Cal knew his brother and could handle him by keeping him off balance, but this only worked up to a certain point. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Each of these partial theories describes and predicts a certain limited class of observations, neglecting the effects of other quantities, or representing them by simple sets of numbers. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

A certain paperback book, an old comb with broken teeth. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

They looked down at the ugly lump of iron with a certain awe. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“That shows a certain lack of trust,” he said dryly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She says it with a certain amount of bitterness. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

But three years removed from proper full-time schoolic exposure to my peers, I felt a certain unbridgeable distance between us. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“I’m an even worse linguist than he is. But I’m certain before the final reports are turned in, all the journals will be combed for additional data.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

He taught that God’s plan was for all people, not just certain groups of people. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Subjunctives also turn up with certain prepositions and subordinators that specify hypothetical situations: Bridget was racked with anxiety lest her plagiarism become known. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

From ES in New Jersey: High school favors people with a certain look and attitude— the adolescent equivalent of Aryans. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the end, what I respected most about my parents was that when we didn't see eye to eye on certain topics, we were permitted to have a respectful dialogue. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

He was certain grass would be as soft as a bed and smell like rain. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But certain things had made his jailers more wary of him than of other prisoners they’d had. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a set of spangled silver robes that were attracting a certain amount of giggles from the onlookers, but otherwise she looked quite nice. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“I’m plumb certain. Nobody got on that train from outside and nobody came along the train from the rear carriages. I’ll take my oath on that.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

But more than that, I am certain that nothing good can come of this dinner at the mayor’s house. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

"Well, he's not as smart as a horse, that's for certain." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

In it lives a certain woman who works in the chicken farm. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Having spent so much time in Mason’s white environment, I had always believed and feared that dancing involved a certain order or pattern of specific steps—as dancing is done by whites. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knew by heart certain passages from her letters, he had revisited their tussle with the vase by the fountain, he remembered the warmth from her arm at the dinner when the twins went missing. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I was certain the event would end in bloodshed; in bodies piled sky-high, like the Battle of the Pelennor Fields. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Except to clarify certain points about the short-roping incident, she requested that I not quote any part of that dialogue in this book, and I have honored that request. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I honestly can’t remember much else about those years except a certain mood that permeated most of them, a melancholy feeling that I associate with watching “The Wonderful World of Disney” on Sunday nights. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

In fact, since you are here, there was a certain matter I wished to raise with you.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

She wasn't certain, yet she knew she had to try. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

We rub our eyes and look once again to make certain. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

After all, the Latin terms survive more or less in free variation with the Greek, and Puttenham’s English equivalents are abundantly charming—albeit that charm is conditioned by a certain quaintness. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

She talked quietly while she got dressed, telling me to tie my shoes, and be certain to carry my wool sweater, and to put on my leather jacket Her hands were not shaking. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

How did certain wild plants get turned into crops? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

They had to be extra careful, Baba Joseph said, because it was never certain whether the elephant was going to run away from or toward them. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

When once you had succumbed to thought- crime it was certain that by a given date you would be dead. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Everyone agreed that Clevinger was certain to go far in the academic world. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I was pretty certain they’d be along sooner or later, after they’d done—done whatever they were going to do with Father. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just to be certain, he took three more steps then turned yet again. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Their absorption in one another, the heat of their bodies, their mingling smells and the movements of their limbs—these things shielded them from certain truths. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Apparently reflexive verbs gain a new importance for certain girls at the age of fifteen. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wasn't certain the boat was completely ready, and he didn't want to be humiliated if anything went wrong. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Yet it appears that he chose to make it evolve in a very regular way according to certain laws. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wasn't certain, really, how a mouse should address a king. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Instead, you get restored or re-created buildings with plaques and interpretation boards, so it doesn’t have much, or indeed any, real life, but it still has a certain beguiling, polished prettiness. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“It is certain that I will be on this afternoon’s train to Burlington. I regret that I cannot attend the theater.” Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Throughout the long history of the family the insistent repetition of names had made her draw some conclusions that seemed to be certain. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Like most kids, I was aware that the world was filled with dangerous people, yet I wasn't certain I could always spot them coming. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Speaking a certain way—the “white” way, as some would have it—was perceived as a betrayal, as being uppity, as somehow denying our culture. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

A certain someone who is calling and calling. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The question was complicated by the fact that the students were asked to memorize certain information before they made the decision. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

She glanced round the room to make certain that nothing was disarranged or out of place. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Each segment of the wheel is called a wing, and every wing is for a certain subject area and is named with a number. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“Would you like me to write to you?” she asked, with a certain amount of color in her face. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Boys who hung about and eavesdropped on the men’s conversations would be called upon to perform certain tasks—slaughter chickens behind the cooking huts, chop firewood. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

And then, when he’s been underwater so long I feel certain he’s drowned, his head pops up right next to me and I start. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Raleigh called after her, her arms laden with outfits—all mod, I was certain. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

He had trouble pronouncing certain words—the I sound seemed to get caught in his throat. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hagrid raised his pink umbrella and rapped a certain brick in the wall, which opened at once to form an archway onto a winding cobbled street. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The farmer’s wife, who had been with him in Ralston that night, was also certain that the woman in the car was Anna, though she didn’t talk to her. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I thought his way of viewing the events had a certain consistency. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

If from some stock-market adviser you received in the mail for six weeks in a row correct predictions on a certain stock index and were asked to pay for the seventh such prediction, would you? Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally I pressed a poultice of certain herbs over the whole wound, using a trowel-like instrument to plaster it on. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Still... in this world only winter is certain. Ned Stark told my father that, here in this very hall.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Not only did the adults prefer the nectar from certain kinds of flowers, but they laid eggs only on certain plants. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He was not reluctant to explain to Yolanda that this is the hour during which a Dominican male of a certain class stops in on his mistress on his way home to his wife. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I know I’ve been reluctant to share certain things, but I usually reflect a moment and end up giving most of my things away. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We come from the water,” he said on a certain occasion. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

My first afternoon as a Negro was one of dragging hours and a certain contentment. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

This one seems a whole lot friendlier but just to be certain, I check that Max's bag is securely on my shoulders. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I’m pretty certain they’re ugly. But I would have to see them on.” The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

But how could I be certain that Hamlet spoke in earnest? Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Consider some activity which results in a certain number of deaths per year; say, automobile driving: one American in 5,300 dies each year due to a car crash. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would have pulled us into the pool together and died like that, his lips on mine, certain that I loved him and that he loved me. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He could see stuff back there, I was certain. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Lily,” Father said, “it’s time to leave for school. Would you walk beside me this morning and keep an eye on the newchild’s basket? We want to be certain he doesn’t wiggle himself loose.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

To fast could mean a more certain, more rapid death. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

But now there was a new imprecision in the way Mary Anne expressed her thoughts on certain subjects. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

That baby grew her up, and certain things about high school suddenly seemed a lot less important. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

A certain shiny new subdivision featured windows made of the most state-of-the-art material. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

In uncertainty I am certain that underneath their topmost layers of frailty men want to be good and want to be loved. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

By the time Celia and the twins arrive in Santa Teresa del Mar, the sun is as certain as if the day had just begun. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, well, I guess that’s what I’m saying. It’s not just one thing she did. It’s everything. Don’t tell me you never noticed. Remember a certain tomato?” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

The few problems that did arise, it was asserted, were caused by “certain types,” namely the rising numbers of poor Irish, German, and Scandinavian immigrants. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

He recognized a couple of them, certain one of them had postulated on-air that Javier was an illegal and therefore deserving of suspicion. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

It is a fact of history that we often don’t realize how important or transformative certain events or developments are until well afterward and enough time has passed to allow us to reflect upon them. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Gogol notices in certain restaurants that they are the only Indians apart from the serving staff. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

From time to time he touched his sword, as if to make certain that it still hung at his side. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Grandma was there too, in a big weird sunhat and those dark plastic inserts you wear behind your glasses if you’re a certain kind of old lady and want to block the sun. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

But he was certain he hadn’t remembered anything about that when he’d gone through the Changing. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

There was not a shadow of doubt about the matter: to leave the lifeboat meant certain death. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

All, by now, felt a certain confidence in the British way of doing things. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fronted by a lush lawn and palm trees, the Union Passenger Terminal had opened in 1954, an art deco-style building once aspiring to grandness but since overtaken by a certain grey municipal malaise. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

One very certain hand rises high up in the air. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

As we started to walk to the cars, they clutched at us as though they weren’t completely certain we’d be coming back. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Frenchman never spoke of his private life, except to slip in certain subtle hints that would enable an astute observer to recognize his splendid past, his incalculable fortune, and his noble origins. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The Scrivener’s Arms,” said Malcolm, certain that there was no pub of that name anywhere in the city. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The position of gatherer paid well, and carried a certain amount of responsibility, but it was not the same as being a player. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

This emotional detachment and blandness in certain areas is other evidence of his mental abnormality. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Assume we want to know how many fish are in a certain lake. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as I scroll through the pages, I suddenly feel less certain. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She was not certain that she wanted to know what they were saying. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

What was known for certain was there for all to see: several circular round scars on his right forearm. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In Ro Leap, I had a dream that a certain house would catch on fire, and it did. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a certain consolation to be taken from routine. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We don’t know for certain. We could wait and see. We could tie him or shut him up in the corncrib or some place till we know for sure!” Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girl was glued to the spot, terror-struck, pop-eyed, quivering, knowing for certain that the Day of Judgment had come for her at last. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps Fine’s monograph gave impetus to the press; whenever they did chess stories, reporters would look for a certain amount of aberration among the players. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Sherrie wanted to talk about the disposition of certain funds, but John kept joking with her, stalling her with odd cracks and silliness. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

They agree not to tell her certain things. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The shepherd had said to follow the path to a certain stream at the far side of the wood which would shortly lead them to the highroad. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

At first I wasn’t certain who it was, but once I recognized him, I began shaking my head. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Now I was certain I would be allowed to speak with the Sacred Rock and that it would right the wrong done to me when I was a little girl. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“We know only one thing for certain,” said Mr. Benedict. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Ophie bit her lip once she got the question out, waiting for the censure she was certain would follow. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

During the ride the driver said nothing else, but Ignatius practiced his speech loudly in the backseat, rapping his cutlass against the front seat to emphasize certain key points. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“One thing I am certain of. Someone will have need of our swords.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Until it knows its rank for certain, the animal lives a life of unbearable an­archy. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I was also fairly certain if she learned about my illegal status, she would enlist her parents to call the proper authorities. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

He seemed so certain about everything, didn’t he? The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

I can’t say for certain whether God was listening, but it wasn’t long afterward that I heard the wheezy chug-a-chug- chug of a small outboard motor. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I would suggest certain economies around the house. Somehow you will soon see that you have the required amount.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The creature of an over-stimulated brain; that is certain. I must be careful of you, my treasure: nerves like yours were not made for rough handling.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

And Red was so emaciated and weak that Agnes was certain he was dying. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

All three of them bonded by the certain, separate knowledge that they had loved a man to death. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

However, if it was expanding at more than a certain critical rate, gravity would never be strong enough to stop it, and the universe would continue to expand forever. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Today, no scientist would dream of publishing a person’s name with any of their genetic information, because we know how much can be deduced from DNA, including the risks of developing certain diseases. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

The clinical symptoms of the disease served as a reminder of the fact that Ebola is related to certain kinds of flu-like illnesses seen in human children. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

One thing is certain: The situation for Jews had grown progressively worse in Germany and other German-occupied territory. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

But I’m pretty certain my mom has x-ray vision. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Rogers had chopped a certain amount of firewood before he had been killed. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

It is clear that the outer notes were a perfect fourth apart, but the exact tuning of the inner notes is not certain. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

She was certain her body would fall over if she stood for even another minute, that if she tried to care now, her skin would break and shatter. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Howard was reluctant to break his promise to Vanderbilt, but he was not about to overrule Smith when the trainer was so certain. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can hear Mabel saying that Gramps is dead—gone—sounding so certain and I try to feel that certainty, too. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

How do you ever know for certain that you are doing the right thing? All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Musical ability is indeed found in infants, who at only a few months old can manipulate an object in response to hearing certain songs. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

One reporter seems able to confirm this, but no one else is certain. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She turned off the hot tub jets to make certain I was hearing her. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“My prince. It is a long way down. Are you certain that you wish to do this?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Grace was fairly certain that her mom had hit the limit of her patience for Grace’s stay-under-the-covers-and-binge-watch-bad-TV habit. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Quinn’s lips tightened slightly, “This call is shielded—thoroughly. I’m making it at a certain personal risk.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

If you are ever going to be involved with the work on this preserve, you will need to learn to cope with certain unpleasant realities. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Except the longer Ivy stared back, the more certain she was that they were not animals at all. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Tyrian was exceedingly courteous; he offered his sister the choice portions of every dish, and made certain he ate only what she did. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The left looked like the clearest path, but between his eyes adjusting from the classroom lit by sunlight and the dim, smoke-filled hall, it was hard to tell for certain. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Despereaux listened and he was quite certain that he heard the nails and teeth of the rats, the sound of sharp things being made sharper still. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

But even during those years of guilt, I was coming to sense certain consoling truths about language and intimacy. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because if Ruby wanted something from him, it could only spell trouble, and after today he wanted no part in the kind of trouble her desires were certain to cause. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

For reasons that confound medical science, the product also fails to affect those working in certain professions—the editors of fashion magazines, for example. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

The day would lie before us both, long no doubt and uneventful, but fraught with a certain stillness, a dear tranquility we had not known before. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

His best friend, Danny, knew about the possibility—and he also knew that there was a certain secrecy about The Vigils that had to be maintained. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

However this may be, it is certain that no fox hunts rabbits by going openly up a combe at sunset. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or more likely, it has become so unfashionable to discriminate against certain groups that all but the most insensitive people take pains to at least appear fair-minded, at least in public. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

The animals were not certain what the word meant, but Squealer spoke so persuasively, and the three dogs who happened to be with him growled so threateningly, that they accepted his explanation without further questions. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

He would hang onto these rocks, all right, of that he was certain. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

There is a certain stringency to life, a willful doing without. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

But it was he who tried to reassure me: “It’s not certain yet. There’s still a chance. Today, they will do another selection ... a decisive one . . .” I said nothing. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was surprised, since I was certain that she knew my name. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

If his financial plan were rejected, as now seemed certain, then “he could be of no use, and was determined to resign.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

The trouble was that practicing it involved certain sacrifices on Ron’s and Hermione’s part. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

For years I’d felt a certain smugness about how easily I had made the shift from war to peace. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I went with Father, feeling a certain pride in the Company’s craft as I carried the clean, pressed, and starched clothes wrapped in the crisp, blue paper and tied with twine into neat parcels. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was a war veteran with a missing arm, and this fascinated a certain type of woman in her early twenties who fancied herself mature beyond her years and was serious about herself. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Conduct may be founded on the hard rock or the wet marshes but after a certain point I don't care what it's founded on. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

My grammar school years especially were the years when the great Church doors opened to enclose me, filling my day as I was certain the Church filled all time. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

For Robb himself, Theon did have a certain affection, as for a younger brother . . . but it would be best not to mention that. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Not all mythical beasts are friendly, of course, but even the hostile ones have certain amiable redeeming aspects. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She arrived less certain about what she was dealing with. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I was no longer allowing hecklers’ behavior to frighten me into acting a certain way. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The weak force engages in more miscellaneous tasks, mostly to do with controlling the rates of certain sorts of radioactive decay. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

He walked with too much rhythm in his step, which suggested to her a certain fickleness of character. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

That first day, the words were merely sounds in the air, broken like shards of glass, beautiful from a certain angle and jagged from another. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“I see. A certain amount of intelligence sometimes accompanies a strong sense of self-preservation. I’m glad you decided to help us.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The insidious effect of bans was that at a certain point one began to think that the oppressor was not without but within. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maya was fairly certain she could even write out their dialogue for them. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

There was still a certain amount of shelling, he said, but not many wounded. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

This morning, Minerva came into the kitchen to get Manolo his cafecito, and her face was suffused with a certain sweetness. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

No solid contour was certain, but all devolved with the evening into one crabbed mass, gnarled and dark beneath the moon. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

This system seems to be restricted to human beings, since we are the only beings with language, although chimpanzees may have the capability of manipulating symbols with a certain syntax. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

In truth, though, he was less certain after his macabre dream. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“And you are certain—quite certain, Madame—that you have recognized no one on the train?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the first time ever, I felt certain of it. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She brightens and says, “Great! I think that’s great, sweetie. You’ll master that algebra in no time, I’m certain of it. My smart girl.” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I was certain this would finally be the time that Papa and Mother would come back together, and we would be a family all under one roof again. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Not exactly certain of the meaning of the words, she dared not elaborate more. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

She might be ill-tempered, he thought, but it was with a certain amount of justification, after all. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

This enterprise required that certain social and technical preconditions be met: the existence of reliable methods of communication, a common body of expert knowledge and an acknowledged group of experts able to adjudicate disputes. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

When he was incarcerated there, he couldn’t imagine what workers were available and ready to work long hours a day after the hurricane, but the answer makes a certain amount of sense. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Optimists and pessimists—not to mention the realists—air their opinions with unflagging energy, and as with everything else, they’re all certain that they have a monopoly on the truth. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

At certain intersections were deposited mortars and cannon, a few idle powder-monkeys lying atop them to guard them, awaiting commands or playing cards in the shadow of these engines of destruction. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

She had never been so certain of anything. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“And in order to validate this theory, I have prepared a demonstration that I am certain you shall all find fascinating.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“Kehaar,” he said, “I want to be certain. Can we get to the rabbits’ town without bothering about the iron road and the river?” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is curious how one can be easily flattered in certain situations by otherwise insignificant incidents. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She was certain of it. That is why she came here, to assist him.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Dad said a cult following was a fan club of something that wasn’t mainstream, which means something that only a certain number of people like. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This is number twenty-three,” Marco repeats, checking his notes to make certain the number is accurate. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

As I hike along, I feel certain I'm still holding the screen in the Capitol, so I'm careful to continue to hide my emotions. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

By the next day, they were certain the baby had scarlet fever; “Baby worse,” Emma wrote in her diary. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even Call, his nose too large for his small face, had a certain satisfactory ugliness. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The thing that worried Tendai most was the almost certain presence of dead spirits in the room. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

My Abue, she will for certain share with Serafina her remedies—which herbs are the most useful, the most potent, the most prized for this work before them. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

“So? Who isn’t something? Is all of his depression dependent on what you do? I don’t ask you to do certain stuff to keep me mentally sound.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Gods, I’m exhausted. There’s nothing like the certain knowledge of your own death to tucker you out.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She was right, and so was the ranger—there were certain things that had to change in the Sunderbans. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

And it wasn’t until Coach Hart passed me in the hall, tipped his basketball hat at me and said, “Nice job the other day,” that I felt suddenly certain I’d spontaneously combust. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

When Mama got her mind set a certain way, there was no use in arguing with her. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When I grow up, I’m going to find a way to know for certain who did a statue.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had parents somewhere, she was nearly certain, and she did not choose to think they were unfeeling. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Evidently there are certain fundamental experiences and modes of reasoning that are universal and can be regarded as valid in any and every human culture. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

We felt certain we’d stand a better chance if we tried to help kids think differently about food and exercise from an early age. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

But it is so crazy, so downright impossible, that he isn’t certain his fellow conspirators will go along with it. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

If they went outside a certain radius of their telephone, or tried to take the ankle thing off, the authorities would immediately be notified, and they’d be picked up and put in jail. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

The Lannis- ters of easterly Rock had come late to Robert's cause, when victory was all but certain, and he had never forgiven them. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Thus I can be morally certain that there is a city called Rome, even if I have never been there. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Something big that will be certain to get one or more of you guys to voluntarily leave school,” he said. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But certain lines in the middle—lines that happened to appear more often than any other—made a slightly darker image than the rest. The Maze Runner 2009-10-21T00:00:00Z

To be fair, I can’t even say for certain she was the one who first mentioned the animals. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they forced their way at last into more open ground, they were hot and tired and very scratched, and they were also no longer certain of the direction in which they were going. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I wanted to grow up to become just like Grandma India, because she was always so certain she could do a good job. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I nod slowly, certain I agree with what he’s saying now, but equally certain that I’m going to disagree with whatever’s next. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what I thought I’d see— I guess after three months of addressing him, I was sure I’d feel a certain kinship with the stocky, overdressed man before me. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Trinity must be tainted by it; there must be a certain stench at the right hand of God the Father. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

It is likely, but not certain, that he will develop some kind of infection like pneumonia or dysentery. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Whether my siege were to last a month or a year, I am certain that ultimately everyone would let me alone after the total carnage and destruction of property had been evaluated. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

If Swope failed to get that much, Howard said, he could take Seabiscuit to a certain western track, which had already offered such a sum. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

If we stayed in New York, it was almost certain I’d have to do an extra year of high school to finish. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he went down in the trees he was certain to die. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

When stung, patients report a feeling of impending doom; some patients are so certain that death is imminent they beg physicians to kill them so they can “get it over with.” The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I don’t know for certain what Shawn was doing on the pallet, but he was probably fitting posts or welding, because that was the kind of work he did. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

They looked whole, but impossible to tell for certain. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

I brushed away the leaves and there it was, this big, fleshy, vase-shaped mushroom that I was dead certain had to be a chanterelle. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Exactly what happens isn’t known, but it is felt pretty certain that it is connected with the core spinning and with its being liquid. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t just Leviticus—the secondhand clothes I owned were mixed of wool and flax, and if I searched through the verses, I was certain I’d find a dozen other infractions I was guilty of. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

But the opposite was the case: the more data they acquired, the less they seemed to know for certain. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

If a chromosome disappeared and production of a certain enzyme stopped, researchers knew the gene for that enzyme must be on the most recently vanished chromosome. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

All they know for certain is that, as soon as Mr. Wigg had appealed to Mary Poppins, the table below began to wriggle on its legs. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Indeed, he was a man of some six feet three inches, and his countenance, though reassuring while one knew he was intent on obliging, could seem extremely forbidding viewed in certain other contexts. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

It had been the custom to sentence criminals to the pits; that practice she agreed might resume, but only for certain crimes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Just to be even more certain, I wormed a line into GBAM’s profile on Cutter’s Way. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

My birthday had been the previous week and I had been certain she would come with my gifts. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I withdrew the revolver from my pocket once I was certain I was alone. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

And Nino Carlitos acts as though he has certain rights with me, the way the slave masters think they have rights with the girls on their plantation. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He himself did not appear to find any difficulty in managing without, except that once or twice he had to use both hands, and there was a certain awkwardness in his handling of the food. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

It did seem like a lot to go through just to look a certain way. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Tyrion was beginning to suspect that a certain freckled washerwoman knew more of the Common Speech than she pretended. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“It reminds me of a certain snake I knew. A droll fellow, till a mountain fell on him.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Not that you ever really give up the hustle, it seems, but they delegate certain activities to young hungry up-and-comers my age. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

If she’d asked this in a certain way, like the whole idea was completely crazy, then I’m sure I’d have felt pretty devastated. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

And after a performance, when she went back to her hotel room, she would look over the music to see where a certain song, or a passage in a song, could be sung more effectively. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

I find myself attending these performance pieces the same way certain friends drop by their AA meetings. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

"Because if you want a fire to cook fish or crab, you can jolly well go up the mountain. That way we'll be certain." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Agricultural use of insect diseases, caused by a bacterium highly specific for certain lypes of insects, is already being tried in California, and more extended tests of this method are under way. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

She went over each section of each page several times, yet still felt she was not being thorough enough; certain numbers seemed to her to be mysteriously reappearing, like mildew. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alex couldn’t help but notice a certain warmth in the man’s voice. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

The bard was superb; Werfel could not believe the delicacy of his performance, the way he shaded certain words and made others glow like memories of morning. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

On a certain occasion, months after Úrsula's departure, strange things began to happen. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Remembers all the missed calls and messages—and the lack thereof from a certain former debate partner. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

A vast amount, of course, is contributed by Negroes, but there are rumors to the effect that people like Birchites and certain Texas oil millionaires look with favor on the movement. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

I knew for certain that she could not protect herself from white people, and therefore she could not protect me from them, either. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Once they had passed a certain point it created a difficult angle for the defenders on the wall to fire at them. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He had made a mis-step in judgment, that was for certain. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

A paper chain can be done when it hits a certain number of links. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

I wish I could have shared in the security they were feeling about their choice, but I wasn’t absolutely certain of what I wanted. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She was the kind of woman who had a certain unspoken authority. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Basically, due to certain mysterious circumstances, I'm now out to my whole family and will soon be out to the whole freaking universe. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

“Were certain they did not hold a proper tribunal.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The widespread aversion to advocacy on behalf of those labeled criminals reflects a certain political reality. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Consequently his letters had a certain ambiguous dignity calculated to catch at the imagination of a very special sort of reader. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

We rowed until the skin wore away from the ridges of our palms and we were certain we absolutely couldn’t row another stroke, but then did, and then another, and another. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I heard his muffled voice as he answered it and then a string of what I was certain were curses. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“A visit from a fairy broker is a significant event, and carries certain expectations. I’ll concede that the merriment borders on foolishness.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I have become notorious among certain leaders of America’s Ethnic Left. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though none of her genes had apparently been passed down to me, I felt like it gave me a certain cachet among my girlfriends to have the gorgeous mom. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

So maybe the Whisperer could only seek out certain things and was incapable of detecting anything else. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

One of the attendants was washing the sea-lion manure off the middle platform of the pool, and at least he was able to do that with a certain degree of proficiency. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

One of the gunners makes unimaginative comments about the smoke, a dead horse he can see at the base of the walls, the intensity of certain quadrants of fire. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

They sleep and the moon and the sun sleep and even the ocean sleeps sometimes on certain days when there is no current and a flat calm. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had learned that there were certain things one shouldn’t ask about, so as not to flee from one’s own Personal Legend. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

That the committee would view the expense of this ball and other Millet events as frivolous seemed certain. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

For instance, I recall Lady Astor remarking, not without a certain bitterness, that our silver 'was probably unrivalled'. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

He is not certain which option bothers him more: involving Isobel in the game or relinquishing the one relationship in his life that has not been dictated for him. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

‘For there are certain rash words concerning the Lady in the Golden Wood that lie still between us. And now I have seen her with my eyes.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

There was a certain obvious and gratifying tang of adventure in this, but also something much more low-key and elemental—a kind of respectful mutual acknowledgment that comes with sustained eye contact. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

However, he made a plan which seemed certain to have the same result. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a certain story my father was fond of repeating over the years. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

They expected certain things of her, and forgave certain things from her, because she was foreign. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I’m not certain if I was Sumac or myself, but I saw the earth and the mountains from his eyes as surely as if they were my own. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

And I wanted certain people—in this case a boy—to stop overlooking me. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

She explains that certain creatures are allowed to scare and harass unsuspecting people if they wander someplace generally acknowledged to be spooky—like graveyards, old abandoned mansions, dark caves, and under beds. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

At every approach of horseman, cart, or carriage, I turned fearfully, certain I should see some minister of injustice come to enchain us. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Nobody seemed certain, for instance, just why he was known as the Professor. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

They gave her written exams in Spanish to see whether she could write a sentence, whether she could write a paragraph, whether she could do certain math problems. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

No one seemed to know for certain; every traveler told a different tale, each more terrifying than the last. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

If one-tenth of all people have a certain blood type, what is the probability that, of the next hundred people we randomly select, exactly eight will have the blood type in question? at most, eight? Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

At night, he was certain they were dead; in the daylight, merely maimed and half dead. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

He wants people to be a certain way. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

I nodded, certain we’d race a short while before slowing down to ride side by side. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

There was something broken in the country, this was certain, but he had begun all this. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I was certain that my visitor had been the villainous Edmund, and I shuddered to think of his fury when he found me absent. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Something was going on, Bod was certain of it. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

In the ranks he was anonymous, and it turned out that to have been inside conferred a certain status. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

They had participated in secret conversations, received certain assurances, and gone so far as to make reconnaissance forays to outlying parts of the city. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

This process of turning seawater into drinking water is important: it means that a shipwreck on the frozen sea does not necessarily mean certain death. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

He stopped at a certain page and stabbed the top with his finger. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The shell may be broken, and even portions of it removed, and yet after a certain lapse of time the injured parts will be repaired by a deposition of shelly matter at the fractured parts. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I drop the curtain, certain my intense staring drew her gaze, in a psychic kind of way. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

"A goat has no loyalty. Soon a wolf banner is raised here, I think. But first a man would hear a certain name unsaid." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Stanton and others were certain Booth was merely an agent of a Confederate conspiracy. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was only when he touched it, and felt the chill, that he knew it for certain. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

The next year Descartes formulated his famous doctrine cogito ergo sum, ‘I think therefore I am’; consequently, there is something, one thing, I know for certain. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

And at the same moment, Celia remains certain, something was put in motion that impacted the entire circus and everyone within it once that fire was lit. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

In their beneficence they allowed a certain amount of amateur smuggling to go on—the day trips to Canada, the fishing boats out for a midnight cruise. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

It should be obvious that facts can both be unquestionable and only have meaning within certain discursive conventions: e.g. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“I just prefer a certain type of woman.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

But while Beetee thinks he might be able to override certain computer systems, and there’s some discussion of putting the handful of internal spies to use, no one has any really innovative thoughts. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“Yes, and chilled, and miserable. I feel as if I had been wound up to a certain pitch—too tight— and something inside of me had snapped.” The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

Unit meetings are held on certain nights which are kept secret for fear of police raids. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Funny. I bet the same can’t be said about a certain part on you.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I feel almost certain that the person she ran from was Thresh and that is his domain. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“If they knew about your grandfather, you can be certain they knew about you, as well.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Ugwu was certain that Professor Achara had fooled Master into renting the house; there was something wily in the man’s bulging eyes. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He had been so sure, so absolutely certain that it would work the night before. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Second: The existence of certain varieties of heavy atoms on the Earth suggests that there was a nearby supernova explosion shortly before the solar system was formed. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He is certain that baby Vincent would be healthier growing up in the countryside. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I walk around the mill again then go to the front door, certain I’m going to be disappointed, for I have not seen a person or heard the wheel turn since I arrived. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

No lunch five days a week meant certain starvation. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

When he started conversations with people in elevators, or lavishly complimented strangers, she held her breath, certain that they could see what an attention-loving person he was. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

"Nothing," she said, wishing she was as certain as she sounded. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I was baffled, initially, by what seemed like a certain lack of get-up-and-go on the part of my fellow workers. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

During those times when Italy enjoyed a balance of power to a certain extent, this advice may have been a good policy. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

The longer she sat, the more certain she became that this was the end, the very worst thing. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He was certain they resented him because he seemed too good to eat with them now that he was squadron commander. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I'd been raised with the impression that it took a certain amount of know-how to get by in New York, but a surprising number of our customers proved me wrong. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

They wanted someone they were certain would always promote Soviet ideals above her own. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

Granted, my mind was pretty blank to begin with, and I wasn't exactly sure what I wanted or what I needed, but I was totally certain what I didn't want. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Certain seeds it will not nurture, certain fruit it will not bear, and when the land kills of its own volition, we acquiesce and say the victim had no right to live. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

In analyzing these spectra, O. B. Toon, J. B. Pollack and I found that certain features seem best accounted for by montmorillonite and other kinds of clay. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet another lure into a garden path comes from the statistical patterns of the English language, in which certain words are likely to precede or follow others. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

She did not turn, did not stop her beating and beating of those pants, though I was certain now that she heard me. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

An absolutely certain way in those days to draw down on one a wretched fate was to claim superiority in anything over any deity; nevertheless people were perpetually doing so. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

My sister is kind of neutral, but she is sensitive about certain things. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“The heart and the brain are surest. Witches can be tricky. This is the only talisman I am certain will slay Muriel.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He found a second animal that also had droopy eyelids, with that certain squint in the eyes. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I suppose I’d gone to see Julian in order to revive my flagging assurance, in hopes he would make me feel as certain as I had that first day. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

By the time a certain party realized what had happened, she was too interested in what was going on to argue. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was certain my father had planes and ships out looking for us. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The aircraft was equipped with wheels rather than floats and thus couldn’t land, but McCunn was certain he’d been seen and had no doubt the pilot would summon a floatplane to return for him. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Piper wasn’t sure where this rage was coming from, but she had never felt more certain of anything in her life. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He did indeed always refer to us as swine, but there was, nevertheless, a certain respect in his tone. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why did the characters act in a certain way? Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone is also entitled to performance bonuses that allow them to earn, in certain cases, the equivalent of 100 percent of their base salary. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

It hit a certain point and jammed on the brakes. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am not certain of the virtue of what he says, but I don’t disagree. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shortly before this, we had learned that a certain PAC man named Ganya had been beaten by a warder. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rather than convincing me of the righteousness of this kind of believing, rather than making me certain of its correctness, it made me question, and doubt, all the more. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

If there is less than a certain critical amount of matter in the universe, the gravitation of the receding galaxies will be insufficient to stop the expansion, and the universe will run away forever. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted the soldiers to keep certain things in mind as they followed him in. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I have certain skills. Alas, they are not great enough to defend myself against the powers of Arawn. Today,” he added, “they were not enough to protect a brave companion.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Once people get used to a certain luxury, they take it for granted. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wanted to think for a long time about two or three certain people, to sing to herself, and to make plans. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I still remember certain things about the woman: she wore white rubber Korean slippers that were shaped exactly like miniature canoes. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He told her he wasn’t cut but twice but she had to have him naked so she could look him all over and fix him up to a certain extent. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

She says to Miss Barry, I hear a certain upstart from the lanes walked away from the post office exam. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

He lay dreamily remembering certain ladies, a ball, a rose garden . The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of one thing only am I certain; that it is no use making my ideas known to the Count. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

She wanted to make certain that she still knew how. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“So I’m sure that if he has a certain number of years yet to live he’ll make a name for himself.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

There were certain towel rules that existed in my mother’s world that I just didn’t get. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Though still in his studies he was certain of various diagnoses he’d made about the state of the man’s health. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Although their flight appeared to have no pattern, it made a certain kind of sense to the boy. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m certain the magic seashell—his most beloved possession, he’d said!—around my neck radiates joy. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

That was when I was certain that Branwell was not choosing the people who might make him speak. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only thing I knew for certain was that the overhead speakers spurted out two warning blares: one short, one long. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

That is to say, each of us is at a certain stage of life and has a history. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He asked what a certain medieval commentator had remarked about that statement, and Danny answered. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“But I can’t really blame him. I won’t. This is a business, Lee. Research and reports are fine. But if we don’t generate certain material there’s no operation. The thing doesn’t work. It seizes.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gradually his breath subsided until he could no longer hear it and then he knew for certain that Bessie was not breathing. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Afterwards, he knew for certain now, it was to be the destiny of his life to deal with every way of twisting decency by threats of Power. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Holding it with a certain elegance, her other hand across her knees where she’d drawn them up. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

In January she began a certain very wonderful piece called ‘This Thing I Want, I Know Not What.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

An army of servants were scurrying around the table like ants, sorting, counting, and polishing what Penelope was certain must be a mine’s worth of silver. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

“Why after two years of knowing me a certain girl is all of a sudden crushing on me.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

I promised myself I’d return with Bear, who would, I was certain, know them all. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Only certain notes can be played on the string; most are excluded. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Hod was strong, even if he was sightless, one of the strongest of the gods, and usually Balder was good about making certain that he was included. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Even though I wasn’t certain that I did. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

But it did not matter, because Chief sounded certain. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

On certain fortunate nights there were even places to go afterwards, and I scanned the bulletin boards eagerly for these meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous, these performances of Brigadoon by the local high school. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

We made sure that certain varieties, having properties we consider desirable, preferentially reproduced. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d gotten a phone call, there was a lot of static, she thought she heard a man say, “Puerto Rico,” and she was certain it was Papi. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Though Theresa had bought an ivory blouse to go with a certain green skirt, in practice she’d worn it with a beige skirt. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not only any actual misdemeanor, but any eccentricity, however small, any change of habits, any nervous mannerism that could possibly be the symptom of an inner struggle, is certain to be detected. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“Anybody wearing the fraternity pin,” he added, and touched a blue dot tattooed under his left eye— an insigne, a visible password, by which certain former prison inmates could identify him. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was certain if she could find the switch she could turn it back on. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

He lifted her down onto his branch and held her tight, and she knew for certain that hers was not the only heart full of light. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She knew certain things without question, and such things she did not speak about. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

We had nearly completed the first part of our adventure, so there was a certain home-stretch perkiness in our steps. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Because Lara seemed pretty certain she knew what the first tryout would be too.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“I’ll admit that this Frankenstein Complex you’re exhibiting has a certain justification—hence the First Law in the first place. But the Law, I repeat and repeat, has not been removed—merely modified.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

But apart from the swiftly fading pain, and a certain lassitude which was new to him, he felt no different. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Yes, and chilled, and miserable. I feel as if I had been wound up to a certain pitch—too tight—and something inside of me had snapped.” The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z

How could I leave Prim, who is the only person in the world I'm certain I love? The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

"Certain I'm certain. Didn't Pa always say I had a head like a compass, rest him in peace!" The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

She knew where a certain stone corner was chipped away. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“He regarded me as potentially a very good physicist. . . But in a certain sense, not worldly, not experienced, and not very sensible.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I pressed on the cartridges just to be certain they were secure, making sure that the hole nearest to the barrel was loaded. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Sitting alone in my room, I couldnt stop thinking how Governor Faubus would for certain have to be in that courtroom. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Uncle had said that no one knew where his family was for certain ... so wasn’t there at least a chance that they might be here in the camp? A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was made from a certain plant that grew only on the islands of the Jade Sea, half a world away. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Anyways,” Matt went on, “them got blue, for certain sure.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remembered I had wanted to listen to a Tchaikovsky symphony on Sunday night, the night of the ball game which I had been so certain we would win. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

And because he had found his way from one to the other and had even seen his dream come true, he felt a certain qualification on the subject. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He only speaks what we know for certain. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

You know, I can see where a certain type of person might get a big kick out of doing just that. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

"But I admit it—the place has a certain beauty. I can see what appealed to Chris." Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

At a certain point Mrs. Vorster just started running through a list of all the white kids she thought it could be. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Even when Ralph’s stomach began to hurt so much that he had to check into the hospital, and came home only able to eat certain foods, she found herself lined with stiff indifference. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had hurt her, left her, and now she was dead—he was certain of it. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

All minds except Father’s, that is, who frequently takes the name of Brother Fowles in vain, feeling certain now that all the stones in his path were laid by this deluded purveyor of Christian malpractice. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s called grease. This is how it is in America. Certain American palms require a certain American —” “Understand,” Ralph gripped the wheel as though removing himself to some other place were a matter of steering. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The other was that it would be full of shipping and of course anyone on the deck of a ship who saw two horses swimming past would be almost certain to be inquisitive. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

And how do you know anything for certain anyway? Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

It’s as if he’s lived through it before, a long time ago; and despite the unpleasantness, the irritation of it, the combination of boredom and fear, he has a certain fellow feeling. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

A certain Comrade Withers, a prominent member of the Inner Party, had been singled out for special mention and awarded a decoration, the Order of Conspicuous Merit, Second Class. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I was a ‘scholarship boy,’ a certain kind of scholarship boy. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“For your information I’ll have you know,” the Professor says, “that unlike certain people around here I act my age.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

He screamed until he was certain his lungs must burst. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I need my grandparents, but in a certain sense they need me too. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Emily Sue was already, in her opinion, an adult, unlike certain other members of her class, such as me. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Unable to swim, not certain how deep the river was at this spot, I hugged the bank, too timid to pass over. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Now that my faith in communal Catholicism is so changed, my faith in God is without certain foundation. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I have deduced that there is a relationship between these two masses that must be within certain parameters.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

His tendency to jump to the latest and greatest idea might be considered a weakness, but in this case he was certain that IDA’S plan could serve PIH well. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

They kept on thinking they saw things, and there was one time: when Polly was perfectly certain she had seen a tail, dark figure gliding quickly away in a westerly direction. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

As she bent to pick them up she was certain that a shadowy figure slipped behind a tree. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

There was a certain brotherly resemblance between them. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

"What," he asked, in what he was certain were lofty and scornful tones, "would possibly make you imagine that my lady-love would have sent me on some foolish errand?" Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

She says, “One thing is certain. Lieutenant Baird needs to see this. There is so much of your story here. More than I think you have ever been able to tell him.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Ranofer turned away quickly and said in a louder tone than he intended, “But we can do something, that much is certain. We can find out more. I will watch Gebu, see where he goes.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

“You pick up fast,” said my mother, as if she knew this was certain. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I asked breathlessly, certain that her mother would kill her for good this time. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we pulled out of the driveway, I was anxious, but I knew for certain one thing: I was ready for middle school. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t quite certain, either, why he had shot it, because Shorty was not the type who slaughtered wild animals for fun. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Near the steps they slowed down, moved cautiously around the house, for there was a certain fearsomeness about visitors too. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She would like to make an example of certain people. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

Diana looked and spoke with a certain authority: she had a will, evidently. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“And I’m not so certain gasoline wouldn’t react with the zinc in any case.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Besides Sumerian cuneiform, the other certain instance of independent origins of writing in human history comes from Native American societies of Mesoamerica, probably southern Mexico. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, I thought, the slave who worked in the field, in a certain frame of mind, might even be happy to see the house burn down. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, his voice held a low resonating quality, a certain flat and steady intonation I found appealing, like the rumble of distant thunder. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

But he is certain that it is much tougher for an immigrant to get ahead today than fifty years ago. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

I had re-upped my anonymity settings, but I couldn’t be absolutely certain the Recluse wasn’t watching me. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

The one certain thing was that death never came at an expected moment. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Jon wouldn’t feel like an artist without a certain amount of dinge around. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Now his condition was named she felt a certain consolation, though the mystery of the fountain episode deepened. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

His voice was low, and when he walked, he walked easy in a certain way he knew, the way he had learned Indians walked. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

It was the only way to be certain that there were no impurities in the equation, and no unknown factor that might affect the results. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“You’d be surprised at the lengths people will go to avoid responsibility,” Wanda replied, and her voice was rough, but certain. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

But when exam results were read aloud, I knew for certain I would never be left behind. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

But if he could not kill them outright, he could put them in the way of tolerably certain death. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

One thing was certain: I had to be careful with this crazy Brockway; he didn't like my being here . Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, that is not true. We are more advanced. We know certain things. We have heard the evidence of the passengers.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was certain I would never be able to grow a beard so luxurious as the one hewn into the wall above me. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He feels certain that Mutti has allowed them to ride the train into the city center. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Meantime, Mr. Rochester had again summoned the ladies round him, and was selecting certain of their number to be of his party. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Craving certain specific foods had almost devastated her. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I decided to say little until I knew for certain that I was safe. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I felt certain something was going to kill me, and of course I was right: Something is going to kill you, someday, and you can’t know if this is the day. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Gay and Phil read all my mother’s letters and checked the outgoing replies to make certain I did not reveal any private information, which I would not have done anyway. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

But stories that are not pretty have a certain value, too, I suppose. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

One thing is certain: If we do get to six million—or even two million—we’re going to need a bigger warehouse. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

There is, however, nothing to show that for certain.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“Almost certain this valley is where that Berg returned after every trip.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Lexie paused, closing her eyes, trying to feel that spark of life that she’d been so certain was cartwheeling inside her before. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But we never got the chance, because just like there are certain ways people expect you to get married, or go to church, or raise kids, there are certain ways people expect you to grieve. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

They also know that they are friends, and they share a certain love that will never leave them. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I work out, too, in my normal life and take a certain macho pride in the Vs of sweat that form on my T-shirt after ten minutes or more on the StairMaster. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now it was certain that no one would come into Gregor any more until the morning. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only thing I knew for certain was that I wanted to get out of there and not think about anything or anyone anymore. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

She wanted to make certain that no man ever looked at her that way. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He was tired of being the fixer, making certain the assignment went off on schedule in order to maintain Archie’s big shot reputation. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

What has kept Whitiker going is the knowledge that there are certain things no one can ever take away, that certain pieces of paper really do matter. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

The origin of these insecticides has a certain ironic significance. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

That was probably required—a certain length of time to delay people. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Big Tony was remembering the Google search he’d done to find a certain phone number. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Though I was not certain to what degree you were knowingly involved.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The air of pandemonium made me feel less certain that every-thing was under control. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet, even though looking at most works of art is a pleasurable enough experience, to appreciate fully what’s going on requires certain skills and knowledge. The Annotated Mona Lisa 1992-06-01T00:00:00Z

Moses was in my Bible, too, after all, and I felt certain that God had liked him. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Perhaps only the basic idea is known: someone has succeeded, somehow, in achieving a certain final result. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

For some reason, I am certain that there is something I’m missing, something vital. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Five daughters successively entered the world, but yet the son was to come; and Mrs. Bennet, for many years after Lydia’s birth, had been certain that he would. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

This was the only way Tally could be certain that he had forgiven her. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

He is certain, though, that he will settle in and make a home for himself. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

There are good people in The Angels I am certain, but that lady, she is not one. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

Before I emerged, I made certain my mask was securely tied. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

There was a certain amount of decorum required of an apprentice. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

These in-between places are scary, but then again, I understand that nothing is ever certain. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He lived in expectation of certain songs being performed as the faithful await the Messiah. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

For, although the distance between them was something less than two hundred miles, the train meandered to points far out of the way and stopped for long hours at certain stations during the night. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

In Massachusetts and Connecticut there still lingered “a traditional reverence for certain families, which has rendered the offices of government nearly hereditary in those families.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

She thought for certain it would have been illegal to say out loud. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The people climbing them learned that they were treacherous, jagged things—hot to the touch, often unstable—eager, should certain important rocks be disturbed, to tumble some more, to form lower, more solid curves. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Khaleh Mandana and I have always shared a special bond, and I'm certain our connection has to do with the fact that she essentially saved my life. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Before my guests came I would ask Mr. Swart to get a certain type of Nederburg wine, which I had tasted before and knew was a semisweet. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Love is one of those lessons that you grow to learn, the way one learns that one shoe is made to fit a certain foot, lest it cause discomfort. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

“I’m not certain it is bad news, precisely,” August says, as though he is not sure how to explain. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

There was something not right about it, I was certain of that. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

In the end, he was certain that it had gone. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

When she thinks of that day, she’s certain she has romanticized it in the way of first loves. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

His was a low-key style, the sort certain people can sustain indefinitely. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

In poverty, as in certain propositions in physics, starting conditions are everything. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, well, I don’t deny a certain reputation along those lines. A Fflam is always valiant! I’ve slashed my way through thousands”—he glanced uneasily at the harp—“well, ah, shall we say numerous enemies.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

He too looked about as if to make certain no one saw what he did. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

He probably had certain emotions, like anger and rage, filtered out on his facial-recognition software. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

When you tilted it a certain way, her clothes dropped away. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When certain birds break out of the egg, they think the first thing they see is their mother. They follow it everywhere.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

So instead of chopping the tree down he went to see a certain woman who was well known in that part for using charms to solve difficult problems. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

On a certain occasion a very beautiful woman had come into his camp in Tucurinca and asked the sentries’ permission to see him. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

I said I felt certain that the only reason black Africans—our black brothers—could be so silent about what happened in America was that they had been misinformed by the American government’s propaganda agencies. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

That, to be sure, was something he was certain he was—“a normal.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m barely certain that we have enough space for all the rest of the things we’ve gathered. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rolled over and saw Alaska pulling the controller up and to the right, as if that would help her escape certain death. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Together they had invented certain imaginary games to entertain themselves on rainy afternoons. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Honey asked, waiting for the "yes" that she felt certain was going to come from Matilda. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

Sunlight filtered through the branches overhead, throwing spotlights on the path, and there was a certain distinctive, heady spring lightness in the air. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

And while the archangels are preparing the courtroom and the blessed tune their harps and certain others lie hunching under their fires, the ladies will be dashing hysterically in and out of fitting rooms. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

To fly Blue Navy colors in Oxscini would have meant certain death. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

His room smelled like certain areas of Central Park, down by the lake, where white guys with dreadlocks played bongos. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

And yet about certain things there was quite a lot of doubt indeed. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

The equation involved a certain amount of fanciful math, but there was no disputing that the cyclotron was beginning to pay its way as a producer of radioactive isotopes on an industrial scale. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

C.P. felt certain that the time had come to take back his city, indeed to reclaim the South. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Both she and I gained a certain degree of respect from our peers because we knew what dead people looked like. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once she had asked a taxi driver, “So where are you from?” in a knowing, familiar tone, certain that he was from Ghana, and he said “Detroit” with a shrug. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

"Who knows? Anyway, it was a pretty good insight into how unattractive science can get when you’re playing at a certain level." A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

A flash of what he could have sworn was pain shone in her eyes, but it was gone before he could be certain of it. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

What I enjoyed most were the “fatigue marches” in which you are equipped with only a gun, bullets, and some water, and you must reach a distant point within a certain time. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It annoys a certain lady that her spouse has such supreme faith in the British, and a certain husband attacks his wife because of her teasing and disparaging remarks about his beloved nation! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Though the desolation had not yet arrived, was still in the air, it was certain as man could make it. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

And what is more, the words of the song also came back—words, I am certain, which were sung by the animals of long ago and have been lost to memory for generations. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

‘You sound certain. Has your gift of prophecy -’ Octavian held up his hand in warning. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

It felt very certain, very strong, and very large. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

When Elizebeth saw William wearing “a certain grim look that came around his mouth,” she would know that something had gone wrong. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Now that people were forced to be idle, a certain restlessness could be felt. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

"It would not do if certain people learned that we had spoken in private. The queen watches you closely. This wine is very choice. Thank you." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He felt certain that O’Brien was about to twist the dial out of sheer wantonness. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Some pitches will get more emphasis than others; some will be used one way in an ascending melody and another way in a descending melody; some will be used in certain types of ornaments. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Even his own vice president, John Adams, conceded that Washington seemed dazed and wholly scripted at certain public ceremonies, like an actor reading his lines or an aging athlete going through the motions. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

I was certain it would experience a non-passive failure if I tried to climb it. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

The scream built in her, as violent as the first one, years ago, that she’d held in for weeks, so certain it was bad. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

It was one hundred percent certain that the person she was baking for would never have tasted anything quite so heavenly in all his life. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Ekon had said that Adiah might be down here, but he wasn’t certain; she tried not to focus on the word might. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Maybe one day One day, I feel certain, we’ll get together and remember and tell and speak many things. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Priests don’t accuse kids who are in God’s house,” Arul said, but he didn’t sound very certain. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I hope she's able to enjoy it because as misguided as Effie can be, she has a very keen instinct about certain things and must at least suspect we're in trouble. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The move was so swift I am not certain I saw it clearly, but I believe he thrust his point through the guard of the other's weapon, then jerked upward. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Thanks, that’s—” “Hush. I’m not giving you compliments; I’m stating facts. And I wasn’t finished. This ‘certain type of girl’ is often nuts. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Sure and certain, he thought, as he pulled on his fine velvet breeches and silk stockings. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

One thing was certain: it was all connected with the Object somehow. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

And he could not take the chance of pitting his certain ignorance against this man’s possible knowledge. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aimee had always been my main coach, but after I went elite, she sometimes brought in other coaches and specialists to help me with certain skills. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

They were under court order to hire a certain number of black employees, but in my particular office, I was the only black person. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Today she was talking about how well-rounded certain historical figures were, begging us to become “Renaissance men or women.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

In certain diseases and abnormalities studied by these investigators the number differed from the normal. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

He's a regular peppermint stick now, all sugar-crystal and saccharine when he isn't making veiled references to certain commercial products that every worshipper absolutely needs.” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like the majority of American law-enforcement officials, Dewey is certain that capital punishment is a deterrent to violent crime, and he felt that if ever the penalty had been earned, the present instance was it. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

His mom treats him with a certain level of respect as the dad’s surrogate. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Bram announced that certain parts of the state’s evidence would be conceded by the accused, and there was a buzz in the court. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

No matter how strongly you feel yourselves compelled to act in any other manner, you can convict only if you are certain it is correct to do so beyond a reasonable doubt. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Marriage to me would not be a punishment. And why are you so certain I would marry you? I would not. Not if Inti himself commanded it.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

The story was clever enough to have had by itself, in all probability, the desired effect; but Poseidon, the most bitter of all the gods against Troy, contrived an addition which made the issue certain. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

They do have infections, but only of certain types. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

She looked at him, wearing a T-shirt and shorts, so certain in his self-justifications. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“When I was a little girl up at Grandma’s,” Mother said, “I was certain that Maple Hill was the place where all the miracles had happened.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

My mother is the only individual I know who can fall asleep instantly for two minutes—deep REM sleep, complete with snoring—only to be awakened instantly by certain select noises. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We don’t know yet. We think so, but our own children are not yet old enough to be certain. We do know they have inherited the ability to learn. They master reading almost without effort.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

I am certain you and Reb Saunders’ son can help each other in such a friendship. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Nobody was certain how many rooms Major de Coverley had rented, not even the stout black-bodiced woman in corsets on the first floor from whom he had rented them. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

As rock-ribbed a Republican as ever was allowed to take a breath in West Virginia, my father detested the Russian Communists, although, it should be said, not quite as much as certain American politicians. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

‘Are you certain, Octavian?’ asked the son of Venus. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Her voice changed when she got to certain parts of the poem. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The answer she got was simple: it directed her to a certain room in the tall square building behind her. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without the shade of Babou’s fig trees, the neighborhood was a luminous white, so bright, I was certain I could feel my optic nerves cooking. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

It reminded Chess of certain boys he tried to avoid at school, the ones who went around in packs, challenging other kids to fight. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

But I was certain that if Fred were here, he would be begging my dad to drive us. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“As I said, Basta has told me a strange story—he says you claimed to be the man who wrote a certain book—what was its name again?” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He contended that if the leaders of the established civil rights organizations persisted, the social struggle would end in bloodshed because he was certain the white man would never concede full integration. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

As if light beams just break through certain parts of the paintings. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I am certain that 1 can perhaps do something to aid these factory folk. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ged did not know what he meant, but he felt a certain liking for him, and was glad when after the meal he stayed with them. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

I was certain that she knew he’d been drinking, and she must have noticed that although we were away over twelve hours, we hadn’t brought one tortilla into the house. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was also possible that the sun wasn’t doing this at all, but a certain intensity, a soul ray, from my eyes. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

‘Otherwise nothing can be made out for certain. All our footprints are here, crossing and re-crossing. I cannot tell whether any of the hobbits have come back since the search for Frodo began.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Like likes like, they say—and at least they are certain that her men were generous. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The laws governing inheritance are quite unknown; no one can say why...the child often reverts in certain characters to its grandfather.... The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

If he could have been certain that O’Brien was lying, it would not have seemed to matter. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Finding particles takes a certain amount of concentration. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

I was certain, however, that even if the world kept throwing scary stuff at me, it was all good. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

That would put them a certain distance from him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I strike certain color schemes and hair textures from consideration. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Under certain circumstances, the membrane surrounding blepharisma disintegrates and comes independently loose, like a cast-off shell, leaving the creature a transient albino. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because Obie was certain of one thing as if it was a natural law, like gravity—Renault wasn’t going to sell the chocolates. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he was certain that speculating about my reasons for running away was beside the point. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She didn’t dare use up her stores from the njuzu island until she was certain she could replace them. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I'm sorry—I'm not certain. My memory has been damaged. I think he was called Babe.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

So could radiations from certain rocks, or arsenic washed out of soil or rocks to contaminate food or water supplies. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

A certain light was beginning to dawn dimly within her—the light which, showing the way, forbids it. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the time no one even knew for certain that the footlights ought to be up; all there was then was Manchuria, the shock that in a way was no shock. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

At a certain moment, her part calls for seething, spitting rage. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Billionaire philanthropists donate their entire fortunes to fund efforts that bring Fixers to impoverished nations, making certain that every human on the planet in need is able to receive treatment. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Experiments show that the younger the animal is when it is subjected to a cancer-producing agent the more certain is the production of cancer. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Ugwu began to run until he heard the gunshot, so deafening, so alarmingly close that he fell to the ground and waited for the pain to drill into his body, certain he had been hit. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The boulevard was as clean as the surface of an arena two minutes before the appearance of certain unnamed victims and certain unknown killers. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Would it be enough if you were to wave your tail in the air, instead of prancing? There is a certain discomfort for the forequarters during the prance.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The more he described, the more certain he was that the room was close by. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Everyone laughed, and I joined in, not quite certain if the laugh was against me or not, wondering secretly what it was she had expected, and what had been Maxim’s description. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

On our way home we played a certain game with the mphangala bush. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

“I don’t really like showers,” Caroline said, “but I’ll let you give me one because there are certain things that I need.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

I struggled as he linked his arm around my neck, certain he meant to break it. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t certain, though, until I found a picture of the freaks: two masked ruffle-collared kids who seemed to be feeding each other a coil of ribbon. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

It is always cool and shady on certain streets on the hottest day. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

The remaining six of us would make admissions of guilt on certain charges. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

De Vaucouleurs was equally certain that the Hubble constant was 100.* A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

I felt certain he was lying when he denied knowing the tune. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

There was not much, really, for her to do; she was simply required to be there, to be certain nothing went awry. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Nokomis bent over and looked very carefully at the cache to make certain that it was properly packed. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

She wasn't shy, but when she spoke, certain words tended to leave her mouth reluctantly, as if they'd been forced out against their will. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

A few yards away, a crewman in a blue jumpsuit climbs to the lip of the crow’s nest, spreads his arms wide, and leaps toward certain death. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

That was one answer I was certain of. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“But if you’re looking for clues to what they meant when they wrote certain parts of the Constitution it helps to know what the arguments were leading up to the writing.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I hope it’s forever, but how can I know for certain? I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

All her maids spied on her, she was certain. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“I know what you’re looking for. I know the kind of responses I’m supposed to have, to create a certain picture of what my mind is like. All I’ve got to do is...” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Rochester obliged me to go to a certain silk warehouse: there I was ordered to choose half-a-dozen dresses. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

The more he thought about it, the more certain he became. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

But now I’d reached an age where certain childhood mysteries begin to make sense. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We must make certain that this tradition is continued.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

If you think of doing something in New York City, you can be certain that at least two thousand other people have that same thought. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had to admit I wasn’t certain about that, but the Reverend said it was all right. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The month had been unusually wet; certain pools of water had reappeared so often on the driveway that Theresa actually recognized them now. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes things take a certain length of time, and they cannot be speeded up. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

At a certain part of the book, she would stop reading and she would turn to me. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

He was stunned by Crocker’s question, which hinted at the ease with which he could extract funds for a device with presumed, but far from certain, medical applications. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Sometimes Keeth would give me scenarios to try in practice that he thought would work against certain fencers based on their style of fencing. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I was certain the soup was good, but I did not taste it, could not taste it. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, he always experienced a certain anguish when hanging around with Lydia’s family at their home, by virtue of the contrast with his own family and home. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Brian made certain the fire was banked with new wood, then went out of the shelter and searched for a good fuel supply. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every string I pulled made me more certain that I never, ever, want to be just a housewife! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

He was flattered and apprehensive, certain that some severe official would soon appear and throw the whole lot of them out like a pack of bums. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I only knew that there was a certain rightness in life—the feeling you got when you did something the way you knew you should. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is also related to certain pneumonia viruses: to the parainfluenza virus, which causes colds in children, and to the respiratory syncytial virus, which can cause fatal pneumonia in a person who has aids. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every so often, Yakov would look at me or say something in a certain way, and I’d have the suspicion that he could see my desire. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I’m fairly certain they reserve that special treat for people who talk on their phones during movies, or text while driving. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Words like jumper and hair grip and certain proper nouns like Vivian. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m certain Coach M had to think about that one, and, since he didn’t say anything, he must have concurred with me that “assbreath” is not a true cuss word. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

A British agent in Redding, Connecticut, sent in another report: “Private dispatches are frequently sent” from New York “by way of Setauket, where a certain Brewster receives them, at, or near a certain woman’s.” George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

They are not so well cared for, they are badly thumbed, and pages have been torn out for certain purposes. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I explained that we were for a more even distribution of the rewards of certain industries, industries that were already monopolies, and that nationalization might occur in some of those areas. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stared at him in astonishment, and a certain wild joy. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

The opening words were Elvish, like the writing on the arch: that seems certain.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Well, whatever it was, I would stay in it for a day or two, until I found something I was certain of. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

On every other continent as well, certain native societies have proved very receptive, adopted foreign ways and technology selectively, and integrated them successfully into their own society. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Nevertheless, he did exhibit a certain wariness in dealing with the U.S. government. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He had gone to visit the Ethiopians, who lived on the farther bank of Ocean, to the south, and it was certain he would stay there some time, feasting merrily with them. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

And that certain way he uses the word "gone." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I tell you these stories, I’m discovering certain things. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

They were trying out some new pills, and his brother would remain in the hospital until they were certain the pills worked. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

And, in the case of my older brothers and sisters, we went with a certain amount of relief. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Over and over she played the new record Father had bought for her, imitating each sound until she was certain she could repeat a stanza. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

The sister's words seemed to have led the father to certain reflections. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, not as such. But there are certain protocols involved ” “A gentleman’s agreement?” she asked acidicly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

There was something vaguely familiar about her, but none of the messengers was entirely certain what it was. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

No money had been added in the mean-. while, so he still could not be certain whether Deborah knew or not. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

She let it dance on until it was certain. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

He knew it meant certain death for him—he was too sick and his leg was in too much pain to fend for himself in the jungle. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

Or you may find extra instructions to play certain parts "only on the repeat." Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Only those defences that depend on you yourself and on your own virtue are good, certain, and lasting. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

It was like a certain stretch on the P. L. M. between Fontainebleau and Montereau that always made me feel bored and dead and dull until it was over. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

A certain island has a law that forbids anyone from removing its fruit. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

I could all too easily picture the smug expressions of condolence I’d receive from those who’d been certain of my failure from the get-go. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gogol slouches in his seat and ponders certain awkward truths. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Though he had carried himself with a certain chill and proud bearing, his demeanor had been a shield to hide the profound sadness I had only caught a glimpse of that first night. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Oppenheimer had doubts about how well he might fit in on campus—“any fruitful future in Berkeley would have to depend ... on a certain mutual respect for nonidentical points of view.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

In certain cultures, both adults and children play games. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

His eyes were open, that much is certain, but who among us can say they know what he was seeing? The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“You’ve had your parents and me hovering over you for so long. At a certain point it becomes counterproductive.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

As I sipped the tangy beverage, I was certain that the day, despite the loss of the counselor's cat, had been a triumph. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

And the more he heard about the school district distancing themselves from what had happened, the more certain he was that nothing would ever be fixed. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I think you have to make a choice—at a certain point—of the man you want to be. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

Kendra could envision nothing but certain capture if she were to return. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He was certain, however, that he had “taken firm hold of the end of the string” that would lead to the children. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

They began to talk it over, and the more they talked the more certain they were—it just wasn’t right. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

A man phoned his local police station in the Bronx, a New York City borough, certain the invaders were bombing New Jersey because he saw the smoke from his roof. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

She was not certain, but she thought she recognized a thread or two of this other magic. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He knew how to take away a headache just by pushing a certain place on your palm. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

“If you need help getting started”—she peered out of her white box at the class—“I am quite certain there are some students who would be happy to offer their assistance.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

If patent rights, capitalism, and certain religions do promote technology, what selected for those factors in postmedieval Europe but not in contemporary China or India? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

A former slave came, to accuse a certain noble of the Zhak. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“My dear, dear Lizzy, I would—I do congratulate you—but are you certain? forgive the question—are you quite certain that you can be happy with him?” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

He told me he always makes certain to deliver your letters to me as soon as he can, because I’m one of his best customers, writing so often and all. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

O’Brien had tortured him to the edge of lunacy, and in a little while, it was certain, he would send him to his death. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

To my certain knowledge, many people conceal experiences for fear of ridicule. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t know much about snake species, but he was almost certain he knew what these were. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I may as well say here that having reread her letter again tonight, I am inclined to believe I may well have read more into certain of her lines than perhaps was wise. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

But I am not at all certain it will be possible to ascertain their whereabouts at this stage.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Tally smiled again, certain now that Dr. Cable knew when she was telling the truth. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

He was not sure how he could get over a waterfall—if indeed he could at all—but he was fairly certain he did not want to try it with the raft sideways. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, and he is not entirely certain why, he keeps the subject alive, bringing it up as often as possible. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Though he loved his children, he did not give them much freedom of thought: He was certain that his views were the right views. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Already certain I knew the answer, I asked in a rush, “The people, they saved me. What happened to the jaguar?” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

He was highly popular, and I found that he took the familiar department of Mr. Jaggers’s business; though something of the state of Mr. Jaggers hung about him too, forbidding approach beyond certain limits. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Rumor said that the Singer, whose only job in the village was the annual presentation of the Song, prepared his voice by resting for days and sipping certain oils. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

That night when I asked Rob about it he said he wasn’t certain, but he thought the victim was a Sherpa who’d died three years earlier. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I could be certain of only two people, Phineas and myself. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn't see his face, but I was certain it was Joe. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Her full skirt and apron concealed to a certain extent her swelling abdomen. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

When we’d finished, the dog took a moment to gather his thoughts, then delivered his diagnosis: “She’s been poisoned. I’m certain of it. Dosed with something that’s keeping her in bird form artificially.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

They were living together anyway, and he was not unhappy, and he imagined that she would, with time, gain a certain heft. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

It was never loud enough, or near enough, for him to feel certain that he heard it; but once it had started it never stopped, while the Company was moving. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

You can imagine people a certain way and it’s like you created them. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Grandma pressed her hand even harder over my eyes to make certain I was not seeing what was before us. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

My only worry is that every time I’ve wanted something to go a certain way in all of this, it’s gone the other, designed perfectly to challenge me with the unknown. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

But Nägeli—who considered Mendel an amateur crank—had neglected to tell Correns about the voluminous correspondence on pea hybrids that he had once received from “a certain Mendel.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

He wondered if they had tracked him like a thirsty animal, certain they would find him near the only source of water in that area. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then I hid inside a cover of cottonwood saplings and made certain every last ant was gone before I put them on again. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

He clears his throat. “...our guest off-site and deliver Miss Amin to the infirmary, where I’m certain she’ll get excellent care.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“Mostly to raise funds and to make certain the institution fulfills its mission.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Some sort of challenge or puzzle, one I was almost certain had been created and placed here by Halliday. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

If she knows I was here—and I have a feeling she will—I want her to be certain that I didn’t take any advantage. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

"The Others can keep his love, I want his swords and sails. Holding tight to those twins is the best way to make certain that we'll have them." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Javier’s affliction, at least, has a name, even if it has no certain cure. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maria now felt certain—based on her own observations—that all European butterflies and moths followed the same cycle of transformation: egg to caterpillar to pupa and back to egg again. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Either you play or we only have four players and we lose for certain,” he said. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because he could go now, run off if he wanted to and leave it all behind, he felt a certain sense of power, a power born of a latent capacity to live. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

At a certain point she said, “I can’t do this anymore. I’m out of this. I’m done.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

And this vision had had a certain hold even on the groups who actually profited by each historic change. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Though to a much lesser extent, a certain borrowing is always required in our work. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The lie—Tyrion was fairly certain it was a he—was delivered with such an air of nonchalance that one could almost believe it. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Hello, sister princess,” said the frog happily, for it was certain this was a sign that the time for its transformation had come. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I started something I’m certain he’s determined to finish. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“And you are full certain she didn’t hit her head today.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

She felt a certain sadness for him, however. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

He was certain that his mother was expecting him to. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

But Lasaraleen told her that litters were only used in the city and the sight of one going out through the gate would be certain to lead to questions. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Any Dominican of a certain generation would have jumped at that gunshot sound. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Smuggled out by certain friendly spirits, they miraculously escaped the infamous pyre in which so many other family papers perished. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he wasn’t certain about his grandfather’s spirit and where it went. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

I’m 100 percent certain it’s because Abby came in late and squeezed in between her and Nick on the couch. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

“No, I’ll never go there,” he said when I asked, and a wound opened in my heart that I was certain would never heal. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t entirely certain he could kill the Witch. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Preferences for certain sounds is partly cultural; that's one of the reasons why the traditional musics of various cultures can sound so different from each other. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Now he turned to the blind man again and tugged at his sleeve to be certain he was paying attention. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, sir. In fact, he advised Yossarian to go see you for help. Are you certain you wouldn’t like to leave a note, sir? I have a pencil and paper right here.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

What is sure, predictable, inevitable—the one certain thing you know concerning your future, and mine?” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

I asked him a few questions regarding his family, that I might take a message to them, but he gave no certain answer, and fell silent. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

And the way the town completely closed down for certain feastdays. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

All Werner knows for certain is that one April morning he wakes to find three inches of slush on the ground and Frederick not in his bunk. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He knew for certain that it would be magnificent. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

The young man could station himself by a certain park gate as Theresa strolled down a path some hundred feet away, carrying a parasol. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Phoebe was certain that the young man was going to ambush us. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

It tinkles like bells, and I pull out my phone immediately, certain I’ve left the video playing in my pocket. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Soon Safina and her mother and brother came to our house and told us it meant we had to stay indoors for certain hours of the day and always at night. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He was certain that the hammer head sank into Skrymir’s forehead. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Ma turns around and takes another careful look at the others to make certain we are not being watched. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had thought he would hardly speak to me, and I was certain he had given up the pursuit of his matrimonial scheme: the sequel showed I was mistaken on both points. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

No, she was quite certain he never would. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

My own argument agrees at certain points with Fish’s, but it is the differences that the reader should keep in mind. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Although she warned that she hadn’t tried her hand at baking sweets for some time, I was certain that like everything else about her the cookies would be perfect. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I just had to understand that for Patrick, moving a certain kind of person was the equivalent of me calling a pigeon Cheeky—it simply wasn't worth the money to him. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

How certain people know more than others on every level, though she chooses not to name each individual and makes it clear that even she does not have all the answers. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

As for white people, except for that relative handful privy to certain police or prison files, not five hundred white people in all of America knew we existed. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t think it was American, but I couldn’t be certain. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

On certain nights the moonlight had flooded through his dormer window and bathed everything in blue, beguiling shadows that prevented him from sleeping. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The shoes passed a certain point in popularity and they tipped. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They’re taking good care of him at the Very Friendly Animal Center. I’m certain of it.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

In certain periods my mother seemed to live from her bed, rising only to clean the tub or cook dinner for my father and me, which she would do in any condition. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt certain if I memorized that book I could marry the Prince of Wales—or at least a railroad president.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

It is more difficult to be certain of the exact tuning of each note within a tetrachord. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Louise grabbed at the coyote’s neck, growling, and having made certain that it was dead, tried to bring the sheep back to life. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

One thing Matthias was certain of as he strode swiftly through the trees: it would be he and he alone who faced Cluny the Scourge at the bitter end. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Mr. Whitlock spent most of our Biology lesson saying how certain patriotic young men cycled to Worcester hospital to give blood. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“The hours are not great, but suit a certain character.” The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I ran my fingers through my hair once more, to be certain the offensive scar was well hidden, but still I stood, uncertain. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Would the explosion be certain to destroy the heavy water? Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Again, all special studies presuppose certain fundamental types of things. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to propose to her but I was unwilling to do so unless I was certain she would say yes. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was nothing inherently interesting about two ladies with paint rollers, but it baited a certain hook. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The colonel stopped in his tracks again and eyed the chaplain sharply to make certain he was not being ridiculed. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Then he began to swim with easy, powerful strokes, striking out towards where the current was swift and certain, where the Really Deep began. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet she could not deny that the godswood had a certain power too. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Anya blinked a few times, certain he wasn’t talking about her house. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

"And then to easterly Rock or King's Land-ing, I think. I have some questions that want answering, concerning a certain dagger." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Three days after the event, he was to go to a certain bar in Queens between eight and nine at night. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was certain they were hiding, leaving home only when necessary. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Among my fellow-prisoners I had also for the first time on Winter a certain feeling of being a man among women, or among eunuchs. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

I knew I knew very little, but I was certain that the things I had yet to leam wouldn’t be taught to me at George Washington High School. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were certain runes on certain pages of the Lore-Book that seemed familiar to him, though he did not remember in what book he had ever seen them before. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

“There are certain decisions that will have to be made.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Hazel sounded more certain than she had all day. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Prop 21 allowed them to make the call on their own in certain cases, and made the call for them in others. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

But today is different, special— we have finally been told, for certain, that Jaja will get out. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Bacterial activity, certain nutrients provided by animal life, etc. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was an older boy, and Paul thought he had seen him around before, but he could not be certain. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Despite the orchestrated chaos of our home, we always ate meals at a certain time, always did homework at a certain time, and always went to bed at a certain time. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes he was certain that she knew everything: the theft, and the reason for the theft. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

And certain knowledge of an informer too . . . well, that was the plum in his pudding. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“We haven’t gotten to test the genes of someone in such a late generation of the experiment before, and you and Tobias seem to be somewhat . . . odd, in your manifestations of certain things.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I forgave him, a hundred times over, and never on the basis of anything more than this: a look, a gesture, a certain tilt of his head. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Every time they launch something down at Cape Canaveral, it’s like...I just want to help out somehow. But I can’t. If I build my own rockets—” I stopped, not certain I was making sense. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

And the distinguished British scientific administrator Walter Fletcher warned an American audience that commercial prospects were certain to exercise “a vicious influence” over academic standards. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

But Piper was certain the snake king was hiding his true intentions. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“All we know for certain is that the treasure is hidden in a cavernous room underneath this school.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

Opponents, meanwhile, worry that certain students will be unfairly penalized if they don’t happen to test well, and that teachers may concentrate on the test topics at the exclusion of more important lessons. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

And when you grow up poor, certain worries about money just stick with you. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“Do you have to be in a certain line of work to welcome Earth Men!” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

A certain monarchic attitude seized him: How could they possibly refuse him, the Prince of Chess? Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Turner swept his gaze over us, his expression proud and certain. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He had read “The Overcoat” too many times to count, certain sentences and phrases embedded in his memory. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

This would embolden her husband, she was certain. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

It was dead quiet, yet I was certain that there had been a noise and that it had come from across the room as she beside me made a soft sighing sound. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He might have been handsome if not for a certain hungry gauntness and the way the lids of his eyes cloaked the top of each iris. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

His new astronomy had certain evident advantages over the established astronomy of Ptolemy. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

But there’s plenty of evidence to suggest that height—particularly in men—does trigger a certain set of very positive unconscious associations. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

But he knew for certain that she would treat the naming of the third Macon Dead with the same respect and awe she had treated the boy’s birth. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The artist’s enhancement of life may emphasize, at certain times, those aspects that a politician can use. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Because they wouldn’t let him. They decided he had to be a certain way, and he was trapped. He couldn’t be anything except for what he was,” I said. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

He wished they were looking at it from the beach on Long Island rather than from halfway around the world, sailing toward almost certain death. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Mother was certain he was being pressured by his bosses, North Little Rock’s all-white school administrators who were fighting integration in that city. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Saying it aloud made her more certain of it. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The greed and hunger were so obvious in her face that Tristran was now certain he could have made a better deal, but he gave the old woman his father's flower. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Only when he looked from Naomi to the two little ones did he notice the similar shape of the eyes, a certain tilt of the upper lip. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

It had been on the tip of his tongue to say “Except the proles,” but he checked himself, not feeling fully certain that this remark was not in some way unorthodox. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Beyond that, all of them felt a certain amount of moral indebtedness to the bank since it had helped them make their fortunes. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I’d wake up feeling aimless or uncertain about where my life was headed I’d train harder to be certain I was at least the best fencer that day. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

To understand why things are unfolding in a certain way. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

To a certain temperament the situation might have seemed intriguing--my own instinct was to telephone immediately for the police. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

But there was a certain comfort that came with hearing someone speak Spanish, to understand and to be understood, to not have to wonder what I was missing. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

The boy might have been as comely as his sister, but the broken lip, unfocused eyes, and blood trickling through his matted hair made it hard to be certain. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

When you spend your entire life in and around the city of Chicago, as it turns out, you fail to fully apprehend certain facets of rural life. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

But Ernest “dismissed our doubts with a wave of his hand. There were technical problems that had to be solved, he said, but the tube was certain to do the job.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

It’s funny how close friends can be totally different about certain things. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Their total lack of hesitation astounded me, because it was obvious many of them were rushing toward certain death. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I also began to get involved in politics, and even joined a gym where a gigantic trainer forced me to exercise certain muscles I hadn’t even known I had. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

When wording is varied, only certain variations will be easy for the reader to track. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

He could hear muffled footfalls elsewhere in the house, and was certain they'd be returning to the computer room any minute. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

Aunty Uju laughed and in her laughter was a certain assent, because his words “Let me see if this is any good” were about her being a good cook, and therefore a good wife. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Last the rear guard—more knights in plate and mail, with a screening of outriders following half-hidden to make certain no foe could steal up on them unawares. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

There was also a curfew: After a certain hour, blacks had to be back home in the township or risk arrest. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

"This time I will make certain he wears it." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

‘I am not certain, so I will say no more. I may be able to tell you something when I come back. I am going off at once: so this is good-bye for the present.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Perhaps the greatest lesson to be learned from all these issues is that as a nation we must make certain that in our desire for progress, personal rights and liberties are not denied. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

This time I’m also certain I’m not misconstruing friendship for romance like I did with Sophia. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Although he was certain no humans had followed him, he took off east, snaking a loose loop for half an hour before doubling back to drop down to the river. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

We had certain places we always hit up. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

They were certain the bill overcharged them by twenty-two dollars. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Also, he had promised to deliver a certain piece of work the next morning, and he wanted to finish it now so that there would be no question of delay. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

She considered herself a heel for ever having been sarcastic to her aunt, who in spite of her corsets had a certain defenselessness plus a certain fineness Jean Louise would never have. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

His life had been confused and disordered since then, but if he could once return to a certain starting place and go over it all slowly, he could find out what that thing was. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

I always noticed that as we began these trips, they were nervous and not certain whether we should be going at all. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He was not certain where he would go from there, perhaps back to South Korea. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

“I’m not even certain how the challenge is going to work,” Marco says. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The old man only made him certain of something he had feared all along, something in the old stories. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was a troublesome one and involved a certain amount of what Shasta called stealing, and Bree called "raiding". The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Perhaps tomorrow, perhaps after a long delay—he was not certain. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

But Howard was certain that he could coax his new city into the automotive age. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Secret mailing spots were picked out all around the neighborhood, such as a certain clump of weeds in an untended parkway or the crotch of a particular plum tree. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kermit then hopped out of the canoe—never certain if he was going to be greeted with a poison arrow shot by a hidden Indian. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

Granny made it imperative, however, that I attend certain all- night ritualistic prayer meetings. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

They liked fruits the most, but once those dwindled they began selecting certain leaves and munching on those, too. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Fortunately, certain visual symbols and responses occur so regularly over time and place that they can be regarded as virtually universal. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sent out scouts as well, to make certain no enemy took them unawares. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The tragedy is so old that its horror has leached away and only a certain air of faithlessness and melancholy clings to the stones and shadows of the house. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted to draw Blount out completely so that he could understand certain questions concerning him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

We lacked the men to keep them from landing or to save our lives if they attacked us, which we were certain they would. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there were certain individuals who had gone over the edge, who knew no moderation. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’ll smell the trees and know that a particular tree grows in that place, or he’ll hear a certain bird and know exactly where that bird lives. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

At every stop the count posed Blanca against the landscape and took her picture, although she put up a certain resistance because she felt rather ridiculous. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pedrito took on a certain gravity, became an important man around here. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The queen had her servants changed every fortnight, to make certain none of them befriended her. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

When each of the two Viking orbiter-lander combinations was inserted into Martian orbit, it was unalterably committed to landing at a certain latitude on Mars. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anya tensed, certain the creature from the arena had followed them somehow, but the sound of whinnying replaced that fear with a new one. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“A pass...that was just written permission for a slave to be somewhere other than at home at a certain time.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

They did not seem openly hostile toward me, like some of the kids at my last school, although I could see certain girls sizing me up, judging me. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

There’s a certain black flag flown from a certain window. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was fuming, but I was certain that she wasn’t going to hurt me or ... Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

He thought it must have been at some time in the Sixties, but it was impossible to be certain. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I looked all around to make certain there were no Central students who might recognize me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m certain he heard my unspoken question, but he didn’t offer me an answer. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

I was fairly certain that part was right. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t certain if the Paqo meant the spirits or the other shamans. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

A lot of words can rhyme with that if delivered a certain way. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

She was certain that her allowance was the smallest in her class. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

And there was a certain distance to be kept between them. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Just because something is a certain way, instead of just behaves a certain way, doesn’t mean it’s an ignoramus.” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“There are certain similarities between the species,” Ma says thoughtfully. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

But he had etched in Macon’s mind certain historical figures, and as a boy in school, Macon thought of the personalities of his horse, his hog, when he read about these people. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You are certain there is no other recourse?” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Nam looked back at me once, and I was certain they were talking about Paul and Guzzo, and therefore me too. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

It was something that would never go away, he said quietly, and I nodded and told him I felt the same about certain things. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Do you think he died by happenstance, you purblind fool? Cersei had him poisoned, for fear he would reveal her. Lord Jon had been gathering certain proofs—" "—which doubtless died with him. How inconvenient." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

But on my way to school, weaving around mud patches and potholes, I feel less certain. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

As long as my washer was well attached, soldering sounded good to me, although I wasn’t exactly certain what soldering was. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The idea was heading in a certain direction. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“We will, of course, agree to an alliance... under a certain set of conditions,” Evelyn says. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Many people will of course say that the probability is 80 percent, but the correct answer, given certain reasonable assumptions, is considerably lower. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It appeared to me increasingly paradoxical, and it has been my experience that when paradox crops up too often for comfort, it means that certain factors are missing in the equation. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He found himself watching the body language of the guards, of the other inmates, searching for a clue to the bad thing that was going to happen, as he was certain that it would. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“There are certain requirements for spaces in an apartment building,” Carlos explains. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Nor did Dr. Bogert’s sleek paleness abandon a certain hangdog attitude. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“I told her I was coming to the soda fountain. She just kept talking. I couldn’t tell her I had to be here at a certain time.” X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The penance was to wear the hair shirt of a certain dead religious that we knew of,” he went on at last, defeated. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

But one thing was certain: my mother wasn’t insane. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were certain it would be another stillbirth and they reasoned that the less said about it, the less Sissy would have to remember afterward. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moving with a certain uncharacteristic heaviness—a drag, actually—that distracted Zooey. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Richter, who was something of a character, had said that she was certain that he would “come home lost.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

While certain insects overran us, some of the other normal inhabitants of our property, such as earthworms, disappeared. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

We had long suspected a clamp-down was coming, and the Congress decided that certain members needed to leave the country to strengthen the organization abroad in anticipation of the time it would be banned entirely. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt a certain amount of relief, knowing that she was safe and relatively sound. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

At her order, I fetched the vacuum cleaner for her and she ran it underneath the window to make certain she got the tiniest shards, this so the cats wouldn’t get them in their paws. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Changes in weather began to affect her, as did certain sights and sounds. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her father was certain that taking action in the schools and the education system was the best way of changing the escalating pattern of violence in the country. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

When it was gone, hot not before, the Wart knew certain dungs about it—dungs which he had not had time to notice while the boar was there. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I’m pretty certain he was wrong there. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, all he was really certain about were the first two lines: “You can walk out the way.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t certain if it was sorrow or anger—or both. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was a brisk, pudgy, high-strung person whose movements were swift and certain. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He had enough challenges each morning—waking us, feeding us, and making certain he arrived at work on time. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Of one thing he was certain: The feast-day banquets in the palace of the King could never better the modest meal before him, for he had earned it. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

"I'm certain I can make you the happiest woman in all of Orléans." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Life is to be lived, not controlled; and humanity is won by continuing to play in face of certain defeat. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

If researchers wanted to figure out how cells behaved in a certain environment, or reacted to a specific chemical, or produced a certain protein, they turned to Henrietta’s cells. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

The girls in the ATA had been given a good splash of publicity in the papers and were expected to live up to certain standards of neatness. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

The fact that the partners were expected to maintain contact throughout these clumsy contortions seemed a certain recipe for sprained ankles and embarrassing collisions. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Music is sound that's organized by people on purpose, to dance to, to tell a story, to make other people feel a certain way, or just to sound pretty or be entertaining. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Suddenly he slipped and it seemed certain that they had him. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know for certain who it was,” he explained when he continued. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t until I was nearing the end of the pile that I became certain there was somebody standing outside the barn, just beside the doorway. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He marched backward because he was continuously spinning around as he walked to make certain no one was sneaking up on him from behind. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

From sneering comments Harry overheard, Malfoy was certain Buckbeak was going to be killed, and seemed thoroughly pleased with himself for bringing it about. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

His expression was hard to discern, but his voice was firm and certain. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She winced, for she had been so certain that today she would eat. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But my solitude gave me a certain liberty, and I resolved to use it to do something I had been pondering for a long while: begin discussions with the government. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They went looking for them today,” Mary said, “but something else happened. Will’s never seen his dæmon. He didn’t know for certain that he had one.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t gotten where he was without certain lobbyist gifts. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Finally, he decided that even if these shards lacked the golden splendor of Egyptian tombs, they nonetheless had a certain historical value. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Unless, of course, the star of the show made certain demands. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Sometimes the house servants were the betrayers, they were closest to the masters, known to be tattletales, certain to be rewarded because of their talebearing. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We can’t know that, not for certain. We need to steal away before we end up fighting the woman I was sent to woo.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

As Cook handed her the tea service, which was somehow even heavier than the oatmeal tray, she’d made certain to warn Ophie that the dishes were valuable. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

It felt like it was filling up—becoming larger, brighter, more certain. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

The mesh sagged in certain places where it had come loose from its posts, a victim of the kids who used the yard to play soccer. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Mature...I liked that word because then we could refer to certain boys as “immature,” and feel pretty mature while saying it. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

He would counsel me on the female graces, as he understood them, on the need to conceal certain parts of the body, on the gaudiness of smiling too much. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why would any God want to be only large enough to fit inside a certain group of hearts? Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

She was certain of it in the same way that one is instantly aware of the taste of sweetness in a drop of honey. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

This book has therefore been deliberately written in opposition to certain conventions which have become established in ‘these postmodern days’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

It was an encouraging kind of nervousness, much preferable to the dread of certain failure. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

They simply stood there in small groups, watching me and knowing for certain that there was no way I could escape. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Mom guessed it was because he had lodged his complaint about the property sale but she wasn’t certain. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Everything would be frozen until it was certain that no one had escaped. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lelia says there are certain mental pathways of speaking that can never be unlearned. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Humans and monkeys are both primates, and Ebola feeds on primates in the same way that a predator consumes certain kinds of flesh. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In short, I was certain God was punishing me. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

A certain compulsion forced him to continue to search for the secrets of the chessboard, and this preoccupation commanded his attention for hours on end. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

His ears burn at the sight, and he runs back into the house, sickened, certain of the insult his father will feel. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was certain that researchers there would quickly study and identify them. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

His crime was an anchor weighing him safely in time; it added to him a certain confidence which his gun and knife did not. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“No. More,” he croaked, so hoarse he was not certain he had even spoken. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

There was a certain inner comfort in knowing he could knock down anybody who was snooty to him, although, being very shy and a thoroughly nice boy, he never fought except in the gym. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

By this point I was fairly certain I was about to get a dose of just how much Little Bob really liked people. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

For our own peace of mind, we scythes must retain a certain level of separation from the rest of humanity. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I focus my attention on a lethal-looking bow so loaded down with scopes and gadgetry, I’m certain I can’t even lift it, let alone shoot it. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Dodging into an alley, he ran as fast as he could until he was certain he was ahead of Gebu. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Blessed with a certain magic at this point, the Cowboys won on a touchdown pass in the final three seconds, 22-18. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

These produced patterns showing that hydrogen atoms emitted energy at certain wavelengths but not others. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

We check the blood levels of certain enzymes periodically in order to make sure that the liver is handling the strain adequately. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jeffrey told us that James had certain things he was really into, and one of them was farms. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

And now, he said finally, he would ask the company to rise to their feet and make certain that their glasses were full. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

"My little birds tell me that Princess Elia cried a . . . certain name . . . when they came for her." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Maybe it was just because he’d only been four; maybe it was because Mom never talked about certain memories. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Amid the welcome confusion of cups and cakes a certain physical decency established itself. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

But it strikes me I may have been a little hasty before in dismissing certain aspects of the Hayes Society's criteria for membership. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I was either hard-driving and angry or, with my garden and messages about healthy eating, I was a disappointment to feminists, lacking a certain stridency. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

There was a certain wild independence in the air, blowing like a hot wind inside his head. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only certain animals, including cows, sheep, goats, and bison, can make a meal out of grass. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

"Not exactly. He's helped me to adjust myself to a certain extent, but an extensive analysis hasn't been necessary. Why do you ask?" The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

I knew for certain that to have my slice, I would have to get out. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Herb, his friend Alvin Dewey felt certain, would have fought to the death defending Bonnie’s life and the lives of his children. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was certain that his Assignment, whatever it was to be, and Asher’s too, would be the right one for them. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was there that their teenage sons disappeared when they reached a certain age and couldn’t be controlled any longer. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Locked in the Tower was far preferable to insolent questioning at family dinners, that much was certain. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Her first resort was a black crepe de chine dress which, according to the dressing table mirror, bestowed by means of clever cutting a certain severity of form. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Then do not be so certain of what my kind can and cannot do.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“You are altogether a human being, Jane? You are certain of that?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

There was a certain significance about it now that had not been before. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Moreover, as you might appreciate, their implications were such as to provoke a certain degree of sorrow within me. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Our social life suffered, sometimes because of my schedule, sometimes because mentally I just couldn’t handle certain kinds of Manhattan parties or dinner dates after a day of work in the prison. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Just be certain they don't. And be certain you put down every word. Understood?" The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

The concern of not being able to be certain if anything is real. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He saw a few more students scrambling out of different parts of the building, and he was certain he saw someone climbing out of a window on the first floor. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Of course, Pacheco’s pig in certain ways had become just such a scapegoat, taking up some of the slack created by the Abuelo’s demise. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I said, for there were certain things I had finally come to understand. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

He was certain they would love to have another online player. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

But, and it is a big ‘but’, although there are certain cross-cultural uniformities common to all human societies, this doesn’t help us very much, most of the time. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

There were girls Hatsue’s age she knew very well who felt certain their happiness was something other, who wanted to go to Seattle or Los Angeles. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Thank goodness she finally decided I was too big to switch or my legs would be striped for certain. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

By the time I steadied myself and made certain my toe wasn’t broken, I had so much adrenaline pumping through my veins that it was like I’d snorted a cup of coffee grounds. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Pots and pots of green plants were lined in the dirty snow, certain to die of the cold; ivy, canna, a tomato plant. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m certain the message is for Brian, who I haven’t seen since Mom’s funeral, and who, as far as I know, hasn’t been back to Lost Cove since his mother moved away. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

By the time Victoria was seventeen, and Tristran also, she was in all probability, he was certain, the most beautiful girl in the British Isles. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

"Why," he said, "then I would know the man who told her to be my certain enemy." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“In the light of what has happened since, I believe now that she had found out to a certain extent the real character of Holmes and determined to leave him.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Celia helped her, pushing her arms into certain holes and her head into another one. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Will he fight for me as welli There was no way to be certain after so many years. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Obviously certain people didn't deserve to watch TV in the middle of the afternoon. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

"He did not tell me why. Perhaps he is loath to part with the warm burrow between her thighs, even for a night. Or perhaps he is that certain of his victory." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

There was a certain vapidity to her reassurance, an automatic way of expressing goodwill, which did not require any concrete efforts on her part to help him. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The same way that it made Monaco a certain somebody. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aphrodite blotted out Paris once, saving him from certain death at the hands of Menelaus. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“He’s not a chief, but he owns one of the azungu's guns, and he’s very good at magic. I’m certain his magical calculations are strong enough to defeat this black rhino.” The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

I made certain requests I knew the authorities would never satisfy, such as our desire to be transferred to prisons nearer our homes. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She would be famous someday, Pearl was certain; someday her adored mother would be one of those artists, like de Kooning or Warhol or O’Keeffe, whose name everyone knew. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Cuban women of a certain age and a certain class consider working outside the home to be beneath them. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anya brandished the other horseshoe in her hand, planting her feet in the dirt, certain the monster of a man was moments away from literally ripping her head off her shoulders. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

He was nearly certain that his father did not know what was coming. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

I hate this feeling of thinking I’m doing right when I’m not really certain I am. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Character is more like a bundle of habits and tendencies and interests, loosely bound together and dependent, at certain times, on circumstance and context. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I was certain no one was there, I eased my way out. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Emma with her now-lost map had been aiming for a certain port town, but after the storm hit, just making it to dry land had become our goal. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

A certain piece-worker claimed that he had worked with the mute at another mill somewhere else in the state—and the tales he told were unique. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

In fact, the kids only found five: apparently, clearly, not certain, understandably, presumably. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

“This is our first book for the year,” she announced, “and while I am certain many of you will enjoy it, we have a problem.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

On a certain occasion Aureliano was there working on his silver, and Pilar Ternera leaned over the table to admire his laborious patience. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

"I never want to live there again. Terrible life for a widow. Besides, you girls are both here, and Sonia and Lou, and your parents will move back permanently very soon, I'm certain, Anu." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It stopped and started a conversation, though Nathan was absolutely certain that there was no one else besides the two of them. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

That would have to wait till he was more certain of it himself. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

When they were quite certain that the meal was finished the birds rose with one grand, fluttering movement and flew round the Bird Woman’s head, copying in their own language the words she said. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Working with her new husband, Pierre, Curie found that certain kinds of rocks poured out constant and extraordinary amounts of energy, yet without diminishing in size or changing in any detectable way. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

He was certain that his companions were more entertaining than the king's offspring. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Sierra had a vague memory of Gordo going on in music class about how, in certain parts of Africa, they used to throw big parties and parade through the streets when someone died. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

On its website, a history of the company makes no mention of lead–or indeed of Thomas Midgley–but simply refers to the original product as containing "a certain combination of chemicals." A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“I’m certain you could. If you resisted at all it would not work as well, and it can be blocked almost entirely. And of course, proximity is key for the immersion.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She was, he was almost certain, one of the people who had arrested him. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Long after the suffragists’ goals had been met, many of them credited the index cards with having helped them immeasurably in convincing certain congressmen to support their cause. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Penelope longed to give each one a hug, but she knew that a wise governess always maintains a certain professional reserve. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

He paused as he remembered how certain he’d been that those great minds were figuring out how to get the moon back in place. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

I had the feeling of a boy who thinks of what is happening at a certain hour at the schoolhouse from which he has played truant. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

With the advance in HIV/AIDS treatment protocols, the disease has been transformed from a certain death sentence to a manageable chronic illness—but only for those with access to treatment. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

I’m dying, the swallow thought, knowing for certain that it was true. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“I was so certain it was Katz, it didn’t even occur to me until now.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

As Arm looked around the clearing at the many villagers gathered there, he realized the outcome of the argument wasn’t at all certain. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

His mother was always so certain, so sure, and he then saw the doubt creep over her. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I knew for certain something would have to change if I were going to stay in that school. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Can it be that there is a malign influence of the sun at periods which affects certain natures—as at times the moon does others? Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

They were not going to observe what they considered the legal niceties that protected terrorists or permitted convicted prisoners certain rights in jail. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She became certain that there was something in the dark behind her: something very old and very slow. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

“You know, Luce—you know, at a certain point, when a guy is holding up enough red flags, he’s just speaking to you in semaphore.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Looking at Buddy and thinking of Jan and Mr. Dalton, he saw in Buddy a certain stillness, an isolation, meaninglessness. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

And he says certain things over and over again. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

We knew that certain rats or mice went into certain cages, but we did not know what rut or mouse went into what cagc. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He thought he heard the old man call good-bye, but he-wasn't certain. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hazel was certain that he hadn’t been there a second ago. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He blinked at me owlishly, as if not certain he had heard me properly. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

One thing is certain: if Vincent continues to live like this, he will not survive into his thirties, as he told Theo they must. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The reason why we can be certain is that the arrivals took place in modern times and involved literate Europeans, who described in innumerable books what happened. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe there’s a certain father who’s jealous of a certain rocket man.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t sure how, but looking at his face I was absolutely certain. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh, she had thought again as Pearl’s eyes fluttered closed once more, and she was certain that no one could ever love this child as she did. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

"I'm chief. We've got to make certain. Can't you see the mountain? There's no signal showing. There may be a ship out there. Are you all off your rockers?" Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Eh, well . . . Zeus insists on certain rules. Hands off, when there’s a human quest. Even when something really major is wrong. But nobody messes with my baby sister. Nobody!’ The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

It was taboo for my sisters to eat eggs until they were of a certain age because it would interfere with the development of their childbearing organs. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

They’ll have to clear the road when they get the bridge fixed, but I have a sick and certain feeling they will just pile everybody alongside the road to remind us not to try again. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“Provided that the motor can move me through the air at a certain speed.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hardly dared to hope, but he might even be able to build a new control disk for a certain dragon friend of his. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I was certain the music of Cade’s plea and the look in his eyes at that moment caused several girls in the classroom to spontaneously ovulate. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

He had been so certain it was about Madu that for a moment he was blank. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Lord Walder Frey might be sworn to RiverrUn, but he was a cautious man who had lived a long time by making certain he was always on the winning side. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

There is even a certain relish in it. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

There were certain small-scale projects I chose not to take on. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Even the logistical difficulties of the voting, misplaced ballots, pirate voting stations, and rumors of fraud in certain places could not dim the overwhelming victory for democracy and. justice. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stella wasn’t certain Mrs. Grayson felt as confident as she sounded. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Look at this very most certain white man, I thought. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

When you collect marine animals there are certain flat worms so delicate that they are almost impossible to capture whole, for they break and tatter under the touch. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He drew her out in conversation on this matter, and she told him how she tried to keep in mind certain basic articles of her faith. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I tried to find him when I was ten years old, and from what I pieced together, I'm pretty certain that he died in some kind of accident involving a cargo plane. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

The future is never certain, but for the first time since we were taken, I know we won’t go down without a fight. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

And if I failed to hide the wound we were certain to experience another scene of violence. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her mother sat beside her and offered her a section of orange, which Taylor couldn’t be certain she was eating. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

And he was surprised to learn how certain he suddenly was of a single fact he could not prove. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m here for the hunt, sure, but I’m also here for the game—and right now, I feel like Hideo has entered me to set me up for certain humiliation. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It is true that a stronger job market may make certain crimes relatively less attractive. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

She had a bored and confused look on her face that said she didn’t really get the stuff we American boys joked about, and why we thought certain things were such big deals. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

The teachers are mostly women over a certain age, women who aren’t married. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

A coroner’s job is to do certain things most people would never dream of doing. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Well, and also, because at the end of every argument she reminds me of the deal I made with a certain officer of the Gestapo, and I collapse. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

There doesn’t seem to be any doubt about the amount of money being spent, but it is less certain where it goes, and for what. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

But nobody was certain whether their years were equal to each other or not, because nobody had ever thought to keep track, that Jinny knew of. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“I’m not certain. I think it must have called to me.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“My grandmother Lucy says a lady doesn’t climb rocks after a certain age. She says my mother would be scandalized to think of me climbing rocks or playing kickball in my school dresses at recess!” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

One way or another he would be counting on me to get the wagon home—that was for certain. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a certain amount of talk about Fiver and the rabbits who’d gone with him. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he was a writer, at least he was certain he was meant to be a writer, an artist, a creator. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Of a certain strain to the reply, “Just a minute,” when I knocked. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He asked if he could say this certain thing on television. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, the sounds made by certain wood-boring insects enable their parasites to find them, and to the male mosquito the wing- beat of the female is a siren song. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Luma asked what he meant, and Jeremiah explained that at a certain time each month, food stamps ran out. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Yes, I feel certain we do, or at least did. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

And simply because of that fact, he possessed a certain dignity. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was oddly radiant, as certain small, qualified smiles sometimes are. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

One day, everyone in the village was ordered to gather by a certain large tree. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

They would make certain he was confined to bed until further notice. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

No doubt, she was feeling a certain sense of guilt as the two of us watched from our window my fathers figure down below. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I glance around the room, sensing Mom so much, certain this is what she wanted. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Curt called her “Mother,” which had a certain formality, an archaic ring. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

"Father’s leg, silly. It hurts him ever so much, it makes him cross. Otherwise I'm certain he would have sent Ser Loras." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

One government worker in the Mexican state of Tabasco, who in 1999 denounced corruption by certain judicial police agents, was dead a few days later in a mysterious car accident. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“And because of that, you have a certain wisdom. You understand that you know nothing about this man you seek. You should be careful before bringing others into his space.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

She was fairly certain he would never use it, but having it in the garage, she knew, would mean something to him—a connection to the past, the possibility of adventure. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

So how can we reconcile the conviction that certain usages are wrong with the absence of any authority that ever decided what was right? The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

No matter how certain he was of their loyalty, Luke sometimes felt like his brothers had outgrown him. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

And I had to make certain his soul would be the soul of a tzaddik no matter what he did with his life.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

The girls achieved a certain prominence when they went naked to the camp meeting to confess and testify. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

One thing was certain: The shiny solar cells of the hoverboard would be obvious from the air. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Byrnes seemed to think it could be used like a pistol, to scare the Soviets into behaving a certain way. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still another reason to care about usage is to ratify a certain attitude to language. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Within its vegetative rods there are formed, along with spores, peculiar crystals composed of a protein substance highly toxic to certain insects, especially to the larvae of the mothlike lepidopteras. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Bigger knew that Mr. Dalton had not wanted to notify the police; that much was certain. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

But I could not be certain about this. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

More often than not, I felt self-conscious, certain I must be boring him. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

By pulling the ball back in front of his face, a certain amount of energy had been placed into the ball. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

If we were keen to avoid certain topics, it was probably more because it embarrassed us. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

There is a certain irony in this, since Boyle became an absentee landlord, one of the hated symbols of the English oppression of Ireland. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

He was certain that initially two men had been outside his door, but now one of them had left. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

If you are over sixty or went to private school, you may have noticed that this syntactic machinery differs in certain ways from what you remember from Miss Thistlebottom’s classroom. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

He clears his throat. “...our guest off-site and deliver Miss Amin to the infirmary, where I’m certain she’ll get excellent care.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Yet from time to time Arawn sends certain of them outside Annuvin to perform his most ruthless tasks. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

It makes a certain logical sense that you wouldn’t. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kyle said goodbye to his friends, and when he was absolutely certain nobody was following him, he biked to the Blue Jay Extended Stay Lodge. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

The pale light grew certain, shining through a gateway straight before him: he could not see the walls, but he saw the gate. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Let us review the case as it stands at this moment. First, there are certain indisputable facts. This man Ratchett, or Cassetti, was stabbed in twelve places and died last night. That is fact one.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

I spoke earlier of the emergence of the trailer home, the mobile unit, and of certain advantages to their owners. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did not remove the blindfold until he was certain they were out of sight. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t certain before, but he is now. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He put out his hand and touched Estraven’s hand, as if he were making certain that the frost was driven out. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

I still wanted to take care of her in certain ways, but it was more than that now. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

And now I knew for certain what would happen if they found me out. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

At a certain point, we all broke through to a deep-down understanding that we were a family. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

She glazes over things she considers mundane, the traveling and the train, though Marco is certain they cannot be moving solely by train. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Ken had to do a certain amount of squeezing and inhaling to get through the fence, but skinny Toby came through almost as easily as the girls, now that he wasn’t wearing boxes. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you certain? It looks like an ink blot test.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Of course, officially, guardians weren’t supposed to show favouritism, but there were little displays of affection all the time within certain parameters; and most of what Ruth suggested fell easily within them. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She felt a certain amount of responsibility to Ernestine and the younger girls, since she knew they would never be emancipated until she paved the way. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because it was useful to have warders who were well disposed toward us, I often asked certain men to make overtures to selected warders. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When news spread that Carrie Nation had arrived in a community, saloon owners locked up their establishments until they were certain the one-woman wrecking ball had left town. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

From certain angles, she looked a bit like a large, good-tempered toad. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I’m certain this isn’t what the good pastor meant to happen. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“I mean, we can predict a certain amount based on what we know,” Freddie continued. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

In point of fact, Linda aspired to certain illusions of security offered by those establishment traditions and values which had created an insupportable tension between the lawyer and his first wife. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those who carried out the lynchings made certain that, whenever possible, they were a public spectacle. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Arya was certain he was dead, but when she crept closer, his eyes opened. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Mom said this happened to girls after a certain age, and that what the boys wanted was a reaction, any kind of reaction. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Although I’m certain Mr. Fuller filled his ear about it, Dad made no comment on our abortive test. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

"I hope she had a good night's rest," Catelyn said with a certain bite in her tone that seemed to go unnoticed. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Emily counted to one hundred in her head and then, when she was certain the men were gone, turned to her brother, her face hot from running and growing hotter with anger. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Some had been burned, as if the inhabitants had wanted to make certain they could not come creeping back, but this one had been spared the torch. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

We can thus be sure that it was indeed possible to develop the wild plant into a useful crop, and we have to ask why that wild species was not domesticated in certain areas. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was over too quickly, and nothing for certain was achieved. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He always snarled that word, putting a bite in it so she would be certain to hear. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Nathan and I joined in, and it was the most beautiful sound I'd ever heard because it made me feel certain that it wouldn’t be long before someone would sing that song to me. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“Shady, I’ve a bone to pick with you. That hooligan you’ve got staying here—” She stopped, realizing that Shady’s saloon was full of people who she was fairly certain were not his usual crowd. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

The terrified captives were driven out of the city in a truck; George was certain that they were all about to be executed. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you certain this is a good idea?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Moreover, we find that certain very specific colors are missing from stars’ spectra, and these missing colors may vary from star to star. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

But of course I knew that certain events must have occurred. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

At a certain point it occurred to me that every single person in that cell might be faking it. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I phoned her not long after it began, when the rapping against our windows got so bad I thought for certain those hundreds of tiny collisions would break the glass. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Fortunately, once I’m in the Block, a certain amount of training does kick in. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

To a certain extent he began to neglect his business. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

On certain days a birch or maple leaf was tucked into a pocket. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

There were some men whose sons had died during the war who chose a certain way to tell their emperor there had been enough sacrifice. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a certain fitness in this, since her own husband had been vaporized a couple of years earlier. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

What she means is Fate has a Reason and, though you may not know it, there’s a certain comfort in knowing that there’s a Plan. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I was certain it was an illusion that a few blinks would make disappear. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

If I lost control, two things were certain to happen. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is why I must see your face, hear your voice, make certain that you live how you say. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Burnham knew that placing the future of the fair in the hands of bankers would mean its certain failure. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“Can you be certain it does not deceive you?” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The child, who had a certain inclination for the macabre, would concentrate according to her uncle’s instructions until she was able to visualize her mother’s death as if it were really happening. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But there’s no reason why you must. I wanted to give you a rough idea, but in a certain sense the fewer details you know, the better.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

An invitation to a Midnight Dinner is coveted in certain circles. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

We are now on less certain ground; there may, for example, be impediments in the evolution of the genetic code, although I think this unlikely over billions of years of primeval chemistry. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was usually a certain amount of guesswork involved, and that would make the case a challenge to prosecute. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Lastly, I touched around my neck to make certain my leather purse was there. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

The guard who had met him at the door seemed less certain. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I was almost certain God wouldn’t allow people to die for only a short while and come back. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was probably the largest, too, though no one knew for certain. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Having removed this impediment, and lifted certain silvery envelopes of tissue paper, she merely exclaimed— Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

He was certain that no one else could see the glitter of sly triumph in the depths of her beautiful eyes. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

My heart beats so loudly that I’m certain he can hear it. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I inhale, almost certain I will smell the sweetness that brought about my dissolution again, but there is nothing. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

She knew, if she had ever doubted before, she was absolutely certain, that Rachel must leave Lowell. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t certain how to tell if a screecher was happy, but I was pretty sure we carried one home that afternoon. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Scientists could now pause cells at various intervals during an experiment so they could compare how certain cells reacted to a specific drug one week, then two, then six after exposure. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

We watched him with patience and even a certain amount of spectator’s interest. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Leaders in Hanoi knew Nixon was almost certain to win another term. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I would learn information and familiarize myself with ways to categorize it along certain topic lines. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Considering the guys’ recent suspicions, it did not take a genius to figure out that the purpose of the visit had to do with a certain feathered roommate. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

That is to say: in times of less certain doom. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

All he did was try to maintain a certain distance, on the pretext of being a hopeless bachelor when it came to matters of the heart. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of the way she shoved me too hard when I teased her about Balekin, although I am almost certain it isn’t him. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“This man has a celebrity in a certain way,” Washington remarked concerning Bache, “for his calumnies are to be exceeded only by his impudence, and both stand unrivaled.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

For example, an orthodox psychoanalyst might predict a certain kind of neurotic behavior. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the end, they did not drown ... though there were times when the prospect of a nice, peaceful drowning had a certain appeal. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

In one terrible moment April found that the shock of certain danger is almost always a battle call. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, she was so certain I was going to be a girl that she’d picked out only one name for me: Calliope. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Then he looked at the jacket, and Nathan was 100 percent certain it was Uncle Jet’s. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I noticed that once you got into a certain rhythm, the stitches flowed down the needle so that you picked up the next one before you knew it. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

In the future it may become necessary to analyze soils for insecticides before planting certain food crops. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Father wouldn’t leave his post to come after us, that much was certain. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked once, looked twice to be certain: an apple, red and ripe. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Dolorous Edd opined that glass knives were about as useful as nipples on a knight's breastplate, but Jon was not so certain. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It is like the battles between certain ruminant animals whose horns are set at such an angle that they are incapable of hurting one another. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Lee was pretty certain they didn’t like tea, and if they did, they weren’t likely to favor the kind he had brewed. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

However, I am not at all certain now as to the actual circumstances which had led me to be standing thus in the back corridor. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

They give you a feeling that the world would be destroyed, would actually be destroyed before your eyes, if you said certain things. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

But after a certain number of rabbits had been pogrommed, an almost supernatural peace descended over the neighboring barnyard. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Today she counted five-and-twenty, though some were far away and moving, so it was hard to be certain. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I knew exactly why my stomach felt this way—it had felt this way ever since a certain girl with colorful braces had walked into La Cocina three weeks ago. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“You are in luck.—Your only blunder was confined to my ear, when you imagined a certain friend of ours in love with the lady.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

To make certain that we shall at all times be prepared to repel insects, an exclusive New York store advertises a pocket-sized insecticide dispenser, suitable for the purse or for beach, golf, or fishing gear. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

This soil is bad for certain kinds of flowers. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Not now, I'm a patient. But I have a certain knowledge." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Many students who demanded that the university be ‘shut down’ were careful to check with instructors to be certain they would get course credit at the end of the quarter. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

To become a high officer in the Sarf one must have, it seems, a certain complex form of stupidity. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

She might have slept awhile; she wasn't certain. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

Her body has to be held a certain way. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Teddy didn’t really think I was his mother, but there were certain things that only I could do for him. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I thought you were certain it was empty,” Lazlo pointed out. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Reginald only had to be certain that none of the customers to whom he sold ever saw that he was legitimate. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lockton was certain that he had told the rebels about the money and the plan to bribe the American troops. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Joe, a bit nervous, not at all certain that he did, nodded tentatively, went back downstairs, and resumed his sit-ups, trying to work it out. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

There were different trees, too—more conifers at low levels and many more birches—and scattered through the undergrowth were large, rounded black boulders, like sleeping animals, which lent the still recesses a certain eerieness. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes he was certain she had discovered that the money was missing and knew that he had taken it—sometimes he was certain that she knew nothing. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

When he left, Kathy already felt more certain about her faith. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

There was also something about Boobie that excited him, a certain rawness that if channeled the right way could make him into something that no one ever expected. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bonfire will provide him with a connection to the circus, even though he is not entirely certain how well it will work. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The prayers were to the point, directing the attention of the Almighty to certain weaknesses and undivine tendencies I know to be mine and could only suppose were shared by others gathered there. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each took care not to ask the other certain questions—for fear he or she would have to volunteer the same information. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the city appeared before her, its walls and towers shimmering white behind a veil of heat, it looked so beautiful that Dany was certain it must be a mirage. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Unbearable burdens that the world somehow does bear with a certain grace. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But then again, she thought, it gave their marriage a certain epic scope. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Besides reading, writing, and the study of history and the stars Robin was given certain duties in the routine of the church. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

Whatever he’d wanted from me he didn’t want anymore, and I was certain it was because I’d been too willing to give it to him. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I have to admit, though, it’s funny in a certain way. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. and Mrs. van D. had seen a red glow through the open window, and he thought there was a fire nearby, while she was certain our house was ablaze. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

One month after her arrival, at the mouth of the ghost tunnel, Cora remained certain of her decision. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Among those who flocked to the house at number 20 Hermann-Goring-Strasse, certain young starlets were of particular interest to Goebbels. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

There is a relatively new literature that talks about genes that may or may not dispose certain individuals to crime. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Together, they siphon off an enzyme, which stops the production of a certain hormone, which complicates my life. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I force myself to take deep, slow breaths, feeling quite certain the cameras are on my face. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

There’s a certain need for formal portraits now that Alex is officially in “courtship” with Henry. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

But I felt certain that no one knew my secrets, except maybe the ravens that nested above the cold cellar. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“I made a conclusion,” he said, “that I myself, although I was not a very good craftsman, I could have built a bomb with this data—if I had certain materials, of course.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had been over quickly, the troopers were certain. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

This last service performed for his friend would cause Sverrisson years of enmity from certain members of the RJF Committee and others who felt close to Bobby during his Icelandic years. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Some adults were excited too, but to be certain the whole young population had come down with graduation epidemic. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was angry and yet certain, seeing it all ahead like the moves in a chess game. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

He screamed and shouted “Wooeeeee!” at Guitar’s list, but because his life was not unpleasant and even had a certain amount of luxury in addition to its comfort, he felt off center. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Saturdays were the only days he was certain to find him. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was certain he would reprimand me for talking too much. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Polling with Confidence Estimating characteristics of a population, such as the percentage who favor a certain candidate or a particular brand of dog food, is, like hypothesis testing, simple in principle. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now a certain man,” she began, “went down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell among thieves — ” Suddenly she had an inspiration. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Then he thought he remembered hearing that certain prey circled when it was being stalked. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

For fifty-five years he did not know his parents’ fate for certain, and despite searching, he could not find any survivors from Trawniki, the forced-labor camp where his parents had been sent. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

He was careful not to tell his father, but he was certain he wanted to steer one of those ships. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“It was highly dramatic. Stephen Byerley was a young lawyer, a powerful speaker, a great idealist—and with a certain flair for biophysics. Are you interested in robotics, Mr. Byerley?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

For Herbor thought thus to get the count of days or years, and so set his love’s heart at rest with certain knowledge. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

She was certain that even timid, frightened slaves would run away if someone they could trust offered to guide them to the North. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was certain of it when the boat slid in to the shore and he jumped out, shouting as he did so. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I don’t want her to feel frightened, to feel the fear that is now tightening my muscles, tensing my spine, pulling me so taut that I’m certain I would break if touched. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just as it appeared certain that Leeman’s warning had been too late, there was a tremendous shriek and the second train came to a halt. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

I had been certain she would be angry or disgusted by me, but she wasn’t. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

First, she took account of things she knew for certain. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

My mother had a superstition, in fact, that children were predisposed to certain dangers on certain days, all depending on their Chinese birthdate. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Charles had figured out, looking at the finches and mocking birds from the Galapagos all those years ago, that certain variations helped the birds survive. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Everybody was killed,” he repeated, “except a certain page. I know what I am talking about.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

There is no theory of the universe: events cannot be predicted beyond a certain extent but occur in a random and arbitrary manner. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a certain sense of camaraderie in the city, a feeling that we’re all in it together, no matter how different we might be. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I was not exactly certain what he had in mind, but I thought there was no harm in saying yes. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

One thing for certain, he knew I was in desperate trouble. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tyrion had chosen the ships with care, avoiding any whose captains might be of doubtful loyalty, according to Varys . . . but as Varys himself was of doubtful loyalty, a certain amount of apprehension remained. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Seward was certain to be in his bed this night recovering from a serious carriage accident. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was growing certain that there was no exit. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

In fact, he hadn’t been certain at first that his name was being called. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kaori was certain she had never heard the name Valencia Somerset in her entire life, but something felt very familiar about it. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

"I'm certain you can be patient," I say, just before Ivy enters the room behind me like a dark cloud. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Even if he tried to turn the procession around at the far end of the bridge, he was not certain that the marchers would follow his lead. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anya was certain everyone in the village knew Mama used magic, and equally certain that none of them cared. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

All the pictures are of a certain type of model. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Thialfi was not certain that the boy had been there before he had been called. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Reflecting for a moment, he added, “One thing is certain—I am not going to be a professional chess player.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

We put on lip gloss and took turns trying on one another’s clothes, suddenly aware that certain pairs of pants made our hips look curvier. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The secretary of the local branch would find that certain men were no longer attending meetings. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She is sitting in the waiting room of this hospital, and as I try to imagine her there, I am almost certain she is crying. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I often find that when a ruthless editor forces me to trim an article to fit into a certain number of column-inches, the quality of my prose improves as if by magic. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

I was overjoyed; I did not even mind when I discovered that the gold pieces I had scrambled for were brass pocket tokens advertising a certain make of automobile. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s the prerogative of moles, after all, which only certain American lifetimes can teach. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Briony was certain her eyes would be closed. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Felicia was crestfallen, but she was certain that the gods were testing her. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Equally, Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle implies that particles behave in some respects like waves: they do not have a definite position but are “smeared out” with a certain probability distribution. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

At a certain point, I felt so invisible I almost wanted to take credit. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“There is a certain tutor, of whom I have some knowledge, who I think might suit the purpose,” said Mr. Jaggers. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

He’d been certain the guard station was empty—he’d watched for ten full minutes to make sure before leaving his cover. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The B52 bus was taking forever, but there was still really no quick way to get to certain parts of Bed-Stuy. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

I’m trying so hard not to think of certain words I’m already getting a headache. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

They learned to avoid certain areas, yet even with these precautions, nowhere in the vicinity was truly safe. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He was the caretaker, and to a certain extent he had authority over them. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

I made certain this time that our room was entirely clean and the beds were made before I grabbed my schedule and backpack. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Counterspies have to have ways of identifying themselves to other counterspies. Like secret code words. Or wearing a special kind of flower. Or—tying their shoes a certain way.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I’m not one hundred percent certain, but I did overhear Mr. Espinosa and Jenny talking....” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I feel certain of it, and unbelievably without jealousy, understand it. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Still, a much bigger part of me felt certain that I needed this hallucination—this dream—this thing—to disappear. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Neither one of us said much of anything as we walked home in trepidation, certain that Assef and his friends would ambush us every time we turned a corner. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

But he felt certain he was right that species were changeable, and were changing. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sean said that there are certain questions you don’t ask, even if the people of Bone Gap wouldn’t stop making up stories. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

See, he’s got some great gals, like Holly and Liza, but there’s a certain number of malcontents and he just wishes they’d stop their complaining. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soft as the sounds were, they echoed off the stone so loudly that Jon winced with every blow, certain that the wildlings must hear them too. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Not being killed in a car accident may be 99 percent certain, while 98 percent of us may avoid perishing in a household accident. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She already must have been hurting to let us see for certain that she could not talk back to that white woman and felt compelled to stuff us in a pantry. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He was the oldest son, but she was certain it was not his fate but hers to take care of them. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Bod said, “The person who hurt my family. The one who wants to kill me. You are certain that he’s still out there?” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

And then she took herself in hand and said, in a voice that cracked with self-control, "Now, now. No need to be hasty. I am certain that a deal can be struck between us." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

“With Shin, there is a certain purity,” she said. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

“That is, if it is still habitable. There have been problems in my native land, and I am far from certain what I will find on my return.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

To sleep inside his dream, when she wasn’t even certain she’d be aware it was a dream. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Nasya Boulos. Everyone loved her. She tortured me for four years. No matter what I did, she made certain I knew I would never be as beautiful or as popular as she was.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Kelsie Morrison had earlier told agents that Hale was certain that “money will buy the protection or acquittal of any man for any crime in Osage County.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I never heard Ruth actually lie to veterans; it was more to do with not denying certain things, implying others. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes it’s hard to be certain what you know, or feel,” said Ben with a shrug. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“My guess is that they’re keeping her in the stable, but I’m not certain of it. Do you have any way to find her?” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“An impossible job, near certain death, terrible odds, but should we scrape it...” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He shipped his items in boxes sealed with apple labels, thanks to the interested cooperation of certain customs inspectors. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

To put it briefly, and somewhat too simply, a certain hope died, a certain respect for white Americans faded. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

One therefore has a theory that seems to predict that certain quantities, such as the curvature of space-time, are really infinite, yet these quantities can be observed and measured to be perfectly finite! A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or guardians would direct all of their wards’ business to certain stores and banks in return for kickbacks. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

For certain wavelengths the crests of the waves reflected from one side of the soap film coincide with the troughs reflected from the other side. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Both heroes fought under the shadow of certain death. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was certain that, if I popped it, the implosion would suck me, my family, and our whole house into a singularity we’d never escape. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

The guards, too, treated the common criminals with a certain forbearance, even when they had to handle them roughly. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

She was somehow certain of this, and began to feel quite cheerful. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m certain she and Regina are talking about me. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Nonetheless, visitors to Andean history note certain ways of doing things that recur in ways striking to the outsider, sometimes in one variant, sometimes in another, like the themes in a jazz improvisation. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Only when she’s certain he is uninjured and just filthy and frightened, does she hug him tightly to her. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Before he had always known and done whatever occurred to him because he was certain that whatever occurred to him was right. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

He told Lloyd, “I am pretty certain that we have assassinated the president and Secretary Seward.” Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dr. Richter’s instructions were explicit: “If you are certain they can survive the voyage, log them for registration. Only if you are certain.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The trail maintainers in Maine have a certain hale devotion to seeking out the rockiest climbs and most forbidding slopes, and of these Maine has a breathtaking plenitude. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

He was talking loudly and grinning at me as though he wasn’t certain of what I would say. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I feel quite certain of it,” says Caesar. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

"And did the beads have to be a certain color for this spell to work?" Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

It shows how far you get, x miles, when you run with a certain velocity, v miles per hour, for a time, t hours: vt = x; after all, miles per hour times hours equals miles. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Beyond a certain age, a journey across the city becomes uncomfortably reflective. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I would hide and wait until I was certain it was him, that’s what I would do. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I was far more certain in those days of what I was against than what I was for. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When you start becoming reflective about the process, it undermines your ability. You lose the flow. There are certain kinds of fluid, intuitive, nonverbal kinds of experience that are vulnerable to this process.” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“But I want to be certain before I decide what to do about it.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

As a boy he was taught that the last line of the anthem refers to a certain type of mossy lichen with exquisitely tiny white flowers sprinkled in amongst the green. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Supreme Court that raised questions about the constitutionality of certain methods of execution. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

His voice was distant, his eyes having strayed to a certain blank spot in the woods. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Tally definitely didn’t want to get caught messing around with fire alarms, in case the wardens connected her to a certain incident in New Pretty Town back at the beginning of summer. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Yossarian watched him tinkering and felt certain he would be compelled to murder him in cold blood if he did not stop. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

They escaped from time to time and gave him a certain amount of annoyance, but he refused to kill them. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“There was a certain carnal element to the proceedings but the phenomenon was basically spiritual in nature.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Helmholtz Watson listened with a certain sense of discomfort. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

We hurry toward it, not saying a word, but I’m utterly certain the drumming of my heart is echoing through the canyon. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I believe the little car had a taste for mischief but I can't be certain, as both the movie and the afternoon proved unremarkable and have faded from my memory. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m wearing a shirt, but I have to get a shirt to bring to Abby’s house, because it’s a certain shirt and it’s not a big deal, but I need it.” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

At a certain point in the service I would play the organ before the choir began to sing. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Nevertheless, despite acknowledging the validity of certain liberal ideas, Bobby seemed to be hardening toward the world and losing sensitivity to people in need. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She leaned over my shoulder as she turned the stiff pages, looking for a certain picture but pausing to linger over others, her voice tinged with dreamy nostalgia. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The beavers became quite fond of gnawing on a certain hardy shrub at the edge of the garden. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

They measured the spokes, making certain they were of identical lengths, then wrapped a thread that turned the spokes into an eight-angled star with a perfect center. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

He would point out certain drunks and scream at them in his raw, worn voice. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I watched a TV show where the scientist proudly showed how he could kill little mice by making a certain kind of sudden loud noise. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

At a stage in the construction, twigs of a certain size are needed, and all the members forage obsessively for twigs of just this size. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d taken comfort in the raw physicality of it, certain that if the coin was real, Tyler’s leaving could not be. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

After a few more moments, I become certain that Rémy has been identified and taken into the ship's custody. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

She rustled through the tissue pages of the Bible until she reached a certain passage and began reading, pronouncing the words aloud with painful concentration. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He had confessed and death loomed now for certain in a public future. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

After all, the mailman was absolutely certain that frogs can’t talk. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

"I rely on you to make the choice. Give Alyn the command, and make certain the men understand that they are needed to stop fights, not start them." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It was shortly after the measles epidemic that Dad started applying motion study to surgery to try to reduce the time required for certain operations. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

In places Hollingsworth’s advice revealed, by refraction, a certain Victorian raciness. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

But the motives of Faith are such, that although the Object be most certain, yet the Evidence is not so clear and irresistible, as that which flows from Sense, or a Demonstration. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Suitors of our distinguished queen,” he said, “hear what my heart would have me say. comes with a certain aura of divinity into Odysseus’ hall. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I regret if we caused you alarm. If truth be told, we were not certain, we expected someone more . . . more . . ." "Regal?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I walked out of the interview feeling pleased and fairly certain I’d be offered the job. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

"I'm certain of nothing but winter and battle," he said. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

A castrated man; especially, one of those who were employed as harem attendants or functionaries in certain Oriental courts. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He is very resistant to certain aspects of learning. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

And when you think that it was my good fortune to have had their ear on many great issues of the day, yes, when I think back, I do feel a certain gratitude. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

The Post was facing certain legal action by Nixon, and possibly fines that could cripple the company. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

It was certain that Mrs. Taylor was returning to the earth from whence she came. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m certain he ain’t told the truth the whole time he’s been up there, since he’s sweating like a murderer in church. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Sometimes she wished she didn’t have such a good imagination, because now she was certain they were walking across a living thing. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

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

‘I do not know myself for certain,’ answered the wizard. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

And the eye-shop man said that he was certain that the accordion-man had been a famous jazz musician once and was actually loaded, so I shouldn’t worry about him. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

It is a very readable and entertaining book, which predicts a certain Southern victory. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I’m just thinking that there are certain things about your, um, lifestyle that would prevent you from giving one hundred percent here in the office.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

His words had hit home; she had been compared —unfavorably, she believed—with the only people she knew for certain she was superior to. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when the eighth came round, a certain Phoinikian adventurer came too, a plausible rat, who had already done plenty of devilry in the world. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was certain I would not last another one. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t expect to meet elephants—although they migrated to the river at certain times of the year. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still, there’s certain things every school’s got, same as any other. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

But he was strong too, and he felt certain he could fight his way across the river. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Jonas felt more and more certain that the destination lay ahead of him, very near now in the night that was ap-proaching. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

I’m pretty certain it is meant to intimidate me—and it’s working. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

One thing was certain now: She wasn’t alone out here. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“I like poker myself—of course, it’s rather a vulgar game, and no fun at all with two—but still, there’s a certain random element in it which appeals to me.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

If she went to him and pleaded for mercy, she was certain he'd listen. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“But that doesn’t answer Rahajamati’s point that—” “This is not the time or place to go into that. I’m certain all of these points will be adequately dealt with in tomorrow s session.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

If we want sweeter milk, we take our cows to special places where they can eat leaves from a certain tree and a certain grass. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t tell Mr. Vendleri what we needed him for until we got to the classroom, because I wasn’t certain he would come if I did. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

However, two facts make this inference virtually certain. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Audrey furrowed her brow like she was staring at a math problem that had been marked wrong when she was certain it was correct. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“I have lately imagined that I saw symptoms of attachment between them—certain expressive looks, which I did not believe meant to be public.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

And I could detect when the white reporters had gotten their heads together; they quit asking me certain questions. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

That loyal, silent man was always there, within reach of her voice, providing a certain stability in the midst of the catastrophe that had shaken her life. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

In ancient Greece, Pythagoras saw the peculiar behavior of waves that traveled up and down a plucked string—how certain notes were allowed and others were forbidden. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

They have a certain gaiety to them, a power of invention, they don’t care what people think. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then he persuaded—and had a great difficulty in doing so—certain of the chieftains to hide inside it, along with himself, of course. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ducked out of Marcus’s crushing hug to peek over the top of the stall door and make certain we were still alone. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

One thing was for certain: the life of the Warners, and Terryl’s adulthood, was a far cry from the path that might have been. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

And then, partly to warm up, partly to avoid seeing a certain policeman for a third time, he ducked into a bar. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of these patrols, led by a certain Captain Orchis, discovered a small warren two miles to the east, beyond the Kingsclere-Overton road, on the outskirts of Nutley Copse. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We must obey the wishes of Mars Ultor. That means certain... adjustments.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Maybe don’t be so certain all the time. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Pompey had every reason to expect a certain amount of help and loyalty from Egypt. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

“He could give you a certain amount of protection.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

As the interne put the machine under his friend’s bed he saw Antonapoulos slyly cut his eyes across the ward to be certain that each person realized that the machine was his. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

There is a certain irony in Butterfield’s adoption of the retrospective term ‘Scientific Revolution’, and an even greater one in his choice of The Origins of Modern Science for his title. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

She became a complete hippie before our astonished eyes, dressing in beads and berets and wearing sweet-smelling oils that, she said, gave you certain powers. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Billy was certain that he had made a mistake. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Speaking, as I said—along with the rest of life’s acrobatics—can be seen in a certain light as a distraction. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a certain dramatic grandiloquence, he slurped the oyster into his mouth. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The most important property of a line is its slope, and to measure this, mathematicians look at how high a line rises in a certain amount of distance. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

We just live across the street and two houses down from the depot, but I wasn’t certain I could walk it, and I sure as heck didn’t want Loomis totin’ me like a sick calf. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I was almost certain that the police would not be aware of this, as they rarely kept track of when bans ended. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Richardson, looking at the silver arrow aligned and gleaming and certain in the clouded water, touched the collar of his shirt, wondered which way he was facing now. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

C.P. was certain he noticed a change in Joseph Butler’s behavior. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I guess nobody was surprised during dinner when he brought up a certain Christmas years ago. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

It has a certain charm, especially if you happen to be nine. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I’m certain they’ve left the building, I run at a full sprint—thankfully Guillermo’s still not back—down the hallway to the front window. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I watch how ferociously he’s attacking the paper, the lines so bold and certain, how quickly he flips the page, like every ten seconds. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

This he did and, certain that he could retrace his steps whenever he chose, he walked boldly into the maze looking for the Minotaur. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I'm not entirely certain what drew me to stoner types like Evan and Jonah and the few others who came after them. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

She’d noticed before that April, in spite of her sophisticated ways, really didn’t know much at all about certain kinds of things. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I made certain Mom was settled back into the house she loved, near the great brown strand of beach that runs along the Atlantic. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

We slow the double circles down to a certain speed so Rachel who has just jumped in can practice shaking it. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps certain parts to be assembled could be painted red and others green, so as to reduce the time required for "search” and "find.” Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said “our zoologist” as if they were normal words to say in the course of everyday conversation, as if most people who reached a certain standing in life acquired a zoologist. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

I watched, certain that it was about to impale itself on the broken limb, but the jagged spear of hard wood barely dimpled its chest before splintering. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

His father always told him lies were a sin against oneself, and he was certain that dozens of people had already reported the explosions at the school. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“I will leave you to finish here, Bowen. Make certain every corpse is burned. Thank you for your counsel. I promise you, I will think on all you’ve said.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She belonged to a world so well acquainted with fatal gunshots that she had certain expectations about how they ought to be endured. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

A few matings still were inexplicable, but, even so, the vast masses of data now falling into place made me certain that we were on the right track. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

They would look up at him from their seats and see he was serious and then quietly make certain to themselves that this was still the country they grew up in. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The doorbell rings early Saturday morning, and I roll over in bed, certain that it’s not for me. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“I had once some thoughts of fixing in town myself—for I am fond of superior society; but I did not feel quite certain that the air of London would agree with Lady Lucas.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Clouds scudded in front of the moon, and for a moment Shadow could not be certain whether it was the clouds or the moon that was moving. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“I wish Gwydion had let me go with him,” Taran said with a certain bitterness. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Questions to shout at a certain engineer and a certain gardener. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

It was a mystery why her computer brain knew certain things but not others. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I ended by saying I felt certain that was the text of the Talmud manuscript the commentator had had before him when he had written his commentary. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

For it would seem that a certain category of exceptions never failed to make the world worse—that category, precisely, for whom power is more real than love. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

Third years are permitted to visit the village of Hogsmeade on certain weekends. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Fairfax, I saw, approved me: her anxiety on my account vanished; therefore I was certain I did well. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I had read them twice to be certain of how things were done around here. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

When the sign is added to these it makes what was only suspected seem certain. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

He was so certain of the truth of his assertion that he had become obstinate, as people do in violent arguments. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am certain my mother and I could mend this! It will only take us a few hours.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

‘Here we are, home again. Facing certain death again. We have to stop meeting like this.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He saw a grim face settle on Mrs. Torrance, and he was certain she was irritated with him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I removed my notebook from my waistpouch to make certain I remembered the precise locations. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

And I was certain that’s the way Mama and them wanted it to stay. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

All I knew was if I found tooth marks on one page of my rocket book, I was going to declare hunting season on a certain bushy-tailed rodent. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Some of my Doctor Who tees are getting too small in certain areas. I don’t like showing off all this.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I’m certain he’s coming for the bag even before I smell the cigarette smoke and hear the footsteps. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“I’m certain I’ve never met you until that day in the church, but I’m also certain I was meant to meet you. Don’t think me a nutter, but it’s been prophesized.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Anthony didn’t oppose marriage, but she did think that certain women could lead more meaningful lives as unmarried radicals than as wives and mothers. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Nor will certain ideas forget me; they keep filing away at my lethargy, my complacency. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was certain that I didn’t know any perverts. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Because this is America. You’re supposed to pretend that you don’t notice certain things.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“There are — certain defenses one can use,” said Lupin. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Like the cowboys and pioneers before them, these new heroes had a certain swagger that came from being larger than life. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

Nevertheless, some Evidence-Indices can be regarded ‘as if it were certain knowledge’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The idea that certain arrangements of facial features are automatically superior. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

“And there is a certain bombast in the way we speak that I had also forgotten. I started feeling truly at home again when I started being bombastic!” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Whether it came from Egypt or Israel or somewhere else entirely, one thing is certain: Falafel is not Persian. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

It reminded her of a certain abominable heresy, whose author was now deservedly languishing in the dungeons of the Consistorial Court. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

You must excuse me, Mrs Benn, but I was just recalling certain things you wrote in your letter. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Wonderful,” I told her by rubbing her shoulder in a certain way that we have between us, “it’s wonderful.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Thank you,” Widget says, though he is not entirely certain he understands the sentiment. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

As he prepared for their upcoming marriage, Charles had certain things on his mind. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course they were all diligent workers as well; but youth was a time when a certain amount of lightheartedness was tolerated. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

It was he and only he who had it in his power to invite this master or that to play against him and his team on certain afternoons. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

He may not be certain what any of it means, but for now he does not think that it much matters. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Forgetting that he’d ever been way behind the fashion curve, he was appalled, in some priggish, nouveau riche kind of way, that certain passengers appeared in the dining room in slacks and sneakers. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Maxwell’s theory predicted that radio or light waves should travel at a certain fixed speed. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She counted every blade of grass in the back yard and every leaf on a certain bush. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

"Lord Tytos says so, and Lord Jonos as well. When did Blackwood and Bracken agree about anything that was not certain, I ask you?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He learns that the house, for all its beauty, has certain faults in the summer months, so that it makes all the more sense that it is a place Gerald and Lydia annually avoid. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’d been invited to attend a special three-week summer orientation program, meant to close a “preparation gap,” giving certain incoming freshmen extra time and help settling into college. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I went to our capital city HARARE, where I was working as a tea boy at a certain company. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Although we cannot yet be certain, the same processes that led on Earth to the evolution of life and intelligence should have been operating throughout the Cosmos. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

This represents the kinds of things that must be done after the fact, in efforts to compensate for the incapacitating effects of certain diseases whose course one is unable to do very much about. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d been so certain that was where they needed to go. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Garrett, for some reason, hasn’t really shed certain strange juvenile habits, like secretly eating cherry Chap Stick and raw pasta. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The combination of where I came from and what I’d made of myself gave me a certain, possibly meaningful perspective. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

One thing was certain: They weren't just digging to "build character." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

I closed my eyes, and I swear I saw, or felt, right at that moment something dark and ugly and bottomless back away from a certain hospital door in Springfield. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

Zoologists will tell you that certain animals more or less “chose” domestication. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

They were far better than tie shoes, that was certain. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

But Bobby’s untenanted look owed itself not to vapidity but to a certain lack of interest in the world around him. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The young man informed Michaux that he had the back rent money, but would turn it over only after certain repairs were made. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I suppose there is a certain crucial interval in everyone’s life when character is fixed forever; for me, it was that first fall term I spent at Hampden. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

But he also found that there were limits to his regret, and beyond a certain point he simply couldn’t feel much of anything for her. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

My time with a certain girl from Kansas. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, when they were certain that the beast had been immobilized and that they were in no danger, the gods laughed. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Holmes promised Minnie a voyage to Europe, art lessons, a fine home, and of course children—he adored children—but first there were certain financial matters that required their mutual attention. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“You see certain nationalities,” said Anderson, “and you say, ‘These kids can play.’” Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

When we traveled in certain remote parts of the world, we would use other names and identifications. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Maybe you have to hit the skeleton in a certain spot,” I said. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Here it was, finally and for certain, my proof. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

These same principles led astronomers to take a new interest in measuring distances in order to establish exactly where certain objects—new stars—were in the heavens. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The situation was immediately made worse by certain members of the striking police force, who circulated through the crowds, encouraging them to create even larger disturbances. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

She must have a certain type of herb that was not in her kit. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The Queen knew that every pure Mack cat had a certain bone in it, which, if it were held in the mouth after boiling the cat alive, was able to make you invisible. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knew what was all over the wire; he was certain I’d be armed. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

When another teacher brought me a copy of my letter—with certain sections highlighted—I lost it. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I peek out nervously, certain I'm going to watch Max get caught where she has no business being. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t certain of much, especially not now—but he knew there hadn’t been a girl in the well when he climbed down. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

They passed a couple of intersecting paths, but the way was always certain. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I’m so ecstatic, I’m certain I would kiss him if he were in front of me. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Being without his weighted blanket and the glow-in-the-dark hawk eyes in his bedroom do make a certain list for Axel. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

With each answer, Mom said she was more certain my father was the man she would marry. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“He auto-renewed them all online. We can’t be certain, but we think he’s also the one who removed all those ‘S’ encyclopedias.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

The door resisted a moment, before it slowly began to swing inward, with a creak so loud Arya was certain it could be heard all through the city. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

There are even certain humans with a bent for the talent. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

If I don’t pay back the money within a certain time, then the pawnbroker owns the jewelry,” Nali said. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He knew this for certain, even though she was still far away and he had not seen her face. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

That spring, we had felt a certain thawing on the part of the authorities, a relaxation of the iron-fisted discipline that had prevailed on the island. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment I rested inside myself, safe, secure, certain, gaining strength. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

This, he was certain, was the man who crushed the heads of china dolls. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

"There's a certain quality about her, a certain fineness. She seems to be absolutely fine and straight." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“I know that you are studying hybrids,” the friend wrote, “so perhaps the enclosed reprint of the year 1865 by a certain Mendel...is still of some interest to you.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Was she supposed to come at a certain time?” she asked, looking at her watch. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

It’s almost certain that if you decide to attend Princeton, the university will pay your tuition, room and board for the length of your stay as an undergraduate, beginning in the fall of 1979. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dr. William Currie completely rejected Rush’s bloodletting and the use of mercury, saying such methods “cannot fail of being certain death.” An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Every few steps she looked back to make certain no one was coming after diem, and when she neared the trees she broke into a run. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

"Thank you for the wine. We will speak again. When you see me next at council, be certain to treat me with your accustomed contempt. You should not find it difficult." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I’m pretty certain no one here can see me. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Mixed economies that added certain crops or livestock to hunting-gathering also competed against both types of “pure” economies, and against mixed economies with higher or lower proportions of food production. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

He was not certain of the way, now, beyond the first bit. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

If it were to go missing, then Balekin would know for certain that someone had been here. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

As he looks up at the flames, he is certain, too, that they are going to die. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“I am certain that you can procure some funds,” he told her. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Eventually,” warns Tom Hombein, thirty-three years after his ascent of the West Ridge, “what happened on Everest this season is certain to happen again.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

By inflaming feelings of bigotry and hate toward certain ethnic groups, other Americans would marginalize and stigmatize them, resulting in mutual animosity and distrust. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

“She has a certain flair for the dramatic.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He let go of Esperanza and fetched his bike, wishing he hadn’t brought it, certain it would get in the way. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She hoped that what she had just seen was not real, but she was not as certain as she sounded. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

I was certain they’d forgotten I was there, and the intelligent decision would have been to sneak away, but I was thinking with my rumbling stomach rather than my brain. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

It reached what they were certain must be the zenith of its curve, and then, defying all reason, it continued to rise into the air. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Clearly certain sites were endowed more richly than others. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

But she wasn’t certain that it was third or not because Sula was acting up, fretting the deweys and meddling the newly married couple. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Over time, they can make you think a certain way—change who you really are. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

We’re almost there, Gabriel,” he whispered, feeling quite certain without knowing why. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

And Xan was fairly certain she saw the child talking to a crane. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

That Babylonian astronomy was not the only eastern influence on Anaximander is suggested by correspondences between his model and certain elements of native Persian religion, such as those preserved in Zoroastrianism. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

The prospect of parting—probably forever—from his aunt, uncle, and cousin was one that he was able to contemplate quite cheerfully, but there was nevertheless a certain awkwardness in the air. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

We can be almost certain, then, given these assumptions, that two people chosen at random will be linked, as were the strangers on the business trip, by a chain of at most two intermediates. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had to make certain of her, one way or the other, before he went back to Dalton’s. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

No one in the world could do this better than Briony Tallis who would be representing her country next year at the Berlin Olympics and was certain to win the gold. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I was certain that the Object would never talk to me again. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The church modes, like their Greek forerunners, were ascribed certain moods, and a great deal of theoretical energy was expended over hundreds of years describing their effect and their best possible application. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

The emphasis in Canada is on small mammals, which are amazingly effective in the control of certain insects, especially those that live within the spongy soil of the forest floor. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

She recalled the past as a series of violent acts, abandonments, and sorrows, and she was not certain things had been the way she remembered. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a certain looseness to his movements. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

And she was wearing the fake diamond earrings she always wears that sparkle when the sun hits ’em at a certain angle. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

By degrees, he acquired a certain influence over me that took away my liberty of mind: his praise and notice were more restraining than his indifference. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z