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jason is already there when I arrive, his wheelchair parked next to my usual spot on the couch. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inside the Hole were the usual collection of inebriated men bent over foamy pint glasses and the battered tables and dingy decor I’d come to know as my home away from home. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

It was his phony sigh, his usual act. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I arrived in San Francisco, leaner than usual, fairly unkempt, and with no luggage. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shoot back a quick message seeing if he wants to have our usual breakfast date in twenty, before putting the phone down and swinging my legs over my bed to grab my laptop. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

There was a pause longer than usual, and Gandalf and Gimli were whispering together; the others were crowded behind, waiting anxiously. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I turn, ready to give my usual spiel—Monday afternoons in the art room, we cover all kinds of justice and gender issues, blah, blah, blah. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She heard a podcast playing in the kitchen, which was Imogen’s usual habit when cooking, and she found Immie slicing zucchini for the grill. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Frankie’s hunched over the car hood out front of the barbershop, as usual. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Look, that’d be fun in its usual somewhat boring way, but no.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t seen much of my brother since the big baby announcement, which meant my life had been quieter and more bruise-free than usual. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He held up his left arm, the shirt sleeve knotted as usual just below the elbow. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Lee Chong stood in his usual place back of the cigar counter and in front of the liquor shelves. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you know who this is?” he repeated in a much slower and louder voice than usual. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He smiled, a glimpse of his usual self. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Breakfast was an hour later than usual, and after breakfast there was a ceremony which was observed every week without fail. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

“But don’t tell Amelia,” she said, her voice returning to its usual ironic tone, “she’d think it unladylike to want to go to Oberlin.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

He’s always got something in his hand, as if he’s been going about his life as usual, not expecting me, not waiting. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she would cook more dinner than usual, and dinner time would be longer. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I direct him back to the place I’ve been staying, but only halfway, because he’s Shorty, and like usual he just knows where to turn. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

As usual when he didn’t know what else to do, he rubbed one wing across the other. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

The candles remind me of the day every year when my mother goes a little quieter than usual. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

All usual pursuits were abandoned in the Gryffindor common room the night before the match. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“There are bodies in here!” said Harry, and his voice sounded much higher than usual and most unlike his own. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Is this the usual time you get home from school? Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the usual business of going through all the names of the children, Miss Honey handed out a brand-new exercise-book to each pupil. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

In the early morning the land had been filled with its usual concoctions of sound. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

It listed as job duties the usual supervision and custodial work, but there was also a line about helping to counsel and reform the prisoner. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are more people outside the school than usual. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The air around them was filled with its usual low buzz, but nothing seemed out of the ordinary at first. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The Titan’s eyes seemed brighter than usual, as if he were about to cry quicksilver. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

When the sea turned to silver and the cold chilled the light of the sun, Pinmei knew the Black Tortoise of Winter had arrived with his usual calmness. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Harry obeyed, noticing as he took his usual seat in front of Dumbledore’s desk that the Pensieve lay between them once more, as did two more tiny crystal bottles full of swirling memory. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Soojin faces me and stands extra tall and even straighter than usual. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

At the corner we turn to one another in the usual way. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are five tabs on the site—Popular, New, Local, Promoted, Random—and I browse through Local searches first, as usual, to make sure I don’t recognize anyone....No one; good. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

As usual, however, Trip did not notice his brother’s irritation. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I am guessing by the way he takes a deep breath that the answer to this is not to be found in any of Joe’s usual wish-list categories, such as home decor or celebrities-l’d-most-like-to-be-stuck-on-a-desert-island-with. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

I and my pupil dined as usual in Mrs. Fairfax’s parlour; the afternoon was wild and snowy, and we passed it in the schoolroom. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“After all, it’s the usual thing to do, isn’t it, to pay one’s respects to a bride?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Now that we were safely down the mountain, her eyes had their usual angry look. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

His outfit was very usual—roughed-up overalls of denim so faded it was almost white, and sturdy outdoor boots. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I look back and there’s Leroy with the kids, late as usual. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

It’s got all the usual boys-and-beauty-type blog posts, the most recent from April 3 of last year. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

But these things are no proof, for they may have been evidences that my mind was not as usual, and, from some cause or another, I had certainly been much upset. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Of course that is now my legal title, but for personal reasons I prefer to be addressed in the usual way.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Even with no roof or door on the car, the usual tension between us fills the Jeep. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

She was not wearing makeup, and she looked older and less attractive than usual. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had the dormitory to themselves and the common room was far emptier than usual, so they were able to get the good armchairs by the fire. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

This is not part of the usual nurse/Jacob repertoire. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t clap her hands or bounce up and down with her usual glee. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

His hair was dark and tangled as usual, but Annabeth thought about the streak of gray he used to have on one side. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Carla does the usual chaperone duty in the pickup and then gets dropped off at Capri's. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

When a school friend ate at our table, my father spoke less than usual. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stood at the head of the classroom as usual, arms crossed and occasionally nodding at students. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He’s dressed in his usual collar shirt and dark trousers, although the shirt is black this time, with pencil-thin gray stripes. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“No. It’s probably nothing. My parents are just being their usual weird selves.” Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

She fooled the minders and climbed out as usual, but she didn’t feel much like any real tricks. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

All mice dis­appeared down the vipers’ gullets at the usual rate. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The eighth week he took the route she completed her journey and went into her overgrown yard as usual. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Even her glasses had black frames instead of their usual red ones. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

There are a lot more cars in the drop-off line than usual. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

In the evenings, our portions were smaller than usual. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I was aware of how our voices were a little higher pitched than usual, our words rushed. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

As usual, I didn't know how to reply to him. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Off to one side Mr. Huffer stood next to a twiggy, water-starved azalea and posed like his usual wilted teapot self. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The city is strangely quiet, its cobbled lanes emptier than usual, its spires shrouded in unseasonable fog. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Does anything in here look any different than usual? The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“As usual, my friends, you overstate my accomplishment. Nevertheless, the essence of what you say is true. Among the authorities these days it is difficult to find a sympathetic listener.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

She hadn’t been listening to that last speech of Count Olaf’s, knowing it would be full of the usual self-congratulatory nonsense and despicable insults. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

The room contained two narrow beds, and a thick layer of dust covered everything as per usual in Daffodil Manor. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Outside, I notice the station wagon is gone from its usual spot on the street. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

It had been at a feast, one of the usual celebrations. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Then there’s a long second of awkward silence, except for the usual Bushwick noise. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The rest of dinner is more somber than usual. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

There are the usual conjectures about what it can be, the usual suspicion that there is a Spanish spy among us who is slipping ratsbane into our food and drink. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

As usual a song was in her mind. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I noticed you were limping more than usual today. Is your leg bothering you?” The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

He puzzled over it awhile, forcing himself to think of possible explanations in spite of his usual boredom and utter lack of interest in what its purpose might be. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

We would no longer be able to get together to have our usual talks. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Peeves the Poltergeist, throwing things around as usual — and then Professor Snape discovered that someone had broken into his off —” “Shut up!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She was nervous, I could tell—not just because a fresh cashew tasted nothing like white wine but also because her voice was lower than usual. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Opening the door as quietly as possible he saw a light was burning between the columns as usual. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

That meant walkers and car-poolers were all going by bus so that our usual seating arrangement was not in order. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

"The usual. Run-in with a demon. That's bad enough"—my chin trembled as I spoke—"but she's also lost her fighting spirit." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He had crossed over in the usual perplexing fashion; physical merging—accompanied by mental and spiritual identification—with Wilbur Mercer had reoccurred. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

When Mother and I arrived at Mrs. Bates’s home for the Thanksgiving dinner, I knew even more people than usual were there, because we couldn’t find a place to park. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Deen had taken his usual spot beside her, but on his other side, for the first time, Sam sat, quietly nervous. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

And as usual, I would have to go out there and finish the mess Vonetta started. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

We didn’t keep track of time at Thurmond in the usual way; I recognized seasons passing, but somewhere along the line I had stopped trying to mark it. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

But everyone was turning away now, the crowd dispersing, people returning to their usual daily tasks. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

The one morning when it matters, he’s late as usual. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I could even see myself, maddeningly centered as usual, hunched at the far end of our empty and too large apartment, sipping easy liquor. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

With the furnishing of the house, in addition to his usual painting supplies, Vincent keeps needing more money. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The team, as usual, is full of news, which I usually do my best to tune out. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You know what I think is ridiculous?” the Centipede said, grinning away as usual. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I know it’s not the usual day,” he said, shivering, “but I thought it was important, so...” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I was astonished that even at that late hour, way past my usual bedtime, there were streetcars and pedestrians everywhere. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

It was von Linden of course—I almost want to say “as usual,” as he often comes in now to chat briefly with me about German literature when he’s finished work. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

We go up to the front two days earlier than usual. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

After two nights of little sleep, Harry’s senses seemed more alert than usual. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

They watched the waves of horses coming and going from the track at their usual early-morning times. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

These people walk by a widow deformed by leprosy begging for a few paise, walk by children dressed in rags living in the street, and they think, “Business as usual.” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

He actually talked more than usual just to keep things going for us. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He found the divine nymph alone; Odysseus as usual was on the sandy shore letting his salt tears flow while he gazed at the empty sea. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Troop ships returning from France and Belgium are reporting to sick bay at the Commonwealth Pier in Boston with the usual symptoms of the grippe. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

While everyone was getting ready for the game, I was as usual trying to look as if I didn’t care if I was the last one picked for a team or not. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You don’t have to worry about being kidnapped,” she said in her usual firm voice. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Come on, I told this kid I know named Benny to meet us at my usual table. If you’re serious about this band thing, you’re going to want to know him too.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

“Did you wash her all over?” my mother would ask him, speaking obliquely as usual. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

They were, as usual, in Mrs. McCullough’s home, to avoid scrutiny. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Since getting to Birmingham, Mom and Sam fight more than usual. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

At bedtime, Jay fell asleep right away, snoring as usual. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

We took our usual route to the market, not along the streets but through the narrow walkways between the buildings, mostly commercial warehouses and garages, that bordered the square. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Tourists descended onto our beach, sat in our usual places, so we borrowed Ana's car and crossed the Golden Gate to find a tiny piece of ocean to have for ourselves. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

We were only a few feet higher above the water than usual, but the view was entirely different. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I ordered my usual of a cheeseburger, milk shake, and lemon meringue pie for dessert. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The fish had slowed again and was going at his usual pace. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone sat in their usual places, even though there really wasn’t any reason to anymore. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I wear one of Donna’s sweaters and notice that the neckline is wider than usual. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Mama’s expression didn’t change, save for a subtle blink that was longer than usual. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Then the track hops back to its usual beat. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He spoke quieter than usual, keeping his head down. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Chester hadn’t done nearly as much chirping as usual this summer because he was living in New York, but tonight he played to his heart’s content. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“May I see your papers, comrade? What are you doing here? What time did you leave work? Is this your usual way home?”—and so on and so forth. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I got home much later than usual during that week because I had to make up for lost time. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Dad rose from the recliner, decked out in his usual stuck-at-home uniform, a faded Fishbone concert tee and running shorts with worn-out elastic. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Lazlo was on the verge of making his usual response, but paused, considering. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The Great Hall, with its four long House tables and its staff table set at the top of the room, was decorated as usual with floating candles that made the plates below glitter and glow. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Ovid gives an account of Hercules’ life, but very briefly, quite unlike his usual extremely detailed method. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then my serious trouble began, for though the tractor was in its usual place the ignition key was gone. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“It’s not like her usual M, but she may have scribbled it in a hurry. Yes, it might be M.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I was braced for the usual shock, but nothing happened. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

At lunchtime, I made my way to the bathroom as usual and washed my feet. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Saturday morning, as usual, I watched the cartoons. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

His oversize jersey and baggy jeans make him seem even bigger than usual, and Rabiya looks like a tiny bird hopping around in front of a beast that can easily crush her. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

My mom looks tired, but not as tired as usual. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

After being with the Commander I would go upstairs in the usual way, but then I would go along the hall and down the Marthas’ stairs at the back and through the kitchen. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’s just being her usual motherly self, but she holds up her hands in surrender. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Despite the fatigue in my body, my mind's alert, so I let Peeta sleep long past our usual switch. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

There are the usual farms and country roads, and numbered streets. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

That only left two possible slots for Americans in the individual competitions instead of the usual four. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

The usual night-life crowd, who worked on regular jobs all day, were at home eating their dinners. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

About a month before school started she was mean all morning as usual and in the afternoon, instead of settling down to knit, she kept getting meaner and meaner. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the Presbyterian preacher commenced his sermon, I was puzzled by the behavior of Mr. French Gordy, who sat with Miss Sarah in front of us, smelling of soap as usual. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

His eyes, wide as saucers, seemed to Kate more anxious and panicky than usual. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Jesus looked down at us from over the fireplace, as bloody and as broken as usual. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“That’s the kind of response I expect from Dad’s usual dishes. I don’t understand what happened. He said there were no nuts or dairy.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

He was, as usual, unimpressed with what he saw. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Quite a change of reading from my usual fare. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

In the morning, as usual, he went over the ridge. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“This is all so much weirder than our usual Logan messes. Somebody better explain stuff to us, or...OR...” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Some dumb farmer of a reporter saw Seabiscuit with his usual after-exercise bandages on and drew the wrong conclusion,” he said. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Downstairs in the Newman house he could look in and see a group of officers as usual, almost as always, playing at cards. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tonight it was she and Frank, as usual, with Percy and Nico and their centurion Dakota, who sat there, Hazel figured, because he felt obligated to welcome the new recruit. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The usual way this happened was that the teacher on playground duty inspected the lines, told off anyone who was talking or fooling around, and dismissed the classes one at a time. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

That earless Sunday we made our circuit of churches, ending up, as usual, at white church. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“As usual, my duties as First Gentleman are to work on my tablescapes and look pretty.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

His voice was softer than usual and he kept his eyes on the plastic case in my hand. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without them I wouldn’t be able to jump back into the fray with my usual composure. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

There was more confusion than usual as the children peeled off their wraps and kicked off their boots. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

When Mama came on the line, her voice sounded louder than her usual whisper, or perhaps it was just the phone. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Well, even more stinky and swampy than usual, I guess. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The main atrium is more crowded than usual. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

I was doing even worse than usual at school that semester, and they were already talking about holding me back if I didn’t improve. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Everybody began attending to the paraphernalia of a challenge, the usual sealing of the gages with signets and so on, and the fixing of the date. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stew Cat was with me, as usual, and he growled when they first screeched. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our driver explained that the police advised we not take the usual route because segregationists might lie in wait for us. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Trouble trouble and it will trouble you!” retorted Mary Poppins crossly, in her usual voice. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

But that’s the beginning and end of my culinary contribution, because Oscar has walked into the kitchen in his black leather jacket, hair more unruly than usual, face full of weather. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I look over at Mama to see what she thinks, but as usual, she doesn’t say a word in public. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pushes up into the handstand with his usual effortless grace. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Twenty-four hours later I was eager to return to the campus, although after fifteen minutes of the usual cottage commotion, I wanted to be back with the Courters. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

We pull into Mama’s usual spot, and I scramble out before Baba even cuts the engine. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

It’s a pleasant change from their usual routine—Nikhil showered, in his suit, flying out the door as she’s just pouring herself a first cup of coffee. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

From Wilmington on up she followed her usual route, stopping in Philadelphia, and then in New York. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The top floor was, as usual, hauntingly dark. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I noticed her hair wasn’t in the usual crown of braids. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

It didn’t take sharp eyes to see Sister Mukumbu was annoyed with her helper and as usual, stepped in to put an end to it. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

We found him, as usual, on the back porch, rocking and reading. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid that when it’s over, it will be over and it will be back to business as usual, and that would be a tragedy.” Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Already the fastest of the boys seem to be running faster than usual, as though tired of being outrun. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He stood down in the far goal, where I usually stand, and, as usual, the ball never went there. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because Lyra was feeling rebellious and uneasy, she didn’t answer this patronizing question with the truth, or with one of her usual flights of fancy. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

This time Father’s crooked smile was even more crooked than usual. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Today, skittish because of the woods coming down, he scrambled up faster than usual, dashing for the door to the back stairs. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

I felt so happy, even though Mother Lois gave me the usual speech about how I would have a wonderful big Christmas gift to make up for there being no birthday present. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

His eyes were bloodshot as usual, and his pudgy face was flushed, but he looked like he was suffering from grief more than wine-withdrawal. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Even more surprising, in addition to the usual reporters—Zach, Lena, and Darryl—there were at least twenty kids seated at the desks. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

That night, in bed in my usual tree, I tested my conclusion. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

There was the usual line of holiday visa hopefuls stretching to the corner of Elevator Plaza, but Holly bypassed it by waving her badge at the waiting line. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“Build us up where we’re tom down . . . Bless the sick and the afflicted . . .” It was the usual prayer. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could even smell that there was a goat or two somewhere in here...all those things were easy to tell and usual. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“This is a back entrance. You should leave the cloak with Nick. On the hour, as usual,” he says to Nick. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not quite as cool as usual, frowning, Jasper brushed the light away and snuffed it out with one gesture. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

We connect the stars in typical constellations, in the usual celestial follow-the-dots drawings. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He checked all the usual places—the private prayer rooms, the memorial hall, even the kitchens—and found no one. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

She had recognized the writing at once, although it wasn't as steady as usual. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Me? Oh, yeah, totally fine! Living the dream, as usual.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

The usual large amount of beads, chains, and bangles glittered upon her person in the firelight. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Don’t go out alone. News from the warfront is they’re cutting power to residences tonight to save energy for the airfield bases. So stay put, okay? The streets’ll be darker than usual.” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

After a short while, shorter than usual, she heard Joe approaching. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The distribution of class schedules was more complicated than usual this year, for Professor McGonagall needed first to confirm that everybody had achieved the necessary O.W.L. grades to continue with their chosen N.E.W.T.s. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The weekend’s brutal wind had died out at last; the weird mist had returned and it took them a little longer than usual to find the correct greenhouse. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The time wasn’t going to fly by, and they would not be enjoying the day because things were about to get stranger than usual in Logan County. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I pushed the door open and there Mr. Charles was, standing behind the counter as usual, staring at his television. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

In the usual experience of archaeologists, inventions are supposed to flow from mainlands to islands, and small peripheral societies aren’t supposed to contribute revolutionary advances to the rest of the world. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

She who is usual so alert, have done literally nothing all the day; she even have lost her appetite. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Alex turns and sees Zahra sitting perfectly still, such a departure from her usual constant motion that everyone else freezes too. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Vonetta and Fern as usual nipped the heels of my tennis shoes. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

White families had gathered as usual, looking forward to a lazy Sunday away from work and household chores, a chance to relax, children entertaining themselves with sand castles and water play. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Then I hear Maddie say my name with her usual disgust. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

As usual when we got to Aunt Loma’s, the dog plopped down on the dirt sidewalk in front of her house to wait. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

On big game days, we were allowed to wear Granger sports gear instead of our usual school uniform of khaki pants, white shirts, ties, and boat shoes. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

After the ride home in the convoy with a fun game of verbal Ping- Pong with my friends, the usual group of news reporters once again greeted us at Mrs. Bates’s house. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Okay, a lot of the boys were making flirty noises in those days, but it was clear by then what was a real proposition and what was the usual boys’ stuff. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I came in sight of the house, I decided not to go about my work as usual, but to let him know straightaway that I had seen the padlocks, and ask for the key. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

On the next day of my attendance, when our usual exercise was over, and I had landed her at her dressing-table, she stayed me with a movement of her impatient fingers:— Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Thrice your usual fee for passage to Slaver’s Bay.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I looked at Ms. Watson, and as usual, I counted the seconds before the breakdown. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He asked what grade I was in, what sort of hobbies I enjoyed, did I own a dog or a cat—the usual stuff. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Then they retreated in the usual way, fewtered their spears, and charged together like thunder. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

If the white people left anything, my brother and I would eat well; but if they did not, we would have our usual bread and tea. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My flatmate doesn’t know that I’ve lost my job. So I go into London, as usual, and I go to libraries, to job hunt, to work on my CV.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The thing to do, they said, was to continue on as usual. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dee and I are on our blanket in our usual spot at Freedom Lake, and we’re just lying here on our backs watching the sky. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Mustafa is sprawled in his usual spot on the sofa watching an episode of the latest show he’s bingeing and doesn’t look up when we come into the room. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

One wintry day in April, after making his usual three o’clock pickup at 109th and Amsterdam, the Chief turned the loaded bus east at 110th Street and cruised routinely down Fifth Avenue. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

In this fluorescent lighting, the blemishes and wrinkles in his brown skin look more obvious than usual. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I assumed she was gone as usual, but then I started smelling smoke coming from the back. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

I got up and had my bath and dressed, and went down to breakfast at nine o’clock as usual. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The food section has the usual vendors selling samosas and kabob rolls, and a big cotton candy machine. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

It had become usual to give Napoleon the credit for every successful achievement and every stroke of good fortune. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

“And here are the Gryffindors!” yelled Lee Jordan, who was acting as commentator as usual. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

But now that I was back in camp and it was the awful business as usual, my old instinct to survive kicked in again. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Appended to the form were the usual copious regulations and warnings of severe fines and immediate banishment for doing, well, pretty much anything. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Even the knights and lords above the salt enjoyed less space than usual. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

An occasional Bucklander or adventurous Took would come out to the Inn for a night or two, but even that was becoming less and less usual. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

On Friday, after John Mark picks me up from school, after the usual questions about homework and such, he announces, “I made a fresh batch of spaghetti—just for you!” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Her mother was standing at the stove, standing more still than usual. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

In real life, the days go on as usual, darkening to winter and heavy with the unspoken. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Beneath the Cloak he could feel the last vestiges of Polyjuice leaving him, his hands returning to their usual length and shape. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He smiled, though she saw it wasn’t his usual vibrant, full-on sun smile. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“How are you feeling, sweetheart?” she asks as I slump into my usual seat. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“We’ve checked for most of the usual curses, but Professor Flitwick believes the broom might be carrying a Hurling Hex. I shall tell you once we’ve finished checking it. Now, please stop badgering me.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

The next school day, I met up with Lula at the main road as usual, and we walked the last quarter mile to school together, chatting about nothing in particular. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Tally awoke, an hour before sunset as usual, feeling sticky inside the sleeping bag. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“That’s right. Think about yourself as usual. If your father could only see you today.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bigger looked up and saw Mrs. Dalton at the head of the stairs, standing in white as usual and with her face tilted trustingly upward. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I looked up into his deep gold eyes, became befuddled, and, as usual, blurted out the truth. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Wes began his ritual search for change in her closet, but the jar was not in its usual place. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

They had hooked up some monster amps on a flatbed truck and the usual hoochie mamas were showing off their stuff. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Something told her he would not respond with his usual fury. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The floodlights in the towers weren’t sliding lazily over the grounds like usual. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

The high lakes might be below their usual waterline, but they’re still lakes. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Finally we got to Athena’s cabin, which was orderly and dean as usual. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

‘Mike, I told you not to speak of my, ah, problem. But to answer your question: no, there still seems to be some interference with Apollo’s usual gift to me.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She still had her other clothes on, jeans and a blue sweatshirt — her hair was short, she’d defied fashion as usual — so I recognized her at once. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Baba's prepared his usual for dinner—fish, rice, and lentils—and stocked the fridge with necessities. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

At home, Mom was staring at the open pantry cabinet, her long, dark-brown hair back in its usual ponytail. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

It was Imogen’s usual pattern, to talk in a long ramble until she had thoroughly sorted through an idea, then, tired, to ask a question. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Kids still got teased and bullied, but it was over usual kid stuff: being fat or being skinny, being tall or being short, being smart or being dumb. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Rather than snapping at me like usual, she took a hit off the joint and held the smoke in for what felt like forever. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Miss Riley taught our class without her usual ebullience, the corners of her mouth turned down. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

As usual, we found a line of truck drivers, market women, farmers, and traders waiting outside under the blue gum trees to share their concerns and grievances. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

One Thursday afternoon the boys were doing their archery as usual. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mom’s eyes lit up, too, but then she saw something in my dad’s expression and answered me in her usual measured way. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

She heard none of the usual forest sounds—the chirps of birds and skittering of squirrels and chipmunks. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

She wrote the usual things, printing out each word carefully. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

As usual, Sara already has her nose buried in a book when we sit down. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

The room felt smaller than usual, like the four of us were in a closet together. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

After this ritual viewing we continue on our way, heading as usual for some open space we can cross, so we can talk. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet this was not the usual food talk of recipes and restaurants. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

As usual, I waited until I heard everyone sleeping. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

When business was good, he yelled at the employees as usual. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was staring at the view—the usual verdant infinity of woods and lakes, shimmering slightly in a heat haze. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

The first intruder drill was scheduled for fifth period, and everyone was even noisier than usual walking into English. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Well, it’s not the usual thing you get nuns doing.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Tamika wore her usual smug grin, while adjusting her gigantic white flower. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

One Sunday, Roberto and I crossed the fence earlier than usual to wait for the Noon Train. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

On Thursday, Mom goes to work as usual and Dad comes over. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what time it is and am starting to fear that Ollie Mae will be upset that I am getting home later than usual. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

They are not locked into their usual the-world-is-beneath-me sneer, but hang on his face like melting cheese, creating the illusion that he is an actual human being and a sad one, at that. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

The TV in the living room was buzzing with its usual "You are not the father." When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

I got up one morning as usual and fed and dressed Leigh, who was five, and Joya, who had just turned a year old. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Milgrom was lying on the mattress as usual, facing the wall. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

But when Ripred spoke, his voice lacked its usual snide tone. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

His voice was lower than usual, almost a rumble from his throat. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whenever anything went wrong it became usual to attribute it to Snowball. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

Behind the seniors, I spotted Stephanie and Noah holding their trays, looking for a place to sit because their usual spot was taken by freshmen. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

A screech owl arrived for Hermione, carrying her morning copy of the Daily Prophet as usual. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

As usual, it's the thought of Prim's anxious face as she watches me on the screens back home that breaks me from my lethargy. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“What security? I left this building at three o’clock this afternoon and there was only a porter on duty, as usual. I should be asking you for identification. Who appointed you? And why?” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He smelled rancid as usual from working with vegetables, but more so that night, as if he’d fallen into the compost heap. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Something feels different: I hear none of the usual post-performance chatter, nothing about botched notes or particularly sublime passages. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The hatch door leading to the food cellar was locked, as usual. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

I wanted to get in Luke's face and tell him off, but as usual, he knew just how to throw me off balance. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Harrison opened the door and stared, so surprised he seemed to have forgotten his usual bow. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Baubles,” said Ron confidently, when they reached the Fat Lady, who was looking rather paler than usual and winced at his loud voice. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Neither Salvador nor Lupita had anything to say to the others in the back of the truck, but Elvio laughed and joked as usual. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Breakfast was the usual, quiet event I expected. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

On the streetcar, I put my fare into the box and the conductorette looked at me with the usual hard eyes of white contempt. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Construction took another year, with the usual hiatus for winter. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

We did all the usual things, but it was like, I don’t know, pizza without pepperoni. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

As usual, I didn’t have a clue how wrong I was. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Joe greeted me as usual with “Halloa, Pip, old chap!” and the moment he said that, the stranger turned his head and looked at me. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

As usual, he looked bad-tempered and hadn't yet said a word. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Surprisingly, despite the dead light and everything falling apart, the day in the Glade appeared to be proceeding business as usual—farming, gardening, cleaning. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Ah, Rukmani,” he said, “in a hurry as usual, I see.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

He seated himself at his desk and, as usual, resorted to holding open a book - this time it was Who's Who - turning a page to and fro. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

It’s the usual stuff about forming a hypothesis, doing research, using math, and following proper experimental procedures. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

He was wearing his usual leopard-pattem Hawaiian shirt, walking shorts, and tennis shoes with black socks. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

I walk through the parking lot like usual, and somebody jump out from between the cars. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

We trace our usual path along High Street, past the church, and down to the meadows. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

The boys had been shocked out of tears, and now Pierrot, as usual eager to repair a bad situation, said brightly, “What shall we do now?” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

As usual, the expectant crowd, chaotically loud a moment before, fell silent as Caesar’s party appeared through the back of the Imperial Box, and then burst into concerted roars of adulation. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

As usual, the first thing Palmer did after closing his door was to look to the window. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

As usual, he fell back on plain honesty. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I slather on more deodorant than usual and head downstairs. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

‘You is talking too loud! You is forgetting that I is hearing every little thingalingaling fifty times louder than usual and there you is shouting away right inside my ear!’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The top of the skyscraper was lit up as usual, but the lights seemed to be malfunctioning. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He lay on the floor but didn't rest his head on his paws as usual. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

It is the usual way a woman spy is executed in Berlin. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

And now it’s back to business as usual. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

During the final weeks, he began to look a little wan and even skinnier than usual, chewing his Nicorette with unusual vigor. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I drove through the town as usual, seeing little but the truck ahead of me and the Thunderbird in my rearview mirror. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

The usual guard glared at me, but when his glare didn’t work, he gave up. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Now, don’t let him sway you, son. You’re a natural at this game,” the man said without his usual smile. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

He’s also stopped talking back as often as usual. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

The world I walk through now makes no logical sense, at least not in the usual way. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“You can call me Chencho,” the boy said, nodding in greeting to Pita, who eyed him from her usual safe place directly behind me. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“I told her none of us would need dresses anytime soon, but she didn’t listen, as usual.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Sheed stopped at the statue base and watched the sisters bicker as usual. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Mom and Dad went to the wedding, and at the reception, they got a little drunk and back at the hotel weren’t as careful as usual. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The usual suspects: crazed fans, wannabe disciples, and aspiring bounty hunters. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

After going through my usual protocol about the milkshake, I tried to get him to understand what would happen in court. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

His voice shifted from its usual bullying bark to an accommodating softness. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

If my father was sounding more arrogant than usual, it’s because he had brought home a scale model of his design for the new junior high school, and he figured it was a winner. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Somebody chased him as another woman asked me the usual dumb questions about what grade I was in and what my favorite color was. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

As usual, I didn’t appreciate his wisdom until much later. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Since Thaya Jaan has been staying with us, she doesn’t hang around in her pajamas and robe on weekend mornings like usual. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Mom said he’d spent even longer than usual getting ready for his date, so she had to be somebody “pretty special.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

When the bell rang at last, I turned my back to him to gather my things, expecting him to leave immediately as usual. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Congratulations, sir, on having an educated man on board. Not the usual thing on a—a—merchant ship, you know.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

We both laughed then, and when she left we hugged each other as usual. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

But her face was suddenly as usual and she was collecting the chopsticks as though she had not spoken. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

But it wasn’t that way at all, it wasn’t any different from usual, it was just normal. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But I boiled it five minutes more than usual.” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

There was no baggage apart from the indispensable gas mask in its haversack, and as usual Maddie wasn’t told her special passenger’s name. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“Thank you for the tea. I’ll come on Saturday as usual.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

She did her little celebratory dance, which consisted of lots of jumps and spins, but she seemed less enthusiastic than usual. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He was feeling sad as usual, but he was also feeling uncomfortable, because he was missing something. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was smiling, relaxed — and, as usual, perfect and beautiful to an excruciating degree. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

My mom guides Kareem’s parents into the living room, her voice brighter and more singsong than usual. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Just like Clayton could read the tones and nods and ghost notes of Cool Papa’s guitar-playing, he could read what it meant when her usual scolding tones changed to something more hard and firm. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Navy destroyer and two coast guard cutters had taken up positions among the usual flotilla of yachts, sailboats, launches, dinghies, and canoes assembling near the finish line. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Liam ran through his usual routine of checking the mirrors’ position, adjusting the recline of his seat, buckling himself in, and turning the keys in the ignition. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Expect the usual lads with one exception—tonight there’s one wee lassie coming along. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Remedios the Beauty thought that he was suffering from the fear that the tiles would break and she bathed herself more quickly than usual so that the man would not be in danger. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

We woke up early, as usual, and immediately started the pack-up while Wab and Rose boiled water for the mush and got the youngest and oldest set for the day. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“Now, the rest of you...,” and there was the usual hubbub of leaving, while Danny and Doug sat back at their desks. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Olanna made to hug her, the usual brief greeting hug, but Alice extended her hand for a formal shake as though they were not neighbors. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The black knight, however, did not do the usual thing. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Carla was, as usual, not quite sure if she had heard right. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

The train moves more slowly than usual, and when he looks at his watch he sees that they are running well behind schedule. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I was at our usual spot,” I said, gritting my teeth. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

My best pal’s mom was back to her usual self, cooking away. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

They came under cover of darkness as usual, and the moon, so one of Capricorn’s maidservants had told Dustfinger, shone particularly brightly that night. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The snow seemed to make the city quieter than usual. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

She gesticulates as if to describe her usual thought process. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I can see Jess’s face now, more clearly than usual—it’s something to do with the light, which is very bright, shining directly on her like a spotlight. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tally pulled the rope taut and lashed it to the usual tree. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Instead of my usual Oregon Strawberry, I switch for two dips of Madagascar Vanilla Bean on a waffle cone. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

After leaving the hospital, she went back to life as usual. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

The Japanese didn’t observe the usual rules of warfare that forbade trying to kill medical personnel. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s smiling, too, but it’s not his usual sneer. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Yes, Lydia got plenty of pictures, as usual, but he wanted to send Amelia photos of himself and the master and upload them to the Bloodfall forums as soon as possible. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

They were armed with short broad-bladed swords, not with the curved scimitars usual with Orcs; and they had bows of yew, in length and shape like the bows of Men. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Looking down like usual, but for a different reason today. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t till class ended that I realized Mike wasn’t sitting in his usual seat next to me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Instead of her usual disgust, her silver face is almost thoughtful as she regards me, as if I've transformed into something unexpectedly fascinating. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Stand still, Ying-ying!” she cried, her usual lament, while I giggled and wobbled on the stool. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is not usual, it isn’t our silent agreement: even when he stays out late he is always in by midnight. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Chip had on his team sweatshirt too, but he wore it with his usual black joggers, the kind with stripes down the sides that taper around the ankles. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Nipper up was at his usual spot on the closet shelf. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t that she was a bit less slender than usual; the being different was something that did not have to do with the way she looked. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The trainer didn’t like the looks of the track, which was so deep and crumbly that it was playing at least a second slower than usual. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was going to take more acting skill than usual. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

One afternoon, Alex took a kayak out on the lake at Linda’s house by himself, and so, as usual, I followed his lead. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Traveling close to the speed of light you would hardly age at all, but your friends and your relatives back home would be aging at the usual rate. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

A moment later, she felt her usual size again, and the feeling of easy improvisation was gone. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He ran a hand over the top of his head, a tic of his that meant a student’s question had stumped him more than usual. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Their arrival outside the wood caused something of a sensation, which Hazel cut short with a peremptory sharpness quite unlike his usual manner. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

"What?" he said in his usual grouchy tone. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

I lifted both arms above my head, flashed a smile in the usual salute to the judges, then stepped to the center of the runway. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The next two or three days the Egyptians met in Egypt as usual, but they didn’t play games or consult the oracle. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I left the menu on the desk as usual,” she said. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t wake Lorenz by whining or scratching the door—her usual way of asking. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Good day to you!” said the familiar, misty voice, and Professor Trelawney made her usual dramatic entrance out of the shadows. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Soon after my seventh birthday, my parents took me as usual to spend Christmas with my grandmother in Norway. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Principal Nutter Butter thought it would be a good idea for me to learn respect, maybe see a counselor, the usual.” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t look angry, but she’s also not her usual chipper self. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Editor’s note: for Muggle edition, usual guff: ‘obvious fiction—all good fun—nothing to worry about—hope you enjoy it’ Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

My father thus replied to the effect that while he was most grateful that his feelings had been taken into account, Mr Silvers could be assured that service would be provided to the usual standards. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

When we get to the dining room, she steers me toward my usual table. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

More hovercars were in the air than usual, and the river seemed to be lit up extra bright. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Mr. Wonka himself had suddenly become even more excited than usual, and anyone could see that this was the room he loved best of all. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

The usual corridor pandemonium surrounded him, slammed locker doors, wild yells and whistles, pounding feet as the guys hurried to the afterschool activities, football, boxing, debating. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It was a wonderful meal,” his mother said, leaning back from the table and smiling, “as usual.” The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve got to stay for this confounded supper, but I shall be home early tomorrow. You’ll come and meet me as usual, girls?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Naomi asked, Muff had said that carrying a revolver was usual for the oil field, or had been. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I slipped out of Daddy’s arms and checked all of Dismay’s usual sleeping places, just to make sure he hadn’t found his way home somehow and gone to sleep not wanting to disturb us. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Shady, I’ve a bone to pick with you. That hooligan you’ve got staying here—” She stopped, realizing that Shady’s saloon was full of people who she was fairly certain were not his usual crowd. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Dumbledore and Ludo Bagman stood beaming at Harry and Ron from the bank as they swam nearer, but Percy, who looked very white and somehow much younger than usual, came splashing out to meet them. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

For the first time since I had known him he was at a loss for the usual conventional phrase. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

She sat at their usual spot by the hole, which was just low enough in the slanted roof that you could sit on the floor and see the world outside. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

The usual pronunciation is UR, but the upstart AIR, long considered a mistake, is now acceptable too. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Reynie looked at Constance, whose face was even more sullen than usual, and fearful as well. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Gauguin’s impending arrival is making him think even more than usual about sales. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Her daughter-in-law’s pregnancy had caused the usual anxiety, of course, but Chapter Eleven had been born healthy. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Maddie took the offered half sandwich—bully beef straight from the tin as usual. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

He looked around the chapel to see if there were more empty seats than usual and found there were. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Was it the voice of the Hamadryad, or their Mother s voice as she tucked them in, on her usual nightly round of the Nursery? Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Well, let me tell it then. Like I say, he was just cuttin’ up as usual when Miss Sula Mae walks by on the other side of the road. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The expression on his face alone made my heart swell to twice its usual size. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Her blond hair was slipping out of her ponytail, and she seemed even more frazzled than usual. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Also the strange habit of shaking their bills sideways, which was usual before flight, began to grow upon them. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

"The things I told you tonight," he said, his voice sound-ing even rougher than usual. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She looked tired, as usual, clad in a pair of olive-green scrubs. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The streets outside are colder today than usual. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

As usual, we’ve taken the long way home so we can catch up without anybody listening to our conversation or telling us what chore we have on our list that day. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

As usual, she spoke without moving her mouth, which could only have been creepier if she’d had a ventriloquism puppet. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

We were walking through the hallways at the back of the lunch line, like usual. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Baxter had given me the usual peanut butter and jelly sandwich, potato chips, and apple. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

The leaves rustle their usual greetings as we pass. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

She was kind in the question, without her usual edge and defense. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

My tongue had swelled up to twice its usual size behind my clenched teeth. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

One day Felicia didn’t come at her usual time, and Matt hovered behind the potted plants as he worked up his courage to approach the piano. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Archie had overcome them as usual, pointing out that Leon’s need for an endorsement from The Vigils was a symbol of how powerful the organization had become. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her voice has risen above her usual whispering. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

My brain sorted the hexagons into the usual shapes and flowers. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

As I settled down in my seat and began to unwrap the sandwich Grandma had made for me, I noticed a group of boys moving in close to me, much closer than usual. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I woke up with the sunrise, like usual. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

"The usual method," Mr. Pope said, "is to pay your penny and stand in front of the stage." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

As usual, Dove was too wrapped in his own woes to think much of what was happening about him. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

What is valuable about Fyfe’s diagnosis is how it turns the usual discussion of police shootings on its head. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Grandpa, as usual, was not at tin- table; he always had his meals in his room. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we came into Lucy’s room I could see that Van Helsing had, with his usual forethought, been putting matters straight and making everything look as pleasing as possible. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

The King and Queen were sitting side by side as usual, to hear the traveller’s story. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I joked around with my friends, played the drums, sat in classes, and acted even more lame than usual around Renee, but I didn’t let anybody know what was going on with Jeffrey. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yai didn't let his satchel hang over his back like usual. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

He must have been the officer assigned to transport Avery to the hearing, which made me worried about how Avery might have been treated on the trip, but he had seemed his usual self. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She took a lot longer than usual to make the tortillas and the lunches. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

The usual agreement with my family is for a twelve o’clock meeting time at Ma’s place. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Contrary to the usual course of things, Mr. Elton’s wanting to pay his addresses to her had sunk him in her opinion. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

James wasn’t his usual chatty self on their walk home from school. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“These inscriptions are all pretty much the same. I see this one’s on the scabbard rather than the blade. It says, oh, something like ‘Beware My Wrath’—the usual sentiments.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

At sunset time he hypnotised me, and he says that I answered as usual “darkness, lapping water and creaking wood”; so our enemy is still on the river. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I asked, feeling like a fool as usual. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

She shakes her head at the sight of the zoot, as usual. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Buoyed up, I forgot my usual feeling of routine self-pity when working out, I lost myself, oppressed mind along with aching body; all entanglements were shed, I broke into the clear. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The usual synonyms—uniqueness, novelty, freshness—do not help us very much, and the dictionaries tell us only that an original work must not be a copy. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The same time as usual, then,” he decided. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Instead of her usual bronzy color, she’s almost the color of mustard. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

The rest of us felt like fish out of water as usual. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sun was setting outside, so the attic was even darker and creepier than usual. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The satyr wore his usual gym shorts, sports shirt, and coach’s whistle. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Other than Cookie Monster and Tarzan, most of us effortlessly choose the right case whenever a pronoun is found in its usual place in the tree, next to the governing verb or preposition. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

There he could hear the usual warnings about alcohol, gambling, dancing, and cavorting. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The armed forces were there to uphold the democratic process, and all was peaceful on a spring day more sprightly and sunny than usual. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

John Mark had the highest score, as usual. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

My reply was so unexpected, that Mr. Jaggers put the handkerchief back into his pocket without completing the usual performance, folded his arms, and looked with stern attention at me, though with an immovable face. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

We had gone maybe a mile or two when I spotted a flash of something in the distance along the side of the road, something larger than the usual Keys critters. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

One morning he went to light the fire as usual and on the extinguished ashes he found the food that he had left for her the day before. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Bombs exploded, and the city of Birmingham went on with business as usual. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I worked in the kitchen at Viola’s elbow, which I think she found more aggravating than usual, as she had to cook and teach me at the same time. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

A little later than his usual start, but I guess this pageant stuff has kept him so busy lately, there isn’t enough time to drink all day. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I sensed some ingredient missing from his usual amiability. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miep’s been back since yesterday, but today it was her husband’s turn to take to his bed—chills and fever, the usual flu symptoms. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Light that seemed stronger than usual was falling on his face. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

My grandma had on her pearl earrings and a gold chain necklace, and my grandpa wore his usual work clothes. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The kitchen door had opened, and there stood Harry’s aunt, wearing rubber gloves and a housecoat over her nightdress, clearly halfway through her usual pre-bedtime wipe-down of all the kitchen surfaces. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The sounds seemed brighter than usual, too, or maybe it was just because things had been so quiet this past week. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I looked dully around the room until I spotted Simmon and Manet sitting in their usual place at the northeast corner of the hall. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I said hello to the two inmate servers behind the steam table, as usual; one nodded in response. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, like usual, he turned the radio up and headed toward my school. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

As usual, though, the higher-ups couldn’t leave well enough alone, and one afternoon an Army dentist was choppered in to check our teeth and do minor repair work. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

As ever, Lord Ghael was the first to present himself, looking even more wretched than usual. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

So instead of me going in there thinking that, and playing myself, I just did my usual. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

“Only for myself, and maybe that is enough...He smiles and pushes back his hair, standing on end as usual. “ Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Although Harry watched his two friends more closely over the next few days, Ron and Hermione did not seem any different except that they were a little politer to each other than usual. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

One day in midsummer, she stayed out later than usual, chasing a horse. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

At the moment, the things the Vanderbeeker household were NOT seemed more pronounced than usual. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I ponder that for a moment, and while I do, I realize we’re not taking our usual path to Madoc’s grounds. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Then Madrina lets out her usual deep, booming laugh, and the whole apartment seems to shake. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

As Chester played, the station began to fill up with the usual commuters. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nipper was let in, and as usual went straight to the top of Palmer’s head. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

The rest of my table is watching, except for Sara, who keeps her nose buried in a book as usual. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

She slid down from her bench and headed back for the sleeping cabin, her steps more determined and regular than usual. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Longer and shriller than usual, it seemed to Bridge. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t let it slap and bang in the usual way. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

This fire was often deadly accurate and resulted in casualties among the attackers—so often that it was quite usual in the mornings to see their bodies along the wire. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Well,” Ube said, his face reverting to its usual lightness, “if it’s knowledge y’all want, then you came to the right place.” Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“And I'm telling you: I will give the wing to the Conte. You'll get your share as usual, but now leave!” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Lunch was about as usual, and then I went out again. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I wonder if I’m just noticing all the things about him that irritate me more than usual. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

After a month, the incoming casualties from the Tet Offensive slowed, and the hospital went back to its usual shifts: twelve hours on, twelve hours off. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Her fingers seemed more clumsy than usual as she fumbled on her clothes. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Tía Mari was out doing grocery shopping at Wimpy’s, and she must have thought she locked up her bedroom door as usual, but she hadn’t. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

The great assembly line pushed cows and hogs forward at the usual lightning speed, so that workers had no time to turn their thoughts or bodies to anything else. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“I can’t believe you didn’t sign up,” Soojin complains as we sit down at what has already become our usual spot in the lunchroom three weeks into the school year. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

And things just continued along from day to day in their usual way Wed played poker a couple more times, always on Sunday nights, because that’s when the guys got back from their weekends. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

But after all the usual things, I run out of things to say. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

This has been the usual outcome of battles associated with the founding of states or empires throughout recorded history. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

He does not move with his usual care; he’s holding himself perfectly straight. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

We'll just go back to business as usual and pretend there isn't anything wrong. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The bird had been waiting at the window, as usual, when Palmer returned home. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

When I roll into Miss Gordon’s room, as usual, nobody looks up, except for Rose, who flashes me a smile. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

He was now beyond his usual ruddy color—he’d gone deep crimson. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They stood at the opposite end of the long, dark hallway from the usual staircase, the one Thomas had climbed on his very first day to see Ben. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

She waited until they were all in their usual places, and then she asked, "Did I choose you, or did you choose me?" The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Usual is as usual does. Tonight you receive them,” said the Bear, smiling. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

With his usual flare for improvisation, Bloom contributed something else that would forever color America’s perception of the Middle East. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

As usual they were quarrelling, and being of different breeds they used the Common Speech after their fashion. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

As usual, he took the shortcut, stepping from arm to arm of the lounge chair and then vaulting over the back of the sofa. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Jasmine wrote this question out slowly, carefully, so it’s even curlier than usual. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“What is the usual income bracket of the mobiles?” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

She always told this story the same way, and it was such a favorite that if she departed in any way from the usual script, we’d tell it for her. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

His team wasn’t up to the usual Granger standards of excellence. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Right before the end-of-day bell rings, the secretary comes on the intercom and makes the usual announcements. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Sierra realized something was dancing in Manny’s eyes besides his usual mischievous charm. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

However, even the Indians thought that zero was a pretty bizarre number, for all the usual reasons. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

A tight line replaces my baba’s usual smile, and I know at once that he’s in pain. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The next morning they went about their lives as usual, feeding Kehaar and themselves, playing and digging. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

His friend who owns the motorcar set off at top speed, full out and going like the clappers, no lights as usual except the waning gibbous moon on the rise. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Mom huffs and puffs and closes cabinets harder than usual, so I stop saying the words out loud. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

So, a visit not wholly unexpected, only last night it was not “as usual”—he was alight. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Mama had let me sleep in rag rollers the night before, so I had big corkscrew curls instead of my usual pigtails, and she put bobby pins in my hair, crisscrossing two on each side. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I arrive the period before lunch and park in my usual spot. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Instead of his usual sneer, his face is a combination of tired and defensive. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

The dolphins glare at me tonight, and although a lack of opposable thumbs makes swordplay unlikely, I find them far more threatening than usual. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“Now, don’t forget that nice wrist movement we’ve been practicing!” squeaked Professor Flitwick, perched on top of his pile of books as usual. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

He was probably thinking that what the Englishman almost said was, “Not the usual thing on an American ship.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were thicker than usual, but not that thick. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The sky looks more overcast than usual—signs of a rainstorm. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

He would follow his usual routine as though nothing were happening. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

My uniform doesn't feel as tight as usual. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Below that there was the usual eye, and underneath the note was a small sum of money for the groceries. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

He had been graver than usual of late, but very pleasant, and when jokingly accused of turning over a new leaf, he answered soberly, “So I am, and I mean this one shall stay turned.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Princesse returned to the beach and found her stretched out in a black robe, in her usual lounging chair, reading a magazine. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

That night when I came home, she did not slap the bench, but out of habit I sat beside her as usual. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t there for the afternoon walk, but at night she was back in her usual bed. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I got to school I had to go through the front door instead of my usual route. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Taryn talked a blue streak and brought out her tarot deck, as usual. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“As usual, it was very beautiful,” Roosevelt wrote. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

James wasn’t his usual chatty self on their walk home from school. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

As usual, the lids were off, and several children were poking through the stench and maggots. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

His face is in a whole different kind of turmoil than usual. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

The common room looked strange, full of people wearing different colors instead of the usual mass of black. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Philbert sits across from me on his visit, his usual buoyant energy rendered nervous and quiet by our surroundings. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ma was not sitting with her mending basket as usual. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the usual histrionics about the deteriorated state of my beauty, they get right down to business. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I shook my head As usual, I had no clue what the gods were telling me. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

He was in his usual spot but sitting, not standing, and reading a book. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The rule is a product of the usual three confusions: English with Latin, informal style with incorrect grammar, and syntax with semantics. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

It was still dark when they awoke the next morning, but it was later than usual. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then one night, as the whole district was on the brink of starvation, came the order to return to business as usual. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The phone had been ringing more often than usual, and more than once someone knocked on the door and was turned away by my mother. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“Yes, Monsieur. I got down on to the platform as usual and stood by the step up into the train. The other conductors did the same.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

But she was typing even less than usual. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

All my usual disconnected comforts are being taken away, now that I see the greater comfort of presence. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

He would merely give out the communion with the usual disturbing allusions to eating flesh and drinking blood. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I come here once or twice a week. I get to say stuff like ‘I’ll have the usual.’” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Even there, more guards than usual were patrolling. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t see what it was because, as usual, he had his left arm curving over the picture. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

But when they began to fight on land, they abandoned this successful strategy and followed the usual practices of waging war in Italy. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

Adrenaline had numbed her body for hours, abating all the usual signs of fatigue, but suddenly everything returned in a rush. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

They were acting like it was business as usual here at Palmetto Middle School—Home of the Whippoorwills. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Feeling weak, I take a seat doing my usual routine. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

In this case, I think they were being more lenient than usual because they knew how much I’d wanted the social experience of high school after my lonely year in private school. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He was pretty sure the door would be locked as usual. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The line of kids waiting outside the school doors was longer than usual, even though it was freezing. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Now they were off fishing, playing ball, indulging in all the usual summer pastimes during this brief holiday from school. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Would she wear the usual skirt and sweater like everyone else? Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

His snapback and Jordans match as usual and look brand new. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He would be wondering where she was, why she hadn’t met him at the science wing as usual so they could walk together. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

His eyes seemed more gold than usual, almost burning. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

It is perhaps this characteristic that makes the usual bestiary so outlandish to the twentieth-century mind. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

In short, I did my morning outdoor work about as usual, and he left me alone, not even coming out onto the back porch. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

They each wore several layers of clothing, more than usual, both as a packing trick and because they were going to be outside for several hours. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

This morning I took the train to work as usual. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The usual description of the duel’s location—the plains of Weehawken—is misleading. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

The net effect was the opposite of the usual procedure, in which the fastest qualifiers earned the favored lanes and the slower finishers had to make do with the least favored lanes. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The entire class turned to stare at Shawna, whose black beanie was pulled low on her head as usual. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Within days, they’re in their usual routine of calling every night before bed and texting in the morning, except it’s better. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

We went off to work as usual, our bodies frozen. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

This meeting was not treated in the usual fashion. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They both tried to appear as usual; but the sorrow they had to struggle against was one that could not be entirely conquered or concealed. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

By now the band was blasting like nobody’s business, and the usual confusing things happened. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

But upon closer examination I realize that he’s not carrying the usual legal binder full of petitions and cease-and-desist paperwork. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

There had been more empties than usual that week, and both Maya and Lauren had started recycling them without even saying anything to each other. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“George is sick,” Dari said, referring to his usual lab partner. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

If the flood had forced deer and pheasants as well as people high up above their usual dens and nests, there should be plenty of them around to catch. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

At the same time, housing subsidies for home owners—who tend to be far more affluent than renters—have remained at their usual munificent levels. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So, Haymitch, what do you think of the Games having one hundred percent more competitors than usual?” asks Caesar. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Papa’s gait on the stairs sounded heavier, more awkward, than usual. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

There was no way Harry was going to let an influential gentleman like yourself come through the village without giving you his usual earful.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

This is the death of MarVs and my usual trivial relationship. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“No. He just went to work early, didn’t say much of anything. Kissed me as usual and told me to be safe, but that was it. So we’ll see.” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He had even brushed Lucy’s hair, so that it lay on the pillow in its usual sunny ripples. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

The following morning, Pearl was relieved when she came into the kitchen and Mia was there, making toast as usual, and carrying on as if the previous day had not happened. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t a particularly long trip from New Rochelle to the Bronx, where her grandparents lived, but the car was overheated as usual and Aaron complained the entire way. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

That evening when, as usual, I met Bobby for dinner at seven o’clock in the Oval Room, I was annoyed to see that he’d brought a guest along. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

But I see that, as usual, love is inarticulate. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

His voice was quiet as usual — velvet, muted. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“No—no—please—as you were. With only two men for each officer, and all the men sick, I think we can do without the usual pageantry between officers and men.” Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lou Anne’s wearing her usual long sleeves in the summer heat and her constant smile. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

As usual, there was no definite rule against talking to proles and frequenting their pubs, but it was far too unusual an action to pass unnoticed. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

He examined her face, saw that she looked at him without her usual defenses. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He promises this gladly, and attends wearing mostly red with a touch of black, a reversal of his usual attire. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

As usual he walked the horse through the British encampment, through the idle men, stacked muskets, military stores, camp kitchens. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was rushing around in her usual morning ritual, making breakfast and lunch, putting on her eye makeup while looking at her reflection in the toaster oven. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Ms. Rosalita sits in her usual lawn chair, in front of the fence at the community garden. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The usual direction of the wind was north to south, off the glacier. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was also shielding its simmering menace, hiding it more than usual, and Jam sent it a silent thank-you for that. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Clancy had so much control over his powers that I didn’t even have time to feel the usual disorienting rush of thoughts and memories. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Pearl thought of the lie she’d told Moody last night—that she couldn’t walk to school with him as usual because she had a dentist appointment that morning. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The small smile on his face was different than usual. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Mother’s usual summer remedy of sprinkling the sheets with refreshing cologne lasted only a minute. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“I think that within the usual definitions Mr. Hickock did know right from wrong.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

As usual, he’d had a vision, only this time he seemed to think that it was something very, very special. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

As youngsters, we participated in all the usual seaside activities—which were fun, until my father got involved and systematically chipped away at our pleasure. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

He did not hear the usual chatter from the kitchen. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Well, it got less silly after warm-up laps, stretching, and the usual clowning around. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

“After that,” said Jinny, “is Jak, who you already met, with the ripped pants, as usual.” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Nobody says anything more about the newspaper article, and practice goes on as usual. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“Adiah was able to take that volume of splendor into her body nearly a hundred years ago, during the Bonding, when it rose to the earths surface in a greater magnitude than usual,” she said. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“Are they here? I didn’t hear any noises,” I asked in the usual way. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

At least I think we did, because the time seemed to fly away faster than usual. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

So I stay quieter than usual and answer questions only when she calls on me. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I meant it in the usual way, which was sleazy, but I figured that half the men in the party had already tried their hands, probably all saying that she looks amazing. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

While trying to have our usual space talk, it made me dizzy just watching Mrs. B feed, change, calm, and entertain Sabrina. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

And, as usual, I couldn’t get my mind off of it, so I quickly drew up a brain-function chart in my bloodless head: I am such a loser. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He put into Vetch’s hands the little otak, which as usual had been riding on his shoulder. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

He was equipped with an excellent diaphragm, and the presence of overtones in the sound unit robbed him of much of that metallic flatness that marks the usual robot voice. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

On the afternoon of the second day, I start to put on my AffloVest, jumping in surprise when Barb busts through the door, ready for the usual four o’clock fight that we have over it. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“Have you got Mitchell’s to do the catering as usual?” asked Giles. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered if it were my imagination, or if Sloan had more goons hanging around him than usual. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

The look was gone the next instant and we just carried on as usual, but that incident gave us both a jolt. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I paint her in blue, with the usual white veil, but with the head of a lioness. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I had with the day’s earnings bought as usual one rice cake which I now broke to hand around. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Plus, he’s had to do more of it than usual over the past year, because of the costs of rebuilding the center. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“Hearty and splendiferous congratulations to you all,” he said without any of his usual zip. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Beats me,” Piper says like this is no big deal, but she’s chewing her gum at twice the usual speed. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There is a touch of color in the audiences, too, for the Osage Indians...often are stoical but interested spectators,” the Associated Press reported, deploying the usual stereotypes. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

When I come through the door Quang-ha, who is on the couch as usual, sees the container in my hands and says: "Did you bring home food?" Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“Good,” he said, nodding and pondering something that made him smile longer than usual. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Ritchie tucks the pain a touch deeper inside and gives us his usual, easygoing self. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I had a box of matches with me, too—all my usual firemaking tools. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He was not wearing nightclothes, but was dressed in his usual black cloak, and he too was holding his wand ready for a fight. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Hazel floated onto the bus, sat down in her usual seat, and pulled out a book. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Now, you might guess that it’s just the usual—” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

I can still feel the sting from the belt on my back and legs as he violently lashed me in his usual drunken state of mind. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Then he sat, gathering his gown around him, his crow dæmon in her usual position on his left shoulder. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“But ye, wee girl, yer story’s not a usual one, is it?” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

As usual, I was so disappointed in Mother and Grandmother for not standing up and saying something as the white people waited, expecting us to give in and step off the sidewalk. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Marilyn came in today, armed with her usual stack of papers and folders, like a hurricane of white and yellow. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

"Okay," Coach said, needing to speak much louder than usual so that we could hear him over the noise. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“Same as usual,” said Harry, as Hermione perched herself on the edge of his bed, “they didn’t talk to me much, but I like it better that way. How’re you, Hermione?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Well, you know best, of course. As usual,” said Mary Poppins haughtily. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes. Was it usual for you to be sent for in this way?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

My eyes jump open to find Elsie standing in the doorway of our usual study room with her hands on her hips. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Slowly Cassiopeia let her lips unfurl to their usual position, but there was a hard and unrepentant look in her eye. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

He was roused at daybreak by the usual rude dig of Gebu’s sandal in his ribs. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Finally, Mrs. de Vries answers, overdressed as usual in a blue silk dress and straight-seamed stockings. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The scar on his face looked deeper than usual. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“This way,” Mama said, her voice quieter than usual. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Early the next morning I was strolling around as usual in my unpleasantly populated subconscious when I heard Edmond’s voice very close to my ear saying Daisy Wake Up! How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

But his voice was a little higher than usual. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

As he ran, the usual people passed him. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I was afraid of what I would say to him, but as usual, I was worried about the wrong thing. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just the usual changes to the way we got here—day’s half over,” Minho replied as he looked at his watch emotionlessly. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The usual crowd of students had gathered at the gym, waiting for the doors to open. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Sam gets home an hour earlier than usual. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He turns into his usual spot, reaches into the back for his backpack, gets out, and starts walking across the desolate lot. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

I skirt around the hole and enter the woods at my usual place. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

She has her usual one hundred percent, but that doesn’t bother me a bit. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

And despite the lack of sunlight, the seeds sprouted, though they were thinner and weaker than usual. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The jukebox blared mariachi music, everybody was very drunk, and, because more women than usual were on hand, people tried to dance. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

We didn’t have to post the usual jury notice: dozens of kids volunteered. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

We learned that soup would be distributed only after roll call, which lasted longer than usual. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

The hole at the table where their mother normally sat seemed emptier than usual. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The freckles under her eyes are darker and more clustered than usual. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

‘And you can say what you like, about what you know no more of than you do of boating, Mr. Sandyman,’ retorted the Gaffer, disliking the miller even more than usual. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

She attacked the piano with a fervor completely different from her usual, sluggish self, and Matt liked to hide behind the potted plants to listen. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She showed some little regular bruises on her forearm where Boots had been playing a bit more roughly than usual. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

He’s in his usual hoodie and cargo shorts. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I glare at him, knowing that, as usual, he has a point. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

First, there’s the usual getting up, getting showered, and getting dressed, in the kitchen, I can hear my parents talking loudly in a language I don’t know. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know it was her at first, because she was dressed not in the usual blue or white and gold, but in black. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He murmured it from the chair where he was resting, lacking the strength to talk in his usual firm voice. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

“You’re safe,” he told me, in his usual soft, rumbling voice. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

And thankfully, her mother was busy with the vegetable garden, so she didn’t notice Stella slipping in a little later than usual. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“It’s okay,” said Harry, still breathing rather faster than usual, while his heart rate returned to normal. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

And, as usual, my brothers and I fought over the remote, over who got the best grades, over anything and everything. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Clover asked Benjamin to read her the Sixth Commandment, and when Benjamin, as usual, said that he refused to meddle in such matters, she fetched Muriel. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

Well, I didn’t really get the usual version. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

In all respects it seemed as if August 3 was a very normal day, with business and buying and pleasure as usual. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Shay took a couple of deep breaths, and her usual calm returned. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

When we zipped past our usual entrance to the Park, I was sure of it. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Brannon stood behind the cash register as usual, his arms folded over his chest. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

It was hot outside, but not as hot as usual. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

The searchlights are off, which is not usual. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Containing nothing, having none of the usual or appropriate contents. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

As usual, I went to my secret stash, and poured my favorite drink, vodka and orange juice. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The next day dragged even more slowly than usual, with this prospect glittering at its end. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

It was felling night and the usual crowd had gathered at the Waystone Inn. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He turned and looked at Needles, who was sitting on the second step from the top as usual. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

His hair is pulled back in a tight bun, and his cheeks seem to have caught a little more sun than usual. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Sitti replied in a voice more booming and animated than usual. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Seemingly by the nonchalance of his manner, nothing was more usual than to find one’s friends in jail. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Was his manner much the same as usual?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

As usual, he’s clad entirely in red, a tone so deep that it might appear black at first glance. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Then a voice that was jarringly different to the usual commentator’s started up. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Unlike his usual selections, she was plain, short, and plump, her weight somewhere between 140 and 150. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

He’s in his usual spot on the recliner in a corner of the room where he can be away from it all but still keep a close eye. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He checked the place cards on the tables and saw that he was, as usual, seated next to El Patron. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mother worried even more than usual, but I was too hot to care. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had dark curls around a pale face, though I wasn’t sure if that was her usual color or the color of the ghetto. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She shakes her head, brightening and becoming her usual age again. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

He got an early lunch, stayed a bit longer than usual at the counter of Kelly’s Diner. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Father was out somewhere looking for trouble as usual, and we hardly knew how to answer that question ourselves. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was impossible for them to take their usual walk. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Then I fell into a sound sleep that lasted hours beyond my usual rising time. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her usual style was ignoring the haters, pretending they didn’t exist. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

It was as if he was just sitting in the library as usual, dusting his books. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Chaol looked around the cavernous hall; in fact, most of the Champions’ sponsors went about as usual. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Her voice was small and sweet—not her usual get-to-the-point crow tone. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

My second officer, as usual, had disappeared after doing his go-rounds, leaving me to move all these guys through the showers myself. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

As usual, the moment she spoke in the language of Olympus, I somehow understood it. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

One day, Chief drank more cognac than usual, and talked haphazardly about people stabbing you in the back and small boys growing tails and ungrateful fools suddenly thinking they were sharp. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

As usual, they left me alone in the car to take care of Trampita, my little brother, who was six months old. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Because it’s why my father chose this spot for the bug-out. It will be way down from its usual level—but there’ll still be some water there.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Then Annabeth blinked, and Leo was just regular old Leo again, with his usual impish grin. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The only thing he’d noticed was that that big cat who sometimes prowled through the station had seemed to be busier than usual last night. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sat on our usual bench, prying the juicy red seeds out of the fruit and slowly sucking on them one by one, staring at the fleecy white clouds. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girl had the day off, and as usual on a Sunday afternoon, Jaimito had gone to the big gallera in San Francisco, this time taking all three boys. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

With his usual recuperative energy, he went on: “Come. If there be no way open to get in, we must make one. Time is all in all to us now.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

But this assignment made it, in fact, quite necessary to allow for more than the usual trade. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nevertheless, he started personally on this expedition with his usual ferocity and impetuosity. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

Her voice doesn’t sound as friendly as usual. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

As usual her lipstick is just so, but when she steps into the bright afternoon sun, I see dark stains, deep and dried, on the front of her clothes. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Farmer came out to the courtyard, weaving through the usual large crowd. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

When Howard Clement stood up and began his usual lecture on the History of Racial Oppression, even many blacks in the group rolled their eyes and muttered to one another, “There he goes again.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to gently tell Abbey the truth about her videotape, but she was one step ahead of me—as usual. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

His first thought was that he must’ve gotten up earlier than usual, that dawn was still an hour away. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Israel Israel did not choose to step aside and let the workings of the city government continue as usual. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

As usual, she stuffed her wrappings into her paper bag, carried the bag to the paper- only can by the tray return window, and dropped it in. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

He plops down in his usual spot on the recliner chair and grabs an old Howard Zinn book that he's read a hundred times. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Pol went last as usual, keeping one hand on his sword. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

We were sitting on the divan, as usual, in each other’s arms. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“But he is drunk as usual and most likely will not remember seeing us.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He expects to be asked to look over the equipment, as usual, but there is none: no corpses, no transmitter, not even a simple listening set. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

We took our usual seats a few rows up from the window and joined in the prayers. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

He didn’t ask the usual questions about my origin and destination. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Then I tried to find the usual ladder that leads out of such holes, but there was none. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What do you think, Cee? Have you behaved even worse than usual today?” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I never knew before that Aunt Loma could be fun to be with—that, like Grandpa and me, she preferred three-legged chickens to the usual kind. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

We had the usual quick little emerald ones decorated all over with black speckles. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

But after the weekend when I got home, I was glad to see that Christmas seemed to be coming on in the usual way. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d just be in the kitchen as usual and never let on. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

I woke earlier than usual the next morning and knew, before I was completely awake, that something was different. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“Shall I not put it on Osh’s account, as usual?” he said. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

I assumed, as usual, it was my presence that brought on punishment. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

He was even less talkative than usual, but finally, as we walked down a deserted alley, he said, "Be sure you complete your work today. We've lost our lodgings." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

When he saw me, he resumed his usual gruff expression. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I pray this grief of yours will soon abate and that you will return to your usual self.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The Bucklanders kept their doors locked after dark, and that also was not usual in the Shire. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Even so, I kept breaking needles and accidentally stabbing myself and showing up to school with too many Band-Aids on my fingers, prompting my teachers to shoot me even weirder looks than usual. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Sunlight poured down, as if the gods were flooding the arena with a light fiercer than usual, the better to watch the show from their Olympian heights. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

He waved to a young man they passed and called out, “Ugly as usual, Rogbert!” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

The light filtering through the red leaves of the weirwood made the boils on his face look even more inflamed than usual. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

My voice was faster and louder than usual. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Her voice sounded shriller than usual, but I guess that wasn’t surprising given what she was fighting. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

She saw piles of butchered chickens and was able to buy as many as she wanted even though they cost three times as much as usual, since free pricing had been decreed. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was probably the first rebellious act she had seen from me outside my usual mouthiness within the family. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. The usual ones. Just to do homework.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

She goes to get her usual from the aisles. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I’m able to sit—doing my usual 3rd-time’s-a-charm routine—without touching the armrest, so I don’t need my Clorox wipes. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

"There he is, with a pot of ale in his hand as usual." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

She’d put on some bright orange lipstick and this made her face look whiter than usual and the skin between her eyelashes and eyebrows look bruised. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sunday afternoon Mr. Lapham was not only going to the second service, as usual, but there was to be a meeting of the deacons, a cold supper afterward, and a prayer service at the pastor’s. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

As usual, I go straight to the place where I know The World at the End of the Tunnel will be. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

In the fading light, the chain links look as innocuous as usual. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The next morning I woke up later than usual, probably because I hadn't gone to sleep until four in the morning. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

The dark circles under his eyes were darker than usual, and he had not bothered to shave. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

As usual, the train lurches hard from side to side. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“I’m jealous of your thoughts to-night. They’re making you a little kinder than usual; but some way I feel as if they were wandering, as if they were not here with me.” The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z

The front room had its own fireplace, floors made of pine instead of the usual tile, and wallpaper. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I allowed Adèle to sit up much later than usual; for she declared she could not possibly go to sleep while the doors kept opening and shutting below, and people bustling about. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

She moved more slowly than usual and seemed just a beat off. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“Okay, so I guess you’re right. But this time things feel even more...fraught than usual. It’s just so important to me, you know? Jenny Lindt. Changing people’s lives. All of it.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Harry and I had been at the table for the entire spectacle, and when it was over, Harry had gone to his room and, as usual, locked the door. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

Anyway, my mom noticed that I was being quieter than usual, and Jeffrey started in. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

A red-haired reporter with shiny gold earrings stood outside the White House, where a crowd of people had gathered, as usual, to wave signs and demand something be done about the Emergency. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

As usual, Gogol is the oldest child in the group. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

They heard the Howler go off in the entrance hall — Neville’s grandmother’s voice, magically magnified to a hundred times its usual volume, shrieking about how he had brought shame on the whole family. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

She was breathless and seemed unable to stop talking, her usual shyness melted away by relief. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

He straightened up and found himself face-to-face with Draco Malfoy, who was wearing his usual sneer. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

The Vigils were grouped as usual in a circle around Archie and the kid receiving the assignment. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Francie got to know when he was drinking more than usual. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She even liked the curves more than usual, when they made her lean in Omer’s direction. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

His mango-colored wheezing keeps me awake, and finally I have to move him to his usual spot at the foot of the bed. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I could see the front door and watched the usual lobby druggies who crashed out across the furniture all day hop up and slink out the front door. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Ozzie responded first, his Jamaican accent a little thicker than usual. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. Mom’s kind of being worse than usual.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

We took our usual route downtown, and ran into a bit of a crowd. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

She opens her mouth to say the usual “No. Drink filter,” but she closes it again. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

At the court, as usual, all the older guys were there running fives for cash. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

After a while, having gotten no response as usual, I take out the charcoals from my back pocket. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

He had, as usual, a runny nose, and his hair was much longer than it had been when Antain saw it last—over a year ago now. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Among them were the usual: take Mrs. Caruthers her breakfast and lunch and dinner trays as well as see to her various needs. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

We were hardly talking then, sitting down to our evening meal like boarders in a rooming house, reciting the usual, drawn- out exchanges of familiar news, bits of the day. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

On my head sits the usual conical hat. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

His hair wasn’t as sleek as usual; it seemed he had been up most of the night, patrolling the fourth floor. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

This wasn’t part of his usual memories about Dad’s death. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

When the market fails to distribute some vital commodity, such as housing, to all who require it, the usual liberal-to- moderate expectation is that the government will step in and help. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a typical crash, for example, the weather is poor— not terrible, necessarily, but bad enough that the pilot feels a little bit more stressed than usual. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

I take the carton, sit down in my usual seat, and look across the table at the one where Gram always sat. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Papa was even more fearful than usual of bad omens. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

I do my usual routine, then shut off the water and treat my stump the way I’m supposed to. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

She was red-cheeked with pride over her efforts at providing a good dinner, and her eyes flashed a little in the direction of Tom and Eb, from whom she anticipated the usual teasing. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

There it was, as usual: the flat chest, the nothing hips, the forked, mosquito-bitten legs. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

More out of habit than anything, Harry made his usual detour along the seventh-floor corridor, checking the Marauder’s Map as he went. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The train stops at the signal as usual. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thaya Jaan stands in the front to lead us all, taking Baba’s usual spot, since he’s both the eldest and most knowledgeable of the Quran. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Someone was riding the horse, but not in the usual way. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

When lunchtime came, I sat at what was fast becoming our usual table with Ema. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

He let his eyes adjust to the darkness, and had the usual struggle to see anything in the microscope through his faceplate. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Evan walked over to me and gave me his usual bashful grin. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

I super didn’t want that one, but things were awkward and uncertain right now and I was feeling even more “puddle of embarrassed goo” than usual. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The air and her skin and her swimming costume are so wet that her leap into the pool doesn't come with the usual shock. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“She has hair, legs, teeth—you know—the usual, only she’s a little tall.” The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I came into the kitchen the next morning, Doc and Mama were both moving slower than usual, like they didn’t get enough sleep. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The waves beat down on the sand louder at night, breaking even stronger than usual. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

But this was a guerrilla war, and the usual rules didn’t apply. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Instead of the usual one to two hours, speed chess often takes only ten minutes to complete; five minutes or less if the players want to challenge themselves even more. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He was clutching his attache case as usual and I could see he was strolling slowly along the path that runs the outer perimeter of the lawn, deeply absorbed in thought. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

He’s wearing his usual Flint shirt and jeans. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

He was dressed in his usual Henry Huggins style, like a 1950s paperboy. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

At the shoe stand, Sterling did not give his usual cordial greeting. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

As usual, after the strawberry season was over in Santa Maria, Papa decided to move to the San Joaquin Valley in Central California to pick grapes. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

She looked straight ahead, her face set firmly in its usual frown. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I got to the corner store, the usual woman wasn’t there. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had none of the usual ‘yes, sir,’ ‘no, sir,’ ‘please, sir.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Settling back into the armchair, I pull up YouTube for the millionth time, making my way as usual to Stella’s last video. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

It was a beautiful foal, although it had eight legs instead of the usual four, and it followed Loki wherever he went, and nuzzled him, and treated Loki as if he were its mother. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Emma continued to read books on religion as well, and on politics; she read the Psalms, but was not much impressed by them, and as usual she called it as she saw it. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s a week of cramming and presentations and the usual amount of all-nighters, and it’s over. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

It’s not the first such arrangement in history, though the shape it’s taken is not the usual one. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

His usual friendly smile was gone, replaced with a look of grim determination. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

It was the usual way bad things happen: you’re always in the middle of other stuff. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“Not monster movies. My sister, as usual, belittles my chosen medium. Want to know the tide?” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Among the phrases he minted were “blood, toil, tears, and sweat,” “their finest hour,” “the few,” “the end of the beginning,” “business as usual, ” “iron curtain, ” “summit meeting, ’’ and “peaceful coexistence. ” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

And this time, instead of slamming the gate and stumping noisily across the courtyard as usual, he had slipped as silently as his hulk would allow up the stairs and into his room. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

She was glad to find another use for Deydey’s gift besides the usual unpleasant one of scraping hides. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

But Mama forgave me as usual, and I focused instead on the coming graduation from the sixth grade. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Perhaps the bad smell in the building had nauseated him, because the monkey rooms weren’t being cleaned as regularly as usual. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of offering up her usual smile, Beatrix Halliday cleared her throat and said, “Ask me again in two weeks. I’m putting in my notice. I’m retiring.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

There was the usual meal in multiple courses, with wine, cigars, coffee, and cognac. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Club Envy, the usual Thursday nightspot, was a casualty. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

As usual, Hoagland had waited to come at us from an unseeable angle. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course his face wore its usual smile. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I best hurry if I’m to fix him his usual bedtime glass o’ wine. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

His father’s Roman and Greek personalities screamed back and forth in Frank’s mind with the usual soundtrack of battle noises—explosions, assault rifles, roaring jet engines—all throbbing like a subwoofer behind Frank’s eyes. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

But Beans was in a hurry, trotting through town, checking out Farquar’s usual haunts, knocking on the doors of his friends, calling out his name. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

It was Lucas’s and my usual tradition to skip the last day of school, but we had decided to go that day simply because we couldn’t think of anything better to do. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

It was not a usual meeting time for them, but she couldn’t help hoping. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

But they woke at dawn as usual, and suddenly remembering the glorious thing that had happened, they all raced out into the pasture together. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

This seems to mollify them, and they all kiss me, set me on a chair in my bedroom, and, as usual, start talking nonstop without bothering to notice if. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I turned around and saw him standing there by the car, looking hurt and angry but not as tall as usual. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

How we live confuses some people, so Mami starts her usual explanation. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I was very anxious about him, and I was powerless to act; my feet, and my hands, and my brain were weighted, so that nothing could proceed at the usual pace. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

While Martin Clougherty had been catching up on his sleep, the train yard that stood between Clougherty’s house and the molasses tank had, as usual, been a beehive of activity. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, at school, everything was business as usual. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

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

We would be sitting around, in our usual zoned-out state, and someone would suddenly cry. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Farmer remembered the regret etched on his mother’s soft face when they had to leave it behind, but as usual, she didn’t complain. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

As usual, the lights were blinking frantically and she had her back to them, as oblivious as that ill-omened wireless operator on the Californian the night the Titanic went down. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Ruby stares at me, her cheeks going even pinker than usual. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

He was on the sofa in the den, in his usual spot on the right-hand end. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Each room had the usual desks of battered oak, a platform and square teacher’s desk, one Seth Thomas clock and one picture. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The light in the circus is dimmer than usual. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Once, after Sunday school, and in my usual rush to get outside and play, I wore my church shoes in the creek to hunt crawl-dads with Roy Lee. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Why's it so much harder than usual to imagine life without T? How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

His mood has improved since our arrival, but it hasn’t rebounded completely back to his usual self. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He knew we were leaving for the bug-out this morning, and, as usual, showed up at the last minute. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Leo looked at his hands, which, as usual, were streaked with grease and grime. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The usual bypasser is a woman sauntering slowly down the road with bundles upon bundles balanced on her head. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Better than the usual sort. They smiled a lot.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

The usual tightness engulfed them; Harry’s feet parted company with the snowy ground, then slammed hard onto what felt like frozen earth covered with leaves. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He was more nervous than usual walking toward Harvey’s, and he tried to make himself laugh by thinking of the beer cans as weapons. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Izzy, however, knew nothing of this until she arrived at Mia’s after school, let herself in through the unlocked side door as usual, and came upstairs to see Bebe crumpled at the kitchen table. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The usual confusion and noise filled the corridors as the students began to disembark. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

It was cold but not too cold—the boys were standing outside the garage making noise, as usual. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

None of the usual signs were there yet. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She had no girl crushes, as is usual at twelve and thirteen. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

There were bright pink patches on her cheeks and her eyes were brighter than usual. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“Ess,” she sang, tousling the girl’s hair in the usual way. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

My lungs as usual were fed up with all this work, and from now on would only go rackingly through the motions. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

They met in front of the hotel at the usual leave-for-school time. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

“For real though,” Deon says as I take my usual seat. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

One radiant day in late April, she hurried to Joe as usual. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

All the usual sources of information including e-mail and cell phones were much too slow and unreliable to be of any use and there was no television to speak of. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom is not beautiful, not in the usual way, but people always fall in love with her. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Just as the usual ribbons of gold were beginning to braid the sky, Jinny led her groggy Care up the path and into the prairie. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

As usual, she cornered the Wood Nymph market while I settled for Old Faithful. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now that he was caught in the machinery of justice, he had time to reflect, and, as usual, his reflections went the opposite way. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

One hot afternoon, the guards had just finished off a particularly ripe, particularly smelly durian, and more husks littered the pavilion ground than usual. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

"There's always a bear," declared Dolorous Edd in his usual tone of gloomy resignation. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Samp and beans was the best meal that the prison prepared, and in this case, the authorities put in more beans and gravy than usual. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed as if he thought if he played us his usual rock and roll, we might get even farther behind the Russian kids. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

It's hard to imagine a place that's hotter than our jail cell in summer when the fan cuts off and the smell of sweat and sewage clogs my nostrils worse than usual. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

But there is still a large effect of history remaining after one controls for the usual measures of good institutions. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Most people were receiving more post than usual; anxious parents were keen to hear from their children and to reassure them, in turn, that all was well at home. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Down at the usual spot? Maybe I’ll run by and see him.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t bad up there really, hut as usual Tateh’s contract didn’t get renewed and we had to leave. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

As usual, the whole world became an eternal darkness soon after she got on her way. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

She’s upset, so her accent is thicker than usual, and every statement is a question. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Her hair is pulled hack in its usual knot, but her blond hair shines like gold. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The next day, as usual, Miss Volker called early but Mom was up even earlier. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I did not wish to seem too eager, or to let my informant know or guess too much, so, thanking him in the usual manner, I strolled away. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Count me in, Professor,” said Mr. Quincey Morris, laconically as usual. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Nan had a stockpile of quotes about lying, but I knew the situation called for more fibbing than usual, at least until I’d worked out what to do next. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

And so when I asked why, I expected her usual answer: beauty for beauty’s sake. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

As usual, I did my best to calm him down. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I’d been imagining myself frowning at the crowd from our usual bolt-hole and worrying over whether I’d do well enough in the tournament to impress one of the royal family into granting me knighthood. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

A moment later, he blinks, and it’s just his usual chilly arrogance. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

‘And would spoil my joke. You are an interfering old busybody,’ laughed Bilbo, ‘but I expect you know best, as usual.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

As we leave, in our usual rush to get the buckets to the car, Holly trips in a hole in the ground and falls down and screams. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I slid back slightly, not wanting his usual messes to land on my beautiful dress. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

She was too young to be frightened when the ground dropped away as if let through a trap-door and she herself suddenly became twice her usual weight, but not too young to be mightily interested. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

He finally did, but he took his time about it, as usual. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

The evening before, Tree-ear had returned the cart to its usual spot next to Min’s house and had lingered about for a few moments. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

As usual, something about her presence brightened the room and lightened Ophie’s spirits a touch. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

The two pages, Denis and Lionel, attended them, and Robin, as usual, sat between Lady Constance and the two little boys. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

Roosevelt was elected to a fourth term in the fall of 1944 without the help of Rass, which went solidly Republican as usual. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually even the most dedicated gawkers drifted away, leaving the usual Felling night crowd, minus one. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Rosemary tries to steer me toward my usual table, but I’m having none of that. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

It was our usual gang with perhaps a couple of outsiders loitering nearby. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was a little surprised, since dinner was over a bit earlier than usual, but I decided it must be because the night before I had said I was tired. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I put a blanket around my shoulders and sat in the entrance, in my usual place, where I could lean back against the rock wall and look down on the house. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Instead of the usual four to eight pages, he was often forced to publish a single sheet. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

As usual on Easter Sunday morning, each of us twirled and pranced in our family fashion show. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The usual,” said Ron indifferently, demonstrating a rude hand gesture. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” he says, and his voice is much deeper than usual. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

On the day Sal got punched, the boys were being regular, so we stayed on our usual side. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

There was a lot more music on the radio than usual, and fewer words. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had on jeans and a T-shirt, my usual outfit, and Horace wore his customary black suit. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Her hair exploded around her face with its usual reckless abandon. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Elizebeth gave her new recruits a “crash course” in code breaking, all while carrying on with her usual workload. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Luna was demonstrating her usual knack of speaking uncomfortable truths; he had never met anyone quite like her. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

And in fact, their departure the following morning was smoother than usual. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I heard the usual hustler fates of so many others. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The actual operation of drug forfeiture laws seriously undermines the usual rhetoric offered in support of the War on Drugs, namely that it is the big “kingpins” that are the target of the war. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

As usual, the Second had arrived before him, and the faint scent of metal still lingered in the air. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Decca, as usual, is eating like a small, ravenous horse, and for once I’m doing my share of shoveling it in. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

It was quite usual for Hermione to spend a lot of time reading, but she was now doing almost nothing else. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

There is hunger in her gaze before her usual expression of disdain returns. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

One day I went to my usual spots. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Maybe we could find refuge in the usual spots Tess and I hide. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

The sun rose earlier than usual and was at its brightest in the blue, almost cloudless sky. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Just the building settling,” Radar whispers, but he seems less sure than usual. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

As usual, I had gotten up early in the morning, and I was sitting on the flat stone behind the house waiting for the city to wake up. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

But whenever Stan was around, Fang was even quieter than usual, slung way back, arms folded across his chest, looking all pouty and unimpressed. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

As usual, the place is filled with people having breakfast. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m hiding in my usual spot behind the curtain when I suddenly no longer want to hide. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

There will not be the usual ceremonies of an episcopal visit, for this is no occasion of celebration. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

No one noticed that the church bells were tolling more often than usual to announce one death, and then another. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

They shook the young men’s hands to see if their grip was firmer than usual. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

“We’ll get our life back soon, in a free Biafra,” he said, his usual words lined with his usual forceful reassurance, and sipped his tea. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

They got to chat in the car, and Roy arrived home twenty minutes earlier than usual. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hagrid had his usual enormous tankard in front of him, but Moody was drinking from his hip flask. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

As usual, the only thing their arguing did was make them both madder. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

All around the cafeteria, children were stuffing themselves with their usual favorites—greasy foods, savories, and sweet treats—and guzzling chocolate milk and soft drinks. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t have an explanation for his murder, except the usual: wrong place, wrong time, wrong company. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, no point in being uglier than usual.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

It’s sixth period chorus and as usual I’m not the only one ignoring the teacher. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

She stood and pressed her palms together just as Ritu auntie rounded the corner in her wheelchair, pushed, as usual, by her silent, watchful new daughter-in-law, Seema. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

None of his usual in-between-catnap checkups on me and the waking world. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

"Well, you were less insolent than usual this week," he said. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s the one farthest from my usual table. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Dalgard hung up the phone highly disturbed, but he maintained his usual calm manner. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Certainly her appearance was less colorful than usual without her customary shade of bubble-gum-pink hair. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The pressure made me more clumsy than usual, but eventually I made it out the door, feeling the same release when I saw him standing there, a wide smile automatically spreading across my face. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Mandrake, or Mandragora, is a powerful restorative,” said Hermione, sounding as usual as though she had swallowed the textbook. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Thursday afternoon’s lesson proceeded in the usual way. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Not the usual lust to part tight legs with his own, but a tenderness, a protectiveness. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Quirrell laughed, and it wasn’t his usual quivering treble, either, but cold and sharp. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

They were surrounded by the usual crowd of idlers and passersby. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

He did not feed Nipper on the roof as usual. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

One day, when nothing has changed, nothing has been done or happened that is any different from usual, I discover I am pregnant. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I was mad at Penny,” I typed, slower than usual. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

As usual, Papa finished his dessert first and tilted his chair back on its hind legs. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

There was nothing for it but to sit in my usual place beside Mrs. Van Hopper while she, like a large, complacent spider, spun her wide net of tedium about the stranger’s person. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

She’d be able to sleep as usual until eleven, attend classes and go straight to work from the college. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I raced through candy shops tossing boxes into a sack and raced out to the usual chorus of “Stop! Thief!” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

He curled up in his usual position then, thumb in his mouth, crying softly. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just the usual. Wars, rioting, famine. Nothing that would interest you.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

When I look back at Thomas, his hair has fallen across his face and a cruel pleasure has replaced his usual kindness. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

As usual Winston hardly looked at Julia as they drifted toward one another in the crowd, but from the short glance he gave her it seemed to him that she was paler than usual. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

In his usual straightforward way he told about the predicament of his warren in having no does and how he had come to look for some. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was lounging in her desk as usual. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

But then she sees me watching her, and the glint disappears, her usual dull expression taking its place. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“When do you think they’ll get out of that truck?” he whispered, full of impatience as usual. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

In fact, when I’m through working and sit down on his porch to finish the water, Judd talks a little more than usual. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is Marguerite, who has come in her usual stealthy way into my room. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The Glade had gone back to business as usual— people working the jobs, the doors of the Box closed, sun shining down. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Besides, at the end of a long night-march, and after bathing and drinking, he felt even more hungry than usual. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Our tete-a-tete is not following its usual course. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only a couple of kids are out here, including Lena, who’s reading as usual. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Her voice sounded as brusque as usual, but it had another note in it, too—a touch of guilt. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

But then Sticky, catching his eye, nodded as usual and gave a feeble thumbs-up. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

The leopard had selected its prey and they, with heartless ease, returned to their usual activities. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the basin men and basin women went about their usual basin business. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her voice sounded even more tired than usual; each word seemed to drag itself from her mouth. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

There she sat, staid and taciturn-looking, as usual, in her brown stuff gown, her check apron, white handkerchief, and cap. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I thought immediately that he was treating me differently from his other patients and rather than feign an ignorance that might alert his suspicions I asked if this was his usual method. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry thought she looked terrible: thinner than usual, her mouse-colored hair lank. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

In the second week of December Professor McGonagall came around as usual, collecting names of those who would be staying at school for Christmas. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

I am locked in my usual bedroom, the one I used to share with Julie, and I have a guard beneath my window, too. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

He moves across the room to the map with the colored pins, his limp more pronounced than usual. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

John Joseph Mathews bitterly recalled reporters “enjoying the bizarre impact of wealth on the Neolithic men, with the usual smugness and wisdom of the unlearned.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Once the door was open, it was business as usual. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Olmsted returned to Chicago accompanied by his usual troika of affliction and found the place galvanized, Burnham everywhere at once. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

He rode silently for a while, taking the familiar turns with his usual grace. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z