| 单词 | closest |
| 例句 | The closest they came to him was when the police rode by, sometimes stopping to ask if anyone had seen this or that person. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I toss aside my weapons and race down the strip closest to her body. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z It is the closest thing to a dream house they will ever have. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Our house is the closest one to the cluster stop. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z As the craft flew overhead, it telemetered a torrent of data to the closest tracking station, everything from its speed and altitude to its fuel level and the astronaut’s heart rate. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z In the chaos of the chamber, only those sitting closest to her could hear her. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z An old woman with a sour wrinkled face, their grandmother, sat closest to Olanna, clutching a handbag and murmuring to herself. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z We weren’t her family, but besides Colin, we were the closest thing she had. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I gasp and run my hands over the closest shelf. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Andrew stormed up the closest spiral staircase to the second floor and the Dewey decimal rooms. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z The closest I came to seeing a dragon whole was when the old people cut away a small strip of bark on a pine that was over three thousand years old. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I collapse into the chair closest to the door. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Dropping her into the closest seat, I pressed my hands against her cheeks, but her eyes couldn’t focus on me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The caption says, “The closest thing to a superhero in the supernatural world. Join Agent Beauregarde Magnus at the Department of Supernatural Investigations and start your journey toward becoming a Special Agent today!” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z In the corner closest to the door I came in, there is an ancient double swing-set covered in rose vines. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Spraying sand, a few of them reached the top of the terrace closest to the beach. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe you weren't my family, but you were the closest thing I had—maybe that I'll ever have. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z These diseases are also shared with, or similar to the diseases of, our closest wild relatives, the African great apes. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z It was Booth’s closest brush with capture since he galloped down the alley behind Ford’s Theatre. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, Two Step seemed to understand her without her ever having to speak, and that was the closest thing to friendship she could imagine. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z But he communicated his true feelings to his closest colleagues through a series of confessional letters. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Mostly, it was a way to unwind for a while with your closest friends. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “Give me one of them buckets,” Papa cried out, shaking her arm loose, heading for the part of the line closest to the flames. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Seven began tapping drumbeats on the closest object, trying to match the beat of her fluttering heart. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z It was my brother David, a little over a year older than I, who was my closest companion. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z We took the table right at the back—which meant the one stuck out closest to the cliff edge—and when we sat down it felt like we were virtually suspended over the sea. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Even as the words he’d written rolled onto the Teleprompter, Johnson’s closest aides didn’t know if he was going to read them. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z That day in the storeroom, when he asked how his mother had looked before he was born, was the closest he’d ever come to mentioning the picture. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z She looked intrigued, which was new, because Katie usually walks around with this distracted expression on her face, like she’s busy figuring the square root of the prime number closest to the gross national product. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z She knew Mr. Remora lived close enough to complain about the Fillmore, and 1717 was the closest possibility. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z But at the moment I should have come closest of all, it started: the buzzing, the chill, and the nausea. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z The tree is easy enough to climb, and the limb closest to the circus wide enough to manage until he gets closer to the fence. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Seated in the chair closest to the elevator is a cloud of smoke flipping through a newspaper. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “Marcus, what are you going on about? The closest school is in DC. Are we supposed to move?” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z “I get it. I guess I am a thug, I don’t know. I did what I had to do. King Lords was the closest thing me and Dalvin had to a family.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Some, such as Buka and Manus, were separated from the closest land by 120 miles of open water. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The closest she’d got to Jason was finding a note he’d left for her under a bust of Diocletian in the basement. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z This made him uncomfortable enough that finally, before he came to the many-eyed cluster of shops closest to his house, he stopped by the reservoir to put the top back up. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z That was the closest he came to smiling. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z And be careful of what you say, even to your closest friends! The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z It should be easy enough to figure out which town is closest. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z And then closest to the door was Brother. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Most times when you’re doing something important you’re supposed to use your right hand, but we ask ’em to use their left hand ’cause it’s closest to their hearts. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z I look at the three locks on the door and decide just to flip the one closest to the knob in case I have to make a quick exit. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z But he felt a very deep sadness that he had left his closest friend behind. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z It’s the closest Jay will let her get to giving me money. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The strange sheen on their bark makes me want to hug the tree closest to me, but my arms would never reach around its stout trunk. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Pathetic as it was, she had been the closest thing to a mother that he had known since he was three. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The twin, Burnham knew, was at that moment carrying one of his closest friends, the painter Francis Millet, over the same ocean but in the opposite direction. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I gave Jenna a sidelong glance, expecting her to back me up, but instead, she was looking at the two dresses closest to her. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z The phone rang then, and Aunty Ifeoma asked me to pick it up, since I was closest to the front door. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z I remember that August made a move to answer it, but May was closest to the door. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom had a copy of that photo framed in our living room at home, on the wall closest to the kitchen and the Turbolift Door. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Airlock 1 was closest to the rover charging station, so the astronaut preferred it to the other two. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t have imagined that I, a kid whose closest contact with boating was the Staten Island Ferry when I visited my aunt once a year, would end up lost at sea. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z It gave the protected lanes to the host country and her closest ally, the worst lanes to her prospective enemies. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z She’s the closest thing to a friend I got here, just all around a nice person, and that’s something Aunt Aggie taught me you don’t find too often in this world. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The next closest protection is the emergency clinic, but they won’t let me hang around anymore. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Laila positioned herself in her seat so that her right ear, the good one, was closest to him. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Talking of which, the physicist Nelson is my closest buddy now—kids me along, drops hints to imply that he knows that I know that he knows, etc. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z If we get caught our situation will be dire, but I have no idea what the next closest town might be, or even how far. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z She said the moon was in perigee that night, the closest it got to the planet of humans and dogs. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Now he could see that a thin chain led from it to the hands of the man closest behind him. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Chess Federation made a motion to ban him from its organization; and players—and even some of his closest friends—who’d forgiven his 1992 hate mongering in Yugoslavia, were now totally incensed. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Big Harm and two other women are sitting on the sofa closest to the fireplace. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Without hesitation, he turns to the car behind us and swings again, smashing the closest window. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z I study the fake wood pattern in the closest cafeteria table and try not to show how much I suddenly wish I could be scouting Squaretail Brook with him. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Well, it turns out Edwin Knopf was George Gershwin’s closest friend. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The closest thing was the house of the town physician, “Doc” Babcock, who kept a few spare beds to cope with the cuts and bruises suffered by the local loggers. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The closest one was a woman with a stern face and a golden stool under one arm. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “Interesting. Heterochromatic eyes. I just told you. You’re in my clinic. It’s for animals, but the closest ER is sixty miles from here.” 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Lawrence was sympathetic to the displays of doubt shown by some of his closest friends and colleagues. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “Three down, nine to go,” said Charles, winking up at the closest security camera. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Anyway, it was the closest we ever got to necking. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Then closest to the ground was a huge cloud which was colored gray because it was a rain cloud. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He spends the majority of the evening in the company of Celia Bowen, whose elaborate gown changes color, shifting through a rainbow of hues to complement whomever she is closest to. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I feel an odd mix of disgust and sympathy for her as I realize that this is the closest she'll ever come to relating to me. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He hated going to the free courts, since it took two buses to get to the closest one, and then he’d have to wait sometimes for more than an hour to get a game. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The closest, a heavyset, darkhaired man in his early twenties, seemed to be the one who had spoken. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Sometimes, I would go outside, but I didn’t have a bike and the closest park to our apartment was past a creek where a couple of kids had died once. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z The closest thing I’d had to human contact since the airdrop, the distant lights triggered a flood of emotion that caught me off guard. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I carry my bag down to the last trash can—the one closest to the open door. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Henry takes a breath and finds the closest thing he has to a happy place. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Once they reached Weep and all was revealed, whoever had made the closest guess would win the purse—which was up to some five hundred silver now, and bursting at its frayed green seams. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He was notoriously aggressive, his manner eventually becoming so intimidating that his closest collaborator, a gentle man named Walter Baade, refused to be left alone with him. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Alex and I were the closest in age among my siblings, and we always played together, and got into trouble together—usually his fault. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “I’ve known people here for a long time. You guys are my closest friends, though.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z The situation in Algeria was the closest model to our own in that the rebels faced a large white settler community that ruled the indigenous majority. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew from experience that invisibility was the closest I could get to safety. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z The star closest to us is called Alpha Centauri, and it is over four light-years away. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s well documented among animals, notably our closest relatives, the chimpanzees and bonobos. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The closest place to go was back into the senior classroom. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Anyway, his closest personal advisors were discouraging him from playing an active role in Washington. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z One of the men closest to me swung at me with a large tree branch but missed. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z On the surface, the warmth of their friendship endured well into the 1940s, surviving the kinds of changes in personal lives and careers that can drive a rift between the closest of friends. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z These dried snaps were the closest thing the kids had to what Abigail’s books called candy. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z How could his friend, the painter he felt closest to, deal him such hard judgment? Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “After a couple weeks at my place this summer? Your closest friend? Not even possible. I should have asked you to leave after the first weekend.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Then he cut the other line closest to him and in the dark made the loose ends of the reserve coils fast. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Quisling raised an eyebrow, which might be the closest he ever came to looking shocked. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Ours is the closest thing to a sacred mission the modern world knows. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The handful of spies in Berlin were the closest to America's communist adversary—and none of them spoke Russian. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z In consistency, the closest I can compare it to is water chestnuts. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Perutz was working on molecular structures, and it was the closest that Watson could get to Wilkins’s image, whose haunting, prophetic shadows he could not get out of his brain. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z It was parked in the teachers’ lot closest to the school—exactly where no student was allowed to park. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I was not the closest living relative, they said. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Those occupying the chairs closest to the flaming chair abandon their seats and rush for the door, only to find that there is no longer a door to be found, only a solid wall. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Then Gaea has already won. I’ll tell you this, Percy Jackson. The one who will cause you the most trouble is the one closest to you—the one who hates me most.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “He probably went to the closest jurta when the winds came. Don’t risk it.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The woman at the closest desk looks up. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Then he stopped and whirled round, with a lithe athletic power, and struck two massive blows, one to each side, at the guards closest to him. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Even if I traveled for trillions of miles, I’d barely reach Proxima Centauri, the next closest star after the sun. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z On June 15, boys scuffled in Washington Park, the large leafy park closest to both Packingtown and the Black Belt. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Several streets of row houses were closest to the school, then behind them the streets widened some and there were individual houses, like the kind we lived in. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Among his closest friends was Conrad Weiser, an adopted Mohawk, and the Indians’ unofficial host at the talks. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “And now we ride,” the Tattered Prince proclaimed from his huge grey warhorse, in a classic High Valyrian that was the closest thing they had to a company tongue. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z His closest friend and security adviser, the barrelchested Ward Hill Lamon, preaches regularly to Lincoln about the need for improved security measures. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z In the closest lane, another car skids to a stop, and the car behind it narrowly misses rear-ending it. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z There’s a whole lot I could say—but what I end up telling Jasmine is the closest to the truth that I can get. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z Our closest animal relatives, the gorillas and chimpanzees and bonobos of Africa, also live in bands. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z She moves to the bridge and starts flinging fluid all over the knots on the closest stake, shaking out the last drops into a puddle at the base. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Where people go to shop depends on which market is the closest to their house. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Two days after my parents’ return from New York, I came the closest I ever came to fighting with my mother. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z They were too afraid to break the news over the phone, and so they waited for his closest childhood friend to be able to tell him in person. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z The boy closest to them said something loud and nasty. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z After Mr. Winters prays over the food, I take the fork closest to my plate and begin to eat. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Lincoln sat at the far left of the box, closest to Booth, in his rocking chair. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z They were way less famous than the other great apes, the chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans, even though a recent study showed they were our closest relatives, sharing over 98.7 percent of our DNA. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z It was the closest she’d ever been, and the sight of her skin made his heart go mad, as if it was trying to run away. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z A makeshift stage was set up at the south end of the basketball court, closest to the boys’ locker room, where we dressed and waited to perform. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Finn started calling out the names of all the closest neighbors he could think of. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Headlights cut through the night, tangling in the trees closest to the yard, as several cars pulled into the grass, the rowdy sounds of men echoing through the still night. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z The other children had organized a system so that in case of visitors, whoever was closest would reach out and stop whatever might be moving on the table before the guests noticed and were startled. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes the closest people fool us the longest. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “Hit don’t matter, son. Like I used to tell yore granny, ever-which side I’m on is the right side. She always said hers was the one next to the cradle or closest to the kitchen.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The closest I ever came to having a pet was an old mongrel that used to hang around the neighborhood. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z We take it back to my place since it’s closest to town. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z At the intersection of Green Lane and Mill Creek Road, the limo turned into the Truman High parking lot and was directed into the spot closest to the front door, the principal’s space. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z She pointed at the necks of the cows closest to her. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z But I couldn’t keep it from my closest friends. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Not only were some of my closest friends on the team, I had made a commitment to my teammates, and I wasn’t going to quit on them. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Employees were running up and down the stairs like seasick rats and the President’s private guard were pushing furniture against the windows and distributing pistols to those who were closest to him. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z That was the closest thing to fellowship we had achieved so far—a shrieked demand for a gift! The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Howard motored down in the first of eight Buick limousine coaches packed with thirty of his closest friends. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The closest thing I have to a friend down here is Tyrell Waters, a junior point guard at nearby Weequahic High School. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z She grabbed the guitar case and the closest bit of what had been Nana. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Artemis was the closest thing Butler had to a friend, and Butler was the closest Artemis had to a father, albeit one who obeyed orders. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z So far as we know, Al Ulbrickson said nothing—neither publicly nor to those closest to him—but he must have tossed and turned in his bunk that night. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “The gods and the dead are closest to the earth this day—they can hear every nasty comment you make!” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The one closest to me was a face with wide, staring eyes and an open mouth, inside of which was a real, functioning water fountain. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z She pointed to Charlotte, probably because her desk was closest to the front. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Connor and I claim the bed closest to the windows; Mom and Jack take the bed closer to the door. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Even though they spent more time together because of it, Patrice and I were still the closest. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z The closest ones turned and stared at him with blank eyes, as if waiting for further orders. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The two closest ones are up a block, chatting. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z “Well, I’m off,” she said brightly, and she went back up the spiral stair as the closest Sister rose and unlocked the door marked “5.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z When they reached the closest approach of the hoverpath to his parents’ house, David jumped off and dashed down the slope. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Somehow, this has become the closest relationship I have with the other Drake students. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z It's the closest I've ever come to having a foot in something important. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z What is more, it presents almost exactly the same face to the Earth each time it is closest to our planet. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The theory I think came closest was the one put forward by Ruth. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Besides, doing basketball portraits is the closest I’ll ever get to my father’s dreams for me, so I might as well let him enjoy one now. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z As it was, he became known as Grub to his family and closest friends. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Harry had met this attitude before: Witches and wizards seemed stunned that his closest living relatives took so little interest in the famous Harry Potter. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The husbands of her closest friends began to flirt with her. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z She didn’t know where the closest urgent care was, but she was sure it wasn’t within walking distance. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z This is the closest we’ve come to speaking to each other in a while. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z I felt like a fraud, acting as the ship’s doctor, but I was the closest thing we had to medically trained personnel. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z She was the closest I’d ever come to having a real friend, and I didn’t even know where her house was. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z "You pulled a close one there—closest one yet. If I hadn’t found someone to take us in, I don't think you would've made it." Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z You can type in your book title at the computer catalog and get directions like Three paces to the left and look down or Pillar closest to fern, climb up halfway. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z The closest members of the pack shift their attention to us. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z A strain of simian aids virus was recently isolated from a chimpanzee in Gabon, in West Africa, which is, so far, the closest thing to hiv-i that anyone has yet found in the animal kingdom. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The man with the twisted face pointed and his closest companion, a podgy, pallid man, started forward, but a moment later they had relaxed into their previous state of inactivity, looking frustrated and disappointed. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Slinking along side streets and back alleys, I make my way to the weak spot in the fence closest to Rooba the butcher’s. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Out of instinct, she shot a quick look at Moody in the next seat—the closest they’d come to a conversation in weeks. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z His mum didn’t say anything, just reached out the hand closest to him. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z I know there must be a reason, but sometimes I think it’s horrible that you can’t ever confide in anyone, not even those closest to you. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Those closest to the fire jumped back as a spray of sparks rose up like demonic fireflies, but the bucket brigade pressed forward again as soon as the embers settled. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Gross wounds and injuries marked the flesh of those closest to her, the two caught by the station agent’s lantern. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Even his closest friend, Okwudiba, often told him how humble he was, and it irked him slightly, because he wished Okwudiba would see that to call him humble was to make rudeness normal. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Vivian is sitting in her favorite chair, the faded red wingback closest to the window, laptop open, nursing a cup of tea. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z And why was my brain suddenly alive and reaching out for whoever was closest, whoever was stupid enough to let me in? The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I sat down on the leather sofa closest to her, close enough to reach out and straighten her wrapper. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “Uncle Edisto was the closest thing Peach ever had to a daddy,” Mama said. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Three days later, her closest friend was killed in combat. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The closest thing we’ve had to a gang war was when the musical theater kids and the dance kids tried to out-flash-mob each other. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Because if I were to look up, I am sure I would see a gnome popping her head up from the patch of moss closest to me. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z The apartment is blasting with a heat I’ve never known, the closest thing being when I was in Cuba vacationing with my family on Varadero Beach. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The closest I’d come was a freak hailstorm a few years ago, but that didn’t count. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z I finally decide on Millennium Park because it’s the closest thing I can get to nature and because it’s free. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Charles raised his arm; and quick as a flash, Francis, who was standing closest to him, threw a glass of wine in his face. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z This was the closest the pursuers had gotten to Booth since the assassination. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I was sitting closest to the minibus’s sliding door. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “The monument closest to you. See the Lightning power-up? Get your hands on it.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Sheed stepped past them, grabbed the handle of the closest mirror. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z We stood quite still, not speaking, looking down upon the clear white faces of the flowers closest to us, and Maxim stooped, and picked up a fallen petal and gave it to me. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z They were my two closest friends, so loyal and loving. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Even with this distance between us, you're still my closest friend. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The tabloids—the world—decided to cast Alex as the American equivalent of Prince Henry from day one, since the White House Trio is the closest thing America has to royalty. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z They—they usually take the closest year to that graph. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Still, he was the closest thing to a doctor we had in the house on those Sunday afternoons. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She was my closest friend, and I knew she would support me, no matter what I said or did. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z The closest thing I had to Rain was Hugh Winkleman—hardly a replacement, but at least he was willing to help. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z I hate that this is the closest I’ll get to flying again. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z I stepped over to the man closest to her and set the bucket in front of him. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Abernathy was Martin Luther King Jr.’s closest collaborator and had inherited the mantle of his Poor People’s Campaign, the second phase of the civil rights movement. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The closest person to him in age is a girl named Moushumi, whose family recently moved to Massachusetts from England, and whose thirteenth birthday was celebrated in a similar fashion a few months ago. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I don’t see her; it’s hard to see anyone who isn’t in the column closest to me. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z On another, he showed the planets in relation to their distances from the sun, with Mercury the closest and Neptune the farthest away—almost in the kitchen. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z I smiled and gushed, loud enough for those sitting closest to me to hear. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I sprint across our grass to the edge of the lawn closest to Olly’s house. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The Dauntless traitors closest to us hear him, and press against the walls to make way for us. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z He’s the closest thing our school has to a celebrity. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “Jack,” Aaron said firmly, “this is a place of endless sorrow. Think only of yourself and those closest to you. If you allow yourself to feel emotion, you will die quickly.” Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z We fired upon them, and the closest of their number collapsed. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z But in the process, I’ve slowly been pushed away from my closest friend. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z The colonial account of Inka history closest to indigenous sources is byjuan de Betanzos, a Spanish commoner who rose to marry an Inka princess and become the most prominent translator for the colonial government. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I couldn’t blame him — the closest edible Mexican food was probably in southern California. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z But even though part of her yearned to tell Clara — who had long been the closest thing she had to an ally in that house — about Kaisa, about Sidhean, she could not. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Those closest to us stopped their work and stared. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z “And he lives the closest,” which nearly makes me throw my temper from my skin and hurl it at her. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z All those who had stood closest to her husband had gone with her when she fled: Jon's maester, his steward, the captain of his guard, his knights and retainers. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I’ve spent hours trying to analyze the situation, and the closest I’ve beer! able to come to a theory is that his father set a bad example at an age when John was impressionable. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z He was twenty-seven years old then, and that was the closest he would ever get to the Big Show. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The closest I could come to her was to sit on these synagogue steps, baking in the August heat, and wonder. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Cole slept the closest to the icy air and had to get up to close the door to keep from freezing. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The closest security guard bounded up the stairs from the sixth floor and onto the roof, in time to see the scythes stepping out. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z A single blue current of electricity snakes up the door closest to me before fizzling out. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Thomas stepped up, hesitantly, to the closest one and knelt down to get a look. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The closest he could come to describing it was: she belongs. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z In 1988, a guide from Auckland named Gary Ball became Hall’s primary climbing partner and closest friend. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z I knew that she had many friends at school, and that her friend Alana was the one she considered to be her closest friend. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Mr. Quisling raised an eyebrow, which might be the closest he ever came to looking shocked. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “I wanted to go home,” I say, “and you were the closest thing I could think of.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Beyond, through the jagged hole where the window had been, the closest mountainside was a raging infemo. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m glad to see the crowd includes my closest brothers, Philbert and Reginald, even though they live in a different home. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The quick stream of pure white bolted forward and hit the closest man, who’d just been pulling his arm back, a bloodied hammer gripped in his hand. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z It might be the closest she’d ever get to flying, she thought. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Throughout the first half of the 1790s, the closest approximation to a self-evident truth in American politics was George Washington. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z He wore a ragged red kefta and was clutching the sleeve of the guard closest to him, lips moving feverishly as if imparting some desperate wisdom. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She knew Mr. Remora lived close enough to complain about the Fillmore, and 1717 was the closest possibility. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “The Death Mist comes at the moment you are closest to your end. Your eyes will be clouded only then. The world will fade.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “You’ve ruined everything!” she screeched as we huddled together in the corner of the kitchen closest to the door. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The wooden desks of the younger children sat closest to it, but the whole room felt toasty. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z On the contrary, I was elated and urgently wanted to tell my closest friends. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z A driver waiting in the turn lane closest to him looks like she’s trying to talk to him, but he doesn’t answer her either. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z And when Stan’s closest pal boomed a big, joyful smile at his old girlfriend? Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Two of my closest childhood friends, gone from my life in a night. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Will and Ama crept up in the windy moonlight to the closest point they could reach that was still out of sight of the cave mouth. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z At the far left of the line, Azar and Norman Bowker and Mitchell Sanders waded along the edge of the field closest to the river. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I sling an arm around it and make for the closest boat as if all the jinn of air and sea are on my tail. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Hale had always insisted that Roan, one of his closest friends, had made him the beneficiary because he had lent Roan a lot of money over the years. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Our objective was Blue Beach One, the landing zone closest to Cape Torokina. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z She had figured it was just for show; no one had ever used it that she had seen, not even Richard, who preferred to exit through the kitchen, since it was closest to the garage. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Ophie chewed her lip, trying to think of a way to ask her next question, the one that was closest to what she really wanted to ask about. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z And the one closest to the door with the beard made of icicles had to be old Whoresbane Umber. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But the entrance security guard is not doing a good job surveying me discreetly, and I’m afraid he'll start tracking me tracking Farooq, so I grab a book and move into the closest aisle. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z It was the closest, longest look I’d gotten at a wight since Dr. Golan. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z That night, Hans’s closest friends, all students like him, stopped by to meet Sophie and celebrate her birthday. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Out on the streets it was everyone for themselves, but Trapis’ basement was the closest thing to a sanctuary we had, like a church. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z One, maybe two steps more, and I would have jumped inside the closest tub and buried myself under a pile of blankets. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z This exposure drew us violently together; I was the closest person in the world to him now, and he to me. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z I close my eyes again as my fingers reach to brush the closest fragments of the splendor. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z His “apartment” is a sprawling warren of twenty-two rooms on the northwest side of the palace closest to the Orangery. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The ceiling so sloped he could stand only in the spot closest to the door. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Lingering sweat from the owner’s feet mingled with hers, causing her heart to race; it was the closest thing she had ever experienced to the touch of a man. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The closest two were circling a hemlock bough near the bank, probably judging the safety of returning to the meal he had interrupted. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He turned his back and hid his face among his closest friends, who ringed around him. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Cap was the closest thing he had to a friend. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z “He was my closest friend here. One of my only ones.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Stanton realized that opposing the Fourteenth Amendment would be a difficult fight; many of her closest friends and former allies disagreed with her position. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Bob Haldeman, one of Nixon’s closest aides, was watching the news in the next room. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z He chuckled, using the closest tree to help him stand. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I walked to the statue, my heels echoing on marble, and rested my hand on its big toe —the closest I’d ever come to praying. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z The closest phrasing would be something like, “He forcibly took me.” How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Probably the closest I ever got to a spiritual sort of experience was during my mom’s O Brother period, which coincided with me being about eight or nine years old. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z And my role, as her closest friend, was to give her silent support, as if I was in the front row of the audience when she was performing on stage. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He would join his family in Ohio a few days later for the funeral and burial, escorted by his closest college friends. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z She reached out a hand and touched one finger to the spine of the closest book; a warm shiver passed through her finger and up her arm, and it settled in her heart. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z I walk to the cluster of chairs closest to the windows in the control room and bring up the footage from different cameras throughout the city, one by one, searching for my parents. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z When she yanked, I fell back, hitting the closest seat. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He imagined quietness, delicacy, the kind of woman whose sneeze, whose laugh and talk, would be soft as the under feathers closest to a chicken’s skin. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He whacked Mark on the side of the head— the closest thing to affection the soldier ever showed. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The people closest to me didn’t give up on me. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z Within minutes, the Armada had begun to split, with only the Prince’s giant ship sailing alone closest to the coastline, looking for a landing possibility. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z This is the closest we will ever come to love. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “Please send your designated player to the circle of desks closest to mine.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z It’s the closest she can come to saying something nice when she sees how scared I am. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z “It’s like, I always look for the closest person to whoever passed away, y’know, like maybe a daughter or a son, or a wife or husband. That’s who I focus on. And this time...” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Then I’d invite a few of my closest friends to come aboard, along with a team of doctors and scientists, and we’d all get the hell out of Dodge. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z She took the Island Explorer, the free bus that makes a continuous loop of the island, and got off at the closest stop to Vivian’s, about a ten-minute walk. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z The closest Five Guys to the office where he worked that summer in Denver. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The isle they’re both standing on starts to crack, unable to support them both for long, and Penn makes a leap for the next closest isle. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I switch my grip on my weapons as I run up behind the one closest to me. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The closest inhabited land was Cape Horn, at the tip of South America, 600 miles away. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z And that was the closest I’ve ever come to an epiphany. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Well, that’s the closest I ever want to be to any man again.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Our closest living relatives include chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The Dactyl Hill Squad had become the closest thing she’d ever known to a family besides her actual siblings. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z He turned back to the bed, and before Anya could stop him, he tugged on the foot closest to him. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z We drove back to the suburbs, through those streets full of broken buildings, and Mrs. Menzer dropped Dari off first, because his house was the closest. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Nor did he supply the darkroom facilities that hotels closest to Jackson Park had begun installing to serve the growing number of amateur photographers, so-called “Kodak fiends,” who carried the newest portable cameras. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He pulled Tad into the closest classroom and slammed the door shut. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Every mother in the circle gave a little hug to her closest child. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z We can all try to put right the things closest to home. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z She grabs them and darts behind the closest tree. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “One of my closest friends. That’s why we had decided to peacefully protest the police presence on our campus. So that no more people would get hurt.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He’d worked out a theory about what fighting was for, and now he no longer fought with his six closest neighbors. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Keeping low, he headed for the closest cover—a scrub oak skirted with new suckers at its base, just a few full-bounds away. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The closest thing had been farmers with sickles and scythes in the fields. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Although some of his closest colleagues realized the value of his quick, penetrating mind and frequently sought his advice, he was often not appreciated, and most people thought he talked too much. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z 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 Beneath their gaze, upon the point closest to them, we have raised up a breastwork and a stockade, which fort we call Fort Hamond. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z But the closest cruel pretty was only a few strides away. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z These genes, Morgan’s students hypothesized, were physically closest to each other on the chromosome. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z I reached into the side pocket of my backpack, pulled out a small gold box, grabbed the closest truffle, and popped it into my mouth. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z The pastor and his wife, transplants to Kentucky, have become their closest friends. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z I tried not to turn around to stare right back, but it was the closest I had been to a boy my age since we had been sorted. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “Well,” Nat drawled, “the closest estimation we have is that the diameter is two thousand, one hundred and sixty miles. Now, shall we go?” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z October slips into November, a change that goes largely unnoticed other than by those standing closest to the clock. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She wanted to lean against the closest building, under the shade of a tree, and catch her breath, but when she looked down the hill, the tan car rounded the corner. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Or at least the closest thing I had to friends. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Mama Brunelle was closest, legs splayed, her corpse sprawled halfway into a ditch. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z I got under the closest spray, turned away from the other guys, and tried to breathe. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “My son considers the Lady Aurelia his closest friend. He deeply admires her.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z I sat in the chair closest to the door and kept a watchful eye on him for the rest of the period. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z They set up in the lane closest to him, and before long, each of them began to broadcast live from the site of the protest. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z With N. P. Thomas, a Ranger who was one of his closest friends, he was sent to deal with a plague of rascality in Amarillo, in the Texas Panhandle. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z A large grove of trees filled the final corner; the closest ones looked crippled and close to dying. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The Blue controlling the one closest to us was a skinny kid, who looked like he weighed about half of what his tub did. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The First Cohort stood closest to the onager - a little too close for Nico’s comfort - but they seemed occupied by a couple of officers parading in front of them, shouting orders. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z At Yale, Lawrence’s closest research collaborator was Jesse Beams, another rural Midwesterner—his grandparents had migrated from West Virginia to Kansas in a covered wagon. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The closest spot Dolores could find was outside Grand Central Terminal, several long blocks from the convention center. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z The closest grocery store was twenty miles away. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z But their parents had replied that in America, Bengali friends were the closest thing they had to family, and so they had gone to Bedford, where the Mazoomdars lived. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I suppose the closest in meaning would be “confused” and “dark fog.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z It should be reported that the King’s Door was always in the east side of any room, since the King was, of all people, closest to the sun. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “I wish this place had an elevator,” Reg said, panting as he sat down in the closest chair. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Moses was the boss unfortunate enough to stand closest to the Randall brothers. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Lyra had ridden a bear, and Will had ridden a bicycle, but neither had ridden a horse, which was the closest comparison. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The closest she could get to watching him was to sit in the track parking lot in their car. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z "You were his closest friend, so I know you'll want to come to his funeral this afternoon." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z I shuffle to the closest chair and sit. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z She was the closest person to me who had ever passed away. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Some kissed her on both cheeks and others held her tight for a few seconds, but she seemed not to recognize even those she numbered among her closest friends. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Brightbill, I am afraid we have some difficult decisions to make. I think you should arrange a meeting of our closest friends. We could use their advice.” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z She is such a real, vital person that I have made her my very closest friend. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Think of this as a bocce ball. You roll the ball and try to get it closest to the jack ball in the circle.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Still, it was the closest thing he had to a lead. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He liked the name, referred to himself by it, preferred that his closest friends use it, and gave it to every dog he ever owned. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The biographies were closest to the ocean and were especially moldy and not as desirable for the thieves. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z “Holy” came the closest, and “calm” was in the mix, but neither was exactly right. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z She tosses her purse on the closest bed. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Frank’s closest in the frame, zoomed in and blurry, with his hat lifted enough to see his thick eyebrows and squinting eyes. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I walked out to our closest row of cotton, a good fifty yards from the back porch. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “It’s a lot more complicated than that, Kambili. I had many questions, growing up. The priesthood came closest to answering them.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Even my roommate Edward has claimed victory, although I’m inclined to believe the closest he’s ever come to a naked woman was between the covers of one of his eight-pagers. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Those standing closest edged backward as a pair of guardsmen marched through. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z My closest neighbors were a good horse ride away, but I wasn’t interested in having a social life. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Normally it was thronged with boats — in a country with few paved roads, the Congo was the closest thing to an interstate. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z On top of the pile closest to him was Flora and Ulysses. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Safety, or the closest thing to it anyway. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z This was the closest they had come to a fight. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z We approach the closest one; I can see that it’s torn to shreds. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Hesitantly, I prodded the mound closest to me. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Only the closest examination would find the money hidden inside. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z She turned around and carried the dripping photo to the string, and I realized that Aileen was the closest girlfriend I had. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z She grabbed the closest thing to her in the truck bed—her suitcase filled with books. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “Every society has its own problems,” Morrie said, lifting his eyebrows, the closest he could come to a shrug. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Every hidden book was marked with a star on the map, and the closest star to where they lived was in an area called Nob Hill. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The decisions of the assembly were enacted by an executive body called the Boule, or council of five hundred, which contained the closest thing ancient Athens had to members of congress. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z After he left, she showed me to my desk, which was at the end of the row of desks closest to the windows. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The closest I’d come to violating that tenet had been a very subtle hint—which Jesse had ignored anyway—that getting an apartment in Chicago via the Net might prove risky. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “He’s not my boyfriend,” I said, but he was the closest person to a boyfriend I’d ever had. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z It was only lately that he was having small moments of clarity, of illumination, and seeing himself for the first time as the closest of Mary Ann’s enemies, the kindest of her assassins. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z But in the middle of the Saw Mill River Parkway, with all of them asleep, I was seized with the closest thing I’ve ever had to a panic attack. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Because it’s on your head—the highest part of your body and closest to the skies—many Africans viewed it as a passageway for spirits to the soul, a way to interact with God. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z It lets out an earthshaking roar, then lunges toward the closest player. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z In front of the ladies, closest to the podium, are the men. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z When they reached the edge, they crept toward the closest cave. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z In his neighborhood, miles from the closest levee, the water had risen slowly enough that he knew it was unlikely that anyone had died in the flood. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z I suppose they might have talked to their closest friends in private. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z My mom steps out from the wing closest to the audience on the other side of the stage. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z She grabbed the closest thing to her in the truck bed—her suitcase filled with books. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Diana grabbed the closest desk as everything in the room started to shake. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z He knew who he was, everyone did, and he knew he was my closest friend, which is why I think he kept whatever he felt about Noodles to himself. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z “Easier to monitor them, I guess. It’s always easier to hurt the ones you’re closest to, the ones you love,” he says. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z He pointed at the closest squares of land. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “And wise and beautiful Draupadi, wife to the five brothers—what she wanted most of all was peace. I tried to grant her wish, but the closest I could muster was light.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z SEEf slept closest to me, making gurgling noises and grinding his teeth. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z She walked over to the van, stood on her toes, and lifted up the closest windshield wiper. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The NSA had instructed him to patch up fraying relations with Britain’s intelligence community—and also to lay the groundwork for spying on America’s enemies, as well as some of its closest friends. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Soon, George told a few of his closest colleagues that he thought his lab might have grown the first immortal human cells. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z She was becoming my closest confidante and I depended on her more and more to help me ride through the ups and down of being a member of Team USA. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Privately, in another desperate attempt to cauterize the Watergate wound before it spread all the way to the president, Nixon had pressured his two closest aides to step down. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z He grabbed the container closest to him without even looking. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Heavenly witnesses are a tricky lot, to be used by whoever is closest to Heaven at the time. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z She wanted to lean against the closest building, under the shade of a tree, and catch her breath, but when she looked down the hill, the tan car rounded the corner. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The ones closest to her crept to the bars of their cages, and a few extended their arms, reaching for her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z As the rest of the city went about its business, fireman Dorsey was racing through the streets to the closest signal box, which happened to be at Goll’s drugstore. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z “In alchemy, it’s called the Soul of the World. When you want something with all your heart, that’s when you are closest to the Soul of the World. It’s always a positive force.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I handed it to Radar after a few minutes, and he looked at it for a while before writing on the corner of his notebook closest to me, The green highlighting must mean something. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z The ground under his left foot, the one closest to the void, crumbled and sent a shower of stone and dirt into the darkness. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z It was the closest thing to a true answer that she’d given and, ironically, it was the one that made Dr. Gonzalez back off. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Ralph started to chew through the side of the pocket closest to the heartbeat. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z To wit: “How could I abandon my closest friend, my iPhone?” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The closest thing to it had been a toy gun made out of bamboo when I was seven. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Our enemies are the tribes closest to us because they feel we are encroaching on their land. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z The Toad was by far the closest friend to Misty, and he hadn’t said a word. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The warriors on the south side closest to Lodge Trail Ridge climbed upward. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z “The stack closest to the door, I believe.” Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z "Love begins by taking care of the closest ones—the ones at home." Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z My mom’s principal knew and so did some of her closest friends, but most of her school didn’t know. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew they wouldn’t be far from it, just under the closest bush, so I turned and worked back toward the road. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z This was the closest Davos had come to His Grace in the eight days since Black Betha had joined the rest of the fleet off Storm's End. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The Mallons were the closest he had to family. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z For three weeks, Anthony wrestled with the issue, torn between loyalty to her closest friend and devotion to the organization she had worked for all her adult life. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z His closest companions—his only companions since moving to Boulder City—had always been his father and Harry Junior. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He has a room to himself, on a floor with his mother and Sonia and a few of the Gangulis’ closest family friends. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The trouble with Picasso, I explained to M. Yoshoto as we got out of the bus, was that he never listened to anybody—even his closest friends. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z I decided to start with the annoyance closest at hand: an inmate’s illegal radio antenna. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Eventually, Mrs. Halliday was the closest person to a friend that Parker had. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The north anchor was closest, near enough to walk—and the trip took them across the strip of light called the Avenue, though it wasn’t an avenue. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He had the feeling that Brother Leon was that kind of character, that he would need a scapegoat and Brian would be closest at hand. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Buka lies out of sight of the closest island to the west and could have been reached only by crossing a water gap of about 100 miles. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z As we passed the bed closest to the door, I got the impression that Isabel was trying to block me from looking at the kid lying in that bed. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z From one direction came the police car; running in the other direction were his two friends Well, the closest things to friends that he had in Coconut Cove. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She pushed herself up, feeling groggy, and went to the closest window. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z There in the two seats closest to the teacher’s desk in die very first row sat Buphead and Byron! The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the closest thing Gideon had to a place of residence. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z One of Bobby’s closest friends, Anthony Saidy, said that he never heard Fischer make an anti-Semitic remark until at some point after the 1972 championship. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I stumble to the closest table and collapse into a chair. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z But she’d focused almost all her energy on holes near the two willows closest to the stream—the same trees where the hummingbears were nesting. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z To many people, William was the NSA—or at least the closest the agency had to a semipublic face. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Chou and I were closest to each other. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They drove the three hours to the closest airport only to find that Lucy would have to purchase an extra seat on the plane because she wouldn’t fit in one. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He stood next to Esperanza, who waited by the closest set of doors. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z It’s the closest thing I get to an answer for a while. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z I faced the wall as I slipped off my hoodie and whipped on the closest dress in one fluid motion. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z “That’s the closest the man will ever come to an apology.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z This was the closest thing one could get to institutionalized trial by lynch mob. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z In Portland, Maine, I came closest to achieving a decent fit between income and expenses, but only because I worked seven days a week. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z In less than six months, I’d managed to wreck both of my closest friendships. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He’s in love and feels she is the closest person to him and he, the closest to her. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z For more than a year Henrietta had been telling her closest girlfriends something didn’t feel right. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z It was the closest he could come to pacing in the cramped space. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z So we would buy an old pair with the closest fit. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z If I’d had a best friend—Javaneh was my closest friend, but we weren’t anything approaching best friends—we would have always been on the same team. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Arthur had never run for public office, but he was one of Conkling’s closest friends. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Alby glanced at the friends closest to him, rolling his eyes, and Thomas studied the crowd again. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Despite the fact that he was now our closest living relative, he was the last person I wanted to see—a busybody who had once proved to me he was not to be trusted. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z The policeman closest to me is rubbing his head. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z He sits across from me in the cafeteria, at the table closest to the windows. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The scythes closest to him leaped into action, trying to stop him, but he kicked and spun, and sliced and flipped. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z He called out to us, and we reluctantly joined him and the rest of the guys around the bench closest to the showers. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Jabir was her closest friend at the Night Zoo, like a brother to her in some ways. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z We sat at the far corner of the carpet and put some food on our plates from the trays closest to us. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z He stopped as he watched Alfhercht run to the balcony closest to where the monster was. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z He believes that they are closest to the state of original sin, and he tells them this. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The bass player was closest, so he went trotting over and opened the door all the way. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “That I’m the closest thing to glory he’ll ever see on God’s green earth. What does, your daddy say about you?” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z “No, Percy. It’s me, Grover! Stay put! We’re on our way to find you. Tyson is close—at least we think he’s the closest. We’re trying to get a lock on your position.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Then she jumped back up and gave Jessica a hug, then gave a hug to the kids sitting closest to Jessica. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z It seemed like a haven, already the closest thing to home I had in this damp green hole. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He leaped and tackled the man closest to him, sending them both rolling away from Lana. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Davis was the closest thing to a proper celebrity I’d ever encountered. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z The closest we’d come to that was meeting that kind woman at church. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z I pull the closest undershirt over and smooth it out like he does to get ready to fold it. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Of all her relatives, her father’s sister came closest to setting Jean Louise’s teeth permanently on edge. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Even if it was only for a minute, it felt like I was home, or the closest thing to it, the thing I missed most, a sense of peace and belonging. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I kick the closest thing, a pile of hubcaps, and they scatter. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z You glance at a middle-aged woman in a red wool hat who’s sitting at the closest table, definitely within earshot. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z The one closest to me raises his hand. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “Shin is still a prisoner,” said Andy Kim, a young Korean American who helped run LiNK and who, for a time, was Shin’s closest confidant. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Last year, the supplies were spread out quite a distance around the Cornucopia, with the most valuable closest to the horn. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z They were seated at the very back, in the last row of seats, closest to the toilet. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z They stared at the throbbing mass ahead of them, and Moss realized it was the closest thing to a school-wide riot that he’d ever seen. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The closest crate was right on the edge, beneath a bundle of rope. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “They oughta call it John Glenn instead of John Wayne,” Dalton once said—because taking off from there was the closest most people would ever get to blasting off into space. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “Me? No. Not really. The closest I got was when I dated Matt Jacobs for one summer. He was smart enough. And nice. Too nice. He stared at me all moony-eyed a lot.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z After all, a ship setting out at once from the closest of Winter’s newallies could not arrive before seventeen years, planetary time, had passed. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “It’s the closest they can get to being a football player.” Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “Believe me, you were. You and Bruce and Darryl and Don were all in that center ring,” he says, naming my three closest high school friends. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Roan seemed to have been unaware of these machinations; he trusted that Hale, his supposedly closest friend, was helping him. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z A part of him — the part closest to his throbbing right ear — was quite keen on the idea of letting Ron down and watching him run amok until the effects of the potion wore off... Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z First one to get closest would earn glory, and be entitled to each girl's dessert at dinner. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Summer was snarling and snapping as he danced around the closest, a great ruin of a man wreathed in swirling flame. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She glanced at Mona, who was still asleep, and then reached for the closest volume, pulling it down as quietly as possible and opening it in her lap. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The bodega is more than five blocks away, and we have to drive to the closest supermarket or Laundromat. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Moreover, it can bear the closest scrutiny and withstand the test of time. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Younger than her closest sibling by eight years, and nearly thirteen years younger than her oldest brother, Christine’s early life revolved around the routines of the grown-up world. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z His accent’s the closest to Viola’s I ever heard on New World. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z The clocks closest to the windows are already in motion. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z A bicycle repairman was the closest thing to an auto mechanic available, and Howard’s shop was conveniently close to the neighborhoods of wealthy car owners. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z As the closest bead of light moved nearer to Harry’s wand-tip, the wood beneath his fingers grew so hot he feared it would burst into flame. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “But the closest car line is that way,” the second said, pointing back down the road. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The closest I ever got was one day when he was escorted down from the mess hall after an argument with the disputatious Officer Colon, who was always stirring things up. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Since the closest word is feet, a plural, you might be tempted to pick need. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z His brother, six years older, was the closest thing Wes had to a caretaker during the daylight hours and was fiercely protective of the little brother who idolized him. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z He aimed his Transvice at the closest man between him and the front door and pulled the trigger. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I’m at the end closest to home plate, standing in the middle. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z “That’s the closest town to the Hubbard Glacier. We could go around by sea, I guess, but it would take forever. We don’t have that kind of time.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The closest I came to death was during my battle with the final boss, the Black Dragon, who, of course, looked exactly like the beast depicted in the painting in Anorak’s study. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z It was the closest account to my house, and it was an enormous corner lot that I figured would give Kenny and Allen a better sense of the work involved. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Every hidden book was marked with a star on the map, and the closest star to where they lived was in an area called Nob Hill. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Amanda and her mom drop me off at the library closest to my house after a Saturday study session for finals at Amanda’s. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z He took off running for the closest spiral staircase up to the second floor. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z We talked about the most private things, but we haven’t yet touched upon the things closest to my heart. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Like it’s when he’s asleep that he’s the closest to being himself, and I have a chance to get to know the real Khalid. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z They say that the dream world is closest to the spirit world, that to know your dreams is to know the past, the present, and the future. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z It was because my room was by far the closest. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He watched while the two men standing closest glanced at each other and went unwillingly into the room. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z “Go ’head and use that dresser, bro,” he said, pointing to the one closest to the window. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Powering the phone off completely, I place it on the side of the bed closest to the wall and keep my hand on top to ensure its security. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z It was the closest they’d come to seeing their mother alive since they were babies. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z A bolt passed within a foot of him, shattering the crust of frozen snow that had plugged the closest crenel. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She was seated next to Kaede’s brother Taeko, who was the closest to her in age and had become something of a flirt in the last few years. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z They had decided that Reginald, the latest convert, the one to whom I felt closest, would best know how to approach me, since he knew me so well in the street life. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Nothing in the citadel was cozy, not even her alcove behind the dressing room, though that came closest. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I look around at my three closest friends, and my eyes well with tears again. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z My gym locker is closest to the door, which means I have to change my clothes in a bathroom stall. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z She’s blood and kin and the closest thing to home, yet it’s making me crazy to stay. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mercy, Maud,” said Mother, which was the closest she ever came to swearing, too. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z These were my two closest friends; we liked the same games, the same jokes, the same topics of conversation—even the same kinds of food. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Two squires from the stormlands stabbed a man-at-arms to death in a quarrel over who would sit closest to the fire. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z We find them throughout the inner solar system—from Mercury, closest to the Sun, to cloud-covered Venus to Mars and its tiny moons, Phobos and Deimos. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z In elementary school, the closest I got to any organized competition was Friday-afternoon sports. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Many of their closest friends and colleagues in Virginia had urged them to regard Hamilton’s program as clinching evidence of a foreign takeover of the national government that fully justified a withdrawal from the union. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The closest I had come was a daguerreotype of my uncle Crawford Steele, dead at age three of diphtheria, wrapped in swathes of white lace. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Tony was the closest thing Wes had to a role model. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z She motions me forward and heads to the door closest to us. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The closest thing had been her wedding, and that had been only fifty or so friends and family. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “He has always been...distant and not terribly forthcoming, but he is the closest thing to family I have. And yet he tells me nothing.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Mark and his little group hugged the side of the closest building and laid Darnell on the ground. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The twins turn away from the front gates and pass by the tunnel grates closest to the barracks, instead heading for one of the training buildings. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Marie-Laure sits in her customary spot in the corner of the kitchen, closest to the fireplace, and listens to the friends of Madame Manec complain. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The one closest to me is flat on her back, most of her jaw missing, eyes wide and staring. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z In many respects, the Mutual was the closest thing to a government that the nation of black Americans had at that time. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z We parked two and a half blocks away, which was actually the closest spot we could get. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z It's not much, but out here in the wilderness, it's the closest thing we have to a home. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z He was the closest thing to a grandpa we’d ever have. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z I was closest to the right window when the brick came through it. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Catherine was closest to me in age, so we played—and fought—together the most. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z At the empty bench closest to the wharf, I sit on the very edge of the wooden seat and watch Kristi growing tinier the farther she walks down the pathway. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Those closest to Him began to squirm and shove to get away, while others pushed forward to see. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The closest he had ever come to feeling like this had been during those months, in his second year, when a large part of the school had suspected him of attacking his fellow students. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z But the guards on the stage—the ones closest to the smoke bombs—just stumbled about, barely even managing to hold on to the Gustano kids. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z He leapt up onto the closest chair and held the stick above his head with two hands. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Then I stand up, pretend to stumble, and lurch toward the closest soldier. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Other than a few FBI officials, Hoover had only shared this intelligence with America's closest ally, Great Britain. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I felt with my hands and found the closest oarlock. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I felt like I was in a no-win situation, but the battle would have been much harder to wage if I hadn't had my closest girlfriends in the trenches with me. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z The Mahasreh house closest to us was half a mile away. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z I hurry to the closest barrel and pry open the top. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Now she was being made to look different from the ratty, thin-faced girl with the permanent sneer and the swift frown, his closest friend. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Thomas wasn’t complaining—it was the closest thing to normal in his life. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “Listen, I’m the closest thing you’ve ever had to a long-term relationship.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z It was like the closest thing to a real answer about why we were in Nam. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “This time I was the closest person,” she finished my sentence. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I ask the one closest to us, keeping a safe distance. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The closest she had ever been to the sea was her term in the Museum of Natural Wonders; these planks taught her about ships and squalls. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z This was the closest thing to her little attic room that she was going to get right now. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The closest thing Nathan could think of was an anteater with a long tongue that could slither down narrow crevices. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z One day when I checked 'em, my biggest one, the one I'd been watching closest, was gone. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Surely not even his wife or closest friends had ever seen him like this. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The boy who I once considered to be my closest friend had only ended up in Chicago because he’d stowed away on a train from Grand Central Depot. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z There’s an enormous crash, and I spin to find that the side of the closest animal den has slammed shut. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “What are we going to do with this?” he asked, holding up the piece of umbilical cord that had been closest to the baby. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z For many of the microbes responsible for our unique diseases, molecular biologists can now identify the microbe’s closest relatives. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z What about the fact that real estate agents had shown him only the least-desirable houses, in the areas closest to Detroit? Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z As Halliday’s former closest friend, everyone assumed he alone could explain why the deceased billionaire had put his entire fortune up for grabs. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z She flicked her multi-ringed fingers on the shoulder of the kid in the closest corner. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z More noises joined in a few seconds later, coming from all directions, the closest right outside their own window. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z One of her closest friends, the father of her godchild, was lynched. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I was closest to the window on the five-hour drive, so I could make out slivers of the passing landscape whenever the rain let up for a bit. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z One of Freud’s closest friends, a surgeon named Wilhelm Fliess, invented biorhythmic analysis, a practice based on the notion that various aspects of one’s life follow rigid periodic cycles which begin at birth. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z We follow Ben into a tunnel closest to the ship’s outer edge. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z She pulled the chain over her head, wrapping it around her wrist, and went to the closest door. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z “No words in any language can pin down exactly how life and death function. The closest we can come is by explaining samsara. Are you familiar with the concept?” asked Wish. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z As we returned to our feet, Emma angled toward me and breathed the word Gypsies, then nodded at the closest horse. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z She had clung to Nel as the closest thing to both an other and a self, only to discover that she and Nel were not one and the same thing. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z About fifty of his closest relatives—brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews—are arrayed around him. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Annabeth didn’t want to think about it, but sadly, this squad of flesh-eating horror-show women might be the closest thing to good luck they were going to get in Tartarus. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Well, you seem to be the only one who knows that. That’s why I need you there. You’re the closest thing to family he has in this town. Maybe you can convince everybody!” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z A stretch of uncleared trees lay at the closest edge of town, only a twenty-second dash away. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Bellingham sighed and waved at the soldier closest to where Madam sat. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The closest I got to Kraków nightlife was when I delivered love notes between a man at a cabaret and a woman who lived in the apartment next door to ours. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z The closest bathrooms were to the right of the media center, but there were too many people hanging out in that direction. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I was closest to the wall, and Dadi sat pressed against my wet arm. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Within the police department itself, white officers started a pool to see who could come closest to predicting the date on which the black leader would be killed. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z And concentrating on the spot where the two spindles should be is the closest I get to looking into Hannah’s eyes as she tells my story. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Despite our disagreements, Hilly is still one of my closest friends. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Two years later, another, somewhat larger asteroid missed us by just 90,000 miles–the closest pass yet recorded. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “Jackson, Mississippi, is the closest place to heaven there is,” he say. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Ambrose pulls a key from a pocket inside his heavy coat and leads Ma over to the guardhouse that’s closest to our bench. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z I sit in the chair closest to the door and listen to the rocket clock ticking and Ms. Kenney typing and answering the phone with “Woodson Elementary, how can I help you?” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z Luke grabbed him, pushed him into the closest tree a little too hard. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “To the Western Union closest to the Minneapolis bus station.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z The closest they come is a night alone in the DoubleTree, which they are both dying to leave. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He’d always go to Byrd’s bedside, the one closest to the door. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z It’s been hard to watch as carefully built, compassionate policies have been rolled back, as we’ve alienated some of our closest allies and left vulnerable members of our society exposed and dehumanized. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Every time I saw them, the closest ones, bent over in tears, it felt like a warm rain came down inside me. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “Is he the closest thing to a girl you can find to be friends with?” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z For Lourdes, the disappearance of her ex-boyfriend, Santos, hits closest to home. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z He seized the closest Fjerdan, snapped his neck, and grabbed his rifle. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Uriah takes the soldier’s gun and starts shooting at the Dauntless closest to us. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The bulkhead closest to him slowly broke apart. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The tarp closest to the cave covered a gray area, a place where the worlds met. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The faces of people closest to us, the memories we swore we’d hold on to for the rest of our lives. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z He headed straight for the closest bar, which was called the Hammer. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Its closest genetic relative is a mountain grass called teosinte that looks strikingly different—for one thing, its “ears” are smaller than the baby corn served in Chinese restaurants. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Touching this rock is the closest I ever come to believing in God. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z “Christ on a cracker,” the one closest to me muttered, shaking his mop of red hair. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “All Chinese are related, and the ones named Lee are closest,” said Lee. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Everybody was at my house—from my closest relatives to people that I’ve only talked to once or twice. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z But this was the closest it had ever come to her. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She realized it had to be the one attached to the side of the boat nearest her—that would be the side closest to the riverbank when they put the boat in. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The two guys closest to me were on the football team. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z When we got to the house, which we’d already seen a few times, we sat on the love seat in the quiet room because it was closest to the door. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z A double layer of clothes never hurts anyone in winter, as long as the clean ones are worn closest to the skin. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z But the one thing that was always the same was how the closest person to whoever the funeral was for reacted. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He quietly walked away from the girl, toward the closest pen. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z It was a dark period all around, a time that saw several of my father’s closest friends die or go to prison, while others simply vanished. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z They’d been closest to the Tower—better, the controllers thought, to keep an eye on them. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I walk to the closest barrel next to an empty pod, its orange flashing button highlighting Fu, Jie Ru over and over. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z In the courtyard, the bonfire sputters and sparks in a sudden cloud of black smoke, causing those patrons closest to it to jump back, coughing. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Figure a sneak like Tyler will take the easy way, and hit the traps closest to home. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z In 1952, Dorothy Hoover decided to take a leave of absence from the world of engineering and give herself over to the theoretical pursuits that were closest to her heart. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The Phoenix comes the closest to being a conventional animal, all bird for all of its adult life. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I place my palm on the headstone’s face, and it’s the closest I’ll come to holding her hand. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Tali’s body had been wrapped into his blanket again—the closest they could come to a shroud—and Con and Pol rolled it as gently as they could into the grave. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Millet had been one of Burnham’s closest allies in the long, bittersweet struggle to build the fair. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The closest thing to it was the time she was walking down the street and her napkin slipped free of her sanitary belt. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z I lowered my voice so the couple sitting at the closest table wouldn’t overhear. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z The closest he’d been to a daughter of Eve was seeing that peasant across the field. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z And while he never actually said it, you got the indestructible impression that Private Cyrus Trask was one of Lincoln’s closest, warmest, and most trusted friends. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She quickly pulled my chair from the back of the room and set it at the edge of the classroom, closest to hers. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z That was the part of Brooklyn that was closest to New York City. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z As the stately scythe pushed through the crowd of onlookers, a rumble erupted from the people closest to her as they realized who it was moving among them. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The closest I ever came was that time at the lake with Ramiro, Carlos’s cousin, who treated me like I was some sort of cheap prize. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z An odd reaction, I know, considering she’d been one of my closest friends. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The other celebration, the Bengali one, is held on the closest Saturday to the actual date of his birth. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I gave them all away, making do with plain old spirals, and the five girls I offered notebooks to became my closest friends. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z They must be the closest thing they have to doctors. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The closest he could think of was when he and Blink were immersed in a book together. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The closest we come to worship is the Trinity of Visa, MasterCard, and American Express. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z I reached over and yanked the closest one out of his ear. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Ms. Rosalie pats the end of the sofa closest to her, so I sit there. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z The closest thing I've ever had to a journal is probably you. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z At some positions in its orbit, Proxima is the closest known star to the Sun—hence its name. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He was probably believed to be dead, drowned in the shipwreck that had killed his closest friends and Commander Brum. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The chair closest to the door has an emptiness to it. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s the closest thing I could find about flying,” she explained. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “Around here, the closest thing to a constable was the patroller,” Martin said. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z A wistful air came over her, the closest she could come to remorse. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Newt gave him a questioning look, then handed the rag to the closest Glader. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The closest match was this guy in the Civil War who jumped off a battlement, whatever that is. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z |
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