Now it was confirmed: the red light from its eye cast a creepy glow on six capital letters smeared across the torso, as if they had been written with blood: WICKED. The Maze Runner 2009-10-21T00:00:00Z

A minute later, he then casts a bet of 118.25 notes in favor of the White Sharks. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I knew that Osh was as much a castaway as I was, though he himself had done the casting. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Representative Thetus Sims of Tennessee had broken his arm and shoulder by slipping on ice several days earlier, but he refused to seek medical care until he cast his vote in favor of the amendment. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

At the end of every scolding, I cast down my eyes and said, “Yes, Madam.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, in other news, the kids I cast as Emily and George are amazing!” The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

Well, to make my point as briefly as possible, 1 had learned the hard way that the lecture circuit is something like show business: the casting couch and that routine. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The room is dark apart from a domed metal lamp hanging from a long cord, which casts a concentrated pool of light on the table’s center. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He cast a last anxious glance outside, then pulled the door shut behind him and leaned against it. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

There was a roundness and firmness to her, a clean, strong roundness, and her heavy blond hair cast a glow over her shoulders when she wore a bathing suit. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

In the Bible, Joseph is cast out by his brothers and sold into slavery and then rises to become the pharaoh’s right-hand man on the strength of his own brilliance and insight. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Freestanding braziers cast a dim red glow over the floor. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Dedd and I were having a time managing the lot, while Mama was doing her share, casting stem glances from the middle of our pew. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pushed the button to turn it on, casting his face in a blue glow, then swiped through the music. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“You bet they’d line up. And if he—Miyamoto there—had gotten in a hurry to cast off from the deceased’s boat, he could have left a line behind tied off to that second cleat.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

With his cast, he would not be able to climb through the hole to the kitchen; there was no point in his going farther. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Grandma waved a finger back and forth from Genie to Ernie as if she were casting a spell. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

His fireplace is crackling and bright, casting light across the ceiling and the walls. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Members of both parties cast their votes at precinct-level meetings—caucuses—in the middle of winter, and the whole nation paid attention. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

They milled around, casting quick glances up and down the sidewalk, like they were waiting for someone, all of them so nicely dressed, wearing ties with clips on them like store clerks and bank tellers. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

His small body cast a thin shadow on the wall. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“He cast us into Tartarus just because we used magic!” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

The candle cast huge, strange, flickering shadows along the wall. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

The pink-and-purple lights cast a garish glow on the empty parking lot. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

But there was one way in which he could both make some money and endear himself to the top people in the Graz community—by casting horoscopes. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

The electric lamps from outside cast enough light that I can see her clearly. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

A bulb dangled from the ceiling, casting harsh light on the yellowed walls, which were coated with a thin film of grease. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Thank you, Wanda,” she said, casting a glance at Moss’s mother. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

"You are more ignorant than a child, ser knight. There are no shadows in the dark. Shadows are the servants of light, the children of fire. The brightest flame casts the darkest shadows." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

A harvest moon would cast shadows forever of a man walking upright, his dog bouncing after him. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was standing stock-still now, and Lyra slipped off his back, knowing that his senses needed to cast around freely. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

We played them in the evenings as the sun set over the steeples of Boston, casting broad, brazen rectangles of light across the fraying rugs. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

"What? No no no. I'm the director. I'm the writer, producer, director, assistant-costume designer, and casting director." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

Bobby Rush, the incumbent congressman, had tragically lost a family member to gun violence in Chicago only a few months earlier, which cast Barack in an even poorer light. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Candles glow in stained-glass sconces, casting dancing light over the party and its attendees. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Mariela is different from the other cast members in another significant way: academically. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

But just at this moment Napoleon stood up and, casting a peculiar sidelong look at Snowball, uttered a high-pitched whimper of a kind no one had ever heard him utter before. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

He sat by our fly, casting looks across the channel, up toward the hillside where the hundred cook-fires of the enemy light up the night. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“Speaking of hands, I can see what you’ve been doing in the discoloration of your fingers. The blue cast. I can smell it in your sweat, too. You’ve been poisoning yourself.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“You kidnapped the original Duke. Does he have casts on three of his legs? A cone collar from the vet?” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“As you all know,” Jenny continued, “the cast of Washington! needs two more dogs.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Sam unclasped his grey cloak and cast it about Frodo’s shoulders. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

She didn't think of what it was like for me when Jennifer came bounding over after she got back from the beach so we could go to the community center to check the cast list. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Mariela knows she is struggling, so when Volpe calls her out in front of the cast it is not a surprise, nor does it anger or embarrass her. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Maybe Annette would have clapped, too, if not for the cast, but from the pained look behind her smile, I wasn’t too sure. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of his shoulders was higher than the other, giving him a crooked cast. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Jam cast her eyes down the street, looking into the blackness where Redemption’s house was buried. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

As he removes his riding gloves, he makes a show of saying hello to the cast and crew, most of whom he knows well. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

I was dozing in my sleeping bag, watching the morning sun cast shadows across the walls of my tent, when Helen yelled, “Jon! Telephone! It’s Linda!” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

That night is the awards ceremony, which includes the naming of an all-state cast. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

The Cloak was exactly what Xenophilius had described: A cloak that really and truly renders the wearer completely invisible, and endures eternally, giving constant and impenetrable concealment, no matter what spells are cast at it.... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

It cast only a small amount of light, but enough for him to make his way to the room he had once shared with Carlos. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

He made a casting of the stone and sent it to a gem-crazy duke in Lorraine, warning him of the rumors of a curse. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Rex Rollins the casting director does a curtsy, something wildly girly, and that makes the bearded boys hoot so hard that I think one of their beards is going to pop off, like, literally. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

If your friends were on a dangerous path, adults told you to cast them aside. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Soon, Number Two, soon,” said Mr. Benedict, casting an affectionate look first at her, then at the giddy, happy children beyond the window. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

The sim was low to the west, and the houses cast long dark shadows. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I began casting about for other ways to make money. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nailer cast about for a weapon, something he could throw, a club, anything— Nita grabbed him and dragged him back. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I took all of my family’s words to heart, as I tried to cast out any negative voices still lingering in my brain. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

There was a guard of orcs crouching in the shadows behind the great door-posts towering on either side, but the gates were shattered and cast down. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Sparrow flushed at this, a roseate warmth creeping into the blue of her cheeks and giving them a violet cast. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

A few seconds later the shadow stopped; the light settled to a standstill, casting three unmoving planes of brightness into the room. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Sticky was breathing hard and casting glances at the door, as if a lion might fly in next, so it fell to Reynie to introduce them. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

She took pleasure in the soup’s smell, in the heat of the woodstove, in the shadow of herself the candlelight now cast against the kitchen wall. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The soldiers can't see me up here, with our wide chimney and the shadows cast by the taller buildings around us. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

The sun hangs low in the distance, casting their snowcapped peaks in light shades of pink, and their wide, bare slopes in deep blue. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Once they had pitched the tent in the shelter of a small copse of trees and surrounded it with freshly cast defensive enchantments, Harry ventured out under the Invisibility Cloak to find sustenance. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

None of this is meant to cast blame on Alexandria’s current residents. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

Deep within her she knew a dark shadow was casting itself over the Abbey. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Why would the Drowned God cast him up unless he meant for us to find him? A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Reynie thanked him gratefully, noticing as he did so that a number of parents were casting grumpy looks at the man, apparently disliking the notion of being friendly to competitors. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

In middle school, kids cast sideways glances at one another; like they’re suspicious of one another. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The fishing goes on without commentary: a cast, the plop of the lure, the sound of reeling in. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her eyes and the cast of her brow feel more European. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I wondered if Miss Sadie had cast a spell over both of them. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

For a moment, their doubts were cast aside. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

The Mews was neatly kept, with sawdust on the floor to absorb the mutes, and the castings taken up every day. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He casts a sheepish look at his mother. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He cast back his cloak, flashed out his sword, and the silver and sable of Gondor gleamed on him as he rode forward. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

He cast them, then he stared, puzzled, at the small, square, red granite tiles. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was almost eight and the sun had begun to drop over Main Street, casting shadows on the festival and turning the sky pink and orange. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

We bolted through the catacombs, Emma’s fire casting manic shadows across the walls, the blind boys clicking loudly with their tongues and shouting out “Left!” or “Right!” when we came to splits in the tunnel. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Her hands trembled and made the lantern bob, casting wild shadows on the ground, but she pressed on and tried to ignore the frightened voice in her head that told her to go back. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to put it out of his mind, and they set off together, crossing at the traffic lights and casting just one glance back at the window under the hornbeam trees. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

A body cast...So that’s why both legs are locked away and my tummy and hips are also locked away. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

I mean, honestly, I would like to cast Hannah as the character who eats live animals with the hopes of obtaining their life force, but she didn’t show up. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Her foot was still wrapped in its makeshift cast of board and Bubble Wrap, still tangled in cobwebs. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Tab’s voice was loud, and it broke the spell that had been cast over all of them. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Did a group of people sit around and cast their votes on initiating the Hunger Games? Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

On a table, lighted candles stood in a polished golden holder and cast a soft, flickering glow. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Mama went to the backyard with Sisi to put away the cast iron cooking tripods. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The shadows cast by the trees made a basin of cool green shade. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The interior is dim, illuminated by a string of red bulbs that casts a warm glow on the woman methodically removing her clothes. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Sticky was casting about for his polishing cloth. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Like if he looks hard enough, some squirrel will appear between the pine needles you can touch and the ones cast by pine shadows. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

There, people “cast their nets outspread into the river, at night; and when morning comes, they find in their nets such goods as .., ginger, rhubarb, wood of aloes, and cinnamon.” Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

The cast of Modern Family was there, and it was funny to hear them talking among themselves like normal people. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

And she, Anna, and their children and his father would be cast out to walk the hot, dusty roads. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

At last, on the rocky shingle at the edge of the sea, they found two logs, sea-tossed, that had floated there on the tides and been cast ashore. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

I cast around, jump down the step, ready to leap into the mist and disappear, when I hear the door creak open. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Soon I could have cast it over a house. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Instead of acknowledging that he was choosing loyalty to party over loyalty to Adams—for Jefferson, ideology was trumping intimacy—he preferred to cast his decision in personal terms. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

They wheeled low over the water and cast about again for the sound of the engine. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Cyclopes’ siege tower cast a shadow across the feet of the giant Polybotes, who grinned down at the Roman camp. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I cast a sly look to the girl standing next to me, dressed in a skirt suit, her young face caked with enough makeup to age her well beyond her years. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

With its many new facilities coming into operation, the laboratory again cast its net for the female alchemists who could turn the numbers from testing into aeronautical gold. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

The moon directly over Milagro was clear and bright, almost full, the town dully luminous, trees and houses casting shadows. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Good-bye,” Jon said, and cast her from his hand with a strong thrust of his arm. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

He stood to the side of the window, so he wouldn't cast a shadow. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Water, they insisted, was not simply transparent: a sphere of water would cast a shadow, and no such shadow was to be seen. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The soft sunlight cast leaf shadows across her face and the wind made gentle ripples in the moss-colored lake in front of her. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Withdraw, then,—I consent; but remember, you leave me here in anguish. Go up to your own room; think over all I have said, and, Jane, cast a glance on my sufferings—think of me.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

The rest of the cast, sitting with her on the edge of the stage, seems braced. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

This African patriot had helped found the organization in 1912, and casting my vote near his grave site brought history full circle, for the mission he began eighty-two years before was about to be achieved. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

If life is a fairy tale, I’m pretty sure I’ve been cast as the princess. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He was to be given a completely fake identity, and they were trusting to the malevolent aura cast by Bellatrix to protect him. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

"Now, this part is tricky, but you can handle it. It's called casting on." When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

The lamps in people’s houses cast a yellowish light, not cold and greenish but a buttery dim yellow with a tinge of brown. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

‘One who cannot cast away a treasure at need is in fetters. You did rightly.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Dimly I saw a hearth fire casting its feeble light upon the uneven plaster walls of a small cottage. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Israel won that election by a slim margin of 38 votes out of 4,010 cast. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

He had already cast off and was rowing out of the bay. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

His mother nibbled Mrs. Sen’s concoctions with eyes cast upward, in search of an opinion. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Dad tried to act indignant by folding his arms, but the casts were too bulky. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“You weren’t supposed to come here,” he said, the front seat a barrier against the two women over whom a spell of old age had been cast. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The bigger the spell, the easier it is to resist. If you want to sleep millions of mortals, you’ve got to cast a very thin layer of magic. Sleeping demigods is much harder.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I learned to walk down those rich streets, eyes humbly cast down, with no sense of what lay ten feet in front of me, but with an exquisite awareness of what was on either side. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

The orange glow from the night-sky over London crept into the room and cast a glimmer of light on to its walls. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her wide oval face is cast downward like she’s gazing lovingly over a child, and her wings rise from her back like freedom. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

His dad had been the delegate to cast the votes from California that put her over, and they all cried. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

It is a play that needed to be cast from the full range of the school’s population, particularly the full range of males. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

No reflection was to be allowed now: not one glance was to be cast back; not even one forward. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

They began to cast around, looking under the tree, at the edge of the water, among the scrubby grass. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I have gotten used to my cast holding me together and I am afraid I might fall apart when it comes off. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

A large lantern, covered above, was hanging from a bough and cast a pale circle of light below. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Barbarossa nodded, casting a quick sideways glance at Esther. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s a result of all your body heat trapped inside the cast. And you’re growing up—as fast as I feared! Good thing I put you in that body cast.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

“Your mama sure makes a fine gingersnap. My mama always says she was born to manhandle a cast iron skillet but your mama was blessed with the lighter touch of a baker.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I made those phantom calculations, did all that blind math so that I might cast for her the perfect picture of a face. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dusk approached with lightning speed, casting a muted purple hue over the backyard. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

He took it up, rolled it quickly between thumb and forefinger, and then cast it contemptuously back into the tray. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

In some American cities one can cast a ballot printed in several languages. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was only a small flame, but it cast glints of light on the tunnel walls and the silky surface of the water. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

And Unity Valley is just a cave inside the big American cave that is a huge fire that casts the biggest shadows of all. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Teresa didn’t respond, only nodded, her eyes cast to the ground. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He cast the light of the screen over the words. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Buildings cast long shadows, and familiar shops looked foreign. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He keeps his eyes cast down, intent on his work, and does not answer me. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

She kept close to the shuttered storefronts that lined the square, avoiding the pockets of flickering gaslight cast by the streetlamps. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

You have been cast into a race in which the wind is always at your face and the hounds are always at your heels. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

The Ultra-Glide cast a spell on all of the Weird Watsons. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The plow cast up the clean, damp smell of new turned soil. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

The hobbits wheeled round towards it, and cast themselves down, holding their hands upon their ears. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

But there were no lights in the castle windows, and he could conceal himself...and in a second he had cast upon himself a Disillusionment Charm that hid him even from his own eyes. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I took my place in the stem and sat gripping the gunwales with white-knuckled hands while Falconer climbed in, rocking the boat sickeningly, and the wherryman cast off. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

The gray light from the window cast spidery shadows across it. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Ekon stepped forward, the hall’s torchlight casting one side of his face in shadow. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

His eyes, almost hidden in the shadow cast by the brim of his bowler hat, are fixed on the space in the center of the circle that the illusionist occupied only moments before. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Grandma started at the other end of the table, casting an eye over the competition. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Following the circle of dim gold light cast by the candle, he went up the stairs and, feeling like a prowler, he poked his head into Albert’s bedroom. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The framed poster from the Playhouse’s production of Little Shop of Horrors, signed by the cast and crew, still hangs on the wall above where Grace’s bed used to be. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Glimmers of an eerie light shone through the window; it cast a wavering spectrum of colors on Newt’s body and face, as if he stood next to a lighted swimming pool. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“I thought you got out of acting,” I say, stunned, “because of annoying ringlet-haired casting assistants.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I watched as the sun dropped toward the horizon and the glass of the sanctuary windows cast beams of blood red and royal blue across the dim nave. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The crying girl on the trolley, the sad boy at the Carutherses’ mansion, the happy old man out back who cast the bluest light. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

But the mare stumbled and threw him hard against the saddle horn, and he realized how deceptive the moonlight was; exposed root tips and dark rocks waited in deep shadows cast by the moon. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Eumaios, taking flesh from every quarter, put lean strips on the fat of sacrifice, floured each one with barley meal, and cast it into the blaze. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was pretty clear what the outcome would be, but ballots still had to be cast and counted. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

I nodded feebly, my head cast down like a victim awaiting sentencing. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

With towropes joining the three boats together, they cast off and rowed wearily from one floe to another throughout the night, trying to find some shelter. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Ron wrenched the chain from over his head and cast the locket into a nearby chair. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He cast the stone at Lanre’s feet and said, “By the power of my own blood I bind you. By your own name let you be accursed.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The Chola bronzes, cast in the eleventh century, include several different incarnations of the god Shiva. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I want these men drilled until they can cast loose their guns, run them out, and fire—” he snapped his fingers—“like that! Do you understand?” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sun had begun its own descent and now cast an orange light over the shorescape. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The man had spoken the truth—the flashlights were pointed downward—and in the glow cast by their beams Reynie could just make out who carried them. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

She has cast this same shadow for Dad. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Doc set Tony’s arm and put it in a cast. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

This was it: Once the spell was cast and Seven’s circle closed, they’d be bound for life. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

We lift the cast carefully and set it on the floor. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

You need, therefore, to cast yourself as the ideal exemplar of all that is best and most determined and most courageous in your people. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

The light cast an eerie glow up onto the windows of the terrarium that reminded me of pictures of the northern lights. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

‘And our scouts say that they have cast trenches and stakes across the road. We cannot sweep them away in sudden onset.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Her father cast a disappointed glance at her. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

At the bottom stretched a nightmarish version of the Grand Canyon: a river of fire cutting a path through a jagged obsidian crevasse, the glowing red current casting horrible shadows across the cliff faces. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

We walked and cast and walked and did everything we knew to interest bass or pike. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

They raced along the pig track, but the forest was too dark and tangled so that Jack, cursing, stopped them and cast among the trees. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I kind of look like the god Shiva on my pendant, my right leg unmoving in the cast and my left leg on the loose. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

A plaster cast, hidden by her black-and-gold brocade gown, covered her left leg from foot to knee. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

A single lightbulb over the stairs cast a halo on his black hair. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

The exit sign cast its gory light over us; the PSF shoved me again, harder, and smiled when I fell. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I marked an X in the box next to the letters ANC and then slipped my folded ballot paper into a simple wooden box; I had cast the first vote of my life. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Directly in front of him he saw a small piece of bloodstained newspaper lying in the livid reflection cast by the cracks in the door of the furnace. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then Hector stripped his armor from him and casting his own aside, put it on. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Half of the avatars in the club swarmed toward the exit, while the other half drew weapons or began to cast spells, firing laser bolts, bullets, and fireballs back at the invading Sixers. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The centurion...commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea and get to land. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now, however, was not the moment to cast doubt on Hermione’s theory, not when she was so surprisingly willing to fall in with Harry’s dearest wish. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I was relieved to see that Daddy had told the truth: except for the cast and a couple of scratches on her face, Mom looked totally fine. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

He is the coach in the play, and of the cast. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

The next morning, the cast is scheduled for a “talkback” session to answer questions about their performance and the process that led up to it. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

She would cast his body into the water for the crocodile to find. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now, in death, this constancy crystallized and became something else entirely: he was an old familiar jokester cast—with surprising effect—in the tragic role. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The cast had rotated a bit down there in the Literal Heart of Jesus. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Her left leg is in a soft cast and there’s a plastic neck brace holding her chin in a very rigid position. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

And even so he would never have just forsaken it, or cast it aside. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He sat still, surrounded by an invisible cast of concrete. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Outside, a mourning dove cooed, the low hum of a lawn mower rose, a passing cloud cast them into shadow for a moment, then drifted away. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The cast was jabbering, tugging at their clothes, too excited about themselves to pay attention to anyone else. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

That she cast a spell on the animals, perhaps. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

They hoped I would come back with a cast that they could all scribble their signatures on. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The hole that had opened up for Anya snapped shut with a whisper, and she was cast into darkness. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I would reclaim his disordered days and cast them into a form that people could grasp, see, understand, and accept. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He cast himself down upon his couch and fell at once into a long sleep. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

When a casting agent went to sleep in Tokyo, a modeling scout was waking up in London. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

The sun coming in the south window cast deep shadows under her eyes and cheekbones. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have to cast my eyes down when he smiles. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Our only lights are the moons but they’re bright enough to cast our shadows running along the road which is too bright when yer running away. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I never liked it all that much, too many couples just the right side of forty drinking too much and casting around for something better, wondering if they’d have the courage. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ninety percent of Durham’s black voters cast their ballots for Grabarek, handing the new mayor his slim margin of victory with their 2,418 votes. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

The lamp hanging by its chain from the ceiling cast a yellow circle and lighted Alice and her mending basket on the table in front of her. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She knew that she should tell him these thoughts, that not telling him cast a shadow over them both. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I gathered that the singing part of the rehearsal was over, and before the coach’s dissonant speaking voice could entirely break the spell the children’s singing had cast, I got up and left the church. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Without the hired lamplighters, most of the city’s 662 whale oil streetlamps remained unlit, the surrounding areas cast into a gloomy darkness. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Lifting his eye to its battlements, he cast over them a glare such as I never saw before or since. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

The fire cast shadows, and odd flickers, into the darkness. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

The rest had been too hard to conceal, and so she had to cast them off before boarding the train in Buenos Aires. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The California sunlight had the pewter cast of a declining season. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here the sun mellowed, took on the cast of late afternoon, and the shadows seemed to fall a bit longer; the forest had sunk into a deeper silence, magnifying what sounds did arise. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bronwyn had set down her trunk and I was standing on it now, head above the crowd, casting my eyes over a shifting sea of faces. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He stares so long I find myself casting furtive glances at the one-way glass, hoping for some direction from Haymitch, but my earpiece stays silent. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

He knew Kepler from his time in Prague, when he had cast a horoscope which, in the eyes of the Duke, was remarkably accurate in its prophecies. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

He switched on the large lamp that sat in the opposite corner, and it cast his wall of posters in brightness. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Farid raised his head and cast her a glance of annoyance. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He cast Dill and Lydia a briny glare, cupped his hand to his mouth, and yelled, “Travis, you got company,” saving Lydia the trouble of honking. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

She lets him gaze at the cast on my legs and at the pole between my ankles. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Inej cast a quick glance up at Kaz, then looked over her shoulder to make sure none of the crew was lurking nearby. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

A streetlight outside the nearest window to the left cast stripes through the blinds onto Javier’s skin while he was in the kitchen, crossing over his shoulders and down his arms. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

A reticence broken only by her secret, droopy smiles and the furtive, apologetic looks she cast my way when the gen­eral’s attention was engaged elsewhere. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Me getting home tomorrow morning? I’m supposed to be on standby here; the casting people told me I might be getting a call to come back in or something.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Outside, the wind howled and sent the tops of the leafless trees casting back and forth in the night. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Still, the point is that all kinds of decisions can be cast into this framework and call for the informal evaluation of probabilities. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The moon is high tonight and casts a pale silver over the landscape, painting it in shadows and light. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

But he noticed that each of them cast a final backward glance at the vanishing Ferolind. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Don Joaquín called on sinners to cast off evil and come to Jesus. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

It’s early—before roll call—but the sun is bright and cresting over the lower peaks of the mountains, casting its rose-tipped glow across the sleeping camp. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

They brushed his bandages often with a whiskbroom and scrubbed the plaster casts on his arms, legs, shoulders, chest and pelvis with soapy water. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I’d like to appeal to all our listeners to emulate their example, perhaps by casting a protective charm over any Muggle dwellings in your street. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

From time to time Jem would cast scornful glances at her. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

She casts a bit of side-eye at the trousers once more before sighing. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I wanted to sleep and wake to see that my casts were gone. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

The creature paced slowly in front of Hibiscus, casting an ominous shadow over his body. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

In this, the atmosphere, no matter how coarse, has a verve and an essential joviality that casts out morbidity. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The slave who had seized upon the stays of our ship stood, and, casting a glance toward the mob awaiting him upon the shore, began to climb, his knees clasped around the cords. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

He appreciated the sheriffs answer; it cast a favorable moral light on his witness and gave him the authority of the conscientious man, for which there was ultimately no substitute. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Maybe she thinks I’m contagious and she’ll end up in a body cast too. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

It was as if he spoke from the heavens, casting a c^rk cloud of fear over our valley. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Tata Kuvudundu cast his bone predictions, and nearly every girl in the village had danced with a chicken held to her head, to bring down rain. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

In any case, it’s not the cast’s best performance, but it’s not a total mess. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

“Sorry I lost,” I say, eyes cast down. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Once more Aragorn bruised two leaves of athelas and cast them into steaming water; and he laved her brow with it, and her right arm lying cold and nerveless on the coverlet. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

It seemed that I had been hiding for ages, and when the stomping and the screaming died down I felt lonely, cast forever out of life. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He has found some success in New York—he has an agent, gets auditions, and has been cast in small productions, though not yet Broadway. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Jax’s Get well soon and name are scrawled on the cast in big letters. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

He cast a glance in Moss’s direction, and Moss inclined his head. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Volpe scurried in briefly to meet the famous producer, but he had a cast to ready for a show and, in any case, was far too nervous to eat. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

It has smelly, unfinished spaces, and wooden beams that cast too-sharp shadows. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She felt lost then, casting about, like a shipwreck survivor, no shore in sight, only miles and miles of water. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

It was low on the horizon, ready to set, but the light it cast onto the snow was enough to see by. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Here, the sand was fine, gray, and sun-seared, nothing like the clumpy red earth back home; the trees were tame, unlike the bursting greenness that sprang up and cast shadows on the road to Umunnachi. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The setting sun behind us cast long shadows, which raced up and up ahead of us along the road. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did not look at me, but with a loud voice, he cast his words wide about—“all but one shall live.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

And then he cast the leaves into the bowls of steaming water that were brought to him, and at once all hearts were lightened. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“I like it good here,” he said uneasily, and his mind cast about for a fault in himself. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I do believe that we must cast aside some of the old forms and approaches.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He casts them in the burning pit of hell where they burn for eternity. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Certainly it had now some likeness to a man, though being shadow it cast no shadow. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

All over New England people were casting bullets. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The cast is hard. The ball won’t hurt me. Don’t make them leave. Please!” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Darius made a face, looking disgusted, but he bowed and disappeared into the corridor, but not without casting Meggie a last sympathetic glance. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Some—a few—had been raised up; many others cast down, lost in its clutches. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Over the past decade these problems have cast long shadows, but we have been slow to recognize them. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Maybe not, Chief, but have you cast a weather eye over that badger?” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Celia looks from the twins back in the direction of the courtyard, where the light from the bonfire gleams along the edges of the tents, casting dancing shadows of patrons across the striped fabric. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

On the basis of a horoscope he had cast, Tycho declared that this event foretold the death of the Ottoman Sultan, Sulaiman, known as the Magnificent. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Rich land is scarce in Kerm, and a Domain’s pride is in the length of its borders, and the lords of Kerm Land are proud men and umbrageous men, casting black shadows. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

What was it about me that made it so easy for him to cast me aside? Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Without thought I circled back around and stopped my bike at the familiar old oak tree at the end of my block, its far-reaching limbs casting much-appreciated shade. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

About the way Nick and Taylor were maybe, definitely flirting at Martin’s cast party. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

“All that is needed to produce a complete Temperance and Social reform in this age of Moral Suasion, is for our Sex to cast their United influences into the balance,” she wrote for her speech. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Chagrined by his minor muddle, Beowulf cast a nervous glance toward Penelope, who nodded reassuringly. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

The roped pot stood out immediately; he ran a finger over the picture and ached to touch the delicately cast metal itself. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

‘There’s a time for the casting of silver and a time for the casting of cannon. If that’s not in the Bible, it should be.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The light from his room above casts just enough light so I can see confusion across the planes of his face. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

But wait: maybe it’s because the CPS study measures high- school students; maybe by then the die has already been cast. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

It did reinforce for him his initial impression of Odessa, when all he could see as he drove into town the first time was the red cast of the clouds from a winter storm. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You want evidence? Just look at the brand-new casts on his hands—obviously he burned himself while he was lighting the fire.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

But the minute my mother turned round to me again, Mrs. Tomolillo matched the tips of her fingers together the way my mother had just done and cast a black, mocking look at me. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

We walk toward Henry but have to pass Ruby, who is casting a fishing line up into the trees. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Edward helped me into his car, being very careful of the wisps of silk and chiffon, the. flowers he’d just pinned into my elaborately styled curls, and my bulky walking cast. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

A lamp cast pale light over the gray and white pebbles. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Its spreading branches seemed to cast a light rather than a shade, and silver apples peeped out like stars from under every leaf. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

The sailors cast off the rope and drew in the gangplank, and the water around the ferryboat churned white as the paddle wheels on its sides began to turn. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was uncommonly cheerful for a man who was about to be cast out on his ear for the second time straight. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The truth casts a shadow over the kitchen—people like us in situations like this become hashtags, but they rarely get justice. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Arthur went off with him, casting back a longing look on Lucy’s face, which lay in her pillow, almost whiter than the lawn. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Eratosthenes asked himself how, at the same moment, a stick in Syene could cast no shadow and a stick in Alexandria, far to the north, could cast a pronounced shadow. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

To break it would cast me straightaway to Hell. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

When they pulled into the driveway, Hazel cast a glance over to Jack’s house. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Lovely day,” said Fudge, casting an eye over the lake. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He cast a single terrified glance over his shoulder and sprinted off down the walkway. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Further and further abroad he gazed, until he cast his gaze upon Barad-dûr. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The rest of the cast streams onto the stage and we hold each others’ hands. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every time we put a slash through one of those names, it’s like we’re casting a vote for our own party. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

The boys helped at election time, tearing down the Republican opponents’ campaign posters and standing over voters as they cast their ballots at the polls. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Then Hamlet seized the player’s invisible sword, broke it in half, and cast it to the ground. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“Oh good. She needs her rest. That was a big cast!” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

When he found on this first morning back at Devon that it happened still to be crippled and in a cast, he said in his usual self-contained way, “Hand me my crutches, will you?” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he spoke, Bernabe paced between rows, casting his eyes nervously—but actually blankly—about, as if searching for clues. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked at the sturdy cast drying, his foot safe inside now, wrapped in what used to be Vola’s quilt. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He had laughed the first time I made the comparison, waved his fingers in front of my face like he was casting a spell over me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Then the teeth of a dragon must be cast into the furrows, like seed-corn—which would spring up at once into a crop of armed men. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of them were Pashtuns, like us, and they would soon come to cast a dark shadow over my sunny childhood. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Then I shall make up my mind whether or not to cast this boy down from Olympus.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Riddle smiled; the other boys laughed and cast him admiring looks. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Did you observe, gentlemen,” said Mr. Waldengarver, “that there was a man in the gallery who endeavoured to cast derision on the service,—I mean, the representation?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Tragedy seemed to lurk around every corner, casting its shadow over any wrong turn or chance encounter. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

When the money ran out, hunger began to cast a pall over their lives. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

He cast a quick glance upward, as if all that weight might collapse onto his head. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly without means, his father began casting around for boatbuilding work on the London waterfront. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Others cast the train in a more positive light. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

A few of the other students being dropped off cast stealthy glances in my direction. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

After breakfast they stood on shore, in arrogant full view of the fish, yanking one out with every cast. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t easy, because there was nothing to fix on, but when he came to the place and cast about to look closely, he saw it. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

As a result, some legislators made herculean efforts to cast their ballots. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Then he quoted a proverb: “Coming events cast their shadows before.” Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Suppose that, at a certain moment, each stick casts no shadow at all. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our divided movement is pulling together, gossip and grievances cast aside. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The way the light casts a shadow across the wood floor. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

It took me only three casts to snag it with the bucktail. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

If she knew anything about anything, she would be able to look at the shadows the trees cast and know if she was going backward. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“I’ll get the cast net and go for sardines. Will you sit in the sun in the doorway?” The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pantalaimon held it firmly down with a needle-filled paw and looked up at the darkening sky, where the black wing flaps of the cormorant were circling higher as she cast around for the other. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Over the next two months, a lot more people signed Armpit’s cast, most of them females who decorated their names with hearts and flowers. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

The sun was casting an orange glow over the market as I headed toward a bus leaving for Harare. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Now they would cast their magic spell over the airwaves. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

She flicked her fingers, as if she were casting the illness aside. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He saw Scipio cast a worried look Upstairs. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ethel would be returning to the cast of her last show, Put On Your Shoes. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

She slipped through the light cast in the alley from inside. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

This was the turning point, they say, where Sapiens cast off its intimate symbiosis with nature and sprinted towards greed and alienation. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The lights, through the rain-spattered window, cast a pattern of droplets trickling down his face. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Matthias could see a shadow, but there was nothing to cast it. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

It was the weapon of Kronos, the one he’d used to slice up his father, Ouranos, before the gods had taken it away from him and cut Kronos to pieces, casting him into Tartarus. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

It was not difficult to imagine the sequence when the slave cast off his chains in pursuit of freedom—and retribution. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Nately’s nose was in a bulky cast, and he had two black eyes. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

With all her strength, she cast the message into the darkness, and they watched as it plunged down and down. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

This seemed the most sensible plan, though it made her so sad that it cast a shadow over the thrill of going to the new city. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Here I am, casting you out of the Inner City, and I have nothing to help protect you except...” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Then, arming myself with a bicycle lamp, which cast a surprisingly good beam, I went in search of a path by which I could descend to the village. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Not that I'd actually eaten a black crow, but with my words stuck in my throat and my eyes cast down, I knew what eating crow was. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Sweet girl, kind and gentle. Unsay one name and say another and cast this mad dream aside." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

A few flickering candles cast pools of dim light here and there. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Jam backed away slightly, casting her eyes repeatedly at Pet’s silent bulk for comfort. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Pascal’s wager on God’s existence, for example, can be cast as a choice between the relative probabilities and consequences of Type I and Type II errors. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Volpe talks to the cast backstage before this performance, it is his last time with them. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Every summer, she selects a rising senior to be in charge of the summer show—to pick the script, cast the players, and direct the whole thing. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The Orcs reeled and screamed and cast aside both sword and spear. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

A chair upholstered in burlap stood before a giant coal-fired cooking range cast from iron. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Everyone knew the vote was going to be close, so many legislators made extraordinary efforts to be on hand to cast their ballots. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

And he cast about secretly in his mind where he should find a maid. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

In the morning, as soon as the sun cast its bright light on the red walls inside the church, Basta had them brought down. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“They play us for our flattering songs, and when we are out of tune or they are fretted, they cast us aside.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Heat-lanterns float overhead, casting a copper glow and warming the inside of the tent. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

To fix a broken machine, which was forged out of cast iron at a foundry inside Camp 14, Shin and other repairmen had to haul it on their backs to a repair shop upstairs. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

“We had to put your daughter in a body cast. She’s growing. We want to prevent one leg from ending up shorter than the other. We hope it will work.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

“What are you doing?” he asked, as I bagged his cast. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to break the spell Sputnik had cast over me. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“It seemed to balance the need for vengeance with the least loss of life. You may cast your votes.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The wall has shadows cast from a fire they can’t see. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Mamou had this stained glass partition separating the living room from the dining room, and the light filtering through it cast constellations of color across my family’s faces. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Squatting close to the ground, he followed the long shadow cast by the continuous mounds of mining debris. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Foliage arched over their heads, casting a welcome shade made denser by the stands of tall reeds. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

The sun was doing antics among the million specks of dust hanging between us and casting a brilliant, unstable pool of light on the floor. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

In short, I lived the life of the shunned, forever cast aside, yet looking on, curious as to how others lived. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

The goddess was angered; she seized the boy and cast him on the ground. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I was Mom I would have swatted him with a cast- iron skillet and left him conked out in the gutter until the weeds grew up through him. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

White had no doubt what would happen if he didn’t succeed: previous agents on the case had been banished to distant outposts or cast out from the bureau entirely. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

In this way she developed a secret life that disturbed her and that she sought to cast off. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

A gloominess was cast over our day, as though a cloud had come across the sun. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Adaon reined in Lluagor and cast a quick glance behind him to make sure all had followed, then beckoned the companions to move forward. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Then he had gone meekly to his imprisonment, casting a last long, doting look upon her. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no need to run my finger slowly down the cast list. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“You know as well as I do that casting out the church won’t do you a bit of good,” I advised him. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Please cast a magic spell and come home soon. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

By the time the sun sets and we arrive in the heart of Shibuya, the neon lights of Tokyo have already lit up, casting the city in a glittering rainbow of color. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Later work has also cast doubt on whether there could be a phase transition in the very early universe of the kind required. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The work of burial was then but beginning; and Théoden mourned for the loss of Háma, his captain, and cast the first earth upon his grave. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t do much boasting about himself—but by interpellating the crowd in particular terms, Antony is casting himself as one of their number.* Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

On the tenth night, a big surf cast me up in Thesprotia. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s my first time wearing shoes on both feet since I came out of the cast, even if I still can’t set my right foot down on the ground. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Of the six cast members of Good Boys and True, Courtney is the most enigmatic and easily the most perplexing. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

I felt cold all over, as though I was the newborn infant a second time, cast aside and forgotten. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

In Mormonism, the priesthood is God’s power to act on earth—to advise, to counsel, to heal the sick, and to cast out demons. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I want to cast this version of me in every daydream. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Up the road, a swaying lantern cast its glow. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He could see them clearly now: they appeared to have cast aside their hoods and black cloaks, and they were robed in white and grey. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Yet we had more doubt in our hearts of each other than of the men who had cast the mold of our lives. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He considered this, and at length, we now feeling the motion of the tide through our legs, said, “When I become burdensome, cast me off backwards.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

The sun had retreated behind some clouds, casting the space into deep shadow and returning the chill Ophie first felt there. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“I thought we weren’t starting crystal balls until next term,” Ron muttered, casting a wary eye around for Professor Trelawney, in case she was lurking nearby. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

"No, no, no! Let us go where there is shade," he said, looking about excitedly and going swiftly to where the porch cast a swath of shade. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He cast a pleasant but impatient glance my way. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a crime of opportunity, and that one act had cast a shadow over Citra that she hadn’t even realized until she faced the girl today. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“Ah! I got it all round. Even you cast me off over there, and I felt just ready to go to the deuce,” he began apologetically. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jill Campbell, of State College Area High School, says she had been impressed by the Truman cast’s adeptness at listening to one another. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

But Janie had done worse, she had cast down his empty armor before men and they had laughed, would keep on laughing. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

He catches the look I cast at Elias and shakes his head. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The flames cast her shadow on the Wall behind her, and her ruby gleamed against the paleness of her throat. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

With so many “cast members” not returning, there are a lot of new hirees—including an eighteen-year-old ticket taker at the front gate whose mother forced him to take a summer job. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

During the singing the preacher tried yet another ruse; he intoned mournfully, letting his voice melt into the singing, yet casting his words above it: “How many mothers of these young men are here tonight?” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was standing there with the night-light casting its small brightness when I looked down and saw the claw-footed tub wearing the red socks May had put on its porcelain feet. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

You couldn’t really put a cast on it. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

So the new god devoured the corpse of the old, and cast gigantic shadows of Stannis and Melisandre upon the Wall, black against the ruddy red reflections on the ice. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Before lunch Briony slipped away to the empty rehearsal room—the nursery—and walked up and down on the painted floorboards, considering her casting options. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Beckany, the ringlet-haired casting assistant whose voice has steadily shredded into a total rasp today, is standing by the door, letting the last child out from her singing audition. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

When I look at her, I see our house as a mini cave, and her fire as a mini fire that casts mini shadows for us mini shackled prisoners. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

She cast me the same doubtful glance she'd given when I told her where I hailed from. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Watch careful how I casts a spell on ’em and don’t let ’em ease out of it.” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

There was a fat woman with a fat kid, and a Japanese guy with two cameras, and a girl with crutches whose cast was signed by lots of people. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

What goddesses have joined, let no one cast asunder. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

“Silence, please!” the blonde casting assistant screams, bellowing over the buzz of mothers putting makeup on their girls; of boys singing scales; of every other child nervously retucking-in his or her shirt. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Perhaps when separated by 15,000 kilometers, their vocalizations are love songs, cast hopefully into the vastness of the deep. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Green and red lights cast a glow over the crowd. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

I wore a cast for months, and when it was sawed off at last, the arm was discovered to have healed crookedly. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

After five days of digging, we were finally rewarded with the sound of a pick hitting cast iron. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Really eat? Oh ... Stoo ... and ...” He cast about for something English for the evil river to eat. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only one man in the kingdom seemed cast down: the man who’d been Hrothgar’s harper before the blind man came to make his bid. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mia smiled and reached for a bottle of Windex and said nothing, and Mr. Richardson cast about for something else to say. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Getting to his feet, Rick made his way backstage to the dressing rooms; he followed the tail end of the cast, taking his time and thinking, It’s better this way, getting it immediately over with. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

But what was new, Stella saw, was that everyone was staring boldly back at him, no eyes cast down. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The rain was heavy on the roof and the overcast sky cast a pallor over the dining room. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I plowed on until I came to where the hemlocks began to border the road, casting a cool shadow on the snow. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She cast a last desperate look into the darkness, praying for some sign of Kaz. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

In Stanleyville is where the doctor put a cast on my arm. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the opposite side of the quad sat the senior lockers, pressed up against the wall, the yellowed sun from the skylights casting them in a pallid tone. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“I was hated and resented,” Ignatius said, casting a hurt expression at the brown walls of the kitchen. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it dissatisfied me when I had finished it; so, casting it aside, I tried to say the same thing in yet another way in Long Black Song. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soraya and I looked down, solemnly respectful, casting only sideway glances at each other. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

But of the six in the Good Boys cast, only Bobby is a truly gifted student. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Scheer’s face was handsome, pale, with an Asiatic cast to his gray eyes. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He cast his gaze everywhere but on our faces, for he was ambitious to be the king's most valued and secret informant. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

But, as I listened to the Communist Negro speakers, I wondered if the Negro, blasted by three hundred years of oppression, could possibly cast off his fear and corruption and rise to the task. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had that letter in his pocket when he cast his vote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

It took forever just to get a cast, and by the time we got home we were all exhausted. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

The golden hour of the setting sun cast Audrey’s skin in bronze. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Or dolls for that matter. In fact—” Mrs. Richardson cast her mind back. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I hope he’s watching the Capitol broadcast now, so he can see that Peeta has cast him off as well. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

He cast about for some means to defend himself, for he had determined they would not take him easily. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

But a larger part clung to the security of the familiar, as a sailor cast adrift might cling fast to any rock, no matter how small or barren. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

The soldiers cast away grass mats, pottery, and beads. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The casting assistant with blonde ringlet hair and a hoarse voice gets up from the desk and walks over to us. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

And even if I could, how could I kill something that had already been destroyed—chopped to pieces and cast into eternal darkness? The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

She cast about the parlor for two free chairs. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Then my arm cast came off and I could use my crutches. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

First and foremost, Burnham knew, the fair had to be finished, but in the meantime lures had to be cast to encourage people to shed their fears of financial ruin and come to Chicago. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

He cast an uneasy look out of the window. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ash looked at Gwen and at the revelers dancing around the bonfire, and the flickering flames cast all their faces in gold. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

We cast lines out again and again hoping to reel something in, anything to sustain us, but she never bit. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

The naked lights cast his shadow massively on the movie theater’s walls. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

They all grin at one another, all except for Düwer, who casts his eyes down, and stares at his hands folded in his lap. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Mom had made spaghetti and meat sauce—perhaps the least Persian food ever, though she did add a bit of turmeric to the sauce, which gave a slight orange cast to the oil in it. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Commentators always have a familiar cast of characters to which they can point to explain any rally or any decline. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

A bare minimum of bulbs lit the space, casting long shadows and making the alcoves seem like portals to undisclosed hells. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Even when this cast gathers to listen to Volpe’s notes, I am always struck by how naturally they compose a picture you would want to look at. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

He wore a cast for a long time. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone looked innocent, eyes cast down, lips fighting laughter. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

He casts nervous glances upward at the additional chairs and the round iron cages suspended by nothing but fraying ribbon. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I explained our unwillingness to cast aside the SACP, and reiterated that we were not under its control. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Piper knelt next to her and examined the Bubble Wrap cast. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The fluorescent light flickered over Mrs Boland’s thin, attentive face, and cast tall shadows up the walls. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

He stood up and cast open his long black cloak, and behold! he was clad in mail beneath, and girt with a long sword, great-hilted in a sheath of black and silver. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The night riders were on patrol, he explained, casting agent and passenger into dangerous waters. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Falstaff will never be decorous: and he is cast off. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

If I tell I will be cast out forever. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The bristles cast a powder in the air and I closed my eyes. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Subsequently they each tried two more casts from a kneeling position, and both hauled in trout. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am willing to be her accuser. Let them cast her out.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I smell a thief!” he shouts, casting around him, knocking over a tankard of dark brown beer, his warty nose sniffing the air. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

At the table, she noticed two aging men casting anxious glances at her. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Previously a golden fountain had filled the center of the hall, casting shimmering spots of light over the polished wooden floor and walls. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He walks forward and takes a seat in the front row to talk to the cast, which is gathered at the edge of the stage. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

The dim light from the cabin window cast long equal shadows from man and posts. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was one of the long-cherished dreams of Afrikaner nationalism, to cast off ties to the country they had fought against in the Anglo- Boer War. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had a deep-sea fishing rod in his hands, and when he cast it the line went way out—like halfway across Long Island Sound. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

To this end, the very first spell the novice illusionist must learn is the extremely simple spell that casts aside illusions set forth by others. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

You won’t have anything else here.” and having delivered her defiance all on one breath, Meg cast away her pinafore and precipitately left the field to bemoan herself in her own room. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Magpie cast him a final contemptuous glance and took hold of Meggie's arm, luckily not the one with Fenoglio's precious words inside its sleeve. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Now that it was dusk outside, the store had turned on the hanging lights, and thanks to them and the pink wallpaper, everything was cast with a pink-gold glow. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

It was not until five o’clock that afternoon that she was able to assemble her cast in the nursery. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I did not go into that voting station alone on April 27; I was casting my vote with all of them. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I am going to be cast in any plays, one-acts, improv scenes, or staged readings, if I have to play any of the following, I will not "act like a black girl." Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

He was too scared to do well in his audition, then “cried like a baby” when he wasn’t cast. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

It ain’t right for this place to suck the strength of their youth, then cast them off like dry husks to the wind. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

I look on as Zero waits another few minutes before casting a new bet. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I look down toward my legs, one out of the cast and one still in the cast. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

They stake everything on that moment, posing for photographs while planting the flag, casting themselves in bronze. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s just fallen asleep after being in the cast for so long. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Madame Maxime cast everyone else into shadow wherever she stood, and the photographer couldn’t stand far enough back to get her into the frame; eventually she had to sit while everyone else stood around her. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Still the parachute-rockets shoot up and cast their pitiless light over the stony landscape, which is full of craters and frozen lights like a moon. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her eyes cast a stern, desperate communiqué to her children. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He heard her crying, and cast about wildly to left and right, looking for her. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

A furious chattering came from the bag, and the boy cast it a terrified glance. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Many of the fairies cast their weapons aside and soared straight at the imps, catching them in vicious embraces and kissing them on the mouth. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Now we begin to play, looking at our hands, casting tiles, picking up others at an easy, comfortable pace. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She scrubbed the blood from my cast as best she could, but a dark pink stain remained. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

He meant it as a kindness, for how could he know that God had judged me before I was born and had cast me out before I took my first breath? Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She held it before her like a waiter carrying a tray, lighting the path and casting our twin shadows across the trees. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The lantern hanging from the low-slung ceiling of our cabin swings wildly, casting wavering shadows that rise and flow just as uneasily as the waves. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The shade of the pole lamp was askew and cast a crazy irregular light over the room. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Farther off, the shinier Luna Park cast its orange haze into the dark sky. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

I said nothing for a long time, only looked at the shadows the lamp cast on the ceiling. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Many pairs of eyes that dart about and then are quickly cast downward when guards pass. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

The lamp on Dr. Roland’s desk cast a warm, buttery circle of light and, after turning the radio on low to the classical station in Boston, I settled on the couch with my French grammar. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Amari did not know the language of her captors, but she could tell they cursed as nets were cast overboard for the escaped slaves. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He kept the hood of the cloak pulled forward, and it cast his face in shadow. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Not so good. I have to be in a body cast for another four months.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

The light cast by the farol revealed the wild, frightened eyes of Chavez. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes, almost hidden in the shadow cast by the brim of his bowler hat, are fixed on the space in the center of the circle that the illusionist occupied only moments before. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The little bronze faun cast a shadow across the dry fountain. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The mullah chose an ayat and recited it, casting the other fellow nasty glances. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“You going to sketch me in my casts?” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

We understand this cube to cast a shadow, which we usually draw as two squares with their vertices connected. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then among the greater casts there fell another hail, less ruinous but more horrible. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

"Now, my dearest court, cast your coins before I reveal the favorite. Let us see if we've picked the same Belle. May you always find beauty." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The sun was now shining warm and bright, and the towers and tall houses cast long clear-cut shadows westward. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

By examining the moving shadow cast by a vertical stick he determined accurately the length of the year and the seasons. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The agent stopped, casting about, trying to measure his progress. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gum Baby peered up at me, then cast her eyes down quickly. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He watched the girl cast one final wary look over her shoulder as she reached the doorway; then she disappeared into the building’s shadows. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Ida keeps casting furtive glances in the vicinity of Bill and his shotgun. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

"Since we are listing our cast of characters,” he said, "my name is Luke Sanderson.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

The plaster casts of arms and legs glimmer whitely, like broken statues in a ruin. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes were cast downward and his face was a bright pink. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The election result seemed to cast doubt on Mr. de Klerk’s policy of reform and negotiations. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Calm yourself, Michel,” said M. Bouc, “and cast your mind back to the moment when you ran to answer Mrs. Hubbard’s bell. Did you meet anyone at all in the corridor?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was Carlos, and the other man, to go by the cast on his arm, was Jorge. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

What my father wanted to cast from me wasn’t a demon: it was me. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

"You do? You feel no inner turmoil, no need to cast out the offending eye?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

And yet, like it was a magical spell she had cast on him, Peach nodded his skinny, pointy head and said yes. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

On the fifth day after the storm, I began to scour the island to find out what had been cast up. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The amber color was denser, and like a photographic filter it emphasized some colors and held back others, giving a slightly different cast to the landscape. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Here and there fumaroles cast a heavy yellowish fog over the ground, low and creeping. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

The veil on the other lamp cast a pattern of moons and stars onto the ceiling. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Tess hears it, though, and casts me a quick, concerned glance. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Susan B. Anthony casts her first vote to test whether the Fourteenth Amendment would be interpreted broadly to guarantee the right to vote. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

The moon was full that night, casting a clear white light over the field and the line of the Wood in the distance. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Countenance cast down — yet defying Answer — he whispered: “I have never even dwellt inside myself.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

At least my cast is fresh and clean. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

“It’s like you’ve cast this spell on him. Around you...I don’t know...he’s okay again. The guy’s been bloody ferocious for a very long time.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Chucha always had a voodoo job going, some spell she was casting or spirit she was courting or enemy she was punishing. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

The silver moon cast a frosted glow upon the rough stone wall and guardian lion statues. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

She was charged with violating section 19 of the Enforcement Act of 1870, which made it illegal for someone to willfully cast an illegal ballot. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Although she was tried later that year, the judges found that there was insufficient evidence to convict her, but enough to cast doubt. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

The flashlights snapped on behind them, casting their shadows onto the wall. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

His black curls flopped into his eyes, and his other arm sported a purple cast. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

White men in the crispest, slickest suits—black and navy and tweed, some with loosened ties and coats unbuttoned or cast aside over chairs. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the most part fled eastward as they could; and some cast their weapons down and sued for mercy. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

And so he cast back to the sharp picture in his head and knew that the eyes were smiling too. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She smiles and her new dentures are still in, the ones Dr. Simon cast for her when her teeth started eroding from the stomach acid. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The moon was three-quarters full and cast a silvery sheen when the red faded. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He solemnly raised his right arm, cast and all. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

In May 1664, Hooke was a candidate for the post of professor of geometry at Gresham College, but lost out on the casting vote of the Lord Mayor. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Bobby’s recollection of a homogenous cast of “old men” was probably skewed by his child’s perspective at the time. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, in case she became a famous writer, Lynn practiced writing little stories in her diary: Once upon a time a funny witch cast a spell on all the world’s creatures. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

But the arrest had taken on an entirely different cast by the time they were brought to Camp Greyhound. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

When all this had been accomplished, Mr Tibbs stood near the centre of the Ballroom casting his expert butler’s eye over the scene. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

At any moment, Rex Rollins the casting director could call, so I’m clutching my dying Nokia in one hand and, no doubt about it, that lucky rabbit foot in the other. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Holly, bearing it as well as he could, growled and scuffled, and Silver cast about for something to occupy his attention. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the light cast from the living room, he glimpses black mesh underwear and a matching bra. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

They wanted to go back, and the rest of the cast wanted to get there for the first time. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

The king gave a small, sad smile, the lantern in his hand casting a dark shadow on his face. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I started casting a white bucktail and in no time jumped a baby tarpon that wasn’t even ten pounds. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“There’s supposed to be one in the middle of the White Island,” said Nina, ignoring the warning look the Fjerdan cast her. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I guessed that I was no longer in the cast. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Thence it turned, smiting the Vale of Anduin with hail and lightning, and casting its shadow upon Minas Tirith with threat of war. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

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

And because I knew of no way to grapple with this thing, I felt doubly cast out. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Foot-high words had been daubed on the wall between two windows, shimmering in the light cast by the flaming torches. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

But on this expedition he had been cast in the role of invincible guide, there to look after me and the other clients; we had been specifically indoctrinated not to question our guides’ judgment. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

The Dunmore, rigged and coursed with smoke like some spirit vessel, cast volleys of flame through its entanglements of cloud, and all its gray was incarnadined with fire. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

But such moments were tempered by the long penumbra cast by Everest, which seemed to recede little with the passage of time. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

The few orb lanterns that lined the bridge were still lit, and the Gold orbs that the marchers carried cast just enough light for him to see where he was climbing. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

All the guys in the cast wear White Sox uniforms, complete with cleats and high socks pulled up over their tight pants. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

He cast a look of furious frustration at the closed door and scowled bitterly at Donovan. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

The server was caught and she may have ratted out Stu, at least enough to cast some suspicion on him, thus accounting for his pissy behavior. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Goddard was in his head—even deeper; in his soul—and Rowan didn’t know how to cast him out. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Flashbulbs going off in his face during the interview cast his skin in various shadows. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

They began to murmur among themselves, casting curious eyes her way and whispering behind their hands. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I laugh, and it’s laughter, not light, that casts out the darkness building within me, that reminds me I am still alive, even in this strange place where everything I’ve ever known is coming apart. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

At a rehearsal, as another opening night draws near, he tells his cast, “You have become so good that every mistake you make has a spotlight on it.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

It appeared to be a bundle of bed linens that had been cast out of an upper window, but then I saw a leg and an arm. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jinny cast her glance in every direction and couldn’t find him. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Even better, Emma was there waiting for me, sitting on the edge of the mound casting stones into the bog. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

As her eyes adjusted to the light, Amari cast her eyes for the first time upon the ocean. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The following day, Celaena approached the glass throne, casting a wary glance about the council chamber. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Small lamps sprinkled around the room cast cozy circles of light. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Joe cast them sidelong glances but kept walking, leaning against the rain. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Beloved had a book laid out in his lap, a circle of brightness cast on it from his reading light. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Gilt-lanterns hang out of windows, casting an aurous glow over all the buildings. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The woman had cast a spell on him. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The gaslights cast flickering shadows over the shroud, as though something was moving under there. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

When Mom cast an eye on my soggy Buster Browns, she said, “I swear, Sonny, if your head gets any emptier, it’s going to float off your head like a balloon.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

As she finished casting her spell, a giant stone wall appeared, completely covering the chamber’s only exit. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

When she found that the theosophy she had developed for communication with a dead husband was not necessary, she cast about for some new unhappiness. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The sun had not risen above the horizon, but it cast a bright glow into the heavens, promising a fair day. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

One image of Phil fades into another—the ambient light in the shots shifts and casts shadows across his brow, his cheekbones, his lips. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

He turned the rack this way and that until he was satisfied with the angle of the bright light it cast. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Going to Nebraska would also mean extending their time with Volpe by one week, a prospect the cast relishes. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Ma cast her eyes on nothing in particular and blew on her coffee. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

Our lunch table was like a long-running play on Broadway: The cast changed over the years, but the roles never did. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

The brim of his hat cast his face in shadow. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

They cannot eat again until the pellet is cast. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

If divorce had presented itself as the dastardly antithesis of all this, it could easily have been cast onto the other pan of the scales, along with betrayal, illness, thieving, assault and mendacity. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Mother had cast her aside; I hoped I could reclaim her. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

It was the same pulpit where over twenty years earlier I had spoken to the congregation about casting and catching stones. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He spat some R.C. into an empty, open locker, casting an acrimonious glance at Art. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She cast about in the fog until she caught its hazy glow no more than a hundred yards away. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The neon advertisements cast an orange glow on the faces of the crowd. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Instinct had prompted her to put away her husband’s bounty in casting off her allegiance. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nevertheless, the girl hurried along, her sandals tapping and echoing, the golden light of the bauble casting its rays through shadows that hung like cobwebs. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

As soon as I climbed out of the DeLorean I cast a Shrink spell on it, instantly reducing it to the size of a Matchbox car. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Do you have information that there’s an android in the cast? I’d be glad to help you, and if I were an android would I be glad to help you?” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

I'm met by a gaggle of cast and crew in various stages of costume, and for once they are quiet, working away on each other's makeup. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

“And if someone tries to cast a spell on me, the force of my ancestral spirits will cast it right back.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rain slanted in the lights, which were angled to cast long, dramatic shadows. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I wish I could enjoy the luxury of self-pity and cast myself as a kind of‘invisible man.’ Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lowered his voice, casting a nervous glance at the door. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He stood before Snape with his robes whipping around him, and his face was illuminated from below in the light cast by his wand. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Most of the cast and crew were already assembled. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

She cast a glance at the prison guard standing by the archway. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

They were on pipes that came out of the cast. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

A thud told him that Ron had been cast down beside him. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Many times I grew weary of the secret burden I carried and longed to cast it down, either in action or in resignation. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

And when he could labour no more, he cast his cloak about him, and slipped out of the City, and went to his tent just ere dawn and slept for a little. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

But perhaps the best explanation of why Bobby cast aside all financial offers came from Bobby himself: “People are trying to exploit me. Nobody is going to make a nickel off of me!” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

His dark eyelashes were long and feathery, casting shadows on his cheeks. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Blue light from the screens makes her cheekbones and forehead brighter but casts shadows in her eye sockets. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was through a clue from one of the scribblings that finally I cast a bait that Malcolm X took. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Raging, she cast me into the lowest dungeon,” Gwydion said. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Mary Anne raised her eyes imperiously and cast a withering glance at her younger brother who returned it in full. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then it was taken out to sea and cast into the water. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whether it will pick up the saved or cast out the lost is unclear yet to Pupo, who picks up his empty glass and, for comfort, tinkles the ice. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Light through the open transom fell on the ceiling fan, casting distorted shadows of the four motionless blades against the opposite wall. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though very narrow, they cast an even greater stench than the main thoroughfare. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Little Jeanne cast a look of hatred so pure and deep at Charles that I don’t think he’s forgotten it to this day. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

I cast about for other ideas, but none came. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

His legs, still in their big white casts, looked like two albino elephant legs. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Oliver had lived to see the prisoners released and the exiles return, but he had not lived to cast his vote in a free and democratic South Africa. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“On the count of three, we will cast our first spells. Neither of us will be aiming to kill, of course.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

I ended up casting Victoria as Renfield, but the invitation had nothing to do with it, promise. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I nod, and after some gentle wiggling, the cast slides right off. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“None that would own me, sir. Mr. Reed is dead, and his wife cast me off.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

And if His love was so great, and if He loved all His children, why were we, the blacks, cast down so far? The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

Jacob nodded, and cast his eyes at his daemon. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Crimson sill-lanterns sit in each window and cast their bloody light over the courtyard. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

She is in the room of dining, casting a fishing rod. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

For a moment, I thought he might be casting another spell, but no power stopped me, so I called to Tonantzin. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

But as he looked down, casting around for shadows, he saw the glare begin to swing sideways in a gust of wind. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The building cast a warm yellow glow on the snow, a glow that sent fingers of light into the dark classrooms of King. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

The casting process meant that no two metal letters were ever precisely the same, even before wear and tear. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

It is a vicious thing, and a cursed thing, surely to be cast away by gods and men alike. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I have no answer to that, but still I cast my voice out into the void, hoping to reach something beyond distance and deeper than the depths of my own soul. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The Prince of Dragonflies loved Jenny of Oldstones so much he cast aside a crown, and Westeros paid the bride price in corpses. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Chandresh asks when Marco reaches the suite that comprises the entire fifth story, each room lit by a multitude of Moroccan lanterns that cast fractured shadows over the opulent furniture. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The bags packed, I cast my eyes about the crowded kitchen, dimly lit by a flickering, half-burnt candle. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

It takes what feels like a lifetime to get the rucksack straps off my arms and finally be able to cast the knife and the whole mess aside. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

It is also the day I am seeing Dr. Friendlich and I am hoping he will finally remove my cast, but I am scared too. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

While everybody was running from the house, I cast around in a frenzy trying to think what to save. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He cast himself on the ground and fell at once into sleep, for he had not slept since their night under the shadow of Tol Brandir. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Next, one of the inspectors for the Eighth Ward testified that Susan B. Anthony had cast a ballot. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Several travelers cast a curious eye toward us, and Sumac flapped his wings and squawked in warning. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

The idea appealed to me so strongly I had to cast it off by force. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

If only he could see the boy again, sit and talk with him . . . pain shot through his broken leg, beneath the filthy grey plaster of his cast. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Seeing Otto thrash made it hard to breathe, so I cast off the stranger’s hand and put my head between my knees. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

A small fire crackled, casting long shadows across the towering form of Miss Miss. The sculpture seemed alive. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

‘It is not a thing, I guess, that Saruman would have chosen to cast away.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She cast an apologetic glance at the darkness beneath them, whispered, “I’m sorry, whatever you are, that I can’t help you,” and then turned around and followed Two Step to a nearby squad of dactyls. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

With Maddie as the lead, maybe most of the rest of the cast could be silk feathered hats too. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

And their mom has the nerve to say, “Are you looking for twins for the play?” and the young woman says, “Oh, I don’t know, I’m just an assistant in the casting office.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

She put him in a reed basket and cast him away in a river. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Men cast from the saddle lay grovelling on the ground. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The sun cast golden rays lazily upon the quieting city from its low point in the sky. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

My mind fluttered like the moths that veiled the street lamp which cast shadows upon the bank of grass below me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I look down my cast, trying to see everything that Chicho has painted, but since I can’t sit up, it’s hard for me to take it all in. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

He got in and cast off, letting the tide take him out and away from the island, using the oars just enough to keep himself square to the swells. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

In the midst of it there stood a single stone, standing tall under the sun above, and at this hour casting no shadow. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

How he had come to her cast away, starving, in need of everything, and how she had given herself and her kingdom to him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because he seemed cast from bronze, not born like a mortal man. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Made of cast iron, the plowshare was shaped like a V, with the blade carving into the ground and the two arms arcing away like gull wings. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Over the field he drove them, pressing the plow down firmly and casting the dragon’s teeth into the furrows. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Briony had not even been cast as Arabella’s mother, and now was surely the time to sidle from the room and tumble into facedown darkness on the bed. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

In the late afternoon sun, tall trees growing along the bank cast long shadows over the starting stalls and the boats, but the heat had not abated appreciably. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

She gazed out the school window at the changing clouds, casting a flurry of words toward Omer's side of the city. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“But be careful, it’s been in a cast for a long time.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

The others cast themselves down upon the fragrant grass, but Frodo stood awhile still lost in wonder. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

My gown is spoilt and never again will I walk through the streets with my eyes cast down. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

The curtains on the street side of the house are closed, and the living room is cast in a reddish hue that seems to suit the heat and the smell. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next dawn, Willis was at the dock with him, loading in a jug, some cheese sandwiches, and some corn muffins, then casting him loose, waving him out into the incoming tide. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

They stick out of the cast, my ten toes. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Then they were counting down and casting off. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

While the rate declined in the 1990s as the shadows cast by the Vietnam War began to recede, it has picked up again as a result of the military conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Celia considers the twins for a moment, while Widget tries to figure out where the popcorn bag has gone and Poppet casts thoughtful glances up at the sky. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I wasn't paying attention to anything else—just trying to set the tableaux—and when Javi finally shuffled into position, the whole moon glowed behind him, casting a pale corona around his head. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

There are just so many humans, as if huge Russian factories cast new men every minute. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The burning gods cast a pretty light, wreathed in their robes of shifting flame, red and orange and yellow. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Both boys climbed the huge outcropping of rock and settled at the top to prepare their fishing gear and cast their lines for salmon. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

He cast not a glance in their direction. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I thought I would be so happy when my body cast was off, but instead I feel like a turtle that’s lost half of her shell. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

This year I couldn’t afford to buy Ma anything for Mother’s Day, so I wrote her into the story as a sorceress who doesn’t age and casts peace spells. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

The darkening gray sky cast everything in a moody, deep blue, but not the fence. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Robert was a tall man and as he advanced he cast an even bigger shadow. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d taken off her makeshift cast, but now she regretted it. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He was slowing and lifting his head to cast left and right. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

In the fifth week their provisions ran out, and it was decided they would cast lots. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Silently the lady made her way to her glowing upper chamber, there to weep for her dear lord, Odysseus, until grey-eyed Athena cast sweet sleep upon her eyes. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the late 1940s, a new kind of conflict cast a chill over Europe and, eventually, the entire world: the Cold War. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

In the last rays of the sun the Riders cast long pointed shadows that went on before them. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The hanging globe lights, which lined the edge where the ceiling met the wall, cast a heavenly glow over his room, but Moss needed more. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The lanterns swinging from the carriage ceiling cast a bright light over the scene: Harry could read every word of Crabbe’s comic directly below him. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The electric lights cast them in alternating pools of glare and shadow. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The leaves of the trees cast shadows on his face, the sun sent white-hot needles down through the branches, and his forehead felt feverish. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The bronze chandeliers’ gas jets produced a softly palpitating glow, casting pools of light across the polished oak floor. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Rays of sun dance through the valley, painting light on the plains even as the floating isles cast patches of shadows; flocks of white birds cry out in formation below us. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

In John Jones’s day, before blacks could vote, they had cast their lot with Republicans, their best hope for freedom. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

While Howard gathered up the old shoes to have them cast into silver ashtrays to give to reporters, Smith got a farrier to design special new turn-gripping shoes. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the waitress departs, Celia casts a long look around the room, scanning the crowd as though she is looking for someone but not finding a point to focus on. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

But when it came time to walk up and cast their votes, fifty-one stones went in the bowl with Leah’s bow-and-arrow by it. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The attention flummoxed state officials, who were still struggling to cast North Carolina as “different” from the Deep South. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

The back porch light is on, casting a white halo around her entire body. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

She casts a dark look across the room where the Duchess’s girls are calling out to the table of roustabouts. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Earnestly and expertly, he cast himself not as an outsider but rather as a literal embodiment of the American story. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Like an ancestor volume of Machiavelli’s The Prince, De Ora- tore is a treatise on statecraft that casts light on the idea of the state. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

I felt sorry for Travis, the youngest and most tender of the bunch, who ate alone and cast piteous, moony looks at Lula. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The barbecue men had been cooking the hogs since midnight, casting a spell property-wide. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“Couldn’t you see who was casting it? Didn’t you see anyone? And it led you to the sword! I can’t believe this! Then what happened?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He walked to a nearby dark shadow that was cast from the brightening horizon. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

A knight stands in the road, his shoulders rising and falling, his sword in its scabbard casting a serpentine shadow on the ground. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

The whole cast felt as if they were in a dream. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Their caps had only one spike each, and their faces showed so little they might have been cast of bronze as well. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Heidi walks up to the casting assistant and exchanges some words, her head shaking a lot and hands planted firmly on her hips. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I cast one last glance up at Art3mis, then threw open the door and ran out. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I imagined broken legs strung up, arms in casts, lots of bandages. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The radio hums to life; its dim amber light casts an eerie glow in the darkness. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Can’t you just cast a spell and make the poison ivy go away?” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

He kept his head down and cast furtive glances from side to side, but by then the streets were mostly empty in the rust-colored light. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

They seemed as scared as Harry, whose heart was now throwing itself against his ribs as though determined to escape the body he was about to cast aside. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Together we resembled the cast of a dopey situation comedy, something called Grin and Bear It, or Hello, Dolly. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

After I’m done, she and Papi and Izzie eat breakfast in the dining room while I eat from a tray that sits on top of my cast. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

The sun went down, casting red gleams across the water. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just when he had begun to feel that he was becoming part of something larger than himself, he was cast out again. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

If a product or enterprise doesn’t constantly reinvent itself, it is superseded, cast aside, abandoned without sentiment in favor of something bigger, newer, and, alas, nearly always uglier. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

I cast about wildly for a clue to tell me what this was, but I could find nothing. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Looking back on it, she supposed it was all those years of people attempting to claim her, choose her, of feeling an invisible net cast around her, that had led her to this proposal. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

There were no bloody bandages, no limbs wrapped in casts, no bowls brimming with reddish liquid. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

In the dim candlelight, her body, crouched like that of an animal cowering in fear, cast an oblong, eerie shadow on the flaking whitewashed wall. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Standing beneath the prominently displayed no smoking sign, I distributed the cans and cast my cigarettes upon the table, encouraging my students to go at it. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

She took out a marker and wrote her name on one of my casts. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

She didn’t speak at first and instead cast a powerful gaze over the audience, taking in every face she could. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

We volunteered to create the logo for the cast and crew T-shirts, too. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

If there were a tiny light at the north pole of the ball, any figures that are marked on the ball would cast shadows on the plane below. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

I noticed that he did abide by certain rules, which he seemed to cast in the form of Commandments. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s a monologue, not short, so for Zach to blow it would get the play off to a very poor start, and probably also spook the rest of the cast. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

He set his eyes on some distant goal, bowed his wings, and flew southward as silently as the shadow he cast. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It spilled into the dirt floor, and the dirt collected around his leg, almost like a cast. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I go through the same routine all over again with Hank—casting, wait a week. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Women there, many of them, would cast their eyes on it. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

We had fallen asleep with both twin beds pushed together—Cecile, Vonetta with her cast, Fern, and I. Somewhere in the shifting to get a better sleeping position I felt my mother’s absence. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

With my Iranian passport handy, I was allowed to cast a vote in a country I hadn’t lived in since I was two years old. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Nevertheless, Zeus cast us away and relied on those fumbling Cyclopes. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

It was two weeks before they took the cast off. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The marketplace was a cobblestone square about half a block wide surrounded by little shops, all cast aglow with torches. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“We deal with all the topics that out in the real world make people uncomfortable,” Courtney Meyer, a member of the Good Boys cast, tells me one day. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Kin long dead washed up and cast fey sidewise looks upon him. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

The grey evening light cast queer shadows on the floor. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

She threw off her cloak, cast it aside, and sat down, staring at her white and trembling hands clasped in her lap. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

They cast themselves down in the heather a few yards from the road-side, and fell asleep immediately. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The soft yellow glow cast by the wall sconces seemed impossibly luxurious. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

The producer, who wanted to keep Nichols in the cast, refused her resignation, asking her to take the weekend to mull it over. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

But his efforts would link his name forever with the issue of nuclear proliferation and cast a shadow over his scientific legacy. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Had one of the Cursed Toads cast a freezing spell? Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

To learn anything more about the quarter, I would have to cast a series of high-level divination spells on it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The forest had turned to deep pine, the tall evergreens casting thin shadows from the moonlight. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wincing, he cast about, searching the muddy roadway for the fragment of tapestry. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Opposite p., left: When the sun is not directly overhead, shadows of equal length are cast. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a small earthen pot on the table, the bouquet of yellow loosestrife, purple coneflowers, and lacy ferns cast a shadow against the wall in the dimming light. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

So bright was it that the figure of the Elven-lady cast a dim shadow on the ground. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The air through which they needed to move seemed to have become solid: They could not Disapparate; the Death Eaters had cast their charms well. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Second, the improbably symmetrical ending to the dialogue casts an irresistibly dramatic spell over the entire story and the way to tell it. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

She would have been exorcised to cast out the evil spirit, and if after many trials that did not work, she would have been burned as a witch for the good of the community. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Lamps with stained-glass shades cast a warm glow quite unlike the light in the rest of the house. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

But the glorious golden peach was casting a warm glow. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

And with a bow, the goldfish man walked away; his bowls of goldfish cast pieces of rainbows in the air, making him sparkle in the sun. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

With three legs wrapped in plaster casts, he wouldn’t be able to work on Dog Squad for at least a month. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Low-key lighting casts intriguing shadows in the hall, and my filmic version of Phil turns to look at me, his twinkling green eyes catching mine. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

The next thing upon which Mrs. Dodson cast her evil eye was comic books. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

The old guy with the leg cast said something in Urdu. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The naked light- bulbs that hung irregularly from the stained ceiling cast a weak yellow light upon the warped floorboards. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Blakeslee,” she said, her eyes cast down, “I don’t want an annulment. If I weren’t married to you, I still wouldn’t marry him.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The light of the screen casts across her face, but I can't read her expression. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Tremaine notices my movement, but even though he casts me a brief, sidelong glance, he doesn’t comment on it. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I got to sit up in a wheelchair, and the leg felt all right in spite of the cast. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Early archaeologists had poured plaster into the holes and made these casts - creepy replicas of Ancient Romans. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

It was understandable, though poor form, that this young woman should be covering for her friend by casting suspicion on an innocent boy. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Princess Nehemia cast a worried glance in Celaena’s direction, but the assassin waved at her to resume her lesson with the Crown Prince. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The next morning, he posts the casting choices on the wall outside his classroom. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Harry strode off through the heather, walking in a large circle with the distraught Hermione at its center, casting the spells she usually performed to ensure their protection. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

It’s a little creepy to see the cast start to move. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Not only is the cast getting moldy from my sweat, but it’s beginning to cut into my flesh and leave ugly welts on my skin. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

I cast about through the trails of my memory like a hunting dog trying to pick up a lost scent. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

From down six sets of halls, I can hear the mean Starbucks-dumping casting assistant shouting for the next fifty children to line up. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Hornet cast a careful glance up and down the alley while Prosper made sure no one was watching them from the surrounding windows. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Tiny gathers the cast and crew around him. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

The sunlight at this hour cast everything in streaking bronze, making it all picture worthy. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

There wasn’t any real shortage of time, since Aunt Loma and everybody in the cast had gone home for early supper. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Popular guys with nice cars who had no viral iconography casting a shadow over them and would never bring up Chuck E. Cheese’s in her presence sat there rapt. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

The plan was to cast Carrie as an imbecile as well: she was reported to be devolving into a strange dimwit, given to “hallucinations and outbreaks of temper,” impulsive, psychotic, and sexually promiscuous. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Caleb squeezes my hand one last time, and as he walks away, casts a long look at me over his shoulder. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

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

Harry saw little disturbances in the surrounding air: It was as if Hermione had cast a heat haze upon their clearing. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

It cast ink-black shadows across the brilliant snow. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

The earth goddess’s dreams were so powerful, they cast shadows across the cave walls—ghastly shifting images of Nazi armies raging across Europe, Japanese planes destroying American cities. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

As described in chapter 4, many people labeled criminals describe an existential angst associated with their pariah status, an angst that casts a shadow over every aspect of their identity and social experience. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Strolling down Main Street, we moved through long blue shadows cast from the two-story buildings that ran the length of the street. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the firelight, the thrones cast evil-looking shadows, like grasping hands. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Lester’s spotlight blazed from the top of a small, flat rock, but cast only a small arc over the ledge of the quarry, out into the water. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

The cast mate who became her longtime high school boyfriend was not Bobby Ryan, but Wayne Miletto, who in Good Boys plays the part of the football coach. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

And these differ from each other, sometimes dramatically, reflecting the authors’ biases and ignorance, and their informants’ manipulation of history to cast a flattering light on their family lines. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

The woman’s butterfly dæmon rose into the air, casting about to left and right, and fluttered down to whisper something, at which Adèle Starminster said, “Come to the window seat.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

The cast members are dressed, milling about onstage, looking out into the vastness of the 2,200-seat theater. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Lore, who was still sitting at the table with Ash, said, “There are many who would cast themselves as the huntress’s lover.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The daemon seemed suspicious, and cast around as if she’d sensed an intruder, but didn’t make for the wardrobe, to Lyra’s intense relief. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Victor, the pigeon most; He cast a quick glance at the girl and checked that she was absorbed in her book. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps it’s the iron gray of the afternoon sky overhead, casting gloom as it always does this time of year, but today the two of them look especially worn down and tired. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I figured it was because I knew he would have a good comeback, or maybe it was because he wasn’t a regular in the cast of misfits who hung out at Fang’s. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Nobody ever stepped outside the hut without casting a quick look seaward. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

He loved playing rough; I couldn’t imagine my casting him off was enough to anger him. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

A return to clay and plaster followed, and ghostly casts of her acquaintances haunted corners of the house, or tumbled off closet shelves onto people’s heads. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Scrubby trees dotted the lawn, casting dappled shadows over the benches scattered around. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

The penalties for violating security regulations covering information judged to be sensitive had a distinctly militaristic cast, with fines of up to $300,000 and jail terms as long as thirty years for “willful” disclosures. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He pushed open the door, holding his wand high to cast light as widely as possible. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The rain drummed on the high windows, and the floodlights, shining through the glass, cast a pattern on the walls as if dark rivulets of water were streaming down them from ceiling to floor. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Sarota looks like she’s going to have a heart attack when she sees my body in the cast, the plaster reaching all the way to my chest so I can’t even sit up. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

When the moon is full, which it is tonight, it is directly opposite the sun, so the shadow it casts will give me the correct time. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Throwing a cast net was the customary method of capture. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

This square was better lit than the rest of the village, with four lanterns casting menacing shadows on the paving stones. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

That feels like getting cast in a role without auditioning for it. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Opening night includes not one poor performance by any of the six cast members. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

He cast about, snapping his fingers, while Judy and Tracy looked on in interest. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

In a state of euphoria, with a hunger for more and more, die council of founders cast its eye toward a future that would certainly include trade from cross-river towns. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The men uncovered their heads and stepped back from the door, and the women gathered their shawls about their faces and cast down their eyes. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Until sundown and the blood-orange winter light of the dying day cast long shadows. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

During lunch the clouds started to advance, slinking across the blue sky, darting in front of the sun momentarily, casting long shadows across the beach, and blackening the waves. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Our Mother Mary will not be cast down and bound up,” said August. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sky pales, casting the jagged peaks of the mountains around me in shadow. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He swallowed and cast a quick look around the garden. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“It’s the children,” said Mrs. Parsons, casting a half- apprehensive glance at the door. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Duke himself was sitting in a very cushy, very regal dog bed—his right front leg wrapped in a plaster cast. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I turn in a circle, staring around at the fortune of librex cast in a magical haze. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

It illuminates her face but casts shadows in her eyes. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The two brutal casts, always inseparable in my mind from the official proceedings, seemed to be congestively considering whether they didn’t smell fire at the present moment. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

I knew her freshly baked cornbread would soon be casting its spell as well. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The whole local cast of characters was present. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

He weaves slightly on bowed legs, casting an uneven light from the swinging lantern. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The effect is similar to the blue cast of the light reflected by fine smoke particles. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even without the cast, Bobbie and Clay still have to carry me in the stretcher. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Wonder if she’ll be joining the cast of my nightmares tonight. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Using a big pair of scissors, he cuts the cast. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Many of the Orcs cast themselves on their faces and covered their ears with their claws. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“Pip,” said Estella, casting her glance over the room, “don’t be foolish about its effect on you. It may have its effect on others, and may be meant to have. It’s not worth discussing.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

I have to stay on my diet so I won’t burst out of my cast. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Once I’d placed the quarter in my inventory, I hadn’t been able to remove it, so I’d never been able to have any divination or identification spells cast on it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The Lord loved the poor and hated those cast high in the world. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The clerk cast a knowing glance at the arresting officer. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

We’ll have to lift the cast at exactly the same time so it doesn’t break apart. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

She casts her eye on DuShawn Carter, who conveniently is seated to her right and even more conveniently is African-American. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

Her eyes cast over the streaks of black in the sky. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“How do you cast on yarn ?” The girl pantomimed her method with her large hands. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

An invisible wall was building slowly between me and the people with whom I had cast my lot. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he speaks, I notice the sunlight turning more orange than yellow, and casting darker shadows over his face. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I often at night roused my father from his slumbers to pray for me,” she wrote, “lest I should be cast into the bottomless pit.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Hulking towers rose up, cast- ing jagged shadows, their human-made shapes obvious against the plain of treetops rippling in the wind. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Its pale light cast the shadows of the tall triangular merlons across the frozen ground, a line of sharp black teeth. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It was something the teachers seemed to appreciate when casting pilgrims and Native Americans in the school Thanksgiving plays, but it came in a lot less handy when we were trying to make friends. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

A band struck up a martial tune, the lines were cast off, and the Manhattan began to back slowly out into the Hudson. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“To be honest,” I start again, “I lied. I—I got on the bus and got a message from the casting people, and they wanted me to come back and sing for them. Today.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Other clouds cast broad shadows across the valley. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, Anthony’s father did not vote in a presidential election until 1860, when he cast a ballot for Abraham Lincoln after concluding that slavery could only be abolished by force. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

They cried unto the Lord forever, and lifted up their eyes forever, they were cast down forever, and He lifted them up forever. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Meera cast her net, the tangles unfolding in the air before her. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It cast a dark pall over his optimism. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The seer was a specialist in the casting of twigs; he threw them on the ground, and made interpretations based on how they fell. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Upon Penelope, most worn in love and thought, Athena cast a glance like a grey sea lifting her. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rain cast a kind of pallor on the darkness, and the stranger was little more than a shadow. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“We found to our surprise that our preschool audience didn’t like it when the adult cast got into a contentious discussion,” he remembers. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She casts a withering look at a blond-haired older boy, one of the troublemakers. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Then he put the photograph in the breast pocket of his shirt, cast another glance at the empty square, and threw the torch through the broken window into Capricorn's house. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Will soon come to London,” said I, after casting about for a precise form of words, “or summon me anywhere else?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Caesar announces that interested parties must cast their final vote by noon on the following day. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The steps matched the movement of a long shadow cast down the driveway. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Apart from the bloody stump, the hand was so completely whitened as to resemble a plaster cast. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

The dangling lights overhead cast mean shadows across his face. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

The moon was a perfect circle, so full of light that all the edges of things had an amber cast. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are no drops of rain at all; instead, there is sunlight casting a soft glow around him. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

On that final day of my “mental cast,” I wait in my room with all my things packed in sturdy yellow plastic bags provided by the hospital. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I grew up in a poor, rural, racially segregated settlement on the eastern shore of the Delmarva Peninsula, in Delaware, where the racial history of this country casts a long shadow. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t cast it aside now, even though Mom did offer to get me a new backpack. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Simply being able to count was considered a talent as mystical and arcane as casting spells and calling the gods by name. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

He cast on me a glance of surprise; but without answering, he cut a thick slice from his loaf, and gave it to me. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

It cast a stillness within her like the hush of new snow. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

The people who had cast them all off. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The angel casting them out looks a mite bit like the mayor. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I turned to the cast and told them that our production would have been no match for theirs. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The doors to the back hallway swing open, and the cast and crew start to trickle into the lobby. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

The glow from his aquarium cast enough light into the hall for me to see. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

We might feel that they’re still there, but it's just an illusion cast in cement. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Within a short time, the Cherokees achieved almost 100 percent literacy in the syllabary, bought a printing press, had Sequoyah’s signs cast as type, and began printing books and newspapers. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

She dismissed the girl with a wave, and Margaret seemed only too happy to go, although she cast a sympathetic look toward Penelope as she backed out the door and hurried away. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

My cynicism—which had been my protection against an America that had cast me out—slid from me and, timidly, I began to wonder if a solution of unity was possible. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

After some helpless casting about, Mike brightened and began again:— Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Texts go out to recent alumni of the theater program, mentors to many in the current cast. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Then he drifted for days, until finally he was cast ashore on Calypso’s island, where he had to stay for many years. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the wall of the cabin, the kerosene light cast her trembling shadow, hunched over and small. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

The preacher clears his throat, and shakes himself a little, as though casting aside the somber feeling in the room. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Having found for himself the proper willow charcoal, Johnny went quickly ahead with his casting. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

But lately, the sister was not casting her mirthless smile in the direction of the probationers, nor speaking to them in the subdued voice that gave them such terrors. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I blushed for her while she stared, and the newcomer, unconscious of her interest, cast a wondering eye over the menu. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He cast a quick glance toward the souvenir shop and saw with relief that Prosper and Bo were still standing by the window. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

On the day we cast votes for team captain, Coach Nat made us write down the reason behind our picks. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

She gives my leg a kick, and casting assistant girl says “whatever” and shows me to my place in line, two people ahead of the pretty girl with the flute. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

‘But rest, if you must. Yet do not cast all hope away. Tomorrow is unknown. Rede oft is found at the rising of the Sun.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Twelve yellow candles in bronze candelabras cast a dusky light over the girl. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

How sure I always felt before, how smug, moving through a world that desired to cast me into the den of ear-pulling Crawleys. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Somebody’s headlights had saved me, casting me in silhouette. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

“You used the spell knowing that widespread use would create fires wherever it was cast if you weren’t powerful enough,” said Seven. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I’d think of the shadow her hair cast on the ground when it slid off her back and hung down like a velvet curtain. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

So I cast my line further out and let it sink deeper, beyond the reach of the small fish that concentrated around the raft and lifeboat. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The afternoon sun was cast across the floor. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

His job was to surprise the audience, and to do so, he had to be unpredictable to the rest of the cast, and even to himself. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

It cast a welcome shade against the hut in the afternoon and formed a convenient nook for someone who did not wish to be noticed. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Patrick even shoved me in front of the rest of the cast to take my own personal bow. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

The streetlight cast puddles of light on the wet sidewalks. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he saw my cast, he said, “What happened?” while he grated an onion into a bowl. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

You may cast them in this calabash bowl or that calabash bowl, or toss them all in the river.’ The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wrinkled her nose and cast a contemptuous look through the window at the crumbling plaster of the neighboring houses. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

He cast his sword upon the table that stood before Elrond, and the blade was in two pieces. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Crumbley had become a desiccated cast of himself, so fragile that a strong wind could blow him apart. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

There were always a half-dozen ships, tankers, and freighters waiting for a berth at the busy port, and often they would anchor close enough to cast a shadow over the tiny island. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

His leg was in a cast, raised and held by tongs strapped to several weights. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

It is, as much as the sounds of any baleen whale, a love song cast upon the vastness of the deep. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He cast one look in our direction before whispering something to the PSF at the head of the group. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The continuing aspersions cast on her character were such that both Winnie and I were eager for her to have her day in court and prove her innocence of the charges. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Ages said: “And I’m going to lie down. After making that trip with this cast, I’m tired.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

The spell of introspection she had cast on herself was unbroken, as if she hadn’t moved from her seat at all. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Mr. Gideon's lips twist into a hint of a smile, the low light casting interesting shadows across his pale face. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Then they cast off toward Castello, the poorest part of Venice, but not before giving a promise to get in touch as soon as they were settled. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

There’s no breeze, my white curtains are like gauze bandages, hanging limp, glimmering in the aura cast by the searchlight that illuminates this house at night, or is there a moon? The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

They demand, “Show us your cast. Come on, let’s see your cast.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Withal, she cast off a brimming, bustling force. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Arthur would slam the armrest of his chair in satisfaction at a fortunate turn of events; he was saddened when errors in judgment or carelessness cast the team into a hole. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Even without the nighttime fights and fireworks, the city’s surfaces shone with glass and metal, the unlikely spindles of party towers casting thin shadows across the island. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The tabloids—the world—decided to cast Alex as the American equivalent of Prince Henry from day one, since the White House Trio is the closest thing America has to royalty. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The cast and crew of Dog Squad rented two entire floors in a Millville hotel near the Four Paws Spa location. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Now, the whole family joined the dance, leaping, screaming, and racing past parked cars and the weird shadows cast by palmettos. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dead baby was torn from its mother’s arms and cast behind a horse’s watering trough. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It felt like an invisible net had been cast over her body, dragging her down. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

He lay there early in the morning and watched the high small window above the bed; dark gray gradually became lighter until it cast a white square on the opposite wall at dawn. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

When I turn to look at him, he gives me a sharp squeeze of warning, but not before I see the grim cast of his face. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I cry, with another quick, nasty face at the sky, mournfully observing the way it is, bitterly remembering the way it was, and idiotically casting tomorrow’s nets. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

The carnival is basically our cast party, and everyone’s driving straight from school to the mall. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

And over time, Ethyne’s eye drifted less and less toward the forest, and more toward the Tower casting its shadow over the Protectorate. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“Oh!” said Hazel and he cast frantically about for a peg to hang a new question on. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Again and again the Orcs gained the summit of the outer wall, and again the defenders cast them down. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

After she’s gone, I lie there in my plaster cast, staring at the empty spot where she had been standing. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

The casts had been removed a week earlier, but the doctor had warned him to take it easy. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

She was still at the hospital in a plaster parish cast. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Once in a while the moon would be bright enough to cast a shadow. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m looking both ways, getting ready to cross the street, when I spot a dead bird in the road, its small shadow cast from a bodega’s lit awning. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Aren’t our forefathers said to be related? Only that your people stole our land and we cast you out?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The moon is round and full tonight, and it casts a dim light on this neighborhood where the whole block is lined with tall trees and brownstones. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Sticks placed at different angles to the Sun’s rays cast shadows of different lengths. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ate only one candy from the Halloween bag, but I can’t stop worrying about outgrowing my body cast. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

His father cast a look back at the table, then opened the door. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Before her eyes she found the lusty suitors casting dice inside the gate, at ease on hides of oxen—oxen they had killed. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Matthias cast about for something that would force the padlock and hasp. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The bird hung around, casting his vexed eye down on us from the trees, still needing to be fed. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dumbledore’s expression did not change, but Harry thought his face whitened under the bloody tinge cast by the setting sun. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The king cast a perturbed glance in my direction, and I realized he had forgotten his line. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Jenny’s face was drained of some of its rich color these days, and Jethro’s had a grayish cast under his bright hair. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bright sun cast them in shadow, but he could see the shapes of a girl, an aged man, and an old woman. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

He said that six of his ten knuckles had been fractured and that the doctors weren’t sure when the casts could come off. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

The opacity of his classroom manner reflected his own insecurity with newly discovered phenomena that require a novel cast of mind to understand even today. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Every minor spell he had cast with it so far that day had seemed less powerful than those he had produced with his phoenix wand. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

After the play Linda Lavin invited us to stay to meet all of the cast members, which made it even more meaningful. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Only you and I would cast votes in my favor.” In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Maybe he remembered the magazine, for he cast his lot on our side. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

And always it casts the person using it into a category of brute ignorance. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I cast four times and had four trout. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Duke did something stupid. He’ll be in a cast for two weeks.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

"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

But like the sun, I will dispel the darkness about me and cast a light upon the truth. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Above and behind, at various angles, workers pack sand into core molds, or hammer plugs into molds, or put casting boxes into the cupola furnace. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

A “cast” of stones on the ground is covered by the player’s front paw. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sal’s cast came off and he started playing basketball in the alley again. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

I could not look at him, so I cast my eyes dowrn; but I shook my head as I had for my mother in clear refusal. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I cast my eyes away, not able to sit with this, to talk about it anymore, to face him. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Only to Gwydion did he bow; then, taking a seat at the table, he cast a cool glance of appraisal on those around him. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

"Well, half the cast is down there," he said. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Sure enough—across the den, a different gambler now casts the same bets in order. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The blade glowed faintly, casting a golden light on the rows of lockers. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

I’m trying to breathe slowly, my eyes cast down to my feet. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not wanting to give up his mount in an upcoming race, Donoghue drove to the stables, had himself carried to his horse, and rode every day with a bulky plaster cast on his leg. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

My sister looked around and saw everybody casting glances at my dad, lying on his throne. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“The Wicked Witch of the West cast a spell on her!” said Frankie. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

He was light-brown-skinned, an Asiatic cast of countenance, and he had oily black hair. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fact, you might say, is an epistemological shadow originally cast by a material reality: the printed book. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The die is cast; I have consented to return if we are not destroyed. Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But you know I still have to stay in my bed, Chicho. This isn’t a walking cast.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

By now, Simon and the rest of the cast are holed up in the dressing rooms, so I say good-bye to Nora and follow Bram out through the atrium. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

June stays silent for a long while, with her eyes cast down. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

He also brought back sacks of gypsum, and Mom mixed it with water to make Venus de Milo sculptures from a rubber cast she ordered through the mail. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Swear to it,” Thyon ordered, but then he cast his eyes over the books on the floor and abruptly changed his mind. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

At three o’clock five school buses left Amity Harbor with their windshield wipers batting ice from the windshields and their headlights casting into the snowfall. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Gabriel floated and spun within the veer, being part of evil, feeling the anguish and loneliness of it, of having been cast out again and again throughout history. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She had cast herself, without meaning to, in the role of a potential student. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She cast a frightened glance back from the doorway and mouthed the words I'm sorry. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Over the years, she told me the same story, except for the ending, which grew darker, casting long shadows into her life, and eventually into mine. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

But by the time the bell rings, we have a pretty good-looking cast of our dead queen. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I stood under it, remembered all the times we’d climbed it, straddled its branches, our legs swinging, dappled sunlight flickering through the leaves and casting on our faces a mosaic of light and shadow. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

As his ship gained on them, Medea herself struck her brother down and cutting him limb from limb cast the pieces into the sea. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The afternoon sun shone through the steel-mesh side of the freight car, casting a shadow across Thalia’s face. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

There was just enough moon in the sky to light up her curly blond hair and cast a reflection in her glasses. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Responding would only confirm the facts of what had happened, whereas I wanted to cast them in doubt. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Sigh not for jealousy, Mrs. Fruhling—she cast no eye upon me, and I made no overtures to that imperious individual, being of far too plain and low a stature for Her Highness. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Three weeks and two days after the accident, I went to the doctor’s office to get new casts and x-rays. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

But now the cast is my feathery bird’s tail and I am using it to soar higher and higher. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Henry is looking down, eyes distant and cast toward the grain of the table, and Alex can practically feel the energy roiling up from Catherine across from him. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He made a few more jerky movements up and down, several times casting a longing glance at the lavatory pan. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Twisting the wet cloth around the mass of sweepings, Ranofer cast about for some way to change the subject. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Sun pours in the windows on the right side of the bus and casts splotches of light on people’s hair and faces. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

She was casting about for something to say when Henry excused himself to use the bathroom. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I could feel the air all around me, pressing in like dirt cast into an open grave. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

She leads me out of the room into the ER proper, past curtains that are alternately drawn and undrawn to show the cast of characters here on an early Saturday morning. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Finn scratched for the flashlight Sean kept by the door, but the light was weak and yellow, casting the barn in sepia. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Placed directly in front of the light, a cube casts a square shadow. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

There we would cast our sufferings aside and intelligently discuss solutions to the problems facing children in our various countries. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Penny came home from the hospital with bumps and bruises, a cast, and a new red hat. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

He cast one glance over his shoulder at the blackness of the cliff’s shadow and realized that he had come too far to return—either by himself or by the help of his antique robot. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

This cast a dim glow on Liyana’s mother, who suddenly had trouble finishing sentences and meals. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

As we walked toward the frozen pond, we saw them flailing their arms and squealing as they cast their bodies across the surface, half squatting to steady themselves. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

The lawmen were untrained in forensic methods and didn’t make a cast impression of the tire marks, or dust the bottle for fingerprints, or check Anna’s body for gunpowder residue. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The silence pressed upon him: There was no bustling or talk or swift footsteps here; the purple-carpeted corridors were as hushed as though the Muffliato charm had been cast over the place. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Survivor cast doubts on fitness of crew but had nothing to say about officers. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Call me no longer Wheeze, but Sara Louise,” I said grandly, smiling in the darkness, casting off the nickname she had diminished me with since we were two. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Flatnose cast the van a longing glance, then trudged after him, grumbling. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

In the wood, the leaves turned underside-up, giving the trees a silvery cast. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh yes, yes!” stammered Darius, casting an almost reverent glance at Mo. “Is that him?” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I said, aiming my arm cast at him. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Her eyes cast wide, holding in their gaze the final remnants of a sky the color of blood. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

She drew a bonelight from her pocket and gave it a shake, casting a pale green glow over the pipe. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

But after the die was cast he seemed to change overnight, just as his daughter Ellen changed her nature a few years before. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the last day for citizens to get their names on the voter rolls in time to cast their ballots in the presidential election to be held the following week. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Fadi cast a look at his father’s tired profile and kept his mouth shut. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Alex’s childhood was perfumed with simmering peppers and onions and stew meat in a cast iron pot for caldillo, fresh masa waiting on the butcher block. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He’d cast that particular book aside early in his browsing, but he picked it up again. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

We passed the platter of turkey self-consciously and did our best to pretend he wasn’t casting a wet tarpaulin over our entire feast. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“All I know is he and Manny are dead, and I’m being cast as the bad guy.” Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

She was put in a plaster cast, then a brace. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

A few days after my gift was discovered, Milagros cast me a worried look at dinner. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I must have done a lot of bad things to end up like this, in a body cast. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

They were wrought in mesarthium, not stone, and had been neither carved nor cast. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

We cast aside a great deal of material, some of it by writers of reputation. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He arranges to draw from plaster casts in the evenings. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Do you know what dead skin looks like when they take off a cast? Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

A cast photo, with the players dressed in their costumes from their production of Abraham Lincoln. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Lucinda was the only fairy rash enough to cast them on people. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

He would lay his hands on my head and cast out the evil thing that had made me say what I had said, that had made me unwelcome in my own family. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

How the sun shine on him and cast such a clear, fine litde shadow....” Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bright sun cast sharp shadows on the slope as Luna hurried down. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Only Beaudelet remained behind, tinkering at his boat and Mariequita walked away with her basket of shrimps, casting a look of childish ill-humor and reproach at Robert from the comer of her eye. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

A billion tiny mud creatures lived and ate and died in the top layer of sand, and the little casts and breathing holes and invisible movements showed that the whole landscape was aquiver with life. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Before I ascend the metal stairs that will carry me above the glass ceiling, I wait in darkness and watch the light cast on the Pit walls by the sun. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The stone’s orange glow cast a narrow circle of light, but in the deep darkness of the cave, it was more than enough. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Thinking of dementors, Harry cast a look over his shoulder and grasped his wand reassuringly in his pocket. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He cast a quick look over his shoulder. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

And then her eyes fell on my cast. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

The music cast such a spell over them that they forgot about home and eating. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was casting constellations with Director Horus last night and I asked him about that meeting we found on Quinton’s computer.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

The scar gave a warlike cast to his features, and Ash was surprised that her stepsisters had found him handsome. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I actually thought for a moment that we could cast spells, could turn people into frogs or rabbits, to punish the evil and reward the good. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

‘I was going to Gorgoroth. I must find the Mountain of Fire and cast the thing into the gulf of Doom. Gandalf said so. I do not think I shall ever get there.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He cast an uncomfortable glance at a couple of women passing by. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

As I look on, Zero casts a bet of 34.05 notes on the Obsidian Kings. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

If the two sticks cast shadows of equal length, that also would make sense on a flat Earth: the Sun’s rays would then be inclined at the same angle to the two sticks. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since Viola had calmed down, and the blood was flowing freely, Kendra cast aside the pie tin and retrieved the silver bowl. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“Pray,” said I, as the two odious casts with the twitchy leer upon them caught my sight again, “whose likenesses are those?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

It cast long shadows over the street, and the nearby freeway roared with traffic. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She cast around wildly, then looked up at the nearby greystones. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She wiggles her fingers in the air like she's casting a spell and giggles. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The full moon is right above the skylight and the glow is enough to cast little shadows on the carpet. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Pulling Aunt Petunia and Dudley into the other room, he cast one last terrified look at Hagrid and slammed the door behind them. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

He says I’m getting welts because I’ve gained weight and my tummy is squished against the cast. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

“It was big magic to cast the spell in the first place. But it would be big magic to undo it too. Who can guess what would come of it?” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The features, moreover, do not conform to a single type, for each has a strongly individual cast. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Celaena hurried up the steps, her torch casting odd shadows on the walls. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Miss O’Hara certainly had to cast her pearls before a dismal lot of swine, who looked like the type of vague, drawn old men who molested children at matinees. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Clouds had rolled in off the mountains, casting the whole of Yazd in gauzy gray light. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Now he came to think about it, he had not yet tried casting a Patronus with the blackthorn wand....He must try that in the morning.... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“When Lucinda cast the spell on me, was that big magic?” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The brim of his hat doesn’t even cast a shadow on the ground. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

The prisoner cast them aside into the sand, and a second later Nina heard it—a roar that carried even over the excited baying of the crowd. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

As the baby grew older, she cast an envying look at pink. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I look at the moons one more time, the smaller one chasing the larger one, two brightnesses up there, still light enough to cast shadows, ignorant of the troubles of men. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

It gave me an out- of-body sort of feeling, to cast my sense out into a crowd this way, prodding distant corners for traces of danger. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“She broke her leg, though. She has a huge cast.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

The green visor cast a deadly color upon her face, upon the Dutch cookie crumbs that rimmed her thin lips. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I could honestly invest the hapless actor in this fateful drama with feelings of a loftier cast, my task would be easier and I would feel confident of the outcome. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Possibly my crippling clumsiness was seen as endearing rather than pathetic, casting me as a damsel in distress. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

For some stupid reason, I wanted to say thanks to her, like she'd lifted the curse or cast some love spell over Annie. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

From looking at the star he was imprinting in his cast I looked quickly up at his face. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The lamp in the far corner cast a yellowish pall, a sickly vibe that weighed heavy on Moss’s eyes. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

With every step, Ekon felt it—the distinct sensation of releasing a life raft and casting himself into unknown waters. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The buzzing fluorescent fixture above me casts its harsh light on my crooked fingers as they pluck pieces of fruit from the bowl. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Red ferried in more food, and two weeks later, we had piled up a treasure trove of cast iron almost as high as our tent. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The flickering light cast a topaz glow over the narrow verandah, over the stubby gray hairs on Papa-Nnukwu s chest, over the loose, soil-colored skin on his legs. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Dad said he’d do the same before casting a ballot for a Democrat. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The only light came from the hall, and Coraline, who was standing in the doorway, cast a huge and distorted shadow onto the drawing room carpet—she looked like a thin giant woman. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Not that I care so much about the League, but I was hurt by how easily my friend would be willing to cast me aside. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Characteristically, as always, the devilish white man lacks the moral strength and courage to cast off his arrogance. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I accepted the idea that an omniscient God had cast me in his own image and that he watched over me and guided me from one place to the next. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

The supporting cast was mostly disenfranchised Indians, Mexicans, and cowpunchers, all of whom possessed horsemanship and livestock skills honed on the vanishing frontier. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were pages floating everywhere, suspended in the air with magic, and twinkle lights cast a soft, warm glow over everything. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

The sunlight thru the falls casts waves of watery light over her face but that’s the only thing on it that moves. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Meggie cast Mo an anxious glance, but he only made an encouraging face at her and pressed the bell. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

And then wonder took him, and a great joy; and he cast his sword up in the sunlight and sang as he caught it. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“We cover your residual leg with this first,” he says, “because it makes it much easier to remove the cast.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I was so full of her, the smell of the wind through her hair, the sound of her voice, the way the moonlight cast shadows across her face. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Soldiers from an infantry battalion lie along the platform, all of them asleep, as though some enchantress has cast a spell over them. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

They listed off the names as if they were talking about the star-studded cast of a movie spectacular, and they frankly didn’t see how Permian could miss a trip to State this season. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The light from the kitchen window casts a dull glow for about five feet, and then it’s dark. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Those historical inequalities have cast long shadows on the modern world, because the literate societies with metal tools have conquered or exterminated the other societies. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The overnight lights cast a jaundiced glow over the room, and the whole place still smelled like sweaty socks and bile. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Only a fraction of the candles are burning, but the sight is no less resplendent as they illuminate the twisting black branches, casting dancing shadows over the striped walls. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Tall pine trees loomed over the valley, casting pitch-black shadows, though the morning was sunny. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

She had been frail, cast off, sick, and yet she had fought up to the very end for something. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Look,” said Ron, obviously casting around for a change of subject, “it’s the holidays! It’s nearly Christmas! Let’s — let’s go down and see Hagrid. We haven’t visited him for ages!” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Illuminated by light cast from a few all-but-guttered candles in wall sconces was a room of vast size. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

I move into the dining room with Armelio bellowing and cast myself at a seat next to the bald man, Humble, who is still talking about psychologists and yachts. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Then suddenly he threw back his grey cloak, and cast aside his hat, and leaped to horseback. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He takes a seat at the desk, his frame casting a moving shadow over its laminate surface as he swivels the chair to face me. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

She didn’t want to be cast out, but she needed to understand. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

While I was in the cast, I started making pictures. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

It could be that she was in the same situation as the Working Boy, a seer and philosopher cast into a hostile century by forces beyond her control. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He cast around, his black eyes gazing up at the sun-shimmering rocks and the wall of limestone crags above him. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Elinor cast a doubtful glance at the hill on their right. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

She cast a final glance around the playroom, treasuring up the details, and walked out the door. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

A man in rubber boots rose in the bow and started tossing a cast net. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Ekon had started to ask where they were when Father Olufemi opened a door and he was suddenly cast into a flood of golden light and noise. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The dark, dusty world departs beneath me; and I look down and see my body cast, gleaming white from my waist to my toes, the way it did when they first put it on me. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

It took no little time to shed these disagreeable impressions, even once the brilliancies of the symphony were cast up around me. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

To their right was the tractor shed, and beyond that was the barnyard fence and the barn itself, casting a long shadow. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Indeed, they are but distant cousins: logos in rhetoric being another of those bendy shadows cast on the wall of Plato’s well-known cave. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

He had cast home as the jungle and himself as interpreter of the jungle. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

In the end, my lot was cast with the Congo. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The flickering lantern he held cast our dancing shadows on the smooth, clean adobe walls. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Archie turned away from Brother Jacques and watched the ambulance making its careful progress out of the athletic field, the rotating blue light casting emergency flashings all over the place. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

At intervals globes of burning gas cast a white-hot light over the ground. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Flames rose a hundred feet into the night sky and cast their gleam far out onto the lake. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

In here, the lines of light cast a faint blue hue against our skin. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He wordlessly turns it on, and it casts a diffuse circle of light around us. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was almost as if every day he were forced to cast another vote, between family and politics, politics and family. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He showed her how to cast her line, how to reel in the trout. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

I could relate to this story because having my legs in a cast feels like they’ve been chopped off. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Fortunately, right outside my door was a corridor light that cast a glow into my room. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Drum, who had finally cast his pellet, eyed the rabbit in the aerie and set off to walk the short distance for a meal. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Howard brought a man to the barn to make plaster casts of Seabiscuit’s hooves for the production of souvenir ashtrays. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

We all climbed into the car with jerky, unnatural movements like we’d recently been cut out of full-body casts and hadn’t yet become reacquainted with our full range of motion. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was so determined to cast a negative light on Muslims all over the world, not even a fallen American war hero—Humayun Khan—was spared in Trump’s Twitter tirades. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

We set it upon the Rappahannock and cast off. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Harry cast his mind about for a happy memory. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He went out on a promotional tour to gather a cast of thousands, contacting four hundred friends, mostly movie people, and talking them into coming to the track to cheer his horse on. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few bees flew out of my head as I walked north with my buckets, blown out by the strong cast wind. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he went back onshore, and there were handshakes and nods, all quiet, until he went back aboard and cast off. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

He passed his tongue across dry lips and scanned the uncommunicative forest Then again he stole forward and cast this way and that over the ground. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“You can cast witchcraft out into a goat—or as many goats as you need. I want you to cure my elder wife.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

They snapped in the breeze as the ship cast off and slipped away from the dock. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Galileo had to cast two horoscopes, work out which seemed better to fit the life of Ferdinand so far, thus decide his date of birth and so predict his future. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

He left the cast on his leg until it rotted off, so that, in the words of horseman Wad Studley, “one leg went north and the other one southwest.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am young, I am twenty years old; yet I know nothing of life but despair, death, fear, and fatuous superficiality cast over an abyss of sorrow. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Together at night behind locked doors they cast bullets. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only one thing cast a shadow on a cliff in such a deserted place. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had two black eyes and he was wearing a cast on his right arm. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Holding it up to the sunlight, I saw it was muddy and full of mysterious particles, but I put iodine in until it was cast purple and hoped for the best. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Just cast a spell, Dad, and change me into what you want me to be, okay? Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

Sissy trotted along beside him on her tiny high-heeled shoes and cast a spell over him with her soft fluttering voice. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

A half-moon floated above the Bell Tower and cast its reflection on the roof of the glass gardens. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Outside of Greenwood, the sun cast patches of light and shadows across the cotton fields revealing a thin gray mist, unstirred by morning breezes, that clung to the tops of the cotton plants. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

The cast is in the first circle around Tiny, everyone—guy and girl—dressed like White Sox. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

But Art3mis used her fame to pull a few strings, and she and I were both allowed to join the cast for that night’s show. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The overhead garage light casts a dull glow. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

In addition to casting spells for curses and revenge, the witches often battle one another. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

Whatever spell the witch had tried to cast apparently had no effect. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“Naw. No casting for stripers. You just drop it in the water off the side and then jig it. Move it up and down.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

The new murder cast a pall over the next two weeks, and the two Tests they brought with them. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He was not standing so much as being held up; the cast over his broken leg was grey and rotten. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Jalil had taught her that gray clouds got their color by being so dense that their top parts absorbed the sunlight and cast their own shadow along the base. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Not all was altruism and ebullience, however; certain realities still cast a pall. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Fred and Cha-Cha, the second audition winner, rode with Jenny and Abby to an apartment in Brooklyn that the Washington! producers had rented for their canine cast. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Zu followed him out the side door, casting an anxious look my way. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Ignatius cast a pink and blue and yellow eye over the side of the bed down past his mother’s hanging slip and drooping cotton stockings. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the cast of Jane Eyre heard me shriek from offstage for the very first time, they all looked around to see who had done it, and then they started clapping. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Wemmick’s attention being thus directed to his brooch, he put down the cast, and polished the brooch with his pocket-handkerchief. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

He’d heard that most pieces were cast off from his dad’s various workshops. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

From the floor her eyes cast about until they find me. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

His uncle’s cheeks were sunken and his whole face was cast in a gray that somehow looked even and flat. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

High school casts always get to know each other well—if they don’t start out as friends, they become close over the course of the production. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

While the British colonel set Lazzaro’s broken arm and mixed plaster for the cast, the German major translated out loud passages from Howard W. Campbell, Jr.’s monograph. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

In ten minutes, the cast and crew of the next propos are making the circuitous trek to the outside. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

They took turns reciting Homeric genealogies, full of falsifications and borrowings from real life, and sometimes they fought over this or that favorite real uncle or aunt, and had to bargain like casting directors. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Aunty Ifeoma came the next day, in the evening, when the orange trees started to cast long, wavy shadows across the water fountain in the front yard. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The multicultural perspective tends to cast Indigenous peoples in general as an oppressed racial group without considering important political differences between the Native nations and other oppressed populations. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

I mean Gryffindor rooms are all well and good but the trouble with red is—it is said to send you a little mad—not that I’m casting aspersions . Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

The torch sputters behind her, casting her face into deep shadow. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Karen had been cast as the adorable one. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

He's got a blue plastic cast on his left arm from his elbow to his knuckles. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I feel like I could cast a fishing line out into the sky and reel it in, tugging as it bobs through the currents of stars. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

At the outer reaches of the desk, various photographs: the cast of Twelfth Night on the college lawn, himself as Malvolio, cross-gartered. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

None of them had ever cast the charm without speaking, however. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

There was something strange about his shadow, though....It didn’t look like the kind of shadow cast by a pigeon. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Mark, one of the bearded casting assistants, says. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

But these weren’t wild bonobos — they’d been raised with people, and had been cast out of their tiny familiar world and into a strange planet, where the hunters with guns, those mother-killers, were back. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“The court rules that you can only have an opinion on Harry Potter casting if you’ve been a fan longer than a year.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

The snow made it look like the very air was churning and gave a sickly cast to the night darkness. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

They were clad in cloaks of dark grey, and their hoods were cast now over helm and head. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

When the casts were placed on her arms and legs, she personalized them with Magic Marker daisies and fluffy clouds. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

The policeman takes it, slings it over his shoulder, and casts me one more disgusted look. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I don't know if their torrid beginnings cast a dark shadow on them, but my grandparents' marriage was laced with hardship and tragedy. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Reynie, meanwhile, was casting about for a hidden lever or knob—anything that might open the door. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Before I could think better of it, I tore the article down the middle, cast the pieces to the ground, and stomped on them. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

It would take me all morning to copy the text into the machine, which would cast typeset blocks from each line. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He stooped and picking up a large stone he cast it far into the dark water. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I can’t guess what form my punishment will take, how wide the net will be cast, but when it is finished, there will most likely be nothing left. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The nightlight in the hallway cast eerie shadows, but he could tell that Mom’s door was open, down at the opposite end of the hall. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Her makeup streaked, her hair disheveled, she left the welfare office with her back slumped and her eyes cast down and furtive. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

His eyelashes cast semicircles of shadow on his cheeks. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

“No. You can’t get the cast wet. I’ll figure out some way to waterproof it before you leave, but for today, stay in here. You do all your drills already?” Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The house, the trees, and the sidekicks cast tall shadows that reminded Nicole of an art exhibit she’d seen by an African-American artist. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

"The border guards cast cursory glances at our documents and waved us on," Wolf recalled. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Sal was sitting up in bed with one arm in a cast. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

The fire cast a yellow-orange glow that flickered eerily across the faces of the soldiers. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I imagined these phrases cast in her voice, they were almost intolerably sweet; now, sitting right beside her, it was unthinkable that I should voice them myself. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

How could one girl in a Bubble Wrap ankle cast remove this huge statue from its underground chamber? The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

For the cast it would be something more than a full dress rehearsal because of a full live audience. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

A hint of predawn cast the room in shades of light blue. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

He even presented members of the press with valuable gifts, including Seabiscuit’s shoes cast in silver. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He studied the water, took a step downstream, and placed another cast. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cast last performed Good Boys in December. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

They are exposed to the music of their parents and siblings, friends, and relatives, casting a wide net over multiple experiences and genres. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Ophie cast her eyes around the room for something to distract the cousins before they could get started on her when she noticed an eerie light out in the garden, just beyond the lace curtains. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Drums beat insistently, and wooden flutes cast their haunting spells on the many people gathering in the field. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Her skin had taken on an unhealthy pale green cast. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Possession of anything new or expensive only reflected a person’s lack of theology and geometry; it could even cast doubts upon one’s soul. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“For this the sages of Nogent are cast into confusion? For eyelashes?” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Dad had his foot up on a chair and was trying to scratch an itch inside of his cast with a chopstick. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Shadows from the white crocheted curtains on every window cast lacy shapes on the floor. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Sean stood in front of the open barn door, his large form casting a long shadow. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Eight dogs, their owners, the entire cast of the play, and The Souls attended the dog try-outs. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

I cast my gaze around the narrow streets, the tall buildings, the knots of people. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

All the way there, I cast my eyes about furtively, wondering if Falconer would return to find me. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know if he would have “killed” for us, as he told the Good Boys cast, but we cared for him deeply and we knew he cared for us. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

She might even be in a generous frame of mind, especially if she had just cast a well-meant, horrible spell. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

When a hurricane blew through, as one had just a year before—tearing off roofs and casting boats up on the shore—everyone suffered at least a little. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

He asked for the lighting to be adjusted so that it wouldn’t cast a shadow on the board. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I see bets being cast right now for the final tournament—and the amounts are astronomical. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

We race around squealing, scattering like beautiful marbles cast in all directions. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

And all the temples, towers, palaces, pyramids, and bridges cast long, disastrous- looking shadows in the light of that withered sun. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

“I was a bad casting but I couldn’t be remelted. Nobody can be remelted. And so I remained a bad casting.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Some girls had started to play badminton, and a few others were reading under the shadow cast by one of the buildings. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

To celebrate my graduation to a smaller cast, Papi says he’s going to get me a typewriter. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

We cast the traditional seven stones at the devil. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

If you look at the shadow cast by a source at a great distance, such as the sun, you will see that the rays of light in the edge are not approaching each other. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pascal and Boyle both ‘won’ this argument in so far as they succeeded in casting doubt on the legitimacy of appealing to substances whose existence might be theoretically convenient but could not be demonstrated experimentally. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Then she quickly bailed out the boat, loaded it, and cast off, paddling away from the rising sun. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Or ever intended to. I’m not anyone’s servant. A man must cast his own shadow....” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Lucky cast a guilty glance at the other youth. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

"And what cause brings you to this field, my lady? Has House Stark cast its lot with my brother, is that the way of it?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Then, with the cameras mostly in place, she and all of Berlin waited for the rest of the cast to arrive. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Sometimes they were rain clouds, heavy and dark, and sometimes airy tufts of white that cast delicate shade and twisted into shapes like hunting ravids or castles in the air. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

They all clashed with the formless beast, eventually casting it back into the darkness below. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Tangerine-colored sunlight cast itself over her body as she approached, and by that time she was close enough for Ekon to see her face—to really see what he had not recognized before. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

"Lord of Light, we offer you these false gods, these seven who are one, and him the enemy. Take them and cast your light upon us, for the night is dark and full of terrors." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

This: A flat map of ancient Egypt; when the sun is directly overhead, vertical obelisks cast no shadows in Alexandria or Syene. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He is still going back and forth, sometimes pretending it doesn’t matter and at other times letting the cast know what it will take to get there. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Or casting a vote for the first female presidential candidate of a major party. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

I subbed for Walt a few times when he was in a cast—remember when he was in that cast? Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Glowing like sunset, a red sword was raised in the hand of a blue-eyed king who cast no shadow. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The train rumbles over a bridge; the setting sun is feverishly beautiful, casting a striking pink glow on the facades of the clapboard houses that dot the water’s edge. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Intricately wrought flowers in every color cast dancing rainbows into the mansion. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I found it trembling in a corner of its pen, the color of purple grapes, with sad little eyes that cast around for its mother. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were only a couple of things he couldn’t do with a cast: drive and get wet. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

His voice trails as he casts a long look at Roli. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

For the glass had been cast unevenly, so that there were odd little flamelike curves in the colors. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her hair was permed into tight curls that had a faint blue cast. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Palm trees and pillared arcades cast shadows over the burning pavements. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Hermione cast the merrily dancing flames a dark look, and Harry distinctly heard her mutter “Slave labor,” before bidding them good night and disappearing through the doorway to the girls’ dormitory. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The man would have passed through Mrs. Hubbard’s compartment just before one o’clock—and the Wagon Lit uniform would have been found cast off in one of the toilets.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hair on his arms stood on end as moonlight filtered through one of the temple’s massive bay windows and cast silvery light on one side of the Kuhani’s face. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

It was more as if she were casting for a smile than that she had caught one. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

In buoying me up, reading also cast me down, made me see what was possible, what I had missed. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Christina wanted Ferdinand’s horoscope to be cast, but she was not sure when he had been born and offered two alternative dates more than a year apart: 19 July 1548 and 30 July 1549. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

However, if any living being suffered, then for all the rest the shadow could not be entirely cast off. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

During his upswings, everyone wanted to be in his presence, but during his downswings, he was known to cast a cold shadow. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

A loud shriek came from somewhere on the ship, breaking the spell Taylor’s appearance had cast. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

One day a patient with his arm in a cast walked into the room where she was working and asked her to come outside for a minute. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

At one point, my client sneezed violently, causing a virtual stampede in the courtroom; most observers believed he was casting a spell. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Recent studies have cast doubt on this picture. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

As on the preceding afternoon, the trouble lay in assembling the cast. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Its timbre replaced that of the overhead lights and cast a subtle pall across the citizens in the gallery, who sat looking at one another and at the ceiling. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

But she got down our Gems of Spanish Poetry and quoted me another poem by the same poet: May the limitations of love not cast a spell On the serious ambitions of my mind. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hey there, Butterfly,” he says, casting a tired smile across the midnight kitchen. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I get half a muffin with a dab of butter so I don’t get too fat to fit in my cast. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

However, this does not mean that we cannot take it the other way, on the off chance that some of the collective actions of ants may cast light on human problems. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nailer cast about for his knife, saw it lying in the leaves. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as I find it, I read the cast list and the director. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I make pictures of myself in bed in the cast. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

That trail leads straight back to the time before we ever lived, and into that deep well it’s easy to cast curses like stones on our ancestors. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The setting sun cast a bright spotlight across my bedroom wall. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

When the lights go back up, there's no set, but judging from the elaborately costumed cast, I gather we're at a Gay Pride Parade. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

What’s more, here was a way for Hoover, a deskbound functionary, to cast himself as a dashing figure—a crusader for the modern scientific age. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

This thing was that the son of Wang Lung’s uncle cast his eyes upon the second daughter of Wang Lung, who was his cousin and by blood the same as his sister. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

“To have my own daughter cast off by her husband. Poor little innocent baby,” she says, looking at Quentin. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d cast a quick glance at Dr. Relf’s tools, and she had everything else necessary, so it wasn’t long before he returned with a little bag of glazing sprigs. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

When you lose, the audience casts bets for you to go onto the assassination lottery. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

‘Talking won’t mend nothing,’ he muttered to himself, as he gathered up all the things that they had chosen to cast away. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

A naked light bulb burned on a cord swinging from the ceiling, casting sharp shadows on the wall behind the mantelpiece, and in the corner where Calpurnia sat. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

This same hill now casts a long shadow over the city of Kasungu, just near my village. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

I stared at the aqueous, rippling circles of light that the crystal vase cast over the tabletop. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“And the task of casting such a work calls for a specific image in an audience’s mind.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Her other arm is wrapped in a tight cast. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I tucked the lunch bag up against the tree trunk, baited my hook,and cast out into the middle of the river. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

The moon rose, casting a silver stripe over the ocean. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Yes...No! Please, in due time I will reveal all. Do not cast me out!” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Alarming evidence has recently come to light about Harry Potter’s strange behavior, which casts doubts upon his suitability to compete in a demanding competition like the Triwizard Tournament, or even to attend Hogwarts School. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The falls are casting a little shadow on the ledge, darkening where the little trail ends. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Now that she had cast her lot with him and his scheme, she bristled with ideas. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Phineas was resting his cast, which was a considerably smaller one now, on the desk and thoughtfully pressing designs into it with a pocket knife. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your mind is in a cast now,” he says. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

He cast a pleading look at Prosper, who avoided his eyes. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

The ceiling extends far above my head, the light cast down by a cluster of those same electric lamps, conspicuous in their constant glow. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I walked to and from school beside myself, watching the jíbara girl with eyes cast down, the home-cut hair, the too large gestures and too loud voice, the feet unaccustomed to shoes. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

A single lightbulb casts everything in a wavering shadow. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

One man I saw tore off the red kerchief sewn to his breast, emblem of Loyalty, and cast it on the ground, turning from us in disgust. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

There’s also music playing, and on the kiosks in the plaza, there are gigantic posters of the different cast members. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

I remember you telling me that after the cast list went up, two senior girls got mad at you because a sophomore wasn’t supposed to get the lead role. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Rough voices, thin as an insect’s whine, were cast across the black river, the dark town, the shapes of ships on the water. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

The tradition in academic training has been, since the late seventeenth century, to draw first from plaster casts and then turn to models. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

A chatty doctor put four stitches in my scalp and a cast on my wrist. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

She had started to turn, to flee, when a giant noose snaked through the air, cast by one of the warriors. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I chose to forget this night because of the disturbing glances cast toward my teacher when the people thought he wasn’t looking. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

The cast and crew squeeze into a small room backstage, still caught up in the post-performance adrenaline rush. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

This in conjunction with the development of lightweight hollow-bronze casting enabled the Greeks to experiment with daring poses in monumental sculpture before attempting them in marble. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was, as they say nowadays, perfect casting. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

He put me in a body cast so my legs would heal properly, and now he’s disappointed to see me limping. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

In a sudden swift movement that seems impossible considering how drunk he is, he spins out of my arms, casting me backward in slow, torturous motion. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“Where you are undoubtedly studying art history, women’s studies, and probably casting your own bronzes. And you probably work in a coffee house to help cover the rent.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“I’ll bring some cold mineral water to pour over it. It must itch under the cast. It’s hot outside.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

He went round three times too often, the brachet meanwhile running and yelping the other way, and then, after four or five back casts, they were both free of the obstruction. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

A clear blue sky cast its light over the oasis.The sand next to the water was marked with animal prints, and the metal chest was still hidden under the grape arbor. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Between these lampposts my shadow on the winter snow would stretch ahead of me, double, shrink again and disappear, the lamps casting their haloes around them like the moon in fog. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Backstage, before closing night, Jimmy Snyder imitated Grandma to the rest of the cast and crew. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Carefully, very carefully, I climbed from the tent and put on the flashlight, which cast a distressingly feeble beam. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Save enough to keep dry, save enough to cast one’s chains, save enough to go away. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Desperately, he cast about for something to say. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

She blames the sun for this, for the false shadows it casts in her house, and she tightens the shutters against enemy rays. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He forced the door open, cast aside the chair and boxes hastily piled against it with one lazy wave of his wand...and there she stood, the child in her arms. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Had not the South, which had assigned me the role of a nonman, cast at him its hardest words? Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That is the true spirit, comrade!” cried Squealer, but it was noticed he cast a very ugly look at Boxer with his little twinkling eyes. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

Everywhere she set up cameras, Riefenstahl made sure she had the most flattering angles, generally cast upward, for filming the ultimate stars of the show, Adolf Hitler and his entourage. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Think of it that way. It was broken and now it’s in a cast.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

He came toward me, without his cane at the moment, his new walking cast so much smaller and lighter that an ordinary person could have managed it with hardly a limp noticeable. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

He supposed Gwydion had been cast in another dungeon; Taran fervently hoped so. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

“There’s a worm in your heart, but you can cast it out.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

It crackled to full strength in the silence of the ruins, casting flickering shadows through the interior of the ruin. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Richard wished he hadn’t said he was a writer and so he added, as if to make up for saying he was a writer, “I’m fascinated by the discoveries at Igbo-Ukwu. The bronze castings.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I imagined her alone, lying in bed, reading or casting spells or devouring small children. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

When the girl insisted he witness something, Rasheed tipped his chin upward and cast an impatient, sidelong glance down the blue-veined hook of his nose. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Dad had reached the point with his cast where it was more of an itchy annoyance than anything else. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Could not cast off the culture I had assumed. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes they took on the softer cast of ignorance or thoughtless prejudice. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Burning straws was a teasing kind of fun and I took more of them from the broom and cast them into the fire. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The light cast a warm orange glow on everything it touched and left a few corners cloaked in shadow. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

It is our duty as Americans, and as a nation dedicated to freedom and free commerce, to stand behind our fellow Americans and not cast.. . things at them. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

His father could not cast him out, whom God had gathered in. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

And in that gray cast, that fog in which we both sat, I could see, and feel, that tears were rolling down his face. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe I can ask Beth to cast a spell on Adam to make him write back. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Each of his hands was covered by a plaster cast, and each cast was as large as a honeydew melon. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

The lights cast wide yellow pools on the asphalt. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

If he had a cast, I’d write my name on it. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

It made an instant cast for a broken finger, and even pulled splinters out of your skin. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Most unjust of all, they could not have a voice in deciding their futures by casting a vote in a federal election. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

He therefore pulled his wand out of the inside of his robes, cast a nervous look around the office, looked back at the contents of the basin, and prodded them. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He would drift through synagogue or through the streets, hunched over, eyes cast down, avoiding people’s gaze. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gollum cast up and down along the brink, and at length he called to them. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I ripped off my bonnet and pinafore and dress and threw myself into the water, casting terror into the hearts of the local tadpoles and turtles. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The subject often casts her eyes downward in a modest or coy manner. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Out of water, the soaked cast felt like it weighed a hundred pounds, the muddy plaster already crumbling. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

We had panes of smoked glass to peer through; and, for more precise accuracy, a refracting telescope trained upon a piece of paper, so that the image was cast down upon it. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Kelch is not in the Good Boys cast, but is hoping to go to Nebraska as part of the stage crew. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

He crawled back into the brambles and laid himself by Frodo’s side, and putting away all fear he cast himself into a deep untroubled sleep. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

And then she cast a spell over all of us—a great cloud of sorrow, covering the world. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I’d gotten him some cooking supplies—an apron embroidered with “Big Tomato,” my nickname for him, and a nice cast iron pan. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

The town cast its light across the water, the ruddy embers slipping across the waves. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

With mounting terror, Taran cast desperately about in his mind for some means of saving his companions. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

In the center quad, where the lockers, food carts, and tables were located, the skylights cast a yellowish glow into the room, making everything look sick and rotted. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

And I didn’t know I’d wind up in a body cast. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

And you too, she thought, casting a worried glance at her friend’s wide-open face. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

But it is out of respect for your views, Mr Lewis, that I feel one should not simply cast them to one side as though they were uttered by some soap-box eccentric. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Mother, having cast herself in the role of peacemaker, made no headway whatsoever, and the situation finally ended in a draw. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

His gray rags had been cast off in a pile next to him and he was clothed in a bright yellow silk, the color of the sun. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Tucker hissed, casting a quick look back at Miles. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Noah and Ethan had propped their jackets and backpacks on an aisle seat so that the shadow cast in the darkened auditorium could easily be mistaken for a person. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

The sun was slowly rising but had already begun casting shadows on the huts and houses. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

When Farmer returned to Cange, confined mostly to a wheelchair, his shattered knee still healing in a cast, he had more to worry about than his health. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

She asks Mami, “How long will Ruth need to be in the cast?” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

“Magnificence, the people of Meereen have come to celebrate our union. You heard them cheering you. Do not cast away their love.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It was cast out of bronze in the likeness of some forgotten god’s snarling face. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

The sun was nearing the horizon, casting long shadows across the wharf. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I cast a sidelong glance at his face and the incredibly delicious dimple that every smile of his reveals. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Climbing was like life itself, only it was cast in much sharper relief, and nothing had ever hooked Beck to such a degree. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

A little too on the nose for the Joseph cast party, in my opinion, but what do I know? Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

The inevitable reunion must unfold delicately and involve at least two-thirds of the cast. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Has to wear the cast for six weeks.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Standing up, he slung it behind his back, put an orc-helm on his head, and cast another black cloak about his shoulders. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

He paused to step over a log, the lantern casting quivering shadows across the dirt. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Clary stared down at the ground, where the light from the greenhouse was casting long, thin shadows of them both. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He watched it plummet and soar out to cast its shadow over the roadway below, and over the roof of a carriage. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I grabbed my script from my nightstand. cast a guilty look at the binder on the shelf, and climbed onto my bed to sit cross-legged. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

The sun cast harsh bands of black shadow and bright light over Rita’s face. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“No! He lives on the Grand Canal,” Bo said, casting a rather dark look at his brother. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was at this dark time of my life that Herbert returned home one evening, a good deal cast down, and said,— Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

The light from the device cast a spooky blue glow across the large room—bigger than Mark would’ve guessed—revealing two long rows of bunks fining both walls, probably ten on each side. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I have to balance my book on the edge of the cast and lift my head to see the pages. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

"Yeah, I should get back to infuriating the cast and crew with my tyrannical direction." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

“In my experience—in our experience,” Mae said, casting a fond glance at Birdie, “it’s best for all concerned if you simply go ahead and be what you are meant to be. Saves valuable time.” Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

The light on the lawn was golden, casting long velvety shadows, and the cloudy, radiant sky was straight out of Constable; though I didn’t want to admit it, I was about half-drunk. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Lin-Manuel brought most of his cast along with him to Washington, a talented multiracial ensemble. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The fairy turned in the air, looked down, cast him a final injured glance, and flew away. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

In the street he cast an anxious glance at the sun. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

In 1957, the Soviets launched Sputnik /, casting a shadow of fear across America. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He cast his eyes upward, along the stairs. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Here was a child who, by the time he had reached the second grade, spoke much like the toothless fishermen casting their nets into Albemarle Sound. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

"Woot! The second half's a lot darker, though. It's the romantic part. Okay okay okay okay, see you after!" he says, and then races off to congratulate, and probably chastise, his cast. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

Instead of chitchatting or gossiping or sharing tricks of the trade, they shift in their seats and cast rather conspicuous glances at the girl. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

It consisted in falsifying a series of production reports of two years ago in such a way as to cast discredit on a prominent member of the Inner Party who was now under a cloud. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

T Ihe calamity which cast the world into flame occurred early on an April morning, when all was still black night. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The hare had cast off his leg bandage. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Outside, the sun was setting, cast against a bruised sky curiously fractured by strange black fissures amid the clouds. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

With him cast as a Klans- man firing a young crusader, Mrs. Levy could really write a flaming broadside. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

You'd think getting chopped into a million pieces and cast into the darkest part of the Underworld would give him a subde clue that nobody wanted him around. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Had Dad ever stood here with Grampa’s arms around him helping him cast a line? Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

The faint sun rays at his back cast his face in shadows. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

As Harry closed the door behind them, the old-fashioned gas lamps sprang into life, casting flickering light along the length of the hallway. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Sorcerers existed, beyond a doubt, and it was only too likely that they would cast sleeping spells, and that a mother would care for her daughter in that fierce and tender way. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He himself had mentioned John Kwang as a part of that vanguard, though his implication was then cast only in terms of succession. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know yet. They’re posting the cast list today, but I don’t want to go look when there are people around. Maybe I’ll go early tomorrow morning.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

The oil lamp to her right bathed one side of her face in lambent light; the other was cast in shadow. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Riddle smiled; the other boys laughed and cast him admiring looks. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“I cast my leads!” my mother announces when she walks into the kitchen. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

The antique lamp between them casts a planetary glow. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

She had believed that men never married their mistresses—that they cast them aside like worn-out gloves. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Luster took still another notch in himself and gave the impervious Queenie a cut with the switch, casting his glance about the square. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had not died first and then been cast beneath the waves. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

When Mosca rowed alongside, the second figure cast a line with a hook toward Prosper to keep the boats from drifting apart. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

The old guy in the cast stared at us without blinking, his eyes switching from me to the Hazara boy sitting on a stool. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The black crown, which now appears red-hot, casts strange shadows on my dramatically made-up face. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Both of my legs were in a cast. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

The moment she’d seen that sparkling net cast by the god Indra, her heart had turned heavy. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Still, when she saw June near Annie Demetrios’s drippy neon painting of a ballet dancer in a leg cast, her stomach flipped and flopped and then started running a marathon around her body. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Natural mists joined those cast by the dementors; wind and rain added to their troubles. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

On the middle two pages are the order of the scenes and the names of the cast members. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

His cast scraped along the rough rock face, but his arms were strong from Vola’s training, and he levered himself onto a shallow foothold. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Lights from the street cast a yellowish glow over the room. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The light in the microscope platform casts strange shadows on his face, making him look years older. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He was conscious of something warm and sticky on his hand and his sense of it covered him, all over; it cast a warm glow that enveloped the surface of his skin. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

So I had done battle with the prince who had mixed the blood of his two sons with the metal he had used for casting his swords. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

What if her girlfriends pawed through her threadbare socks, Nancy Drew mysteries, and frayed hair ribbons, casting them aside and choosing none? Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

A Polish monk and a physician, Copernicus learned mathematics so he could cast astrological tables, the better to cure his patients with. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

The blue light casts shadows into the faint hollows beneath Edward’s cheekbones. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He cast a last glance at Capricorn, looked at Elinor, cleared his throat—and began to read. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The row of windows cast a cold white light, making everything within look like a shadow puppet. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Can’t you just put me to sleep and wake me up when they take my casts off?” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

The long list of its major technological firsts includes cast iron, the compass, gunpowder, paper, printing, and many others mentioned earlier. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Not everyone, of course, starts with an equal chance of being cast in a Volpe play. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Jack cast about on the bare rock and looked anxious. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Every four years, the Twelve Towns had a magic tournament—the Golden Frog Games, where the towns would compete in everything from toad racing to spell casting to enchanted dressmaking. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Me, I cast out and then I stick with it. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ginger learned to bark Arf! on cue and quickly won the hearts of the entire cast as well as Mrs. Reynolds. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

He swallowed, hard, then cast a glance at Javier, who still stood off to the side. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The countermanding of Lola’s casting decision, and the laughter in the boys it provoked, made for a shift in the balance of power. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Lighted torches were stuck into the ground to the right and left of it, and two more were burning on the lawn, casting quivering shadows in the night. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Grief at last wholly overcame them, and they wept long: some standing and silent, some cast upon the ground. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“By golly,” he said and picked up a casting from a bird of prey. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Hush, Ben, he might hear you,” Lillian said, again casting a quick glance to the stair and listening for his heavy walk. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mademoiselle,” said one, in the dry and oft-repeated jest, “to see you depart from our circle is to see the sun cast oil' its planets and roam. What shall we, massy bodies, do, left bereft?” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then, Zero casts a pair of bets—and Ren is the responding gambler. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Less than an inch remained, jutting from a pool of warm melted wax to cast its light over the queen’s bed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It’s hard to write when you’re flat on your back and squeezed into a body cast! Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Then, Zero casts another bet, this time in favor of the White Sharks. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then there are the younger ones like me: kids whose crimes cast them out of warm homes, or cold homes, or no homes, by a parental conspiracy that sees all with unblinking Big-Brother eyes. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“We’ve been all over the place. Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska—” She paused, casting about for something more glamorous. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then, taking off my moccasins, I wade into the cold water and cast into a pool below a submerged log. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pointed and grimaced, a clear reference to the cast on her leg, which was there for the ankle she broke during lacrosse practice. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

The exact same pair of bets that Zero cast. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He probably wanted to look reassuring, but in centaur form he towered over me, casting a shadow across the table. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“She casts aside even her own daughter. The goddess would never allow my tapestries to be shown in the palaces of the gods. She was always jealous of me.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The streetlamps outside of Asher’s home cast a lattice of light on the sidewalks, and I decide to concentrate on that, forcing myself to clear my mind and find a moment of peace. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Bobby Gene peered over our shoulders, casting a nice cool shadow. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The endless interviews with steel-eyed judges asking if she’d ever sent naked pictures of herself to a boyfriend or anything else that could cast a shadow of scandal over the pageant. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

They were so minimal they only cast shadows—they seemed to emphasize the darkness, rather than fighting it. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Or slip my feet into the hollow casts of feet and lurch in like something from a mad scientist movie. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She presses her lips together so they almost disappear, and stares at the half-body cast covering her. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Edwin and Garvey refused to help, even though Cole cast a few hard glances their way. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

The moon above hung low, eerie as its light cast a silver sheen over the overgrown flowers. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The setting sun gilded the terraces on the east bank but cast the west bank into dark blue shadow. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Ahead was a lone streetlight, casting a yellow circle of light onto the cracked sidewalk. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

They cried in such pain for release that I took their livers from the hook and cast them into the raging, muddy waters of the River of the Carp. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sean took off his fly, tied on a plain hook, picked a buttercup and stuck it on the hook, cast, and caught a fish. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He cast around, half looking for vines or grasses he could weave into a rope. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Hank will take some measurements, do a cast”—she smiles at me—“nothing that hurts.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Hastily he cast his cloak over the globe where it lay. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Most I could ignore, or cast only a brief glance their way, but the second to last stall before the exit doors... The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

At the conclusion of the ceremony, we returned to our huts, where a fire was burning with wet wood that cast off clouds of smoke, which was thought to promote healing. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hazel hated that, it meant casting about in his mind for an answer and casting about in Hazel’s mind was like wandering alone in a deserted museum. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

His warm complexion had blanched to an ashen gray, his thick eyelashes cast over the bruised crescents of his lower lids. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Many nights, the dog teams set up a wolf pack howl, sending their lonesome cries up toward an aurora australis that was bright enough to cast shadows on the endless field of ice. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

His eyes were bloodshot; his skin had a whitish, almost colorless cast. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The day I begged bread from the city officials was the day that showed me I was not alone in my loneliness, society had cast millions of others with me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Vonetta didn’t say anything else, but she lifted her arm to show me her cast. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Some final invisible mooring line snapped, and she was cast adrift. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

As soon as she was finished, she cast aside the embroidery that covered the telephone, dialed, and asked, “Yes, is Mr. Sen there, please? It is Mrs. Sen and it is very important.” Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Gradually it grew darker and darker, and then a pale three-quarter moon came up over the tops of the clouds and cast an eerie light over the whole scene. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Boos and jeers erupted as Sticky was dragged from the room, casting one last frightened glance back at Reynie before disappearing. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I can’t tell at this point; the sun is high enough now that the table of intimidating people is being backlit, casting them only as a series of judgmental silhouettes. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

She had cast it loose from its golden chain, by a spell, the moment her castle disappeared. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

But seriously, coming into 2003, I was so all over the place I could barely cast a shadow. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He rolled his eyes and claimed they were all just having fun, but eventually asked the cast to give it a rest so they could take a picture. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I know all about that fine and terrible ordering, how it variously casts you as the golden child, the slave-son or daughter, the venerable father, the long-dead god. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry could see Percy and the rest of the Ministry delegation waiting for him, casting nervous glances at the sobbing Hagrid and Grawp, who were still in their seats. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

It’s like Beatriz cast a spell on everybody to not talk to Stephanie for the rest of the day, even the sixth graders. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

We first meet him in Book One, after he’s been cast out of heaven. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

Ms. White cast a withering glare in their direction and shushed them. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Inside it a fire burns merrily, the flames bright and white, casting long shadows across the space. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He need cast no finding-charm to know this: he knew it, as certainly as if a fine unreeling cord bound him and it together, no matter what miles and seas and lands might lie between. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

It was something she’d started doing when Bridge was in the hospital, because the rest of Bridge’s body was in some sort of cast or sling. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

He drove beneath a canopy of elms, then along a stretch of open shore, then past the municipal docks, where a woman in pedal pushers stood casting for bullheads. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

When seasoned by the subtleties of accident, harmony, favor, wisdom, and inevitability, luck takes on the cast of serendipity. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

He cast himself upon the ground and listened again intently. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

As the sun rises, casting fresh, full light through the windshield, I sigh with the simple relief that comes along with daytime. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inside, the fire hissed and snapped and cast flickering shadows across the glossy green walls. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Tycho was, like his peers, a believer in astrology and became adept at casting horoscopes. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Fazlullah moved slowly at first, but in the two years that followed the earthquake, he cast a long shadow, indeed. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Oh, if only I could swim in the ocean like the little mermaid, then I wouldn’t mind my cast so much. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

It did not cast much shadow, for the sun was now very high, but it cast a little. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

“You comin’?” The boy had high cheekbones and freckles and light brown skin lit up by the setting sun, which cast a long dancing shadow onto the causeway behind him. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

And so it came to pass that almost two years after the trial, the whole cast reassembled in the courtroom at Garden City. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Flatnose cast a worried look over the books at his feet. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Flames crawled up the walls and ceiling, casting off billowing black smoke and the whip of sparks. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Johns has used the same plaster cast four times, which lends the faces a curious anonymity. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I reread what I had written it was as if I had cast a spell on myself and the entire experience filled me up again. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Vonetta’s limp wasn’t so bad, but she still had her cast in a sling. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

While he undoubtedly thought this description cast a wide and inclusive net that pulled in residents from all the regions or sections of the United States, it did not include all inhabitants. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

The dark clouds move over them, casting black shadows on the soldiers. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fire was the only source of light in the room; it cast long, spidery shadows upon the walls. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The candle didn’t cast its light very far, but it was enough to see at least the pavement in front of him. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The raid cast a shadow over my last day in Cape Town, for it signaled the first move in the state’s new and even more repressive strategy. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we shuffled toward the front door, you cast a bewildered glance at our parents’ bedroom. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

If only the fairies could leap out of the wood and cast a spell to bring her back to life. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

He stopped pacing for a moment, casting his dark eyes out over his audience. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I stoically cast on the requisite number of stitches, recalling the pair of socks I’d finally finished and sent to Charlie. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

By the time they stopped, the sun had already sunk between the tree trunks, casting slanted yellow beams and bands of shadow through the undergrowth. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Then Ernestine came in, thus leaving Anne, the oldest, in what for her was a fairly familiar dilemma: whether to cast her lot with us or with the adults. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

I make the cast look different in each picture. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Once you are six, he implies, you are cast in bronze. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

And if I had, he has cast me aside, just as Joffrey did. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The pastor would grab their heads and violently shake them back and forth, shouting, “I cast out this spirit in the name of Jesus!” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z