When it wasn’t busy, she asked to speak to someone. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Work kept her busy, and she and Laxmi had begun having lunch together at a new Indian restaurant around the comer, during which Laxmi reported the latest status of her cousin’s marriage. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

There was Aunty Uju, dimpled with exuberance, her face aglow, her mind busy with plans as her belly curved outwards. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The Ferry Building sat across a busy street, perched on the edge of the bay. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Ever so often, I come to work and find her bawling in her crib, Miss Leefolt busy on the sewing machine rolling her eyes like it’s a stray cat stuck in the screen door. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Malcolm told his parents about these extraordinary events, and they were angry, but not angry enough—or perhaps too busy—to do as some parents had done and go to the school and complain. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

She was so busy talking to her friends that she didn’t notice that her wallet had dropped out of her tiny pink purse. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

I said I would come over to his house that Shabbat and we could talk some more then, I was busy now studying for finals, and I hung up. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Thrilled with her success, she decided to persist with the pickles and jam, and soon found herself busy all year round. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I'm hoping that everyone is too busy to notice when the stairway door opens all by itself. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Axel must look busy enough in his own thoughts, because George doesn’t wait any longer to say, “He thinks that there is only one way to be a man.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“It’s not that I don’t want to, I’m just busy today. Can I throw you under a truck some other time?” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

She read a few more pages and then busied herself with studying some of Jamie’s picture books. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

There is talk of an honor ceremony but I’m too busy fighting for the Führer to accept honors. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The atrium’s busy as usual with people talking to their little cliques or playing around. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

As the truck slowly rocked along the busy street, streetlights flickered on. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I could see the Moon Lady pretending to be busy with her embroidery, but she was watching her husband. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I was busy applying for colleges, you may have been weighing the pros and cons of going to university versus getting married right away. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

He got to sleep soundly when he was only three hours from Ilium, with his legs splayed toward the entrance of the busy dining car. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Manchee, who don’t seem to ever get tired, is busy running around, lifting his leg on all the plants that have grown up thru the cracked floorboards. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Hyacinth and Laney were busy setting the table, Franz in their wake. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The man must have been too busy fishing to bother to answer. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’s busy every second now with clinics and practices and weekend tournaments. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

I had expected that by now the search party would have grown tired and gone home but I was surprised to find the enterprise busier than ever. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She was too busy gazing at some silly figurine to even notice him. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Fadi followed his father into the busy restaurant, where a hostess in a beehive hairdo greeted them. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

But I was too busy slaving to pretend much of anything anyway. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

But mostly folks are so busy, streets so loud, people miss seeing them. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

This was how we set a table when we were really busy and no one was coming to visit. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Papá and Mamá decided to cross the border in Nogales because they had heard that the immigration office there was not as busy as the one in Tijuana or Mexicali. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

They were not looking for such as I. But sometimes I stopped and talked to the inspectors when they were not too busy. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were given some silly worksheets to keep us busy, but no one could concentrate—not even Luke. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

Jack was too busy to keep a watchful eye on me, or so I thought. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The extra soldiers were not the cleanest sort, or maybe they were too busy drilling and making gunpowder cartridges to wash. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Augustus asked if I wanted to go with him to Support Group, but I was really tired from my busy day of Having Cancer, so I passed. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

On the quarterdeck, Aly, the ship’s steward, was busy arranging a table for two, laying out fluttering linens and gleaming silverware. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Or would I arrive safe and still, but have trouble when I returned home—because this time the home I returned to might be the middle of a busy street? Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Grandma’s solution to keeping us busy was setting up what she called a House Systems Program. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

But it calmed her to sing it now as she attached the red, blue, and white wires to the statue of Miss Miss. Heavenly stars, but she’d had a busy few days! Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

What with my busy night as a true spy, code word and all, and the heat in the upper gallery of Trinity Church, I fell sound asleep during the sermon the next morning. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

In West Germany, the Americans got busy, putting the money to work. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I asked Violet, “Your father, he’s a college professor, but he was too busy to come see you after you like completely collapsed from a hacker attack? Too busy?” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each day he kept busy cooking, carving, soaking in the pond, fishing, carrying the ancestor rock, washing clothes, doing schoolwork, and cutting firewood. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

They are so busy clicking the small gray blocks together that they do not hear me slide open the backyard glass door. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

My dad wasn’t paying much attention, because he was busy tearing open luggage, removing the drugs, and buying new luggage. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

The rest of the camaradas were busy carrying the cargo to the midpoint, which was the top of the first set of waterfalls. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

Cotton and needles in steel trays rattled on carts that busy nurses pushed before them. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

But I was always too busy riding bikes and climbing trees to think about it. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Down the hall, she knew, Joseph would be busy in the Ryans’ own bedroom, preparing. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I was too busy just trying to survive, Mom.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Despite the lack of elbow room, they were busy tossing torn bits of paper over the side, creating a steady rain of confetti onto the "greatest and most significant" parade in New York City's history. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

I certainly can’t talk because I’m too busy jumping up and down. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

On funeral days Mama and Daddy were always so busy. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Soon the vampire ladies were too busy fighting one another to shout any commands. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“It’s probably easier to organize us with our families. The main station is so busy, you know,” said Mother. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Sugar, I run the busiest chicken stand on this canal. You think I'm gonna remember every Pong who comes along?” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

They would wail and beat the earth to make the River God pay attention, but I knew how busy the River God must be. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Sass was busy elsewhere, we hung on to the rope and swung ourselves into the treetops. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

She was too busy examining the horseshoe-shaped dent on the back of Percy’s head. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She was too busy living her perfect life with Carol Lee to think about me. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

The She Elephant busied herself at the cooking pots. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“A busy day to come. We must leave the forest at once, Mr. Scoresby. They are going to burn it.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Distraction. You’re so busy worrying about the Divergent—like my mom—that you forget to worry about what the leaders are doing. It’s just a different kind of mind control.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I knew I could get there two different ways: the busy route, which went right past the cafeteria, and the quiet route, which went the long way around the office. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Before my parents got divorced last year, I was seeing a therapist. But my mom’s too busy working now, so I don’t go anymore.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“It’s been a busy summer for the dive team. But I’m making meatballs for dinner.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

This would all cause trouble later, but for now, the young pilots of the 586th were busy getting used to flying real combat missions—even if they weren’t at the front. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

The city is not as big and busy as I hoped. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Beauty and the Beast is in two weeks, so everyone is super busy. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

In fact, if Beatriz hadn’t been so busy being hateful and getting disqualified from the pageant, she probably would have won that award hands down. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Marshall was a busy place and good things could just happen. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dimple felt herself begin to hyperventilate, so she busied herself with putting her hair up in a bun. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Hazel yelped a little, and the car skidded into the busy intersection and stopped. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

They were too busy working to notice when he slipped on board. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

He knew the probation officer was super busy, so why did he visit so often? Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“Due to the high volume of calls, our operators are busy and working to get to your call as quickly as possible. If this is not a true emergency, please dial 311.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

She was there one day when a woman, the mother of another student, approached her, gesturing at the busy road running past the courts. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

People buzzed down the busy corridors of the courthouse while we sat silently. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

All that spring and into the summer, Helmuth busies himself with the Jungvolk—its meetings and games and weekend hiking and camping trips. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Wintergreen was too busy to see the chaplain himself. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t answer; I was too busy crying. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Marshall was busy digging a little hole in the middle of the yard with a sharp stick. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I glanced at Dad, but he was too busy shoveling rice into his mouth to comment on my math grades. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

But then again, I might be too busy with classes and what if I don’t find a good hiding place &r you fall into the wrong hands? In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m glad Laurie seems so happy and busy, that he has given up smoking and lets his hair grow. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jody himself would be busy driving around from town to town telling people about Eatonville and drumming up citizens to move there. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

‘We thought you had gone to find some,’ said Pippin, busy setting out the food, and cups. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

And that mattered, the way it mattered that she be busy but not busy at the same time — that, while competent, she be a Chinese girl. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Things get extra busy around then. I don’t know, Kate. I’m out of practice with children.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I wonder if Axel’s is there, too, or if she’s been too busy to notice. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

But even though the Guardian had kept her busy, Cara had not stopped writing The Landry News, and she had not stopped printing it. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

It’s always busy around this time, so I take on some extra shifts and drive a lot of nights. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Members of Count Olaf’s theater troupe hurried this way and that, too busy to even glance at the children. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

I don’t remember much about his interview because I was too busy worrying about what I would do if Massey did get up. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I weren't busy hunting for information, I'd take my time with this girl, chat her up and maybe get a kiss or three out of her. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

The ants were busy on the ground, big black ones with shiny bodies, and little dusty quick ants. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, the Department’s Plant Pest Control men had temporarily forgotten gypsy moths, for they had been busy launching an even more ambitious program in the South. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

At night, he was too busy writing down everything he had learned that day. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Coach is too busy trying to pick her jaw up off the ground to make Shanna sprint a lap and do a hundred squat-jumps—standard fare for cussing. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“You have been busy today, I see,” I said. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was too busy arguing with a fat old farmer in overalls. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

‘Thank you, baba. I would like to do that, but I’m busy right now,’ explained the boy. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Look, here comes Twinkletoes,” said Bunny, busying himself with the menu. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I had now reached that point where I was cursed aloud in the busy streets of America’s second largest city. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Leafie got busy and whipped up huge batches of sagebrush tea. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

She was so busy with her own fitful thoughts that she didn’t notice the small fist-size slip of paper that had found its way into her flour bin. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

His mom was so busy with the new baby, I guess she forgot. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were too busy scanning the room and silently making important partner arrangements for our first lab of the school year. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Waiting for the number one tram on a wide street busy with traffic, I said to Augustus, “The suit you wear to funerals, I assume?” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Carmine soon wants to crawl off the seat, and I am so busy trying to distract him from escaping that I barely notice as the other kids come on board and the car fills. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I’m so busy analyzing it, I don’t pull away in a hurry like I should, and instead just stand there, mouth locked with him. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I kept to busy streets and managed to avoid getting mugged on the way to the bus terminal. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I’d been too busy after Iowa to even go over and box up the things in my office or say any sort of proper good-bye. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

They’re too busy pointing, laughing, and making fun of Dad and his singers! Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

I guess the other kids had been too busy observing. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

She appeared to be searching for fleas in Bloomberg’s coat, her fingers very busy indeed turning back tufts of fur. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

They’re pretty busy salting down a new load of herring, but Devlin Murphy, the boss and owner, he gives me the eye and comes over before I can get away. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

While I outwardly express discontent about our lack of any real participation, I’m busy with my own agenda. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Aslan was busy all that day instructing the new King and Queen and doing other important things, and could not attend to “poor old Brandy.” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

I shouldn’t be surprised—he must be busy. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Are you busy right now or can I talk to you?” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. That’s what you say every time, Junebug. Is Drake not keeping your brain busy enough? If not, then I don’t know what will.” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I can’t help noticing that, the closer we get to the school, the busier the roads seem to be. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

“I was so busy with the books, I forgot to leave something behind.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

In the station lobby, a kleptomaniac dwarf was busy picking the pockets of everyone else in the booking line, including the officer he was handcuffed to. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want him to see me blush, so I stood and busied myself with my tray. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

“I’m making a fricassee later. Why don’t you come over? Or are you too busy with your naughty daydreams again?” Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The truck stopped next to Nali, who was busy rinsing the soap off her face and drying off. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

While Dasch and his team were busy shopping and meeting at the Horn & Hardart Automat, the FBI was examining the boxes of explosives and equipment the Coast Guard had discovered on Amagansett Beach. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

All in all, being God’s sole and abandoned emissary to Kilanga was keeping Our Father very busy. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

My sisters and my mother were busy managing orders and researching new design options for the next season. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He was always too busy looking at the ground, trying to survive from one day to the next. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

No. I was busy exploring our internment lodgings. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

It has been very lonely because my sister is busy being the oldest one in our family. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Lily, with her eyes fixed on her book, was busy ignoring him. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

‘I have been too busy with this and that to heed all the crying and shouting,’ she answered. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Miss Mallory sucked in her breath at the large woman in the chef’s hat who was too busy ma'ammg her to listen to what she had to say. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“I know it’s been a busy week, what with meeting Maya and Joaquin and all.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

M. Yoshoto said that the summer session would probably be the busiest session of the year, and that it started on 24 June. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

But Wormtail, who had finished conjuring the ropes, did not reply; he was busy checking the tightness of the cords, his fingers trembling uncontrollably, fumbling over the knots. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The bunny was busy rooting around in a corner behind a ficus plant and paid Mr. Jeet no attention. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The next morning they were busy packing another cart with the remainder of the luggage. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The man in black busied himself a long moment. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Harry was too busy digesting the horrible idea of Inferi to have much attention left for anything else, but as they reached the front gate, Dumbledore stopped dead and Harry walked into him. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

She’s the person I’ve spent the least amount of time with on this trip, quiet and thoughtful, and a retired college professor always busy with charity work. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

The jam-packed, busy place with the big “Under New Management” sign in the window would attract speculators, usually other Jews who were around looking for something to invest money in. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Armstrong being busy with the collapsed woman, Lombard was free once more to take the initiative. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

I was glad to go get busy outside. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

She busies herself then with dusting off a pair of my shoes that have never taken a step. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Tidbit, who was busy chasing a chicken in Inez’s yard, waved good-bye. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

To my astonishment, Miss Kenton responded to this in a sudden burst: 'Mr Stevens, I have had a very busy week. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Contesting a footrace across a busy highway, he just missed getting broadsided by a jalopy. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

“I got Dad all excited about it, and now he’s too busy with that to notice what I do.” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

The steward busied himself lighting a bedside candle. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Nights were especially difficult, for they were the few hours when she couldn't busy herself feeding or caring for us. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

In the morning he could hardly wait to go out and look at the canoe in daylight, but his father wanted help clearing up in the bar after the busy evening. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The TV was on, but now she was busy flipping through magazines and cutting out old photos, working on her scrapbook. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Emily tried to look busy at work on the Maltese Falcon cipher. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I was too busy to do anything but wonder. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

My mother and older sister Annie would be busy in the kitchen preparing the food, sending out all the delicious smells riding on the breeze. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

At this point, Fred caught his mother’s eye and quickly busied himself with the marmalade. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Halfway down the street the car wash was busy because the weather had broke a little and the brothers were lined up to get their machines clean. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“His line’s always busy. She won’t call him, anyway. I think out of everything she’s definitely most afraid of Stew. In that way I guess I’m no different.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The band was still there, busy with their instruments. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

They crossed the intersection of a busy, four-lane street and soon found themselves standing under a neon sign that jutted over the sidewalk. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

But I found her busy at work, cleaning up the morning dishes. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I preached it on the mountain at Arafat, I preached it in the busy lobby of the Jedda Palace Hotel. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dalgard agreed to drive over to the monkey house and have a look, but he became busy with other things and did not get there until the following week. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s late, but the halls are just as busy as they were during our tour the other day. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Though she lived in a segregated city with few opportunities for girls of our race, Carole found all kinds of things to do to keep busy. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

All this time, Master Williams was busy writing in different folders on her desk. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

The front of the school looked out onto the busy market square. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The square, which was usually very busy, was almost deserted when the three children entered it. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I was so busy looking down and holding onto Rose’s hand that I forgot all about being anxious. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I am too busy thinking, How did this happen? Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“And I will do everything in my power to find her. But tonight I have almost no men. Tonight all my men are busy trying to break up the traffic in illegal tobacco.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Her Divining Highness was not in sight when I arrived, so I busied myself with trying to find a pot or a vase to put the flowers in. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

The Humbug made no reply, for he was already too busy eating, and in a moment the three of them had finished absolutely everything they’d been given. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

I had made plenty of sales on my own when Mr. Becker was busy. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

It must have grown up silently, yet swiftly as a flag rises when you pull it up on a flagstaff, while they were all busied about the coronation. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Unnoticed by the townspeople, who were busy sweeping up glass and haggling over the price of the fuel, Will followed the bear-king up the gangway and aboard the ship. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Ma was busy all day long, cooking good things for Christmas. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stood at the top of the stoop and stared out into the busy street, but not at anything or anyone in particular. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Then they broke out into the sunlight and for a while they were busy finding and devouring rood as they moved down the scar toward the platform and the meeting. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

When he sees her, quick he busies himself clipping a sorry-looking hedge. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

She’d even forged his mom’s signature on permission slips—not to be sneaky but because their mother was busy doing the work of two parents. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

"So again our great tactician has relieved himself. Today he's a busy man. First an oration over the body of Brutus, and now a lecture on the patience of the Negro people." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You saw how busy it is out there,” she said, nodding toward the front of the bakery. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

There were plenty of things to do to keep myself busy. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

This street is much busier than our old one, so I hear not only the whoosh of cars driving past, but every once in a while, motorcycle drivers revving their engines. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Matter fact, when I walk down that busy hall in the morning, I keep my eyes down. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

She had busied herself with setting pans of oatmeal and oven bread ready for the next morning’s breakfast. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Some of the Midfolk were watching us, while the rest pretended to be busy. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

We walked to the cotton candy stall slowly, people swarming around us like busy flies. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes we’re busier than others. Some people are better at finding the appropriate books.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She turns away, busying herself with more of the mess I have created. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

He was probably too busy with basketball and school and spending. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

When I am busy trying to keep my sweat to myself I miss stuff. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Adah was well along in medical school then, so was terribly busy, but we practically lived with Mother. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

We came to a slightly less busy side street. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“I can’t promise you that many hot dogs will be sold in the Quarter. I will probably be kept busy every moment protecting my honor against those fiends who live down there.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were so busy being in the moment that I don’t have much to show for it except a half-filled notebook, a few pictures, and a marked-up map. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I came over and handed him a hammer from the tool chest we always carried with us, and he got busy. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

As long as I kept busy, I managed to skip over most of my feelings by reminding myself that this was another bad habit, like biting my nails. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Been working so busy on that sewing machine in her bedroom. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I was too busy feeling sorry for myself. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Grace Wexler was too busy greeting the next heir to notice. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were too busy carrying a huge plastic sack between them. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, she was right there before me, that busy, priggish, conceited little girl, and she was not dead either, for when people tittered appreciatively at “evanesce” my feeble heart—ridiculous vanity!—made a little leap. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Her mind was following the tiger—her tiger—and was busy with the delightful task of naming him. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Perhaps, but North America was a busy, talkative place. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I knew Joseph worked in the garment center, pushing a hand truck through the busy streets. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

The rest of the courtyard remained busy with drug activity. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I'm too busy trying not to make eye contact with people while giving off the illusion that I am. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Lupita stared gravely at him, then looked about her at the busy, noisy kitchen. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Mrs. March was very busy trying to finish a letter, which must go at once, and Hannah had the grumps, for being up late didn’t suit her. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

As if he heard me thinking, he says, “Yeah, dude, I followed you, wanted to check out the woods, but I’ve been busy with my own stuff.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

A young Beta- Minus mechanic was busy with screwdriver and spanner on the blood-surrogate pump of a passing bottle. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, he’s busy this morning,” the deputy said. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Moss said she was busy that day but agreed to give them to Miles Ferris. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“The nuns were kind to me, with their ointments and bandages and sympathy. They offered me their busy, useful detachment. They offered me peace, Djo.” Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

My brother is busy being a football player at Penn State. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course you hear nothing. Too busy strutting around in stupid purple uniform.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to stand there watching him, but I didn’t want to leave him alone, either, so I got busy jamming the food I’d brought over into the near-empty fridge and the iced-up freezer. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“She say she too busy trying to get her boys into college next year. “Any other maids that go to your church? The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

At this, a harp string broke, but the bard gave it no heed, busy as he was in holding his side of the swaying cauldron. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

I’m too busy staring at the photo strip of us together. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Still, she didn’t give up—she got busy. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

It isn’t the lure of BookBarn, or the fact that Adam is on tour, or that my best friend, Kim, is busy doing yearbook stuff. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s a big ocean crossed by busy ships. I went slowly, observing much.” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“No, I’m just busy. And tired. All this work with Ess and Loo...it’s a lot. But please don’t say I told you so.” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

But Dr. Malone hadn’t noticed; she was too busy adjusting switches and tapping the letters in another of those ivory trays. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

And when I glance at the men again, I feel a little bit lucky that they're so busy arguing with each other that Muscle Man is leaving me in peace. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

After a long moment she said, “You’re fretting a mighty lot this evening. Hard work is always the cure for worry. So busy yourself doing those dishes and getting ready for your final exams.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think I can hear coughing beneath the floor, but Mrs. Krajewska is too busy talking. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The attendant, busy and incurious, barely looked at them, so they walked off, Dicey turning to look over her shoulder. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Talk to the pants, Piper! ’Cause the hands are busy!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She think if she get busy with something else and ignore him, he might just go away. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Although demographic shifts were a normal part of life in America at the time, the population swell experienced by the North End made it one of the busiest and liveliest places in the nation. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Toward the end of summer his busy schedule and the stifling heat caused his health to fail once again and reactivated his insomnia. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

He would have screamed if he could have, but he was too busy trying to breathe. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

With the coast guardsman gone, Dasch waded back to the sailors, who had been busy looking for their lost paddles and emptying the water from the dinghy. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

For the next week he was very busy. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Now that she had, I really wanted to find a job, not just to keep busy, but also to try to help him out with the bills. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

They were always ready for a fight on the playground, and Mother was too busy to keep track of all of us. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

‘We will sit on the edge of ruin and talk, as Gandalf says, while he is busy elsewhere. I feel a weariness such as I have seldom felt before.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I busy myself with piling food on two plates and shove one toward her. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

She was as busy as a bird dog, one of her own favorite sayings. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Daddy should know about it and support me, but instead he’s too busy keeping his own secrets, leaving me in the dark. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Look,” I said proudly, and pointed to the back corner of my room where I had been busy. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I was settling in at school by this time; classes had begun and I was busy with my work. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Merry days were these at Thornfield Hall; and busy days too: how different from the first three months of stillness, monotony, and solitude I had passed beneath its roof! Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

A love of nature keeps no factories busy. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact they are so busy that it will be hard for you to picture them. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The driver of this Jeep Cherokee apparently did not see the red light at this busy intersection near the University of Chicago. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She will not be able to play a trick on me if she is too busy counting to one million.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“What? You are interrupting. I am busy here.” The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

But you must believe me, I have been too busy for words. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The door won’t be busy for hours yet. Come give an old man an excuse to sit and have a drink?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Safer’s mom is at an all-day wedding and Saturday is his dad’s busiest day at driving school, so Safer makes scrambled eggs for lunch and keeps his promise to teach me how. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He laughed and glanced over to Hackett, who was perched on the arm of the couch, and who ignored him, too busy scrolling through his phone. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

After she stopped teaching, Dottie had kept herself busy volunteering at the library, until Alzheimer’s clouded her brain and left her unable to take care of herself. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

But April and Melanie were so busy building and planning that they didn’t notice at all. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Billy is busy fidgeting with the lever that turns the chair into a recliner. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“That is one busy girl. What was it last month? Swing dancing?” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The pizza place was busy, but there was an empty booth way in the back. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Only yesterday you were saying how busy you are and now you’re helping remodel the Boston house?” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

The substitute handed out sheets of word problems to keep everyone busy. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t remember what he’d said, and out of the corner of her eye, she could see Tialys quickly preparing the lodestone resonator, busy. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Cook was going to show Ophie how to wash the sheets, but she’d been busy setting up a menu for a dinner party Richard had decided to hold at the last minute. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

But a couple of them were really close to the ship, busy doing something, though Mark didn’t have a good enough angle to see what. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Before that I was too busy and scattered. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was father when their real father was busy. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

As if that weren't enough to keep him busy, Garfield decided to study law with guidance from attorneys at a Cleveland law firm. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He's so busy looking for two markers in the side table that he doesn't notice. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I begin my school day in a French class; in the afternoon, it’s Chinese; and in the evening, I am busy with my Khmer class. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were busy the rest of the day getting settled in our cabins, but the next morning after breakfast Nancy and I decided we should practice the safety measures. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

My brothers and I knew that Mother would soon be busy talking with Great-Grandma. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

A throng of men and boys on the wharf had noisily closed in on the three Eatons, and she could hear a busy catching up of the past months’ news. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t of known then that her trip was still on, since Grandpa had been too busy to come home to dinner that day and just ate sardines and crackers at the store. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

"But we'll leave part of the kill for ..." He knelt down again and was busy with his knife. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I be busy meanwhile reading my short history of England and finding out all about their perfidy. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I’m too busy trying not to be in love with someone who isn’t real. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Once they landed, it quickly became clear the infantry were too busy just trying to survive to bring the wounded man to the helicopter. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

"Istanbul's a busy port. But let's go over the evacuation protocol again, just in case." What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Then we get busy cleaning up the soggy drop cloths and dump the buckets of gray water in the grass outside. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

He was busy rummaging in his cloak, looking for something. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

He had stayed away from these blocks because he had been so busy since getting back from Laurel. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

He also began to suspect, since he was so much busier than anybody else, that he was the leader. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Candice was too busy staring at the bracelet to answer. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

And when he was busy about other things he thought of it, and when he was troubled he thought of it and it was a comfort to him. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

“Well, of course, I’m usually pretty busy, with all the parties and everything. I do read some, though, when I have a chance.” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile the labour of repair went on apace, and Sam was kept very busy. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I was too busy laughing at myself to hear his answer. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile Mr. Popper had abandoned his telephoning and was now busy shaving and making himself neat in honor of being the owner of such a splendid bird as Captain Cook. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

Jackson returned to the front of the room, and the students returned to their busy note-taking. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Into this busy scene stole the Princess Medea, curious to see the visitors. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He regularly forgets where he parked his BMW in the adjoining parking structure because he’s so busy thinking of other things when he gets out of the car and walks into work. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Agents in black shirts stood guard while scientists in lab coats busied themselves over a stainless steel table filled with jars. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

"I'm very busy, Auguste. I have an appointment with the queen." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Tessie was too busy taking care of Chapter Eleven to notice. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Anne kept busy by writing graffiti on the Tower walls. grammar. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pretend to be busy in the kitchen. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Inside, she is busy with pattern and pinking shears. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was too busy getting the blockhouse organized to notice what they were doing. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Without friends and a packed schedule to keep me busy, keeping track of time and numbers has become a prime source of entertainment. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“I was busy redecorating. What do you want?” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

The pharmacy worker who answers the phone tells me Dad’s busy, but I say it’s an emergency. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was busy looking at what she saw in the front of her house. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The sloth is at its busiest at sunset, using the word busy here in the most relaxed sense. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

They were far too busy watching the Paul and Engel romantic comedy. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

I would be more focused on meeting N in just half an hour, but I’m too busy being stunned by my unbelievably weird day so far. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She could only imagine what it looked like, the people on their errands, the busy shops, the buggies and carts navigating each other. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m a pretty busy guy,” he said, gesturing to a chair in his cramped home office that smelled slightly of damp. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I remember Jenner’s saying, “They must have had a really busy day,” and we ran joyfully toward the pile along with several dozen other rats. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

She was real busy with him and she went to peewee league games for him and even took him to work with her sometimes. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was too busy hanging out with Mrs. Walton. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

We turn off the busy street onto a block where people live. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He didn’t know what to expect, but things seemed reasonably normal there, busier than at Vincent de Paul. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Pynto was soon too busy to pay her any mind, but several of his regulars dropped coins into her begging bowl. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Oakes was busy in the old stone house, cleaning and polishing, while her husband stacked the wood cellar. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But let me speed it up for you. You’ve had a busy day. It’s bearable, Jean Louise, because you are your own person now.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Jaime would fall asleep with his scalpel in his hand, so busy that he often forgot to eat. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Flora Baumbach appeared even smaller and rounder than she was as she sat twisting her napkin with hands accustomed to being busy. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

They are busy and thinking of ways to be busier because such a space of nothing pressing to do would knock them down. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

My hands were trembling, my breath rasping as if I had run a long distance or come upon a coiled snake in a busy street. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soon there was great peril of fire behind the wall, and all who could be spared were busy quelling the flames that sprang up in many places. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

She was very busy with the house, because Clara had once more turned her back on all the household chores, claiming that she had never had an aptitude for them. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mostly I think we were busy avoiding each other. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

She let her feet take her home while her mind was busy mulling over the logistics of going to Rûm. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Are you mad about waiting at Belle’s? I was super busy—I couldn’t just leave.” When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

"That's your father when he was your age. We alerted the police in Chennai city. They're too busy to search for every poor child who goes missing, but it helped that we filed a report." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

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

She led me along a dim corridor that opened onto one of the busy casino decks. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Miss Maestas was busy with the first graders and so I did not stay long, but she was happy to see me and I was happy to see her. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It felt good to be busy and not have to think about my own troubles. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Hour after hour she helps Frau Elena with the smaller children or walks to the market or finds some other excuse to be helpful, to be busy, to be out. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

When the milkman grabbed a nearby policeman to arrest the men, the policeman shrugged him off, saying he was “too busy” and “it is all right anyway.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

They are each so busy with their cell phones that I think they'll probably walk into a wall. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She was too busy humming to herself as she washed the woodwork. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Mulch would have been indignant had he not been busy chewing clay to eject at his enemy. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

He was too busy scribbling on his hand. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The bridge that crossed over it was busy, though, with people moving in both directions. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s already so busy working on all of his college applications this fall.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

All the while she was talking, she was busy doing things for them. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Apparently, Ambrose, firstborn son of the wealthy and influential Baron Jakis, had been busy as a bee in the social circles of Imre. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Look, I guess I’ll try to make it, but I’m really busy right now.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Harry was too busy feeling sorry for Neville to notice immediately that he had a letter too. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

We hadn’t eaten a hot meal all day, but we didn't care; Mother and Margot were too tired and keyed up to eat, and Father and I were too busy. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

And the Wart looked round the busy kitchen, which was coloured by the flames tiff it looked like hell, with sorrowful affection. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Take her away, sergeant. I am too busy for this.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother was busy keeping sand from blowing onto the blanket, then shaking sand out of shoes, and tacking corners of blankets back down again with the now clean shoes. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been busy, with school and work and stuff. But this weekend, I don’t know, I just felt like it.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everybody was essentially himself—was riotously busy fulfilling the vagaries of human nature. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Since were so busy, were limiting Internet usage to twenty minutes per person.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was the end of another busy lunch at 3 Guys in the late spring of 2003. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

His voice keeps going but I’m too busy bouncing in the backseat to hear the words. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Zuckermans were so busy with visitors they forgot about other things on the farm. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

But there is not that about three rooms and two meals a day to keep busy a woman who has been a slave in a great house and who has worked from dawn until midnight. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

She was always working, and when she wasn't, Sundays, she was too busy resting to worry about making us food. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Myron says he spent his life traveling around the country too busy to see it. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The man Baba and I spoke with on the first evening was right: afternoons are the busiest. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

And he answered, musing, “Ah, I have heard of a Revolution, but I have been too busy in my life to attend to it. There was always the land.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

The women and men in ACD were as busy as ever, however. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Another long pause—she’s talking to me and doing something else, multitasking, the way busy wives and mothers do, tidying up, loading the washing machine. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Later they would beckon me to fetch fire or water for them, or to tell the women they wanted tea, and in those early months I was too busy running errands to follow their conversation. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

According to him, once the Kuhani entered the hall, patrons would be busy making offerings and asking him to relay their specific prayer requests. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“Look, I know. It’s been busy, and we have to get to school and all and—” “Hey,” he said, now with more force. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Ain’t you got enough real world problems to keep you busy?” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He could see Tater, toddling across the busy street. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He’s trying to comfort her, but she’s too busy worrying about me to feel him. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

Annemarie was busy with her pebbles and her extra-strength glue, working on a stone wall for the park that Jay Stringer had approved the week before. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

It’s hard to imagine being at peace in a busy subway station, isn’t it? Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

She was too busy staring at the graph paper map. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

Rosemarie is busy handing us sodas to drink straight out of the can, which is another sure sign that something’s wrong. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He must be really busy, though, because I haven’t heard anything yet. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

And since her mother was too busy to break, well then, anyone would have to do. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

It was a magical place, alive with music that spilled onto the busy streets from tenement windows and full of colors and smells that filled my senses and made my heart beat faster. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

The doctor is sad, and busy all the time. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of saying, I’ll see you later, like a normal person, she shouts late at you, like she is too busy to be bothered with adding the r. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Deborah wanted nothing to do with fighting Hopkins —she was too busy raising her children and trying to teach herself about her mother’s cells. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Corinthians and Lena busied themselves picking them up, wiping the snow from the cloth on their coats, all the while peeping at the man in blue wings on the hospital roof. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had been so busy learning to pick cotton that I had forgotten all about him. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

This will mean finding another place to live, another church to join, new community clubs to keep me busy. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Sorry to bother you when you’re so busy. I thought I’d better check up on Cap Anderson. Has he been fitting in any better?” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

As he spoke he saw a troop of busy ants. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

You have a busy life, and these meetings are a quite unnecessary addition to your burden. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

She’s too busy wiping her eyes with the backs of her hands. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Farid was already busy with the door of the cage, but the two women inside were watching them. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The orcs busy about the walls were few and amazed, and they were quickly slain or driven off. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

When Mr. Iii went out the door he was busy looking at his fingernails They straggled along the corridor in the dull, silent afternoon light. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Franny, though still busy with her Kleenex, looked over at him. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

This kept him busy a large part of the night. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s always busy here on drop/add day.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Their mom was busy at her high-stress job as an events coordinator at the Imperial Marquis, a big downtown hotel. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

“You two are so busy fighting, you never notice anything,” said Thorn. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

They were all too busy starting in on Thoth’s altar and planning the ceremony for Consulting the Oracle. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom, we were ALL too busy to notice. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I like to think of myself as having been “busy.” Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

I would pretend to be surprised to see him, and he would feign shock that a busy girl like me had time for a stroll. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Dad was too busy making deviled- ham sandwiches to launch an investigation. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“As late in the fall as it is, I don’t think he’s too busy, is he?” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

And we were busy then with powder, scent, and rouge, until the bell rang and her visitors came in. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

It was a warm, beautiful September day in Birmingham, Alabama—an ordinary busy Sunday morning at the Maull home. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She was just too busy low-rating Miss Love to fool with me. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I was busy enough shifting into my new role at city hall, which entailed going to more zoning board meetings and fewer senior citizen picnics than my previous job had. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

That would have been quite enough to keep him busy in his spare time for a decade or more. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“We did not meet as soon as I expected,” Coll said with a wink, “for I hear you were busy with other things.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

She’d been so busy lately—away a lot, and really quiet when she was home, listening to her favorite songs from the sixties on our record player. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

That was one of the things I was thinking, even while he was busy squeezing the life out of my brother. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

She was always too busy to take them to the house to entertain. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

There’s no reply He’s far too busy carrying out his casual, investigative style of sniffing. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

With a jet engine there is no torque, so your feet are not nearly as busy and you can concentrate on other things. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile back at Maer, referring to all the scientific work she thought her future husband was doing, Emma had written to Aunt Jessie, “I am so glad he is a busy man.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was too busy posing a young couple to notice me, which was lucky. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

People who say today’s generation has no work ethic would take that back if they saw how busy I’d been in one short week. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I guess they went back where they belonged. Time’s moving again, so they’re probably busy. Especially now.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

It seemed some sort of warning, but I did not have too much time to think about it, as I was busy telling about Phoebe. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

They had cleaned up the mess after the virus had wiped out everyone else, and now they were busy fogging the rooms with insecticide, in the hope that it might somehow disperse the virus. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I liked busying myself with work all day, going back and forth to the river and continuously washing dishes. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Nali was busy with getting things ready for Uncle Jet’s diagnosis meeting. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Five months after Carl bought the cart, the United States entered World War II, and the Goodyear plant became very busy. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z

“I helped my brother-in-law with our fields. But they don’t expect me to do very much now. They know I’m pretty busy over here.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, by the way, I have to cancel this week’s Friday movie night. Too busy with college and blog stuff.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Emily tried to look busy at work on the Maltese Falcon cipher. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Not for long, dear. This is a busy day. Can I tell her anything for you?” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I petted him with my foot and whispered to him, “It’s going to be a busy day.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

If he was busy with a project, he set us up with some time-consuming assignment such as sawing a thick log in half. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

I’m so busy watching the dog I don’t even notice it’s started to rain. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

As she put the kettle on the stove and busied her hands with the tea caddy, she was thinking hard. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I didn’t really hear what she said, because I was too busy trying to see what the girl was reading. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

And her friends were good people, but they had their own busy lives and she couldn’t do the things they did and they didn’t come around so much anymore. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“I see you have been busy. A blanket, new clothes, and an ingenious fireplace—with a real chimney—and say, you have silverware!” My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the afternoon, I haunted the busy outer courtyard of the castle. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

My whole life, I had always been busy with some scheme to make things go my way. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I've been so busy staying alive I never thought of what this must be like for my parents. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“To see how you were. Your dad said you were busy.” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

It was startling to Stella how busy a small city could be—the cars, the buildings, the people acting like they had important things to do. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

And he was busy anagramming anything odd—any odd night, handy dog tin, doing thy DNA—when Colin did his DNA proud: he stumbled on a molehill and fell. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

The band was offered a record deal with a medium-size label based in Seattle and now were busy in the studio recording. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

And, everywhere he looked, Milo saw little men no bigger than himself busy digging and chopping, shoveling and scraping, pulling and tugging carts full of stone from one place to another. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was odd driving through bright, busy streets with a dead Roman Senator on the floor of the van. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was too busy digging tunnels in the backyard or practicing to be “the fastest runner in Finney County.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

The centrioles, which hoist the microtubules on which chromosomes are strung for mitosis, are similar separate creatures; when not busy with mitosis, they become the basal bodies to which cilia are attached. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were busy with classes and making new friends. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d like to tell my troubles to the Angel on the Seventh Step but he’s busy bringing babies to mothers all over the world. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

The sooner I’ll find someone and get busy making you some cousins. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He could have called over a waitress, there are some of these, in identical black miniskirts with pompoms on their breasts, but they seem busy and hard to flag down. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He glanced at Jinny, who busied herself with sitting down at the table, reaching for a plate, looking the other way. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Instinctively Johnny started forward to help him, for everyone else was so busy with the wounded colonel, Stranger was left to shift for himself. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I zipped past university students busy with their weight workouts and Zumba classes in full swing. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He’s so busy fidgeting you don’t notice how closely he’s watching you. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“The Devil’s been busy, girl,” she told me. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

They lay there awhile, looking at Ma’s smooth, parted hair and her hands busy with sewing in the lamplight. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“While you were busy becoming the most famous student in Pakistan, your rival stole your crown at home!” he said. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“I kept those cooks busy day and night frying ham,” Commissioner Louis Brownlow recalled. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

He was busy combing Grandfather’s hair, like he did everyday when he got home. Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he kept his hands thus busy, he couldn’t grab the horn if he felt himself going off. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was so busy telling me about her happy life that she didn’t even ask me what it was like living in Colby with hillbilly kids who eat squirrel. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

The children—all except Constance, who was too busy humphing—set to their notes. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

"Your brother and I are busy with high finance." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

Conor looked to see if Mrs. Marl was watching, but she was too busy expressing mild disappointment that Sully’s life had an awfully close resemblance to a particular insect-based superhero. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

The 586th Regiment was kept so busy that almost every single one of its aircraft was in the sky on the morning of March 19, 1943—with two exceptions. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I didn’t return her hug very well, as I was busy trying to hold back my tears. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I wanted to talk to the lieutenant about Shakespeare, but he was busy going about the gathering, shaking everyone’s hand. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

He also ate well, and kept Frightful very busy. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they were busy, he slipped out from under the burlap and straightened his orange vest. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Although we don’t take much time in our busy day to think about it, one of the most significant uses for music is to create an aesthetic experience. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

He was so busy that he often read his scripted lines for the first time the moment he stepped in front of the microphone for the broadcast. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

He described, in his halting way, a city of whitewashed houses and tile roofs, of vines spilling over walls, of busy marketplaces and beautiful gardens. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

If Galya stopped talking—which was easy to do when she was busy juggling maps and pencils and the flight log—Masha would scold her. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“He pretended to be busy. “Mother’s voice rose. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

You are busy, but after you get the hang of it, it is great fun—a lot more fun than rubbing your stomach while patting your head. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I step onto the sidewalk and see cars streaming down yet another busy avenue. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Janae jumps out of the cab, looks both ways on the busy avenue, and rushes over to me. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The kilns in the neighbouring villages were kept busy firing the bricks, but their output was insufficient, and the carts had to go farther afield, returning dusty and brick-filled. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

She explains that the annual Pagoda Pizza Christmas party has always been on the second Friday in February, because Super Bowl night marks the end of our busiest season. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Maybe Mr. Morrison was busy in his room, writing his book. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

My days are pretty busy just trying to keep up. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Oh, I shouldn’t wonder. Too busy peeping in ladies’ windows, I suppose!” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Where Wang Lung had been busy with his love, then, he was now satisfied of it and was busied with many things. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

“Practise hard,” he would say, watching me busy with slate and pencil. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had been so busy in the clinic that Doha had no idea what was happening in town. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Cady was so busy staring at the photograph, her mind swirling with questions, that she didn’t hear the footsteps behind her until it was too late. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

There were also a dozen other experiments to keep us very busy for the remainder of the three days. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet he had always been extremely busy and productive, even when he was ill. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He must have been busy as a beaver during his fleeting school days. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Kids! You have been busy,” Mrs. Turner said. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Harry,” said Hermione again, but he was busy undoing the pouch around his neck, his fingers shaking hard. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Mother, I am quite busy at the moment.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just for a double dose of peace of mind. I know you’re probably very busy, but I just wanna make sure.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

But he must have been too busy to pick up the phone, so she left a message. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I patted her absently, but I was too busy to really pay her any mind. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

But the Cloud-Men were much too busy with what they were doing to have noticed the great peach floating silently up behind them. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

I called it “ridiculous”; their own Northern ghettoes, right at home, had enough rats and roaches to kill to keep all of the Freedom Riders busy. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Except for my dad, because he was too busy videotaping everyone with a camera he rented from the video store. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

"Don't be late. Ms. Barry is a very busy, passionate woman. I certainly hope you're good, for my sake. I told her you were talented even though I have no idea what you can do." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Were they all so busy dismantling operations that they didn’t have time to get in touch, or were they all mad at me and did they never want to talk to me again? Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

So she tried hard to keep busy at home. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He was never busy or in a hurry. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Mom said, Great, have a good time, because she was busy running on a treadmill that lit things up while Smell Factor tried to throw marbles at her knees. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Robert nodded; he was busy with the fields at New Laguna, and, this way, Tayo could look after the cattle and new calves. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

It sounds really cool, but it keeps her really busy. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Noting his assignment in his private papers, Girard added, “I shall accordingly be very busy for a few days.” An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

They were an unworthy target and they passed unmolested through the busiest trade routes of the True Sea, flying neutral Kerch colors. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“He’s always too busy riding around with the princess to get any proper study in.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Too busy trying to concentrate on the moving cars and trucks so I can distract my tears from falling. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

"I am now doing a diagnostic on the reactor. I am thinking that Johanssen is busy with the launching training. So perhaps I do this diagnostic for her." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The few residents not too busy fighting to notice gasped or tried to apprehend Mr. Pepperhorn, but he already had his own security detail pushing them back. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I kept my mind busy trying to remember details about each Christmas at home. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Mom had been so busy fussing over Jess and the twins that she hadn’t noticed Dr. Morales, who’d walked in behind them. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

I’m sure you’d be willing to take a lie detector and convince these men of your innocence so they can get busy and catch the guilty party.' In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bus drops us off along the side of a pretty busy highway. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

Charles was busy working on his species book—he had hundreds of pages written—though he still was in no rush to get it done. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, they have prom and graduation, and they are all busy making plans. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Not in a few days. I know she’s been real busy with work.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

We are all very busy with important things. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

He shrank to the other side of Ralph and busied himself with his glasses. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

‘I wish we could get at them while they’re in there. Still, never mind. Now’s our chance. Let’s see what we can do up this end of the garden while he’s busy down there.’ Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had been so busy with my exams. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I think about saying something to her, but I’m too busy trying to calm my nerves over Stephanie’s stupid behind. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Here Spring was already busy about them: fronds pierced moss and mould, larches were green-fingered, small flowers were opening in the turf, birds were singing. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

‘Gandalf will come as soon as he may. He is busy, but he sends greetings, and I am to see that all is well with you; and you resting, I hope, after your long labours.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The subs busy reading the clipboard and doesn’t notice our approach to the weight room. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Lawrence was working full-time on the railroad and living in a house filled with children, Zakariyya was still in jail, and times had gotten tough for Sonny, who was now busy selling drugs. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

And so, once Mrs. Caruthers had her lunch, Ophie returned the tray to the kitchen and then made her way quietly to the study, where the very busy ghost resided. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Or they are busy collecting rocks to throw when we need them. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, why wouldn’t I?” she asked, noticing my busy hands, my obvious need to be doing something other than looking at her and having this conversation. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

My sister and I might have felt a little silly right then, except that we were too busy gulping big sighs of relief. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“What?” asked Selena, who was busy feeling the floor of the cab with her hand. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Dancing's like walking down a busy high street or millions of other things. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t planned on leaving the others—I was just too busy being observant, taking in the situation around me, and when the line diverged, I went the other way. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

She was the sort of person who liked to be constantly busy, Reynie realized. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

If for some reason there’s a shortage of houses to clean, he’ll keep a team busy by sending them out to clean his own home, which, I am told, is “real nice.” Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am never too busy for an heir to the French throne if that is in fact what you are,” he said pleasantly. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

As long as she kept busy, she didn’t think. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

In order to settle him down, Grandma busied him with helping her fix lunch. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was so busy laughing at the runt, he lobbed him a lollipop and the runt got lucky and poled it. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Uncle Holt busied himself with filling his pipe and tamping down the tobacco. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

So when they started working again, Sammy land I kept busy bringing them coffee, scratching their backs, lighting their cigarettes in the break room, and so on. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Howie would be intimidated if he wasn’t busy being distracted by her beautiful hair, which resembles the northern lights, and the fresh bandage on her forehead, which is covering up a Scorpius Hawthorne-like wound. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

She worried that he was so busy with his science that he wouldn’t look elsewhere for answers. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now they were all gone, as men vanish from a busy street when rain comes. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Or you can help Betty Jean with the laundry. It’s up to you. I’ll bring home a reading list and a math book to keep you busy after that.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had asked Percy if he wanted to join them, but he had said he was busy. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Uriah and Tobias are still in the lunch line, waiting behind two dozen Candor who are too busy bickering to get their food. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I was so busy saying goodbye to Gran, I only half remembered. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“He’s the only unmarried man not courting her. He must be too busy for marriage.” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

We lived on the first floor of a three-story brownstone house that stood on a quiet street just off busy Lee Avenue. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Or maybe”—he turned to Johnny Ray—“her daddy too busy votin’ and such to be teachin’ manners to his daughter.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

In the past, whenever she’d felt horrible, she’d just have a giant gossip fest with Poppy, but now when she needed her most, Poppy was too busy with her coven to care. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

The crops would appear, the asparagus was ready to sprout, and for the rest of the spring and summer the garden would be too busy a place for mice to live in comfortably. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

I folded a piece of linen to busy my trembling hands. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He said someone needs to make a record of the things that will happen because the grown-ups will be too busy. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

"Nothing's wrong. Everything's right. Things couldn't be righter. Things could be less tired. They could be less busy. They could be less caffeinated. But they couldn't be righter." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

Once again they conferred in busy whispers until all three agreed. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Nigel was busy plucking his wet shirt away from his skin. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

She’s called a lot, but I usually make an excuse and say how busy I am and that I can’t talk. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She sees me staring, and it makes her busier. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“You seem a little busy,” Brandon said, glancing at the letter. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The principal phoned the police department, but the police said they were too busy to send anyone over. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Looking around the table, she saw that the adults were all suddenly very busy talking to one another. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time the waiter gets to them, they’ll be so busy having fun that none of them will notice I’ve left. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

In his times of waking Sam was busy with thoughts of food. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The letter man was busy explaining to an interested group the history of the W, and off in a corner the Humbug and the Spelling Bee were arguing fiercely about nothing at all. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Already the dreary wallpaper on the lower floors was gone, and Odile was busy making curtains appropriate for a house large enough to have a bathroom. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

“I see. Well, maybe you should have one of them call me back. I’m very busy.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

So I was preparing myself for her attack; busy telling myself that no matter what she came at me with, things were different now, she wouldn’t get her way like she’d done in the past. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Spike doesn’t even go back to our dorm; she’s too busy with her hordes of friends, so I have the room to myself. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

He wouldn’t have wasted time fainting, just gotten busy arranging the exorcism. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just busy. Nice braces, how do they feel?” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh yeah, is that so? Then I’m the manager, too. I’m a busy woman.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

In my busiest year, eighth grade, I served at over two hundred masses. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe I was too busy laughing, making all the noise. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“You’re too busy talking about spinach and garlic to say something. Do something. Anything.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Now his power to be busy was gone. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

While me and Howard gathered leaves and branches to stick through the chicken wire, Bertha kept Burl busy with all her questions. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Werfel busied himself putting on his formal hood, while Brangwain Spurge stopped chewing and stared in horror at a set of knobbly gray-green garments draped on frames by the windows. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Two carpenters who lived on the farm lugged in furniture now and again—they were sweet on Sybil and kept their hands busy to distract from her indifference. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

And I was busy, much of my time spent practicing or playing in a string quartet or taking theory classes at the community college. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

For one thing, there was a lot to do up in the Bag End garden, and he would have a busy day tomorrow, if the weather cleared. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Howard was busy helping some other kids so I just went up to Harold’s mom. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned down a busy street with a whole bunch of stores on it, just because it seemed like the easiest place to blend in. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

By 1763, some 160 distilleries in New England alone were kept busy producing rum, and by the 1820s, there was so much liquor available in the region that it was less expensive than tea. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

“Clever. I can see why you’re in the Arcanum. Are you busy for the next hour or so?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

"On second thought, perhaps you'd better leave me your address and I'll mail you Mr. Emerson's reply in the morning. He's really a very busy man." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Looking through the front window, he had seen no people: none of the busy afternoon crew of Street Cleaners, Landscape Workers, and Food Delivery people who usually populated the community at that time of day. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

My mom doesn’t say anything, because she’s busy preparing for the flight. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

“This is real engineering work, Sonny!” he yelled, sweeping his hand around the busy workplace. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

But I suspected that most women of her time found enough to do to keep themselves comfortably busy whether they thought of themselves as “ladies” or not. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Still, I figure it’s better to keep busy than to dwell on things. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Very busy, I see,” my dad says, smiling wide. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“It’s a shame Henry here was too busy signing papers with Auntie Pezza all week to learn some sheet music or we could have fired our pianist.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Dad and David are busy changing the oil in Mom’s car. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

We were so busy we none of us went home to dinner, not even Miss Love, who put aside her hats to help wait on customers. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

In Montreal, nests of rebel agents with plans and money were busy hatching anti-Union conspiracies. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the cook was too busy moving the food from the fire to the long wooden table in the center of the room to pay her any mind. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Not much. Daddy is busy. He is worried about the war.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Ophie had been hoping the opportunity to check the attic for clues would present itself, but the next week turned out to be the busiest she’d spent in the manor so far. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Happily, she was busy ringing up a purchase. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Reggie was living in an apartment complex in a busy part of Salt Lake City, surrounded by commercial strips, chain restaurants, and retailers. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I belonged in a city with a constant stream of traffic noise, busy pedestrians, and musicians busking on the sidewalk. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

She shuddered to think of what kind of trouble kids like Mandela might get into without the Fugees to keep them busy. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Master Lockton did not notice that his list of coconspirators was a little handworn; he was too busy visiting the mayor at his home in Flatbush and spending hours at his warehouse reviewing his accounts. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked around the room, toward the hall, and finally she said, “You have career. You are busy. You want to live like mess what I can say?” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile men busied themselves about the cave, quietly and in orderly quickness. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I might have progressed more quickly had I not been so busy with my other studies. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I rush to the kitchen and call Aibileen, but after two tries the line’s still busy. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

James was busy with the machinery that ran the carousel. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he did, he was too busy to say anything. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I was so busy watching the video in front of me that I didn’t even bother to make a face at him for calling me the wrong name. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“We had just crossed the Chesapeake Bay and I did not want to have to deal with Philadelphia’s busy air traffic controllers, so I descended to stay out of their jurisdiction and headed for Trenton.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Across the avenue, which was so busy I was afraid to cross to the other side, a development was going up. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Located near the confluence of the Missouri, Illinois, and Mississippi Rivers, the Indian city of Cahokia was a busy port. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Ann was as busy as ever, particularly since fewer concessions were won in her domain of housing than in any other area. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was a long process, and it would keep me busy. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The black shirts had been busy setting up a performance area on the beach. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

He stood for a minute looking down at Jethro and then went to sit at the table beside the fire, busying himself with pen and paper. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Adele was always busy with Luke, so mostly, I had to plod along on my own. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

The reason I didn’t read so much back in Stockton is ’cause I figured I was too busy living my own life. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

The more people that were seen waiting to meet him, the busier he would appear, the better the impression he would make. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t even have work to keep him busy, so he stews and stresses and goes for long, punishing runs until he has the satisfaction of blisters. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

My stomach clenches as I watch the girls take their father's hands to cross the busy street. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The four oldest children, who wore short pants in spite of the fact that they were on the threshold of adolescence, busied themselves with José Arcadio's personal appearance. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

The mudbean house was mostly empty at this time of day, as adult witches were busy at work and younger witches were still at school. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

There were about fifteen children sitting at desks scattered around the room, busy writing out their one hundred sentences. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

While Char and I addressed the ogres, the knights were busy setting out lunch for all of us. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Conspiring against Cleopatra kept them very busy indeed, and their efforts would soon be rewarded. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

A few hundred miles south of Winthrop Hospital, Alfred Vanderbilt was busy cultivating a passion of his own. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

His main entrance was so close to one of the busiest exposition gates that some visitors thought his show was the world’s fair, and were said to have gone home happy. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“You look in there. I bet you’ll find something to keep you busy.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

And Mary Elizabeth is going to be busy with her guy. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

It must have been around two o’clock by then, and the pavement was busy with shoppers. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The medical profession was very busy, and besides, Cannery Row was not considered a very good financial risk. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girl was the first to tell the fiddler to get busy and the first to dance. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

We were busy looking at the buildings and all the people hurrying by when we suddenly saw lights all over the place and shows playing on huge screens. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Always she was busy with thoughts and plans. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The next day, the nuns were busy and Mr. Taphouse was at home, so Malcolm had no excuse to go to the priory. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

They were from every place imaginable and some places even beyond that, and they were all busy sorting, choosing, and stuffing things into cases. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

I stayed busy living my life, surviving high school, surviving my early twenties, becoming a comedian. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I was too busy brooding over the unfairness of it all. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

All of this activity occurred in the shadow of Stonetown itself, a city that existed for the sake of its port, and which had grown so large and busy because of it. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Afterwards they rested in the deep pine needles under the trees, the terrier panting heavily with his eyes half closed, and the cat busy with his eternal washing. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had no reason to be there that day; he had simply wanted to be alone, away from busy Village, and had gone into Forest to get away, as he did sometimes. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

I made my way to the bar where Anker and two of his serving girls were busy pulling drinks. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He turns away and busies himself tugging the rug back in place. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The roads I take start to get less busy, and I get all turned around, unsure of whether I’m supposed to go left or right. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“I’m sure she’s busy. She just got home from being away,” I said, plopping down next to her. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

The colored wing was having a busy morning when Cora gave her name to the receptionist. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Through 1935, the twenty-seven-inch had exhibited a persistent tetchiness that kept grad students and technicians busy troubleshooting in its innards for hours on end. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Malcolm X was busy, busy, busy; he could not visit my hotel room often, and when he did, it shortly would get the feeling of Grand Central Station. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

If there was an attack, it would come at the busiest time, during the wedding, so he would have to move that up. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

It was big and busy, but so was St. Louis. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Timothy could not lift the veil, and the two other boys were busy being ten and eight years old, respectively. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No. She was busy with Fall Ball committee stuff. Conner invited me to go watch him play basketball.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

"I know you're busy. It's just that we could use the help." Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

A plain young woman in a linen apron and cap was busy at the fireplace. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

They would be busy with this new work, so the entire village was to help them with their crops and cattle. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Sammy is too busy peering into the coffin to notice. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

I knew how busy she was with stuff at the park, and I didn’t want her to have to stop everything in the middle of the day to pick me up anymore. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

This was well before my father met my mother, back when he was young and too busy traveling to be tied down with a woman or family. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

There is a central kitchen, and a separate mess hall for each of the three cellblocks; the busy crossroads between them all is known as Times Square. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And they were so busy biting their Gingerbread into different shapes—a man, a flower, a teapot—that they quite forgot how very odd it was. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Muhammad was busy away at school when Mom and I moved in, so neither of them belong to him. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

As long as she kept busy, she could thrust away thoughts of her real predicament. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

We enter the courtyard, and as Fiona pushes me along the sidewalk, I see the first signs that she’s been a busy bee. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

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

“I think you had to go tempting whatever it is about this county that keeps us so fricking busy. You got your wish. We froze time.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

No submarines attacked us and we were kept busy on board practicing our code and all the other skills we needed as signalmen. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because he was one of the performers, Country Joe was allowed to hang out on the stage, where people were busy running sound and equipment checks. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Pigeon’s at practice, Dad’s at work, and Mom’s busy touching up the photos from last weekend’s wedding.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I was so busy focusing that I didn’t notice the cup was full until the water ran over the top. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I don't respond because I'm too busy crying into the darkness, away from the fire and laughter. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“All circuits are busy now. Please try your call again later.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The other door, the one the Master had entered and left by, opened onto the busy corridor between the library and the Scholars’ common room. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I may be busy—there’s a rerun of a Frisbee tournament that I may want to catch on TV....” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is what there was in the world, busy streets thick with the smell of car exhaust and fast-food hamburgers. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“I was busy,” I said, but the words came out a little weird. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

There she sat in the midst of a large, busy room to look at some pictures of women who might be Momma. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here and there, people acknowledged her presence with a curt nod; but they were busy, all of them at their daily work, and pleasantries were not part of their custom. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each day went by very slowly as I busied myself thinking about what other possibilities lay ahead. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Tiring of field and flock, in 1768 he moved to Edinburgh, where he founded a successful business producing sal ammoniac from coal soot, and busied himself with various scientific pursuits. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

It had kept Cari busy, and Naomi had managed to deflect her increasingly insistent questions about their mother. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I try to help my grandmomma and do other little things to help keep me busy so I won’t have to be out there in the street—because it ain’t nice out there. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She kept herself busy, weaving a robe for him against his return and another for herself to be lovely in when he first saw her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“All right, John, all right!” returned the cheerful old man, so busy and so pleased, that it really was quite charming. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Bilbo was busy: writing invitations, ticking off answers, packing up presents, and making some private preparations of his own. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“You don’t know. You two are too busy with lawsuits and stupid things like that.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Isa busied herself by putting the envelope in her bag, her hands trembling. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I guess because Mom’s been keeping her so busy with applications. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

She says that crews are busy locking away the beaches behind a network of concertina wire and huge wooden jacks called chevaux de frise. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Garcia was very busy, but he never let a day go by without seeing Alba, alternating unbridled violence with the pretense that he was her good friend. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

How can circuits be busy if most phones in Southern California have run out of juice? Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The Apollo kids had been too busy with the injured. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He got so busy at the pottery station the next day that he actually forgot about Maya and Grace for a few minutes. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I hope they were together, busy with loving each other, until the end came. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“You realize though, Moon Shadow, that even if they were to get this letter, there is no guarantee that they’ll answer it. They’re busy men, you know.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Army was too busy fighting the dead to chase them, so the government gave up and just focused on us Negroes. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“I am already so busy working for Chandresh, and I will need to focus on the competition without...distraction,” he says, using his instructor’s choice of word, from an order disguised as a suggestion. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Caruthers was too busy snoring, and Cook and Mr. Henry had their own lengthy list of duties to see to. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

When she returned, the two boys were there, busy working with sails on the deck. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

When it came and Brother Hinton was taken to Harlem Hospital, we Muslims followed, in loose formations, for about fifteen blocks along Lenox Avenue, probably the busiest thoroughfare in Harlem. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Luckily, the children did not hear this perplexing remark; they were too busy staring at the regal woman with the elaborate fur-collared dress who had just entered the room. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

He was too busy showing us a whole new world. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

But he's also busy working for his brother. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Instead he’s busy making a name for himself as a local deejay. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“It’s just been so busy this morning, I couldn’t get away early enough.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She was busy—thirteen days on ferrying and two off, in all kinds of weather, and there were so many ongoing senseless administrative formalities or blunders that a bit of pointless night training was unremarkable. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Maybe it was because she was getting up so early in the mornings now, and being so busy all day. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

They walked back inside the warm house, and Ophie put their coats and boots away while Aunt Rose busied around the kitchen. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I am so busy surfing the Charlies that I do not see, until I arrive, that a message is scrawled—in Charlie’s messy handwriting—in the steam. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

"You didn't have to interrupt your busy schedule to bring me dinner and come talk to me. I'm fine," I say, hoping Sophia and her ladies will leave. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Aunt Pearl got busy quieting them down, feeding them breakfast, helping Charlene make the lunch sandwiches. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were too busy karate-kicking at each other to notice me. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

They wave, but haven’t invited me over, maybe because I’m about fifteen by now, nearly a woman, and usually busy washing clothes and hanging them to dry. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But they also weren’t too busy arguing to pay attention to her. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“No, I didn’t. I knew you were busy about your own affairs, but we rather missed you, Father and Mother especially.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Grant didn't notice my late arrival—he was too busy arguing with one of the other students. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Blore was busy on the handle of the chopper and the flour sifter from the kitchen. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

Adèle seemed scarcely to need the warning; she had already retired to a sofa with her treasure, and was busy untying the cord which secured the lid. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Miep was busy getting dressed, and I found her in her undershirt when I came in. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

While the other monks tore ivy from stone, one busied himself collecting the fallen vines and heaping them in a pile. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

We got off the bus on Kissy Street, a busy area near the heart of the city. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

But Tom was busy, and so this time Father had to take me. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

That evening, I call Aibileen four times, but her phone line is busy. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

"He's busy helping all the white men in the world," I answer. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I wish he wasn’t that kinda busy though. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

The sea-lion pool is right there, and that kept John busy while I was combing my hair and polishing my Ben Franklin sunglasses. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

He seemed too busy with his eating to pay any attention to me. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He turned around, busied himself in the kitchen. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

A tall building in Stonetown’s busiest district must surely have many offices inside, he thought. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Gladys was busier than ever, polishing silver, preparing canapes, following her mistress through the house with vases of calla lilies and bougainvillea. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

And off they went, out into the busy hallway of stumbling awkward bodies pin-balling around, bouncing into one another and off lockers. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

She was too busy, and her day of rest was different from theirs. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“Cops are busy solving real crimes. A bunch of underage queer kids is the last thing they care about. Not to say you’re queer or anything. I meant the rest of us,” she adds. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Because he'd been away from his office for several days, he had to spend a busy week catching up on presidential duties. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He was too busy watching the shadows move. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

I’m so busy thinking about Kavita’s book bag that it takes a second for me to realize Vik’s talking about Ma’s purse. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Daniel’s mom drives Daniel out to Axel’s house, away from the downtown, where they live, away from their busy street and their large house and all of those sisters. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She must be missing him more than she lets on, even though she keeps so busy with studies and performances. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“All guards are to report to the boathouse. Even you. Or are you too busy making friends?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

People were busy visiting, cooking, hauling water, and taking horses to the river to drink. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

He didn’t even say hello when he saw me because he was too busy slipping his tongue into my mouth and putting his hands down my pants. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I try to keep busy by flipping through comic books, but for some reason they don’t feel engaging today. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“But then I’m so busy with the Bloomer League these days,” she said, “I just don’t know how I’m going to get everything done.” Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My mom’s a nurse, and we have the restaurant, so she’s really busy too. But I’m lucky both my parents are really good cooks.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

But I was afraid to talk to her and so just kept myself busy. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” she said, turning away from him to scan the busy intersection. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

She was busy using her new Talent to spit at treetops zooming past. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

My mom made sure everyone had drinks and then she got busy, week after week, making her special party food—ham sandwiches on white bread with the crusts trimmed off. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

De­spite our vigilance, Dr. Atal, the zoo veterinarian, could tell by the number of animals with digestive disturbances which had been the busy days at the zoo. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Hermione, who was already busy in the kitchen, did not wish Harry good morning, but turned her face away quickly as he went by. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I was busy peeling bark off a tree in the yard. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

She was busy trying to set a scuttle on her nose. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

All afternoon I try to keep too busy to check my watch eveiy fifteen minutes, but by four o’clock I can’t stand waiting in my room anymore. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mott wrote to Stanton, urging her to keep her expectations low: “The convention will not be as large as it otherwise might be, owing to the busy time with the farmers, harvest, etc.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

He had gotten depressed thinking about how they hadn’t found him yet, and when he was busy and had something to do the depression seemed to leave. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

“After the 15th,” he told his wife, “I shall not be so busy.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“I’m busy right now,” said Despereaux, and he bent his head again to the open book. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Grandma works a very busy job and still cooks amazing meals. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

She was busy with schoolwork and spire-fighting practice and helping her family. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

She was busy tending to the poor in a task that had neither beginning nor end. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not playing, By, you better get busy or I’m telling Dad.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Possibly because he was very busy,” Mr. Poe said. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

I lowered my head instantly, and became very busy with the emptying of my own teacup, screening myself behind the cosy. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

When there were people in Ghalas-at I was always up before the sun and busy with many things. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately it was the kind of job that only keeps hands busy. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Diego busied himself with spreading out a ratty blanket that had been wadded up in the bag with the telescope. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

While the grownups busied themselves setting up the meal, I made my escape, sneaking away to ride the merry-go-round. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next morning, Mr. Beaver returned to find that Roz had been very busy indeed. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“You know, I was thinking... Theresa is real busy with that stuff, so maybe you should do the final report for the science group. You know, on a computer.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Still busy,” I told our little table when I got back. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Malcolm didn’t argue with her; there were other customers to attend to, so he was busy, and besides, he believed in Asta’s feelings. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

And the Langley people were busy people like her, running off after work to play on one of the laboratory’s sports teams or attend a club meeting or lecture. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Jemmy busied himself, laying a firm track for the wheels. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps some part of them does, but they are young, and drunk, and busy knowing deep in their hearts that they will never grow old or die. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

"No. Evan's busy all day tomorrow. He told me he's got plans." The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

He went down the beach and. busied himself at the water's edge. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“This is our busiest day of the summer,” Ariana told me. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

As the weeks pass I am busier than ever, working long days in the store and volunteering in the evenings, running the metal drives and organizing shipments for the Red Cross. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

The two of them were kept very busy showing and explaining everything to Nelson, Columbus, Louisa, Jenny, Scott, Magellan, Adelina, Isabella, Ferdinand, and Victoria. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

I looked over to where Ben was standing, but he and Mary Lou were busy rummaging around in the chocolate bars. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

And even with their busy work schedules, my dad was still able to find time to coach Kia's soccer team, and my mom still chaperoned Kia's school field trips and attended all his games. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

After your father came back from college in the States, Mami explained, he got so busy working and raising his own family that he didn’t pay much attention to politics. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

The only people who work on televison now are cops, doctors, and lawyers, and they’re so busy they seldom get to go home. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Behind him, his buddies were busy keeping their heads down and loading the other two guns as fast as they could. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

They were busy calling out sins for Mrs. Mackey to write on a blackboard. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Nat was busy at his desk behind the counter, writing things in his notebook. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

She came up with several ideas for making money, including a colorful disposable baby bottle with premeasured amounts of water and formula— something a busy mom could shake with one hand while holding a baby. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

By that autumn, his farm was the latest office of the underground railroad, busy with fugitives and conductors. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Colonel Parsons seemed nice enough but awfully busy. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

His expression was distracted again, and I didn’t doubt that his vast machine of a brain was busy thinking about a half dozen things all at once. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She had been too busy the last two weeks to make a proper goodbye. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Grandfather, on the other hand, was busy, for he was ordered to change all the signs in town from Polish to German. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

Too busy tripping over my feet, trying to get shoes on. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

I’d been so busy making my wish that I hadn’t seen things the way they really were. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Instead he faced into the corner, and busied himself straightening his jacket and arranging his tie. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Afterward, she stood with her mother in the busy Doubletree Hotel hallway, girls posing and pirouetting all around, while her mother talked to the coach. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

An inquisitive ant was busy in one of the eye sockets but otherwise the thing was lifeless. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Muthu and Arul ignored them and picked spots and got busy, but as soon as I reached for a bottle, one of the boys approached me. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

At least Harpy’s is busy enough to make the time go by faster. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Okay, everyone. We’ve got a busy day ahead. Time to disperse. Let’s get to work. It’s a beautiful morning.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

About a mile down the busy road I cut into a minimall and hit the first pay phone I found, this one right at the edge of the huge parking lot. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

While I busied myself opening it, she gave Luke his helicopter. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

When the guard looks away, I repeat myself but keep my hands busy weeding. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“Well, you’re that busy I’m sure. But it’s interesting, just the same. In keeping with what you were quoting there in your Romans, chapter twelve. You remember the third verse, do you not?” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

We cut grass, trimmed trees, cleaned the bam, ran a gerry tractor, and kept busy all day. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The people quickly went about their busy talkative business and, as the smoke and dust cleared, only Milo, Tock, and the Humbug noticed the Soundkeeper sitting disconsolately on a pile of rubble. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Baba usually reminds me to pray the isha prayer, but he’s too busy putting the twins to bed. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Keeth had a demanding, full-time job and wasn’t even at the foundation that much, but he was kind enough to give me his cell number and make time despite his busy schedule. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“Mom has. Dad’s always too busy. Flying here, flying there, making deals.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

Gerald and Lydia, busy with their own engagements, keep out of the way. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The police are too busy arresting Polish Jews living in Germany, cramming them into trains, shipping them back to Poland. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

I refrained from explaining that I was too busy working on the case of an innocent black man the community was trying to execute after a racially biased prosecution. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He took him right into his inner office where he was busy pulling a man’s tooth. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

Even when he was busiest smoothing down the paste on the wallpaper, or painting the outside of other people’s houses, he would forget what he was doing. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

For now, I stay busy coming up with new poems to sell. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

The parade had to halt by a busy corner. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

If only Mr. Ferris would get busy and finish that big wheel. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I never have been more busy in my life. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because he worked the night shift, he would make sure we got busy doing our homework, and by the time he had to leave for work, my mother would be walking in the door. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“Yes, but you are too busy. I am too stupid to learn,” I blundered out, as red as a peony. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mind was busy with other things, like whether I’d still be the only kid wearing a hijab in high school and what classes I’d be able to take. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Maybe it’s just something to keep the Wives busy, to give them a sense of purpose. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Negi, take the kids outside and keep them busy until this is over.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, I was busy bugging Dad for Mom’s car, which had been locked up in the garage for four years at that point and was only taken out for an occasional run. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“He has been busy with his new bride,” he said bitterly. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The Laughing Man, far from dead, was busy contracting his stomach muscles in a secret manner. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

He was very busy with his politics and his business, traveling constantly, financing new political campaigns, buying land and tractors, raising race horses, and speculating on the price of gold, sugar, and paper. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every night he was busy, working on a large piece of board and two small pieces. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fortunately she was too busy glaring at her sister to pay him much attention. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

His mouth formed the word “oh,” but he didn’t actually say it; he was too busy looking at Rosaleen in his church, Rosaleen who chose this moment to spit into her snuff jug. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Apparently Octavian has been busier than I realized.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

They were too busy running and panting, their red eyes glowing like headlights. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He had been too busy guzzling candied chestnuts to let it bother him. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Yes—it’s Friday night. This is our busiest time.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Carmel was mildly startling after Centralia—a busy little town, nicely old-fashioned, with traffic on Main Street and sidewalks full of shoppers and other townsfolk going about their business. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed like she was so busy being happy that she didn’t have time to think about me. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

They were too busy figuring out how to counter Gustavus Swift and his fellow meatpacking company owners, who were relentlessly creating divisions in order to prevent the workers from showing a united front. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The shop assistant looked toward them more frequently now, but luckily a party of tourists came in and kept her busy for the time being. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Liam was busy testing out whether he could use Betty’s car key to pry open the lids of the fruit and soup cans. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately I was too busy swinging around dodging streetlamps and the sides of buildings. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

She was almost busy enough to suppress her fears. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

‘Then get busy and let an end down!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I know it’s her job to warn them about things like this and that she is busy with a thousand things and can’t always be so sensitive, but for a second, I hate her. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

But most folks are ignorant on purpose or else too busy, too scared. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

Star Trek Time was becoming a regular thing again, now that our nights weren’t so busy. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“But anyway, as long as he goes away when we are busy with ceiling.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Tm afraid we're extremely busy now, but we can talk again in the morning.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Larsen rarely participates; she is busy in the evenings creating lesson plans and studying. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Many of Gey’s colleagues pressured him to publish research papers so he could get credit for his work, but he always said he was too busy. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Back to busy Portal Avenue with the cars and trucks and other kids—other walkers—lollygagging on their way home from school. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

It was a piece of misdirection, all meant to keep Dain’s spies busy chasing our tails while Balekin and Madoc planned to strike in the one place no one looked—right out in the open. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Joseph Hooper busied himself, for he was suddenly alarmed at the arrival of this woman, alarmed by what he had done. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

“It was busy. You know, too much work.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

He listened as she busied herself with stripping out the rest of the copper. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

While he was busy turning C Average on its ear, Cap still had time to pick up a supermodel. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

She’s dumped her stack of magazines out on the bedspread and is already busying herself with them. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The cook was white, but he was busy frying something and he didn’t care about me. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Outside on the streets, an angry rally was going on, and the SIM were too busy with crowd control to notice a dragonfly helicopter flying by with a terrified mother and daughter inside. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

The boys from the Flying Squadron are busy tearing down tents—they’ve already dropped most of the larger ones, revealing the buildings of Joliet in the background. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

It was “haying season,” the busiest part of the year, and farmers would have very little free time. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

She looked intrigued, which was new, because Katie usually walks around with this distracted expression on her face, like she’s busy figuring the square root of the prime number closest to the gross national product. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“First off, you need a cardboard sign. Then you need a busy intersection. The best corners have long stoplights.” Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I spent the rest of the working day and all the working portions of the next two days keeping myself feverishly busy. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Wilfred couldn’t come with me to Ellis Park because Saturday morning was one of the busiest times at the ranch. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s just a thing I like to do. Keeps my hands busy.” Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

In desperation, I even take the desserts out of their glass display case and freshen them up with whipped cream and bright new maraschino cherries; anything to look busy. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pretend not to notice his approach, so busy am I with my gagging and coughing. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

There were a lot of ants running around on the side of the highway looking very busy and pleased with themselves. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I went through this entire ordeal and here he was getting busy with somebody else. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s just that I was too busy, but now it’s all set. If you stay I can get it for you right away. Next week.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The air around it was a little cooler, so they stood for a while, leaning against the railing, looking down at the busy harbor. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everywhere men busied themselves in frivolous and worthless occupations. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Ma's eyes close as the stewardesses busy themselves with preflight chores. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

When I get off the bus, I'm surprised to find that 1440 North Main Street is a busy office building. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

And then I spotted Old Mr. Chou and my mother off in the distance, their busy movements swirling the fog around them. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Until we moved to Epiphany, I had no idea how busy Americans are between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day, the time they refer to as The Holiday Season. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

But for the moment everyone was far too busy dodging the things that the Cloud-Men were throwing to pay any attention to the Centipede. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

But the owner was busy at the far end of the place. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She is almost always busy taking care of Mrs. Forrest, a very plump gentlewoman who hasn’t figured out yet that life in James Town will be a lot harder than life in England. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

At night, when I had planned this virtuous grooming, I was always too busy with something else. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

The prosperous merchants and busy tradesmen had disappeared, and in their place were coarse women and menacing men, bands of noisy, grimy children and scores of beggars. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Milton was too busy running the diner to notice. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Mom, who was busy cleaning the house at the time, looked at me like I was nuts. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

In another scene, years hence, Cora walked down a busy street in her city and came across her mother. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

When her parents were home, they tried to keep her busy. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

In the days that followed, Mr. Zuckerman was so busy entertaining visitors that he neglected his farm work. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

The soldiers inside were busy looking at maps, trying to find the best route to the riots. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I was busy locking little parts of me up, because I would not need them if Father Amadi was not here. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Your daddy is too busy scrubbing toilets with his brush.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

You might be alone in there, or, if it’s a busy day, you might be with someone else. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I was busy tallying that question on my mental scoreboard, so that was what was on my mind. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I’m busy with my ravenous 'Taniel, who nurses night and day, riding in his sling on one side or the other so he won’t have to pause while I boil his diapers. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I've put it all together now—the half bowl of cereal, the running to the train station, the panic of being in what looked like the world's busiest train station. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“She’s so tall,” says Gat, busying himself with boxes of tea, jasmine and English Breakfast and so on. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

I was busy examining one pillar when a man tapped me on the shoulder and asked if I was there for the interview. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Too much free time. In my day, you would be too busy working. No time for dancing or funny hair colors.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

We drove to a busy corner and parked next to a Starbucks. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

We have our own ways to stay busy, to keep thoughts of our time as contestants in the Hunger Games at bay. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

She opened the hives and peered in, to find happily buzzing bees, busy at their constant work. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“It’s just like Kapugen said—wolves take the old and sick.”She looked from the empty tundra to the busy den site. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We already did that. Haven’t located Magistrate Riker yet, but Mr. Harrison Weed is currently busy having what was left of his stuff moved to a nearby apartment.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I can already tell that my father’s been busy. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Too busy digging through her folder of coupons. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I didn’t even know how many pounds I was, because I’d been so busy trying to find Dad. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Nita busies herself at the counter, making sure the containers there are lined up, though they haven’t moved since we first came in. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I walked down the busy, narrow street that led away from Rahim Khan’s building. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

In the rush and panic, a number of people either lost their footing or were accidentally pushed from the sidewalk and into the busy street. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

Besides, anything that moved the two of them away from a busy street comer in the middle of the day was bound to be worth my while. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Oh! I got busy and clean forgot we were going to do that today.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Can you take this note to her? I told her I would come this afternoon and drive her to Grants, but now with the rain I will be too busy.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Taking care of the animals kept us very busy. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was busy removing the starfish from the wet sacks and arranging them on the cool concrete floor. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

And once or twice they ran into Bill on the streets and she was so busy thinking he had to grab her by the arm to make her see him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I thought about jumping out of the car, especially on Fridays, when the sidewalks and streets were busy and one could get lost in a crowd. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I busied myself cleaning up the broken beaker, content for once to be a lowly prentice with no hand in this business. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Sir, I know you’re a very important, very busy man, so I just have one quick question: If I were a book on true crimes in the state of Ohio, where would you shelve me?” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

Something is wrong about walking the streets of a busy market town so close to a refugee camp. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps, when Mr. Das was busy taking a picture, he would take her hand. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“I’m rather busy right at the moment. We can speak of this tomorrow, before class.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The whole episode was clearly a great embarrassment to my father, and by the time of that conversation in Lord Darlington's study, he had long since returned to busying himself as much as ever. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

In an effort to recapture that high moment, he had tried to talk with Max, but Max was preoccupied, busy preparing his plea to the court to save his life. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He turned and made himself suddenly busy with the taps of his beer barrels. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Away from the riverside, Cahokia was hardly less busy and imposing. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Nat was too busy even to open the book then, but all day as he worked he kept smiling to himself. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That,” said Elizabeth, grimly, “is the Lord’s truth. He keep me so busy now I don’t know half the time if I’m coming or going.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

All that day the rope gangs were kept busy sending down wood, spikes, cordage, tools and repair materials. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

They were busy, urging white men to come in and see the girls. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

You could always spot visitors to Deliene’s capital by their bewildered looks and crooked necks as they tried to take in all the busy sights of the city on the hill. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Or was she soothing herself by being busy? Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Max, prep the Vonnegut for takeoff. If you’re not too busy.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The world was too busy tearing itself apart. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Each time the sparrow returned, it carried a bug or a worm in its beak and busied itself over the nest. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Sometimes when her mother was too busy to do her hair she sent Angela in, but today no one came. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know. And we have to make sure we watch her carefully. Help her get back to work and keep busy.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

As Saturday morning turned into afternoon, I was busy keeping to myself so I could apply my grown-up makeup. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The street was not very busy; nobody was lingering to chat, just hurrying toward their destinations. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He was so busy beating himself up in his head that he didn’t even notice Grandpop on the porch—sitting on the: porch, all by himself, until he’d reached the porch himself. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Mother pretended to busy herself with the skates. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know yet. We might get busy.” Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Not in a few days. I know she’s been real busy with work.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

On Wednesday morning the minivan is gone from the driveway next door, so I busy myself collecting words and phrases for Jason in the blank spaces of my sketchbook. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ex-soldiers like me who fought in the war,” he said with checked anger, “are busy trying to forget what horrors we went through and she’s just reminding us of how bad it was.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Fern was now busy and not missing Miss Patty Cake for the moment. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Old Sally didn't talk much, except to rave about the Lunts, because she was busy rubbering and being charming. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Then, 2,500 years ago, there was a glorious awakening in Ionia: on Samos and the other nearby Greek colonies that grew up among the islands and inlets of the busy eastern Aegean Sea.' Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

When you get right down to it, none of us were doing our work properly, because we were all so busy watching Mr. van Daan. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“I’m kind of busy trying to win these games.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know yet. The demons keep me pretty busy.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I was too busy to moon over it much. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I kept myself busy so I wouldn't think too much about Little Rock or about the dream of leaving there. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

This fire had only been a distraction, a controlled burn to keep the fire department busy. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Everyone in the common room was much too busy in letting off more holiday steam to observe what anyone else was up to. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Villagers are too busy shuffling along to notice a pickpocket in their midst. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z

Toby helped Jimmy carry the duffel bag into the bar, fully intending to turn around and leave, until a voice—female and familiar—rang across the busy room. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

They flew over the busy railway station where the Soviet troops bound for Kursk were gathering, surrounded by a mess of smoking bomb craters in the dirty snow. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

They crossed the busy street and followed the white tents around the side of the building to the pier, where a maze of additional tents stretched ahead of them. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

"No one will even notice the principals, they'll be so busy looking at you." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Pineville scowled, then busied himself sorting papers, but at last he got out his receipt book and scribbled out what Mr. Spencer had requested. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Chicago was on the move, becoming biggest at just about everything: world’s biggest lumberyard, world’s busiest grain center, and, when the Union Stock Yard opened in 1865, the world’s biggest stockyard. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The Legion Diner is particularly busy tonight, so we go early for once. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

He did not disagree with his aunty, though, because he was too choked with expectation, too busy imagining his new life away from the village. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Bea and Henry both had an October as busy as their mother’s. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

But the wind answered with its customary howl, which I could not translate, the rain was busy with its endless plunge, and the clouds were in a hurry to be somewhere else. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

She gets up from the floor, then gets busy scribbling something on a Post-it note on her newly clean desk. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

A friend suggested that she use the money to start a small business, which would help the family and also keep her busy, so she could try to get past her grief. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

She was busy scrubbing out the corners of the room. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

So it took me longer than usual to get the picture that while Piper and Edmond were busy watching over me, Isaac was busy watching over them. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This place is busier than ever,” he said, and barked. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Of course, she thought, they are all very busy because of the Ceremony plans. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Ultimately, he knew the gesture wouldn’t do much against the grootslangs wrath, but maybe while the thing was busy eating him, Koffi could run. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

One summer morning a white girl came late to work and rushed into the pantry where I was busy. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were very busy with the animal in the fire, pulling it to pieces now and mixing it with something steaming in a pot. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

And my mother made Darryl promise to keep Aurelia close—keep an eye on her—keep her busy, which is how she ended up my teacher. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

We busy ourselves with eating, but neither of us seems hungry. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I cannot control it completely yet, but sometimes when I’m busy reading or working on a problem, I get a feeling of intense clarity. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Thus one of the greatest jokes in the world is the spectacle of the whites busy escaping blackness and becoming blacker every day, and the blacks striving toward whiteness, becoming quite dull and gray. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

You don't stop to measure when you're too busy worrying about how your breath smells. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She suspected that Judith had invented the irksome procedure just to keep her busy, and in a burst of resentment she poured in the remaining cupful all at once. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

The medics were so busy they were just tagging guys. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes Janaki or Kali would come to see how I was getting on, but not often, for they were kept busy looking after husband and children. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

At my line, I hang back, avoiding Tobias, who is busy picking on some unlucky sixth graders. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

In fact, I had been wondering for some time if we should not discontinue these meetings, given how they prolong our already very busy days. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

My friends tend to be accomplished, overcommitted people, many of them with busy family lives and heavy-duty jobs. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The Greek was still busy when they arrived. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

A murmur ran through the crowd as Adrian Pucey dropped the Quaffle, too busy looking over his shoulder at the flash of gold that had passed his left ear. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

She was keeping herself busy, flitting from class to club. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

‘Do something,’ Johnny muttered to them, determined his master’s shop should look busy. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It was quite easy to fool the townspeople. All we had to do was keep them busy fighting one another so they wouldn’t notice what we were up to,” Barbatos bragged. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“All circuits are busy now. Please try your call again later.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I saw a lizard run over the crag; I saw a bee busy among the sweet bilberries. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

The chain we made was so long that we held up traffic while crossing the busy intersection on Pennsylvania Avenue. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

He smiled hopefully, and I glanced over at Twig, because she was the one who usually started talking in awkward situations, but she’d turned pink and was busying herself by picking apart a marshmallow. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I’m busy,” Valley said, turning her back to her dad. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

The three gray ladies were too busy squabbling to pay me any attention. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

We get to Magnolia Avenue, the busiest street in Garden Heights, where most of the businesses are located. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

But every time I start to say something, you are busy smoothing your dress or looking in the mirror. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The underground railroad—Caesar had been very busy. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“I have been busy, Ludo,” said Mr. Crouch, still talking in the same jerky fashion, barely moving his lips. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Three dwarves came out of different rooms where they had been busy. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

She let the rags of her gown fall to her waist as she opened a carved chest, and busied herself with bottles and boxes, knives and needles. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The Wood household was busy from dawn till close to midnight. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Merry and Fatty went into the kitchen on the other side of the passage, and busied themselves with the final preparations for a late supper. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

They turned away from the water and headed down a busy street. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He had forgotten, I was sure—or he was busy, I said. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

As it was, she’d become increasingly busy due to the explosion of interest about her husband, and the preparations for the release of X: The Movie. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anyway, I guess we were busy that week and didn’t think to go. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

And I was so busy thinking about how ridiculous it is to have a basket of leaves in a bathroom that I said, “No.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Grandma Rose has been chasing me with her bottle of coconut oil all week, but I've been busy studying for exams. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I am busy,” the colonel said, without opening his eyes. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was frequently too busy to talk to him, so Michael had been fielding most of the calls and had become increasingly worried about Ralph's unique perspective on the world. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

To turn around and keep myself busy, doing anything, till second period. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

She’d pictured deserts, donkeys, and carts—not so many busy, cosmopolitan cities, not so many Mercedes and BMW dealerships lining the highway heading north, not so many women in tight clothes and uncovered hair. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Every time I saw her after that, I would pretend to look down, busy rearranging my books or the buttons on my sweater, guilty that I knew everything about her. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He busies himself going through every compartment on the hovercraft, finding the liquor, and stowing it in his bag. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

On the coffee farms, chickens were always busy hiding their young from hawks. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“You should ask him. He might, but he’s kind of busy.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

His father smiled and lied easily, too, about his busy and pleasant day the day before. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Horns were already honking out on the busy boulevard. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Christmas and New Years is a busy time for art galleries! Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

When I turn to look out over the deck, other crewmen are busy with tasks assigned by the captain, or just milling around. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

There all the workers and craftsmen that could be spared were busy. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Diego had texted me to find out where I was, and I was busy typing a reply instead of paying attention to what was in front of me. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Far away, in the busy multitude, I saw a flash of red hair, the conspicuous line of muffled throat and black greatcoat. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

A little later than his usual start, but I guess this pageant stuff has kept him so busy lately, there isn’t enough time to drink all day. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Still busy primping, his white-tipped tail twitched along with the beat. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

People seemed very busy, and rarely did anyone stop to chat with someone else in the corridors. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe I’m too busy choking on his body spray. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He turned to look at her, but she was too busy struggling with the pilot to notice. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m so busy flipping through pages that when somebody goes, “Hey,” I jump. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

‘You really don’t know what Octavian has planned, do you? He’s been busy pulling in favours, spending the legion’s money.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“I take it the tournament will be keeping you pretty busy this weekend and you may not have your paper ready by Monday?” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Mother usually said she was too busy to answer my questions. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Next to your name is another name, that of some hotshot law student who’s busy climbing his own ladder. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The backyard is pretty busy and the party’s in full swing by the time the sun sets. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

His mother was at work during the days and sometimes in the evenings, and his sister was generally busy in school until later in the afternoon. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I would have had a much busier social calendar if I could,” Mme. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She was too busy remembering the best week of her life. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

He was busy with his new life then, lost to the novelties of undergraduate life, and also intent at that time on putting a little distance between himself and the Tallis family. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

When dinner was over it was pretty late for going out again, and in any case the Solemnity would, keep all the Commensals busy, Shusgis said, until after midnight. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

On an earlier visit, Richard didn’t believe I could stay so busy through the day and not be tired and not drink coffee. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But maybe she was busy and it slipped her mind. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. I told them I needed to go with you to the doctor because you’re afraid of needles and your mother is busy working a luncheon buffet at the hotel.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

And all the time there is another danger, close at hand, which he does not see, busy with his fiery thoughts. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I flip my sketchbook open to a fresh page, clip my father’s photo to the corner, and get busy. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The camp women were busy with house chores. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

He was too busy now and had to be prodded to take note of his former star agent. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

When we got on the bus, Audrey kept busy on her phone, texting with her cousin Sylvia, who lived in San Francisco and was in high school. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Hector is busy emptying all of our things out of one of the trash bags, so that should occupy him for a while. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

“Small,” I said and busied myself cutting and tying off the cord. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Richard had been a fatherless child, she helplessly, bitterly remembered as she carried John through the busy, summer, Sunday streets. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

I stayed busy with my cards ’cause I didn’t know what else to do. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

At the stove, Mia pretended to busy herself with opening a tea bag. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The more I thought about it, though, the more I knew He was too busy with everybody else to concentrate on just me and my family. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

They were too busy, back at their worktables down in the Rotunda Reading Room, folding the paper airplanes they had chosen from that one book in the 700s room. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

In other words, the Americas were immeasurably busier, more diverse, and more populous than researchers had previously imagined. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Sometimes he complained a little of his sons if they came not every day and he said to Pear Blossom, who was always near him, “Well, and what are they so busy about?” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

The flames, busy about the tent, drew their eyes back again. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Monique busied herself, trying to clean up the apartment a bit so that Jordan wouldn’t have anything to yell about when he returned. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had just arrived from work and was sitting by the table, waiting for dinner, which my mother was busy serving. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tell him Safer and I are busy right now, but that I’ll get my homework done early so we can watch some baseball when he gets home. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The night before when everyone had left Egypt in such a hurry they had been too busy getting away from the rain—and the darkness and question mysteriously answered—to remember about Security. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was hoping to volunteer a few hours a week, but this new job is keeping me too busy.” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Why, at one time this shop was crowded and busy from morning to night.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

We were all too busy trying to get back our wind. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Simon had passed through the area of fruit trees but today the littluns had been too busy with the fire on the beach and they had not pursued him there. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Behind her, a busy signal buzzed from the abandoned receiver. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Lupita looked neither to the left nor to the right once they entered the busy part of town. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

“Sorry, I was too busy coming up with Milo’s schedule.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The district is a hive of movement and sound, busier on a regular day than most markets are on festival days. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I don’t hear the third announcement because I’m too busy hearing the blood pulse through my ears and feeling like there is a hot direct spotlight on me. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

‘But wouldn’t Lupa be busy with the war between the camps? I thought she’d be sending wolves to help your legion.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I'm in the middle of a good people-watching spot, on a busy block of fancy stores. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

They were too busy fighting the Germans in the west. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Hi,” Iran greeted him, busy in the kitchen with dinner. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Can’t you see I’m busy here? Man, you made me lose count...three, four, five. There. We can go now.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Really, I’ve wanted to see you and all, but I’ve been pretty busy since I got here, and I wasn’t sure, you know, how you’d feel if I just showed up one afternoon.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

As a girl new to America my mother had been awarded a high school diploma by teachers too careless or busy to notice that she hardly spoke English. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a serene and slow-paced place, unlike the busy centers of manufacture and distribution where the daily work of the community occurred. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Dinner is soup, and we’re so busy slurping and dipping bread that it takes me a while before I notice that Mom is not talking tonight, even when Dad brings up my costume idea. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

The possibility of Pa getting hurt had us all as nervous as cooped up chicks, rushing around, trying to keep busy, snapping at anybody who made a sound. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

As a working mother, I’d really been too busy to put much thought into what I wore. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Everyone was too busy praising the Lord over Vonetta, and we refused to hear him. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“Templeton,” said Wilbur in desperation, “if you don’t stop talking and get busy, all will be lost, and I will die of a broken heart. Please climb up!” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

Chamberlain said, “I was too busy. Had things to do. Couldn’t think about getting hurt.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Off with you, I'm too busy for folly. No doubt the maester has some work you can do." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Also Doctor Watson says about Sherlock Holmes His mind... was busy in endeavouring to frame some scheme into which all these strange and apparently disconnected episodes could befitted. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The busier he was and the more patients he could see, I observed, the happier he was. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Dad was always busy with something, stuff at work or church or with the little kids, so Mom usually had to deal with me. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

I was busy keeping the flames low so they would not leap up and burn the fish. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was nearly impossible to connect the busy place in the photographs to the empty space from which I had just come. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Jupe had shifted off me by that point and I was able to move, but I was too busy bracing for the worst to actually look at who was calling. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“Tomorrow’s a busy day for me. The twins are being born tomorrow, and the test results show that they’re identical.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

"I'm a very busy man, Chris, I have lots of sick people depending on me. Oh well." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

I figured he was busy with school and life. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Mom waited two weeks for Dad to free up his schedule so he could help her pick the new nanny, but he kept being busy, so finally she picked by herself. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Afterward, we would have lunch, then busy ourselves playing table tennis or soccer. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

It’s actually been a very exciting time because we’ve all been busy finishing up the year. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Tally was too busy staying on board to glance down. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Every potter was busy, but a small group had still taken the time to visit Kang’s display. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

The cap’n said, “Look, I know you’s a busy man, but I’d be willing to pay good for a couple of days of your time if you was to come over with us.” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

As the day approached, with fewer and fewer windows to open on the Advent calendar, my sisters and I were unruly with excitement, but the grownups seemed too busy to care. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“You must have been busy, a detention under your belt already!” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I had gone in with Larry, but he was busy talking up some woman and I had wandered off on my own. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I won’t. I mean, you know, as long as it doesn’t get too busy.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Before Mom and I can finish talking, Mrs. Hameed arrives and the two of them get busy studying. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Separating facts from rumors is always hard work, especially for a busy parent. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

The other boys were too busy laughing to keep the ball in the air. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

In a cold, closed voice I’ve never heard before, he says, “I am sorry. I am too busy. I was wrong. It is too distracting to have someone here so much.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

"Perhaps some evening when you're not busy you'll drop in to see us. Then we could talk at greater length. Unless, of course. . ." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Greg thinks he helps on busy nights, but really, he only exacerbates the problem. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

On top of the cliff, where the short turf was, there were myriads of puffins busy with their burrows. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He found that if he kept his mind busy, he didn’t notice the hurt so much. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

When you grow up in Garden Heights, you know what “busy” really means. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Everywhere the birds were busy with worms that had come to the damp surface of the ground. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

He liked the busy little creatures and thought their tiny bodies, rippling with feathery gills, were every bit as nice as flowers. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The blacksmith’s shop, the mill, the church, the stores, so busy and alive in daylight, were hunched, deserted now, dark piles and shapes without a purpose or a meaning. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was busy soaking my shirt at a nearby communal tap so as to combat the effects of tear gas. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wash was so busy finding ways to be with Naomi that he all but forgot the scheme to get money to improve the colored school. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

When he was gone, Amy, who had been pensive all evening, said suddenly, as if busy over some new idea, “Is Laurie an accomplished boy?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was because Citra was too busy going over her weapons and poisons in her head. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

We knew we were going to be plenty busy and were going to see some strange sights. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. Mr. Campbell said he was busy.” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Well, it helps that I am not technically very busy,” she said. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

The boy puts on an attitude of impatience: he’s much too busy with matters of state to be bothered by maids and a chauffeur. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s on a busy part of Grand Avenue, behind a fenced-off gas station and next to a Laundromat. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I'm missing the old Mom, who would show up once or twice a day, give an order, and then get on with her busy life. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned and busied myself with the glasses. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I was already busy scraping at my legs with a sea-grape leaf. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Ron told me it was going to be a busy day, which I knew already, and then he proved it by giving me a long list of things to do to prepare for the rendezvous. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Virgil’s parents complained that kids today never spent any time outside because they were too busy playing video games. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

When I am not busy with dance rehearsals, I work from morning until midafternoon in the rice field. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Questing kept me busy and served as a welcome distraction from the growing loneliness and isolation I felt. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“No way you can live your life as a coward. If you’re always too busy hiding, then you’re not really living, are you?” King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

They either back away from the counter and talk to me from like ten feet away or they suddenly get busy doing something else and ignore me completely. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Mr. T was busy helping someone else, so he wasn’t going to see me in action. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

I knew from my own life experience that when someone shows genuine interest in your learning and development, even if only for ten minutes in a busy day, it matters. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

When Adam asked me why I was so busy, I gave purposely vague excuses about learning tough new pieces. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

So far I’m thinking either God’s too busy or just plain deaf. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Someone was going to have to be the adult in the situation, since the matrons were all too busy worrying about each other. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I watched people looking at one another, their eyes busy with memories, connecting because of my movie. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

"Here!" she says, settling down in a patch of shade cast by a wall at the corner of two busy roads. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I was so lonely that I kept sewing on my moccasins to keep myself busy. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

But, tell the truth, she’d been too busy directing the school’s Christmas play to worry much about him. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The U.S. customs office was kept busy inspecting oil tankers from the Middle East which supplied crude oil to the refinery at Hess Oil. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

The hollow was alive and well at the base of the wall, and busy punching holes in the rock with its tongues. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Despite my busy night, I’d barely slept past sunrise, so I had easy access to the bathhouse. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

They turned away from the water and headed down a busy street. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

And I would, I swear to God, except I'm too busy trying to disappear. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

Children and sick family members stayed behind, trying to find ways to stay busy. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

After a while, I noticed that as I was busy picking the capulfs, Matilde was choosing the ripest, reddest, biggest ones from the pile and popping them into her mouth. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She busied herself with sticking the thumbtack a little tighter into the wall. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

But now the three were busy and ignored her. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

"If you hadn't been so busy guzzling that sandwich," I said, "you would have noticed your hairy paws. Take a look at them." The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

He was too busy fielding advice and criticism about kabob preparation from all the Bahrami men. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

By the time the information lady calls out our number, “Ninety-three,” Apa has somehow managed to find an old Korea Times newspaper and is so busy reading that he does not hear her. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

During that time Jefferson was too busy to indulge in retrospective fretting over the loss of a friend. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Everyone had to be abovedecks or busy fighting to control the flooding. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Ron looked carefully up the table to check that the rest of the family were all busy talking, then he said very quietly to Harry, “So — have you heard from Sirius lately?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t sure, but it was right next to the freeway and on the busiest street in the city. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He and his big ugly friends were too busy laughing. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

My parents were so busy keeping up with all the little tasks that went into running the place that they didn’t have time to see the bigger picture. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

At last it occurred to Mrs. Popper to wonder what on earth the busy bird was up to. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Speaking of meals,” he said, “your ma is having chicken and dumplings for supper. Now we don’t want to miss that, so let’s get busy.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

God, I said when I went to bed, I know you are busy with many, many things around the world. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

They were so busy singing and laughing and dancing that they didn’t see the cargo ship as it sliced past the island. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

No one was really talking much, we were too busy concentrating on staying upright and mobile and warm. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I ask, but Ma is busy rifling through her purse and doesn’t respond. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Early that morning she whispered to her children in a voice accustomed to conspiracy, “Keep busy, keep quiet, and keep out of your father’s way.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want it to go back to normal. I want it to stay busy. You realize if the park closes down, my parents lose their jobs, and we probably have to move again.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Its pavements are busy with mothers just like me, with dogs on leads and toddlers on scooters. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had been busy with pain and rage, but not with fear, till now; I had not thought that the Order of Exile might be mere pretext for my execution. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

The shoeshine stand seemed to only be busy during the lunch hour at PJ’s, as people—mainly white people—would get their shoes shined while they waited for their food. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

With so many people living under one roof, there was a lot of work to do, and Pong was kept busy cleaning or helping to prep food in Mark's kitchen. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

On most days, by the time I am awake, Pa and my brothers are already gone and Ma is busy sewing clothes for the family or working in the garden. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ocean’s basketball commitments were even more intense than I’d expected—he was busy pretty much all the time. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Cole drove himself hard after Edwin and Garvey left, staying busy every waking minute of each day. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

State Street was much busier than the side street where they lived. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Some of us were busy surviving and couldn’t learn about subdivided farming.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

But he doesn’t make it to very many of my basketball games—too busy, or out of town, usually. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Enceladus had dropped him ... probably because the giant was busy staggering around with Piper’s knife embedded in his forehead, ichor streaming into his eyes. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

In the spring of 1940, at the end of a busy school day, Katherine was surprised to find Dr. Davis, the president of her alma mater, waiting outside her classroom. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Shay winked, pushed a button, and said, “Hey, it’s me, Shay. No, I’m sorry, Dr. Cable’s busy. Doing what? Well, it’s complicated . She muted the device. “Shouldn’t you be rescuing people or something, Tally? Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“We’re too busy to make food! We are counting our money!” James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. Our schedules are too busy,” I said. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although they never permitted matters to come to bloodshed, they still fostered these quarrels between them so that those citizens would not unite against them, being busy with their own disputes. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

He stayed a gallery-length behind, and was so busy trying not to be seen that he barely noticed what was on the walls. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Or to say to someone who is blind, "You should get across this busy interstate highway unaided, or you're just cowardly." Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Salva could not reply; he was too busy stuffing another chunk of the delicious charred meat into his mouth. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

You’d make me change diapers all the time and I’d complain, but secretly I wouldn’t mind, because I’d know you were busy with school and homework and rehearsals and your daughter. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Over the next few weeks, Sophie didn’t see much of her brother, because he was so busy with classes and other activities that kept him away all hours. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

While Mack and Helen were busy in the living room, I wandered into the kitchen. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

Summer was the busiest time for the business, with so many people leaving, fleeing the swamp heat, wanting these rooms or that porch painted while they were away. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

And there they were again in my hemlock; three busy chickadees. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pulling Hannah past the noisy celebrants, Gitl led her to the one wagon facing the rest, where the men were busy at work encouraging the two strong workhorses to turn around. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

New York always awakened a sense of awe in me, big and busy enough to dwarf anyone's ego. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He was too busy getting the helmet off the guy in the Rhinecliff jersey. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Perhaps God was too busy in heaven to worry or care about us. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the time, he’s too busy refereeing the fights between us, or else he’s just in his own orbit. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was so busy he forgot to ask whether their report cards had been good or even whether they had been promoted. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

It was such a busy day, with so much to see and do. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cook was as busy as the mistress and not eager to involve herself with a dirty new servant just when she was putting the meal on the table. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Only half of the colored residents worked on Saturdays, so Friday night was busy. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Everyone had been busy burning and burying a creature worth a king’s ransom. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

If Lelia’s busy in the studio with a student I’ll answer phones for her and schedule appointments and make lunches of soup and sandwiches for all of us. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve seen them in here before, but later on in the day, when the place is busier. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even the nuclear realists, busy as their minds must be with calculations of acceptable levels of megadeath, would not want to overlook anything. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everybody ignores her because they’re still busy with their last-minute campaigning. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

He held up a finger, buried the axe in the stump, and ran around to the front of the house to make sure that the twins were still busy eating his mother’s pies. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I went in close, checking that he was still busy behind the screen first. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“Yes, well... busy times. Even Dionysus must help out. He’s gone to visit some old friends. Make sure they’re on the right side. I probably shouldn’t say more than that.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“It’s fine. The three of you go. I’ve got plenty to keep me busy.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She had gone to New York to attend college, so excited, so eager for all the sounds and smells of that busy city. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

This was a busy intersection that he passed every day. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

My shoulders rise to my ears, since my hands are busy packing up as quickly as I can. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

The Fabric Barn was the busiest I’d ever seen it, and I couldn’t restock quilting supplies fast enough. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Maybe he’d been too busy gloating over the twins’ delight at the neat little oil camp house with its running hot water, electric lights, and fancy appliances. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Sierra busied herself clearing the table of María’s loose paperwork and some ad catalogs. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

At first I can’t make out what the shapes are—they seem jumbled, littered in random patterns under his busy hand. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

A few minutes earlier, we’d been on a busy road, driving through four-way intersections, past strip malls and fast-food restaurants, but as we neared the apartment building, all of that had given way. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

But I’m busy watching Violet as she concentrates on the chalkboard, the corner of her mouth still turned up. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“I was busy redecorating. What do you want?” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Master and supercargo, both? Captain Bowditch, you’ll be a busy man!” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

About it the ground was busy with folk going to and fro; a wide road ran from it south-east to join the Morgul-way, and along it many lines of small black shapes were hurrying. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Denna didn’t notice, as she was busy tripping and falling over into a loose, laughing tangle of arms and legs. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I keep my hands busy in between customers, stocking and restocking napkins and condiments. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Nothing worse than sitting in the dark alone. I brought some WEC flyers for us to fold to keep our hands busy.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Speaking of hands, mine were busying swatting the flies that swarmed all over. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“I have a job, Ma. I’m busy. Besides, Sonia’s not coming.” The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

We slipped off the boar’s back while he was busy ripping up cacti. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“You’ve already outgrown a lot of your fall clothes from seventh grade. Once school starts you’ll be too busy to get anything.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

From that time on they were so busy playing around with that Ck’o’yo magic they neglected the mother corn altar. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t get up, Daddy. I’m sorry, but I’m busy today, Stuart. You’re welcome to sit out here with Daddy as long as you like.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

And I was busy at school, driven by the desire to make mine the magic of letters and numbers. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought it strange, first on the obvious level of why a busy and ambitious politician would devote any amount of time to memorizing lists of people he’d never need to know. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was too stunned to say anything, and fortunately, my mom and the guy were too busy laughing to notice my Iris- message. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Madam Pomfrey, the nurse, was kept busy by a sudden spate of colds among the staff and students. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

I glance at Nutmeg busy chewing the edge of Good-bye. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m too busy wondering what exactly Martin told her. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

“Even if he's busy, something will clear up at some point. He can’t ignore us if were camped outside his door. He needs to know.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Some people might think of the work as tedious, Wilson said, “but it keeps you busy.” Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

“He probably got too busy with all the responsibilities of being a husband and father. You know how that is. You know how hard he works.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

They were busy cooking dinner for our Christmas Eve bash. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

They are my only consolation at the moment, and I have been tearfully busy trying to make it a “happy” Christmas for them. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Even Mariam, who’d been busy scraping out the last of the honey from a metal tin, paused to stare at her father. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

“There’s no reason you should have to do all those assignments. Some of them are total busy work.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

It was one of their busy times, right after the end of the regular workday. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

And nobody seemed to mind she wasn’t there, especially not Mama and Aunt Loma, who got busy giving out thread samples and candy and had a swell time. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

When it’s busy, I help out at the cash register. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I glanced at Jenna, as this would be the perfect time for her to say something about Elliot, but she was busy taking out her ten billion pens. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

The girls walked farther into the town, knowing Mama was busy, hoping she wouldn’t miss them quite yet. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

There was no way to hide herself in the busy, well-lit streets. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Bast made a frantic, covert gesture from where he stood near the door, but Kvothe was busy trying to catch the mercenary’s eye. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She was too busy trying to figure out how to sabotage the three little geniuses before they ruined all of her and Mr. Huxley’s plans. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

It’s her lifelong system for catching up on their days when she’s at her busiest. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

When Guiteau wasn't trying to see President Garfield, he was busy lobbying at the State Department. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The shop was busy, and the man asked the shepherd to wait until the afternoon. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

When you say Durham! the wheels begin to turn, the smoke rolls in massive clouds from every stack and the sweet assuring music of busy machinery is heard. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

As it turned out, Andrea and I were so busy the next day, I wasn’t even tempted to tell. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the bone structure in a baby’s head is as chaotic as a busy road during peak hour. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

We live in a busy part of the neighborhood where shops and restaurants and gas stations stay open way late. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

The guy was too busy trying to feed breakfast to an army of starving Gladers. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“If thy hands are busy, time will pass more quickly. Dost like to whittle?” The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

“It happened really fast, and I guess I’ve just been so busy,” I admit. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The Saloon and Steakhouse is the first wooden building you see when you enter Stagecoach Pass after parking in the giant dirt lot, which is only a quarter full on the busiest days. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

There was a white horse asleep in the furthest stall, but Tristran was too busy to pause to inspect it. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Baba is so busy she wears her scissors on a chain around her neck to always have them ready. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

And since Milligan was standing guard, and Rhonda herself was too busy to do more than bring their supper and excuse herself, the children dined alone. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

In the town there was an outbreak of influenza so that Dr. Copeland was busy most of the hours of the day and night. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Good to go, thought Foaly, busy wiring the last dish on a watchtower. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“But you told me you were simply too busy,” Gandy laughed. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bell rings above my head as I push the door open to find Harpy’s busy with all ten people in Clover City who didn’t attend the pageant. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

We had gone to the evening Mass on Good Friday of last year, because Papa had been busy with something at the Standard in the morning. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The Director waited until all were happily busy. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next few weeks we stay busy planning Mrs. Peck’s appreciation service. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

But something told me I must stay very busy and not think about myself. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I slipped away between the trees and branches, careful to avoid the path of the people, my head was busy with fierce wonderings. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

He kept his body busy so that his mind wouldn’t have a chance to think: about the growing coldness of his wife, or the way their crime pursued them. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

With the last of Byrd’s busy movements, Axel returns to his book. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The citizens were already busy sweeping up cupcake simulations, confetti, and party hats from last night’s celebration. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

After Darren left, I made sure no one was looking, and I snuck over to Betsy’s cubby, where she was busy unstuffing her coat. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

And yet those very same employees who once heaped praise on him will be too busy eulogizing some new figure to stop and examine their sense of judgement. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Mama busied herself getting her last things ready for the market. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

As in when you can fit me into your busy schedule? Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

On the deck of the thirty-foot boat, seven crewmen are busy pulling people onto the boat and hustling them under the deck. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the next three days Dad was busy with his paint brush, writing code over the whitewash in every room in The Shoe. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the rest of the week Tea Cake was busy practising up on his dice. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

And my sister is going to be busy with hers. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Malcolm looked at his mother, but she was busy at the stove and he was close to the door, so he opened it a little way. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

We did not see much of him in those final weeks of the year; he was busy finishing his manuscript, and we went to Philadelphia to spend Christmas with friends of my parents. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Crenshaw showed up—at least he seemed to show up—while we were busy throwing my dad’s bran cereal into Robin’s cap. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Charlaine went on to introduce the other five judges, but I was too busy eyeing the competition to pay attention. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The summer kept them busy, and by early September he and Rocky had enlisted and were gone. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Jalil was busy telling her that Kabul was so beautiful, the Moghul emperor Babur had asked that he be buried there. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

She bit into her sandwich and kept her eyes on the busy street. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“I hadn’t time to cook anything. I meant to dine at Mother’s. I’m sorry, but I was so busy,” and Meg’s tears began again. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sun is already peeking above the horizon when we finally reach the main road out of Kobani, busy with shared taxis, minibuses, and people on foot, all departing the city. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

After a busy year, we were more than ready to kick back. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Howard was driven to distraction and needed something to keep himself busy. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

So when I wasn’t in school, Daddy kept me busy working ’longside him chopping firewood, clearing brush, fixing things ’round the house needed fixing. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

Usually it was with just a single sentence, saying she was too busy to reply. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Sister Gladys took time from her busy schedule to give her lessons in arithmetic. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Well, usually I compete in the summer swim meets at the rec center but I got a little busy this year trying to make Junior Agent.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

However, the less expensive coffee shop that opened on the parking lot was kept busy serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner to tenants "ordering up" and to workers from nearby Westingtown. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked unaccustomed to sitting down—like a constantly busy woman who resented having to stop, but whose body forced her to rest. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

When I finished telling, she said, “Women are too busy to be running for president of the United States. What are they teaching at that school? Woman president. Hmp.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Hugo had indeed been busy in the last week. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

I have discovered that sitting still leaves little spaces for the grief to get in, so I stay busy. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was midafternoon, streets not too busy, and Engel clicked into English almost right away—popping back into French only when we passed anybody. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

I landed in a busy path where I was nearly run down by a speeding cart. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“No, it didn’t show up. We stayed so busy this afternoon I forgot about it.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was busy wondering why this boy would lie about his father’s job, and why his friend would go along with it without saying anything. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tried boosting Ron’s confidence all through dinner, but Ron was too busy being grumpy and surly with Hermione to notice. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Their own retainers made a busy sight with houseboys mixing bowls of water and wine, or sopping water up in sponges, wiping tables to be placed about in hall, or butchering whole carcasses for roasting. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was too busy cowering behind her cash register. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

The other children were too busy sniffling and biting their fingernails to notice, and if he hurried, he might even copy the answers down before the pencil woman looked up again. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, but it’s not the same. We have our work to keep busy. Hiroshi likes being a father. He likes to teach. Some people need to be heard. To be appreciated.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The Argo II was docked at a busy wharf. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Reynie peeked over at the pencil woman, but she hadn’t noticed—she was busy grading Rhonda’s test now, making check mark after check mark and nodding her head. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

He is too busy with the cacao harvest. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Between the project with my friends, the oral history assignment, and my regular work, I’m going to be extremely busy for the next few months. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

"You were busy so I didn't bother you." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Near them a black and khaki army of labourers was busy revitrifying the surface of the Great West Road. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Quentin and I followed him through the shop, his machinists busy at their drill presses and milling machines and lathes. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I thought she was just romancing him, kindly playing to his mostly self-promoting immigrant lore, but later she’d showed Mitt, too, kneeling down beside him to watch the men and women busy in the street. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Lopez is too busy reading a car magazine to notice. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I pray they were all too busy comforting Teddy to worry about me. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I make to-do lists and check them off, trying to keep myself busy, swallowing my grief and pain so my parents don’t get consumed by theirs. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Mary had been so busy that she was completely unaware this story had gripped the city for days. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“It certainly couldn’t be a nicer day,” agreed Milo, who was too busy looking at the road to see that the others had gone. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

The Preacher started talking but never looked at me di-rect, he was too busy eyeing the road and the woods. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“I have to cram for my math exam. I’ve had a weird, busy day. Talk to you tomorrow.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“Yes, it is their first time in the city,” Dr. Tamba replied, and busied himself putting away our documents. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I tried to busy myself by reading files in other cases, including Walter McMillian's. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Paul grabbed a sword from a fallen hero and did a pretty fine job keeping a dracaena busy. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Patrick doesn’t either, but he was too busy watching the game and screaming at Brad, the quarterback. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Dad hates wearing suits” is what Grace would have said if she hadn’t been busy staring at the house. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The neurochemistry of the brain is astonishingly busy, the circuitry of a machine more wonderful than any devised by humans. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said, “I’m busy greeting my friends,” and he nodded to Discourtesy and Ugliness and Unfilial Conduct and Unkempt Fingernails. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Joseph kept the children busy in his shop and had supper ready for us when we stumbled home. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

His father keeps busy with his research, delivering lectures at Jadavpur University. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

She was too busy shooting up, drifting off to another world where I didn’t exist. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

"Would that I could. I am kept too busy here. My father relies on me, now that I am returned. Come peace, perhaps . . ." "Your coming might bring her peace." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The man in the grey suit tips his hat to Prospero and slips out the door and then out of the theater, moving like a shadow onto the busy street. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I could practically see the birds of sadness pecking at his head, but Phoebe was busy swatting at her own birds. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

And then, finally, on the corner of a busy intersection, we came to a gas station, which we knew better than to pass up. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

They were clustered mainly around the park entrance at Columbus Circle and the busier paths, but some had been set up deeper in the undergrowth. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

We’re both busy and have different sets of friends, but we like being together. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He looked at the people in the plaza for a while; they were coming and going, and all of them seemed to be very busy. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hurry past, but they’re too busy talking to spot me. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

In the meantime they were to step aside, please, as this was a busy area and not the sort of place for children to be underfoot. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Mom was busy setting the food out on plates, so she couldn’t tell me how to say “thank you” to Wei in Korean. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

When I finally get through the busy line from a pay phone Janice says May is losing it. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Pascal quickly forgave me, and it’s a good thing, since friends of my own age and gender were not available, the girls of Kilanga all being too busy hauling around firewood, water, or babies. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

During the following days he busied himself destroying all trace of his passage through the world. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“I have rather a busy afternoon in front of me, and I hope you will excuse me dashing away.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

We waved at the Coast Guard man, but he was too busy to wave back. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Too busy to notice my neat stack had grown into uneven bundles with either more than fifty or less than fifty newspapers. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our families are busy shaking hands and apologizing to one another for our behavior. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He was busy shaking hands with all the men, anyhow, and getting slapped on the back and being asked for a ride. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Being so far away and Mom’s busy schedule made it harder for us to go visit. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

The waiters were busy bringing drinks from the bar to the tables. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

And Georgia is too busy with her lobster to get a word in. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“My father is busy with his inventions and my mother has other things to worry about.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Half an hour later, Delia was busy combing out Pita’s wet hair. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

That evening, while Ess was busy arranging shells in the wet sand along the beach, Jinny offered to help Ben with dinner. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“We just wanted to know if you had had time to think about it. We know this has been a busy month for you, what with finding Maya and Grace and getting to know them.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I never at- I tended because a fistfight broke out between hecklers and hillbillies and I was busy in the X-ray room taking shots of broken knuckles and metacarpals. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Course, a lot of families were still busy fighting the war in their heads. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I glanced at Annabeth, who was pretending to be very busy with her pegasus. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“But we have had a very busy day and we should go home. It was nice to see you again. Good-bye!” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Now that the back looks so much better, I’ve decided to start teaching classes again. First one is in three days. I’d be less nervous with you there, but I understand if you’re busy.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“He’s so busy looking inside people to find the good that he misses the knife they’re holding in their hand.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

But the real world is busy with movement and noise. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Like all the rest of them, this one was busy with x's and y’s resting on top of one another on dash-shaped bunks. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

He was standing in the busy station, chatting with his dad, when he noticed someone watching him. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hospital was quite busy, too, and that kept her occupied. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Inevitably, he was tired after his long busy day, and sometimes he was clearly exhausted. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I cast a glance at you, wondering if it would upset you to hear me talking about Appa, but you and Muthu were busy combing Kutti’s scanty fur with one of the pieces of comb. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I was too busy watching faces—Mama’s and Papa’s and Aunt Loma’s and, of course, Miss Love’s. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

She was busy reciting a bit of Shakespeare, The Tempest to be exact, when he walked in. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I had been too busy trying to survive after the attack, moving to America, attempting to navigate middle school. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

That began to change in the 1970s, when the Atlanta airport expanded to become the Southeast’s first international hub and, eventually, one of the world’s busiest airports. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Werfel was still busy trying to hold Skardebek back as she flapped and struggled. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

But the exercise of searching the room kept her busy and that was good for her to keep moving, even though she wasn’t doing anything but turning around in her tracks. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Are you busy right now or can I talk to you?” he said. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

A flush of heat rose in her cheeks, and she sat back, busying herself with stowing the canteen and dirty rag. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He was too busy taking part in the creation of his own. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Looking around the busy streets with their modern buildings, I thought Mamá would be enamored of this place. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

From time to time Lyra thought of Jordan College, but it seemed small and quiet compared to the busy life she led now. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

They were successful and too busy to care about those old-fashioned things. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Pennsy, ever busy, always on a schedule, rushed the little girl and her mother through Union Station so that they could catch their next train. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“Luke is ... busy. He is preparing for the assault. But don’t worry. We have more friends on the way. And in the meantime, I think I’ll have a wonderful snack!” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I called Gatsby's house a few minutes later, but the line was busy. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

By the time I came along, I guess my parents were both too busy to pick one out. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The burial square was quiet, yet busy with activity. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In Clara’s view, the best thing for one’s health was to keep one’s hands busy, so she kept her daughter’s illnesses in line by making her work. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the end of a busy day, I will tell you, there is nothing better than watching a young couple find their dream home in Nashville or some young bride-to-be saying yes to the dress. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She was busy with the growing boys and with keeping the house clean and the clothes washed. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

In one of the busiest corridors of the Stadhall, in full view of more than a dozen government officials, the Zemeni trade ambassador had stepped into a washroom. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Miss Cook is at her desk, busy sorting through cards. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

For an hour the line is busy; by the time he gets through, his mother and Sonia are both asleep, a friend of the family informs him. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

No one paid any attention, as everyone was busy going through their own withdrawal stages in different ways. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“What else do you do, when you’re not making screechers?” asked Birdie, who was busy preparing a liniment rub for her rheumatism. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

There are acres of open cattle range and few houses or busy streets where migrants can hide. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

The bridge was still busy with foot passengers, but I just stepped into the crowd and started across. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whenever I showed up to practice and Luke noticed Akhi’s absence, he’d immediately make time in his busy schedule, even if he had a previous lesson or class scheduled. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I have to remind myself not to text her too often—it’s hard breaking the habit, but I know she’s busy starting her new life. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Lark is busy clapping her hands and twirling around the living room. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The other teams were too busy debating the design of their paper airplanes to pay them much attention. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Everyone hunkered down, looking busy, waiting to see who would appear at the rail. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“One with a violin and the other a viola, am I correct? Crossing all those busy streets. That is a long walk for ten-year-old boys.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I try hard to act normal at dinner, and for once I’m glad Dad’s busy outside. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

A Coast Guard boat picked us up, but they were too busy to keep us for long, or to wonder how three kids in street clothes had gotten out into the middle of the bay. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

The mall was really busy, there were a lot of crowds there. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Benjamin Rush took time out of a busy day to write his wife. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

The diner was real busy that day, and it wasn't too long after I started working there. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

And if you do not get busy, I will put an equally devastating curse on you.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I’ve been so busy practicing for the pageant that I forgot that there’s a social at the end of the school year. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Hazel supposed that he was tired and pretending to be busy while he had a rest, but at length he came back to them and said that he had some suggestions. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lyra was busy looking at all the life in the forest, from woodpeckers to squirrels to little green moss snakes with diamonds down their backs, and Will needed all his energy simply to keep going. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was but a quarter of a body torn from the rest: unseeing, gaping head and lolling arm with shoulder and ribs to join them, impaled upon a stake, and much busied with flies. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Even on the Thursdays when she was busy in the office, she would take time to come on back to say hi and to ask me how school was. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, they scurried around like little sugar ants, busy hormiguitas, gathering the materials to create a sturdy device in which to carry our wounded sister, because her leg hurt so much that she couldn’t walk. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

It isn’t even an inch, but in this part of Oregon a slight dusting brings everything to a standstill as the one snowplow in the county gets busy clearing the roads. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

"That's very flattering," I said, "but I'm afraid I'm too busy for an interview. I suggest, however, that you interview our youth leader, Brother Tod Clifton; you'll find him a much more interesting subject." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Amil and I play guessing games and make up little stories and dances to keep ourselves busy. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I entered the house and found my mother busy ironing my brother’s school pants. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Sabbath is coming, but I've been too busy to prepare. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I waited until Mother and Daddy were busy in the backyard and then snuck into the kitchen to use the phone. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone was busy doing something, and that helped us to forget die terror of the night before. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Best of all, I was too busy most of the time to worry about losing my mother—and now Ms. Sandnes. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

There were no raccoons or skunks about in the snow, but the mice, the weasels, the mink, the foxes, the shrews, the cottontail rabbits were all busier than Coney Island in July. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inside was enough cool stuff to keep Leo busy for years. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Maria’s days were long and busy, filled with housekeeping, child-rearing, and the responsibilities of running the studio. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I have been just too busy gathering nuts and berries, smoking venison, fish, and small game to keep up with the exact date. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

While parents were away at work, their youngest children were looked after in church-sponsored daycare centers and their older children were busy learning at school. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The nurses are busy; the doctors are nowhere to be found. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I'd be lying if I said Janae wasn't like a second mother to me, to us—especially after Mama had the twins and she was busy doing any- and everything for them. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Research. I know it’s probably too late since this is our last night before we’re toadified. And I know I haven’t been around, but I kept busy too. I wanted to keep trying,” Valley said. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I never saw a busier person than she seemed to be; yet it was difficult to say what she did: or rather, to discover any result of her diligence. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Reviving, I found myself in a comer; the old man was busy dabbing my forehead with a wet, dirty sponge. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The three days were, as she had foretold, busy enough. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

He's got my invisible hands busy chopping celery and carrots while he cuts up chunks of chicken for a big pot of soup, and he's gushing about his talk with Dr. Van Dom. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Think how to make a buck, and how to keep my mind busy so I don’t have to entertain these thoughts. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were salamanders and frogs to keep him busy. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

In addition to teaching, König worked in a laboratory in Berlin, where he was busy creating new sabotage equipment. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Theresa has been so busy with Rocky, she hasn’t figured out this is Al’s mom. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we moved in, she busied herself with getting settled, arranging the furniture, unpacking dishes, hanging pictures on the wall. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Kreuk has arranged everything for the burial,” I whisper to Ollie when Mama is busy in the kitchen and Papa reads in the front room. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“You’re busy enough with all your patients—they can’t expect you to solve all their problems too! And I’m scared they will bring more attention to us! ” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I let my feet decide where to put themselves as I followed Osh down to the beach, my mind busy with other things. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Ahead there's this busy intersection, cars whizzing by, and it all seems sort of familiar. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

The morning I told him he was too busy pretending he wasn’t hungover. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I’m so busy thinking of how proud Lita would’ve been, I barely notice my mom motioning to my dad as we walk up to the ship. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

As time went on and the benefits he had conferred upon the town receded in time they sat on his store porch while he was busy inside and discussed him. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Each barrette looked purposeful, alive, as if it were busy receiving messages from very far away. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

“We’re a little busy right now,” he said, gesturing to the room. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The people Yossarian wanted to machine-gun were busy at the bar singing sentimental old favorites that nobody else ever tired of. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

By the end of fifth period, I’m still so busy thinking about it that I don’t even notice Austin barreling through the doorway into the computer lab right as I’m trying to get out. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

The clerk was busy with a sheaf of papers, he was talking over his shoulder to his junior. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

For a time Lee tried to stimulate Adam to awareness, but Lee was a busy man. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Having been through law school myself, I also knew how busy Barack would be. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He was so busy thinking about that, he didn’t notice when the girl stopped. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

George tries his best to gently unravel the sheet, to get busy with his part of the rescue, but Lark refuses to budge from her cocoon. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Hidalgo was busy placing flowers on a table against a wall. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

She kept me busy doing anything but working in the garden. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

He sat behind his busy desk and cut right to the point. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

It was a busy area of Logan, often with joggers, but, on this day, quiet, owing to the weather. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Before Jessie and Isa could talk more, a new batch of neighbors came out and the twins got busy getting more signatures. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

And the small boys who had reached the top came sliding too till everyone but Piggy was busy. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Percy and his friends scrambled away, trying to keep out of the giant’s vision, but the big guy was too busy to notice them. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I kept my voice light and the children busy so they wouldn’t get a look at Karl’s feet. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

The first of the month was always the busiest time, but there were more than enough minor jobs and unhappy marriages to pull us through. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Mom was too busy, and she’d probably just tell us to keep “business as usual.” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Staring too hard was never an issue, as I was too busy trying to copy my neighbor's drawings. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Navigating a busy athletic facility during peak workout hours posed a challenge for the agents on my security detail, but they managed it well. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Naw. Not outside. I’ll show you on the bus. I was going to show you this morning, but you were too busy recovering from my snowball assault to get to the bus stop on time.” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

They are keeping themselves busy till I come down. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

Throughout the day-long battle, the animals not directly involved in the fighting had been busy too. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

They had always been busy with cleaning or needlework or polishing. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Scraping and cleaning the skin was something she knew more about, for that was a woman’s job, but she was too busy to do that now. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aureliano Segundo was so busy trying to maintain the prestige of his raffles that he barely had time to see the children. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

I guess we were busy thinking to ourselves. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

Catherine’s got a busy day, she says—three meetings before afternoon tea to discuss relocating into a royal residence more centrally located in London, since she’s begun taking up more duties than ever. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He drops his gaze to his camera and makes himself busy too. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“If you hadn’t been so busy looking at your picture in the paper, you could have read that they are nearly frantic.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I am a busy man, with no time to waste with childish games." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

“All a matter of routine. This poor conductor, he seems to have had a busy night—first waking you and then answering bells.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Communists, meanwhile, were busy violating the Geneva Accords themselves. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

After a few tries, he frowned and left to busy himself in a ghostly way about the garden. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Anyway, some of us were too busy with more important things, like saving parents from a funk, to be thinking about the science fair. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Donna is too busy talking and laughing with the other girls to notice when I leave the VIP booth with Kasim. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

It had been a busy day—his first day of being terrific. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

The driver pulled up to a narrow building at a busy corner where two winding streets intersected. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Emissary Kim is a very busy man. I do not wish to disturb him when he could view the work at his convenience.” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

“You’re going to have to keep it short with the Old Man; he’s very busy and he hates unnecessary talk.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

There we’ll keep our hands busy in a new, independent nation, whose hopes coincide with our own. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

These were the only Shire-services, and the Messengers were the most numerous, and much the busier of the two. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

And if she hadn’t seen the Master tipping that powder into the wine, she might have risked the Steward’s anger, or hoped to avoid being noticed in the busy corridor. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

On days when we were too busy to check in face-to-face, I found myself wondering what he’d been up to. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

In Cambodia, if the father is busy with work and the mother is busy with babies and shopping, the responsibility of disciplining and punishing the younger siblings often falls on the oldest child. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

All my jobs are done, but I find myself keeping busy while Bo finishes the floors. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I fretted about them, but I was embarrassed by them, too, and ashamed of myself for wearing pearls and living on Park Avenue while my parents were busy keeping warm and finding something to eat. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Teddy chased after it and handed it back to me, but I was busy stuffing my books back into my bag. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

“How did you fare? I saw you were busy.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Patti normally had a busy, chatty way about her, but today she sounded low and her voice didn’t have its usual animation. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Say, gentlemen, this business is getting on my nerves. Murder and the snow and all, and nothing doing. Just hanging about and killing time. I’d like to get busy after someone or something.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ivy pushed herself up against the locker so the metal door blocked her from the busy hallway as much as possible. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

And I know his thoughts are extra busy with his own concerns, especially after some technical difficulties slow us down, and we get through everything together with patience and reassuring smiles. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

It’s a break for the district, having the Peacekeepers busy doing something besides abusing people. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Um, she was busy, so I told her dad,” I say. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Nobody sees me. Besides, he was busy listening to the wind.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He had been so busy getting away from the library, he hadn’t paid attention to where he was going. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Until that moment, Officer David Delinko had been so busy worrying about solving the Mother Paula’s case and saving his own career that he hadn’t thought much about anything else. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

We had been too busy to read it at breakfast. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

They were stupid, but still, I was glad Ruth had this thing, because it would keep her busy, and I wanted her busy. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

Two more were busy round the portable Synthetic Music Box. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother and father were both so busy these days I could never find time for us to go through my pictures together. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next day was a busy one for me. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I mean, yeah, sure, maybe. I’m pretty busy at the moment, but I guess I’d like that.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, Jason was too busy summoning his storm. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

We walk alongside the busy roads until we reach the town center. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

I was so busy with the fresh side pork, fried eggs, and hot biscuits, I didn’t pay much attention to her. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Sure you could learn. Maybe come in a little early tomorrow, before we get busy. I'll show you some things." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Had Chess been too busy thinking Nothing could be better without Dad to ask any questions? The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“To keep you busy all the time is good!” Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Now Worm- tail was busying himself at the bottom of the cauldron with a wand. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

They could see the pro- ' cessional clerics busy about the decencies of death, and the twinkling knights standing motionless, and the people’s heads, like baskets of coconuts, round the outside of the square. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s too busy being Chokecherry’s number one cheerleader because, as he puts it, “the town’s success brings success to all of us.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Even Miss Anderson is too busy with her own wine glass to see that her neighbor is panting, laboring under the change his body is going through. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The sound of hammering meant Karl was already busy with a lean-to for the horses. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

He said that he would be busy with Brad and family things, but he’d try to call me if he could find the time. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

I need to start saving for college, and I’m so anxious these days that it’s probably better if I stay busy with work. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

With Jawad Sahib gone, the servants were relaxed and our verandah was busy. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Oh, he’s not a big one for parties. Too busy,” says Effie. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Anyway, he’s too busy trying to save my Jewish soul to think about betraying my secrets. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Howard was helping Miss Rhonda take the Bible storybooks back inside the church, and Audrey was busy being friends with everybody but me. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I'm busy keeping my feet from tripping and don't get it that he means me. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I am extremely busy. Explain this interruption,” the ghost said, speaking directly to Ophie. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

What if they had wandered away and were now lost in the city, with its busy, dangerous streets and large, succulent population of pigeons? The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

The next few days were busy ones for me. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was Friday night, the busiest time of all. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

And here was the gas station, its attendants busy now with customers. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I cleared my throat so maybe Audrey would look my way and see that paper, but she was busy stirring her yogurt. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“I wanted to look again. And you were busy with the meeting.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

My mind coursed through the possibilities: He was busy, assigned more tasks. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Besides, I was too busy throwing the most colossal temper tantrums. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

"I'm very sorry," she said, "but Mr. Bates is just too busy to see you this morning and asks that you leave your name and address. You'll hear from him by mail." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Men in turbans were busy heaving bundles and crates onto bus tops, securing suitcases down with ropes. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

The rest of the time I was busy balancing the workload from several honors classes, drama rehearsals, and varsity basketball practice. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

All my life, I had been just too busy working to go to school. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Professor McGonagall pointed them into a classroom that was empty except for Peeves, who was busy writing rude words on the blackboard. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

The noise got louder and louder, drowning out the honks and rattles echoing from busy Commercial Street. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

“But you seemed so busy, I didn’t want to interrupt you, Mudface.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

She also kept busy nursing the pickers’ cuts and blisters and other injuries deemed too small to be sent to Dr. Walker. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I’m really much too busy to be writing such a letter today, but I know you are probably thinking of me. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

We were standing on the sidewalk, next to a sort of busy road, where I was having one of the most personal conversations I’d ever had with a boy. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I would feel this way right through, even as first-trimester fatigue left me drained, as my job stayed busy and Barack continued making his weekly treks to the state capital. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He attempted to engage Hermione in conversation again, but she was too busy cheering Harry to listen. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He’s eager to commit, and she’s too busy contemplating what she really wants out of life. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Anna! Listen to me. You need to keep him busy for a moment.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom thought it was weird, too, but she was busy keeping an eye on my father. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

But everyone was so busy with the things that had to be done that they scarcely had time to listen at all. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Recently, I teased him that while he and I are busy speaking about womens rights, my mother is still doing the cooking and cleaning. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The dog stayed, lingering around the smokehouse when Blake worked and barking at every noise in the busy Georgia night. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

It was a busy market day in the village. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“You said you would be very busy today, Father,” Obiora said. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

After stepping down from that post in 2003, he started a company called B2K, with a division called Brickwork, which offers busy global executives their own personal assistant in India. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

Under the tree there were two carpenter’s horses, and little Ralph was busy putting a rock on top of one and then carrying it over to the other one. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Cells of all sorts are commonly likened to biochemical factories, busy ferments in which dozens of mechanisms are working away in complex sequences that are half Rube Goldberg, half ballet. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

As First Lady, I’d get to the end of a busy week and need to be reminded how it had started. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Even before the school year started, when it was still the summer before fifth grade for Nick and his friends, Mrs. Granger was already busy. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I kept my mind busy with thinking about how one day I could help to turn the tables on them with bitter revenge.” Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t notice him at first because I was always busy when he came in the store. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first stage had been very busy, steering from side to side, while the second stage had been as smooth as glass. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

And thankfully, her mother was busy with the vegetable garden, so she didn’t notice Stella slipping in a little later than usual. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Toward the waterfront, one could gaze upon the firehouse of Fire Boat 31, docked in one of the busiest wharves in America. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

I glanced toward the kitchen, where Mama and Baba were busy cooking. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Just this once, in the very heart of the busiest of cities, everyone was perfectly content not to move and hardly to breathe. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

A knee jerked up between his legs and he fell sideways, busying himself with his pain, and the fight rolled over him. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

He had two men on the job and was stopping by to make sure they were there, that they were busy, that they had what they needed. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Inside it was half-dark, for there was only one window high up on the wall and a thick blue smoke was rising from a corner where a young woman was busy cooking. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

I love how the sky stays light right into evening, how Lake Michigan gets busy with sailboats and the heat ratchets up to the point that it’s almost impossible to recall the struggles of winter. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The quickness of the responses kept Brother Leon busy at his desk, head bent, pencil furiously scribbling. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fall was supposed to be the year’s busiest time, but travelers were scarce lately. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I’m so busy thinking about what I’d do with the million dollars that I don’t notice Angel marching over to our table. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

I guess I was busy eating my ice cream cone, because I didn’t even notice the people who sat down next to us. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Without noticing, Grandma Charity and I would have combed a big pile of cotton while Grandma Sylvie was busy turning it into ball thread. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pérez, who was an important and busy man in his country, continually chose to spend time with Farmer rather than other the conference. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“Farmers are busy; farmers are busy; if farmers weren’t busy, where would grain to get through the winter come from?” Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Lately, I been making up excuses, saying Momma’s keeping me busy with chores, stuff like that. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z