| 单词 | borrow |
| 例句 | The Colonel did not own a suit, and by virtue of his stature could not borrow one from anyone at the Creek, so he wore black slacks and a gray button-down. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z As many of your million books seem to be present and underused, I must beg you to grant me permission to borrow a few so that they might receive the attention they deserve. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I collected the food and “borrowed” one of Nigel’s old hats, to pull down over my hair—which wasn’t very long, luckily. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z After their walk, he asked her if he could borrow a stuffed animal for his ruler-of-the-world speech. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Next, Buddy borrowed a car from his own doctor, who'd had TB himself and was very understanding, and we drove off as the buzzer for walk hour rasped along the sunless sanatorium corridors. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z They stuffed this around the doorjamb and fixed it over the knotholes with thumbtacks borrowed from the Fujitas. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He borrows money from Gorlitz to go back and see him. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “You can borrow it if someone in your family is sick. I can ride it if you help me get started.” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z When we run out of polish, I hopefully suggest that I could go borrow some from a neighbor, but Mama triumphantly produces another jar. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z "I have already obtained permission to borrow it for you." When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z This was doubly puzzling, as I did not think he read Arabic; nor, to my knowledge, did he have borrowing privileges at the Williams College Library. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “Do you want to borrow it?” she asked. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Whenever the town library had a new book about the Arctic or the Antarctic—the North Pole or the South Pole—Mr. Popper was the first to borrow it. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z I had thought we could borrow those fake arms again from Emily’s mom. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z There, Beatrice had “borrowed” a bicycle, forcefully installed Roy on the handlebars, and was now churning at a manic pace toward an unknown destination. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I wasn’t yet completely distraught because there was just the chance I’d left it in the billiards room; otherwise my hope was that someone had borrowed it and would give it back in the morning. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z We borrow the mancala game and play quietly while the others finish. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z In any case, now he needs to borrow a phone so he can tell the people waiting for him to speak that he’s going to be late. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z He had gone to the moneylender, and now he handed the borrowed eight hundred pesos to her mother. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z He tells them he’d asked an established painter if he could borrow a skeleton from his studio and take it home. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z "Well," Buddy grinned, "I'm stuck outside in a drift. The hill was too much for me. Is there anyplace I can borrow a shovel?" The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Tyr called out, “Greetings, Grandmother. We are here to see if we can borrow Hymir’s cauldron to brew our beer.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z My mouth hung open, and I almost dropped my borrowed pole in the water. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z One time he borrowed my mother’s car to go to the shop for milk and bread. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Mr. White gave his friend his car keys, because the friend wanted to borrow his car, and the friend gave Mr. White some money, which Mr. White had lent him earlier. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “Come in,” he hollers, expecting it to be Sonia in her pajamas, asking if she can borrow his Magic 8 Ball or his Rubik’s Cube. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z What happened was she hid some secret papers in the trunk of a car she borrowed, and she ran out of gas on the highway. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I had made it myself from a Simplicity pattern and cinched it at the waist with a white patent- leather belt borrowed from Mrs. Baxter. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Those same plans led O’Dell to borrow the heavy-duty battery from his dad’s garbage truck. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She is my friend and she said I could borrow it. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z So he'd had to borrow money from his relatives to buy a train ticket from the seaport town of Stettin to the bustling big city of Berlin. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z ‘I come to borrow and I come to ask a favor,’ Portia said. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z We spent the night, and the next day I called a friend, who said he could borrow the money from his dad to get us out. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “She even bought me this beautiful set of Samsonite—powder blue, all matching. Because she’d had to borrow old, broken-down suitcases from relatives, and that made her feel so bad and worthless.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z From the roof edge they slid down a plank that Beans and Mutto had borrowed from a building site. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z A long hard winter will leave the Watch so deep in debt that we will never climb out, Jon reminded himself, but when the choice is debt or death, best borrow. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Gran had already said it was okay if I borrowed some of his CDs collecting dust in the garage. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Sonny borrowed Day’s car, picked Joe up in Clover, and took him to D.C. to stay with a friend. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Matty had a few school books, and he often borrowed other books from the library so that he could read stories to the blind man in the evenings, a time they both enjoyed. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Didn’t she know the difference between stealing and borrowing? The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Later that night, Jack came and sat next to Bull and asked if he could borrow the rabbit. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z “We need a car. But there's nobody to help us here. Unless we, uh, borrowed one.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “Come, let’s eat and then we’ll see what can be done about your borrowed line.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z “I’m borrowing my friend’s house in Dorset,” he said, following her to the kitchen. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Frank borrowed a napkin and a pen from a food truck vendor. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z First, I was told I could pick a fabulous dress to borrow for the evening. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “I borrowed some hats and whatnot from the church drama department.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He wears the same jeans as yesterday, but a dark red T-shirt instead of his black one, probably borrowed from one of the Amity. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The Sunday after we went skating, Arturo asked to borrow the Toros' radio and we took it home with us after eating lunch at their apartment. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Dad found a cheap upright when a saloon in the next town over went out of business, and he borrowed a neighbor’s pickup to bring it home. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “Speaking of ‘starting to live together,’” Byrd says, borrowing the phrase that Axel just used. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Piper and I slept a little and we found some magazines hanging around and borrowed whichever ones didn’t feature extremely obscene pictures of naked women, which were few and far between. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The phonograph she had borrowed from her niece sat on the mopped linoleum in the center of the room, the cord rising to the chandelier, where it was plugged in. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I race this way and that, not sure what to do, until I find myself on the corner begging everyone who passes to borrow their cell phone. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “I borrowed this from Perkins at the office. Doesn’t camp much anymore, poor fellow, he’s got lumbago.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Mama sent Francie over to Sissy’s house to borrow two dollars. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I had borrowed a pen from my teacher, although I was certain I had returned it. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Already he’d borrowed heavily to redo their house, to buy into the west side subdivision and golf course, and to wheedle a position on the proposed ski valley’s board of directors. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He did not like anyone to breathe too close to him, shake his hand, ask him personal questions, ask to borrow books, or write him letters. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “So who borrowed answers from whom and why?” he asks. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z He has bought, borrowed, or traded for them. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z I decide questions about me borrowing her sunglasses are easier to take than questions re my eyes, so I put them back on. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z The biology teacher had borrowed them and they had not yet been returned. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “You want to come inside and check out our reference section? Maybe borrow a thesaurus?” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z “I need to borrow money,” I told her. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z The down payment was $100, which they had to borrow from my mother’s father. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “I know—I’ll just borrow the cushions from the sofa in the book cabin. Ess and Loo can have my bed, and I’ll sleep on the floor, on the cushions. All right?” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He borrowed his father’s tape measure that could measure up to thirty feet. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z In lieu of a wedding dress, Desdemona wore a borrowed silk shawl over her head. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Yeah. I was kind of hoping I could borrow your room until I can save up enough money for my own place.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “The cost of borrowing my dad’s bike is letting me come with you.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z I borrow some from two other tables when I run out. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z When I did not have any lunch money and we ran out of bread last week, Amanda let me borrow some money. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Just like he didn’t want to borrow money, I didn’t want to leave my mother when she still hadn't recovered. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I always had some reason to cross the river: borrowing a book from Devi, meeting Threpe for lunch, playing at the Eolian. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Now I really am living on borrowed time. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Dany noticed that her brother's hand was clenched tightly around the hilt of his borrowed sword. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z "The guy who borrowed your pencil," the voice said through the closed door. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “I’m not much for borrowing money,” I said. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z I borrowed a cookbook from Mrs. Kanagawa and made a different dinner every night. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I’d borrowed the car I was driving from Drew, so I told Mother something had come up unexpectedly, that Drew needed his car in Salt Lake. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “But now that you mention it, I do need to borrow the car, Melissa.” The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z Mam sends me to Grandma to see if we can borrow a pot for the pig’s head. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “I have a pink one you can borrow.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I’ve just borrowed it for a while, and now I’m being asked to return it. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Finding you not at home, I hope you do not mind me borrowing paper and ink enough to leave this note. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They had nothing left that I wanted to borrow, and so I dropped them and fell in with a group of typesetters who ultimately betrayed me as well. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z I borrow Ben’s pencil and tear a sheet from Sabeen’s notebook. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z Was it really a crime to borrow a book gathering dust? Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z She begged and borrowed to pay for Florah’s school fees, which were demanded upon registration. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “You told him about the twin cores? You said he just had to borrow another wizard’s wand?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “Then you’ll have to borrow. Go on. Hurry up, though. The taxi’s waiting.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I ask to borrow it and read the first few lines. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z “There’s a difference between breaking a rule and bending a rule. We borrowed twenty bucks from a billionaire. We bent a law. Plus, we returned the wallet?” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Inventing a writing system from scratch must have been incomparably more difficult than borrowing and adapting one. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I called a friend and asked him if he could ask his dad to borrow some money. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z But he borrowed a forgotten technique from World War II and used lighting systems. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z He borrowed it off me all the time, but it was bourgeois anyway. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z I remember he’d do the same thing back when we were friends, when he wanted to borrow one of my favorite books or wanted me to help him with homework he didn’t understand. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z While they were having dessert of ice cream and cookies, Mrs. Ross suggested that April might like to look over Melanie’s books to see if there was anything she’d like to borrow. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt certain he’d borrow that idling car of hers and drive off. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Wes’s attorney argued that Tony must have borrowed the necklace earlier, and it had accidentally dropped out of his pocket at the store. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z I suggested that she borrow money from other people. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I might could sneak into the library and borrow that Crusoe book. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “How ’bout we see if we can get every kid in the whole fifth grade to go up and ask Mrs. Granger, ‘Can I borrow a frindle?” Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, but this is the last time I’m letting you borrow it. You don’t have to replace everyone's memories, you know.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Tossing our hair, down the aisle we went between the rows of folding chairs borrowed from the funeral home, right straight to the front of the crowded tent for the Lord’s roll call. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Probably all other peoples who have developed writing since then have borrowed, adapted, or at least been inspired by existing systems. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z She concentrated on plugging in her hair straightener—which she’d borrowed from a girl down the hall who was going to be wearing a wig tonight anyway—and laid out her makeup. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “Just let me borrow back that bracelet,” Yishan said to her. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Da-A-Fu and the dragon grinned and together they made the borrowed lines into a kite. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Then we borrowed Slats to haul the planks from the collapsed barn on Bando’s property. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I asked my father if I could borrow his car. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z "I borrow them from the library. Mrs Phelps is very kind to me. She helps me to choose them." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z "And if he tries to cheat me, he will learn to his sorrow what it means to wake the dragon," Viserys had Vowed, laying a hand on his borrowed sword. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I took the record home and played it over and over on a record player that Roberto borrowed from Main Street School. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z “I need you to drive me somewhere. Tonight. And I need to borrow your book.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z The chains fell away pretty easily with a little help from the hatchet Magdalys had borrowed from the Bochinche’s storage room. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Her first move was to go round to the various teachers who taught the senior class and borrow from them a number of text-books, books on algebra, geometry, French, English Literature and the like. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z “Mana says to remind you to always treat something borrowed as you would the person who owns it.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z When they asked to borrow a bicycle from a black family in the name of the Cultural Revolution, they were not used to being refused. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z As quiet as a spy, I unbuckled my suitcase and took out my borrowed copy of Island of the Blue Dolphins. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “My parents let me borrow books from the used section sometimes, if I’m very, very careful,” Thorn said. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “My dad let me borrow his laptop and I love the video editing program on it.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z He’d added a change of clothes, his toothbrush, and twenty-five dollars borrowed from Zalmay, all his cousin had had in the coffee jar hidden under his bed. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Not only was Cap borrowing the Claverage books, but he was spending hours studying them. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z A clergyman, who must have borrowed his voice from Mr. Edel, concluded by asking God to take care of the Jews, all those in concentration camps and prisons and everyone working in Germany. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z John Henry and I waited, him holding the hammer in both hands, me with my fists clenched inside my borrowed gloves. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z By the time Helmuth reaches the Bieberhaus and returns the borrowed book, the words to another pamphlet have formed in his head. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z He borrowed $311 from the Bank of America, using his car as collateral for the loan, and persuaded his wife to give him $15 in cash from her purse. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z Caesar seemed to be borrowing a page from Cleopatra’s traditions that blurred the lines between human and divine beings. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z On the third night of this, I borrow a saw from Mr. Szymczak and cut our table in half. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Later I even borrowed Nikki’s clothes to show some further variation, thinking that nobody would notice the zippers at the bottoms of the jeans or the way the hips hugged a little tight. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z His fingers toyed with the hilt of his borrowed blade, though Dany knew he had never used a sword in earnest. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Kids bought game cartridges from him or borrowed his tools to fix their bikes. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z And in that moment, with bravado borrowed from Jack, it is okay. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “I would never steal from you, Sahib. I borrowed some books, yes. But I returned all of them.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Almost as if I were borrowing Jasper’s strange extra sense, I could feel Alice’s wild — though well-concealed — desperation to have me out of the room, to be alone with Jasper. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z After they got some more paper and borrowed another pencil, they stretched out on their stomachs, hip to hip, and June Somerset learned how to draw a blue whale. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “We’ll borrow, or...something,” Papa said, putting his right arm around Mama’s shoulder. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z What troubled me most, though, was that the tent wasn’t even mine: I’d borrowed the expensive shelter from my father. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z To all of this, Lily only said, “Can I borrow your car, Mom?” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z She calls me in later and sends me upstairs to borrow a rubber sheet from a woman who had a child that died. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z No one knows how much she borrowed, although it must have been an enormous sum. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “Don’t worry. You can borrow these as soon my turn is over. That’s what friends are for, right?” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z "Let’s ask your mom if we can borrow something. I'm sure she’s got something nice. I mean, this is like a dress rehearsal for our quinces." The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z “Well, let’s just say I’m borrowing it back. For a week or so.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “Ask Ron if you can borrow —” “I’m not asking Ron for anything,” Harry said flatly. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She bought new kicks at Foot Locker just for the job, white Chucks that I may have to borrow from time to time when she’s not looking. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z A librarian is someone who lets you borrow books in a library. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z I constantly borrowed Mr. Brown’s pocket-size dictionary to look up meanings of words, and would memorize them like arithmetic tables and write them in a small notebook. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He borrowed the coroner’s rake and worked furiously. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Guiteau always had an excuse to explain why he couldn't repay a debt and needed to borrow again. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Having borrowed too much, when the rush to buy organic food slowed down, Gene Kahn was forced to sell control of Cascadian to Welch’s. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Sohrab couldn’t tell I was blushing all over as I pulled off my own sticky shirt, wrapped the towel around my waist, and pulled my borrowed shorts and not-borrowed boxers out from underneath. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z He was wearing clothes borrowed from my father, an old blue workshirt and denim pants that were a little too tight for him. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a place where neighbor loved helping neighbor, based on a long-standing tradition that ranchers always left their homes unlocked because you never knew who might need to borrow something or cook a meal. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It turns out that Juanga doesn’t have a license, but he’s “borrowed” his dad’s car anyway. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Others accused him of borrowing specimens, then denying he had done so. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Back at my spot on the couch, I ask Mom if I can borrow the little makeup mirror from her purse. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, it’s mine honestly. I didn’t beg, borrow, or steal it. I earned it, and I don’t think you’ll blame me, for I only sold what was my own.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z I borrowed it from Kreacher,” she explained as Ron raised his eyebrows. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Dad let me borrow the car to drive it down to the place, which was stuck into the side of a small, lame strip mall on the main strip of Mount Pitts. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z I sat down across from him and pushed the book I’d borrowed across the table to him. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I had borrowed several thousand dollars from Eric and had the cash in my purse. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “He knew that Grace let you borrow the outfits. He asked if we still had them, and when I said yes, he came up with the idea.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z And she encouraged Mrs. Wright to go all out, even to borrowing Eva’s punch bowl. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “Wouldn't you love to read what she thinks of us? It would be easy to borrow it.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z People were depositing it, withdrawing it, borrowing it, and paying it back. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z I haven’t touched the snowflake necklace I used to borrow all the time. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z She would tell me not to borrow the money to fly out there. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Finally, I forced myself to borrow Burt’s car again. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z But Jesse realized last night that he didn’t know how to knot a tie; moreover, He’d forgotten to pack the shoes, which was why Eric’s borrowed pair were in his backpack. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I search those pieces, the borrowed blues, reds, and violets, blended with glimmering flesh. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z “You always said how much you liked riding around in that buggy. Mr. Chris said we could borrow a horse sometimes.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z But the engine started, and it had a fiill tank of gas, so we decided to borrow it. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z At lunchtime he borrowed Garrett’s bicycle and set out for the junkyard. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Could I borrow this lovely young lady for a moment?” he asked Muff, nodding at Naomi. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “If you want to take some of your things back to school this afternoon, you’re more than welcome to borrow the car,” he said evenly. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Somehow I know this—my name is Justin—and at the same time I know that I’m not really Justin, I’m only borrowing his life for a day. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z It’s true that my brother, Georgie, and I have spied on you and laughed at you and borrowed certain items, but if you knew us, you would understand. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z “I think perhaps I can too. But I try not to borrow. First you borrow. Then you beg.” The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “I had to borrow the car from my professor.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Curtis asks to borrow her car so he can take me home. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “I still need parts. We borrowed that one.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z And even professional actors borrow from their own lives. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z I walked up to Miss Sugarapple’s desk and borrowed a pencil to make it appear that I wasn’t doing anything wrong. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t have my phone, so I ask to borrow Chantal’s. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I was even willing to lie about my age and “borrow” a dress and hat from Mother’s dressing room in the face of such potential magnificence. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “As soon as I fell asleep, it would be . . . borrowed, little sister. Bring it the next time you come.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Since she’s promised never to read another word I write to you, Dee Dee, I will tell you what I think of Diana—and hope she keeps her word and doesn’t “borrow” my diary again. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z We were poor, but in the way Japanese are poor, meaning we never borrowed money from anyone, period. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z She liked clingy wraparound dresses with plunging necklines, black silk and lace slips, which I sometimes borrowed and wore as outdoor clothing. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z “Mine still beat the borrowed wand. Do you know why that is?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He borrowed heavily to buy himself three sheep, and the bottom dropped out of the wool market the very year he had had enough wool to think of it as a cash crop. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z In the next breath, he told me that he had borrowed a friend’s car and needed to buy gas so he could drive to Gary for a business meeting. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Sherman replied, looking at his father’s watch, which he had borrowed. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Was it given to Jonson, or did he borrow it and keep it? The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Five of those guillotines—borrowed from the public library, the community college, plus our own elementary and high schools—slice construction paper with machine-like efficiency. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z He cranked for a while and then borrowed a buggy and a horse from Adam and drove to town, but he promised to have a mechanic out the next day. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z They walked to a village, borrowed two horses from a farmer and pulled the Renault free. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Or maybe Wash and Naomi were wrong, and their borrowed time had nothing to do with God. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The Indians had borrowed little of Greek geometry. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Drop by and borrow something, is that how it’s done? Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z “Can I borrow some of your scarf pins, Mom? I can’t use my magnet ones on this scarf. Too thick.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z I blended Catholicism with borrowed insights from Sartre and Zen and Buber and Miltonic Protestantism. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z They even asked me if I needed to borrow some practice gear, which I thought was nice, but I told them I was cool. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z During one of Adam’s moments of fatherly bungling Cal borrowed his pocketknife, hoping he would forget to ask for it back. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The following morning Grandpa Bobby borrowed Dad’s pickup and drove to Miami Beach to surprise Uncle Del and Aunt Sandy. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Later that Wednesday, Guiteau took the borrowed money to a Washington gun shop a block from the White House. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I decide Stevie Wonder won’t mind if I borrow from his song, especially since it gave me the idea to do this. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Sleep did not come easy, so she borrowed Yoren's stone and set to honing Needle. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It all took a while and I didn’t help much, sitting quite dazed on the edge of the field wearing only a camisole and panties under a borrowed sweater and overcoat. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z I could call him anytime over the summer if I wanted to talk or borrow books, and that made me feel a little better. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z To the Gran Italia, I said, where I will borrow money from George. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z I borrowed the pickup and drove us to Red Rock and Glendale. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Millet arranged to borrow tropical plants and trees from the Horticulture Building and have them moved to the lakeshore. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “Why, Mother, how can you think of such a thing? Not more than six or eight will probably come, so I shall hire a beach wagon and borrow Mr. Laurence’s cherry-bounce.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z While I’m thinking, Ms. Parker adds, “I have some older ones you can borrow for free if you want to try them out before renting.” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z “Since he’s clearly unfit for service, I say we borrow his ambulance,” Enoch said. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Its founding tenets were borrowed from Darwin—but they grafted the logic of natural selection onto human societies. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z So she called Aunt Kay and her boyfriend, Bernie, they borrowed a truck and helped us pack, bundled us up in winter coats turned off that swinging light and got us out of there! Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z He borrowed Lydia’s phone and they took many photos together. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “Worst-case scenario? The money runs out and we live on the streets of Chicago. Or we call our parents and borrow $125 for the Greyhound. Given the two choices, I’d probably opt for the streets.” Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She sat back, the cold porcelain of the tub seeping through her borrowed T-shirt, and took in her drawing. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Soon I found myself borrowing little stakes, from Sammy, from some of the musicians. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The only money I have is a tenner I borrowed from Cathy, and I need to make that last until I’ve summoned up the courage to ask my mother for a loan. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I still wish we could borrow a kid for a few days. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z To give away his fishing pole, his skinning knife—every piece of his gear but one, and borrow a suitcase for their things. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Americans have loaded up on expensive toys largely by borrowing and charging. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z "Can I borrow yours, Ralph, to make a nick in the hilt?" Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Then as her is she’d maybe let me borrow one of her instruments to play. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z “Can I borrow a marker, Jackson?” my dad asked. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Roan asked him if he could borrow a few dollars; he was still morose about his wife, and he wanted to get a drink of moon liquor. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “I’m failing all my classes. Char’s on my case all the time. I gotta borrow clothes to look like somebody.” The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z Not that I have anything to confess to—other than borrowing 1 wrong answer. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “I was looking for my green gloves and thought you might have borrowed them,” she says. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z I find my mom in her office and ask if I can borrow her car. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z At home, I would borrow a burning twist of paper from a neighbor when all the fires in the house were cold. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In order to buy the dress, she had borrowed the money she had saved for Francie, promising to give her a check for it as soon as the ceremony was over. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Did she really think she could hide behind some borrowed notions of modern writing, and drown her guilt in a stream—three streams!—of consciousness? Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Kabuo remembered trolling for cutthroat with Carl— they were twelve years old, long before the war—in a borrowed, weathered rowboat. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z If Ollie and I needed to, we could knock on a neighbor's door, pretending to borrow an egg, and one of them would probably let us in. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z To borrow a trope from the historian Alfred Crosby, if Genghis Khan had arrived with the Black Death, this book would not be written in a European language. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Hazel had feathers, she had wings, she had beautiful borrowed feet. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “Your parents aren’t particularly generous with you, are they? But you’re so scrupulous about not borrowing money that it’s rather silly.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “Okay. Can I borrow the crate? You can have mine until I can bring it back.” Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z “There’s more to it. Why did my wand break the wand he borrowed?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Maybe I can borrow the money from someone. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z My mind wandered to the last book I had borrowed. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “I guess you’re trying to help, but...can we borrow a phone? To call the police?” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Early that Sunday morning, Frankie borrowed one of his father’s old trucks and set out for a morning of trout fishing with two friends. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I remember borrowing two hundred dollars from Ben, and it feeling like a million. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z During her stay in Primrose Hill she borrowed her uncles typewriter, took over the dining room and typed out her final draft with her forefingers. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I’ve had a bath and borrowed a pair of pajamas from the pretty First Aid Nursing Yeomanry driver who never says anything. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z I stand in front of her at the desk and she tells me I can borrow any book I want with a library card. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z Indeed, when I look down at the borrowed ball gown I slept in, there are grass stains on it. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z A “grand canonical ensemble” is, oddly enough, the proper term for a quantitative model system in thermodynamics, borrowed from music by way of mathematics. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She asked to borrow a phone to call her babcia, so he brought her that, too, waving off her offer to pay them back. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z I told him I would have to see about borrowing a car. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Mandela sat next to me on the bleachers and asked to borrow my cell phone. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z “You can borrow mine any time you want,” he said, tossing it to me. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It was about an artist, a lost lottery ticket, a criminal, a borrowed coat, and an opera singer, and it had one of the most amazing chase sequences that Hugo could ever imagine. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z Could Adam be getting ready to borrow money? East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Actually, it was my jacket that I let her borrow months ago. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “Anytime I come close to borrowing or need extra, I can work all day any day on their heads.” Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Corinthians got out and did her best to slam it, but the rusty hinges of the borrowed Oldsmobile did not accommodate her. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “Her library card, which, of course, doubles as a key card for Meeting Room B. Find a way to borrow it.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z An usher came over to their row to shush them, and Mr. Monroe borrowed his flashlight. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z But they had borrowed a lot of money to buy the rickshaw. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z Scholars have long acknowledged such borrowings as moccasins, maize, and military tactics—the Indian-style guerrilla skirmishes with which the rebellious colonists bedeviled British soldiers. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Tourists descended onto our beach, sat in our usual places, so we borrowed Ana's car and crossed the Golden Gate to find a tiny piece of ocean to have for ourselves. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z He went out to borrow some money from the landlord. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “And can I borrow some money? I spent all mine on Jason’s present.” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt a tad guilty borrowing his creation. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “I was getting the borrowed line,” Dragon said. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z “Go borrow a pump and get those pumped up,” he said. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Once in a while, he managed to borrow a motorcycle and they escaped for a few hours, traveling at reckless speed, crouched low on the machine, with frozen ears and anxious hearts. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he would ask for songs and I would pluck them out for him on a lute I borrowed from my father’s wagon. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “You can borrow the money from Eric now that he’s your husband,” Mom said. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Once when he was away Portia came to see him and left a note and borrowed half a sack of meal. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “Miss Deveraux, I apologize for the intrusion, but I need to borrow your girl.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Even then, the company could borrow money, hire new employees, build new factories and buy new machinery. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Felicia bought the maximum amount allowed, eight gallons, and spent two Sundays painting the house with borrowed brushes and ladders. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She borrows opera records from the public library and sings with velvety lungs powerful as morning glories. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z “She was so excited when I asked to borrow it. I didn’t have the heart to tell her it wasn’t for me.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He couldn’t think of anything funny to say, so he borrowed David’s words. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Seated at my desk, my beret as tight as an acorn's cap, I projected myself into the world represented in the art books I'd borrowed from the public library. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “Want to borrow a towel to dry them off?” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z He waved the sword over his head, the borrowed blade that Magister Illyrio had given him to make him seem more kingly. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The tools and the wheelbarrow were borrowed from several different families. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z We are living on borrowed time, because at any moment, one of the Nazis is going to hear something. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “My luggage was lost in your foul lake. Do you have a hat I could borrow?” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Similarly, there were no online databases to search, or field guides to borrow from public libraries. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “It's never good to borrow from the Khan family.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Finally she had managed to borrow a crumbling bus route map dated 1926. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Hugh blows the yucca pollen off his blackened shrimp while I push back the sleeves of my borrowed sport coat and search the meat tower for my promised potatoes. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z I was pretty sure maman was borrowed from French, but Mom would neither confirm nor deny. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “Why would she want to borrow your hat?” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “Your cauldron. The huge one you brew beer in. I want to borrow it.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Many linguists refer to the two meanings as the “upper-bounded” and “lower-bounded” senses, labels borrowed from mathematics, and I could never keep them straight. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “Do you have a handkerchief I could borrow?” he asked. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “Do you have any idea how many times she borrowed my car?” he rants on the bus ride to school. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z “Sure, you slaughtered the family and then left a borrow note for a sewing kit. That’s a real calculated killer.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “Of course you can. We’ll borrow one from storage for you, and then we’ll ask your caseworker to retrieve your bike from Mrs. Chavez.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z They borrowed techniques from television commercials to teach children about numbers. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Should he try to rent a car or borrow the preacher’s? Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z What is more, the members of the committee could be held personally responsible for all of this money because they had no legal authority to borrow or spend it. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z I do not remember who first asked to borrow my photo album, but it was undoubtedly someone in my section. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The iron weight looked like something borrowed from Sarah’s kitchen—a heavy little hooked thing I’d once seen her hang meat on to roast. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z I had borrowed Ma’s tape measurer from her closet so we could keep track of our towers’ heights. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “I’ll just borrow this one,” I said, not wanting to be rude. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z ‘Then all will be well, and you need neither borrow a horse nor be troubled by one.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “We’ve collected thousands of Jewish books from all over the kingdom. The abbots collected them for us, actually. They asked to ‘borrow’ them, for ‘copying’ purposes, from their local Jews. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z After Dad-oh goes to bed and I’m sure he’s asleep I sneak into Devon’s room and borrow his Boy Scout knife and camping flashlight and go to the living room. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I used electrical tape to attach cardboard fins to the casement and then borrowed Mom’s fingernail polish to paint a name on the side. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, well, I didn’t have any stuffed animals, so I had to borrow one.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z I guess I should’ve asked her first before borrowing her makeup. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Worse, they had spent their money on one-way tickets to Hartford and had to borrow train fare to get home. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z I wear the borrowed hoodie, but I won't cover my head unless I start a mural and I want to hide my face. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Every inch of it was built by my father and grandfather from all different kinds of wood—whatever they could borrow, barter, or beg for. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z From among the landscape books he took the volume on Versailles he had borrowed from the Tallis library. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I borrow the Westerlo and Altamont quadrangle maps and we separate, planning to meet at Beaver Corners at dawn if all is well. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z One afternoon the tenant came to Ryves’s house to borrow a shovel, explaining that he wanted to dig a hole in the cellar for the storage of potatoes. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z At the library, I would pick up a novel, read a page or two, then make a quick decision as to whether or not I wanted to borrow it. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z “I do want to be a teacher,” I said, “but my parents won’t like the idea of borrowing money.” Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Some of them acted like I had asked to borrow their credit card. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z I went next door to borrow a thermometer. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I keep going down the hallway, calling over my shoulder, “Everyone in this world is breathing borrowed air.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z All through the war, I did research in ship libraries and borrowed books from Marine officers who were history buffs and who liked the idea of an Indian being a historian. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll try to borrow one from one of the young ‘O’ Club wives. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Some Red Guards asked to borrow Old Qian’s bicycle, and he refused. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I joined a soul band, Black Ice, on the other side of town, playing any instrument I could round up—sax, flute, and bass, all borrowed. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone knowed ’bout her and talked ’bout her ’cause word was that out of the three hundred families here, she was the only one that never had to borrow no money to get her land. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “No. It’s bad this time. I borrowed money from the wrong people. You know my father has a farm?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I wasn’t sure I wanted to borrow anything of Stephen Kellner’s. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z As the Portuguese navigators explored the coast of Africa they charted and named it, often borrowing names from the local peoples, or using the names of saints. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “You letting your friends borrow your room for sex isn’t cute.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z She borrowed some money from Trotter for “school supplies,” and bought a pack of heavy white construction paper and magic markers. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Well, she’d just have to borrow some things from Doc Thompson. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The night of the big dance, I suffered at home, barely paying attention to the book—Steinbeck’s Sweet Thursday—I had borrowed from Dad’s bookcase in the upstairs hall. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “We borrowed it one night to take a ride, that’s all, but Georgie crashed into a tree and wrecked it. We were scared to bring it back, so we hid it down in the woods.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z “The king of the city, I guess. Once I find him, I’m supposed to ask for the borrowed line, which, according to the fish, is something I’ll need for Never-Ending Mountain.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z “My neighbor lets us borrow his boards,” she said. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z In the morning Coraline said to her mother, “I’m going to have a picnic with my dolls today. Can I borrow a sheet—an old one, one you don’t need any longer—as a tablecloth?” Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z I slump in my seat and say, And when I did not have any lunch money, she let me borrow some from her. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Perez had robbed somebody his first day out from a previous bid, he told me, using a gun borrowed from a friend. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “We could try borrowing money from our families.” Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z This includes older blended traditions such as rumba and samba, newer but well-established blended genres such as reggae and Afrobeat, and groups with unique experimental sounds borrowing from more than one tradition. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Obiora had borrowed a video game from the flat upstairs, and the boys were clustered in front of the TV in the living room. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “The borrowed line,” the king repeated, and they stopped in front of the pavilion. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z “And now,” said the tavern keeper, “our blessed Corporal asks to borrow a gun.” The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z He must have borrowed clothes and shoes from a friend and gone off to the yard with the others. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I needed to borrow one dollar and twenty cents in nickels, dimes, and quarters. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z They even borrowed a wagon to carry me to Detroit, then set it up with this here man to bring me to Buxton.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Maybe they were friends, and Chrissie had simply borrowed the car? Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z He got a few drinks and borrowed some nickels with which he played Melancholy Baby five times on the juke box. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “You got the choice of buying or borrowing, but either way you don’t need a card. If you borrow, we trust you to bring them back. If you buy, we only take cash.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z A few I came by not quite honestly, I borrowed and did not return them because I did not want to part with them. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Every time he had a chance he borrowed the algebra book, to copy it into his notebook. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Anthony borrowed money from friends and family, spent all of her savings, and raised subscription rates, but the newspaper still ended up $10,000 in debt, an amount equal to about $175,000 today. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z He borrowed a canoe from a local fisherman and paddled it back across the reservoir. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z The picture in his book, the book he had borrowed from Jonas, showed the lone man in the ocean, lying doomed in his small boat. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “One sheet. That’s two dollars and a half. Who can we borrow that from?” The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Such complex inventions were usually acquired by borrowing, because they spread more rapidly than they could be independently invented locally. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, then who lost that farm? Who borrowed money he couldn’t pay back? Who dragged us to Chicago?” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z I borrowed some paper and a pen from him so I could make notes. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z “You really asked to borrow her favorite?” she asks me. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Rusty hoops on the swaying poles represented the permanent recreational equipment, although bats and balls could be borrowed from the P. E. teacher if the borrower was qualified and if the diamond wasn’t occupied. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “You people are living on borrowed time in this block.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It had been one month since I began borrowing books from the library again. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “Well, you can borrow the photo club practice camera,” said Ms. Bethune. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z He astutely—and bravely—borrowed money to buy his own power saw, tractor, and pulpwood truck. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He borrowed a cup of dried peppers and a block of salt, and he brought in a long working knife, eighteen inches long and heavy, as a small ax, a tool and a weapon. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Out of money, Charles borrowed from his father and his sister and futilely tried to sue the Oneida Community for money he said they owed him. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I had no idea if he’d borrowed any of the puzzles from them too, but I’d studied the games and their solutions thoroughly, just to be safe. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z It's even more than the striped red, blue, and yellow dress and red tights—an exact copy of Twiggy's Vogue cover outfit that Ma sewed on a neighbor's borrowed machine. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z With both borrowed lines, Minli and the dragon continued their journey. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z The jostling ghosts were animated and eager, their eyes shining and their cheeks warm, as if they were borrowing life from the travelers. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z How elegantly he sat the saddle of his borrowed horse. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z It was the collection of Greek myths she had borrowed from Monsieur Labisse. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z “Please, Bryson, can I borrow”—he looked at the price—“four dollars and seventy-nine cents? I’m broke.” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z I would not have borrowed any of Sohrab’s, even if he had offered. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Besides, things were bad enough without borrowing trouble. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He borrowed a logbook from Captain Gibaut, and copied it—just to be sure he knew how a log was kept. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z She might as well have said, “Why don’t you borrow a pair of wings and fly to the moon?” Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “Thanks for letting me borrow these,” I said as I tucked the laces back inside my borrowed cleats. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I even got her to borrow a book from a doctor, which had large color plates of lungs that had been eaten away by cancer. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z “That’s easy. I can always borrow two dollars and a half.” The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ask him if I can borrow his lantern,” Lyra said. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “I just want to have a quick word with the doctor,” Mom explained, using her sweet neighborly voice as if we’d come to borrow a cup of sugar. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She planned on borrowing the book Mrs. Chiltington had requested the very next day. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z So she borrowed a few more choice words from sayings coined by rickshaw pullers to insult riders who gave no tips. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z He not only led what seemed to them a perilously fast life; he also borrowed money. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z He merely borrowed its main outlines while translating the figures into modern terms. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “Back to the apartment. We’ve got one more day there and then my mom’s borrowing someone’s truck so we can move our stuff to Michael’s lovely place.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z I think the only time I ever even had a conversation with him was that time he asked me if he could borrow this turtleneck sweater I had. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Jim Weston had secretly borrowed a dime and soon he was loudly beseeching Daisy to have a treat on him. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Dad says he’s not hungry, he’ll have tea, borrows a cigarette from Mam. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “Oh, yeah, I needed to borrow ten. You don’t mind, do you?” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z He was scrupulous about the use of his title because, his investigations being so utterly unscientific, he hoped to borrow an air of respectability, even scholarly authority, from his education. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z And so, in that borrowed blanket, boots, and mall-bought underwear, I walk on by myself, heading for home. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Tomorrow she would borrow Hazel’s blue necklace and wear the silk dress. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Monday she borrowed Elaine’s blue dress, and she went down to the Kimo theater to apply for the job they advertised in the theater window. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I asked to borrow bread from this guy who looked at me like I was crazy. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z While the candy was still soft, I pushed a glass rod into it—borrowed from Miss Riley’s lab supplies—forming a spindle hole. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Eyewitnesses later filled in what I could not see: parents’ cameras flashing, floodlights making a second day as the gorgeous couples disembark from limos and borrowed convertibles and promenade to the festive courts. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z The video department is on the fourth floor and I went there and told them I wanted to borrow a camera. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z “Would it be okay if I borrowed a book?” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z She sounded like she was trying to borrow a cup of sugar. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z If the company borrowed millions of francs and then went bust, Armand Peugeot did not owe its creditors a single franc. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z It turned out to be such a great dress, and the only one of its kind in the camp, that bride after bride—whether she's fifteen or fifty—gets in line to borrow it. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “I’ve got a plan. Now that you can drive, let’s borrow Miss Volker’s car and cruise into Pittsburgh and go to a Pirates game. I have money for tickets.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “You never want to end up house poor,” he’d tell us, explaining how some people handed over their savings and borrowed too much, ending up with a nice home but no freedom at all. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Tabitha had stopped by to return a CD she had borrowed. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z You don’t so much sleep as borrow eight hours from death. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I borrowed Tanu’s lipstick and kohl, waiting until I was out of the house to apply them while Tanu held a small mirror for me. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Each evening I would go to his shack to borrow the two papers. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Hazel’s feet in the soft pink ballet slippers felt borrowed, like she would have to give them back. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z We often found ourselves looking for rides or to borrow a car. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z In the shadow of the Mesarthim, all time had seemed borrowed, and they just couldn’t wait. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He had borrowed glasses from Sorrel, was looking at the Union lines. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “They did Cats last year. I’m going borrow a good cat mask for Bastet.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z In order to do so, I had to borrow the money from Walter Sisulu. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The Oriental philosophers were the ones I came to prefer; finally, my impression was that most Occidental philosophy had largely been borrowed from the Oriental thinkers. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z They were easygoing and soon she was sharing with them and borrowing from them the things that easily ran out, toothpaste and powdered milk and Indomie noodles and hair pomade. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Her memories of her mother were all secondhand, borrowed from the humans she visited in the night. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I have to be careful when I borrow the milk and the bread and they’re at the front doors polishing knobs, knockers and letter boxes. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z In 1990, he borrowed enough to give his firstborn son a chance. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Rather than wake up Audrey, I left her a note and borrowed her bicycle. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Mama sat on deck looking very pretty in her jade-green straw hat and a yellow dotted-swiss dress that she had borrowed from Aunt Evy. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He helped with a bucket and mop Mother had borrowed from the porter, and brought us soup heated over recently acquired Sterno cans. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z She recognized the open page as the king’s borrowed line — the smoothed- out folds and the holes she had made in it when she had turned it into a kite were still there. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z “Wow! I love your graphic novel collection. Can I borrow a few?” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “It’s better. I might want to borrow it back.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “She can borrow the cane she gave me to come beg my pardon.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Mrs. Willard...I had knocked on DeeDee's door that morning, wanting to borrow some two-part sheet music. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z He’s returning a box of borrowed files to his dad’s office in the Dirksen Building after hours when he hears the faint sound of Muddy Waters from the floor above, and it hits him. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “But Rukku makes necklaces—like you taught her to—and sells them. Only, we’ve run out of beads. May we borrow some more, if you have some?” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z ‘No, I only wants to borrow. And also I come here to ask a favor of you.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “I sent a letter to your princeling, asking for permission to borrow books from the library. He granted my wish, and sent seven books from his personal library that I’m commanded to read.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She would even let me borrow more books than I was supposed to, because we both loved mythology stories. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “It’s not like they just let people borrow cars.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “We finished it this morning. Thanks for letting us borrow it.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z It happened again in mid-May, despite the alarm clock I borrowed from O’Dell. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She had borrowed her mother’s phone a few days before to try to find them on the Internet. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Another time, I built a robot costume with cardboard boxes, foil, wire coat hangers, and some flashlights I borrowed. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z “Dad said he needed more pasta sauce, so I figured I’d borrow a bottle or two,” he explains, avoiding the important questions, as he always does. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z "Hey, salaam! Sorry about intruding in your lovely forest, but I was wondering if we might borrow that canoe?" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I even found a poem where she must have borrowed the name “Goldengrove” from. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z “Tía drove to work already, but we can ride our bikes to El Caribe and borrow her car from the parking lot. We’ll put it back before she has to come home.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “Good on ya, mates,” I exclaimed, borrowing a phrase from the antipodal contingent, impressed that my cohorts had sucked it up and resolved to push on. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “Sheriff Snyder, I must confess, this is the first time I’ve seen such a headline. Might I borrow your newssheet to peruse the story at my leisure?” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “Here. You can borrow my lantern. Happy birthday.” Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z On the appointed day, I borrowed a car to use for the test. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The Saudi Arabian government had borrowed him from the United Nations to direct all of the reconstruction work being done on Arabian holy places. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes. There’s plenty in the market place. And you can borrow clothes, too, from my friend Jean. She’s about your size.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z I learned my father used it to get the money for the photographer when the man he borrowed it from came to collect his debt the day before Christmas. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z He could not even fall back on the pretense that he had come to borrow the dictionary, because in that case Julia’s presence was impossible to explain. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “I think that’ll do really well. And can I borrow a short black skirt too?” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The toilets and floodlights and all other equipment would have had to be borrowed or requisitioned. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “They let me borrow some of the school drums. I've been teaching myself.” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z So I went to borrow some of your tools from the barn. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z Locke told me I could borrow anything in the room, and I am borrowing this. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She may even have borrowed slaves while in Surinam; she mentions both “servants” and “slaves” that helped her plant, gather specimens, and travel through the jungle. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z From the library at school he borrowed a book about pigeons. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z “You let him use your name at the hospital, didn’t you, Mr. Eberhardt? You allowed this delinquent to borrow your identity for his own shady purposes.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He even lets me borrow some from his personal collection and gives me a list of schools he thinks I should apply to, which is why he’s my favorite teacher. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Just as quickly, he told himself that he had to get it, that it wasn’t his but borrowed, that he had to bring it back. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z “Why don’t you let me borrow that sock for a second?” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z At the corner, she dug the yellow notebook Robin had given her out of her borrowed backpack. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The star sat on the cloud beside him, wearing the robe she had borrowed from the woman in the inn, with her broken leg stretched out on the thick mist in front of her. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z The next day, after his garbage run, O’Dell borrowed his dad’s truck and he and Sherman and I went up the tortuous trail to one of the big fans that drove air through the mines. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z If things got rough for them, they could borrow against their families’ credit or write a letter home. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The relative importance of local invention and of borrowing depends mainly on two factors: the ease of invention of the particular technology, and the proximity of the particular society to other societies. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe she’ll leave it outside,” I said, “and we can borrow it after dark for a moonlight ride.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z If she bought all the textbooks she needed, she would not have enough to pay her rent, and so she borrowed textbooks during class and made feverish notes which, reading them later, sometimes confused her. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “Though I still don’t really understand how you’re in the position to ask to borrow it. I feel like I haven’t seen you in ages.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “Well, I don’s pose it could hurt ter tell yeh that... let’s see ... he borrowed Fluffy from me... then some o’ the teachers did enchantments ... Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Police apprehended a person of interest, Jack Franklin, who was present when Johnson was shot but left the scene in a borrowed vehicle shortly afterward. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I tucked my passport back into my borrowed messenger bag and snapped the clasp shut before following Dad. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I’ll have to fib when I tell the nurse I got my period and that I need to borrow fresh clothes, but it’s worth it to keep the secret of the underpants safe. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z ‘We were only borrowing the senators tires. We were going to return them.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z As I fled across the street, I clutched onto my borrowed hat with both hands, knowing that Haskel would murder me if I destroyed it. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Maybe she needed to borrow a cell phone? A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z He hates to do laundry and has started to borrow from my mom’s closet when he’s running low on clean clothes. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z All rarities, for which he had squandered two weeks’ salary—borrowed in advance from Mr. Sloat. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z A borrowed division occurs whenever the basic meter of a piece is interrupted by some beats that sound like they are "borrowed" from a different meter. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z I dropped my borrowed towel on the floor, wiped my nose with the back of my hand, and made my escape. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z But to borrow a Buddhist phrase, eventually came a setting face-to-face with pure reality. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She had been borrowed that morning from a farmer. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I still didn’t have cleats—Sohrab said I could borrow his again—but I had my Team Meili jersey to wear, which was even better. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I ask sweetly if I can borrow the dress, and she has no choice but to say yes since Mom is in the room and it’s Thanksgiving and all. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z But if I borrowed one thin volume, returning it as soon as I finished, would anyone notice? Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z In America it is fine to borrow money from friends. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z I borrowed money to ride to and fro on the club’s business. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Can I borrow a pen and a sheet of paper?” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z He borrows some toothpaste, squats at the river, dips his toothbrush into the murky water, and cleans his broken teeth. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “Maybe some other time. Mind if I borrow B for a minute?” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z He borrowed a corkscrew from the woman he had bought the wine from and opened the wine and drank some of it. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Thank you for letting me borrow them,” she said. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He sat her on the bottom step while he went to borrow a car to drive her home. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Comrade Pillai’s arms were crossed over his chest, and he clasped his own armpits possessively, as though someone had asked to borrow them and he had just refused. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “If you don’t mind, can we still borrow a yearbook?” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He was slow and sort of ambled from one place to another, usually looking for people he knew so he could ask to borrow a nickel. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z The outlines of the law were explicitly borrowed from the American eugenics program—if amplified for effect. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z While everyone else streamed out, he made his way to the secretary’s office and borrowed a copy of the Yellow Pages. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Denis, knowing Robin’s plan, was in a fidget to be through with his duties and find William the Farrier’s son and borrow his clothes. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z It was a phrase borrowed from a book he'd read when he first started out as an organizer, and it would stay with me for years. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z They had reputable names they could borrow against in a pinch. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z From work, Helmuth borrows an official swastika stamper that makes each flier look like an official government notice, and his grandmother gets used to the constant thump-thump she hears each night at the kitchen table. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z I borrowed books of poems from his father and read to him. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Borrowed time and borrowed world and borrowed eyes with which to sorrow it. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z But he had gone back into heavy sleep and the boy had gone across the road to borrow some wood to heat the coffee. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z For about a week, we stayed in a borrowed apartment belonging to family friends and made trips every day to the ocean, to swim and laze about in the sun. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “That was sweet of your mom to let us borrow her van,” says Millie. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z "Hey, lady, you have a pen and paper I can borrow?" Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z He brought the knife he used for cutting reeds, and I borrowed a trowel from Mae and Birdie’s garden. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z And Shorty did his band’s date, then borrowed his piano man’s car, and burned up the miles to New York. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad borrowed Jasper’s pickup truck to take Mom out. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Lily decided to borrow the car on the pretext of helping her out by doing the grocery shopping. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Scrambling out of bed, I searched the floor for the rest of the clothes I’d borrowed. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “I’m going to run over to the Pizza Pit and borrow Connor’s car.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z “If I might borrow your wagon and man for the drive to Newport, Pastor, I’d be grateful. These girls should bring a decent price at auction.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z When Sarah and Daniel and I run through our allowances and ask to borrow money from our folks, we get a huge lecture, and then they make it a teachable moment. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z If he was honest and sensible and really meant to return the suit, and would have returned it, then maybe Mr. Loomis should have let him borrow it. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z He didn’t have a typewriter of his own—this was perfectly true; but he frequently borrowed Francis’s, or used one of the sticky old manuals in the library. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Other villagers, using tools borrowed from the visitors, pounded the rocks to break them up into gravel. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s rotten of me to ask her to borrow it, but she looks fantastic now, so she doesn’t need help like I do. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z I found her lying on her bed, watching a Mel Gibson movie on a VCR she’d borrowed from the video department. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z My mother went next door and borrowed a pair of matching shoes, but the shoes were so big I had to stuff them with paper to be able to walk without leaving them behind. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z "Can I borrow your bike for a few hours? It's very important." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z I scrubbed the grass off my shins, rinsed off at warp 9, then grabbed my borrowed towel and slunk out of the shower. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z He said sometimes it’s hard to plan for everything, unless you have a crystal ball and can see the future, and if I knew someone with a crystal ball, he would love to borrow it. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z It was as if she’d slipped over the edge of the world and fallen, to borrow Willa Cather’s phrase, “outside man’s jurisdiction.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z One morning Annabeth and I were sitting by the canoe lake sketching chariot designs when some jokers from Aphrodite’s cabin walked by and asked me if I needed- to borrow some eyeliner for my eye ... The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z We didn’t go home, but went straight to the sanctuary, lurching up the road in a borrowed Jeep. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z “So, I think this paper, which the Old Man of the Moon said he borrowed,” the king said, “this written line torn from the Book of Fortune is ‘the borrowed line’ you seek.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z But having turned their back on that part of the Sesame Street legacy, the creators of Blue’s Clues then went back and borrowed those parts of Sesame Street that they thought did work. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z You could borrow someone’s back tires and return them later, but you could not do this in Washington, D.C., and you could especially not do this to a senators car. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z If I borrow £500, then £500 is a debit to my current account, and a credit to my list of liabilities. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He wishes he could simply borrow his parents’ car and drive up to Maine to see Ruth after Christmas, or that she could visit him. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z They borrowed a female in an interesting condition and set their trap under the cypress tree at the top of the vacant lot. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I unpack my dark skinny jeans, the slightly wrinkled black silk camisole I borrowed from Violet. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z "You must have a few heroes down here I could, uh, borrow?" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Nathan had also brought the second book of the series that he had borrowed from the library. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z ‘Just for a short time I borrowed it.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He leans down and says, “Can I borrow you for a while?” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, yeah, I borrowed it for a bit of bedtime reading,” said Ron, but very quietly. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z He borrowed old and new styles wherever he felt it appropriate and requisitioned the St Mark’s-style choral music for the big moments. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Just to get over there, I had had to borrow money from my sister. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He had to borrow against next year’s furs. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z With his borrowed key, he opened the Pipeworks door, and they hurried past the yellow slickers on their hooks and the lines of rubber boots. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Georgie and I had fixed it up like a clubhouse, with candles and books and a few board games, along with blankets and pillows borrowed from the attic. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z We borrowed one of your flags for school, but I’ll put it back in a few weeks. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z Even if they figured out we’d borrowed the boat by now, why would we have stayed on the water? Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Are you sure you didn't borrow it?” she said over her shoulder, squinting at me suspiciously. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Of course Obinze did not look well, shoulders hunched from stress, in clothes borrowed from his cousin. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The twins were asleep in a nest of borrowed blankets next to Mom. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Ivy dropped her new messenger bag full of borrowed clothes on the floor of June’s room and slumped into a squashy armchair in the corner. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z It was a sort of mathematical homunculus—an idea borrowed from Pythagoras and Plato—but dressed up with fractions and denominators into a modern-sounding law. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z We might have borrowed from Biswas, but there was nothing left to pledge; in any event, we would not have been able even to pay the interest he demanded. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z One minute Marlena and I were in it up to our eyeballs, and next thing we knew the kids were borrowing the car and fleeing the coop for college. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “You weren’t stupid enough to borrow money off Heffron and his boys, were you?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I am standing here in a borrowed blanket, boots, and mall-bought underwear. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Hermione was wrapped in a borrowed dressing gown, pale and unsteady on her feet; Ron put an arm around her when she reached him. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z All I could say was, “I was wondering, ma’am, if maybe you’d let me borrow your baby and carry her to Buxton so I could show Ma how much she favours my sister?” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “This is my stepfather. He’s a mechanic. I borrowed his car when I shouldn’t have.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She would borrow freely from the poems she’d heard, stringing words together like laundry on a line, connecting ideas and descriptions she couldn’t have planned. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “You can borrow any kind of book you want,” she says kindly. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z Then borrowing from the school’s motto, “Enter to Learn, Go Forth to Serve,” I added: “If you elect me I will go forth to serve all of you.” Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z I put my arm around her waist and told her, “If you ever want to borrow anything from my dresser, Courtney, all you need to do is ask.” Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Pri, Aunt Jo, and her friends all cheer and clap when I come down the stairs in borrowed high heels that make my legs wobble, and Donna takes a few pictures of me. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z For the scenery I borrowed heavily from my own hometown. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z We will just borrow the bottom part from the man who lives upstairs. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z “Could I please borrow a pencil and a piece of paper and see that book about how far one city is from another again, ma’am?” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Then he returned the radio he had borrowed. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The place feels borrowed to me, unlived in. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom said those were called manteaux, which was yet another word Farsi may or may not have borrowed from the French. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z As my father used to say: “There are two sure ways to lose a friend, one is to borrow, the other to lend.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “That muskrat was dead a while. When was the last time your neighbor got the boat out? Oh right, you have no idea. Awesome. Okay, then when was the last time you borrowed it?” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, looking back at Rishi, he added, “I said I’d been locked out of my room and needed to borrow the spare.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z If there might be any question as to which notes are involved in the borrowed division, a bracket is placed above them. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z They took turns reciting Homeric genealogies, full of falsifications and borrowings from real life, and sometimes they fought over this or that favorite real uncle or aunt, and had to bargain like casting directors. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Anya read one of her borrowed dragon books until the challah had risen enough, and then she stuck both loaves plus the little extra piece in the oven. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Mr. Eberhardt explained that he had borrowed the file, xeroxed every page, and then taken the material to some lawyers who were experts on environmental matters. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He had lost his entire wage for the past week in dice and had had to borrow bus fare. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z My mom borrowing toilet paper rolls from work. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I asked where we’d stay, and Ruth said we could borrow a big tent. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “I thought you didn’t want to borrow money from the bank!” Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “I can’t earn money because I’m a girl, so I borrowed these clothes.” Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z She thought about borrowing some metal scaffolding from above to use as a fire pole, but it was all bolted in place. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Last of all she borrowed Aphrodite’s girdle wherein were all her enchantments, and with this added charm she appeared before Zeus. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z We took over the street in front of his house, ran the electricity out of his place, set up the computer, set up speakers, and borrowed a tent, and people came. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I got by between paydays by neglecting overdue bills and borrowing money from Robin, so twice a month, when a few hundred dollars went into my account, it was gone within hours. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “Spring break. Any day. I can borrow my mom’s car and drive us up there, and we can stay with my cousin’s friend. It could be like a whole road trip.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Ptolemy borrowed a huge sum of money to meet their demands, stacking debt upon debt for his subjects to repay. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Stadium floodlights borrowed from the football field nearby. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Since then, basically, it’s only been a public service to me because they let me borrow as many movies as I want. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z We ate wild verdolagas and rabbit and birds, which Papa hunted with a rifle he borrowed from a neighbor. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z She borrowed an antiaircraft balloon from the Luftwaffe and tethered it near the finish so a cameraman could dangle from it for aerial shots. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z But Mr. Weasley had borrowed a Ministry of Magic car last year; possibly he would do the same today? Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Each year my parents would go across town to Household Finance and borrow money for Christmas. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Instead, I filled my hours of waiting by reading books I borrowed from my brothers or from my school. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z Omakayas’s mother was well known for owning a pair of scissors, and other women were always borrowing them. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Before Highboy passed a jar to Willie he borrowed Portia’s lipstick and drew a red line to set the boundary of the drink. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “You know, I borrowed your laptop the other day to do a paper when Heather was using mine. I saw your search history.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z “I have friends I can borrow from,” he said dismissively. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z I pulled up my indenturement profile, accessed my debt statement, and zeroed out my outstanding balance—money I’d never actually borrowed to begin with. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “You can borrow a sweatshirt,” Conner said as he opened his front door. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z He had some dreadful troubles trying to borrow horses from people, and finally ended up on a groom’s hackney, can tering after Galahad as fast as it could go. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I shed my borrowed life for an hour and put on the borrowed life of the book I’m reading. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Moody waved the map in front of Harry, who braced himself— “Can I borrow this?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She borrowed a car and got here so fast Maria had just left in the ambulance and Mom was still breathing heavily as she wiped away the lines of sweat around her neck. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The faces around him displayed nothing but shock; he might have announced that he wanted to borrow one of their arms. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The engine of the old car he’d borrowed roared, but Guitar spoke softly to her. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Daisy went to the “Chinee-shop,” to Mr. Chance, and borrowed the money. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z In a day or two, they’d be out of staples, and if she borrowed from Muff, she’d have to give an explanation. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Will quickly worked out how much he would lend on the Trask ranch and how much he could borrow on it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The LCD display said I had a call from Finklestein & Associates—probably a demigod calling on a borrowed phone. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Dr. Atchley, clearly anxious, borrows a cell phone and taps the right location into the mobile Google search engine. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z So, to borrow a passage from Sense and Sensibility: “You want nothing but patience—or give it a more fascinating name, call it hope.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z James Ford walked to the Treasury Department a few blocks away to borrow several flags to decorate the president’s box. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The story goes that he once asked Mama to borrow as much as she could from Granny. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z “Rose, you mind if I borrow your compass for a little while? I promise to bring it back, good as new.” The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z With no other options, the officials asked if they could borrow Smith’s homemade bell. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “It is. It was in your car. I saw it when I was helping you. Earlier today. I think I asked if I could borrow it.” Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Capitalizing on his sudden popularity, Louie ran for class president and won, borrowing the speech that Pete had used to win his class presidency at Compton. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z He went to Mayor Carr to ask the man for a loan, and you know what Jackson says about borrowing money from rich people.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z It was also quite convenient since I needed to borrow a bubble. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z You want to borrow it when I get through?” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z He’d gotten his nickname because someone was always borrowing his hammer and he was always yelling at them to bring it back. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he borrowed another fifty dollars and Mister Singer went on the note with him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z She reaches out her hand—she never does this, other than when seeking repayment after I borrow things from her wallet—and smiles. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Atticus, not yet secure in his profession, spent and borrowed every nickel he could find to put on his brother’s education; in due time it was returned with interest. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z The scrolls were borrowed, copied and then returned to their owners. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Can I borrow the key to the Hideout—the room below the storage closet?” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z These scales are often borrowed from Non-western traditions, but are then used in ways typical of Western music. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z When they finally left, it was closing time, and they had to borrow a paper bag from the teller at the front desk to transport all the photos. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “We’ll get you a new one when we get home. But your dad has a bag you can borrow. Right?” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Because the “Waters were quite impassable” for horses, Washington sent three men along the shore and sped up his own journey by borrowing a canoe and taking the rest of the party by water. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew Winnie’s glasses were a similar prescription and I borrowed hers. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she borrowed a nicely sharpened pencil from the blue mason jar on the librarian’s desk. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z After the brisk man left, the boss rushed out to borrow money to make the check good. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She wore a pair of men’s boots, patched and worn and lopsided, that she must have borrowed from one of the groundskeepers. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z She takes $500 she has saved, borrows $1,200 from her boyfriend, and wires it to Dallas. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The Christians liked being able to borrow money from the Jews, but they hated paying it back and often they didn’t. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z He knew that it was only borrowed plumage, but he could always hope that the position might become permanent. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Lupita was sorry, though, that she would have to borrow it. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z If you don't have the words you need, borrow someone else's. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time the well was tapped, the twins were asleep in the bed of someone’s truck, wrapped in borrowed blankets and snuggled in tight as puppies alongside Katie and Jean. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Maddy worked on the brain cure, using materials salvaged from the ruins or brought by city uglies willing to borrow from hospitals and chem classes. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Lexie had gone home in a borrowed T-shirt, and Pearl, watching her walk out the door in her own clothing, had had the eerie feeling of watching herself walk away. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “I’ve got a good book. Hatchet. Leo gave it to me. Want to borrow it?” Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z “To top it all off, while I was at lunch, someone borrowed my stapler and broke it.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z “So anyway,” I added quickly, “until we do go shopping, can I please borrow something?” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z She finishes arranging her scarf, and then, without removing her hands from it, she says, “Why don’t you borrow this?” and begins to untie it again. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z When she was called down, he was standing outside asking in a loud, impersonal voice if he could borrow a book. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z For that matter, Odysseus himself might have borrowed a trick or two from the rabbit hero, for he is very old and was never at a loss for a trick to deceive his enemies. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z For him it was enough that the count was willing to join him in a game of chess or dominoes, that he was clever and friendly and never asked to borrow money. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Papá and Joe García borrowed money from a savings and loan company to buy a small tractor, tools, wood to build a shed to store them, and an outhouse. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z The Hurds had sold their sloop but kept the tender, and one day, late in May, Turner borrowed it to row his mother over to Malaga Island, carrying with them a pot of violets. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z He didn’t have a car, but perhaps he could borrow one. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The Drs. Atchley think of this place as their quiet, protective cocoon, and also part architectural novelty that they still seem bemused the bank ever let them borrow to build. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I have to borrow one of Lorena’s dresses, which isn’t easy because her closet is full of glittery clothes with wacky patterns. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I have to borrow a pair of black flats, too, because heels are for suckers, I’ve decided. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I didn’t realize how exhausted I was until I collapsed on my borrowed sleeping bag. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “I need to borrow the car,” he says. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z “Our owl. He’s ancient. It wouldn’t be the first time he’d collapsed on a delivery. So then I tried to borrow Hermes —” “Who?” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z “Why would I borrow my parents’ car to have a seizure? Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Roy got on his borrowed skateboard and pushed off hard with his right foot. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But that changed when he and his brothers read Rogers’s article and learned this: Cell lines are swapped, traded, forwarded, begged and borrowed among research institutions around the world. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z He said he had borrowed from more friends than he let on, that the money from the shop alone was no longer enough to sustain the five of them. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z I have on new jeans and a long- sleeved shirt with flowers embroidered on the sleeves that I borrowed from Julia. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z I was a little distracted because I still had to go up to Emmanuel’s place to borrow a black tie and an arm band. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z For the past six Saturday mornings, Baba's borrowed a car, Ma has dressed in a nice sari, and they've driven to New Jersey to find us a house. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Joe had his own workshop crammed full of tools he had begged, borrowed, stolen, or bought from various friends, enemies, and employers down through the years. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m not sure what the borrowed line is that you are looking for,” the king told Minli as he sipped his tea. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z It’s dark and we’re on a back road now, with no streetlights at all, but I borrowed Katie’s phone so I can see. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Hugo reached inside his wet jacket and took out the book that he had borrowed from the Film Academy. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z Frankie had borrowed a lantern from the driver, but the kerosene light was weak. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I thought that regardless of the size of my father’s debt, he should still borrow more. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z There, in July 1886, borrowing one of the most prominent family names of the time, Mudgett registered his name as Holmes. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z It’s bad when Grandma won’t talk to us because we can’t run to her when we need to borrow sugar or tea or milk. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z A yellow one with a skinny plastic headset that I’m sure he’ll let me borrow. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z "Do you have any weapons I could borrow?" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Encouraged, I took a tablespoon of saltpeter and dumped it in and then stirred the pot with a wooden spoon also “borrowed” from the kitchen. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The only time I ever quote-unquote borrow something is when I need him to spot me some lunch money. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Lupita took off the borrowed shawl and put it on the sofa. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z His two dimes and a penny couldn’t carry him far, but somehow he begged and borrowed enough money to open a little bicycle-repair shop on Van Ness Avenue downtown. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Ivy twisted her fingers into the hem of her borrowed shirt. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Uhmma pats her cheek nervously and says, Gomo will borrow the money if we would like to go back with him. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z The writing was no longer an ambiguous syllabary mixed with logograms but an alphabet borrowed from the Phoenician consonantal alphabet and improved by the Greek invention of vowels. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z She could imagine Maya toddling after her, annoying her, pulling her hair and borrowing her clothes without asking first. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “Could you show her where the washing water is and let her borrow your other dress while I get her clothes clean?” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Dad borrowed a pickup from the appliance store where Uncle Stanley worked, and brought back a sofa bed that a friend of Grandpa’s was throwing out. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “Do you want to borrow a sweatshirt, Diana?” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Yolanda and Mari argued about a book Mari had borrowed from Yolanda but didn’t return, and Brian thought it would be a good to bring his speakers to the family meeting. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “I ducked into the office on my way out and borrowed the spare key,” he said. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Since there was thus no inherited shared root meaning “gun,” each Indo-European language had to invent or borrow its own word when guns were finally invented. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Because late that same night he borrowed a pistol, gripped it by the barrel, and used it like a hammer to break his own nose. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It was brag because she didn’t have a ride, and I could borrow my parents’ upcar, so I got to fly over and pick her up. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I sighed, changing out of my borrowed waistcoat and shirt. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Reaching into the pocket of the borrowed dress, I touch my knife, still stained with Valerian’s blood. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Baba tells us he's borrowed a car from another Bengali family who live in the building where he's rented a flat. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z "Mundín will be gone if you want to borrow one of our cars." How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z With his camera and a borrowed submachine gun over his shoulder, Ellsberg walked with them. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z She would borrow a lawn mower from a neighbor, and she and Terryl and Michael would groom the front yard. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I shouldn’t be asking her to borrow it. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z As we have seen, the inhabitants of neighboring towns were—to borrow a modern euphemism—“incentivized” to resettle there. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z “Can I borrow a sheet of paper to jot this down?” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Even when Stravinsky borrowed from Russian ethnic folk music, which he did in several of his Diaghilev ballet scores, he did so in order to distort it through some mischievous prism. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “I’ll let you borrow mine if you give Leo a birthday hug,” Dante said. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z That afternoon, Howard dropped into the seat next to me and said, “You can borrow my brother Lenny’s bike.” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “Why on earth didn’t you write to us and borrow a costume?” said Beatrice. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Ptolemy III Euergetes wished to borrow from Athens the original manuscripts or official state copies of the great ancient tragedies of Sophocles, Aeschylus and Euripides. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Could we perhaps borrow a cookbook?” he said. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z “This stuff’s just been sitting around. Think of them as borrowed. We’ll lug ’em back here once your project’s finished.” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z —CO, can I go on the W side and borrow a belt from my homey? Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll let you borrow my rickshaw until tomorrow evening,” the woman said, pointing to the old-fashioned one decorated with advertisements for the shop. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z Then she borrowed five hundred dollars from Felix so she wouldn’t go bankrupt. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z He raised his borrowed sword and called for a charge. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I found myself less able to conceal the evidences of stress, in my uncomfortable borrowed tuxedo, and with my less-than-extensive knowledge of dining etiquette. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Dr. Murphy had even borrowed some of Lee’s news separates and reports on diagnosis and practice. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t like stealing cars, but over the past few weeks, in life-and-death situations, he’d “borrowed” several, including a police cruiser. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z She goes into her overnight bag and pulls out the red nail polish Kay let us borrow. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Well,” he said, in a falsely matter-of-fact voice, “well, I’ll just borrow yours for now, then. While I keep watch.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The White Rose friends borrowed a studio from a painter. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The snow covered the houses here, too—but where in Hazel’s neighborhood it let the ordinary borrow magic from it, these houses seemed to be lending their power to the snow. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Eventually, he hoarded and borrowed enough money to buy his own herd in Osage territory. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He had borrowed a car, an old pea-green Plymouth with a broken passenger-side window, and we drove through the mountains to a nearby town, stopping at a roadside bar. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z A place where you can borrow books, I remember Mama telling me. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z Several decades later, borrowing from this technology, Henry Ford credited the meatpackers for the idea that led to the invention of the automobile assembly line. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z We steal both my ma’s and Ritchie’s barbecues, I ring up and book a jumping castle, and we borrow one of those karaoke machines from one of Marv’s mates who works at the pub. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z “We could borrow his computer and read it.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z “Even if you do see him, I doubt you’ll be able to ask for a borrowed line, especially when you don’t even know what it is! ” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z He’d gotten very good at borrowing, much better than I had. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z He asks if he may borrow some money from the audience. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z He permanently borrowed about a dollar, enough to grab a few quarter waters—the colored sugar water sold in small plastic bottles at the corner store. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Gold showed her the book, explaining he’d borrowed it from his friend, Klaus Fuchs, and was here to return it. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Then everybody rocketed from their borrowed church hall wooden folding chairs to meet the next battle. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Also, you will pay her back the money you borrowed. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z It was smaller than I had expected—as places reconstructed from borrowed memories inevitably are—but also duller and dustier. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z I figure it’s Ellen coming to borrow something, so I don’t say anything. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Una and her father had a conspiracy about learning—secret books were borrowed and read and their secrets communicated privately. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z If Nali didn’t let him borrow it, he needed to know where it was so he could take the communication stone and leave the bow guard. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “Mind you return anything you have borrowed to the correct — what have you been doing to that book, you depraved boy?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The wheels he borrowed were the kind for boys—with a bar between the legs. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “Can I borrow your quill for the conclusion?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Even with the support of George Francis Train, in order to buy the paper Stanton and Susan B. Anthony had to borrow some money. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z “You should go to the bank. Or borrow against a credit card.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Trying to interlace, like a clutched desperate prayer, but again, I feel like the hands I am lacing are not my own, like I have borrowed them from a twelve-fingered monster. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z We were to borrow picks and shovels and crowbars and wheelbarrows from our neighbors. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The next morning, my brother, who had a zero period and always left for school an hour before I did, stopped by my room to borrow the Wu-Tang CD I’d stolen from him. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “Do you have two eggs we can borrow?” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z “For real, though, can I borrow a sweatshirt the rest of the day, back at your apartment? And I’ll give it back before Mom and I take off, tomorrow or whatever.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Since they usually ignore the tuning, melodic forms, and other aesthetic principles of the traditions that they are borrowed from, such uses of "exotic" scales should not be considered accurate representations of those traditions. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z I heard Mom drive up, and even though she wouldn’t mind us borrowing clothes, I felt a jolt of nervousness. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z I figured I could borrow some at work. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z I borrow a glove from a kid on Del’s team and make my way to second base. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Royal Dutch Shell had borrowed him from his American company because he was an expert in refineries and gasoline production. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Lloyd, I think you will be behind the scenes—probably a businessman and a millionaire and I’ll have to come borrow money from you in my old age. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Matt borrowed his friends football jersey, and his friend wore Matts soccer shirt. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z After their three-week hiatus, the young players borrowed an old automobile from the editor of the California Chess Reporter, Guthrie McClain. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Sally, Paul, Tyson . . . would you mind if I borrowed Percy for just a moment?” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z He'd put me in a headlock or yell for help, and when a crowd gathered, I'd say, "What's the problem? Is it against the law to borrow money from my boyfriend?" Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “There my distinguished guest is wrong. It is actually elfin architecture that borrowed these forms from early goblin architecture.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z “May I borrow that for a moment?” she asks him, indicating his notebook. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z And since Dell's bureau and closet are empty, Pattie borrows his car and brings over more things from the nail salon. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z I ask her if I can borrow her car and run some errands. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Early Blues singers moulded tunes with African inflexions in them on to chords borrowed from American hymns, parlour, folk and vaudeville songs. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z There has also been a frequent reverse problem, of devising letters to represent “new” sounds present in the borrowing language but absent in the lending language. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “Now, if we let everybody borrow a fan that wanted one, the church wouldn’t have a fan left.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z A few days later Molly borrowed a spotting scope from the Audubon Club, and she and her friends set it up in her room with its perfect view of the nest. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Whenever I borrowed cars from Abel’s workshop, I tried to take the junkers rather than a real client’s car; I thought I’d get in less trouble that way. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z So he’d borrowed a warhorse and some plate from Lord Dondarrion’s armory and entered the lists at Black- haven as a mystery knight. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They lined up dozens of borrowed chairs in our front yard. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z “Can I borrow your phone? I should tell my parents. They can get there quicker.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z I find out he had to borrow a lot. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z I imagine she comes to my room every night to borrow my warmth—but I think that happened only once. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Melanie showed her some of her favorites, and April picked out a couple to borrow. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “But in disguise, like you just fell down and then borrowed some bloke’s clothes.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z All the way home in the car Mom had borrowed I kept picking it out of the tiny hole I had worked in my pocket and slowly tossed it out the window. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He spent his days in a borrowed office, working on a study of recent international crises that he hoped would be useful to government policymakers. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Even though the shirt was stretched across my chest, and the shorts kept riding up my butt, I felt very Iranian when I emerged from the stall in my borrowed kit and cleats. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z "It's his pride and joy. I've borrowed it—and just now it got its first scratch." The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z "Did you know," Mrs Phelps said, "that public libraries like this allow you to borrow books and take them home?" Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z He knew his mother would be getting worried, so he asked the desk clerk if he could borrow the phone. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “A couple of the mechanics let me borrow them. Rain doesn’t stop those lads working.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z In the past, if my father didn't have enough money to cover the fees, he'd borrow from neighbors or people at work and pay them back. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “Even after we finally chose the cream, we’d be late, because at the last minute Grandma would panic and drive to Cousin Donna’s to borrow her cream shoes, which had a lower heel.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z A frequent visitor to the Library of Congress, Garfield asked the librarians for book recommendations, which he borrowed or purchased to expand his knowledge of history, philosophy, and other subjects. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I borrowed Willy’s headphones, plugged them into my phone, loaded up YouTube, and I watched it right there at the kitchen table. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “Might I borrow your blade for a moment?” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z For all societies except the few past ones that were completely isolated, much or most new technology is not invented locally but is instead borrowed from other societies. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z It was several weeks before Lyddie caught on that the novel was from the lending library and thus cost Betsy five cents a week to borrow. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “I was borrowing a cup of com flour when her husband threw off his bathrobe and pushed himself on me.” Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Look at Henry the Second borrowing money from Stephen, to pay his own troops in fighting Stephen. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Her other expenditure was at the lending library, where she borrowed Oliver Twist. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Ifemelu borrowed those words months later, in a blog post written during the final, frenzied lap of the presidential campaign: “Even the Idea of Being Ready Is Ridiculous.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Joe said, “This is a nice guitar, you mind if 1 borrow it, just for a day? I want to sing my kids to sleep tonight.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z We gathered our instruments, minus the drum set we’d borrowed from the band room, and left the auditorium. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z “You can’t borrow this many There’s a limit, you know. Do you even have a card?” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z But I’ve never been in this store before because I usually have my books shipped to me or I borrow them from the school library. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “How about if I borrow Grandpa Tweedy’s covered wagon, sir, and us boys go campin’ in the mountains. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Or I could just borrow a few of the pictures and then put them back later. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z For a time they rode in silence, and then Lee said, “I’m sorry you bought those books. I have the condensed form, in one volume, the textbook. You could have borrowed it.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z To borrow the base system from Alaska, I hadn’t hit more than five singles in my entire life, so I tried to chalk it up to inexperience. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Once we’d made friends, Pascal borrowed a machete and cut sugarcane for me to chew on. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “You can borrow the rest from the federal government,” he said, handing me a National Defense Student Loan application. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z I borrow a nickel from my dad and head down to the phone outside of Mrs. Caconi’s. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The rest of the morning goes great—everyone writes their ideas on the whiteboard, and we join verses and borrow words from each other. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z He’s moving fast, knowing they’re on borrowed time, quick to follow the lead when Alex groans and pulls at his shoulders to change their positions. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Maybe she’d come over to borrow something, from me: a pot, a hair dryer. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z For example, he chose the shapes D, R, b, h to represent the Cherokee syllables a, e, si, and ni, respectively, while the shape of the numeral 4 was borrowed for the syllable se. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z In fact, I don’t even borrow sugar from my neighbors. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “Her library card, which of course doubles as a key card for Meeting Room B. Find a way to borrow it.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z “Arthur tried to borrow Ministry cars for us,” Mrs. Weasley whispered to Harry as they stood in the rain-washed yard, watching the taxi drivers heaving six heavy Hogwarts trunks into their cars. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I hadn’t taken it back to him after I borrowed it on Sunday and it was still parked behind the tennis courts where I’d left it. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Then we decided to borrow money and put in our own swimming pool. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “You used to draw all those explosions. You borrowed my red pencil, because yours was used up.” Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “The others all belonged to this friend of mine. I was only borrowing them.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The block’s keeplock officer, instead of borrowing my keys and ushering the inmates to their cells, called, “They’re back,” when he came through the gate and then disappeared. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Here at the Lemoncello Library, we protect each library user’s right to privacy and confidentiality with respect to information sought or received and resources consulted, borrowed, acquired, or transmitted.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z All of Singer’s money was gone and he had to borrow from the jeweler for whom he worked. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Mrs. Leibowitz goes down the hall to borrow her husband’s fountain pen, paper and an envelope. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “I am not a demon. I am not any of the things you want me to be. I am just a person. A person who borrows other people’s lives for a day.” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z I was just going to see if I could borrow a red marker. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He borrowed more money to bribe senators who could help him reclaim his throne. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z I guess she thought she could just borrow me. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z He must have borrowed it from her room. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “You can borrow it from the library,” I said. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z When all was ready we spread the leaves under the gaudy marriage pandal Nathan had borrowed for the occasion and ate and drank for long, merry hours. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z A borrowed jacket and tie, however, made me superficially presentable as our bus driver let us out in front of the huge country house. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z “It wasn’t stealing, you know. We borrowed it, like a library book. We were going to bring it back.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z I pinned my hair into curls and borrowed my sister’s lip rouge, humming while the radio blared the news that Germany had invaded Czechoslovakia. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “I sold it to a buddy of mine, but we had a deal worked out, so I could borrow it back for your mom.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z “I watched him snort and stamp around the room like an angry bull for a full two minutes before I remembered: I had borrowed the almanac myself!” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z She quickly kneeled on the ground and reached in her traveling bag for the two borrowed lines. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z The holly and phoenix feather wand had conquered the borrowed wand, something that Ollivander had not anticipated or understood. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Mom says David’ll never learn to talk right if we keep letting him borrow words, but his face is so full of please? Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z He wore a borrowed patch-pocket suit that hung so large on his slight frame that he looked like a child playing dress-up. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I flipped through some Hollywood magazines that Murray had let me borrow. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z “I told him I’d met someone else. I borrowed photos from the body I was in at the time. I changed my fake profile’s relationship status. Brennan never wanted to talk to me again.” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Then again, his father would have borrowed money from someone, if it had been a possibility, and returned to Pakistan to look for Mariam. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Living at home, whenever I want to leave Longleaf, I have to ask Mother if I can borrow her car. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He asked, please, could he borrow some fire? Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z At the party, at the corrugated tin shack of Maria Isabel’s cousin, Jasmin eats chicken, tries to blow up a red balloon, and borrows a pink bike with training wheels. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z No one really cringes if I bump into them anymore, and people borrow my pencils without acting like the pencil has cooties. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z He sat behind me in third grade and was nonstop tapping my shoulder to borrow everything, like pencils and loose-leaf. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Poppy said, “Today was quite an experience. Nineteen people asked me if they could borrow money.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z In preparation, men and women borrowed each other’s finery and planned fanciful disguises. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “It’s my Fannie Farmer cookbook. You can borrow it until you get your own copy. It has everything in it that you need.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “Do you know what the borrowed line is? May I have it?” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z When he borrowed a pencil he never gave it back and when school was almost over, he always borrowed loose-leaf paper because he didn’t see the point of buying a new notebook. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z The Beatles borrowed sounds and techniques from both past musical traditions and cutting-edge advances - from ancient folk modes to electronic experiments - to become the most famous band in the world. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Often he had to borrow or patch together equipment in order to pursue his radiometric dating of rocks. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z In her apartment, she sank into her borrowed bed and wrapped herself in the quilt. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z ‘You remember when I walked in the door I told you I come to borrow and to ask a favor.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z They were more comfortable than the borrowed livery she had worn at Yule. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I had assumed that Dr. Pat Knapp was a man and that his mother had borrowed the car. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z “Library is a place you borrow books,” Mama said, sweeping the dirt out the kitchen door. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z She told them about the King of the City of Bright Moonlight and the borrowed lines. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z He considers packing a spare pair of shoes but decides he can likely borrow some from Widget if need be. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z It’s not like I can ask to borrow the harpoon. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “Of course not. This is a library. People borrow books, don’t they?” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z “However, now that Mr. Lemoncello is relinquishing control, we should take back that book I borrowed. Maybe I can drop it off in the sidewalk book-return slot when no one is watching.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z But as they tried to trim the thread — A-Fu thought it would look neater if the end didn’t dangle — they discovered that the borrowed line could not be cut. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t Jorge’s cart, but perhaps the Keeper had borrowed something sturdier. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She mortgaged her property and borrowed money from a neighbor for her journey. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “Oh! So you’re borrowing money. Another poor practice to teach your son.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Kepler was a poor man with no financial resources from his family—his university studies had been paid for by a scholarship and he had to borrow money for the journey to Graz. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z He moves back to his desk in the corner, and I step closer to my borrowed easel. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “Got a little piece of string I could borrow?” asked Wilbur. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z If you need to borrow words, Arnold Lobel wrote some good ones. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Mam says he could go borrow one from the people next door but he says you don’t go around borrowing from people you don’t know. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z She borrowed a book from a student when she needed to refer to one. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z He borrowed brief snippets of sleep in the cabana, always awakened by music, or raucous laughter, or fireworks. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “The previous leader of the cooking club was ‘borrowing.’” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z It said, in a very untidy scrawl: Harry borrowed Ron’s quill, scribbled Yes, please, see you later on the back of the note, and sent Hedwig off again. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Though to a much lesser extent, a certain borrowing is always required in our work. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Enslavement was not merely the antiseptic borrowing of labor—it is not so easy to get a human being to commit their body against its own elemental interest. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Some inherited letters or signs may simply be dropped, when the sounds that those letters represent in the lending language do not exist in the borrowing language. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The next day, Jule borrowed the car to pick up propane for the grill at the hardware store on the other side of the island. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z And now here Bailey stands, trying to accomplish the same feat with only a book and some yarn and a borrowed cigarette lighter. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Never once without a borrowed book to read. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z The Farmer family residence was an apartment of three small rooms, borrowed from an old friend from Duke. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Sorry to Mrs. Moore for borrowing her daisies more than once. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z She saw herself on her thirteenth birthday, riding across the fields on her borrowed horse. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Instead of borrowing Egyptian terms, the Greeks preferred to revive abandoned Greek ones. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Papá said that borrowing money was like being enslaved. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z He felt, briefly, like a boy straining over the handlebars of a borrowed bicycle, cresting a high rise, flinging himself into the downhill. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I asked if I could borrow Irwin's towel and packed it between my thighs as a bandage. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Although each of those systems used distinctive sets of signs not borrowed from Egypt or Sumer, the peoples involved could hardly have been unaware of the writing of their neighboring trade partners. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The document stated, “We may borrow . . . from foreign ideologies, but we reject the wholesale importation of foreign ideologies into Africa.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I screamed in a voice and tone borrowed from my mother. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Then when I could think of nothing else to say, I borrowed a line from the song fresh in my memory. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z After washing and watching Kevin bloody his face with the straight razor he had borrowed from Weylin, I would go down to help Sarah with breakfast. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Charles, once home again, went back to work, and even started to return some of the barnacles he had borrowed from other collectors. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She doesn't understand why I want to hear such a sad story again and again but takes me to the library around the corner when I beg and helps me find the book to borrow. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z Day by day, Meng and Eang have to borrow money from her sister and friends to supplement the low food ration we are given. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Gold borrowed a few dollars and hurried to the bus station. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Sourmelina had tried to persuade her to borrow a dress with a low neckline. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “They wouldn't wear their hair like this if they weren't wearing any makeup. Can I at least borrow some mascara or something?” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z She was too old then and living on borrowed time to repeat the miracle of the little candy animals, and none of her descendants had inherited her strength. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z So sometimes the answer to "Why is it that way?" is simply "that's what is easiest for the performer," or "they borrowed that from an earlier music tradition." Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z “I know this isn’t a good time, Alter, but when you have a chance, read it. I borrowed it from a friend at the Arbeiter-Zeitung.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z But we didn’t know anybody in the town we could borrow money from. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z He had borrowed the word from gymnastics, in which his sister Peggy had once competed, and he used it often with doctors at the Brigham. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Kwang himself exhibited a different grace: he didn’t sport the brief choppy step of our number, but seemed instead to stride in luxurious borrowed lengths. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “It wouldn’t be stealing. She said her elixir has to oxidize for two weeks. We’d just borrow some of hers now and replace it with some of yours later.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “I thought the chap was asking to borrow a pair of tweezers. Bit of a strong accent.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I thought about him in that way, to borrow a phrase from the middle school vernacular. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z It was not just science that made this new world, it was also the state, which was busy taxing citizens, borrowing money and putting armies in the field. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z "The reporters come by here, too. I'm a witness on record. They know you borrowed my car." How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z In her borrowed bed in the dark interior of the caravan the star slept on, unaware how close she had come to her doom, nor by how slim a margin she had escaped it. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Was it given to Donne in turn, or did he borrow it and fail to return it? The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Her hair was in a messy bun, and she was wearing borrowed sweatpants and a T-shirt. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I mean, what mortal parent would allow three underage teenagers to borrow their car? The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z At the same time other materials are being taken away, borrowed for temporary use by living creatures. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Byron didn’t even get nervous when Momma packed a whole bunch of food in die giant green cooler we borrowed from the Johnsons. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, Bethlehem,” and he said suddenly, “Go to bed. We’ve got a year of work—a year. Get some rest. I’m going to borrow money from Will to buy a hundred shoats.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “I’m just borrowing your stupid ring,” I say. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z We borrowed a bucket and mop and a bottle of disinfectant as well as a pile of rags from my mother, whose face was set in a question she did not ask. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z So he borrowed money from his relatives to buy a train ticket to Berlin. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z My family had had to borrow the money for the suit in which I graduated from the ninth grade. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z He had patched up his wand with some borrowed Spellotape, but it seemed to be damaged beyond repair. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z He’d already selected the officer’s rank and name, the latter borrowed from a former acquaintance, the then warden of Kansas State Penitentiary: Tracy Hand. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z She borrowed nearly every book on magical objects from the library and even brought a few from Director Fokus’s personal collection, but hardly any of them mention the Black Book. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z He was a born anatomist and so devoted to his studies that he sometimes illicitly borrowed limbs, organs, and other parts from cadavers and took them home for leisurely dissection. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Triplets are by far the most common borrowed division. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z “Come, Mr. Drummle, since we are on the subject, I’ll tell you what passed between Herbert here and me, when you borrowed that money.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z In performance, there is a great deal of gender bending or borrowing that can occur. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z “Let’s just say I borrowed it from a family member,” I say. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Every morning when I wake up, now, I regard it as having another borrowed day. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “Here, take it. Just for borrow though. You have to give it back. How about tomorrow? We can sit together again. If you want.” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z She borrowed scissors from Sister Inez and began snipping off the duct tape binding the boy. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m not stealing, I’m borrowing, and that’s not a mortal sin. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z He swam swiftly toward a seven-foot-tall merman with a long green beard and a choker of shark fangs and tried to mime a request to borrow the spear. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I told Mom I didn’t think Eric would lend me a million dollars to buy some land in Texas, and even if he would, I wouldn’t borrow it from him. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z My backpack was loaded down with some extra books that I had borrowed from the library for the science project. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They borrowed some novels from the library, starting a lifelong tradition of reading together—usually Emma read to Charles while he rested from his work. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m not sure what that is, so I was wondering if I could borrow your Walkman to find out. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z “I borrowed some of Mom’s stuff,” she says, “since your skin tone is pretty similar to hers. But we’ll buy you your own. I can take you if you want.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z “I only need enough for a week or so. But I need to borrow a sleeping skin and ground cloth. I’ll mail them back when I get where I’m going. “They’re a wedding present.’’ Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she took a long wooden stick, borrowed flame from a burning wick, and lit a new candle. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I know we went to church to borrow emergency money once, and someone there showed Papa how to do his income tax. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z In this ten-note example from Corelli, all the keyboard player has in front of him or her is the bass line notes, borrowed from the cello player, and those extra numbers above it. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z She returned the borrowed beds and stools and kept the seventy-two chamberpots in Melquíades’ room. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z What an effect this had on people living on borrowed time. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z That night he drove himself way across town to borrow two shovels from a friend of his. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I often manned the church library, checking out books to members, stamping the due dates on the cards inside, and making sure the borrowed books were returned on time. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It seemed like a million years ago that Tally and Shay had borrowed one of the school’s bungee jackets for their final trick, Shay’s leap onto the new uglies in the dorm library. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Soon, he, too, was filled with a new determination; Storey borrowed money from friends, dug out some old type from his barn, and had the Times publishing again on October 18. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z |
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