| 单词 | airport |
| 例句 | Heritage stood there in the airport, waiting for us with a big smile. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z If we went into the airport with him, they would take him at the security checkpoint and cut him open with a knife. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z However, I was held up on my way to the airport by heavy rain and I missed the plane. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z We just left the airport, and we’re on our way to the hotel in Miami now. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “I don’t know, we just passed the Po Chentong airport, which means we are on Highway Four. Stop asking me all the time.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a nickname given to the waiting room because of the large glass walls that separated it from the rest of the airport. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z I had Jamie Seymour’s office address at James Cook University, which is about 15 kilometers, or 9 miles, from the airport. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The dirty airport curtain was a great comfort and a darkness and a shield. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z "The airport," I said, and we pulled away. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I wasn’t sure why it surprised me that my father’s wife was not at the airport to pick me up the next afternoon. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z No telling about the white man and his newspaper in the airport. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z People act funny when I’m walking to the first-class line at the airport. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z In hotel lobbies or airports, in Turkey or Brazil, some Americans will pass, and suddenly I will hear it again—the high sound of American voices. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a glossy new airport, towering skyscrapers. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z My father came to the airport to meet this daughter who was now a woman, with a child of her own. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He is taken to the airport, boards a flight to Boston. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z They ferried him to an evacuation point, whereupon a helicopter flew him to the airport and he was given a free plane ticket to New York. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The plane soars to the end of the valley, rises and turns elegantly, heading back toward the local airport to the west. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z We flew over the airport parking lot, and I caught a glimpse of Daddy standing by the car and waving like a madman. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Who was going to get us at the airport? Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z He had flown into Guam airport from Kimpo eight times previously, most recently a month ago, and he knew the airport and the surrounding terrain well. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z That way he wouldn’t have to pay more than the law should allow to sit his car in an airport lot. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z I wonder if she's on her way to the airport now. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z During my five weeks in the United States, I spent a lot of time on planes and waiting around in airports, where the image of Americans as hard workers was clearly up for grabs. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z The airport guards checked through their suitcases and backpacks extremely carefully. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “I had one of the young men in my office call the airport,” she recalled, “and there were a possible two planes for me to get that day.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I’m scared of my dad getting pulled into Secondary Security Screening at the airport for “random” questioning. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Now all he had to do was wait for his father to drive to the airport and line his car behind the rest of the taxis waiting to pick up passengers. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z I'm making this journal a letter to Baba, writing as though he'll be waiting for me with open arms at the airport. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Just like they had done with Cecile at the airport when it was time to leave Oakland. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “You didn’t see anything at the airport in Kano, did you?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z My sisters and I ran, dodging through travelers with luggage, and airport workers of all kinds. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z My mother honks in the driveway to let us know she is back from the airport with Beth. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z The airports stayed closed and occasionally the electricity would sputter and go off. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z It was like making gliding turns to an airport, except that we were coming in upside down and backward. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Recently, stranded at the airport with nothing else to read, I had read an article about shark attacks. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z A few months ago, in an airport bookstore, I picked up the autobiography of a notorious thrill killer and was disheartened to find it entirely bereft of lurid detail. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The noise in the background—he’d said he was at the airport. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z He had bought an extra tray at the Tehran airport for my class. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z The next stop was the airport parking lot, and then a bus took us to the terminal, and then an open-air electric car took us to the security line. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Desperate to get out, thousands of refugees headed to the airport and massed on the runway, making it impossible for planes to take off. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z "I texted them from the airport, but they're so nervous about this. They kept giving me tips about driving in the snow. I kept saying, ‘I’m not going to be the one driving.'" We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Walking up to the airport counter, I made a point not to blink too much. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The stewardess handed me a small glass bottle, exactly like the one I had been unable to drink at the airport a few minutes before. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z We lived so close to the airport in Inglewood, we were there in no time. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Many business travelers rated it as one of their least favorite airports, but Farmer loved layovers here. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Stupid elevator music floats from the tinny airport speakers. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z During the airport arrest police found in Swango’s possession a notebook in which he had copied passages from certain books, either for the inspiration they provided or because of some affirming resonance. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “I am serious. We’ll arrange everything. A limo will pick you up at your house and take you to the airport.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z There’s been increased security in public places—airports, train stations, even shopping malls. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Shadow climbed into a taxi and told the driver to take him to the airport. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Met at the Moscow airport by Lev Abramov, the head of the chess section of the USSR, and by a guide from Intourist, Joan and Bobby were ushered to Moscow’s finest hotel, the National. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z She must have been crying after Lucinda left for the airport. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Toby had never had such a huge haul from an airport run before. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I had stopped on my way from the airport at a nearby supermarket and purchased some turkey, potato salad, macaroni salad, and bagels. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z A studious-looking boy with a wheeling backpack freezes when he sees her, like an alarmed traveler stumbling upon a piece of unattended luggage at the airport. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “They have to get the airports open first, so it’ll take a while.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Lawrence drove to the airport for a flight home to Berkeley. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z We’ll meet you at the airport if you let us know when and where. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Hate crimes against Muslims in America have more than quadrupled since 2001, and everyday activities like traveling through airports are fraught with tension. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z She becomes a different Chantal, like the one at the airport. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Fadi stood in the immigration line and looked around the sprawling airport in awe. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z They weren’t speaking to each other at the airport. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “I got the ‘shave before you go to the airport and don’t read anything in Farsi or Arabic when you’re out of the house’ speech. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z As we were passing through a security checkpoint at the airport in Brussels, we were pulled out of line. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z How far was it to the nearest airport? Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He had to get permits, fill out dozens of forms, and organize plane flights and car transport in a region where there were no airports or roads. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “We can go to the airport and buy plane tickets, and we’ll bring an orchid back for your mom.” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Within minutes the car pulled out of the apartment complex and headed toward the airport for a long night of shuttling passengers around. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z What about when he was holding me tight at the airport when we were all finally reunited? The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z We were departing quietly, secretly, under a heavy police escort, in the middle of the night, and in less than half an hour we found ourselves at a small military airport outside the city. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt like having a walk in the brisk air, and as I was strolling on the tarmac, I noticed some people standing by the airport fence. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Big Ma said Pa had been circling around the airport to give her enough time to fetch us. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Two and a half weeks before she left for San Francisco, Jule sat next to Imogen in the back of a jeep taxi, bumping over the road from the Culebra airport. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z All I know is that at the end of April, Luke and I were back at the airport. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z A small crowd of people had gathered on the airport roof. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z It was not a big airport, but the number of people wandering, just wandering, amazed him. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z They say Congo is improving, but you can’t tell from the airport. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z It was nearly ten o’clock, time for Habib to head out for the airport, but he couldn’t seem to leave his seat. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Fifi, there to meet us at the airport, is a jangle of bangles and a cascade of beauty parlor curls held back on one side very smartly by a big gold barrette. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “I saw a man at the airport once who had art painted on his prosthetic leg. It was a sunrise and the ocean. It looked really cool.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z I was anxious to get to the airport, and glad when we left by seven. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z At the airport in Berlin, a woman at immigration control asked him his business. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z They pulled into the airport just in time. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I plop them in a heap on the table; Monica sweeps them into a tray like an airport security worker. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z The airport shut down and highways in and out of the city were closed. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “Got a lift from the airport as far as the junction.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z As I walked into the airport lobby after clearing customs, a big-boned, clean-shaven young man took note of my two huge duffels and approached. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z But the entrance to the Underworld looked like a cross between airport security and the Jersey Turnpike. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z At the airport garage we have no trouble finding a row of empty handicapped parking spaces. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Mom kept a Level Seven Death Grip on my arm the rest of the way through the airport. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z In the month the glide scope had been under repair, there had been about fifteen hundred safe landings at Guam airport. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z I imagined that I had stayed at the airport to meet Edward. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The airport police wore khaki shirts with extra metal buttons and, believe you me, guns. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z They call it a “modified noise abatement takeoff,” and it was specifically implemented to spare Newport Beach millionaires from having to deal with airport noise. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z One weekend a few months after he’d moved, I heard on my car radio that a vicious blizzard had hit Chicago, closing the airports, shutting down public transit, stranding cars on highways. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact since Brian had come to the small airport in Hampton, New York to meet the plane—driven by his mother—the pilot had spoken only five words to him. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z At eleven a.m., she shuttled to the airport and checked her bags for the night flight to London, business class. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z They envisioned thousands of black brothers converging together upon Washington—to lie down in the streets, on airport runways, on government lawns— demanding of the Congress and the White House some concrete civil rights action. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a national project to select landing sites for future passenger airports in the Crimea, Caucasus, and Sea of Azov areas. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z By the time they reached the airport, touched down, and coasted to a halt, it would be far too late. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z The airport bus, which was usually on time, never came. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z They will drive her to Logan and see her off as far as airport security will allow. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z After an errand downtown we reached the airport. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z He wore the white skullcap and long nightshirt garb that I had seen at the airport. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z She went on scolding, “Delphine. What do you mean running through the airport, knocking down a white man, causing a grand Negro spectacle for all the world to see?” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z And with traffic jams everywhere, trucks with jet fuel can’t get to the airport. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z I draw a ghost wandering through an airport because she doesn't know where to go. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Once inside the airport all he had to do was make his way to the departure gate and sneak on board the plane. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Mummy picks him up at the airport while I stay home and set the table for supper. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z It doesn’t work in an airplane cockpit on a stormy night with an exhausted pilot trying to land at an airport with a broken glide scope. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z I knew the drive to the airport would be awkward. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He seemed less than happy to be at the airport, but he followed her as she walked over to us. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Ambassador Rahel, unable to cope with seesawing changes in her life, had raveled herself like a sausage into the dirty airport curtain, and wouldn’t unravel. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z They met on a hot, windy afternoon at the Port-au-Prince airport. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z “Uncle Ahmet used to visit Turkey every year. Since the towers fell, he’s always searched, held at the airport when he tries to fly home.” Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z They seemed embarrassed that I had spent the time at the airport; that I had been delayed in getting to Mecca. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The plot was that I was to be successfully taken off the island, but killed in a dramatic shootout with security forces at the airport as I tried to leave the country. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The man’s car was too small to fit my family in, so they could not come with me to the airport. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z We spent the rest of the night sleeping on benches in the airport. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z What if we stay here at the airport? Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z We landed at a commercial airport because of some kind of disturbance at the military facilities. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s the last day of school before winter break, and we’re heading to the airport to pick up Uncle Paul. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z If Sister Mukumbu had met us at the airport, we would have felt welcomed as she stepped forward to claim us. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I wonder how long they stayed in the airport trying to figure out what to do. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z It was the same thing he had done at the airport. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The other two miracles were later at the airport, but I don’t remember them firsthand, so here’s what my dad said when I asked him one Sunday from Oklahoma. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z I thought about Bridget Brown standing in the Nashville airport, counting her money. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z He’s been studying airport maps, flight times, directions to get to Uncle Ermenio’s house from the airport, and San Juan’s city layout. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z A tall, square-shouldered first lieutenant gave out meal tickets, and we were told we could use them at the airport cafeteria. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z But his mother insists; his father is leaving for Ohio the following day—doesn’t Gogol want to go with them to the airport, to see him off? The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I do not know who was happier to see me at the airport—Dad or Ginger. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z Shadow ran through the airport, but the doors were already closed when he got to the gate. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z “Something exciting and adventurous. Maybe I should go to the airport and get on a plane. Or maybe I could become a treasure hunter. I read about that somewhere. I could also learn to dive...” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Two days later, tired and confused, they met the IRC caseworker at the airport. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z His doctor drove him to the airport, and Agnes rode along with them. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z You could reclaim a lost phone or a bag at the airport. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Cheerily waving good-bye to some at airports, knowing we’ll never see each other again. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z My mother and younger sisters met me at the airport with a bouquet of flowers and a single balloon that read “Sweet 16.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z When I said goodbye to him, before he left for the airport, I lifted his suitcase and it felt heavy. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z We stepped outside the airport to go to the car, and the arctic wind stopped us. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Interpol, the international police organization, had him flagged to be arrested at any one of 368 airports throughout the world. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The Pine Bluff airport was a new building of cement block. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z As the geodesic is the shortest path between any two airports, this is the route an airline navigator will tell the pilot to fly along. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z If a Christian is stopped at the airport for trying to bring a gun on a plane, is the Western world notified that a Christian was arrested today and is being questioned? Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Everyone was talking about it, even the taxi driver in the white hat and caftan who drove her and Baby from the airport to Arize’s compound. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Finally, though, I was allowed to return to the care and safety of the family, so I quick buzzed to L.A. airport before anybody’s mind changed. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “Do you think Dad’s at the airport by now?” A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Middle-class whites in Clarkston, flush from Atlanta’s economic boom following the expansion of the airport, could afford to move. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Today, when I grip my US passport and walk through airport security to travel overseas, knowing I'll be allowed to return, I always remind myself that this privilege came at a high cost. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z The next morning, early for our plane to Moscow, we had breakfast at an airport cafe. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z She is used to my calling her from airports anywhere from Boston to San Francisco, or Miami to Seattle, or, here lately, cabling her from Cairo, Accra, or the Holy City of Mecca. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “Anyway. When the experiments were first developed, the airport was converted into this compound so that we could monitor the experiments from a distance,” Zoe says. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z He was a heavy breather on account of his asthma, which was why he didn’t fight in the war even though he had a military flattop haircut that looked like an airport for paper airplanes. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z They must have had help, someone at the airport, so that they could jump up, the way they did, somewhere over the English Channel, and start shouting orders and waving around the firearms. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Mist hung over the airport so that all I saw as we landed were fuzzy white and blue lights on the runway and at the terminal. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z On the boat-taxi to the airport Barbarossa was very quiet, and when Venice disappeared behind the horizon he let out a deep sigh. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The men drove to the airport to catch the red-eye back to Washington. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The airport sounded with the din of Muhrim expressing their intention to perform the journey of the Hajj. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Waiting in the airport parking lot was our mother’s car, the “Florida Special.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She kept up fairly well, though she switched to English a few times, like for “meatball sub” and “airport.” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z We packed our gear and lined up outside, waiting for the truck to the airport. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z They walked through the long halls of the airport, past moving sidewalks, ads, stands of strange-looking food, and people who all seemed to know exactly where they wanted to go. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z That’s my next memory after Mr. Sheep Sheep, because I don’t remember the airport or sneaking into the plane. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Five more years and I could finally vote in an election and not get patted down at airports purely because my last name was Saedi and I had an Iranian passport. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Then Chas said, “Do you guys want to pull over and play Spin the Bottle, or should we just get to the airport in time to catch our flights?” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z There had been many indications that things were getting out of hand, but the one that confirmed it was the opening of a new business east of the airport. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z That began to change in the 1970s, when the Atlanta airport expanded to become the Southeast’s first international hub and, eventually, one of the world’s busiest airports. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z “A church group is going to welcome them at the airport and bring them dinner tonight.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Get Leo to drive me to the airport. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z The next morning—it was Sunday—the “Malcolm X Committee” was waiting at my hotel, to accompany me to the airport. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Remember the bomb blast at the airport when a civil rights lawyer was traveling. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “We cannot take you to the airport,” Ma said. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Every one of the thousands at the airport, about to leave for Jedda, was dressed this way. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Back at the Frankfuit airport, we took a United Arab Airlines plane on to Cairo. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z No one at the airport could offer him an explanation. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z She waited until the airports were reopened, the Post and Telegraphs up again, the military governors appointed to the regions. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z But those of us at the airport knew. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z He reported that earlier in the day the rebel Fourth Armored Division had seized the airport and key intersections in the city. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z We got our credentials for the Olympic Village at the airport and took lots of press photos with the Rio mascot. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z All the way to the airport, Pa had tried to act like he was dropping off three sacks of wash at the Laundromat. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z It was dark by the time they headed away from the airport. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z My passport was now filled with stamps from dozens of different countries, and I had never been asked to remove my hijab at an airport for security. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Argus was helping some of the Aphrodite kids haul their Gucci suitcases and makeup kits over the hill, where the camp’s shuttle bus would be waiting to take them to the airport. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I said I needed to get to the airport for an international flight. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z In Honduras, each Sunday after church, Enrique’s family takes Mirian’s children to the airport, where they call their mother from a computer telephone. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The airport was filled with people coming and going. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Given the UN encampment was on the road to the airport, I knew I was beginning the journey north of Kinshasa, with half a mile of marsh separating me from the river. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z He often went to the airport, to the international terminal, to pick up a friend or a parcel from Korea. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z They drove the three hours to the closest airport only to find that Lucy would have to purchase an extra seat on the plane because she wouldn’t fit in one. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Then they were airborne, and the airport lights were falling away below them. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Still in uniform, the men arrived at the Seattle airport. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z The speaker in the airport terminal crackles to life, a muffled voice breaking through the morning chatter and the suitcase wheels clunking over the tiled floor. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z The car had been traveling for more than half an hour, so they would be reaching the airport any minute. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Even in airports, there were hanging TV sets tuned to CNN so that you could get an O.J. update as you made your way to a gate. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Chip Cusumano wouldn’t have been at the airport to rip it open.” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Those little girls needed them, but I, I — “Join them, go to the airport, try there,” the guard said, waving me away. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z I’m not hungry after devouring two croissants and a thick hot chocolate at the airport in Paris. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z The fourteen men ultimately elected consisted of half a dozen farmers, a pharmacist, a nursery manager, an airport employee, a well driller, two salesmen, a machinist, and the manager of Ray’s Bowling Alley. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z He took a cab to the airport, where he was able to exchange his ticket for the next flight, but there were no first-class seats available. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z "Eat quickly, girls. Are you sure you can drive the car all the way to the airport?" You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z "We're leaving for the airport in half an hour so you'd better get packed. Your brother's upstairs all ready to go. Get a move on, girl! Get going!" Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Two months after his eighteenth birthday, Clary was stopped and searched in the St. Louis airport because he “looked like” a drug courier. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z I no longer rented a cellular phone for the rides from the airport. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z My grandma met us at the airport, and from there we drove twenty-five miles north to a suburb called Spring. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He was so different from the large, dark customs officer at the airport that for a moment Richard wondered if perhaps he was in the wrong house and this was not Nnaemeka’s father. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z But Rafik thought she had passed the camp and was heading down through low bushes and scraggly trees toward the runways at the abandoned airport. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z She shaved her underarms, dug out the lipstick she had not worn since the day she left Lagos, most of it left smeared on Obinze’s neck at the airport. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He slips around my wrist a tag, purple, on an elastic band, like the tags for airport luggage. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z The scene on the tarmac at the airport wasn’t as feverish as the one at the parking lot of Ratliff Stadium, where Permian fans had been lined up for two nights to buy tickets. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z At the airport we met Lena Jamison, a stocky woman with a no-nonsense voice. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z At a Florida airport, she gives Lourdes one last tight hug. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z He was afraid, he said, of the escalators in the Atlanta airport, which looked like the teeth of some giant trash compactor. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z A student was going to meet me at the airport, and I wanted them to know I’d be late. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe she could hitch a ride to somewhere with an airport and stow away on a plane. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z We had watched airplanes lift up and fly off into blue sky as we neared the airport. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Jule West Williams spent December 24 on a nineteen-hour bus ride and fell asleep early Christmas morning in a Portland, Oregon, airport hotel. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “This part of the airport was completely redone and expanded when they first moved in here,” Nita says. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Reluctantly, unwilling to give up the elegance he had felt on the flight, he taxied from the airport to the bus station and settled himself for two idle hours before the Greyhound left. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Will my dad pick us up at the Puerto Rico airport? Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z I remembered that we were going to the airport. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z There’s plenty of time to think about getting out of here and getting to Hawaii when we re at the airport on the way out. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The airport brought jobs, and the people working those new jobs needed places to live. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z The people had the glazed, beaten look you only see in airports and prisons. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Waiting at the airport were two black SUVs with Disney logos, and thirty minutes later, they pulled up in front of the Magic Kingdom. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z One was the airplane he often piloted himself out of the Chamisaville airport. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She would next get on a flight to Atlanta and meet my dad at the airport so they could fly to Baton Rouge together. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “I don’t know what gets into children, running in the airport like horses on a racetrack.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z It had been my mom who’d insisted I hook up with Fang when she’d called from the airport the night before. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Earlier that day in autumn 1965, on my way to the Los Angeles airport, I told myself that the man I was about to meet might not remember me. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z ATC: You have, ah, you have enough fuel to make it to the airport? Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “What happened to those big airport headphones you used to wear?” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z As we drove from the airport and got onto the highway, I realized that it didn’t seem like we were anywhere near water. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Farmer sent a driver in a sturdy four-wheel-drive pickup to retrieve me from the Port-au-Prince airport. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z She was disappointed to see the sleek white forms of airplanes gliding up as they approached the airport. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Was I glad to see our group split up once we got to the airport. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Then I drove to the airport in my rental car and flew home. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We walked and continued to walk until we had left the lights of the airport behind. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Crowds always thronged the airport when a big plane was coming or going, and most of the people seemed to have no business there except hope. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z She pulled into the airport parking and rushed inside, scanning the monitors for the next departing flight to Logan. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z On the morning we left for the Port-au-Prince airport, on our way to Havana via Miami, Farmer was in his suit. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z My room looked out on a deserted section of the freeway and the new long-term parking garage for the airport. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z We scampered about the hilltop chasing each other or sat on a sloped ridge where there was a good view of the airport in the distance. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Lexie had chosen the 100th Bomb Group, a restaurant out near the airport where the family went for very special occasions, the most recent being Mr. Richardson’s forty-fourth birthday. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z When the shuttle arrived at the airport, passengers stepped out, one by one, at their different terminals. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z There Jaime and the others spent two days without food or water, rotting in their own excrement, blood, and fear, until they were all driven by truck to an area near the airport. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z My father drove him to the airport one afternoon while I was at school. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z She warned him about passing groups of soldiers in airports, about walking near National Guard offices. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “I phoned the airport...but they could tell me little, and what they did say was wrong,” he wrote to Elizebeth. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The airport was massive, like a humongous maze, overflowing with people. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Eventually we pieced it together, though: He worked at the airport. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z And now at the airport, after shaking hands with everybody, waving good-bye, I think about all the different ways we leave people in this world. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z David tells us that this part of the compound was a hotel, connected to the airport by a tunnel, and this room was once the ballroom. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I am writing this to you from the airport. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “If not, I’ll drive you all the way to Thirteenth Avenue and go to the airport later. My girlfriend will understand.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The explosions stopped and scattered gunfire followed, and the airport manager stood up and brushed his clothes down. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He walks slowly into the airport terminal and through the building and out to a curving road where taxis are always parked. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your father is picking Grandma up from the airport,” she said. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The airport manager in his tight-fitting khaki suit came out and shook their hands and said, “The plane is expected any minute now.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z There was a huge reception for him at the airport. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z They’d be waiting for her in force at every train station and airport. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z When the day finally came, he drove us to the airport, the radio tuned to the American radio station, where Brenda Lee sang her regrets. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z By four thirty we arrive at the airport. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z A few days after that, I watched as protesters gathered at major airports across the country to denounce the ban on Syrian refugees and Muslims around the world. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Government-run foster homes in Mexico get migrant children whom authorities find abandoned in airports and bus stations and on the streets. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Traffic slowed as we got into lower San Francisco near the airport. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Daylight and strangers greeted us when I stumbled sleepily into the South Carolina airport terminal. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z On their way across the airport car park, Hotweather crept into their clothes and dampened crisp knickers. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It might be the nicest airport in the world. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z They didn’t even get out of the rental car; they had to hurry back to the airport to catch their flight to Boston, where I lived for the few unfrozen months out of the year. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z This was a big airport, with way too many people, and way too many gates. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z “Did you guys take the subway from the airport?” asks Ben. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z All too soon, it was December 31 and we were driving to the airport. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I just wanted to get out of there, even though I dreaded the awkwardness of the long drive to the airport and sitting in the same car with Annie and Megan. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Bridget Brown and Cody and Bobby took a cab to the airport. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I know she's remembering the last time we were at an airport. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z In the men’s room there at the airport, I met the first American abroad who recognized me, a white student from Rhode Island. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “I am on my way to the airport,” I said, smiling, as I knew my uncle was going to be sarcastic. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Bagdikian headed to the airport for an early flight to Washington. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Rahel obligingly took a deep breath, threw her chest out and stood back to back with Estha in the airport car park, for Sophie Mol to see just how much shorter she was. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Still ahead of her was the drive to the airport, through heavy traffic. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z They were telling Papi, who was hidden in this secret closet, about how we would all be leaving in Tío Vic's limo for the airport for a flight he was going to get us. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z "Sort of. I think it was like twenty minutes away. I got on a bus from the airport and I rode the line until I saw a place out the window." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z It would be like asking someone to remove their underwear in the middle of the airport. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z My wife drove us to the airport in Manchester, through blowing snow, in the kind of awkward silence that precedes a long separation. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Chetumal had the nearest airport, which was why we went there. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The one Otto had made his favorite, and was now probably serving as a blanket for one of those little girls sleeping in the airport. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z I told the stewardess before the figure could slip out of the airport, “That’s her.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z An airplane hangar at Boeing Field—then Seattle’s principal airport—collapsed, destroying several aircraft inside. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z But her voice was absorbed into the airport terminal din. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z The next thing the crew heard from ATC was “Just stand by” and, following that, “Cleared to the Kennedy airport.” Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Papi could get a bus from the airport to Port Authority and walk the couple of miles uptown if he had to. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z He had a lecture in two hours but had insisted on taking her to Enugu airport, and although she had pretended to protest, she wanted him to. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z So the C.D.C. doctors organized their equipment and packed more boxes, getting ready to go to the Geneva airport, from where they would fly to Africa. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The Miami connection was delayed, so we passed time in an airport restaurant. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Few black people, he had told me the night before, had ever been to an airport, and fewer still had ever seen a plane on the ground, let alone climbed aboard one. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “So when we got to the airport, they told us that the noon flight had just been cancelled but that we could make the early flight if we hurried.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Tío Chucho picks me up from the airport in the rusted and battered pickup he’s had since I was a kid. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Maybe there’d still be some Oakland left in us, and my sisters would show me some solidarity, like when they gathered around me and Fern held my hand at the airport. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Then she’d investigate the airport shuttle and the cab company records before thinking of the staff lot. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Leaving the airport felt like leaving his old life forever—Sudan, his village, his family.... A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I heard the whir of the airport around me. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z But they are still twenty miles from the airport, and there is an enormous amount of bad weather still ahead of them. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z I spot a small commuter jet descending to land at the local airport, and I send it all my love. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Instead of pulling into the usual circle where all the other vehicles go, though, ours turns into a small looping road that takes us toward the expanse of tarmac behind the airport. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z They took the exit to the airport and approached the terminal. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z It had been a small load from the airport this morning, and not a single St. Anthony’s suitcase. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z He would only need to get to the airport in New Orleans or Baton Rouge, and then fly to Phoenix. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z She revived very promptly in the airport, which smelled of urine. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z At the Salt Lake airport, there had been back pats and “good lucks” from other travelers who recognized the band of suit-clad missionaries. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z He takes a cab from the airport to the hospital, shocked by how much colder it is in Ohio than in New York, by the thick layer of snow that cakes the ground. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z To this day, my mother insists that I ran away from her at the Miami airport after we first left Cuba. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The interior appears lined with glass panels, through which I can see the airport, runway, and sky. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Then, suddenly, when she’d almost stopped straining her eyes with looking at it, the door opened, and people began to come off the motor lounge into the airport. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z A bus took him and others fresh from Vietnam to the San Francisco airport, and they were told to find their own flights home. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Are all airports supposed to look like malls? Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z All the officials at the airport carried guns. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z After our last good-byes, we all hop in a cab and head to the airport. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z It doesn’t actually matter where you are, you are in an airport: tiles and walkways and restrooms, gates and newsstands and fluorescent lights. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z The “drug-courier profiles” utilized by the DEA and other law enforcement agencies for drug sweeps on highways, as well as in airports and train stations, are notoriously unreliable. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Laura had volunteered to drive me to the airport, but my parents asked if they could take me. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z There were airport security officers, New Orleans police, National Guardsmen, but few civilians. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The same day, we took him back to the airport. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z It was such a surprise to see her, in this airport with all these strangers. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Instead, Permian and Carter agreed to a sit-down the Sunday before the game at the Midland airport. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Aech followed Og’s directions to a private hangar near the Columbus airport, where a small luxury jet was waiting for us. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z None of the professors who had welcomed them to graduate school were around when it came time to take them to the infirmary or to the airport. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z By the standards of the national press, Bush said virtually nothing to those gathered at the airport in Midland, Texas. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z They didn’t know about Bridget Brown and Dollywood, or about any of the things that had led to my sitting alone on an airport floor. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The old lady dragged behind, taking slow steps, and by the time they reached the airport she was limping. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z And the airport gets so crowded that extra police are brought in to keep the peace. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z "You use it to write angry letters to airport authorities." Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z She pulled up on a Friday evening in a dust-skinned blue rental car from the Billings airport. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z He lay awake and counted the hours before they could leave for the airport. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I dropped everything and drove to the airport and got on the first plane to Logan, where I found Francis in Brigham and Women’s Hospital recuperating from two razor-blade cuts to the wrist. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Speaking in Arabic, he was talking with some airport officials. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Magdalena says the trash heap near the old airport was their bodega, and their home an abandoned shed near the runway. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Alvarez was with the first group of American pilots driven by bus to the Hanoi airport. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z From the airport to the rally hall, Mr. Muhammad’s motorcade had a siren-screaming police escort. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z At the Abuja airport on his way back to Lagos, he thought of going to the international wing instead, buying a ticket to somewhere improbable, like Malabo. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Most passengers were in favor of the stereotype, while the majority of airport employees seemed dead set against it. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z At the airport, she presented me with a knobbly walking stick the children had bought me. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z A servant or child would let her in, seat her in a living room of leather and marble that brought to mind a clean airport in a wealthy country. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He rented a car and drove the thirty miles from the airport to Silver Spring. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z How he seemed at ease in the huge airport walking among strangers. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z I adjusted my yellow headband and glanced up at the large clock on the airport wall. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z She was required to take the shortest route from the airport to Caledon Square, the Cape Town police station, where she was required to sign various documents. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z While weather couldn’t entirely be controlled, it was easily diverted away from airports and out of flight paths. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “I keep forgetting how little information we provided you with. An airport is a hub for air travel, and—” “Air travel?” says Christina, incredulous. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Please can we come and stay with you for one or two nights in the half-term holiday on our way to the airport? The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z The airport was congested and they circled the city for nearly an hour before landing. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, I’m not at the airport! I’m in a weird horror-movie B&B, where the dolls talk.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z They were at a different small airport, but it was the same station wagon with the phony brown wood sides. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z If there’s any place on earth where people should be allowed to cry as they watch their lives transform before them, it’s the airport. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I had decided to go to the airport and board the next flight to Boston when Tyler called. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Johnnie Larch had got to the airport, and he handed his ticket to the woman on the counter, and she asked to see his driver’s license. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Until Mr. Nagahachi has got the big tuna loaded into his van and packed in ice for the trip to the airport. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z By the time Linda drove me to the airport she had long since seen through my prevarications. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z All airports, he had long ago decided, look very much the same. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z The entire airport feels like a vacuum to me. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z She tells me I need to take the bus to the airport because it’s much less likely that the narcos will pull us over. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The glass doors of the airport terminal slid open. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The stewardess, who was also our airport chaperone, shook her head and told us to stay put until everyone was off the plane. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Just now another message said that him and his family were trying to leave for the airport. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z For a moment I had a picture of them driving all the way there and back, but then I knew she meant they picked him up at the airport. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Apparently he’d paid a tailor in Isfahan to sew them into the lining of the super expensive suitcases so the guards at the airport wouldn’t think to inspect them. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z The ride from the airport to the Marriott Hotel was absolutely breathtaking. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I thought of the Kinshasa airport — dark unlit hallways, one steel hangar — and shuddered. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z We were sitting at the dinner table, waiting for my dad to come home with my brother from the airport. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z I imagine them standing in the airport, counting their money and trying not to draw any attention to themselves. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I would have a tingling sensation in my stomach as I remembered walking on a moving sidewalk in the Amsterdam airport. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Cabot Searcy had never been to Arkansas before the day he landed at the Little Rock airport. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z From Cape Town, I would be taken to a local airport and flown out of the country. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When we arrived at the airport, I was surprised to be at a gate for a large airplane. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z It was the man from down the street, who had offered to take me to the airport. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Management actions at and in the immediate vicinity of airports do little to mitigate the risk of off-airport strikes during departure and approach. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Meeting him at the airport, Molly judged him “as near exhaustion as I had ever seen him” and lobbied him again to withdraw from the Geneva conference. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Our tier gave an excellent daylight view of the whole airport area. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z On the last day of her visit, I drove your grandmother to the airport. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Her family and friends will head out to the airport at various intervals. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “The airport is not that way,” another voice said. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Straight ahead curved a sparkling archway that reminded Aru of the body scanners at airports. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “Who are you going to the airport with?” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He took two jobs in back-to-back shifts at the Atlanta airport, an hour’s commute by rail. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z “We used our instruments to find the nearest airport.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “Ask them to remember us. My family and many others will be living at the airport.” Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Since he was never questioned or stopped at any airport or customs entry point to any country, he felt free to persist with his broadcast vitriol. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I was on planes and in airports for fifteen hours, getting there. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Didn’t need to. Just sent me a confirmation number. Electronic ticket. All I have to do is turn up at the airport in a month and show ’em my ID, and I’m outta here.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z “Really. Especially after all you had been through at the airport. You want to talk about it?” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z I needed to find a train from the airport into the city and after that find another train to Paris. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z It was Sunday, the day his father would be arriving from the airport. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z I know all the words she’s saying—except I’m not sure what an “airport” or “united states” is—but they don’t make sense to me all together. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The airport manager shouted, “This way!” and they ran after him to the uncompleted building. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “A few of your new fans may be gathered at the airport to greet you. But don’t worry. Your safety is our priority.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z That means at least a few more hours of hammering until Mom brings Beth back from the airport. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z And in Spanish we were supposed to have conversations about the airport, using the future tense. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z She'd pop that invisible hat on her head, go to the airport, and get on a plane headed back to the United States. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z I expected them to drop me at the curb, but Dad insisted that they walk with me through the airport. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Customers quitting the island for Astoria or Cobble Hill would claim to welcome the change of pace, saying it would be nice to finally have a garden or live a little closer to the airport. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Bren’s ride to the airport shows up, and as I say good-bye, I get that sinking, empty feeling when someone leaves but you stay behind. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “Just sorting through my haul from the airport,” he told her. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I imagined seeing my sisters at the airport. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He told me he’d spoken to airport authorities about the problem, but evidently they hadn’t listened. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z I described everything to them— the airfield, the airport, the plane, what it felt like to see clouds from the window of the plane. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Sometimes he would go to the airport after work. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z At the airport, he held them so close. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Because through all the airport chatter and chaos, just above the rattling of the mucus in my lungs, I hear my favorite sound in the world. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z "They knew at the airport" "The man with a trumpet-thing-" "My dad." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z I pretended a lack of interest in the first few airport cafes, my head scanning for what I really wanted. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z She didn’t want to cry in the stupid airport, but just at that moment she heard Nonnie say in a quavering voice, “Courtney.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z For the next few hours, he frantically searched the airport, trying to find my mom. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z I get into the car—identical to the one that had taken me to the airport in New York—and it rolls me to the exit. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Then, one evening after work, our friend from the airport, the black Mr. Burns, came by. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Everything in the airport appeared the same, every corner, every window, every set of plastic seats, every gate. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z Rahel drifted into marriage like a passenger drifts towards an unoccupied chair in an airport lounge. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z At the airport he unloaded our bags, helped us verify our tickets. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z He looked faintly absurd, stepping over the carpet of dry leaves in his tight airport suit, his tie blown over his shoulder. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z A few days later, we went to the San Jose airport to pick up my sister and to see her new nose for the first time. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “He will pretend like it never happened,” Scythe Curie told her as the two of them drove home from the airport. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The planet’s only surface feature was a web of glowing green dots similar to the ground lights on an airport runway. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I sat as far from the other travelers as possible, and watched out the window as first the sidewalk, and then the airport, drifted away. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The man at the airport in Manchester had certainly seen the right weather forecast. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Which meant he had eaten some in the New York airport. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z We were the first ones back, so we had to wait in the airport for Joey. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “I came in a real plane and we landed at Port Harcourt airport,” he said. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He traveled extensively, grabbed naps in airports, and, usually managing to find a computer, stayed in touch with old friends while making new ones. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z The airport, I said, but no sound came out. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Planeloads of pilgrims were taking off every few minutes, but the airport was jammed with more, and their friends and relatives waiting to see them off. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “No big deal. We’re going to meet him and Taylor at the airport tomorrow morning.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z George had been talking about American life and telling stories since we’d left the airport, but I couldn’t concentrate on his words. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z It was so quick that he became human to me again, in the real world of Oklahoma, where you could buy cinnamon rolls at a stand in the airport. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z I had to hope that my familiarity with the airport would turn the odds in my favor. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “Go to the airport,” she said, I touched her chest, then pointed her hand out toward the world, then pointed her hand at her chest, “I know,” she said, “Of course I know that.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z He has a pierced ear, eyebrow, and nose; he must set off metal detectors in the airport. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z That day, after we took my dad to the airport, we got home to find Ray was in his bad mood. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z It was the largest room he’d ever been in—well, besides the arrival hall at the San Francisco airport. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Pilar ran away in the Miami airport, her crinoline dress swinging like a tiny bell through the crowd. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Crowds of travelers, airport staff, and flight crews rush by us in both directions. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z The Cairo airport was where scores of Hajj groups were becoming Muhrim, pilgrims, upon entering the state of Ihram, the assumption of a spiritual and physical state of consecration. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He pressed his nose against the window, watching traffic as they exited the airport and merged onto Highway 101. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z The Transkeian diplomat and his wife met me at the airport. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside, Gogol empties his pockets and steps through a metal detector, as if he were at an airport, about to embark on a journey. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “Take it off,” the officer shouted, “or you will not fly on any airplane leaving this airport.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Not long ago I was standing in an airport retrieving a bag from a conveyor belt. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Everyone in yuppie-land—airports, for example—looks like a nursing baby these days, inseparable from their plastic bottles of water. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The next day transportation was arranged for her by the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Julie packed her few possessions in a moosehide bag and walked to the airport with Martha. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z In the airports, the attendant had lifted them and said, “Wow. Beautiful.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z The “Malcolm X Committee” and I were exchanging goodbyes at the Accra airport when a small motorcade of five Ambassadors arrived—to see me off! The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The teacher gave no instruction the entire period, except to applaud the actions of a man who, in broad daylight at an airport, killed a manacled criminal suspect accused of molesting the man’s son. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She must have taken an early flight from DC and gone from the airport straight to city hall! The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z I just about had a seven-year-old heart attack when my dad took a limo to the airport the first time. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z In broken English, the official explained that I would be taken to a place right at the airport. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Right outside the airport was a mosque, and above the airport was a huge, dormitory-like building, four tiers high. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Their lives were full of plans he made—Cozumel for one night, London for a long weekend—and she sometimes took a taxi on Friday evenings after work to meet him at the airport. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “Guess I’d better head out to pick up Buddy and Lucy at the airport,” Z said. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z She works security for the Transportation Security Administration at a Maryland airport and lives in Aberdeen, close to Wes’s mother. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z By the time they returned to the airport at sundown for their night flight overseas, a storm was swirling somewhere over the dark Atlantic. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “We finished breakfast really fast because we were all excited, so we got to the airport extra early.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z “I’ve even checked airports in nearby cities. There are no flights out of the area until this evening. I have plenty of seats on our seven o’clock flight if you’d like me to book you.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z My mom had heard JFK was massive, and she was terrified to navigate the airport's terminals on her own. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z The Jedda airport seemed even more crowded than Cairo’s had been. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z If Hell is other people, thought Shadow, then Purgatory is airports. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z We didn’t say things like usually do on the drive to the airport. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She would not understand his story, why he was now walking through the airport with metal clamped around his wrists, because people like her did not approach travel with anxiety about visas. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He used to pick up Farmer from the airport, but Paul never did that for him, not once. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Everyone reached the airport on time and boarded the small Learjet that took us to Boston. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z I remember one incident within the airport that showed me how Malcolm X never lost his racial perspective. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I even concentrate long enough to skim some of the books Charlie picked up at the airport. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Kids who flew home usually rode to the airport together, since seniors were allowed to leave their cars at PM. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z National Archives is in a warehouse, in Fort Worth, Texas, that is bigger than most airport hangars. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He could walk out the door and catch a cab to the airport and still make it to Springfield in time to vote. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “They don't need to come to the airport and make a big scene,” he said. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z She opened the bag and found the babka she’d bought two airports ago in Poland. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z It was silly for me to imagine mobsters lurking around, but still, I was happy we’d found seats against the airport wall . . . just in case. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Before he went inside the airport building, he stopped, and turned, and watched. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Because our flight to Cuba wasn’t until the next morning, we stayed overnight at the airport hotel. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z We line up outside the Hub by last name and proceed through the security check—full-body scanners and luggage imaging like at the airport, but with a ticket to nowhere. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z I said "bottleneck" at the airport, "bottleneck" on the train to Normandy, and "bottleneck" when presented with the pile of stones that was Hugh's house in the country. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z The trouble is, this wasn’t the airport he was going to. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z His most recent Memory, aside from the draft and the party, is of him at the airport’s private jet strip, waiting beside an older boy in sunglasses who I recognize immediately as his brother Daniel. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z We head to the airport garage, towing our suitcases. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Eventually, she would get back in her cab and wait at the airport until she found a flight to take her home. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Big Ma doesn’t care if President Kennedy’s face is on the half-dollar or if the airport is now officially named after him. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Beyond it sat the abandoned Jerusalem airport—a few streaks of gray runway and a small tower. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z It was clearly stated in the airport’s navigational charts. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z The wreck of a crashed drug plane sits not far from the airport in Trinidad, the biggest town in the province. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Then he packed and drove himself to the airport. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Shadow looked out of the window: it was a little airport in the middle of nowhere, and there were still two little airports to go before Eagle Point. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Ahmed is taking us to the airport with a cousin of Mama’s in a second car because of the luggage. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z He was looking very much like the unstrung self who had picked me up from the airport. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z She wore the fatty suit home one Christmas, and our father met us at the Raleigh airport. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Was she still at home, or had she driven to the airport already? The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z In 1949, just after she had moved to Montgomery, Robinson had boarded a bus for the airport. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z She had already been waiting at the airport for nine hours. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z They hung up, and it crossed Reggie’s mind that while his parents would be at the airport, he might not be. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z He worked as a mechanic at a SpeeDee Oil Change and Tune-Up franchise most of the week, and had a part-time job delivering lost luggage for the airport. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z I had not seen Oliver in nearly two years, and when he met me at the airport in Accra I barely recognized him. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe there was some hope of salvation at the airport, some way out that all these people knew about. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z “I’m not returning to the greenroom. My driver is waiting out front. I need to be at the airport.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z I gaze around the airport at the high ceilings and the wide windows, excitement coursing through my veins as we walk to gate 17 for our flight to Rome. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z The boise airport boasts several “fresh” French-fried potato vending machines, spaced at intervals throughout the facility, to let visitors know that they are in the proud Home of the Spud. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Two days later we saw Salim and Aunt Gloria off at the airport. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z “They start shooting only when the bombs run out, nothing to worry about now,” the airport manager said airily, already on his way out. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The tricky part was to make his way through the airport, pretending to be a passenger. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z He had to report to the airport for work, and he didn’t want to be late. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z And once he dropped me off at the motel, I could cab it to the airport, catch a flight to Canada, and be over the border before I was missed. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Most of the people were white; beginning at the airport in Frankfurt, Salva had seen more white people in the last few hours than he had seen before in his whole lifetime. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew how to get from the airport to the motel, and how to get from the motel to Jamie’s office. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z This time, I remember to take off my belt before I walk through the metal detector at the airport, so I avoid the humiliation of a second strip search from Officer Nut-grabber. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z It wasn’t until the third holding pattern southwest of Kennedy Airport that Klotz told ATC that he didn’t think the plane had enough fuel to reach an alternative airport. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z The back seat is patched with gray duct tape; the half-open Plexiglas barrier is covered with notices warning him not to smoke, telling him how much to pay to the various airports. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z A few investors bought up tracts of cheap land in Clarkston because of the town’s location, just outside a beltway that encircles the city and offers easy access to the airport and downtown. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z For three days, Yakima was paralyzed and cut off from the world, its airport closed, its approach roads impassable. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z I looked over at the window separating us from the rest of the airport. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z I ask the passengers: What does the airport look like at four o’clock in the morning? Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Now it was like he wore an orange construction vest and carried those signaling flashlights they have at airports. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Often, she would sit in cafes, or airports, or train stations, watching strangers, imagining their lives, and wondering which of them were likely to have read her blog. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z On my ride from the Boston airport, I had counted the billboards that featured young and beautiful people. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I wonder if my sisters will be at the airport. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He was whisked by car through the dense pine forests surrounding the airport to an address on Durham's North Side. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Gordievsky's suspicions only deepened as he passed through the Moscow airport. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z My mother drove me to the airport with the windows rolled down. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The men, relieved, started back on their march to the airport. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z The airport was unrecognizable from my last visit, completely overgrown with gorse and ivy and huge prehistoric-looking thistles. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z That very morning, while Toby was off on his airport run, Cady had baked him a yellow cake with chocolate frosting. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Instead, she kept her eye out for the san Francisco international airport sign. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Then, at an airport, she heard his name being announced over the loudspeaker, and she tracked him down. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It has infected law enforcement activities on roads, sidewalks, highways, train stations, airports, and the nation’s border. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Me and Peewee got on the trucks between boxes of peanut butter, and started to the airport and to wherever the hell Chu Lai was. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z In the morning they drove to the airport. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Deplaning in Moscow, we drifted into the main airport, which had all the charm of a warehouse. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z In the airport Gogol stands in the check-in line with his father, who is dressed in a jacket and tie, clothes he still thinks to wear when riding on planes. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z And so I found myself, six days later, standing at our local airport watching a tin commuter plane containing Katz touch down and taxi to a halt on the tarmac twenty yards from the terminal. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The next morning he went to the airport. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z In that moment, I would have done anything for a customs agent to appear and drag me away to the airport. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z The campaign volunteer who drove me in from the airport pokes her head into the room. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Trapping birds near an airport does little to reduce the number of times a bird will collide with a plane as it takes off or lands. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Still birds slid by on moving wires, like unclaimed baggage at the airport. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z There they were, smiling and waving in the airport lobby— his new family! A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z It was after midnight when Barack and I went to the airport to leave Iowa, knowing we wouldn’t be back for months. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “What is that noise? Is that a jet? Are you at the airport?” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Dad says Pleiades had been storing their ships in a massive underground facility at the old Denver airport—they weren’t supposed to leave Earth on their first official trip for another two years. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z One day Papa Andrew called a meeting and announced, “Tomorrow we are leaving for the airport. We are going to Ghana. It is another stepping-stone to America. There you will meet your new parents.” Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Since my mom couldn't speak much English, she didn't want to make any airport connections by herself, so my dad planned to fly to Atlanta to pick her up. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z I came back to being Sophie when the trail joined up with an abandoned railway and began to parallel the airport road. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z But instead of going to school, I’d head to campus, so the shuttle could take me to the airport. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “He said the airports are closed and phones are going to be out for a while,” Alex said. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z I pick up a broken picture frame, the photo of our family at the airport in Korea slightly skewed, and set it on the couch. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z The driver drops him off outside the city, near its airport, just past the Motel California. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z This was what he now was, the kind of Nigerian expected to declare a lot of cash at the airport. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Instead, he said, the giant figures were landing signals for space travelers; the whole plain was a sort of gigantic extraterrestrial airport. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z She wore it for the journey, zipping it all the way up in the humming interior of the airplane and then unzipping it as she left the airport building with Aunty Uju. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “You let them go, right here near the airport, in the middle of all these crowds of people?” Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z He said, too loudly, “This airport seems ugly,” and their mother shushed him. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Dr. Carrothers left about two hours ago for the airport, headed for California. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z My eyes go to the Japanese text printed over the entrance into the airport’s terminals. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I had no idea how the airport was, no idea whether the runways were long enough. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z His fear was that a State Department representative might show up at the airport with a court order and try to have him extradited back to the United States to stand trial. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z At the Pittsburgh airport he discovered that Danville was 240 miles northeast, and not accessible by any public transportation other than a Greyhound bus. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z She listens to him for a minute, then bursts out angrily, “We could have easily been at the airport an hour earlier. We could have been there at dawn!” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Then I saw a team of security people, standing by the barriers, checking hand luggage, sweeping people with hand-held explosives-detectors, like they do at airports and at the London Eye. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z “What can they do to me? I’m breaking no commandment. All they can do is wag the ‘naughty’ finger at me, and refuse to wave good-bye as I drive to the airport.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z We walk past the Hub and through the open gate, watching, waiting, as others file onto idling buses that will take them to the train station and airports and home. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z A billfold with a twenty-dollar bill—“In case you get stranded at the airport in some small town and have to buy food,” his mother had said—and some odd pieces of paper. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z And even though everybody was willing to believe a rainbow-cow story, for some reason they won’t believe miracles when they happen in offices and airports. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Some of them had camped at the airport overnight, and had brought their food with them. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Only when I’m taking a man to the airport do I get the idea. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Before I could get a thought going about Cecile or Oakland, the cab driver let us out not too far from the airport. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z But as it turned out, everyone who had eaten the smoked salmon in the first-class airport lounge during our layover in Poland—like I had—was now suffering these unfortunate consequences. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z They went to Sardinia and Scotland and rode on the upper deck of a London airport bus as it skimmed below trees. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Word passed from one person to another: the airport was being shelled by the NVA. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z “I can’t.... There’s no way out at the airport. So there’s no way out at all,” I said. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z In the airport you walked so fast I couldn’t keep up with you. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z After arranging for his chauffeur to return me to the Phoenix airport, Mr. Muhammad quickly bade me good-bye and rushed from the room coughing. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z "When I was waiting for my parents at the airport, I kept thinking of something I wanted to ask you." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “Yeah, you no longer look like you work at an airport!” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z They put him in a taxi to the airport, and he boarded a Kenya Airways flight. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Again he ran through the airport, ending up near where he had gotten off in the first place. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z We were driving down the highway, past the brown grass part of Oklahoma that squats next to the airport. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z The airport in Nebraska was empty compared to the ones in Miami, Chicago . . . even Havana. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z “He wanted to come to the airport, but he was too tired. He is sleeping more.” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z We were tired and anxious when we stepped into the airport waiting area, but there to meet us was a group of people holding a big cardboard sign that said: “Martha and Tabitha, Welcome Home.” Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Shadow was stumbling through the brightly lit airport terminal. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z I’m suspended, as in airports or dentists’ waiting rooms, expecting yet another interlude that will be textureless and without desire, like a painkiller or the interiors of planes. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He seemed confused and couldn’t offer a coherent explanation of what had happened at the airport. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Once the bonobos were out cold, the men lifted them into the cages and then heaved those into the back of a truck to be transported to the airport. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z She took him to the airport, and stayed watching until he went past security, waved, and turned the corner. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z |
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