Al Ulbrickson was quietly pacing the shoreline, waiting to board the press car on the observation train with George Pocock and Tom Bolles, when a reporter approached and asked him whether he was nervous. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I took Osh at his word and hoped that the Shearwater was not on its way home now after waiting so long to be fit for the sea again. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

The cars are stacked and waiting, their fuel tanks ruptured and drained. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Instead, I filled my hours of waiting by reading books I borrowed from my brothers or from my school. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Mama and Papa were waiting at the bottom of the apartment stairs by the kitchen when the kids came back to the apartment. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Sometimes he would stand motionless for five hours at a seal breathing hole in the ice waiting for a seal to come up for a breath. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

There will be more men and women waiting to be changed, anticipating perfect results. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He’s busy shaping up somebody’s baby fro, and there are a few people waiting in chairs. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

He whips his head toward me but doesn’t seem to notice my bow, the waiting arrow. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

As I stood alone outside the Sixteenth Street entrance of Central High, I was shivering against the cold, waiting for my ride home that Friday afternoon. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Often a group 265 of meerkats will take the stance collectively, standing in a huddle and gazing in the same direction, looking like commuters waiting for a bus. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I thought of my mother, waiting patiently for me to arrive, worrying about her only daughter, perhaps her only surviving family member. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The mouth of the canal where Ida was waiting for them seemed very far away. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

So far, the door to the waiting room has opened twice, and a nurse has announced that one of them has a boy or a girl. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

They sit on death row in solitary confinement, waiting for the spiking fevers, horrible pain in the internal organs, brain strokes, and finally the endgame, with its sudden, surprising, uncontrollable gushes of blood. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Amy said, “Everyone seemed waiting for something, and couldn’t settle down, which was queer, since Father was safe at home,” and Beth innocently wondered why their neighbors didn’t run over as usual. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

They knew that Egypt was waiting for them just as they had left it because several times they had been able to stop by on their way to school. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the king’s board sat Éomer and the four guests, and there also waiting upon the king was the lady Éowyn. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Sookie hung over the ocean, yards beyond the boat with the harpoon in hand, waiting for the white shark to swim underneath him, so he could tag the fish. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

This in turn reminded her of the people downstairs waiting: her mother, the cook, Leon, the visitor, Robbie. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The other three people are unconsciously turned in his direction, clearly waiting for him to give the final say. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The first house is completely empty, still waiting for a family to move in; the second contains furniture, but no sign of people. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

If monsters were below, they’d ignore mortals, waiting for some nice juicy demigods to come along. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She was always waiting for me on the other end. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Mother’s father and mother—Papa and Grosie, we called them—were waiting for us on the steps of the house. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s weird that Fuchsia isn’t waiting for me at my locker. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

He was walking down the corridor, waiting for the bullet. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

He pushes himself off as he’s saying “three,” and meanwhile I was waiting for him to finish saying “three.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

It seemed like a miracle that he was there, his arms still waiting for me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

It had been sitting there all that time, waiting for me. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

It was easy to see that death had its arm ’round Mr. Leroy, propping him up, taking its time, waiting to walk with him into Michigan to grab ahold of the Preacher. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Then I turned and saw Gale and Hazelle and all the kids waiting for me, so what could I do but go along? Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

She quickly folded the board and stepped onto it, not waiting for the yellow light to turn green. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

They drive us through the streets in a car with blackened windows, and the train's waiting for us. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He kept waiting for them to be stopped, to be caught. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“Well, whether he has or not,” said Hazel, “we can’t go on looking for him. The others are waiting and they may be in danger. We must go down ourselves.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even those still breathing, walking—they looked as if they were waiting for someone to tell them they were dead. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

And with that he skipped off once again toward the waiting woods. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

I thought about ducking into a nearby stall and waiting behind the stuffed animals, but decided that would be too weird, even for me. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Sorry for waiting so long to let her know how I felt. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

In the dim room, I could see she was waiting for me to get closer. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

I was just waiting for the one day to arrive when my entire life would pivot. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Celia left in the morning, and Matt spent the entire day waiting for the children. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had spent the past year sitting in a cell waiting for this day. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

A strange listlessness had settled over Castle Black since Stannis had marched south, as if the free folk and the black brothers alike were holding their breath, waiting to see what would come. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Naturally, I chose the latter, and began waiting outside doors of various neighbours, diving for crumbs to still my hunger. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

An American admiral stood on the carpet, waiting to greet the men. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I did not go, of course, but when everyone returned I was up and waiting for them and we ate posole. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I won’t be sitting and waiting, I can say that to you.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

On the evening of April 4, 1968, as he stood on a motel balcony in Memphis, Tennessee, waiting to go to dinner, he was killed by a single bullet from a high-powered hunting rifle. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m swamped down here. I know she’s probably waiting for some food. Please just go.” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Was it possible that she had been waiting for them all these long months? Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Bewildered, Salvador stopped, whirled around, and stood waiting as a gangling youth came shouldering his way through the market crowd toward them. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Records showed that they had tried to conceive children of their own for ten years, and had been waiting to adopt for another four. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

"I've been waiting for you in that town there," he says, pointing back at the few poor buildings. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

It was hard waiting here, perched on the stony summit above the forest, wondering what the morrow might bring. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

When Doc came out, Jim and I were waiting in the hall. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

But when I arrive in the auditorium after chem, there are already at least fifty people lounging around the stage and the first few rows of seats waiting for the auditions to start. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

She passed a line of customers waiting to get into the vegetable market, their shopping bags draped over their arms. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I'm waiting in the parking lot for Grammy to finish her last room when I see the two people I hoped I wouldn’t run into. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Without waiting to see what would happen next, we fled into the woods. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Little does Grant know that an adoring Washington, D.C., is waiting to wrap its arms around him. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

I visualized myself in the middle of a line of men and boys waiting to enter a classroom. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Milo was dumfounded when he stepped down to the ground and found a contingent of armed M.P.’s waiting to imprison the German pilots and confiscate their planes. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Then he sat down against the side of the crate, arms around his knees, listening to her breathing, listening for sounds of pursuit, and waiting for her to wake. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

With all that inside of them shapes an outward suavity waiting for a touch to. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I could tell he was waiting for some kind of response from her. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Without waiting for her answer, he lifted the water to his face and continued washing noisily. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What were you all waiting for, cold feet?” he said. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

When finally I got to the house, I found that Mama had done the milking and she and Little Arliss were waiting supper on me. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

And it’s dangerous for her to be out, there must be a Guardian standing outside the door, waiting for her. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He saw her waiting at the door for him; he put on his coat and cap and they walked slowly down the stairs, saying nothing. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Until Nico, Dakota and Leila had time to disrupt the legion’s attack, she couldn’t do anything, but she hated standing around and waiting. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Your mother called late last night with the news. She wants you to see Dr. Parker right away instead of waiting for your next appointment.” Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

"So you'll take care of her the best way you see fit. Do you have a car waiting?" Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Sure enough, right after Mong said it a big Mexican cop wearing sunglasses got out and leaned against his trunk, waiting for us to get up to him. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

And then she sat there, never having felt this brittle before, waiting to calm down, waiting for the nightmare to end, slowly and desperately and like a little child shaking her head. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her sharp eyes narrow, waiting for me to look away, but I don't. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I kept waiting for her to cross a bare patch of ground where it would be safe to build a fire. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

In one cage two large, middle-aged gentlemen in top-hats and striped trousers were prowling up and down, anxiously gazing through the bars as though they were waiting for something. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Without waiting for a reply, she pulls me to the dance floor, a remarkably bold thing for a Tribal girl to do. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He leaned forward and Genie could tell that the story was about to get good, even though he was still waiting for Grandpop to tell him about the yellow house. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

The waiting guards said nothing, but their eyes bulged like crickets’ as the children passed. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

"Whyn't you both join me for a couple of drinks in that bar over there? I've some friends waiting as well." The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

So I walk the halls and go to classes, waiting for my chance. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

He was always there first, waiting for me. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

I didn’t have a dad to take me, and my mom was waiting tables from noon to closing time every day of the week now. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

There’s still part of me believes that when fog comes in on the tide it means there’s a dragon waiting inside the mist. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t say anything for a long minute, waiting for her to finish the story. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The man who sat for five nights on a fence with a gun, waiting. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The thought had been waiting like a scorpion at the edge of my mind. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Kay pours milk and we eat our chocolate chip cookies without waiting for them to cool. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

As if they hadn’t all been waiting on him. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I kept writing, waiting for August to answer it. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He saw men like Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis as icons, proof of the success waiting for us here. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Anything can happen to delay me—a twisted ankle, a storm, a trout waiting to be caught. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

In my mind I see her waiting for me and waiting for me, but I don’t know where she is. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Houseguests pushed into the room to see, all pretense of manners forgotten, and in the corner, Clara crossed her arms, watching and waiting just as she had since Mrs. Caruthers had killed her. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“No, it’s not,” she said, as if she’d been waiting for me to say that so that she could shut it down. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

And then Billy traveled in time to when he was sixteen years old, in the waiting room of a doctor. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inside, the kids and Joyce and his father were all under one roof, sitting in front of the fire right now, waiting for him to come in out of the rain. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

His most recent Memory, aside from the draft and the party, is of him at the airport’s private jet strip, waiting beside an older boy in sunglasses who I recognize immediately as his brother Daniel. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

A few minutes later, we’re pulling up at school, where the assistant principals are waiting inside to sort us all into our homeroom classes. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Are you going to keep waiting for the library to open?” she said. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Not with my mother sitting in the kitchen waiting. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

A huge chocolate cake with twelve candles sat on the coffee table, waiting for later. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

In their prelapsarian innocence, he believed, they had been quietly waiting—waiting for millennia—for Christian instruction. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I’m 100 percent certain she has not been waiting for me to go to dances, and I wonder what she’ll say when I ask. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

In fact, I wasn’t really in prison those first few days: I was sort of waiting for something to happen. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

The envelope was still sealed, but crushed like Big Ma had been holding on to it for hours, waiting for us to come home. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Plants and animals don’t just sit around waiting for human beings to use them— they use us, too. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

When the Patronuses glided out of the dungeon there were cries of shock from the people waiting outside. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“There may have been waiting thieves or a guard who saw me as I bore you away. Concern for your life overrode my caution. I am sorry.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Because there, waiting out on the stone ground, was Dragon! Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

He left the baby on the doorstep of a home on the other bank and returned to his waiting wife, and the prison doors clanged shut, locking them in once more. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“It’s great to be back in America” was Fischer’s only comment to the waiting reporters. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone is waiting for you in the big room, Uhmma says from the doorway. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

What the hell was I doing, standing here making small talk with this girl when the First Gate was waiting for me? Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The director was telling me that the hearse was waiting out in the road and at the same time I could hear the priest beginning his prayers. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Deja asked, slowing, waiting for the rest of us to catch up. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

This is my life: waiting and watching other people have fun and go to school and dance together. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The president lay on the waiting room floor, where dozens of people had walked that day, their shoes and boots carrying soot, dirt, and horse manure from the street. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

When we got to the courtyard, we ran into my mom, who sat waiting on a bench. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Everyone pauses, watching, waiting for her to speak. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

I was sitting across from her in the waiting room and I knew that sometimes, she was studying me. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

He saw the ship waiting for him upon the waters, the boat upon the shore. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

You are at the starting gate, and are anxiously waiting for the signal to begin running. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

I brushed the cloth down to release the air bubbles, waiting for my goose bumps to recede. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

An imposing congregation had massed itself around her first certainties, and now it was waiting and she could not disappoint it at the altar. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

It consisted in baiting the hook, casting it dramatically, waiting a while, pulling it up minus worm and fish and starting the whole thing over again. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry stood, tense, waiting for Riddle to raise his wand. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

He was silent, now, waiting for Rick’s answer. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

He was waiting on the porch for me with a pen and paper when I got home from school the day before the big interview. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She lived all alone now, waiting for him to call her up. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A young mother and her little girl were waiting around, too. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Now Mr. Levy was waiting at the lodge for spring practice to begin. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stares at his profile picture, a photo she took of him in his bedroom where he was looking out the window, waiting for the mailman to deliver his Xbox Infinity. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

What if we are all donuts just waiting to be dunked? she thought. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Drawn up next to his White House radio, F.D.R. was so absorbed in the broadcast that he kept a roomful of advisors waiting. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

With one of my best friends, Paola Pliego, waiting for the next round of matches to begin in Panama City, Panama. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

But from the classroom window I can see them still waiting in the school yard. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

It was like the words were sitting there on Ivy’s tongue, waiting for someone to listen. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She left them again and went as close to the bridge as she dared, waiting, watching. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

That night, when Septa Unella came to wrench her out of sleep, she found the queen waiting on her knees. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Everybody was waiting, and she could not make a sound. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

A weird old lady, white hair, scary face, roaming around from room to room, up and down the steps, watching, waiting—oooh, I'm scaring myself. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Bobby explained that the reason he hadn’t competed in almost twenty years was that he was still waiting for the right offer, though he didn’t define what “right” meant. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

My mom is waiting for us in the kitchen when we walk in, and it’s time to brace myself. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

They couldn’t just sit around the bus station for five hours, waiting to be recognized. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he was also biding his time, waiting for Archie to overreach himself, to make a mistake. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was standing inside, by the entrance, waiting for Curt to bring the car around, and Kayode almost bumped into her. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He saw Blackberry watching him intently, waiting for his lead and disregarding Bigwig’s. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kochu Maria hadn’t yet made her acquaintance with the television addict waiting inside her. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, he’d showed up so quickly after the servants cleared away her food that she might have thought he’d been waiting outside. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She started to tap her finger on the steering wheel, waiting for the light to turn green. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

We stood there in silence, watching the clock and waiting. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

But sitting in Jason’s cabin, waiting for him to wake up, she felt alone and helpless. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

A witch has been standing there behind me for some time, waiting for a moment of weakness. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Everybody laughs as Catherine rushes to find me a paper cup for the sodas that are sitting on ice in the waiting room for the contestants. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“What happens to the spirits waiting in the lobby?” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Ring down to Mr. Helmholtz Watson,” he ordered the Gamma-Plus porter, “and tell him that Mr. Bernard Marx is waiting for him on the roof.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

The waiting room was always packed with people, and the person at the front desk never knew when we would be helped or where the social workers were. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

The pilot was circling, waiting to see if the weather might suddenly clear so he could land. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

El Barrio, run-down and abandoned, was just waiting for them to take it. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

I reach Dylan’s building and press his apartment number, and he buzzes me up immediately, which is great because I’m not about that waiting life today. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Perhaps we felt it was up to Ruth, that it was her call how much got told, and we were waiting to take our cue from her. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I get home, Mom is sitting at the kitchen table waiting for me. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

“He got that job from Cliff. I’d been waiting for it all semester. Do you remember Celia’s bonfire, on Scoreboard Day?” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Mr. Loeffler always had a cup of hot tea waiting for me. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He held his breath, waiting to see which way they would take. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Then it was just a matter of sitting and waiting. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I loved my desk, my teachers, the smell of freshly sharpened pencils waiting patiently in their box. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Dr. Finch walked his niece to the car, where Atticus and Alexandra were waiting. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

I actually know about them from a magazine article I read in the Doctorita’s waiting room. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The waiting shooters chatted and joked with each other, their guns slung like baseball bats on their shoulders. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Dorian’s attention flicked to her two guards, who lurked in the shadows nearby—waiting, watching. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

As they walked out of the store, Ifemelu said, “I was waiting for her to ask ‘Was it the one with two eyes or the one with two legs?’ Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I kept waiting, but I wasn’t getting used to the decision I’d made. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Juniper’s waiting for me. It’s a good thing she finds cowards attractive.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

The attack elephant was still in place in the waiting area out front. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Then a doctor came into the waiting room. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

But it wasn’t Chubs waiting there for me, and it certainly wasn’t Zu. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

They stood waiting for their bags to emerge from the metal doors the rolling belt used. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I returned from school on Friday, I found Miles Ferris waiting for me. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

There was always a feast waiting in the carriage. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“My entire morning is spent looking at the clock and waiting for this moment right here. This is my favorite part of the day.” Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

The pages smell woody and fresh and magical, treasure maps waiting to be made. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She could hear the cries of the seabirds above and the rhythmic splash of the oars as the rowers carried them away from her land and closer to the huge ship waiting for them. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stared at her for another moment, like he was waiting for her to say something. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I wondered what was waiting for us there; what new horrors lay ahead. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Only a few moments, then, that’s good. I would hate to have left you waiting long.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Raizel was waiting in the lobby when I came downstairs, flipping through a newspaper. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

We were both well pleased with ourselves, sitting in the warm tent, drinking hot tea and waiting for the kadik-germ porridge to boil. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Scarlett was waiting for him on the bench by the chapel. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

There’s a big order waiting to go out, so I don’t get a chance to walk into the back room. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

We finished in a mad rush, and were waiting outside the door for Nana when she arrived. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

And then there were the players, gathering onstage, waiting for the signal from the referee to take their places and commence their games. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He had been carried home in silence and lay now behind locked doors, with his living kinsmen, who sat, weeping, and praying, and dreaming of vengeance, and waiting for the next visitation. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

A man I’d never seen before stood waiting for us in the driveway. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

In Paris, the women say, people are waiting in line five hours for a loaf of bread. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He believes Juan Manuel has made it big in New York and he is waiting for money from America to complete the upstairs. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

A few more days’ waiting, a few more days’ anxiety—it is not beyond enduring, it is not too much to ask. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a deep breath to psych himself up, Mark sprinted for the left side, wondering if shots would ring out or soldiers would rise out of the darkness in the gap, waiting for them. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

While we were waiting, Dr. Barnard looked down and noticed that my shoelaces were not properly tied and he quickly kneeled down to tie them for me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m still waiting for my apologies,” I said. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I’m about to leave when he says the final thing, the thing he’s been waiting to say. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I swear to him I’ll be patient, but waiting for the old man does try me. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, this is a day I’ve been waiting for a long time,” Miss Volker said, and sighed as if a great weight was off her chest. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Ms. Jamison was waiting with a big box from Aunt Leanne. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Cobb was waiting for him just inside her door, scowling and sour and wondering why he hadn’t come yet. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Ugh. I really wish you hadn’t shown me that. Celeste is waiting for me. I have to go to the stupid orthodontist.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Parents and friends milled around the cafeteria, waiting for the ceremony to start. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

We know men like him run to the post office the minute they’re paid so their families won’t know a minute of waiting or worry. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

And when footsteps fell within the room—several songs after he entered the room—I pressed my back against the closet wall…waiting. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Raheem and I sat quietly in the small cell, waiting for word of Stick. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

She came out of the brush so quickly that she must have been waiting nearby to see if I would return. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

There it was, stacked up behind the barn, waiting for willing hands. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Even though he’s in the other room, I can sense Kelsea’s father waiting. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

I was waiting for the two of them to return from the theater. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Although I knew it was risky, I loitered as close to the gates as possible, waiting for a moment when I might be able to dart through them. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Percy stared at the Athena Parthenos, waiting for it to strike him down. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I didn’t have to be told who the two gods were that were sitting there, waiting for me to approach. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

And if the waiting people saw that the factory Modalali himself had come to see him, on his turf, he knew it would give off all sorts of useful signals. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

After five minutes of waiting I gathered my nerve, stepped onto the porch, knocked on the door, and quickly retreated. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

She takes the train uptown and they meet at his apartment, where lunch is waiting. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

At that moment she understood that he had been waiting for her ever since the distant day when he had sat her on his knees, when she was just a child. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The morning was budding, and I was waiting for warmth. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Citra wasn’t sure what image she projected, and found herself annoyed that Rowan looked as casual as if he were waiting for a bus. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I was gasping for air, waiting for the tidal wave to push my head underwater again, only to let me up for my next gasp of precious air. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I lay awake a long time, waiting for them to go to sleep. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Newman, a sad-faced young man, got out at a second-story window in back, ran across a shed roof, and was in the alley waiting for Johnny. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

We sat in silence, waiting to see what would happen. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Said he: “Sit down and help yourselves. Shake off your wonder. Here we’ve been waiting for you all this time, and our mouths watering for good roast pig!” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled out first and turned to shake the hands of the people waiting behind us. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

She had half expected that the other mother would be standing there waiting for Coraline to come out, but the world was silent and empty. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

They look at me like I'm a slice of spiced cake waiting to be eaten. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He kisses her on the cheek before he leaves, not waiting for her to reply. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Uncle Kufa’s brother, waiting in the shadows near the porch, grunted in agreement. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we pulled into our backyard, Grandmother India was waiting for us with an anxious expression. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a long time he whispered, “Well, well. I’ve been waiting for this day for a long time.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Elizabeth nods, and whispers, “To me. But not to Sara. She knows what she said was wrong. Maybe she’s waiting until she can talk to you alone.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I managed to talk her into waiting until early summer to go. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Mama had stayed up until Master came home and Ugwu was in the kitchen, half asleep, waiting to lock up. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

More assignments due and everybody waiting for what Archie would come up with. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

You might think that Boyle’s law is a bit like the New World—it was there waiting to be discovered. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

A crowd of people are gathered at the port waiting to see if their relatives or friends are onboard. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Had she spent all this time in the library just waiting for the older man? Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I kept waiting for something to happen to Love. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He would have to be a dang fool to stand on a mudflat that was doing its best not to freeze, in a snowstorm, waiting for a friendly boat to take him across. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Anyways, at first I was worried standing there next to the hunchback old man they gave me for a lawyer, both of us waiting for the judge to make his verdict. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

We sit around the house waiting for the sun to come out so we can go outside. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Would y’all mind waiting until this calms down?” he said, worry in his voice. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Come on. Chiron and Mr. D are waiting.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

While we were waiting there for them to start she says Thank God if he had to be taken too, it is you left me and not Quentin. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bowen Marsh was waiting for him south of the Wall, with a tablet lull of numbers. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Is he out there, sitting in his car, waiting? Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“And,” Sairy continued, “Tiller said that he could see a perfect boat in that piece of wood, a perfect, perfect boat just waiting to be let loose.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

They ask me questions, who am I waiting for, when is the baby due, is it my mother, a sister? Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

I suppose I’d had some sort of foolish notion that Bigwig would be waiting to meet us. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s twenty bucks waiting for me if I don’t.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“I’d rather do a little performing than stand in another endless line at some office, waiting for a handout.” Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He murped, then went to the edge of the overgrowth and stood there agitatedly, waiting for me to follow, glaring at me like I was an idiot who didn’t know how to take a hint. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

David stared at Tally along with the others, waiting for the rest of her idea. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I spot my father, waiting in a line to enter the hall, and I slip my hand in his. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The school buses were lined up in the side parking lot of the school, waiting to be filled with kids who lived too far out in the county to walk home. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She and Tyson both looked at me, waiting for an answer. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

I thanked him for the opportunity to serve and began my walk through the archway leading me back into the waiting area. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

But now in this waiting, burdened silence it seemed that all flesh waited—paused, transfixed by something in the middle of the air—for the quickening power. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

On every street corner people lounged and stared, waiting for something to happen. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I began to notice that there was no longer a gift waiting for me. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

All three were waiting for him to continue. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

This is the fastest route and doesn’t come with any of the long waiting periods. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Here the in-custody defendants sit in the jury box waiting for their cases to be called. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

They were waiting in the emergency room of the Coconut Cove Medical Center, which was more of a large clinic than a hospital. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the gate the servant opened the door a trifle and looked out at the waiting people. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Getting to the Q train didn’t take too long; it was waiting on the Prospect Park station platform that seemed endless to Sierra. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

And there was another picture of her waiting at home for her mom. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Joe set his on another bank of snow, and they stood waiting. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, after fifteen more minutes of waiting, Kay says, “Okay, I’m ready.” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

For months she had been waiting for this day. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My prom prospects are so poor that Q’s grandma turned me down. She said she was waiting for Radar to ask her.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“There’s coffee left from this morning, Johnny. It’s nice and hot and we’ve got milk tonight. I was waiting until you came home so that we could eat together.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chicago police were waiting when the plane landed at O’Hare Airport that night at eight o’clock. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Usually there’s a big line of girls waiting to dance with me, so it depends on how soon Annette gets there. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tens of thousands of schoolchildren would be sitting in their classes, gathered around their new Stormbreakers, waiting for the moment—at midday exactly—when the prime minister would press the button and bring them on-line. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

“Luke! Were you getting impatient waiting for me to get home? Did you have a nice day?” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

There was nothing waiting for him in the city but more hunger and dark alleys and the damp of the canals. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Louie sat waiting for his race, baking under a scalding sun that, he said, “made a wreck of me.” Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

Without waiting for his father’s laughter to die, Ben lowered his voice and said, “Then I’ll have a double martini on the rocks with a twist of lemon.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom walked me out, the other boys jumping to their feet in the waiting room. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Two cops enter the waiting room just as I’m about to spontaneously combust. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

As the shape took form the waiting group fell silent again. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Hmph. Go on, then, and run that extra wire back to the barn. Then clean up for dinner. Hurry up, now—your grandmother’s waiting.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Are we waiting for Gisa?” he asks, taking a bite of the fruit. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z

“But I best be going. My ma’s waiting for me at the mercantile.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

After supper that night I wanted to go out and see if Naomi might be waiting by the bridge, but Grampa wouldn’t let me. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Then she stands there like she’s waiting for my next checker move. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Do you think our parents are right—that there’s a whole world out there waiting just for us?” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Gandalf made no sign; but stood silent as stone, as one waiting patiently for some call that has not yet come. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

We lie there together, watching the lightning and listening to the thunder, and waiting for the beginning of a rainy dawn. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

The door to the chapel was open, and inside both of Scarlett’s parents were waiting, her mother in tears, her father worriedly talking to people on a mobile phone, along with another policewoman. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

From what I could gather, the recruitment attitude at the temple seemed to me to amount to a self-defeating waiting view ... an assumption that Allah would bring us more Muslims. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was waiting for the moment when it would take up residence. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

To Bailey’s surprise, there are almost a dozen rêveurs waiting in the restaurant downstairs, some who will be following the circus and others who are remaining in Boston. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Obviously, she’d been pushed up against the back doors, waiting for her rescue. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Then I remember Cato waiting at the top and whip around, but he's doubled over with cramps and apparently more preoccupied with the mutts than us. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Not knowing what was expected of me, I was out waiting behind the big house before the light came up. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In my deluded solitude, I sat waiting for my son in the armchair of my library, my eyes glued to the doorsill, calling to him with my mind, as I used to call for Clara. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was waiting for Mom to come back with my stuff all morning!” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

The rest of the world that wasn’t waiting. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Mom is waiting for me on the sidewalk. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

“My dumb brother is waiting for me downstairs,” I say. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

It was probably a bad idea to keep Executives waiting, Sticky had said. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

What if there was somebody waiting to love him? The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

I found out they had all signed a waiting list to get into her class the very next day! The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The trailers might have cameras in them, but outside, in the open, it feels much more like we’re animals in a pen, waiting to be slaughtered. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

She was watching him, waiting for his explanation. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I looked down at our laps, how both of us had our hands laying palm side up on top of our thighs, like we were both waiting for something to drop in. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

As for the legendary grue, lurking in the dark, waiting to dine on my flesh—I simply avoided him. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

When my family is looking elsewhere I sneak away from under their watchful eyes to explore the “waiting station.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I explain to Alice that the project is a collection of true stories about maids and their experiences waiting on white families. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“I’ve never gone abroad but my father has promised that I will go for university. I wish I could just apply for my visa now instead of waiting to finish school,” Emenike said. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Joe and Roger signed the freshman crew registration book, then returned to the bright light outside and sat on a bench, waiting for instructions. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Alex laughs as Henry hangs up, but he returns to his phone again, to the voicemail waiting from his mother. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Scipio and the others were already standing by the lion fountain at the side entrance of the Basilica, waiting for them. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

A few other people were waiting on the platform, all of them white and lean, in short, flimsy clothes. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He hung his head and stood motionless, without speaking, waiting for what was to be done to him next “Perhaps he is Sir Lancelot” There was a great laugh at this. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was newly ordained, waiting to be assigned a parish, he told us. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

And, around a corner, a second car waiting...“Why are you telling me all this?” he asked. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

“But he isn’t here, and I have better things to do than hang around waiting for him. So I’ll take his daughter—and he’ll come chasing after her of his own accord.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I didn't know what to say right off, and she wasn't waiting. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

“Right—we don’t want to keep Mr. Curtain waiting. Well, come along, then!” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

He stands up and wanders around the waiting room, shuffling through newspapers left in empty seats. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

By five the girls had crowded through the main gate, josded their way up the outside staircase on the far end of the mill, cleaned their machines, and stood waiting for the workday to begin. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Everybody seemed to be waiting for more, so she added, “My parents came to Japan because...they wanted to open a restaurant here like they had in America.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The whole room was quiet, waiting for Mama to say something. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

When I’m back at the school, Chantal and the twins are already waiting at the curb. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

They walked past the Refreshments Counter where the orangedrinks were waiting. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

And there I am, standing with all my bags for the pageant, waiting for him to shoot me down. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The instant the window opened, wind gushed into the room, as if the air itself had been waiting to pounce. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I let my gaze wander the room and was surprised to see Fela standing in the crowd, waiting for the demonstration to begin along with the rest of the students. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

If Gebu were home, waiting for him, growing more and more angry at having to wait...Ranofer’s steps quickened in spite of his tired and aching body. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Dr. Knapp was behind the wheel, waiting for her turn to pull out. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Navid had struggled with this, too, in his own way, but he said he was done waiting for the right moment. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I made my way back to the orderlies waiting by the car, swung myself into the backseat, buckled myself up, and turned around. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Maids in waiting and my mother passed it from hand to hand, admiring it, engaging they would buy it. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was what the Fundamentalists were waiting for. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“You’ll be all right here. It’s a bit windy, so keep your eye on the lights and try to land on the flare path! They’re waiting for you. You know how to get out?” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

A cab is waiting at the curb, and he opens the door for me. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The other women bit their lower lips, watching, waiting. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She smirked and turned to the younger woman, who was standing by the door, arms folded and eyes still downcast, as if waiting for orders. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Nick smiled nastily, as though this was what he had been waiting for. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

While luxury stores, miraculous finance companies, exotic restaurants, and import business were flourishing, the unemployed lined up outside factory gates waiting for a chance to work at the minimum wage. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were holding tight, waiting on Coach to hit the horn again so Brit-Brat could catch Deja, and we could bring it home. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

She holds out the basket of sliced bread, waiting. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

With my head still spinning, I leaned back and stared at the ceiling, waiting for the dizziness to pass. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Stephen won’t be there anymore, but there’s always another Stephen waiting in the wings. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

And they stood, each as though waiting for the other to say something of the greatest importance, on the deserted corner. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

The women on the waiting list were all far more qualified than the men, because the qualified men didn’t have to wait. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

I look at Bernard, waiting for him to defend himself. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Liyana kept her eyes on the other people waiting to fly. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

It reminded me of waiting in the same spot for Thaya Jaan when he came to visit us, almost a year ago. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Maya asked, in a way that Grace knew meant she wasn’t waiting for a response. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The others were waiting for this and came straight away. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

It’s so peaceful and safe, lying in his arms and dreaming, it’s so thrilling to feel his cheek against mine, it’s so wonderful to know there’s someone waiting for me. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

The panic button was there, waiting to be used if the situation blew up fast and ugly. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

All of ’em made of orangish-brown clay and hung on a warped wall so you could get a good view as you sat in traffic waiting to get back to America. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Alma boarded the second flight of her life and within two hours she was back in Arkansas, standing near baggage claim and waiting to see her mother appear on the escalator. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

The children sat side by side on the other side of the piano, Katie nervously adjusted and readjusted the seat and the three sat waiting. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m just waiting for the rice to finish cooking.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

He will be waiting for you in Valhalla, and there you will drink and fight and feast and battle, with Odin as your leader. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

His eyes cut back to the front of the temple, where others were looking and waiting. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Now it is me, frozen, and Lily, waiting, wondering if anything I said made it through to her. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“I know I ought a be thankful it ain’t all blowed up in my face yet, but this waiting’s driving me crazy.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Where that orbit intersects the orbit of the Earth, there is a swarm of meteors waiting for us. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

To be lying in bed, waiting for a goddess to pay him a call... Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Hatsue settled into missing her husband and learned the art of waiting over an extended period of time—a deliberately controlled hysteria that was something like what Ishmael Chambers felt watching her in the courtroom. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

On Tuesday, Junior was at my house waiting for me and Richard. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She could not spot him or Lucky Ruiz in the throng of waiting dancers. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

More families gather just behind ours, waiting for their turn to hike to the ship. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

And as the time passed and the servants came in and stood waiting in the hall, his eyes began to blink anxiously and he spoke of the rain in a worried uncertain way. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

I tense, waiting for her to strike back. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

They reach the front of the line and the vendor has three cups of cocoa in striped cups waiting for them already, with clouds of extra whipped cream on top. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“They’re dead. And Carlos might as well be. I’m not going to stick around here and die waiting for them to come back. Stay here if you want, but I’m going!” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

The threat of violence didn’t just come from law enforcement officers, marchers were told; waiting for them downtown were members of the Klan. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Before long we were waiting in an anteroom of the palace alongside other girls from schools all over the country. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They all knew Jam was going back to the studio, where Pet was waiting, either in the air of the room itself or in the air beyond it, on the other side. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

John Henry clenched a fist as he kneeled there, waiting for Brer to finish whatever he was doing. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

They are mushrooms, the only ones I felt were safe to eat, and even at that, I kept waiting to die the first night I ate them. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m just one of thousands of people waiting for a taste of that water. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The metal scrapes my foot all day, but least I’m not waiting outside. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

It was staring down Privet Drive as though it were waiting for something. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

My dogs were sitting on the steps, waiting for me. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She clenches her hands on her hips, waiting for me to say something. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Without waiting to see what Bartsia would do, he jumped back into the hole. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are a few genuine adepts present who throw themselves rapturously into the music, eyes shut, arms upraised, waiting, no doubt, for the onset of glossolalia. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s good, but there’s a whole world out there waiting for you. Don’t you want to touch the leaves on the trees? Feel the sun warming your back?” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

They did not even look at her but busily carried things from Old Qian’s house to the truck waiting at the door. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t know then that I would spend the entire school year of 1958-59 in lonely isolation and despair—waiting in vain. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can almost feel it now, the stretching and knotting in his intestines as the two of them stand over him waiting to see what he will do. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m waiting for the right time. So it doesn’t sound like I’m kind of bragging or something.” Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

They all looked at me, waiting for a decision. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

She took her place on the stage, closed her eyes, and began to sing, “with one part of my mind waiting apprehensively for the voice of doom upstairs.” The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

There’s demons in that tub, just waiting to pull me under, and I kinda like being able to breathe. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The Cubans, tipped off by informants, were waiting for them. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

They were waiting for me under a yellow bug light on the porch. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I think of my family, waiting to cross. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

The person Arturo and I had been waiting for, the reason for all of this. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I think of the waiting room, with its ice-blue sofa and pale walls. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

They don’t want to believe that the place I occupied for eighteen months was anything less than a dreamy waiting room. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Except for the motion of the train itself, everything appeared to be standing stock-still, as if waiting for the next assault. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

All those appointments and operations, all the time spent sitting and waiting—and the one major achievement I had to show for it was being taken away. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

And besides, it wasn’t like the world was waiting with bated breath to read yet another essay about the importance of characterization in Spoon River Anthology. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I lost Worm and Dylan for a moment and then the path flattened and I came upon them just standing, waiting for me. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I was leaning against the counter, waiting for the microwave to beep, when my brother Adam, the gym’s general manager, walked in. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Maybe he was waiting for me to return and decided to listen to the rappers kick some fresh rhymes. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

From the moment she learned Sarai had fallen, she had stretched her senses to their limits, waiting, hardly breathing, alert to the telltale skim of passing ghosts. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I put my clothes on and came into the waiting area where Esther, Leslie, and Al- haji sat. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I opened my eyes to see everyone waiting. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

On both screen doors the flies sat rubbing their legs together, waiting to get inside. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Where’ve you been? Your dinner’s been waiting for you since five o’clock. There’s a chair. Eat. . . .” as much as you want. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The maitre d’ was waiting for Captain Weber, a naval captain who commanded a cruiser attached to the fleet, to bring his lady in for dinner, but his reservation was not until 9 o’clock. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your dad’s just down the hall in the prep room, waiting for you. Mom too.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I get to our apartment, my mom’s music bag and her hat are waiting at the door. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I longed to be like the turtles in the dried-out streams, hidden in the mud, waiting for the rains to give them life again. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

They both remembered meeting as soon as they could after school, at the top of the subway stairs, and the excitement they felt, one waiting on the sidewalk, one sprinting up the steps. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

The truth he sought might very well be waiting for him on the ancient island fortress of House Targaryen. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Since I was now a member of the Arcanum, I was free to explore the stacks, something I’d been waiting my whole life to do. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The rear wheels of the cab smoked a little, squealed, and then twenty yards ahead of me the truck was waiting. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

But the majority sat around laughing and waiting for the sun to get friendly again. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

I didn’t like the way they were looking at me—as if they were waiting for an answer on a test I hadn’t studied for. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

With his arms outstretched, his hands touching the earth, he lay there waiting to die. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

There was a heavy feeling in the air, and I noticed dark clouds hovering above like angry jaguars waiting to pounce. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

They showed up for the appointment at ten a.m., and they were waiting in Dr. Jansen’s office when, all of a sudden, they see me walking into the office, too. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

The sheriff’s deputies were waiting on the dock at the end of the day. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

And without waiting for her answer he turned and left us. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I continued down the street, waiting until I was out of his sight before turning the corner and approaching the building from the other side. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

So he took the embroidery as quietly as possible and jumped onto the waiting horse. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I joined the others around the key, waiting for the Carter Prep student to shoot his second free throw. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

A dirty waiting boy with a shiny black apron came near and he called out to him, “Two bowls of noodles!” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

I sit on the porch waiting for something to happen. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

Kat told her in a quiet voice, not like her normal voice, all about the strange man, the free ticket, tracking the pod and waiting for Salim to come down, and how he hadn’t. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now 1 had that responsibility, to check everything from A to Z, so that when a new airplane entered squadron service, there would be no surprises waiting for the new boy, the inexperienced second lieutenant. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“While I was waiting for you I was practicing how to memorize ten items. Do you know the secret of how to memorize ten items?” The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Radar was waiting for me at my locker. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

As I passed a nearby bus stop, I noticed out of the corner of my eye a lovely young woman waiting for the bus. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Newt, all grim and solemn, was waiting for Thomas at the top of the stairwell. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Then the Nazi search party arrived and we spent an hour lying in the mud along the riverbank, hiding in the bulrushes like Moses, waiting for them to leave. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Isabella and Julia are by the snack machines at break, waiting for me. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

The lush green of the grass was cool, and beneath the grass was the dark earth, patient, waiting... Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone was waiting for the impost announcement for the New Year’s Handicap. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m suddenly in an exhibit, and there’s a room full of people waiting for me to entertain them. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Come down, son of Mars! We’ve been waiting for you. Come, be our honored guest!” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I ask Rock while I’m waiting for Mama to pick me up. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

“I’m not sitting here by myself. I’m waiting on Emery,” I say. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

When they returned to the museum filled with satisfaction and with snacks for their supper, they saw a long line of Sunday people waiting to climb the museum steps. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought about waiting him out, but then something caught my eye. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

No one said a word, but they were watching, waiting. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The jury's waiting for me in a luxury Manhattan apartment building, and the last thing I want to do is face Martin and his parents. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The weird thing was: a middle-aged couple was standing in the buffet line right behind the devil dog, patiently waiting their turn for the eggs. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

I liked that so many things were out there, waiting to be known. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

‘So when can we go ashore? My wife is waiting!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

When I got to the trailer, I was able to say what I had been waiting all week to spring on her: "Chi co khoe khong?" Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

They were waiting for Hagop and Atom from Liyana’s class to appear so they could go see a French movie at the British library. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Windermere always had a cup of hot coffee waiting for me. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Her supper would be waiting and Mrs. Bedlow was insulted by tardiness. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Throughout this part of the country the farms lay tranquil under the winter snow, waiting for spring and the plow and the stir of new life. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I telephoned Mayfield, in what seemed no time at all I was sitting in his home surrounded by about forty black American expatriates; they had been waiting for my arrival. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

In front of one, a high- ranking official with red tassels and a commander's hat stands waiting. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“You see, darling, I had one experience of waiting to be married.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Men on motorbikes were hanging around by the side of the road, waiting to give people rides up a mountainside to the refugee camp. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

So we all set there in the quiet, waiting. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“I understand all that. Yes, I do. But your baby girl is here and she is just fine and she is waiting for you.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Their stingers are coiled like harpoons, millions of invisible weapons just waiting. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

On the ride home, Dad informed us that Mom had a special surprise guest waiting for us. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

My grandfather stood directly behind her, waiting his turn to get at the grandchildren. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

This time he was led into a reception room where dozens of other men and women were waiting to see the president. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I spoke to Granny last night. She’ll be waiting for you in Pine Bluff.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everybody was just waiting for the next chapter in the Hickam family soap opera. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then there was a hissing, gasping, panting noise outside the door, swiftly stifled, as though someone—or some Thing—was holding his breath in the dark, waiting to pounce. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without waiting to see what he would do, I knelt beside Nick and pulled his hands away from the wound. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Hazel and several of the others were waiting for him, but he cut them short with a flash of his old bullying manner. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was what the porch was waiting for. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

We get to the karaoke center and Arthur is waiting in the lobby. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I turn to see Carlyle holding out a wrench, like somehow he’s been here all along, just waiting for me. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I am waiting for Tonni to ignite, it will happen, do not worry about that. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

Our friends kept waiting for us to come up, but hey—when you’re the son of Poseidon, you don’t have to hurry. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Pastor Dames continues, “Now, for the welcome you’re waiting for—ladies and gentlemen, without further ado, I introduce to you our musical guests for the evening, Billy Eckstine and Miss Sarah Vaughan!” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

But she didn’t know how Mr. Griswold’s scavenger hunt was supposed to work—did this man know about it and he had a clue waiting for them? Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I’m not even afraid, I don’t think—I’m just waiting.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I walked to the truck and climbed to the top of the pile of belongings, where my brothers were waiting. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

The hours passed slowly as they crouched and lay on the sandy dirt, waiting. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“You’re sure about the hole? Have you ever . . He paused, waiting for the interruption, but none came. “Have you ever tried making a rope?” The Maze Runner 2009-10-21T00:00:00Z

When I reached it, the stream rippled happily, as if it had been waiting just for me all this time. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

The mob was just waiting to get their hands on the riders. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

After several weeks of anxiously waiting, our window of opportunity came. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

She wondered how many other statues around the country were secretly automatons, waiting to be triggered. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

There are waiting rooms on almost every floor. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

I’m not sure how long I crouched on that strip of sidewalk, freezing my sac off, waiting for that bird to croak. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

But Chris was waiting on me, and really, it would take me so long to get back, what could I do for them now? Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

"Why are you waiting?" he asked Rast and the others in a voice gone deceptively soft, but it was Jon who moved first. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Deborah was still waiting to hear the results of what she thought was her cancer test, and Sonny and Lawrence were still busy trying to figure out how to get money from Hopkins. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

The tall man is waiting for the elevator. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

An hour later, Bridge and Tab stood in Tab’s small kitchen, eating mini-marshmallows and waiting for the Stove Top to cook. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

I knew the press was waiting for a statement from me, and I didn’t want to come out tearstained and sniffling. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I watch grateful for the food we have now—syrup waiting in the cabinet, bananas to slice on top. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

I’m straining against my seat belt, waiting to hear more, when my phone buzzes in my pocket. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone was quiet for a moment, as if they were waiting for me to say more, but I didn't. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Monique asked at the desk, and they were shown to a small waiting room. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother often looked this way, waiting for something to happen, wearing this scared look. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a long line of cars waiting for the boats to pass underneath. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Ivette stormed off the porch and ran back to her mother’s waiting car. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

I thought she had it the way everyone else did, the way she was waiting for his touch on her arm or his voicing of her name. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She walks us into the huge waiting area and leaves to get our tour guide for the day. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Dicey would wait outside the big brick building, waiting for the heavy doors to be opened from within. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

She lay in the darkness, waiting for the strength to return to her limbs. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“We’ve been waiting for you,” he confided, tearing off the stub of the boarding pass, with Shadow’s seat assignment—17-D—on it. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

When I step into the waiting area, I dump my bag onto one of the chairs and walk over to the alumni hall of fame wall. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Only a whisper could have found its way to his waiting ear. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

After dark, he’d pack suits in bags, then turn off the burglar alarm, and use the telephone to call a waiting truck and crew. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I got back to the waiting room, Mother took one look at my red eyes and ashen complexion and assumed the worst. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

They stood facing away from one another in two long rows stretching from the house to the street, where Leroy’s car was waiting. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Smiling ingratiatingly, though, he also eyed her intently, waiting to catch a high sign—a wink, a hand signal—that would indicate her real reasons for coming to Milagro and wanting to grill people. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The words rolled out of her mouth like they had been waiting to escape. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

White people sat in cars facing us, waiting. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

But he kept staring down at us, waiting for something. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Biff stood by the bed, waiting impatiently for Alice to get up. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Both youths jogged out to the waiting car. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Say you are in math class waiting for the teacher to hand back the results of a test that you had not studied for; I give waiting for the test results a ten. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They’re visiting from the SkyWay complex down in Hartford,” he lied kindly, as if we were other rich kids here in the foyer waiting for our rich aunt. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Styx was waiting for us at his office with three towels. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Then the two of them watched, waiting for the first animal to drink the milk. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

And that they kept coming back.That they are waiting for the missing piece of their family to come back to them. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“But I didn’t want to keep you waiting.” X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

We are still waiting for the potting soil, so Dell and I carry the three machines up to #28 and right away I start to take them apart. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

"Just waiting to be told what to do!" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She said the last month of waiting for her husband to get out of prison was going to kill her if she didn’t get out of there and do something. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tide was inbound, the wind out of the east, which made it easy for us to reach Copicut Neck where Miss Maggie was waiting for us with a hamper of lunch. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

We were scheduled to come down in an empty part of the South Pacific, where the aircraft carrier Hornet was waiting for us. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Part of me was always on alert, waiting for the next fire. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“We have to move out of this flat in two weeks. I know they are waiting to see that I don’t, so they can send security men to throw my things out on the street.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The boys sat round the door without surprise, waiting for something else to happen. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t see the thief from here, but she sensed he was waiting. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

No longer do we lie helpless, waiting on the scaffold, we can destroy and kill, to save ourselves, to save ourselves and to be revenged. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stared forward with a steely patience, like a wolf waiting. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I seemed to be waiting for something to happen before I could send to Hoagland what he needed from me. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was an entire botanical garden waiting to happen. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly I realized she was waiting for me to apologize, which was crazy, really. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

She was waiting for him to jump up and embrace her. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

The professor presses one of his palms flat to the desk while reading, frowning absently, as though waiting for a thought to pass. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

On the fourth day when I came back from the rocks early he was not there at the fence waiting. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Was it because the day was finally coming to a close, or because I was waiting for his tight fist to loosen? Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Prisoners staggered out of each of the barracks, looking this way and that, waiting for the Nazis to jump out and start shooting us. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

I knew Roger would be waiting for me in the morning at school. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

The doctor came over to where I was waiting, leaned over, and spoke to me with his face so close to mine I could smell his minty breath. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

The front room, or parlor, is not wasted either, waiting for a wedding reception to be worthy of. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

At five my mother and I reached the superintendent’s office on First Avenue and found a throng of black men, women and children waiting on line. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’ve been waiting for you. I was only trying to teach her to talk. She wouldn’t cooperate, though.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

But they’d been waiting so long to get out of Hickory. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The whole thing gave Tally the creeps, waiting around in the dead city for some guy who didn’t seem to exist. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Then I just stand there, waiting, wondering who will be the first one to notice. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Daddy watches us; her attack dog, waiting for us to make a wrong move. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

The commuter shuttles ran only a few times a day, so the residents lucky enough to have a job would already be waiting at the bus stop by the highway. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Our eyes were tired from staring at the horizon, waiting for the liberating train to appear. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were no longer waiting for some arbitrary grade. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

How your patience must fray waiting for my letters. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

A crowd of people were gathered around the scavenge train, all of them waiting for Lucky Strike to dole out supplies. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

The three of them got into the waiting taxi. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

However, I have a stronger hunch that the greatest part of the important biomedical research waiting to be done is in the class of basic science. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the snow-leopard dæmon got to her feet in one swift movement and leapt to the door, but it was too late: the orderly who had knocked had opened without waiting. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. But were sitting ducks in the middle of the prairie here, waiting for all the shamblers in the Midwest to hear the call.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He seemed to be lingering, waiting, along with the saleswoman, for her to say something. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

It was evident even to Winston that she was waiting for something that she knew must happen. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Jason was tempted to remind the stupid wind god that he had spent hours outside every day waiting to be called, but he just bowed. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The city hanging there so empty and silent looked new-made, waiting to be occupied; or asleep, waiting to be woken. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. van D. has yet to take a bath; she’s waiting to see which is the best place. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

He came around and opened the back door, then stood beside it, waiting. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Was he waiting for the story or just looking at me? Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He walked back to where Ron stood waiting, still holding the sword and the Horcrux. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Without waiting for a response, the Keeper turned and set off at a run in the direction from which they’d just come. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

But then I catch sight of Paylor, who’s watching me so closely, waiting to see what I am made of, and if any of them have been right to think they can count on me. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

There was no point in waiting any longer. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

DuShawn gives back, looking like he’s just been waiting for something to get angry about. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

His friend was in jail waiting to be put on trial for the crime of helping the Reds. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Thanks. But I’m really just waiting for my friend.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

I fell asleep waiting for him to answer. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

In the morning I was sitting on the porch eating a slice of leftover extra-cheese-and-vegetable pizza and waiting for the bus when Mrs. Maxy pulled up in her car and waved to me. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Dunne was waiting in the doorway, with her arms open. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

By the time the three girls and Marshall squeezed through the fence to Egypt, where Ken and Toby were already waiting, a great deal of the necessary background material was already beginning to take shape. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

My classmates filed in, and I watched the door, waiting for my best friend. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Come on down, mouse, Cluny the Scourge is waiting for you,” he cried. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

All the children in the hall were watching tensely, waiting for something to happen. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

To the guards’ amusement, the children camped out by the gate, waiting for a response. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Without waiting for her response, I picked up my schoolbag and headed for the door. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s no point in waiting around to speak to him. An announcement will be made at one o’clock.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

He notices me, from where he’s waiting at the water fountain, but looks away. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Harry watched from a window as a gigantic and handsome olive-skinned, black-haired woman descended the carriage steps and threw herself into the waiting Hagrid’s arms. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He had to do better than this; he relaxed his taut muscles and stood at ease, waiting. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The call light’s been on for fifteen minutes and I’m just sick of waiting. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Small clusters of men huddled around tables, waiting for someone to speak. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Come and show yourself,” said Miss Belle, leading the way to the room where the others were waiting. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked around the crowd of people pacing and waiting. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he led Seabiscuit and Fair Knightess out for what was supposed to be a secret predawn workout veiled in thick fog, Smith discovered a thicket of dockers and reporters waiting for him. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was tension in the air, as if the hill itself were holding its breath, waiting for something bad to happen. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I love the smell of bookshops—all those pages waiting to be turned. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

He is waiting for what we will do next. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

For all their patient waiting, James and Sammy caught only two fish. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The teller gave the Chinese guy a bag of cash, he gave it to the guy in the car, and soon after he was arrested while still waiting for his bus. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Who knows how many lost relatives of ours are waiting to be discovered in other caves, on other islands, and in other climes. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

She can hear the steady thump of it as she gazes out, waiting for the familiar headlights of her mother’s Honda Civic to turn in to the Best Western lot. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“It’s the first half of the alphabet. That’s all that matters. Just look at all those fools still waiting in line!” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

When Nat reached Dr. Prince’s home that night, he was waiting in his study. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sits there, waiting, like he’s got nothing better to do than remind me that I can’t hurt him but he can hurt me. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

The doors slid open for us, and the steady bustle of the city streets gave way to the squeak of gurney wheels and the impatient chattering of waiting people. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

One morning ripe with sun a lady drives up to the place where we hopeful workers are waiting. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

I can't stay up here when his dad is downstairs making enchiladas and probably waiting for us—it's too weird. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

When I finally do get home, after forty minutes of trudging, my bicycle is waiting for me outside my building, and so is Ollie. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“He went to get Dante. He hasn’t left. He’s been here for the last thirty-six hours—waiting for you to—” “Thirty-six hours?” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Together they stood waiting, panting slightly, breathing in the smell of the dirty river that was carried to them on the night breeze. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

She didn’t smack him with it, but stood there, waiting. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Mom was waiting for me in the exam room. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fuchsia is waiting for me at my locker wearing her black-painted jeans and shirt with intentional holes. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

She’s not sure what to do, but he seems to be waiting, so she opens it. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“You’re the one waiting for everyone to die around here, so why don’t you set a good example and lead the way,” he said. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

But when eleven came he was still poised, waiting — holding his breath when she did, letting it go as she let hers. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once the money was handled, they took seats in the hard plastic chairs that made up the waiting room. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

I started to look up to the sky, waiting for something to happen. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The lines in front of the buses had mostly disappeared and the drivers were only waiting for the final okay to start their routes. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

And then we fidget in the waiting room for almost an hour. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Or how I keep waiting for someone to find out I don’t belong here at all? The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

It was Michaela, the skinny maid with the merry disposition and homely sallow face, and she was waking him up because he had a visitor waiting just outside the door. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Harry could see Cho waiting for him in the entrance hall below. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The ambulance parked beside the concession stand was clearly not waiting for her, and she seemed to know it. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

"Good night," he says, "and don't forget to write me back. I'm waiting. I expect a response." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Half a dozen border guards with guns and walkie-talkies move between the buildings and the canopy, between waiting vehicles and people standing around. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

After supper, Tali, Con, Pol, and Shae went upstairs, but Kaede lingered behind in the common room waiting for Taisin, who had taken their empty bowls to the innkeeper in the kitchen. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

It sat there in the distance, as though it had been waiting for them. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

With Jaimito on my hip, playing with my hair, I stare at them, waiting for them to say, Oh, we almost forgot. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wes and Woody tossed the football back and forth, waiting for other kids to show up to play. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

The yellow lights stood around them, looking down at them, waiting. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

If for some reason the dog is there waiting for you, break off and jump on that old car that's been sitting in front of Sadani's house. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

We just couldn’t stop, and as he tried to put himself in order we gathered around him, excited like puppies, waiting for him to pull exciting things out of that tall green bag. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

I take in a deep breath, about to say yes—I mean, why would I of all people refuse—and he bites his bottom lip, waiting. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

We have a picnic of sorts, squatting on the ground, eating our jungle food, waiting for the bolt that signals noon. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

And the thought of it lying there waiting for him, rich with the spring rains, filled him with desire. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

No more waiting for Leo to finish the ship. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

When I stepped out of the immersion bay, Og was standing there waiting for me. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Was she trying to tell us that there were more demons waiting at home? Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The two steered their robots into the sunlight and toward the waiting Speedy in silence and with grim purpose. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“He’s not even there. She’s just waiting for him to come back, like she waited all those times before...And did he come back?” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Anise and Marie Antoinette and their friends are waiting for me. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He didn't like that they'd been kept waiting not only at Grant's Tomb but also at the Suisse Chalet restaurant. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

The Underwoods both nodded and said nothing, waiting for Ob to fill in the details, which I figured he had come prepared to do. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

There’s one family waiting inside the waiting area, but otherwise it’s quiet. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Courtiers, waiting for better battles, study my bruises and evaluate my prowess. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Up she went, expertly negotiating rocky columns and ledges, until she hoisted herself onto the clifftop, where two young bears were waiting. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He just leaned forward in the chair and stared past me until he’d seen whatever he was waiting to see, and then he started talking. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

As I sat in the boat waiting for the fish to bite, I put them slowly, one by one, into my mouth. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Papa would be waiting out in the hall. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would pace, waiting for him, turn the television on and then off, dab behind my ears with perfume, Opium it was. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could see Mrs. Todd waiting patiently at the next fence beyond. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

His bowl of mush was waiting on the table. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The town waiting for the last boy to become a man.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I had stood trembling in fear and waiting, and had run in near panic for the choppers and hoped and prayed for a few minutes more of life. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

From that day onwards, whenever the second girl reached the river the first girl would be there waiting for her. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Everyone in the class had their heads down, but someone saw Mom waiting at the door. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

She looked at me, waiting for an explanation, and when I didn’t respond, she sighed and pulled a small box out of her pocket. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Were they waiting for the journalists to depart and then stage a massacre under the cover of darkness? Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A footman stood waiting near the carriage door, dressed like the man in front of her. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She turns to me, waiting for me to continue. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Johnny Cakes was waiting for me behind his building. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sitting alone in a lobby waiting for family that’s not going to come? Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I think about what Kay said, think: this is me watering the soil, this is me waiting for the harvest. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The blob of students became a twisted version of a line after ten minutes, and not long after that, there were only a handful of people left waiting to get into school. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

After the doctor left, Hari’s maa asked in an impatient voice, “Are we to listen to such a man when the waters of the Ganges River are waiting?” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

We’d worked so hard for God’s favor, yet it seemed God was still waiting for some extra labor on our part, and it was up to my father to figure out what. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every day my mother would drive me to school, and in the afternoon she would be waiting to pick me up and give me huge hugs. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

In that week, Laila came to believe that of all the hardships a person had to face none was more punishing than the simple act of waiting. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

At first I wondered if she lay around in a lacy negligee all day, smoking cigarettes and waiting for gentlemen callers. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

This is like birthday parties, with streamers and balloons at the ready and the hot dogs waiting in the kitchen, but what if nobody comes? Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Of course it wasn’t all traveling, there was a lot of waiting around too, but I was used to that. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

There would be a great pile of letters waiting for him in the hall, and mine amongst them, scribbled on the boat. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Huddled together in the dining room and waiting for the sun to rise, none of us had any notion that a way of life had ended. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

When a windmill broke down or a pool went dry, Tayo had seen them standing and waiting patiently for the truck or wagon loaded with water, or for riders to herd them to water. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

In the nursery the children seemed subdued and distracted, as if waiting for something bad to happen. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

We made the trip in power-sledges, I remember only parts of it; it was smooth and unhurried, with long halts waiting for packers to clear the road, and long nights spent at inns. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

I opened the refrigerator and stood there staring at the contents like I was waiting for the grape-juice bottle to jump in my hand and say, Here, drink, me. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Was he arriving on a train or downstairs waiting for one? Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

She had her purse over her arm and her son was waiting in the driveway in an idling Volkswagen. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“See? You can learn something new every day. Catch you later, Sierra. Don’t want to keep Charlemagne or King Arthur waiting.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Millard led us to a horse-drawn wagon that seemed to be waiting just for us. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

People stand in line on the saturated ground, waiting to fill buckets, basins and containers from a row of taps on the outside timber wall. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

All the people in the waiting room draw their pets closer too. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

He was waiting for me on the porch. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

The more desirable prisons have seniority-based waiting lists of up to several years. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been waiting for years to retire, but every year they say I have one more to go. They work you till you drop,” Miss Trixie wheezed. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lavender was waiting beside the portrait hole, a complication Harry had not foreseen. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Ampai tilted her head and raised an eyebrow, waiting for him to go on. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I hold my hand out to them, waiting for a handshake. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps you might allow Rhyme and Reason to return,” said Milo softly, for he had been waiting for just such an opportunity to suggest it. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

The current would move him downriver and he would emerge at the other side very near to the wooded grove where Trademaster, gloating, was waiting for Claire to die. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

When I came out, I saw Sapo waiting impatiently in the hallway. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

"Where you been, Uncle Alfred? We been waiting up all night for you," said Hollis. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can feel the scream of happiness waiting in my belly. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Aureliano Segundo had slept at home because the rain had caught him there and at three in the afternoon he was still waiting for it to clear. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“You know, this is the hard part. The part before you say it. The part after is just a little easier, mostly because you’re not waiting to do the hardest thing you’ve ever done.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

From the moment he’d arrived at Camp Jupiter, the Roman demigods had treated him like a prince in waiting. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I'm careful not to make noise and alert the morning nurses, who are waiting for me to wake. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Their eyes are riveted on me, invested, waiting for an answer. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

The enforced passivity of their defence, the interminable waiting, became insupportable. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

At rehearsal, we all sit in the auditorium for a long time while waiting for the lighting to be perfected. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

That night, Jinjoo stayed up late, waiting for her parents to come home. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Spizz is waiting for you. I’m sure there are some hungry old gals peeking out their windows.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“When you return home, Percy, you must make an important choice. You will find a package waiting in your room.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

From behind the line of waiting, oncoming traffic, a column of men appeared, with red flags and banners and a hum that grew and grew. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

There weren’t retired breakdancers just lying around, waiting for my parents to pay them in Persian food to teach me to perfect a flare. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

My backpack’s at the foot of the stairs, and the light from the room is enough to reveal no one waiting to pounce. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

He nodded to the seats across the waiting room. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

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

Aunty Uju cooked peppered gizzards, powdered her face, and stood by the living room window, waiting to see his car pull in. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Maddie listened with her heart in her mouth, holding her headset to one ear and the telephone to the other, waiting for the girl at the RDF screen to pass her new information. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

How many could be somewhere, just waiting to explode? Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He had been hoping that somehow the circus train he was not even entirely certain existed would still be there, waiting. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

As a child, the song had made her see a woman, dressed in black, standing in infinite mists alone, waiting for the form of the Son of God to lead her through that white fire. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

It was dark and wet, and no one was waiting to meet the young women. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Horton had a network of support crews waiting at road crossings and other strategic points and so needed to carry nothing but a bottle of water. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t keep the man waiting,” Sookie said, pulling the keys out of the ignition and opening his door in one motion. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

She spent nights awake shaking with fever, fighting against delirium, waiting until the house shook with the return of José Arcadio at dawn. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

The hospital waiting room was far from comforting, and our coffee cups sat forgotten on the small plastic side tables. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

She had been asking me why I had not said anything to my father about Mrs. Cadaver and Mr. Birkway, and I told her that I was waiting for the right time. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

The taxi, idling in a cloud of fume, was already waiting in front. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

"We're all waiting," said Mr. Grant, enjoying bringing everyone else into my public torture. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

But whatever is making the sound stays within the confines of the jungle and we keep off that part of the beach in case they’re just waiting for a carelessly placed footfall to swarm out. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Still, she smiles your way, and you do the same, till you see your mom out front, in the car, waiting to embarrass you. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Annabeth wants to think every new camper who comes through here is the omen she’s been waiting for. Now, come on, it’s dinnertime.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Because waiting in that moment is the Captain. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Scurrying past the people waiting in line, I was so terrified that I didn’t even take the time to pick up my precious pennies. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ride back to the Red Keep was uneventful, but at the Tower of the Hand he found a dozen angry trader captains waiting in his audience chamber to protest the seizure of their ships. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Finally, we reached the building in the back and found the man with the scarified face waiting by the door. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, we’re almost in good spirits when we go to the dining hall, where Gale’s waiting to eat with me. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

People waiting there never look like they have much wrong with them. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

I am waiting on the couch when Joon comes home around dinnertime. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Her brother was waiting in the cool of the entry hall, seated on the edge of the pool, his hand trailing in the water. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Although it was just after dawn, several people were already waiting outside the small store. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

He held his men back, waiting for the soldiers to get farther away from the fort. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

When Mrs. Frisby went into her house, she found Timothy asleep and the other children waiting, frightened, sad and subdued. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted to do more traveling through the country while waiting to hear back from Nsukka. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Whites better be glad Martin Luther King is rallying the people because other forces are waiting to take over if he fails.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could be waiting for the light to take him to heaven. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

The gardens soon filled with birds whose legs had been laced together, waiting their turn to be decapitated by the two butchers specially hired for that purpose. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

We stay silent, even me, waiting for her to speak. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I'm waiting to see if something happens, and nothing does. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

It felt like everybody was holding their breath, waiting for a bomb to go off. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

There was a great deal of pain waiting to spring on him, but it hadn’t raised the courage yet, and that thought gave him the strength to focus his mind on shooting again. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a small, older woman with Bea’s upturned nose and Henry’s blue eyes waiting outside the conference room when they approach it. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She wheeled the boy to a window table without waiting for an answer. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

During my five weeks in the United States, I spent a lot of time on planes and waiting around in airports, where the image of Americans as hard workers was clearly up for grabs. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

She just sat there on the bed and stared at Jinny, like she was waiting for something. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Two more tall M.P.s with clubs and hard white helmets were waiting outside at a closed car. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

The Farm Patrol was waiting at the foot of the mountains. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

His women approached him on their knees with food, and all the others waited in a ring to hear his good words and repeat them to the waiting crowds behind. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Along with waiting for him and waiting for some way to get a new fan belt, he had a legitimate reason to dawdle. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I saw that Mom and Dad were waiting at the car, so I hustled over there. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could feel them both looking at me, waiting for me to burst into tears or something, as if I hadn’t known all along that it would go precisely like this. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Under the shelter of the cafeteria roof’s overhang, Jessica was waiting, her eyes about to bug out of their sockets. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

In the small group of people waiting on the dock at Fort Mason, there’s only one woman who could be Teresina Capone. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

It tricked you into thinking you were waiting to go live somewhere, when you were already living somewhere. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I’m pondering this question as I sweep the Doctorita’s waiting room, near the front door, where dirt from patients’ shoes always builds up. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

And it wasn’t just that he’d kept me waiting out in the Square. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jillson had taken her place at the front, apparently waiting for a cue from Jackson, who stood in the doorway. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

But the hardest part was going to be waiting to see if they’d be accepted. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man in purple was waiting for them. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

When I get home, Momma is waiting at the door to take me downtown to buy new clothes. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

So...no good staying put and waiting for help. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The smoke’s so thick, it’s still impossible to tell what the Mayor and his men are doing, have done, if they’re gone or waiting or what. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“May I, Father?” he asked, and without waiting for permission, he placed the wood in its braces, barring the door behind them. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

The weather, in fact, had been still all day, as though it were waiting, testing out the new balance of power in the world. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

People are clustering ten deep around it, waiting for a turn to press close to the glass that protects it. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

And, to his credit, Julian gave no hint—no secret smiles or glances out of the corner of his eye—to indicate that he was waiting for a response. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was fear that lay ahead of him, that lurked hiding from him or waiting for him among the slopes and forests of the island, and straight for it he steered. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

She could not stay here in the rain waiting to die, for she was too cold and hungry and uncomfortable and alive. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Annnnddd it’s happening. Okay. Hold on. Hold on. Just waiting for the zip to download, yes, and opening, and...oh, hell yes.” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Without waiting for the right moment—for when would a better moment come?—she scrabbled at the door latch. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

"What you got to say?" asked James, suddenly staring at Alfred, waiting as Alfred's lips moved without any sound. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

They sat in the pit with their faces covered for a long time, waiting for the blizzard to stop. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

With that, she stands up and turns to the lady who’s still waiting on the cushy sofa for our head of school. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

A small crowd of black brothers was waiting by the gate when Jon and his companions emerged south of the Wall. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Thorn gasped, Seven stared at Valley with her mouth agape, and then they both looked at the Gran, waiting for her to respond. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

He could not—would not—endure more waiting. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Jenna knocked on the door and without waiting, pushed it open. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

She hits me once more but then she’s looking, looking at my Noise as it comes, seeing the pictures of what’s waiting for us in the swamp. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

It was an aboriginal darkness now that Toomer studied, waiting for a face or a voice to materialize. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered if Russell Quitman would ever walk again or if Ada Taylor had sentenced herself to a life of sitting around and waiting on him hand and foot. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“What are you doing? Mom and I have been waiting outside for like ten minutes. Come on already!” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

We were waiting for a stop light to change. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

I scurry down the bank to where my skiff is waiting. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

They walked over and then halted in the shadows, waiting. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

While waiting for the next course, she again took out of her bag a blue pencil and a magazine that listed the radio programs for the week. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

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

Men who wrote about the Great Fire generally portrayed women as passive and helpless, waiting for their husbands, brothers, or some other man to save them. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

She sorta reminded me of a deer—watchful, waiting to bound away at any moment. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

On any turning whatsoever the beast may spring—to move in the darkness is to move into the waiting jaws of death. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“What are you waiting for?” she asked, and she raised her wrapper, almost above her knees, and ran after Jaja. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Real was the other four waiting for her in an agony of wondering. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He smiles often and really looks in your eyes and listens when you talk, smoothing his mustache and waiting a thoughtful beat before answering. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She slipped her arms around me, waiting for me to do something. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Each day we’d walk down the hill to the village and hang around in a line outside the village shop waiting for our turn to get inside and choose a few essentials. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he storms out, not waiting for an answer—and a moment after he’s gone, there’s a twinge of memory. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I ’member looking out them front windows just waiting for Cholly to come home at three o’clock. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, remembering something I read in the six stapled pages Awkworth & Ames gives its new employees, I add, “A customer waiting for assistance is a friend waiting to be made.” The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

On that first visit, we were escorted to the Queen’s private apartment and shown into a sitting room where she and Prince Philip stood waiting to receive us. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The astronaut needed to return near enough to waiting navy ships to be quickly hoisted out of the water and pulled to safety. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

I thought, Okay, maybe they're waiting, and I let it go. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Harry was waiting to see whether she would turn into any of the cottages she was passing, but he knew instinctively that she would not. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

There are restaurants and shops and sitting areas where people are just waiting to board. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Then, without waiting for me to answer the question, he wrote “chartreuse” under “Favorite Color.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

The leaves hung listless on the trees, waiting. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Standing there waiting for my punishment, I heard my mother speak in a dry voice. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

It probably seemed like I was belittling a moment they'd been waiting years to experience. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Miss Love didn’t fold her hands while waiting for word from the Pierce Company. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Bigio was waiting for me with the last tray of Valentine’s Day cupcakes. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

‘Have some toast and marmalade while you’re waiting,’ she said to him. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I held another above Drew’s plate, waiting for him to object. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

I see his eyes follow the rope to the crate, and he goes over to it, sitting in front and waiting for the door to open. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Doha entered the waiting room and collapsed onto a stool, exhausted by everything that had happened. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

But once a year, they all smiled indulgently at the commotion from the little ones waiting to receive their names and families. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

While waiting for darkness, I looked down on the house. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I would not have thought such a style of waiting a great stimulant to appetite.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

You are also standing with a hip stuck out, which makes me wonder if you are waiting for Dylan to walk past. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Your car is waiting outside for you, whenever you are ready.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Kira stood waiting, Frolic suddenly quiet and wary at her feet, while Matty sliced through the vines at eye level ahead of them. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Why had Fudge been waiting for him at the Leaky Cauldron, if not to punish him for what he’d done? Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I wonder if he’s already lost interest and has dispensed with me—but then I realize he’s waiting for me to make a move, although I don’t know what move I should make. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“Evening, Chester. Going to have a quick one tonight? I’ll bet the missus is waiting for you.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Almost every day when I came home from school I’d find one or two cakes on the hall table, waiting to be put away. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the movie, the young girl who's run away from the palace has been captured, and now she's on her knees before the king, waiting for her death sentence. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remember someone at the masjid telling me there'd be seventy heavenly companions waiting.... City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I took my national examinations, and while I was waiting for the results to come in, I went to see President Moi. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was frightened, for as he stepped forward he was conscious that these might be the first steps toward those gallows—waiting in the dark beyond the town gates. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the bleak face of middle age, waiting intent and stoical between the beefy faces of the soldiers. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know it doesn’t look like much now, but don’t worry. It will be assembled and waiting for you upon your arrival.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Without speaking, they hurried out to the curb, where Lexie’s car was waiting. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I was onstage, and everyone else was in the audience, waiting for me to do something meaningful. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

They knew that the castle was being searched again, and the whole House stayed awake in the common room, waiting to hear whether Black had been caught. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

What do they do all day, these people in the Capitol, besides decorating their bodies and waiting around for a new shipment of tributes to roll in and die for their entertainment? The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

How long has he been sitting, waiting for me? Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Our convoy moved through streets lined with people on both sides, who stood as though they were waiting for a parade. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he turned and headed for the Slammer without waiting for a response. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Lots of waiting around at the finish line. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“I just got nervous. I got carried away. This policeman was trying to arress a poor boy waiting for his momma by Holmes.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was waiting, perfectly still, his eyes solemn. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Or perhaps they were waiting to tell me when I came of age. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

There were five people waiting to talk to him. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Each of these things had a different meaning to Palmer and yet the same—a language unlearned, of words unheard, that came to roost at some warm and waiting perch far below his ears. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Aurelia had arrived home in a state that couldn’t easily be hidden from her mother, who was waiting, as Marcus’s mother had been, to hear all about the visit. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

I do the breaststroke, dipping my face in and out of the water, so I don’t have to see Ryan standing on the sand waiting for us. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stood by the door, partly screened by the font, waiting for her eyes and ears to adjust. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

It was a warning, and he knew it, and he seemed to see before him the pit dug by Satan—deep and silent, waiting for him. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

This, Edward thought, is much like waiting for Abilene to come home from school. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

Then I imagine them landing on a cloud and sitting there, waiting to be answered. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

He kept his eyes only ahead of him, going on down this wide shallow valley under the sun, away from First Town, waiting for the rains to come. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m still waiting to hear back from hospitals here,” she says. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

I hesitated, with the platter in mid-air; then I passed it along to the inmate waiting next to me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I skipped school and am in the waiting room. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama and I were still out there on the porch, waiting for Papa, when here came Loma and Camp—her carrying the baby, him carrying Granny’s big mirror with Saint Cecilia painted on it. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Without waiting for a response, he jogged down the planking and waded into the black water. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

They all sailed away together, until they came to a swallow of the sea, between two high rocks— and there a second barge was waiting. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Charlie sat in his favorite chair—his only chair—a chicken on his lap, waiting for the knock on the door. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I looked up, waiting for the boy to return. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ampai would ask, not waiting for his answer before she slipped out into the alley. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

She saw Con still watching her, waiting for an answer. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

But it's tempting, so tempting, when I see the bounty waiting there before me. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

In her mermaid costume, Zora lay on the wet strip of outdoor carpeting, waiting to go on after me. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I sat there for a long time, letting the sun soak in, waiting in vain for it to warm my heart. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Very likely that was exactly what the other was waiting for. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

For months I’d been waiting for the other shoe to drop, knowing that any small catastrophe could ruin me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She apologizes several times for how long it’s taking and finally comes out into the waiting room and sits beside me. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

The Object was waiting for me to say something but nothing came to mind. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He came around the back, half expecting to see Noor waiting for him in the alley, but she wasn’t there. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

I stand at the toilet bowl firing away and wonder what I’d need at a time like this and if this is a common thing in America, women waiting outside while you take a splash. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

She fixates on me, waiting for me to meet her gaze. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“Some friends and I have a bet about our acquaintance, Miss R,” I say, waiting a beat to make sure she's following. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Nope. Geryon was waiting until after the barbecue. They don’t know anything about him.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Harry could see Percy and the rest of the Ministry delegation waiting for him, casting nervous glances at the sobbing Hagrid and Grawp, who were still in their seats. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Coulter wanted to say more, to ask the dozen questions that rose to her lips, but the king had moved on, unwilling to keep his commander waiting, and she had to follow. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She picks up a cleaver and hacks at a bloody slab of meat waiting on the worktable. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Carlos blurted this out like a dude squatting behind a couch waiting to yell surprise to an unsuspecting birthday boy. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Each night, I lay awake, waiting until I heard her retire to her mattress to sleep before I allowed myself slumber. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Caravans of water-slicked black carriages lined the streets outside the city’s train stations, their red waiting lights haloed by the rain. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Up on the small stage, the guests were sitting on yellow school chairs, waiting for their moment to speak. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

I’m waiting for the escape plan, I write back. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He passed Sunset Park once again, and more houses, and the junior college and the tennis courts, and the picnickers, who now sat waiting for the evening fireworks. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She saw their parents waiting on the other side of the street, trying to look casual. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

“I’m not used to waiting around for people. Makes me itchy.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

When I reached the steps, though, she was waiting. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“It is not often,” Buckley continued, “that a representative of the people finds the masses of the citizens who elected him to office standing literally at his back, waiting for him to enforce the law. ...” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

She peered around the corner of the building like she was waiting for some incoming artillery. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I stood near the border of the girls’ area, waiting, trying to spot Michelle. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

He was waiting outside his trailer the next evening when a car full of men pulled up. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas sat stunned, waiting for the Runner to say he’d been kidding. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Still waiting for Mrs. Baker to send down a representative for the cupcakes. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Telemachus saw her waiting by the threshold and was vexed to the heart that a guest should not find instant welcome. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I was young and impatient, and did not see any virtue in waiting. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I get down to the Frank M. Coxe, Piper is there waiting for me. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Marina Chechneva would fly her plane so low on these missions that she was able to scream over the side at the waiting troops, “Take your ‘presents,’ brothers!” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

But instead of waiting my turn to use any of these toys, I took my frustrations out on a younger girl who was also named Ashlee. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

There, sitting on a fallen log as if he had been waiting for her, was the fairy who had taken her back to Quinn House last spring. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a long, long time when the blind man walked right away and the camera didn’t follow him, it stayed still, on the empty stretch of pavement, waiting. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

I guessed it was Ruth in there, so I let myself into her room, and was standing waiting for her, looking at the view from her window over all the rooftops. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He forced his way back through the tide of students, finally reaching the bottom of the stairs, where Nearly Headless Nick, ghost of Gryffindor Tower, stood waiting for him. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

They lowered him by rope to colleagues waiting below. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I stand in the middle of the bedroom, waiting. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He just stood there, waiting for her to do something. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“We were just waiting for the contest line to die down.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Ekon watched the writhing bodies of six black mambas tangle in their basket, each one of their eyes locked on him in waiting. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Even though I’m planning to leave home for college, I know all that music will still be here, waiting for me, when I get back. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

And Celaena was willing to bet a fortune that this was anything but a surprise—the woman had probably been waiting here for a while. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He was like a wild boar waiting to charge. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

Ophie was overwhelmed by all there was to look at: the finely dressed colored folks, the heavy drapes that made the space feel grand and special, the wide white screen waiting for the film. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I borrowed Tanu’s lipstick and kohl, waiting until I was out of the house to apply them while Tanu held a small mirror for me. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

In other words, yellow fever is a “modern-day time bomb. We’re just sitting here waiting for it to happen.” An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Annabeth was waiting for us in an alley down Church Street. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

He looks over his shoulder at some of the other people waiting to speak with him. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

We have entered a better world—a world of comfort where every day is a day off, waiting to be filled with sexual intrigue. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each man gladly believes the other man’s story, only waiting impatiently till he can cap it with a taller one. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom is already in the waiting room when we walk in. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

No one is watching her except Marco as she stands perfectly still on the stage, waiting patiently. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

That’s something Dana didn’t have to worry about on her big day: a vlogger in the audience waiting for her to make a mistake so he can blab about it to millions of followers. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

She took the chain off our door and opened it, waiting for Stephanie. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Occasionally, while waiting for his opponent’s move to come back from Havana, Bobby would gaze out into the club’s garden. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“You know how it is when you’re waiting for someone. It was dark and I was cold and hungry.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Was there someone there, waiting, who would receive the tiny released twin? The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

The chess board seemed to hold elaborate secrets waiting to be untangled. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was late morning, and I was waiting for Reverend Tantsi to arrive from Pretoria, when he telephoned me at the office. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rest of us are, with what patience we can, waiting their return—or the coming of the Count. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I definitely wanted to know what he was thinking but I didn’t want him to know that I wanted to know what he was thinking, so I just sat there, waiting. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

By now I had nearly a shoe box full, just waiting for Lyrics Unlimited to write and demand all that I could deliver. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or if there actually was some sort of big, important person waiting for Citra, what on earth were his or her intentions? Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The Mary Rose is waiting for me with her bad side turned up, like a dog holding up a hurt paw. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

But behind the shutters, our friends of yesterday were probably waiting for the moment when they could loot our homes. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Matthew had been listening, his arm looped casually around the post as if he were waiting for a bus instead of hurtling down a steep hill. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The serpents turned toward him, six pairs of glittering black eyes watching and waiting. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

When the family left the gravesite, followers of Malcolm X would not let the coffin be covered by the white gravediggers who had stood a little distance away, waiting. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

We drive past Bethel and I can’t even believe how many people are standing outside waiting to get in. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

But there was a different kind of struggle waiting for me: the lack of gifts. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The Old Man of the Moon was waiting for him when Haiyi returned at night. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Then they went back to the village, where all the people were waiting to welcome the old man back into their midst. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

And it wasn’t like folks could see them, lined up along the track, waiting for who knew what. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

The guard dismissed her pleas with a wave of his hand, and all four of them held their breath, waiting. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had thousands of new e-mail messages waiting, and I could tell just by their subject lines what had happened while I’d been at work. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Jonathan, shovel in hand, stood by the door, waiting. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

They are two forms of the same thing: energy is liberated matter; matter is energy waiting to happen. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

When he walked out of the CBS studio, a young reporter was waiting for him on the sidewalk. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

We sat in a quiet circle, packing our gear and waiting for food. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

He is positively dripping with self-satisfaction, just waiting for the girls to fawn over him. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I kept waiting for Papa’s voice, for Mama to say something. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I thought of Mother waiting in the truck and asked for a bag to carry it in. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was waiting there, hidden, praying that somebody—Gareth perhaps?—would be able to do the miracle quickly: or, if not, that they would overlook him, that his absence would not be noticed. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without waiting to see the effect of his words, he hurried on. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Her other parents were waiting for her in the garden, standing side by side. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

He is the first to get on the train, and I run after him, not waiting for Christina or Will or Al to follow me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

She turns the boat toward the shore and suddenly I can see my Liars waiting, not on the dock but by the weathered wooden fence that runs along the perimeter path. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

"She only married you because I was poor and she was tired of waiting for me. It was a terrible mistake, but in her heart she never loved any one except me!" The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

The Titan in the gold armor wasn’t waiting for his forces to advance around the sides. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“All right, pal,” Finny spoke in his cordial, penetrating voice, that reverberant instrument in his chest, “don’t start awarding prizes until you’ve passed the course. The tree is waiting.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom was waiting for me in front of the school along with all the other parents when the bus arrived. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

"You, listen. The beast is sitting up there, whatever it is--" "Perhaps it's waiting-" "Hunting-" "Yes, hunting." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I pushed past everyone and returned to the waiting room. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I hold onto the stillness of this moment, waiting for what he will say next. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

She moved more slowly, like she’d been waiting years for me to ask and, now that I had; she realized she wasn’t prepared to answer. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

His posture was that of someone waiting for something. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

“Spoken like a child of Mars! Too bad I have to kill you. And this one... my, my, I’ve been waiting to meet the famous Percy Jackson.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Other than for the few hours while they were waiting to board the ship yesterday, they had not seen each other for almost a year. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Having expected childlike natives, empty vessels waiting to be filled by the Word, the Franciscans instead found themselves fencing with skilled rhetoricians, proud of their intellectual traditions. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

The ever-constant needle taps against my head, waiting for me to crack. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I ain't too into the drinking thing, mainly because, well, I'd hate to come home trashed and Doris is there waiting for me with her mean face on. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Then silence, each waiting for the other to contribute something. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She probably went out there, probably once and then no more, and doubtless she did not ask, not even Judith, perhaps knowing she would not be told or perhaps because she was waiting. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sat drinking, waiting for Georgie to finish, forgetting that he was supposed to be at the school. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tucked the ends behind her ears and looked at Shae, whose face was open, waiting. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Auntie Aggie was waiting for me, and she hurried me back to her room, tucking me into bed next to her and whispering kind words as I cried myself to sleep. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Somewhere inside sat the Buddha statue, waiting for the rays of the next day's sun. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Papá folded his hands on the table and stared at Roberto, waiting for my brother to break the long silence. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Devan stood to one side of the door, waiting to lift the flap for the king. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

They seemed like people Farmer had seen in waiting rooms in the dreadful public clinics he’d visited throughout the country. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

His bloodshot eyes studied Nailer carefully, a snake waiting to strike. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Papi is waiting for us in the maintenance parking lot on Friday like I told him to. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“I know this is . . . this is really weird, but I just need to go somewhere, somewhere they won’t be waiting for me. I can’t go to my mother’s, my friends’. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Rashid’s waiting at the Park,” she said, looking at her phone. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Most folks immediately take to the general store, a line of dark faces lining up out front waiting to spend their money. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

People came and went from the waiting room. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

The Navy gave him his love of sailing and his aversion to waiting in lines. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“That’s no way to speak to your mother. Okay, Sweet Pea, hurry up and eat your breakfast. You don’t want to be late for school and keep Monday waiting.” Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Two big rolling bins full of discarded clothes were pushed against one wall, waiting to be burnt. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

"Well, lookie here, my friends. Our waiting paid off. I told you they'd be back, but all you did was scoff." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

There was a world of trouble waiting for a man who sold his neighbor some sickly hobble, but what was the harm of swindling one of the filthy, thieving Ruh? The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

They were trapped and tapped out of ideas and cash and just waiting to collapse, and I was glad I wouldn't be around to watch it all happen. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

All night, just beyond the fringe of her thoughts, through the terror of the hunt and the long cold hours of waiting, she had cherished one small warming memory. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

The two who had me shoved me in with the group waiting to be questioned. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I sat there in the darkness of my hideout, wincing and waiting for the detonation. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The process was endless because between each call there was a line of cars waiting to be filled with gas and oil, and all this had to be done with a stately slowness. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Peregrine seemed to be waiting for the pigeon to tire out and give up, but then she got impatient and began swinging the pigeon around in the air by its leg. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

All the Daugherty kids were waiting for me when I got to their house, sitting on the front stoop. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Armpit might have guessed they were street people, except for the fact that they were waiting in line to buy sixty-dollar tickets. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

While she sat waiting for something else to run, Frightful flew back to the courthouse. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Some patients in the waiting room shake their heads. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

It makes me feel good to think they’re both waiting for you, though. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

In the living room, at the base of the stairs, the little shepherdess lamp was waiting, a pink-cheeked smirk plastered on her face. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Without waiting for an answer, he slammed the door shut. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I count ten minutes off in my head, long enough so that new patients have arrived in the waiting room and the soldiers are less interested in me. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

She shifted in front of me, holding what I could now see was an Old Navy sweatshirt in her tight hands, waiting for me to clue in, but nothing registered. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

But when they emerged back into the light long hours later, the eagle was waiting for them, perched on a dead tree a hundred feet up the slope. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

But she was always hovering, like a ghost waiting for someone to join her on the other side. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

When he reached the cave, the woman was waiting for him. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I stand on the side of the street, staring across, waiting for Khalid to come—but he doesn’t come to me, not tonight. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Miss Sadie was sitting on the front porch, rocking, waiting for me. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I’m only following the instructions of the proclamation,” he said to the grumbles about waiting afternoon chores. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

That squirrel was probably in the garden now, still holding that acorn, still waiting. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

For the past two years, she’d slept on the couch listening, waiting, protecting. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

She strode to the door and stared at me, waiting to see what I was going to say. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

The hornets zinged about waiting for snouts to break the surface. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

They were all waiting for him to cross over. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

He had been bom slightly crooked—a clumsy delivery by the midwife—like Richard III. Arthur was waiting for them, with Guenever and Lancelot on either hand. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I walked up to the house and stood on the front porch holding Mamá’s roses, waiting for them to start walking up the driveway. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I said I would call her and went on back downstairs to where Ice was waiting. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I unlocked the door and we sat waiting, whispering, vowing secrecy, wondering what the reaction of the doctors would be. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And guess what? Your throne will be right here waiting for you when you come home.” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

It was perfectly possible that the patrols would catch him on the way out; for that matter they might be waiting outside the door at this moment. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Two more silent M.P.s were waiting at the landing strip. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

When their nauka returned to the dock on their island, Neel was relieved to see that nobody was waiting for them. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

She don’t say nothing, just keeps her hands up, like she’s waiting. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

No one was nearby, but she knew the others must be waiting. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“It’s stupid, but even though I wanted to end it all, I was waiting for something to happen.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

She heard a step behind her and turned to see that Sidhean was standing in the dark between the trees, where he had been waiting for her. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The orange-stained sky was waiting as I broke into the night, coughing up water and poisoned air. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The chessboard was always waiting for him, his comer table was always reserved; even when the place was full he had it to himself, since nobody cared to be seen sitting too close to him. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

But all-too-real Missy would be waiting for them at school on Monday morning. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

With her waiting she had lost the strength of her thighs, the firmness of her breasts, her habit of tenderness, but she kept the madness of her heart intact. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

During those days of waiting, he did not make his bed, or sweep, or shake out the little rag-braid rug, and almost forgot to slash with his fish knife the passing day on his calendar. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Andrew was standing there waiting for me, alone, his clothes smeared with blood. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

It was as if these people were playing a game, and waiting to see when the travelers would challenge them or give in and laugh. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“He looked so happy in the picture. I thought for sure they’d be waiting for him.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I don’t want to be annoying, but I feel like I have to talk to her, and I’m tired of waiting. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

She was waiting for him to make a decision, as he always did. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

She's looking around, waiting for an adult to appear and claim me. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Out front was a line of loaders and tractors waiting to be repaired. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

They look as if they have been waiting for a long time. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Without waiting for an answer, Gendry donned his steel helm and walked off. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Anyway, I know you're off to Savannah tomorrow, but I hope to God your dad has internet, because I don't think my heart can handle waiting a full week for an email from you. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

On Tuesday night, there’s finally a new email waiting for us. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

As if he was waiting for cops to come breaking through the windows. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

At a nearby waiting area, I noticed a television running a news clip of a beach full of people holding up cameras and phones. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Donna, all I meant was—” He was spared by a knock on the door—the TV-dish repairman, waiting to be paid. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

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

He stood beneath the crossbar, waiting for the shot. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

He thinks of the old broken miners he’d see in Zollverein, sitting in chairs or on crates, not moving for hours, waiting to die. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He or she must have heard The warden was being kind, waiting for her to give herself up. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

She wouldn’t answer any calls except the one she was waiting for. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Inside, Ellsberg sat in his office, waiting for his co-workers to leave. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

She yells from behind me, “Dad, I’m going with Joy for a minute. Be right back!” and then runs into the open elevator, where I’m waiting. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

The undertaker and his two helpers carried Mrs. Milgrom down to the courtyard, where a cart was waiting. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

We are immediately marched into the Justice Building to find Head Peacekeeper Thread waiting for us. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“This is the best way,” he says, ushering them both outside to the waiting room. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

When Stanley returned to the hole, Zigzag was waiting for him. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

For blocks and blocks Roy sat as rigid as a fence post, waiting to be knocked down once more. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

On my last Sunday in Greenwood, I slept late, waiting for my grandfather to get up and eat breakfast and find something to do before I came downstairs. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

If his productions are merely almost transcendent, when the possibility of true transcendence exists somewhere nearby, waiting to be attained, then there is something else that must be done. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The crowd is gone, except for ten of us kids waiting to see what the adults will do with the body. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I probably sat on the front steps of that building for an hour waiting on Rose. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

After Mr. Yukht wraps up the day’s lesson, we stand in line, waiting to high-five him on our way out. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

After practice was done, everybody met up with the people waiting for them, family and friends or whatever. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Dad was waiting with pizza when we got home. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

A pair of damp dwarfs, numb with fear, waiting for the world to end. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He nodded at Tayo but didn’t say anything; Tayo didn’t understand what he was waiting for until he saw old Grandma wearing her coat and wool scarf, waiting while Auntie put on her coat. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

At the abbey of white friars the fair damsel was waiting in a state of excitement. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was just sitting there, keeping you company, waiting. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Night had fallen, and most of its windows were dark, but the platform to which our truck drove us was lighted, and there were people waiting for us. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

He's waiting for me to answer, and I say, "No, sir, not fair." Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

I said that sounded like a lot of waiting around, and he said he didn’t mind. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

A line of policemen and Young Pioneers now circled the dance floor, waiting to pounce. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Grayson, as they had predicted, was in the doorway waiting for them as they arrived. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

You see, there are so many other boys and girls waiting to use it, too. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

A small gift from the universe waiting to be discovered. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

The snows had buried most of them again, but they were still there, hidden, frozen, waiting. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Come on. An ugly waiting around in the flowers with a hoverboard and a survival kit?” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I therefore continued to stand there awkwardly, waiting for my employer to give me permission to undertake the motoring trip. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Will didn’t say anything, but he turned his head to see if his friends were still waiting for him. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Across the ring, Grave began pacing, waiting for the king to return his attention to the duel and give the order to begin. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Had the Exposition Company stood by its original June 1892 concession rather than waiting until nearly six months later, the wheel would have been ready for the fair’s May 1 opening. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

He said he had a row of girls waiting for him, that all he had to do was snap his fingers. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

At the palace gates, the guards were tending to a line of wagons waiting to enter the grounds, and they did not notice when she slipped between the wagons and into the outer courtyard. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he became conscious of something which had been waiting to be noticed—that there was a noise in his head which was articulate. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The guests, who had left their tables and chairs to follow Inés and her daughter out to the car, crowded behind the fence, quietly waiting for the night’s drama to come to a head. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

But Baba is waiting for us at home, and I start school in a week. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Carlyle hurries out and returns in seconds with a branding iron, red-hot and smoking, as if it had been waiting just outside. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

A warrior princess, he decided, not some willowy creature who sits up in a tower, brushing her hair and waiting for some knight to rescue her. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Uriah and Tobias are still in the lunch line, waiting behind two dozen Candor who are too busy bickering to get their food. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I grabbed Fern’s wet hand and Vonetta’s, and we made our way around the angry washroom lady and through the line of waiting tsk-tskers and pointers. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

She looked to the waiting worker and back to me. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

He had obviously been waiting to say that to some officer for a long time. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what to do, so I just sit there waiting, hoping Mrs. Quinn will return with a smile on her face and say, “Just kidding!” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The answer was there instantly, as if he’d known it all along and his brain was just waiting for him to come looking. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

We had been hurt pretty badly by Tepper and I was waiting for him to battle back. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

And at a terrible time, too, with J.T.’s father in the hospital waiting for a new kidney—and them needing J.T. on the farm. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

When the driver pulls up to the glass building above the Dauntless compound, Eric is waiting for me by the door. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“I’m waiting for Grandfather to finish his business in the necessary. He said I could go with him to the newspaper office.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he casually walked out and joined the others in the line, waiting for a turn to kick one at me. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Long story. I’ll tell you sometime, but I’m still waiting to see how it shakes out.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Or they took up positions in the glitzy new downtown hotels and restaurants, waiting on tables and cleaning floors. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I didn’t need to speak dog to know Cerberus was still waiting for the ball. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

The other tenants of Sunset Towers lined up at the reservations desk, waiting for Grace Windsor Wexler to lead the way. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Apparently he’s been planning this for some time—been waiting for the right moment to launch it.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have been lolling around in the stone tower of Casa Rosa, waiting to find out. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Come on. We need to go. Dad will be waiting for us.” I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

Others got into Fresno State but were waiting to hear from Berkeley. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

He stood motionless, waiting for me to climb down. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Now they’re clustered outside in a haphazard line, waiting for the security to let them in. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Because, for all I know, he’s waiting for me. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, it was a girl just waiting for a bus, but in her eyes Mary Lou recognized the feral quality. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

She was always watching and measuring and waiting for me to make a mistake. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

He was still waiting to hear what was going to happen to him now. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Cotter contacted Hall to tell him that Jan Arnold was on the satellite phone from Christchurch and was waiting to be patched through. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Before he laughs, he pauses slightly, as if waiting for permission. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

After Yevdokia landed, Marina stayed up late, waiting for the other aircrews to come home. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Those fleeing from the region stand in line waiting for ship assignment. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

"The Sea King's daughter sent a servant for it. She and all her ladies in waiting are copying it for their own pieces." When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Now I was a tiger that neither pounced nor lay waiting between the trees. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Plankton!” exclaimed Carlos, as though he’d been waiting eagerly for that question. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

"That's because people don't stand at bus stops waiting forever," the girl says. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Ferula was waiting for them in their new house, which still smelled of paint and fresh cement and was filled with flowers and platters heaped with fruit, just as Esteban had ordered. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I come downstairs and there’s a whole big breakfast waiting. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Then, when none of them would hire her, she’d tried cosmetics counters, other retail jobs, nanny jobs, waiting tables, any opening listed. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

She quickly repented, remembering too late that Diana had no family waiting to see her. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Then he asked his friend to go into the tent where Fatima was sleeping, and to awaken her and tell her that he was waiting outside. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here is a boy who was waiting to be punished. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Young women in modest one-piece bathing suits with frilled skirts splashed in the water or stretched out on warm sand, waiting. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“We been waiting for you. My friend Miss Reilly here’s been wondering where you was. Come on in out the cold.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Neeley, as he put it, was waiting to turn thirteen any moment. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lets me cry, waiting until the last drop is out of me. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Because Hassan stood with his arms wide open, smiling, waiting for the kite. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He sat mutely in a ponderous, stultifying melancholy, waiting expectantly for Corporal Whitcomb to walk back in. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Baba has stayed up, waiting for the call. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

She relaxed a bit, waiting, wondering what would happen next. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He winced when the clerk banged the bell on the desk for Matt, even though Matt was standing right there, waiting to carry the guests’ bags. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

A little bell rings as we open the door, and the waiting room is very warm and inviting. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“While we were waiting on help to show up,” I say, my words wobbling. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

He stood waiting, his face sallow, his hands fairly low, proudly and firmly waiting for the assault, ready to do battle for his lady love. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Now she was waiting to see which one exploded first. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

A year after graduating, he realized they had not disappeared— they’d simply returned to Baltimore, waiting for him to come back. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

When he and Hermione arrived at Snape’s dungeon after lunch, they found the Slytherins waiting outside, each and every one of them wearing a large badge on the front of his or her robes. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He enclosed notes to Sirius, telling him that nothing out of the ordinary had happened, and that they were still waiting for an answer from Percy. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Just then, the double doors to the waiting room flew open. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

On Monday at lunch, I stood at the entrance of the cafeteria waiting for Jenna. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Without waiting for a response, he staggered across the deck, drawing the Lady of Mercy. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

This is the chance he has been waiting for. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wicker chairs surrounded the sides, and each had a freshly folded towel waiting. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

I hit pause on the camera; I could hear people outside, probably waiting to come in and do their interview. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

After all the waiting, Reverend Cooper couldn’t go. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had unwound the string she had given me, and found my way out of the labyrinth to where she was waiting. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“We are, all of us, medical emergencies! You must come in now. I have been waiting for so long.” Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

The women waiting for the ships watched the end. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anyway, a bit later the dejected poet received a message that there were two men waiting for him outside the party. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

It read, I’m still ready, willing and waiting. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“It’s better than sitting here, waiting for death.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He also has a few surprise purchases waiting for us. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I was out there with them, in the shade in my shorts and barefooted, waiting for what little coolness might come at us through the pear trees. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one in the theater, except a few employees, knew he had a horse waiting out back. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could see two figures simply standing there, in the dark, waiting. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they entered the waiting room, Hugo noticed someone standing very still, looking up at the main clock, taking notes on a clipboard. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

It seems to her that she has spent her entire life waiting for others, for something or other to happen. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looks at me intently, waiting for my answer. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

“Return next Saturday, three o'clock, I tell you more reasons why your poems fail. Or do not return. An hundred other works are waiting.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

No, dragonflies, as large as seagulls, which had been waiting in the darkness. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Most of the students had been waiting apprehensively to hear who would be asked to read. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

It was a city waiting to be reborn. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Scythe Curie was waiting for her in the hall. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Ophie swore she could hear her daddy’s voice, even though he was still back at the house, waiting on whatever had put such a fright in him. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

She fell fast and she fell hard, but what did that matter, since she would have gladly dropped a thousand feet onto a bed of nails if Westley had been waiting at the bottom. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

She wanted to read more but it was getting dark, and Robbie and the domino warriors were waiting for her at the mural. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

He lifted the paperwork and carried it over to the coffee table without waiting for my answer. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

A few docks down, Marmalade was waiting for them, perched on the rail of a houseboat and kicking her legs over the water. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Over there in her own country she had her mother and father willing and waiting to help her, as well as her two unmarried sisters. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

“May I be excused now? The children are waiting in the nursery, and it seems we have much to accomplish before the holidays.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Even if Joe was not there waiting for her, the change was bound to do her good. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Principal Marshall sat on the edge of his desk, waiting for me to look him in the eye. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Some of them stood outside liquor stores waiting on a few dollars for a bottle. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

But I wasn't alone, and worse, I feared he was waiting for us on the path below. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“That will be attended to. The harvest is more important. Comrade Snowball will lead the way. I shall follow in a few minutes. Forward, comrades! The hay is waiting.” Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

On May 17, 2010, I was sitting in my office waiting anxiously when the U.S. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I peeked at my dad, who was waiting with the napkin clutched in his hand. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

"Got somebody waiting for you?" he asks, his lips parted in a toothy grin. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“That’s kinda how I feel before a basketball game. I feel it, you know? It’s in me, waiting to burst out.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

I’m waiting for it to hit her, that her social life is doomed. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I kept watching the lobby, waiting for him to show. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Through a misunderstanding, some children reported for duty at Genoa, where no slave ships were waiting. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Despite Annie waiting for him, despite his first loss in four years. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Lovey got up, and the both of us stood on the side of the steps, waiting for the casket to be marched out. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

There was no safety announcement, no pre-flight drink, and no waiting for clearance. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Imagine that we had met any one of these four fresh out of law school, sitting in the elegant waiting room at Mudge Rose next to a blue-eyed Nordic type from the “right” background. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

He looked around at the dark trees, the boulders, the men hunched before him in blue mounds, waiting. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

But even assuming he left it there, in a place where we could find it, that meant waiting six or seven hours. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

It's a quarter past one and Hilly and Elizabeth and I are sitting at Elizabeth’s dining room table waiting on Lou Anne to show up. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Inside the third surprise was waiting for me. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

And here is Mr. Rochester, waiting for her, in all his Byronic heroism. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I don't care that the cab driver is waiting. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Whenever he walked into my presence I became silent, waiting for him to speak, wondering if he were going to upbraid me for something. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I nodded, but only because she seemed to be waiting for me to say something. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

I ask, completely nonchalant, as if I wasn’t hiding in the girls’ room two periods ago, waiting for him to pass by. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

I turn away, ready to race up the street to where Rani is waiting for me, but I see her racing toward us. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

And then I lay awake, trying to sleep, waiting for Tom to call. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they drew near, William rose heavily to his feet and stood waiting. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Then he packed his outfit back into the suitcase, hurried over to his waiting car, and sped away. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Four hours later I was still waiting, and I began to think that something went wrong. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Fear comes with the dark when you’re lying still, waiting for the knock on the door. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

My insides gurgle a little as we head to where the rickshaws are waiting, but I think it’s nerves. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

I don’t know how much security Hideo usually has at his residences—but tonight, at least five cars are sitting here, and two bodyguards are at the front gate, waiting to greet me. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Instead, Mom’s Hyperion redwood has been watching over the Collective just like Izta and Popoca watched over their people, waiting for peace to arrive. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

A questioning look follows, waiting for his own name. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I hope my feet don’t get frostbite in the snow while I’m waiting. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

“Gladly,” Eleanor said and turned to the taxi driver, who had been waiting, interested. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

He finished eating and left the cafeteria without waiting for the bell or asking permission. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

After an hour or so of waiting, she opened her unbandaged eye. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The planting never got done because he had been waiting for the right time of the moon when his sickness overtook him. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Deborah would always be waiting for me outside our gate with the Vaseline. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“Hello, out there!” she called and her voice seemed amplified a hundred times in the dark waiting emptiness. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I get outside, Mom and Travis are waiting for me in the car. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Half a dozen men in long cloaks stood silent and watchful, gazing as ever at houses eleven and thirteen, but the thing for which they were waiting still appeared elusive. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

They’re waiting to beg for any food left over from the priests’ dinner. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Then Johnny would bustle in with his newspapers and often find the subscribers already sitting about the taproom waiting for him. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are a few necklaces under her white T-shirt and gold vest, and they clang a little as she looks into the waiting room. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

A child was waiting for her, just outside the Protectorate. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

But what if there is a hell and my father’s waiting for me? A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Asher exclaims as we finally reach our waiting limousine and all climb in. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

We sit in the kitchen, avoiding the dust mop of the woman, waiting for Cordelia to come down to play. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Back with the rest of the Defenders, I ate the sunflower seeds, one by one, waiting for my race. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“You waiting for another cream puff?” she said to me. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

I ran home and through the house and down to the tracks, then I sat down there, waiting for the train to come, to rattle through me and take away the other noises. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

We stood with our arms folded, waiting for him to finish. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The prisoners around me seemed to hold their breath, waiting for me to die. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

“The judge is waiting,” a bailiff said, and opened the door for us all to enter. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“I guess it’s time to go,” I said, waiting for a voice to tell me otherwise, or invisible arms to tug me back. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Then, catch this, my buddy Fang climbs out of the “soundproof” van where he’d been waiting like some cloistered game show contestant. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I’m in the lobby of our building, waiting for the elevator, when a teenage girl walks in with a boy who’s maybe four years old. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“If it’s there or not, you know what to do.”Without waiting for a response, he marched into the hallway. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Alvin points at my armband while I’m waiting to use the table saw. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

The waiting room was warm and airless, and I felt as though I couldn’t get enough oxygen into my lungs. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bridge was early to school, where kids were lined up against the fence in a chilly wind, waiting for the main doors to open. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

I’m not really sure what he’s waiting for. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I look up and realize that she’s waiting for me to make eye contact. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“This is the celestial event we’ve been waiting for! Someone must have seen the exact origin point. Quickly! Set down everything you can remember.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I had finally finished the petition and faxed it to the Court late on the night of August 16 and had spent the next morning in my Montgomery office, waiting anxiously for the Court's decision. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Bogert was waiting for her and looked expectant as she dropped the recording spool with a clang upon the plastic of the desk. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

"No. I mean, yes. My aunt, but she's not really waiting. She doesn't know I'm coming." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

It would be easy to let the sadness win, knowing they stayed here all those years later, hoping and waiting and wishing to see her again. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you think they might be waiting for us?” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pa had the buckboard and Shirl, the biggest plow horse, waiting on the road. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Each segment was supposed to be no longer than five minutes, and Dimple and Rishi didn’t come on till the middle, so they probably had close to two hours of waiting left. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She closed her eyes, waiting for the room to stop revolving. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

With Fadi’s help she’d kept the camera focused on a particular spot, at the center of the hardwood floor, waiting for the whirling dancers to enter the frame. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Now growers who knew all about plantations, mills, and refining found sugar waiting for them on islands as beautiful as Hispaniola had been when Columbus arrived. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

But Stanton was tired of waiting, and she launched into a racist rant. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Ah,” said the headman, “we have been waiting for you.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered if he was asleep downstairs or whether he was waiting to come in and kill me. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

When she couldn’t bear waiting any longer, she headed toward Kelly’s house. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

No more waiting for blacks to sign up with the union. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“We’ll be home in no time; she’s waiting for you,” he assured me, and he tickled my cheek until I smiled. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

He was standing there, waiting for Gogol to catch up, putting out a hand as Gogol drew near. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“And if they’re waiting for us in the town?” said Horace. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

She could hear the SS soldiers marching outside, waiting for their next victim. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Danielle is standing alone at the edge of the hopscotch board, waiting for me. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

He went to them one by one, whispering in their ears, waiting for their responses, praying over them. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

If they spotted someone approaching, they yanked a pull-chain that rang a bell in Miss Peregrine’s room, which meant that whenever I arrived she’d be waiting inside the door to interrogate me. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Still, I never got over the shabby waiting room and the long wait I had to endure before seeing him. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The captain said that good old storm was just the thing we needed to cool off the sticky August air waiting to greet us on the ground. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

We found him jumping at the gobbler that had run up a stooping liveoak and was perched there, panting, just waiting for me. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were people standing a ways off to the side, also waiting. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

It felt like the whole school was holding its breath, waiting to see what Conor would do. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Cristiana slipped out, closing the door, and I stood by, waiting. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“Why, today! Madame is here now, waiting in the drawing room. And the tailor is here, too, to measure the boys, although boys’ clothes are so much less interesting than girls’. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

I stumbled into one of the chrome chairs and bent forward gasping for breath, waiting for the blood to come back to my head. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“The porter will be waiting for you,” the Arbitrator said. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

While we were waiting, Ben got the offer he couldn’t refuse. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He points to Sami’s mom, who has been waiting. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

There's no lock, but Gram has this thing about waiting until I say come in, she makes a big deal about not intruding. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was like everyone was holding their breaths, waiting for the first point. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

"Your mother has breakfast waiting for you, back at the farm," said Dunstan. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve just been waiting for the right team. This is our year. I just know it.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

On January 20, 1926, Burkhart—whom the government had not yet charged, waiting to see the extent of his cooperation—told White that he was sure he was going to be “bumped off.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

For three days we sat idle at the inn, waiting for the Lord Chamberlain's men to perform The Tragedy of Hamlet. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

I have been waiting for hours to ask that question. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

That is a great favour and people line up early in the morning and stand waiting. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because there was only his fox, waiting on the spine of the hill, and the distance between them. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I sleep, and I dream, and I know I’m dreaming, standing on the side of the road and waiting, waiting. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

He strode off without waiting for an answer. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was afraid that Joey would be waiting outside when I headed back to O-Hall. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Ellsberg and other staff members were gathered with John McNaughton in his office, reading the latest cables and waiting for the president’s announcement. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

She wondered if she would ever wake up, and if Sean would be waiting for her when she did. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

They were waiting to be called out by an Executive—called away for their “secret privileges.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

In other words, if Anthony won at the Supreme Court, women across the United States would win the right to vote without waiting for Congress or the states to give them that right. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“A couple people in the waiting area have minor cuts from broken glass. Your mom was in a back exam room, so she’s unharmed.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“Yes! And I’m waiting for my tea!” came Mrs. Caruthers’s angry cry. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Ms. Rochambeau has stopped talking and is looking like she’s waiting for me to say something. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

I looked at the drawings of the shark teeth, the rows and rows, just waiting in line to pop forward. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Marco stops as well but says nothing, waiting for her to speak. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

And at night, with a rice bowl and a set of chop-sticks waiting for her at the table, they looked up at every sound of footsteps. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

There were lots of young people waiting in line to get into the pub. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

He was probably waiting for me to say something but I was still taking it all in. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

I could see that she was watching me and waiting for me to leave because I could see her standing in her hall on the other side of the frosted glass in her front door. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Without waiting to ask, I crawl in the Jeep beside Shiloh, and Dad don’t say no. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every now and then Ted pops in to watch with me, pausing the video to underscore a particularly dramatic moment: “See how she’s working around the vase? That’s an accident waiting to happen. ” Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

They all had a listless and dreary air of waiting somebody’s pleasure, and the most talkative of the ladies had to speak quite rigidly to repress a yawn. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

When her mother said it, it reeked of drudgery: waiting tables, washing dishes, cleaning floors. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Each of the marquees had been turned into a well- appointed waiting room furnished with rugs and chairs and pillows for those who had come to dine and to dance that night. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hrothgar is asleep now, resting up for tomorrow’s ordeal of waiting. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Several times he climbed a tree and crouched on a branch, watching and waiting. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let’s go, the others are waiting for us.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

He told his friends about the plane waiting at the airfield, and his grandmother’s note for the pilot. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“I thought you were sitting around your house all lonely and waiting to die.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Now he had lost them, he possessed none of them any more, neither fasting, nor waiting, nor thinking. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

And even if anyone had been waiting for my opinion, I wouldn’t have known how to form one. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were waiting for Brick, but I was about ready to bail on meeting up with the guys and find a quiet place, just the two of us. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The sweep officers were generally keeplock or escort officers who otherwise would be idling near the front gate, waiting for their earliest chance to head down the hill. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked at me again, waiting for a reaction. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

A cheerful Start! message and an estimated arrival time hover in the center of my vision, waiting for me to follow the map. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

As Pinmei looked up at it, she thought she saw the silhouette of a rabbit sitting at the top of the mountain, waiting. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Her grades are all the way down to Bs because of the time she has to spend waiting on her Senior Marthas. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

And this man, this thing, pulling me to a waiting horse with the barest explanation. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Even when everyone had taken their seats, she remained by the window, and the rest of the class kept talking, waiting for her to go to her desk. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Their souls are swollen with excitement, just waiting to erupt. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

The truth was right there waiting for me, but it still felt so impossibly far away. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

I jumped up from my seat and ran out of the classroom without waiting for the teacher to dismiss us. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

After Mass, we stood outside the church entrance, waiting while Papa greeted the people crowded around him. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

So, I was listening to him talk and waiting for an opportunity to tell him—but he just kept talking and talking, and it was strange and tangential and boring. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Maddy comes in and stands next to the table, waiting for me to look up from my soup. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I find bathwater waiting for me, but it has gone tepid. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Thus rearranged, he contemplated the long while that he had been waiting for his mother. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cory was sitting on the porch steps with a shovel in his hand, waiting for us. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Based on what she had heard from Lena, there would be naiads eagerly waiting for her to get near the water. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Frodo was waiting on the step, smiling, but looking rather tired and worried. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

While he was waiting for the anesthetic to numb his finger, he did more digging and found a sterile package with a curved needle and thread, a needle holder, and forceps. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Nancy, Margaret, Isobel, and I found each other and sat down on the floor, waiting for the captain to speak, which he was obviously going to do as soon as the room had quieted down. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m waiting for the moment when she slides the dress up and my hips fight to get through the fining. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I fell asleep in a chair, waiting for the Gestapo to bang on the door. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The ck’o’yo Kaup’a’ta somewhere is stacking his gambling sticks and waiting for a visitor; Rocky and I are walking across the ridge in the moonlight; Josiah and Robert are waiting for us. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Am I waiting until I become a little older? Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

In my eagerness to please, I accidentally complimented chipped baseboards and sacks of laundry waiting to be taken to the cleaners. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“We just have a few questions for you while we’re waiting.” The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

He’d just been waiting for her to catch up to him. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

By the time we reach one of Drake’s outer streets and I climb into the backseat of our waiting military jeep, Metias can barely contain his anger. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

The two of us looked at him, waiting for him to explain. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She had no idea of the size of the town but felt that every citizen was in the park now, waiting. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

And waiting and waiting and waiting until one day, they walk into the classroom, almost call me Odel—then stop remember that I am the other Woodson and begin searching for brilliance at another desk. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

She was standing close to me, waiting for me to kiss her. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“What are you waiting for, Prop?” he called out impatiently. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

But I’d been waiting my entire life for a chance to go to the Olympics, and just like that, the experience was already behind me. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

There’s a candle glowing brightly next to the picture and a stick of sandalwood incense in the burner waiting to be lit. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Later that night the boys were treated to the annual Loyal Shoudy banquet, where they found the traditional purple necktie and a five-dollar bill waiting at each place setting. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

But it tired everybody out waiting to see what else Violet would do besides try to kill a dead girl and keep her husband in tidy handkerchiefs. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still as stones they stood, staring, waiting for they did not know what. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I wrote of an Indian maiden, beautiful and reserved, who sat alone upon the bank of a still stream, surrounded by eternal twilight and ancient trees, waiting . Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the unmoving air of the room and the smell of medicine and skin salves I could feel the weight of the time she had spent in this bed waiting and hoping to die. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. I’m still waiting to hear.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

She knew what was waiting for her in the mailbox, she just knew it, the same way she had known from the beginning that Peach was not hers to keep. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

There’s an email from her waiting in my inbox. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Then I join the crowd waiting to fill their plastic bottles and buckets with water to drink and wash with for the day. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

A kiss that has been stored up for days, a kiss that has been stalking me impatiently, waiting to be released. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Blinks, like he was falling asleep, waiting for me here—then blinks in surprise, like he didn’t think I was actually coming. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“Yes, Aunty,” Ibekie said quickly, as if he had been waiting for the opportunity to speak. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He’d been waiting for a year for his case to be heard; he wanted to kill himself. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I wonder if Erudite and Dauntless will still be at a standstill then, waiting for one group to obliterate the other. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He looks at me, not like he’s waiting for an explanation, but like I am the only thing in the room worth looking at. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Without waiting for her to respond, he looked over at the skull and blinked. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I see you on the front step, waiting and longing for my letters. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I arrived early to prepare for singing Alleluia with the other girls, and there he was waiting for me by the choir stairs. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She traced the letters with her eyes as longingly as if they were a path with Mo waiting for her at the end of it. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Our days in Dubai were spent in the waiting rooms of the United Nations embassy, hoping they would see us, look through our mountains of paperwork, and help us find somewhere to go. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

We were sitting in chemistry lab, waiting to see what happened when we mixed silver nitrate and salt. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

His boy was waiting to play the game. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I sank, seeing only blue sky, waiting to feel either the stab of sharp iron or the jolt of solid earth. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The black-and-white mass of players behind the rabbi stood very still, waiting. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

She could only hope he was still waiting on the limb outside. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to give you my home phone number. As soon as the operation’s over—whatever happens—call and let me know. I’ll be waiting.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

There was also a slow woo-woo-woo sound from a barn owl hid out waiting for a mouse to make a mistake. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“It’s a problem if another 200 are waiting to be adopted.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Elsie and I follow the others down a side hall that leads outside where a bus is waiting. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Now I was in seventh grade and still I was waiting. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I guess there was a part of me that was sort of waiting for him, but still, when he hit I had to grab the edge of the sink to steady myself. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Mr. Paul had a couple of customers when I got to his stand in the courthouse lobby, so I hung back, waiting until they were gone. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

I carried the book over to the clerk waiting at the cash register. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, when we were waiting to make a move, to go into some area where we hadn’t been before, it was as if the time would never come soon enough. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

More than the slow speed, or the sitting still in the air waiting to fall, I hated the noise. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Hall reminded them that they better hurry so they wouldn’t keep the other trick-or-treaters waiting and then she went out and left them alone. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Doha had stayed up very late watching the line of people waiting to talk to his father. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Besides, this was a truth waiting to be unveiled. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The white man upon whom he had tried to blame his crime stood before him and he sat waiting to hear angry words. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I had merely been waiting to see how long I would look before giving up. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Surrounded by a large crowd of refugees, we line up on the pier in single file waiting to be registered. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was clean inside and outside and waiting for the doctor. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

But then I heard him saying what I’d been waiting to hear for a long, long time. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the corner I joined several people waiting for the lights to change. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

It sounded like he was waiting for a full string orchestra to come in, something out of The Sound of Music. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“The time seemed long to us who stood waiting outside,” remembered Knut Haukelid. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well,” said the still waiting Harriet;—“well—and—and what shall I do?” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

‘Too late. I’m not opening it now. It’ll have to go in your coat pocket, whatever it is. Hurry on down to the buttery; don’t keep them waiting...” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

After dinner, I pouted alone in my room, waiting for the right time to leave. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

In his waiting room I encountered the same tattered Highlights magazine every visit. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

And then a different feeling jolted through me — would Edward be waiting to sit with me again? Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Minya’s army was waiting just inside the open door in Sarai’s room, ready to ambush the humans the moment they landed. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

‘I got tired of waiting for you to carry out my orders! I’m coming aboard. Everyone on both sides, drop your weapons!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I never knew when it would happen, so I became nervous all the time, waiting. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

And yet I keep thinking about him, and thinking about his eyes unblinking in Frenchy's, waiting for someone who didn't exist. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

Was this what strengthened these New Englanders to endure the winter, the knowledge that summer’s return would be all the richer for the waiting? The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Passengers disembarked and watched the Tribune window, waiting for the next announcement. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

And as they approached us, I ran toward them across the thirty days of waiting and wondering if I would ever see them again, across the thirty days of feeling alone without them. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

They were all waiting around for him—captain’s orders. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

While Mom waited in the Stevens Clinic waiting room, the Captain was allowed to watch the operation. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

If the blond soldier had told Koch that I was on the Gustloff, would someone be waiting for me in Kiel? Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Min was waiting for him in the yard—with the cart and the ax. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Trustingly, he seemed to be waiting for her to tell him, as if she would know. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

"Hanneke, stop playing dumb. I'm not the one whose mother is waiting for her at home, worried about curfew. I can have this conversation until dawn or we’re arrested. Whichever you prefer." Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Those people standing around the car, trying to calm the driver, waiting for an ambulance to arrive, could they have done anything at all? Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

There was Lassie, sitting at the gate, waiting for her boy, Joe. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

My sweetheart, released after three years without formal charges, was waiting here to raise the dead. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Exhaling, I close my eyes, waiting to be arrested. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

But outside the door to our Spanish class, leaning against the wall — looking more like a Greek god than anyone had a right to — Edward was waiting for me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

She sat, waiting, until we were all seated. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe he’ll come around and maybe he won’t, but in the meantime there’s lobster out there just waiting to crawl into my traps. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

It’s such a big deal at my house, it never occurred to me that not everybody was on the edge of their seats waiting to see what that jury was going to do. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Ralph wondered how he could endure a whole day of waiting for night to come so he could race down that long hall. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

There was someone waiting ahead on the track and waved us to a stop. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I only knew that one day, which was tiresomely like all the others before it, I sat in the Railway office, ostensibly waiting to be interviewed. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tiny seeds waiting to be rinsed and exposed like nuggets of pearls. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

"Mom and Dad are upstairs waiting, but I can tell them you're too upset to stay for dinner." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Besides, the other package was sitting next to her on the couch, waiting impatiently with its red bow. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just in case I, Hannah Baker—Miss Reputation—was waiting for you. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“Your dad must be waiting on you. You need to head home soon?” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

In iron-on letters the shirt reads Go to Sadie Hawkins with me...She spins a baton between her fingers, waiting for the crowd to settle. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Delphine had a grown sound like it was waiting for me to slide into it, like a grown woman slides into a mink coat and clips on ruby earrings. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man I’m waiting for is called Trouble? Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Outside, the garage chimed and lifted its door to reveal the waiting car. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

After waiting for a while to see if I’d elaborate, the barman poured himself a drink. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

His fists were out front, waiting for information and battle plan. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, finally, Anastasia headed into the jungle and stared back, waiting for him to follow. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, he said, “Go on, Jesper. There’s a line of credit waiting for you at the Crow Club. Play till morning or your luck runs out, whichever comes first.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

All along the dock, there were vast pens of barrels covered with seaweed and hundreds of bales of cotton waiting for the mills. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

About three couples, besides me, were waiting for tables, and they were all shoving and standing on tiptoes to get a look at old Ernie while he played. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

The heat of the incinerator wrapped around Inej like a living thing, a desert dragon in his den, hiding from the ice, waiting for her. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Just as she had said, in the clearing past the rocks and back in the trees, One Horn was waiting. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

We walk past the Hub and through the open gate, watching, waiting, as others file onto idling buses that will take them to the train station and airports and home. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

And the Commander, for a change, is waiting; I can hear him pacing in the main room. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He seemed to be waiting for some silent pain to pass. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once, while waiting for a traffic light to change on his way home from work, C.P. spotted a long-haired white man, a quintessential hippie in C.P.’s eyes, in the car next to him. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Her honey is waiting with a red rose. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

She considered waiting in Henry’s truck, away from the dressed-up chickens that would peck and peck at her until they found something tasty. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

They would leave the field house and waiting outside for them would be a haze of boosters and parents and Pepettes and cheerleaders. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The others, waiting in the grass, saw Jack and Ralph unharmed and broke cover into the sunlight. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Mom wasn’t there yet, which was unusual, because Mom was almost always waiting for me. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

He walked to the window and stopped, waiting to hear someone challenge his right to do what he was doing. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Now came the moment she was waiting for. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Despite all this, I made my limping way the long miles across the river to Imre, hoping against hope that I might still find Denna waiting. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I especially enjoyed knowing Grandma Caye would be waiting every day when I got home from school. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Planeloads of pilgrims were taking off every few minutes, but the airport was jammed with more, and their friends and relatives waiting to see them off. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their voices were urgent and excited, each person barely waiting for the last to finish speaking. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

At first I thought he was under arrest, but when I saw Vera sitting next to him on the wooden bench, I knew he had been waiting for me. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

She yanked the door open without waiting for the others. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Mr. Loeffler was waiting for me with a glass jar full of yellow tulips. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He and James passed the same groups, waiting patiently, on the way to their job sites and on their way back. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I remember the sight of them standing there waiting. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

His countenance reminded one of a lamp quenched, waiting to be re-lit—and alas! it was not himself that could now kindle the lustre of animated expression: he was dependent on another for that office! Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

It’s hard to catch my breath and I waste more time waiting just to be able to stand up and move on into the afternoon. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

A half hour later, Grandma and I are hidden in the brush above the beach waiting, if necessary, to save Noah’s life. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“Come on, you know Capricorn doesn’t like to be kept waiting.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

"Are you waiting for someone, my dear?" asked a pleasant-featured young woman, as the afternoon dragged on. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

I sat in the reception hall of the villa, waiting for Catherine Barkley to come down. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

“I want to. But I hope he’s okay with waiting until I finish my PhD.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

The man behind the Refreshments Counter, who’d been asleep on a row of stools, waiting for the interval, woke up. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jonathan kept waiting for his father to say that he too could join. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

And then he sat in the parking lot, waiting for Toby to show. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I would have to keep him waiting yet a while, and he was not the sort who would relish it. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Father Mike proposed to her three times and in each case she refused, waiting for someone better to come along. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The people who had them never left, or when they did they would pass the job on to another family member who was already waiting on line. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

“Let’s not hold our breath waiting for that call,” I replied. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

All the soon-to-be-formed covens were assembling into circles around the square, waiting for the Gran to seal their fates. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

When they got to Oklahoma there were still more white people waiting for them, squatting on the land the Indians had been promised in the latest worthless treaty. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

We stood staring at one another, breathing heavily and waiting for the other to make a move. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

When she came back to the waiting room after visiting the chapel, she found Mrs. Schein a total wreck. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He came out on the bank, where Campion and Vervain were waiting with a number of the other rabbits. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were waiting for the bell to ring. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

I was waiting for a faraway nostalgia to take him over, the way it always did with all the others. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Passed out with his mouth open, like a little bird waiting for the next meal. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t, probably because I didn’t know this guy and probably because he was waiting for me to unload the horrors of the summer. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Within the cars the dark shadows of fathers waiting for the verdict on their sons smoked out to meet him as Ben began to walk home. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pushed through the door at the end of the hallway and came out into the clinic’s waiting room. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

“If m’lord would prefer a boy, I can have one waiting in his bed.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“You must be waiting for somebody,” Olanna said to him in Igbo. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“How d’you think I got this spot? Been waiting for a while.” Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Reynie was waiting, hoping someone else would raise a hand for a change. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

And waiting for them under the surface would be the crocodile. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I suppose we were waiting for Ruth to decide when it was time to go back for a second look. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Don't die, Bran. Please. We're all waiting for you to wake up. Me and Robb and the girls, everyone ..." Lady Stark was watching. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

When I get there, she’s waiting eagerly, wearing a light blue summer dress and holding a present. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Janssen is still waiting for me to respond, standing in the dark space, where the air is stale and smells faintly of old potatoes. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He felt like he was crouched at the starting line, waiting for someone to yell ‘Go!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“You guys waiting for a lift to Alpha Company?” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are always other people waiting, some possibly even waiting for their grandfathers too, but for different reasons. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

I see them waiting for me and scream for them to run ahead. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Charles here and I was waiting for our father to come back from the West, but ...” “Thee’s been alone all winter, just thee two children?” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Mom’s waiting outside, and gives me one of those long warm hugs that I crave so much. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, the waiting Spanish, despite their unprecedented success, grew increasingly fearful and suspicious. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Dr. Doris smiled and nodded as if she was waiting for me to continue, so I said, “I don’t want to talk about my mom.” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I couldn’t hear any at all. But they may be keeping quiet and waiting to attack us when we break in.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are still mounds of bodies waiting to be buried, like cord wood or piles of matchsticks. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

So we were in the driveway that morning, waiting for Carl to pick us up. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Anise stays behind, waiting for me in the courtyard. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

In the bus station lobby, I looked for signs indicating a colored waiting room, but saw none. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the Americans arrived, Heisenberg was sitting on the porch, waiting. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

They turned at the sound of a frigate dropping anchor, waiting to land at Tartus, the port city a mile east. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

The UN’s refugee agency had heard about all of us waiting in that field, and they arrived with dried corn, beans and lentils, oil, and salt. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

We sit together at the table, waiting and waiting for the cookies to bake. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I jogged down the steps, heading for the waiting FedEx van and the dark-haired man sitting in the driver’s seat. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Lupita caught her breath, waiting for her brother to explode at the suggestion. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Landlords doubled their rents and still enjoyed a waiting list. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Papa hadn’t said anything yet, and waiting for him to speak was as bad as looking at the eye. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had been waiting on me downstairs for a minute. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“So if you do want to eat grass by moonlight, let’s go to where Hazel-rah’s waiting for us.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a time when she would have loved this assignment, when she had a thousand made-up places at her fingertips just waiting for someone to ask to see them. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

‘This waiting is horrible! Surely the time is up?’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

It’s only when the elevator door begins to open that it occurs to me that waiting in the basement with a bag of garbage makes absolutely no sense. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She nodded slightly at Mapper, then they both launched their dactyls into a nosedive at the waiting trike battalion below. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Man, ever since he caught me writing something in Daddy’s notebook while I was waiting for Mama, he’s been asking me the same question all the time. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

I paced back and forth in front of the phone the way one does to remind someone ahead that others are waiting. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gina is likely tapping her fingers and waiting for the apologetic call she knows is coming. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Instead, I’m waiting with my stomach all clenched up like somebody punched me. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Not waiting for an answer, she moved farther into the library, the train of her gown sweeping across the floor. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The waiting seemed longer than all the waiting before it. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Out of the little hole in the bulletproof glass, the whole waiting room would hear as she shouted at them, “Where is the 533-C form?” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I was only a practical vessel of helpful service, waiting to be filled up with recipes and knitting patterns. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Doctor Copeland still did not speak, and they all kept glancing at him and waiting. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I sit down between two parked cars, waiting for the figure to come back. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I look behind us, by instinct, as if the army was just waiting there for us to move on. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

It was like waiting in line for your name to be called. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

About ten minutes later an exhausted-looking doctor in a scrub shirt poked his head into the waiting room. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“It’s time, I suppose. I can’t shield you forever. You’ll have to take it all on eventually. “Let me think,” he went on, when Jonas was on the bed, waiting, a little fearful. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

I grabbed the top of it and followed, descending hand over hand until it stopped at a metal floor, where she was waiting. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

As I approach the glass-enclosed office, I see Dad there, waiting, leaning over the' front counter, talking to the secretary. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

She made him get up and arm himself, and together they rode off to the Collibe Sea, where, beyond a strong castle, they found the blessed barge with Bors and Percy waiting. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bernard was waiting for him among the agaves. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

He walked west rapidly, to get away from the crowd of people still waiting, and made it home without incident. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” Tyson said, like he was still waiting for me to get to the point. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Many of the books that Capricorn’s men had only swept off the shelves were already back in their old places, others were waiting on Mo’s workbench to be rebound, but the library shelves were empty. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Then suddenly when it seemed to him he had gone through a hundred courts, the gateman fell silent and pushed him into a small waiting room. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

The thought of aunts and uncles and grandparents waiting for her there was cheering. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The crowd was waiting for the white man who dared to bring his white child to school. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tab: ©©©©©©©© Ten minutes later, Tab was resting on Bridge’s shoulder in the waiting room, talking and crying through a mouth full of cotton while the receptionist pretended not to look at them. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

We were used to her outbursts during Story; in fact, she became part of Story, the dissenting voice to the way things are, the rebel waiting for the fight to be brought. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“How long must we sit here waiting for this king who never comes?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He stepped into the ladies' waiting room and stood near the street entrance. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

With that penny balanced on my nail, waiting for a flip, I thought too long on all the things I might wish for and froze. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“It would never come into any man’s head to do that, while waiting for permission to fly.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

It looked as though the whole of Gryffindor House was still awake, packed into the circular common room, standing on the lopsided tables and squashy armchairs, waiting for them to arrive. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

I was still waiting for the ‘operator’ when Rashid came in. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

I walk without looking back, all the way to where my grandparents are waiting. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

While waiting for the bus I started a conversation and explained how interested I was in DNA. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Lee folded his hands across his middle and he stood silently—waiting. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Peeta and I hold on to each other, waiting for the cannon, waiting for the competition to finish, waiting to be released. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The next day, demonstrators waiting to register at the courthouse refused to obey the sheriff’s order to line up in the back alley where they had been confined the day before. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

"What are you waiting for me to tell you?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t consciously thinking it at the time, but I know that part of me was patiently waiting to get to this point in the evening. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tapped and went in without waiting for a reply. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The guards were watching, waiting to see what I was going to do. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

I hold my breath, waiting for Adam to appear out of the tunnel. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Between the pool and the gardenias, waiting for the law. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

I lay awake in bed that night waiting for Harry to come home. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

They were sitting on the gallery after supper, waiting for the time Miss Coldfield had set for Quentin to call for her. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

Parents were looking at their phones in the waiting area. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Hephaestus’s chariot was still alongside, waiting until the last second to make sure their little present blew up. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Your father is out there waiting for you,” she says. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

I can just imagine what a doctor’s waiting room looks like these days. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I wondered where Mr. Loomis was, if he were still waiting by the rock for me to come. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

She need fear no harm from the free folk, he hoped... but both of them knew too well that wildlings were not the only ones waiting in the woods. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Clayton, Omar, and the other kids got off the bus to join the mob of kids waiting to enter the building. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Maybe she’s just waiting to talk to me about it in school on Monday. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

That’s why Ophie was tensed in the parlor, waiting to see if the cousins would descend upon her like one of the seven plagues the pastor back in Darling always talked about. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“I believe Ms. Dale is waiting for you,” she says. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She taps her fingers against her leg for a few seconds and then says, “I don’t think of it as stopping. More like I’m... waiting for my opportunity.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

If they did, there would probably already be a small armada of Sixer gunships waiting in orbit around the planet when I dropped out of light speed. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I loved school, but I was envious of the children whose parents walked them to the classroom door in the morning and were waiting outside when the bell rang each afternoon. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

And over there he knew men were watching Boston, watching Christ’s lofty spire—waiting for the signal. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

All I can think about now is the sea of faces swimming in front of me, waiting and waiting in what used to be a beautiful theater. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

But under it all, she was a bomb with a fuse that had been lit and was waiting to explode. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Better yet, there are rations waiting just a few miles away, in Farmville. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

It was as if they had been waiting all along for something enormous to enter their lives and make them part of the news. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

They fill their mind and hands with soap and repair and dicey confrontations because what is waiting for them, in a suddenly idle moment, is the seep of rage. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z