| 单词 | committed |
| 例句 | Once I committed myself to fencing again, my life became a nonstop hustle to support my training. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I've also represented people who have committed terrible crimes but nonetheless struggle to recover and to find redemption. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z It is not the handful of years committed to Harvard. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Dorothy committed to the lease on the apartment in Newsome Park even though Langley had not converted her wartime employee status to permanent. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z At the outset, most of it came from Groves, who committed to supporting Lawrence’s laboratory at the level of more than $3 million a year. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z We were committed to providing services, housing, job training, life skills, counseling, and anything else people coming out of prison needed to succeed. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I knew her well enough to know that if I committed almost any crime and told her the truth about it she not only wouldn’t disown me but would give me her protection. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z As Joe slept, Joyce sat in the bow, studying the face of the young man to whom she had committed herself. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “No, I didn’t. But you insisted. You committed. So I want you to honor your commitment. We honor commitments in this house. We’re not rich but we have our word.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z I wanted a committed coach who had made an Olympic team, who knew exactly what it took to get me to the promised land. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He refused to believe the verdict and emphatically denied that he had committed any of the crimes he was charged with, nor did he ever intend to commit any crime. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z And what sins have you committed in a day, my child? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The jury found that the district attorney, Harry Connick Sr., had illegally suppressed evidence of Thompson’s innocence and had allowed him to spend fourteen years in prison for a crime he had not committed. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He has opposed the invasion of Pennsylvania, but once the army is committed he no longer opposes. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “You have committed every crime that warrants execution among the Dauntless,” says Tobias. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “You don’t need to be good; you just need to be committed. Want to play a quick game? You already have your basketball shoes on,” Dad said, looking at Adam’s Converse high-tops. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I had no right to be jealous, of course, since I was committed heart and soul to Dorothy. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, Harper committed an outrageous and unconventional act when she completed her work for the first volume. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Finally, let me assure the public that we will leave no stone unturned in our search for those who committed this heinous act. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z When each of the two Viking orbiter-lander combinations was inserted into Martian orbit, it was unalterably committed to landing at a certain latitude on Mars. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d recently returned from his freshman year at a small Mormon college in Virginia, where he’d played basketball, and he was committed to taking the Mormon message to Winnipeg. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z For having committed myself, I felt that I could never allow myself to show surprise or upset—even when confronted with situations furthest from my experience. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z In White’s desperation to get Hale, he’d committed the ultimate sin of an evidence man and believed, despite apparent contradictions, what he wanted to believe. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “Look, it’s okay. Go ahead and call a psychiatrist. Have me committed.” Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Officer Lawrence Celestine had committed suicide on Friday, in front of another police officer. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z If we are not committed to our own survival, who will be? Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Following the awful Saturday in Miss Lisa’s pantry, I was committed to learning more about the white world and how it worked. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The Court's rulings had become increasingly hostile to death row prisoners and less committed to the notion that "death is different," requiring more careful review. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z In Abnegation no one has committed suicide in recent memory, but the faction’s stance on it is clear: Suicide, to them, is an act of selfishness. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Dropping twelve pounds wouldn’t be easy, even for somebody as committed as Luke. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z In the wake of the Columbine tragedy, the Freedom Writers felt even more committed to preach peace. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Instead, they committed a world- class blunder on an international stage. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z But the truth, overheard by one of the passengers from a conductor, quickly circulates: a suicide had been committed, a person had jumped in front of the train. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z One: the evidence given by the woman across the street who actually saw the murder committed. 3RD JUROR: And how, brother! Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z To act is to be committed, and to be committed is to be in danger. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z Mrs. Glass finished lighting a fresh cigarette before she committed herself. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z What Shapin offers is essentially a circular argument: talk of constraint is incompatible with relativism, but historians are committed to relativism, consequently they must not talk of constraint. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He was committed, but he was still scared. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Momma’s voice had risen to a shouting pitch, and I knew that whatever wrong I had committed was extremely serious. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z What was quite clear, however, was that 44° N was completely inaccessible to radar site-certification; we had to accept a significant risk of failure with Viking 2 if it was committed to high northern latitudes. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Every week, at least a dozen prisoners committed suicide by hurling themselves into the pit,” Jack said. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z There are so many questions, from “Does using magic make you grow horns?” to “Did Quinton know you’re a magician?” to “What makes you different from all the magicians that committed so many awful crimes?” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Thousands of black men have disappeared into prisons and jails, locked away for drug crimes that are largely ignored when committed by whites. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Allen quickly became committed to SNCC’s nonviolent ideals: always meet hatred with love, and strive to eliminate evil, not destroy the evildoer. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z With all the sins he has committed, he thinks he has no right to ask God for anything. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Adams chose the latter course; like Washington, he was committed to American neutrality at almost any cost. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z On hearing this command one of the two, the one who bore the child, despaired and would hear no comfort or counsel, and procuring poison, committed suicide. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z He missed his old Liberian teammates, and he seemed less committed to the Fugees. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z I now know that many blunders have been committed here, by young and old alike. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The crime, then, was not committed at a quarter past one. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z In his inaugural address, Mr. de Klerk said his government was committed to peace and that it would negotiate with any other group committed to peace. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And for the first time, she learned that her sister had been committed to a mental institution called Crownsville. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z On April 30, the day that Hitler committed suicide, I was permitted to take the exams for graduation. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z A passing incident might inspire him to gallop through huge sections of Shakespeare, committed to memory, leaving the bug boys furrowing their brows. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z In this way, I would still be young when I committed the folly of publishing a silly idea. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Lloyd: What do you think of the little kids that committed the crime? Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “The crime was committed at a quarter past one this morning. Everything goes to show that was so.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z But I was committed to making it work. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z She tells him that parents can do that in the United States, even if children haven’t committed a crime. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z It’s like a laundry crime has been committed. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Her only remaining son, Robert, had her committed to a mental institution in 1875. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Though we committed no offense, we are viewed as criminals. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Blacks committed crimes because of internal personality flaws such as disrespect. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z My decision was made, made before I’d ever consciously chosen, and I was committed to seeing it through. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “Look, you’re already here, and we’re already committed to this project, so the way I see it, the faster we get to Hoosier Hill, the faster you get this over with.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He seemed so sincere, so committed to us, that I almost put aside my reservations and allowed myself to be sucked into his whirlwind of affection. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z During the summer of his junior year he committed what he called, in his memoir, “the first really dishonest act of my life.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z A gander who had been privy to the plot had confessed his guilt to Squealer and immediately committed suicide by swallowing deadly nightshade berries. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z I couldn’t even believe myself; anyone I told would have me committed. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “Maybe not,” said the Prime Minister, standing up and striding about the room, “but I would have put all my efforts into catching the blackmailer before he committed any such atrocity!” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “Boys always forget other people’s birthdays. “You have committed the following crimes,” he continued: “having a dog with an unauthorized alarm, sowing confusion, upsetting the applecart, wreaking havoc, and mincing words.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z “If we’re committed,” I said, as evenly as I could muster, “why wouldn’t we formalize that commitment? What part of your dignity would be sacrificed by that?” Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Notably, however, even after such positive experiences, most family members remain committed to maintaining tight control over who knows and who does not know about the status of their loved one. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Newly focused, sober, and intensely committed to succeed, he graduates with honors and returns to his community intent on changing things. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He included the bombings of black homes and businesses, teargassings, shootings, physical violence—all committed against black people between the months of March and September 1963. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z We were also committed to extensive affirmative action measures in both the private and public sectors. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The crimes committed by Enron included hidden partnerships, disguised debt, and the manipulation of energy markets. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z "No! She's not one bit bad. Some liar accused her of stealing a necklace, and they slammed her behind bars and didn't even try to prove she'd committed a crime." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z The women who picketed were committed to the cause and proud of what they were doing. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Here, the Negro has committed himself to a definite stand. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the look of someone who's discovered too late that she's either set her house on fire or committed herself to traveling with the wrong person. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z According to Tanner, who’d leaned across his desk with his eyes ablaze and a determined finger pointed at me, Stan and the other fund-raisers/hostages, this watery utopia deserved our most committed efforts. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z But it quickly became clear that the Communist forces were disciplined and committed as they wreaked carnage on both military and civilian groups. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z In it she confessed to crimes she could not possibly have committed and admitted faults far beyond her capacity. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Who becomes a social pariah and excommunicated from civil society and who trots off to college bears scant relationship to the morality of crimes committed. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z For having committed myself, I felt that I could never allow myself to show surprise or upset—even when confronted with situations furthest from my experience. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not so. You see, this crime, it was most probably committed by a woman. The man was stabbed no less than twelve times. Even the chef de train said at once, ‘It is a woman.’ Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z His eyes widened, like Fd committed some minor betrayal, and he pushed the bundle out of his mouth with his tongue. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z “You committed an act like something out of the Wild West, and you didn’t even realize how outrageous it was,” the judge said. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “You committed a great crime, but you at least deserved to be born as a worm or a lizard. I mean, really, it’s a bit drastic to be born as a softskin, don’t you think?” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m trying to understand why you’re so committed to acting like someone you’re not, considering you just told that little girl in there that greatness means being true to yourself.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “A murder has been committed. Certain actions have to be performed. That is all there is to it.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z “The Mud People have committed an overtly hostile act. Who knows where this is going?” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z If a family member had committed a crime or treason, his blood was considered bad. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z They committed ecological suicide by destroying their own resource base. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The Jefferson-Madison collaboration was not just committed to capturing the federal government for the Republicans. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z And this was possible because a murder was usually committed by a person who was known to the victim. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z True, Vera was his reason for dreaming all this up, but whatever evil deed had been committed, something good was coming out of it. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z The eldest, the brother she loved, had shot himself; Fern had fallen out of a window, or jumped; and Perry was committed to violence, a criminal. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “We call it the Prophecy of Seven. Octavian, you have it committed to memory?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z There she endured her agonals and committed her soul to Christ. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z At its peak, there were around 150 active members of the Youth Corps in Durham, with a core group of perhaps thirty highly committed individuals. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z All this and more I committed to memory. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Eric, having dithered about joining, had finally committed himself, and now wore a badge proudly. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “He is highborn. He is a prince. In fact, if he had not committed a great crime, he would be the king of the bears by now.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Wolf's trial also sparked a debate about crimes committed during the Cold War, who should be considered guilty, and the uncertain connections between past and present. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z This woman had had a crush on him since she was a teenager, long before he committed the murder. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I wondered where they were taking him, what grievous wrong had he committed deserving of being shackled, what type of fiends the two policemen were. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “I think that’s the worst bit. I know Bathilda thought it was all just talk, but ‘For the Greater Good’ became Grindelwald’s slogan, his justification for all the atrocities he committed later. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z If he committed to war in Vietnam, it would drain resources from the domestic programs he dreamed of crafting. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Before I was twelve, I would have committed all three of those crimes. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Five days and 150 miles into Mexico, he committed the mistake of falling asleep on top of a train with his shoes off. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z I assumed that if you committed a crime, you got the punishment you deserved, and innocent people would always be proven innocent. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z I told them I was a South African nationalist, not a Communist, that nationalists came in every hue and color, and that I was firmly committed to a nonracial society. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z This made them distinct from most of my clients who committed crimes as adults. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z It was for the strange reason that he was cruel, that the poor fellow never killed a man who asked for mercy, or committed a cruel action which he could have prevented. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Enough to convince me that the Augurs must heal Aspirant Aquilla. But not enough to convince me that the Farrars committed sabotage.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He encountered members of the old Al Spencer Gang and the former head of the Veterans Bureau, who had committed bribery during the scandalous Harding administration. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I remember he asked his father, “Can this be true? This is the twentieth century, not the Middle Ages. Who would allow such crimes to be committed? How could the world remain silent?” Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z And if someone had committed a crime against you, you called the church. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z His crimes were known, but what he had felt before he committed them would never be known. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Relief because without it we would never reach the moon, and tension because now we were committed, and turning back would be almost impossible. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z You have committed yourself to a brand-new product. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z If he did not talk, then they would say he had committed every crime they could think of. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z When a crime is committed, it is the State that must apply the law in a manner that offers redress and that brings the guilty parties to justice. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z “It was a perfectly simple question that I asked you, Mademoiselle. I will repeat it. Are you very much distressed that a crime should have been committed on this train?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Mikey tells me I’ve committed a sin by listening to a story that has that word in it and when I go to my First Confession I’ll have to tell the priest. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Some members were U.S. residents, living in Los Angeles until 1996, when a federal law began requiring judges to deport them if they committed serious crimes. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z They were committed to being partners in everything, in work as well as love. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The Constitution contained no provision that committed the newly created federal government to a policy of gradual emancipation, or in any clear sense placed slavery on the road to ultimate extinction. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z She had committed murder with an effing kitty-cat statue in a beautiful state park over a massive and scenic ravine. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The Fourth Amendment, the court reasoned, forbids the police from seizing people and searching them without some individualized suspicion that they have committed or are committing a crime. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Barack and I were committed to changing the perceptions about what made a young woman valuable to a society. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “If you heard I’d committed some great crime would you turn me over to the police?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I turned my head away, ashamed for him, feeling that I had unwittingly committed an obscene act in rousing his hopes so wildly high, feeling sorry for his having such hopes. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Father, I don’t know how to say this. I think I committed a sin.” The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He refused to be serious, he was infuriatingly unserious, but he was as committed to the things that mattered to him as anyone could possibly be. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z I remember I asked old Childs if he thought Judas, the one that betrayed Jesus and all, went to Hell after he committed suicide. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z He fled to China in 1994, after his father, who supervised regional food distribution, ran afoul of his superiors and committed suicide. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z “The fourth,” said Tyrion, who had committed all sixteen of the wonders to memory as a boy. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I must have committed some terrible act and blacked it out. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Here they were, sitting in a school that was offering them a free education, I said, and there were a whole lot of committed and caring adults inside that school who thought they mattered. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Yes, my child, and what sins have you committed? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z He was committed to having an equally stellar career outside of sports. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z One day in early 2009, almost a year to the day since I’d committed myself to fencing, something happened that would completely change the trajectory of my career. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Myers claimed to have committed the Vickie Pittman murder under the direction of another local sheriff; he laid out to us a widespread conspiracy involving police, drug dealing, and money laundering. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “We’re committed, as she gets older, to teaching her about her birth culture. And of course she already loves the rice. Actually, it was her first solid food.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I saw the difference between criminals and people who’ve committed crimes. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “You saw your father. He is being remolded through labor. We have evidence that he has committed a serious counterrevolutionary crime.” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “It took a lot of therapy for me to understand that Jesse committed suicide because he was sick. It wasn’t my fault, it wasn’t his fault, and it sure as hell wasn’t your fault.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Lawrence pried the necessary salary and staff approvals from Sproul, and committed himself personally to finding money to build Seaborg’s hot lab and reactor. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z One hunger sharpened another hunger, and one crime blotted out the one before it, and the little crimes committed against those starving men flared into one gigantic maniac crime. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Such a movement is impossible, though, if those most committed to abolishing racial hierarchy continue to talk and behave as if a state-sponsored racial caste system no longer exists. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The director applauded what PIH was doing, but the foundation had already committed $13 million to pilot projects throughout Russia, where TB was deemed to be a more serious problem than in Lima. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z “Misdirection,” she explained, and we turned and committed ourselves to the shack’s concealing gloom. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z As a chocolate fiend and our resident sweet tooth, Skid lived in a constant state of bewilderment that I was firmly committed to my Reese’s and/or other peanut butter and chocolate sweets. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The United States, committed to stopping the further spread of communism, backed the government of South Vietnam; it was corrupt and unpopular, but firmly non-communist. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z And so they came to the First Congregational graveyard and committed Turner’s father to the earth and to the Lord. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z The taxi driver, while taking me to the Hotel Aletti, described the atrocities the French had committed, and personal measures that he had taken to get even. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He hadn’t committed a big crime, just some silly misdemeanor. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I couldn't tell whether he felt guilty about something himself, or thought I had committed some crime. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Kingshaw had thought he was going to hit or kick him, and his mind had groped round desperately for the reason, trying to remember some terrible, unknown wrong he must have committed. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z That’s why you see a lot more suicides committed in the suburban area—because the suburban kid doesn’t have to work for nothing and he just goes crazy! Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z A day after the fire he committed himself to the Anchorage Psychiatric Institute but left after two weeks, convinced there was a conspiracy afoot to put him away permanently. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He gave details about how he had committed the act. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z To act is to be committed, and to be committed is to be in danger. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z They have committed atrocities and must be made into examples, for the rest. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Harmon, did you act as a lookout for the drugstore robbery or check out the store so that a robbery could be safely committed? Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z In every state across our nation, African Americans—particularly in the poorest neighborhoods—are subjected to tactics and practices that would result in public outrage and scandal if committed in middle-class white neighborhoods. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The Court found the sentences imposed in those cases “reasonably proportionate” to the offenses committed—and not “cruel and unusual” in violation of the Eighth Amendment. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z By keeping the secret about myself, I had somehow not committed myself to Fay completely. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z "It is not to be thought. Your Grace, whatever follies Renly has committed—" "Follies! I call them treasons." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Then she asks you not to believe Mrs. Moore, who has never committed a crime in her life. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z Word spread that the President had died, and no one believed the official version that he had committed suicide. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Now it seemed as if Bailey had been at fault all along, that Bailey had committed an error, had stood in the wrong place at the wrong time and had caused his own misfortune. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z They got kicked out the year before, having committed the Trifecta. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z He had committed murder twice and had created a new world for himself. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Notwithstanding the test fizzles, the AEC had committed fully to Livermore, its faith in Ernest Lawrence still strong. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z But we had committed no offense and violated no laws, and we could not be arrested simply on the recommendation of a chief, even if he happened to be our father. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He committed the United States to vanquishing the dictators who would deprive others of their freedom. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Facing prosecution and jail, Smith suffered a mental breakdown and briefly committed himself to an insane asylum. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z When I drew the picture, I assumed he had gone off somewhere hidden, alone and pathetic, and committed suicide. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I’d committed myself to spending three days a week working in my capacity as First Lady while reserving the rest of my time for family. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Because they were a religious minority, Jews often served as scapegoats for crimes they never committed. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z Michael had stayed long past the two years he had committed to us, but he was now scheduled to move to San Diego to start a job as a federal public defender. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Arguing for any redeeming quality in the people who had committed it was a kind of rank treason. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z There was some legal jargon, but I grasped this: She committed J.T. and Digger to the custody of juvenile services—to nine months in a forestry camp for juvenile offenders out in western Maryland. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z There Oliverotto too was captured, a year after he committed his parricide, and together with Vittellozzo, who had been his teacher in his virtues and wickedness, he was strangled. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z "Why were you not supervisioning her?" she said, accusing the old woman, then turning to me, she accused me: "What have you committed upon yourself?" How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Hobbes was no more committed to the supposed Wittgensteinian view of truth than the GMC are. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Court adjourned in January with the ninety-five remaining defendants committed to stand trial. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Her scolding made me more unhappy, as if being a child were a fault I had committed and must atone for. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He showed me things I had never seen, cruelties and horrors all committed in the name of the Authority, all designed to destroy the joys and the truthfulness of life. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z A Frenchman who had come all the way from France asked the ranger in broken English if many people committed suicide by jumping in. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Going through the cold seeking a telephone booth I realized that I had committed myself to bring her some kind of surprise, and as I walked I became mildly enthusiastic. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z But I was committed to be there for them whether they stumbled or succeeded. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z For a tragic crime committed at fourteen, Trina was condemned to die in prison. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z There were still, out there, handfuls of committed Pearl Harbor theorists. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z This was done in part to try to quell the more irresponsible acts of terrorism then being committed by Poqo. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Whatever, I was committed; I'd learn in the process of working with them, I thought, remembering the money. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z If I even breathed a word of something this big, my mother would have me committed before I could say just kidding. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z He might have committed an infraction within the past twenty-four hours. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Except that now, for having accused Ravi of an unspecified crime he hadn’t committed, I was as good as dead. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I feared that the path he’d chosen for himself—and still seemed so clearly committed to pursuing—would end up steamrolling our every need. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Half the holes are drilled, but I'm not committed to anything. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d committed every detail of her face, her hair, her body, to memory. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z If she had she would not have committed her crime. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z We have committed no crimes, except for my dad’s DUI. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z A few months ago the Russians stormed the village and reportedly committed vicious acts of brutality. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Second, Jeffrey Richards committed a hostile act of conspiracy against a sitting president, and I am eagerly awaiting the federal investigation that is coming to him once he loses this election. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Helping take Uncle Camp in there, I wondered how they could stand to live like that with dead bodies, especially when it was one that had committed suicide. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z But Seanie always had a way of obsessing about things like they were the greatest trespasses ever committed against his pitiful soul. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z It was, however, a totally new experience for her to be accused of a crime that she definitely had not committed. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Now he was committed to the evening, he felt excited and, strangely, free. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I have not committed the ultimate act of nihilism: I have not killed the queen. i. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z The South was solidly Democratic, embittered by the war, firmly committed to the maintenance of a racial caste system, and extremely hostile to federal intervention on behalf of African Americans. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Freed of football, Wayne became a fully committed theater kid. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z I certainly wasn’t going to tell my parents about Grandpa Portman’s last words or the letter or the photo—they would’ve had me committed. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z He would lecture like he always did, steely but committed. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Tantalus made a wild grab, but the marshmallow committed suicide, diving into the flames. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z How could he believe that his dear Annie suffered for sins she committed? Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z They wanted to lie back and see what might happen before they committed themselves either to the right or to the left. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Hagrid wasn’t a fully qualified wizard; he had been expelled from Hogwarts in his third year for a crime he had not committed. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z In June two businessmen committed suicide on the same day in the same Chicago hotel, the Metropole. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z It was imperative that there be postulated against what or whom Ross’s crimes had been committed. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I waited until Tyler and Eric had committed to remaining with them before I got up quietly to join the pro-hiking group. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I knew no one in my family had committed a crime. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Whatever, I was committed; I'd learn in the process of working with them, I thought, remembering the money. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Thus, growing these crops was possible only for people already fully committed to the settled village life. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “No, of course I—” I was so committed to refuting him that I had half-denied the charge before I understood it; now my eyes swung back to his face. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z According to the New York Times, nearly 20 percent of suicides are committed by poison, but among doctors who kill themselves, that number is 57 percent. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Needless to say, my parents committed that crime. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Rather than admitting his infidelity, he threw her down a flight of stairs and had her committed to the McLean Lunatic Asylum, charging that she was suffering from delusions. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Even King, the black leader most committed to the traditional path of multiracial coalitions and nonviolence, would soon grow frustrated with the movement’s stagnation. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z He looked at me as though I had committed the worst crime imaginable. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Was there any kind of filth with which he had not besmirched himself, any sin and folly which he had not committed, any stain upon his soul for which he alone had not been responsible? Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt that, wherever black people committed themselves, in the Little Rocks and the Birminghams and other places, militantly disciplined Muslims should also be there—for all the world to see, and respect, and discuss. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z It seems that lately there’s been more violent crimes committed by kids. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Though overwhelmed by the responsibility being placed on his shoulders, he felt absolutely committed to the president. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z What a pair we were—fatherless, frightened, but fiercely committed, too, to keeping our families alive. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Though I spent more time in A-block early on, I turned into a committed B-block person and eventually bid it myself. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “That tie. It’s the worst crime Melvin ever committed. Rest his precious soul.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Billy had committed himself in the middle of his final year at the Ilium School of Optometry. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z My earlier break, the one I’d committed so many crimes to preserve, had been a complete bust, with no other human around but a management-level woman from accounting. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The fact that so many black and brown men are rounded up for drug crimes that go largely ignored when committed by whites is unseen. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Her rotund figure dressed in hospital gown and slippers at the head of the demonstrators inspired many less committed Hayti residents to battle on. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z They were claiming that my father had committed suicide. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z She stood in a bookshop for an hour and committed a map of Mexico to memory, then learned by heart a chapter of a book called Wealth Management: Eight Core Principles. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z A white man, full of prejudice and hate, came to our country and committed a deed so foul that our whole nation now teeters on the brink of disaster. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Number of people currently serving life sentences without the possibility of parole for crimes committed as juveniles: 2,570. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z And yet, and yet, I cannot call him back; he is already committed. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z After months in the county jail, away from death row, Myers again realized he didn't want to implicate himself in a murder he had not committed. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z While the HIV-infected Haitians had committed no crime, they were nevertheless treated like prisoners. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z When Brutus was defeated on October 23, he retreated into the hills where he, too, committed suicide. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Much racial bias, though, would operate unconsciously and automatically—even among law enforcement officials genuinely committed to equal treatment under the law. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z But he still put his faith in this fact: No one could hear the evidence and believe that he committed this crime. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Over a hundred people are dead, and there have been dozens of attacks on Muslims in retaliation for a crime no Muslim committed. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z It also committed the United States to compensate English creditors for outstanding pre-revolutionary debts, most of which were owed by Virginia’s planters. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Our whole family was committed, even if it felt a little scary. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z And when Katie came in and lit the gas, chasing the shadows away and paling the light in the stove windows, it was like a great sin that she committed. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “I committed a sin against my own body once,” he said. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z I walked away from the event that night even more inspired to do more, more committed to standing up, and more determined to raise my voice. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He should have—I’m very dramatic; I was totally committed to the moment, and I was selling this bit. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z We were committed to the glory of pure altitude. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I was trying to bring whoever committed this crime to justice, even if it turned out to be me. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z A very distinguished officer had committed suicide, another had resigned—anxious faces had suddenly lost their anxiety, certain military precautions were relaxed. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t know how to answer this question in a way that won’t get me committed. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z We told the judges and parole boards we were committed to providing the assistance our clients required. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z For some time Milkman had been picking up hints that one or more of these murders had in fact been either witnessed or committed by a Negro. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Not only that, but she committed murder on my order. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “Those are closets for telling the priests your sins. You go in there and kneel down and tell all the sins you committed during the past week.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Whether they were persons of note or simply hardworking citizens, these individuals in my early life were missionaries of justice, each committed to doing his or her part. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Like the universe expanding, or who committed a murder. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Anyone could belong to the committee, and C.P. decided that, uneasy as he was about the whole thing, he had committed himself to the process and might as well see it through. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The police admitted to stopping Whren and Brown because they wanted to investigate them for imagined drug crimes, even though they did not have probable cause or reasonable suspicion such crimes had actually been committed. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z On January 4, I’ll be running in the Disney World Marathon in support of the Diabetes Action Team—a nonprofit organization committed to the prevention and treatment of diabetes. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Tyler did send the letter to my parents, and once committed he never wavered. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Since then, Herold has been an impassioned and committed member of Booth’s team. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Realising the tragic mistake I had committed, I tried to fly off the bus, but I could not. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t think an actual crime has been committed. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Going through the cold seeking a telephone booth I realized that I had committed myself to bring her some kind of surprise, and as I walked I became mildly enthusiastic. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z A month later Tagoe found out his pops had committed suicide, and homeboy still hasn’t shed a tear over the guy, never even asked how or where he died. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z My life was inseparably committed to the American black man’s struggle. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I’ve nearly committed it to memory when the recitation is interrupted. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Someone had murdered his beloved and done so in a way that made it look like the prince had committed the crime. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z He has committed himself to Vincent as Vincent, not as some ideal first son their parents still—in spite of it all—hope for. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z As for Thomas and the rest of those committed to the escape, there was a ton of work to be done. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I thought hard of all the sins I had ever committed, and I said as many prayers as I could remember. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z In the aftermath of the Santa Anita Handicap, everyone at the track was buzzing about the foul Count Atlas had committed against Seabiscuit. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Most murders are committed by someone who is known to the victim. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z All it can do is to make whites less committed to change, make them go it alone. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The enormity of what I’d rashly committed myself to set in. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z He had already committed to going to Pond’s diagnosis meeting. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Despite the brutality, the students were committed to nonviolence and for the most part bore the insults and indignities without striking back. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z From my desk within the walls of Sing Sing, I see daily the constantly increasing numbers of boys and young men who are committed to prison. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Chet shoved his hands in his pockets and lumbered along more slowly as his father committed to cashier seven. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Even at that time Winston had not imagined that the people who were wiped out in the purges had actually committed the crimes that they were accused of. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z "No, it isn't. But since there's always an element of crime in freedom —" "I ain't committed no crime!" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z While we were waiting for the preacher, she took out her rosary and prayed for Erma’s soul, which she feared was in jeopardy since, as she saw it, Erma had committed suicide. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z She was a committed pacifist, but she was receiving pressure from constituents who wanted her to support the president’s call to arms. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z He committed suicide while vacationing in Florida with his wife. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z “We don’t have any suspects at this time, but we are asking the community to please come forward with any information that can lead us to whoever committed these crimes.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Yet Sirius had been innocent — the murders for which he had been convicted had been committed by Worm- tail, Voldemort’s supporter, whom nearly everybody now believed dead. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The Iliad and Odyssey were composed and transmitted by nonliterate bards for nonliterate listeners, and not committed to writing until the development of the Greek alphabet hundreds of years later. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z There is no evidence to adduce; and whether or not the man himself committed the murders there is now none to say. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z The disease rapidly gained ground, but Root remained committed to the engagement, even though it was clear to everyone he was marrying a dead woman. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “Please, I shouldn’t be here. I committed no crime. But no one knows I’m here. I haven’t gotten a phone call. My wife thinks I’m dead. Can you call her?” Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Because, once Leo committed himself, there would be no going back. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z We are not committed or bound by our genes to stick to one activity forever, like the wasps. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Granting that Armstrong was mad, what was to prevent him having killed off all the others and then committed suicide by throwing himself over the cliff, or perhaps while trying to swim to the mainland? And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z I firmly committed myself to killing her, slowly, horribly. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Five inmates had committed suicide within the past five months. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The poem “Barren Woman” was written by a woman who committed suicide, and I’m pretty sure of it—her name was Sylvia Plath. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Camp having committed suicide, and not living long enough afterwards to ask God to forgive him, there was no way he could ever be reunited with Loma or Campbell Junior in Paradise. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Alone in his study, he was committed to his theory of natural selection, the theory that would leave God out of creation. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I finished my internship committed to helping the death row prisoners I had met that month. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Louie absorbed the punishment in tearless silence, then committed the same crimes again, just to show he could. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z At the same time, Reggie wasn’t just a member of the Church, he was a poster child for many of its best-regarded attributes: clean-cut, churchgoing, family-focused, committed to going on a mission. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “We have a man in the Life Guards committed to our plan. He spends his days within two arms’ length of the general. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Since the attacks in New York, he would say, every time a crime was committed by a Muslim, that person’s faith was mentioned, regardless of its relevance. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z It’s hard to know how many Hitler Youth were aware of the atrocities being committed in the concentration camps. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “Brings sorrow on anyone who carries it. I heard all nine previous owners have committed suicide.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z "I was convinced of its necessity, and I was deeply committed to it." Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I remain committed to my eyes-on-the-shoes strategy, so I’m not sure but believe he’s released his grip on my arm so he can accompany the ranting in Spanish with flailing hand gestures. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Parts of it are always being changed, by a ceaseless activity to which all of us are committed; new words are invented and inserted, old ones have their meaning altered or abandoned. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Not so long after his resignation, he committed suicide in the cellar of his home. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m committed if you are. You’re going the farthest in life.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Are you committed enough to salvage the wreckage of that mentality?’ A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Any crime they committed was not investigated, giving them the power to arrest, harm, imprison, and kill without consequence. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, as Silver guided them southward along higher ground to the west of the farm, almost all, now that they were actually committed to the adventure, felt dread and apprehension. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z From all the available evidence, there seemed to be little doubt that McCandless—rash and incautious by nature—had committed a careless blunder, confusing one plant for another, and died as a consequence. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z In effect, Mount Vernon became an enclave within enemy territory, surrounded by neighbors committed to a Virginia-writ-large version of the American republic. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z He and Lily are both members of the World Seed Preservation Organization, a group committed to preserving original species of plants. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z He was eventually freed from slavery at the age of forty, only to be committed later to an asylum for dementia. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Before this trial the newspapers and the prosecution said that this boy had committed other crimes. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “While we haven’t received a statement from the Oakland Unified School District, the Oakland Police Department has reported to NBC4 that no crime was committed, so no arrests have been made.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Heaven only knew what new sin committed by the minister’s son was being announced over the phone. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Sometimes I felt very proud that my mother committed such a powerful act upon me. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z When a crime is committed by a black man, it’s mentioned in the first breath: “An African American man was arrested today...” Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z And how she found two of the five witnesses that were given immunity, suggesting, if not proving, that the act was committed by a scythe. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The economist Isaac Ehrlich, in an oft-cited 1975 paper, put forth an estimate that is generally considered optimistic: executing 1 criminal translates into 7 fewer homicides that the criminal might have committed. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Projecting slides on the courtroom’s wood-paneled wall, he discussed each charge, illustrating step-by-step how the defendants had committed theft and espionage. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z For my part, I felt that I had somehow committed a sin of betrayal by learning English. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Rowan knew he was just digging himself deeper, but he had already committed. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “It ain’t every pastor going to set down his own nephew—in front of the whole church, too. And Elisha hadn’t committed no big fault.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z My grandpa had been in and out of jail for crimes he committed while intoxicated, and my grandmother had divorced him because he abused her. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The predictable response is that civil rights advocates are as committed to challenging mass incarceration and other forms of structural racism as they are to preserving affirmative action. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “If by witchcraft, you mean the arcane practice of reading. Your commander said we’d be tried for our crimes. I want you to tell me just what crime I’ve committed.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He had committed a crime, but he was no more a criminal than I was. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z And, he added, “This conduct is very egregious and I don’t think anybody would argue that if it were committed by an adult that the punishment would be cruel and unusual.” The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z No one knows what it is and you wonder how you can know if you’ve committed it if you don’t know what it is. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z He had been told by his parents and grandparents that he must fall in love and really know a person before becoming committed. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z You have committed us to visual approach, with no backup plan, and the weather outside is terrible. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Not knowing of Brutus’s victory, Cassius committed suicide rather than face capture. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z The most important testimony, the reason we're here, is the Medical Examiner's statement that a murder was committed. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is actually very good,” she tells me, as if I’ve committed a crime. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Jesse was dead, he’d committed suicide, but I still felt like I was betraying him for liking a guy who wasn’t even capable of liking me back. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Shortly after Marsha arrived at Tutwiler, we won the release of Diane Jones, who had been wrongly convicted and sentenced to die in prison for a crime she had not committed. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z So if we suffered in our little house on the peanut plain of Bethlehem, it was proof that one of us had committed a failure of virtue. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to know why Marcus committed his crime, but I was scared to ask. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Even though she had committed suicide, I went to Grandma’s memorial service at the crematorium. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z After he heard all of the arguments as to why Bobby should be released, and judged that the RJF members were committed to their cause, he went into action. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z What would it be like to be committed to pacifism when you are surrounded by people determined to make war—particularly if they wish to make war on your community? An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Her message is committed to hands I cannot see—For love of her, sweet countrymen, judge tenderly of Me! The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Not all of the top Nazis were tried at Nuremberg: Several committed suicide before they could be arrested or taken to trial. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Did people who committed acts of violence think their victims and their victims’ relatives would just forget? Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Those were only the incidents where we found fingerprints—I can only guess at the number of other crimes he’s committed. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z A second agreement in 1986 committed China to sending North Korean defectors back home, where they often face arrest, torture, and months or years of forced labor. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z I did not know he had committed any sins, that he could commit any sins. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Cal watched his brother triumph over sins he had never committed. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z But James and Maddie were both as committed to their bet as they had been the week before. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z With that statement, I was committed to change. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z In his mind, he saw the numbers, the shift juggling, the outright lies and borderline crimes he'd committed to put this mission together. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z She had a wonderful memory for details and never seemed to forget anything once she had committed it to memory. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes he talked to her of the Records Department and the impudent forgeries that he committed there. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z If anybody committed any of the grosser errors —such as putting metal on metal or colour on colour—he became electrified with passion. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He tried to wrangle for more favorable treatment but decided that there was no punishment he was willing to accept for a murder he hadn't committed. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Barred by law from invoking race explicitly, those committed to racial hierarchy were forced to search for new means of achieving their goals according to the new rules of American democracy. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Already potentially responsible for her husband’s stroke, I had now committed a sacrilege at my first liturgical opportunity. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Adam thought sometimes that if he could only find out what sin it was she had committed, why, he would sin it too—and not be here. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Its defenders, wielding rifles, killed all but twenty-nine with their opening volley; the survivors committed suicide on the battlefield, including Kabuo’s great-grandfather. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z His ability to be totally focused on something, to be committed with determination and enthusiasm, made him a leader. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z When a crime is committed by a Christian, do they mention his religion? Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z They are now committed back to that eternity from which they came. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z She thought he was missing the greatest joy on earth by being committed to a life of celibacy. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “It is my guilt that I educated the German youth for a man who committed murder by the millions.” Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z "Surely Mr. McSouthers could have had his prescription refilled, or are you implying he committed suicide?" The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z In McCleskey, the Supreme Court demonstrated that it is once again in protection mode—firmly committed to the prevailing system of control. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z She’s tied the yacht to something on the outside—Mark can see the coiled end of a rope—either oblivious or insensitive to the murder her partner has just committed. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “Sins of the Father,” which was about Worf going back home to face accusations that his father had committed treason. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Without caring that people could hear her she asked herself aloud what horrible sin Amaranta had committed to make her prefer an impious death to the shame of confession. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z "At his age, I committed a few follies of my own." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z That nation has committed itself to a war against us and has earned our swift and sure action. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z At trial, Joe testified that he had participated in the earlier burglary but had not committed sexual battery. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Nose, chin, cheekbones, forehead, neck all had surrendered their identity to the pleats and crochetwork of skin committed to constant change. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z There is no danger of an uprising here among the privileged, among those whose names, are never placed in the reaping balls, whose children never die for the. supposed crimes committed generations ago. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I felt that I had committed a crime. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Alex grew up with a mother who was a sometimes baffling combination of intensely organized and committed to lines of emotional communication, like an overly invested life coach. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Then I turned and ran into the nearest ghost—Clyde—and committed Pacicide, dying for the first time in the game. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Toby picked up the receiver and dialed Lily’s number, which he had already committed to memory. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Are you committed enough to help in this bold and crucial movement? A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Eventually Dr. Swango pled guilty to four murders, but investigators believed he had committed many more. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z It’s never over with Marcus; the wrongs he committed are too great. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z But when you find out about all the stuff they’ve been through in their childhood and their health problems and what crimes they committed, it becomes totally different. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I have committed to memory the common rights of toads and men. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He told Anthony, “Madam, the Court will not order you committed until the fine is paid.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z He was not given to conspiracy theories or believing that the U.S. government willfully committed human rights violations. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z I didn’t explain to them that no Iranian had yet committed an act of terror in the United States, nor had Iran invaded any other country in an unjust war. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Even while negotiating, they were secretly funding covert organizations that committed violence against us. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He was not committed to act, but he would not interfere. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The school was only blocks from our house, and it was here that I first committed the crime of questioning the system. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z “We've known for months. But it wasn't until you hid your supplies in the tunnel this morning that we understood you had committed yourself. We knew then we had to speak with you.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z "Why are you all so committed to these children being saints?" The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The evidence cited was that twenty-eight teenagers who often played the game had committed suicide. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Lots of scarce Treasury money had to be committed to set up his biophysics show, and suspicions existed that this was money down the drain. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z There is absolutely no evidence in the trial record or the recantation testimony that places Ralph Meyers somewhere other than the scene of the crime at the time it was committed. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z She wrote that the picketers had neither violated the law nor committed violence. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z And Lee said, “Cal—I don’t like your father’s looks. He’s got a dazed look. Oh, I forgot. You don’t know. Your mother committed suicide last night.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “John Reed is dead, too, sir: he ruined himself and half-ruined his family, and is supposed to have committed suicide. The news so shocked his mother that it brought on an apoplectic attack.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z When a defense attorney alleged that the government had committed fraud, a prosecutor shouted, “I’ll meet the man who says it out in the courtyard.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Though Penkovsky barely knew his father, and was a committed Communist, suspicion trailed him his whole life. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “You asked me to be your lookout the other night while you committed a crime.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The body that committed the murder would inevitably get caught, but the murderer would go free. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z "I understood you committed her only because of the weight loss. This is news to me." How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Now she was called a black model, and because her father was a capitalist and her mother had committed suicide, she was criticized all the more. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z That I was involved in the cases of teens who'd committed violent crimes was itself ironic. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “People have committed murder for such a book. Luckily, I only had to buy it.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z People who were gay, resisted gender norms, or engaged in interracial dating often found themselves involuntarily committed. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He knew almost as many herbs as the curandera, but he would get confused when it came to deciding on their use, and he had committed some irreparable mistakes. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s different when you hear it from someone who has committed the terrible act of killing someone.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Though Chacko was not a card-holding member of the Party, he had been converted early and had remained, through all its travails, a committed supporter. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Hardly “feisty” or “emotional,” as Claudette was rumored to be, Rosa Parks struck almost everyone she met as a contained, pleasant, committed, and levelheaded individual. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z “No, no, and again no! That is an explanation that will not hold water. It is deficient in a dozen minor points. The crime was not committed so—M. Poirot must know that perfectly well.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z It turns out that even two committed go-getters with a deep love and a robust work ethic can’t will themselves into being pregnant. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Police tracked them down in Florida and determined that the two men could not have committed the murder. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z His face is clean and committed; he is a man supremely confident in his privileges. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “In the old days, he committed horrible crimes. He used his gift of sight for evil. Jupiter sent the harpies to plague him. The Argonauts—including your ancestor, by the way—” “The prince of Pylos?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z That is why these songs, even the very names of certain Holy Beings, can never be written down or recorded and must be committed to memory. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “If they’re his crimes and infractions, he must have committed them.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z That the justices have already decided he is the most important criminal, that he has committed a most serious offense. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z I wasn’t going to get out of its path—I was too committed to Barack by then, too in love—but I did need to quickly anchor myself on two feet. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “All of the American leaders have committed treason against the King. You cannot deny that. Treason is the highest offense under English law, worse than murder. And what is the punishment for treason, my friends?” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “I needed her to believe I was committed to her cause.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z For the past four years, the two countries had committed unspeakable atrocities, not only against each other, but against innocent civilians in their path. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z She pointed out that one could not simply waltz into the asylum and remove those committed to it. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z “Well, of course he’d do that. But you don’t think he actually committed some kind of crime, do you?” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Luthuli was a teacher, a devout Christian, and a proud Zulu chief, but he was even more firmly committed to the struggle against apartheid. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Arrogant and humble at the same time, the radical, fearless nun and her fellow sisters were the most committed individuals Farmer had ever met. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z And he had never been committed to being any kind of a counselor. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z “The Oakland Police Department is committed to the safety and security of its residents.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z She wondered what crime, if any, this man had committed to be locked up here. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Day after day the newspapers increased the tension by printing frightening, exaggerated, and mostly false stories of crimes committed by blacks on whites. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z When the Soviet Union heard that the United States was planning to launch the country's first female into space aboard the space shuttle, the Soviet space agency committed to putting another Soviet woman into space. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z “The crimes they have committed against people like us are serious,” Nita says. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Now he was trying to frame me and my dad for a theft we hadn’t committed. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “Twice, after being asked serious questions about whether he’s committed treason, he’s going to smirk. He looks like the cat who ate the canary.” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z He had committed the cardinal sin of putting his own interests ahead of the organization and the people. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z People in their black minds remember sins committed secretly and wonder whether they have caused the evil sequence. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I have committed a crime, but in my heart I know that my theft is a gift. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z The man thought he had probably not fully committed himself to any of this. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z But I had to keep that side of me tamped down because laughter in the gym would’ve been seen as a sign that I wasn’t committed. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She had had her first love affair when she was sixteen, with a Party member of sixty who later committed suicide to avoid arrest. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z She reread and committed to memory the commandment: in no circumstances should a nurse communicate to a patient her Christian name. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z A robbery was committed; a man was brutally killed. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z They were a family of politically conscious Quakers committed to racial equality. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But James and Maddie were both as committed to their bet as they had been the week before. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Surely in America a whole segment of decent souls could not stand by and allow such massive crimes to be committed. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The central plateau was his roots as an epidemiologist and a clinician, and a model of how a committed staff on a limited budget could raise the standard of health in the third world. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Seven looked over the blackboard Valley had just finished writing on and committed it to memory—they would find the Nightbeast while it was still in its weak state by luring and following cucos. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Doesn't look like he can take a joke either, Victor thought, as he committed the two faces to memory. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z They urged the Court to prohibit the police from stopping motorists for the purpose of drug investigations unless the officers actually had reason to believe a motorist was committing, or had committed, a drug crime. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z To say that a man is capable of murder does not mean that he has committed murder. 10TH JUROR: But it can mean it. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He had committed first to wrestling and was bound to it. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z In my head, what I wrote read like the most exquisite poem ever committed to paper by a ten-year-old. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z And yes, I committed all this to memory. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z He could walk into a post office, it was said, go over to the Wanted posters, and, just by looking at the mug shots, say what crimes the various fugitives had committed. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z He had committed—would still have committed, even if he had never set pen to paper—the essential crime that contained all others in itself. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z If she were Ma, taking care of her would redeem all the wrongs I’ve committed. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Father shot Mong in face, intending to end his life also, then placed gun in own mouth and committed suicide. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “You would have thought that Bill had committed murder,” his brother Max said. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z In response, one state after another enacted direct-file laws that allowed juvenile offenders to be transferred to adult courts if they committed certain crimes. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z More than one hundred thousand Krahn refugees flooded into neighboring Ivory Coast, even as Doe’s Krahn soldiers committed atrocities of their own. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z What follows is not a plan, but several questions and claims offered for serious consideration by those committed to racial justice and interested in dismantling mass incarceration. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “We just want you to appear on television and say that the President was drunk and he committed suicide. After that you can go home.” The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He was not only a brilliant writer, but was so committed to communism that he lived in a manner no different from an African. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He had intended, probably, to take what he could and go--but now he found that he had committed himself to the following of a grail. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z He comes back moments later and reports that a family, a doctor from Phnom Penh with his wife and their three children, have committed suicide by swallowing poison. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She had declared a blanket pardon for all crimes committed during the sack. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Though his analysis nudged my thoughts back to Mr. Katz and the unspeakable crimes he had likely committed, it came as an indescribable relief to hear Frankie say it. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z They committed themselves to the spirit and practice of nonviolent resistance as a means of challenging segregation in all its forms. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z More important, they believed the crimes they committed were legitimate because they were committed in the heat of passion: anger, jealousy, loss of face, and so on. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Smudge had committed a terrible offense: no one was allowed to shake hands with a prince. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z God had spoken to her and committed her to a new activism. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z They involved doing penance for a sin not yet committed, intense and fervent penance accompanied by scourging and flagellation, so as to build up, as it were, a store of credit. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “Apparently you are afraid of someone who has some contact with reality, who can truthfully describe to you the offenses which you have committed to canvas.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Hitler had committed suicide, and his generals had either killed themselves, been arrested, or gone into hiding. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z Because the “car” was guilty of transporting someone who had broken a drug law at some time, she could legally lose her only form of transportation, even though she herself committed no crime. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z His inviting me to dinner showed that he thought I would accept his betrayal as easily as he committed it. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “Have you committed some wrong for which you repent?” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He never committed an indignity on her while she washed him. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Laila saw three drops of blood on the rug, her blood, and pictured her parents sitting on this couch later, oblivious to the sin that she had committed. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z The United Nations now defines genocide as an act, or acts, “committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group.” An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z He spent most of his time on the streets, where police stopped him for violations including trespassing, stealing a bike, and property crimes committed with his older brother and other older teens. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The club’s coffin, for example, had once been used to transport the body of a member who had committed suicide. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “This pledge does represent a sacrifice. I am already committed to a fifty-dollar Liberty Bond.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Obviously, three of the murders Smith committed were logically motivated-—Nancy, Kenyon, and their mother had to be killed be cause Mr. Clutter had been killed. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “By the time it fades, the word is permanently committed to memory.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z With her background and Boethian worldview, she would take a very stoic and fatalistic view of whatever sexual gaucheries and blunders he committed. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z We spent the rest of the evening confessing to our giggly, over-chaperoned girl cousins the naughtinesses we had committed up in the home of the brave and the land of the free. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The whole milieu was a portrait of affluence and ease, a less-than-subtle reminder of the payoff that came when you committed yourself wholeheartedly to the grind. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z As if to say, I’m not going to stop calling or coming by; I’m committed to you. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I did not want to be violent with her, and yet I did not want to be beaten for a wrong I had not committed. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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