| 单词 | valuable |
| 例句 | Out of spite, she told the officers that he’d stolen a valuable toe ring from her jewelry box, and demanded that he be locked up in juvenile detention to teach him a lesson. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z One way or the other, I have a very valuable piece of information. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Miss Lark’s two maids were rushing wildly about the garden, looking under bushes and up in-to the trees as people do who have lost their most valuable possession. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z At that moment, Mark Antony learned a valuable lesson. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z “Or something equally valuable in trade,” I said. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z And this I believe: that the free, exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z All of the disputed territories contain valuable minerals, and some of them yield important vegetable products such as rubber which in colder climates it is necessary to synthesize by comparatively expensive methods. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z If it worked, it would save a valuable animal. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z "And if I were to contest the case, my whole story would come out and one of the most valuable aspects of the incident would be ruined." Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z She had done much to transform the position of computer from a proto-clerical job into one of the laboratory’s most valuable assets. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Others hunted for hidden petrol and ship oil pockets, bucketing out the valuable fluid. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z So was the second, but in the third he found something valuable: a mess tin and a box of matches. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “That is no way to treat something so valuable. It must be somewhere. Look carefully.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Some power-ups are so valuable that a team might send one of their players after them for the entire game. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z A computer who could process data on the spot and understand how to interpret it was more valuable to the team than a pool computer with more general knowledge. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “It also helps us keep our most valuable treasures secure.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Privacy, he said, was a very valuable thing. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The artifact was far too valuable to sell, and I knew it would end up in the hands of the Sixers, because they purchased nearly every major artifact that went up for auction. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z First, do hunter-gatherers and incipient farmers really know well all locally available wild species and their uses, or might they have overlooked potential ancestors of valuable crops? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z One of them had been accused of stealing, because her employer had misplaced a valuable ring. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Moreover, they would exchange these valuable items for cheap furs of the sort used by Indians as blankets. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Instead of creeping stealthily down an unfamiliar street surrounded by unfamiliar buildings while trying to steal the most valuable treasure in an unfamiliar city, guess what I was doing? Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “I’m going to offer you something more valuable than money,” he said. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z We worked for days, and I looked for hidden money and valuables wherever I went, but there was nothing. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Here in Japan, maybe this pack was valuable, like butter or sugar. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z And here we are, at the center of the arc, trapped in the gaudiest, most valuable, and most improbable water wheel the world has ever seen. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z When Nasser had brought it into the canoe, Zeitoun had assumed it contained clothes, a few valuables. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z It was reluctant to fire any more arrows because they were valuable things and would certainly get lost in the undergrowth. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z What I was doing, without knowing it, was accepting the idea that whites were more valuable than blacks. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Previous investigators, including local lawmen and the private eyes, had spoken to these valuable witnesses and then seemingly buried what they had learned. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “We need to offer him something else, something just as valuable.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Theodore Roosevelt knew that a successful trip down the River of Doubt would be a monumental feat and a valuable contribution to science. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z There was nothing interesting or valuable in Toby’s room. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Something that might be considered valuable in a third-world country by a kid who had grown up in a dump—like a nickel, a piece of gum still wrapped, a book of matches. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z Jessie took one prong off the nail of one lemon so as not to waste valuable citric acids, then laid her project out on a tray, and they brought their gifts upstairs. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z She asks me, “What is the most valuable lesson you’ve learned from participating in this pageant?” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Black policemen have often been severely criticized during the struggle, but many have played covert roles that have been extremely valuable. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z "Sure, I might happen to own the truck, but that doesn't make me any more valuable than the next guy. If I'm better than you, it's only because I'm Irish." Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “There’s that nest everyone’s so riled up about,” he said to Dan Martin, a Mohawk Indian whose balance and fearlessness on high girders made him one of the most valuable bridge workers. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Only Tool had easy access to work, acting as muscle on valuable goods as they transshipped to the Mississippi and the rail yards. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z But once we went to the same school, I learned a very important lesson: Samira was far more valuable to me than my parents. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Besides the official chronicle of Redwall he also kept his own personal volume, full of valuable information. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Eleanor Roosevelt learned a valuable lesson from the Constitution Hall controversy. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z My mother had decided she wasn't going to leave anything valuable or useful to the enemy if she could help it. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z “So,” said Citra, “you pulled us out of our lives for some random art lesson? Isn’t that a waste of your valuable time?” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “All right, boys and girls. Let’s get the scavenge off. I don’t want to share too much with Lucky Strike. Everything light and valuable, off the ship.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z A group of our colonists have burned the natives’ houses, stolen from their gardens, robbed valuables from their temples, beat the people with clubs, and shot them with muskets. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Things were not looking good for Paris, which lost valuable points every time the train stopped to accept more passengers. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z He did not know why Min did not explain things more fully; Tree-ear’s mistakes often cost valuable time or wasted valuable clay. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z But his writings are one of our most valuable records of what went on in the colony. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Gold was working in a hospital lab in Philadelphia, with no access to valuable secrets and no interest in spying ever again. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z If Booth talked, too, he might reveal valuable information that implicated the highest officials in the Confederacy. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z When I thought she was done talking I reached my hand out for my suitcase but she told Mr. Amos, “Oh, no, we shall hold on to his beloved valuables.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z They were all valuable parts, but he would collect them later. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Besides, dinner isn't really about food, it's about planning out our strategies, and Cinna and Portia have already proven how valuable they are. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z And he practically buried the Chincha leadership under piles of valuables. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z She thought too many tests were a waste of valuable learning time—my kind of teacher. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She helped the old couple pick up all their valuables and retie their packages. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z His equipment had been battered—and he had lost a valuable Captain. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Apparently he had even been accused of stealing valuables from his classmates and teachers to sell at Louie’s Pawn Shop in town. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z “Which would Mademoiselle choose if she had her will?” asked Esther, who always sat near to watch over and lock up the valuables. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z I had used Martin to show her exactly what I could offer them, and he, apparently, had already proven to them how valuable an Orange could be. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z A third collected their valuables for the toll and wrote that down as well. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Peck’s access to an end-all weapon makes him valuable. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The tape is locked up with his will and some other valuables in his safe-deposit box at the Ilium Merchants National Bank and Trust, he says. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Lock your doors...Hide your valuables...He even left Manny’s watch at home. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “I hope this experience has taught you a very valuable lesson,” says Dr. Throckmorton. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Harry read the first sheet again, this time looking for clues as to what might have made the second sheet valuable. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “If those men want the book that badly, then whatever Mr. Griswold’s scavenger hunt leads to must be valuable. He wouldn’t want those men to have it.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Their most valuable possession had been the one thousand dollars in inventory and equipment at the restaurant. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Preparations for the Opening Day ceremony had cost Olmsted’s department valuable time, as did the planting and grading required to repair the damage the day’s crowd had inflicted throughout the park. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He put it all to boil in a pot of castor oil until he got a thick and pestilential syrup which was more like common caramel than valuable gold. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z And that's because the double agent Cherkashin was running inside the highest ranks of the CIA was far more valuable to him than punishing a single renegade KGB colonel. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z A fat man with a red beard, Barbarossa had an antiques shop where he sold cheap trash to the tourists, but he also did secret deals with more valuable, and usually stolen, items. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The eighth victory in any tournament is therefore critical, the difference between promotion and demotion; it is roughly four times as valuable in the rankings as the typical victory. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z “Yes. Like the old man said, skills are valuable. The larger ships will have hospital wards. They’ll need you. Present yourself for work, but tell them you want to bring your patients with you.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Thanks to their radio chatter, she was picking up valuable insights into their partners and plans. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z What was the border patrol guarding that was so valuable? A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The assets of Egypt were still too valuable and could turn any ruler into a rival. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Anyway, hill land was more valuable now, and those black people who had moved down right after the war and in the fifties couldn’t afford to come back even if they wanted to. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z After suffering my Valentine’s Day heartbreak at the hands of Maylene and the handsome, charming Leonardo, I learned a valuable lesson about dating. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The thing is, people can’t “think of doing that on the front end” unless they know their tissues might be valuable to researchers in the first place. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Far too valuable to carry around with me. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I did not do well in them, but the experience was valuable. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Copper was plentiful in the Ghiscari hills, but the metal was not as valuable as it had been when bronze ruled the world. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But none of the ones I can see are valuable enough. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I kept my most valuable ones in a jewelry box my parents gave me for Christmas the previous year. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I know he means that this will make me valuable as a translator to the gentlemen who might have little use for me otherwise. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z What if the book was some sort of valuable Bayside Press item and he took it away? Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “Of course he did. Well, not the valuable part.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Given the final futility of our struggle, is the fleeting jolt of meaning that art gives us valuable? The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z He considered it, as the ignorant country people still consider it, to be the most valuable of possessions. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Charlie Billingsley had been the most valuable offensive player in the district when he had played that position his senior year. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Vehicles were a valuable coup, even one stuck full of arrows like a metal porcupine. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z She cleared her throat and kept reading aloud: “I do mean all your valuables. Otherwise my turtle and I will destroy you. You have five minutes.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Miss Deveraux told me that you’re a bit impulsive and she was worried for your welfare. Told me your services were a gift from her now deceased father, and how valuable she finds your companionship.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “Bono was a valuable gift. A most excellent valet. Possessed of surprising arts.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Sorry,” I whisper, knowing the card must’ve been valuable to someone named Foster, Niles. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z It was the gaffs that finally proved to be my most valuable fishing equipment. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z He told her to be careful of people looking to find out where Henrietta’s grave was because they might want to steal her bones, since her body was so valuable to science. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Gendry was only spared because he'd admitted to forging the homed helm himself; smiths, even apprentice smiths, were too valuable to kill. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z They were pious people, Muslims, who believed the twin babies were a sign of double luck, and they were sure of this when, later in the evening, they discovered how valuable the babies were. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He first worked for Holmes as a common laborer but soon proved to possess a talent that Holmes found particularly valuable. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He was confident the new president would give him a valuable role in his administration, preferably a diplomatic appointment. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Knowledge and science must furnish the materials that form the body and substance of any valuable composition. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z I doubt that trying to amend the Constitution would actually succeed, but it may be valuable to aspire to it. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Loading the valuables onto Cleopatra’s ships also supports this explanation of the events. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z She owned more—furniture, wedding jewelry, cloth, photographs—but she had left such troublesome valuables behind in the family’s care. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “I can’t accept such a valuable gift,” I said in my best Manners Mistress manner. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z However, it is valuable to consider the implications of both when discussing music’s impact on humans. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z They offered me valuable pointers and urged me to gain more tournament experience. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Goodness, it’s as if you did have something valuable in there,” her stepmother said. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z But why would the water be so valuable?” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Basically, if it’s valuable, or might be valuable someday, we don’t own it. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Now, a ballpoint pen is slightly more valuable than a paper clip, but it’s still not worth very much money in the grand scheme of things. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z His plan was to show Republican leaders that he was a valuable asset to the campaign. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The boy’s murder and the “rescue” proved to be a valuable finale. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Holmes’s building and land were valuable to begin with, given Englewood’s continued growth, but now his property seemed the equivalent of a seam of gold ore. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “JonJon said someone told him where the washroom was, but instead he wound up in the room with all the valuables in it. The items that were up for auction.” Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z “I’m glad to see you, Lourdes. Thank you for everything, hija, the hat, the cigars. You buried me like an Egyptian king, with all my valuables!” Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The plant would be a valuable pain reliever for Old Benedikt, who was suffering from gout. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “But it’s really not bad, Milo. Not bad at all, when you consider all your other valuable contributions. Five missions, you say? Just five?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z They were the only valuables the soldiers didn’t take. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Someone got up while someone else thanked me for my ‘valuable time.’ Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z So instead I look around, wondering who I might be able to target in order to steal myself one more valuable power-up. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “When my project is complete, what you and I have gathered will be more valuable to me than the Hope Diamond.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “It’s better if you keep them. I can’t come into my house with valuable goods like these.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Actually, they were more valuable than money, probably like a lot of things were right now. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “You are burnt beyond recognition,” he added, looking at his wife as one looks at a valuable piece of personal property which has suffered some damage. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z "I told him he would be set free today, and I guess he decided he'd try to take some of my valuables with him. He's been delirious for the last week." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z ‘Tou must be rich,” he said, thinking the boxes held valuable things. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z What was so valuable that they wouldn’t trade it for the one thing that would reunite them with their families? The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The witches were a great power in those latitudes, and the alliances they made were costly but valuable. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z From down the hill we heard the sound of breaking glass and rough, coarse laughter, and then six demon soldiers walked by, their blanket rolls bulging with loot, valuables tucked into their belts. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “You are a valuable asset to the resistance.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z If we could only get some hint as to what passed in his mind, between the time of my argument with him to-day and his resumption of fly-catching, it might afford us a valuable clue. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z He’d come to school in a suit and tell us that a man with a suit is a man that is valuable and that a man without a suit has no worth. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z On the aspirational level, however, a constitutional amendment strategy may be more valuable. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z She had been working very diligently with the children on good manners, socially useful phrases and appropriate party conversation topics; perhaps this expedition could serve as a valuable rehearsal. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z She was explaining to Alice that as far as she was concerned there was nothing more valuable to the human body than sunbathing, and that nudist colonies were the answer to the world’s moral problems. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z “When I was very young. Though they wouldn’t let me explore—the Master Scholars were too afraid I’d ruin some valuable manuscript.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Unconscious or not, he would never let go of his most valuable possession. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Then, back, they would report what special valuables they had seen, and where. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He even presented members of the press with valuable gifts, including Seabiscuit’s shoes cast in silver. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Even President Washington learned a valuable lesson as a result of his encounter with yellow fever. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z But science was not considered a valuable use of any young man’s time, and his headmaster admonished him for not paying more attention to his math or his Latin. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z This made you think; because thought was a valuable thing, that got results. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z In fact, I bet it’s even more valuable than gold. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z The inventors hoped that if they improved their device, it would be a valuable tool for all surgeons. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “It doesn’t. We’d have to offer something mighty valuable to lure him out and over to our side.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z You don’t look like much, Percy Jackson, but you’re valuable to me. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z It was wrinkled and battered and just as valuable as the magic phone I held next to it. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “Roger, I’m offering you a gift much more valuable than a bottle of water. Self-reliance.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Neither is necessarily a better or more valuable oarsman than the other; both the long arms and the strong back are assets to the boat. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Without valuables of our own, my family's only hope to fend off starvation was work, since work meant food, maybe soup at lunchtime and sometimes a small chunk of bread to take home. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Enough to eat is just as valuable as a good dug-out; it can save our lives; that is the reason we are so greedy for it. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z His wink or pleasant expression sometimes came just at the moment I needed to know I was alive and valuable. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Tomkins believed that faces—even the faces of horses—held valuable clues to inner emotions and motivations. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z “You cost us valuable time, Candy. If we had known, we would have interviewed Ambassador Panyor last night.” Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z “I can name you a dozen men in either league who’re more valuable than he is,” I says. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside them, she hid all the money and valuables we had left. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z The work of Lifshitz and Khalatnikov was valuable because it showed that the universe could have had a singularity, a big bang, if the general theory of relativity was correct. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Not if, valuable and rare as he was, he came to some harm. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z But then I’d thought that maybe I could pick up some valuable information from a group like this—so many locals, some who might even know Day personally. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z And then professionals will descend on the house, neatly and efficiently separating the valuable from the sentimental, lingering only over items of indeterminate origin or worth. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z For example, did her sister really matter to herself, was she as valuable to herself as Briony was? Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Despite its poverty, Sophiatown brimmed with a rich life and was an incubator of so much that was new and valuable in African life and culture. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z "This is actually a rare and valuable artifact passed down for generations. Lancelot used it, so did Sir Gawain, and for a time the Black Knight kept it on a chain next to his heart." Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z Later he will give a bag of gold to a valuable spy. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z These were poor men, who could no longer afford to live by the ocean, who had long ago sold their one-story homes for the valuable sand beneath them. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z But Peeta would be more valuable alive, and tragic, because he will be able to turn his pain into words that will transform people. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Then he said, “I suspect that you imagine ‘Turkey in the Straw’ to be a valuable bit of Americana. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He transported the Confederate mail between the two states and sent south fresh Union newspapers that provided information valuable to the Confederacy. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Chairman Mao taught us that “inner beauty is much more valuable than outward appearance.” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I was happy because someday I’d be walking across this bridge looking at this city, owning some piece of it, being valuable here. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Moving people from one place to another made me feel as though I performed a valuable service, recognized and appreciated by the city at large. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Precious metals were not valuable in the same way in Tawantinsuyu, because there was no currency. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “We’re too valuable to mistreat,” he reassured her, with blood still trickling down his back from those last two lashes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z That was valuable knowledge, because while it is not hard to grow sugar cane, farmers who plan on making sugar itself face a special challenge. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z I pull the bag with our valuables out of the cubby and hoist it onto one shoulder, securing its strap around my waist. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I want to be valued, in ways that I am not; I want to be more than valuable. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z But Park’s stories were much more valuable to Shin. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Sometimes, after he left, my father would discover a half pack of cigarettes, a valuable gift Schindler had "accidentally" left by his machine. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Flies bit and tormented, caterpillars ate valuable crops. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Messalla proves most valuable because he lived in a near replica of this apartment and knows where people would be most likely to stash food. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “The reputation of the royal family is too valuable to risk.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “Don’t you think it a sin to ignore all those people who take their valuable time to write to you? You were so good about it at first.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I imagined the searchers ransacking the trunks and drawers and drilling holes in the walls to look for hidden valuables. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z A microscope was a rare and valuable thing. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z It looked as if it had been a container for something valuable. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “So it must have had something valuable in it—something Mr. Curtain wanted to protect. Why else would he need such security?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Dasch was an expert on all things American, which was a highly valuable skill set in Nazi Germany. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z I had given him my most valuable gift, one that could never be taken back. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Who knows, we might even acknowledge the fragility and vulnerability that always accompany high specialization in biology, and movements might start up for the protection of ourselves as a valuable, endangered species. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The collectors merely assert that they are valuable. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “We were . . . smart. And I think it might be part of the Variables. But most importantly, Teresa and I have a . . . gift that made us very valuable as they designed and built this place.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “Very valuable,” Kurchatov said of the material provided by the KGB. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z And I did a visual inventory of my parents’ valuables. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z On a local level, terra preta is valuable enough for locals to dig it up and sell as potting soil, an activity that, alas, has already destroyed countless artifacts. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I reasoned that I had given up some youth for knowledge, but my gain was more valuable than the loss. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z How small he looked between all the valuable and worthless things he had greedily amassed. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The locket was accorded this place of honor not because it was valuable—in all usual senses it was worthless—but because of what it had cost to attain it. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The most valuable domesticable wild species were concentrated in only nine small areas of the globe, which thus became the earliest homelands of agriculture. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “That medevac ship is much more valuable than people,” said Kelley. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z “I want to wait for our cart. All of my valuables are on that wagon. I don’t want to leave without them.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Sanity is a valuable possession; I hoard it the way people once hoarded money. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “The one who understands how truly valuable this property is.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z She occasionally breaks their valuables, placing the blame on restless spirits. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The thick seal fat that kept the animals warm would provide valuable calories in the men’s diets and keep them from freezing. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z “This book is very valuable, isn’t it?” she asked. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z There were valuable things in the west wing. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Penkovsky's CIA handlers deemed his material so valuable that they decided to protect his identity—from possible moles or potential leaks—with an extra layer of secrecy. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z In a split second, I’d have to think, Is it valuable? Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Were not going to let anything happen to you. You’re too valuable to me, to the camp, and especially to Frank.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z It was risky to travel with a big or fancy bag, as armed men would think that you were carrying something valuable and would possibly shoot you. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “A few extremely valuable, rare kids,” he corrected. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Slavin realized he probably wasn’t the only patient with valuable blood, so he recruited other similarly endowed people and started a company, Essential Biologicals, which eventually merged with another, larger biological-product corporation. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z I go back in time and imagine myself being a little slower, maybe tripping, and losing valuable time and losing my valuable friend as bullets rip apart his beautiful heart. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The same day, the Hungarian police burst into every Jewish home in town: a Jew was henceforth forbidden to own gold, jewelry, or any valuables. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Johnny himself was too valuable to carry charcoal. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Does that make it more or less valuable than the painting?” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Many Recon pilots had made it this far, only to miss the port and lose valuable time. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z So they were fascinated by the Swiss Army knife that was Mary’s most valuable possession. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z On the deck, people hand over their valuables without protest. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, I was now wasting valuable seconds, burning away whatever lead I still had on the Sixers. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z We don’t have all of the materialistic riches we once had, but now we have something much more valuable than we had before. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Video cameras are another part of the lore, positioned near valuables to catch a cleaner in an act of theft. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z We had sold nearly all of our valuables. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z I saw her in my mind, sewing jewelry, papers, silver, and other valuables into the coat under the lining. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The newspaper office was broken into and valuable material destroyed; Lafe Edwards’ saloon was given similar treatment; but the general store was untouched. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z "No," he said, "I don't suppose we do. However, good friends are valuable to have." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “It is clear that this slave has violated the person of her master, destroyed valuable property, and attempted to run away, all contrary to the laws of our colony.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z That means he bought land that he had good reason to believe would soon become even more valuable—at which point he could sell it for a profit. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z The class took up valuable time defending Melissa’s story. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z Tendai didn’t say that if they found anything valuable, the She Elephant would certainly take it from them. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z By the time Walter was eight or nine, he became too valuable for picking cotton to justify the remote advantages of going to school. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Why waste time “playing,” as I’d been ordered, when I could spend some valuable time with Granddaddy? The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Besides the World Championships, a Grand Prix was worth double the points of a World Cup, and therefore a valuable opportunity to improve one’s world ranking. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The kilowatts are a lot cheaper than your valuables. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “As caretaker, Stan is a valuable trophy. Same with a fallen nymph. By contrast Dale seemed unimpressive and was left behind. Any clue who took them?” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “Sky-ron, my friend. Son of Poseidon! Thief extraordinaire! All-around awesome guy! But that’s not important. I’m not seeing any valuables!” he cried, as if this were excellent news. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z On an industrial farm, the trees would have been thought of as a waste of valuable crop land. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z They just believed that they were looking at something valuable or beautiful or interesting. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z But it might have been valuable for parts. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z "You'll hear of him soon enough. Sit down, Brother Clifton; sit down. You must be careful. You are valuable to the organization, you must not take chances." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, then you just became our most valuable asset.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Then I go to the wardrobe and open it, seeking some clue, some valuable piece of information. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Jones was a valuable and mysterious secret agent operating along the watery borders between Union and Confederate territory. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The Laughing Man was one for keeping an ear to the ground, and in no time at all he had picked up the bandits’ most valuable trade secrets. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Even inventions that meet the need for which they were initially designed may later prove more valuable at meeting unforeseen needs. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “You show spirit and bravery, and you come of noble stock. You will make a very valuable Death Eater. We need your kind, Neville Longbottom.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z And you’re constitutionally unable to love or understand any son of God who says a human being, any human being—even a Professor Tupper—is more valuable to God than any soft, helpless Easter chick.” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Other forms of valuable aid have been offered as well. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Weeks before giving Moore the new consent form—after years of “follow-up” appointments —Golde had filed for a patent on Moore’s cells, and several extremely valuable proteins those cells produced. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z He was secretly hoping they’d be attacked by pirates, but the little ship was too small to be carrying valuable cargo. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Maimonides’ argument was, indeed, a “proof” of God’s existence—something incredibly valuable in any theology. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z “Why were all the most valuable things put in the morning-room?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Because theres so much salmon Why has it valuable forests? because it has the right climate. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z He’d counted that morning, and memorized where they were—tall square cases made of dark wood, with glass sides and fronts and velvet-covered shelves, made for displaying valuable objects of porcelain or ivory or gold. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 One of his most valuable allies would be a man he didn’t know, and would never meet—a twenty-nine-year-old Norwegian named Knut Haukelid. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z His cephalic pattern taken, he found himself being led off to an equally familiar room; reflexively he began assembling his valuables for transfer. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z The bats weren’t likely to send off valuable fliers on a wild-goose chase. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She might have some new and valuable insights. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s nothing compared to the guns the people here have, in all their abundance, but in the city, I know it’s valuable. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Those men were scary, but something valuable was at stake. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I picked up one of his sweetcakes and began to eat it, hoping to teach him a valuable lesson in humility. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I suppose it’s also possible the women who went through our house didn’t want these items, though the bow at least would have been valuable. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “And what will this valuable information cost me?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z More dangerously, it was felt by many that the exuberance—the sheer play of language—could overcome the less thrilling but more valuable quality of judgment. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z With the way they do here, it seems like some fellow would snap her up as a valuable add-on to his family. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry was sure that the goblin would accept nothing but the sword, even if they had something as valuable to offer him. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “I have some valuable cargo in my office that needs to go to Miami. My client is anxious. I don’t want to disappoint him. Which is where you come in. I’ll pay you five dollars.” Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z “The lost Sibylline books that outlined the entire destiny of Rome. If Ella actually read a copy somehow, and memorized it—” “Then she’s the most valuable harpy in the world,” Frank said. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “When you stripped this house of all the valuables you could find,” Harry began again, “you took a bunch of stuff from the kitchen cupboard. There was a locket there.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “He could blend easily into any group without drawing undue attention to himself, a valuable characteristic for a spy.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z But psychoanalysis aside, I thought the books were very valuable. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z It rests in my hand, valuable as a jewel, looking out through bone and cloth with its impartial gaze. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Manure has been valuable, too, as a source of fuel for fires in traditional societies. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The entire operation was so valuable that its insights were code named Magic, and over the course of the war it saved many American and Allied lives. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z We do pick up some valuable skills, from starting fires, to knife throwing, to making shelter. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “If those men want the book that badly, then whatever Mr. Griswold’s scavenger hunt leads to must be valuable. He wouldn’t want those men to have it.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Lee’s wife grabbed the baby and carried him outside, while Lee rounded up a few valuables and some food and put them in a cloth sack. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z Their role as records of artistic thought also makes drawings uniquely valuable to the art historian, for they help in documenting the evolution of a work from its inception to the finished piece. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “When you cleaned out this house of anything valuable,” Harry began, but Mundungus interrupted him again. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z When he went home in the evenings, the caretaker locked the more valuable items, such as used clothing, car parts, and broken lamps, in a makeshift shed. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z It must have been incredibly frustrating to know that you had such a valuable skill to share in wartime, and not to be able to share it. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “But, Eva, dear, your shoes are carrying your most valuable possession—your life. Do not delay. Everything else can be replaced,” said the shoe poet. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z To become a member Boyle had to hand over his own alchemical secrets, but also valuable gifts—telescopes, microscopes, clocks, luxurious fabrics, large sums of money. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Details of language distributions provide valuable clues to the route of this hypothesized Austronesian expansion. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z She’d always said she kept her most valuable treasures up there. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “Well,” the guy says, “if you know anything about coins, you know that a coin with a flaw in it is far more valuable than a regular coin.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z He evidently thought his life was so valuable that someone would surely save it even at the cost of the supreme sacrifice. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The darkness took up too much valuable real estate in my head. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Her gold bangles from her wedding dowry, the ones she never removed because they were her most valuable possessions, clinked against her arms when she touched me. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “You are useful and thus too valuable to put yourself at risk for one who no longer is.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Two valuable links in the chain of defense were gone, and there was nothing to stop the fire in these locations. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z Dadi only talked like that, all formal and stuff, when she was cooking up some cockamamie plan that would usually end up with something valuable broken. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z With a quiet groan to himself he gave up on the idea, knowing he’d feel too guilty about depriving her of valuable sleep. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z They just want to steal our valuables and jewelry. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The way the show worked was that contestants would choose a category, such as movies, opera, baseball, etc., and answer questions that would become exponentially more difficult and ultimately more valuable. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z If there be anything behind this instinct it will be valuable to trace it afterwards accurately, so I had better commence to do so, therefore— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z It was a treasure more valuable than gold to me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He accounted it a pity that so fine and talented a young man should have formed the design of going out as a missionary; it was quite throwing a valuable life away. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z When the results of that blood test came back, Slavin’s doctor—unlike Moore’s —told him his body was producing something extremely valuable. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Now then, the objective was to retrieve what was stolen, and we gave ye a hint that it was the most valuable thing you’d find. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “But he’s right, you know, for noise is the most valuable thing in the world.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, I was afraid it was valuable. That’s why I swept it up so carefully.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “That cloak is the most valuable thing I possess. It’s more valuable than gold. I’m not having you wearing it and going around and making mischief.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Hence, every time Bernabe wrote out a parking violation on that meter it cost him twenty cents in citation paper, ink, and his own valuable time to do so. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z What was so enticing was the bounty of valuable advertising he would reap from the deal he struck with Outside. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z She marveled at how valuable these simple things were, how beautiful and precious. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z To keep moving forward, they needed to take advantage of every opportunity to make themselves as valuable as possible to the laboratory. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “Because women were seen as being valuable to war efforts, and they kept things going with the industries back home.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z It amazes me slightly that it looks the same as it did, though it’s been looted of so many valuable things. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Cattle were extremely valuable and they were almost never killed. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He had made plans involving the tractor; therefore it suddenly became valuable; therefore I might not have it. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z “I have our valuables. At least, I can get them.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Holmes later said of Pitezel, “he was too valuable a man, even with his failings taken into consideration, for me to dispense with.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Some things had gone: the Master’s valuable collection of silver had been looted; some college servants had vanished. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z What if the book was some sort of valuable Bayside Press item and he took it away? Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z ‘She’s quite valuable, but she slows us down. You know how they are. Crying and screaming.’ Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The justice replied, “Yes, sir, and had valuable papers on his person.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z When I look down the alley, I see the vendor I’m looking for: the Emerald Emporium, home to expensive, valuable, and very, very rare power-ups. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z This is how I find out that Miss McDaniels has yet another pet peeve besides lateness, wasting valuable time, and utter nonsense. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Because all the free usage stimulated a massive growth in the network, which was valuable to all the paying customers. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z All morning she watched the Bloody Mummers strip the dead of their valuables and drag the corpses to the Flowstone Yard, where a pyre was laid to dispose of them. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z If you simply kept your eyes open, it seemed, you just might find something valuable in the most unlikely of places. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I could cut off an arm and eat it, gaining me valuable calories and reducing my overall caloric need. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z They turned out to be a lot more valuable than the jewels. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z After we finished the meal, we put the rest of Miss Whitlaw’s valuables into the wagon. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z They hide it, of course, the way you should hide your most valuable thing. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z It was a long trip for her, but she knew that the collection was valuable, and she wanted to ensure that it reached Lexington without any trouble. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z These dispatches gave Washington valuable information about the ever-worsening condition of Cornwallis’s army. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Quite obviously our opinions on anything new would be valuable. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z “Useful skills can always be bartered. You see, your expertise is valuable,” he told the wandering boy. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z A guard ordered us to turn over any valuables, and I gave him the few zloty I had in my pockets. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z They know well the route of the boat people and travel the sea looking to steal their valuables. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He knew that she could only help, that she might still remember something valuable. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “It’s either really valuable or really dangerous,” said Ron. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z I had thought Prince Cardan was the most valuable individual in all of Faerie. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The yearbook group pays him a retainer because he says his time is too valuable to work on puerile and fleeting pursuits like the high school yearbook for free. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “No more for me. I learned long ago that the most important and valuable of acting techniques is the exit.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z They first had been herded through the main synagogue, where they were thoroughly searched to make sure they were not carrying away gold, silver, or any other valuables. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z You get an instant infusion of wealth and are simultaneously vested with something far more valuable: celebrity, which has become a kind of super-class in America, and one that renders all the old categories irrelevant. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z The more people, the more valuable the network. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z In other words, consent searches are valuable tools for the police only because hardly anyone dares to say no. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Besides that there were all kinds of environmental worries—that salinity levels below the dam would rise catastrophically, for example, devastating the ecology lower down, not least the valuable oyster beds of Delaware Bay. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The house with the green shutters was more valuable, but Mom had chosen the adobe house. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “He made a special point of how, despite the fact that it was so valuable and exceedingly rare, he used it as a paperweight.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “There are lots of valuable things down here. We could become millionaires,” said Rita cheerfully. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z But he did know this — that the world he had lost had waxed valuable in the losing, like an unwon love. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The most valuable land in all of Georgia. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The rest of their money and valuables had to remain in Germany. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Not only did he get part of Nigel’s earnings, but he got the assurance that Nigel, his only valuable piece of property, was not likely to run away again soon. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Then, when he knew she was away, Sammy would go in and clean out all her valuables. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z By measuring his blood pressure, oxygen levels, and heart and breathing rates, doctors would get valuable information about the extent of his wound. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z That would just waste a valuable opportunity and most likely leave you feeling snubbed. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I want to tell him I’m sorry for making him think, even for a second, he wasn’t as valuable as everyone else. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Before we begin, perhaps it would be valuable to recall. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Yoren stripped him of his valuables before they threw the dirt on him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He had always thought of them as the most valuable things in the house. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z It was always valuable to be familiar with regulations, because the warders themselves were often ignorant of them and could be intimidated by one’s superior knowledge. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The inflatable shark naturally led to the puddle of heavy cream, which, if lapped from the floor with slow, steady precision, could account for up to twenty minutes of valuable stage time. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Or maybe he’d try to steal her cells, thinking they might be valuable like her mother’s. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z A less-detailed map would still be a valuable contribution, allowing other explorers to follow in their footsteps and fill in the details. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z He had ripped open the feather mattress in search of valuables, littering the floor with mounds of horsehair and goose down. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “We cannot eat the book, and the moneylender will give me a good sum. My husband always said it was valuable.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z It didn’t matter if the prize had been a valuable manuscript or a million dollars or a stuffed walrus. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z His mom had taught him the constellations when he was really young, and he’d passed the valuable information on to his little sister, Madison. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z They were more valuable to him than his cattle even, and, as be valued his cattle more than anything else except his children, this was saying a good deal. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It didn’t matter if the prize had been a valuable manuscript or a million dollars or a stuffed walrus. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z City- made clothes were too valuable to waste on someone going back to civilization. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z In which George Washington learns a valuable lesson in spying. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z And yet none of those things seems all that valuable anymore. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Prisoners are like damson plums. The longer you keep them, the less valuable they become. Eventually, they spoil. One day and one night. Don’t be late.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Oh, but I did say all your valuables. I understand you’re holding something very special on that ship...a certain ivory-and-gold statue about, say, forty feet tall?” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “I put up a very valuable vintage T-shirt. He had to put something real on the line.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z He had invested large sums in the hunt, and the animal itself was very valuable. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z “Not sure how I could do this without you,” he says, making me feel valuable, though at nine I’m barely big enough to be helpful. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “And this time I want you to come ready to speak up. I think your viewpoint is going to be particularly valuable.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z At the individual level, this means that “white” lives are seen as more valuable than those of darker-skinned people. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Once inside, she grabbed her valuables from the safe. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Today it is the most valuable food product refined from corn. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z “The rough lemon is totally worthless in the supermarket, and yet there is no more valuable tree out here in the nursery.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z This was a journey they could not take together, and the attempts they would make to stop him would waste valuable time. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Then Jemmy found something even more valuable to him—a bent and battered birdcage. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z “She is just one person. These people think she is infinitely valuable. But she is just one more who will die, if not now, then later.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z As I chew, I try to pay attention to Tigris telling us how she acquired it, but the main thing I absorb is that fur underwear is a valuable trading item at the moment. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Last year, the supplies were spread out quite a distance around the Cornucopia, with the most valuable closest to the horn. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Barack and I were committed to changing the perceptions about what made a young woman valuable to a society. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Pocock thought he would be more valuable to the sport if he continued to build shells. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z It gave him a valuable insight, one that he would find useful at another point in his life. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z So it seemed sometimes to Wang Lung that after all the silver was more valuable than the land. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z I always had several cartons of cigarettes in my cell; they were, in prison, nearly as valuable a medium of exchange as money. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z It was valuable information the police didn’t have. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z By including the Interzonal games, the book would acquire some needed bulk and, presumably, be more valuable. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Now both Dove and Dusty were more valuable than Johnny Tremain. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “You silly girl, do you think I’d have such a rare and valuable beast killed?” said her father testily. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z What if they snuck on the boat when it was tied to a dock somewhere and ducked into the cabin to rifle through drawers looking for money or valuables they could sell. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z With some of their fortunes eroding, they find they are sitting on an extremely valuable asset, a realization that adds a touch of ambivalence to their protests against changes that are all too obvious. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z But right now it would be a waste of valuable energy. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z For mankind as a whole, a possession infinitely more valuable than individual life is our genetic heritage, our link with past and future. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z These small relatives of the mink, with their valuable fur that turns white in winter, enter lemming nests and kill and eat the young. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z If you give me your attention—I know it’s valuable—I promise I won’t waste it with some “poor me” tale of immigrant woe. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “You are more valuable to me,” the king says, “than any rug.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z These samples were exceedingly valuable to her and to the Army. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I would have rathered you had killed two hundred Jews and not destroyed such valuable assets,” said Hermann Göring, founder of the Gestapo. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “You know, like they have in big churches. An angel like that is probably quite valuable, but only if it has both its wings. And he has probably somehow lost one of them.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “You would have cut my throat if you didn’t think I was valuable.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Acorns are nutritionally valuable, being rich in starch and oil. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “Close it then. There must be something wrong. Why would something as valuable as the Prince’s private zoo be left unlocked?” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The museum is considering displaying a certain gemstone, a jewel more valuable than anything else in all the collections. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z She instructed her about deafness and blindness—how valuable and necessary they were in the company of whitewomen who spoke English and those who did not, as well as in the presence of their children. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z They move in the best society, are valuable persons for us to know, and I wouldn’t fail to make a good impression there for anything.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z For one lively half century Pennsylvania had a virtual monopoly on one of the most valuable products in the world, oil, and an overwhelmingly dominant role in the production of a second, coal. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z If he really did see a book from home, it’s more valuable to me than all of the diamonds and emeralds and rubies scattered on los Viejos’ kitchen floor. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “He was a man who studied crime and planned his career. His brain might have given science valuable aid.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Mechanical clocks give us a valuable chance to think comparatively, because we can see how other cultures responded when they were introduced to them by European travellers in the sixteenth century. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I told them, individually, that they had absolutely no talent worth developing and that they were simply wasting their own valuable time as well as the school’s. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Without our off-camp job, we would be around Amon Goeth all day, and without special skills, we were even less valuable than before. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z The seedpod wheels were clearly of the utmost importance, and soon Mary began to see just how valuable they were. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z It turns out that some of the bitterest plants contain valuable nutrients, even useful medicines. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z “In my experience—in our experience,” Mae said, casting a fond glance at Birdie, “it’s best for all concerned if you simply go ahead and be what you are meant to be. Saves valuable time.” Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z In the Khmer Rouge agrarian society, only good workers are valuable, all others are expendable. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z However, they have other uses, such as keeping us warm and providing us with valuable materials. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z This young recruit has papers signed by Koch himself, indicating he is a courier carrying a valuable treasure for the Reich. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Why spend so much valuable time writing and arguing about affirmative action? he wondered. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Of course, there is a second, equally valuable, lesson in the Maier experiment. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Slave labor was valuable because it produced cheap sugar that everyone wanted to buy. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Mud People went to extraordinary lengths to protect their valuables. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Later on, developers realized how valuable the land was, sitting right on the river, with easy access to the city. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Healthy, strong tykes were valuable; properly trained, they could contribute to family needs and would be greatly desired. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z One such hybrid among Fertile Crescent selfers, bread wheat, became the most valuable crop in the modern world. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “Unless this test is just deciding which of these treasures is the most valuable.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z On their leaving the Island, they burnt some valuable vessels which had got aground. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z As Cook handed her the tea service, which was somehow even heavier than the oatmeal tray, she’d made certain to warn Ophie that the dishes were valuable. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Time is money, we say, and both are valuable, which may be why they’re sometimes expressed in a possessive way. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z As the artifact’s seller made sure to point out in his auction listing, if you used the tablet’s power in conjunction with the Scoreboard, it arguably became the most valuable artifact in the entire OASIS. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Hauptmann’s blue eyes glitter; he looks like someone who has discovered something very valuable lying right in front of him on the ground. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Cooks dropped fish heads into woks of hissing oil, and urchins threaded their way underfoot searching for unguarded valuables. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z When he had nothing everything was valuable, and so he kept the sack of trash. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z A way to keep locations of valuables secret. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z As it turned out, Frank could not turn into a rhino, and he lost valuable time trying. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z These items were, by far, the most valuable things I owned. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Jesse owned few valuables he considered worth hiding, but those he did he kept in a hollow space under his bathroom sink. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z He had already established ANC offices in Ghana, England, Egypt, and Tanganyika, and had made valuable contacts for us in many other countries. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, suddenly, those words “Your viewpoint is going to be particularly valuable” take on a whole new meaning. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Orr was an eccentric midget, a freakish, likable dwarf with a smutty mind and a thousand valuable skills that would keep him in a low income group all his life. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Because tamed raptors were so valuable, the penalty for stealing one — which is what Edgar is doing — could be imprisonment mutilation. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z “The sugar tongs,” he murmured, '“yes, they were probably quite valuable.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The Civil War had consumed most of the good horses in the South; they were scarce and valuable. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Coach Mustilli had a way of making each of us feel equally valuable, whether we fenced, cheered, or kept score. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Then, Mr. Muhammad agreed to write a column for that valuable Amsterdam News space, and my column was transferred to another black newspaper, the Los Angeles Herald Dispatch. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “Think of it. Dr. Rush has seen two or three epidemics in his life. The French doctors came from the West Indies, where they treat yellow fever every year. Surely their experience is more valuable.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z His Word was valuable to him not only because he was good, but also because he was bad. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Information and communication with the outside world—it's so valuable. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “If I’d known how valuable food packets were, I probably wouldn’t have eaten so many, starving or not. I don’t even like it anymore. The worst was SpagBol for breakfast.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z I’m not sure why I’m so much less valuable to him. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z The men who were walking found themselves on an old Indian path, so they didn’t have to spend valuable time and energy carving out a trail. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Ever the pragmatist, Rutherford was the first to see that there could be a valuable practical application in this. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z "Yes, I think it is very valuable," she repeated thoughtfully. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Such questions were immensely valuable and forced one to think hard about one’s views. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is a robbery. Send two of your party to the top of the cliff with all your valuables. No more than two. Leave the magic horse. No flying. No tricks. Just climb.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Every time a text comes in, “You don’t know what it’s going to be, who it’s from, and, hence, how valuable it is,” says Dr. Greenfield. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “It’s that they had a skill that they had been working on for years that was suddenly very valuable.” Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “It’s the only Quell we have. We might pick up something valuable about how they work,” I say. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Then she tackled the problem of trying to decide how she wanted to live and what was valuable to her. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z If there were any valuables on the bodies, Momma and a couple of the men would sell them in town, bringing back something fine. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Yes, I said, but if aging were so valuable, why do people always say, “Oh, if I were young again.” Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She taught me the most valuable lesson that anybody could ever have and to think that she is only fifteen! The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Manet had taught me loden-stone was quite valuable and difficult to come by. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z But they ignored me as they all fell silent, weighing the risks versus the potential benefit of having such a valuable treasure to lure Anansi. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Mama had left all but her most valuable possessions in Ocean Park, simply because she had nowhere to put them. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z But her smirk slowly changes into a frown as round after round I drop more diamonds and force everyone to play their most valuable cards up front. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z “I wish I could see you every day. I think we’d have a lot of fun and probably teach each other valuable lessons and somebody would write a movie about it. And we'd play ourselves.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z It might not buy her anything but time, but right now time was the most valuable commodity in the world. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z It's as if the plates were valuable parcels of land and the chef had purchased one small lot and unlimited air rights. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Piper learned a valuable lesson from that: never assume you’re safe, and never, ever tempt the Fates by announcing that you think you’re safe. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The valuable animal on which so much expense had been lavished had vanished. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Fuchs got to work and quickly became a valuable member of the Los Alamos team. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z It was big and handsome, with heavy bear-claw feet, and she was certain it was valuable, if you took it to a place where people appreciated antiques. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe we’ll Find something valuable. I’ve always admired the plastic dishes people had in their living rooms. I never knew where they came from.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z She collected valuables and packed up artifacts from the region to send back to Alexandria. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Why give out the valuable truth to a hidden microphone? In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He considered the construction which was flimsy and the lot which might be valuable if a cannery ever wanted to expand. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z What I was learning, too, was that in the eyes of a campaign operation, any minutes or hours a candidate spends privately with family are viewed basically as a waste of that valuable time. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z What would be even more valuable would be a sample containing live virus. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He stole money, jewelry, anything he thought might be valuable. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Stitch marks and stray threads pocked the inside where she had sewn in our valuables. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Perpich used to drum that into them— “You are your most valuable asset. Don’t forget that. You are the best thing you have.” Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z The officer said it was because we gave them our valuables, but the Immerglicks had a radio and jewelry and zloty, just like us. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z There was a discernible lessening in Aunt Addie’s hostility; perhaps she had come to the conclusion that my lost soul was more valuable than petty pride. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z All I can say is that Roger Ebert said it best: First love is sweet and valuable, a blessed, if hazardous, condition. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The Friedmans’ valuable collection had gone to the Marshall Library as a gift, and Elizebeth had to pinch pennies. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Our problems, while distinctive and special, were not entirely unique, and a philosophy that placed those problems in an international and historical context of the greater world and the course of history was valuable. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z That idea was parried by Oppenheimer, who argued that the “discouragement of the Berkeley group would result in the loss of something valuable to the national scientific health.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z "Her most valuable books—they took them out into the garden and burned them. All she found in her library was a dead rooster." Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “Dad, I’m serious. You told me that knowing how to read words and knowing when to speak them is the most valuable commodity a person can have. You don’t remember saying that?” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Henry Reid advised employees to stay on the lookout for spies disguised as Langley Field soldiers and warned of fifth column plants who might coax valuable research from unwitting laboratory employees. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Those men were scary, but something valuable was at stake. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “It’s not as if I have anything valuable,” Cousin Eunice said. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’d be wise to keep it under your gown when you go out. It’s that valuable. Gnomes made it.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z It was where they kept their family valuables. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Newspapers were more valuable to political prisoners than gold or diamonds, more hungered for than food or tobacco; they were the most precious contraband on Robben Island. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The two of them bought art that might or might not be valuable later. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z More and more small valuables and family keepsakes belonging to the mice and their woodland guests vanished into the thief’s sack. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z As if, she thought, it contained something too fragile and too valuable to let go of; he wanted to keep it perpetually in his hands. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z “I was sent to meet a train that’s due in. I thought I would make use of the valuable time and perhaps reunite some precious items with their owners.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Tam Lin had given it to him, and that made it valuable. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I had on a beautiful red dress, but what I saw was even more valuable. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z "That's a clever disguise so you don't know how valuable it is," he says. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z And gum was valuable in those days just as a nickel was valuable. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He looks at me with homeless-person eyes, like I just popped out of a manhole and offered him valuable paper clips from the moon. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z These mounds had been flagged as possible ruins for nearly a century but never excavated because they seemed to have no valuable gold or ceramic objects. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z It was a valuable thing, he suddenly realized, to have someone you could count on for honesty. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “We know that you cannot give us much information bearing on the crime itself, but you may have seen or heard something that, while conveying, nothing to you, may be valuable to us. You understand?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z “For those of you who don’t know, five of the houses that were tented for bugs have been robbed of jewelry, watches, and other valuables.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Sapo had arrived at a time when I needed someone there, next to me, so I could feel valuable. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z The valuable things were books and records, surgical instruments and optical glass and such things that a practical working burglar wouldn’t look at twice. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Sewing machines were considered more valuable than prisoners, and ruining one was regarded as a grave offense. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z “A day? I can’t waste a valuable day. I have places to go and people to see.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Satisfied that he hadn’t left anything valuable behind, he turned to go. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z With her luck she had been born into the only nonkissing culture, just when it started feeling like a valuable activity. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z After my ninth I convinced myself it was a waste of valuable time. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Guard it well. It is a small thing, but more valuable than you know.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z The Fertile Crescent’s biological diversity over small distances contributed to a fourth advantage—its wealth in ancestors not only of valuable crops but also of domesticated big mammals. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Dove said: ‘Will Mr. Johnny Tremain be so kind as to fetch us drinking water? Mrs. Lapham says we are too valuable to leave our benches. She told us we were to send you.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The scratching of the hens turns the chips and the rabbits’ nitrogen-rich urine into valuable compost. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z In this way Bobby Joe built up some interesting and valuable connections and with their help, just before leaving Vietnam, he worked out a daring plan to send himself a “body.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But its administration was utterly unable to reconcile its responsibilities as a disinterested servant of the public interest and those of an owner of a commercially valuable patent. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I intend to draw Miss Trixie out rather shortly; 1 suspect that this Medusa of capitalism has many valuable insights and more than one pithy observation to offer. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Did she really think Dimple had nothing valuable to contribute besides her looks? When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z At the time of the divorce the Blooms had been eighty-three thousand dollars in the hole; there followed bankruptcy declarations and a substantial loss of valuable suburban property. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The Dragon was guardian of a treasure hoard so vast and valuable that they knew it would bring prosperity to their land for generations to come. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Prior to Mossadegh, the country's most valuable resource was under British control. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Even for valuable crops, the times of domestication vary greatly: for instance, peas were domesticated by 8000 B.C., olives around 4000 B.C., strawberries not until the Middle Ages, and pecans not until 1846. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z She scooted forward and leaned in like she was about to give Virgil the most valuable piece of knowledge in the history of information. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “We have lots of valuable things in our apartment.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “Because I am much older, much cleverer, and much less valuable,” said Dumbledore. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I explained that all my rocks were incredibly valuable and I’d rather keep them than sell them for less than they were worth. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z For over a thousand years it has been used by witches and wizards to guard valuables and secret hideaways. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z But now all the rings were in a pile with the other family valuables, and their mother was tying it all up with a small parcel of clothing. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “You have given us most interesting and valuable evidence,” said Poirot soothingly. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z “Right, I’ve got the message, fat one! Be sure your Abbot brings lots of valuables with him. Goodbye, old greyback.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The camp storehouse, where the Nazis kept all the valuables the Jews from towns and villages brought with them when they first arrived, we called Canada. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z “I walked hundreds of kilometers with that cart. My silver and dishes are in that wagon. I’m sorry, but I’m not letting some peasant family make off with all of those valuables.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Many valuable wild plants yielding food prized by millions of people, such as oaks sought for their edible acorns in many parts of the world, remain untamed even today. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z These 500 people are now reminded of this and told that in order to continue to receive this valuable information for the seventh week they must each contribute $500. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It was one of the most valuable magic items in my inventory, looted from the hoard of a red dragon I’d slain on Gygax. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Why not treat valuable cells like oil, he said. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Now when my mom calls me her “trophy,” she means that I am her most valuable possession. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z They were paying me to distract Bigger with ping- pong, checkers, swimming, marbles, and baseball in order that he might not roam the streets and harm the valuable white property which adjoined the Black Belt. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z But talented computers, particularly those with years of experience, were valuable resources. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z And there was so much that Ophie didn’t know that any information would be valuable. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z She meant the Gustano kids were only valuable to the leaders as long as the leaders thought the Gustanos were truly Mom’s children. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z "All the same, I don’t think they stole it just because it's valuable," muttered Meggie. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “Hannah, he would not be in the slightest danger. It would be so quick, he wouldn’t even be aware of what was happening. We’d make sure of that. He’s too valuable to risk.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z |
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