| 单词 | concrete |
| 例句 | We went on, choking in an eddy of windborne wreck dust, powdered concrete blanching our clothes, our faces bone white. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The walls were gray cinder block, and the floor was painted concrete. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Thomas’s insides twisted; he leaned against the concrete wall of the Map Room. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Their window overlooked our courtyard, the concrete floor painted peach, where our mother cooked meals when the weather allowed. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z He shifted his hips on the hard concrete and looked out through the boards at the gray country. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Brand then dropped to the concrete floor, stretched out on his back and yelled with laughter, shaking all over. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z There were no sidewalks, only wide, flat shale steppingstones arranged in the same curving path from the pale concrete driveways to the whitewashed porch steps. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Instead of roamin ’ the jungle, hiding from hunters in three- piece loincloths, they are put in concrete cages with bars of steel. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Our house sat on concrete stilts that allowed enough headroom underneath for us to stake out play areas with clearly defined boundaries. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z As usual, she had an optimistic outlook, with no concrete evidence to back up her vision. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z I took in their flushed cheeks and hands on their hips as their complaints echoed off the concrete walls. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z It was a big block of roughly cut concrete, with one tiny, barred window and a wooden door that was locked with a menacing rusty metal latch, like something out of the Dark Ages. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Then he heard it again, rising from a pile of waste papers and soot that had blown against the concrete wall. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z The room is small, with concrete walls and no windows, and I am alone in it. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He heard that they were then dragged outside and forced to kneel on a concrete floor for several more hours. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z But beyond the grubby clay-and-straw houses and the concrete official buildings that surrounded them in Engels, beyond the daily flights and mechanical drills, what was going on in the world? A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Other vehicles Luke couldn’t identify were digging holes for huge concrete pipes. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z I forced myself up the concrete path, climbed the porch steps slowly, pushed a glowing white button. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z And then, slowly and purposefully, the one with red hair knelt down and planted upon the concrete of the runway a firm, loud kiss. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Glad to be sitting on sidewalk concrete and not on the ledge in the tunnel. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z I sit on the edge of the concrete dock, rough beneath my thighs, my toes scraping the edge of the water. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z A high concrete wall continues for about a quarter of a mile. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z On the cell phone, the explosion is soundless, but I can imagine sounds—screaming, tearing, slicing through concrete, steel, and glass. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z But the night sky looked calm and the concrete beneath me was no different than before, covered with gum wrappers, tinfoil, plastic bags, and other garbage. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Moss collapsed in exhaustion on the steps, the concrete cold against his legs. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z A dark shape started emerging from the concrete of the parking lot, a massive form of twisted ink and ice. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Every man is aware of the heavy shells tearing down the parapet, rooting up the embankment and demolishing the upper layers of concrete. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z But he just stands there, motionless, like sealed concrete. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Nothing but a hodgepodge of brick, glass, and concrete. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z The news of the Liberal defeat was more and more concrete. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Achieving the summit of a mountain was tangible, immutable, concrete. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Hanging on to femininity was a concrete way to express your womanhood. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z As the years passed and his coal company prospered, Mr. Carter had concrete sidewalks poured, the streets paved, and the town fenced to keep cows from roaming the streets. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Some low, sad thing that's meant to conjure angels out of the concrete. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Deliveries of concrete blocks filled 63 rail- cars; lumber—38 million board feet—another 1,585 cars. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Lourdes remembers reading somewhere about how Dutch elm disease wiped out the entire species on the East Coast except for a lone tree in Manhattan surrounded by concrete. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Eventually, Kingshaw crawled on his hands and knees back over the concrete and the mucky straw, on to the sacks. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z A poured concrete floor laid over with kitchen tile. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z It was quite unlike the brutal, rational way roads in Will’s world sliced through hillsides and leapt across valleys on bridges of concrete. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I run my fingers along the line of my jaw as my feet sink into the concrete like quicksand. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Mrs. Darcy asks, and she just turns back around and walks into her big house with her heels clicking against the concrete. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z If he felt anything, it was a smug satisfaction that so far no one had been able to produce any concrete evidence that he had killed Ben Pitezel or the missing children. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Standing in the courtyard is kind of like being a mouse at the bottom of a concrete garbage can, high walls all around and daylight up there somewhere. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She slammed the post into the concrete again. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z There is a handrail leading up the concrete stairs, lined with thin white metal bars that have rusted in places, reddish-brown flecks peeking through the chipped paint. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Thick clusters of small houses made of brick and concrete dotted side streets and the lower hillsides. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z He was carrying a large concrete pipe on his shoulder with Uncle Fan and two other men. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She turned right, drove past the parade grounds with its flagpole, and parked her car near a massive, almost windowless building made of concrete and yellow bricks that covered almost ten acres of ground. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She clambered up on the concrete post that held the porch railing in place and raised her arm. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z What was left of the old mill—the floor and side walls—had been entirely constructed of concrete. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I don’t glance up at him because I’m looking at the edge of the concrete step, the second to last one. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I want time to pass, but time is always here, around us, not flowing, but static as thickening concrete. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The bird’s clawed feet contracted then released, the softest scratching noise ever, a stick-drawing scraping across cold concrete. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I take Kalinda around the corner and alongside the gate that leads into the unpaved field and trees and pipes that spill out to the ocean and isn’t covered with concrete. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Even though he’s lying on the concrete, there’s enough authority in his voice to make Seven shut up. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Shin and his mother had their own room, where they slept side by side on a concrete floor. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z “But I don’t believe that a revolution is pending. Revolutions come through concrete historical processes ...” “You’re an intellectual,” he said, smiling disdainfully. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z As Moss ascended the front steps to the school, he glanced at the grease, grime, and years-old gum lining the concrete and railings. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The hatchery was a big, concrete, windowless building in the middle of a beautiful field. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z He pointed me through the doorway, which led down a concrete tunnel and onto the field. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z And for the next two hours, with the sun going down, we sat on those concrete steps, turning pages. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z On a completely unrelated subject, she’d sold her first life-size concrete sculpture, entided The Poker Player, to a collector, through an art gallery in Soho. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Penkovsky also gave the CIA and MI6 a wealth of information about the Soviet leadership, including both rumors and concrete information about political squabbles inside the Kremlin and the Soviet military hierarchy. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z He smoked briefly, his eyes following a pattern of concrete blocks in the school building. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Like a blind man reading Braille, I traced my fingers over the graffiti scratched into the concrete blocks. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Now the gates have sentries and there are ugly new floodlights mounted on metal posts above it, and barbed wire along the bottom and broken glass set in concrete along the top. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Chip shouted again, his voice echoing off the concrete walls of the stairwell. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z The houses were built on concrete slabs, so no digging was required. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z A few blocks away, Klaus Fuchs climbed the concrete stairs of a Manhattan subway station and stepped up onto the streets of the Lower East Side. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Each of the two opposing side walls were lined with galvanized shower nozzles, and a row of squat and lidless concrete toilets. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Our conversation once again fell silent, the pool water slapping against the concrete sides as Tamika climbed out. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Gus motioned down to the shadows of the branches intersecting and coming apart on the concrete. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Seventeen thousand tons of concrete were in the process of being poured into those forms. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Around it is a web of concrete roads with buildings sandwiched between them. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z For any number of reasons, concrete and ineffable, there was something about Katherine Goble that made her as comfortable in the office in 1244 as she was in the choir loft at Carver Presbyterian. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Four feet in diameter, the round concrete wall sticks two feet out of the ground. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She opened up the space suit and laid it down on the concrete floor and stepped into it, feet first. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Max has her eyes on the concrete as we walk. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Grass rises from the concrete and sways in a wind I cannot feel. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Just past one bad curve, a small shrine has been erected, La Virgen surrounded by three concrete crosses recently whitewashed. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Steel, concrete, glass pound, rush like death elevators, squashing each floor, one after another and another. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z I thought of fishermen standing on the concrete freighter docks with their bait buckets and tallboys, the baseball game on the radio. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Then you go through the backyard to a covered shed on piles over the ocean and here are the tanks for the larger animals, the sharks and rays and octopi, each in their concrete tanks. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Without saying hello, he set the bag on the small concrete table in Cole’s cell and sat himself down on the edge of the bed. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “Like a germ of an idea for this, and a germ of an idea for that. Nothing whole or concrete.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Her feet dragged on the concrete as he led her to the basement. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z We passed through a small downtown area and then pulled up to a concrete building that looked like a block-long post office. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She stops abruptly when she sees that her mother and I are face-to-face, a few squares of concrete sidewalk separating us. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z A claustrophobic feel pervaded the flat, the concrete neighborhood with no trees, the scarred walls of the building. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The long concrete sweeps of the interstate exchanges like the ruins of a vast funhouse against the distant murk. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Hustled along, we walked up the few concrete stairs, through the heavy double doors that led inside the school, and then up a few more stairs. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind the low counter, half a dozen women hovered over waist-high stoves made of concrete block. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z She knelt on the concrete floor and unlocked the door to Fig’s carrier. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z I was the kind of kid who liked concrete answers to my questions, who liked to reason things out to some logical if exhausting end. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Across the river mouth, beneath four feet of concrete, an aide holds open the garrison commander’s jacket as the colonel swings one arm through one sleeve, then the other. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The gun flew out of Clyde’s hand and skidded across the concrete. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He stood leaning on the gritty concrete rail. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z I wonder about the deep, wide abyss between good intentions and concrete action, and how many of them leapt across it. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z He heard the rustle of clothing, the scuff of a boot on concrete. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z They were not built of stone, but of concrete, so Gregor knew they must almost be home. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z They ran toward the empty outdoor mall, the splattering of an immense concrete fountain urging them on. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He beat his fists against the concrete; he moaned, giggled. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Her toes push against the rough concrete of the pool floor. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z They rounded a corner of the library, skirted the concrete circle of Frosh Pond, descended a long grassy slope, and then crossed Montlake Boulevard, dodging a steady stream of black coupes, sedans, and roadsters. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The water was full of short-circuiting spiders, some of them smashing against the pool’s concrete wall with such force they burst. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Major swaggered across the room, the metal tips on his pointed shoes clicking on the concrete floor. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z It hisses on the concrete as he drags it. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z On the other side are two concrete walls with half a dozen sets of train tracks between them. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The windows near the ceiling were small and dirty, the old leather furniture spilled its innards, the tables were mutilated, the walls ash-colored, the floor concrete. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Just once in his life he had possessed—after the event: that was what counted—concrete, unmistakable evidence of an act of falsification. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Plus, Mr. Yang kept the house in impeccable shape, repairing leaky faucets, patching the front concrete, and coaxing the stamp-sized backyard into a lush garden. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He was busy removing the starfish from the wet sacks and arranging them on the cool concrete floor. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Jack had knocked Hazel off first and she’d skinned her knee on the concrete, bright red like a berry. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z He imagined his father’s temple hitting the side of the concrete steps. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z We passed a simple concrete building, the faded paint of LA Poste barely visible on top of the vivid black and green of rotting concrete. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Smith could offer no concrete reason to scratch. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Bigger heard the faint excited sound of mob voices coming through the concrete walls of the building. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The transport rolled into a parking garage at the base of the circular tower and descended a series of concrete ramps until we arrived in a large open area resembling a loading dock. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z This meant finding a new profession, and what shook me most was that I had no concrete ideas about what I wanted to do. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Dropped on the hut’s concrete floor, they clanged and clattered like leg-shaped drums. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z “We’re going to reconnoiter this situation for ourselves. Black Boar isn’t far off and once we see what Hatchet’s up to, we can send someone back to base with concrete information.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Between the front porch of the late Reverend Young’s and the concrete steps of the West Virginia State Capitol, something happened to Ob to make him long for living again. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z But I am here, my legs blocks of concrete, my lungs empty of air, my throat burning. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Now, you might object that the experimenters stacked the deck by writing a passage about a concrete physical activity in vague and abstract language. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z It was a long concrete building with windows in every room. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z I felt that the two races stood like blocks of concrete, immovable, and that the basic issues of right and wrong, of justice and injustice, were lost from view by the whites. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He lay on the concrete listening to the voices that surrounded him, voices that were either soft or distant. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Where the walks were swept clean of snow and ice, I could see they were concrete, not wooden. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z “If she really wants these posts to last, she needs concrete,” Uncle Jet said. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He heard a cup smash on the concrete floor and a man cursed. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z She spun around, knocking him to the concrete, and shot again, banking the ball off the backboard neatly into the net. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Oh-My-God Hot Springs is gone now, too, bulldozed and plugged with concrete by order of the Imperial Valley Health Commission. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The building was a twelve-story showcase of modern architecture, all glass and concrete, rising like a mirage from the site of Benjamin Duke’s old estate, Four Acres. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Our basement is made with thick walls of concrete, but I know after a storm like this there will be water. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z It was just a small place under a grove of blue gums, with tall grass grown up around a few concrete headstones. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z Even if they managed to squeeze themselves through the narrow windows, they would have to drop thirty feet or more to concrete and brick below. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Shin’s cell was a concrete square, barely large enough for him to lie down. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z The countdown echoed off the bunker’s concrete walls. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z But this was concrete evidence; it was a fragment of the abolished past, like a fossil bone which turns up in the wrong stratum and destroys a geological theory. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z It’s crisp and clear, and it smells of snow and concrete and pine trees. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z There are crack vials and used syringes strewn about the concrete that surrounds the playground. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z At 2:45 a.m., they crammed into a small truck and a taxi and drove, headlights off, along the dark, tree-lined avenue leading to the concrete walls surrounding the embassy of the United States. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z After two hours on a narrow ledge seven stories above a concrete parking lot and gathered crowds, Mr. George Pollucci let himself be helped to safety through a nearby window by Sgt. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Every other surface is of metal or concrete or brick. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The elevator stands at the far end of town like a windowless concrete skyscraper. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z To me, my losing was only another manifestation of that queer, material way of American living that computed everything in terms of the concrete: weight, color, race, fur coats, radios, electric refrigerators, cars, money ... Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s a tiny little room, almost a closet, with dingy walls, a concrete floor, and one lightbulb dangling from the ceiling in a way that’s slightly creepy. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z There are some concrete blocks sunk in the mud for stepping-stones so we can get to the door. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Its amplified echo accompanied me into the small concrete box of a room. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The fortresslike conference room was an interior room with concrete walls, fluorescent lighting, and ergonomically correct leather chairs that cost five thousand a pop. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z In front of us is a sea of crumbling concrete and broken glass. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z It seemed even more so when we realized that everywhere around us were nails and bits of concrete and knifelike splinters of wood, many of them driven inches into the ground by the blast. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Jasmin plays with her six dolls, giving them baths in an outdoor concrete trough the family uses to hold water. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The stairs had long ago rotted away, but I was able to press a foot into a divot in the lacey concrete wall and leap upward, my arms just clearing the second floor. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z This house outlasted the others because it’s made of concrete. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The only time he had ever had contact with whites was during summer league baseball, but otherwise he stayed behind the concrete wall that fenced him and his friends in like cattle. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Trailer parks on miles of concrete, with window boxes covered in ash. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z On this side of the lake there was a concrete wall with a spillway. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Since it was only the first day of spring, the pool was still covered with a tarp, but the stainless steel gas grills on the concrete slab surrounding it had been shined and buffed. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z I felt so slow, like I was running through wet sand — I couldn’t seem to get enough purchase from the concrete. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z If I fell, it was smash through a glass pane and slam on a concrete floor. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z I pulled in behind the approach to a concrete bridge, but couldn’t find a level place on the sloping roadside. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I can’t forget the events of the past twenty-four hours, but here, speeding along a concrete wash, I can let them trail behind me, if only for a few moments. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z It wasn't a big company, just a small rural enterprise run by a couple of brothers operating out of a low-ceilinged concrete building. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z By the time I reach the concrete floor, my companions are on the steps. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z There’s a filthy, low-slung concrete building on the right-hand side of the track about five hundred metres before we get into Euston. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z She was relieved to feel the hard concrete floor through her slippers. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The front tires bounced over a low concrete median, jostling passengers and rattling windows. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z They marched until dusk, then dug their holes, and that night Kiowa kept explaining how you had to be there, how fast it was, how the poor guy just dropped like so much concrete. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z They lived on the grounds in bleak, single-sex barracks that contained hundreds of concrete bunks separated from each other by only a few inches. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The high concentration room, deep in the basement of the steel and concrete structure, was unscratched. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Every so often, there is an isolated square of sidewalk with weeds forcing their way through the concrete, or a pile of rotting wood, a collapsed dwelling. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “I grew up surrounded by concrete and brick, crowded freeways. People everywhere in cars, on buses, subways, trains.” Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z He dismissed her, and Hazel poured concrete into the hollow parts. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z The toes of my shoes slipped over the concrete floor, struggling to gain purchase. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He saw a broken piece of concrete lying beside the barrel and picked it up. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Vonetta and Fern hopped around as if the concrete below them was too hot to stand on. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z On the left, huge concrete pipes from an older sewer repair job lay scattered around. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z A posthole digger, shovels, a few bags of quick-set concrete, large buckets with lids, a role of fencing wire, pliers, and a couple of hammers were piled on the ground near the bushes. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Moss leaned over and picked up his bike, which had been lying haphazardly on the concrete. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He shook her with all his might and started banging her and Soccer Barbie against the concrete floor. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z As I sat on the concrete, my feet dangling toward the water, she overturned rocks with the stick and pointed out the skittering crawfish. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z At the end of the road we came to an isolated, whitewashed one-story cottage set behind a concrete wall and shaded by tall fir trees. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Rotten vegetables carpeted the bare concrete and maggot-infested meat smeared the brick walls. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Teresa put her hands through the bars, rested her forearms against the concrete sill. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z In my concrete relations with others I had encountered nothing to encourage me to believe in my feelings. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z On summer nights, Shin and some of the other small boys in his village would sneak into the orchard just north of the cluster of concrete dwellings where they lived. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Cultural influence is difficult to pin down in documents and concrete actions. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z That night, several of the flimsy open-cockpit Po-2s took off from Engels on a practice bombing mission—dropping concrete “bombs” on a parade ground at another airfield. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z As a kid, Luma would climb a grapevine on the concrete wall behind the house and watch the men play. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Mats cover the cracked concrete floor, making a crazy quilt of colored rattan and woven plastic. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z I pass the low concrete building that brings back the feeling of the teacher’s sharp fingernails and the dreaded smell of chalk dust. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She took a more concrete step when she was sixteen. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The walls were concrete blocks painted army green, devoid of windows. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The concrete abutments projected from each bank, so that the narrowed river ran slightly faster under the bridge. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I hand him our goods, then pull Alan past gaping holes and lumps of concrete. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z I tumbled down the steps and landed on the concrete pavement. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I can sit outside on the concrete steps. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Ray was smiling at this point, but I could see his pivot foot was grinding into the concrete. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z The other dogs raced out to join Tater on the concrete pad outside the door. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The paint was stacked in neatly pyramided lots along the concrete floor. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z When he and Somkit were little boys, lying on the concrete of Namwon’s courtyard and gazing across the river, they had dreamed of this very thing: walking under the glow of a million lights. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Sliding, ripping a diagonal line through metal, concrete, and glass. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z But this natural beauty was invisible to us behind Pollsmoor’s high concrete walls. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They went through a gate and across a concrete yard, and the air smelled thick, with cow dung and silage and straw. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z You have to grow' around them, like tree roots around concrete; you mould yourself through the gaps. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Of course there were levees—big walls of dirt and concrete that protected the city from all that water. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z The Dominican government has used much concrete to make this ditch, to bring water to the cane fields when the rains fail. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The cabinet, table, and chairs splintered to pieces as they crashed to the concrete courtyard. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z In the fire and fury of the summer of 1940, Maddie sat in a tower of iron and concrete taking bearings over the telephone. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Twelve: I take my seat on the cold concrete floor, watching as a full-grown woman kneels before an altar made of fudge. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z The entrance is protected by a separate concrete wall. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t help but think about what it would be like to fall from the top of one of these mile-high skyscrapers here, down toward these hard concrete sidewalks below. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Or could there have been some more concrete reason for his fury? Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z At the end of the road, I found a single concrete foundation dug into the dirt. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z ONE AFTERNOON, I’m pasturing the cow on the colegio grounds, walking along the concrete wall of the school. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Grain elevators are tall, hollow concrete tubes, like silos. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Dad lowered the carrier onto the concrete floor next to the silver table looming in the center of the room. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Adam sniffed and said, “That’s a smell could raise me out of a concrete grave.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Solitary confinement at Apalachee means living in a concrete box the size of a walk-in closet. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Conor fell to the ground, scraping his knee on the concrete step, tearing a hole in his uniform trousers. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z “But never anything, like, concrete enough to find her before she comes home.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z What if he couldn’t visit those concrete steps and remember what he had lost? Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “Is it like a concrete ditch where kids skateboard?” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z I’m glad I have a concrete thing to blame this on, something everyone can point a finger at. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z His body must have popped up when he hit the concrete divider of the bridge on-ramp, his suit shoulder become caught and tom on some window trim. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z And soon, the concrete, the stones, the marble tiles, the dancing rebar, all fell down around me. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z He watched her leap over the concrete walkway and disappear down the hill. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z And yet he must have something more concrete than this to offer the Hunters tomorrow—if not a hope, at least a clear-cut finality. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She nods toward a depressing park made of metal and concrete. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The rotted screening from the back porch lay on the concrete terrace. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z His feet felt heavy and huge, like blocks of concrete. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z The pool is filled with concrete, the fountain is dry. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Near that, maybe twenty feet to the south, stood a squat building made of rough concrete blocks, a menacing iron door its only entrance—there were no windows. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z A hundred yards away was a concrete buttress dam, which supplied hydroelectric power to Port-au-Prince. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Maybe the construction crew dumped a few leftover bags of concrete on their way out. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z I wouldn't be able to deal with the sight of him tumbling down the concrete stoop. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Dark chords from the organ slip into the night, turning our shoes into concrete blocks and pulling down our faces until we look like trees drooping with black leaves. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z Vole hadn’t tried to stop him because she knew that all the rocks were set in concrete. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z When the door swung open, a scissor of daylight fell on to the concrete floor, showing clumps of trodden-down straw, and mud. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z He flipped through the Rolodex while he tried to fill his lungs with air, but they felt like concrete blocks in his chest. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I pondered the human industry, the paint, the cement truck and concrete forms, all the resources that had gone into that one curb. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Though “here” isn’t anywhere yet...just a map of packed concrete highways crisscrossing overhead, curving, making figure eights. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Then, as we struggle with the cart, the jammed wheel scraping across the concrete floor, a man in a business suit comes up behind us. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Following a brief lecture on the importance of proper sanitation, a small white piglet was herded into the room, its dainty hooves clicking against the concrete floor. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z He looked down at the concrete, its chipped edges, and he didn’t think about it. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z As they cut away from the studio to the empty concrete reservoir that used to be Silverlake, Lyla reflects on the trials of her day. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The moment Scoob’s foot touches down on the concrete, he hears a gasp. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z These puny trees were growing right out of little patches of dirt in the middle of concrete. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The streets steamed, as concrete reflected heavy sunlight. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z By midmorning I arrive at the infirmary, an abandoned concrete warehouse with moldy, crumbling walls and open spaces for rooms. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Condemned prisoners on Alabama's death row unit are housed in windowless concrete buildings that are notoriously hot and uncomfortable. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The backyard was more pavement than grass, though tufts of green sprouted eagerly through cracks in the concrete. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Trucks haul dirt and pour concrete while men hammer and weld. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z It happened in 1848, long before I was surrounded by concrete and cars, when I was just a few decades old—still a youngster, by red oak standards. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I would remember then that a few seconds before, I had heard a car door slam; then Mother’s footsteps would signal from the concrete walk. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Its plastic wheels scrape the concrete, and the sound makes me giddy. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z In her rush she caught her sandal on a curl on the pony’s mane, and tumbled face-first to the hard concrete. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z There was a concrete bird- bath and tons of feeders—hollowed-out gourds and rows of big pinecones sitting everywhere, each one smeared with peanut butter. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The coast guard lighthouse on the rocks at Point White was a tower built out of reinforced concrete that rose a hundred feet above the sea. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Moss’s hands slammed into the floor, and his Clipper card jarred out of his hand and flew across the concrete. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Albert pulled his fur coat tightly around himself, opened the latch on a gate, and walked down a long series of battered concrete steps to the rocky beach. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He’d shown up with the cops just before those dudes could bash my head into the concrete. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Standing in the middle of a concrete slab, scared for their lives, they preened. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Racial hate had been the bane of my life, and here before my eyes was concrete proof that it could be abolished. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He sat still, surrounded by an invisible cast of concrete. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I even like the oil stains on the concrete floor. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z They ran down Bank Street, named for the series of fancy banks in gray concrete buildings that lined the street. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z But then a trio of bombs shook the building, raining chips of concrete on our heads, and suddenly Horace was pushing past me, grasping for the ladder. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z There was a small concreted space in front of it that wasn’t a garden, a green Mini parked on the street. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z All this time I had no idea there was a concrete circle on the field. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z The last time I’d been to Snake Creek, some woman in an army jacket had made a campsite high on the bank, under the concrete braces. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z I have scars tattooed on my arms and legs from falls on this concrete. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z They walked along concrete or asphalt, or on roadside gravel. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z After about one hundred yards, she reached a small concrete platform. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Instead of marble floors, this part of the house had gray concrete. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z He came running, his sandals flapping on the concrete floor, but then he said it was all right and not to worry. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She charged up the concrete steps, pulled the notebook from him, and hugged it to her chest. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I stood in the locked stall, staring up at the weak, flickering bathroom light, thinking about how I’d seen Rashad on the concrete a week before and I hadn’t even known who he was. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z My hands catch the sill and concrete scrapes my fingertips as they bear my body weight. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z It had been too late for us to return home, so we all spent the night sleeping on the hard concrete classroom floors. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I’d spent most of my early life in the crumbling east end of the city, surrounded by urban decay and concrete waste where the skyline looked like a ruined mouth of rotted teeth. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z They crossed a river by a concrete bridge where skeins of ash and slurry moved slowly in the current. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z They found it easily enough: a erode concrete shed with a red neon sign flashing irregularly over the door and the sound of loud voices through the condensation-frosted windows. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I took in the dirty concrete floor, the cracked walls. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The first day of school Mami walked me to a stone building that loomed over Graham Avenue, its concrete yard enclosed by an iron fence with spikes at the top. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The kind for making a column of concrete. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z Villagers also had to pay for items like bamboo, concrete fence posts, and barbed wire. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z But since sidewalks don’t usually get paved in this part of the hood, initials carved into the concrete are something I don’t usually see. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Any tremble of destiny would have had to struggle through the concrete foundations of the house. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The pipe came down the corner post and into a concrete tank. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z It is easy to overlook, lying as it does in the shadow of a neighboring high-rise, which was then only a frame of reinforced concrete. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z When I leave, the concrete in my chest has loosened, melted down so I can breathe for a few days. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z There was the sidewalk crack shaped like a Y, and the other one that lifted the concrete up from the dirt floor. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Day would sometimes look out his bedroom window and see his son lying on the concrete, but when he invited him in, Zakariyya snarled and said the ground was better. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Then we’re riding on concrete again, in an area more industrial than before. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z He just frowned and said, “Uh-oh.”Then he stepped in the fountain and broke the concrete bowl in half. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z El Jefe’s two-story concrete house sat on top of the mountain above a cluster of little palm huts that seemed to be barely holding on to the cliff. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z From the beginning of my journey, I had avoided the great highspeed slashes of concrete and tar called “thruways,” or “superhighways.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z His life had been defined by a five-foot-high wall of rock and concrete. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z We’re at her building, which is all concrete and small windows. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z She was pummeling Harp’s head like a jackhammer breaking concrete. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Barry stabbed a stick into a crack in the concrete step. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z When I am fully conscious, I am sitting on a concrete slab beside the high, glowing lights of the vuvv compound. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z We drive on smooth concrete until the driver turns off the highway to lurch over dirt roads. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z They reached the large concrete bridge support column that rose out of the ground before the river. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z And I can see the spot on the sidewalk where I would crash into concrete, into dark. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z I wasn’t thinking clearly, the grooves in the concrete were moving in and out of focus, but I knew enough to know that my body wasn’t being hit anymore. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Laika’s crate sat on the concrete deck between the patio and our pool. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z They were ordered to sleep on a cold concrete floor with no pillows or blankets. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z This theory, too, is plausible, but no concrete evidence exists to prove it. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z We pass shipping containers, caravans, metal huts with awnings, tents and a handful of concrete buildings. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Gray concrete floors stained with oil and grease, old junk cars and car parts everywhere. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z There was a basement under the main part of the Fitzgibbons’ house, but the big kitchen had been added later and stood on a foundation of concrete blocks, with only a crawl space beneath. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z They slept sitting together on the concrete walkway, against the concrete wall. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z They parked on Bagley, took deep breaths, and climbed a flight of concrete steps to the front porch, holding hands. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Hamburg finds itself digging the thawing ground, tearing up city parks, and building tall concrete towers armed with flak guns to shoot down enemy bombers. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z In places they could look down through clear waters and see where old houses had been built, their concrete foundations showing in the deeps. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Crews drove concrete pilings deep in the ground to support the wall. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z I slide underneath the truck, shaking, my face pressed to the concrete driveway that smells of motor oil. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The woman stormed off, her black heels clicking on the concrete, and the crowd began to yell things after her. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The earbud drops to the concrete and I am on my feet. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “All the way, moving, moving from the mountains through the road of concrete comes the water, from the mountains of Dajabon of Haiti bringing water to the cane field the sugar....” Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let’s hope. Unfortunately there’s often a deep, wide abyss between good intentions and concrete action. And as unfair as it is, after a few days any story becomes old news.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z We were sitting on big cubes, they were made of concrete. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The dog was on the other side of the maintenance yard with his head inside a four-foot-wide concrete pipe, tail rigid, back feet bouncing nervously. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z He was jolted off the ladder onto the concrete floor, where he lay writhing on his back. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Seagulls circled overhead, while two ospreys piped at each other in a nest on top of a concrete utility pole. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z However powerful Stanton’s words, they were still not strong enough for Congress to follow up with concrete steps to grant women the right to vote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Everyone in the house heard the ball thumping against the concrete and its hard ring as it bounced off the rim. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I focused on speeding down the narrow concrete passageway, down the stairs into a dark cellar, where one of the men walking ahead of us switched on a flashlight. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We must come together—no matter what you believe in, no matter how you look—and find some concrete solutions to the problems of the ghetto. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It extended barbed wire and built new concrete barriers.3 China, too, increased border security to discourage North Koreans from entering the country in the run-up to the 2008 Summer Olympics. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z They heaved a new one into place, set it in concrete. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z She held her arms over her face against bits of falling brick and wood and concrete. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Soon blood from his scraped knuckles smeared the concrete. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z They straggled down the highway in a loose body, blocking the way from the white line to the frazzled weeds that bordered the sun-heated concrete slab. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He was brought down a long concrete hallway and then directed into a cell. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z She turned back to her own painting, on a much newer concrete facade adjacent to the old brick building from which Papa Acevedo’s face stared out. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z We follow the man all the way to a tall concrete building. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Our house is sturdy, with a concrete floor and a tin roof. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I say to him anyway, “You do well in the sun. It’s nice. Now you’re almost the color of concrete.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Sheriff Sanders takes one big step toward me, and I take one step back, almost toppling down the concrete steps. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z Barry stabbed a stick into a crack in the concrete step. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Each cell was identical: four feet wide, about eight feet deep, concrete and steel toilet, sink, steel-slatted bunk beds. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z As soon as Juliet’s footsteps had faded, Holly began smashing the bed into the concrete. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Heat rays from the late afternoon sun arose from the gray concrete, shimmering like the weary tones of a distant bugle blown upon still midnight air. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Now the ravine is on our left, with the new concrete bridge just visible. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The pillars on either side of the door are cracked, lines running the length of them, bits of concrete missing. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z "Anyhow he gives large parties," said Jordan, changing the subject with an urbane distaste for the concrete. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z He didn’t feel his cell phone shoot out of his shirt pocket, didn’t hear it smash on the concrete and skitter in pieces into the gutter. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z The puppy leapt over a concrete curb and onto the driveway circling the building. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Both our feet hung off the edge of the mattress and touched the cool concrete floor, and we prayed that a little mouse or a big spider would not eat our toes. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z He was used to pigeons, birds that matched the color of concrete. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z They couldn’t even see the steps of West Oakland High, nor could they see a shred of the concrete path that led to the stairs at the front of the school. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Caught on a piece of iron that stuck out of the concrete wall, a ragged T-shirt hung, limp as a flag of surrender. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z I let Violet help me over the wall and onto the concrete. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “Look, man, I’m not trying to say anything bad about Rashad. I’m just saying that spray painting ‘Rashad is absent again today’ on the concrete in front of school is like, I don’t know, extreme. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I bent down to look in one of the concrete barrels on its side, and inside were Mitt and two other boys, the three of them crouched like commandos around the micro-recorder. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I stand alone in the empty room with the concrete walls, shaking. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He could see it moving slightly where it drew down into a concrete tile under the roadway and he spat into the water and watched to see if it would move. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z He’d attached so much of himself to those three concrete steps, and he couldn’t imagine moving somewhere far away. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z After we dug a hole in the slack and poured a five-by-five-foot slab of concrete for our launchpad, Cape Coalwood was ready for its first rocket. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The floor of the room was smoothed concrete; dusted everywhere with flakes and chips from the painted plaster that had peeled away from the top of the walls and the ceiling. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z He agreed completely but had no concrete ideas on what to do. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Not a big, elaborate stage, just a concrete platform about the size of the wooden crates Cinder used to stand on in the store, a bronze plaque bolted to it that read, CINDER'S BLOCK. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z Two hundred yards farther on, they came to the Yambuku Mission Hospital, a complex of low, whitewashed buildings made of concrete, with corrugated tin roofs. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And my butt stung from falling on the concrete. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z These rock gardens had outlived the barracks and the towers and would surely outlive the asphalt road and rusted pipes and shattered slabs of concrete. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z I went back later to see if the concrete had cracks in it. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z In the long gray dusk they crossed a river and stopped and looked down from the concrete balustrade at the slow dead water passing underneath. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z As I was crawling blindly my face rammed into one of the concrete slabs propping one of the table’s legs. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z All through the riots people had tried to break in, but the concrete walls and thick iron doors had refused to yield. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Just about the time we expected to hear the third horn, we instead heard the clang of metal on concrete, like someone had rang a bell. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z With their sonarlike senses, the brothers had discovered a low wall of reinforced concrete—it had sounded hard—and pulled Melina behind it just as the bomb exploded. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The Germans had constructed reinforced concrete pillboxes that housed machine guns, antiaircraft weapons, and light artillery all along the English Channel over to the Atlantic Ocean. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z My blood on the shirt, concrete dust dingy-ing up the denim. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I’m mostly panicked about the concept of running, and especially with some jock who believes that running on city concrete is the best idea on the planet. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z They’re going to replace it with a bridge made of concrete. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z It forced me to fill my gas tank and compelled me to stop and offer a ride to an old Negro who trudged with heavy heels in the grass- grown verge beside the concrete road. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The dinosaurs, built of concrete, were a kind of bonus attraction. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Mary sat on the outdoor concrete steps with the officer standing over her, the two mirroring each other’s despair and frustration. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z She passed concrete plains, vast expanses cracked by thrusting grasses. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z His knees scraped against the concrete, and the brief flare of pain felt liberating. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z All that was left, a cliff drop of some forty feet below the heat-buckled walk, was the shell of concrete with weirdly bent and rusted rods that had been its basement. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z And now he was here in that mystical place, the huge oval of Memorial Stadium at the University of Texas, with those smooth flanks of concrete curving to the sky. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Wes got the hint, grabbed his bags, and carried them along the concrete walkways curving through manicured lawns that led to his dorm. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z He leads me over to the path and paints a tiny green sprout that grows through a crack in the concrete. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z The VooDoo Lounge early in the morning was little more than a concrete expanse of roof dotted with red and black couches. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “I have to get some work done. Can you help me mix concrete?” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I hadn't allowed the idea to take concrete form in my mind, but for a moment I had almost allowed an old, southern backwardness which I had thought dead to wreck my career. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The snow is falling faster, piling up on the concrete. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The scale and the concrete pad was in its way, so all it could do was push. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z At daybreak, Salvador found a large concrete culvert, part of a drainage system, for them to crawl into. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z I slipped out the other side of the tent, careful to keep my footsteps soft against the concrete. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z So they built a broad, straight highway, six lanes wide in places, with concrete dividers down the middle and outsized sodium street lamps that light the night sky for miles around. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Behind him, the word “Dauntless” is spray-painted in red artistic lettering on a concrete wall. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Little trees growing up in the concrete cracks. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z His son Willy, Jr., often played touch football with us, coming down with the other boys from Mudhole to scrimmage with us on the broad concrete between the church and the Club House. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z If I run or breathe too deep, the cheap stitches holding me together will snap, and all the stickiness inside will pour out and burn through the concrete. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z I sink down onto the concrete next to him, mostly because being closer to the ground makes me feel steadier. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “Let’s talk about something else. I wanted to apologize for my partner, Tandy. Caputo is a hound. Did you know that hare hounds can pick up the scent of a rabbit on concrete?” Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z On the screen, Holly was smashing her cot into the concrete. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Pen 63 is about the size of a hockey rink, with a concrete feed bunk along the road, and a fresh water trough out back. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z We went about carrying, but not sharing, the same new peace, the same hope, concrete for the first time. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “Dig out all the posts, put a concrete base, then stick it right in. Post will last for days, I tell ya.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I rubbed the comer of the concrete with my thumb. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I holler again, my hands planted on the concrete. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z But somehow I’m still standing, feet like lead, knees like concrete. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I leave the CF wing, pushing open the heavy door to the stairwell and taking the concrete steps by twos even though my lungs are burning after just one floor. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z He swayed like a strand of seaweed, then collapsed facedown on the concrete floor. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z There are usually flowers and candles adorning the bloodstained concrete. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z They found their way to the depot, which was a couple of concrete warehouses in a scrubby area of waste ground where thin weeds grew between gray rocks and pools of icy mud. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Terrorized Berlin inhabitants crowded into cellars, subways, underground bunkers, and concrete flak towers. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The decon team scrubbed the building with bleach until they took the paint off the concrete floors, and still they kept scrubbing. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He sat on the cold concrete and sucked in another soothing breath. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z She passed through a loudly clanking doorway and went down two flights of concrete stairs that reeked of clove cigarettes and perfume. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Dad reached down and picked up some of the concrete. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z On a Tuesday noon, I carry my lunch on out to the back steps, set down on the cool concrete. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Shin knelt on the concrete floor for nearly six hours. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z With my toes, I scuffed at the crumbling concrete wall of the bridge. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z But presently she heard sounds of a more concrete nature. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z It looked like a party had somehow sprung up right in the middle of the hot concrete sidewalk. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z Farther down in the tangle of wood and schoolbooks and concrete, he uncovers a bruised toe. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The once white concrete is gray with mold, the short grass around it brown and shriveled. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He knew that if I made it over the concrete wall, he'd lose me. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Standing at the base of the massive concrete supports that formed the foundation for the bridge, Claire measured it with her eyes. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The shed had a concrete floor and at the far end stood some empty steel drums. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Step, step, step, on hard concrete sidewalks that made their feet hurt. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z But this area, all concrete and sad little houses, was the kind you liked to pass by quickly. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z In my neighborhood, instead of lawns there are fields of concrete and asphalt. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z He kicked the ground as if it were dirt and not concrete. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z He curled up on the concrete with his head pillowed on his paws. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The bridge itself is different, of course; it’s made of concrete and lighted up at night, not wooden and falling apart and rotten-smelling. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z It was often difficult to visualize anything concrete that was not dulled by memories of Arize and Aunty Ifeka and Uncle Mbaezi, that did not feel like life being lived on suspended time. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The preacher knelt upon the concrete floor and closed his eyes. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes welled with tears, and they began streaming down her face and dropping onto the concrete. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Beatriz’s steps match the different beats: a slow tread through the grassless patches of black soil, followed by a faster two-step on the cracked concrete. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z It became clear to Gordievsky that someone had turned him in, but that the KGB did not yet have the concrete evidence it needed to bring him to trial. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The old public library, the one Mr. Lemoncello had loved when he was a boy growing up in the small Ohio town, had been bulldozed to make way for a multilevel concrete parking structure. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Fresh wording and concrete images force us to keep updating the virtual reality display in our minds. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z The park was like a wooded city inside a much larger world of concrete. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z To make things more concrete, let’s put some numbers on the problem. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z She held it for a second, and then slammed the frame into the concrete. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z My slippers scuff against the concrete, sounding like brooms sweeping the floor. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Like his mother’s house, Shin’s classroom was made of concrete. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z He remembered how she had stood in silence while Moss wailed in anger and grief, dropping to the cold concrete. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z We fall to the ground together, her landing halfway on me as my left side hits the concrete. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The back of my skull bounced off the sidewalk’s rocky concrete. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z I bent down to pull the shoe from under the concrete and tugged and pulled at it but it felt like something was pulling it back. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z As if I could stop him from sitting on the concrete stairs. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Maybe, but never like it does here on the edge of my town, among the concrete and the sunflowers of the place I will forever call home. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I’m aware of tile changing to concrete, of crawling through a tight, stinking pipe onto a ledge about a foot wide. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Chess looked down at swirls on the floor—swirls of dust on an otherwise empty concrete floor. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The ground slopes, and there’s this concrete ledge that curves around the courtyard. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z A tall concrete wall surrounded the property with a metal gate on the side. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z His legs were numb and stiff from the concrete floor. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z It is now supported by just a millimeter of concrete. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The moon-rocky fourth garden was a spillage of concrete meringue and gravel. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Lupita followed Salvador into the meadows that lay beneath the vast concrete arches. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Her head smacked the concrete of each step as they descended to the yard. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z When I lay down, I could feel the wall with my feet and my head grazed the concrete at the other side. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As the flashlight scans the floor, I can see glue stains on the concrete from where the carpet had once been. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z The thing nodded vigorously; as it nodded, the left button eye fell off and clattered onto the concrete floor. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z That may be true, but fear of the uncontrollable is not a concrete enough reason to give Jack Kang for the Erudite wanting us dead. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Already I felt the heat rising from the concrete floor. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I pushed my feet through the grass until I hit the concrete slab by the glass door—too black to throw a reflection. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Across the creek from Julia’s house, where the old washed-out road lay in crumbled chunks, stood a concrete abutment that once served as an overpass to the floodwaters of winter and spring. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z The door slams, and we are left in this room of unspoken words, surrounded by the gray concrete walls. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The camp controllers tried to keep things as simple as possible; they set up rows and rows of tables lengthwise across the dusty concrete floor. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Some of the family tombstones were homemade from concrete; a few were store-bought and marble. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Here was the American dream built brick by brick, screw by screw, concrete over dirt. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z We stood at the river’s edge, looking up at a curve of concrete that loomed between the cliffs. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Suddenly it howls and flashes terrifically, the dug-out cracks in all its joints under a direct hit, fortunately only a light one that the concrete blocks are able to withstand. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I sit there, watching the cars disappear from the parking lot one by one, tapping my feet against the concrete and thinking about what I’m going to do with my life. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The worst part is, instead of being with her parents or in a hospital surrounded by doctors and nurses who can help her, she's having a seizure on a concrete sidewalk. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I've landed on my hip but barely scraped my palms on the concrete. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Maddie struggled to her feet and stood shivering on the concrete. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z This gray concrete house was a duplicate of the others they had seen on the dirt road. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z When they arrived, everything except the concrete base of the sign was demolished. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I walked with Farmer across the top of the Péligre Dam with its rusted railings and flaking concrete. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z The two men walked more or less side by side, feet echoing on metal and concrete. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z But it was only concrete, cold and damp. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z The family earned its fortune manufacturing rebar—the metal rods used to strengthen concrete—which it sold across Jordan. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z The loud shattering of the guy’s nose like dishes heaved against a concrete wall. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Max is staring into the cracks of the concrete sidewalk. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He heard a shout of “Everybody out!” just as he saw the plaid of Cari’s good dress showing under a block of concrete. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I shuffled up to the desk with concrete feet, to yet another pair of wire-rimmed glasses. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Then, using a piece of wood or chain as reinforcement, he would fill the space between them with concrete, a mixture of mortar and small stones. Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction 1973-09-19T00:00:00Z My voice was as scratchy as the concrete beneath my back. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He sets up a folding aluminum chair in front of the garage doors and applauds as I take the stage on the oil-stained concrete floor. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Her concrete house is missing its paint, or maybe it’s just been that long since anyone painted its walls. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Upstairs, high on the seventeenth floor of the building, an explosion blew out a shower of glass and concrete, and she had disappeared under their weight. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z ‘OK. The Barracks is empty now and all locked up. The concrete crushers go in on Thursday. I’ve a new job on now, down Peckham way.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z But the Bronx doesn’t have this rough terrain, these concrete roads and rolling hills. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Dub had mowed the yard that morning, and clippings still littered the concrete carport. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I rest my arms on the concrete wall and look down through the bare branches that are like dry coral. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Well, almost—a small video camera is attached to one of the concrete walls. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z But those earthquakes send cracks up through the dirt and into the concrete. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Miss Hilly close her magazine, put it on the concrete so she don’t get her grease on it. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z So I said boldly, as if I had originated it, and must beg to insist upon it, “Massive and concrete.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z It had deep, concrete window wells perfect for making into forts. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, he didn't see the wagon handle, so he tripped on it, slid on the wet concrete, fell in the puddle of melted ice and, unfortunately, toppled the wedding cake. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z He felt that he ought to be able to reach out with his bare hands and carve from naked space the concrete, solid reasons why he had murdered. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Max and I are on the sidewalk, sneakers hitting the concrete with a steady rhythm. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Hanako spotted a bustling outside market, right next to a single broken concrete wall and a big pile of rubble. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z In the intense silence a drop of sweat fell from his chin to the concrete floor, and both men heard it distinctly. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The shed resembles a sort of outdoor kitchen on a concrete slab. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Rough concrete pillars stood proud above the courthouse steps, looking weathered and bored, like they were tired of carrying the weight of the law on their shoulders. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z “I got Mrs. Able to an ambulance. Both towers down, just gone. Crippling smoke. Pulverized concrete. This bag”—he holds it high—“holds some of the dust. Ashes, too.” Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z But they also ran a study in which almost every sentence referred to a concrete object or action: A newspaper is better than a magazine. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z This four-lane concrete highway slashed with speeding cars I remember as a narrow, twisting mountain road where the wood teams moved, drawn by steady mules. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Compare the professionalese on the left with the concrete equivalents on the right: Participants were tested under conditions of good to excellent acoustic isolation. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z In a few minutes the pickup rolled through the wide-open door of a cavernous building made of large, pink concrete blocks. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z The concrete and glass buildings are huge, not tall, but wide and deep and far apart. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I hated feeling like a concrete block in the middle of the night. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I sit on the tiny concrete hearth, thawing out by the fire and waiting for Gale. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The next thing he knew he was on the floor, his face pressed against the concrete. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z We don’t get seats here, just long concrete benches, but the few Silver nobles up above enjoy cool, comfortable boxes. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z The water, opaque with glacial sediment and only a few degrees warmer than the ice it had so recently been, was the color of wet concrete. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Particles of glass and concrete flurry like a tornado. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z He slid to a squeaking halt, the heels one inch from the concrete floor downstairs. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z The spot where he usually parked one of his carts was empty; a huge amoeba of oil stained the concrete floor. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z In my dream, her head was on my shoulder as I lay on my back, only the corner of carpet between us and the concrete floors. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Janae and I pull it out and lay it across the sun-warmed tar, away from the edge of the building where only two feet of brick and concrete keep us from open sky. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z So, instead of speaking, I take a step toward the wide concrete stairs that will carry us to the door. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z She was brought to Camp Greyhound, where she slept on the concrete. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z We passed the famous Shah Faisal Mosque on the way there, reputedly the biggest mosque in the world, with its giant concrete girders and soaring minarets. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z All of the gas pumps were beaten in, their hoses and nozzles strewn across the concrete. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z But you know how prisons are on TV, all metal and gray and filled with angry people eating slop and sleeping on concrete slabs. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Still, it’s pretty impressive, this circular glass crown atop a sleek concrete spire. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Scamper stretched out his front paws and lay on the concrete. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Kabuo had passed the preceding night wrapped in blankets—his concrete cell was especially cold— and pacing and shivering endlessly. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z A fine mist of pulverized concrete seems to cover everything, and the once salubrious climate is overwhelmed by smog. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z There it was: a small southern town, cut through by railroad tracks and next to the river of concrete that was I-285. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z We drive past the same kind of ruins I saw when we left the city—the buildings collapsing under their own weight, and the plants roaming wild over the land, breaking through concrete. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z So Pia reluctantly put a foot down, dragged her sneaker along the concrete to slow down, then stomped the back of the skateboard, flipping it up into her hand. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z Doc arranged them in long lines and very slowly they straightened out until they lay in symmetrical stars on the concrete floor. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Indeed, she felt that her feet stepping on the earth, even when the earth was covered with concrete, gained strength from it. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I follow him up the concrete stairs, and then we end up having to squeeze past people to get over to them. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z I wanted to run away so I didn't have to watch, but I felt like my feet were rooted in concrete. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z The carpet was so thin that Ivy could feel the cold from the concrete underneath. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z One boy gets so depressed he stops eating for days and bangs his knuckles against the concrete wall until they are raw. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z I sat on the wet concrete outside their front door, shivering. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I had heard Communists discuss discipline in the abstract, but when I saw it in its concrete form it tore my feelings. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z It was an open room, over a concrete slab. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Prime among these was a narrow strip of concrete on which she had affixed a camera to the railing of the platform where Nazi officials would preside over the ceremony. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z We were now in a world of concrete. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z All three were leaning forward on the concrete railing in front of them. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z We threw in a bag of concrete, some broken pieces of cast-iron garden statuary, and a twenty-pound ingot of hard tar, then carried it to his trunk. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z After that, a layer of concrete mix, then more water, more mix, until the hole was full. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Two devices were used to lift the stones and concrete to the roof for the construction of the vaults. Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction 1973-09-19T00:00:00Z I studied a complex of concrete buildings that were half covered with tropical greenery. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z “The Marines are ferrying him home on a military transport, after a quick stop at Shake Shack for something called a Shack Stack and a concrete.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z He headed straight for the squat concrete building located near the Box. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z He pointed to a ladder of iron bars that ran up a narrow concrete hole. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z I stoop and stare at my face, my right cheek flattened on concrete. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z In the end they’d designed something implausible, a town house of poured concrete with a glass facade. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The back doors swung open, and in the dark we were marched up some concrete steps and through metal doors into another security facility. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A dog was trying to get its tongue inside an empty sardine can, pushing it across a patch of concrete. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The lake had been formed and dug to a uniform depth of nine feet, with small wooden boat docks fingering out from its waterless shores where the most desirable concrete slabs had been poured. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z The paint is peeling off their gray concrete walls. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The blue construction tarps on the Tower flapped angrily against its concrete shell. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z My neck, my ribs, my head all protested as I scraped along the concrete. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z This took concrete form on April 28, when Dulles drafted a letter to Khrushchev proposing a “technical conference” in Geneva on test ban inspections. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The Tower had shown up just over a year ago, totally unannounced: a five-story concrete monstrosity on a block otherwise full of brownstones. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z I nearly swooned in the mill and flow of Stanleyville—people, cars, animals in the street, the austere gaze of windows in the tall concrete buildings. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The rest of the men were busy clearing the area in front of three of the concrete bunk beds and putting layers of blankets on the floor of each bed. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I know what this means: a new house with a concrete floor and metal roof for the family, an effort to improve their nutrition, school tuition for the kids. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z I was thinking this when behind us crept a rumbling against concrete, like a barrel rolling, the rolling broken by the cracks in the sidewalk. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He peered up to see his captor standing over him, a concrete ceiling and walls behind him, fluorescent lights on either side. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Instead, he sleeps that night on the concrete floor of their one-room command post. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The house was built on three-foot concrete pilings, to keep it from flooding. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z One wall had bits of broken glass set into the concrete on the top, so no one could climb over without shredding their palms. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z She tried the bell again, after some time, and then leaned over the concrete banister to ask a woman leaving the building next door if she knew where the Dumfrey women were. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s not mine,” I say I scrape the toe of my shoe against the concrete floor. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z And think of how that vessel was taken, shattered on the concrete, and all its holy contents, all that had gone into him, sent flowing back to the earth. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Understanding people’s difficulties and—just as crucial—helping people understand their own difficulties and teaching them concrete ways to help themselves will help them better deal with their own lives and, in turn, ours. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I walked on the concrete path toward the front door of the school, the same path the Arkansas National Guard had blocked us from days before. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z About twenty feet across, the Map Room had concrete walls bare of any decoration. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Thomas followed him to the steel door of the big concrete block and Minho turned to give him a wan smile. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The inside of the building was one long, dim, seemingly endless hall, partitioned into small, semiprivate cubicles by huge slabs of halfway-up concrete walls. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The sandbagging on the ground-floor windows was reinforced, and civilian contractors were on the roofs checking the firmness of the chimney stacks and the concreted skylights. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I stumbled down onto the dirty, oil-stained concrete, just managing to catch myself before I slammed into the side of her car. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He ran his hands over the edge of the concrete steps out of habit, but it immediately felt wrong. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He stooped, waiting to hear the bottom of the trunk touch the concrete floor. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Forlorn, marooned on concrete and asphalt, no place to burrow, April’s orphans. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z We arrive at the park—a waterfront park with benches, leafy green trees, and round concrete garbage bins. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I could see a connecting tunnel to the left, the blue haze of fluorescent lights showing through the window in a concrete block building. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I stopped the lathe and pulled out the bar and threw it on the concrete floor. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The burbs ended suddenly, a last band of parks fading into the transport ring, where underground factories stuck their heads aboveground and cargo trucks drove concrete roads all day and night. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z It is the biggest dam in America east of the Mississippi and something of an attraction for people who like concrete in volume. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z As we walked away, you and Muthu started playing a game, tossing a bit of concrete into the air like a ball and trying to catch it again before it fell. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Then it settles on me like falling concrete. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z He was hauling platters of wet concrete to the crew when he noticed that a freshly poured concrete wall had cracked and was beginning to collapse. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z “Gotta move quick. One strong wind and the Nightbeast will smell the snacks and be on us like slugs on concrete,” Valley said. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z She couldn’t confront Nehemia—not without more concrete proof, not without ruining everything. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Across this circle, a quiet finger of water, hemmed in by concrete, marked the corner of a narrow area where people thronged, eating, talking, sitting and watching one another. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Mother had dropped the blow-dryer and it had struck the floor, its roar now doubled as it rebounded off the exposed concrete. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The concrete patio bakes my skin through my denim shorts. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The houses were small and drab, constructed of gray concrete blocks. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Even if she were the athletic type, she’d never be able to grab hold of anything with a strong enough grip to keep her from splattering against the concrete below. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I brace myself, and we hit the level concrete, the shocks absorbing most of it. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z His mind might as well have been encased in concrete, and mine might as well have been made of jelly. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z A pool of light appears on the concrete in front of me. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z And then came the sound of feet slapping against the concrete steps of the cabin once more, and we gave up pretending altogether. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Buck’s Peak looked the way it always did at Christmas—a snowy spire, adorned with evergreens—and my eyes, increasingly accustomed to brick and concrete, were nearly blinded by the scale and clarity of it. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I walked through gas station and motel forecourts and across restaurant parking lots, clambered over concrete barriers, crossed lawns, and pushed through neglected ranks of privet or honeysuckle at property boundaries. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Those things seem too nebulous to have a concrete location in a person’s body. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Lourdes and Diana, now two years old, share a mattress on the concrete floor. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The boat rested in a cradle on concrete foundations. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z They got back on the curb, and Nick followed Janet, putting one foot carefully in front of the other on the narrow concrete curb. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I want to be like a tree, a concrete pole—unbreakable. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The concrete of the court was cracked everywhere, as though an army of robot jackhammers had trampled through. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z She was sitting on the concrete steps at the front of the school, staring out at the row of yellow buses. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Leaping by association to something concrete and trying to make belief real. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Not to mention my eight feet of concrete, which has kept me perpetually in the shower. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Here the only hills were man-made highway bridges—smooth, gentle slopes of concrete. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The drug economy played out every day on the cracked concrete lawns of Robert Taylor, and her preteen older sons, Nicholas and Willie, could not help breathing it in. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z I crumpled to the concrete and sustained a deep gash above my left eye, which required three stitches. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There were no concrete charges that they could bring against me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z We stop on the concrete around the metal bean, where the Erudite sit in small groups with newspapers or books. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I am kneeling on the concrete, gasping for air. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I draw an invisible circle on the concrete with my finger. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z It flew straight down from the sky in drops the size of coffee saucers and hit the hot sidewalks with a hiss that sent clouds of steam writhing up from the gleaming, dark concrete. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z As the go-kart went faster, I felt the rumbling of the wheels hitting the concrete underneath me. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a drain in the corner of its concrete floor and a foot-square grate in its door. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z They settle on a concrete bench by the reflecting pool. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Trailing behind Mother, I made my way down the concrete path as she climbed into the driver’s seat behind the wheel of our green Pontiac. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Certain areas of the walls are stone, while steel beams and concrete heavily reinforce others. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I served the tea with a smile sunk in concrete pilings. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s a slab of concrete in a Giants baseball cap. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z At first glance classic style sounds naive and philistine, suited only to a world of concrete goings-on. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z He envisioned digging down to the first reasonably firm layer of clay, known as hard-pan, and there spreading a pad of concrete nearly two feet thick. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z As he ran past he tagged me on the shoulder and I lost my footing, landing against the cracked concrete on my left side. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z No concrete evidence exists that the first event caused the second, but the coincidence in timing is hard to dismiss. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Each white man who attended the fight dropped his share of the pot into a hat that sat on the concrete floor. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z As a concrete example, imagine a square whose sides are one foot long. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Once on the other side, we find shelter in an old abandoned warehouse with a low concrete roof, propped up by three remaining walls. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Concrete lions stood on either side of what must have once been the grand entrance, and a crumbling concrete wall ran along its sides. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The gun flew out of Clyde’s hand and skidded across the concrete. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The spore expanded, split, and burst within the corrupted steel and shards of concrete that had formerly been walls. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Behind him, Jenny Flick raced her old Nova so fast, she wobbled a few times and nearly hit the concrete barrier. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z And I laid there on the hard concrete, for the second time in a week, tears flowing down my cheeks, thinking about each one of those names. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z When I come back around to the little concrete house beside the lake, I pause in the doorway and see Gale propping the crooked poker he salvaged against the wall by the hearth. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I keep my eyes on the concrete squares of sidewalk and plod onward, making my way back down from Eighty-Sixth Street to Seventy-Fourth Street. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z They sat on concrete footings, with about two feet of open space between the floorboards and the ground. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z The broad concrete walkways curved in and around the massive yellow buildings that rose taller than anything else in the neighborhood. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z So the concrete picture and the abstract linkages of relationships fed each other, each making the other more meaningful and affording my emotions an opportunity to react to them with success and understanding. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The concrete was fresh all right, very recent. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I grab a dry rag and take that black cake out the door, set it down on the concrete step. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z In front of a concrete sink, she stops and sets down the dishes. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Concealed partly by the raised barrels and their concrete emplacements, partly by my tilted umbrella, I kept hidden, but still managed a good look. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z In this sticker a concrete verb in the active voice and the use of the second person narrate a concrete event: if you do this, it can kill you. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Three concrete steps led up to the plain front door. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z My shoes slip off but I keep going until I reach the concrete. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I love the sound of all those metal cleats moving around on the cold concrete floor in the locker room. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z As their car careened past a concrete Jewish settlement with its enclosures of barbed-wire fencing and military tower, Omer craned his neck to stare out the window and spoke soberly. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Most were folding up their blankets and tossing them into piles in the corners of the room, but some just lay awake on the floor or propped against the concrete walls, staring into space. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He ran to the steel door and caught the bars in his hands and shook them, as though trying to tear the steel from its concrete moorings. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z It’s concrete all around the pool, but people have set up deck chairs and sun loungers, and they’ve got large parasols to keep them in the shade. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z That night, Jack and hundreds of other prisoners were ordered to sleep on a concrete floor in one of the camp buildings. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z The walls were made of concrete blocks, and tacks couldn’t be used, of course. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He lands in a sprawl on the concrete driveway and doesn’t move. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Even the woods and the meadows have been stripped of disorderly life forms and forced into a uniform made of concrete. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The lumps in the mattress seemed to get harder, and mypillow all of a sudden felt like a concrete slab. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z At lunchtime in the large gray concrete playground, he would stand in the center of a crowd of big boys and ask, “Who was Napoleon Bonaparte?” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The man called Toorman reached out his foot and kicked an oblong bone from the ashes; it slid a few inches over the concrete floor. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Eisenhower understood that allaying the public’s concerns required concrete action. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z It sort of buckles away from the concrete cellar walls, a regular ripple effect, but do I complain about the crummy paneling, or the rug that smells like low tide? Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z I moved to a water-stained patch of concrete floor directly beneath the hole in the ceiling, sat down cross-legged, and angled my body so the light shone upon the book. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z The actual model building would start right after lunch, and more concrete plans must be formulated to make the process efficient. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z As my mind extended in this general and abstract manner, it was fed with even more vivid and concrete examples of the lives of Bigger Thomas. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “They work differently here. I’m sure they’ll tell you when they know something concrete.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I moved to help her, but before I could offer, the pot slipped from her hands and crashed to the concrete floor. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z See the concrete bam where workers live, the small church with tall voodoo drums for calling spirit, the wash flapping, women roasting peanuts, men slapping dominoes, pigs running here and there. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z "Move, Alfred, for ..." He walked right into it, a ton of concrete that slammed into his mouth. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The concrete walls were riddled with bullet holes and grenade blasts. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z The two took their passes and found their way through the long corridors of a big concrete building. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Another time I’d stayed too late, I had had to walk around two Negro kids who were bonking each other’s head on the concrete. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He shifted his weight, wondering how he could get to the gate without stepping on the concrete. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z But my insides seem to have taken over my brain, and in seconds, we’re walking up a short flight of concrete steps to the roof of his house. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z And now the cup, the ring and two unironed waiter’s aprons at home were the only concrete objects left to connote that a man had once lived. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z A glittering stone popped up from the concrete like the earth had spit out a watermelon seed. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z She throws her boots in the direction of the bell, and they fall with a thud, thud onto the concrete. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I could hear him spit a big stream of tobacco juice down onto the dirty concrete. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Next to the rock is the latrine—a concrete hole. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Until I dropped my legs on the concrete floor. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z I’m in the land of concrete and weathermen. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z The Bureau of Genetic Welfare isn’t tall, but it’s still huge, wider than I can see, a mammoth of glass and steel and concrete. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The hollow rumble of the hard wheels on the concrete floor went around a corner and slowly died away. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The jail has several holding cells, rooms with concrete benches and iron doors. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z It was a million miles away from the flat odor of damp city concrete. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I watched, glad you were staying so strong, although our lives kept going up and down, like the broken concrete bit you were tossing and catching. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z At her words I see the two-pronged Hub as small as a toy in the distance, the jagged line of our city interrupting the sea of concrete. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z We wandered, necks craned, bits of concrete and broken tile crunching beneath our feet. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z No indeed, the world is just as concrete, ornery, vile and sublimely wonderful as before, only now I better understand my relation to it and it to me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I stomp up the concrete steps, and before I know it, my hand is knocking on the chipped, wooden door. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z College was a vague thing, a concept he understood but couldn’t visualize in any concrete way. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Fischer was growing more self-assured, but his style was strikingly different: lucid, crystal-clear, economical, concrete, rational. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He’s smiling at the concrete like a total whack job, but I’m the only one who knows, due to my stellar vantage point. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Still, once yoked to a concrete experimental goal, the eleven-inch proved itself worthy of the task. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Even though they lived here, in this concrete desert, tonight they would go home, walking the streets of Spanish Harlem fearing no evil, for the Lord was with them. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z In front of the trees, as if guarding this entrance to the park, is an enormous golden statue atop a tall concrete base. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z It was a far cry from the towering skyscrapers and concrete landscape of where he’d grown up. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He found his friends again near the concrete monkey barrels and started playing with them like he hadn’t missed a beat. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z We bounce and rattle over the dusty tumbleweed-ridden terrain, until we see another concrete channel up ahead, not quite as wide as the Santa Ana River. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z She kneels on the concrete and fusses in her purse, extracting some tissues. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Besides the washers and dryers, a couple of which are running, there are gray concrete walls, a wobbly table, a big metal sink, and a red plastic laundry basket. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The air over and above the vast concrete river trembled with the warmth of Montag's body alone; it was incredible how he felt his temperature could cause the whole immediate world to vibrate. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z It was my way of escaping from the monolithic concrete world that surrounded us. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Judging from the acoustics, Reyna was in a small room with brick or concrete walls: maybe a basement or a cell. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Scoob returns the note to the table and stares at the vast concrete wasteland surrounding the RV and sighs. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z After I swallowed, I heard a noise coming from below the kitchen floor, like metal scraping concrete. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z A little beyond where the houses ended on the far side of Dactyl Hill, a towering concrete building stood surrounded by barren fields. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z She charged up the concrete steps, pulled the notebook from him, and hugged it to her chest. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z During one of these interruptions, he saw them standing on the concrete apron out front smoking and talking and swigging bottles of Coca-Cola. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Everywhere she looked, she saw bright colors: on the drab, gray concrete apartments, on the tin- roofed, open-fronted stores, in the muddy water flowing in the gutters. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z In the center of the square is a huge hole in the concrete. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z A slab of concrete, three feet wide and ten feet long, with blue plastic chairs stolen long ago from some classroom. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z They envisioned thousands of black brothers converging together upon Washington—to lie down in the streets, on airport runways, on government lawns— demanding of the Congress and the White House some concrete civil rights action. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z And in the field, down by the first two-hundred curve, there's a concrete circle. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z And looking around the room, I remember thinking that my reading differences were like dragging a concrete block around every day, and how I felt sorry for myself. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z I solved the riddle of an outdoors made mostly of concrete in New York. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Crumbling edges of concrete and brick undermined by sinkholes. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z There were now nearly four hundred American prisoners crammed into the Hanoi Hilton, many held in groups in large, concrete cells. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z It was an enormous pyramidal structure of glittering white concrete, soaring up, terrace after terrace, three hundred meters into the air. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Clayton trotted happily, sneakily, down the concrete and steel steps of the subway station. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z We pull into the empty parking lot and to the far back fence, where there’s a concrete aqueduct stretching as far as the eye can see in both directions. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The kitchens are a row of gas burners and open grills set on a concrete slab beneath a sheet of corrugated metal. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z What else do you think would happen when they grow up in a concrete world? Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He was already outside his door when I walked up the concrete path. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z They often carried steel reinforcing rods to older workmen who tied them together with twine or wire as the dam rose from the riverbed in a checkerboard pattern of concrete blocks. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z My nose tickled from the dust in the sleeping bag, and the basement floor—which was poured concrete beneath a thin, comfortless layer of indoor-outdoor carpeting—made my bones ache whichever way I turned. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Long, thick, concrete tables and benches streaked tediously, in two rows, from one end of the hall to the other. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He would hint at having information that could help us, but he was coy and slow to share anything concrete. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z And my feet kinda stop short, like my slippers done filled up with concrete. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Garbage bags lined the curb waiting for collection and the concrete was uneven in places, but she moved right down the center of the sidewalk, never taking her eyes off me. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z The dozen of us remaining strode off down the dark hallway to B-block, listening to the sound of our shoes hitting the concrete floor. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Thousands of people milled about the tightly packed concrete terraces. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I had to go out behind the school, through the girls’ dressing room, down a long concrete walkway, and onto the playing field. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Around them were concrete posts strung with electrified barbed wire. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z My school has a chain-link fence and concrete where I ran and played hoops. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z We both put our head and arms on the cardboard, but our legs are on the concrete. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Late at night, when the only noises were snores and coughs and the mournful whistle-wailings of Santa Fe trains rumbling through the darkened town, he honed the wire against the cell’s concrete floor. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Wedged closely together, twenty-five boys slept on the concrete floor in the secondary school dormitory. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z She let him go out of shock, and Scythe Faraday’s head hit the concrete hard, knocking him out and making the horror of the moment all the worse. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z More to the point, the bomb program was moving toward a concrete conclusion, with plans laid for a decisive test in the desert. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The work crew was digging a shallow trench for the concrete foundation of the wall. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As I waited for the dizziness to go away, I noticed a dark, powdery tracing on the concrete slab under the sewage tank—something so small that the pollution inspectors might never have noticed. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z He climbed the cracked, eroding concrete steps to his front door and had his hand on the doorknob before thinking better of it. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z She took a tentative step into the concrete cube. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z There are two ways in which thoughts can lose their moorings in the land of the concrete. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Two weeks ago, a concrete foundation had been poured onto the field where we played soccer. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z It was at that time that they built a fortress of reinforced concrete over the faded tomb of José Arcadio, so that the corpse's smell of powder would not contaminate the waters. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Beneath the carpet is a concrete slab that rests on earth that was compacted twenty years ago by heavy machinery. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The light shone down on nothing but a bare concrete floor. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z As it rumbled by, the concrete seemed to quake, and I stupidly ducked my head, as if that would keep me from being noticed, and steadied my hands by grabbing the straps of my backpack. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z There’s a gaping hole, high up, like soaring, flying dragons had attacked the building, leaving a jagged tear of broken glass, bent metal, and concrete. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z He slams the door shut; the thud of his soles against the concrete floor shakes my seat as he approaches me from behind. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z We select, as a dug-out, a reinforced concrete cellar into which steps lead down from above. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z On the fourth side was a steep hill with a crumbling set of concrete steps. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Next came the sharp scrape of a chair being dragged across a concrete floor. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z It was hard to make concrete plans when they were so far apart. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “Go, play, and come right back!” were the orders I heard as I began to dribble my basketball up the concrete sidewalks toward the courts. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Narciso leaned over the concrete railing and shouted down into the darkness. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The war, which until then had been only a word to designate a vague and remote circumstance, became a concrete and dramatic reality. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z I had dozens of tracks to cross before I'd hit a concrete barrier. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The door closed with a thud, leaving us alone amid the sound reverberating off the concrete walls. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Eventually, we made it to the parking lot of an unfriendly concrete office building. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Gentlemen, please. We need agreement here. A concrete profile.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Max blinks twice and kicks away a chunk of concrete that's come loose off the sidewalk. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z We found concrete slabs where the latrines and shower rooms stood, and irrigation ditches, and here and there, the small rock arrangements that once decorated many of the entranceways. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z The sound his body made when it slammed against the concrete. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z After Baker finished looking through the wall and moved along, we reporters took turns peering through the same jagged concrete hole. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z And all the more, because here there was nothing concrete to lay it to. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I think I still expected to see Doreen's body lying there in the pool of vomit like an ugly, concrete testimony to my own dirty nature. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z “What do they do when they get back every night? What’s up with the concrete build- mg? “ The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z He leaves me standing on his concrete steps, closing the door behind him. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z The next afternoon he built a mold, mixed his concrete confidently, and poured his bird bath. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z When I open the plastic lid, I grin, because I know something has shifted in my stomach—not the big Shift, but something concrete—and I am going to eat this. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z The restaurant was on one side of the street; the outdoor seating on the other, on a concrete outcropping right at the edge of the canal. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Hibiscus came down the stairs in sweats and a hoodie, his sneakers silent against the concrete. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z If it’s there, it’s probably as hard as concrete. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z The two of us, side by side, on the cool concrete step. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z It made more sense to keep both of your feet on the hard concrete. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z TJ looked quick down at the ground, suddenly wondering what lived between the cracks in the concrete. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z The Gestapo interrogation room has a concrete floor. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z You pouted, but refused to stop, transporting a third worm from the gray concrete onto the grassy earth. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z They crossed the river by an old concrete bridge and a few miles on they came upon a roadside gas station. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z All I’ve seen of the city are concrete buildings, cement sidewalks. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z As we travel this expansive concrete channel, it feels to me like the world has torn in two, and we’re traveling the seam of that tear. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Outside the largest of the concrete sheds the great bear was working, and Lyra stood by the open gate to watch. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z It slapped against my bare legs before thwacking the concrete. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z Our school yard is nothing but concrete with an old handball wall and fading basketball lines. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z There was a certain vapidity to her reassurance, an automatic way of expressing goodwill, which did not require any concrete efforts on her part to help him. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The doors faced out on a barren, floodlit terrace—black cinder, privet in concrete urns, a statue artfully broken in white pieces on the ground. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Inside, there was a concrete slab with a hole in it and a plastic toilet seat on top; there had been a lid at some point, but it had broken and disappeared long ago. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z A commitment to the concrete does more than just ease communication; it can lead to better reasoning. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z I could take both at once, steering them in two directions around the crack on the broken concrete path and bringing them back together, again on the other side. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z My parents attended the premiere, sitting cross-legged on one of the padded mats spread like islands across the filthy concrete floor. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z He believed in a child-centered education that promoted understanding the world from the child’s level, taking into account individual development and concrete, tactile experiences such as working directly with plants, minerals for science, etc. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z We guessed that most of them were where you couldn’t see them, at the bottom of Lake Michigan, wearing concrete overshoes. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “I’d rather jump and take my chances with the concrete than die up here doing nothing,” Z shot back. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z We stumbled on, but Arul stopped to fling a chunk of concrete at the men. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z He was lowered slowly back to the concrete, and the pressure around his neck was gone. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z It requires an ability to move back and forth between the concrete and the abstract, the immediate example and a scientific theory, and this movement is conceptually and historically problematic. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z To one side of the house was a rectangular concrete slab with a roof over it. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “All right. I know you gotta get these knuckleheads back to the concrete jungle.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z At the crack of the bat, everyone jumped to his feet and did not breathe until the ball hit the concrete wall to drive in the winning runs. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z The floors were beveled concrete, the shower stalls wood planks and plastic curtains crawling with black mold. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z My climb continues, up a wooden staircase that’s been built atop a crumbling concrete one. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Bits remained silent as Moss picked at the concrete, pulling tiny bits of it off and running it in his fingers. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The stone buildings and the concrete pavements looked bleak and hostile to me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “So expect a lot of concrete and graffiti.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z I shouted and gave chase, but as soon as he disappeared around the lamp housing I saw the glow of Emma’s fire flare across the concrete. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z They crossed the high concrete bridge over the river. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z It wasn’t the color of a modern city, of steel, glass and concrete. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Before she climbed into the car, Mrs. Ezeka asked her to come to the back and see the new bunker her husband had had built; it was concrete, sturdy. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z They ran toward the empty outdoor mall, the splattering of an immense concrete fountain urging them on. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I sit, my back toward the men, studying the concrete wall like the lines, cracks, and scratched curses are a complicated puzzle. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z In the photograph, there are hulking concrete buildings with narrow windows along the block. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I tried to move, but my feet felt like concrete. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Although Doña Ana’s house was no bigger than ours, its sturdy concrete walls and roof made it safe and cozy. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z It looks new—its concrete bright, its paint fresh. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z “Toni-eeeeee...” hoof beats clattered on the concrete and the hatchet face of the Kid passed me by. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The capitol building sprawled gray concrete like a regal queen spreading out her petticoats, and its giant dome glittered pure gold in the morning sun. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z Way down Carpenter’s Road, where the concrete sidewalks started, children hurried to the sliding places before shopkeepers and old women sprinkled stove ashes, like ancient onyx, onto the new-minted silver. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The lobby was hushed as a library, but beyond those doors, she knew, were the cracked concrete sidewalks and the rush and clamor and ruthlessness of the city. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The torn white lumber from concrete forms was piled beside gray walls. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z My exclusion is tangible, as if concrete walls have formed around me. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z From the front, Brooklyn Collective Elementary is plain, all concrete. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z "Red door on your left," I say sharply, and she follows me up the three concrete steps to the doors. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z About halfway there, I become aware of the concrete barricade. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The roof floor was not the typical concrete, sandpapery surface that covered most roofs in New York City. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z In the midst of them, thin-stalked, a taller, slenderer fungus, the Charing-T Tower lifted towards the sky a disk of shining concrete. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I imagine my mother and father sitting beside a fountain, under the spray of water, their feet skimming the concrete bottom. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z And I could picture her again: she unravels the carpet halfway each night so her hip isn’t against bare concrete as she lies on her side. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z We came to a rickety wooden bridge—just thick plywood laid over a concrete foundation—over Culver Creek, the winding rivulet that doubled back over and over again through the outskirts of campus. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z The concrete guard towers were turned into headquarters for service clubs like Interact and Junior Achievement. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z I rolled them out on the concrete floor and tried to get comfortable. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The sun was hot on my skin, too bright as it bounced off the white concrete and blinded me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Thumping, pumping, vibrating concrete pushes my feet home. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The concrete is mottled salt-and-pepper, stained from the sediment of old storm surges, but Santiago Creek hasn’t had running water for a few years now. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z I wedge my way through the sea of students, between the locker-lined buildings and concrete pillars. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Mark’s body is jerked into the current but he holds on to the railing; his body is pulled out and then to the side, slamming into the concrete wall next to the track. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Even as people threw their heads back and screamed to God for help, the concrete and dust kept falling. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Dylan and I reappear inside a wide concrete room. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Breaking a leg on the concrete would be better than burning to death, but there was also a good chance he’d split his head open. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I could see a shiny, shiny black shoe lying halfway underneath some concrete, then it got covered with smoke, and then the lightbulb flickered out again. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Juliet was sprawled on the cot, enraptured by a concrete wall. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z She snapped her fingers, and it rose under her, steady as concrete under her feet. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z I had several private meetings with him at his residence, and later that year the government made its first concrete proposal. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Our backyard is tiny—just a slab of concrete that barely fits a table and chairs. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z We keep walking and not talking until we get to a giant concrete and glass monstrosity of a building. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z It was only a matter of seconds before the cop had thrown the guy to the sidewalk and pressed him face-first into the concrete. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I pounded the concrete with my fist until I broke skin. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z It had giant curved sides, was set into a concrete base, and was held together with long rows of rivets. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Rush him past the hate, past the broken concrete, down the hill, and to the four walls of his own room. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z It’s a public beach on the Puget Sound waterfront, with concrete trails and grassy picnic areas, huge stretches of sand littered with driftwood logs and chipped seashells. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The epicenter of activity was a monstrously ugly concrete building, the Summit Information Center, with big windows, broad viewing platforms, and an exceedingly lively cafeteria. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z I thought of the stuffy, windowless concrete room from earlier today. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The schoolhouse was next door, a long, single-room barn of a building raised on concrete stilts. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Otherwise you are alone, hidden away in your concrete box, week after week, month after month. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Tracks are fastened to concrete ties, welded, and better maintained. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z She looked at the little tree growing out of the concrete at the side of the house. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The sun appeared, spreading a golden filter across the concrete and warming the back of my head. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z I shudder as I think of the mayor’s head rolling down the concrete and onto the street. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z And me and Noodles stood there, like our feet were melting into the concrete. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z I tried to pull back, but it felt like he had flooded my veins with concrete. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I did not know enough to be afraid or to anticipate in a concrete manner. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Stepping over slabs of concrete and parts of the wall that has fallen, I make my way to our spot. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I stood up and frowned; my back was still a little sore from Gully slamming me to the concrete last week. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z He always shredded his paws on the rough concrete buried beneath, but he could not control the urge. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I kept my eyes on the concrete floor as I relayed my father’s promise. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Like she’s dragging a concrete block around all of the time. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Though he found no concrete evidence of arson, Cowie believed Holmes or an accomplice had started the fire. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z We picked up bricks, the rocklike broken bits of concrete blocks, the wooden boards. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The space suit slapped to the concrete floor, wet, dripping with water. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z My stomach was in knots and my shoulder muscles like concrete. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He stayed there, pressing his ear to the cold concrete floor of the hut, and straining for the sound of movement, for footsteps. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z The tower is pretty small, with only a few feet of concrete floor space on all sides of the bell itself, and then this low stone railing, which I’ve climbed over to get here. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z |
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