With great fanfare and a long drumroll in the press, the state played for the court a secretly recorded speech of Robert Resha’s. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The young mouse had had a good look round most of the court, but the sword was not to be seen. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Mother was the court of last resort on household matters; there was no appeal, but I laid out my next suggestion anyway, feeble as it was. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“No. On the morrow I will be a woman wed, and Hizdahr will be king. Let him hold court. These are his people.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Bringing the ball down the court makes me feel like a bird that just learned to fly. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

For many black people in the region, watching the evidence that we had presented in court now laid out on national television was therapeutic. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I traveled back and forth between the trial courts in Orleans Parish quite a bit on the Carter and Caston cases. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

That dog chased me around the court and off the court, and I didn't stop running until I got home. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

In juvenile court, the judge is called a master. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

I thought about his kidney problem and wondered if he was gonna be sick right there on the court, in front of everybody. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Ernest had been working out his nervous anticipation on the tennis court. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Next to one of the churches sat a narrow piece of abandoned land, which Miss Josie always talked about making into a community garden and Oliver wanted converted into a basketball court. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Lawyers for German insurance giant Allianz Global Investors, Lloyd’s of London, and several other reinsurers filed suit in a London court against the Korean National Insurance Corporation. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

In the saloons, Democratic Irish “bosses,” many of them barkeeps, ruled as kings in their courts. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Sloan himself stood petrified in the middle of the court, watching in disbelief as balls of death flew around him. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

That may have been sufficient for the court, but not for baseball. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Once the court and kingdom started to laugh at him, he was doomed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Just before the court hearing where Governor Fau- bus would be called to account, the nine of us were summoned to Mrs. Bates’s house to meet with the press. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hazelwood’s Mills takes it down, under full- court pressure, and—no—he’s fouled on the shot and will go to the line for two. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In various court documents, judges described Cofield as a “con artist,” “no more than a gadfly and an exploiter of the court system,” and “the most litigious inmate in the system.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I was practicing my lefty dribble next to the iron gate that surrounded the courts when one of the guys fell hard to the ground. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I consider wandering over to the basketball courts, but that would be a bad plan. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

For the months that I worked there, I was often in court representing the firm’s many African clients. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The King laughed him to scorn, and told him to leave the court immediately. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I thought about his family and all the people who had come to court. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He needed the support of the federal courts. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

In December 1511 she made an order for a set of stringed instruments for the Ferrara court which, Holman convincingly suggests, were ‘new design’ violins, invoiced to a maestro Sebastian of Verona. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

On the court I was good, maybe not as good as Ice, but I was getting there. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

The court said researchers should disclose financial interests in patient tissues, though no law required it. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

We were all charged with sabotage, and scheduled to appear in court the next day. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

For example, a conviction for selling a kilogram of heroin yields a mandatory ten-year sentence in U.S. federal court, compared with six months in prison in England. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“But you’ve got to listen to me on the court. You can’t make stuff up as you go, like with that last play on Friday. Understand?” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

"Aerys accused them of treason and summoned their fathers to court to answer the charge, with the sans as hostages. When they came, he had them murdered without trial. Fathers and sons both." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I went from court to my office and stayed there till eight thirty. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought it was very convenient that the court should take care of those details. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

The American Civil Liberties Union filed suit claiming the study violated the boys’ civil rights and breached confidentiality of doctor-patient relationships by releasing results to state and juvenile courts. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

The first reliable witness to return was Gawaine, who readied the court in a black temper, with his head bandaged. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

My oversize sneakers clopped on the court like a pair of Clydesdale hooves. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

We dismissed our advocates under the correct assumption that an accused, in the absence of representation, would be permitted to address the court. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I ran across the court, I felt a pain in my right heel that was so intense I had to stop playing. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The case lingered in the courts for years and was finally dropped. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The only time it really came out, or almost came out, was when we were on the court together. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

The courts closed, as did the Board of Trade. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I circled around the courts a couple times, desperately looking for an opening; there was none. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was on this court that Ben learned he could dribble, that he was quick, and that he could beat others because he loved to hustle. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sat on a bench overlooking the court, mesmerized by their impeccable styles. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Where Coraline came from, once you were through the patch of trees, you saw nothing but the meadow and the old tennis court. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

“I must consult my council. This court is done.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

They passed through an open stone court and the palace doors into a vaulted entry several stories high. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

We sought to prove to the court that the government’s documentation was often incorrect and that many orders to leave were therefore illegal. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the court hashed over each detail of the leaflets, the judge and the Nazi lawyer focused on Helmuth, firing question after question at him. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

"We do need to be careful, Tara. Families are trying to reclaim land lost at Partition. And Muslims are angry because the courts sometimes side with Hindus." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The court decided you was to be placed in a priory, and so you were, with the Sisters of Obedience at Watlington. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

This is why we can play pickup basketball at the town courts without being harassed by the criminals who hang around there. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

When this rage was spent, I considered my changed position at court. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

She used the line again in the ninth grade when I wasn’t voted onto the basketball homecoming court. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

There was a long silence in the squash court. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll not try my case in the newspapers, but in the courts of this county.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

And so-called honor killings were still viewed as minor crimes in Sharia courts. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Let’s take it into the Judge and let the kid take his chances with twelve other guys. 8TH JUROR: I don’t think the court will accept a hung jury. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ben swept off the cement court that spread from the back porch of the house to the garage. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Jordan Sparks—you are under arrest. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say or do can and will be used in a court of law. You have the right to...” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Isabella says maybe I should take the armband off, but I shake my head hard, and then I see Principal Trask heading over to the basketball courts. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“Stop bluffing, Colonel. You can’t court- martial me for desertion in the face of the enemy. It would make you look bad and you probably couldn’t get a conviction.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Lafayette’s reputation in the black community was raised another notch when he went to court to fight his arrest and jailing on a false charge of vagrancy. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I promise. Now get your lazy butt up so I can kill you on the court.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“Yes, she has, bless her heart. Caroline, I also heard that Chambliss’s niece Elizabeth Cobbs came forward in court and told her story to the judge and jury.” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

On April 15, there was a court hearing that started with a request from Bunderson that the state of Utah pay for Reggie’s defense to hire expert witnesses. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Back in my day, we called it courting.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I suspect she knows the answer but doesn’t want to court Valerian’s ire. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The maester's ravens were paying court to some of the corpses, while the crows from the broken tower attended others. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

"He feasts every night in a different castle, and holds court at every crossroads he passes." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

That night Ben heard a basketball thumping on the court. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

There he was put on trial before a military court, which found him guilty. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

And there was the matter of the court martial on the crimes of Colonel Graff. Ender's Game 1985-01-15T00:00:00Z

We went to the food court and she ordered cheese fries, chicken nuggets and a salad. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

The Halloween Eve broadcast turned Orson Welles into an international celebrity, and Hollywood came courting. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

On November 7, the day Richard made his first court appearance, reporters packed the hallways. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“I coaxed you into ladyhood, Ophelia. I taught you the ways of the court, and watched you grow into a clever and learned woman.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

A master luthier, Illien transformed the archaic, fragile, unwieldy court lute into the marvelous, versatile, seven-string trouper’s lute we use today. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The hearing reached absurd, numbing proportions as lawyers tried to ascertain Edwards’s algebra grade in a court of law. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ran around the court a few times, and stretched out my legs and arms. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

"Mother says she wanted the whole court to preview our new line of scents, just in time for the queen's presentation of toilette-box allotments for the new year." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Raleigh promised that he would get Zeitoun released, but given the state of the courts—there were none to speak of—he could not predict or guarantee a timeline. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

The deputies didn't handcuff Walter or shackle him, so he walked into court waving to family and friends. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

"No. I came here straight from the stables, when they told me the king was holding court. His Grace will want to hear my tidings in private first, I'd think." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Their guard came down center court and I went after him when he got a foot from the mid-court line. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

After those arrests, a local circuit court judge, James A. Hare, issued an injunction forbidding public gatherings of more than three people. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had joined Mr. Donnelly on a low riser near center court. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Near the court stands a statue of Paul Kruger, the president of the Republic of the Transvaal who fought against British imperialism in the nineteenth century. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The court was at Carlisle at the time, for the feast of Pentecost, and it was arranged that everybody should meet in the town meadow. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Three blocks away are the tennis courts, the pool, two soccer fields, and the two-story community clubhouse. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

In the United States, the only way to enforce research ethics was in the civil courts. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

After a few songs some black brothers remembered skills learned at the courts and castles of their youth, before their sins had sent them to the Wall, and took the floor as well. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

While most of her workweek is devoted to commercial law, Justice spends Mondays in family court, representing families with the kind of problems hers had. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

We courted death in order to call ourselves brave, and hid like thieves from life. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dancing took place on the center tennis court, which had been covered with a portable parquet floor. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

I imagined people jumping out the windows, raining down onto the broad sidewalks and cement basketball courts. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

The starting five broke to the center of the court. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the first day of the court proceedings, Gerald held Angel’s hand as they sat on the worn brown wooden bench in the hall outside the courtroom. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes. What was done to him... you were at court?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Because of her banning and her restriction to Johannes-burg, she needed police permission to come to court. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Noticing my cynical look, she added quickly, “I’m also not a caseworker. I will represent your best interests in court.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

We went back out to warm up for the second half and Ice came over to the side of the court and called me over. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Two basketball goals at opposite ends of the court. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

I have no doubt that posterity will pronounce that I was innocent and that the criminals that should have been brought before this court are the members of the government. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They went out to the courts behind the nearby elementary school. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom rushed over from her seat at the side of the court. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

But even as I sit, listening to Warren crack jokes about the guys on the courts and other people we know from around our way, I can feel something tugging at me across the street. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

"Beautiful Belles, welcome to my court and the beginnings of your divine service to our world. Without you and the gods, we would be nothing." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“It’s about to get real interesting with Glenn Allen taking the court.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Bodyguards stood on either side of the sedan, and swaying ladies of the court trailed at the back. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Women could not serve on juries or testify in court. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“If this does not end today I will not ever reappear in court.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He raced to Berlin to petition the court for clemency, but, when he telephoned the Scholls, he learned that he was too late. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“It is I, the Great Bentini,” Ben mimicked as he began to dribble the ball between his legs trying to shame his father into open court where he knew he could drive around him. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the magistrate’s court, Sobukwe announced the PAC would not attempt to defend itself, in accordance with their slogan “No bail, no defense, no fine.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Having received his course of instruction as promised, Tisias, in an apparent attempt to cheat his master, avoided going to court at all. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

He was at the court of a friend, King Lycomedes, where a few years later Achilles was to hide disguised as a girl. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

We began meeting clandestinely on Saturday mornings at Ellis Park or some private court in the suburbs, where he gave lessons. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

While Bull dressed upstairs, the rest of the family gathered by the side of the court to cheer Ben while he warmed up. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was in there for only an hour before I was called up to court, where a judge would either let me go or send me to prison to await trial. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Mister Bobo. Right. Well,” she said, a little louder, “I’m going to go and play with my dolls now, over by the old tennis court, round the back.” Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

When the court recessed for lunch, Ellsberg walked to the defense table, fell into a chair, and sobbed. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The opposing coach calls a time-out to set up a press break, and, as my teammates jog off the court, they stare at me too. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She would have to hire a detective, a very private detective, who had not been associated with her in her practice or in the courts. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he cleared his throat nervously and went on: “I may speak entirely freely in this court?” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Eventually my mother suffered a complete breakdown, and the court orders were finally signed. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Everything is great, honey. I went to the supermarket. I shopped for clothes at the mall. I even had a pretzel at the food court. That might sound boring, but it was a wonderful day.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

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

We drove past the museum and parked right next to this basketball court filled with huge blue and red steel arcs that imagined the path of a bouncing ball. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

A hearing had been set in family court and a judge would make a determination about Willow in the next two months. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

No, Pilar let her hair swing long and loose, courting danger. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Daniels had never experienced the Academy cafeteria, so they thought the food court was fine dining. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

A podium had been set up in the middle of the basketball court, close to the bleachers. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Her father remained on the court, but Mr. Smith was doing his best to pull him away as well. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“All you have to do is keep your nose clean, do your thing on the court, you’ll be golden. If any of the guys give you guff, come to me first, okay?” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

I went off through the silent courts and alleys of the Palace, my boots crunching on the thin moonlit snow, and homeward through the deep streets of the city. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

He followed through with his plans to have us flaunt the law and play on whites- only tennis courts in the city. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The court had never been deluged with such crowds before. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I fell to the court, banging my hip hard. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“In fact, the matter is out of your hands; it’s up to the courts to determine what’s in your best interests now.” Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was too old to be part of the debut court. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Flashing down from Olympos’ height she went to stand in Ithaka, before the Manor, just at the doorsill of the court. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turn and walk straight out of the food court. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I was eager to keep going in court. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

I went to the window and watched the snowflakes whirl in the high arcs of light above the tennis courts, then crossed over and sat upon my bed again. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Then I got to hit the court. Coach is picking the starters this week.” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The roof above met in the shape of an upturned V, thus making the court a long triangular structure. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

It was possible that Mrs. Cullinan had friends in St. Louis who heard about a girl from Stamps being in court and wrote to tell her. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could break the loneliness, the feeling of not belonging to the life that teemed around me, by going to the basketball courts. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How you can bear such recollections, is astonishing to me!—They will sometimes obtrude—but how you can court them!” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

When my brother and I are on the court together this team is unstoppable, unfadeable. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

“But what did we know about court procedure, Madiba?” he said. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our wizard has just received a message from the court of Ghohg. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

She wanted to be as strong in her daily life as Coach Brown had taught her to be on the court. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Mop slaps his forehead as we walk off the courts. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

If the courts affirmed the act, Priddy believed, he would have complete authority to continue his eugenic efforts at the colony and even extend them to other colonies. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Maybe they would really try Bubber in court and put him in a children’s jail. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Down right, masking tape outlines two small foursquare courts. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

In the next building, under an elegant domed copper roof, a ten-and-a-half-foot marble statue of Jesus stood, arms spread wide, holding court over what was once the main entrance of Hopkins. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

The court remanded the case back to the district court for resentencing. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The courtyard was about the size of a basketball court. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The court avoided the issue of the evacuation itself by ruling on the curfew. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Several months ago he had argued before her court, bumbling to the point of incompetence. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

That case set no precedent because it settled out of court, with rights to the cells being divided between the parties involved in the lawsuit, which didn’t include the cell “donor.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Before those who now, for the sake of the Savage, paid their court to him, Bernard would parade a carping unorthodoxy. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

The court was adjourned while the magistrate held a meeting with counsel. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He padded through the doors like a sleepwalker, in his stocking feet, a court officer following close behind him. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She took my hand and led me through the court into the portico. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I could take it to court if you think it’s best.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Young gents court her, buy her presents, dresses, jewelry.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

That put the ball back in Nixon and Kissinger’s court. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Her mom might ask too many questions if she saw them hanging out around the tennis courts. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I wanted to impress upon the court that we had not acted irresponsibly or without thought to the ramifications of taking up violent action. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They opened the door to one of the courts and stepped inside. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he had to spend another moment sitting in his mother’s court, he’d go mad. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The courtroom was packed, and the bailiff brought the court to order as the judge walked in. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The time for filing a motion for a new trial in the trial court—the last chance to introduce new facts before an appeal begins—had already expired. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

It was just as well, because I would have collapsed to the court otherwise. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Two hours later, court was recessed for the day because proper loudspeakers had not been found. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The court appointed a group of psychologists to decide who we should live with. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

A gasp of horror went through the court room. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

A few of them met her gaze, and she stared right back, wondering if they thought she was a competitor or just a court lady. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Mama settles down at a table in the food court with her cooking-club binder. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

The courts had to sign off before Ridgeway was permitted to take his charges south. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

That day, however, Billings and I had only one inmate to transport, a Mexican who had a deportation hearing at an immigration court inside the Downstate Correctional Facility, about an hour’s drive away. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Galileo campaigned for the post by visiting the court at Venice itself, where he was helped by the Tuscan Ambassador. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

"No," he said sarcastically, "the royal tennis court, you sot." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Both music and the colourful ritual of ballet thrived at the French court under Lully and Louis XIV who built upon the musical patronage of his predecessors. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

But when her children would go out of their own court she called out, “I would have you stay away from ill-bred children!” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

I go through the hot-lunch line and look around for where to sit in the lunch court. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

As I made my way toward the tennis courts, however, I saw a man being robbed and murdered, in broad daylight, by a gang of tsotsis. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nixon and Mitchell decided not to haul everyone into court. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He carried Robin in and out of halls and chambers, kitchen and parlor, cloisters and outer court; through refectory and almonry, stopping, as always, in the chapel to say a prayer. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

It turned out that there was a law that stated that no black person could be released or tried on weekends, for the Bantu courts were open only on weekdays. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He believed what was necessary was to mobilize thousands to make their case in the court of public opinion. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

She was released upon payment of a ten-dollar fine and four dollars in court costs. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

And within a year the place was fresh and flowering again and each son had moved again into his own court and there was order once more everywhere. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

"Watch for me, little cat," her fa-ther would always tell her, when he rode off to court or fair or battle. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She loved King's Landing; the pagaentry of the court, the high lords and ladies in their velvets and silks and gemstones, the great city with all its people. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“I’ll drop by the courts for a practice. Or at least for the game,” she said. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

And as I ran onto the court, somebody in the crowd threw a quarter at me. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

West Charleston was warming up at the other end of the court. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the morning of October n, as we were preparing to go to court, we heard an announcement on the radio that the prosecutor, Oswald Pirow, had died suddenly from a stroke. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He asked the trooper to get together the affidavit facts to be submitted with the request to the court. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Once I was preparing to do a hearing in a trial court in the Midwest and was sitting at counsel table in an empty courtroom before the hearing. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Haldeman assured Nixon that taking the Times to court was a good next step. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

As the crowd rose to its feet, Cloud abruptly turned and ordered the troopers to step aside, clearing the road and inviting King to defy the federal court order. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

So, as the head of the court martial, Washington weighed the evidence and listened to Church, who claimed he was innocent. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The King does not follow those ways anymore, and you must understand that keeping to those traditions will only harm my standing in court.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eric’s father was the clerk of the county court and often passed on news of particularly juicy trials to Eric, whose popularity increased in proportion. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

How could a black man play such excellent tennis, move about the court with such self-confidence, trash a white man and be cheered by white people? Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He is said to be another of my unlikely ancestors, and actually did hold court on my family’s estate from time to time. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

On his way to court he wondered what Max would say about him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Neither would they limit themselves to the slow and equally uncertain process of seeking justice within the courts. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then, very casually, I slip in, “How are things in the sultan’s court?” Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“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

Woods and Fermi climbed up to a balcony high above the court. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even if there was room closer to the court. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Despite her earlier disgrace, Rosencrantz had begun to court her again. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“Yes sir,” Ben said in reflex as he brought the ball up the court, eyes pinned on that rodent face of his enemy. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Usually when I come on the court I take a guy’s game and put it in my pocket,” he said with this crooked grin, “but I had to leave yours in the locker room.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

That information led to Hickey’s court martial for “mutiny, sedition, and treachery.” George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Tomorrow the national guard’s going to show up here with a court order and carry him out like a hero,” Pedro Tercero said. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe that’s why I had a good game on court, I knew how to win there. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

An important breakthrough occurred in a squash court under the west stands of the University of Chicago’s Stagg Field, where Enrico Fermi had erected an atomic pile. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry, I can’t sign another autograph or my hand will fall off,” said Haley Daley, who was holding court near the Cleopatra: Queen of the Nile game console. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Everybody understood that it was a word imported from the law courts, and with it came an established set of standards for judging the reliability of testimony. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

In public, Washington railed against court challenges to Jim Crow laws. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

There were legal challenges to integration in the courts. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He left the court, going to his old room in the South Tower, which they had kept empty for him. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Richard and “Mac” McDonald bought one of the largest houses in San Bernardino, a hillside mansion with a tennis court and a pool. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z

“If His Grace wishes for me to remove myself from court...” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Ooh!” says Elsie when she sits down to lunch with me in the food court. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He had to go to Prague on court business, and offered to take Kepler with him and introduce him to Tycho. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

With blueprints in hand he tramped through the Japanese community—to hostels, trailer courts, other housing projects like ours— trying to find families who would invest in it. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

We teach them to read and write and love God, so they are ready for the universities at Paris or Bologna, and then for service in the courts of great men thereafter. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

I tried to conceal my surprise about the court's ruling on the motion without even permitting a hearing. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

By a 2-1 decision a federal court abolished segregated seating on Montgomery’s—and Alabama’s—buses. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

I felt like it was me against the other team, but in reality, I had four other players on the court with me. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Then he drags traffic cones onto the court, spacing them a foot apart. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Her coeditors on the law review, her fellow clerks at the court, and her colleagues at the law firm all seemed to have a universe of information that had passed her by. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

I had a feeling that a court would make him pay child support. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

"Mr. Myers, you know I'm going to want you to not only tell me the truth but also tell the court the truth. Are you willing to do that?" Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The first time we came up the court, Eddie passed the ball to me, and this dude didn’t even pretend to play defense. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

She could sit anywhere she wants: by the carousel, in the empty food court, on the bleachers coated in sawdust. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

Any lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a state law was supposed to be heard by a panel of three judges in a federal court—that was the rule. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

‘I was without my weapons at the time. You don’t bring your bow and knives when you’re courting a princess. The guards took me easily. Her father the king had me blinded and exiled.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

If firings had fallen out different, Lyra, you might have been brought up a gyptian, because the nurse begged the court to let her have you; but we gyptians got little standing in the law. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

How could he face that court of white men without something to sustain him? Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

But I was still in the mode where the guy did all the courting and seeking out. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

When the court decision came down, of course I felt joy for my people and pride for what I had done, but my day-to-day problems overwhelmed me. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Sadly, Stanton died before he could join the court. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom was terrible at tennis, but she liked to take me up to the public courts and swing and miss and laugh at herself. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

“Robes of the finest brocade! Worn in the highest courts of Tenebrion! Priceless!” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

“Everything is letters now—now that the court is empty, and the world split, and nobody left but the Lord Protector.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

But if Mother thought Harry courting Fern was a good idea, what did this mean about her ambitions for him to go to the university? The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Judge Fielding’s announcement to the gathered court was terse. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

But he earned respect because he returned to the courts every day no matter how severely he had been humiliated the day before. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is not easy for a prisoner on Robben Island to defend himself in court, but that is precisely what I intended to do. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soon after their arraignment, newly elected President Obama suspended the case and considered trying it in a federal court in New York City. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

“The gala was to have celebrated the engagement. Have you been courted yet, Matilda?” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"He may know the blade, yes ... but, my lady, the moment we go ashore we are at risk. And there are those at court who will know you on sight." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The Times was to show up in court by noon. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

As I jog off the court, Coach says, “Who told you to call time-out, Finley? Who?” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one seemed to notice the car after its abandonment by Ansley Matthews; no one seemed to notice the modest solitaire of Ben in his fall from the grandeur of courting cheerleaders. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

For three years, from sixth to eighth grade, Ben would go to the courts adjacent to the Centre Theater in Alexandria, Virginia, to learn the fundamentals from boys much older and stronger than he. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we came onto the court one of their players came over and asked which of us was Slam. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Even though I know he hears me, the only thing JB is listening to is the sound of his heart bouncing on the court of love. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

It had been the night of the welcoming feast, when King Robert had brought his court to Winterfell. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Entire court cases could hang on her testimony. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

They were told by everyone who knew anything about the New Orleans courts to get in line. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Finally, she gave in and said yes to Orpheus Fisher, who had been courting her tirelessly since their high school days. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

Westward the view was blocked by the base of the great turret that stood at the back of this upper court and reared its horn high above the crest of the encircling hills. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I had to go back to an appellate court in California and argue to get that sentence replaced with a reasonable sentence. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Most mornings were spent on the volleyball court. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still, the iron law demanded a trial, so there’d be one next month, when the quarter court came through these parts on its rounds. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Federal courts were then forbidden to consider new evidence unless it was first presented to state courts. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Here was he promising a woman to a poor man, and once he had been a poor man come into these very courts for his woman. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

“Has she been presented? I do not remember her name among the ladies at court.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Our appearances in court became the occasion for exuberant political rallies. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A podium stood in the center circle of the basketball court. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

I sat there in court for three days listening while the evidence built up. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were not allowed to vote, to sit on a jury, or to testify against a white man in court. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He could handle a basketball with remarkable dexterity for one who had abandoned the court so long ago. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I saw you walking toward the food court when I was on the Demon, so I ditched the guys after and headed back to find you, to talk to you. Then I heard you scream.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

By the time we got to the side of the court, it was halftime and I felt really sick. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I sure hope Mama and her lawyer win in court today. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Another difference was that a new generation had come to court. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Until the suit is filed and the courts rule on it,” said Mrs. Brewer, “public employees will have to sign or not sign as they see fit.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

With no trace of irony, the Court demanded that Armstrong produce in advance the very thing he sought in discovery: information regarding white defendants who should have been charged in federal court. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

This was a clear violation of court practice. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tired of that hermeneutical delirium, the workers turned away from the authorities in Macondo and brought their complaints up to the higher courts. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

They renovated it three years ago and practically quadrupled its size, putting in basketball courts, a saltwater pool, shiny new cardio equipment, and rows and rows of free weights. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

When there is a division between the old and the new, it is apt to express itself on the most time-honored of batdefields: the putting green, the tennis court, or the marine berth. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

“You speak of the fairy court as if you believe in it,” Ash said, taken aback. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hamlet would bring Claudius to justice in a court of the lords. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I walk toward the community garden opposite the subway station, set right in between the basketball court and the playground. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

We who were already suffering were threatening our health, even courting death. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Given our success in other death penalty cases, he must have feared the very real possibility of the appellate court's overturning Walter's conviction. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Trip beat the guy to the ball and sprinted down the court. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

The courts were run by Christians and seldom resolved lawsuits in favor of Jewish moneylenders. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

A state court issued an injunction, and the mob eventually dissipated. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

I called as if I were Gertrude with all the court at my command. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I decided I would call the attorney general's office and see if they would concede legal error in the pending appeal, which would ensure relief at the appellate court and perhaps expedite Walter's release. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The thirteen-thousand square-foot house had a pool, a tennis court, a gazebo, two jacuzzis, a workout room, ten bathrooms, and a special wing with a video room for his seven grandchildren. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

We both let go of the ball and watched it roll down the court. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

But he was terribly clumsy in gym shoes and the court was his own private china shop. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hold court right there in the middle of the store. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

"Assistant district attorney. Judge: family court, state supreme court, appellate division. Appellate has two p's and two /'s. Never married, no children." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were at first allotted a tiny plot of land tucked away behind the tennis courts, next to a toolshed. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

And there was that time I got chased by a dog, hanging out at the basketball court hoping somebody would pick me to run. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Wilton shrugged his shoulders, walked out of the gate, and that was the last anyone saw of Wilton in court. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A large open room that could be a food court at any mall lies directly behind the park. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I had advised Walter and his family that we would likely need to go to an appellate court for any real chance of relief, despite how positive everyone thought the hearing had been. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I thought of all the evidence that the court had never reviewed about his childhood. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He told the court that during my remarks to the Natal Regional Command I had stated that all MK cadres ought to be good Communists but not to disclose their views publicly. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I expected to be bored, but I watched the game intently as Conner, Teddy, and Doug maneuvered all over the court, making shot after shot. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

The trailer courts are everywhere, lapping up the sides of hills, spilling into river beds. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

A walkway stretches from the boathouse past the tennis courts and over to Cuddledown. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

He recalled the speech Max had made in court and remembered with gratitude the kind, impassioned tone. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

"It felt friendly . . . trusting. I may introduce the practice at court when I become king." The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

A court record noted that Burt had run a loan business targeting the Osage. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Bagwell's public complaints made it hard for courts to appoint other civil lawyers for last-stage appeals in a death penalty case, not that they were particularly inclined to do so. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“What took you so long to get up here, anyway? Paying court to your bevy of maidens?” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He entered as though he owned the court, calling a cheery good morning to Mr. Justice, interrupting the mumbled explanation of a shabby bakeress accused of selling mouldy bread. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Listen to that piano, fast and free, Just like you and JB on the court. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

By staying the case, the Alabama Supreme Court had signaled there was something unusual about Walter’s case that warranted further review in the lower courts. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Prosecutors working with White decided to move forward with this case first, and Hale and Ramsey were charged in federal court with Roan’s murder. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Taking his seat on the smooth bench again, Eumaios ate and drank his fill, then rose to climb the mountain trail back to his swine, leaving the megaron and court behind him crowded with banqueters. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Besides,” he had added, “the court will be pressed for time. Yours isn’t the most important case of the session. Right after you, there’s a parricide coming up.” The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Walter heard this constantly, but he couldn't imagine how to file a pleading in court himself. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I was apologizing again to the daughter for what the court officials had done the day before when suddenly there was a commotion at the courtroom door. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She walked over to the location of the future tennis courts. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

His job was less flighty than that of district attorney, al- most as permanent and dignified as superior court judge. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The two then headed for their tennis bags on the side of the court, near where I stood, awed. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Through court after court he was swept, into the very inner courts, and of those men and women who had Jived in the house he saw not one. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Marine transport helicopters swooped down, landing on the nearby tennis courts. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

She would try to get it back, he was sure, she would write petitions and go to court and tell everyone that the federal government had stolen her house, in that fearless way of hers. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

We heard news — which word could not but quicken the blood—of common men rising in the thousands to empty the rural law courts of corruption and expel the un-elected favorites of government. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I did not attend these meetings, which dragged on for both the remaining negligence case against the state and the civil rights case against the caseworkers in federal court. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

About midway through my jog out to center court, lightning flashed. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

We leave the courts and start down the alley and onto Main Street. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Although Northern slavery had been abolished, every black person was still presumed a slave—by law—and could not testify or introduce evidence in court. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Bates’s widow said, “We Indians cannot get our rights in these courts and I have no chance at all of saving this land for my children.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Nothing could be assured, but I explained to Walter that we were only just now getting to a court where our claims would be seriously considered. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

A makeshift stage was set up at the south end of the basketball court, closest to the boys’ locker room, where we dressed and waited to perform. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

The only time Jean Louise ever saw Judge Taylor at a dead standstill in open court was during a dispute of this kind. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

She gestured to the four men entering the court. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

She believed that the issue of female suffrage would not be settled until a woman was arrested for voting and a test case was brought before the courts. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

From its focus on his pretrial placement on death row to the extra security surrounding his court appearances, the narrative in the press was clear: This man was extremely dangerous. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Franks lodged a powerful protest in open court against the state’s humiliating his clients in such a “fantastic” fashion and treating them, he said, “like wild beasts.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If the master would make a vessel he considers worthy of the court’s attention, it would be my greatest honor to be allowed to take it to Songdo for him.” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

For one thing, instinctive judgments rely on experience, and we don’t experience everything that happens on a basketball court or a baseball diamond. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

J.T. and Digger had their initial appearance in juvenile court two days later. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

On April 26, Duma Nokwe, the first African advocate in the Transvaal, rose in court and made the sensational announcement that the accused were instructing defense counsel to withdraw from the case. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

We got a hastily scheduled hearing in the trial court in Dothan, where I tried to present evidence that the bomb Herbert had constructed was designed to go off at a certain time. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Welcome to this house, lad,” the doorkeeper said, and without saying more led him through halls and corridors to an open court far inside the walls of the building. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Pages and cupbearers. If die Great Masters make objection, explain to them that in Westerns it is a great honor for a child to be chosen to serve at court.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Goebbels had promptly remodeled and expanded the house—the hundred-year-old former palace of the marshals of the Prussian court—to make it even grander than it had been. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Not a word. Not a sound. You’ll have your day in court.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dressed formally as he was, in a black tuxedo, it was obvious that he was part of the debut court, the escort of one of the birthday girl’s attendants perhaps. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Elsewhere in the South, the struggle for equal rights was moving into the federal courts and, increasingly, into the streets. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

The villages are the prettiest, I guess, in the whole nation, neat and white- painted, and—not counting the motels and tourist courts—unchanged for a hundred years except for traffic and paved streets. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want the court to think that Ralph was robotically denying everything I asked him, so I asked a question that required an affirmative answer. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The two tennis courts were run down and buried under weeds. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was the court of King Bull Sparra, whose wrath seemed about to descend upon him. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Are you still sitting in the lunch pit? Or have you gone over by the basketball courts yet?” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

The kids in that story were afraid they’d catch the cooties if they touched the old moldy cheese on the basketball court. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

One Eastern European woman, Iloba had told him, had asked the Nigerian man, an hour before their court wedding, to give her a thousand pounds extra or she would walk away. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The last things he saw before he was pulled off into the darkness of the court were the pale worried faces of Dunwing and Warbeak. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

In a stroke of luck, they also had an idea where Willie Jett might be headed: Jett had been courting a young lady whose father kept a hotel in the nearby town of Bowling Green. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She got the guy accused of killing her husband, nailed him in the head and chest, seriously injuring a policeman and a court recorder along the way. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Van Niekerk said that he would prove to the court that the accused, with help from other countries, were plotting to overthrow the existing government by violence and impose a Communist government on South Africa. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She spent two and a half years awaiting the high court’s decision, which was that she had been right: the government cannot detain loyal citizens against their will. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There goes Majidi, dribbling fast down the length of the court, and—OH MY GOODNESS! He drops the sledgehammer! Up high and down hard!” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Now that he was out of the court room, he felt the awful strain under which he had been while the men had argued about his life. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then there’s good old torture—standard practice for slaves giving evidence in the Athenian courts.* Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

Pirow opposed this application for dismissal, and quoted from several inflammatory speeches by the accused, informing the court that the police had unearthed more evidence of a highly dangerous conspiracy. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I spent the rest of the hour in the back corner of the court, the racket held safely behind my back. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I’ve seen her cry in real life, and it doesn’t look anything like what she was doing in court. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your Grace should sleep. Dawn will be here soon, and court.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“But to be fair, that hole was a bit small. But underneath the tennis court...” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The California supreme court agreed and overturned the earlier guilty verdict. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

One need not be formally convicted in a court of law to be subject to this shame and stigma. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Will shouted from the other end of the court. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

The community's presence at the hearing got people talking about what we had presented in court, and that encouraged more people to come forward with helpful information. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I hear a memory of her voice: Don't be silly about meeting boys and girls at court. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I ended up telling some other kid to come in for me so my dad would have to leave the court too. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

After that first day, the judge entered first so that court would already be in session when we entered. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Taylor Hardin Secure Medical Facility in Tuscaloosa did all of the diagnostic and assessment work for courts managing people accused of crimes who might be incompetent to stand trial due to mental illness. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t lost on her that she had destroyed a tennis court, just like her grandmother. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Although the Hitler Youth were not tried at Nuremberg, some were tried by civilian courts. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

They were under court order to hire a certain number of black employees, but in my particular office, I was the only black person. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Like most Maya rulers, Chak Tok Ich’aak spent a lot of his time luxuriating in his court while dwarf servants attended to his whims and musicians played conch shells and wooden trumpets in the background. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Maybe if I could get my game right, all my game, on and off the court, I would get over. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

For his part, Walter had always stayed clear of the courts and far away from the law. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The courts were finally forced to offer “bargain days” on which those accused of violating the act could plead guilty in return for an exceedingly low fine. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Almost forty of the one hundred participants were arrested and taken to court, where the judge began sentencing the women to the District Jail. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

It was a little after four in the afternoon, the time court normally adjourned. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You leave now and promise you won’t come back here again,” he tells me, “and I won’t have you arrested and sent to juvenile court for aiding a runaway minor.” King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

At court and in the teahouses, you will find that what you see and feel and hear isn't always real. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Now he sits in this court before you, Alvin Hooks told the jurors. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

They were running up and down the court and I knew we weren’t going to run with them. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Wilfred and the white woman were standing on a patch of freshly mown grass in front of the first of four all-weather tennis courts, whose surface was strewn with Dunlop tennis balls. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

On appeal, one judge compared the study to Southam’s HeLa injections, the Tuskegee study, and Nazi research, and the case eventually settled out of court. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

The rest of us sat in a circle around him while the boys’ basketball team practiced on the court below. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

"Like a court magician paid to entertain royal children with fireworks and tricks?" The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Congress, the courts concluded, is free to amend the law if circumstances have changed. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

I never expected justice in court, however much I fought for it, and though I sometimes received it. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Second Half Vondie strips the ball at center court, shoots a short pass to JB, who skips downtown zips around, then double dips it in the bowl. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

After years of clandestine relationships, it felt refreshing to court in a fishbowl, to have the support of her parents from the very start, the inevitability of an unquestioned future, of marriage, drawing them along. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mama said that even if you didn’t have a lot of money, you got to live in that world while your future husband was courting you. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The hearing had barely started when the Commissioner adjourned the court, to the great surprise of the people who were present. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Above all else, they try to get the case into a Federal court where they know the cards are stacked in their favor. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

He, too, informed the court that he had been assaulted while in prison, and subjected to electric shock treatment. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the court rose, I turned to the gallery and again made a clenched fist, shouting “Amandin!” three times. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Nonsense! I’m only redistributing the wealth. I need to repair the roof and fix the robot, have the tennis court put to rights and replace the pipe in the fountain. The stables are collapsing, too.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

We often dealt with a half-dozen cases in a morning, and were in and out of court all day long. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This food court has been selected for gleaning,” their leader said. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Right now she's not the girl that fusses with me about the rules, the arcana, and court. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

She had to beg for it, poor creature, because the feeling at court had come to such a pitch that nobody would accept her brief. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inside, we were met by another crowd of supporters, so that the hall seemed more like a raucous protest meeting than a staid court of law. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

An Osage man in his seventies with expressive gray eyebrows and a deliberate manner, he served as the chief trial court judge. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

At the edge of the lunch court, a bunch of girls are throwing a volleyball around. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

I told the court that we believed we could achieve our demands without violence, through our numerical superiority. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They loved tennis balls and would go down to the court and slime any that had been left around. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

The block party was held by the courts and the whole community comes out to have fun. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

After three and a half months, the court found her guilty of kidnapping charges and being an accessory to assault. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“At least now when Celia testifies against him in court, they’ll have a houseful of hard evidence to back her up.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

The Granger crowd was quiet as my sneakers squeaked onto the court, except for my mom and my best buddy, Sean. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

He stripped his man clean in the open court, raced down the right wing and did this nasty reverse dunk. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Buckley paused, surveyed the court room, then stepped to the table and lifted from it the knife with which Bigger had severed Mary’s head from her body. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

After fifty laps, one guy quit, and since quitting is contagious, three other boys caught the disease and walked off the court, too. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

When the hour was up, he was led back into court. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

It had been a private adoption, through lawyers and courts. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He demanded that the police bring the chief to court so that he could resume his testimony, and court was adjourned. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They also decided to remodel the tennis and basketball courts at Vickers Park. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She was nicely bred, so Phipps decided to send her to Hard Tack’s court, along with three other mares. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“For now,” Mama says, “but I still have to go back to court next week.” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

At Priddy’s instigation, Buck’s case was next presented to the Virginia court. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

At length they came to the door upon the outer court, and they halted. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Well, imagine my gobsmacked surprise when one of the king’s ministers told me they needed a historian to visit the goblin court of Ghohg the Evil One. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

We were to return to court six days later for what we presumed would be the verdict. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They ran through the echoing hall, along the corridor and into the kitchen, through the scullery, and into a cobbled court beyond it. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Talking about how they wouldn’t know what to do if I ever decided to take a step on that court. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

In response, one state after another enacted direct-file laws that allowed juvenile offenders to be transferred to adult courts if they committed certain crimes. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I had no idea what to expect when I appeared in court. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He decided that the best use of his time would be to return to his keep and pay court to Idunn. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Chucha always had a voodoo job going, some spell she was casting or spirit she was courting or enemy she was punishing. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

All six guys chatted and laughed together on the court. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Looking to the sidelines, he saw his father keeping step with him, following him down the court in front of the first row of spectators. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

So his first argument was that the Nazi saboteurs should be allowed access to civilian courts. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

The Fourth Amendment, the court reasoned, forbids the police from seizing people and searching them without some individualized suspicion that they have committed or are committing a crime. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

It fit into Reggie’s own personality on the court: hustle, do the unheralded jobs, let your teammates score. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“It will be light soon. I had best eat something, before court.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Brandon was right—there was a small bulge in the canvas underneath the green of the tennis courts. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

After a while he snapped his cigarette butt through the wire onto the near court. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

School desegregation, imposed by a federal court over bitter protests, did not take place until 1982. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The trial court allowed almost all of these jurors to remain on the jury panel despite defense objections. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He seemed to dominate the tennis court while he was at Grossinger’s, and other than his games with the resident pro, Fischer usually won all of his matches. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Before them, the nobility strutted across the floor of the court, gossiping, scheming, seducing. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“A gift to seal our peace, an ornament to our court.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

There the courts stood in silence; there the little room where he had left his basket; here the long verandas supported by the delicate, red-varnished pillars. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Mack is kicking a trash can across the food court when the phone rings. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

Auster, the Roman version of the South Wind, was holding court. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The clerks in New York City’s civil court recently reported that name changes are at an all-time high. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Several kids were playing basketball on a cement court that was nestled next to a canyon wall. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Gat and I went out on the tennis court in the twilight a couple nights after I fought with Mummy. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

A large number of ANC members were charged by the authorities, and a trial was set for the island’s administrative court. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But then she turned it to a court show about people who steal air conditioners from their grandparents. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

The basketball court is a strange patch of neutral ground, a meeting place for every element of a neighborhood’s cohort of young men. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I went back outside and roamed the tennis courts. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

She took one step at a time, lest she trip over her fringe and go tumbling headfirst into court. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“You refuse to follow the court order,” Dad replies tersely, standing. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

I hid my face in my jersey so I wouldn’t break down on the court. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Ben intercepted a pass intended for Abbott, beat him down court, and laid the ball in. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the court scene, I tried to forget my father; I did not hate him; I simply did not want to think of him. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Despite the fact that I had never seen a court lute, let alone heard one, my mind was too awhirl with thoughts of Denna to absorb much else. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Secondly, that you are guilty of actions and works which infer a court with the devil, which have caused illness and death to fall upon many innocent children in this town.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

A full basketball court with regulation lines and nets for the rims sat next to a beautiful wooden gazebo. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

In a clearing spread a vast garden teeming with familiar and exotic plants, the ingredients of all the. varied medicines and liniments favored at court. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

On the court Trip got trapped in the corner and threw up a three that rimmed and came out. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Chinese court astrologers who made inaccurate predictions were executed. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ben had seen two boys carried off the courts on Saturday morning with concussions. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was particularly taken with the portrait of General Kutuzov, whom everyone at the Russian court underestimated. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the thing of it was, that Charles and Henry had to appear together in court in less than a week, because of the business with Henry’s car. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She had offered them rewards, promised leniency, honors, gold, positions at court. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Through this gate doubtless they had all escaped this day and were hidden here and there through the streets, listening to the howling in their courts. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

He dropped out of school in the seventh grade and ended up in court for “assault by striking” right after his seventeenth birthday. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

The federal court hearing would be one of the most significant in history—a precedent-setting decision could be made that affected the whole country. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“At what time this afternoon?” persisted the old gentleman, with nagging determination, as if he were cross-questioning a criminal in a court of justice. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next day we appeared in court and we were formally charged. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It fascinates me to see the Youns courting girls in public, for in the Khmer culture these things are done in secret. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s been progress in the past year: a few court victories Alex has kept track of in his trusty binder, registration drives for young voters, the Houston rally, the shifting polls. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The prosecutor replied that they were, but that the case was over, court was no longer in session, and the only authority in the room was that of the warrant officer. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the end of his junior year, he was already being courted by Division I college teams, a couple of which would probably offer him a free ride. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

When I was little, my father used to insist that I at-tend him in the audience chamber whenever he held court. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

But the victory in court, instead of inspiring faith in the system, seemed to inspire the exact opposite. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The appellate courts affirmed his conviction and sentence. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The court couldn’t see my father, with his “Good Old Boy” mask, as the evil person he was. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Ngubase’s dramatic testimony caused a stir in and out of court. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their courting upset her because it—and they—assumed that her relationship with Odenigbo was permanently over. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

A witness’s age helps the court to weigh her testimony and influences sentencing. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They carried me off the court and, to tell the truth, it felt pretty good. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rulers they were, and they often used the courts to maintain control, not to administer justice. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

In accordance with the sentence of the court, Smith and Hickock were scheduled to visit the warehouse six weeks hence: at one minute after midnight on Friday, May 13, i960. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bike paths, a fake pond or two, a basketball court, a huge daycare facility. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Conant had no choice but to take the case to court. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“Sorry. Just play like when we’re at the park. Have fun with it! And if that doesn’t work, pretend everyone watching in the stands and on the court is naked. Isn’t that right, ladies?” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

After Malia started tennis, I mostly watched her matches through the window of a Secret Service vehicle parked discreetly near the courts, not wanting to create a distraction. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Have people made up their minds that it doesn’t matter what the courts decide? While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Her voice mingled with the crowd and the squeak of shoes on the court, then faded out. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Supreme Court had just affirmed the lower court’s ruling in Browder v. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Chip waited until Big Dub had returned to the court. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The court retired to deliberate as those words still echoed in the school that had been turned into a barracks. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

And the last straw—everyone seemed to agree—was the Sun Valley game, when Stargirl rushed across the court to aid Kovac, the Sun Valley star. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

They were mine now, and I was theirs, even though the court didn’t formally approve our adoption for another year. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He was told that because of his past record and the violence of this attack, he would be kept locked up while prosecutors filed a motion to transfer him to adult court. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Dorian had been in the middle of courting Rosamund when he was that age, not caring about anything. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The courts, local lawmen, and state and national troops all lined up against the union organizers. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

‘I didn’t steal it. That was settled for all time, in court.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke with the authority that a lifetime in the courts had given him. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

Thus there was trouble between them even on the very wedding day when the guests sat about the tables and when the bride’s chair was entering the courts. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

In the opinion of Dr. Satten and his colleagues, Andrews’ crime amounted to such an undebatable example of diminished responsibility that the case offered an ideal chance to challenge the M’Naghten Rule in Kansas courts. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Military tribunals weren't supposed to be used when civilian courts were functioning. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

I knew the streets, the towers, the somber courts and ways and facades of the Palace. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, that’s it. If you could read that back for the court, please? Just the first line will do, Horace.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

He stared at the basketball game, his head going back and forth as the boys went up and down the court. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

In the back there was an inground pool and a combination basketball and tennis court. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

After the play, we were presented to the queen and her court, and I was compelled to be Widge again. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

He hated going to the free courts, since it took two buses to get to the closest one, and then he’d have to wait sometimes for more than an hour to get a game. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The court was where he served, in more ways than one. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

The food court goes completely silent and nearly everyone turns to look in my direction. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

When it had had enough it rolled over onto its front once more and walked back toward the tennis court, like a tiny patch of midnight in the midday sun. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

They stopped long enough to issue threats from where they stood on the grass surrounding the basketball courts. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Prosecutors admit that they routinely charge people with crimes for which they technically have probable cause but which they seriously doubt they could ever win in court. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Then Wang Lung withdrew more and more into his age and he lived much alone except for these two in his courts, his poor fool and Pear Blossom. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Trying to stop an execution would mean nonstop work eighteen hours a day for a month, desperately trying to get a stay order from a court. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Because those who were targeted were typically poor or of moderate means, they often lacked the resources to hire an attorney or pay the considerable court costs. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

And he waited for his sons to come into his court. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m impressed you got up here so quickly—and without a pack of court ladies hounding after you. Perhaps you should try your hand at being an assassin.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

We needed to have another meeting with the district attorney, Tommy Chapman, but this time we’d be going in armed with a court order to turn over police and prosecutorial files. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

And given the steady flow of court cases related to tissues, the issue isn’t going away anytime soon. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“How like a royal court,” I muse, “where powerful lords and councillors direct the king's course.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The ball lay in Mrs. Roberts’s court now. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

This was Selma’s first mass meeting in six months, since the court order banning marches and meetings. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took out Smollet’s letter, and as I read it it seemed to me that the lesson of the spelling of the name of the court might guide me. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Judge Key nodded sympathetically; Chestnut, who knew his way around the Alabama courts, was sure something bad was about to happen. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

It has its own golf course, club house, tennis courts, and swimming pool. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Its government prepared meticulously documented claims, rushed them through its puppet court, and demanded immediate payment. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Only seven or so blocks from our homes, drug dealers hang out by the town courts and old men sit around drinking from brown paper bags. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your father’s court was never half so lively,” he heard Drink- water japing. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

More words were exchanged, hot words and dark, and the whole thing ended with the arraignment of the three black men, and an appointment to appear in civil court Thursday next. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

All at once, like a flock of birds, they took off for the basketball court. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

But the eye of Cuckoo marked it first and she saw the maid slipping at dawn out of his court and she laid hold on the girl and laughed, and her old hawk’s eyes glittered. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

The President had agreed to give the governor a ten-day respite to sort out his response to the court order. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Across the court a great door at the foot of the Tower stood half open, and a red light came through; a large orc lay dead upon the threshold. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The police are allowed by the courts to conduct fishing expeditions for drugs on streets and freeways based on nothing more than a hunch. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

"I love my ladies and court so much. They've been so supportive and loyal. I like to reward those who are good to me." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

His father, who worked as a store merchant, court clerk, and bank cashier, remarried five years after his wife's death. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Yet all along he was in the sunlit court, hearing the fountain fall. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Since then, the courts have found the extremity of that kind of treatment to constitute cruel and unusual punishment. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bram announced that certain parts of the state’s evidence would be conceded by the accused, and there was a buzz in the court. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think it means I have to go to court.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Annie took my paper and pencil and went off to the side of the court. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Blond-haired, well built and as graceful as a cat on the court, Andre was one of South Africa’s rising tennis stars. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not interested in court ladies,” he said thickly, and kissed her. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

And they proved in court that at night you can look through the windows of an el train when the lights are out and see what’s happening on the other side. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

At roughly the same time we finished working at the quarry, one of the warders had the idea of converting our courtyard into a tennis court. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why would I lie? I’m not the one hiding the identity of the person courting me.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She alone had fought the charges in court. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Remembering how he’d smiled at the court lady the day of their arrival, she kept her gaze ahead. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Restorative justice is sometimes used in Alameda County as an alternative to criminal court for juveniles accused of felonies, a process known as diversion because the accused is diverted away from criminal court. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Over the next two weeks, I spent many hours in court arranging bail for the women. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another manual advised me to be silent, but not always so, that I might cultivate the art of witty but modest conversation that was the mark of a court lady. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He told me to meet him and Bren at the basketball courts. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

If I testified in court about what really happened to me, it would get printed in the newspapers, and those men would come after us again. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Then they will tear me to pieces there! My honor sullied, I will be dismissed from court and packed off to a nunnery somewhere, never to marry!” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Under the football stands were a series of unheated squash courts. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the court’s view, there was no credible evidence that the crack penalties were motivated by any conscious racial bigotry, as required by McCleskey v. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Rob is a white native Mississippian whose Southern charm and manner enhanced his outstanding litigation skills in Alabama courts. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

When Bull Connor, Birmingham’s commissioner of public safety, heard about the upcoming protests, he obtained a court order forbidding the marches. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He’s dressed in an imitation of a court doublet, except his doublet is made from scraps of leather. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Everyone in the court knew that the answer had to be No. Everyone except Mr. Freeman and me. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Would you please repeat that," the court stenographer asked. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fifteen years after leaving Elaine, Lancelot was still at court The King’s relations with Guenever and her lover were much as they had always been. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bram Fischer stood up and asked the court for a remand on the grounds that the defense had not had time to prepare its case. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fear and dread were the only possible feelings he could have in that court room. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

She was wearing her security-guard uniform, about to head off to work at the courts. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Are my grandsons unworthy to be seen at the king's court? A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

With a groan, Mack lifts the sliding metal door near the food court, the place where deliveries are made. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

When we were called back into session that morning, Judge Rumpff was informed that the police refused to bring the chief to court. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

However, the Icelandic court questioned the Japanese marriage certificate that Miyoko presented because it was only a photocopy, and she had difficulty proving that she was in fact Bobby’s legal wife. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I was grateful, and told him that I would certainly appear in court on Monday. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I got to the court where the hearing would take place, about a three-hour drive from the prison, I went to see Avery in the court's basement holding cell. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Nevertheless, the Icelandic court reopened the case to allow Jinky’s attorney to present more evidence in support of her claim that she is Bobby’s daughter. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

On one of the outside courts I found two of them practising: Stan Smith and Bob Lutz, the number- one doubles team in the world. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The authorities always found it distressing when I wanted to defend myself in court because the accompanying publicity would show that I was still fighting for the same values I always had. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once in that court he had felt himself to be a word spoken by the sunlight. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

The court will hear the case in the fall of 2017, but as of this writing, the restrictions stand. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

He learned how to talk a friendly form of smack, trash-talking his bigger, faster opponents on the court. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Around the same time, a federal appeals court judge, Robert Vance, was killed in Birmingham by a mail bomb. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Did you have a chance to look up the court case?” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“All rise!” a court officer called out when the judge walked in. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

—Okay, get suited up and meet me on the court for warm-ups in three minutes. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

"No, she's from the generation before me. She's the queen's favorite Belle. She kept her at court to work with Princess Charlotte." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Three days after it was filed, a state judge in Bluefield took one look at the case and threw it out of court on a technicality. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

She’s so happy being out there on the basketball court doing what she was born to do—and I start to envy her, because I feel as though I might throw up. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the only time in the last few months I had gone out on assignment, actually courted a live body, I had nearly blown cover. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the activity was at the basketball court, where a group of boys shot hoops and talked trash. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Even when agents seemed to be moving on the right track, they had not managed to produce any evidence that would be admissible in a court of law. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Lancelot stayed at the court for several weeks this time, and each week made it more difficult to go away. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, once they reached the interstate, he said, “You said your grandmother didn’t find anything underneath the tennis courts, right? But what if that’s not true?” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He crossed his arms over a chest that could have doubled as a paddleball court. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

There was a bounce to her step as Celaena walked on, the court fading away behind them. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

You are hereby ordered to appear before this court as noted below and continue to appear from day-to-day hereafter until legally excused. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Didn’t you find this underneath the tennis courts that night?” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

It’s like I could work out my feelings on the basketball court. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I saw a rainbow person on the court, I probably would care, and I would ask them if they needed medical assistance. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Unless the cage was removed forthwith, he announced, the entire defense team would walk out of court. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The queen starts to clap, followed by the rest of the court. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Although I could humor her by courting the bird, I knew that I definitely could not call him Cheeky. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

This simply conformed to the practice of the courts. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The three who were expelled were also charged in criminal court. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“The prince showed me the pups yesterday—though I think he was just looking for an excuse to get out of his mother’s court for a while.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

In court there would be eyes and ears that would be alive to such signs. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The court was lit by a single floodlight. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I addressed the court and Justice Rumpff, trying to frustrate us, interrupted me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I imagine my new life-to-be: being chosen, living at the palace, enjoying all the court has to offer, creating beautiful people. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Though I still performed my lowly duties, I dared to hope that my status at court was improving. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

At the food court, we get slices of gooey cheese pizza and find a table not too far from where Mama’s sitting, engrossed in her folders. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I was the symbol of justice in the court of the oppressor, the representative of the great ideals of freedom, fairness, and democracy in a society that dishonored those virtues. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The city had dug up a lot of the old trees to make room for a pavilion and the tennis courts. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The doors of the court are closed as the camera nears it. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alvin Hooks, in his final words to the court, characterized the accused man as a murderer in cold blood, one who had decided to kill another man and had executed his plan faithfully. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Min has some work that must be transported—for an audience at the royal court.” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Apparently, we were a shining example for our teammates as we lay on the court like cats fighting over a ball of yarn. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

And often the court waited until the demise of two or three potters before searching out their replacements. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

From this first moment on a Bronx court, I could tell there was something special about it. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Here, internal evidence is set against external evidence, as it must often have been in a court of law. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The basketball court bobbed under a ceiling of pink and white balloons, twisted streamers and blood-red hearts. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

For loving us, and Dad, and letting us play basketball, and being the best mother in the world.Keep this up, she says, and you’ll be back on the court in no time. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

The palace complex comprised the Beta quarter and was in the northeast; Alpha quarter housed the courts of justice, and Delta the town’s extensive Jewish community. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

In an almost expressionless voice she did in fact tell the court that it was a Femandel film. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Just for a laugh, I imagine him landing in our tiny front yard, maybe in a personal-size flying saucer, which would probably just fill the center circle of a basketball court. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

"The court orders the following to be sentenced," he says in a smug, satisfied voice. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I saw my big sister writing one last night. She wrote the name upside down and then put a big red X over it. She said that’s what the court used to do to criminals.” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Exactly what did he say, Mrs. Heine? Can you remember? For the benefit of the court?” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Instead of all this talk, let’s settle it on the court. Your boys against mine.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Her life was a blur of grief and humdrum, punctuated by periodic court hearings. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

We complained vociferously about the inferior quality of the food, and as a result, our advocate Sydney Kentridge made a formal complaint in court. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When a blackboard was brought forward, Elizebeth gave the whole court a lesson in the basics of cryptology. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“I’ll try my case in the courts, not in the newspapers. Cold tonight, isn’t it?” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Besides, it’s probably not the best reason to go over to the courts now just because my other friends aren’t around. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“Then she would have had to go to court, sign a case plan, and attend classes to get us back.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I suspect that Judge Norton had scheduled the final Rule 32 hearing in part because he wanted to get this contentious, complicated case off his docket and out of his court. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Sometimes Eric and I would go down to the courts on Riverside Drive and play there. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

When somebody jumps into your face on the court it’s because they think he got your game in his pocket. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

The room became an impromptu court of law. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

“I know that. Listen, Bigger, don’t be afraid of me. And don’t be afraid of Jan. We’re not angry with you. I want to represent you in court. Have you spoken to any other lawyer?” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

She found it on the third day, in an overgrown meadow beside the tennis court, behind a clump of trees—a low brick circle almost hidden in the high grass. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

And on the backboard of a basketball hoop at the West Side court, I suggested he write it in gang script. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The judge asked the parties to return to court in a couple of weeks. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

She aces it, a perfect serve at about ninety miles an hour that kisses the court just inside the line before I can move. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

They watched movies, they played tennis on clay courts, they walked long walks through the back acreage, and they swam in the pool. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

Months later, we were finally scheduled to go to court with the evidence about his profound mental illness, material that should have been presented at trial. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She trudged off toward the court, where the Ares camper and the Hunter were trying to kill each other with a sword and a basketball. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Getting into a fight on the court seemed to give Ocean some kind of street cred. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He kept his collar up, like a criminal, like those men in newscasts being herded into court. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he saw me, he stood and introduced himself and thanked me for being in the court case. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

“Do you know, I think be is one of the nicest people at court Gawaine is decent, but he is quick-tempered and rather unforgiving.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time we pulled up, it was late morning and three of the four courts were taken. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“Which court do you want us to start with?” he asked. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

My strategy was to overwhelm the prison authorities and the courts with legitimate requests, which I knew they would have a difficult time satisfying. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cleansing fumes he sent through court and hall and storage chamber. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The state’s star witness was Bruno Mtolo, or “Mr. X” as he was known in court. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Get out there on the other end of the court for layups. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

In case I was ever called on to testify in court. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Juveniles, for their part, can be transferred to adult court, where they can be sent to adult prison. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

But a feeling of ownership doesn’t hold up in court. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Despite the emergency, two foreign consuls were playing tennis on the grass courts out back. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“And I hope so, too. Though you’ll have to come to court eventually, to say under oath what you know.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Bobby ultimately did go to court but lost, the judge throwing the case out because it was so poorly presented and without sufficient evidence. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The trial court sentenced Mrs. Colbey to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, and a short while later she found herself shackled in a prison van heading to the Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He came down the court, broke near the foul line, dipped his knees and came up without ever leaving the ground. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

The king had his court musicians, one of whom was Bach’s son Carl Philipp Emanuel, devise a tune specially, one they mischievously knew was practically impossible to turn into a fugue without creating horrible dissonances. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

“It’s an old court lute,” I said, unable to keep the amazement out of my voice. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Katzenbach told Wallace, loud enough for all to hear, to abide by the federal court order. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The district court ruled that the evidence presented was sufficient to justify discovery for the purposes of determining whether the allegations of selective enforcement were valid. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

I was making a name on the court, and colleges were taking notice, writing to me fairly frequently. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

He said he would have to charge me for possession of the gun, though he would not arrest me, and that I should appear in court first thing on Monday morning to answer the charge. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

"It's disgusting, like in the old days. People would walk around court looking like rotten chicken ready for frying." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

When they reached the ranch, the peasants, emboldened by the support they had received from the press, refused to let them in, demanding a court order. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the court, as usual, all the older guys were there running fives for cash. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I had spent considerable time looking through school records, court records, and other documents with mixed results. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Thank you. A D-8. Six celled. Would you turn now to item forty-two, sheriff? And read one more time for the court?” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The statistical evidence of discrimination that Baldus had developed was the strongest ever presented to a court regarding race and criminal sentencing. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Mom was also in the food court, alone, sitting in a corner where she thought I couldn’t see her, eating a cheesesteak sandwich and reading through some papers. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“There’s a bulge underneath the tennis court,” he said. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I’m talking court cases, supervised visits—how you gon’ have some stranger supervise me as I spend time with my babies? On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

‘My father does not welcome me in his court,’ Kym said. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

By the grace of God, the courts sentenced me to spend the next year in rehab. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

She hit it again, trying her best to break the glass right above the tennis court. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

If Demetrius did have such influence at court, it appears to have gone to his bleach-blond head. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

Here he is in a court of law with the evidence displayed and the testimony given, the facts all aired and the arguments made and the truth of the matter manifest. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Heqet started across the court and Ranofer followed him dreamily, past small basket-shaped furnaces in which the fires were dying, past the balance scales and the washing vats. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

She looks gorgeous out there on the court and every time she does something good my teammates punch my arm or rub my head. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the courts had been dedicated to him. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

"Not really these parts, but my pops plays ball sometimes at the court down the street." Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

We asked courts to recognize that such a judgment cannot rationally be passed on children below a certain age because they are unfinished products, human works in progress. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Could the courts or someone force me to stop?” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

She appointed the eldest child at home to be “king” or “queen” to run the house in her absence and we took it from there, creating court jesters, slaves, musicians, poets, pets, and clowns. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tomorrow evening he and a Chicano kid would sweep the courts and roll them flat. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bren and Mop are in the middle of tossing free throws when I get to the court. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The outer court was far away at the other side of the monastery. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

After the two weeks, we appeared for our preparatory examination on December 19 at the Drill Hall in Johannesburg, a military structure not normally used as a court of justice. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The speed and agility he had on the basketball court. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Send one of them to court. She will have the privilege of attending the Queen Regent.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Now, Dr. Whitman. I’m returning to you what is now in evidence as exhibit 5-A: your investigative report concerning this fishing gaff, among other things. Would you please summarize for the court your findings?” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“But Dr. Bulkeley says that Connecticut has misinterpreted the charter. His knowledge of the law is so wide. He says that justice is not always served by our courts and — ” “Bah!” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

“She will find a place for you at her court, I don’t doubt. A safe place, beyond my sister’s reach.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

After asking him to state his name for the record and establishing that he had previously appeared in court and testified against Walter McMillian, it was time to get to the heart of things. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He worried about how I was going to hold up against those white people drilling me in court. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

What she did not know—and I discovered many years later—was that someone in Florida had neglected to get the court’s permission for us to live with our relatives in the first place. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Gaining such an injunction through what is called “prior restraint” was almost impossible in the courts, however, and Marshall advised Bobby to wait until the book was published. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

"I'm supposed to know all things when it comes to you and your transition to court." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

And I was going to follow him onto the court and shut down my best friend. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

She ran out the door, along the gallery past Mother’s room, through the rock garden into the next court which belonged to Third Uncle. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

The grand jury issued a statement: “Such practices should not be endured, otherwise our courts will be a mockery, and justice defeated.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Then she gets up and does a full court curtsy out of Richard III, with the women shoppers having tea in Murray’s gawking at her. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, it’s not so secret because Violet made sure to announce aloud, “See you, Maya! Have fun filming by yourself!” as she left the food court with Monica and the boys. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I learned the sordid inner workings of the royal court in Modeg from a ... courtesan. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

If Mother was dead, I’d have to sell the coffeehouse, or have the orphan’s court sell it for me. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But the mascot’s been gaming all night and stumbles onto the court.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

After the charge had been read in full, I always advised my colleagues to do one thing and one thing only: ask the court for “further particulars.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rogers, summoned before the court, had very little to tell. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

"I am very important and have immunity from being jailed by the queen's court. I can risk it." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“Some of my buddies were sorry they couldn’t meet you. See if you can spot them today. It’s great that you’ll have plenty of time on the court with them.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

This was particularly true in courts presided over by enlightened judges who had been appointed by the United Party. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The family had come to court for Richard’s second progress report—the one that would determine whether he was eligible for resentencing. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Next Gray began to look for plaintiffs—those people whose names would appear on the lawsuit and who would testify in court. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Most had been brought inside the bus station the morning after their arrest, and in an upstairs office, a makeshift court had been arranged. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

They got sandwiches in the cavernous food court. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

The court fined each of the protesters twenty-five dollars. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

This enforced separation from his family aggravated the hatred for America that he’d felt since 1976, when he lost his case in federal court and refused thereafter to pay taxes. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

—After 1 got out of the hospital, and after all the police investigations, and 1 found out that I had to go to court, I was really scared. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“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

In court, the racial bias was challenged again. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

I will not be sitting at the basketball courts anytime soon. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

He stopped himself and changed subjects, speaking of court affairs. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“But once again, sir, I fear you’ve not come to court me,” she said. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Gifts will be enough to court and take her. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was their day in court at last. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

I had already reviewed court records about the lawsuit that Rosa Vaughan had filed against H. G. Burt. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

And a man who survived the dangers of the battlefield courted danger by walking the streets of his hometown in uniform. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

It was a fairly rough voice, the kind of in-your-face tone that said I wouldn’t stand for too much nonsense either on the basketball courts or in the streets. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Then when I call you, line up in two lines at center court. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The court is my escape and my paradise. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

“I don’t have a game off the court.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Yutar haltingly told the court that preparations for guerrilla warfare were indeed made. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once the floor is swept, Mr. Jones applies tape to mark on the floor a smaller basketball court, a foursquare court, and a dodgeball area. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He had probably just come from a basketball court; his forehead was polished with recent sweat and his hair stood up. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

These respites were like tiny vacations from court, and were a chance for us to discuss politics with each other. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

During my argument, the court's five judges looked at me with curiosity but asked few questions. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The saboteurs' lawyer knew their best defense was to have the case transferred to a civil court. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

“Why’re you just standing here?” he asks, and we start walking, past the basketball court and over the brown-green field of grass to the bench where everyone sits before class. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Perhaps Cersei was reluctant to parade her in open court for fear of what she might say or do. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t clear if Blackie would ever agree to testify in court to these matters, but White hoped that he had enough information to save the case. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

One is the willingness of courts to hear inmates’ lawsuits against states. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her father marveled at the industrial carpeting in the hallway of her apartment building; her mother hoarded faux-leather handbags at Kmart, paper napkins from the mall food court, even plastic shopping bags. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The court was partly paved with stone, but was roofless, and on a grassplot a fountain played under young trees in the sunlight. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

The motions are almost never granted, but every now and then an appellate court finds that the atmosphere in a county had been so prejudicial that the trial should have been moved. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Within a day or two a magistrate was brought in from Cape Town and I was taken to the room at headquarters that was used as the island’s court. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In those days people loved each other for their lives, without the conveniences of the divorce court and the psychiatrist. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Singer became very familiar with the procedure of the courts and he was in a constant state of agitation. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

But when I gaze up at the food court skylight, I’m mesmerized by the elephant-colored clouds galloping past. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

“Some pass,” I countered, heading off the court. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Arthur Ashe’s triumphs on the court were becoming triumphs for the black race. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

When you step on the court with players like Kobe Bryant or six foot eight point guards who can dunk from the free throw line, your mind begins to concentrate on your other options. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Ferguson hearing, the court ruled in favor of the Jim Crow laws. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Fives is possibly the fastest ball-game on earth, far faster than squash, and the little ball ricochets around the court at such a speed that sometimes you can hardly see it. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My cousin in Boston actually had to put his hand on the Holy Book to swear in court. I’ll shoot any man tries to make me do that!” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

One evening shortly after Bloom had returned from court, some stray dogs attacked and killed several of their chickens. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

When night came he was still alone and he sat in his court alone and there was not one in all his house to whom he could go as friend. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

A number of my former students now worked with the public defender's office in New Orleans, and they, too, had come to court and were cheering. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Your Honor, this testimony has no relevance to the charges of murder for which this court is convened, and I move that it be disallowed from jury and the trial records.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

The typical mandatory sentence for a first-time drug offense in federal court is five or ten years. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The stadium where I played soccer was adjacent to four ramshackle sand courts, used primarily by kitchen girls and kitchen boys on their day off. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

On October 29, we again entered the Palace of Justice; again the crowds were large and excited; again the security was extremely tight; again the court was filled with dignitaries from many foreign embassies. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were about to beat it too, when this dude with ratty dreads came off the court and asked us did we wanna run. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

In my cross-examination of Mr. Barnard I first read the court the letter I sent requesting that the prime minister call a national convention for all South Africans to write a new nonracial constitution. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Because going to court is the only other option.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Sasha’s family wanted to address the court, but they were leaving for vacation the next day. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

She wished for her pipe, but hours remained of this court session, and it wouldn’t be proper to leave until Georgina departed. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

"Are you excited to see the royal family and court?" The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

It's easy enough to see now, perhaps, all the dangers of going to court just at that time, what with the climate as it was. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

When the local court order was appealed to a federal court, voting rights demonstrators took to the streets again. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the man finished, a gasp of astonishment came from the court room and Bigger saw faces turning and looking in his direction. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

What had happened in court that day suddenly became clear. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Lourdes turns and strides past Brooklyn’s sooty town hall, past the state supreme court, where the Son of Sam trial will take place. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

"How are you enjoying your first few days at court?" the queen asks. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He had no staff and few responsibilities—just touring around the province and checking the court record books. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Overwhelmed judges tried to manage the proceedings with bench meetings while dozens of young men—most of whom were black—sat handcuffed in standard jail-issued orange jumpsuits in the front of the court. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He set off, his destination not the black door, but the doorway he remembered on the left-hand side, which opened onto the flight of stairs down to the court chambers. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Almost every afternoon, knowing that I was on the tennis court, he would fretfully twist his head away from his work to see the polynucleotide backbone unattended. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Out on the lawn, Bunny had just knocked Henry’s ball about seventy feet outside the court. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“The White House, by initiating this meeting, has irretrievably compromised the court,” declared Ellsberg’s lawyer in a motion to dismiss the charges. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

About the lowest tier, two hundred feet below where Sam now stood, there was a battlemented wall enclosing a narrow court. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Despite Officer Callahan’s refusal to arrest him, George Stauber, the young man who threw the deadly rock that started the riot, was brought before the courts and tried for the intentional manslaughter of Eugene Williams. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Eyewitnesses later filled in what I could not see: parents’ cameras flashing, floodlights making a second day as the gorgeous couples disembark from limos and borrowed convertibles and promenade to the festive courts. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

The case had so traumatized the black community that many had become preoccupied with each court development and ruling. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

There already existed a sort of council of elders, called the Areopagus,* which consisted of senior ex-politicians and functioned as an aristocratic court of appeal. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

To prove her point that she considered the trial a miscarriage of justice, Anthony had three thousand copies of the court transcript printed and distributed across the country to politicians, libraries, and suffrage groups. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

And there was the- matter of the court martial on the crimes of Colonel Graff. Ender's Game 1985-01-15T00:00:00Z

The first player takes a shot from anywhere on the court. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Reporters wrote about the court proceedings and dug up background about Guiteau, the lawyers, and the witnesses who testified. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The island was about the size of two tennis courts side by side, and no part of it rose higher than the height of Malcolm’s waist above the flood. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“The footbridge, I meant, you cretins! By the tennis courts! Why would I send you off to Upton? Unsupervised?” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

She said, “I want to know the location of the court. The court where sentencing and bail hearings are being held.” Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

"Very well, let's go on. The tale of the court armorer was all lies, of course." Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The basketball still sounded on the backyard court. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I asked Brothers as we come down the court. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“The court rules that you can only have an opinion on Harry Potter casting if you’ve been a fan longer than a year.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Throughout most of the hearing he had sat pleasantly, but when some of his former foster parents had come into the court, I could see him become upset. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

It had been so long since she last held court that the crush of cases was almost overwhelming. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

After the destruction of Tenochtitlan, the Spanish court and intellectual elite were convulsed with argument for a century about whether the conversions were worth the suffering inflicted. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Flanked again by policemen, Bigger went back to court. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

"Sometimes I get going in court, and I'm not sure I know what I'm saying, either." Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

"Do you want to hear about the court or not?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

First, Montgomery’s black leaders had hoped to keep using Claudette’s case in higher courts to challenge the constitutionality of segregated bus seating. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

She made sure that Reggie noticed her, then she continued on farther into the park, beyond the playground and basketball courts, underneath a canopy of oak trees. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

All I knew was that he was always at the court, dominating the game, taking everybody's money. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

The verdict came down on Friday, August 19: As his family looked on, the court found Francis Gary Powers guilty of "criminal acts" against the Soviet people and sentenced him to ten years in prison. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Go to the store and get us some water. I don't plan to ever leave this court.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I regarded this as a tragedy, for Dr. Moroka’s faintheartedness in court took away some of the glow from the campaign. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Toward afternoon the wind diminished somewhat, but the courts were all taken, and I decided to go down to the beach and lie in the sun and think about my match the following day. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Please, Mummy. Don’t start. I haven’t got the nerves for a law court.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I had not meant to add another woman to my courts, and the thing came about of itself.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Often as she leaves the court one mother or another stops her and, taller than most, she settles an arm over the woman’s shoulder as they walk. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Then she said in a harsh whisper, “The eldest son goes too often into the inner courts. When you are away he goes.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

In the wide court he let them feed, and said to Odysseus kindly: “Friend, are they more respectful of you now, or still insulting you?” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I missed my studies with Dr. Trefusis inveterately; for reading, once begun, quickly becomes home and circle and court and family; and indeed, without narrative, I felt exiled from my own country. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Most of the court, Dorian included, wore masks of varying sizes, shapes, and colors—some of simple design, others elaborate and animal-shaped. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Also because all through lunch, Phil was smiling at me from across the food court and I was smiling back, and I’m secretly hoping that he ditches his friends to come find me. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Several dust bombs later, they were all arrested and taken to court. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Even some of the young women who were courting had come out, with basket! of provisions for the men. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The function of this court as is the function of the court in any other country is to enforce law and order and to enforce the laws of the state within which it functions. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I scooted under the basket and out to the comer of the court, but there were Shirts all over me. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as I hit the court, Eddie looked up and started clapping. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I did not act as though I were a black man in a white man’s court, but as if everyone else — white and black — was a guest in my court. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The third part of the picture is the law courts. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

The court was similarly crowded with curious townspeople. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The court’s decision was that the order to vacate would not be altered. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

She jerks her head back to the court. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

When the court scheduled a hearing in October 1987 on pretrial motions in Walter's case, Chestnut and Boynton showed up with no expectation that any of their motions would be granted. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Coming down court, Ben got by Abbott and drove straight at Sanders, who moved up to stuff the layup. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The term was so new that the New Orleans court reporter wasn’t sure how to write it out. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“That means their trial,” he explained, “except there won’t be a jury in juvenile court, remember. Master Williams will listen to everyone present their sides then she’ll decide the sentence—their disposition.” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Although it has indicated that the mere fact that someone fits a profile does not automatically constitute reasonable suspicion justifying a stop, courts routinely defer to these profiles, and the Court has yet to object. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Hans and Sophie realized that the court intended to make an example out of them and that they could expect the death sentence. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

And the old woman started up blinking and licking her dry lips, and she said, “I am not to open except to such as may rent the whole inner courts.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Few Africans could afford a lawyer, and most had no choice but to accept whatever verdict the court handed down. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But within a year, California probation authorities ordered him to return to Los Angeles because he was on probation following his adjudication as a ward of the court for a prior offense. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

But taking a researcher to court required money, know-how, and the knowledge that you were being used for research in the first place. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

But the visit also revived a desire in Galileo to return to Tuscany for the latter part of his life, preferably with a court appointment that would free him from any lecturing duties. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

I walked over to the back door, which had a window at the top that faced the parking lot behind the tennis courts. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“He and the rest of your friends will join our court of ice statues in Quebec. Jason will grace my throne room.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

"I was expressly forbidden to take you to court." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The monthly court date was always a well-attended event, as it provided citizens with a forum to settle disputes, conduct all manner of legal transactions, and hold public auction. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

In a country that preaches the virtues of democracy, one could reasonably assume that being stripped of basic political rights would be treated by judges and court personnel as a serious matter indeed. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

When Coach called us back out to the court, I was now not just physically wiped, but mentally wiped too. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The storekeeper who sold it to him identified the knife in court and said it was the only one of its kind he had ever had in stock. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Out of the house, out of the court they went, beyond the wall and gate, to sit in council. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt a tiny bit self-conscious as we carried our rackets and basket of balls to the empty court. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

A coalition of Indian tribes had taken Washington State to court over a treaty it had signed with them in 1854, when the state was still part of the Oregon Territory. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Even when these have been tested and thrown out as illegal by superior courts, they have in some instances continued to be enforced because “they haven’t taken them off the dockets.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he did nothing except to forbid them to enter her courts and when he saw them they did not, but when he did not see them they ran in and out secretly. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

This occurred at a time when Mandela and Tambo was flourishing and I was in court dozens of times a week. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Families, teachers, and courts were sending thousands to institutions for eccentricities that were less attributable to acute mental illness than resistance to social, cultural, or sexual norms. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“He said he don’t want to go to court. He wants a settlement now.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He got a good lawyer, who continued to lean on the court about the fact that he had children at home who needed him. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I guess the juvenile court didn’t want kids feeling like they were real criminals with a trial and a sentencing by someone called a judge. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

When he had finished, and his master had shown the king the stolen cup, some of the lords of the court cried out that the slave should be offered to the Firedrake as a sacrifice. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

The skilled orator is out not necessarily to knock down his opponent’s case tout court—but to misrepresent his opponent’s case in such a way as to make it easier to attack. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

It was a court order addressed to Jack So-and-so, informing him that if he didn’t pay his back alimony he would be in contempt and punishable. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Proposition 21, the law allowing prosecutors to file charges against juveniles in adult court, had been upheld by the California Supreme Court way back in 2002. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Then to court STENOGRAPHER, who takes down proceedings. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

Werfel’s neighbor called out to him, “On your way to embarrass yourself at court, you dismal little toad?” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

They walked into the arena and found Laura Friendly standing in the middle of the basketball court alone. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

This was the lowest court she had ever presided at: a thirteen-year-old lawyer, a court stenographer who records in Polish, and the judge in African robes. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Police usually release the innocent on the street—often without a ticket, citation, or even an apology—so their stories are rarely heard in court. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Thor was waiting for him in the court of the gods, and before Loki had even landed he found himself seized by Thor’s huge hands. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

A group of boys huddle on one side of the basketball court, near the giant speakers, and the girls on the other. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Other courts emphasized that granting police the freedom to stop, interrogate, and search anyone who consented would likely lead to racial and ethnic discrimination. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

But this was the year something unbelievable was happening on the basketball court. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

The royal court of Denmark is in ruins. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The next morning in court one of the prosecutors made the announcement that White and everyone in the buzzing gallery were expecting: Ernest Burkhart refused to testify for the state. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Far ahead of us four boys, looking like white flags on the endless green playing fields, crossed toward the tennis courts. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he had reached his destination and the work had been rejected by the court, at least he would have done his part. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

It was, incidentally, the same day that Henry and Charles were to have appeared in court. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

In his opening testimony, Ngubase told the court he had obtained a bachelor of arts degree from Fort Hare, and that he was a practicing attorney. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ross Bentley and his friend refused to sit, and now they stand to the right of Mr. Thomson at center court because “they have rights, too.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

He jogged down the steps to the court. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

He could not imagine turning the republic of letters into a vast law court. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

At that time the Andrews verdict was under review by the same court. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had put on his finest clothes to come to court, but his breeches were patched, his cloak travel-stained and dusty. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I wished and prayed to hear Claudius say, Let him court her. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

She sent him to the court of Lycomedes, the king who had treacherously killed Theseus, and made him wear women’s clothes and hide among the maidens. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had certainly been my patron in court until now. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

“That will cease now, for nothing could be more unbecoming a lady of Queen Gertrude’s court.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Bull marched them through the bar, past the dining room, out past the barbecue pits, the tennis courts, and toward the swimming pool. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I told her there would be singers at the king’s court, though. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“I—” “Can you read for the court the last sentence of paragraph four, page four, of the autopsy report you have in front of you?” said Nels Gudmundsson. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

He tried courting her a few months back before Dedd set him straight. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The way Esme was spared at the food court, the way she was treated—what was it Goddard had said? Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Then he rose and went in to the inner court. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

And as such, he comes into this court under a handicap, notwithstanding our pretensions that all are equal before the law. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Sir Winston insisted the Lord High Chancellor try to improve the efficiency of the courts. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was like we were doing one of those elaborate Modegan court dances, where the partners stand scant inches apart, but—if they are skilled—never touch. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“That’s when we go out on the court before the game and...shoot around,” Juke said. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

In August, the court quashed one of the two charges under the Suppression of Communism Act. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

We march around the lunch area, and around the track, and by the basketball courts, chanting “Black Lives Matter!” and it feels awesome. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I arrived at the court early the next morning to make sure there were no problems. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

In this cave, Heisenberg had been trying to build an atomic pile, similar to the one made by Enrico Fermi on the squash court in Chicago. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The trial would be conducted in an ornate former synagogue that had been converted into a court of law. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remember how the air smelled like French fries and soy sauce from the food court. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Ged did not know what she meant, for to him the enchanted gate was as plain to see as the stone archway of the court through which he saw it. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Each of them identified the death weapon in court as that same knife. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the court it’s all adrenaline and sweat and movement and leather and cheering and squeaking sneakers and high fives and the feeling that I can and am accomplishing something. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

What was surprising, however, was how superficial, insubstantial, and uninterested the court's two-and-a-half-page order read. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Wouldn’t we then—the federal courts—be a censorship board?” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The place was filthy and the old pines hewed down and those left standing were dying, and the pools in the courts were choked with refuse. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

There was a large expanse to the left of the school which was used alternately as a baseball diamond or a basketball court. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I walked out of court and the light of day hit my face and I said, “Sweet Jesus, I am never going back there again.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

She showed him how to play tennis on a clay court. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

"Is this the little Du Barry, here at court to learn the ropes?" The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

In Volleyball, he told four guys that they were going to stand in the middle of the court and try to retrieve balls that were spiked down to them. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I have only blurry memories of his courting Oriana, and then they were sworn, with a child on the way. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He still couldn’t figure out why his father had granted the King of Eyllwe’s request that his daughter visit their court to become better acquainted with the ways of Adarlan. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

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

Indeed, Hamlet drew the youngsters of the court like a magnet draws pieces of iron, and he was kind enough not to disdain our admiration. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The court bailiff carried the sealed verdicts to the bench. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Typically the restoration process is a bureaucratic maze that requires the payment of fines or court costs. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

They want confusion in our courts, and frustration among our states....The name of the game is now survival—and we will either win it or lose it. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

He had a dark complexion and an intelligent face, and he casually shook hands with each of the men beneath the tree, men who as I later discovered comprised the highest Thembu court of justice. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a way I had never quite comprehended before, I realized the role I could play in court and the possibilities before me as a defendant. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My King, my lord and my uncle. Is it the court’s will that I pronounce sentence upon this recreant traitor?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I followed them across the park to the outdoor courts where I’d watched them play their game yesterday. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

“And I can never prove it, not in a court of law, not even in the public eye. But I know in my heart why that man fired his gun that day.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Then he whisked a court document out of his folder and read it aloud. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

For one thing, it impressed the savage chiefs to see the great court, and they often went home reformed. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had never eaten so well, even at court. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It makes me feel that I am a black man in a white man’s court. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Neighbors tried to clear the debris, make a basketball court. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

Safe once more inside the court, he leaned a moment, panting, against the wall. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Given the blanket nature of the ruling, courts have found police encounters to be consensual in truly preposterous situations. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Since the Family Code passed earlier this year, more and more people are turning to the courts with their problems. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the Round-Tower Dwelling, which signaled a high degree of shifgrethor in the court: not so much the king’s favor, as his recognition of a status already high. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Getting the time off to come to court hadn’t been easy. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

A retired US Army sergeant named Jamie Shupe receives permission from an Oregon court to legally change their gender to nonbinary, becoming the first US person to do so. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Wang Lung, then, in the space of five years had four grandsons and three grand-daughters and the courts were filled with their laughter and their weeping. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

The number of bankruptcies hied with the federal court in Midland went up by 65 percent. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The residents were really mad—especially since it seemed like the city didn’t have the funds to quickly repair the court. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Gray urged all three to consider the hazards of contesting the charges in court. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

“Would you please turn to page twenty-seven of your report? Your inventory of items aboard the defendant’s boat? And read for the court item twenty-four, please?” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

He walks on towards it and the tennis courts. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

They were all eating and laughing and playing such tricks out of pure frolic as might be the marvel of a king’s court. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

“If you are so keen about the news, you ought to come back to court” “I have told you I can’t.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The court truly regrets the death of Jerome Rogers. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

“Er . . . could I ask you about. . . that court thing I was in . . . in the Pensieve?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

But he reached for the ball with his right hand, and that put him a little off balance, so I spun-dribbled around him, did a 360, and raced down the court. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Once the lights had been erected, the crew began jackhammering, breaking up the green tennis court into chunks. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Back to Roget’s Thesaurus. the ball is in your court. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am an officer of the court,” Ma said, exaggerating. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

He noticed a beach volleyball court complete with sand. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Fazlullah had set up a public court to enforce his edicts, and his men were now flogging or killing policemen, government officials, and other men and women who disobeyed him. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He was by then a growing sensation on the basketball court, high-spirited and agile and quickly growing tall. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Running like fire, they sped along the wall, and up the steps, and passed into the outer court upon the Rock. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Across the street from the Baptist church was a park with two basketball courts, a playground, and a grassy path lined with benches. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The next day I appeared in court before a senior magistrate for formal remand. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her adoptive father was schizophrenic and for a time lived at Philadelphia State Hospital at Byberry, a sprawling mental institution that was later closed by court order because it inhumanely “warehoused” its patients. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Throughout the United States, people who are newly released from prison are required to make payments to a host of agencies, including probation departments, courts, and child-support enforcement offices. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

They have muscles and they move like ocean waves up and down the court. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

A school bus is a court of law, all judges, all jury. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

In front was a more recent photo of the three of them at the park on the basketball court, looking sweaty but happy. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

But three days before I started ninth grade, I went to juvenile court to testify against my two best friends, who had been charged with second-degree murder. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Filthy, what I need is to get back on the court. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

I could hear the sound of the tennis balls from the court. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Even when decrypted, they left out a lot of details, so at first she couldn’t place them, but it was clear that they had nothing to do with the court case. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She said their house was right on the beach, and they had a tennis court and all, but I just thanked her and told her I was going to South America with my grandmother. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

But for the past few weeks, he’d gotten caught up in council meetings and holding court, and hadn’t been able to visit her. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Goodale called Louis Loeb to update him, and to suggest the law firm begin preparing to be in court in the morning. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

We once met at the food court at the mall with a bunch of other friends but he barely spoke to me, and he never once tried to kiss me or hold my hand. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

One of them told it in the court of Hygelac, king of the Geats, which lay far from the land of the Danes, over the stormy sea. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

In March, a British court convicted Fuchs of espionage and sentenced him to fourteen years in prison. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I would have appreciated some sympathetic faces in the courtroom to signal to the court that this case was different, but there were none. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“She is cold. She has not emotions. She would not stab a man; she would sue him in the law courts.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

The reason he wasn’t able to stop Natasha's deportation is that he missed the court appointment with the judge who could’ve reversed the Voluntary Removal. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“But you have hardly been at court at all,” said Arthur. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the Receiving Hall, the queen's court is called together for a presentation of Sophia's possible wedding looks. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Everyone at court knew that she preferred the company of her lover, Lady Zurie Pelletier, but securing an heir had become her cabinet's top priority. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The holding cells for prisoners were in the basement of the courthouse, and after meeting with Walter, I made my way upstairs to get ready for court to begin. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The summons ordered Reggie to appear in court on the following Tuesday on the charge of negligent homicide, a class A misdemeanor. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Ortega does not want his daughter courted by anyone but a rich man’s son. He does not permit Salvador to see her, and Salvador does not. But he will not forget her.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

She ate a burger in the food court. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He thought of the hundred courts he had come through and of his figure, absurd under its burden. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Everybody had started for the tournament, and the court was empty, when Guenever changed her mind. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The clothing that was allegedly stolen was displayed on a table in court. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

City officials asked a state court to ban the car pool, claiming it was an unlicensed transportation system. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

My companion coughed and cursed the court officials and the judge who had sentenced him. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

In some courts we were treated with courtesy; in others we were treated with contempt. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did not regard the verdict as a vindication of the legal system or evidence that a black man could get a fair trial in a white man’s court. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The court case was about Linda Brown, an eight-year-old African-American girl from Topeka, Kansas, who lived four blocks from an elementary school, but because she was African-American, she was unable to enroll there. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

England was warm and cloudy, and each morning I walked the tree- lined streets near the tennis courts, passing teenagers cued up for leftover tickets and vendors selling strawberries and cream. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

At six he would let the gathered court know about the current status of things. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was a two-hour-and-twenty-three-minute court hearing, on its face just one more procedural step in more than two years of dug-in fighting. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

"It looks like you've broken those fingers. The last two. Treacherous work, being a Belle at court, isn't it? Fixing up spoiled little girls and boys." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

In St. Louis he wrote to her and courted her and in the process resolved to make more of himself as a writer. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

We followed the midway east toward the White City’s dazzling courts. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. This whole mess is Alan’s fault. Me, being petrified, having to go to court not once but twice.” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The following day, on Sunday June 28, Dasch was escorted to New York and taken to the federal court building. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Stump Lane was one of the unofficial marble courts. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How many times have you testified in court?” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Some of the things so far told the court are true and some are untrue. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Right before the court date, I spent one whole Saturday night on my laptop, researching custody laws in Ohio. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

And especially did the woman complain, for she missed the delicacies she had eaten in the inner courts and she complained to her husband and the three of them complained to Wang Lung. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

The judge posted bail at two million and his boys ran down to court and paid it in cash. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

I shall tell them that our courts, swamped with mawkish sentimentality, are no longer fit instruments to safeguard the public peace! Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The Reggie who Phill knew was a friendly little guy, a competitor on the football field and basketball court, as well as with the video game controller. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“You have taken this horrible game very seriously and you have done well because you are doing your duty,” she told the members of the court. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

An appellate court might decide that de Wet had been too lenient and that we deserved the death penalty. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It is my guilt, which I will have to carry before God and the German nation,” he told the court. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

When his mother returned laundry to the big houses, she asked the people to read her the court news from their newspapers. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Call time out and bring them to center court for another jump ball. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

By contrast, everything about Marcus screamed superstar in the making, from his red Jordans, gray jeans, and leather jacket to his all-AP class schedule to his talent on the court. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

The term informed consent first appeared in court documents in 1957, in a civil court ruling on the case of a patient named Martin Salgo. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

They got the message loud and clear and backed off to their end of the court. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“Octavian,” said he, stumbling and using my name, “we...we did not know. We would, I suppose, eventually have taken you to France. To present you at court there.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

They had desegregated Durham’s tennis courts in this manner a few months earlier. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

"We were invited to court to see the princess's wedding dress," Mirabelle says. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

You loafed getting back down the court after your team scored. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the tournament was over, we formed a Soul Train line and danced on the basketball court. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Mostly, but not completely, for he did have shooting pains in that leg after several hours on a basketball court. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put my hand on his shoulder before announcing to the court that Myers could be excused. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Only a little, bright heart. Will you come hold court?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

"I did a lot to get onto your schedule. After your latest feat at court, my attendant said you were booked for ten months straight." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He avoided those who knew him and those who did not, and made his way straight to the court of the Fountain. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

The evidence of this lay all about the court; dirt, dust, filth and general chaos prevailed. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“He’s the only unmarried man not courting her. He must be too busy for marriage.” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

We ended up taking on almost one hundred new cases following the court's ban on life imprisonment without parole for kids convicted of non-homicide offenses. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Who do you play with? Are there black players and black courts at this ranch?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he neared Peanut, Ben suddenly flipped the ball directly in Peanut’s hands, stepped aside, and with a flourish of his arm offered Peanut Abbott the whole court and an easy layup. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone seemed to be standing still except for a uniformed court guard who was reaching toward me. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Then his uncle’s wife came forward to her other side and between them they led the girl into the court and into the new rooms that Wang Lung had built for her. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Govan, who had drafted the document with Joe Slovo, insisted that it had been agreed upon and felt that it was wrong for us to argue in court that it was still under discussion. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When you’re giving evidence in court, you’re unlikely to address the judge with “yaknowwhamean?”; and conversely the language you use in court would cause your peer group back on the street to fall about laughing. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

He defined reliable evidence as one would in a court of law: more than one witness, and the witnesses must be of sound mind, not partial or prejudiced. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“I’m meeting back up with Violet and Monica and everyone. They should be in the food court any second,” I lie, trying not to let my inner frenzy bleed into my voice. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

And he said wondering, “Now I should have said you had lived quietly and easily in my courts.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

We courted decorously, not like Dede and Jaimito, two little puppies you constantly have to watch over so they don’t get into trouble— Mama has been telling me the stories. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dwaine pegged the start of his son’s problems to 1982, when the junior high school he went to got desegregated as a result of the fight that had taken place in the courts. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then since evening came on, he wished his son would go away out of this court and into his own. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

They took the women and the children and they put them all into the inner court where Lotus had lived alone with Cuckoo and her maids, and there in discomfort and crowding they lived. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

It had tennis courts, parking lots and a children’s section with swings and slide and sandbox and seesaws. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Come in,” she said briskly and she opened the gates wide enough to admit him and then behind his back, while he stood astonished in the court, she barred them securely again. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

The court was full of noise as Bigger rose. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

In so doing, the Court made clear to all lower courts that, from now on, the Fourth Amendment should place no meaningful constraints on the police in the War on Drugs. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Hanson told Bram, “If Mandela reads this in court they will take him straight out in back of the courthouse and string him up.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

We played until the streetlights lit up the court. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

“We will not relinquish the children without a court order.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I glance across the room at Brick and Noodle, holding court on the sofas, with crowds of people fawning around. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

We were ordered to appear in court the following day. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A date was set for the island’s disciplinary court, and a magistrate from Cape Town was assigned. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, but I am her daddy, boy, and court says I been rehabilitated. Court says I get visitation rights. Court says you ain’t got nothin’ to say about that!” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

This blatant disregard of the law outraged the packinghouse owners; future cases were removed to the court of another community where the law was better upheld. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Some of the white players on the squad started inviting me to their homes during the week, where they had floodlit courts. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The courts repeatedly endorsed the Indian view and the state repeatedly appealed, twice reaching the U.S. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Each visit was presaged by trips to the seamstress to fit a new dress or disguise an old one, and each time they returned there was fresh news about the royal court. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m ready to walk into court right now and declare a hung jury. 7TH JUROR: I go for that, too. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The chief judge of the court was former governor John Patterson. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

This expert from the universe of the Grand Concourse w'as attracted to the table at which I was holding court by the singularity and magnetism of my being. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were now regularly arguing cases in front of that court. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The Marshalls have been active about the courts since the late forties, defending their good names with a most expensive ferocity. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I think of the Roach’s offer, to go with them to another court. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

We play full court, five- on-five, “winners stay on, losers sit.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

How everything from my childhood, everything about you and me, should’ve been presented to the court. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The guard dribbled it into his own back court as he watched for Sanders who was maneuvering to get free underneath. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She reached a producer and told her the story: her husband’s incarceration, the call from Homeland Security, the stonewalling, the courts that didn’t even exist. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Similarly mournful love songs were cropping up all over Europe during this period, their woeful lyrics gaining popularity in courts, noble houses, and other places where a sheet of printed music could be afforded. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

As one judge said after conducting a review of drug-courier profile decisions: “Many courts have accepted the profile, as well as the Drug Enforcement Agency’s scattershot enforcement efforts, unquestioningly, mechanistically, and dispositively.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

A whistle blew, and Felix took a last swig of water before running back to the court. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Winnie was there with my mother, and I nodded to them as we entered the court, which was again full. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

So he bought the child for twenty pieces of silver and she lived in the inner courts and slept on the foot of the bed where Lotus slept. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

See how one chamber grows out of another; see how the court is tight with wall and coping; no man at arms could break this gateway down! The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He jogged around the court once and pulled the ball out of Peanut Butter’s hands, bounced it twice. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Ben now had a tremendous area of the court in which to maneuver Pinkie. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A deposition,” Margaret said, “is a statement by a witness that is written down or recorded for use in court at a later date.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It could even be that the court’s backed up. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The glass has shattered in multiple places, including in the area by the tennis court. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Katherine sweeps out of the office like a queen leaving court. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

We’d professed love, but it was love in the context of Euclid Avenue and Red Lobster and the basketball courts at Rosenblum Park. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The letter went on to discuss a few finalities involving insurance and Mr. Kaiserman and to explain that Reggie’s file could be expunged and the court records sealed. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

And when Daenerys descended to hold court, a messenger from the ships awaited her. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Muttering and grumbling to justify himself, the King flew upwards to his court under the roof. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

All of them thought it was time to return the case to the courts. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Then he put his arms around me and gently led me into the court building. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She wants to be just like you when she comes to court. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He had decided to throw himself at the mercy of the court, having earlier told Moss, “I’m sick and tired of all this....I want to admit exactly what I did.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

And Wang Lung stood watching them go across the court, his wife and his son, bearing gifts to the head of a great house. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

And Wang Lung said to Cuckoo on that same evening when he was in the inner court, “Go and see if it can be done.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

At five o’clock the court recessed and a tray of food was placed before Bigger in a small room, with six policemen standing guard. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Ultimately, the chemical case was settled out of court, which meant that much of my document reviewing had been for nothing. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“I know these courts weren’t here when they held the secret tennis game, but maybe they found a way to play here anyway.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

This is a play quite unlike anything I saw acted at the court of Elsinore. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

My second thought was that I would have to go to court, which I already wasn’t too keen on. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

In Washington later that day, a judge barred the Washington Post from printing any more Pentagon Papers stories until the court could rule on the government’s case against the paper. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The night before, I'd driven down to Minnie's to get a suit for Walter to wear at the hearing, since he would finally be able to walk out of court a free man. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

It wasn't clear what we could expect from Karen if we got a new hearing in court, other than to confirm that Ralph had never met Walter. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

From the court, I was taken to the Johannesburg Fort. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered what the test would consist of, and when I would face the Muslim high court. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

All around were red columns, decorated ceilings, court attendants, and guards, but Pinmei noticed none of those. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Ben tried to regain his balance before he slammed into the folding chairs and spectators sitting at his end of the court. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gat throwing balls for the dogs on the tennis court. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Adele had gotten good advice, because the South Carolina Department of Social Services would have to get a Florida court order to force the issue. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I was afraid the boos for her might spread from the court to the studio. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

I asked several courts to stay Herbert's execution because of his ineffective lawyer, racial bias during the trial, the inflammatory comments made by the prosecutor, and the lack of mitigation evidence presented. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

They let Will do whatever he wanted, a final display to show him, Mercer Day, and the crowd that he never made us better, on or off the court. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

As soon as I got on the court, I had the ball in my hand and started working. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

From then on no one objected to any of the accused addressing the court. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had chosen traditional dress to emphasize the symbolism that I was a black African walking into a white man’s court. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bull snapped back, shooting another arcing set that hit the back of the rim and bounced back to him without ever touching the court. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was alone in the bar; Wilfred was out on the court giving a lesson; I decided to tell him of my decision not to play in the tournament as soon as he finished. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He huffed and puffed all over the court, ran around his backhand, double-faulted God knows how many times, cursed himself for missing easy shots. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He held his follow-through arm in the air for me to make sure I got a good look at it, to let me know he was the best one on the court. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

And convincing him to invite her to court—mostly by implying what might await him once she was out of her father’s household and without a chaperone—hadn’t been that difficult. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Gawaine, who now remembered all his adoration for their peculiar mother—an adoration which the queen-witch had wished on each of her sons —rode to the King’s court in gloomy penitence. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not until more than twenty years later, in 1895, did the Supreme Court rule that a judge of the federal courts could not direct a guilty verdict. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

The coded Soviet telegrams couldn’t be used in a public court, because the Americans didn’t want the Soviets to know they had broken their code. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I ask the court to be lenient, in consideration of his age," says the attorney. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

And part of your job, aside from parsing abstract intellectual property issues for big corporations, is to help cultivate the next set of young lawyers being courted by the firm. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

As he was led down the hall, past windows, he saw that the mob and the troops still surrounded the court house. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Given that the sentence allows the court a pretty fair amount of discretion, I do not take your words lightly,” Judge Delucchi said. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He talked to Sansa all night, showering her with compliments, making her laugh, sharing little bits of court gossip, explaining Moon Boy's japes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

His whole body was slanting and he was moving across the court. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

It was at this point, he told the court, that he came face to face with the defendant. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

But the lads snickered at this, and at last Wang Lung rose, feeling himself after all but a guest in his sons’ courts. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

They used the night outside meetings to play at courting. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to the basketball courts,” Oliver reminded her before she could rope him into helping more. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I took my time getting to the courts, practicing dribbling the ball between my legs, but I also tried my best to absorb the new neighborhood. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

That night I spent in a pretty auto court near Livingston. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

This, Mr. Byerley, is a court order authorizing me to search these premises for the presence of illegal...uh...mechanical men or robots of any description.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Fifteen minutes later, my phone finally buzzes as I’m sitting down for lunch in the food court. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

When a boy on the JV team smiled at me as he left the court one evening, I smiled right back. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He tried to contain his rising temper; the court of the Sparra King was no place to have tantrums. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

We ride past lower campus, the football stadium, and then the tennis courts, just waiting to see where the truck will stop. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

When I walk onto the court I prefer silence so I can Watch React Surprise. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

Armstrong’s lawyers thus filed a motion asking the district court for discovery of the prosecutors’ files to support their claim of selective prosecution under the Fourteenth Amendment. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

See you at 3:45 pronto on the courts, The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

He warned, “There never has been a country on this earth that has fallen except when that point was reached...where the citizens would say, ‘We cannot get justice in our courts.’” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

As the aerial spraying of DDT increased, so did the number of suits filed in the courts. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

He testified that nonblack defendants were routinely prosecuted in state, rather than federal, court. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Bancroft had also been hired by Franklin, who had arrived in Paris to head a three-man commission that would represent the new United States of America in France’s royal court. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked over and saw a Student Council girl in a blazer standing on the basketball court, right next to the tree. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The asphalt on one court was old and deteriorating, with multiple potholes and fissures. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Siobhan watched her father and Adam Douglas saunter over to Reverend Hollister and Coach Turner in the center of the court. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

With less than a minute to go Vondie brings the ball up the court. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

The woman fell silent and the silence of the courts was heavy as silence can be after life has gone. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Potters so chosen worked for as long as their art continued to please the court; for most, a commission would last the rest of their lives. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

The six grandest buildings of the exposition towered over the central court with an effect more dramatic and imposing than even he had imagined. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I scoop rolling basketballs, placing them on the court down left. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Then suddenly there was his youngest son standing before him, sprung out of the darkness of the court, and no one had seen him enter. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

His mop moves across the empty food court like a giant brush, painting a picture no one will ever see. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

All the court was choked with dead orcs, or their severed and scattered heads and limbs. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

She smiled at the young chevaliers they passed—and smirked at the court women who eyed her pink-and-white gown. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

In the state system, less than 3 percent of new court commitments to state prison typically involve people convicted of homicide. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

When the judges brought the court to order, the visitors’ gallery and the press bench were packed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A court had made it clear that Malcolm X and his family would have to vacate the Elmhurst house for its return to the adjudged legal owners, Elijah Muhammad’s Nation of Islam. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

In 525 there was serious trouble for the intellectuals in the Roman court. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

The former planters and new-money industrialists like Buck Duke controlled all the important institutions: courts, legislatures, schools, police. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t taken it back to him after I borrowed it on Sunday and it was still parked behind the tennis courts where I’d left it. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Because of the small population, die old courting rituals had nearly ceased. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Two weeks later, on Friday, I sat down on the grass next to the basketball court, wiping the sweat off my forehead. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

It’s like basketball again: once someone is tall enough, then we start to care about speed and court sense and agility and ball- handling skills and shooting touch. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

“Though I worry how much Perrington’s courting will interfere; but I do adore the man for inviting me to Rifthold. My mother must be writhing in her grave!” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Weeds grew out of the tennis court; the tile roof of the house was patched with sheets of tin. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Despite the local media reaction, the CBS coverage gave the community a summary of the evidence we'd presented in court and created questions and doubts about Walter's guilt. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The cafeteria now looked more like a mini mall food court than a school lunchroom. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

They joked and laughed and looked completely at ease, until the moment when the bell in the court rang. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Teachers had courted her and cursed her, but no one before had simply melted her into the mass. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

He moved about the court with the ease and grace of a gazelle. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

She came out behind the dilapidated old tennis court. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Many of them thought they were dealing with a firm from South Korea, the expert said, while others were unaware that North Korea is a closed totalitarian state with sham courts and no international accountability. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Carver got the pill, busted it down- court, and Carver’s shooting guard threw it up for Ice. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“But if the court sees fit to appoint me, then of course I have no choice.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then she said: “I want the court to know who you really are.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Some people he dismissed, some he ordered fined, or whipped, or set in the stocks, or held for a higher court. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of citing them for contempt of court, the magistrate would then pose the questions they would not answer from me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The international court determined that the children and teenagers of the Third Reich had been betrayed, deserted, and sacrificed by a party and a regime that had used them to attain power. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

They had always known she was a born leader; but now, smiling and triumphant in fine court garments, she looked like a queen. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Maybe she was supposed to dig up those courts. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Only way he can get his dog back is to take me to court, and then I’ll tell the judge how Judd treats his animals. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

After courts refused to block the Evans execution following multiple appeals, Canan went to the prison to witness the execution at Evans's request. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

In my own case, the court had sufficient evidence for a conviction. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I come from a country where people have been arrested and tried for witchcraft—in a court of law. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

A basketball court in the highest building in town was the highest court in the land, Sheed once noted when Grandma brought them to a game. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

On the first floor of our house was a shop where ladies and gentlemen of the court sent their servants to buy feathers, ribbons, and lace. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Even if it was the most corrupt and ostentatious court in Erilea, it sounded dreadfully romantic. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

But Bull remained unhurried, gliding around the court with the definitive moves of the natural. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sighed, dragged himself to his feet and walked across the court. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Fear can bring out the Big M. I ran across the courts, and I was up and over the far-side fence before they were up and over the near-side one. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

After more than four years in court and dozens of prosecutors, thousands of documents and tens of thousands of pages of testi-mony, the state had failed in its mission. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no precedent, he wrote, for a private organization to sue a state entity in his court. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Right away, he was served with a court order of eviction from the Elmhurst home. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When they set a date for the trial, Brady, you’ll be subpoenaed to appear in court as a witness.” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

"She forbade him to fight, in front of his brother, his knights, and half the court. Tell me truly, do you know any surer way to force King Robert into die melee? I ask you." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“It’s a declaration that we entered with a court order, showed you our identification cards, and that everything proceeded properly, with all due respect and proper manners, and that you have no complaints. Sign it!” The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the 1980s, however, the courts had begun to radically reverse that trend. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

I was disgusted to have to appear in court wearing my prison clothes of khaki shorts and flimsy sandals. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I left the court without answering the trainer’s question and without assistance. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

The women had their day in court on November 23, 1917. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I remember kicking it there solo, listening to my pop preaching about the army, staring at all the black scuff marks his boots left on the court. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Celia fears that the citizens of Santa Teresa del Mar once again will consider the court as hardly more than occasion for a live soap opera. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The people were of all positions and persuasions, from court ladies with coiffures that rivaled their skirts in volume to rank-smelling tanners' prentices. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

While Kunti revealed her secret to Kama on the riverbank, courting couples rubbed suntan oil on each other. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each stride he took was as long as a tennis court. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So wouldn’t this world’s Ms. Morales be nice, too? If she’s a judge here, won’t she say, ‘Order in the court!’ and let Mom go?” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

"The trial was to be held in federal court," Dasch stated. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

On the court, the court he loved, the court he ruled at times, Ben felt disembodied, running to the point of exhaustion, but more alive and more human than he would ever be again. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Southern state court judges and all-white juries were all too willing to rule in favor of “defamed” local officials, and state authorities had won millions of dollars in judgments this way. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

We were pushing the court to enforce the law in these cases, and when they refused, we were having success getting the Alabama Supreme Court and federal courts to grant relief. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

None of them had ever seen such a structure in court before. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Larkin seemed to be holding court as she passed out flyers. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

She was there one day when a woman, the mother of another student, approached her, gesturing at the busy road running past the courts. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She pointed to a bench along the sidewalk in front of the court. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

"Where would I go? Back home? And even if I did, the queen would just bring one of my sisters to court to try to help Charlotte. I have to find another way." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Then the King set him down again and said, "Stand here together, boys, and let all the court see you. Hold up your heads. Now, gentlemen, look on them both. Has any man any doubts?" The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

It is better to settle these matters in the courts than on the streets, and new laws are needed at every level, but law alone cannot make men see right. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

That was when she’d applied for Social Security disability, she said, which she only got after several court appearances. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

He had felt his carefully constructed exterior crumbling when she spoke to the court so insultingly about his father. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Ducky, the first guy I had met at Latimer, was on the court looking like he was hoping nobody would throw him the ball. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

So would any simpering, eyelash- batting female in her court, given the proper setup, the minimal conditions. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Washington, who presided over the court, found Hickey guilty and ordered him hanged as “a warning to every soldier in the Army.” George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

In 1958 he was convicted of house burglary in a Johnson County court and sentenced to five years in Kansas State Penitentiary. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the law courts the judges were dispensing the King’s new law, instead of file fierce law of Fort Mayne. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew he was about to fight me on the court, but now I kind of felt sorry for him. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

She hid this from everyone, but now that the court needs to review all of her financial documents, she has to admit that she's got, as Quang-ha says, "crazy mad money." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

If that is true, I wondered, then what do the courts matter—even the United States Supreme Court? While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

In South African courts, evidence from the witness box can be given only in the form of an answer to a question. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A hockey stadium, a swimming stadium, an equestrian stadium, an enormous and monolithic exhibition hall, a gymnasium, a Greek amphitheater, tennis courts, restaurants, and sprawling administrative buildings were all in various stages of completion. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Thus if a Southern plantation owner said you were a slave, you were—unless a white person interceded in a court of law on your behalf and testified that you were rightfully free. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

But Dad hated unprintable words, and the fact that he had stood up for his son didn’t prevent him from holding a full-dress court of inquiry once he got home, and administering the called-for punishment. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Angered by having been hauled into court, my father now spurned us completely. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leans in and whispers, "Welcome to court." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“Seldom if ever has such a crowd gathered in a court room before,” a reporter from the Tulsa Tribune wrote. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Every village had a pelota court and on some of them kids were playing in the hot sun. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Such winters are rare, but Bobby could remember one—the year he had started to court Nancy. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

A small smile appeared on his face again, and he pulled himself up using the metal fence that surrounded the court as support. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

In a few years, some of the appellate court judges would be attacked and replaced in partisan judicial elections by candidates who complained about the court's rulings in death penalty cases. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Tennis players call off practice if the courts are even a little wet. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

When I first started at Emerson, Hana told me the Black kids sit by the basketball courts. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

She’d also understood that the only thing our girl could do, that day and every day after it, was get back on the court and hit another ball. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Bobby’s team also pleaded to the court that it strike down the deportation order requested by the United States and brought by the Japanese Immigration Bureau. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Okay, same game plan,” Coach says once more as I sit down on the other end of the bench and the rest of the team takes the court. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Judge Ford rapped for silence with the walnut gavel presented to her by associates on her appointment to a higher court. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Led by Reverend N. B. Tantsi, they were to court arrest by entering the township without permission. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet, my spirit knows...going to court isn’t going to make it any better. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

You subpoenaed documents and took depositions and pored over court records until you had put together a detailed and precise accounting of each stage in the deadly quarrel. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

I had to learn as much as I could about the court ruling that was exciting to our entire community and upsetting them at the same time. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I assumed they were taking me to juvenile court because I was only fifteen. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Because no one cared about long-range things like courting votes for the next election and instead cared about things like keeping valued, wealthy community members safe; there were no negotiations. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

But in spite of the victory, the Times could not resume printing the Pentagon Papers because the Justice Department immediately appealed, and the injunction remained in place while the case moved to the higher court. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

If Mr. Justice thought there was not sufficient evidence to hold him for a higher court and a jury trial, he would immediately release him. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

These ladies-in-waiting of the imperial court were forced to sell flowers and other favors to the fishermen near the scene of the battle. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Joe, did—did she do anything—well, peculiar—that day in court?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The multiple stab wounds inflicted on the victim strongly suggested mental illness, but the court records and files never referenced anything about Jenkins suffering from a disability. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The queen's court and ministers look on from plush high-backed chairs. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Evenings were often given over to discussions and meetings with local poets, painters, musicians, and writers of fiction, at which they praised or condemned other artists, scorned the marketplace and courted it. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nor is it so surprising, on some level, that a boy named Amcher would end up in family court. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

After my call with Herbert, I filed a flurry of stay motions in various courts. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

"You will attend me in court this afternoon," Joffrey said. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I proposed that Lord and Lady Arryn foster two of my grandsons at court, and offered to take their own son to ward here at the Twins. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

"We need to review a few rules for court life." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“It isn’t difficult. If you were lying then, why should a court believe you now? There are no new facts, and you’re an unreliable witness.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

We ultimately got Charlie's case transferred to juvenile court, where the shooting was adjudicated as a juvenile offense. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, Yuko’s friend had been set up with Ahmaad’s friend, and though they courted for a few months, that relationship came to an end. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

A judgment in his own favor, naturally, would indicate that the court deemed he had discovered the arts of rhetoric despite, rather than because of, Corax’s instruction. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

Every once in a while the bailiff barks at someone in the seats who has been talking while court was in session. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

This is the end of their time at court. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

And pushing open a window that looked on to the inner court of the Hospital, he began to throw the little pill-boxes of soma tablets in handfuls out into the area. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our cafeteria had better options than the food court, and the prices were lower. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

It’s one of the questions I wanted to ask in court. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of politely asking for modest reforms in seating patterns and more courteous behavior from the drivers, why not try to obliterate the segregation laws in court? Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

The great essential was to persuade the court to substitute the Durham Rule for the M’Naghten Rule. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“These courts are for games, not practicing serves.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

He went to the side of the court and dragged a lawn chair over to the foul line. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

She let them all pay homage; for though she was now in low estate, she had been bred for the court, and was accustomed to the crush of supplicants. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The Shaper remains, though now there are nobler courts where he might sing. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Unlike the white high school, Lafayette County Training School distinguished itself by having neither lawn, nor hedges, nor tennis court, nor climbing ivy. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then we head to the food court next to the movie theater, where Auntie and Rabiya are waiting for us. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

The last time Cole had seen him, the judge had been wearing a black robe at the arraignment hearing in juvenile court when Cole first pleaded guilty. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

They woke to find a cool sun shining into the great court, and on to the floor of the bay. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Everyone turned to see Grace hobbling across the basketball court. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

A couple of weeks before Christmas, I was back in court for the fourth time trying to win the release of the two men. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Before sentencing, I informed the court that whatever sentence the state imposed, it would do nothing to change my devotion to the struggle. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The case was appealed to the California supreme court, where it was overturned on the basis of another probability argument. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wore a gray county-issue sweatshirt and khakis, and while he had lost the terrified look of his early court appearances, his eyes remained wary. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Because you are taking up this court not with a real game but just hitting tennis balls this way and that.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“The king desires his own men about him when he holds court.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Lance, have you heard the news? A messenger has just arrived to say that this girl who is persecuting you is on her way to court, bringing the baby. She will be here this evening.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

To tell him the truth, and really she felt no further interest in concealing it there was a young knight at court who was already her lover: had been her lover long before the Grail! The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Above the towns, scattered like pebbles, were single villas where ancient families had found a brook, a green spot, and laid out a tile pool, a library, and a court with a pulsing fountain. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

The court said the prosecution had failed to prove that the ANC was a Communist organization or that the Freedom Charter envi-sioned a Communist state. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But over time I realized that the court of Elsinore was a lovely garden where serpents hid in the grass. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The first stage took place in a magistrate’s court. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He briefly addressed the court and asked the magistrate to find me guilty on both counts. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Barack and I dropped into a downtown Des Moines food court over lunch and later made visits to various caucus sites to greet as many voters as we could. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Nixon tried to block further publication of the Pentagon Papers through the courts, but he lost. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Joe was made to say in court what the victim remembered her assailant saying to her, but she testified that Joe's voice “could very easily be” that of the perpetrator. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

In order to make these claims, we believed we would have to explain Operation Mayibuye to the court. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In addition to new playground equipment, they planned to add tennis courts, and thanks to community input, they had decided to dedicate the courts to her father. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He seemed to be wishing that he could order the court to be cleared. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

Law enforcement officials rarely admit to having acted for racial reasons, leaving most victims of discriminatory law enforcement without anyone to sue and without a claim that can be proven in a court of law. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The thing that made the whole thing shine, however, were the bright lights from the adjacent basketball court. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

They took to the court in earnest, and in earnest played to lose, just as Tyger had. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

That morning in late November, Rindlisbacher arrived with a common request: court approval to further investigate the Shaw accident. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

And when, in 1662, England’s Charles II married Catherine of Braganza, a Portuguese princess, she brought Bombay as part of her dowry, and a taste for tea to the English court. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

“A new day,” he told him, “but still your day in court, Mr. Prosecutor. Have at it. Call your witness.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Don’t leave the area without notifying the court.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

‘Like swearing in court there never were but four Lyte cups.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ordinarily, the Alabama Department of Corrections couldn't just put people on death row or let them off without court orders or legal filings—and certainly no prison warden could do so on his own. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Something led my grandma to these courts,” she said. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“No, in truth, I am thinking how much this convent is like a prince’s court,” I say, then hasten to add, “A place I have read about in books.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Away below Shagrat went leaping down the stairs and out over the court and through the gate, bearing his precious burden. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

He allegedly arranged for an appeals court to be bribed, and when these efforts failed to win him freedom, he boasted, as the evaluator noted, of “his probable release through influence of friends.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He grabbed the ball, spun, and threw it over his shoulder to Fletcher who was already going down- court. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Years later, when the tribe created its first court system, which adjudicated mostly minor crimes, he was elected one of the three judges. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The others had already flown to the King’s court—forced there by ambition because it was the greatest court in the world, or else to escape their mother. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the center of the court, Pinkie shook hands with the opposing co-captains. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kutuzov defeated Napoleon precisely because he was not swayed by the ephemeral and superficial values of the court, and made his decisions on a visceral understanding of his men and his people. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You mean,” Shultz slyly said, “you saw no reason for the court on its own motion to grant a change of venue?” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

"He testified in a number of court cases which resulted in convictions of saboteurs and espionage agents practically on his testimony alone," the prison warden wrote. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

After the game Coach Benny Kelly himself came up and kissed me in the middle of the court, in front of more than three hundred people. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She waved her hand with a flourish as if she were introducing us to King Arthur's court. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I am waiting on the twenty-fourth like a court date. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

My team pushed the ball up the court, and you could already feel the nerves bouncing in our bodies. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Sprouting up from every one of the broken faults in the basketball court grew giant weeds and sticker bushes as high as our waists. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

She pointed mutely to her son’s room and pursed her thick dry lips at the door of the inner court. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

We have just received a message directly from the court of Ghohg the Evil One addressed to your excellent self. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

I am by no means convinced that the motives of the accused were as altruistic as they wish the court to believe. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

True, she was mostly going to make sure Nehemia didn’t hurt herself or the court. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

By Friday, when the court recessed for the weekend, the state had completed its case, which included the appearance of four Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington, D.C. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

The two courts were made of cracked asphalt. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Even the hearing in court where she had to tell her story seemed like a part in an unreal play in which her lines were brief. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The federal court system has effectively immunized the current system from challenges on the grounds of racial bias, much as earlier systems of control were protected and endorsed by the U.S. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Several ran for public office, and there were two superior court justices, one municipal court judge, two members of the California state legislature, and one prominent state official. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Because the State had made Walter's affair with Karen Kelly part of its case in court, the trial had been especially difficult for Minnie. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I went to court yesterday and there still making me seem like a monster, but I’m not. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Major Major found true happiness there on the lopsided basketball court with the officers and enlisted men who were almost his friends. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

At the entrance to the court he turned to the right, stepped over the stream, and strode away southwards along the feet of great tumbled slopes where trees were scanty. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“If you cannot afford a lawyer, the court will provide one,” Master Williams said. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Your wife ... do you mean to bring her to court?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“But—all the lawyers are in court,” she told me. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

It was Eric, whose father was the clerk of the court. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I follow him into the building, through what seems to be a food court, and into a beautiful room with a high ceiling and great columns. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wang Lung stayed away from her court for many days at a time because her temper was too ill to enjoy. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

I’d be late and the whole court would be there already. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“The court is like the birds now, it is so silent and heartless.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your Honor, is there a blackboard available to the court?” she asked. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The court is called to prayer in the Receiving Hall at different intervals of the day. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

They lost in the lower courts, so they appealed to the Supreme Court, arguing that the federal protections of a citizen’s right to vote superseded any state law that says otherwise. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Have you recuperated from that court ordeal yet? Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think I’ve ever seen this many people in the food court at one time,” I say as Elsie sits down at a table with me. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Or he would draw aside the curtain into her court and then spit furiously upon the tiles. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t sure what it meant out here to ride to church with a man, but back home, that was reserved for courting couples. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

She only wanted to know where court hearings were being held. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“Good luck! We’re all rooting for you. On and off the court.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

I told the court how I had joined the African National Congress and how its policy of democracy and nonracialism reflected my own deepest convictions. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Aragorn planted the new tree in the court by the fountain, and swiftly and gladly it began to grow; and when the month of June entered in it was laden with blossom. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

A hundred kids—only Hillari Kimble stayed behind—turned and raced down eight tennis courts, pastel skirts flapping like stampeding flamingos. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

The guests began to arrive, many with tales of how they'd gotten lost on the way; the suburbs were dark and intricate like mazes with their courts and cul-de-sacs. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

When he gave me that envelope on the street, I told him the letter could only court bad luck. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Dunstan Thorn was not in the Seventh Magpie that evening: he was a practical lad, who had, for the last six months, been courting Daisy Hempstock, a young woman of similar practicality. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

The court was then adjourned until the following day, when I would have a chance to address the court in what is known as the plea in mitigation before the magistrate gave his sentence. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Despite the legal threats, none of the lawsuits made it to court. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

It was located, of course, about a hundred yards below the tennis courts on the Dancing Trout grounds. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

We’re right near the basketball courts, but the entrance to the park is on the other side of the block. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“Nelson,” she said, “I will cross that bridge when I come to it in court, but not until then. Let us move on.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

By that time, Mr. Guareschi, who had heard all the screaming, was trying to get the exterminator to go inside the tennis courts to catch the rats. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Off the court Rondell was big and awkward, he moved molasses slow and couldn’t read a word you put in front of him. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

George looks over from the food court, where he is wiping off tables. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

When the court was quiet, he summed up the charges, after which I had my opportunity to speak. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In administrative court, the charge would be read by the presiding magistrate. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I saw Sansa at the court, the day Tyrion told me his terms. She looked most beautiful, my lady. Perhaps a, a bit wan. Drawn, as it were." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Without him, who knows how long it would have taken to force the issue into the federal courts. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have plenty of experience being the center of attention—on a soccer field, a basketball court, a baseball diamond. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Plain as day, Grandpa was courting Miss Love. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Was something said in court that she didn’t know about? Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

At the moment the noise seemed to be coming from the court behind the outer wall. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The families of graduates were spread out across the bleachers, and I ran back and forth across the basketball court a couple times before I spotted Mom and Dad about halfway up. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Heads turn when my grandfather comes storming across the lunch court. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

Because that was the prevailing mood in his court, she was beginning to see. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I can hear the squeaking of sneakers on the court and the girls’ coach yelling about hard work. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ironically, the only one of the five who had previously appeared in court on a bus case was the youngest. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Fives, which many of you will know nothing about, was taken seriously at Repton and we had a dozen massive glass-roofed fives courts kept always in perfect condition. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had galleries looking down on it from the walls, like a racquets court, and was open to the sky. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Daenerys was his only friend at this court, and she is gone. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I represented George in his federal court proceedings. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The subpoena ordered me to appear in court at 9:00 a.m. on May 6, 2002—to testify on behalf of Bobby Frank Cherry! While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

And there are also basketball courts in those driveways, the kind you can move around and adjust to make it low enough to dunk on. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

On the first court a Barbie look-alike had a pail of balls and was practicing her serve—one ball after the other. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

You sat in court and heard the same things we did. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I received a letter stating that before the court would grant my requests they would need to know the nature of my defense. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

At lunchtime, all us cool kids would eat our lunches super-duper fast so we could go outside to meet Sage Moore at the tetherball courts. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I will leave if the court orders it,” he said. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“I just need the address of the courthouse where the hearings are, the hearings for prisoners at Hunt? I just need the court address.” Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

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

When his first letter arrived, asking sweetly if he might court her, she felt as if a coarse blanket had been lifted from her life. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Myrta’s parents were cool at first, but he courted their approval with moist-eyed declarations of regret and displays of adoration for his wife and child. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

But very few basketball players see the court as clearly as Larry Bird did, and that’s because very few people play in that optimal range. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

A crowd of black and white spectators had gathered about the court, and people were pointing at me and nodding their heads. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Being good on the court hadn’t helped him at all. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

The court agreed with the suffragists’ legal arguments. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

The next Monday morning, Mrs. Parks was found guilty in a brief court hearing. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

That makes it sound like a court case. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

That stopped her, T. Looked like she was about to fall over right there on the court. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

She found in the outer court a beautiful lad in priestly attire intent on purifying the sacred place with water from a golden vessel, singing as he worked a hymn of praise to the god. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

According to Florida law, dependency cases are supposed to be brought before the court every six months. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

She slept for an hour, until a servant announced the arrival of the tailor, to outfit her with proper court attire. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Her brothers awaited her like tall gods in the court, circling to lead the mules away and carry the laundered things inside. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The prosecutor rejected this argument, assuring the court no tainted evidence was needed to prove the defendants’ guilt. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

She wrote with the quiet deliberation of a court scribe, sharpening her pencil often. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“What are you cooking up, Jinx? The last time you were this interested in my courting Pearl Ann, I ended up smelling like a glacial skunk.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Friends crowd about him at every recess of court and men and women shout cheerful greetings.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

As the stock market crashed and the United States tumbled into the Great Depression, she was sent to Houston to help with a court case. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

It would take place before Nazi Germany’s highest court, the feared People’s Court, also known as the Blood Court, since it often handed down the death sentence. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Here, in the small bleachers alongside the basketball court, under the glow of the gym lights, I was supposed to be in my element. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

With only polite good-byes, the Crown Prince strode from the jangle and jingle of the court, the list of would-be brides burning a hole through his clothes and straight into his skin. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

My teammates told me later that I was grinning like an idiot as I flew down the court. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Our attorneys had objected to our having to come to court in prison garb and we had won the right to wear our own clothes. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Papa finally eased the car into the wide school compound and parked near the volleyball court, beyond the stretch of manicured lawn. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

It floated up in a long, patient arc, sailed over the net and landed in Robo’s court. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Bobby ultimately sued Reshevsky and the American Chess Foundation, seeking a court order to resume the match and asking to have Reshevsky banned from tournament play until the matter was settled. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

State and federal courts have persistently insulated prosecutors from accountability for egregious misconduct that results in innocent people being sent to death row. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Being a lawyer did not guarantee respect out of court either. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had been saying, however indirectly, that I should get away from the city and the court. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Through my cross-examination and attempts to force the judge to recuse himself, I had made the statements I wanted about the unfairness of the court. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The basketball court,” I mumble, staring at my J’s. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Following the oral argument, I still had hope that the court would overturn the conviction and sentence because it was so clearly unsupported by reliable facts. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

It was the first time he had come to one of Richard’s court appearances. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Other boys his age have begun to court girls already, asking them to go to the movies or the pizza parlor, but he cannot imagine saying, “Hi, it’s Gogol” under potentially romantic circumstances. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“The court date is just at the end of March and, of course, the state will decide the baby belongs with you.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He was being transferred from a minimum-security prison for a court appearance. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

When the herald's voice dismissed the court, she fled the balcony, only to find Joffrey waiting for her at the base of the curving stairs. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

If you haven’t spent much time in court or in large cities, you won’t understand why this was so easy for me to accomplish. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

After he finished beating me, we sat next to each other on the side of the court and he started to spin the ball on his finger. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

James "Bo" Cochran had been released after spending nearly twenty years on Alabama's death row; a new trial was awarded after federal courts reversed his conviction because of racial bias during jury selection. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Yutar rose and addressed the court: “My Lord, I call the case of the state against the National High Command and others.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Never was there a clearer case of “stealing the livery of the court of heaven to serve the devil in.” Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 1845-05-01T00:00:00Z

"Lord Renly spends more on clothing than half the ladies of the court." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Cautiously he stepped inside, padded across the empty court and listened again. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

The tone of the court had changed for the fourth time. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

On Wednesday morning, the band of three hundred reached the point where the highway widened back to four lanes, ending the court’s limitation on the number of marchers. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the septa could not have known that today's court would be anything but the usual tedious business of hearing petitions, settling disputes between rival holdfasts, and adjudicating the placement of boundary stones. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Except on The Shield, they need court orders to do what you’re doing.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

I wanted to walk off the court right then and there, but you just didn’t do that in pickup games. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

It’s the week of the second tryout and I’m trudging to the food court when Gemma, Elsie’s lab partner, hands me a note to meet her in the library instead. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

At the boardwalk amusement park, Kevin and I rode a few rides and ate funnel cake, but the upcoming court date hung over my head like a dark cloud. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

A basketball court beside the field drew a crowd of young men who went back and forth between playing hoops and sitting in their cars. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Arson, too, was a growing problem, as blacks, still unable to obtain justice in the white man’s courts, torched property belonging to their victimizers. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

When he’s finished taking pictures, we wander to the food court and get giant cinnamon rolls the size of our faces. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

They walked nonchalantly and talked tough, explaining how the hour-long recreation period was mandated by the courts. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

At a crucial court hearing my mother brought proof that she had completed rehab. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

In court begging some judge to keep a roof over your hard heads...” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

With them he was at home, as he would never be in the courts of the wealthy, and he knew their bitter wants without having to ask. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Therefore she decided to take Milo out behind the tennis courts to the ravine, since it had been canvassed days before and was, besides, a spot of which the dog was especially fond. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I’m now handing you what has been marked as state proposed exhibit 5-A. Would you please tell me whether you recognizc it, whether you can identify it for the court?” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Or he could pay thirteen percent of the bail to the courts and three percent to the bondsman—about $10,000 total. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

The rest of us on the court stopped running around. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

The judge declared Russo in contempt of court and sent him to jail. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Was Hamlet somehow begging me to leave the court of Denmark? Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The tennis ranch in Halfway House was called Barretts, after the construction company that was one of the major builders of tennis courts in South Africa. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ms. Friendly asked Benji at halftime while dancers took over the court. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

The estate agent told her that an army officer had lived there during General Abacha’s regime; now the house was tied up in court. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The officer read the citations and explained that even though they were all misdemeanors, I had been processed and would still have to appear in court. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“So,” he said as we walked off the court. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Following my first McMillian argument, we had filed almost two dozen death penalty appeals, and the court was starting to respond to our advocacy. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He and the other boys stood with her father in the court nearest the stands, softly lobbing tennis balls to one another. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Commander Jameson suggested it, and she got the courts to approve it. I think she’s still pretty mad about how hard Day bit her hand when he tried to escape.” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

The championship game was only a week away, so it was necessary to press the court to act fast. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I must court her now,” said the Prince. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

There are one or two spectators in the court. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

One or two, on horseback, he claimed had come from the royal court in Westminster, close to London. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

I had misled the court from the beginning because I knew the charge was accurate and the state’s case was solid, and I saw no point in attempting to call witnesses and defend myself. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

While the Missionary Circle truly held a bake sale to raise money for the court case, the correct date was June 9, 1951. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“The new tech is growing at exponential rates and we’re asking the court to take that into account.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Rule #1 In this game of life your family is the court and the ball is your heart. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

When I got a higher-paying job at Gap Kids, he'd hang out at the mall, try on the latest in children's fashions, and eat his way through the food court. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

So I labored with diligence at my music, in which a court lady must be accomplished. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I did not look behind me at the castle where I had been brought up to be a lady, favored by a queen, courted by a prince, and then betrayed by him. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

If she is a bandit, she’s courageous to come to court. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

One thing was clear: Neither Congress nor the federal courts were ready to grant women the right to vote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

"That will need to be determined. For the moment, you shall remain here at court, as our ward." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

"Jack Franklin is not being tried by the media. He can't be. That's a job for a court and a jury. The media is simply asking questions that law enforcement should be asking." How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He darted this way and that, until he determined that Claudius was holding court in the great hall. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Subject to a separate legal system for Greeks only, the settlers were beyond the reach of native courts. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

He was the best thing on the court and everybody was treating him like he was. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

At this point his nervous system could not manage a court trial. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their best player attacks, steals the ball, passes it down court to an open man, who shoots it just left of our sub goalie, who normally plays midfielder: Buzzer. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Notwithstanding Batson's formal prohibition on race discrimination in jury selection, the Supreme Court and lower federal courts have tolerated all but the most egregious examples of racial bias in jury selection. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Dasch was going to risk retribution for a chance to tell his story in federal court. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

And we would cover the courts and the police stations and the Fire Department and the Coast Guard out on Lake Michigan and all that. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

With our discovery order from the court, we were able to collect records from Taylor Hardin, the mental health facility where Myers was sent after he first refused to testify. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I went back to the park, but by the time I reached the basketball courts, Conner and the guys had left. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

I met George at the head office in the morning and we briefly consulted before court was called into session. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jimmy L and some of their buddies from school were already racing up and down the courts. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Each time we drove about the city looking for a court, I thought a car followed us. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So, say he was a ballplayer talking trash to you on the court,” Goldy said. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

A military tribunal differs from civilian court in several ways. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

She knew that the law could also be clarified through lawsuits brought before the courts, but she didn’t want to have to wait for the courts to decide. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Then he has us do footwork drills followed by forty wind sprints 56 from the baseline to half court. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

She was frantic, so I rejoined her at the food court. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

She still volunteers to represent children in the court system. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

The boy sat on the court, a towel draped over his head, while Big Dub squatted beside him. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I wish that the courts would give him a suitable punishment so that he can learn from this instead of just being institutionalized.” The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He was going to juvenile court to be there for one of the kids that he counseled. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Kaltain stood at the far end of the court, and he was all too aware of her eyes creeping over every inch of him. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Despite the brutal, debilitating impact of these “collateral consequences” on the lives of those convicted of crimes, courts have generally declined to find that such sanctions are actually “punishment” for constitutional purposes. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

In court, the suffragists argued that they had refused to stop picketing because their action was legal under the Constitution. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Then suddenly when it seemed to him he had gone through a hundred courts, the gateman fell silent and pushed him into a small waiting room. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Its potters produced the delicate celadon ware that had achieved fame not only in Korea but as far away as the court of the Chinese emperor. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

For her own good: round-the-clock care; nice grounds; arts and crafts classes; tennis courts; a friendly, unintimidating staff, no one in a uniform. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

While the Muslim ban was tied up in the courts, Mehdi was denied a visa to visit us, and also his parents, who now reside in California. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Pretending that some court or lawyer or, hell, Jesus himself is going to swoop down and save me. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Instead of the courtroom I had envisioned, we were crammed into a dreary conference room in a court reporter’s office. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

The buzzer went off ending the girls' game and the voice of the manager squealed out for the team to take the court. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

We found court records revealing that the D.A. and the sheriff, who are county officials, had somehow gotten city charges and fines against Hooks dismissed, even though they had no authority in city courts. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Once they landed in adult court, young black and brown offenders were also much more likely to serve time. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

"Order in the court! Let justice be heard!" Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

They live in Miami Beach—Sandy in a high-rise c^aidominium with a gym on the top floor, and Del in a nice house with a tennis court in the backyard. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

The court frequently complained about being forced to order new trials or grant relief, but nonetheless ruled in our favor. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I knew better than to interfere with Harry’s courting. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Nearly all of them have movie theaters, basketball courts, and shooting ranges. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

“Scythe Goddard and his friends came to a mall near where I lived. They gleaned everyone in the food court except for me. Then he told me to come with him. So I did.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

"I've never liked court much. I was lucky to be at sea with my father most of the time. He's grooming me for a boring life on a boat." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

That means if they find you guilty in religious court, they kill you. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Telemakhos went across the hall and out under the light of torches—crossed the court to the tower chamber where he had always slept. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ben had received his training on the outdoor courts near Washington, D.C. when his father had been stationed at the Pentagon. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Three hours in jail and then they set the court for her case. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

But there was a man who’d embezzled money from Grandpa Vaughan’s estate after he died and whom Rosa then sued in civil court. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

And, besides, the legal standard for getting the court to allow the subpoena wasn’t particularly high. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

A Cealdish moneylender could take you to court if you didn’t repay your loan. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Bigger heard Max’s last words ring out in the court room. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“The courthouse, quickly. The night court should still be open downtown, unless the riots shut it down.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

She passed a tiny municipal park with a tennis court on which two men in flannels were hitting a ball back and forward, warming up for a game with lazy confidence. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Now she climbs, as nimbly as ever, the ladder of favor in the court of Fortinbras, who has yet to take a bride.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“What are you four nerds so excited about?” said Haley Daley as she waltzed past with the gaggle of popular girls in her royal court. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

These studies have shown that youth of color are more likely to be arrested, detained, formally charged, transferred to adult court, and confined to secure residential facilities than their white counterparts. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

SJ: All the courts “proved” yesterday was that a white guy can kill an unarmed teenager and get away with it if the kid is black. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

It’s out past the gym and the locker rooms, past the basketball courts and the tennis courts and the baseball diamonds. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

In each case, the high court had cited the Eighth Amendment to the US Constitution, which bans “cruel and unusual” punishment. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

"I answer the phones and book the beauty appointments for the Belles at the teahouses, and also for the favorite. I take orders for Belle-products and arrange the court delivery balloons." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He had been outside the wall, and heard them in the court conspiring. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Better, if she’s roamed and found a husband somewhere else: none of our own will suit her, though many come to court her, and those the best.’ The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The idea of the organ was a last desperate attempt to win the hand of Cousin Antonieta after more conventional means of courting her had failed. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since there had never been a republican chief executive, there was no readily available vocabulary to characterize such a creature, except the verbal traditions that had built up around European courts and kings. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Mean, I say, “Basketball. Nobody plays baseball no more. Black kids play the court. Want to be Jordan. James. Curry. Lame if you can’t dribble and throw.” Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

She was in a sunny clearing—a glade, almost—between two deck-tennis courts that were not in use. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

I commended these three men as individuals, not as representatives of the court or of the state or even of their race, but as exemplars of human decency under adversity. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, wearing a doublet and hose in high fashion, he would hasten down the broad way to join the throng of men seeking positions in King Hamlet’s court. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The day after the court’s announcement, Judge Johnson opened an envelope from the morning’s mail and unfolded an unsigned letter. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

In Charles V’s court he persuaded the bored monarch to let him loose in North America with an expedition of his own. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Wood bleachers rather than steel flank the court. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Still muttering irritably, he plucked the torch from its bracket and strode down the court. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Charles was spending time with—and being courted by—three sisters in one family. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

So if a law office wasn't open on Sundays, Black would just pop up and say he could represent someone in court. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

He passed Sunset Park once again, and more houses, and the junior college and the tennis courts, and the picnickers, who now sat waiting for the evening fireworks. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

On our first day in court we were not given the opportunity to instruct counsel. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Years later I had Newman request my court records, and the log and files were sent to me. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Aragorn strode on through the inner court, and mounted to a high chamber in the tower. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Soon the scholars were standing up from their tables and leaving their materials behind to go outside and gather in the entrance court. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He hurt bad, but fly back to court with Bull Sparra. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Ninety minutes later the court adjourned, the case for the defense having been completed in that brief time. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It is not immediately relevant to this case and may prejudice the jury’s deliberations. However, I will direct that it be entered into the court record.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

"My husband forgot to introduce another new member to court this season. Our new favorite Belle of this generation, Camellia Beauregard." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

However, if they were tried in a civilian court, the men would most likely receive a two-year prison term for conspiracy, since they didn't commit any sabotage. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

I am also convinced that very young children should never be tried in adult court. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z