That is what she saw in his face—not concern but responsibility. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I telephoned Malcolm X, and expressed my personal concern for him. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“On the contrary, I shall get as many and good offers as possible and allow the decision for next year to be made by the individual concerned in the light of the possibilities.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Around 13,000 years ago, as glaciers melted rapidly all over the world, conditions in Japan changed spectacularly for the better, as far as humans were concerned. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

These deficiencies of astrological theory are less visible to the innumerate, who are not likely to concern themselves with mechanisms, and who are seldom interested in comparing magnitudes. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I close the door, I worry that he’s pressing himself too hard, and just that little bit of concern is enough to make me realize that I’m in a heap of trouble. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The rusalka’s concerned expression remained unchanged, and she vanished under the water. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“I know,” she said in her vibrant, gracious voice, “that you are all concerned. That you feel I have made a mistake.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Services in black churches frequently contain a strong mixture of concern for the less fortunate and a call to personal responsibility. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

When he came to, he was lying on the sidewalk in a circle of concerned bystanders, his head and face aching. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

But maybe a policeman doesn’t have to be concerned about a curfew. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“What is it?” asks Señor Santos, his voice with deep concern. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

Still, my sisters were concerned, my older brothers angry. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

That is the reason of his coming; it is concerning Lucy and her sleep-walking, and not about Jonathan. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Mother wanted to have a place on the charts for saying prayers, but Dad said as far as he was concerned prayers were voluntary. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

There really wasn’t anything else to the story as far as I was concerned. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

All of him was hidden by his angelic face, and for this he had no more concern or responsibility than has a fawn for the dappling spots on its young hide. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

And he thought of her lying on the bed with the two technicians standing straight over her, not bent with concern, but only standing straight, arms folded. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How much gold have we offered for information concerning the Sons of the Harpy?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

‘This is the end, do you understand? What you do in London does not concern me. You can live with Favell there, or with anyone you like. But not here. Not at Manderley.’ Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I do not grudge food to her or to you. I am only concerned that there is so little.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because she hadn’t done the reading she was exempt from being called on, but Mr. da Silva sent concerned looks her way. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

As far as she was concerned, the charrette was no different from any other of C.P.’s Klan projects—except that it claimed even more of his time. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think Madoc was enormously concerned about what I could handle then, and I don’t think he will be too worried about Oak now.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The doctors were no longer concerned about the pressure inside her skull. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, about a week before the exams were due to start, Harry’s new resolution not to interfere in anything that didn’t concern him was put to an unexpected test. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“My advisors were concerned you would be difficult but you’re not planning on being difficult at all, are you?” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

More than anything else, it was the lack of concern and responsiveness by police, prosecutors, and victims' services providers that devastated Mozelle and Onzelle. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

With deep concern, PYB Alan Rogers had started a column where he interviewed kids about their favorite foods and how they got their parents to buy them. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

I have my laptop computer, the essential link to my normal profession, and it has become a matter of increasing concern. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The voice had sounded loud enough to shatter stone, and yet no one else looked concerned. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

White was also very concerned about the fate of Mollie Burkhart. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“None of my concern. I’m just a criminal, remember. And by the way, I know what you want me to do, and the answer is no.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

The latter thought, inflected with both promise and peril, should concern us all. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

The combined effect is a matter that warrants the most serious concern. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

A few kids, all strangers, called after me in concern, but I ignored them, following the smell of mud and molding leaves until I found the lake we had passed. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The triceratops wagon was leaving any second for the theater, and the theater was just about the best place to be as far as Magdalys was concerned. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The visit rekindled his concern that in the quest to surpass the Paris exposition Burnham and his architects had lost sight of what a world’s fair ought to be. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I read anything in the encyclopedia set we could think of that concerned the ocean. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

No, it makes no sense, but insofar as the Negro is concerned, nothing makes much sense. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The smell of burned rubber and smoke curled my stomach as we crouched down, and I was concerned the trail of sparks in front of us would turn into a wall of flame. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

This is no fun, especially when it concerns a member of the family named Dr. Dussel. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

They were not eminent people, and there are few records concerning them except for the usual papers on birth, marriage, land ownership, and death. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

As far as she was concerned, they should all get shipped back to Africa or wherever it was they came from. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he is showing concern, there is a reason for it—and not one that favors me. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The Teapot Dome scandal preoccupied the living, but the dead had their own concerns. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

This fact was no deterrent to Reagan, for the drug war from the outset had little to do with public concern about drugs and much to do with public concern about race. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

These examples illustrate the broad range of questions concerning cultural idiosyncrasies, unrelated to environment and initially of little significance, that might evolve into influential and long-lasting cultural features. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

For the most part, art is concerned with reflected light effects rather than with radiant light. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know he only spoke out of concern for me, but I really need him to be on my side, not Coin’s. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

These were simply not the kind of concerns that a gentleman of property should take seriously. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

The next he knew, he was descending the tower steps, thinking, This is my father, my sisters, how can it be none of my concern? A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I never thought the Erudite would say anything about pride—that they would even concern themselves with morality. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

You may be inclined to agree with the writer Calvin Trillin when he wrote, “As far as I’m concerned, whom is a word that was invented to make everyone sound like a butler.” The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

County officials say they eliminated the springs out of concern that bathers might become gravely ill from virulent microbes thought to flourish in the thermal pools. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although Yali’s question concerned only the contrasting lifestyles of New Guineans and of European whites, it can be extended to a larger set of contrasts within the modern world. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

At least as far as the others were concerned. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Will—” she said at once, her voice full of concern, and she turned from the stove to help him to a chair. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was explaining to Alice that as far as she was concerned there was nothing more valuable to the human body than sunbathing, and that nudist colonies were the answer to the world’s moral problems. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

An example: Penelope’s frantic worry about learning the sehottische had now been wholly replaced by her concern for how the children would cope with their accidental visit to Lord Fredrick’s study. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Craig and I had little concern about our mom in an emergency. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

There is of course a legitimate concern about reducing complicated phenomena to simple numerical scales or statistics. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

In their view, society should be concerned with individuals, not groups. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Lazlo heard it all: the concern and abiding interest they took in the far, fabled city and its mysteries, and with what excitement they had met the news of this visit. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

One day, in talking to Moore about the drama program, I ask if Volpe’s choices of material ever concern him. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“It is very much our concern. And watch your tone.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I expressed concern that patient was walking around in the rain, alone. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

The major argument running through the letters throughout 1813–1814 concerned their different definitions of social equality and the role of elites in leading and governing the American republic. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

The man was concerned only with rescuing his papers from the spreading pool of ink. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soccer was for Latinos, basketball for blacks, and the whites could keep their tennis and golf as far as he was concerned. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

She was really concerned, almost like she cared about me. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Every minister was ordered to make no remarks at all concerning the assassination. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only when Tessie heard the front door close had she become concerned. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The way everyday concerns didn’t bother him, the rules he followed that weren’t the normal rules for heroes, all of that—made him interesting. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Alaric held one ghostly hand to his chest, a concerned look on his face as he stared into the distance as if he were trying to remember. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Across the country, the United States debated the quality of its schools, concerned with how American students matched up to the Soviets in math and the sciences. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Where the hay cart was taking him was of little concern to Cluny. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

We were children, after all, children with childish concerns, even with a war on the way. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

As far as I’m concerned, Mom must be an idiot. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

They were only concerned that she keep the secret. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

This concerned me: why was the plan altered? Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Roosevelt was very concerned about the physical hardship the camaradas were forced to endure on so little food. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

The gentle concern on her face and the careful movements of her hands almost made me cry again. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Go back to your homework, Sara. Bills aren’t your concern. Your baba and I are going to deal with this. We never want you to worry about money, okay?” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“Yes, Captain Short. I do. The bio-bomb. Your concern would be touching, if it extended to myself. Nevertheless, do not upset yourself. Everything is proceeding according to plan.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Scoob might’ve made it back to center—more concerned with G’ma’s sadness than his own unease—if he hadn’t caught sight of the Tennessee license plate on the rear bumper of the RV again. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

It was nearly six inches in diameter and perfectly round, like the beam she’d been impaled on, and yet it didn’t seem to concern her much. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Even though Rhiannon was concerned about Justin having to wait for us, he ends up coming ten minutes after we do. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Maybe they were the only ones she herself had read; maybe they were on a recommended list; maybe she had discovered that they were sure fire as far as eleven-year-old girls were concerned. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Listening to all the voices around me acting concerned, I remembered that even though everyone knew my name, no one really knew me. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

At a place like Fullbrook, the smallest, most insignificant gestures passed for actual concern. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps there was sickness in the temple, or some other untoward event that prevented their coming, but whatever the reason, Tree-ear was growing concerned for his friend. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

“If you have any concerns, you can share them with me.” X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ah, you are concerned about my wife’s feelings, is that it? The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

A tremor of deep concern passed over Milo’s simple, homespun features, and he scratched the comer of his reddish-brown mustache thoughtfully. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

The doctors were also concerned that replacing the piece of skull stored in my tummy might cause an infection. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Serena emailed Farmer about her concerns, urging Paul to consider the medevac option. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Her voice had the tender concern of a healthy person speaking to an invalid, and her plain statement rang thrillingly true: “I’m thankful.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I glance at the door, more from paranoia than an actual concern that someone is listening in. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

For their preliminary, the boys from Washington were assigned to race against France, Japan, Czechoslovakia, and the crew they were most concerned about, Great Britain. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Mom looks just as concerned as Dad, but she clenches my dad’s forearm. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Liam pushed himself up so that he was sitting beside me on the edge of the bed, a concerned look on his face. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“However,” he said, “let it be known that this court is not concerned with any perpetrators of violations against our state’s now— blessedly so—defunct Alien Land Law. Mr. Hooks, you may proceed.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I can see the concerned crease between her brows. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He was concerned that the shock of this news would cause a relapse in his wife's illness. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Please don’t put it in the papers either, as I am concerned for my privacy. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now on eye level with me, his expression grew concerned behind his matte-black eyes. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But Hesiod has much to say about the gods, and a second poem, usually ascribed to him, the Theogony, is entirely concerned with mythology. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Agencies concerned with vector-borne disease are at present coping with their problems by switching from one insecticide to another as resistance develops. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

If, as seemed likely, it recorded when the stela was put on display, this implied that Tres Zapotes had been a going concern in 32 b.c.—centuries before any other known Maya site. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

For all they were concerned, we were so many names scribbled on fake ballots, to be used at their convenience and when not needed to be filed away. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sahil put his hands on my shoulders, his eyebrows furrowed with what looked like concern. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“He was really worried when you were sick. He talked about you so much. And, amam, it wasn’t just priestly concern.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was a little up-tempo for slow dancing, but that didn’t seem to concern him. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I missed them so much at that moment and was struck through with concern for their well-being. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Kaede choked back a laugh; he had never been so concerned for her safety before she was called to go on this journey. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Despite his Waffle House meltdown, he’s totally normal on Monday and Tuesday—so normal, it’s almost concerning. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Compton managed to bring these concerns before Groves and his civilian counterparts, Vannevar Bush and James Conant. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

A later commentary tried to reconcile the three commentaries by the method of pilpul, the result being a happy one for someone who enjoyed pilpul but quite strained as far as I was concerned. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I could see the concern all over his face; his eyes were always distant, his mouth downturned. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

His biggest concern was that she would be handling Ebola. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“School officials say there were concerns among students regarding recent security measures,” Sullivan says. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“What bombs?” answered Yossarian, whose only concern had been the flak. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

For the population as a whole, we must be more concerned with the delayed effects of absorbing small amounts of the pesticides that invisibly contaminate our world. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Some people were concerned about their futures, but many others became obsessed with the present and held a never-ending parade of sports competitions, beauty contests, parties, talent shows, and dances. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

In any case, it is of little importance whether or not this story is true; the significant thing is, of course, what it reveals concerning my father's ideals. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

He looks at me with his mouth half-open in concern, as though he really wants to know. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Holly’s eyes flickered open, and for a second she could have sworn that there was concern in those eyes. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

C. J. said, “We have to be very concerned and very puckered if it is of the same ilk as Ebola.” The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now, the Japanese people are understandably concerned about maintaining their traditions in the face of massive Western cultural influence. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

He claimed he was concerned, and it wasn’t only him: God was concerned. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

They are concerned not with the public as a statistical entity but with their particular public, their audience; quality rather than wide approval is what matters to them. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m calling because I’m concerned about Andy’s performance and behavior in class. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I must say I am at some loss as to why you should be so concerned with these most trivial of errors.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

My teacher called Mrs. Ortiz and asked her to come in because she had concerns about my adjustment. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

All the time, he was looking at me, concerned. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Inside the woods they roam freely, and there are added concerns like venomous snakes, rabid animals, and no real paths to follow. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

As far as she was concerned, the Ivanovs were trying to solve a problem that didn’t exist. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

They themselves listened only to Greek music, an oxymoron as far as the rest of the world is concerned. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

It was the woman’s spoken concern: the fear of having a dark- skinned son or daughter. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My dad gave it to me. He’s concerned about my driving behaviors.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Without really meaning to, I manage to alienate everyone but the endocrinologists, and even some of them are put off by a remark I made concerning blood calcium levels in hypoparathyroidism. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Ron and Hermione had been so deeply involved in helping Sirius escape from the Ministry of Magic that they were almost as concerned about Harry’s godfather as he was. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

As far as my sisters are concerned I have to say they didn’t care. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

All these examples concern insects that attack agricultural crops. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Besides, it was not the European war that concerned me. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s the size of him that concerns me. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Boomer sits loyally on my other side, occasionally nudging me with a concerned nose. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Two other demigods squatted next to him, watching with concern. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

And as far as the art is concerned, she’s learning how to pose better every day, and doesn’t ask for much: she’s fine with nothing but bread and coffee, as Vincent is. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“You should speak directly with your parents about these concerns,” he said, “and in the meantime, don’t jump to conclusions. . ..” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Bellarmine told Galileo that he could talk about Copernicanism if he did so hypothetically—Copernicanism being, as far as Bellarmine was concerned, untrue. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

They grew up in a different era, with different concerns. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He kept thinking of her in that cabin, ministering to the bronze girl, all concern and kindness. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Ignoring their concerns, he shouted that he didn’t pay them to ask questions, but to follow his orders. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Surprisingly, neither Germany nor Italy—the two crews, other than the British, about whom Ulbrickson was most concerned—had won their preliminary heats. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“But Mother, maybe you will need the special treatment,” said Jonas with concerned eyes. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Whats all this about respectable? Its not respectable I’m concerned about. I’m more concerned that you couldn’t—or wouldn’t—tell me about any of this.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

We weren’t showered with trophies or prize money, but we did each receive a chocolate bar, which was even better, as far as I was concerned. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

He looks concerned and bewildered, a sudden, startling reminder to me of just how young he is. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

What he had to be concerned about was his treasure, and how he was going to go about getting it. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You take an eager interest in that gentleman’s concerns,” said Darcy, in a less tranquil tone, and with a heightened colour. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

He surveyed the feverish eyes, then went to his son with a movement of concern. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

A man who travels a lot was concerned about the possibility of a bomb on board his plane. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The basis of my beliefs was the conviction that there was a God in heaven who looked down on us with infinite concern. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Heart muscles and circadian rhythms were interesting things to know about, but they were not the most important things, as far as we astronauts were concerned. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now, the people were more concerned with lawmakers lining their pockets at the expense of their constituents. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

As far as tens of thousands of private citizens and many government officials were concerned, these strikes were not simply motivated by hopes for higher wages. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

She wept a little, wheezing like she was sick in the chest, and thanked me for my concern. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Owen even fell into a bitter dispute with the Queen’s dentist over the credit for a theory concerning the physiology of teeth. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“As far as I’m concerned, I’ve got no choice,” I said. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know where my energy is these days,” she said, waving away my concern when I reached out to help her. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I listen today to the radio, and watch television, and read the headlines about the collective white man’s fear and tension concerning China. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

For one thing, I was certain its body of knowledge concerning plane curves, angles, and polygons would help me design my rockets. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He glanced at it but didn’t appear concerned. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Genie wondered how “concerned” Grandpop really was, hiking through the trees like that, occasionally tripping over ground roots that Crab couldn’t kick away. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He was not for one moment concerned about his ability to start the third time. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was concerned about the Bolshevik revolution in Russia, too. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Declining crime rates, coupled with a decline in public concern about crime, have also helped to create a rare opening for a productive public conversation about the War on Drugs. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The wind had shifted, blowing back toward the fire, filling their lungs with fresh air and easing that concern—at least temporarily. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

It did not help to note that her foolish concern had been witnessed by a whole group of early Lecturegoers. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Finding no answer, I told myself that I was a fool to worry about it, that no matter what I did I would be wrong somehow as far as my family was concerned. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Behind his charming façade, Ekon saw a trace of real concern. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

If any medical group was qualified to provide guidance concerning yellow fever, it was the College of Physicians. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

His primary concern was for Hazel, then for Jason, then for Percy and the others aboard the Argo II. They’d saved him in Rome. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Your concern for me is touching. Too bad it’s not sincere.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Frankly, I think Belgium is more concerned about the threat of an African takeover,” he said. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The heroines in books seemed to faint a lot, swaying genteelly onto a handy padded couch or into the convenient arms of some concerned suitor. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Your unconscious was simply telling your body: I’ve picked up some clues that we’re in an environment that is really concerned about old age—and let’s behave accordingly. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

He looked down smiling as he passed, patting shoulders, concerned with small wounds. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

There is no doubt as far as I am concerned that at this present moment she is far from adequate to be a member of our staff. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“But you are my business, and I am concerned about what’s going on with you. You never drank before. I don’t want you using alcohol to numb yourself.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Jackson spoke from the heart of their concern. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

But Jeanne has another concern: "What will happen to us now?" she asks. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

As far as he’s concerned these pills are a miracle. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was not my notion of a man burdened by such grave concerns. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

That was unacceptable, even if he was concerned about my well-being. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

This dilemma was of little concern to the Court. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The goddess looked at Annabeth and her expression changed to concern and outrage. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

She’s well known for just as soon firing her maids as looking at them, and as far as she is concerned, everything that lies outside the civilized boundaries of Johannesburg is Darkest Africa. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He joined them on their entering the town, and attended them to their aunt’s where his regret and vexation, and the concern of everybody, was well talked over. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

“I am concerned for your future,” he said. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In contrast to the Catholicism of school, the Mexican Catholicism of home was less concerned with man the sinner than with man the supplicant. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Matter, as far as Descartes was concerned, had only one fundamental characteristic, that it occupied space; it followed that there could be no vacuum, as this would be space with nothing occupying it. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

They tried to hide it, but I could see the concern in their eyes. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The fact that our lack of care and concern may have been, at times, unintentional or unconscious does not mitigate our crime—if we refuse, when given the chance, to make amends. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

One complaint I voiced to the International Red Cross concerned the arbitrary way we were charged by the warders. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I knew he had done that, not out of any concern for me, but because when he wants something, he gets impatient and irrational about people who make him wait. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

As stunned as I was by the angels, I was more concerned with the skeletons. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Before the world came apart, this would have been a concern. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“My research concerns only the behavior of humans and animals,” he replied. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Shackleton’s only serious concern at that point was that the ship would drift far off course with the moving ice pack, causing even more delay. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

I asked, in a voice more concerned than I’d wanted, he took off his glasses again, “Trying to be.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

His expression changes from contempt to concern as he turns to talk to his wife. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That is not thy concern, boy. The point is Bianca may join if she wishes. It is her choice.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“So. Where were we? Are there any questions or concerns?” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“Do you...do you really think that’s why I’m concerned about what’s happened to you? Because I think of you as a project?” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Robert Oppenheimer could no more divest himself of political concerns than he could give up music and wine; they were all essential to his method of engaging with the outside world. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Guthrie isn’t the only teacher who has expressed concern for you, Caden,” she says as kindly as she can. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Charles always wondered if first cousins produced sickly children, and now here was his father confirming that concern. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

About to fall asleep, he came to life and looked at me with concern. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Perhaps more concerning, though, is the fact that inclusion of people of color in power structures, particularly at the top, can paralyze reform efforts. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Given our concerns here, however, it’s sufficient to note that not even theoretically is mathematics mechanical or complete. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The telescope addressed directly issues that were already under discussion; the microscope opened up new lines of enquiry whose relevance to current concerns was not obvious. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“As far as they’re concerned, good riddance, one less disobedient worker to worry about. Must be something in the water here, because news on Maxwell Street is that Mrs. Walden’s son is gone, too.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Much of this chapter has been concerned with the language of science, as much of the book will be, but the book’s argument is also and equally about what Leonardo called ‘the test of experience’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Jon wanted to mount up and ride again, but he was concerned about his missing wolf. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I jumped up in concern, but they were somehow unscathed. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

"As far as I'm concerned, I've come to realize only just now that I'm fighting because of pride." One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Nothing more can be added to the second case than to encourage such princes to fortify and provision their own cities, and not to concern themselves with the surrounding countryside. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

In climbing, having confidence in your partners is no small concern. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Ben looks at Manchee, then back at me, his eyes going all soft and asking and full of concern. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I was a curious boy, but the schools were not concerned with curiosity. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Excessive concern with oneself makes it difficult to see this and thus can lead to depression as well as innumeracy. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was really sad that I would not be going with them, but I was even more concerned about my back. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I see concern on her face, but I can’t think about Erin now so I just turn my head and go change in the locker room. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

A common tenant complaint concerned invasive attempts by officials to prove that single women were living with men—a violation of both housing and welfare rules. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

For the moment, the American public and its political leadership were indifferent to these concerns. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

"As to Grand Maester Pycelle . . . if my sweet sister is so concerned for him, I would have thought she'd come herself. Instead she sends you. What am I to make of that?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

And so far as the women were concerned, the Party’s efforts were largely successful. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

But as far as I’m concerned, a moon is a moon, and they all bear remarking. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our Navajo net began sending messages from the commanders concerning operational orders. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

My parents had been concerned that all the moving around would disrupt my training routine, especially when I had to get back into competitive shape after my shoulder injury healed. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Coloured groups at the time were more concerned about the race classification and job reservation, issues that did not affect Africans and Indians to the same degree. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I kind of felt bad for my mom because she was so sure this was going to be the perfect activity for me, but as far as I was concerned, fencing wasn’t it. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

This was no time to indulge in human concerns or personal questions. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sirius looked at him, eyes full of concern, eyes that had not yet lost the look that Azkaban had given them — that deadened, haunted look. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Tomorrow's trials concerned her more than yesterday's triumphs. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“What tribe are they from?” she asked with concern. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

That, as far as Ton-Ton was concerned, was the end of the discussion. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the past she broached the topic defensively, but now she is hopeful, quietly concerned. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I found Raizel waiting for me at the bottom of the stairs, her expression torn between concern and annoyance. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

She could know French for the both of us, as far as I was concerned. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The committee made short work of US concerns that the bomb might come too late to affect the war. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Never taking her eyes from the pages of her magazine, Cathy said with an annoyingly false note of concern, “Ibtihaj, it was nothing official. If it had been, I would have told you.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Smith was concerned that he’d have to work the horse to death to get the weight off. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The senator wasn’t the only one concerned about the broadcasters’ judgment. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

This surge of public concern did not correspond to a dramatic shift in illegal drug activity, but instead was the product of a carefully orchestrated political campaign. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

As far as Jefferson’s description of Virginia’s allegedly egalitarian conditions were concerned, “No Romance would be more amusing.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

That surprised Dicey, and, sensing his concern, she was grateful to him, for the first time in all the time in Bridgeport, truly grateful. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

And thus my elders concerned themselves with all manner of things—strategy, diplomacy, politics, and Zionism—but not with their own fate. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

This concern gets wide agreement among researchers, even when they disagree about whether our gadgets are actually addictive, or merely compelling. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

When Doha finished his telling, he could see the serious expression of concern on his father’s face. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Of the half dozen officers whom I had told about the book prior to publication, none had seemed angry or concerned, but I knew that Newjack wouldn’t please everybody. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was concerned; he wanted to see this thing through her eyes at that moment. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Dwight had his hands around my neck, he was already squeezing, by the time a few concerned customers finally came rushing out of the pharmacy and dragged him off me. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“First off, don’t be concerned about destroying evidence. They would never have gotten fingerprints off the drill, not after that length of time and with it being exposed to the elements.” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

I thought it was his way of expressing concern for my welfare. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

He’s speaking Spanish too—a precaution the two of them occasionally take when they’re concerned about being overheard. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He had heard reports that I was having secret discussions with the government and he was concerned. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every couple of minutes, she returns to my side, looking concerned. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Hina would quietly give my mom this little victory to assuage her concerns. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

In July, Clement had presented the Durham Chamber of Commerce with a list of eighty-eight demands, covering nearly every area that concerned the city’s black population—including the formation of a Human Relations Commission. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

For I then said: 'In fact, I tended to concern myself with international affairs more than domestic ones. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

As far as she’s concerned, her and Granddaddy’s house will always be my “home.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

But the boy was obviously concerned, even frightened for me. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

There remained, of course, the ancient tradition concerning the high king at Fornost, or Norbury as they called it, away north of the Shire. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The problem that concerns us here is whether any of the chemicals we are using in our attempts to control nature play a direct or indirect role as causes of cancer. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Late in November, a two-week inquiry was held by the police and fire commissioners concerning the fire. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

But an important question concerns the possible significance of local cultural factors unrelated to the environment. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

To Szilard’s friend Enrico Fermi, the possibility of an explosive reaction was so remote that Szilard’s concerns seemed driven by paranoia, not physics. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

But if he cannot, he need not concern himself unduly if he ignores these less serious vices. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

Tantalus didn’t look concerned, but he did have to speak up to be heard over the noise. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was beautiful and pleasant to go through the world like that, so childlike, so awakened, so concerned with the immediate, without any distrust. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

The younger Kaltenbrunner was an avowed liberal and had no interest in discussing his father, the camps, or anything else concerning Nazism or anti-Semitism. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t believe that we have discussed anything concerning salary and so forth. Isn’t that the normal procedure at this time?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shouldn’t be concerned with anything but how many bad guys he has yet to kill today. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

The residents of Building 1244 might have been staying put in Hampton, but despite their concerns, much work remained for them on Project Mercury. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

She gave up, apparently, all interest in table manners or hygiene, but acquired a deep concern for and about human relationships. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“After just one post? What did you write? I didn’t even read it before you posted it,” she says, sounding concerned. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

“And if one of the spies returns?” he asks me, rousing from his stupor enough to actually seem concerned. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

When only three sheets of paper came through the machine I was concerned. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

My father looked shaken, but he didn’t seem concerned about the baby anymore. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Which was precisely why she felt such concern when the mood on the pond suddenly changed. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

It’s 1941, and it doesn’t take her long to discover Hans’s Nazi sympathies, and since Cady is deeply concerned with the plight of the Jews and of her friend Marianne, they begin drifting apart. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I said, “One of our most treasured feelings concerns roots, growing up rooted in some soil or some community.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

The answer, as far as the ANC was concerned, was that we could not remain indifferent even when we were shut out of the process. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now, speaking of it the evening of the new ones’ arrival, the blind man expressed concern. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Doubtless they thought his brother's war was none of his concern. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“I’m starting the car,” he says, trying to hide how concerned he is. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

The Fish and Wildlife Service has found it necessary to express serious concern over this trend, pointing out that “parathion treated areas constitute a potential hazard to humans, domestic animals, and wildlife.” Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Though she would never quite articulate it this way, resentment began to sheathe concern. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But I wasn’t concerned with the map or with finishing the game. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Exactly what happened next, as far as Galileo was concerned, has been a matter of dispute among historians, because there is some ambiguity in the surviving records. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Smoke inhalation was a concern, but with the windows open there was some air circulation. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fuller arrived home to find a frantic Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., almost incoherent in his concern over becoming the assassin’s next target. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Just like before, most of the kids watching me seize were at least concerned, but others were out there with their phones. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

“Why would it concern us? It is completely our concern!” the male lion said. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

The widow of a big Boston lawyer, she collected funds for various ventures, the publication and dissemination of colored literature a particular concern. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

His chief concern was not the snow but other, more careless drivers. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

When he mentioned his concerns to another Klan officer, all he got was a blank stare. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

His big brown eye was full of concern. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

My facial deformities didn’t present an ongoing danger to my physical health, but the doctors were concerned that they might make it hard for me to make friends. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Eliza was more concerned about the dwindling supply of medicines, the mercury and calomel. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only the Elves still preserve any records of that vanished time, and their traditions are concerned almost entirely with their own history, in which Men appear seldom and Hobbits are not mentioned at all. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Weight is a serious concern, so they're not made to stand up to much punishment. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lion was so concerned about the problem that he called the animals together to discuss it. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

“I have no instructions concerning you,” he said. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Jemmy no longer felt the slightest concern about the soldiers. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

It didn’t make sense for a man so concerned with saving money to be wasting a car like that. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Not because the slave had read them, but because they were written down somewhere, and other people had read them, and ideas are contagious—particularly ideas that concern the rights of man. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some came in the form of headlines that would unnerve any parent concerned about where his college-age children are going to fit in. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

She wanted to ask why the tsar sent men to fight, then, if he was so concerned with people dying. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

I was still concerned with the silence of God at communion. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I'm pleased you share my concern. And I thank you for the hospitality of your table. But a long day awaits." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

With no small amount of concern, I spelled out my situation in daily prayer. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

He was capable of laughing, of allowing himself from time to time a feeling of nostalgia for the past of the house, and of showing concern for the state of misery present in Melquíades’ room. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Once I came to and was surprised to see Jim in the bedroom with me, sitting at my desk watching me with something like concern on his face. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Coulter looked at him with an expression of mild and virtuous concern. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

But I could see in Miig’s face that he was concerned about how far the day had gotten away from us. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The day before I left New York City to return upstate, I raised my concern to Malcolm X. “I have thought about that,” he said. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Thirty-eight as you count the years; a shriveled sixty as far as my emotional outlook on life is concerned. Am I a psychologist for nothing?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Finn didn’t ask Jonas Apple why he’d drink a drink that tasted like aspirin, as concerned as he was about drugs. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

And then there was his family, looking on from the distance, with expressions that ranged from disapproval to fury but held no hint of concern for their brother’s safety. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Ivy said, “There is a small scheduling inconsistency, Dr. Fox. No need to concern yourself.” Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The airedale--undoubtedly there was an airedale concerned in it somewhere though its feet were startlingly white--changed hands and settled down into Mrs. Wilson's lap, where she fondled the weather-proof coat with rapture. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Then with an expression of concern, he asked, “You don’t be captive here, do you?” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You mean six robots from the First Expedition. Are you sure? They may be subrobotic machines. Ten years is a long time as far as robot-types are concerned, you know.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

The concern in his eyes hardened to awareness. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

She was concerned with the state of my soul. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“I need you to know I have some concerns, that’s all.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He had known lots of girls in grade school, and most of them looked way better than Ma as far as he was concerned. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Let me list my concerns here,” she said. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

And she was still concerned about Charles’s lack of faith. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She watched with concern as the girl sat huddled and shaking in the dim light of the hut. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

If these faraway intellectuals were much concerned with the lessons of native life, what about English and French colonists themselves, who knew intact native cultures for some three centuries? 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

We thought they were boring then, a form of adult gossip that did not concern us. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Behind her, Alys, her face folded into puzzlement and concern, began to replace her birthing tools into the woven bag. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

There are many things you and I are simply not in a position to understand concerning, say, the nature of Jewry. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

One of our earliest and longest debates concerned the relationship between the ANC and the Communist Party. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a cosmic perspective, most human concerns seem insignificant, even petty. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The side of her face is badly bruised, and there’s a bandage on her head, but that’s not what concerns me. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“We told her parents that the accident could have happened anywhere but they were very concerned for Maria.” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another component of the method concerns improvisation, which helps students sharpen their spontaneous reactions and physical responses to music. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

“They could all run around naked as far as I’m concerned, but when Daddy comes to market, he likes to arrive with his driver dressed with style,” he explained. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Today we are concerned with a different kind of hazard that lurks in our environment — a hazard we ourselves have introduced into our world as our modern way of life has evolved. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Don’t be foolish, Gaea said, but Hazel detected concern in her tone, maybe even fear. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Luckiest people in the world, as far as I’m concerned. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

When Dad showed concern that I’d be in the woods by myself, I wiggled my cell phone and said, “I’ve got you on speed dial. Plus, I know those trails better than anyone.” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

There was concern and curiosity on their young faces, but all of it was for me, not for themselves. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Kamau was staring at him, his expression a cross between mild amusement and genuine concern. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Of far greater concern at that time, of course, was my own future, for on that night all that consumed my thoughts was the fear of the next day’s injections! Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Unfortunately,” Darkness said, “your generation is less concerned with learning the stories as well as sharing them, and more concerned with modern conveniences. As such, we are losing our memories.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Hadn’t Grandfather been overly concerned about the crop this year? Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rogue commander was getting more and more belligerent, the United States more and more concerned. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

I go on, figuring the faster we get to the boring stuff the better for all concerned. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

Juanita’s brown eyes were warm and dark with the genuine concern she was so proud of. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

But he was able to see the concern, the worry on his face. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How awful,” Kaira’s mother said, although she seemed more concerned with her drink, which was now down to nothing but ice. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

This latest discovery of a new and baffling rhyme concerning moonlight, the north and an unknown threshold nagged at his brain. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

My freshman literature teacher only smiled when I mentioned the grammar school incident concerning Flaubert. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

From the way he dressed and the money he gave Myrta, he certainly seemed like a man on the rise, and this perception went a long way to ease the concerns of Myrta’s parents. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

On top of her already fragile state, she is now terribly concerned—and feels guilty—about Theo. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

One of the tasks of the Maneuver Loads Branch was to examine safety concerns provoked by increasingly crowded skies. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

I have my concerns about making it back to Rose Hill in one piece anyway, but I ain’t getting out of town at all if I'm lynched. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

As far as I was concerned, I could now say that I had a “career” in fencing. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

The children, when they saw Theresa by the front door, looked concerned. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“None of your concern. Oye, your free food is taking away our business.” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Any picture that’s a picture of something recognizable is illustration, as far as he’s concerned. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mom looks at me with concern, but I don’t get upset. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Citra “ceasing to be an issue” would be the best thing for Rowan, as far as Volta was concerned. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He thrust his head and shoulders into the huddle, considering what play he should call next, but a part of him was not concerned with the play or the game. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lane was looking at her with genuine concern—more concern than curiosity. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

“If Pollard rides Seabiscuit,” he explained to the press, “I know he will bring the horse back intact, and that is my chief concern.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Proud. Poor. Prickly where their honor is concerned but fierce fighters.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Well, as far as I’m concerned, it’s the capital of Adirondack furniture. Look at that house!” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

It really isn’t much of a punishment unless you like the television programs right after school or are very concerned with your permanent record. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

I concerned myself with career changes and the adjustment period of living with a boyfriend for the first time. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Forty missions is all you have to fly as far as Twenty-seventh Air Force Headquarters is concerned.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I ate dinner slowly, pushing my food around my plate long after everyone else had left the table and said, “I’m fine, just tired,” to my parents’ many concerned questions. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The National Association of Broadcasters shared CBS’s concerns about government control of radio. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

Before they left, Mo had asked her, with concern in his voice, whether she minded if they drove to Elinor’s first. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

She had said it with no concern at all even though she knew her life could become much harder if Rufus married. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

There was real concern, particularly among Alice Paul’s committee members, that the police would not be able to practice adequate crowd control. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Nothing lay outside the scheme of our ideology, there was a policy on everything, and my main concern was to work my way ahead in the movement. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

As far as I’m concerned, this is like a business transaction. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

She and her brother, while hiding at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, had managed to solve an amazing mystery concerning a Renaissance statue, and Fadi admired her guts. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

“I can see why this might concern you. But you needn’t worry. My avatar has many unique powers, including the ability to enter private chat rooms uninvited.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Now, will you agree that this letter raises matters of vital concern to the vast majority of the citizens of this country? Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

During the day, he was consumed by concern, and he limited the time he spent on presidential business. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Y’all are out of control. For real. As far as I’m concerned, there is no money. Fab needs clothes and school supplies,” Chantal says, pointing to me, then at her sisters. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He'd ignored the rumblings from the press and others who were concerned that Garfield was too incapacitated to serve. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I, myself, had mixed emotions, for the concerns of a husband and a leader do not always coincide. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, if somebody came in buying too much of it for his wife or child, you got concerned, because somebody taking that much BC was mighty sick and probably dying. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was a problem, not because of concern for animal welfare—which wasn’t the issue then that it is today—but because monkeys were expensive. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

So far as he was concerned, she might have been born in her severe, her sexless, long and shapeless habit, always black or gray. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

As far as I’m concerned, they can send him back to Africa. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is to Certify, to whomsoever it may concern, That the Bearer hereof That was where I had to write my name. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

But such a fear seemed quaint to Sarai now, compared to her other concerns. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Yes, well. Thank you so much for your concern.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I sez, I don’t rent to no Chinks. So far’s I’m concerned they bring bugs.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“To be perfectly honest, she’ll be unavailable every night, as far as anyone besides myself is concerned. No offense. And I’m sorry about your evening.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Here there are great universities that do not concern themselves with how many Jewish students they have. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“I know that. But the Italian—really, he’s a very pleasant man—began to look all concerned. ‘Can that be right, son?’ he said. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Instead of his normal detached faraway look, Edwin’s eyebrows furrowed with concern. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

We’d been taught that worrying about inmates’ concerns was tantamount to pandering, that it almost demeaned an officer. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Thanks for your concern, but I’ve got a little time to spare.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Bobby Moch—as everyone concerned would eventually learn—was nobody’s fool. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Opening his eyes in surprise, he saw Sticky on his cushion watching with intense concern. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I should perhaps say a few words here concerning these meetings in her parlour at the end of each day. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Zwicky’s deductions concerning dark matter wouldn’t attract serious attention for nearly four decades. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

He recorded the moment in his journal, leavening his relief with the one overriding concern that had lent urgency to the work of all the atomic scientists of those years. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“The purpose of our search would be to locate and remove any of the Divergent from the premises. And as for the names, that is none of your concern.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

It is probably apt at this point to say a few words concerning Herr Ribbentrop. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was an election year and there was reason for concern over the turn of events. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d lived with earnest and well-intentioned concerns for our safety since almost the day Barack first decided to run for president. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“A friend of the nurse. She’s concerned because she doesn’t speak German. She understands a bit, but is not able to speak.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Berrange read him the first passage, which concerned the need for ordinary workers to cooperate with each other and not exploit one another. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Charles was especially concerned about Etty, but he also worried about Lenny, who, funny as he was, seemed backward in his lessons. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

King Hizdahr shifted on his dragon throne, his face stony as he did his best to appear concerned but unperturbed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

So, it was really just concern for her that made me stop on the other side of her closed door. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Mike had climbed Everest in 1993 without gas, and he wasn’t overly concerned about going without. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas did, hoping his eyes weren’t flickering, making his concern obvious. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Whatever information we provide must still make sense to us two centuries later, and must still seem important, or the conversation will be an embarrassment to all concerned. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

For now, he left unstated his even deeper concern about the two-thousand-meter sprint at the Olympic trials. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“You must be the Storyteller,” he said, and then looked at Pinmei with sudden concern. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

As far as I'm concerned, I'd happily spend the rest of my life out here.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Anthony’s father, on the other hand, encouraged his daughter to speak out about issues that concerned her, and he gave her money for living expenses. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“You mean that old brown hat? Your grandfather’s hat? As far as I’m concerned, officer, you can keep it. And you!” she said to Clayton. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Just over an hour ago, Cas would never have dreamed that Frankie Ochoa would look at her with such intense concern. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“I don’t understand,” he said quickly and with concern. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Cowslip showed no more concern at Fiver’s tense manner than he had at anything that had gone before. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the days leading up to the execution, it seemed that Herbert was more concerned about his flag than his impending execution. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Rob’s dad, who was standing at the back of the car getting Robbie’s bag and lunch out of the trunk, glanced at Gerald with concern. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Bella, don’t you dare waste time worrying about me. Your only concern is keeping yourself safe and — please, please — trying not to be reckless.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“But remember, so far as the company is concerned, he must remain Young Griff until we cross the narrow sea. In Westeros we’ll wash his hair and let him don his armor.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

My Lord, I do not say this out of concern for the boy!” said Wormtail, his voice rising squeakily. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

His concern focused on a series of illnesses that had struck his patients throughout the year—the mumps in January, jaw and mouth infections in February, scarlet fever in March, followed by influenza in July. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

I always kinda wished Mom was more like Mrs. Houck—easygoing, not so obsessed with work, not so concerned with what people say about her. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

“As concerned library lovers,” said the gentleman, brandishing a thick document, “we are here today to volunteer our services.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Pax had been confused by this fear—the small woman was projecting nothing but kindness and concern. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I’d been concerned about what would happen if they came face to face. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

There had been calls for the removal, even the court-martialling, of the general concerned, but the army had defended the latter and he had been allowed to complete the campaign. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

‘I am touched by your concern,’ said the goddess. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t shake the image of concern on Andrius’s face when he told me we were on the list. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Smith’s revelation regarding strata heightened the moral awkwardness concerning extinctions. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

I let slip a concerned look, and he laughed. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The greater families were also concerned with events in the Kingdom at large, and many of their members studied its ancient histories and legends. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Late that night, the blind man listened with a concerned look on his face while Matty described Trade Mart. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Her concern was greeted with a grunt and arms re-folded over three layers of sweater. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“For a man who says the Lord is set to end the whole Creation at any minute, he’s got a powerful concern for the vain things of this world.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Yet geography obviously has some effect on history; the open question concerns how much effect, and whether geography can account for history’s broad pattern. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mama’s first concern now was to keep the family together; and once the war began, she felt safer there than isolated racially in Ocean Park. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But do you have any concerns about stomach viruses? It may be a day or two until Sticky and I get over ours.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Ah, yes, she did seem most concerned for the Latvian.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

When we voiced our concern, Haldar said it was not our business, and flatly refused to discuss the matter. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“That Miss Saunders is the first teacher who ever called here to talk about what was going on with you. I like that. It shows she’s concerned, that this job ain’t just about the money.” The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

As time went on, the concern un hooked itself from the fear and took on a life of its own. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

And all three differ from self-conscious, relativistic, ironic, or postmodern styles, in which “the writer’s chief, if unstated, concern is to escape being convicted of philosophical naivete about his own enterprise.” The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Above them is a picture of a concerned kindly man. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

They just didn’t want to be left out of any activity concerning those Ankton girls or that Hirohito, still wearing his same old Oakland Raiders jersey. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ask them, now that my tight sphere of concern can extend beyond my brother. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

As far as authority is concerned, calm people quietly dying is a lot easier to deal with than angry people fighting for their lives. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

She looked up into his big brown eyes, so full of concern. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Sitting across from him, I experienced a new feeling: concern for my teacher. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

My father appears behind me, concern on his face. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Nothing to concern yourself with,” her father says, pulling the frilled cuff of his shirt down over his hand. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The other coincidence between archaeological and linguistic evidence concerns the cultural baggage that ancient Austronesians used. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Jam had turned away from him slightly so he wouldn’t see her sign “family” and “monsters,” so he didn’t understand where Ube’s concern was coming from. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“After their presentation we will take a short recess and come back to listen to your questions and concerns. Ms. McCrea, the floor is yours.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

After weeks of hearing testimony concerning the raids, the committee issued what it titled “A Report on the Illegal Practices of the United States Department of Justice.” 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Instead of being concerned that a young woman was speaking for the community, they saw that I was developing a voice that could help people understand our experience. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The rainwater had not fully drained from the track, and he was concerned that Seabiscuit might struggle over the dampness. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She waves off his concern and starts gathering her bags. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

My parents will have started to worry an hour ago, with Mama turning white around the edges and Papa making loud jokes to cover up his own concern. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t used to being taken care of, and Charlie’s unspoken concern caught me by surprise. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

During the registrar’s brief words of instruction concerning registration procedure, I saw Danny turn his head, stare at me for a moment, then turn slowly away. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

It had only been a few days, a blink in my collective sixteen years of life, but I didn’t need to see his face to know soft concern would be there. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

For the first time, I heard a note of concern in the voice. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I had not heard from Jonathan for some time, and was very concerned; but yesterday dear Mr. Hawkins, who is always so kind, sent me a letter from him. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

What is concerning is the real possibility that we, as a society, will choose not to care. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Rashid knew she was concerned about how much time Tad spent alone. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, it is evident that when princes have given more thought to delicate refinements than to military concerns, they have lost their state. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

Capricorn laughed, but Meggie sensed he was thinking over what Fenoglio had said, and it made him uneasy—even if he was taking great pains to hide his concern under a mask of indifference. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

This will be conducted with maximum concern for your privacy and only peace officer or licensed medical staff of the same sex as you shall be present or participate in the search. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Another concern was Myers and his love of fantastical narration, so we sat down with him a few days before the hearing and tried to make it as plain as possible. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

But he was, of course, most concerned about how critics and the reading public would react. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I guess that is not their big concern here. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“He himself was rather awestricken by what had occurred,” remembered Gold, “greatly concerned by the terrible destruction which the weapon had wrought.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thorn smiled proudly but then looked at her mother in concern. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Couldn’t even read it because my mother was way more concerned with more pressing issues. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The Penitent King was having a difficult time with the rebels in Resavek.This caused some concern, but only in a general way. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I explain that at this point the taxi driver and I aren't strangers, but I understand her concern. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

It was not our place to question the regent, and as far as he was concerned, the matter was settled. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

My clothes, never fancy, were her primary concern. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I was more concerned about what was happening in the Mosses’ criminal case. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

He is concerned about Herold, who rented a horse from him earlier that day and is long overdue. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know how long the questioning lasted or what it concerned, as I was drugged more or less heavily all the time and have no memory of it. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

What is concerned here is not the morale of the masses, whose attitude is unimportant so long as they are kept steadily at work, but the morale of the Party itself. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I knew already that they concerned me and were addressed to some of the most important men in the whole country. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I can’t really discuss it,” Justice Strauss said, “because it’s official business. But I can tell you it concerns a poisonous plant and illegal use of someone’s credit card.” The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

Jam almost laughed through her skittering nerves at the thought of this creature being concerned with what Aloe would call home training and what Bitter would call brought-upsy. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He drifted into a story about his biggest concern on the ocean being pirates, not police. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Elizebeth was exasperated by Jones and what she saw as his “excessive concern as to what was best for him professionally.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“I don't want you to have to concern yourself with this.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Shin exaggerated the South’s lack of concern about the North, but he had a valid point. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

“As far as I’m concerned, he’s a waste of good hair.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

My misery comes from a different concern: my marriage. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he heard what Frodo had to tell, he became full of concern, and shook his head and sighed. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

As I sip, she looks at me with concern. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ignore her concerns as I hobble forward, and I can sense my dad pulling her back. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Why then did all this minority business concern me so incessantly? Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

And, as difficult as it was to keep my new vow, I didn’t mention my suspicion concerning the whereabouts of my phone. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

His is too superficial, likes to flirt and doesn’t concern herself much with what goes on in his head. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

But maybe you have a woman’s concerns about this. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

There was genuine concern in Teeth Man’s voice. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

As far as I was concerned, I had no father. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

They are entitled to no respect and little moral concern. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Officials were concerned about the spread of E. coli, the risk of typhoid fever, cholera, dysentery. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

She seemed more concerned with devouring the food. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The actual killing of Mary and Bessie was not what concerned him most; it was knowing and feeling that he could never make anybody know what had driven him to it. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

No—oh, no, Mr. Foster—I understand your concern, but you mustn’t come along. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he didn’t show any of these signs, then we’d be concerned. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m very sorry. I wasn’t thinking. I mean, the sex doesn’t matter. You could handle either job. I mean, I’m not concerned with sex.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Always an open-minded person, she became more tolerant of Charles’s views, and she seemed to be less concerned about his lack of faith. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Government officials working for the Office of Indian Affairs were also concerned that Mollie was slowly being poisoned. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

They re concerned about their own finances, too. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“And what about your head and”—she looks at me now with a kind of concerned disgust—“the rest of you.” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t seriously concerned about the Japanese crew, from Tokyo Imperial University. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He still had water from the rainfall and he didn’t seem too concerned with hunger. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“He needs to see a vet,” Dad says, concern written all over his face. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

He began: Thank you for your many well-written letters concerning the peregrines of Delhi Bridge. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

However, his owner is a very nice person, and when Graziella explained my concern, he agreed to get a companion for his dog—this time another dog. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Most of all she was concerned that Mrs. Sen did not know how to drive. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

His main concern was that some Marine kid from California or D.C. had slipped in and, like him, was biding his time until the first practice. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I was less concerned at the moment with God’s judgment than the Captain’s. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was very fond of his wand, and as far as he was concerned its relation to Voldemort’s wand was something it couldn’t help — rather as he couldn’t help being related to Aunt Petunia. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

They had heard reports of my conversations with the government and they were rightly concerned. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pneumococcal pneumonia after influenza infection—the epidemic within the epidemic—was of such concern that the ministry had deployed teams of scientists to study the bacterium and develop a vaccine against it. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

The follies and failures of Aegon the Unworthy did not concern him, but he was full of doubts and misgivings. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“My worry and my concern were more a matter of pride than anything else,” Mom said. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Armpit pointed out what was written on the back of each ticket, but X-Ray wasn’t concerned. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

I could see that my father was concerned, which was healthy. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

It’s not my business or my concern if she’s a lazy, drunk fool. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

But she was concerned with something more important. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I see the earthquake in his expression, the concern for my safety turn into concern for my sanity. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

She hurried in, wiping her hands on her apron, her brow furrowed in concern. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“I understand your concern, Mrs. Winchell. Honestly, I do. But this is Mia’s normal way of perceiving the world. She can learn to compensate for some things, but we can’t ‘cure’ her. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I knit my old life into my new one, my private concerns into my public work. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

For he knew from the first day of his new life that as far as he was concerned his father considered the greatest force the only appropriate response. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eisenhower understood that allaying the public’s concerns required concrete action. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“Our concern,” said the youth, with a touch of humor, “is that he shall not eat you.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Cabot shared with her his philosophies about life and even a little bit of his theory concerning the potential of humankind. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“What you believe is your own concern,” says my brother. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

It builds body proteins, including some essential elements of blood plasma concerned with blood-clotting. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

This concern is supported by ethnographic work suggesting that employers have fears of violence by black men relative to other groups of applicants and act on those fears when making hiring decisions. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

He always made sure his kids never got into trouble, was concerned about money, and trusted the providence of the Holy Father to do the rest. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fact that there were any good wells at all within a day’s march of the city only went to prove that Daenerys Targaryen was still an innocent where siegecraft was concerned. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Real quiet, I open the napkin drawer, more concerned about Miss Leefolt seeing me than what they saying. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

If anything, seeing her like this, calm, concerned, sober, I’m starting to sec what she once was and I resent her more, because I’m starting to see what he must have seen in her. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

That’s as far as Momma’s concern for me went—a few questions and back to her. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Doc looked concerned, and he bit at his bottom lip. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The country was united in concern for Garfield, even though the bitter differences of the Civil War had been slow to disappear. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“The tip was anonymous, and as far as the investigating officer—who is me—is concerned, the case is closed. There won’t be any more charges.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I understand. We understand. And we were a little concerned, but not mad. Never mad.” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

A closely related problem that is also of concern to writers of science fiction is rapid interstellar or intergalactic travel. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

M. Dupont went on in a calm, deliberate voice: 'My only question concerning Mr Lewis is this. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Elypnotized by mutual mistrust, almost never concerned for the species or the planet, the nations prepare for death. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

"The Imp said—" "It's what I said that ought concern you." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He helped Bob Timmons scrape paint from his shed and weeded flower beds with Mrs. Herbert Crow, a woman who concerned herself with flower arrangements and treated Ishmael’s mother formally. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Over time, the debate concerning the ANC and the party grew progressively acrimonious. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rob was always especially concerned about the welfare of the Sherpas who worked for him. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“In my experience—in our experience,” Mae said, casting a fond glance at Birdie, “it’s best for all concerned if you simply go ahead and be what you are meant to be. Saves valuable time.” Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

As far as public opinion was concerned, the result of the raids was far more positive than even Palmer could have hoped for. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Apparently, they’re not concerned about thieves stealing all the visitor maps at night. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

They, like most tissue- rights activists, are less concerned about personal profits than about making sure the knowledge scientists gain by studying tissues is available to the public, and to other researchers. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

She gives me a look of deep concern as a pixie boy, newly indebted to Madoc, braids her chestnut hair into a crown. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Nine was cool, as far as he was concerned. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The others stood around me, looking concerned and thoughtful. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

She was devoted to him but never tethered to him, and as far as he was concerned, there was nothing wrong in this approach. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

But as Alex raced across Broadway, fire engines and ambulances screamed down the avenue with no concern for traffic lights, and he began to wonder what was going on. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

His sole concern was to find out what they wanted him to confess, and then confess it quickly, before the bullying started anew. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Every step of his journey from Hobbiton to the Ford of Bruinen was questioned and considered, and everything that he could recall concerning the Black Riders was examined. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Still, Pearson had to be more mindful of the concerns of black residents than at the beginning of his career—even if that mindfulness didn't translate into any substantive changes during his tenure. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

But that it also concerns itself with unfair treatment of England’s medieval Jewish population would have ruled it out for the arch anti-Semite Wagner. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

He felt lucky that she didn’t expect him to make wads of money, but he was concerned about their finances all the same. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

But the family also knew another side of Luma—that of a sensitive young woman with a deep concern for the weak or defenseless. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Having been warned that Bobby was “hard to handle,” Kashdan was concerned that the young man might not be a compliant team member. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn't tell if he was concerned or proud. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

One morning, concerned that he hasn’t gotten up for work, she walks in. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

This is a problem that concerns a great many people. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

There was no need for the Father Abbot to concern himself with the underhand dealings of traitor foxes. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Admittedly, I have some anxiety problems, but I would argue it isn’t irrational to be concerned about the fact that you are a skin-encased bacterial colony. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

As far as he was concerned I did not fit as the owner of that stately house because of the way I looked. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Don’t worry about it, Sonny,” Jake said when I expressed my lack of prospects as far as women were concerned. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He seemed more concerned with convincing himself than me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Jethro, although he was concerned mostly with the goodness of the food he ate, was vaguely aware of a troubled preoccupation all about him. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

They’re very concerned that the automobile accident in which you were involved may have affected you more than you are aware. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time I manage to roll out from under the sack and make it up to my knees, a man is gazing down at me in concern. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

The officer was the very Mr. Denny concerning whose return from London Lydia came to enquire, and he bowed as they passed. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

“How that is arranged in your family is not for me to say. The pension comes. That is all that concerns this office.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

He would not reveal his present address in the city, and remained uncommunicative concerning any information that he might be able to furnish this office. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Jean led him into the small house, and though he was concerned for the dogs, Matty found himself looking around as they walked through, remember­ ing what the blind man had asked. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

And as far as the history of the Class of 1943 at the Devon School is concerned, this was the only part of our conversation worth preserving. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were also concerned about the idea of nationalization, insisting that the ANC and the Freedom Charter supported blanket nationalization for the South African economy. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, talks continued between Bobby’s lawyers, Paul Marshall and Andrew Davis, and the Icelandic Chess Federation concerning the matter of the gate receipts. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She tried not to let her concern for him show. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The silversmith was busy drawing a political cartoon concerning tea and tyranny. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

As far as Aristotle was concerned, as we saw in Chapter 3, causal explanations had four components: the formal cause, the final cause, the material cause and the efficient cause. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Course when he start playing dress-up in his sister’s Jewel Taylor twirl skirts and wearing Chanel No. 5, we all get a little concern. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

And I realized that the fathers and brothers and uncles who made my friends stay home were doing so out of concern for their safety. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

This concern has to do with the toll taken on our brains when they are overloaded with information. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I mean, what I did was way, way out as far as white folks were concerned. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everything she could find concerning the Sea of Flames. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I saw a little concern in his eyes because I was leaving, but I couldn’t allow myself to care about leaving anything or anybody in Kakuma. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Hall’s report also caused concern—Soviet spies worried they were being given disinformation. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, the biggest concern was how to deal with the nearly 100,000 homeless. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

Anyway the war is over so far as they are concerned. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a distracted observation, as if it didn’t concern me. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mom is searching for me, her face quiet and concerned. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Sure, maybe I was right and Courtney was only concerned with saving her image. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

As if his primary concern is the welfare of the citizens of Panem, when nothing could be further from the truth. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was a paperback prose translation, abridged, set loose from its numbers, robbed of the music of the ancient Greek but—as far as I was concerned—still a terrific read. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Poillon, concerned that Berkeley’s broad patent claims might provoke a messy interinstitutional fight, pleaded with Lawrence to narrow his claims to avoid controversy. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

When a concerned company worker complained of the leaks, the company addressed the problem by painting the tank brown so the leaks wouldn’t be easily noticed. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Shadow was puzzled to realize that he was far more concerned with breaking the rules by climbing onto the Carousel than he had been aiding and abetting this afternoon’s bank robbery. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

My intense and deeply felt convictions concerning social injustice were aroused. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

A Who’s Who of pesticides is therefore of concern to us all. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

As far as Mother was concerned, if Arm wanted to blast a hole in the side of the embassy, she would help him. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

What most concerned Al Ulbrickson, though, as he watched the British crew working out at Griinau, was how much they reminded him of his own boys. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The coaches, who had always harbored concerns about Billingsley because of his life-style, were not terribly surprised. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I must have looked pretty pitiful, because instead of getting mad, she turned concerned. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mom told my dad about the BBC News report, and how we were concerned that Martin might be affected by the riots. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He was concerned that his family living in Germany would be killed. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

The appropriate answer, as far as she was concerned, was "tired," because the overly cheery instructor forced us to lie down on sticky rubber mats for twenty minutes after "lunchtime picture book." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

What he was most concerned about was getting to the lab sink to wash his hands as fast as possible. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

He’s more concerned with the placement of a butter knife than giving Axel the truth. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I head into the kitchen and Roger’s mother gives me another look of concern. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know you were so concerned about me or my humans. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

With a look of concern, from a plastic bottle she pours precious water into a small empty can. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

Vermeer’s mastery of light’s expressive qualities elevates his concern for the reality of appearance to the level of poetry and subsumes its visual and symbolic possibilities. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

There is the usual academic talk around the table, versions of the same conversation he can’t participate in, concerning conferences, job listings, ungrateful undergraduates, proposal deadlines. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

While I devised a plan, the women in the car showed constant concern for the baby, who could not seem to nurse. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

The authorities were concerned we might “infect” the other prisoners with our political views. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have to be cautious as I move along the water though, because I find my thoughts preoccupied with unanswered questions, most of which concern Peeta. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

And there are indications that these chemicals lodge in tissues concerned with the manufacture of germ cells as well as in the cells themselves. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

There was some concern because things were being planted late in the season, but most of the vegetables had gotten a head start in a greenhouse: string beans, corn, tomatoes, squash, zucchini, cabbage, potatoes, broccoli. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

As far as he was concerned, mine was the slowest, most no-tips time of day, and sometimes he’d stick around most of that hour teaching me things, for he didn’t want to see me fired. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Quite apart from poverty, the variety of social oppressions that most concerned Americans involved unchangeable conditions. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he realized that he really wasn’t there, as far as they were concerned. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ms. Blair seems very concerned, and I try to smile and pretend that I’m all right. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

As far as his appetite is concerned, he’s a Danaïdean vessel that never gets full. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“Mother,” said Teresa, concerned, “he says he’s sick and can’t get up.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Not even the disappearance of the big shepherd dog gave them too much concern. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was the only one who was not so concerned about the possibility of moving. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

As far as the school was concerned, he had gotten away with it, and he graduated with his class—and his Band-Aids. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Big Eva was scared of me, more concerned with her own survival. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“My concern at the moment, Severus, is what will happen when I finally meet the boy!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The obvious solution to my homelessness concerned me only briefly. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The subway doesn’t concern us. We have to get through this gate.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

The look of concern that had been building on Uriah’s face disappears. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Eleanor and I were EleanorandViolet.com, but as far as I’m concerned, the more voices here, the better. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I had decided that Karhide had never let any broadcasts concerning me be used on Orgota stations, but had tried to keep me a national secret. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

He looks at me with concern, and we hurry to catch up with his mother. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

His scientific interests could be thoroughly down-to-earth, not just concerned with the heavenly spheres. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Instead I gave him a wide, confident smile then looked away, as if he didn’t concern me in the least. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He frowned and sat forward, looking mildly concerned. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

She felt immensely important and strange, that all her doings should be an object of concern so far away. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

After the sergeant hung up, there was a lot of flap as everybody gasped in dismay and concern and disappointment. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Teacher was concerned about how behind Neel was in his preparation. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

“It contains a few facts I’m concerned about,” said Nels, pulling a pen from his coat pocket. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I look at Stuart and his face registers concern, but in which way, I do not know. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Water pollution experts throughout the United States are concerned by the fact that detergents are now a troublesome and practically universal contaminant of public water supplies. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

The hobbits did not pay much attention to all this, and it did not at the moment seem to concern hobbits. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Just as obviously, Ella had recited a prophecy—a prophecy that concerned her. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Ambiguity seems to be an essential, indispensable element for the transfer of information from one place to another by words, where matters of real importance are concerned. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

As far as I was concerned, this wasn’t half as difficult as having to sit still all day and not say a word. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Even in the dark, I can see her concern. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I usually notice stuff like that, especially where Erik is concerned, but today I didn’t. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

As far as plants are concerned, we’re just one of thousands of animal species that unconsciously “domesticate” plants. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Nor did he seem very concerned with that particular mission. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

As far as Tad was concerned, they couldn’t get much sturdier than that. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

But this is of little concern for Victor since he’s not dying today. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“It’s been getting clearer and clearer for months. I am becoming seriously concerned, I can’t deny it —” “Then flee,” said Snape’s voice curtly. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Well, they got it listed that you’re concerned with it,” the captain said. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

As far as thousands of private citizens and a large number of government officials were concerned, these strikes were fostered by Communist agitators, eager to throw the United States into turmoil. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

It was longer than any drinking horn that Thor had ever seen, but he was not concerned. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

I knew why he expressed concern for me and my sisters. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

As far as I was concerned, I didn’t have a choice. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

She asks me about more of the things I noticed when I was in her body, and I tell her about the birthmark, about different people I noticed in her classes, about her parents’ concern. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Wes and I look at each other; he’s just as concerned as I am. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

But since they stayed there by the doorway, I guessed they weren’t too concerned and we weren’t in any imminent danger. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

As far as I was concerned, no other actor could play vulnerable quite like Ethan Hawke, and I fell madly in love with him. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

It amounted to assembly-line dentistry, quick and impersonal, and the young captain’s main concern seemed to be the clock. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Bree-folk, Big and Little, did not themselves travel much; and the affairs of the four villages were their chief concern. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

No longer was everyone so obsessively concerned with his uniform. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That is no concern of mine,” my grandmother said. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

“Don’t worry,” I said, noticing the look of concern on her face. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Each time they followed his example, he retreated with concern and racked his brain for some new stratagem that would enable him to turn upon them scornfully again. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

And he knew that Riddle was deeply concerned about the weight his horse was asked to carry. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Realizing that the dilemma of integration wasn’t going to be resolved quickly, everybody seemed to be concerned about our falling behind in our schoolwork. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Fair enough,” he says, “but why were the Abnegation so concerned with finding the Divergent? It wasn’t to help Jeanine, was it?” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

But Patrice wasn’t the type for paranoia, which made me all the more concerned. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

There was such genuine concern in Fahims voice that it hurt. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Some of the older men were concerned that a young woman was speaking for our tribe. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“I’m concerned about the civilians,” he said, “because I don’t want the world to be mobilized against you as a butcher.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“He’ll be killed by the gladiators, then. And everyone concerned with letting him escape is to be punished.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

He could meet with his KGB handlers with ease, since, as far as MI6 was concerned, meeting with Soviet agents was part of Blake's job. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The fact was that where Will was concerned, she was developing a new kind of sense, as if he were simply more in focus than anyone she’d known before. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps they were erring on the side of overpunishment out of concern for the sport’s image. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a couple of weeks, prison officials were so concerned that they sent him to the state hospital for the mentally ill. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

As I poured out my concerns to her, she tucked a napkin under my chin. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was so concerned that I was willing to go to great lengths to meet Chief Buthelezi. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

His one lingering concern may have been a recent United States Supreme Court case that threatened a longstanding feature of high-profile criminal trials in the South: the all-white jury. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The form of the monster on whom I had bestowed existence was for ever before my eyes, and I raved incessantly concerning him. Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was just concerned about me being made into a spectacle. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

“I think so,” said Dumbledore, who was looking at Mr. Crouch with mild concern. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Exactly how it did that wasn’t the pilot’s concern, but making good on that pledge was now Dorothy Vaughan’s full-time job. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

President Kennedy holds a news conference concerning Laos, 1961 The small country with two million inhabitants was, like Vietnam, considered an important place to halt Communist domination of Southeast Asia. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Hints of past events can be found in Native American oral traditions, to be sure, but these are concerned more with interpreting eternal truths than the details of journalism and history. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

His evidence concerning me in particular made me realize that the state would certainly be able to convict me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She does her best to explain her concern. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He strolled off—an easy, good-natured stroll to show he wasn’t concerned that Matt had disturbed his evil game. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

A wave of compassion and concern could have flooded poor and working-class communities in honor of the late Martin Luther King Jr. All of this could have happened, but it didn’t. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The doctors are more concerned with the damage my brain might have suffered from the explosions, since my concussion hadn’t fully healed to begin with. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“You know I had concerns about this placement,” Ms. Willis replied, “but I always say that it’s best for children to be with their family, so I am delighted at how well everything is going.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

He knew what the American Revolution had promised, that slavery violated that promise, and that Franklin had gone to his Maker reminding all concerned that silence was a betrayal of the revolutionary legacy. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

As the visitors tapered off, she became very concerned about collecting the two insurance policies that my father had always been proud he carried. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Other people at Efifi concerned themselves with farming, herding, and carpentry. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She glances at me, and I see concern and curiosity in her eyes. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Did Teenie give you the extra blanket I left for you?” he asked, sounding concerned. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I catch myself thinking, Thank God for this, out of habit, and then I understand what he’s so concerned about. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

When Mr. Coggin departed after the unfortunate debacle concerning our tonsils, a series of other professional cameramen came and went. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chuck asked, not hiding the concern in his voice. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I was grateful to this man for worrying about me, but I couldn’t help but wish it were my own father standing here, concerned about my welfare. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

"Dear dear Petyr," said Varys, "are you not concerned that yours might be the next name on the Hand's little list?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

But the best day of the whole trip, at least as far as my mother and I were concerned, was the day that we had a flat tire in the Ozark Mountains. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

New York’s prison system in the early twentieth century, to his concerned eyes, was in need of complete overhaul. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My truck works just fine, thank you very much for your concern.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Lander’s talk verged on a sermon, concerning the dilemma of finding your purpose once you’ve slipped the yoke of slavery. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

His first concern—as it had always been—was his family’s safety. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“This is extremely serious, and first and foremost I’m glad to hear you say you are okay, Jules. I want you to know that’s my first concern.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The first enigmatic bargain concerned the expansion of slavery into the West and actually occurred in the Confederation Congress that was also meeting in Philadelphia. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

We weren’t concerned about her cramping our style. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I see the concern on their faces as they try to gauge my emotional state. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Once, when the road diverged, Tristran was concerned that they might take the wrong fork. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Some of the most upsetting news for southern sportsmen concerned the bobwhite quail. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

In April, May and June, most of the speeches made in Congress concerned Kansas. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ah! a charitable concern. How long were you there?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Fine,” I said, keeping my voice casual, letting her know how completely out of line her anger was, how her suggestion wasn’t causing me any concern. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He stabbed his finger into the middle of the page and read: I am very concerned about Mrs.— Mr. Birkway stared down at the page. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

It don’t seem too concerned about us, probably thinking it can snap its shell shut and dive underwater faster than we could get to it. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Virginia,” Silvia says, her forehead wrinkled in concern, “you don’t seem like yourself. Have you been sick?” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It doesn’t concern you anymore, Kate. The Improvement is much too close. Mr. Benedict wants you away from here, where you can be safe.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I'm sure there are several other tributes whose biggest concern right now is how to stay warm whereas I may actually be able to get a few hours of sleep. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He calls them his “parents” and takes their concerns seriously. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

But it also exposed the incompatible expectations concerning America's future that animated these same statesmen. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

As far as I am concerned you can chalk that one right up with malaria pills and Bibles for a tedulous topic, but Mother and Father seemed to take it as a shock. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked at Granddaddy, whose brow puckered in concern. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

When 1 am once again whole, I shall visit those factory people; I have deep and abiding convictions concerning social action. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now that he was actually seeing the other team, he seemed not at all concerned about the outcome of the game. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

What did concern me was how I was going to get from the Gemini over to the Agena. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

As far as his colleagues were concerned, his work was of marginal interest unless it could be shown to result in a method for identifying longitude. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

We’re not a very religious family, but where death is concerned, it pays to be open-minded. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

One principal said out loud what many were thinking, expressing concern over “the emotional tendency of the colored to knife and kill.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She was more concerned about me washing dishes and scrubbing floors than keeping my own hands clean. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

It was evident that the sensible decision had been reached to let the two most concerned fight it out alone. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

From them, you get a peek into what’s in the hearts of the grown-ups, buried under all the emotions and rationalizations that come with adult concerns. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

“Your concern is a big plus for these children and the department,” he replied. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

One of the first things Governor Mifflin did when he returned in late October was to ask the College of Physicians to write a report concerning the cause of the disease. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

I knew I hadn’t shared all my troubles with them, and I knew they were terribly concerned that I had gone off to live on my own, but still, their assumptions angered and hurt me. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Another argumentative thread, which began in 1815 and then ran throughout the remainder of the correspondence, concerned the French Revolution. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

The first thing I tell them is that at least where my own particular Black Nationalist organization, the Organization of Afro- American Unity, is concerned, they can’t join us. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He thought it was a good idea to protect the students’ anonymity, too, but he was concerned that people might recognize one another’s handwriting. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“If you’ll allow me to say this again. I’m deeply concerned.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Dothraki were wise where horses were concerned, but could be utter fools about much else. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

This blind spot was evident in a letter printed in the New York Times concerning the play A Raisin in the Sun. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

As far as Charlie was concerned, the Great Hunter was an Indian spirit who lived in our woods. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

As far as they were concerned, we were all just Coalwood kids together. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Reading the message himself, he could understand Leader’s questioning about the supply of fish, and the concern and worry that Matty had felt from him. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

A deer, a large buck, handsome and proud, stepped onto the path, gazed at me for a moment without concern, and sauntered on. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

In this country, for example, we have a multiparty system at present, but so far as the non-Europeans are concerned this is the most vicious despotism that you could think of. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He glanced constantly at the West Door, looking for any sign of Alby and Minho, Newt’s concern having rubbed off on him. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I spoke of my concern that the white minority feel a sense of security in any new South Africa. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Brown noticed Guiteau's frequent visits and knew that the man's request for a diplomatic appointment was the State Department’s concern. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Maybe I should have been honest with Dr. Zimmer's secretary, or pretended to be concerned about the ailing Rosen family and asked where I could deliver a pot of soup. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

It is a major source of our moods and emotions, of our concern and care for the young. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am afraid that I could never work for a concern with a worldview like that.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gets closer, sees the tears in my eyes, and his anger quickly merges into concern. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“The fates have informed me that your examination in June will concern the Orb, and I am anxious to give you sufficient practice.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

She looked so genuinely concerned that Petra and Calder began to wonder if they had jumped to silly conclusions the day before. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

When Curly told his wife of his overnight guard duties, she received the news with no trace of annoyance or concern. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is true the inauguration concerned only one man who by one short oath would renounce the world he knew and could never regain it. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I haven’t any good ideas concerning where to start to describe the contents of her envelope. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

As far as he was concerned, all the Allens were to blame for what happened on that August night in 1957. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

And so far, all he seemed concerned with was Jimmy’s money and how the waiter would feel when they left. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“It’s impossible to be certain without seeing the eyes,” she said, “but the possibility that you were followed to the island concerns me very much.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I back away, pulling Izzi with me, knowing that the quicker we go our separate ways, the better it will be for all concerned. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know,” confessed Clevinger, with a trace of mock concern. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Not that the truth concerning “poor Bonnie’s afflictions” was in the least a secret; everyone knew she had been an on-and-off psychiatric patient the last half-dozen years. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

One might think that Renaissance authors simply weren’t very concerned with being consistent. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Something that she saw seemed to ease her concern; her body noticeably relaxed. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

I was more concerned with who got the credit than whether the campaign would be successful. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Apparently, I didn’t have an overabundance of concerned friends, but some Michigan media, along with a few psychic hotline types, were interested in hearing from The Prophet. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He exchanged another look with his partner; this time, Moss could see the concern. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Haven’t you just said it concerned me from beginning to end?” The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z

She laughed a quiet, librarian-type laugh and said, “Really, it’s not bad news. Unless you had matrimonial plans concerning Miss Hill.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t used to people being concerned for his safety. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Our transportation was Momma’s major concern for some weeks. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

A black administrator for the United States Employment Service echoed the concern: “There has not been a single vacant job in Chicago for a colored man.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

But concerning the allegations against Rose, No. 28 vowed, “We are going to follow out this theory.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The horde were more concerned with licking wounds and feeding their stomachs. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The board wouldn’t let her crash into anything solid, but it didn’t get too concerned about twigs. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

He must have noticed this, because he looks at me, puzzled, gives a little frown I choose to interpret as concern, though it may merely be irritation. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a murmur of agreement, and for a moment all present seemed to be considering whether or not it would be proper to divulge to me the tale concerning this local personage. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I knew that this wasn’t the smartest move, but the need to do something here, anything, outweighed those personal concerns. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

As far as they were concerned, clocks were merely delightful but useless luxury objects—rather like musical boxes. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

He had access to all manner of top secret information, and as far as I was concerned, most especially on matters of national security, he needed no input from me. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Mom and Dad exchanged concerned and mature glances. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Speak to us concerning His unspeakable beauty and danger,” I say, and wait. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

I needed to be somewhere where people wouldn’t be sad, where the thoughts concerned life, not death. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

War was a sure safeguard of sanity, and so far as the ruling classes were concerned it was probably the most important of all safeguards. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

To a certain extent, Conant was bluffing, for the rising concern in Washington and the scientific community about a possible German bomb made an allied effort seem imperative, regardless of the prospects of success. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Gene patents are the point of greatest concern in the debate over ownership of human biological materials, and how that ownership might interfere with science. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

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

It was “we,” the graduating class, the unit, that concerned me then. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

As far as he’s concerned they are dimwits and unworthy of my serious consideration. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The tone of his voice only heightened Thomas’s concern. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

My excitement, however, turned to concern when I saw the cost for the first year was two thousand dollars. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

This whole war is concerned with the killing of brothers. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was not that I cared for her less but that I concerned myself less about everything and everyone. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She gained on them, however, involuntarily: the child’s pace was quick, and theirs rather slow; and she was the more concerned at it, from their being evidently in a conversation which interested them. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

And that is definitely premeditated first- degree murder as far as I’m concerned. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

As far as I was concerned, Cecile had nothing to say about Fern and Miss Patty Cake. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here were two of the unequivocally original patriarchs, declaring that their respective understandings of the Revolution’s legacy concerning slavery were fundamentally different. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

To be honest, it never occurred to me that my mother was concerned about my happiness. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

The concern isn’t limited to children, but many scholars say they are more vulnerable because their frontal lobes are still developing. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“As far as I’m concerned,” Lina was continuing downstairs, “when it comes to husbands, the older the better.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Charles was concerned that the treatment was delaying his barnacle work, but on May 6 he wrote to Henslow that the water cure was doing him good. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only where weight was concerned was man not the measure. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

If Mrs. Janssen sold it so soon after her husband's disappearance, she must already be struggling with money, which I won't allow to be my concern unless it means she can't pay me. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The universe seems neither benign nor hostile, merely indifferent to the concerns of such puny creatures as we. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

As far as the Nazis were concerned, he no longer had a name. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

“But what concerns me now, Harry, is our lesson.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Although Giotto was perfectly capable of producing a geometrically legible space, doing so is not his primary concern. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t even know about race, nor is he concerned with his sisters’ marriage. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only things that concerned the sheep were food and water. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

All of my relief slipped away, and concern replaced it. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The sailor looked at her with what looked like concern and jumbled out words that seemed to be a question, but Amari just shook her head. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

As far as she was concerned, everything fitted; the terrible present fulfilled the recent past. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Without showing the slightest concern for Jemmy's fate, he flicked a glance at the two outlaws. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

As for the Hobbits of the Shire, with whom these tales are concerned, in the days of their peace and prosperity they were a merry folk. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I'm writing in regards to the academic progress of your son, Albin Schaffhauser, which, as you both know, has been a matter of much concern for some time now. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

As far as he was concerned, this was pretty much mostly Grandpop’s fault. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“And this boy needs a little vacation. Far as I’m concerned we can stand down till this thing is over.” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I lie because my mother’s concern annoys me. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

It was clearly implemented to prevent Byzantine grabs at power; but where power is concerned there are always those who find ways to grasp for it. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I looked over at Jazz, expecting her to have her usual devilish grin she always has whenever she thinks people like her food, but instead she looked concerned. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

He talks to him, tells his son about his concern for him. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t thought about the possibility of Zero grabbing info of me from the object—and the idea sends a shiver through me, even as I warm at Hideo’s obvious concern. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It “confirmed all our worries that he had no bed, no bed-clothes, no one to wash his things. But he wasn’t complaining at all, saying instead that it didn’t concern anyone and so on.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The camera moved in for a close-up: Lucy looked concerned, her lips pursed. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

It hurt to think that a good decision—the right decision, as far as I was concerned—seemed to be costing him so much. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Thomas felt like he’d been caught stealing, but he was genuinely concerned—Newt was one of the few people in the Glade he actually liked. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

But Teeth Man seemed more concerned with whether Ernie was all right. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

She was bad where the men were concerned. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Rowan was in pajamas and Citra a bathrobe, neither was too keen to obey, but they both sensed that their nightclothes were the least of their concerns. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“Old battle wound,” he said when he noticed my concern. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now it is a divisive national issue, pitting those who welcome cheap labor against those with concerns about border security and the cost of providing social services. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been reading about Ben. It looks like a chip off the old block as far as basketball is concerned.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shook his head as though to shake off my concern, his eyes glittering. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

We looked for eyes creased with concern, but saw only veils. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

On his free Sundays, Carlos carted the girls off to the Statue of Liberty or the Brooklyn Bridge or Rockefeller Center, but as far as Laura was concerned, these were men's wonders. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“It’s his concern, Marty, not yours. It’s not your dog. You keep to your own business.” Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since Mother seemed so concerned about Grosie and Papa, we held them in awe. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Almost as long as they had been code breakers, Elizebeth and William had been concerned about the impact of secrecy on democracy. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

But your statement, I am sorry to say, fails to express a similar concern for the conditions that brought about the demonstrations. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He was smiling, but his eyebrows were raised in concern. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

The most volatile current debate among American school administrators, teachers, parents, and students concerns “high- stakes” testing. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Ignoring Ms. Faraci’s concerned shouts, I fled the classroom for the restroom. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He clapped me on the shoulder; his face was full of fear, hate, concern for me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even as Garfield's health worsened, Brown sent out telegrams saying: “Rumors concerning unfavorable change in President's condition largely sensational,” and “Surgeons believe President is prospectively better than at any time since shooting.” Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

She had been too wrapped up in her own tiny concerns. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

From my father came no warnings concerning the sun. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Because that concerns me. The fact that you’ve testified about this conversation without having heard any part of it.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“First, there is a high degree of openly expressed concern about the practice of racism in the community. I mean by this that there is a restlessness which has a healthiness about it.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Since no man knew definitively which of the children were his, men showed equal concern for all youngsters. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was concerned about Oliver’s health and wanted to persuade him to receive treatment. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s hard to understand,” she said to Beatrice, “how your stepbrother could go missing for so long and nobody in the family got concerned enough to call the police.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was able to answer the first and last concern promptly. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Various other questions concerning arrangements here in the house during my absence will need to be settled. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Thomas said, “I don’t doubt that at all, Bud. I’m not worried about your body being strong, I’m more concerned about your spirit. Lord knows Mr. Calloway is going to give it a test.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Then they show some very staged- looking shots of concerned citizens welcoming grateful refugees into their homes. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I must have been a sorry sight, because she looked at me with sincere concern. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Even when the world explodes around her, her main concern is that Pm dead. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

But at this news he appeared genuinely concerned. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Across the courtyard, Raizel stood next to her mother, studying a rugelach as though concerned it might crawl off her plate. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

They were all surprised to see me, and we immediately plunged into discussions concerning South Africa. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he inquired whether I had dined, I asked him to serve me with a sandwich in my room, which proved a perfectly satisfactory option as far as supper was concerned. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

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

The four of them together were the kids teachers were concerned about. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

The woman's friendly voice warmed the star, soothed her: just the right mixture of practicality and concern. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

And, in some broad sense, my writing is political because it concerns my movement away from the company of family and into the city. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Other early reports concerned the victories of Ian Smith’s troops in Rhodesia and detentions of government opponents in South Africa. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked genuinely concerned Dimple might say no. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Henry—imagining, perhaps, some trembling Kassandra gibbering prophecies to a chorus of policemen—was far more concerned about the psychic. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

So he was fitting in just fine as far as I was concerned. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Footage of concerned neighbors looking at the blackened skeleton of a home transitioned abruptly to a grainy image of a dorsal fin sticking out of the water. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“An excellent point. As far as I’m concerned, it’s not even worth looking at. Not when you’ve got Hoosier Hill. ” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

—I certainly am glad that you boys have come expressing your concern for your friend. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Garner enjoyed baking, the daily complications of her flower bed, and concerned herself with little else. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

But slow now; slow, quiet, don't turn, don't look, don't seem concerned. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

Currently, as far as the government and my driver’s license are concerned, I was born on September 21, 1980...even though I was still resting comfortably inside my mom’s womb that day. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Jim was concerned that one of Carabayllo’s major health problems might be TB, but Peruvian doctors insisted that the illness was well under control. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

They also had concerns that Paul’s new group was overshadowing the parent organization, and that the two groups were competing for volunteers and for funds. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

And now that I am back in America, my attitude here concerning white people has to be governed by what my black brothers and I experience here, and what we witness herein terms of brotherhood. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The engineers of the concerned municipality sawed off the tusks and shared them unofficially. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother’s concern was almost too much to bear because it meant I wasn’t hiding my anguish very well. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Alex noted that a few of the boys looked concerned, even frightened. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

The steep decline of these numbers over the centuries suggests that, for one of the gravest human concerns—getting murdered—- the incentives that we collectively cook up are working better and better. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

She turns to find Marco hovering behind her, notebook in hand and looking quite concerned. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Well, we’ll catch up to him, and if we don’t—that’s his concern. He doesn’t know where he’s going and, for the matter of that, neither do we.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

My head is churning, this is not good news, what has become of her, how do I find out without showing too much concern? The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Emma was delighted, and only wanted him to go on in the same style; but his mind was the next moment in his own concerns and with his own Jane, and his next words were, Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Lavinia’s face showed no fear—only concern over her father’s condition. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Any rumblings around about somebody trying to sabotage the Saigon government’s attitude certainly have no, absolutely no credibility as far as I’m concerned.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

There seemed to be therapeutic relief in voicing their concerns to me. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

People of goodwill have been unwilling to see black and brown men, in their humanness, as entitled to the same care, compassion, and concern that would be extended to one’s friends, neighbors, or loved ones. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The girl bit her lip, still looking at him with that same mixture of pity and concern. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He was still concerning his mind with the infants yet unborn when something happened he had not counted on: the vine was not long enough. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Where ramblers and visitors are concerned, they are more inventive, only using physical force as a last resort if tales of new-planted grass, or a dangerous bull on the loose, are not sufficient. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

It is you we are concerned with now. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“It’s your mouth that concerns me, not your legs. In fetters, you’re a slave. No one will listen to a word you say, not even those who speak the tongue of Westeros.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

As far as Jefferson and Madison were concerned, only Congress could relocate itself, and it could do this only after it officially convened in Philadelphia. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Hell was and would always be as far as she was concerned, a lake of fire exactly the size of Maycomb, Alabama, surrounded by a brick wall two hundred feet high. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

That time now felt like a distant memory, something so far behind them that they didn’t have to concern themselves with it, not any more. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

His wife, Genevieve, and his friend Bill Buck were so concerned about his sudden attacks of sleep that they chauffeured him everywhere. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom is hovering behind Jack, watching me with concerned brown eyes. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Many a night, I drifted off to sleep, filled with wonder at how the two-edged-sword teachings so hurt, confused, concerned, and upset the government full of men trained highly in all of the modem sciences. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Oh, I feel some concern for my future, all right. Sure. Sure, I do." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

He thought about the boy and his concerns and after a while he said: You’re probably right. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Danny and I were soon involved in a heated discussion concerning two contradictory commentaries on the same passage, and Reb Saunders sat back quietly and listened. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Oh, it’s a terrific plan. It could really ramp up our timetable. Get us to our financing source sooner. I just have one concern. One qualm.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

It was a legitimate concern, but decisions should not be taken out of pride or embarrassment, but out of pure strategy — and strategy here suggested we call off the strike. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Catelyn was sorry she had wounded him, but the matter was too important for her to concern herself with his pride. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

On April 23, President Gerald R. Ford announced the war was finished as far as America was concerned. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

He even glanced at himself in the mirror—and felt foolish to be concerned for his appearance, as though she would somehow see him. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He became conscious that I was watching him and he looked away, laughing uneasily to cover his concern and dislike. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a sense this is the problem I’ve been concerned with all my life. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Okay, to be honest, I can abide by the limitation of obviousness, but the “feels” part was a done deal as far as the Wild Boy of Bainbridge Island was concerned. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

We formed an exclusive—eccentric!—society, separated from others who would never care or be able to share our concerns. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked back and forth between them, their faces all serious with concern. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

But that ain’t my place anymore, and I swallow my concern like a bitter draught. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

She had insisted that no public announcement be made concerning her injury. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

However, we must register our concern about the hippogriff in question. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“She’s got some sort of notion in her head concerning the eternal rights of women; and—you understand—we meet in the morning at the breakfast table.” The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z

“A slavish concern for the composition of words is the sign of a bankrupt intellect,” roared the Humbug, waving his cane furiously. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t vocalize his concerns, out of fear that he’d just make everyone else feel as miserable as him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

But since they were little used by Frodo, being almost entirely concerned with the Elder Days, no more is said of them here. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

And she had several unanswered questions about Fablehaven, not the least of which concerned what was actually going on with her grandma. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“He was more concerned with the hard winter that year, and for the future.” In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

So concerned about wearing the right things, saying the right things, being friends with the right people. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“That’s the conclusion of the testing,” he informed her—or rather it—and Eldon Rosen, who regarded him with writhing worry; the elderly mans face contorted, shifted plastically with angry concern. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

I think he has, but that doesn’t necessarily mean we have to become the best of friends, although as far as I’m concerned, it would make our time here more bearable. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

When I told people at home that I was traveling to Egypt in the spring of 2007, a few were intrigued, but most were concerned. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

"Brother, there seems to be a serious misunderstanding among some of the brothers concerning your work and recent conduct," he said. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you think they’d be equally concerned that we don’t tell people we saw them?” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

We were most concerned about understanding the spacecraft, which was a very complicated bundle of machinery—any part of which could break. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

We’ve caught a great many, but the ones that lend themselves to catching are not the ones the townsfolk are concerned about. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

My partner showed that our experience had reached its climax by getting up abruptly, and my main concern was how to get home quickly. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you wanna keep working, go for it. Far as I’m concerned, we’re only fixing the posts for your science project. And since it’s a prairie dog, no need to fix the fence.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Most American physicians considered pus to be a sign that the body was healing itself, and they weren't concerned. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I will tell him everything anyway. You know this. I will say you are concerned. That is enough. Not crazy, like you are.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why should he, I told myself, be concerned that I, a nobody, had seen him at his forest meeting? Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Consolidated Cinnabar, which mined mercury at Almaden, was a Northern concern. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“The new king’s coronation will be at the autumn solstice. Worry not. I have a plan to ensure our futures. Only concern yourselves with making ready for a great deal of dancing.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

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

He saw anger flash across Diana’s face for just a second before it vanished into an expression of concern. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

"Whatever they do in King's Landing is none of our concern." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

They went back and forth about it, quite concerned, and then, as it was getting dark, my mother came home from work. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“I understand the concern. If you see a seal, don’t swim in that area,” she said, emphasizing the word don't with her hands. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

All things concerning death and burial were said and done. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

He wanted a record of each person and his or her concerns, and afterward I had to quickly interview them myself for their personal and biographical information. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Looked, now, like she was wrong about one thing: you were never shut of people where money was concerned. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Here he was, face-to-face with his enemy, but there was no need to be concerned about dying—the Soul of the World awaited him, and he would soon be a part of it. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another counter-intuitive problem involving seemingly disproportionate probabilities concerns a New York City man who has a woman friend in the Bronx and one in Brooklyn. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Please,” Ash said, “I must do this alone. You do not need to concern yourself with me — I know you have more important things to attend to.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He remembers when she would call Honduras from the United States, the concern in her voice, how she would not hang up before saying, “I love you. I miss you.” Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Jason didn’t know much about Annabeth’s past, but Piper glanced over in concern. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Ella took a special interest in me right away—Hilda must have mentioned some of my troubles in particular, since she was always concerned about me being separated from the family. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fact is, I already thought of that, but hearing him say it out loud makes the concern that much more real, and it ticks me off. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

My mother reports this to me, smiling as if it’s funny, but I know it’s her way of expressing concern. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Aglovale heaved a sigh, and said: “So far as I am concerned, then have not been any Grail adventures. But it has cost me a sister. Perhaps a brother as well.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Any other business owner would be more concerned with the employees cutting themselves, not the stupid cans. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

The centurion was watching with more interest than concern, as if he were examining one of his stupid gutted teddy bears. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

You will perhaps appreciate then my disappointment concerning my witticism yesterday evening. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, I was concerned that my parents might go nuts and trash the whole idea. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

A Hindu upbringing and a Baptist education had precisely cancelled each other out as far as religion was concerned and had left her serenely impious. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

As far as I was concerned, the whole thing was over, and I’d gone there without even thinking about it. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

I slowly pack up my lunch bag and wave goodbye to my friends, who are all looking at me with similar expressions of concern. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“I prefer a hard copy,” he said when she gave him a concerned look. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Mayor Clarkson could have cited his powerlessness, could have pleaded concern for his family, and fled the danger, as many other aldermen were doing. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Painting a picture that justifies her opinion of him—an underdog cursed with an ungrateful son upon whom he has showered love and concern, only to be infamously treated by that son in return. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Such a mishap, I realized that morning, would soon be my concern. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“It is their eyes that should concern you, not their knives,” she warned him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

In his words, “One of the great tragedies of man’s long trek along the highway of history has been the limiting of neighborly concern to tribe, race, class or nation.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

In a way, I guess I thought I didn't really need to concern myself with this type of thing because compared to him, I don't come across as "threatening," you know? Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

It does seem strange, my level of concern over the prep team. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

If this sheet was not necessary as far as she was concerned, then she could remove it, for it was clear enough that Gregor could not derive any pleasure from isolating himself away so completely. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Are you all right, Father Cham?" asked the headmistress with concern. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

After all the rages and beatings concerning those cursed wineskins. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

When it didn't, I became even more concerned about the child. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Grandpa was so sincere, so concerned about the turtles, so convinced that we would answer his 911 that it was obvious Dad had never told him that I had canceled all future turtle walks. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

And what we were all waiting for really concerned only me. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

The dog leaned over him, real concerned, and licked his face. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

As far as Desdemona was concerned, death was only another kind of emigration. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Again and again, I’d read the caution and concern on so many faces when I spoke of having loans to pay off, of not yet having managed to buy a house. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

If one ofmy men told me his sister was in peril, I would tell him that was no concern of his. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

In that event there was no need for concern. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

An aesthetic response or experience concerns the nature of beauty, art, and taste. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

But then, a man who could look at his injured son and think of nothing but how much the doctor bill would be wasn’t likely to be concerned about strangers. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

A chronic fear of being slighted made him avoid his equals, made him stand, where his inferiors were concerned, self-consciously on his dignity. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That boy Roger sounded pretty concerned on the phone,” she continues. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

But my mother’s concerns were valid: I didn't know if I would be able to cope. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“If I ruin this as well, it will be a small thing as far as the world is concerned.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

And anyway, I considered myself to be a pretty good poker player, so I wasn’t too concerned about the consequence. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Later, I heard my parents' concerned voices behind the closed door of the study. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

It did not occur to him that he was really concerned about his own suffering, since the dog had adjusted himself to frailty and old age. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nobody asked questions, although Harry often felt Bill’s eyes on the three of them at the table, thoughtful, concerned. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

A painful concern passed over her face, making her smile look forced. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Not the main concern on both our minds. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She’d been so in her head, his voice was a surprise, his concerned face a foreign arrangement of skin and muscle. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I was concerned that the Communists were intent on taking over our movement in the guise of joint action. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we talked, I quickly was charmed by his sincere interest and concern. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

“Oh my God,” he says, because really, the last person Zahra needs to be concerned about leaking sordid details is Henry. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The medical team’s main concerns — damage to my spinal cord, airway, veins, and arteries — have been allayed. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

A baptism would lift Lourdes’s constant concern that Diana’s unexpected death will send her daughter to purgatory. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

A plasma, a gas of charged particles, is just like a metal plate as far as the Casimir effect is concerned. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“That’s awfully nice of them to take those concerns for our comfort.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Didn’t anyone ask you?” he asked, trying to hide his concern by focusing on rinsing the plate. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Kind and concerned with his welfare, as always? The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Well, I thought, if it concerns me I shall hear soon enough, and if not I shall have saved myself a walk....So with ordinary things I sought to still my qualms. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

The two staff members concerned were, in fact, both housemaids. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

As far as Fabyan was concerned, however, the pamphlets were his. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

When we get to within view of the porch, I see Dad, arms crossed, his reading glasses shoved onto his forehead and his concerned face on. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

I appreciate your efforts, but I feel that you might be overly concerned about a situation that is under control. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

This greatly concerned Volt, and he decided to dissect the animals, to try to see what had killed them. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

As far as I’m concerned, Dana must have done this to herself, and she deserves the grief she gets. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

The mayor instructed the group to “seek the highest possible level of understanding on a totally voluntary basis, acceptable to all parties concerned.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Their dirty blonde hair was frizzled out, like unraveling kite strings dragged through too many hands, but they didn’t seem to be concerned about what they looked like. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Suddenly a whisper of concern made its way through our group. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Elizabeth grew older, Judge Cady may have become concerned about his daughter’s feminist philosophy. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Let her come back,” I says, “far as I’m concerned.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Catelyn was not concerned with what Lady Frey might choose to name her child. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

As far as she was concerned, that would be cheating. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I lived in Atlanta, Georgia, but I had been admitted to the Alabama bar a year earlier after working on some cases in Alabama concerning jail and prison conditions. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“The boy was embarrassed, and confessed that he had observed nothing. His only concern had been not to spill the oil that the wise man had entrusted to him. “ The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Both my father and my grandfather were late starters so far as children were concerned. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Aren’t you concerned about making the wrong moves and having no one there to help you?” for instance. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I fall asleep to the sound of his concern. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

On another day the nuns got all excited because Colonel Aureliano Buendía had urinated under the chestnut tree without being concerned that the schoolgirls were in the courtyard. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Personally, it wasn’t wights that concerned me most, but hollows. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

"Are you all right?" he asked, genuinely concerned, as she approached. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Our concerns are aligned in this: you want the safety of the child they call Redemption, and I want the monster who threatens that. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“And did you hear?” she asked with more concern. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

In fact, the system is primarily concerned with the perpetual control and marginalization of the dispossessed. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

It wasn't the drugs my parents were concerned with. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

If my roots stretched past the property line that separated them, well, that’s never been my concern. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

We were even collaborating with other students to host our school’s first Earth Day celebration, where students could share their concerns and brainstorm ideas to help make a difference in our community. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Nathan’s face filled with concern, as he came to hold me. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was concerned about a purple splotch on my cheek, thinking it was a port-wine stain. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Our biggest concern was Myers, mostly because we knew he would feel incredible pressure once he was brought back to the county courthouse, and he'd broken under pressure before. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

From that day on, as far as I am concerned, everything that my brother Reginald has done is wrong. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re going to your first pep rally,” he said, concern on his face. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there was Javier, a few feet away, worry and concern all over his face. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He looks over, his forehead lined with concern. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Matthias’s main concern was to get safely away with the sword. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

WITNESS: They have got no vote as far as Parliament is concerned. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ma’am, are you okay?” the officer asked, concerned. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

We joked and talked, but his chief concern had always been my “schoolin’ ” and “church raising” as he called it. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Layla shot Ivy one more concerned look before she walked back to the living room area. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“No student is permitted to leave his seat for any reason other than a dramatic health concern once a section of the achievement tests has begun. There are no exceptions.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

The remaining eight hundred or so are refugees in District 13—which, as far as I’m concerned, is the same thing as being homeless forever. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

As far as the doctors are concerned, I’m even better than Gottlieb. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“My hands are none of your concern,” he replies. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

What concerns me is the troubled look on her face. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Janna, I know your number one concern is privacy. What if I make a promise that nothing will change in terms of that. I’ll treat your space as a separate room. Completely.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

But she was concerned enough about Etty to write down these conversations. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mark dropped his hands and looked into Alec’s eyes, which were hard and gray in the low light of dawn, but also filled with genuine concern. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Loath to take that risk, they spoke only to each other about their concerns, and the secret brought them closer. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I ask Mom why Dad’s mad at Kyro, but she says, “It’s nothing for you to be concerned about.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

We soon got to the heart of the matter: what really concerned Farmer was what I would write about him in Cuba. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

As far as he was concerned, he would never acknowledge that bathroom ever again. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“It is your concern. I have my orders and must obey them.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We cannot feel the bars unless we push against them. My father says it would be easier if we did not concern ourselves so with each other. Perhaps he is right.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Toward the end of the meeting, Mr. Clutter said, “Now I have something to say concerning one of our adult members.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whatever was about to happen to me apparently had a mental- health angle — I had become what my mom refers to as a “student concern.” Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He dared ask nothing concerning them, but he dragged his load doggedly, and he ate hastily his bowl of rice, and slept the day fitfully through in the hut behind the straw. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

The culture of ascent was characterized by intense competition and undiluted machismo, but for the most part, its constituents were concerned with impressing only one another. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Ivan and all his remaining brothers were gathered behind her on the road, watching with matching expressions of concern. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

The man was concerned: he felt his companion’s shoulder and arm tenderly, and embraced her swiftly before calling to Will. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I tell you this in the strictest of confidences, because you seem to be so genuinely concerned. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

If Apollo would give it the matter was settled as far as he was concerned. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here at Manderley a new day was starting, the things of the garden were not concerned with our troubles. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Really” “Yes, really. And, so for as this Quest for the Holy Grail is concerned, he seems to have been doing a sort of advanced course in Catholic dogma.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The doctor, well-disposed, gave me many warnings about the dangers of this project insofar as my contact with Negroes was concerned. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

As far as I was concerned, the sun could have melted the blue right off the sky. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

We together on a huge hall’s speaking platform, and that vast audience before us, miraculously manifested, as far as I was concerned, the incomprehensible power of Allah. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lawrence’s concern, Frank recalled, was that politics might cause dissension and distraction on the laboratory floor—creating what he called “inhomogeneity” in the lab. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

It was in this tenement that the personality of my father first came fully into the orbit of my concern. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother, concerned about the effects on her children of a drawn-out legal affair, opted to settle out of court, despite believing she had a larger wrongful death case. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Even though the class was concerned for Ralph’s safety, everyone felt let down. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

Kaunda, who had once been a member of the ANC, told us he was concerned about our alliance with white Communists and indicated that this reflected poorly on us in Africa. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Litch located Hunt, ill in her own tent, and expressed his concerns. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

His benign smile is less sure now, and people in the audience are beginning to speak amongst themselves, concern rising like the tide. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I saw the concern on Aunt Goldie’s face, and I watched Mama pat on her, pat on Peach, and exchange a tired look with Daddy. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

This, not my fear of setting off alone into a deserted town, should have been my first concern. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I take a deep breath and say, “They’re not home right now,” which is true, and doesn’t elicit either questions or concern—neither of which I could deal with in the moment. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Missing the innocence of an hour ago when my only concern was touching the hand of a girl I thought I might love. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

In 1940, Hitler’s sights were firmly set on conquering Europe, but Roosevelt was concerned that South America might be a future target. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Maybe you shouldn’t watch this,” Rishi said, looking at his little brother in concern. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He's got the same concerned look on his face as the man walking the two dogs and Dr. Shabani at the race. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

With them I normally will observe the politesse of secular society concerning religion—say nothing about it. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Between 1890 and 1900, even as questions and concerns about human heredity and its manipulation became central to policy makers in America and Europe, Mendel’s name and his work were lost to the world. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

As far as the two-spheres theory was concerned, the voyages of Vespucci were deadly. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Ulbrickson’s concern ratcheted up another level when he started taking a good look at the British crew. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Moss set his concerns aside for the moment. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He watched expressions chasing each other across Idunn’s face—disbelief, puzzlement, and concern. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

I suppose I should add a few words here concerning the matter of the actual volume around which this small episode revolved. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Pontellier’s mind was quite at rest concerning the present material needs of her children, and she could not see the use of anticipating and making winter night garments the subject of her summer meditations. The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z

A principal at a school in Shanghai that figured into the international testing was concerned enough about the stifling atmosphere that he instituted reforms to foster more creativity. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

A police captain who knew well the animosity between the Black Belt and Packingtown communities was deeply concerned. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

"They seem concerned about you. They've been waiting for a long time." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She knew that she would be bruised and sore later, but that was not a concern now. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Beatrice walked outside with Jeremiah and explained her concerns to Coach Luma: she wanted to know that her son would be safe and with an adult. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

He has a concerned expression on his face that doesn’t look right. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

The more difficult answer—the more courageous one—is to say yes, yes we should be concerned about the behavior of men trapped in ghettoized communities, but the deep failure of morality is our own. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The curriculum was extremely quantitative, focused on figuring out how to maximize benefits and minimize costs, without much concern for what those benefits achieved and the costs created. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

As far as the outside world was concerned, I had just been an ordinary Marine with no specialty at all. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could not understand what concern it was of Maxim’s. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Their biggest concern is my face, although I think my mother did a pretty remarkable job healing it. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

A concerned and flustered Conrad rushed into the house to greet me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I realized then that I had no more to fear concerning my faux pas in turning off their music. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I talked to Ernie about my concerns, he brushed them aside. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the end of the thirtieth day of festivities, with sixty days more of partying to enjoy, Buttercup was genuinely concerned that she might lack the strength to endure. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Harry had been afraid of the “concerned parent” attack. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Just as Joe Slovo had taken the initiative concerning the suspension of the armed struggle, he again took the lead in making another controversial proposal: a government of national unity. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m more concerned for your safety. She might be pretty and might impress you with her cleverness, but she’s still an assassin, Dorian.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Most of the stories we have, however, concern two gods, Odin and his son Thor, and Odin’s blood brother, a giant’s son called Loki, who lives with the Aesir in Asgard. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Dad must have noticed, because he started to get that concerned look in his eyes. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

These are dark days I will tell you of, dark days and hidden things, concerning the ends of the earth and the death of the gods. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

As far as the troll was concerned, his territory was being encroached on. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” Violet said, “and then, if you don’t mind, I should love to look at any of your books concerning mechanical engineering. Inventing things is a great interest of mine.” The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

They knew how to fire up a church the old-fashioned way, without talk of politics and bad mouthing and negativity but with real talk of God and genuine concern for its parishioners. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She seems unconvinced and leaves him with a parting look he’d probably be concerned about if he cared more about things that aren’t Henry’s mouth right now. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“They worry lest we join the partisans . . “As far as I’m concerned, this whole business of deportation is nothing but a big farce. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

After we had been sent to Robben Island, there was concern among our supporters that we would not be permitted to study. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I expressed concern for him, and he told me that he had a loaded rifle in his home, and “I can take care of myself. ’ The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was still plenty of time before the race, but the trainer was increasingly concerned. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mummy gives me a hug, one of her long, concerned hugs, but I don’t speak to her about anything. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

It seemed a petty concern but an easy issue to address. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

As far as the segregationists were concerned, racial integration and Communism were one and the same and posed the same kind of threat to traditional American values. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

That didn't mean that he wasn't very concerned about what he was hearing from folks on the row, especially about race and the kind of jury he would get. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Whenever the conference adjourned, I noticed, as no doubt his lordship did with some concern, that Mr Lewis would quickly take M. Dupont away to some comer or other where they could confer quietly. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps the most troublesome situation concerns the codling moth, which is now resistant to DDT in practically all of the world’s apple-growing regions. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“You know, you might not want to share your concern that Joaquin’s a psychopath with people we just met.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I know how concerned Isaac is, but I also know that Jasmine doesn’t want to talk about her dad all the time. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

A quibble arose concerning the phrase “break out.” The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I had been alone I would have paid no heed to them, so concerned was I with finding some direction in the strange duststorm. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

This call for a worldwide fellowship that lifts neighborly concern beyond one's tribe, race, class, and nation is in reality a call for an all-embracing and unconditional love for all men. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

C.P. put away his concerns from the night before and concentrated on leading a group discussion of interracial violence, the subject he had broached on Monday night. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

As far as the neighbor was concerned, it was William who was the distinguished member of the family. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Gruesome reports reached the farm concerning a posse that had strung up some colored troublemakers the previous night. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Whatever they had learned did not concern the Night’s Watch, but Jon was curious all the same. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

‘Wait, Johnny. What is that middle name? It begins with “L.”’ ‘As far as you are concerned, it ends with “L” too.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

But now, feeling reassured by Jamison’s interest and concern, she told him the startling thing that the old dyer had said with such certainty. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"O enlightened Vizier," said the Tisroc, "bestow your wisdom upon us concerning this strange proposal." The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

“Are you feeling all right?” she asked, sounding concerned. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“It’s a long and dangerous journey,” he began softly, and a furrow of concern creased his forehead. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

But when she saw his eyes, his face, her tone became guarded concern. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Cecilia was calling down in a voice that sounded hoarse with concern. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The Soviets did show, though it became evident with their first appearance on the tarmac at Geneva that the State Department’s concerns about their political intentions were well taken. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

And, as far as I was concerned, her it-won’t-happen-again was nothing more than a challenge. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“The concept of a safe rate of radiation,” the study declared starkly, “simply does not make sense if one is concerned with genetic damage to future generations.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“He reported to you a concern about how his mother might react if he sold to the defendant? Did 1 hear you say that, Mrs. Heine?” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Our principle concern,” he explained, “was to keep information and atomic scientists from falling into the hands of the Russians.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was concerned about the inability of people in the local community to get a fair picture of what was going on. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

This aroused the stranger’s attention, and he asked a multitude of questions concerning the route which the dæmon, as he called him, had pursued. Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cars from the adjacent highway zoomed by without a care, without the slightest concern that just yards away a devastated family grieved. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Be that as it may, since that first witticism concerning the gypsies, I have not been able to think of other such witticisms quickly enough. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m concerned you may have gotten off to the wrong kind of start this semester, Ryan Dean.” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Women packinghouse employees caused greater commotion among men who did not want to address women’s concerns. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

But I did not really like the Senegalese I met in the market They were concerned only with their sale of produce. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hi,” I say to Ty, who is looking at me with a lot of concern. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“But as far as the food in the room and your two visitors last night are concerned,” Farrow said, “I think I’m going to have to put you on in-room detention.” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He takes his hand away, lazily almost, lingeringly, this is not the last word as far as he’s concerned. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

If you care about his lordship, shouldn't you be concerned? The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

They seemed particularly concerned, for religious reasons, with preventing the state from performing an autopsy on their son's body. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

"Your wishes are not my concern. On your feet, or I'll have you carried." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

My mother had lost a great deal of weight, which concerned me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Riley asked me, her brow knitted, too, as though she were concerned about me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked at the flag with some concern. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Basta’s heart would probably have missed a beat at the sight of it, but Dustfinger was much more concerned about the guards outside Capricorn’s house. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

We don’t know where they’re going or who’s encouraged them to move — but we are aware they are moving—and we are concerned what it might mean. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

From then on, concerned about his own faith, the priest did not come back to visit him and dedicated himself to hurrying along the building of the church. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

That led Genie to figure that “concerned” was grown-up code for “scared.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I told them about my concern about getting a passport, and they told me not to worry. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some expressed concern that an emphasis on rote learning was smothering creative thinking and intellectual risk-taking. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

The last had cost me dearly, but for once I wasn’t concerned about money. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

If economics is a science primarily concerned with incentives, it is also—fortunately—a science with statistical tools to measure how people respond to those incentives. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

“I’m not even going to ask you where you’ve been. Go to your room and go to bed. That’s where Jim is. What goes on inside that filthy pit doesn’t concern either one of you.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The study of philosophy was thus seen as a preparation for the study of theology because both disciplines were concerned with the explication of authoritative texts. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

There was a god or goddess for every human concern. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even if she had been concerned, there were reverberations of Calvinism strong within her, which would have protested vigorously against the vanity of regret for a passing beauty. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

As far as the newbies were concerned, Sunny was a long runner and Patty ran the in-between. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

She keeps telling her that Stephen has a concerning history of tormenting kids and that he patrols the neighborhood preying on them after school. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Just the gentle pressure of her rough hand conveyed her own concern and assurance to me. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Supreme Court decided that as far as schools and education were concerned, the separate-but-equal concept did not apply, because the facilities provided were always unequal. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

There are therefore two great problems which the Party is concerned to solve. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Tyson was staring down at me, his one big brown eye full of concern. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

The topic of disagreement is unknown, but likely concerned species formation, variation, and heredity. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

His voice was a mix of mild concern and fatherly pride. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The quality of the care concerned them; they thought I was at risk for infection. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

They crossed the room with long strides, both their faces creased with concern. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

General Clinton, concerned about what General Howe was planning and doing, made use of a mask to write a secret message in a letter to General Burgoyne. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Funny how my slob of a daughter is suddenly concerned with cleanliness. When have you ever cared about that before?” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

But when such remarks caused him additional fears and concerns, he just enforced new rules upon his children—hard-to-follow, strict rules. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

But my main concern was seeing the trustees and after more than a week of seeing the city and being vaguely encouraged by secretaries, I became impatient. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Where the penguins were concerned, nothing was ever too much trouble for him. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

This created a sense of solidarity, which caused great concern among the white authorities. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everybody was looking at me—with concern, or pity, or maybe a litde fear. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I brush off her concerns about my ribs, and we take our places in the line. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Dad told her he was never one to be concerned about “pride of appearance,” as he called it. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

I adore the history of the arts, especially when it concerns writers, poets and painters; musicians may come later. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

In effect, the agenda concerned the Super’s fate. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

She looked so concerned at this that I realized I must have touched a nerve. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Mama was concerned about charity, about earning what she got by pulling her own weight, not making a fuss, and being kind to others. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

The first scientists appear, as far as their religious beliefs are concerned, to be a more or less random sample of the intellectuals of seventeenth-century Europe. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Ismail and Monty, however, were disturbed by my belief that the ANC needed to take the lead among the Congress Alliance and make statements on its own concerning affairs that affected Africans. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

While dramatic progress was apparent in the political and social realms, civil rights activists became increasingly concerned that, without major economic reforms, the vast majority of blacks would remain locked in poverty. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Even today, when so much about the myth of the macho no longer concerns me, I cannot altogether evade such notions. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I suggest that we defer further action until we have acquired a really complete set of information concerning at least one living thing. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

By midday Jonas’s absence would become apparent, and would be a cause for serious concern. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

The second case concerned a man in his twenties who was driving a truck with his wife in the passenger seat down Blacksmith Fork Canyon, a steep, windy road. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The whole pageant seemed like such a lost cause that it didn’t even occur to me to be concerned by the fact that I didn’t have an escort. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The mulefa were happy to let her, but too busy to be concerned. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Maybe I need to be concerned about my neighbors, too? The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Addison shook the glasses from his face and peered at the bird, his eyes wide with concern. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Mom and Dad looked concerned, but Mrs. V held me tightly and bounced me on her knees. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Was Aru overreacting, or was that a definite look of concern on Hanuman’s face? Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I believed the concerned look on his face revealed confusion about what he was going to do in light of this evidence, and I considered the judge's newfound confusion and concern to be real progress. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The other type concerns the origin of good institutions. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“If you are so concerned with my fate, why do you visit me only now?” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“I wonder. It doesn’t sound as if Mrs. Coulter is very concerned about the child one way or the other. Perhaps Miss Carmichael wanted to get hold of her for some other reason.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

She wished it away, willed it out of existence inasmuch as her daily life was concerned. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

"They earned the silver. How they spend it is no concern of mine." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He was not concerned, Mr Compson said, about the courage and the will, nor even about the shrewdness now. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

Constitution—with a couple of short sentences, solemnly agreeing to take on the country’s every concern. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Rivera called again at noon, concerned because the apartment was getting colder by the minute, my mom told them to stop by. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Thus, as far as plant and animal domestication was concerned, the head start and high diversity lay with Eurasia, not with Africa. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

At first the doctor did not seem concerned. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It is the cleanliness of your immortal soul that should concern you now, not such vanities of the flesh.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

But the dead of the city were only concerned with Ophie. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

As far as I was concerned, verdict or no verdict, her innocence was not in doubt. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked at his concerned, innocent expression and was disoriented again by the force of his gold-colored eyes. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Isaac, I feel a growing concern about our position. If you agree, head over to that power station, and I’ll cover you.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

She worked at a nursing home every day trying to keep her family together, and had a motherly concern about the welfare of her children. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were all being terribly concerned, saying how awful it must be for me, but I could see it on their faces: thinly disguised disapproval. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rowan’s clumsiness was the least of her concerns. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The most stubborn problems were concerned with peanuts. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

As the leaders of the Action Committee, we were worried that the others would wonder at our absence and I was concerned about who would be running the campaign. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This girl is not our concern. And you are late. We dare not keep him waiting.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

They murmur to each other and then look with concern at the empty seat. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

No one seemed concerned about Edward, though I explained over and over that he was the hero — how he had pulled me out of the way and had nearly been crushed, too. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Kehler knew nothing of the unfolding Pentagon Papers drama, but got the sense there was something more than concern for a friend behind the questions. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

It was low-key, and the magistrate seemed no more concerned than if he were handling a traffic summons. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most teachers are also concerned regarding which cultures to include, and if they include too many, that they will be covering the content very superficially. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

The man in black kept advancing, and Inigo was aware that behind him now he was coming closer and closer to the edge of the Cliffs, but that could not have concerned him less. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

We know very little about the later factors, concerning the evolution of intelligence or the lifetime of technical societies. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was concerned about gangrene but didn’t mention it. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Individual praise wasn’t what Jones and Allen had been concerned about. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

It seemed to Polly that he gazed at his wife with genuine concern. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The concern in his eyes made me nearly sick with self-loathing. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

As he neared the Hickock farm, he stopped at several neighboring homesteads, ostensibly to ask directions, actually to make inquiries concerning the suspect. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her one concern was the safety of Crow. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

As far as Katherine was concerned, there was no reason why she shouldn’t use those as well. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“As far as I’m concerned, 105 does not exist.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Our friend the chef de train was right. There is a woman concerned in this.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were two more questions he was burning to ask . . . but they concerned the guilt of living people. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

They said her constant weariness and tears were from her concern over my mediocre studies. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It's loud enough for me to hear that it concerns whether or not the boy from District 3 should stay or accompany them. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“I will not lie; I am deeply concerned,” he said. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Do you really think it’s a good idea to let the enlisted men in ?” he asked with concern. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Two American authors, best-sellers in the Holy Land, had helped to spread and intensify the concern for the American black man. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sat down and, looking at me, continued, “Well, do you have any concerns or questions?” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Their immediate concern was to save Lucas from the jaws of death, for that they would accept any responsibility. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I'm fine, but thank you for your concern." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

She looked genuinely concerned, and Ash could only shake her head. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

After introducing himself, he facilitated a conversation that would last about an hour, asking people to share their stories and describe their concerns about life in the neighborhood. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

When we return to our table, Julia catches my gaze, and her eyes are full of concern just like mine. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

His greatest reservation was a worry about the loud noise which the fall must create and which presumably would arouse, if not fright, then at least concern on the other side of all the doors. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

Adrenaline courses through me, wiping all the concerns of the day from my mind as I focus on the immediate threat before me. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The boys were welcome to \\ them so far as Theon was concerned. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t have imagined the likes of an electric range, or a land where women concerned themselves with something called waxy yellow buildup. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

If the voice sounded less dominant and more concerned, the surgeon tended to be in the non-sued group. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

This was a late second marriage, and there wouldn't be any concern about what religion they should choose for their children since all. their children were already grown up and chosen. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Nancy and C. J. noticed with some concern that the monkey workers around the building were not wearing respirators, despite Dalgard’s order. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I was concerned about their safety or whereabouts, I could always check in with the agents, but I tried not to. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Sometimes she hummed so softly that the child heard the deep concerned breathing of terror above the sound of the humming. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad looked over at me with concern, even though the world had gone white with snow, so he really should have been keeping his eyes on the road. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She must have made a noise, some small whimpering, because suddenly both Gitl and Shmuel stopped laughing and looked at her with concern. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt that he no longer needed to run away, at least as far as Hooper was concerned. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Moss looked to his mother, whose brows were creased in concern. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Schmid himself voiced his sincere concern regarding the danger to Fischer’s career if he walked out of the match: “What will happen to Bobby? What city would ever host a match for him?” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Their choice of what to write about will necessarily be shaped by their own interests and concerns. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

As far as we are concerned, events before the big bang can have no consequences, so they should not form part of a scientific model of the universe. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The prospect of a blind fog, as always, concerned him. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Where was your concern when you were stealing those peculiars’ souls?” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I am concerned that she may mean to end me. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

They were more concerned with price—it should be affordable—and that it have the number of rooms they needed, including a study for Charles, as well as quarters for servants. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

A humane society truly concerned about its children would worry less about oddballs, computer games, and clothing, and more about creating the kind of schools kids would never dream of blowing up. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They all look just as concerned as I probably do. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dr. Cooke looks concerned and writes down some notes. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t overly concerned in the beginning—nor were Dennis and Jack, for that matter—that I was employing my own life as material for my alter identity. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You might think I’m overreacting, but I can’t take any risks where my family is concerned.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Nigerian Ambassador was deeply concerned about the Afro-Americans’ plight in America. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first, they don’t seem too concerned about the rain, but then it starts to pick up more. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

I’m willing to be a philanderist for peace, but a lady can only go so far where perspiration odor is concerned. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Giles was more concerned with food than with the conversation, though now and again he remembered my existence and flung me a remark at hazard. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

We were a little concerned that when we had paying guests, which would be soon, this might be a problem. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

As far as the Tuskegee airmen were concerned, it was the best plane in the world. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“I think the spirit of it applicable to every man concerned in the administration of the finances of a Country.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

I think the health of our civilization, the depth of our awareness about the underpinnings of our culture and our concern for the future can all be tested by how well we support our libraries. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A tiny nick on my arm, but you’re sweet to be concerned. Blood from our right side can cure anything, you know, but blood from our left side is deadly—” “You dimwit!” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

His concerned look morphs into a slight chuckle followed by a full-blown laugh. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

As far as they were concerned, we had won. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What are you saying?” her mom asks, and there’s definitely concern in her voice. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

And I thought I might postpone my retirement to Texas because of my concern for that child, and search for Dr. Grumman. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stayed in the sewing room, spinning out dire predictions for the newlyweds, every one of which was borne out to the letter, as all concerned were later able to verify. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

For one thing, nobody seemed much concerned about crime. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I could see that my father was concerned, which was healthy. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

As far as I was concerned, it was not an activity fit for a sports-playing boy. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

An even more serious problem concerns the vector of yellow fever, for centuries one of the great plagues of the world. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Thomas Hobbes had worried about a state of nature that was “poor, nasty, brutish and short”; Galton was concerned about a future state overrun by genetic inferiors: poor, nasty, British—and short. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

As the coach talked, Jason studied Leo with concern. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“I appreciate the concern, but I don’t need two extra moms!” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

"There were some important last-minute details concerning tomorrow's lecture that kept me." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was quiet and her concern seemed sincere. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Compton placed the concerns of rank-and-file scientists about the social and political implications of the bomb on the committee record, via a memo from the Met Lab’s Franck. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Well, those days were over as far as I was concerned. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s of no concern to yours. In any case you’ll be safer here.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

It had started last year, because some parents were concerned that their children did not know the national anthem or the pledge. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Another guess concerning the hypothetical experiment’s object: the elimination of war. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Her blue eyes are full of very real concern. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

All mindless authority, as far as they were concerned. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t realized how much I’d worried, even now, that I might not be “still me” as far as he was concerned. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Robin Hood barks at us, concerned that roughhousing is about to happen. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

The concerned look in Juanita’s eyes told me she truly believed the rumors. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“I hate that we’re having this conversation when I have to leave for class, Malú,” Mom said, glancing at her watch before giving me her concerned parent look. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

She smiles, a mix between a concerned pout and a grin, which makes her face look lopsided. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

If he was not concerned about his injuries, she was. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

And then the policeman said, “Well, I think that probably settles it as far as I’m concerned.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Far as I was concerned, the sooner the better. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Rumors had appeared in newspapers that I was at death’s door and she had become quite concerned. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

One can be, indeed one must strive to become, tough and philosophical concerning destruction and death, for this is what most of mankind has been best at since we have heard of man. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

I realized that Fito was concerned that he’d scared me away and that if he had, he would lose out on the rent he would be getting from us. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

As far as she was concerned, nothing had happened except that she had found her friend. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

This was a school system in which the matter of proximity outweighed such petty concerns as what may or may not be appropriate for a busload of eleven-year-olds. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

We have more important things to be concerned about. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Desperate was white noise, as far as Eleanor was concerned—it was the hope that pulled at her heart with dirty little fingers. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

To all the stubborn parties obstinately concerned with this matter, it was The Principle of the Thing. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is no longer concerned primarily with the prevention and punishment of crime, but rather with the management and control of the dispossessed. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“You can be either cruel instructor or concerned boyfriend.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Especially when Mom and Dad looked so proud—something that didn’t happen every day where I was concerned. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

“The irony is that everyone acted more concerned with us mocking their precious rite of passage than with drunk driving or girls getting roofied.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I had no doubt that she violated her orders, and I would never counsel her not to do so, but it concerned me greatly that she might spend time in prison. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put air quotes around safety, as if it weren’t really a thing to be concerned about. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

As far as I’m concerned, the whole thing was a bad dream. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Money, rent, jobs were not a concern; she did not think about these things in her real life, so they did not appear in her fantasy life either. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He was more concerned about the money than he was about food. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Tanner opened with a real quiet, concerned voice, so I’d know how sensitive he was to my situation, how he understood this was a “heavy” time for me. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

As rumors circulated about the dangers of the new product, ethyl’s ebullient inventor, Thomas Midgley, decided to hold a demonstration for reporters to allay their concerns. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

As far as he was concerned, the mystery of it all was a great way to keep his mind off missing Mom. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

History was held to be concerned with facts—with things people had done. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

They appear in the doorway, holding tea and toast, their faces filled with concern. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You’ll have to work that out with Claude. The only kind of deal I can make concerns money, and we don’t have any more of that.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would be costly politically for anyone to ignore or discount black people’s needs and concerns. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

As far as they were concerned, young kids wandering aimlessly around a mall were just asking for trouble. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“If you do that,” he concluded, “then I’ll understand that this is a private concern.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

The gene, meanwhile, invades discourses concerning race, racial discrimination, and “racial intelligence,” and provides startling answers to some of the most potent questions coursing through our political and cultural realms. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

He didn’t like what she was doing here in the cave, and when he tried to express his concern, she brushed him away. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

It was from the Examiner and concerned the Highway 6 frog massacre. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“General Pickett is gravely concerned, sir. He wishes to inquire if there are any Yankees left. He says to tell you that he personally is bored and his men are very lonely.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s got to get old,” Cabot said, shaking his head, almost sounding truly concerned. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Only four people are here, which is the right number for any store as far as I’m concerned. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

His vast concern for “racial purity” obviously does not extend to all races. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here are some of the things that they said I’m very concerned with the general public’s lack of mathematical skills. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Teachers and administrators have an obligation to make dignity for everybody—not just the popular and the conventional—an urgent educational concern, in the same way they’ve taken on racism and other forms of bigotry. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was stunned at this amount, and baffled at his lack of concern. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Since I had become a Soul and since Froelich had started attending rehearsals, I had become less concerned about him, but Ham was another matter. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Completely unable to dispute his theory with anything but the most elementary concerns. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

If we had actually learned to show love, care, compassion, and concern across racial lines during the Civil Rights Movement—rather than go colorblind—mass incarceration would not exist today. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

How could anyone, even a God distracted by many other concerns, allow this to happen? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, she had bigger concerns than Octavian’s petty remarks or Rome’s contempt. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

It said the move was necessary because of a concern that noise from the Permian band would distract the Carter coaches when they tried to talk to their players. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though Big Ma read her Scripture daily, she hadn’t considered forgiveness where Cecile was concerned. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is, as I say, irksome to have to hear the way these same people now talk of those times, and in particular, what some have said concerning his lordship. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

As far as Dell was concerned, Cheddar could pull his own weight back there. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

The demons of Arthur’s cavalry were not concerned with ransoms, it was now seen, and they were prepared to go on smashing their heads against the wall of his cavalry until it broke. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there was still a major concern holding him back. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Senghor was greatly concerned by Oliver’s condition and insisted that he be attended to by his personal physician. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he had equally pressing concerns about Livermore. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Even though it was Maplewood, I was still concerned about my safety. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

The motorcade then took a circuitous and unfamiliar route to Marshall Square as if they were concerned we might be ambushed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

If you are concerned about this score, we suggest you seek professional help regarding that ax issue and perhaps develop your level of responsibility, beginning with a single bean plant. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

“My wife’s suggestion. I’ve been plagued over the years with headaches, you know. Not that it should concern you. But when they made their return — this is about the time you reappeared — she said — well.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

On most questions Descartes is a rationalist, but as far as the laws of nature are concerned he appears to want to have it both ways. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

They saw someone who was selfish, who openly moped during the game and didn’t show the slightest concern for his fellow players. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He saw concern and something less easily definable in Hermione’s expression. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

But soon his hunger left; soon he was taking it a little easier; soon his mind rose from the desperate call of his body and concerned itself with the danger that lurked about him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

His friends had expressed concern because of Andrew’s recent extreme fits of depression. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Taryn and I start for home, with her giving me concerned glances. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Apparently, Ms. Blair had called my mom to tell her she was concerned about my well-being. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

As far as my profession was concerned, it was Gaur who did more than just offer advice. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t have much of a conscience where food is concerned, especially when I’m hungry.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

It was also clear that Tom had dealings with the Elves, and it seemed that in some fashion, news had reached him from Gildor concerning the flight of Frodo. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He heard vague announcements related to football, homecoming, the Associated Student Body, and other things that didn’t concern him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

As far as industrial food companies are concerned, that’s all we need to know. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

The news that he had less than a year to live seemed a matter of little or no concern to him. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Even so, as far as I was concerned, I was making progress. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

There was no mistaking the sound of a nun who was equal parts concerned, annoyed, and frustrated that she’d have to wade into the mud herself to save one of her more stupid students. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

But his immediate concerns lay with Etty and the other children. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But there’s something in the air, something off, and it concerns me.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“You are right in refusing to help. It is no concern of yours.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Jack Neylan was concerned that the demands of Washington service would expose Berkeley’s faculty star to the no-win politics of the nation’s capital. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Baba isn’t that concerned about how the tent is split up. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

I would kinda hope all of my teachers are concerned about me. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I know his thoughts are extra busy with his own concerns, especially after some technical difficulties slow us down, and we get through everything together with patience and reassuring smiles. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

It is not their fathers who concern me. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Who could expect this man to share his new and dizzying importance with concern for a race that he had never known to exist? I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Some of you have come to me, concerned about the things that went down in Oakland a few days ago.” The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

There were concerns that Hani’s death might trigger a racial war, with the youth deciding that their hero should become a martyr for whom they would lay down their own lives. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alex hadn’t expected to see a shred of concern in the man’s face and he wasn’t disappointed. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

We spent some time reminiscing about various persons from the past, or else exchanging any news we had concerning them, and this was, I must say, most enjoyable. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

As far as she was concerned, I had just explained everything that was wrong with my country. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Sim leaned over and lay his hand on my shoulder, the very picture of the concerned friend. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Dear Dr. Schmidt, in my session with Nicole Castro tonight, I learned that you are concerned she is overly reliant on her mother. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

The most striking innovation of the nineteenth century, as far as the language of science is concerned, was the introduction of the word ‘scientist’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

That may have been fine as far as that first meeting was concerned. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I resolved that I would bite out my own tongue before I gave him the satisfaction of appearing frightened, or even concerned. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He seemed more concerned about the negative press than about what had happened to Emmett Till. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Others, evidently, showed less concern for Germany or her inhabitants, but were of the opinion that the economic chaos of that country, if not halted, might spread with alarming rapidity to the world at large. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Scott snuck glances her way too, but where Mom’s eyes were filled with concern and confusion, Scott looked at George as if his sibling made sense to him for the first time. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

So far as most of them were concerned, Connington had drunk himself to death in Lys after being driven from the company in disgrace for stealing from the war chest. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

"There is a proverbial saying chiefly concerned with warning against too closely calculating the numerical value of unhatched chicks," pointed out Quintus. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

But he should be a very frequent questioner, and then, concerning the matters inquired about, a patient listener to the truth. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

The great European thinkers of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries were much concerned with new ideas of liberty and the refashioning of society. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Or will we think on longer time scales, with concern for our children and our grandchildren, to understand and protect the complex life-support systems of our planet? Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Honestly — I’ve seen corpses with better color. I was concerned that I might have to avenge your murder.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The principal question he cared about concerned development: How does an organism emerge from a single cell? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

This is so new a field of study that as yet scientists have been more concerned with identifying the chromosome abnormalities associated with disease and defective development than with speculating about the causes. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

It would take a few hours to wire it up, but that's hardly a concern. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was still concerned the principal would figure out I had never finished eleventh grade, so I didn't put up a fight. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

“What you should know is that I’m concerned. Knowing what I was like at your age, I’m real curious about the whys of the trouble you been in.” Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

But with the heavens also in turmoil, all the immortals were too concerned with their own affairs to attend to the ones on earth. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

He looked concerned, looked just like my grandfather had always looked. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Right. Your show of concern is duly noted.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

But such concerns make no sense here among Maxine and her family. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I was looking at a Cydops—a misshapen face, ratty brown hair, one big brown eye frill of concern. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

While living in the United States, Zafoona had watched the news coming out of Afghanistan with growing concern. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

“It doesn’t exist anymore, but at the time it had a fine reputation and as far as I was concerned represented everything a singer could wish for.” The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

When not concerning himself with railroad matters, he said, he led a quiet life on his farm. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“My dear Isabella,”—exclaimed he hastily—“pray do not concern yourself about my looks. Be satisfied with doctoring and coddling yourself and the children, and let me look as I chuse.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

"Pardon me, old man," the driver said, his voice concerned, "but you're not taking her up in Harlem are you?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

His ideas concerning it could not have been too precise, but they were quite sound. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

The concern was much more basic than that. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hobbes was not right about science: in science, as far as they are concerned, there is no right or wrong. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Bunny made a show of fraudulent, infuriating concern, peppered with snide comments about drunkards and sots. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

And how could I read them without causing concern to the white men with whom I worked? Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Who doesn’t like to be a center for concern? Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

My brother was concerned too, so he got an extra janitorial job to help us out, but he could not continue beyond the first month. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Wives were concerned with the snowy produce of the washing tub. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to think of whom among the district committee I might call for information concerning Clifton, but here again I was balked. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Might I humbly suggest, Mrs. Chiltington, that your considerable concern might be better spent on your son instead of my library? Now then, Dr. Zinchenko, I believe we have a very important matter to discuss?” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Welcome to the hospital waiting room, where every face is a concerned face. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

The experiment that led to writing Black Like Me was done at the very end of 1959, before the first “freedom rides” or any other manifestation of national concern about racial injustice. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was always a little concerned with the idea—you know, this guy’s going to come back and write a story that’s going to be read by a couple of million people. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, go sweep the stairs, little girl. This doesn’t concern you,” the mustached one said. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Garfield hadn't concerned himself with assassination risks, though he received some death threats by mail during his campaign. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Many participles have turned into prepositions, such as according, allowing, barring, concerning, considering, excepting, excluding, failing, following, given, granted, including, owing, regarding, and respecting, and they don’t need subjects at all. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“As far as I’m concerned,” the girl said, “you can count that as a major objection to Mercerism.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

“I am concerned about the captain,” he says. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

So if the more relaxed usage sounds better to your ear and you’re not concerned about being stricdy correct, allow yourself some latitude. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It made me feel good to have my papa and grandpa so concerned about my dogs. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still concerned about propriety, I insisted we keep our blooming relationship out of sight of our colleagues, though it hardly worked. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

"I know, that's all that need concern you. I also know that on the morrow the queen will pay you a visit." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

We put a suggestion box in the guidance office, for students to bring their concerns to the president’s attention. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

And Annie’s voice was worst of all—dripping with a concern Toby had learned to live without. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Striking to the contemporary eye, the 117 codicils of the Great Law were concerned as much with establishing the limits on the great council’s powers as on granting them. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

And the American and Soviet police had publicly stated that Mercerism reduced crime by making citizens more concerned about the plight of their neighbors. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Neither the feeling that our DNA work had hit a roadblock nor the uncertainty of getting paid for the year was of much concern when I joined Av and his sister Val at Euston Station. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

All from the girl who was so concerned about what the neighbors might think. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

There are so many questions, so many things she longs to discuss despite her father’s constant nagging about not concerning herself with her opponent. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

After Papa took communion, he sat back and watched the congregation walk to the altar and, after Mass, reported to Father Benedict, with concern, when a person missed communion on two successive Sundays. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

After all, the people of Planet Earth had other concerns. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Since it was Sunday, I felt cross anyway because, as far as I was concerned, Sunday was a lost day. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She seemed genuinely concerned when she called me. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The concerned Barnbridge, along with friends of Corcoran’s, yesterday alerted state and local police, who put out a Missing Persons Bulletin. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Hence they must have inexorable explanations, ones more basic than mere details concerning who happened to win some battle or develop some invention on one occasion a few thousand years ago. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

As I said that, an expression of deep concern swept my mother’s face, and she tried to hide it. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nocturnal defense had ceased to be a concern after many successive nights of tranquil woodland repose. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

—Well, I just wanted to let you know that I’m concerned. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Second-grade burns,” he said, then waved away my concerned exclamation before it hardly began. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

There were many consultations with the Game Department, whose officials were concerned about the salmon runs. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

He left unsaid his real concern,- that the appointment would put half the armies of the realm into the hands of Lannisters. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The uniform, like all uniforms, eroded identity, and the daily attention required—ironing pleats, pinning hats, straightening seams, shoe polishing, especially the heels—began a process by which other concerns were slowly excluded. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

It’s such a concern that Fulvia and Plutarch are called in to discuss it. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

He was so angry, so frustrated with his missing memories that he wanted to punch another bookshelf, but his friends’ concerned faces brought him back to the present. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“But do you really think,” he said, concerned, “that one can call psychology a science?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

But beyond that single personal concern, I couldn’t have asked Allah to bless my efforts any more than he had. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were also concerned that I was using George as a conduit to communicate with Oliver in Lusaka, and assumed that the written statement would contain sensitive information. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

As far as I was concerned, he might as well have been another white man, a Boer preferably, for he seemed so hopelessly out of touch with reality—my reality, his reality. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a strange question, but the woman seemed genuinely concerned. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was a concern that she felt deep inside, a gnawing feeling that she couldn’t explain but couldn’t help but believe. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

It shouldn’t have concerned him, but he didn’t want to be near her. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The lady talks to us about her concerns about the high unemployment rate, the recent school closings, the island’s debt. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Mayor Clarkson’s greatest concern was the mounting number of penniless people in Philadelphia. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

My main concern was that he was wearing a suit, impractical dress for prison, but we managed to find him some old clothes instead. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps vegetarians and concerned meat eaters can at least agree on this: We have to work much harder to make sure that animals on farms are treated with respect. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“It may be all very delightful to those concerned but as I like unmarried women better than those in the blessed state, I vote it a bore....” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

We’ve discussed many ways of teaching in this book, and this section concerns teaching multicultural material and teaching to culturally diverse learners. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

So I showed the tights to my mother, who I figured would have some concern for her only son’s reputation. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“This doesn’t concern you,” Noah spat as I took my hands off his shoulders. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Various members of the group had concerns about my political ideology and what a South Africa under ANC leadership might look like. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe he was concerned only with babies dying. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“Worth more than any person could ever need. Why are you so concerned with those few small pieces?” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

I was confused by this sudden glare of attention; it was as if the characters in a favorite painting, absorbed in their own concerns, had looked up out of the canvas and spoken to me. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He wanted no part of a plague, but the merch and his guards didn’t seem remotely concerned. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t either,” Erin said with a twinge of concern in her voice. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t my fingernails she was concerned with, that I was sure of. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Wilson was first concerned with the dog. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

However, one night I overheard an argument concerning Claudius, the king’s younger brother. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“I do not know. It is your concern. I must do as I am bid.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don't normally use words like terrific, so maybe Mai will understand that I have my concerns. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Sip and I exchanged glances of no little concern. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Far as he was concerned he was lost in the fog and intended to stay that way—leastwise ’til his net was up, then he’d think about matters. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Soon all concerned would be back where they belonged, like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle being fitted together; and soon it must be discovered that three of the pieces were missing... The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there was another finding in the survey that perhaps explained why parents were not all that concerned: They themselves were massive consumers of media. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“They like to collect these sheets every time you come in, to see how you’re doing,” Dr. Barney continued, “but on yours right now there’s one item of concern that we should discuss.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Saying good-bye at the end of a visit, Craig would give my dad a final, concerned look and pose the usual question about his health, only to be given the merry brush-off of “I’m fine.” Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The squirrel’s face was a mixture of sadness and concern. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

James has his hand under my elbow as support, and is jabbering a mix of garbled concern. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Occasionally he spoke of the importance of Palestine as a Jewish homeland, but mostly he was concerned about American Jewry and the need for teachers and rabbis. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Safe outside, away from their questions and concerns, I ran with the wind across the field. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Of course, Miss Katherine says everyone is right to be concerned, that this place ain't safe, no matter what kind of precautions we take.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Jim might as well have been a ghost in the house as far as I was concerned. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

‘These are but herdsmen. They are not enemies, indeed they are not concerned with us at all.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

"To join the other victims, I suppose? All neat and tidy. As far as I'm concerned he can stay where he is." And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

In the office Ted thanks me for my “concern” and says he’s taken my advice about Holly and sent her home. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am very much concerned that American Negroes achieve their freedom here in the United States. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

She could have been his mother, caught between anger and concern and not knowing which to express. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

He was too concerned about the safety of his family, so he hurried back to them almost immediately. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

Twice Mike asked, with unnecessary concern, how I was feeling. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

We passed each other in the halls, and as far as I was concerned, he was a stranger. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

And while Yasuko Namba lay dying on the South Col, I was a mere 350 yards away, huddled inside a tent, oblivious to her struggle, concerned only with my own safety. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

We are very touched by your concern regarding Jack’s friendship with August. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

The nineteenth century’s infatuation with phrenology—to continue with a somewhat different heady concern—demonstrates the flimsiness of this line of thought. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Women in general, and Marina in particular, weren’t his number one concern when he faced up to the enormous reality that his country was at war. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

He is all concern, all gallant attention, gently drawing them toward more savory matters. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The Hirschhahns were Jewish, members of the congregation on Freiheit street, and they were deeply concerned about how things were going in Germany. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Duntz’s story concerned a father and son who shall here be known as John Senior and John Junior. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

The issue concerned a minor matter of etiquette: How should the president be addressed by members of Congress? Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

She shot a glance at Robin, who lifted concerned eyebrows in their direction. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“It concerns myself, Herbert,” said I, “and one other person.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“And you’re not at all concerned that so many Champions have been brutally murdered at the hands of someone’s feral beast?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Though, even then, their sounds caused me less and less concern. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fortunately for all concerned save the sharks, it was around this time that the moon came out. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Such activities sometimes concern facets a man does not know he has. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Only by “cooperation and close collaboration of all concerned could the solution possibly have been reached,” he wrote. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He just accepted the things people did, without comment or judgment and maybe without being terribly concerned. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was genuine concern that much of the city’s industry would go elsewhere, especially to Milwaukee and St. Louis. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

Many felt, perhaps unfairly, that the ANC as a whole had become the preserve of a tired, unmilitant, privileged African elite more concerned with protecting their own rights than those of the masses. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked into his eyes, filled with nothing but concern for me, and there was nothing I could say. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Almost impossible to resist, as far as I’m concerned. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Madame Ratignolle kissed Edna goodnight, and went away, being in truth rather desirous of joining in the general and animated conversation which was still in progress concerning Mexico and the Mexicans. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z