| 单词 | boom |
| 例句 | I heard the fear in the first music I ever knew, the music that pumped from boom boxes full of grand boast and bluster. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z The sounds of fighting, the far-off booming of the artillery, the hollow, bass-drum sound of explosions echoing off the mountains became a constant thing. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Thunder boomed as a fork of lightning shattered the night. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I told Bekhir we were sorry we’d caused them so much trouble, and he unleashed a big, booming laugh and waved us on down the path. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z I gathered all my throwing stones in my pouch and started putting my brogans on when a man’s voice boomed out from behind me, “Now that was the most amazing thing I’ve ever seen!” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z The abrupt, booming immediacy of his presence was too much for me to take. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Someone put a coin in the boom box. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “We stopped off in the city”—a boom, she flinched—“for a day.” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z The Internet boom led everyone to assume that the demand for bandwidth to carry all that Internet traffic would double every three months— indefinitely. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z And the stock market boom meant money was free! The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z Inside are the toaster, the stereo, a bunch of Sam’s music collection, my Sony boom box. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The boom jerked back and forth, ropes flopped like sick snakes, the sails looked sloppy and loose, and she rolled from side to side on the smallest swell or wave like an old washtub. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “There is more to this world than anyone could imagine, ” said a booming voice from the darkness. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z So I went to his gym, and every day I bounced around, pow pow pow, light as air on my feet, and then, boom! a hook you never saw coming. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z They shook, cleared water from their eyes with their nictitating membranes, and listened to the thunder boom. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z From the direction of the sea come whistles and booms; flak is going up. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Jon was rolling away from the blows when a booming voice cut through the gloom of the armory. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Only you would know if someone is lying,” he boomed out. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Not a roar or a boom or a whoosh. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z Those had been the days back then in the postwar boom of the forties and fifties. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The popping and crackling sounds boom through the apartment. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Mami's voice was high and hesitant and slightly apologetic—a small, accented woman's voice among the booming, impersonal American male voices that interrogated her. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Above the thunder boomed, close at hand now. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He hardly had time to sit back down when he heard Ann's voice booming down the hallway as if through a bullhorn. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z There were proud young knights, pushing past the wet rabble, their sheathed swords swinging like ship booms, occasionally smacking in the face the children who ran behind them, begging for bread. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Her mast and boom were made of wood, kept in good shape and varnished to a high sheen. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z David rubbed the wooden boom with one hand. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z She was sweet and sure, while Marshall boomed, as though in defiance. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z A handful of Sharpies were lying on the carpet next to an open sketch pad, an old boom box, and a pair of my dad’s even older headphones. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z A roar cut through the melee: a booming growl, a noise that might come out of a she-bear protecting a cub. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z There was the boom of a bass drum, and the voice of the orchestra leader rang out suddenly above the echolalia of the garden. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Big, booming vibrations that grew closer and louder and faster. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z And with that, his heavy steps boomed as he exited the pavilion. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z And then there is a huge and thunderous boom, one that makes her rib cage rattle and shreds her nerves. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Even so, by the time they reached the King's Gate, he could hear a booming crash of wood on wood that told him the battering ram had been brought into play. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The boom caught him on the side of the head with a terrific clout, a blow hard enough to lift him off his feet and tumble him, stomach first, into the water. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z An echoing boom rumbled across the Glade as all four Doors sealed shut for the night. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z But no, the booming sound didn’t come from the door. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The thunder’s booming and I’m at my kitchen table sweating. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z A mouse with red thread, ” boomed the voice. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Then he climbed the worn brick steps and heard through the closed shutters a booming chant. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Bigger’s voice boomed so suddenly from his throat that Max started. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z She walked on puddles like they were Persian carpets, and when a clap of thunder boomed around us, she looked up at the drowned sky, opened her mouth, and let the rain fall in. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The sounds of the drums and cymbals boomed as the procession passed. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “What?” boomed the old-fashioned scholar, who barely approved of teaching females to read and write. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z “Citizens, calm down,” Ms. Morales’s voice—no, Judge Morales’s voice—boomed out over the crowd. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z There was another loud boom as the front door shut behind Count Olaf and his terrible friends, and the Baudelaire children were alone in the kitchen. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z As real estate was booming, so was banking. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I heard the soft groaning of hydraulic pumps as the boom extended. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Cushions that had still been up top, drapped on the handrails and boom, were knocked over the side into the water. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z But dark clouds were rolling in, and just then, thunder boomed in the distance. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The town clock rang out six deep booms that Lina could feel, like shudders, beneath her ribs. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The red priest stood on the forecastle facing the storm, his staff raised above his head as he boomed a prayer. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It was impossible to hear anything other than the constant, deep-thudding booms of our naval bombardment. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, well,” a deep voice boomed from under the Corolla. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Every few minutes the insects' piercing whine is supplanted by the boom of distant thunder, rumbling over the taiga from a wall of thunderheads rearing darkly on the horizon. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Researchers have become entrepreneurs. That’s boomed our economy and created incentives to do research. But it’s also brought problems, like secrecy and arguments over who owns what.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z “Beetle blades—it’s how the Creators watch us. You better not—” He was cut off by a booming, ringing alarm that sounded from all directions. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Dimly he realized he’d been hearing the boom of cannon in the distance. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z And I could still hear the applause booming behind us. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, in a booming voice, the great Paqo spoke directly to Inti: “May you always remain as young as you were on the first day, giving light and warmth forever!” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z A hundred blades dipped down into the water as the oarmaster's drum began to boom. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Pastor Early said in his booming pulpit voice, “Who’s making that fine, fine music out there?” Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z It sucks and booms and splashes and rumbles; it shifts and dilates and falls over itself; the labyrinth of Saint-Malo has opened onto a portal of sound larger than anything she has ever experienced. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Of all the places that got caught up in the frenzy of the oil boom in those days, Midland may well have been the most incredible. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The booming sales of chemical crabgrass killers are another example of how readily unsound methods catch on. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z In the distance, Annabeth heard shrieks, screams, and a persistent boom, boom, boom that was too fast to be the heartbeat in the ground—more like something large and heavy, running at full speed. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He pressed the stop button on his boom box. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z I pressed Stop on the boom box, because the interview was over. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Pinkie pounded on the hood of the car, and the metallic booming echoed against the sandstone across the narrow valley. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z It was actually the coincidence of the dot-com boom and the Telecommunications Act of 1996 that launched the fiber-optic bubble. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z The distant boom of artillery switched from its sporadic night rhythm to the purposeful daylight pounding. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He carried a stereo—a boom box—on his shoulder. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z But before that could happen, a man’s voice boomed out from overhead, louder than any of the crowd’s screams. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Sitti replied in a voice more booming and animated than usual. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Warrior guns cracked and boomed; the men swung clubs and thrust lances. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z “You really think this is the time to separate?” the man boomed. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z When Harry knocked they heard a frantic scrabbling from inside and several booming barks. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “Don’t worry, ma’am,” boomed Duke over the roar of the raging rapids. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z They weren’t sure if what we were doing was right, but they knew what to do about a loud boom box. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Guessing that it couldn’t go on forever, this boom dme of Prohibition. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Waving in my direction, he boomed out his news: “This ’ere boy just now got run over by this ’ere train! Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Outside, the far-off boom of artillery, then, more closely, the stammering of a long string of gunfire, followed by another. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z The ship had blocked most of the wind but enough flurried around to make the Frog's sails slap a bit and they jerked the boom gently. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, it’s—” “Hello!” said a new voice, booming through the aquarium. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Reverend Price began to speak in his deep, heavy voice, the words booming out like beats on a muffled drum. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z And then the guns began, cannon booming off to the left, where Ewell was. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Papa Will boomed out as he lowered the big box down to the floor. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Like those thundering drums, their hearts were booming through their sad green uniforms. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z I sat down to rest on a broad, sloping ledge, but after a few minutes a deafening boom! frightened me back to my feet. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z He was shy in high school, but then he started playing drums and freshman year of college joined a punk band, and boom, girlfriends. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He often used our boom box as collateral. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Despite his booming voice, his words dissipated in the cavern, echoing until they sounded small and insignificant. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The whump of the falling trees and the low boom of the loads of snow exploding on the ground set the woods to shuddering. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Sometimes Theresa plugged her ears so she wouldn’t have to hear Grover’s booming voice. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Investors became more aggressive, and the result was a boom in the number and size of corporate takeovers. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Between the ringing doorbell and the booms, she had managed time for the beauty parlor and the sunlamp. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z He was startled by the sound of a deep, hollow voice booming and a banging on a wooden table. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The boom of a cannon pulls me up short. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The crowd parted as he boomed, “Let’s go, people. We’ve got dead men to discuss.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z And so, on February 1, 1933, as Hitler’s voice boomed over the radio, the German people felt grateful for his leadership. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Doom, boom, doom went the drums in the deep. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Mrs. Doyle claps and claps until the gym grows quiet again and the boom of her hands rings out. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z There was a sailboat with rusty red sails reefed around the booms of the fore and aft masts. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Mrs. van D. was already standing beside her bed with her knees knocking when the boom came. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Mr. Tobin’s voice booms, and I jump a little. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z As any modern parent knows, the baby-naming industry is booming, as evidenced by a proliferation of books, websites, and baby-name consultants. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z It did wonderfully during the boom, but then he got trapped in the bust. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He moved along the boom, still pulling at the main, fighting to hold himself upright in the wind, and kicked the sliding cabin top forward. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Then suddenly there was a dreadful cry and a great shock, and a deep echoing boom. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Tyrion felt a sudden urge to leap up, brandish his axe, and boom out, "Casterly Rock!" but the insanity passed quickly and he crouched down lower. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z A booming explosion of ripping wood and broken glass thundered from somewhere upstairs, shaking the whole house. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z A boom was followed by a second, louder explosion of cheers and howling laughter. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z They want us jammed close, constricted, no way to sweep around their flanks . . . and with that boom behind us. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I had both palms pressed to my ears, but after the initial boom I dropped them, listening as the shot echoed through the ravines. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Then with a thundercrack the boom came swinging round and she jibed and jumped northward like a scared cat. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Sips of breath both small and large, coupled with my booming heart, echo through the room. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z He stuffed a Latin-English dictionary into his saddlebag while the Frank Sinatra music oozed from his boom box. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z In the ensuing national hysteria Congress funneled millions upon millions of dollars into the California- based aerospace industry, and the boom was on. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The place Dorothy Vaughan now called home was on the cusp of a defense industry boom that would be measured not in years but in decades. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Ames looked around his Washington, DC, suburb and felt envious of his wealthy neighbors enjoying the booming US economy of the 1980s. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The man's full voice boomed and echoed through the sewers, and Jemmy took a quick look behind. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z Somewhere in the crowd, a single boom box was playing the Beatles’ Abbey Road album, Rain’s favorite. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z There was a low crack, like a distant boom of thunder. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Claudius Templesmith's voice booms down from overhead, congratulating the six of us who remain. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z As I stoop to pick it up, Claudius Templesmith's voice booms into the arena. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Some folks are unloading gallons of water from their cars; others, zombielike, instead of waving or saying hello when we pass by, keep staring at baby TVs or listening to boom box radios. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z A deep boom rumbled through the City like thunder running in the clouds. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z As long as the clock’s deep boom rang out every hour, and the lights went on and off more or less regularly, it didn’t seem to matter. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The huge trees trembled and swayed as the park echoed with thunderous booms. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z He booms “Hello!” and starts chatting away with Jason’s parents. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z "I want order down there," Supercargo boomed, "and if there's white folks down there, I wan's double order." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Longtime visitors to the Khumbu are saddened by the boom in tourism and the change it has wrought on what early Western climbers regarded as an earthly paradise, a real-life Shangri-La. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z In the background the racket of Buster Friendly boomed and brayed, eradicating her words; he saw her mouth moving but heard only the TV. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z There was a low crack, like a distant boom of thunder. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z She raised her fingers and popped them at him—boom!—but this time the gesture looked sad, not menacing. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Even I though Kat’s voice was like a supersonic boom splitting my eardrum, I was glad. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z “How is our mortal guest?” a male voice boomed. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Suddenly, Mr. Lemoncello’s voice boomed out of speakers ringing the rotunda. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Even more deafening was the metallic boom of thousands of feet on the bleachers. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z I hear Coach West shout out, “Go, Shayla! Go, Shayla!” and then Bernard says it too, with his deep booming voice. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Daito let out a booming laugh that echoed across the landscape. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Back then that was like—boom!—trouble, maybe the government was looking out on them or something. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z They stroll the lot together and finish up with hearty handshakes and booming laughter. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Spotlights rose up all around the pool, blinding us with illumination, and a loudspeaker voice boomed: “Live to Olympus in one minute . . . Fifty-nine seconds, fifty- eight . . “Hephaestus!” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Count Rugen signaled the cannoneer, and the Prince’s instructions boomed along the Cliffs. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z That boom box was a lifeline to a world beyond Chisamba Singles. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z The boom from the gun startled Curly almost as badly as it startled the field mouse that was sitting on the tile floor, minding its own business. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sorry. The overnight express business is just booming. Now, as I was saying—” “You have snakes on your phone.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z I thought I’d try one more time, with Tristan, and boom, same thing. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Something whistled and boomed, and the building quaked, knocking me to my knees. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “Who’s there? a voice boomed suddenly from the dark. Hot Pie leapt to his feet. “I yield!” A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Aunt Marge, on the other hand, wanted Harry under her eye at all times, so that she could boom out suggestions for his improvement. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z In the distance, a boom and a rattle. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z The giant’s voice boomed in the vast chamber. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He rinsed the rag and dabbed at the cut on his head where the boom had taken him. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The deck cracked like thin ice under Jason’s legs and, with a sonic boom, the Argo II hurtled out of the clouds. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z On the lake a hundred or more ships, yachts, and launches lay at anchor with colored lights on their bows and booms and strung along their rigging. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Somewhere above me, the Pastor boomed robust greetings and explanations, leaving little room for the doctor’s understated replies. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z As the aeronautical laboratory expanded west to meet the demands of the war, its twin, Langley Field, sought to grow in order to accommodate the Army Air Corps’ booming operation. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Mo- qorro’s voice was a bass drum that seemed to boom from somewhere deep within his massive torso. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Another boom shook the world and an explosion of water not far away hurled up into the air, soaking Magdalys and the others. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z There was a sonorous boom from below and something huge whizzed past just a few inches away. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Nyame’s voice boomed out of the palace, and we all flinched. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Irwin oversaw it all from the back of his huge yellow horse, galloping around the center field with his feet jutting out to the sides, hat waving, booming encouragement to his cowgirls. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z And the animals heard, from the direction of the farm buildings, the solemn booming of a gun. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Guns boom to the east: the citadel being bombarded again, the citadel bombarding back. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z It was late afternoon when Shawn dropped his screw gun and shimmied down the loader’s extended boom. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z We’d sung along with any group or singer who joined us through speakers as the bass boomed low and the treble pined high. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z By the time he reached the little county seat, the bunting was spread out by the yard, flags flew from almost every house, a long unused cannon boomed from the cliffs above the river. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw no sign of any boom; the mouth of the river was open, as if to swallow them all. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It was an urgent booming that made me jump in my chair. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Finn had been trying so hard to block out everything the booming voice of his mother was saying behind him. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Technically, I have no assistant director and no boom operator. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z The song changed: Big booming things, Big awful things! The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Ben’s final screams were cut off when the walls closed with a terrible boom. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z If their UFO keys fall off the console—boom!—instant arm. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z She’d heard myths like that: a kid with an old lady begs for shelter, and when the rude mortals refuse—boom, they get turned into banana slugs. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “You will have to excuse me,” he boomed, showing us chairs. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “My name is Dr. Hugely,” he said in a booming voice. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z “Traitor Knight,” boomed the voice, “come out of the Queen’s chamber!” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Her voice boomed through the speakers and filled the chamber. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Up in the cloud canyons the thunder boomed again. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z They are smaller shells;—and amongst them, booming through the night like an organ, go the great coal-boxes and the heavies. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Their coach barked commands in a booming voice that rang off the brick buildings of the housing projects across the street. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z “Well, I don’t care what she says,” a very large teenage girl with a navel ring booms inside the box. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z “Because, see, we’re in Spanish class with all the a's and o’s at the end, and Troy just comes up with this name, Ema, just like that, and boom, it stuck. You see?” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Light flashes, followed quickly by the boom of thunder. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z In my dream, fireworks crackle and boom noisily, rejoicing in the New Year celebration. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The deep booming of an artillery shell rumbled in the distance. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The music swelled out of an organ and boomed through the half-empty arena, sending little shivers up Alfred's spine. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z David let loose the ropes—sheets—that held the boom so the mainsail could luff easily and went below for the jib. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Math was my specialty—you spend enough time at the cash register and you learn to love numbers, because each and every one means dollars and cents, and enough of those mean business is booming. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z By winter, the United States was at war and tobacco companies were supplying free cigarettes to soldiers, so the market was booming. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Ekon tried to remember the better things, the crinkles around his father’s dark eyes when he smiled, or the way his laugh had boomed like thunder. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Then looking around he caught sight of the strangers, and cried out in a dreadful booming voice, “Who are you who enter unbidden the house of Polyphemus? Traders or thieving pirates?” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The keys way down on my left create thunder and booming and power. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z David closed his eyes, sighed, leaned back against the boom with his shoulder. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z A skull-rattling boom split the air with a puff of dark gray smoke. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The town was an odd melting-pot of agriculture and industry located on the periphery of the southern California boom, a place that felt out on the edge. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z “Warcross fans around the world!” he says in a booming voice. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z But after the underwater thunder, what came was not souls but fish.They came rolling to the surface with mouths opened wide by that shocking boom. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, boom, like a bomb exploding, the storm’s back. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z My voice boomed and reverberated in the dark interior. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Then anew sound began, a distant booming and throbbing. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z So I heard the boom of my father’s rifle when he shot my best friend. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Strangely, it made Piper think of the sea - how the waves boomed along the cliffs of Santa Monica back home. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Modern art is booming, and Paris is the hub. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “Brothers and sisters!” he called, speaking in Farsi, his voice booming through the stadium. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z When the thunder boomed through the wood again, he stuffed his fingers in his ears, and ducked down. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z It is most noiseful, the air full of booms and clangs and pomps and clacks. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z When Ms. Washington gets all excited about a lesson, she gets real theatrical and starts speaking in this dramatic, booming voice like she would if she were on a stage. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z They swung around and above, the tern dæmon keeping close like a child to its mother, and watched the steersman adjust the course slightly as the foghorn boomed again. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z When I come back to earth, my palms slap against the ground, a tremendous boom shaking everything around me. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z At the same exact time someone banged a drum one terrible boom, and a flash of red and yellow powder exploded and popped and hissed all ’long the front of the stage. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z They heard Jackson’s booming voice in the hallway announcing lights-out. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “Beware, then!” she said ominously, her voice suddenly booming. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z When it’s late night you hear the sound of car doors and people talking and boom boxes spilling out the latest tunes. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z The Dragon King’s voice boomed inside his vast body, the words echoing and vibrating like a gong in a large hall. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let’s say there are monsters,” I boomed into the near-silent mountain city. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z One afternoon, when I felt that I could no longer put one foot in front of the other, a voice boomed out of the dense bush. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z I found the angriest songs on my playlist, the ones with loud guitars and booming bass. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z When they warily helped him aboard, he grinned, stuck out a large hand, and boomed out, “My name is Hiram Conibear. I am the rowing coach at the University of Washington.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z His enormous boarhound, Fang, was at his heels; Fang gave a booming bark and bounded forward. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z We hear the crack of a bullwhip because its tip is moving faster than the speed of sound, creating a shock wave, a small sonic boom. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The trees, swung by strong arms, smote the timbers with a rending boom. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Then a boom sounded overhead—the exact kind of feedback boom a cheap, quickly built microphone would make when it was switched on. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Suddenly, as though he were listening to somebody else, Winston heard himself demanding in a loud booming voice that he should be given the whole piece. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “Well, well, well!” booms an unmistakable voice from behind us. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z But his arms simply grabbed her as if scooping up a mound of snow, and his cruel laughter boomed in her ears. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z It slammed shut with a thunderous boom that echoed off the dark walls of the Berg’s interior. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The smoking circle of metal fell to the floor with a heavy metallic boom that made me jump in my chair. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Bunny’s pained voice came booming from the hallway. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z After what felt like forever, the houselights went down and an announcer’s voice boomed through the auditorium, introducing the two fighters, who entered the arena from the locker rooms on opposite sides. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The two big doors that opened to the outside were standing wide open, and every now and then, I could hear beats booming from the DJ setting up out there. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Residents are quick to acknowledge this: People who are restless, unusual, or ambitious get out quickly, sometimes heading for more forward-looking Nampa nearby, more often for booming Boise down the highway. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A quick, ear- splitting boom that shook the ground, which continued to tremble even after the noise ceased, vibrating so much that the bushes around them danced. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z His unmistakable compact frame and booming voice yelling commands at his opponent immediately made me feel at home. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He smelled chlorine from the swimming pool next door, heard the springboard boom. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well,” said Bunny chummily, his voice booming in the tense silence, “I’d apologize for dragging you away from your book if you hadn’t brought it with you. What you got there? Any good?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “This is a proper show!” boomed the voice of Bacchus. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Her toe had barely crossed the threshold when she heard a boom behind her. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z It began with Ted Koppel from behind the desk in Washington, his voice booming with authority. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Stop, you little rat!'' Victor bellowed after him. His voice boomed through the huge house so loudly that two maids came running across, the courtyard. “ The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Decades earlier, Shirley Temple was similarly a symptom of the Shirley boom, though she is often now remembered as its cause. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z “There was kind of a mix-up,” he booms. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Reverend Hunt catches Master Wingfield’s arm, the two sailors step between the angry men, and Captain Newport’s voice booms out. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z “Stand by for a fighter pilot,” Bull boomed at the woman. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z And then, when all hope seemed lost, with my eyes locked on Buddy Ray’s—boom, a small truck plowed into Buddy Ray. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Our hearts were filled with pain because now we knew why we had heard booming guns on our walk here. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Then there was another boom!, accompanied by a flash that momentarily lit up the sky, and I realized I was hearing the crash of thunder. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z In the 1990s, while Wall Street was booming, one out of three black men be-tween the ages of twenty and twenty-nine was either behind bars or on probation or parole. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The brass horns and booming drums marched the soldiers onto army trucks covered in the same green material as their uniforms and army bags. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “I know that, you fool,” boomed the man. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Behind them, the crowd screamed and Judge Morales’s voice boomed uselessly, “Silence, everyone! Guards, follow the protocol!” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z They crushed the ship between them with a resonant boom, sending debris flying. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Organic food companies saw their business boom overnight. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z A voice boomed from the hollow of the elephant. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The crowd parted as he boomed, “Let’s go, people. We’ve got dead men to discuss.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Food production based on eastern U.S. crops alone had been insufficient to trigger the boom, for reasons that are easy to specify. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Coach barks; his voice booms inside the car. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z What I found was a black man with a warm disposition and a booming voice, who bristled with energy and was constantly in motion, his hands swooping like birds in flight to accentuate his points. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z But that boom came much too late to prepare Native Americans of the United States for the impending disaster of European colonization. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Powell’s search ended suddenly and as it did, he heard Donovan’s glad voice rise boomingly. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Their buying power fuels the booming market for Christian books, music, and films. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z I stuck in another CD, this time from Gran’s personal stack by the boom box. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z The booming voice belonged to a powerful man with dark hair and broad shoulders who sat upon an elegant brown horse. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Eventually, someone brought out a decades-old boom box, and even the kids with guitars stopped playing in deference to the Beach Boys. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “You will be a great hero, child. I will do my best to prepare you. But if I’m right about the path ahead of you . . .” Thunder boomed overhead, rattling the windows. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Often, the speech of people in public seemed to me very loud, booming with confidence. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z My brain boomed inside my head: “Sal is going to die.” When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z With every boom of a shotgun he felt her flinch. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z A thunderous, splintering boom erupted through the chamber as the ridderak shattered the wooden door. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Thanks to the Bay Area’s high-tech boom, long-vacant historic buildings downtown are filling with startups, boutiques peddling handmade jeans, and nightspots serving seven-ingredient cocktails. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “Who is it?” his gruff voice boomed through the closed door. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Thunder boomed in the distance as a summer storm approached. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Or at least a few of them until he met Mom, and boom, a wife. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The burst of flame shoots across the fog, the guns roar and boom. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, as the postwar boom years quickened, people began coming to the Smokies by car, and motels, restaurants, gas stations, and gift shops popped up to serve them. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z A song played from a boom box in the corner. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Seagulls had been perching on the boom; there was a mess on the top of the cabin and the floor of the cockpit, and he stepped to the side to miss it. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The jib was loose, without the benefit of a boom to hold the bottom edge stiff, and it slapped mightily in the wind, like a wild white rag. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The dwarf had been busy building some sort of boom to close off the mouth of the river, though the fishermen differed as to whether the work had been completed or not. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z From behind me, a voice booms in my ear. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z The demigods winced, and a man’s voice boomed: “You should not have come home.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The pitch of it booms in my chest like he's speaking into a voice-trumpet. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The deathly quiet of this Friday morning was shattered by the sharp, echoing boom of a cannon. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Reverend Finney was tall and intimidating: His voice boomed, his face grimaced and frowned, and his eyes stared, piercing and cold. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z For thirteen days, the battleships boomed and heavy shells rained down on target. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z In some respects we are like the physical sciences of the early twentieth century, booming along into new territory, but without an equivalent for the engineering of that time. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he felt her strong arms wrap around him and heard her booming voice holler, “Pull us up!” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “It seems that you were right, Signora Spavento!'' the sister boomed loudly. “The name of our anonymous girl really is Caterina. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z It flew over our refugee camp and dropped its load of bombs—boom! boom! boom! Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z When she glanced at Con and Taisin, she saw that they, too, had sober looks on their faces as they listened to the King’s booming, slightly drunken voice. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z From a locker someone produced a boom box, complete with batteries. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I remembered a booming laugh and bright colors. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z There was another pause, and then a marching music began like solemn drums, and above the rolling beats and booms there welled voices singing high and strong. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “Let the second duel commence,” the king boomed, waving a hand toward the veranda. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The whole chamber thrummed with energy, an echoing boom, boom, boom that reminded Hazel of a heartbeat. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The She Elephant’s deep voice boomed out from under the hills. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Then she realized the persistent boom ba-boom was all around them, resonating through the stone and the air. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The Vietnam War, however, had taken some young Americans out of the workforce, and the school-age population was still booming, so teachers were needed. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z The article was about several of the town’s businesses embracing the recent tourism boom brought to Lily by the sighting of the bird. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z The booming voice from the man on the stage called out, “Five-minute recess while the guards deal with a disturbance in the crowd. They need to make another arrest.” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z He laughed, a great booming sound that rolled like thunder, and when the first wave of fetterlings leaped forward, his hammer was there to greet them. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z A new voice swept by like a wind, deep and booming. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z There’s a loud sound, a sonic boom as my world cracks. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The buzzer boomed like thunder in my head, and Freddie, despite everything, charged me and knocked me back into the net. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Max steps back from the window, and the boom hurts my ears. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “A rumble, a hiss—some say a boom and a swish—and the wave of molasses swept out,” the newspaper proclaimed. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Genie put his fingers back in his ears and got ready for the boom. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “Jacob!” he calls out in a booming voice. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z As I paddled on, my heartbeat boomed like a dull motor in my ears. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z The auctioneer—a tall white man with thinning hair and a booming voice—would eventually step under the tree. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z His loud Dominican voice boomed back: him and his family was flying to DR on Christmas Day tomorrow. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z With his booming black motorcycle and his wide-brimmed Aussie hat, he seemed entirely out of place parking parallel to Grandma’s white picket fence. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “You’re our third visitor!” boomed the jolly announcer in the ceiling. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z “Catch children,” it boomed, deep down from the earth itself. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Conrad’s voice sounded like he was speaking through a booming mi-crophone as he burst into the room. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Gentlemen!” boomed the voice Scipio loved to imitate because it sounded so much more impressive than his own. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z She watched the water rise and listened to the cracking and booming of caverns collapsing. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Soon the boom of artillery breaks the morning quiet. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Bits yelled, and their voice boomed over the crowd. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Carlisle knocked one so far out of the field — with a boom that hurt my ears — that he and Edward both made it in. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “Coming about,” he said, and Miss Maggie and I ducked under the boom and resettled to port. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z A booming voice grunted, “Pronto” into Victor's ear. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Gregory has a deep voice, and he kind of boomed it out, not yelling, but strong. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z My father spoke at that rally, his voice booming out clearly through the public address system. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Big, booming Beethoven symphonies blast from her CD player all day long. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z The shipyards and ammunition plants brought to booming life by the war let him know that he was needed and even appreciated. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Just then they heard the sound of thunder booming in the distance. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z “MY LORDS!” he shouted, his voice booming off the rafters. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He was booming so loudly that a man in the room with Swope said he would have had to leap out the window to avoid hearing every word. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z At times the Ferris wheel seemed to be winching minutes, hauling him ever closer to Saturday and the boom and smell of gunsmoke. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z “Harry, Harry, just the man I was hoping to see!” he boomed genially, twiddling the ends of his walrus mustache and puffing out his enormous belly. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The birds come and eat it and get stuck, and boom! As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z If he couldn’t unload his catch, Crocodile Guts would merely laugh—he was a large man with a booming, hearty voice—and eat the fish himself. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z We passed the yellow star on the cracked window of what had been the Diamants’ shop, and then a booming clang made me start. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The difference between Bobby and Dickens’s good doctor was the voice: Manette’s was faint, “dreadful and pitiable”; Bobby’s was booming, ferocious and vengeful. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The voice of Rauros was a mighty roaring mingled with a deep throbbing boom. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z This spring in particular has seen quite the baby boom. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Once it reached the port's retractor mechanism, the automated system clamped on to the boom and pulled it in, aligning and orienting the probe automatically. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Thunder boomed and lightning flashed and the rain came in swaths. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Double-barreled booms and laughter mingled with smells of mustard and onions and barbecue and gunsmoke. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z A voice booms from the armored vehicle, “All persons found violating the curfew will be subject to arrest.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z When Henrietta arrived there in the forties, the town was booming. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Thunder boomed as I returned home after picking up pizzas for our celebration. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Thunder booms overhead and lightning explodes through the roof and into her hand. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Maceo was set, looking at me coldly, and suddenly I heard a voice boom out, "Ain't going to be no fighting in my joint!" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He went even faster, so fast that the air itself boomed with the sound of his passing. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z And suddenly a voice boomed behind him: “Turn around slowly. I have a gun. Who are you and why are you here?” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z And all at once a great synthetic bass boomed out the words which announced the approaching atonement and final consummation of solidarity, the coming of the Twelve-in-One, the incarnation of the Greater Being. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z True enough, Aloe’s voice boomed through the house. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Reyna’s voice boomed as if projected from the statue itself, like the Athena Parthenos had become a stack of concert speakers. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z One of the dancers, a guy in electric blue with an enormous package, presses play on a boom box. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z "Thank you for reminding me that I will never be queen on account of my sister," Sophia snaps, her voice booming. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Physically he was big and booming, with a voice that made the timid shrink. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z A crunch and a smash and a crumble and a boom. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z By 1937, Hugo has moved in with them, and one morning, he announces in his booming voice that the flat is too small. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z Alec leaned into the door and closed it with a booming metallic ring. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Then a voice on the official loudspeaker boomed out, “California by two feet.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He heard the first boom from the bathroom. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The ship’s boom swept across the deck and crewmen ducked under its swing. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z So it wasn’t capital punishment that drove crime down, nor was it the booming economy. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Phoenix was booming, and he landed a job pretty quickly. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The money flowing into the community from the oil boom had helped to build their businesses and to realize their once seemingly fantastical dreams of turning the raw prairie into a beacon of commerce. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z A boom box played mellow indie rock as they all sat around their campfire eating and talking and laughing. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z A booming sound shook the mountain, throwing me flat to my stomach. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “They normally do gigs for, like, Waffle Houses and stuff, but I guess the country western breakfast entertainment business isn’t booming, so we got them to do the festival. Cheap, too.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Where the river broadened out into Blackwater Bay, the boom stretched taut, a bare two or three feet above the water. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Purer than many of yours, I daresay. Off you go,” he boomed to the Muggle-borns, who scurried forward into the fireplaces and began to vanish in pairs. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z She’s too close, too close to the booming fire, trying to break through. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z “Sure!” a cheerful male voice boomed into the hallway. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I turned and felt the quiet boom from her eyes. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z The boys’ talk quickly wore thin, and Reynie was just about to give up and go study when Jackson’s voice boomed down the corridor: “Corliss Danton! There you are!” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The walls slammed shut behind him, the echo of its boom bouncing off the ivy-covered stone like mad laughter. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Without warning, they grew larger, and an echoing boom reverberated through the air. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Markets in the city were booming with abundant supplies of dried, fresh, and processed foods, including milled rice, tofu, crackers, cakes, and meat. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z The structure continued to topple until it hit the mountainside with a thunderous boom and rolled down the slope in pieces. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z There was an oily whir of gears and a mechanically-timbered voice boomed out in words that lacked accent and intonation, “I—am—the—robot—that—talks.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z With the last boom of the Michigan's gun, the great flag at the Administration Building fell to the ground. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “Harry!” he boomed, sweeping Harry into a bone-crushing hug the moment Harry had stepped out of the car. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “It took some man a lifetime maybe to put some of his thoughts down, looking around at the world and life, and then I came along in two minutes and boom! it's all over.” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z A boom sounded overhead, and an explosion lit the sky just to the right of the Squaller. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Tlie scream that boomed down the cave tunnel and woke the bats came just when Macon thought he had taken his last living breath. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Then a booming electronic voice echoed through the void. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z And boom, bright white teeth when she smiles over a customer’s shoulder. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z More connections, faster connections, more efficient connections—Neal and others in the booming tech industry serving a seemingly insatiable drive to communicate with one another and trade at ever-increasing rates. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Sure enough, about half an hour later, there was a loud “boom” and I went upstairs to see. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Gunshots suddenly boomed from the south—many gunshots. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z In his booming voice, Uncle Bill shouts, “You heard what he said. Get going. Come on. Scram.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z The sound of Lord Ashton’s voice boomed through the house, up the stairs, and into Penelope’s room at the far end of the corridor, all the way from the first floor drawing room. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z “Well, ain’t this the berries! What we got here?” she boomed, even though the two girls were sitting right in front of her. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The gods of Asgard heard the screech and the boom of the wings, and they went to the high walls to see what was happening. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z My booms and ticks were a little off, probably because I was just so...I don't know. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z She paused as cannon fire boomed again from the north. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Only infrequently would he come to tea in the Cavendish, since it meant enduring Crick’s booming over the tea room. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Matt’s voice, to his horror, boomed out like a bass drum. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z That's why I still have the dolly raised over my head, ready to crash it through the police car window, when I hear a voice boom down the street. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The violence associated with the crack boom was various and relentless. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z The boom-bap of early hip- hop, still young and close to its Bronx roots, tumbled out of the apartment buildings, mixed with Spanish music blaring from boom boxes. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z The man counted to three and then they both lifted—it was heavy but they were able to get it up and swing it against the wall, where it crashed with a boom. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z His voice, made metallic by the amplifiers, boomed forth an endless catalogue of atrocities, massacres, deportations, lootings, rapings, torture of prison-ers, bombing of civilians, lying propaganda, unjust aggressions, broken treaties. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z A split second after we heard the thunderous boom, my perspective shifted, and I found myself looking at our three avatars, standing there frozen in front of the open gate. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Behind Finn, the public address system crackled, and then he heard his mother’s voice boom out throughout the entire auditorium: “I killed everyone who disagreed with me...” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z By the time he finished, with a last plug for John Kerry and his running mate, John Edwards, the crowd was on its feet and roaring, the applause booming in the rafters. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Day 2 A problem in the deployment of the boom that supports the science scan platform. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Buckley’s voice boomed in Bigger’s ears and he knew what the loud commotion meant when the speech had ended. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z An opera plays on a battered boom box on the floor. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Out of the air Lenny's voice boomed, "Wye oh wye did I ever leave Wyoming?" The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z When the First National Bank of Midland went down, it certified not only that the boom had ended, but that a way of life had ended. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Something boomed up on the red rock, then the earth jumped and began to shake steadily, while the noise as steadily increased. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z A thunderous boom shook the Argo II, though Piper wasn’t sure where it came from this time. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The storm was fearful, and as it boomed loudly among the chimney-pots, it made me shudder. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z After repeating the words a few more times, he let loose a booming laugh as if he’d just heard a rare jest. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z “Not now, boy. Not now,” booms Al, goose-stepping past like the Brownshirts you see in the grainy news trailers at the movies. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Meanwhile back at ground level, things were also booming. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z More significant, he ignited a phenomenon in the United States not seen before: Almost overnight, a chess boom arose. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Bigger asked; knowing as the words boomed from his lips that a knowledge of how to live was a knowledge of how to die. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Then Madrina lets out her usual deep, booming laugh, and the whole apartment seems to shake. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z When I screamed, he didn’t even flick an ear but came on, driving like an avalanche now, thunder booming from his hooves across the cliffs. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z I try to get a better handle on them, but as I’m doing that, thunder booms again. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z From a nearby rooftop, a booming voice yelled, ‘STOP THEM!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z When he heard the deep rumble of Shagga's laughter booming through the dark, he followed it to the Stone Crows in their small comer of the night. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Several minutes went by, and then another boom rattled windows and shook houses in the city. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Lizza gasped when the guns in Salem Harbor fired salutes and the cannon on the forts boomed an answer. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z A boy about Clayton’s height and age, maybe a year older, carrying a boom box, and then, that boy’s twin, who carried nothing. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z Mr. Chris’s voice boomed out among the trees as he talked to Daddy and Mother. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z The sound boomed even through the thick wall. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z She heard a roar that she later realized was a sonic boom, and Arion tore over Puget Sound, seawater turning to steam in his wake as the skyline of Seattle receded behind them. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I can hear noises from the street below: a police siren, young girls shouting and laughing, bass booming from a passing car. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z She hummed along with one of her church choir songs softly playing on an old boom box. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z The booming voice of the stocky, dark-haired man shattered the intense quiet and made me jump. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z "Father," repeated Primus in his deep boom of a voice. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z On the immediate local front, reports showed that rental rates for apartments in Odessa had dropped 10 percent and occupancy rates 8 percent, boding disaster for a market that was woefully overbuilt from the boom. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Peaches had the boom box right up close and it was going as loud as she could get it going. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z And then a deep, booming gong sounded somewhere beyond the woods, and at once, green and red lanterns blazed into life in the trees, lighting a path to the field. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “Us. That boom must have been an alarm signal. We need to hurry.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z As for the boom, it had become a faraway blur, a kind of confused, powerful, contradictory dream that made some people chuckle and others wince in the retelling of it. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything seems really great, just like Gwen says, except when I lie down on my bed it hits me, boom, and I'm crying like a baby. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z A loud boom sounded from all directions, startling Thomas out of his thoughts. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The Irishman staked a claim, opened a brick factory on the banks of the North Saskatchewan River, and made a fortune on the Northwest’s turn-of-the-century construction boom. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z But more important than the question of whether Bobby would inspire another “Fischer boom” was the question of whether his immense and innate talent could find its release on the chessboard. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Boys,” said Mr. Weasley under his breath, “I don’t want you betting. That’s all your savings. Your mother —” “Don’t be a spoilsport, Arthur!” boomed Ludo Bagman, rattling his pockets excitedly. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z From below them came the boom of a gong. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z He said it in this booming voice, then pounded on his chest. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z None too soon, it seems, for less than five minutes later the guns were booming so loudly that we went and stood in the hall. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Laughter boomed up and down the High Hall of the Arryns. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Splendiferous greetings and salutations to one and all!” boomed Mr. Lemoncello’s voice from the loudspeakers as the trumpets blared their final fanfare. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z It was swollen with death, and it resounded with the boom of drums. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Then a loud boom made the surface of the water shiver and droplets fall around them like rain. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “The Lord spoke to the common people gathered at the well,” he said at last, in his old booming voice that allowed no corner for doubt. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z His voice boomed through the rows as he worked and even those who despised him couldn’t help but sing along. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The laugh that booms out of the sheriff is genuine, and an ugly feeling rises up in me. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Mrs. Savage's sleepy voice boomed out, and the nurse went in to her with the jingling tray. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z “Please, please,” Reverend Okonjo said, and his voice boomed over everyone. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The music room is booming now, as loud as a thunderstorm. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z And then a huge boom sounded throughout the chamber as the mechanism above them slammed shut. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The westbound lane boiled and boomed with vehicles which were rushing German reserves to the front. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “I know what I want to do with him,” Mace boomed. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Art3mis was about to say something more—good-bye, I think—when we heard a thunderous boom directly up above us. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z A chain boom . . . and yet they have not closed the river against us. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Why, Miss Bloom,” said Miss Peregrine, letting out a booming laugh. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z My sisters and I hold hands, laughing as fire-works boom in the background. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They believed that he signaled the possibility of a chess boom in America. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Then I boomed out the song of the great horned owl and stopped. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z I can still hear Mrs. King, spine straight and shrill voice booming: "How does this book make you feeU" She then made a few exaggerated yawns. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Chief Crowe’s voice booms over the intercom before I can answer. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z ‘The son of Neptune,’ boomed a deep voice. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z At the same moment, something hit the ground with a loud boom. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z We slept to the occasional boom of breaking trees, although the explosions were not as frequent. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “Step right up, step right up—fancy, best-quality words right here,” announced one man in a booming voice. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z I hear a crash and a boom coming from upstairs. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z By then Hamilton had the gaff and boom under control and I pulled down the jib. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Thunder boomed and lightning cracked, lighting up the sky in sudden, glaring washes. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes Jacobi’s parents let us use their garage, but it didn’t really matter where we were; we’d just set up our old boom box and breakdance. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The booming of the guns, the blowing of the trumpets, and the rattles on the horses threw the Indians into panicked confusion. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Anya didn’t dare look back to see if he was following, but then another booming whistle exploded behind them. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The announcer’s voice boomed over the loudspeaker just as the music began to play, and the toads were off. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z From behind the long desk, a man spoke in an unkind booming voice. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A few days later, fireworks brought the Games to a booming close. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Mama’s voice boomed across the room, filling my chest up with sound. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z There were no lights, no sound of Fang scrabbling at the door, his bark booming in welcome. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z A muffled boom announced that the bizarre elevator had arrived. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The booming voice of my father shook me from my trance. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I mean, we’d triggered a warning boom when we snuck inside. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z She remembered the cave in Resurrection Bay where she’d worked to raise Alcyoneus—the oppressive sense of malice and the constant boom, boom, boom, like Gaea’s heartbeat. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Great, booming, helpless laughter from the bottom of his soul. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The sound was a deep-throated bronze booming, coming faster with each knell. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z By the looks of it, their business was booming. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z There are a few experimental twangs and booms from behind the curtain as the instruments are plugged in and tested. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z The “dead” boy came to life, ran and grabbed the boom box, and they began to crowd and push out of the opening train doors. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z "We're in luck!" said Primus, his bass voice booming like thunder. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Thor’s booming guffaws, each louder than a thunderclap, mingled with Odin’s dry laughter, with Balder’s bell-like laughter... Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z I can keep us well in a few years if things keep on booming. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “Oh, I’m optimistic,” the sea god’s voice boomed. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Everyone in the cabin heard it—the far-off creaking and groaning, the boom of the lake ice. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z He had come to Odessa at the height of the boom. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I heard Dad first, with that big, booming voice he uses when he’s really, really mad. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z She heard the thunder boom and the wind rage around the house. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z But each time the drums boomed and the cymbals clashed, the soldiers marched harder and seemed taller. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z The Salamander boomed to a halt, throwing men off in slips and clumsy hops. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the boom time, and the Wall Street banks and management consultants and insurance conglomerates were crowding the bulletin boards looking for talent. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z That is what happened with the Internet stock boom. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z The boom had really smacked him—he was lucky it hadn’t knocked him completely off the boat—but he hadn’t thought it had cut him. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Before his fist was halfway to reaching me, I had already zapped him—boom boom boom—three times in the face. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z For black Americans, the four decades between World War II and the crack boom had been marked by steady and often dramatic improvement. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z “I can’t rightly say that I’m not peeved bout ye blowing up my bridge. Heard the boom all the way back at the farm, oh, yeah.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z The four years recorded in the gang’s notebooks coincided with the peak years of the crack boom, and business was excellent. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Many Amazonian Indian groups were similarly eliminated by private settlers during the rubber boom of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z A man gets on the bus, his cell phone in his hand, and he is playing music for the entire bus, holding his phone up like it’s an eighties boom box. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z While she pressed her hand against a painful stitch in her side, she heard a booming sound in the distance. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Not surprisingly, most of these grisly killings occurred during the height of the boom, when money and madness overran much of the town. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z To something too small or sluggish to duplicate this experience–a snail, say–the idea that a boom box could seem to two observers to produce two different volumes of music simultaneously might seem incredible. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “The Zuckerman pig is now being taken from his crate,” boomed the voice of the loud speaker. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z It came from everywhere, booming and echoing throughout the chamber. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z It was done by rotating the boom and wrapping the sail around it, like a rolled up window shade, until it was reduced enough so the wind couldn’t blow the boat over. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The bass is booming, and the whole car is vibrating. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The band played, and even though there were more fifes, clarinets, and flutes than booms and brass, Fern held on to Pa tighter. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z The voices of the men were loud and booming, as if the wine they drank affected their hearing. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z And then he sold casing pipe during the boom, and that worked out pretty great for a while. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It tunneled back through time and burst up onto this same field three years before, the first Saturday in August, when the grass was streaked with red and guns were booming and birds were falling. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z In Odessa, it had been a matter of riding the boom to the hilt and just trying to keep up with it. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I see night women in doorways, monks chanting vespers, and here is the great boom of Big Ben, This is the BBC Overseas Service and here is the news. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Its capture boom, a long metal triangle, entered the port's funnel, scraping slightly along the edge. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s your sister, Rachie,” Judah boomed out, his voice fake with hearty cheer. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z I award the principal a booming slap on the back—because, hey, when am I ever going to get another chance to do that? Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z When we didn’t have access to the school’s dance studio we’d break down oversize cardboard boxes in abandoned streets and parking lots, set up a boom box, and practice. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z He splices a broken line, or pokes a bird’s nest off a boom, or elevates an antenna on struts. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z There was first the whistle of a mortar in the air and then the boom as the mortar fell and hot shrapnel flew around. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Middle-class whites in Clarkston, flush from Atlanta’s economic boom following the expansion of the airport, could afford to move. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z And all the time the business at the Bear Flag was booming. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Between the boom of the guns, Crazy Horse could hear the shouting of the Long Knives. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z “I have a question,” came a booming voice. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “Just a few words. And boom, it’s done! That’s easier, right?” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z I’m not trying to raise my voice, but it comes out booming. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z American Correctional Association President Gwendolyn Chunn put the matter more bluntly that same year when lamenting that the unprecedented prison expansion boom of the 1990s seemed to be leveling off. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The bitterns boomed and the marsh harriers skimmed over the reeds and millions of widgeon and mallard and tufted ducks flew about m various wedges, looking like champagne bottles balanced on a nimbus of wings. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The mainsail he wrapped around the boom and tied with three short pieces of cord. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The same smooth voice from the ship’s intercom booms in the room as I stare into the empty pod. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z It has no legs at all, just a prehensile tail coiled around the boom. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Our quiet voices boomed, and even daylight was a notch whiter. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z But no such humility marks the booming “weed killer” business of the present day, in which soaring sales and expanding uses mark the production of plant-killing chemicals. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z His booming voice is light and gentle, almost laughing. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z “Now,” boomed Wednesday, over the mechanical music, “at the start of any quest or enterprise it behooves us to consult the Norns. So let us designate this Sybil our Urd, eh?” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Cane sugar production in Cuba was booming, driving down prices. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z It would dramatically worsen poverty in China’s three northeast provinces, which have largely missed out on the wealth generated by the country’s economic boom. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Picked the ankle and boom, it was over. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “What kind of a woman—what kind of a mother—doesn’t answer even when her own children call out to her?” the judge taunted over the loud, booming mike. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z A loud boom exploded through the air, making Thomas jump. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Then Slughorn’s voice boomed out again, just as it had done before. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z A high-pitched howl wailed over frenetic guitar riffs, followed by booming drums. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Hermione looked simply furious, but just then, Ludo Bagman’s magically magnified voice boomed out beside them, making them all jump, and causing the crowd in the stands to go very quiet. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z A sudden boom sounded from outside, the second one this evening, but louder and closer than the first, rattling silverware and plates. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z My back presses against the door, and it slams shut with a booming thud. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “Xiao Mao,” the deep, male voice of the other lion boomed in the air. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z But then Joe got to thinking what a person might do with this much boom if his lawyer never had a chance to make him turn it in. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z If he wants to boom around in his sergeant voice, so what? Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “Does she see what we see? Like how other people see her? I mean, boom, she’s beautiful. You know?” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z It’s quiet—until the clacking of wood to wood: boom boom click boom boom click. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z The bass in our car is still boom, boom, booming. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I was exhausted just listening to the boys’ laughter booming and rolling out over Horn Rock like thunder. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Blues boomed from a tavern across the street. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The Joseph Bell boomed out the lunch hour. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z A man went before them, pounding out a slow, deep-throated marching rhythm on a drum that was bigger than he was, boom, boom, boom. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Milligan laughed—it was a hearty, booming laugh—and everyone at the table jumped. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Laughter boomed all around him, and Jon felt hot tears on his cheeks. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “You are a sword maker,” came the booming voice. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I said, hearing my voice boom deep and vibrant over the arena. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad calls this a “booming area,” but it’s no Houston. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Nina felt it before she heard it: A wave of heat lifted her off her feet and tossed her in the air, chased by a deafening boom. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z His voice, always booming and commanding, was now cracked and dusty. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z All around its besieged citadel, live music was booming as never before, but only in genres in which it was acceptable - desirable, even - to move with the times. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z I heard the knocker booming under Lady Seymour’s hand as I walked, slowly, to the back door. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Now the boat was all noise, with wind luffing die sails and the boom slamming back and forth and the sails popping, ropes whipping and clacking, and the halyards slapping against the mast: whap, whap. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Hoo, ho! Good morning, Merry and Pippin!’ he boomed, when he saw them. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Rain clattered loudly in the surrounding forest; lightning and thunder boomed. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Even a newcomer like Holmes could tell that Englewood was booming. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Beat Box had nothing to drop inside a plastic bag, but Boom Box’s dead boom box went into one. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z Her voice is still deep and booming, but it comes from a shallow place now. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z A moment later the projection of the earth morphed into a reality TV show called Bunker, and a hammy announcer's voice boomed at me from everywhere at once. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “All right, all right,” boomed Yai, forming a one-man wall in front of her. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Even though he doesn’t have a microphone his voice booms across the auditorium. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z A boom of thunder as loud as a cannonade shook the bridge. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z She kept smiling and congratulating me, her voice booming. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Just before the sail came down, a squall hit Rena, and she retaliated by whipping her boom savagely across the hull. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z In the distance, loud booms resonated and sudden plumes of smoke rose to the sky. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z He sat staring off into the white sea where the guns still flashed and boomed softly, at a great distance, until he saw the first men beginning to come back out of the smoke. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z His voice, deep and upbeat, boomed through the church without a microphone. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Cersei had managed to buy herself three hollow drums; they would make all the fierce booming sounds she required, but there was nothing inside. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z In recent years there have been expansion and strengthening in new fields; biologic membranes, immunology, genetics, and cell regulatory mechanisms are currently booming. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Deep bronze booms and silver chiming pounded through his skull, a maddening cacophony of noise that grew ever louder until it seemed as if his head would explode. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Dylan brings the boat down a little too fast, causing a boom that echoes through the trees. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z The lakes boomed, and Nails howled mournfully beyond the tent. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “The police don’t know that by looking at us. They see a brown face through the windshield and boom! Sirens!” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Boom, boom, boom, the fireworks explode, lighting up the sky. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z The storm heated up, the thunder booming louder, the lightning lashing harder, the air filling with the moist feeling that comes just before it rains. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z A world full of bloops and bleeps, vrooms, and the occasional boom. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z As the three of us stepped forward, preparing to enter the gate, I heard an earsplitting boom. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z At three o’clock one morning in April 1964, we heard an unmistakable boom. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It whistled, hummed, throbbed, boomed in the chimneys. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z And when Stan’s closest pal boomed a big, joyful smile at his old girlfriend? Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The booming sound causes us all to stand at attention. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “Hey, there,” he said, and his big booming voice bounced around that little garage, practically shaking the saws and shovels right off the walls. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z The horse’s sonic boom echoed across the bay. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “The storm is very bad now,” Lopsang recalls, “boom! boom! Two times like sound of gun, there is big thunder. Two times lightning hit very close near me and Scott, very loud, very scared.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “No. Shuck thing just looked dead— like a wax statue. Then boom, it was back to life.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Dumbledore led them in a few of his favorite carols, Hagrid booming more and more loudly with every goblet of eggnog he consumed. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z ‘Who was you jabbeling to in here just now?’ he boomed. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The booming noise came from the entire landscape, as if thunder were echoing from beneath the ground. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Don’t you smirk at me!” boomed Aunt Marge. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z His building was on the gloomy side, the construction obviously below the standards of structures rising elsewhere on Sixty-third, but it was well located in a community that clearly was booming. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Then the bells of the Elderclock rang out, loud and panicked, high and demanding, an escalating tide of echoes, climbing one on top of another, booming over the White Island, the ice moat, the wall. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “You don’t know?” my dad asked again, his voice booming this time. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z I watched June, how she seemed quieter since August had lowered the boom on her about Neil. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The town clock struck the first of its twelve noontime booms. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Sierra’s voice boomed across the building, echoing back and forth amidst the empty light fixtures and dusty piping. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Green went from bust to boom in weeks, buying up whatever tobacco was available from his neighbors and shipping it off to New York, Kansas, Ohio, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Maine, California. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “I wondered where you’d got to,” boomed the Afrikaner as he plunged his hands into a bucket to clean them. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Even now, it blows Scoob’s mind that a harsh, booming sound like that could come out of a person as little as G’ma. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z He really needed them now because his business boomed suddenly in that spring of 1916. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Once upon a time?” boomed a voice from the darkness. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z “Through here,” boomed Wednesday, and he led them through the only exit, formed to look like the gaping mouth of a huge monster, its sharp teeth ready to rend them all to slivers. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z We’d been walking about a day and a half and we were almost halfway to Pochala when we heard the booming of big guns. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “I am special,” boomed the human voice, “because I can escape the time-field.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Nothing else in town, not even the resurgence of the oil industry in another frenzied boom, could give the west side the same sort of psychological lift as a win over Permian. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z This was followed by a loud boom, which sounded as if a firebomb had landed beside my bed. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “The Pigeons of St. Paul’s!” he began, reading in a big, booming voice. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The noise rolled up, booms that sounded like thunder and cannons. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Palmer knew that Beans and the guys intended to stay all day, from the first boom until the last gray feather floated to earth. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z He screamed, thunder boomed, and Dismay struggled out of our arms. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z My dad’s restaurant was an instant, booming success. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He could sit down at the piano, looking as if he had given up on China, but pretty soon his left hand would get the cannon booming and the drums beating. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The anthem booms in my ears, and then I hear Caesar Flickerman greeting the audience. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The metal beast let out another earsplitting shriek, followed by hollow, booming laughter. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z They listened to the night sounds they had grown used to—the rumble of artillery, stray shots in the distance, a booming far-off explosion—probably sappers blowing a bridge in the retreat. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Arthur whips out his phone and boom, the Hamilton soundtrack. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z His voice was booming; every word reverberated with a powerful energy. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “Timing is everything, my friends!” boomed Reginald in his most authoritative voice. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “Sometimes when a person looks forward to something for such a long time, it keeps them alive. Then when they accomplish it—boom.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Overhead the cannon boomed again and the dry palm fronds clattered in a sudden gust of hot wind. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z He was tall with a booming voice and a bushy beard. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Felix didn’t know if she was going to say more, and he didn’t get a chance to find out because the DJ’s voice boomed over the speakers. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Finally Dr. Spires burst into the room with a booming, “Welcome, welcome. So.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z “I have no trouble with the Irish, as long as you stay out of trouble,” he told us in his booming voice. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Their voices beat the night, they boomed and barked and croaked and rattled. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain had judged the winds acceptable to use the high sails and the boom of the Buckell cannon had shaken the ship. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “Watch out in the park at night,” Presto called after me in his booming voice. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z At the other cape, the one in Florida, business was booming. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z People are passing by on the street, and they glance at Antonio and his boom box, thinking he’s just some kid blasting music. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z There was hardly a trace he’d ever lived in the house, except one: every night, after dinner, I would close the door to my room and pull Tyler’s old boom box from under my bed. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The black market is doing a booming business. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z But Mong spun out of his grasp, delivered three lightning quick punches—boom, boom, boom—all to the guy’s face. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z He jumped into the cockpit and untied the towel which was still stretched from the boom to make an awning. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z As his booming guffaws filled the train carriage, Elizebeth turned her head and looked out the window. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z With one booming clap, the hall falls quiet. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Just when he jumped to his feet to chase her, the booming groan came again. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z During the next boom period in the seventies and eighties, Odessa made a telltale leap into the twentieth century. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d noticed the hours I spent in my room with Tyler’s old boom box, listening to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, so she began looking for a voice teacher. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z When he finally rolled off, his face was gray and no one stopped him when he ran from the floor amid booming laughter. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, then, Leo fall down, go boom. Let’s find out!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z A deep, harsh note boomed under the palms, spread through the intricacies of the forest and echoed back from the pink granite of the mountain. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z That bands would perform and young people would be dressed up on national TV showing off their booms and ticks. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Hephaestus actually laughed—a booming sound like a huge bellows stoking a fire. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Once or twice I heard heavy footsteps on the stairs, but then Dad’s voice would float up to me, booming and terrible, yelling words I didn’t like or understand. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He hoisted himself onto the payload of the school district’s flatbed truck and stopped the tape on the boom box, which was playing “Here Comes the Sun.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Horizontal, soundless except for a peculiar boom, tangible, infinite, the astounding dimensional weight of it streamed across the mud. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z For forty years, in Chamisa County, there had been a tourist boom: and yet most of the profits went into a few pockets at the top. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Each resident seemed to be making some contribution, however small, to the general cacophony of dropping pots, booming television sets, arguing voices, screaming children, and slamming doors. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It caught him full on in the center of the top of his head with a crack that sounded like the boom had broken. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Someone—the owner of the booming voice—was emerging from the tent, and Ekon went rigid when he saw who it was. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Boom, boom, boom until there’s no height, only weight hitting the ground. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z A creature that stares at me from the mainsail boom. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The ropes were slapping the mast and the boom was tangled in the stanchion ropes. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z “After all,” one oilman reasoned, “we’re just another Middle East war away from another boom.” Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “I never knew,” began Eye, and fell silent because his voice seemed to boom in the quiet air. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Before I could explain, however, a booming sound shook the mountain, sending bits of rock clattering down and the two of us stumbling. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z A small boom box leaned against one wall blaring a gospel call-in show, with a preacher screaming something about the Lord curing a caller of hepatitis. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z The telltale sonic boom indicated that the plane had pushed through the volatile transonic region into the state of smoother, all-supersonic flows. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z But then—boom! — the personal computer revolution happened, and they had their ten thousand hours in. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z The partners rode the growth of the electric utility industry to wealth and influence in the postwar economic boom. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I heard a booming voice on the bridge. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z His father was beating a rhythm that had much more boom and much less tat. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z “Everyone who is getting off needs to GET OFF!” the boatman booms as people begin boarding for the trip back to Alcatraz. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The sound of her foot booming in comparison to the delicate pat of the crutch tip. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Then came the cold whistle of a mortar in the air and the crash as it landed and the boom as it exploded. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Celaena awoke the next morning to the wretched booming of the clock tower. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Then a deep voice boomed from outside the inn, over the howl of the elements. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z One night as Kathy and I lay upstairs pretending to be asleep—we sometimes snuck over to each other’s rooms— we heard a tremendous boom! followed by cursing and swearing. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z But then came a deep booming sound, a kind of groaning that echoed up all around them. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z Pap pulled the trigger and the forest shook from the boom. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z Inside the gas-mask my head booms and roars—it is nigh bursting. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I smell my mama’s blood and, alarmed, I hear from the walls and floor of the cave the booming, booming, of her heart. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z On Monday I was walking home from after-school and passed by this car booming hip-hop near a building at St. Nick. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z He owned the only boom box I had ever seen, and next to it he kept a tall stack of CDs with strange words on them, like “Mozart” and “Chopin.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “Ben, Ben, where are you, Ben?” a voice boomed. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Or would we be summoned by a booming gong? Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The boat will rotate, about sixty degrees, and the mainsail and boom will swing from one side to the other. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “We’ll fire Majesty at the redcoats!” joked a man with a booming voice. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Flower and fruit grew together on the same tree and everywhere was the scent of ripeness and the booming of a million bees at pasture. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Father's voice boomed outside, demanding to see me. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z “Two lines, gentlemen!” he says in his booming baritone. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Ugwu could tell that the vandals were closer, from the clatter of gunfire and the boom of mortars. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Another boom sounded and Magdalys swerved the dactyl into a sharp turn and then swooped low. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z There was a thunderous boom, so loud it shook the entire tent, and a flash of white-gold light. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “It brought you back to reality and made you realize that the boom was over and that it wasn’t going to turn around the next day. I remember gasping for breath.” Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z A booming voice spoke behind us: “Ah, how touching.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z I hopped onto the pallet and Shawn dropped the boom to the ground. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z That night the great horned owls boomed out across the land. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Its eyes narrowed in anger, and a booming voice echoed in my skull. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The arm dropped and a hollow little boom bounced around in the car. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Hydrants were opened, women were dancing to salsa blaring from a boom box on the cement. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z I step onto the balcony, and there he is, Antonio, across the street from my house, with a boom box at his feet. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Welcome to Insomnia Con!” the bearded man boomed from the front of the class, beaming congenially around at all of them. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He’d been hidden in the shadows of the western colonnade when the bells of Black Protocol had begun to ring, the chimes of the Elderclock booming over the island, shaking the air. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z A thunderous boom of artillery fire shook the building. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Another crack of thunder booms and lightning flashes. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z A booming crash sounded behind him, followed by the rolling, cracking, whirring of the Griever. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z So I guess it’s the end of the multi-million- dollar building boom west of Tangerine. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z A deep, booming voice yelled at my mom. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Moments later, a loud boom erupted and instead of ripples, small waves lapped the edges of the ice sheet. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z As with the dot-com boom, a great deal of profoundly fractured cerebration occurred. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z It was the nation’s first prison boom and, as they are today, those taken prisoner were disproportionately black. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Tall and hefty, with a booming voice, he would ask me how I was doing, how many pieces I had made that night. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Thunder boom over in South Jackson and way off we hear the wail a the tornado bell. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Some brother put a record on an old player and music began booming from the loudspeaker. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Daddy’s voice booms as the double doors at the entrance slide open. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z But the moment I step beyond the diamond bracelet, a loud boom echoes through the room as something crashes into the other side of the big red door. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “It’s against the law to have your boom boxes turned up like that,” one cop said. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Across the sea warhoms boomed, deep throaty moans like the calls of monstrous serpents, repeated ship to ship. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The minute they let their guard down—boom!—he possessed them. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Olive smiled as wide as I’d ever seen her smile, and then a loud whistle blew and a booming voice crackled over a loudspeaker. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z He started laughing then, a deep, booming laugh. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Kalinda looks at me, putting her hand on the side of my arm, shaking it and asking me something, but I don’t know what, because all I can hear is that boom against my chest. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Lenny booms as he comes around the corner into the main room. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z A loud peal of laughter boomed and rang out in the valley of flames. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z In complete boredom the next day he tied a large towel beneath the boom and over to the handrails on either side to make an awning and sat in the shade. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes, just after the gut-shaking boom of a jet, you could see the bombs arc down and, if the wind was just right, the sound would be somewhere in between thunder and a cymbal clash. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Coming about,” he said, and we ducked our heads and shifted to the starboard bench as the boom swung across and we tacked past the last of the land. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z The Warden was a blond and brachycephalic Alpha- Minus, short, red, moon-faced, and broad-shouldered, with a loud booming voice, very well adapted to the utterance of hypnopxdic wisdom. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z He strides across the lot like the leader of a marching band, ample belly thrust forward and issuing orders in a booming voice. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z One of them, a great, tall, gray-haired woman with a booming bass voice, named Mrs. Savage, had gone to Vassar. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z The husky scratching of vuvv announcements booms through the air above the shuttles, and those of us with translators lead the mob toward the innards of the ship. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The final tat disappeared and it became nothing but boom. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z The space booms with all the Collective voices. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “Today,” he booms, “you will leave your families and form a new family of your own.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Cash registers chime, and shouts of laughter are eclipsed by a huge boom. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The boom of the cannon jolts me awake. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z And a new bookcase and a boom box. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z They course down the hill, their horses' hooves booming. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The Tudor period witnessed a boom in food/drink/Baby Jesus-related carols, surpassed in enthusiasm only by the Victorian era. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z The two huge machines faced each other, with their tall metal booms stretched out at an angle, like two medieval horsemen with their long swords tipped forward. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z No rolling boom, as I would have expected, but a voice that might have come from an old, old man. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z “There will be no talking!” boomed the pencil woman, who entered just then, slamming the door behind her. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z There were some nice stories about the boom that came out of Odessa. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z And then one of Gus’s brothers-in-law brought up a boom box and they played this song Gus had picked out—a sad and quiet song by The Hectic Glow called “The New Partner.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Once started, he went on and on—boomingly. “. . . five hundred and sixty thousand square Kilometers, divided into four distinct Sub-Reservations, each surrounded by a high-tension wire fence.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a crowd of kids out front, laughing and dancing to a boom box. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Cain releases my arm and his voice booms out, shaking the foundations of the amphitheater and silencing the panic setting in. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Many said they were glad the boom was over, that it had been too wild and both Midland and Odessa had suffered for it. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The boys turned and ran for home, and the cloud boomed at their backs and the lightning shattered the air into quaking pieces. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Next morning at breakfast we heard a big whomp, boom from the tenant shack. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z For one teetering second, while the crashes and booms of the battle filled the air, Harry hesitated. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “Stop that, ” boomed a voice, and a great hand came out of the darkness and picked the rat up by his tail and held him suspended upside down. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z There was a flash of lightning from the clear skies, followed by the dull boom of thunder as the hammer left Thor’s hand. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z We had a short circuit last night, and besides that, the guns were booming away until dawn. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z But the records of atmospheric shock waves show no hint of an object booming out of the North Atlantic later that day. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The booms that came next were infinitely worse—the thundering of something heavy falling and the resounding crack of metal snapping. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z To the left there’s Raheem with his boom box balanced on his shoulder. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z His booming voice rolled around the walls of the cave like a burst of thunder. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Each time the lightning cracked and the thunder boomed, Fern and I hugged tighter. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Harry knocked on Hagrid’s door, and Fang’s booming barks answered instantly. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The ice thundered and boomed, roaring like drum beats across the Arctic. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “One day there’s nothing and then the next day—boom, there’s a new burger place or a coffee shop or whatever? First a single store, then two, then four— exact replicas spreading across the country?” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Before I could decide what I felt, a voice boomed, “THERE!” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z He had moved to West Texas in 1949 from California when the Snyder boom was on and had settled two years later in Odessa. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It was from here that the booming, clanking, thundering noises came, and it surprised Matt so much, he sat down on the trail to think. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z My dad comes booming toward us from the backyard, where he’s grilling thirty-five pounds of meat even though it’s January, not July. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The booming drums and clashing cymbals frightened Fern, and she clung to me. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Reverend Hunt demands, his voice booming over the cries. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Brer’s giant face appeared on the hillside again, and the vibrations of his booming voice sent some of the iron monsters tumbling. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The words boomed and crashed in my head, a thunderstorm of a command, and I froze. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z What if we go as far as we once hoped we would, and boom, happy ending for us? What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Puffs of smoke were erupting from beyond the roofs, followed a few seconds later by the boom of a gun. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Stuart grabbed the foresail boom and pulled with all his might. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z Displayed behind him were the tattered, frozen banners of a Roman legion, including a large, golden eagle with its wings spread. fVe await you, the giant’s voice boomed. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “Rag boat,” he said to himself, standing in the cockpit under a cushion draped over the boom and dripping water. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Eye nudged Ear, who shifted his muffs to listen over the boom box. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Camel’s friend is a small man with a large paunch and booming voice. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “I’ve been privileged to be an educator here for over two decades,” he began in a booming voice. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Just after dawn, the sound of American alarm cannons boomed through the fort. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z A loud boom of thunder echoed across the empty lake. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z As Brian and I were shaking the snow off some promising branches, we heard a loud boom from the house. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The deep, booming sound resonated in my chest. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z A moment after my skin meets the rock, the sunset drums boom out. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Thunder boomed and Grandpop braced himself on the edge of the table. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z The booming sound of his voice made Thomas wince; he shut his eyes again. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The chorus of wild voices grew louder and louder, shaking the robot’s body, rattling the ship, booming across the island and up into the clouds, and then their voices gradually died down to silence. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “The prayers we are say—” “Deacon Thoroughgood,” a deep voice boom through stillness. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z At the same moment, something hit the ground with a loud boom. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Their booth was so close to the kitchen that their napkins leapt and settled to the bursting rhythm of the swinging doors, which did not so much swing as boom. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Another boom sounded and then an explosion rocked the far end of the Ocarrion as splintered wood flew through the air. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z His tan-and-white mare did not flinch at the booming of rifles as her rider scraped the ice from her hooves. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z The violins pluck over the booming chords of a piano. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Music is booming from the other side of the door and we wait for Lidia. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z On any given day or night, we’d be in the house or sitting on the front porch and hear the distinctive boom. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Someone said Dad moved the boom unexpectedly and Shawn pitched over the edge. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Then I hear the legendary announcer, Claudius Templesmith, as his voice booms all around me. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The whole earth is my body', Gaia boomed. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “Hey, baby girl!” the lady shouts back in a deep, booming voice, catching me off guard. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z When a suburban-style shopping mall was built in 1980 at the height of the oil boom, it opened on the east side of town, just a few blocks away from Permian. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z A voice boomed from the rear of the classroom. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The train rolled smoothly to the east, clattering over the rails, booming warnings at automobile crossings like some great bull. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Out fly a pair of pigeons—boom—knocked from the air with one shot. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z The maize-fed population boom, Crosby believes, let the awful trade continue without pumping the well dry. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z And then, a shout, booming, louder than the others. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z First the sound of the earth being cracked open like a walnut, followed by booms big enough to move the house. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z “A very good morning to you!” the robot’s friendly voice boomed over the water. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z When my dad left us this last and final time, my mom earned her Realtor’s license, but because the housing market is less than booming, she part-times at a bookstore. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Within minutes Dr. Spires burst in with a booming, “Welcome, welcome.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z He rigged the towel to the boom to act as a sunshade and brought a bunk cushion up. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z As he strode past them, a booming voice called after him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Then, in a booming voice, Jillson announced, “And now, everyone, it is our great pleasure to introduce to you the esteemed founder, president, and principal of our beloved Institute: Mr. Ledroptha Curtain!” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z |
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