| 单词 | contest |
| 例句 | The man in the grey suit does not contest this point, he only watches Celia with the same scrutinizing gaze. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z On May 9, Ulbrickson held another head-to-head contest between the two boats. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Any other day of my life I could have won a fibbing contest hands down, and that, that is what I came up with: the pathetic truth. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Want to have a contest to see who can stand on their head the longest? I’ll let you win.” Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z The response to the Remember When contest was better than we’d expected. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z West Virginia’s Governor Homer Holt saw the writing on the wall: the choice was to integrate or, like its neighbor to the east, dig in and contest the ruling. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The general public lost all interest in the contest. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “No contest. They don’t want to risk judgment from the court, because it might go against them.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Life, as he saw it, was a contest. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Whatever the contest had been out front, I knew Momma had won. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z They went through the motions of the contest on Friday, but when it was over and Leslie had won again, everyone sort of knew without saying so that it was the end of the races. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z "And if I were to contest the case, my whole story would come out and one of the most valuable aspects of the incident would be ruined." Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Usually only four or five students entered the contest at MAHS. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Obviously Dari did, because Dari’s smart, and forgetting the egg at an egg drop contest would be a not-so-smart move, but the question got them back on track. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She hadn't written a thing for the contest. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I entered the contest, and with more than four hundred other students participating, I won first place—out of my city, county, and state. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Eventually it became a contest: who would see first? Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Nothing except for a tweet about a hot dog eating contest with some dude named Arthur and a demand for a tiebreaker. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z His role was to keep the official scorebook and put down the code that marked every measurable moment of the contests: hits, runs, strikeouts, stolen bases, errors, wild pitches. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “I remember that contest, but I don’t remember hearing nothing ’bout no colored person winning it.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The week after our contest bombed, Mr. Ali and me had gone outside to the St. Nick courtyard. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z When Raymie told Mrs. Sylvester that she was going to enter the Little Miss Central Florida Tire contest, Mrs. Sylvester had clapped her hands together and said, “What a wonderful idea. Have some candy corn.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z Recognizing my potential is what gave me the courage to enter a contest to be Graduation Class Speaker. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “You never were going to win any beauty contests, so this should do.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z "Oh, give it up. Today's Thursday. The contest is on Monday, and you don't even have an idea," Evan said. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z As they set up for their third contest, the dwarf studied his opponent. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z After the Athens game, the Thirteens had tied two games and lost one, but they had never folded, and in each of the contests, they had fought until the very end. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z “This is why we’re so excited about this contest, Adam Costello. Some of the beautiful work of the human young will be exported to the stars.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “We were just waiting for the contest line to die down.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z I punched a boy in the nose for having the audacity to contest a sitting spot with me. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z In April, the battle of wills continued in the contest for the mayor’s seat. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z It was time to announce the essay contest winners. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z “There was a baking contest, as I recall,” Mr. Koski said. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Each clan was bound by an ironclad legal agreement stating that if one clan member won the contest, all members would share the prize. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Afterward, they regroup in the living room for board games and goofy improvisation contests, all free of profanity and even double entendre. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Louie Zamperini was on his way to Germany to compete in the Olympics in an event that he had only contested four times. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Her parents bought her a dictionary of her own, giving her an advantage in classroom spelling contests. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z Thirty days to take Peach back, contest the adoption, grab her daughter, and bring her back into her arms. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z This reshaping of events happens in a dozen ways every day, contesting reality. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The cause of the contest, a young princess named Deianira, became his wife. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Was it producing indisputable knowledge that could not be contested? The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The contest will be happening up in the sky. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “They keep arriving at this rate, oh, man—no contest!” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z He no longer dreamed of storms, nor of women, nor of great occurrences, nor of great fish, nor fights, nor contests of strength, nor of his wife. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, I guess so. Maybe. Is love a contest?” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z “Because if most of the other gunters out there are as clueless as I-r0k—and they are, Z, believe me—that means you and I really do have a shot at winning the contest.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z A small stage is under construction for bands, and the quilting contest winner will be announced at 6 p.m. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Raymie was not surprised—she was only happy—when Louisiana won the contest and was crowned Little Miss Central Florida Tire. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z “I’m probably not going to bother doing the sabotaging, either. At least I’m not going to sabotage that contest.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z ‘Ah, child of Pluto! Your magic helped you cheat in this contest, but you cannot cheat destiny. One of you will die. One of you must die!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, Stargirl was involved in a tournament of her own, the oratorical contest. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Finally, the contest of wills ended after officials agreed that if Bobby would play this time, they’d make the pairings in public the following year. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He had to prove that this was a genuine contest. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Poe won a short story contest and the prize was publication in a local paper. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The Harry Potter contest and the Senate reception had made big ripples in my ninth-grade fall. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “We have an annual essay contest, and the winner gets to deliver it,” the announcer said. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Tyler won a statewide contest with that lens. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z We had become almost like a big family since the contest began. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z He cut his teeth on Montana match races, relays on unpedigreed horses in Indian country, and contests at rough tracks with names like Chinook and Stampede. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Thus printed books brought with them a new freedom to contest authority. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “Since today is all about flights of fancy and fancy flights, our next contest is to see which of you would make the paleontologically perfect prehistoric pterodactyl.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z “Or he just wanted the contest to end with a big, dramatic finale,” Aech offered. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Still, he simply had to ensure that Eitri and Brokk lost the contest; the gods would still get six wonderful things from the dwarfs, and Sif would get her golden hair. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Much of the southern highlands were “debatable lands” in the border sense of a contested territory without established government or the rule of law. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z I had not meant to start a contest of wills between my parents when I mentioned my dreams of playing the piano to Papi. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z It was my father who became angry while watching on television some woman at the Miss America contest tell the announcer that she was going to college. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I saw them as games, saw myself as being in a contest against a mythical adversary, and welcomed the challenge. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z In addition, those photographs could earn those com-belt clods a fortune in some photographic contest. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z As Mr. Gitney and Bono descended, I could see in the lineaments of their faces that the ride of hours had not been passed in idleness, but rather marked by contest of will. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Anyway, like I said, Dad has never come this close to winning the big countywide holiday a cappella contest, and I’ve never been more excited for him. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z “And we don’t want to have this game breaking down into a two man jitterbug contest. We saw what happened against Trinity. We can win because we have the best team effort in the league.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z He expressed his thanks; raised himself on his toes to even them out in too cramped a space, dropped back upon his feet, and said, “Now the big contest.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The contest with the Russian grandmaster was not a formal match, but consisted of speed games, and Petrosian won the majority. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z ‘You haven’t seen my best trick yet. I have a weapon guaranteed to win any contest!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “I loss spelling contest my school. I come in second.” A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z “I won the contest! I get to shoot the million dollar shot!” The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z In the crafty vein, Madison was ingenious at contesting the strongest argument for a Pennsylvania location, which was its geographic centrality. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Chaol chuckled, and they strode outside to where the running contest awaited. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z It’s a contest as to who will crack first. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z The Savoy, the Golden Gate, and the Renaissance ballrooms battled for the crowds—the Savoy introduced such attractions as Thursday Kitchen Mechanics’ Nights, bathing beauty contests, and a new car given away each Saturday night. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z It had become a friendly contest, to see which one of us would break the daily streak first. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z ‘But others may contest your will, when it is turned to madness and evil. Where is your son, Faramir?’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Emma got the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals involved, and they had a contest to see who could invent the most humane but effective trap. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well done, Lula,” I said, always the good sport, especially in a contest where there was absolutely no chance of my winning. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Suddenly, I wanted to win the contest more than ever. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z ‘The contest must be decided! You have come here to determine the winner, yes?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z But winning that essay contest was the first thing to make her smile since the accident. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z "And then Jessie had the great idea of taking everything we learned and making it into a poster for the contest." The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z Since the burial, Brown had hired a lawyer and had tried unsuccessfully to contest the will. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z In the contest he was pitted against Hans Matthai, a German immigrant to Canada. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Well, I’m going to go find her,” said Louisiana, “because I desperately need to win the contest and earn the money and stay out of the county home.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z For nine years she had battled the cancer in her bone marrow; now the contest was ending. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The race, contested before ten thousand fans, was a barn burner. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Both women were thrilled when the article won a Reader’s Digest contest. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z As a result of Washington’s Olympian status, the infant American republic had managed to avoid a contested presidential election prior to 1796. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z At one point, the women held a contest among tables to see how many worms they could find in their food. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z It was to be a grand affair, complete with a barbershop quartet, pony rides, caramel apples, a pie-baking contest, a bocce tournament, and an evening promenade under the stars. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “Remember that time when we all entered that online contest to come up with a caption for a photo?” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Adarlan could take their freedom, it could destroy their lives and beat and break and whip them, it could force them into ridiculous contests, but, criminal or not, they were still human. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He sat across from Antinous while more ghosts crowded around, leering as if they expected to see a particularly vicious arm-wrestling contest. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z In Skadden, the legal historian Lincoln Caplan describes that early world of takeovers: The winner of a proxy contest was determined in the snake pit. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z The meadhall seemed to stretch for miles, out to the edges of time and space, and I saw myself killing them, on and on and on, as if mechanically, without contest. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z We and our pathogens are now locked in an escalating evolutionary contest, with the death of one contestant the price of defeat, and with natural selection playing the role of umpire. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z When Anorak had handed me the Copper Key, I’d become the first gunter in history to score points in the contest. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z ‘This is where he struck the earth,’ Annabeth said, ‘where he made a saltwater spring appear when he had the contest with my mom to sponsor Athens.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “Are you suggesting that these are not my best work? Are you challenging me to a contest?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Did you have to fill out an application for a contest if you intended to sabotage the contest? Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z He felt that he should take joy in the man-pleasures of contest, but he could not pretend to himself that he did. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Winning the contest was my one chance of escaping the stacks. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The earliest recorded contest took place at Chalds in around 700 bc, the poet Hesiod proudly penning a few lines in celebration of his winning a solo singing class there. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Some in the crowd jeered as if it were a contest at the county fair. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “For I have read that shepherds like to engage in singing contests.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Two teenagers engaged in a snowball-throwing contest from the dock at Port Jefferson Harbor. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Bobby won a series of contests against weaker players, but as he progressed up the tournament ladder, he confronted stiffer opposition and started to lose. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “She got turned into a spider for challenging your mom to a weaving contest, right?” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Then, in 1968, I entered a contest for black writers run by the Council on Interracial Books for Children. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Splendid as he looked, the old man made a poor contest of it. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z All novels, all poetry, are built on the never- ending contest in ourselves of good and evil. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The contest or quiz, had apparently ended, and Reb Saunders was smiling at his son. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z I could tell you about all the articles on the contest that appeared in newspapers and magazines. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Now she had nowhere to hide—to catch her I had only to pour on the speed—and with me in sneakers and jeans and her in a dress it would be no contest. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Poe won a short story contest and the prize was publication in a local paper. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z A long pause until finally I blurt out, “Did you have something to do with Mr. K and a news station contest?” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z We gather stones, and the contest is on. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z “Colonel,” Bull said to Cecil, “If any of your pilots need to go potty during the contest, some of my boys will take them to the men’s room and hold their hands.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z When all our plates are clean, Emily says, “Siraj’s logic is solid about the science fair. Winning that would definitely give one an edge in the Excelsior contest.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z The dogs bark: sometimes they have contest to see who can bark fiercest, and then they try out how they all sound together. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The librarian says that over one hundred kids have entered this contest. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z Once I decided ice cream was the winning ingredient for the contest, I blocked out every other thought. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z It was a contest in hyperbole and carried on for no other reason. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z He had gone from Corinth to Sicily to take part in a music contest. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “I thought this was a team contest, Connor,” she reminds him. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z In any playoff contest there were always several issues that had to be negotiated before the game. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll even give you a clue….It’s an Atari game, released as part of a contest. It contained several puzzles, and if you solved them, you could win a prize. Sound familiar?” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I want to eat donuts, hang out with Sara, and win the recipe contest. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z And to top it all off, he’d turned his last will and testament into the greatest videogame contest of all time. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “Only seventh graders at this school were eligible to enter the essay contest to win a spot at the library lock-in,” added Sierra. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z “The defense does not contest the evidence introduced here,” Max said. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I start to hit the word ready on my board, but I decide to concentrate on the contest instead. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Besides, I didn’t become a teacher to win any congeniality contests. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “I do believe, however, that the newspaper sponsors an athletic contest in the spring, Anthony. We’ll be sure to participate in that one as well,” Mrs. Grayson promised. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z A couple months ago, Lisa Edwards, over by Cow Creek, got her claim contested by a neighbor. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z If it was a staring contest she wanted, I knew I’d win. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew that was the sort of encouragement any parent would give, so when the day to announce the Harry Potter contest prizes passed, I did not mention it to anyone. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z She says the contest winner will get one hundred dollars. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z “I am going to sabotage the contest. I am going to sabotage everything.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z “It’s like the biggest tug-of-war contest ever,” Tiara said as they formed two lines on either side of the ship, dug their feet into the sand, and took up the ropes. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z The veterans had expected a big, prestigious design firm or architecture firm to win the contest, one headed by an experienced male. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z The second day of the contest I had decided that I would really go crazy. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “It’s a generational contest this year,” Sarah says, pointing at the labels on the minarets. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z We didn’t learn nothing ’bout no family breeding contests, and Mr. Travis commenced handing out lines as punishment and licks as reminders. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Anyway, this kid named Luke won the contest. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Cooter didn’t even look, he called out, “It say, ‘family breeding contest,’ sir.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z The judges are about to announce the winners of the art and music contests. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “I made it to the next round of that art contest.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He can only win the contest twice, and then he has to give somebody else a chance. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z The article said that Finkle Foods was sponsoring a big contest. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Laurencin called a school assembly for the contest against the eighth grade. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z Every four years, they have a contest, and whoever wins gets to be the jefe. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z But it’s not as if she’s burning down the house in any popularity contests herself. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z As they approached the restaurant, each felt an unspoken pressure to finish the contest, but there wasn’t enough time. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z For months I practiced, joined the baton club at school, and even entered contests. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Like Maculele in Brazil, stick fighting was a contest, but also a way enslaved people could express themselves. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z There must have been over a hundred people strolling, sitting on benches, idling in front of the little gazebo where rallies were held, and contests on holidays. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Just before he died, I promised Jim that, in his absence, I would do everything I could to protect the spirit and integrity of his contest. That’s why I’m here.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Poe won a short story contest and the prize was publication in a local paper. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The Soviets claimed that, according to the rules, Fischer should have lost the match when he failed to appear on opening day; and only through their benevolence was the contest continuing. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Or I would mention that I had been awarded a thousand dollars for winning an essay contest I had not even entered. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He seemed to be in a perpetual contest with her. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z We went to a contest on the mainland the spring we were thirteen and might have won except that when the judges realized our chief soloist was not yet in high school, we were disqualified. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z After Aimee’s very worst day in her entire life, hands down, no contest, worst day ever. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z “I resigned my office, gave Frank a field promotion to praetor. Unless you want to contest that ruling.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “I know most gunters cling to the absurd notion that IOI is evil. And that the Sixers are ruthless corporate drones with no honor and no respect for the ‘true spirit’ of the contest. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The driver was Mr. McShane, Mica High’s faculty representative to the state contest. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z As each second passed, the noise of the contest increased, for it became necessary for Matt to breathe at the same time he was eating. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The conflict with communism, it seemed, had spiraled into a life-or-death contest, with the fate of the earth hanging in the balance. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “You’re going to compete in the Little Miss Central Florida Tire contest?” she asked. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z And it wasn't a quiz or a quiet contest this time, either. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Poe won a short story contest and the prize was publication in a local paper. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “Become my assistant again. You know—like when you helped me at the a cappella contest.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z The homeroom teacher is saying that if everyone gets things cleaned up quickly, we can have a paper airplane contest with some of these papers. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z If he knew about the speech contests, then he must know about Grandpa and about the Red Guards searching our apartment. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I would lift my ears to the sounds of the festive melodies playing loudly in the background and the noises of crowds of white people having fun and cheering one another in contests. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Back in New York for the next phase of the contest, she sang “O mio Fernando” again for the judges, along with two English songs she had prepared. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z She was working to get the book back, to do a good deed, to win the contest, to bring her father home. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z I shall decree a contest for the day. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Our parents worked for Finkle Foods, so we couldn’t enter the contest. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z If no one was willing to arrange a match, he was going to have to follow War Admiral to his next scheduled contest, to pit Seabiscuit against him in a full-field race. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z There were times during athletic contests when two of the athletes became aware that the true contest was between them and that their team would win or lose according to the quality of their performance. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z At the barn that afternoon, Takumi decided we needed to have a freestyle contest. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z “I promise you. I’m going to win that contest, and we will be rich as Croesus.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z “But why? You’re so talented, Dimple. Even if you don’t win this one contest, you’re going to go on to do amazing things. This app is going to change lives.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z If we referred to the athletic contests around us, it was with sarcasm. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z And they both just seemed incredulous that, with all this evidence, Reggie would contest the charges and there would have to be a trial at all. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z If gunters around the world don’t join forces to stop the Sixers, they will reach the egg and win the contest. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “I’ll be monitoring this fourth contest from my private suite down the hall. I need to change out of my chaps before I chafe.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z “Mrs. Sylvester,” she said, “you have to perform good deeds for the contest.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z “I was going to try and win the contest and get my picture in the paper, and I thought that would bring him back.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z Somehow I had won a round in a bizarre mental contest. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom and Davis continued their staring contest, but Mom finally said, “Back by eleven,” and I grabbed Davis by the forearm and pulled him out the front door, shooting Mom a look as I went. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Once again the succession was contested and bloody. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z One night that winter, with the big contest only four days away, Baba and I sat in his study in overstuffed leather chairs by the glow of the fireplace. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Then he assigned his wife her part: next day she brought his bow and iron axeheads out to make a contest. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Poe won a short story contest and the prize was publication in a local paper. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z They were thoroughly caught up in the contest. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z At summer socials, their day of fun was capped off with the ultimate celebration of a butcher’s skill—the cattle-dressing contest. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z By the end of the week, the girls had managed to erect eight huts, and Taylor announced that there would be a Miss Teen Dream cutest hut contest. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Ten of the penguins now formed in a semicircle as Nelson and Columbus in their midst put on a wild sparring contest. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z “The right to carry a wand,” said the goblin quietly, “has long been contested between wizards and goblins.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z An old woman ended the contest by leaning out of her window and emptying a bucket of slops on the heads of the combatants. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Last year we were asked to write essays about freedom for a contest sponsored by our local Rotary Club for the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Coach drilled us with a few plays, then made us run laps, then dropped the three-point contest on us. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z At the end of the second contest day, I took out Ma’s tape measurer and recorded what we had done so far. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z The person whose prisoner died quickest would win the contest. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “Every school day includes a pie-eating contest!” calls out one of the eighth grade boys. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z In a contest where only one side had rifles and cannons, historians said, the other side’s motives were irrelevant. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z At the picnic that evening, my father won the anchor-throwing contest, his fourth year in a row. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Billed as a “friendly” contest—no titles were at issue—the two-game exhibition match was sponsored by the Manhattan Chess Club to give Bobby an opportunity to play against a world-class master. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I could tell that she was taking this contest serious. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z What happened was a massive wedgie contest between the seventh and eighth graders, two pebble fights, and a full-tackle basketball game. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “Urn ...” “Your Mandarin is excellent, and you won several speech contests. Is that right?” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She doesn’t break eye contact, like we’re in a staring contest. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I asked when I was sure I had lost the glowering contest. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z It was prompted less by developments on the disarmament front than by a very different event in the technological contest between the United States and Russia. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z She found it suspicious that he was shot on a well-known South Side drug corner that had been contested by rival dealers. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z “I complained about the messiness, but Mr. Lemoncello popped in on a video screen to remind us that all the books being used in the read-and-eat contest were paperbacks.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Did they have ceremonies, moral codes, sports contests and religious rituals? Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Have you ever heard of the Little Miss Central Florida Tire contest?” she asked. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z “There’re no guarantees. I hate to break this to you, but you’re not the only person in the contest. Somebody else could win. You could lose. It’s possible.” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z This time they were eliminated in a preliminary contest. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z It isn’t long after I submit my new work for the contest that I get a fever and it’s clear my Merrick’s Disease is getting worse. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “So, all ready for the contest?” he asked. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z In between the crowing contest, the backwards bicycle race, and all that, you’d see folks gathered together, talking and laughing. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “I searched for his name online. I searched every day for it and it never came up, except in a local paper, next to a photograph. He won a poetry contest.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Obviously, I would never enter that depraved popularity contest. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The second set had been culled from previous contests. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z Since saber fencing is so subjective—the referee ultimately decides every contested point—I didn’t want to give him any added reason not to award points to my sister during her bouts. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z We were having a whistling contest, and Dedd had just won with a piercing trill. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There were lawyers who knew more about the rules of proxy contests, but no one was better in a fight than Joe Flom... Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z The back part of the studio is dark, but the place where the contest will take place is lit brightly. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z He won every race he contested in the 1939 school season. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z He hadn’t had the heart to tell him that he hadn’t won anything in the Take Your Best Shot contest. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z By hiring an army of contract egg hunters, IOI was perverting the entire spirit of the contest. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I entered one of his stories in the library’s short-story contest, and I can’t wait to find out if he won. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z “I went to a county fair one time where they had a baking contest. They gave big blue ribbons for first prize. Did they ever have a fair like that in Manifest?” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z He wins contests all over Ireland and he looks lovely in his saffron kilt. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Everything with Rabiya is a contest, and she never backs down from a challenge. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z They even had a contest once to see who could make the best logo for Planters peanut company. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z In San Antonio, Texas, the final contest was a fresh and very complicated rebus puzzle. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z When Morgan won an essay contest at school, Don came home with a present for her. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Apparently Hari knew them all by their first names; they’d all been to his house for dinner just a few months before the contest began. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The “one path” Washington identified required the Indians to recognize that contesting the expansion of the white population was suicidal. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z In these contests I am not the winner, I am more like an audience; though my brother does not brag, and would probably do the same things, by himself, if I weren’t there. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Ms. Bethune had called them together after receiving notification from the contest the day before. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z This evening will be the music contest as well as the visual arts contest, so a lot of kids have guitars and the people in bands are all horsing around, psyching themselves up. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z —Eating spaghetti at your house on Saturday night and having “worm-slurping” contests to see who could suck the longest piece of spaghetti. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Arachne had been beaten only once—by Athena herself, and that had taken godly magic and incredible skill in a weaving contest. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Your big, interplanetary art contest. You thought you were great, but he beat you.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Though I remained totally skeptical, I saw no reason to contest his words. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z He knew if he entered the contest he had a good chance of winning. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Why would watching a group of out-of-control young women in bathing suits competing in a canoe contest do this? Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z “Did you ever turn in your paper for the contest?” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I won the contest, and the book was published the following season. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z “I’m not going to enter the Little Miss Central Florida Tire contest,” said Raymie. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z In what book, chapter, and verse can we read about a winner of a beauty contest becoming a queen? Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “You gave me the money to join the club. Now it’s my responsibility to win the contest.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z In the minds of almost all sports experts and most fans, it should have been no contest. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z “You’d have to fight with the locals for scavenge rights. Fight for every inch. If it weren’t for treaties and the trading militias, even the transshipment zone would be contested.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z At school I skip lunch period, and go over to the library and hand in my stuff for the contest. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z Millions of kids would be entering the contest. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Bobby accepted and then nonchalantly walked around the club as the other games were still being contested. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Poe won a short story contest and the prize was publication in a local paper. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Dad would say something about selfish old crones with more money than they knew what to do with, and soon enough they’d be face-to-face in what amounted to a full-fledged cussing contest. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z There is also to be a special service at one of the churches and some kind of a contest with a gold medal for the prize. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Gliding up ahead of her was Bing Crosby, decked out to see his Ligaroti contest the race. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z With the deadline for the contest closing in, Holly was selling more quilting supplies than anything else. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z It was a frightful monster and the contest was severe, but in the end the god’s unerring arrows won the victory. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Races across the swimming pool, free-throw contests, tossing around a football—it felt like there was never a day without sports or an ultimate challenge from Abu. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I had recently won third place in a poster contest for a race-car show. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The twenty-four teachers had won a contest held by the St. Louis Republic that entitled them to a free stay at the fair at the newspaper’s expense. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “It’s just that I’m trying to paint for this important art contest, and the field is out here. They don’t keep it at Courtney’s.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z When two males are contesting the alpha position, they usually do so by forming extensive coalitions of supporters, both male and female, from within the group. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The end of the contest was at hand. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z So, for the time being, we waited to see if anyone would respond to the contest announcement. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “Wow, did he win a contest or something?” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I contested the divorce and was granted full custody of the children. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m going to win a contest and then I will be famous, and he will see my picture in the paper and he will have to come home.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z Reluctantly, Tom and Matt left off their glaring contest and began looking under pillows, behind curtains, in dresser drawers. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Here was a battle between two armies, and we think we know how to make sense of contests like this. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z I bet they make up new contests just so the Hubbards can win them. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z I had wanted to be with Aunt Maggie, but I did not dare contest the decision. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z In the contest between /and me, the booby prize often goes to myself. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z They repeatedly raised the issue of welfare, subtly framing it as a contest between hardworking, blue-collar whites and poor blacks who refused to work. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z But the recognition that these were the competing options, the contested versions, if you will, of what the core legacy of the American Revolution truly meant, first became visible in the summer of 1790. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z As names are read, items are received with the excitement of someone winning a real contest, as if the booty were free and not paid for at three, four, or five times the store value. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I filled my time writing and reading—writing for my own amusement that year except for an essay contest run by Life magazine for “the book I would most like to see in Cinemascope.” Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z So Jason’s contest was ended in victory, bitter to King Æetes. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “I guess we were jealous that you won the contest.” The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Now let’s consider the form of the contest: blitzkrieg or guerrilla war? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Every evening, my brothers and I gathered on the front porch and held a contest to see who could spot the first flicker. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z She was too slim and elegant for beauty contests. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Cooter said, “And the last word, con-tempt, it looks just ’bout the same as contest, right? Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Lourdes, my older sister, Wants to play A game, a contest Of who can keep A hand in ice. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone my age remembers where they were and what they were doing when they first heard about the contest. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I finished second, but it didn’t matter; all the money from the contest went to pay my lawyer anyway. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z A woman astronaut would contribute less weight to the capsule, and perhaps this was one contest the United States could win. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z Mark thought it was a tight contest as to whose eyes showed more fire. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z We raced to the mailbox, although it wasn’t much of a contest. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “Like the Sixers. So Jim asked me to monitor the contest, and to intervene if it ever became necessary.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z It was just a contest between two different ideas of what was right, what was the greatest good for the greatest number. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z On Libra, if people felt hostile, they would be urged to put their energies into athletic contests or other competitive events, or simply to let off steam by going flying. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Both declines have been laid to drought, but this is contested. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Dr. Trefusis, I could tell, quickened them all with his ardor in promoting the excellence of the Royal Ethiopians, our willingness to fight, our profound interest in our success in this contest. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Hellenistic rulers, it is said, trivialized Greek civic life by reducing it to pompous pageantry and contests over who could best flatter the king. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Miss Erma Thorndike wins first place in the Miss Corn Cob contest. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “And now, ladies and gentlemen, to introduce our short-story contest winners, here’s Marsha Priest, president of the Hamilton Plaza Library Literacy Foundation!” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z “Look! It’s an essay contest about how the Harry Potter books changed your life. Check out the prize.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z He had to have been the baby the singer had in her stomach that made her not able to win the contest. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z On August it they sat in the Griinau grandstands and watched the preliminaries in all the rowing events except their own eight-oared contest, scheduled for the following day. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The English played well, but the Americans played better, and contested every inch of the ground as strongly as if the spirit of ’76 inspired them. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Didu talks about winning first prize in a dance contest the summer she was fifteen, and how everyone raved over her feet with their henna designs. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z They were peeled off after every game and put in a refrigerator to preserve freshness, then placed back on the night before the next contest. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The third annual Young Writers Committee at the Martin Malcolm Library is pleased to announce you as the winner of this year's contest. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z A lady comes out of the house with long flaming-red hair and wearing enough makeup for a whole beauty contest. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The unfortunate warder did not win the contest, either. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They were combing and brushing their dogs, and getting them pruned for the beauty contest. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z It happened that soon after their arrival Perseus heard that the King of Larissa, in the North, was holding a great athletic contest, and he journeyed there to take part. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “You don’t need to learn how to twirl. All you have to do is sing. That will win any contest.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z I look up at him and he smiles at me so wide that it’s not even a contest. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z We have elections, too, but there’s only one person in the contest, Trujillo, and he has already been our jefe for thirty-one years. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z “But it is. It’s a true-story contest, and I think the truth must be stranger than that lot is fit to dream up.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Of all the kids in America, you won that stupid contest?” The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z I think about my cousin Carla winning her eraser in the shape of the Dominican Republic at the children’s recitation contest last year. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z So at their suggestion, we are inaugurating the Manifest Herald’s Remember When contest. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Strangers mobbed her, citizens of Phoenix gushing, telling her they had been coming to the contest for years and had never heard anything like it. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Especially when it was time for the kite-flying contests—where the boys would skillfully try to cut their competitors’ kite strings. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z We’ll be out of Smoky Inn in no time if Daddy’s story wins the contest. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z “I’m” — and with only a moment’s pause, the story came to him — “a pizza delivery boy. We have a contest every week, and you two were chosen for a free pizza.” Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Rummaging in my pocket, I fished out the coupon I’d gotten for winning an essay contest before winter break and handed it over. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z When the first anniversary of Halliday’s death arrived, the fervor surrounding the contest began to die down. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “Did you hear any news from Mr. K about that contest yet?” he asks. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Once we are in line, Isabella asks, “You really want to enter the contest?” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z She was a big woman, in stature almost equalling her husband, and corpulent besides: she showed virile force in the contest—more than once she almost throttled him, athletic as he was. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z She stayed either at Anatole’s school or out in the woods having a bow-and-arrow contest with Nelson to see who could shoot a bug off a branch. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Though only three years old, he had already run forty-three races, far more than most horses contest in their entire careers. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ah, boy, you’re in an ugly fight, you are. A bit of a contested leadership right now in the shipping clan.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I was looking forward to that evening’s capture-the-flag contest, because I often led the pack. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z In one story of this contest between the two deities, woman’s suffrage plays a part. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z With the other boys his age, eight and nine, he had joined the crowd watching a contest. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z And when all the contests had been held, all the events finals completed, I had earned two more gold medals for vault and floor, and a bronze on beam. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Then would come the glass of tea, the Afternoon Service, the ritual of the contest—Danny didn’t once miss finding his father’s deliberate errors—the Evening Service, and the Havdalah. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Last year, we used to have contests at lunch, and I always won. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Still feeling frustrated because he hadn’t been able to take Ernestine to the speed typing contest, Dad insisted on taking Martha to an adding machine exhibition in New York. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes, when the part-time drivers are here and there are no runs to take, we have contests. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Jason glared at her, but Hazel won the staring contest. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “There’s no such thing. Halliday's contest doesn't have any rules. That’s one of the many colossal mistakes the old fool made.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “Too bad, because I know how much you like contests.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z In the regional academic decathlon, a contest pitting teams of students from various local schools against each other, Odessa High had won four straight times. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a stupid mistake, but I’d enrolled the year before the contest even began. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z If they see it as a contest between the defense and the prosecution as to who's lying, they'll vote for the prosecution. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z They contested its claim for a 2005 crash of a helicopter into a government- owned warehouse in Pyongyang. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z One day soon after the trip, Gay came across a contest announcement in USA Today. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Some people were concerned about their futures, but many others became obsessed with the present and held a never-ending parade of sports competitions, beauty contests, parties, talent shows, and dances. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z We’d be out there for hours, having contests to see who could slide farther without falling, chucking snowballs at each other, making snow angels. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I also entered NASA’s Name the Rover contest. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z When people all the time complain about carrying water, he start contest. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She presented her oratorical contest speech to Senor Saguaro. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z But the King refused to surrender him, and in the contest Minos was slain. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I had probably won our contest because mine had stood a few minutes longer, but hers had been taller than mines before that air vent blew it down. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z The ladies’ auxiliary of the Rotary Club canceled the azalea contest which was to be held in the gymnasium of the high school. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I cleared the Scoreboard off my display and opened up my grail diary, which had now grown into a vast mountain of data containing every scrap of information I’d collected since the contest began. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He was no better than I was, no matter who won all the contests. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “Against me? Gosh, no. You are much too good. It would only be a contest against yourself to see if you really have what it takes to show your work on Mount Olympus.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z For that, he knew, was the final contest between himself and his material. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z One day, I was walking up Main Street, caught up in my own little contest of tossing a hedge apple into the air and catching it, hoping to count to two hundred catches without dropping. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z The contest from the first had been unequal. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The Souls stayed after school late the Thursday before the Knightsbridge contest. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z The Hunger Games aren't a beauty contest, but the best-looking tributes always seem to pull more sponsors. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “It was the week of that air-band contest at school—you remember that?” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z As the swelling throng marched singing into Montgomery, the Voting Rights Act was beginning its own contested journey through the political thickets of Congress. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z “Keep your mouth shut. If word gets out that Finkle is trying to tamper with his own contest, the whole thing might be called off. And that’s exactly what he wants.” The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z An enemy half-blood was fighting with a son of Dionysus, but it wasn’t much of a contest. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Shanti had been setting goals since she was four and won her preschool’s finger painting contest. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Percy had challenged him to a contest, and the loser had drunk a deadly vial of gorgon’s blood. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “It’s an old-time Southern drinking contest,” Alaska responded. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z I informed the authorities that I planned to contest the action and would prepare my own defense. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I drew pictures around the poem and won the contest. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z It became clear, however, that Titomirov had no interest in yet another Fischer–Spassky contest, but wanted a Fischer–Kramnik match instead. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “I was just wondering which would be the winner in a contest such as this—an Indian fighter’s intuition or that wily old boy, coincidence,” Roger wrote later. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Certain that no one would be successful Odysseus left the contest and stepped out into the courtyard where the swineherd was talking to the keeper of the cattle, a fellow as trustworthy as himself. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Yes, there will be a contest element, “but they have not said anything about prizes,” Mrs. Hameed says. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “Your brother entered one of Daddy’s stories in a contest, and it won second place!” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z The Hunt, as the contest came to be known, quickly wove its way into global culture. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z They were the brutal powers of earth, and in the inevitable contest between them and the divine powers of heaven, brute force would conquer. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z They entered contests in which they were dropped in a strange forest or field or even a city with only a compass and a few landmarks. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “Kevin, a couple of months ago everybody stood and cheered in the auditorium when she won the oratorical contest.” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z We continued staring at each other, like we were in a contest to see who would blink first. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Evan never bothered to look at the mail, but Jessie was always entering contests and expecting to win, so she flipped through the letters right away. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z Poe won a short story contest and the prize was publication in a local paper. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z A week of talent contests and softball games and races and Tilt-A-Whirl and bumper cars and music and barbecue and cotton candy. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z The abstruseness of the contest winners’ writing is deceptive. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “Do you want to hear even more about Field Day? It was so much fun. We had this huge, super-colorful parachute! And a Hula-Hoop contest! And water balloons!” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The year before, when he had been in her history class, they had held a Beautiful Baby contest. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z But when I started reading about the contest online, things got a little more complicated. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Nothing much happened in court, other than Du Bois announcing his plans to file a motion contesting the decision to try Richard as an adult. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z According to the rules of the contest, Finkle Foods had to pay to send the winner and his family to New York. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z A competition of sorts developed, and the biggest contest was the Space Race. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z So I looked him over as Patrick acknowledged for the thousandth time his ball-lessness etc., and soon it was a staring contest. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z In the great contest over whether a human, any human, could ever be property, the tide was turning. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z On a clear morning later that spring, a small military plane cruised low over the Plain of Reeds, a contested area near Saigon. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z All you had to do to enter the contest was send in ten Finkle box tops and an original poem about Finkles. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “It was my older brother’s, when he was in middle school. I helped him make it for a costume contest. See, I drew the mustache.” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Across the table, Jude’s talking to Mom and at the same time sending me secret silent death threats because she thinks my drawings came out better than hers and we’re having a contest. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Bull and Cecil sparred with each other, both landing pulled punches to the body, then backing off to begin the beer chugging contest. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Captain Strait swaggered out from the ranks of 234 as though he had a long and distinguished history of victory in contests of this ilk. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m not sure,” Stella told her, thinking what a strange thing that was for the first grader to draw for the contest. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z One of them had to do with the upcoming inmate Jaycee rap contest. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z One night, he wandered over to Mac’s cell and told him that he wanted to enter a newspaper contest that required an essay. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone in the contest will now line up for the drawing. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The second agrees to the contest, concentrates for a few minutes, and proudly announces, “Three.” Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d never win a baby-crawling contest, but by the time I was three, I had learned to get across a room. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z I'd been wondering about the other winner of the essay contest. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I could make you read a bunch of pages in this book before I reveal what happened in the contest. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Marsyas, a satyr, found it and played so enchantingly upon it that he dared to challenge Apollo to a contest. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “What if we got businesses to have booths, got some restaurants to set up a few stands and sell food, and maybe some giveaways or a contest?” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Now that she was no longer an employee of Finkle Foods, I could enter the contest for the million dollar shot. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z We start to talk about sending the paintings to the contest, and Mr. Reilly searches for the address and reads it out to me as I Magic Marker it onto the box. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z They had held mini contests in their classrooms and had selected the winners of those. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z Well, when the town was finally built nobody really cared for the name of Westmoreland Homesteads and so there was a contest to name the town—and who do you think won the contest? Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The next day was the deadline for Acclaim Comic Books’ “Create a Superhero” contest. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z Last night, when the rebels reached the quays in their march of invasion, we heard musket- or rifle-shots fired at our fleet, and hoped to acquit ourselves in a contest with these bold scoundrels. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The creation date in the quest’s colophon said it had been launched several years after Halliday’s death, which meant it couldn’t have any relation to the contest. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “I know Brent Chisholm and Lexie Kirk are about to play, but let’s be honest, the real reason we’re all here is to see who wins this quilt contest. Am I right?” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z “You know all those questions in the trivia contest Friday? I did so badly, I Googled a bunch of them later that night. They were all from 1968.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z When one of them would point at a hound, he was taken down and eliminated from the contest. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The editors of Chicago’s daily newspapers, upon seeing New York enter the contest, began to ask, why not Chicago? The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I had used a low-cut sarong to win the contest. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z “He inquires always,” I said, “into the nature of right and wrong; which is the issue in this present contest.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Our strategy was not to argue with him in the field, but to contest the charges in court where we would have a chance to make our case before slightly more enlightened officers. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The two C.O.’s would begin the contest, followed by the squadron executive officers, then followed by the youngest lieutenant in each squadron. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “You ignoramus. ‘Trounce’ means ‘to defeat heavily in a contest.’ The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z The next step was the contest against Knightsbridge for the district championship. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z We were the first heroes to return alive to Half-Blood Hill since Luke, so of course everybody treated us as if wed won some reality-TV contest. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z He had a nice smile, a pretty wife who had been runner-up in a state beauty contest fourteen years ago, and two good-looking kids. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The contest was about two months away, right after winter break, so I had to start as soon as possible. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Buddy Gui is a total meathead. I’m an artist. I’m going to have my work entered in an interplanetary contest.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Estella had even written the date of the contest on the dress’s label. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I was supposed to send the contest host my picture to be featured on the website, but I didn’t think the boy-goofing-around-in-the-Luigi-hat was very me so I never submitted it. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Before May and June of 1962 Bobby seemed to be gaining strength with every contest. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The Miss Bolivia contest always includes a contestant ostensibly from the coast. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “Jim always wanted everyone to share his obsessions, to love the same things he loved. I think this contest is his way of giving the entire world an incentive to do just that.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I think our contests hurt him more than he ever wanted to admit, but Dad doesn't complain. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The contest started, and a puddle of wine spread out over the table- top and the wine went down in the magnum. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “I entered an essay contest at the bookstore in the mall,” she explains to me. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z It dubbed the contest “The Russian Bear vs. the Brooklyn Wolf.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The goddess went forthwith to the hut where the maiden lived and challenged her to a contest. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Grandpa and Ethan got into an unofficial contest about how many laps they could do. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z The day’s schedule is full of pep rallies, contests, and alumni tours. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He says, “I’m fine. Just resting. It was a friendly contest. Seriously. I’m fine.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z “You never even told me you entered that silly contest!” she whispered in my ear. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z I started to untie Old Dan but, taking a closer look at him, I could see he could never win a beauty contest. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Gray urged all three to consider the hazards of contesting the charges in court. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z “Yup,” I say, remembering how I typed up Daddy’s story to enter it into the library contest. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z In the end, Jak won the beesting contest, with sixteen stingers extracted, including one on the tip of his nose. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The previous year when Mr. Homer Fairbain had been master of ceremonies for the district playoffs, the contest had been broadcast on educational TV. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z Talent contests and megalomaniac record producers have always paired ingenue wannabes with experienced songwriters, for instance, cashing in quickly on success before the public's appetite for novelty fades. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Dad entered Ernestine’s name in a national speed contest, as a sort of child prodigy, but Mother talked him out of it and Ern never actually competed. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m almost home before I remember that I want to enter my writing in a library contest. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z Kyle and his teammates, along with all the other Library Olympians, were allowed to sleep in the next morning, because thanks to the surprise poolside contest, there would be only one game played that day. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z “I was just thinking about the writing contest and what I can enter.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z There was a singing contest to determine the worst singer, and the votes overwhelmingly went to the Boss. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z We began a long and detailed argument contesting the indictment itself. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They had contests to see who could catch the most fish in ten minutes, and the younger lawyer won with an average of 2.1 fish a minute. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He was chosen as one of the umpires in a musical contest between Apollo and Pan. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Up on the wall of Troy the old King Priam and the other old men, wise in the ways of war, sat watching the contest. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Did Paul really believe that he could possibly be entitled to money that didn’t exist, from a math contest he’d only just found out about? Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z The next year, Mohammed entered the famed race between Capri and Naples, a contest that attracted the best swimmers in the world. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z It looked like they were about to fight again, but Erin broke the staring contest and signed the clipboard in front of Stephanie. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z The top two boats in each heat would advance to a final contest of four boats the next day. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z We haven’t heard any “official” news about the contest since that first assembly way back in January. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Other events of the four-day festivities included an alien invader costume contest, a Martian panic bike race, and an alien attack reenactment. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z It occurred to me suddenly that not a single word had passed between him and his father all evening, except for the Talmud contest. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z When the dancing finished, the announcer explained some kind of shooting contest. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z For five or six strokes, the bows of the two boats contested for the lead, back and forth like the heads of racehorses coming down the stretch. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z They entered all the contests, availed themselves of all the discounts that were advertised and had, on two occasions, won a T-shirt and a thermos flask that Baby Kochamma kept locked away in her cupboard. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z That night, Grandpa said, “Tomorrow they’ll have a contest for the best-looking hound. Which one are you going to enter?” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Public transportation was just one arena in which North Carolina blacks contested second-class status. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “You need a snazzy name for the contest,” Elizabeth’s grandmother says. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z The company had constructed it shortly after the contest began, to serve as IOI’s online base of operations. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “I hear you got some of your friends to join the pageant with you. You better make sure they know it’s a beauty contest and not a livestock show.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z On Saturday night we entered the jitterbug contest at the Silver Slipper, whether we could dance or not. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z It almost feels like I won a big contest. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I’d had fantasies of her winning a hundred dollars in a spitting contest and the two of us going to a nice motel in Atlanta and ordering room service with the prize money. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He, Unferth, knew better, knew that good and evil were locked in such an endless contest that the death of just one of the powers of darkness was of no significance whatsoever. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z But all these were minor league teams that played only in local and regional contests. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z It was a contest to see who could throw their tennis shoes the farthest. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z There were cards that required you to play an air guitar solo, speak like an English-dubbed anime character, eat leaves like a giraffe, engage in staring contests, and end every sentence with the word dawg. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z What had his father been thinking when he decided to host this contest? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He also had a way with words, winning a prize in a speech contest. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z What has never been contested is the beauty and timeless power of the songs the Gershwins created for Porgy and. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “We could start off by having a beer chugging contest,” Causey answered. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the first “victory” score of the contest, and the women had already pulled ahead. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “You ought to see the room in the hotel where they hold the contest. Gold chandeliers! Rich-looking stuff everywhere! And kids from all over looking smart. But we smoked them all!” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z I’m thinking maybe the one that was going on the first time I came here, the one that sounded like a furniture-throwing contest. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z “What were the prizes Atari gave out to the winner of each contest? ” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The lieutenants received the loudest hosannas, for the veterans knew these contests were won and lost through the lips of these lieutenants. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z We were gathered in the auditorium for the annual oratorical contest. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z After the contest, the fencers once again salute each other and shake hands. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z As the contest seesawed, each player acted the role of predator and prey. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “This contest will include an immediate elimination factor,” announced Dr. Zinchenko from her swivel stool behind the central librarian’s desk. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z More than one hundred thousand people had turned out to view the annual contest between California and Washington, crowding along the shores of the lake. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z In more peaceful days, these skills had only been used at fairs and sporting contests, but now, when the need arose, they would be used with more deadly effect. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z If I did, and they did somehow manage to win the contest, I’d be the one responsible. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z They had a silent staring contest, but Percy didn’t back down. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Poe won a short story contest and the prize was publication in a local paper. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The impression was of closeted boredom punctuated by contests and schemes—jumping between the beds, building a camp, half devising a board game, then giving up. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “Mama, why don’t you just give them the money from the contest?” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z Eager to see what was inside the new library, the twelve essay contest winners quickly gathered behind Dr. Zinchenko. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Noah made a contest out of seeing who could pull off the longest strip. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z This was a contest judged by our mother, in which the holder of the darkest tan was awarded a crown, a sash, and a scepter. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z I kept asking them, Is this a real contest? Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Not to call off a contest, certain of my failure, before she even looked at my drawings. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Tonight, as in a beauty contest, the boys of Permian would come before the crowd one by one so they could be checked out and introduced. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Ben had awakened that morning, while it was still dark, with the butterflies, the old, invisible protozoa of fear that invaded the stomach on the days of contests or of testing. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Likewise, the celebrated rationality of the fifth century represents a retrospective bleaching of what was actually a complex and contested story. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z By 1925, Hale had shed his past, but there remained a faded photograph from the contest; it showed Hale and Grammer sitting proudly on their horses, holding up coiled ropes. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The encounters were usually tense, with potential violence roiling just below the surface, but sometimes these confrontations were also tinged with comedy—as in the contest for seats in the council chambers. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “Did you choose the entries for the newspaper contest?” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z A big newspaper out east once held a contest to find the ugliest, most forlorn, most godforsaken town in the whole country, and it declared Battle Mountain the winner. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z She had seen herself returning in triumph from the Arizona state oratorical contest. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z In rare cases, the results of the snake pit could swing the outcome of a contest and turn on a single ballot. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z There was not quite a year until the primary contests got started, beginning in Iowa. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z They started to look uncomfortable as the staring contest continued, wondering what Harry was going to do next. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z “Here is what the Chumley family has communicated to me thus far about how the contest will work: ‘Judges, whose identities will not be disclosed, will be observing your performance for the next several weeks. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Eddie and my memories were out there somewhere, and these two were having a spitting contest. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z "Your Grace," he said, "it is not seemly that the king should ride into the melee. It would not be a fair contest. Who would dare strike you?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Radio Caribe, the government station, is having a recitation contest, but most of the poems are about El Jefe, so Mami turns it off. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z For example, he directed a contest to choose a female architect to design the Woman’s Building for the fair. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z They arrived at the elevator, where a group of guys were noisily discussing the merits of wet T-shirt contests. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He was still angry about the spitting contest. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The Marshall game was only the second of the season, and since it wasn’t a league contest it had no effect on whether Permian made the playoffs. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I've been worrying about her lack of protest or questioning about this trip since I won the contest. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z For the first time since the Interzonal and Candidates’ tournaments began as eliminating contests for the World’s Championship in 1948, the Soviet grandmasters failed to capture first prize. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Cooter saw I was starting to believe and said, “And if family breeding contests don’t count as some up-north, big-city learning mess, I don’t know what do.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “Sure, I guess. Unless you want me and Sara to back out of the recipe contest, because that is not happening.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “Is it a contest? Is there a cash prize?” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z He thought of his friends, of the games they were already playing, and of the contests and dancing later. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “And I’ve never been beaten at an eating contest,” said Loki. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “I have not seen Jefferson,” he wrote Monroe in code, “and have thought it best to present him no opportunity of protesting to his friend against being embarked on this contest.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z |
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