| 单词 | winning |
| 例句 | Only seven states had not yet voted on the issue, and most of these were in the Deep South, where the suffragists knew they didn’t stand a chance of winning. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z That kind of thing you would just naturally be expected to do on your own, without getting paid for it or winning any medals of honor. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The cars also came to sad ends; the joyous celebration after the first Skaggs Springs economy run came to a tearful halt when the winning car spontaneously burst into flames and burned to the ground. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Her manner was more winning than she had cared to let it be to me before, and I thought I saw Miss Havisham’s influence in the change. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z These mantras helped me visualize the future, to see myself winning. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z In a strange way, even though he is still a prisoner, Captain Smith seems to be winning the battle. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z The chance of Big Rose winning scared me. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z But I was on a winning streak, and the better my results, the more I wanted to try for even better results. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He knew, briefly, how it felt to be strong, to be in command, to be winning, to be loving the battle and the coming win. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Yeah, that’s him. His name is Joseph Powdermilk. He’s a professional boxer, a prizefighter. His next fight is Saturday night and if he wins I get half his winnings.” Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z Maybe he had forgotten that we were very fun to be friends with, and that we would bring him lots of honor by winning straight As in school, along with prizes. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Mental health advocates and lawyers succeeded in winning a series of Supreme Court cases that forced states to transfer institutional residents to community programs. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He keeps his winnings in screw-top Crown preserving jars, donated by my mother, which he fines up on his desk. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Goldy had said that there were going to be winners and losers, off the court as well as on, and I knew I didn’t know what winning off the court was. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z “The winning partners will have a chance to pitch Jenny Lindt their idea. If she likes it, she’ll partner on marketing and development!” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z After winning a prestigious scholarship, Houseman seemed destined to attend a British university. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Jason remembered how persuasive Octavian could be, and he was winning the officers to his side. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z As it was, he got a triple and drove in the winning run. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, he played for a win, sacrificing a knight, but ultimately winning back three pawns in exchange. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z And of course, she had said this before the game—that and a hundred other useless things that had nothing to do with my winning. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “It was child’s play, winning this fortune. Now, if all of you will excuse me, my bride and I need to go home for our wedding night.” The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z He said as soon as he hit a number, he would use the winnings to organize his band. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The room remained silent, and Mr. Quisling said,“Mr. Lee, your cipher has survived the week. Congratulations on winning your first homework pass.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z It ended up winning the game for our school. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z Hamlet replied swiftly, like one who delivers the winning thrust in a fencing match. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Many a winning lottery ticket holder, upon receiving the news, has spent the entire afternoon methodically sharpening pencils; for all we know some are sharpening still, their winnings yet unclaimed. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z But until this moment, neither the AOC nor the Olympic Rowing Committee had hinted that they would be unable to send the winning crew to the games. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z We just killed people, winning by double figures every time. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z But history strongly suggests that the ultimate goal for the church and the European rulers was about more than winning souls to Christianity. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Rummaging in my pocket, I fished out the coupon I’d gotten for winning an essay contest before winter break and handed it over. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “We want the winning team for a TV interview!” someone else called out. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z He regained his reason and saw that his disgrace in not winning the arms had been but a shadow as compared with the same his own deeds had drawn down upon him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z California fans rushed up the hill and demanded their winnings from the same bookie, who again paid out. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “I guess we’ve evolved to just winning in the toy and electronics market,” I said. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z His winning average of 19 percent ranked him in a tie for sixteenth among fully employed riders. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I figure he’s been weeping because I publicly blew my last chance at winning the Excelsior Award. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Not a single story has a magical priest who is terribly to be feared because he knows ways of winning over the gods or alienating them. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I have no idea which team is which or who is winning. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Bobby himself had given the Church more than $60,000 from his Icelandic winnings, and ultimately his tithe would be close to $100,000. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Cornell fans rushed up the hill to the town’s principal bookie and demanded, and were paid, their winnings. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z In effect, Jay’s Treaty was a repudiation of the Franco-American alliance of 1778, which had been so instrumental in gaining French military assistance for the winning of the American Revolution. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Andy stuck his head inside the door of their mess tent, flashed his most winning smile, and inquired, “Hi, there. Is anybody home?” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Mack laid out his cards with a winning honesty. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I was playing for a draw with white, but Bobby played so badly that I achieved a winning position. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Once I decided ice cream was the winning ingredient for the contest, I blocked out every other thought. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z It must’ve taken a lot of courage to stand in front of all those people and show them fairness is more important than winning a race. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z With a clear mind and a happy heart, now I could fall asleep thinking about one thing—winning. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z But another version of the story springs up sometimes, one of him with pockets full of a few thousand dollars, gambling winnings he kept for himself, on his way to the Rocky Mountains. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “Martin, do you remember winning the award at school?” she asked. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “I have at no time and to no person...claimed the credit for the winning of the Gordon Lim case,” she pointed out. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Sometimes it is about winning something much bigger. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z “It’s a winning lottery ticket. New York has to pay.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z “I know, I know — it’s not quite as good as winning Witch Weekly’s Most- Charming-Smile Award five times in a row, as I have — but it’s a start, Harry, it’s a start.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z The Welch Daily News had stories all the time about Welch students going off to college and winning honors. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z War Relic displayed cherubic behavior, grabbed the lead out of the gate, and never relinquished it, winning with consummate ease. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Of all the contenders, the one who made the greatest progress toward winning Blanca’s hand was the King of the Pressure Cookers. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z They played a few more rounds, and Ivy ended up winning. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z THEN, when we got to the dorms, and I reached for the car door handle, she goes, "So congrats again on winning the tournament." Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “My victory prize for winning the Third Trial.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Kids from wealthier Districts, where winning is a huge honor, who've been trained their whole lives for this. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z They packed their clothes and a few boatbuilding tools, used their winnings from their races to book passage in steerage to Halifax, aboard the steamship Tunisian, and set sail from Liverpool. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Lefty’s pockets bulged with winnings, and the men insisted he couldn’t leave without giving them a chance to win some of it back. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “My brother was on the winning team. They kept the flag at the carousel.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z So it must have rubbed him the wrong way to see Elizebeth winning battles against smugglers and gangsters in the 1920s and 1930s. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Now it is winning out in the supermarket too. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z He must have believed that if he kept winning these tiny skirmishes, victory would eventually be his. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Seabiscuit was struggling to push Count Adas off of him, the front-runners were disappearing in the distance, and his chances of winning were all but dashed. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Congratulations on your Gold medal,” said Dr. Zinchenko as she draped a ribboned medallion over each of the winning team members’ heads. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z “Getting into Nature for me is like winning an Emmy,” he said. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z When I went to Big Creek, Coach Merrill Gainer, the winningest coach in southern West Virginia history, took one look at me lost inside the practice gear and ordered me off his football field. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Second, it is not obvious even now that relying on Evidence-Indices was bound to be a winning strategy. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z After reading my winning essay, the public relations people for Casey Family Services asked me to be a presenter at their postadoption services conference and also to address a Senate reception. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “It’s always about winning with you, isn’t it? It’s only worth doing if there’s a ribbon in it.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I can’t see the winning band and I don’t remember them. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Harry pulled open his trunk and drew out his Triwizard winnings. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z For the first quarter of our bout, Mariel was winning decisively. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z All year, the Capitol will show the winning district gifts of grain and oil and even delicacies like sugar while the rest of us battle starvation. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “Hmmm. So you mean if I want a shot at winning the pageant, all I gotta do is rat you out to your dad?” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Bobby believed, they said, that the Soviets were so enraged by his winning the crown from Spassky and thereby diminishing their greatest cultural achievement that they wanted him murdered. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z But, Dad, in this case winning was everything, he thought. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z By the start of February the winning streak had reached sixteen, and there wasn’t an empty seat in the gym. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z At the next lull, when the ball went out of bounds, Zubaid was set upon by his teammates as though he’d scored the winning goal. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z “Got one,” I said, giving her what I hoped was a winning smile. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z They were impressed with the facilities there, and the school’s winning record, but I felt more at home at UCLA. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The baby monkeys would ignore their friends, concentrating all their energy on winning their fake mothers over. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z It was decked out in the Slytherin colors of green and silver to celebrate Slytherins winning the House Cup for the seventh year in a row. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z The sociologist’s view is that every race ends with a winner, so that winning is utterly predictable. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The High Counters seem to be winning the argument, at least for now. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Frank came with me and we settled in for what I’d decided was going to be a winning day. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Suddenly with a single bound he leaped into the room, winning a way past us before any of us could raise a hand to stay him. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Each had wandered through the open door in hopes of winning money to buy passage out of Smyrna. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I still didn’t like it, but winning means never giving up. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Women and children were rarely killed, though they were sometimes abducted and forced to join the winning group. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z And that, now, I definitely don’t stand a chance at winning the Excelsior Award. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z “I also reminded him that winning a college scholarship isn’t the only reason we’re playing these games.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z She had a strong voice despite her small frame, and she spoke with “rare force and effectiveness,” winning the class orator prize. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I felt like, somehow, we all were winning. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z It was impossible to tell who was winning. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “I’ve heard strange rumors about my daughter. Things I might have once laughed at. She’ll do everything she can to keep you from winning this. Don’t expect anything less.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Clarisse was wearing the gold laurels, but she didn’t even brag about winning them, which wasn’t like her. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z He had already come up with a surefire winning strategy, one that required not just secrecy but lies. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z What I had was winning at ball, and I took it serious. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Except for winning Dorothy, which still remained my unsolvable puzzle, I figured I could do pretty much anything I wanted to do if only I worked at it hard enough. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Though it was increasingly clear that the fire was winning the fight, Pastor Patton, his face smeared with soot, kept calling out, “Keep the water flowing, brothers and sisters!” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He played cards for thirty-six hours straight before he left New York, winning a couple hundred dollars. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z When racing officials offered a fantastic pot of $50,000 for Riddle to pit his colt against Exterminator, the only horse who might have made Man o’ War work for his winnings, Riddle declined. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z They were greedy for plunder and booty and pleased to be on what they were sure would be the winning side. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He stood next to the winning picture and whistled in appreciation. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z I think about my cousin Carla winning her eraser in the shape of the Dominican Republic at the children’s recitation contest last year. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Mom asked me if I minded not winning. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z “You put so much stock in winning wars,” the grubby iniquitous old man scoffed. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I tried to shush Vonetta, who thought she was winning our disagreement. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Lord Walder Frey might be sworn to RiverrUn, but he was a cautious man who had lived a long time by making certain he was always on the winning side. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z In the meantime, the Carter Cowboys kept on winning. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “You were pretty good in last year’s competition, even though your teammates stank. We’d love to have you try out for our squad. You’d have a much better chance of winning at Sunny Brook.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z There were pictures in black and white of the winning teams alongside some of them. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z I confess being vault champion meant almost more to me than winning the all-around. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “So is winning the lottery, yet someone always wins.” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The radio talked about the fighting in Denmark and Norway and Belgium and the Netherlands, but since it was a German station, they always said they were winning. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z I’d once again set my sights on winning a spot on the women’s junior national team, and this time, I meant to succeed. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z So, after reading selections from Negro schools all over North Carolina, we are pleased to announce that one of the winning contestants is from Riverside School!”’ Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z For two tributes to have a shot at winning, our "romance" must be so popular with the audience that condemning it would jeopardize the success of the Games. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z We race up and down the bayou, Sandy winning every single time, because the kid runs like a gator’s on his tail. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z He surged ahead, easily winning every remaining point. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z It turned out to be a Missouri special, with the St. Louis Cardinals winning in four over the St. Louis Browns. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Only right now, he wasn’t sure what winning looked like. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “But she knows you have the best odds of winning. Keris gains much if she backs the right Aspirant. And loses much if she backs the wrong one.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z And now that I was winning more, they began paying closer attention. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z They took it all very seriously When Charles wasn’t winning, he would yell, “Bang your bones!” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “The article is all about the team winning the competition, but yours is the only picture they used. Interesting.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Who frightened off every person I thought might try to hurt you or prevent you from winning the tournament? Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Adding, we get 75/2i6 for the probability of exactly one 4 coming up on the three dice, and hence for the probability of your winning $1. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “I wouldn’t mind winning,” Kojo muttered after Mr. Lyons was gone. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z I lift my chin a bit higher, put on my most winning smile, and wave with my free hand. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Linton became good, earning first chair in a jazz ensemble in junior high school and then high school, and winning scholarship opportunities to play music in college. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z "Mr. Donatelli's no gangster. Last night he made Willie Streeter stop 'cause he had a cut eye, and he made Spoon quit 'cause he was getting hit too much. And Spoon was winning fights." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The only thing I did not understand was what if everyone visualized himself winning the race? Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z But the builder would not count his winnings before they were in his hands. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z You win or you lose, and winning is a lot better. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z Al stands next to me, but I’m too focused on the new fight to look at him, or congratulate him on winning, assuming that’s what he wants. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He was psychically injured from not winning the tournament, and he couldn’t eradicate the sting of his four bitter losses—robberies, he called them—to Tal. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I picked up my winnings this morning—three hundred dollars. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Hundreds of kids milled around, talking, laughing, and inspecting the winning entries. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Three hundred and fifty miles to the west, there was no need to find a catalyst for the zeal that could be created by a winning high school football team. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z And importantly, Hancock could count on winning all the southern states where the Democratic Party now dominated. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z A man with a round face and a winning smile. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z He held a book close to his eyes, then wagged it like a winning lottery ticket. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z But Karpov had qualified to play Bobby by winning his three Candidates matches, during which he’d played forty-six grueling games and only lost three. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z A Syrian winning the world’s greatest long-distance competition? Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z He is like the winning football coach in some down-on-its-luck Ohio or Texas town—a beacon, a sign that grand achievement is possible, albeit unlikely. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z The book also contends that Boyle developed a novel technique for winning support by turning readers into virtual witnesses: virtual witnessing is important, but Boyle was hardly a pioneer in this respect either. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Greatness blends mind and body—not by winning against an opponent, but by focusing on your mind guiding the blade. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Now I am determined to revenge her, to make her loss unforgettable, and I can only do that by winning and thereby making myself unforgettable. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Which side is winning is a matter of complete indifference to them. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “I must uneasy make, lest too light winning make the prize light.’ Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He told me he would hold my winnings for when I was reborn again as a dragon. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon we’re winning easily—but the second quarter ends with me still on the bench. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Hitler is winning and needs our labor elsewhere, insisted other prisoners. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z Then he beamed—a big, winning beam—and stuck them in his pocket and walked on. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z I hated to think what had happened to them, but I kind of doubted they’d been allowed to go home with their bingo winnings. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z For many animals, domestication has been a winning strategy. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Three hours later, Akhi and I were exchanging high fives because I had gone undefeated in the pool round, winning all six bouts, directly advancing on to the second day of competition. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I didn’t realize that by winning the bronze in Athens, I had put myself so far ahead of my teammates that I qualified for the games before anyone else. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I mean, soccer players don’t get that excited about winning the World Cup. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z “Nothing like winning a fight when it seems like you’re in for a real licking. Something for your lollipops.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Also, Cecilia had resolved afresh to be with her brother on the terrace; it was therefore important to be with the winning faction and push to a quick conclusion. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Could Mama actually be winning the class over? A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z In my homeroom, when the announcement came over the PA about Stargirl winning the district title, I was about to let out a cheer, hut I caught myself. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z “Prince Cardan’s got all the power. There’s no winning against him. No matter how brave or clever or even cruel you are, Jude. End this, before you get really hurt.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The winning numbers hover in the middle of the screen, suspended against a brilliant blue background. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Thialfi knew that he had been close to winning that time, knew that all he had to do was give it all he had. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Although the winning of the cups and the money was a big event in my life, it didn’t change my hunting any. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Brandon was a decent opponent but I still bested him, scoring the final winning point. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “I glad-handed from hell to breakfast, winning friends and conning people,” he wrote. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “You had a brilliant idea, bidding against each other in the auction. You were very close to winning.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z "His Grace has a unique way of winning the hearts of his subjects," lyrion said with a crooked smile. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Look, you have a good chance of winning. People know you. Junior Scandals made you famous!” Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z A few months after winning his freedom, I was still nervous about Walter’s return to Monroe County. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Maybe when we all got back to the World and everybody thought we were heroes for winning it, then it would seem right from there. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah. That way, he knows exactly when to pull the plug before you walk away with any winnings.” X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The winning vocalist and instrumentalist would be invited to appear as soloists with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra during its popular summer season at the stadium. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z “It’s always about winning with you, isn’t it? It’s only worth doing if there’s a ribbon in it.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z But in that case, I would have the consolation of winning my bet, which would bring me four years of the magazine Private Eye. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z But coming close wasn’t the same as winning, was it? The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Playing—and winning—a rematch with Spassky would, to some extent, prove that Bobby’s prowess was intact. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “True. I totally thought you were going to hold me back from winning.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He was saving money from his book royalties, tournament winnings, and exhibitions, and he informed his mother that he was doing “real well financially.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z But somehow our team stays with them and I’m praying that us winning with me not even playing is not my last lucky event. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z But if the not-so-tough guy happens to have a gun, he stands a good chance of winning. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z And so, concerning these weaker powers, the invader has no trouble whatsoever in winning them over, since all of them will immediately and willingly become part of the state he has acquired. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z Whatever the reason, the Howards, especially Marcela, hung their hearts on winning the big race. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I ran into the house, clutching my letter like a winning lottery ticket. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z It was then that I realized that winning wasn’t going to come easily; I never wanted to see that look of disappointment on my mother’s face again. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Stanton had assumed that the American Equal Rights Association would be dedicated to winning universal suffrage—voting rights for all. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z I’d become more consistent in winning my pool matches and a few direct elimination bouts, but nothing to brag about. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z And while Nehemia might be playing a game that she had no chance of winning, Dorian couldn’t deny that he greatly admired the princess for daring to play in the first place. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z James and Maddie were both still into the challenge, but Emily figured it was more for the pride of winning their bet than for the homework passes at this point. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Didu talks about winning first prize in a dance contest the summer she was fifteen, and how everyone raved over her feet with their henna designs. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z In any event, we heard that the firefighters were winning. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z We run the risk of winning isolated battles but losing the larger war. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z When the field caught him, Seabiscuit bounced away again, winning by three lengths under a stranglehold. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z In Pollard’s care, Preservator improved dramatically, winning six races and earning a respectable $3,170. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Not that I’m winning any Oscars, but good enough. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The Great Hall was normally decorated with the winning House’s colors for the Leaving Feast. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “Here are the winning numbers for this week’s twenty-three-million-dollar jackpot,” the announcer says swiftly. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z “Maybe. Maybe not. But I’ve never let a closed or locked window stand between me and winning a game. Just ask my dad.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z “The four members of the winning team shall each receive a full scholarship to the college of their choice.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z It seemed to me that irritation was winning out over amusement as the dominant emotion in his face. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z She was absorbed and moved by the man she met in those pages, an inquiring and intelligent man, a kind man, a man so utterly, helplessly, winningly humane. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She got a frill scholarship to the University of Maryland to run and did really well her freshman year, winning her first race a few days before she died. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z We went down the hall to Mr. Carter's courtroom and had another success, winning a new sentence that meant that he, too, would be released immediately. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z With Smith watching from the track apron, War Admiral led from wire to wire, winning easily. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The earliest recorded contest took place at Chalds in around 700 bc, the poet Hesiod proudly penning a few lines in celebration of his winning a solo singing class there. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z One afternoon in 1938, Glenn Cunningham stood in the Los Angeles Coliseum locker room, talking with reporters after winning a race. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z By winning taxpayers over, they hoped to protect themselves from funding cuts. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Coach reads to us from The Art of War: A winning strategy is not about planning, he says. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z "She will be so pleased to hear your compliment and to hear about my winnings. How much? How much?" The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I figure if things ever get really cold, I can tape that to a bare patch in the rover, and the RTG will be winning the "heat fight." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Baxter is clasped tightly between the man’s legs, like the winning grip of a wrestling match. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “But like about a zillion other soldiers who never knew each other, we fought on the same side—the winning side—of the greatest country in the world. And I’m proud of it.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z This sounds like an old argument that Kenn has never succeeded in winning, and it occurs to me that this probably isn’t the first time Hideo’s life has been threatened. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z So Fadi had knelt extra long on the prayer mat at the mosque, asking Allah for Mariam’s protection and for help in winning the competition. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Or I would mention that I had been awarded a thousand dollars for winning an essay contest I had not even entered. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, he’s as cheerful and flashy as the winning slot machine. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “No way. I told you, I’m winning it back.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z But winning that essay contest was the first thing to make her smile since the accident. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z A few days later, Lin flew to Washington, DC, for a press conference to announce the winning design. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z He was a sixteenth of a mile away from winning a race when the filly he was riding abruptly tripped over her own legs and plunged headfirst into the track. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He knew nothing about winning these Olympic Games would be easy. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Most had never seen the inside of a camp but then again, I had never cooked a meal, so it wasn’t like any of us were winning in the life experience department. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Who was winning—the white people’s team or the colored people’s team? The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Saints, no. Get me a system for winning at Three Man Bramble or Makker’s Wheel. That I’m curious about.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Early the next morning, Caesar asked to meet with Ptolemy, who was furious to find Cleopatra safe inside the palace, winning over the most powerful man in the world. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Beyond the idea of winning, which was important to me, I liked the physical aspects of playing ball. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z For one exciting minute, Percy felt like he was winning. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Everyone must think winning today’s election will help them win the Excelsior Award,” observes Tim. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z You stage a power play by conning the older guy out of some fake winnings, then mouth around that you one-upped the boss. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Pipe dreams, he thought to himself, even while he was telling her about his dream winnings. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z This emphasis on illicit cash proved to be a winning effort, for nothing infuriated the law-abiding populace more than the image of the millionaire crack dealer. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z I became the US National All-Around Champion for 2013, taking not only individual gold but also winning silver in all four events. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “We’re playing Phonetic, and I’m winning this time,” I say confidently, though I have no chance of winning. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z It was the best evening of Harry’s life, better than winning at Quidditch, or Christmas, or knocking out mountain trolls ... he would never, ever forget tonight. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z No one wants to admit that Ainsley has an excellent chance at winning...everything! Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z “Sir, might we assume that the prize for winning your brand-new game will be even better than a laptop computer?” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Relieved, Fadi had told his father his idea for the winning shot. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Bobby pondered for a long while and, with no apparent winning chances left, reluctantly agreed. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “I ever tell you I was quarterback my senior year? Threw the winning pass against Athens High in the semis. Matt was quarterback too.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z At the crack of the bat, everyone jumped to his feet and did not breathe until the ball hit the concrete wall to drive in the winning runs. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z It sounded like some winning basket had just been made in the game against our oldest rivals. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Our correspondent naïvely says that even Ellen Terry could not be so winningly attractive as some of these grubby-faced little children pretend—and even imagine themselves—to be. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z They made a great team, winning six in a row before they came up against Benji and Henry. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z But for all that to happen, Haley needed a winning idea—and fast. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z What is the probability of two students from the same school winning? Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “If you thinking about anything else than getting the ball and winning the game you gone.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z When his winnings reached $250,000, he appeared to make a mental calculation that the risks of losing everything were at that point greater than the potential benefits of staying in. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Since we’ve already established that I like winning, I’ve gotten into this idiotic thing where I try to get Rae’s attention and make her smile just for the sake of knowing I can. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z When he reached a challenge he couldn’t handle, like winning at Joust, he could just hand control of his avatar off to one of his underlings. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The final match of the competition had been close, with Rick barely winning after he’d been able to king his final piece. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, Garfield's Ohio political friends had been working toward winning him a seat in the U.S. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z After the match, Fischer explained that he hadn’t been playing for draws but realized that his three-point lead was enough to win the title, as long as he could prevent Spassky from winning a game. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Once I put my mask on, my mind switched over to one thing, and that was winning. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I tried to shush Vonetta, who thought she was winning our disagreement. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The guys from the team were walking together in twos and threes and I knew they were talking about the game, and about winning. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z She's spreading out her large stack of winning pairs when Didu comes with a tray of tea cups, a tea kettle, and a plate of cookies. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Harry’s euphoria at finally winning the Quidditch Cup .lasted at least a week. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z A damsel in distress starts screaming and he forgets all about winning the game to go rescue her? Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z When he wasn’t winning other people’s races, he was organizing his own and pressing other Buick agents to join him. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He knew if he entered the contest he had a good chance of winning. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Next round, my winnings are up to twenty. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z In Boston, however, Holmes had discovered that she possessed other winning attributes. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The room remained silent, and Mr. Quisling said,“Mr. Lee, your cipher has survived the week. Congratulations on winning your first homework pass.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z While Bobby had no hope of placing among the top contenders, he was eager to continue his winning streak, aware that the opportunity to compete against stronger players would sharpen his game. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Just having you here with me is enough. I want you to maintain your focus on winning as well. Don’t let these people distract you from winning.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z If Sticky cared, they said, he would try harder to win, since only by winning would he bring wealth and happiness to the family. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Without a change of clothing, his garments quickly became dirty, ruining a key element of Booth’s trademark, winning style—his beautifully dressed, well-groomed appearance. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “You think me deluded. Tricked by my own walking fairytale. You think I came without a hope of winning— came to escape indignity by suicide!” Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z The door pushed open and there stood Perilee, wearing that winning smile of hers despite red-rimmed and tired eyes. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Only now, after all this lost time, did I realize how terribly I had misunderstood both her game and the prize for winning it. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z "Sweet sister, I ask you, if we weren't winning, would the Starks have sued for peace?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But Ulbrickson was left staring at a cold, hard fact: Ebright just seemed to have an uncanny knack for winning the ones that mattered most. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He held a book close to his eyes, then wagged it like a winning lottery ticket. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Woolf replied that his seat to the rear of Seabiscuit in several of his winning races had given him a good spot from which to study the horse and he had simply taken the opportunity. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Fewer cards meant she was winning, and she liked to win. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z There is no way of winning comic books. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The race caller, collecting himself and trying to salvage something out of the ruined afternoon, cheerily announced that the winning jockey, Nick Wall of Stagehand fame, was “an East Boston boy!” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Hollywood Park general manager Jack Mackenzie tried to make an end run around Smith, running up to Howard’s box in hopes of winning his word that Seabiscuit was sound and would start. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I know Theo’s about to drive Luis in with the winning run because the Titans are playing not to lose, and when you play not to lose against the Renegades, you’ve already lost. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z “Plus, you pretty much decimated their chances of winning, so, you know. Thank you.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Hours before, beneath the swaying palms of Florida’s Hialeah Park, War Admiral had logged his tenth consecutive victory, winning the Widener Handicap with ease. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Rain and I weren’t sports fans, what with the obsession over winning and losing. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Smith then shipped him down to Cincinnati’s River Downs, where the horse narrowly missed winning two more minor stakes. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z A month of tribute winnings can easily provide for a family for a year. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes, losing in rugby is more fun than winning. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “So winning that money is more important to you than me?” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “Because if most of the other gunters out there are as clueless as I-r0k—and they are, Z, believe me—that means you and I really do have a shot at winning the contest.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “All day she play chess. All day I have no time do nothing but dust off her winnings.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z "He won more often than the others. I think that's how he sent me here. A couple decades of winning at small-stakes poker." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I’d had fantasies of her winning a hundred dollars in a spitting contest and the two of us going to a nice motel in Atlanta and ordering room service with the prize money. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Others have turned to winning the support of those who were suspect at the beginning of their rule. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z Haymitch takes the role of the interviewer and I try to answer his questions in a winning fashion. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Will I make the difference between winning and losing for the middle school’s soccer team? Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Man o’ War had run just twenty-one races—winning twenty—and faced only forty-eight opponents. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She had an invasion of those in her garden that were winning the plant war. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Lefty began to enjoy himself, and after winning a big pot cried, “Ouzo all around!” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Following the triple victories in California, he had taken to telling Seattle that he would sweep the regatta in Poughkeepsie this year, winning all three events. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “If we prepared our kids academically as we prepared them for winning the state championship, there is no telling where we would be now,” said former school board member Vickie Gomez with typical bluntness. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is when Gus always insists on finding the prisoner, even though that keeps you from winning the game, and the only way to actually free the prisoner is to win the game.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Happy he’d brought me into a competition, made me part of a team, showed me that it could sometimes be just as much fun losing as winning. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z “Wouldn’t want her mad at me,” I laugh, and we join our winning girls in pogoing around. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z At a follow-up meeting in Boston a few weeks later, the women’s rights advocates were distraught to learn that many abolitionists planned to focus only on winning the vote for black men. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z And though the war was young, the plane was winning a reputation for being delicate, especially in the skinny wings, which could snap off if struck in combat. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z “I remember that contest, but I don’t remember hearing nothing ’bout no colored person winning it.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Before he knew it, Bobby’s winnings from Reykjavik were beginning to diminish, and yet he saw that Rader and Armstrong were flying all over the world, entertaining lavishly, and proffering gifts to world leaders. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z She ended up winning the next challenge and made it to the finale against Frankie. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z He’d known it from the moment the duel started, and began sweating when she had the opportunity to bestow a winning blow and failed to deliver it. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z In winning another race, he rode with such supreme concentration that he didn’t notice that he had torn right out of his paper-thin pants. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He had no chance of winning the Stars and Stripes, and everyone in his camp knew it. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The baseball team was in the middle of a winning streak where he’d pitched two no hitters and his fastball was coming in consistently at eighty-nine mph. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z And even if I had pledged all my winnings to the families, it would not excuse my silence today. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Coach talks about our goal of winning a state championship. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z When we move out of hearing, Johanna mutters, “I think winning the Games was easier.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Aron was not able to collect his winnings for nearly a month, but he won six days later. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I did want to get good marks in school, but they were never of major importance to me, except in the sense of “winning” the best grade in a subject. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z “You have not asked about your prize,” Cain says, “for winning the Trial.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z On the night after Woolf won a top stakes race, the owner of the winning horse called to invite him to a postrace soiree with the moneyed set. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z My family had reminded me that my attendance at the games went beyond winning or losing, and I would do well to remember that. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Hard to get picked since Alan and his teammates have been winning championships since elementary school. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “I’m winning. As soon as I finish crushing him, you guys can play.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z He didn’t believe in brainy Martians, though he recognized the premise of a winning story. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z He says the business of throwing pebbles into bowls with the most pebbles winning an election—that was Belgium’s idea of fair play, but to people here it was peculiar. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The one thing I was good at was winning scholarships and prizes, and that era was coming to an end. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z I had been free fencing with my teammate and gotten really into it when I scored my last winning point. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Winning the vote for settler women in the West was one thing; winning it for women in the rest of the nation was something else again. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z And some people get nothing but a string of cards that no matter how they’re played will never add up to a winning hand.I guess who I am thinking about mostly is my dad. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z “I would go back to the past, like a couple years ago, with the winning lottery numbers for my mom. Change the game up for us.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Toads only raced to music, specifically classical music, and winning depended not just on speed but on how much they could keep pace with the rhythm of a song. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Although I still planned on winning first place at the science fair this year, we pinky swore we’d help each other with our individual projects. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z In 1992, the stakes again felt high: Another African American candidate, Carol Moseley Braun, had surprised everyone by narrowly winning the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z A score of genuinely brilliant military leaders who also confronted a superior enemy force—Hannibal, Robert E. Lee, and Napoleon come to mind—were eventually defeated because they presumed that victory meant winning battles. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Big Creek kept winning, and the people in charge of high-school football up in Charleston kept saying it didn’t matter—there was no way we were going to be state champs. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Dancing, fighting, singing, crying, laughing, winning and losing love every hour. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z In the second stage, general elections would be held for a constituent assembly and legislature in which all political parties winning 5 percent or more of the vote would participate in the cabinet. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Gramps thinks she should patent the recipe and sell it because she uses it on her orchids, which are always winning awards. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It was not the inadequacy of the machine but the Rad Lab’s inattention and its narrow focus that prevented the lab from winning credit for them. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Nixon carried forty-nine states, winning more than 60 percent of the vote to McGovern’s 37 percent. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “Your winnings,” he said shortly, taking a large bag of gold out of his pocket and dropping it onto Harry’s bedside table. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z At first impression, it appeared that Fischer, overly eager to gain the psychological momentum of winning the first game, had overextended himself. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z In some districts, in which winning the reaping is such a great honor, people are eager to risk their lives, the volunteering is complicated. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The hardship paid off for Irwin, who became the winningest trainer in the nation, but it took a toll on the animals. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s after more than just winning in a fight. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Then they headed for Aeolian Hall, where the competition to select the winning vocalist was being held. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z During this time, the judges are conferring in another room, deciding on the winning queens. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It has turned out that it’s Johnson in the White House—and black votes were a major factor in his winning as decisively as he wanted to. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He kicked the ball back to me, set a screen on the defender and let me go in for the winning layup. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “We went over to the winning side, is all. Same as we done before. It weren’t all me, neither. I put it to my men.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Their work had been driven by the absolute necessity of winning the bomb race with Germany. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z No one thought he had a chance of winning the election. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He continued his winning streak; the results made headlines in all the black newspapers; blacks all over the country rejoiced, including those who knew nothing about tennis. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “The races were notable for the lack of clothing worn by the contestants and the serious way in which they went at the task of winning five-dollar gold pieces.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z In early June, as Seabiscuit was being humiliated in a cheap stakes race in New Hampshire, Granville finally lived up to expectations by winning New York’s Belmont Stakes, the final jewel in the Triple Crown. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Reverend Jackson had made a respectable run for the presidency, winning about a dozen primaries before ceding the nomination to Michael Dukakis. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Most teams felt intimidated playing Permian because of all the tradition and its history of winning. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z When it came to us, Yakov gave it the dime left over from his winnings, as though he could only leave here with less than what he had brought. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He returned to San Francisco intent on trying a different, more oblique means of winning a concession—one that ultimately would get him a lot more than he had bargained for. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Similar to how I’d initially felt about Barack's candidacy, plenty of black folks couldn't bring themselves to believe that my husband had a real chance of winning. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “Because you called me a blind mole, and then you acted like a jerk about your father winning the Baker Sporting Emporium contract.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Once, M. Yoshoto glanced over at me for some reason, and I flashed him an excessively winning smile. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Despite having to deal with my anxiety issues, in the two years since making the US National Women’s Saber Team, I was doing more winning than losing. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z In 1926 he had only eight mounts, winning with just one of them. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I was running for my life, the train nipping at my heels, but I was winning the race! Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z There’s a royal photographer right on the other side of the fence, so he smiles winningly and says through his teeth, “Let’s get it over with.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Once I got a taste of winning, I could admit I liked the feeling, and it became a part of my being. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z As astonishing as that was for me to think about, since winning Nationals in 2013 I hadn’t lost a single meet in which I’d competed in all four events. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z You remember that Arthur wanted to catch his knights young, to train them for the Round Table, and that he had noticed Lancelot at the feast, because he was winning most of the games. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z If he could draw every game, giving him 12 points, Spassky would retain his title without winning a game. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z If the last three digits of the total value of stock sales match your numbers, you get to collect winnings. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z "It'll be a friendly game. And Alfred will pick the winning look. Any wagers?" The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Anyway, like I said, Dad has never come this close to winning the big countywide holiday a cappella contest, and I’ve never been more excited for him. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Louie had progressed enough in four 5,000-meter races to compete with Lash, but he knew that he had no chance of winning an Olympic medal. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z The only antidote to this feeling, however, was the prospect of winning the next day. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z They'd buy her little trinkets with the winnings from their after-school fights—flowers, chocolates—and kiss and flatter her to keep her from fussing too much. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Mount Suribachi was just the southern tip of Iwo Jima, but capturing it meant that we were on our way to winning. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I'd already worked on lots of death penalty cases in several Southern states, sometimes winning a stay of execution just minutes before an electrocution was scheduled. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “There are men entrusted with winning the war who are in a much better position than we are to decide what targets have to be bombed.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z It’s like you’ve finally won the lottery of peace and quiet and then you rip that winning ticket to shreds and dump a bucket of angry, screaming monkeys on your head. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z It was nine p.m. on July 20, 1971, and Bobby Fischer had achieved what no one else had ever accomplished in chess: winning two grandmaster matches without drawing or losing a single game. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “I sent in yours. A couple of photos of your paintings. Adam, I think you really have a chance at winning this thing.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z There’s so no way I’m winning this thing, so I might as well go out in a blaze of glory. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The cussing men who went on about losing money and the laughing men who bragged about winning some. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z To me there were two possibilities: winning and nonexistence. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z They earned the opportunity by first winning an in-house competition at Truman. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “It’s your big day. Why don’t we play something you have an actual chance of winning? Honor Pictionary?” Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He rowed as hard in a losing cause as in a winning one. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Yet if Ron played as he had done in the last few practices, their chances of winning were very slim... Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “That’s a figure of speech. The purse is the prize money. His winnings.” Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z “You had to resort to tripping me. That’s hardly winning at all.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “I only lie when it’s necessary,” Milo explained defensively, averting his eyes for a moment and blinking his lashes winningly. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Mrs. Grayson continued, “‘The winning piece for the entire state is awarded a cash prize of twenty-five dollars and publication of the story.’” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Peeta actually is charming and then utterly winning as the boy in love. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I was more upset about accepting everyone’s money and not having anything to show for it than not winning the prize. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The university’s football team had historically been a winning proposition, with an astonishing accomplishment to its credit—a record sixty-three consecutive games without a defeat between 1907 and 1917. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Well done, Lula,” I said, always the good sport, especially in a contest where there was absolutely no chance of my winning. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z By winning, Bobby not only extracted the first drop of his opponent’s blood, he ensured that the wound would not soon close up. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The Obsidian Kings end up winning, and the tally over the White Sharks disappears, divided and paid proportionally among the winning gamblers. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z After Seabiscuit began winning with Smith, the renowned Claiborne Farm, which had once politely but firmly rejected Hard Tack, changed its mind. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I remember how sick I was the day Peeta and I accepted congratulations there for winning the Games. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Brian and I played hide-and-seek among the clicking slot machines, checking the trays for overlooked quarters, while Dad was winning money at the blackjack table. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The superpower conflict seemed to take a sudden, more ominous turn: a kind of calculated standoff, in which "winning" now depended on guessing correctly at the enemy's strength and intentions. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z It would probably hurt her chances of winning, actually. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “He might even get a new pair of shoes with the dollar he just won. That is, if this gentleman will give Ned his rightful winnings.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “Now, don’t get me wrong. You probably have a better chance at winning than anyone else. But...” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Even if we didn’t end up winning, we were making progress that mattered. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z And the week after that his squadron made history by winning the red pennant two weeks in a row! Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z My Snickers bar says something about winning a million dollars, so I read the back label to see what the rules are, imagining that my candy bar is a winner. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z For bettors, the least attractive race is one in which the favorites finish in the top positions, producing low payoffs for winning bets. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet he felt that he could not fight the battle for his life without first winning the one raging within him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The boys took turns refereeing, winning, losing, being beaten, twisted and torn, from dropkicks, the flying clothesline, and the ever-impressive flapjack spine crusher. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z I’m winning my case, but if I’m going to suck all the marrow out of this bone, I need to hear them say the words. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Senate, winning 70 percent of the vote statewide, the largest margin in Illinois history and the biggest landslide of any Senate race in the country that year. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z His impression, on its face, was this was a “tryable case,” one he had a reasonable chance of winning. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Given that he wasn’t winning, or even running passably well, it’s very difficult to defend it. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Look, I don’t mean to pry,” said Anh, “but it seems like winning this competition means more to you than just a camera and a trip on a photo shoot.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z But the participant’s view is that winning is an unpredictable achievement, a personal triumph. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “How will being on the winning team change your life at school?” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z And then his breath kept getting faster and faster like maybe in his mind he was somewhere winning a race. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z As names are read, items are received with the excitement of someone winning a real contest, as if the booty were free and not paid for at three, four, or five times the store value. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z And the victory put the Under Thirteen Fugees within striking distance of first place, if they could keep winning. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z “That was fun. I think we have a good chance at winning,” she says as she falls into step next to Soojin. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z "Don't you want to ask who's winning the battle, little bird?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Militants within the organization saw the election as an opportunity to install a new, more activist leadership—one which would reenergize a movement that had stalled after winning most of the battles against legalized segregation. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Like winning the lottery, finding Halliday’s Easter egg became a popular fantasy among adults and children alike. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z My chance of winning was so small there was no point in arguing over who wrote the better poem. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Lieutenant Scheisskopf cared very deeply about winning parades and about bringing Clevinger up on charges before the Action Board for conspiring to advocate the overthrow of the cadet officers Lieutenant Scheisskopf had appointed. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The food smelled delicious, yet I did not want to give Gay the satisfaction of winning—although I did not know why I felt that way. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z My contributions to our winning record did nothing to stem the abuse. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The chances of winning are less than a tenth of a percent. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z For example, winning the affection of a girl is a lot like shooting a deer. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The adversarial system means that lawyers want to win, and the better they are at winning, the more they get paid. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Ruth May is so intent on winning Hide and Seek, or any game for that matter, she would probably go ahead and burn up before she’d ever yell and give herself away. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z There were only six days to submit the winning shot. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z And being grounded at his house was like winning the Price Is Right Showcase compared to what would happen if Eleanor got caught. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z This was no obscure test for a few scholars—winning the prize was considered a great honor. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z There were umpires everywhere, men who said who was winning or losing the theoretical battle, who was alive and who was dead. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Which is why she’ll be fully capable of winning this competition of yours.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I don’t remember ever winning an argument with him. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Whatever happened to winning the heavyweight championship for Hippocrates? Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z If he wanted to be rich and famous, they said, he must keep winning. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z But it had put into his mouth a taste for winning. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z I fear my chance at winning the Excelsior Award might be slipping out of my grip. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Mama started playing the numbers, and I learned how to get the winning number from the radio by adding up the race results. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z What would be the point, when she was so close to winning? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Collins’s rating never rose higher than 2400, light-years apart in winning predictability. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The final regular season football game ended with Big Creek winning big over Tazewell High School, just across the Virginia border. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z That day, about noon, the owners of the other winning teams and I were called for a conference with the head judge. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He knew Mr. Lemoncello was about to congratulate him for defying the odds and winning the game. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z “I bet we have a winning season this year,” Ducky said. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Haley Daley and her family had needed the money that came with winning the library escape game more than any other player had. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z We and our vermin all blossomed together out of the same humid soil in the Great Rift Valley, and so far no one is really winning. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z And I remembered, too, that the definition of surrender isn’t to give up, but to go over to the winning side. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z It was clear that the fever was winning. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z He also had a way with words, winning a prize in a speech contest. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z This was the year the team was winning. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Papas especially do not usually like surprisements, unless it is the gold falling in the laps or the horses winning the races. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z But now we’re an out away from winning the game, completing the doubleheader sweep, raising our record to 7–1, and extending our first-place lead to two full games. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z “And I feel like my chances at winning are very good because I come from a show-business background.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z I never sinning I always winning Now I got Jesus. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z After a few commercials, an announcer wearing a black and white suit with a bow tie at his neck comes on to say the winning numbers. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z “Did you see any of us winning that last game? I thought the cockroach book was Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, because they eat Cockroach Clusters at Honeydukes.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z He did not think of this course of action as suicidal, but as another gallant gamble of the sort he was accustomed to winning. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Whatever was affecting his mood, Nathan was smaller than it, and it was winning. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Some men won and then stayed long enough to lose their winnings. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z For the first time ever, Lefty consulted Desdemona’s dream book, in the hope of calculating a winning number on the abacus of his unconscious. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z In math class he made a pie chart of the winningest World Cup jersey numbers of the past fifty years. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Her hero had led the Dodgers to extend their winning streak to thirteen games. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z A Pyrrhic victory is one where you win, but the cost of winning is so high that it would’ve been better if you'd never bothered with the war in the first place. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z “You sort of like winning, don’t you, Dad?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Without specific motivation, such as winning against the United States, it seemed the Soviet men in charge of the programs did not see any justification to put a woman into space. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z He has some sort of agenda to stop us from winning against the Colonies. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The score stayed locked at 7-3, and we ended up winning the game. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Many crews, even winning crews, never really find it. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z As the only Latino in their class, Alex wasn’t much higher in the social hierarchy than Dill, but winning a fight usually moved you up a rung. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z At Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland, he helped invent a new device for measuring the velocity of a cannon-fired shell, essential for accurate range finding, winning a patent for the work. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z These guys wanted to know exactly how to go about winning over the people. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z "None," said Tyrion, "but they think to be on the winning side . . . which makes them fools as well as traitors." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Maybe it’s the time you scored the winning goal in the play-offs. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z He missed the low-key camaraderie that had grown among his sophomore classmates after two years of rowing—and winning—together. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z An international grandmaster, he was one of America’s strongest players in the late 1920s and 1930s, when he played in five chess Olympics, winning a number of medals. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Would anyone like to argue that this is of use to us in winning the war?” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The Allies were finally winning the war—but Hitler could still turn it around by winning the race for the atomic bomb. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z But winning or losing—it didn't make much difference to him. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z After the summer session, Katherine decided to leave WVU’s graduate program for a life as a full-time wife and mother, the call of domestic life winning out over career ambition. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z He had tried out for the Arlington Jaycees, a Little League team with a long history of winning teams. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I could only hope that James would be satisfied with winning the game, that beating Edward would be enough. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z But if we are winning, why am I so afraid? A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Now supremely confident of his chances of winning both the eighth and the ninth games, which would give him the match, Bobby rather formally declared that he would dethrone Spassky. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “We’re over that hurdle. I don’t think anything is going to be as bad as losing, and I don’t see any way of winning.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z They tore through the hot days of summer, knocking over all comers, winning with daring and flair. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z But the ones I hated are winning, and if she clings to me, she’ll be lost as well. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I remember seeing the winning tributes with their mentors and stylists. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z We just returned from Christmas vacation, and I just got a call congratulating the Freedom Writers for winning the Spirit of Anne Frank Award. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z The second man was a newspaper editor from the small town of Marion, Ohio, who was at that moment a week away from winning election to the Ohio state senate. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z “This is better than winning,” he whispered to someone with that wonderful shark’s grin. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Turtle was so close to winning she could feel it, taste it, but still the answer eluded her. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ten questions,” he said, “and a tiebreaker if we need one. The team with the most correct answers is the winning team. The prize this year: a baseball signed by...” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z She didn’t want to tell me that I wouldn’t be able to keep up and had no chance of winning. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z The probability of your winning is clearly the same no matter what number you choose, so, to make the calculation specific, assume you always pick the number 4. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I match my winnings with two more dollars down. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z She is still in the red sun visor and tennis whites she wore leading her fitness class at the Forum Gym and winning at doubles afterward. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z “They gave me to Veturius as a prize for winning the Third Trial.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “We don’t want to break our winning streak, do we?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The five kids started exchanging ideas for winning over the man on the third floor. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z He looked at the girl and said, “You know, Claude, I'm going to save my money and my winnings, and I’m going to visit Mrs. Frankweiler again.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Auntie Fatima was right: Goodies rock, especially because the winning team got to divvy up and take the leftovers home. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z The winning bidder is a tall man wearing a plaid coat. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The winning squadron broke into a chant of victory. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z So our game with Watch Officer Williams and the Atabrine ended with him winning the final round. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Ishmael remembered following his father one afternoon as he roamed the grounds of the Strawberry Festival in search of photographs and winning quotes. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z She and I usually celebrate numbers winnings, and if this is going to be my last ride, I’ll at least go out in style. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z His goal was just to write a winning essay, but in the process he convinced himself. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z The time difference isn't winning me any friends, either. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z And it wasn’t going to end like I’d always thought it would, with some noble, worthy gunter finding the egg and winning the prize. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Before the meet, some reporters had shared that they’d already written the story of me winning, and that if I lost, they’d have to pull the piece and craft a new story. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z But he always heard about Jeff, winning all the prizes at high school graduation, a scholarship to college. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Galileo’s discovery of the moons of Jupiter was not like checkmate, or winning a race: he did not plan for it or see it coming. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z She made a beeline for an empty cube, sitting down next to an engineer, resting her belongings on the desk and offering the man her winning smile. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Not even winning or losing when we played games. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z Every now and then they’d run across a party of Indians in their long, narrow dug-outs calmly winning their living in the trackless ways of the ’Glades. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z It was drilled into me that anything less than winning was failure. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It was strictly small-time racing, but Smith’s horses were winning. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Technically, you know I m still winning, right? Twenty to eighteen.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z And with his winnings he would pay for his food and his lodging and his wine. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z We end up winning the game by a single run, all thanks to heavy-hitting Hennessey, who bats Laury in but gets tagged out trying to make her single into a double. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z “It is about winning. Winning those tickets to the photo shoot.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Charles could brag about winning more games, but Emma won more gammons, which meant that when she won, Charles still had all his pieces on the board. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He possessed an uncanny knack for winning the big races, the ones that really counted. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “You have a good long sleep. Try and think about something else for a while . . . think about what you’re going to buy with your winnings!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “Ready,” said Harry, trying hard to fill his head with happy thoughts about Gryffindor winning, and not dark thoughts about what was going to happen when the box opened. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z No less than three members of the extended Ford family ended up winning Rhodes Scholarships. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z On October 12, 1937, after a month’s rest, Seabiscuit resumed his winning ways in smashing style, bounding home first under 130 pounds in the rich Continental Handicap at New York’s Jamaica Race Track. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z By his retirement from competitive fencing, he had been to five Olympic competitions, winning a bronze individual medal in 1984. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z As Adams saw it, he had been prepared, by both experience and training, to perform a central role in the unfolding drama of winning and securing the American Revolution. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Seeing all the lights and hearing all the tinkles, it’s not hard to get the impression that everyone’s winning. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Years later, a friend’s offhand mention that Bobby probably had every expectation of winning his first game against a chess master elicited a strident rebuke: “Of course not!” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z "Ridgeford High is very proud of our winning team. We'll be eager to interview you again when you return from your week in France." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Miles ended up winning the majority of our rounds, but I told him that we have to do a rematch sometime. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z As long as Woolf intended to win, there would have been nothing wrong with minimizing his winning margin. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It couldn’t be because she thought she had any chance of winning. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z They bragged about their facilities and their winning traditions and none of them, of course, made any mention of the academic difficulties he would face in college. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Strength is not just a tool for winning, it is necessary for survival. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Now he was only four desks away from winning. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Everybody on the winning team would get a trophy. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, when Rutledge said: “That’s good right there, hold it,” the man faced front and gave his most winning smile. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z If your enemy’s Artifact is within your line of sight, then using this power-up will automatically teleport that Artifact straight into your hands, instantly winning your team the game. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z And old press clippings of my dad winning the big game when he was a sophomore. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z That afternoon we were scheduled to play the winning team of another neighborhood league, a team with a reputation for wild, offensive slugging and poor fielding. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z The odds of winning the lottery were one in three hundred million. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z I tell myself again that if I get killed, his winning will benefit my mother and Prim the most. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Coming into the race with an excellent shot at winning, Granville fumed, stormed, and lathered through the post parade and bounced and shimmied in the starting gate. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The type of person who looks annoyed even when they’re on TV accepting a check for winning the lottery. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z The boys from Berkeley executed a tremendous surge, suddenly blowing past both Navy and Penn, seizing the lead and winning by a quarter of a boat length. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “You let us handle that, and you focus on winning.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z It was a strategy for winning arguments, respect from others, and eventually, though neither of us knew it at the time, chess games. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The competitive part of me liked the feeling of winning, crossing the finish line, and coming home with a medal. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Experts expected that Petrosian would follow his conservative style and try to achieve a draw, to break Fischer’s winning streak. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z But then the races began and Smith’s horses started winning. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z How could I think about winning gold and making history when I couldn’t even get my bar routine straight? Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z In a moment of youthful bravado, though, he declared in an interview that he was counting on winning. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I knew my dad didn’t intend to be mean, but to him, with very little knowledge about the sport, he understood fencing from the perspective of winning and losing. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z In the Space Race, the Soviets were still winning. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z It felt like winning at quell, only much better. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Although no one considered them capable of winning the war, they could at least draw out the bloody conflict for weeks or months and inflict heavy casualties on Union troops. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z In event after event that afternoon, German oarsmen charged down the course ahead of their competition, winning gold medals in the first five races. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “They are just the right size and they have lots of power, but I just can’t see them winning,” he complained to the San Francisco Chronicle. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z It was early in the game, and we were either just barely winning or just barely losing—I don't remember. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z As a team, we were always winning, and, most important of all, I fit in without having to try. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Games and sports aren't about taking part or even about winning. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z But once Celibidache and the rest of the committee saw her in the flesh, all those long-held prejudices began to compete with the winning first impression they had of her performance. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z It was like trying to guess the winning numbers in a lottery. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z From what I heard from guys from other outfits I thought we were winning, too, but that it was going to be a long time before it was over. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m not worried. Zero worry on Team Bianca, the winning team,” Valley was saying, when a voice made them look up in unison. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “I’m taking a winning team to Washington, D.C., this year, class. Are you with me?” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z It was a subtle thing, but he’d learned to look for it at the tables—the moment a player came awake to the fact that he might have a winning hand. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Definitely better than a winning streak at the tables. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She waved the Mexican girl’s enrollment slip like a winning bingo card and trotted to the front of the room. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z "Yes. And it tripped a Yankee base runner. Changed the momentum of the entire game. The Red Sox ended up winning. Didu's face showed up on the big screen and the entire stadium booed." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It started early in the morning on the day of the contest and didn’t end until only the winning kite flew in the sky—I remember one year the tournament outlasted daylight. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z You must make a commitment to winning the remaining games or be prepared to have the stigma of being called a loser attached to your team for the rest of history. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I would score and take the lead, and then she would follow up aggressively winning a point. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z They clambered out of the City of Seattle, onto the floating dock, and reenacted a universal ritual of winning crews: the dunking of the coxswain. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Beck’s cheer and limitless optimism were so winning that, in spite of myself, I grew to like him a lot. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z It’s better worth being late for a chance of winning you than being in time for any other girl in the world. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z He looked up at the Savage with another of those winning smiles of his. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Barring some kind of miracle, the older boys would race as the varsity crew at Poughkeepsie; the sophomores would almost certainly be demoted to junior varsity status, despite winning in California. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Younger people than me are on TV and getting paid and winning scholarships and getting their lives in order. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z James and Maddie were both still into the challenge, but Emily figured it was more for the pride of winning their bet than for the homework passes at this point. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Baba was used to winning, winning at everything he set his mind to. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Bailey asks, the curiosity about a tent he hasn’t heard of winning out over the fleeting thought to ask who Celia is, as he does not recall Poppet mentioning the name before. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z On June 5, hours after winning the California primary, Robert Kennedy was killed by an assassin in Los Angeles. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “Nobody cares about some colored girl winning a tennis match in England,” Marion said. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z We had to play with seriousness and think of nothing else but adding to our happiness through winning. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z A new cereal, Shredded Wheat, seemed unlikely to succeed—“shredded doormat,” some called it—but a new beer did well, winning the exposition’s top beer award. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z It was hard to tell who was really winning—partly because sometimes both rides churned to have won the same battle. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Of course, when he was wrestling, it was never about causing pain—only winning. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z But just six months after winning the election, President McKinley was assassinated. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z The president kept saying America was winning the war. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z It isn’t always about winning the election...or the race...or the game. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z Thankfully, every other Firebird has their act together, and we manage three additional runs, winning the game. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z He would run in two more minor races, winning both, then go on to become one of the breed’s great sires. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She knew that he cared about the kids as much as any coach could within a system that demanded winning at virtually any cost. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone was telling me I could make history by winning Worlds a third consecutive time. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Even when the visible army was being beaten on battlefields, Washington’s invisible army was winning victories in the back alleys of the spy war. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe he’d realized he had no chance of winning, and that this kind of death was far better than returning to whatever place he’d come from. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z And she was good at it, winning many competitions. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z But, no—the man who came into the room was small and slender, really very delicately put together, with a thin face, large, warm eyes, and a most winning smile. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z There were some Americans who were chess professionals, but none made a living from tournament winnings alone. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The first American race, run around Evanston, Illinois, had been held only eight years before, with the winning car ripping along at the dizzying average speed of seven and a half miles per hour. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Almost immediately DDT was hailed as a means of stamping out insect- borne disease and winning the farmers’ war against crop destroyers overnight. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z He had absolutely no intention of sharing his winnings with a thug from W.P.O. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Both of them had a kind of contagious, winning spark. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z They dance scenes depicting farmers at work, the harvesting of rice, nurses helping wounded soldiers, and soldiers winning batdes. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He lay dreaming that he was throwing baseballs at a cloth cat and winning a genuine Navajo blanket. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z She doesn’t really seem to care about winning the science fair. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z They had lost to the Rebels and instead of winning the district championship and guaranteeing themselves a trip to the playoffs, there might be only one game left in the season. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z For Pelops’ winning the chariot race I have preferred Apollodorus, of the first or second century A.D., who gives the fullest account that has come down to us. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He was about to win, and by winning he would lose. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “And hopefully, you’ll live up to your reputation. I anticipate winning, and I won’t be pleased if you make me look foolish.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I exchange a brief smile with Tess, who gathers up our winnings and stuffs it into the pouch. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Securing a revolution has proven to be a much more daunting assignment than winning one. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z It was a matter of the stronger bull winning. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Lombardy had captured the World Junior Championship by winning every game, and he was a formidable player. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Her human nature seemed to be winning out over her bird nature. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z People had savagely ripped into Gaines then, as if the seven and two record the team compiled was the same as not winning a single game. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Most former slaves voted for the Republicans, Lincoln’s party, with some Black men winning election to political office. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z If he fell, he forfeited his chance at winning a tree. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It took him a few difficult and sometimes discouraging years, but eventually he was winning the majority of his games. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z So you see, I know how to pick the winning side. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Helmuth wasn’t the only one who realized that the fever was winning. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Nathan as a boy played football on his high school team in Killdeer, Mississippi, with great success evidently, and expected his winning season to continue ever after. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I would say that, with the exception of me sitting in the back of this salon, she's winning the battle. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z We get back to the Pakistan table as Chef Morgan is announcing the winning recipe. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z She tallies the score and, for the first time ever, I’m actually winning. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He’s most likely robbing the bank as a payback on the world for winning the ugliness prize at his local fete three years running. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z There was considerable excitement and honor in winning, especially after Mother took a scrap of blue silk from her sewing basket and cut out a fine medallion, complete with long streamers. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z As suspicious as this looks, a high winning percentage alone isn’t enough to prove that a match is rigged. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z “Of course were winning. Were awesome at this.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z American soldiers were winning individual battles, and the kill ratio was favorable—about 2.5 to 1. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Outside of the Soviet Union, where chess masters were comfortably supported by the state, no chess player could survive on his tournament winnings. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z As soon as their youngest daughter could talk, Joshua and Joylette realized that she’d inherited her father’s winning way with people and his mind for math. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Most of the Library Olympians were thrilled to hear that they’d be picking up an all-expenses-paid college scholarship even without winning the most medals. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Once pools were over and the bracket was set, the goal was to keep winning and advancing through ever-shrinking rounds of fencers. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He leaned into her and whispered, “But I’m still winning.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z What Belew had talked about the week before, how there was nothing else like winning a state championship, wasn’t something abstract now, but something they could feel. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He has a kind of wry, ironic charm that is utterly winning. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry went back to the castle later that afternoon with Ron and Hermione, unable to banish the image of the happy expression on Hagrid’s whiskery face as he had imagined Harry winning the tournament. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z But he was getting a lot of mounts and winning with almost 10 percent of them, so he got by. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Chiron laid his cards on the table, a winning hand he hadn’t gotten to use. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “Thank you, Mayor. Now I’d like to take my winnings and donate them to the Downtown Revitalization Fund. And I’d like to thank my business partner, Jubilee Johnson, for all her help and inspiring ideas.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z “Yeah, like an action shot of him scoring the winning hoop tonight,” Sean said, slapping me on the back. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Charles Taylor would come to power in an election in 1997, winning largely because people feared he would restart a civil war if he lost. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z For me, the fact that they’re both here is all the winning I need. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The way I look at it, love does not necessarily make for a happy ending any more than winning does. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z “Oops, sorry,” he said, smiling in what he hoped was a winning way when she stopped and glared at him. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z A perfect place for a winning lottery ticket. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z It started out great, we kissed and stuff and I thought I was winning her over but idk. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z That was one of the few times I actually felt good about winning the Games. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z "And playing cards with his friends all day, like it was their job or something, saying it kept his mind sharp when really it was about drinking whiskey and having company, right? And winning money?" We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z So far, though, the geeks seem to be winning. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He surprised everybody by winning the state championship. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The game was resumed the next day and Bobby, feeling ebullient because he was in a winning position, agreed to play on the main stage. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Well, I wouldn’t count on Coo winning,” Armpit cautioned. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z After winning third all-around and first on floor at Nationals, I was super excited to end the season as the US Challenge Pre-Elite All-Around Champion for 2010. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The winning ticket in these two states would collect a large number of votes in the Electoral College. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Almost alone among politicians of the South, Mayor Hartsfield has not sunk to the level of winning votes at the Negro’s expense. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Curiously, my Olympic dream had never been about winning—it was about going. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Looks like you definitely hit the jackpot. It’s time to share some of your winnings with me.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The grand prize winner, Filbert Dewbury from Calvert High School, stood as proud as a peacock next to his winning shot. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Boots grinned winningly and held up a pudgy hand. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Tire difference between a winning streak and a losing streak Now, Josh is not with us again, so somebody’s gonna have to step up in the low post. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z It was like shooting the winning basket in double overtime! The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z It has become painfully evident that the winning of a State Championship is not a high priority of every member of this team. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z In the aftermath of the game, the players and their families and sports reporters from across the country crammed into the winning team’s locker room. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z |
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