The hunter chose the darkest and most dangerous forest for the place where he would find the leopard cub for sacrifice. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

It was dangerous work, but Herbert took the Nazis’ creed of self-sacrifice seriously. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

But as these meetings were extremely dangerous and thus infrequent, the High Organ would often take decisions that were then communicated to all the other members. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t see any leopard tracks,” Uncle Kufa said in a dangerous voice. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

They made over nine thousand solo flights in their fast and dangerous Yak fighters—about half of those were combat missions, and 125 were air battles. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“I want to talk to you as a friend, and very confidentially,” Johnson began, “because I think we’re skirting on dangerous ground.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“A dangerous quality. Unhealthy. Especially regrettable in one so young.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed no more dangerous to me myself than war in the movies. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

“It doesn’t seem so very dangerous here,” remarked Meggie as they drove past another pink house. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Madame LePoint snorted, which was potentially dangerous because of all the pins in her mouth. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

He took her, and afterward when that dangerous thing, a woman, was his, he understood how good his brother’s advice had been. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t want his mom driving around in such dangerous conditions; the rain was so heavy that she wouldn’t be able to see the road very well. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They show me something unstable inside of him, and instability is dangerous. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Vicious and bloodthirsty, the Chimaera is extremely dangerous. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sophie asked, hoping to steer the conversation towards a slightly less dangerous kind of food. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not good with air travel. It’s dangerous for a son of Neptune.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“These are dangerous times, Doha. Please promise me you’ll be extra careful.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

The rats were bigger than Mrs. Frisby, and could be, when necessary, dangerous fighters, but they were no match for Dragon. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Named after a woman who promoted the education of prisoners and championed humane conditions of confinement, Tutwiler has become an overcrowded, dangerous nightmare for the women trapped there. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

All he saw, or thought he saw, was a lot of dangerous wild animals walking vaguely about. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Seldom have I seen anyone become so enthusiastic at the prospect of being involved in an action that might be dangerous.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a dangerous edge to his voice, like a thunderstorm about to erupt. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

But the mine operators in Black Valley seemed more dangerous. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

Sam had long ago made up his mind that, though boats were maybe not as dangerous as he had been brought up to believe, they were far more uncomfortable than even he had imagined. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Then, looking at her brother, she asked, “Will it be dangerous for Salvador and me to go to the cinema?” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

I asked Minerva why she was doing such a dangerous thing. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her journey could hardly be more dangerous than his, could it? Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Gale the weasel squeaked in alarm, but Hazel imagined a new tunnel leading off to the left—a tunnel even more dangerous, going the wrong direction. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Several large streams in the area, my Appalachian Trail Guide to Maine noted blithely, “can be difficult or dangerous to cross in high water.” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“But it might be dangerous. We might have to go to the North.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“If two equally dangerous creatures attack our ship simultaneously from opposite sides,” I ask him, “how do we decide which one to take down, since we only have one cannon?” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“Your anger that night,” she told me on the phone, meaning the night Shawn had killed Diego, “was twice as dangerous as Shawn has ever been.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Children, you cannot go to Seoul now! It is too dangerous,” the grandfather said. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

He knew it was dangerous, but the idea of actually fighting the Grievers—not just running from them—was terrifying. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He’d never seen him angry before, let alone wrathful, and it made him seem bigger somehow, an altogether different and more dangerous species of Strange than the one he had known all these years. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“This is too dangerous,” I said, even as I swayed nearer to him. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

They considered it dangerous and vetoed my meeting. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

"It was a dangerous mistake to give you the opportunity," one of the others said. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She'd considered taking a shower in the locker room at school, but that might be even more dangerous, Tina et al. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

The man says we live in dangerous times. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

"You've been talking about me. And calling someone a monster isn't very nice. It's dangerous, actually. I cannot have anyone in the kingdom saying those types of things about me." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I didn’t understand that Southern Sudan had been a dangerous place for decades. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was dangerous, but it was not a life-and-death matter. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“Everything is dangerous now anyway. All we want to do is talk to a girl. It’ll be okay.” The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The dangerous nymph Kalypso lives and sings there, in her beauty, and she received me, loved me. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Head to a room of dangerous things—fangs and claws and barbs that sting. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t say I thought you were crazy. But fine. Honestly, I think this is ridiculous and probably dangerous. Tee?” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Aurora and Ares were able to fly now, although the space was dangerous for riders. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Although today’s poisons are more dangerous than any known before, they have amazingly become something to be showered down indiscriminately from the skies. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

The most dangerous thing they found on his person was a two-inch pencil stub. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

It's so immensely dangerous, much more than anything I've allowed myself to do. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

It was dangerous work, for Nazi informers lurked everywhere in Hamburg, just as they did in every other German city, where neighbors spied on neighbors. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was dangerous, how fast her voice was rising. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

If Dray and Donna’s love is like a tornado—wild, dangerous, and unpredictable—then this thing between me and Kasim is like the ocean—deep, deep, and as wide as the endless earth. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

After thinking it over, I decided it was too dangerous. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

"Need an escort? The talk is, the streets are dangerous." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She was dangerous then—to herself and to others. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

What made Sunday the eighth different and particularly dangerous was the steady wind blowing in from the southwest. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

She knew that even in Pittsburgh, it was dangerous to go into the Polish or Irish neighborhoods because bad things happened to colored people, especially girls. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

From the rear, where he always sat, having read somewhere that the seat next to the driver was the most dangerous, he watched his mother’s wild and inexpert shifting with disapproval. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He is dangerous, that’s what I’m telling you, for God’s sake.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

His mom and dad wheeled the chair downstairs with Gus still in it, bouncing down crazily in a way that would have been dangerous if danger retained its relevance, and then they left us alone. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Nevertheless, they knew that a fox in the open, plain to be seen, is not dangerous as long as it is spotted in time. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The air smelled dangerous, the sharp odors of gunpowder and fish. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder when she got it—I wonder what put that dangerous look in her eyes, what put such drama in her speech, what made her become a revolutionary. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Come right down to it, Floyd wasn’t half as dangerous as Perry. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

My bounce-around life had taught me that dreams were dangerous things—they look solid in your mind, but you just try to reach for them. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Sorrow is dangerous. Or, at least, it was. I can’t remember why, now. I think we both became accustomed to not remembering things. We just let things get...foggy.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

A dangerous smell, an unpleasant smell, a totally unnatural smell—quite close outside: a smoke smell—something was burning. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I discovered dangerous secrets and fell afoul of the tyrant Claudius. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“This Abelman business is the most dangerous of all your mistakes and errors and evasions through the years. The girls’ hair will curl when they read of it. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s more exciting than dangerous. And anyway, it’s just what your mom and I are doing right now.” The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mushrooms are dangerous and I would not suggest that one eat them from the forest. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

It gave him a feeling of excitement and pleasure to be even on the fringes of great, secret, dangerous events. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was not dangerous, for he rarely actually struck us at the table, but it was designed to show us all up as dull-witted, bovine females. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The reporter warned those watching that they should be assumed to be “armed and very dangerous.” The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

They kept an eye out for Cape buffalo, a dangerous animal to encounter in the forest. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. But still...This is dangerous talk! No point to it anyway.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, Leo’s tool-belt pockets were full of dangerous toys. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Mother said, “It’s too dangerous to stay here now.” The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

They must make an illegal and dangerous trek up the length of Mexico. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“Prosper is right. A burglary is a dangerous thing. I'm not sure whether I will take part myself yet. But what makes you think the detective lives on the Grand Canal?” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

But on another occasion, she asked: “What is Christianity? Why is it so dangerous that people are killed for it?” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

The hare looked carefully at the lion, knowing that what he was about to say was dangerous for him. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

When they were already standing in this dangerous place, surrounded by people who looked mad enough to kill. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

In the first part of his epic Ring cycle, The Rhinegold, for example, angry diminished chords are often used to signify the dangerous power of the Ring itself. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Traveling the country for two years, Fannie saw workers everywhere had the same troubles: long hours, low pay, and dangerous conditions. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

“An untrustworthy, dangerous child,” Albert said as he climbed up into the carriage. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

It's safer than a main road because there's less chance of being seen; it's more dangerous than a main road because if someone does see you, there's no way to run. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

It was not uncommon for inmates to be seriously injured, losing fingers or limbs, after working long hours in brutal and dangerous conditions. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

If slavery’s cancerous growth was to be arrested and the dangerous malignancy removed, it demanded immediate surgery. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“I really do not think, ” said Roscuro, “that Mig would need much persuasion to use that knife, Princess. She is a dangerous individual, easily led. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Even though there were no dangerous wild animals in the mangroves, I was . afraid she might get spooked by some of the freaky night noises. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

But every geek has had a brush with a parent, a teacher, a clergyman, someone who’s branded his or her Net passion dangerous, unhealthy, addictive, or bizarre. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s narrow and has no railing, which makes it seem really dangerous if the trains start again. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“But you are very young, child. You don’t understand how sometimes evil can seem innocent and harmless. ’Tis dangerous for you to see that woman. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

He could almost remember times when this door hadn’t seemed dangerous. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“He had to. When his father turned into a tiger, the first king couldn’t let him stay in the city. He was too dangerous. So his father was exiled.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

When he saw me he gave a loud, clear wailing wraaaah—a spine-chilling call that is used to threaten a dangerous animal. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s a long and dangerous journey,” he began softly, and a furrow of concern creased his forehead. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

It feels entirely dangerous to tell her the truth. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“More dangerous than hanging out with a bazillion bees?” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Then there were the small dragons which lived under stones and hissed Eke kettles—dangerous varmints, very. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The interviews would be conducted secretly. Since, as you know, things are a little dangerous down here right now.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Longstreet could not see the bony face clearly, in the dark, but the voice was tight and very high, and Longstreet thought: he could be a dangerous man, out of control. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The most dangerous moment for Mother had come minutes later, in the hospital, after the woman had been wheeled away. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He never wants for attention, with his sisters taking turns holding him, taking dangerous things out of his mouth, reading to him, dressing him in their old clothes. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

It was then, Matt had discovered, he was most dangerous. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’re on a dangerous mission to save our ymbryne, and in no position to play babysitter to a clueless new peculiar!” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

But their attitude had changed since they had found out that Harry had a dangerous murderer for a godfather — for Harry had conveniently forgotten to tell them that Sirius was innocent. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

They little thought how dangerous that part might prove. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I had no idea skating was so dangerous. You could have broken a leg, fallen unconscious, been run over by a car. Give the skates to me. Now!” In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Some secrets are too dangerous to share, even with those you love and trust. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

They were not yet in the business of slaughtering buffalo, pigs, and other dangerous prey. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, it was hard to work up much sympathy for the volunteers who had knowingly agreed to torment a dangerous animal. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Because of Hale’s power, a federal prosecutor warned that it was “not only useless but positively dangerous” to try him in the state legal system. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I have trained every day to be dangerous, and he is entirely in my power, yet I’m the one who is afraid. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“At least until they catch whoever did this. It’s too dangerous to stay at home.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Besides, the old man shuffling through the garden did not look the least bit dangerous. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Trying to chat with Mrs. Sharpe was not easy It was kind of like playing with a dangerous animal. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

The entrance to this circus triggers the same sort of fear—stepping into the black unknown, beyond which is something dangerous. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

So it was extremely dangerous to go there. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Before encountering the Indians, Jean Paul had asked his father, “Are they dangerous? Will we have to fight them off?” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The air seemed charged and dangerous but I couldn’t pray anymore, and I couldn’t get up and do anything else. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was also one of the most dangerous jobs, because if the money ever came up short, the hitter was the one whose neck was on the line. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“That was quite an interesting story,” the emperor said, his voice dangerous. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Even if it is dangerous, Quinton wanted me to experience all the things that he did. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Lord Voldemort has finally realized the dangerous access to his thoughts and feelings you have been enjoying. It appears that he is now employing Occlumency against you.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Along with grits and hush puppies, the abbreviated form of you all was a dangerous step on an insidious path leading straight to the doors of the Baptist church. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

The day after she left I asked Jack Kalantzakos what he knew about the places my wife would be, whether they were beautiful, striking, possibly dangerous. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

If there’s someone acting strange down the block, looking drunk or dangerous, cross to the other side of the street, but don’t be obvious about it. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

“Never met him. Your grandfather had dealings with him once. It will be dangerous, but at present he is probably our best alternative. We should hurry. I’ll tell you more on the way.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He told them: “Stand by for a particularly dangerous enterprise.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And even with the animal—you mistook it for something dangerous.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“The swineherd said everyone knows there’s something dangerous in these woods. They probably just assumed it was a demon or some nonsense like that.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She was scared—which meant she was dangerous. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“My mom said to stay away from you because you might be dangerous.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He clicked a few dials and pulled some wires, trying to pretend that Hygeia was just one large, dangerous Nintendo game system. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

‘The soldiers will leave me alone, an old woman on her own. It would be more dangerous for me to travel with you.” A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fierce man seemed less dangerous now, but Matt still tried to wriggle away. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps—p-e-r-h-a-p-s—you are under the misapprehension—m-i-s-a-p-p-r-e-h-e-n-s-i-o-n—that I am dangerous,” he said, turning a smart loop to the left. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Exactly how dangerous do you think this meeting will be?” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Well, we couldn’t call it ‘Death in the Deep Seas’ if these exhibits weren’t dangerous. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Now the king’s suspicions are aroused, and he is as dangerous as a baited bear. It is bad enough that Hamlet rages like a madman.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

It was terribly dangerous to let your thoughts wander when you were in any public place or within range of a telescreen. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

The most dangerous thing was these roving gangs of men. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“You know how many kids go swimming there? What Dusty’s doing can make you real sick at both ends. Hospital- sick, Dad says. So it’s not only disgusting, it’s dangerous.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

If the surprise were dangerous, Dale would not want him running ahead. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

The war-sick men, though—their scent was everywhere, strong and dangerous. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Well, what they don’t tell you is that there ain’t a more dangerous job in the whole Bureau. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

His real business was far more difficult and dangerous, but the Shire-folk knew nothing about it. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Yet the chemicals they contained are among those the Food and Drug Administration considers too dangerous for human consumption, even in minute quantities. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

The offer he was making sounded impossible, even more dangerous than her original plan, but... Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Letting them get inside your head was dangerous. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

If he got involved in a dangerous situation, he would not only jeopardize the lives of the people he was trying to help, but his life, and the life of his crew as well. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The Indians, he grumbled, “believe what they please and no more”—a practice dangerous, in Hennepin’s view, to a well-ordered society. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

"Don't go back out there. It's too dangerous." Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

This is a dangerous lie, since I have no idea which of the guys is Steve, and I have no way of accessing the information. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Alfred Carter Jr., Deborah’s son, is in prison, serving a thirty-year sentence for robbery with a dangerous and deadly weapon, and first- degree assault with a handgun. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Under an innocent and misleading name, Nugent’s organization carried out all kinds of missions, dangerous, complicated, tedious, and sometimes downright illegal. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

But Hugo reads the whole screen at once, not just the one rock that's most dangerous. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t see any animal life on the planet that’s dangerous,” I answer. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“It’s getting downright dangerous to go to the bathroom at night.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly I felt ice cold, as if something dangerous had slipped into the room. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

As far as Oshiro was concerned, it was all dense, dangerous jungle when they were out on reconnaissance missions known as “recon.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Cuz knowledge is dangerous,” he says, as serious as I’ve ever seen him and when I look into his Noise to see what he’s hiding, it roars up and slaps me back. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

If I could finish my apprenticeship under Manet without getting myself killed or crippled by the dangerous work that was done in the Fishery every day.... The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

In the fury of his torment he tried futilely to rouse the omens that had guided his youth along dangerous paths into the desolate wasteland of glory. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

It was like a perfume ad: foreign and dangerous and potentially degrading. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

They had both hoped for a baby, and they were thrilled, but pregnancy was dangerous in the nineteenth century About one in every two hundred women died in childbirth. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I fear for you two hotheads, mixing yourselves up with dangerous business. What if these men catch you spying on them? It would go hard with you.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

But Gallup was a dangerous place, and by the time they realized what had happened to them, they must have believed it was too late to go home. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

"With the Mud Gate under assault? Folly. Tell Ser Osmund I want him out of there at once, it's too dangerous. Fetch him back to the castle." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I know now that this new world is dangerous, but are Amil and I just supposed to live here inside like prisoners? The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

They had only ever worked in greenhouse one before — greenhouse three housed far more interesting and dangerous plants. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“Curiosity is a dangerous petition: it is well I have not taken a vow to accord every request—” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

This is what my mother meant when she accused people of playing a dangerous game. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

I’d asked her, if I was so potentially dangerous, why the gods didn’t just kill me. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

A storm would be very dangerous out here where lightning travels fast. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

We decided we had been Pervert Hunting, which was just like Demon Hunting except the enemy was real and dangerous instead of being the product of a kid’s overactive imagination. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was dangerous to oppose the queen's men, but Davos had vowed always to tell his king the truth. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The seventeen-story monoliths were among the dangerous projects in all of Baltimore. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Half an hour later, they stood by what Valley claimed was one of the least dangerous entrances to the Cursed Forest, on a road between the library and Seven’s house. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

This combination of sexual fears and political power was an enormously potent and dangerous mix. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Dude, he threatened to break my neck and kill Thomas! The guy is mentally whacked, and you better send someone right now to throw him in the Slammer. He’s dangerous.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The 586th Fighter Aviation Regiment was still based at Saratov, using their fast and dangerous solo Yak fighters to defend and protect supplies and transport on the Volga River north of Stalingrad. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

This is a quick turnaround, since I’m pretty sure when Peeta appeared the whole team was concerned about how dangerous he might be, especially to me. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Hazel suspected that if Fiver felt they ought to cross the river, it might be dangerous not to. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps women were once so dangerous that they had to have their feet bound. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Space is full of dangerous cosmic rays that in the absence of magnetic protection would tear through our bodies, leaving much of our DNA in useless tatters. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

"It's going to be very dangerous," my grandmother said. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

He asked his wife if she would chop it down, but she warned him that this could be dangerous. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

It was difficult and dangerous, but it was feasible. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

On Halloween, she did my makeup, thick streaks of black liquid eyeliner that made my eyes look dangerous. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was other people who defined it as exotic or dangerous. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

But you don’t turn your back on a dangerous animal. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“What could be more dangerous than a fake quarantine and a town-sponsored bootlegging operation?” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Arggghhh!” he screamed, going airborne, sailing over those eternally dangerous waters. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The night riders were on patrol, he explained, casting agent and passenger into dangerous waters. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

He knows that I know too much, and that I must not live, lest I be dangerous to him; my only chance is to prolong my opportunities. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“It’s already too dangerous, all those women in my house. People have eyes, Madame.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“I’m not dangerous,” I said, keeping my voice level. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“To collect information for a future attack. We don’t know. It doesn’t matter. He’s dangerous.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Quinton would much rather you stay safe. This is dangerous stuff.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Bill is a very nice fellow, amiable and full of knowledge, experienced on mountain trails, and with the inestimable bonus that he is a gifted orthopedic surgeon—just what you want in a dangerous wilderness. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

They were split between admiration and wariness of his dangerous presence among them. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I fed him the last of my ambrosia, which was a little dangerous. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Don’t she know how dangerous this could be, talking about this while the whole world can see us? The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

There was a slithering noise high above them, the sound of someone taking giant and dangerous strides on rock or ash. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

There was no dangerous outside labor, no exhausting work quotas. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

“Just so we won’t have any trouble. If a French privateer sees us, we’ll look so dangerous the privateer will crowd sail and run!” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he doesn’t ask me to do anything difficult or dangerous or unpleasant. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

While a baby Feral might have caused inconvenience, a baby Ruby had had a more dangerous effect, compounded by the volatility of her nature. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I believe that a word against him might be as dangerous to the one who spoke it as a Rebel bullet would be. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it was also dangerous, deliberately meant to stir up the wingnuts and kooks. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“So...these Pillars of Hercules. Are they dangerous?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Quite often, even in bad spells, Hangman'll let me say whatever I want, even words beginning with dangerous letters. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

It was dangerous work, but Jack approached it as he did everything, doing the best job he could. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

How could he intentionally let her go now, knowing she was heading into something even more dangerous? The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Inevitably some became dangerous, like Charles Guiteau, the man who had assassinated President Garfield in Washington. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

She lit a new cigarette from the tip of the old one, which was, of course, chain-smoking and dangerous behavior at the best of times. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

“It is just too dangerous, Kim. You know what the soldiers will do to you if you get caught.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

So his mom drove him thirty miles to try out for another club, and now the most dangerous player on the rival soccer club also happens to be your best friend. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

It was perhaps not more dangerous than shirking an evening at the Center. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Such a place the Fallen Angels might have built as a spite to Heaven, dry and sharp, desolate and dangerous, and for me filled with foreboding. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was an absurd notion—there wasn’t anything remotely challenging or dangerous about the ridgeline—but you never know. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s addled his brains, but he could still be dangerous.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

She worked nights as a security guard in the projects, a job that was dangerous and equally dead end but paid a bit more. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Refrigerators in the 1920s were often appallingly risky because they used dangerous gases that sometimes leaked. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Too dangerous. The Sleeper is looking for you.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I tell her, “Being with boys is more dangerous for me than killing a cricket or having a bird fly into the house.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“Your Highness, that is kind of you to say, but I’m afraid it will be too dangerous.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

In short, there was an excellent chance that he was a dangerous man. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

“I think Grandpa makes up phony excuses for her not being around. This is a dangerous place. He has lied about other things. I get the feeling he’s trying to protect us from the truth.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“I never considered my father dangerous to the new order,” said Alfons. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, though, the weeding was done in a more thorough and dangerous way—with fire. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

He had a dinner-knife in his hand, and, as I saw he was dangerous, I tried to keep the table between us. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Any identifiable reference to him would have been mortally dangerous. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

The sheriff asked that as an act of goodwill these farmers turn in such dangerous items to his office in Amity Harbor. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

‘You can’t be thinking of doing that. It is quite as dangerous as Black Riders.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He was deluded by obsession; his logic and reasoning became corrupted, irrational, and increasingly dangerous. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The sex impulse was dangerous to the Party, and the Party had turned it to account. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I tried to explain to him how dangerous it was, particularly smoking, and even went to the trouble of finding a case history similar to his in a book by Sigmund Freud. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

“What were you guys talking about, anyway—something dangerous about the quest?” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

"Life is dangerous," Freak says, and you can tell he's thought a lot about this. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Pennsylvania coal country was the most dangerous place to work in America. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

Noticing Carter’s frown, Archie decided to throw him a bone—Carter still ran the meetings and as Vigils president he could be a dangerous adversary. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

If the men are that dangerous, why have women and children living on the island? Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Thassit. But you want to keep your nose out of that sort of thing. There’s some things it’s dangerous to talk about.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Nothing. I’m—I’m just trying to say that in trying to do right we’ve left ourselves open for something that could be truly dangerous to our set-up.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

We commonly say in the trade that the most dangerous animal in a zoo is Man. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

She and Justin hid under a thick blanket in the back and they charged off, at dangerous velocity given the darkness and the uniformly poor quality of Tennessee roads. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“We have to get there as close to six as possible, then stand on line for four hours or so. And it can be dangerous. Riots. Shootings. It isn’t fun.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

We don't visit her because Mom can't shake the feeling that New York is a dangerous place since the evening news is always reporting a crime there. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Since me and Mr. Leroy were ’bout to take a dangerous trip and he had the Preacher’s fancy pistol in case anything bad happened, I thought maybe I should take something along too. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Capricorn’s village didn’t look like a dangerous place on the gray rainy day when Meggie set eyes on it again. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

It was a dangerous offer—one that could easily get him killed. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

He stared at the boulders as if he’d just noticed how dangerous they were. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

They called to her—but called a different name, a dangerous name... Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Yes. This will be dangerous. There’s someone I want to visit, and to do that I have to get into the yard behind Capricorn’s house.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

And then, there it was, the deadly, dangerous thing crawling out of my mouth. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Books can be dangerous for children, my child. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“You went into the farmyard and the shed where the hutch rabbits were. This is much less dangerous. Come on—they’re all watching while we hesitate.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“These are dangerous times, and everyone is afraid. If I don't go, we may never see your father again. Do you want that?” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

It seemed odd that Holmes would go to the trouble of moving to a second hotel, but Geyer knew from experience that making assumptions about the behavior of criminals was always a dangerous thing. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

One bridge was so patently dangerous that I hesitated at it. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

There were only a dangerous forest and a single road and a thin grip on a life that the Elders had enjoyed for generations. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“These waters are dangerous. This is where Jormungundr, the Midgard serpent, is to be found.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

All of our departures from the country were dangerous, abrupt, and mostly illegal. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

A truly dangerous opponent would have killed his dæmon at once, and ended the matter there and then; this antagonist was afraid to strike. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The fields are flat, the wood is too distant and dangerous—the only cover is the graveyard and the mounds. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alas, zebras become impossibly dangerous as they grow older. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was an ugly, dangerous place, and it made him feel bad to think of the dog all alone out here. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

The hoverboard had become something more solid, something that obeyed its own rules, and that could be dangerous, too. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The Santa Lucias stood up against the sky to the west and kept the valley from the open sea, and they were dark and brooding—unfriendly and dangerous. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s just too dangerous for you to go there amongst all those white people.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And there are no great and dangerous slabs of ice that they must cross in spite of blizzards and starvation. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Telling dangerous lies calculated to cause civic unrest.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Either one of these things is dangerous, but in combination they have the potential to destroy entire civilizations. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Feynman explained how much uranium could be brought together before it became dangerous, and how to use cadmium to absorb neutrons and stop a chain reaction. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

They wanted to use their dangerous solo Yak fighters for something more obviously heroic than defense. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

The practice, which wasn't declared unconstitutional until 2002, was one of many degrading and dangerous punishments imposed on incarcerated people. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

It is important because many aquatic snails serve as hosts of dangerous parasitic worms that spend part of their life cycle in a mollusk, part in a human being. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

The number includes very dangerous malaria vectors in West Africa, the Middle East, Central America, Indonesia, and the eastern European region. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Deadly dangerous; while the spirit’s in it, it won’t never stop, and when you let the spirit flee, it’s so monstrous angry it’ll kill the first thing it gets at.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

On the other side of all that dangerous traffic! Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Magical babies are dangerous babies, Glerk tried to remind himself, day after day. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

The second myth is that the drug war is principally concerned with dangerous drugs. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

This map was one of those dangerous magical objects Mr. Weasley had been warning against.... Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He had seemed to oppose the windmill, simply as a manoeuvre to get rid of Snowball, who was a dangerous character and a bad influence. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

Every afternoon in the summer we’d crawl into my tree house to read arm-loads of books filled with great quests and dangerous adventures. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

The world’s a dangerous place when you don’t know enough. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

New Yorkers knew the Central Park Zoo was home to dangerous wild animals, and the article played to the fear of them. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

“What did he dor’ “Well, I was only in my gown, and the man looked dangerous. I went back into the pavilion and did on my armour.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Leopards are not usually dangerous unless they have been wounded. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

‘It’s tomorrow,’ said Gollum, ‘or this was tomorrow when hobbits went to sleep. Very foolish, very dangerous — if poor Sméagol wasn’t sneaking about to watch.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Therefore, in his view, it was not as dangerous as perhaps the Army people believed. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But not as dangerous as a non-Jew entering the ghetto, and it didn’t break my promise to Mrs. Diamant. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Rather, it accumulates in the bones and blood–that’s what makes it so dangerous–and neither bone nor blood was tested. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Roosevelt didn’t expect it to be a very dangerous adventure. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

Its new owners circled it and touched it now and then, the way you touch a dangerous horse to soothe him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Most people don’t realize how dangerous wild boars are, especially in the fall, when the males are fighting for dominance. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

‘Leo, even from up here, I’m sensing bad stuff at the bottom of those stairs. Something . . . large and dangerous. You sure you don’t want me to come along?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

But once you corner him, he’s the most dangerous animal that ever lived in Texas. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

And right now, the most dangerous part of the Hunger Games is about to begin. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

She was as nervous as they were about the dangerous, untested strategy. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“I have to find out where Trademaster is,” Jonas told them both, “He’s still out there somewhere, He’s quite near. And he’s terribly dangerous.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

There was a dangerous wooden dock, an old minnow tank, a flimsy tar paper boathouse along the shore. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

"He is the most dangerous man you will ever meet." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Over the protests of his wife, who was alarmed at such a dangerous invention, at one point he was ready to set the house on fire. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“They bite. They can be as mean and dangerous as a guard dog. They even kill and eat snakes.” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Romero said he didn’t know how dangerous the bull might be after being a rodeo bull. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I know what you’ve got in mind, and it’s too dangerous,” he said. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Arion was playing a dangerous game of tag, charging around the giant while Alyconeus swiped at them with his staff, knocking over walls and cleaving massive chasms in the ice. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The first tale I heard about him when I arrived at the Great Place was that the reverend had chased away a dangerous ghost with only a Bible and a lantern as weapons. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The doctor did not regard it as particularly dangerous or painful, reassuring Booth that he could treat the injury. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s too dangerous — I don’t want him within a hundred miles of her.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been there,” he purred, a dangerous light entering his eyes. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“You have dangerous knowledge. It is only a matter of time before Claudius takes aim at your life.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Overnight the Qartheen had come to remember that dragons were dangerous. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Mostly,” I said, “But the dangerous parts are covered up.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Beta, you can’t leave again so close to curfew. It’s too dangerous. We know it feels like prison. But it’s for your safety. It’s not up for discussion.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Annabeth volunteered to go alone since she had the cap of invisibility, but I convinced her it was too dangerous. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

My mother longed to go all the way to Narewka to find Hershel and her family, but my father said it was still too dangerous to travel that far east. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

And surely you know about the dangerous journey we took across the ocean in order to make a new life in America? The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Kino’s lips were thin and his jaws tight, and the people say that he carried fear with him, that he was as dangerous as a rising storm. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I said we were dangerous to each other. That’s more a reminder than a threat.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“That sounds,” Rick said, “like an invitation for you to come in and kill me. To get your owl back immediately. I won’t agree to that; it’s too dangerous.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

He wants to run back to the hut and never carry out this dangerous task again. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hair dark and curly, those gray Seam eyes bright and, even then, dangerous. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The sun backs away from the world like a crab and the days grow shorter, the nights grow longer, more dark and dangerous. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

In one case, about six years earlier, Baird had prosecuted a twenty-one-year-old man who had been driving a small Toyota pickup through Logan Canyon, along a narrow, sometimes dangerous road. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

It was a dangerous job with long flights and hazardous conditions. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

This would not only be annoying, but pretty much impossible and sometimes dangerous, since Loretta’s pedestrian route is on back trails and down small, narrow highways. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“No, child. You can make no noise. Too dangerous,” Amari told him. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

A great delight it was to feel that certainty again, to know that I could steer my fortune and the world’s chance like a bobsled down the steep, dangerous hour. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

He reeked of gasoline and altogether he was pretty weird, but he wasn’t dangerous. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

"It is of course dangerous to set off an explosive device on a spacecraft," Vogel pointed out. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I couldn’t even eat them, knowing they’re filled with dangerous chemicals. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I learned which blocks in our neighborhood were thought to be more dangerous than others. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Most were far too dangerous, but that did not stop us from considering them. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She recalled being told about a mother and father who needed to take a long, dangerous journey and would someday return for her—or perhaps that was something she had read in a book. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

They have stacks of Bonnie’s books on ghost hunters, psychics, and dangerous angels. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Walter’s case taught me that fear and anger are a threat to justice; they can infect a community, a state, or a nation and make us blind, irrational, and dangerous. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

This is why the most dangerous creation of any society is that man who has nothing to lose. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

Turns out it's a fairly dangerous idea, because I'm in front of the entrance at dismissal, and there's no place to keep out of the way. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This is different. I don’t mean you shouldn’t share them now; I mean you should never share them with anyone, ever, no matter what happens. Divergence is extremely dangerous. You understand?” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

It is difficult to deceive him, and dangerous to try. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

At one time he had and used as legal tender at least forty-five tops of various sizes and colors, from the thick clumsy baby tops to the lean and dangerous splitters with their needle points. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I had forgotten the rules, an error as dangerous on the Upper West Side of Manhattan as on the Westside of Baltimore. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Dasch and Burger spent the rest of the afternoon trying to figure out how to handle their dangerous situation. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

It was less dangerous to travel at this hour, as some of the gunmen were dozing off and the night made it difficult for the militiamen to see me from afar. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Ambuya said it was dangerous to eat too much after starving. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

These things were just too dangerous to play with or to take chances with, that’s why the first part of my revenge plan was to get this gun out of the way. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Shawn was violent, dangerous, and my father was his protector. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“I know it’s dangerous. How do I get there?” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

And it’s dangerous for her to be out, there must be a Guardian standing outside the door, waiting for her. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Many Cambodians are trekking on foot to the north, crossing dangerous mined fields and Khmer Rouge control zones, with little food and water, to go to Thailand. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still, I knew that to have such thoughts was dangerous right there. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m a monster, you know. I’m one of the dangerous ones.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I concentrated on keeping my eyes off his hands, knowing now that they were more dangerous for me than his face, but sometimes I couldn’t help myself. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

That seemed so dangerous, to think of me and my body as two separate things—as if one could be sacrificed to protect the other. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“The roads will be too dangerous for you,” she continues. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

This doctrine was so dangerous that the manuscript describing it had to be circulated in secret, an Athenian samizdat. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Knew I was treading on dangerous ground, but I shrugged and said, “That’s what the internet said.” Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

If the northern forest was dangerous, the southern one was even more so. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Even Armpit knew he looked more dangerous than that guy did. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Frank didn’t understand how .a lump of metal could be dangerous, but he took Hazel seriously. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Honestly, if the lamp was so dangerous, then why keep leaving her alone with it? Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He is too dangerous to have near me. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

As long as the bullet wasn't causing problems, they didn't want to create new complications by performing a dangerous operation. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Still, if Foxface thought it was dangerous, maybe it's time for me to get out of here, too. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

‘Accident, then. That accident has made your position dangerous.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I needed a gaelet, one of the dangerous men who lend money to desperate people. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

This cold is very dangerous, people die in it all the time.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The gorge beside the mill would be too dangerous to navigate in the dark, so he’d sleep there, then make the descent at dawn. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Dell Duke doesn't even have the car completely stopped before I open the door, which is of course dangerous. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“Mrs. Pattillo, how does a mother decide to send her daughter into such a dangerous situation?” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They all knew that to take a leopard cub from its mother was the most dangerous thing that any man could do. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Its fires were now dimmed, and it stood in smouldering slumber, as threatening and dangerous as a sleeping beast. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

In the heat of early afternoon, they would remove their helmets and flak jackets, walking bare, which was dangerous but which helped ease the strain. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It sure is bad for my health. And gettin’ more dangerous all the time.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Then he lowered his voice “You must know that the way I feel is very, dangerous now. Do not talk about your mother with other people.” The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Instead, she talked about how dangerous it was to be on the road after sunset, I guess to imply why she hadn’t returned. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

She came to sit calmly at his side, alert and elegant and dangerous, her tawny eyes surveying the room before turning, like his black ones, to the door from the hall as the handle turned. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

They didn’t venture too far south, where they’d been warned the streets grew dangerous. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

That Doc was gonna say he couldn’t teach us anymore because it was too dangerous. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“It’s dangerous out here. The cities are like these boulders. They may seem solid, but if you start messing with them, the whole pile could crumble.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Many youth groups joined ranks with the Hitler Youth: Some joined because they desired to do so; others joined because it was dangerous not to. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

‘Victory is always dangerous. And it often requires sacrifice. Leo Valdez and I have discussed this.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He did not sleep that night, but sat up in his roof garden, watching his city, his beloved, dangerous city, and worrying about how he would live through the next day. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

He added that the order to restrict text messaging by federal employees behind the wheel “sends a very clear signal to the American public that distracted driving is dangerous and unacceptable.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

It was dangerous work, too, as poisonous snakes and scorpions hid in the grass. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thanked the Lord for showing me the stupidity of my ridiculous and dangerous proposition in time. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The problem with growing up around highly dangerous things is that after a while you just get used to them. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She sounds dangerous right now, but the fun kind. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Everyone knew it was dangerous for her to return, but we hoped for her safety. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

For he did not know about seeing a calf born, everything here was strange, and potentially dangerous to him. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

I scan the trees for any sign of dangerous predators. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“This will be dangerous. It is not a game.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Recon was a notoriously dangerous posting with a high fatality rate, and Root didn’t think it was any place for a girlie. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

But we little know until tried how much of the uncontrollable there is in us, urging across glaciers and torrents, and up dangerous heights, let the judgement forbid as it may. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But even without their car, the young men were dangerous. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

“How a girl who worked at the Night Zoo as a beastkeeper suddenly has an interest in helping you find the most dangerous beast in the entire region?” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

That made him a hundred times more dangerous. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

He did not have to convince Beans and Mutto that his mother was dangerous to them, especially in her house. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Take care,” he said, “take care how you cut yourself. It is more dangerous than you think in this country.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Oh, is that it? Give me their names, Milo. Give me their names and I’ll see to it that they go on every dangerous mission the group flies.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“You shouldn’t have touched that diamond. It’s dangerous.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

But the ocean was turbulent and unpredictable, with dangerous currents and constant wind. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Because in addition to joining dangerous gangs and having parties, this Noah also goes out with girls, keeps his hair buzzed and tidy, hangs at The Spot, watches sports with Dad. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Now, despite the dangerous quest they were facing, at least she had her boyfriend back. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

In this moment, I can’t help but wonder if that dangerous crush she mentioned is on ME. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

She concluded by telling Judge Willmore: “Please send a message to people everywhere that texting and driving are dangerous and the effects can be both heartbreaking and devastating.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Do not judge me too harshly, half- blood. Wise counsel is not always popular, but I spoke the truth. You are dangerous.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

The kind you let in your house because he was not dangerous, because you had seen him with children, bought his products and never heard a scrap of gossip about him doing wrong. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Waiting here this close to the school is just too dangerous — I’m sure they’ll be looking for you and . Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

It seemed dangerous to her, even if she didn’t quite put so fine a point on her observation. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“We need to remove some of the native species. The Collective believes an airborne herbicide can kill foliage, without risking physical contact with dangerous flora.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Those outfits are associated with an undesirable, often dangerous element of society. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

It had taken the angels a long time to get rid of that kind of dangerous in Lucille; it was a fight that had started decades before even Bitter was born. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

The dark of a childhood closet, the odor of gasoline she never liked, the feel of something dangerous pawing at her softly to see what she would do. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sniff the coffee but it smells pretty dangerous, so, just to annoy him, I offer some to Chris. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

But that night, something new and dangerous stirred within her. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

She looked wild and dangerous, like a wounded creature. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“I knew it had to do with ending the war and that it was dangerous.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

It didn’t look alien any longer, but that only made it more dangerous, made me more likely to relax and make a mistake. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re clever. We both know that. But you can be thoughtless. A clever, thoughtless person is one of the most terrifying things there is. Worse, I’ve been teaching you some dangerous things.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

At this point, said Furman, the most dangerous tool the Germans had was between the ears of a physicist named Werner Heisenberg. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was an immediate impression of shrewdness and toughness; the Prime Minister thought he understood why the Wizarding community preferred Scrimgeour to Fudge as a leader in these dangerous times. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

She kept looking at the houses of the village, though she knew it was dangerous to do so. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Then he threw himself off Devil’s Drop and almost drowned that day, almost died, and my anger toward him got wild and thrashing, monstrous and dangerous. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

It feels dangerous, like the trees may start talking with gnarled wood mouths and reaching for her with twisted branch arms. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I was dangerous, and I knew what they did to the dangerous ones. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Sleep belonged to the same category as swimming; both activities were necessary and dangerous in equal parts. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was dangerous to allow yourself to believe that what you said directly influenced the universe. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t just fall off the turnip truck, girl! But here’s the thing, Stella,” her father continued, “I don’t want you out there at night anymore. Too dangerous.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Only once did they approach the dangerous subject, so suddenly that Ranofer had a very bad moment indeed before he realized he was safe. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

One group calling itself the National School Safety Center issued a checklist of “dangerous signs” to watch for in lads. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Did you rescue Tater from that dangerous situation?” asked Nala, arching an eyebrow. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The maternity ward is dangerous because people there are happy. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was too dangerous for her to be flying so far with the air filled with smoke and ash. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

He had successfully created the world’s most dangerous personal helicopter. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“It’s—too—dangerous—!” Ron yelled, but Harry wheeled in the air. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

They had a long, dangerous journey ahead of them. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

“Mija is fighting a very dangerous infection and she has to have surgery if there is any chance of saving her. Please, wait outside with your children,” Nurse Cha said. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“They might be craftsmen, artists, maybe advisers, but not warriors. Not leaders of dangerous quests.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

My dad would have a stroke if he knew I’d driven Cade’s truck before; and driving right after a seizure was definitely a dangerous idea. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

It was dangerous to educate slaves, they warned. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Do I look dangerous? No, but that man there will shoot, first you, then me.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

If the instruments and drainage tubes were not properly disinfected, they would carry dangerous bacteria deep into the body. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

And in Dell's opinion, they could be dangerous. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“It’s dangerous. What if a wind catches you, or the rope snaps?” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

But would they be dangerous to bring into the valley? Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“It is most dangerous to keep them,” said Perdita, by way of explanation. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The waters of the Rio Grande were dangerous, and Mamá wouldn’t care that our swimming hole seemed safe to me. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

It may be, in fact, the most dangerous of all the filovirus sisters, because of its seeming ability to travel rather easily through the air, perhaps more easily than the others. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said he himself knew the conduct was dangerous and wrong, but did Reggie? A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

He'd be the same old Martin, but at least for the next few seconds, I still had the opportunity to be somebody different, somebody quick and dangerous. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Or perhaps there is something particularly dangerous about the Martian surface. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Looks to me like this could be really dangerous!” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

These people were dangerous; they’d want to know more at once. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There is nothing dangerous here,” she told him “But,” she added, glancing at the wall clock, “he doesn’t like to be kept waiting.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Whispers are rare, dangerous, and powerful, even among the Silvers, even in the capital. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z

She was fast, but he was faster and caught up to her before she could get out of the woods, where it would be too dangerous for him to follow her. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It seemed to me,” Hall said, “that an American monopoly was dangerous and should be prevented.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Yankee white man did not know how dangerous his words were. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps the reason for this was that the boar season happened in the two winter months, when the old English snow would be liable to ball in your horse’s hoofs and render galloping too dangerous. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

One would have thought that nothing dangerous or dreadful had happened; and indeed the horror faded out of their hearts as they looked at him, and saw the merry glint in his eyes. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

It has the power of invisibility, making it difficult to evade or catch, and is very dangerous. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He edged around the dangerous machine to get to the fridge. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Wonderful. You have a big day when you wake up. It could be dangerous.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Another long pause, stretching from Michigan to Texas and back again, was finally broken by my next dangerous question. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

What if they had wandered away and were now lost in the city, with its busy, dangerous streets and large, succulent population of pigeons? The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

“Dumbledore wanted you to use Occlumency! He thought the connection was dangerous—Voldemort can use it, Harry! What good is it to watch him kill and torture, how can it help?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The words are superimposed on a cascade of banned books, dangerous books. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

"No more crazy adventures or dangerous quests, young man. You have to be careful," she keeps saying. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was dangerous, and our bus driver had had enough of it. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

And suddenly that small friendly dog, David’s dog, was an enemy, as dangerous as a tiger, because I knew what he was going to do. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“A Lydian drakon, to be exact. The oldest and most dangerous kind.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Even though many of these children have done nothing wrong, they are targeted by police, presumed guilty, and suspected by law enforcement of being dangerous or engaged in criminal activity. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

At the last moment, I remember to send a message to my mother about my leaving 13, and stress that it won’t be dangerous. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

They must pick them out from the general din by their insect-like hum—we explain to them that these are far more dangerous than the big ones that can be heard long beforehand. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The most dangerous being in the supernatural world has the Black Book. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“If they weren’t dangerous, then why . . . ?” I tried to understand, struggling not to let him see how seriously I was considering his ghost story. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Speaking of Oppenheimer’s call for candor, he advised the president, “The campaign is dangerous and its proposals fatal.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

If it's dangerous there, then I can't let my mom face that alone. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

We head through the Crooked Forest, with its bent trunks, since the Milkwood is dangerous at night. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

It brought back bad memories of my trip through the Labyrinth last year, but this tunnel felt even more dangerous. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The young mouse approached the sparrow with trepidation, not wanting to antagonize the moody, dangerous bird. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Maybe we both felt there was something dangerous about bringing up the old days, because for ages we avoided any mention of them. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Extremely dangerous creatures,” said P.M., his complexion dimming. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

"You surprise me, Turtle Wexler. I thought you were too smart to commit such a dangerous, destructive, and stupid act." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the hospital is a dangerous place, and a sponsor would’ve had to pay Day a great deal of money. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

A whole lot about the women that used to be but nothing that makes any sense, cuz drunk Noise is like a drunk man: blurry and boring and dangerous. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Am I right—Lloyd, is it?—that there’s no fence or anything? Isn’t that a little dangerous for kids?” Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

When I’m sure, I risk a quick look down. —too dangerous in the south, and the Commandant is not trustworthy. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

But the African buffalo is considered the most dangerous and unpredictable large mammal of Africa. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

But there was something even more dangerous than Hessians, and it was lurking right in the camp. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes?” he said, “in what way can you make things dangerous?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“It seems like something dangerous is about to happen.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“I’m in debt to a dangerous person. I could use every penny ...” I trailed off, my mind working. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Even though the next morning he would leave on a dangerous mission, even though he knew something terrible was coming down the pike, those words of Mr. Benedict’s had made all good things seem possible. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Both of them angled slightly away from each other for a better view of their flanks, in case something dangerous tried to sneak up on them. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Now that I've seen New York, I know it's not the violent and dangerous place my mom thinks it is. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

No wonder he saw so many doing the dangerous work of swimming in the churning water of the river at night. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Caruthers said nothing, just glared at Ophie as she left the room, a quiet stare that chilled Ophie and reminded her that the old woman was dangerous in so many ways. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“The times are critical and dangerous and I must have you here to assist me....You must leave the farm to the mercy of the winds. I can do nothing without you.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

And like any artist with no art form, she became dangerous. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

It is usually dangerous only when what it is guarding is threatened. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

El Patron was watching them with obvious glee, and Matt realized it might be dangerous to draw back now. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aside from its dangerous aspects, the curse often made a fool of me and was partly the reason I seemed so clumsy. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Really, being a librarian is a much more dangerous job than you realize. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

The demon’s mask the slavers had burned into his right cheek to mark him for a dangerous and disobedient slave would never leave him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Wait. You said it was too dangerous, but Brer says every city has its own. Why don’t we just use the MidPass Story Box? Isn’t it good enough to lure out Anansi?” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

It struck him that the man’s whole life was playing a part, and that he felt it to be dangerous to drop his assumed personality even for a moment. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

And I don’t know if it would be exactly like Sonny’s example, but it could be dangerous. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

How do they come to terms with something tragic, dissonant, dangerous, contrary to their long-term interests, their safety, the interests of their children? A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“It’s just as dangerous, whether there are seven or eight,” they noted rightly. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

‘And, to get there, those meddlesome demigods will have to travel by sea, eh? They know it’s too dangerous to fly over land.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The dangerous me noticed how Martin tightened his fists when the train pulled to a stop. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

The driving controls are okay, and the nav computer is telling me the rover is at an "unacceptably dangerous tilt." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he felt nervous, realizing he was thinking of it as his pigeon, and what a dangerous thought that could be around here. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

And then Edward stepped out from the trees, his skin faintly glowing, his eyes black and dangerous. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

"I did not want to risk two wires for a spark. It would be dangerous to us if we had static while setting up." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

It felt a little like the burgeoning of moths at darkfall, but it was something much more dangerous than moths. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

But the things that I'm lying about are much bigger, the things I'm doing much more dangerous. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I knew beyond all doubt that the dark things crowding in on me either did not exist or were not dangerous to me, and still I was afraid. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

While that was not in and of itself serious, it could progress into something dangerous. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

They met at Aulis, a place of strong winds and dangerous tides, impossible to sail from as long as the north wind blew. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

How I am the stupid kid who dug a dangerous hole. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

“Anything I do will be dangerous, you know,” he said. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The woods looked dangerous now, full of coyotes and bears and, soon, humans at war. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Of course not. But if there weren’t any dangerous radiation, that would be a different matter.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Daddy also said there’s nothing more dangerous than when that rage is activated. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

No, he was making something down here, something that had to do with paint, and probably something too filthy and dangerous for white men to be willing to do even for money. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

With the words “extremely dangerous” fresh in the children’s ears, the car rattled out of the woods into plain view of Nomansan Island. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

They were under the eaves of Fangorn, and endless leagues lay between them and the Men of Rohan, their only friends in this wide and dangerous land. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

For a foot soldier—the gang’s man on the street—this development was particularly dangerous. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

This, of course, is dangerous for the rest of us. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

She was waiting until her granddaughters were past the dangerous stretch of their teen years before she left them to fend for themselves. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Darwin knew that he was now gliding along the dangerous edge of the known world, tacking south of heresy. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

How was he to begin his dangerous task? Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t as dangerous as I had heard it was. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“It’ll go away in a second. Please don’t touch it. It’s dangerous.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The bus makes a few more dangerous stops and a few people get on or off. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

“They are very, very dangerous,” his grandmother says. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

And sorrow was dangerous—though she couldn’t quite remember why. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

It may be dangerous; I'll be driving right back into a known storm area. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though I followed on his heels, I was more than a little hesitant, knowing his business—as he had said himself—was dangerous. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Nobody here is dangerous,” I say, and as I say it I put my hand over Nia’s, on her thigh. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

He was, therefore, more dangerous than she had thought. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

It was hard to think of the Rusties as actual people, rather than as just an idiotic, dangerous, and sometimes comic force of history. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

As Louie prepared to start Torrance High, he was looking less like an impish kid and more like a dangerous young man. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

She knew that few things were more dangerous than hippos with young. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was dangerous, she said, because I was controlled by that fear, and by the Father of Fear, Lucifer. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Looks to me like this could be really dangerous,” said the one who had already called us “crazy.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

And I realize that she knows my vitiligo isn’t dangerous or contagious. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

That was the dangerous thing about dreams—how quickly you became tangled in it all. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Anywhere else, Yolanda would find him extremely attractive, but here on a lonely road, with the sky growing darker by seconds, his good looks seem dangerous, a lure to catch her off her guard. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know, Percy, but beware of him. He is more dangerous than ever. And the golden coffin is still with him, still growing in strength.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

If there really was something dangerous on the island, it might kill me the minute I set foot outside the loop. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He seemed dark and dangerous, like a creature you might stumble on in the middle of the night. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, of course you do. I just dread putting you in danger, and I don’t know whether it’s more dangerous for you to know these things or not to.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“But he’s getting so big! Surely large male animals become dangerous as they grow?” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Whispering has just gotten a deal more dangerous. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I wanted to tell her they were dangerous. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Only a very few animals in the forests at Gombe were potentially dangerous—mainly buffalo and leopards. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Though he still chased bandits on horseback, the work was generally less dangerous; in many cases, it involved unmasking individuals who had filed false claims for reimbursements. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

They had come to Aeaea, the realm of Circe, a most beautiful and most dangerous witch. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“These two are dangerous. It'd be much safer, while we’ve got them here—” “Ares,” Poseidon interrupted, “they are worthy heroes. We will not blast my son to bits.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

We need to hike an informal trail—stumble on, as quick as possible, in the dark, down a dangerous hill. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid I can’t, sir. I destroyed it. It was too dangerous to leave lying around.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“It’s okay, Dari. You can be the cleanup man. Plus, it’s probably the most dangerous job of all—because if anyone catches you, you’ll be standing there with a pile of eggs.” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Then again, he’d never done anything so dangerous or, now that he thought about it, so stupid. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I laugh out loud, my fear dissipating, a dangerous sense of my own power growing. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In Chicago Myrta saw at once that the stories Holmes had told of the city had only barely captured its glamour and dangerous energy. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry about that. She’s just worried. You see . . . it’s dangerous for more than just me if, after spending so much time with you so publicly . . .” He looked down. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“It’s dangerous for her to speak that way. Her mind is beginning to wander.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

To try to trap him into saying something revealing, to lead him into dangerous territory? The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Watch out, babe, she’s dangerous,” Cliff said to Ria, holding out an arm like he was going to protect her from something. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

For these cases of front-line madness become dangerous if one is not able to fling the man to the ground and hold him fast. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I worry, though, that the navigator’s enlightenment is as dangerous as fireworks in the hands of a child. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Poaching is a serious crime, and shiftas are dangerous if they think someone has seen them at work. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wept for her father and mother, whom she would never see again, and she wept for her stupidity in trying to stay in so dangerous a place. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

And now there was a crazy person in the ship somewhere with the most dangerous handheld weapon ever invented. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

How long it took, neither Lyra nor Will could guess; how fearful and dangerous it was, they were never able to forget. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I thought he might cry or scream, and felt myself sway forward at the same time he took another dangerous step toward me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, I knew little or nothing as to how one goes about acquiring a horse to ride on potentially dangerous mountain trails. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Most of us couldn’t like the Mexican girl on account of Miranda not liking her, which made it downright dangerous, socially speaking. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He looked so dangerous with half his mustache missing that no one dared argue. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

That made them no less real, no less frightening and dangerous; it just meant he had to protect her even more carefully. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

A dangerous lassitude hovered just out of range in his body; it was accompanied by a defeatist torpor. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet freedom was a dangerous thing to even think about. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bookseller was right; the words were dangerous, every one of them. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We left him at our camp up by the burnt-out cottage last night, because we knew it was going to be dangerous,” the boy went on. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Soon every passerby will be as dangerous as a Peacekeeper. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The word had spread after our last launch that our big new rockets were potentially dangerous to spectators. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

It’s also because of what happens after the chase, since pursuing a suspect at high speed is precisely the kind of activity that pushes police officers into this dangerous state of high arousal. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Are the migrants hiding in clumps of yellow flowers between the tracks innocents traveling north or dangerous men who are running from the law in their own countries? Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Safety experts feel that there is not enough evidence, yet, to show that the Reston strain is not an extremely dangerous virus. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would be too dangerous for her to live alone. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The stacks were so dense around the pile of crushed and charred trailers that it was too dangerous to try to clear them out with one of the old construction cranes. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“It's where I keep my heart. It's too dangerous to keep it in my chest, what with the sharp edges of bones so easily broken.” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The Grand High Witch stood on the very centre of the platform, and those dangerous eyes of hers travelled slowly around the audience of witches who were sitting so meekly before her. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Each has a submachine gun slung ready, for whatever dangerous or subversive acts they think we might commit inside. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though lead was widely known to be dangerous, by the early years of the twentieth century it could be found in all manner of consumer products. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

In 1881, many traditional doctors considered homeopaths to be quacks employing useless and sometimes dangerous medicines. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

But as I sat there, I found it impossible to escape the sensation that something dangerous was drawing in upon to us. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Chubs isn’t the only one that thinks it’s too dangerous. But I think Ruby’s tough enough to make it without us if she wants to. Why?” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Working at the dam was dangerous, but Shin also found it exhilarating. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

It was dangerous to run with an axe, because you might fall and cut yourself, but it made me feel safer to hold it in my hand. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were other locked doors in the University, places where dangerous things were kept, where old and forgotten secrets slept: silent and hidden. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He was happy in his marriage, although he wooed a dangerous lady who had been the cause of many deaths, the Princess Hippodamia. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

But that didn’t happen, because everyone had adopted this dangerous pose and nobody talked because everyone was afraid of who the other guys were pretending to be. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The executive admonished me, noting that the impulsive policy I had called for was not only premature but dangerous. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That they were trying to pick out any of the dangerous ones that were still hiding out.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

"Live steel is too dangerous. I will permit you tourney swords, with blunted edges." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

For an African American living in the Deep South in the 1960s, voting was not just a forbidden act, it was a dangerous act. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

“David. I love you so much. But I was wrong to ask you. You can’t come. It’s dangerous. Impossible. We don’t have visitors.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I explained to a group of several hundred Africans, Indians, and Coloureds that volunteering was a difficult and even dangerous duty, as the authorities would seek to intimidate, imprison, and perhaps attack the volunteers. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

To stop that dangerous idea, in the 1880s, growers turned to men from Japan. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

“I can’t think of any time I’d like to go back to. But of all of them, this must be one of the most dangerous—for me anyway.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Gradually the sufferer grows thoroughly disoriented and subject to increasingly dangerous hallucinations—including the decidedly cruel misconception that he is not freezing but burning up. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s dangerous in there right now,” he says. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Had my foolish curiosity made me inhale something dangerous? Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Well . .. can't be any more dangerous than your crazy hospital break-in, yeah?" Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

In dangerous places you traveled in danger you traveled to a dangerous place you traveled in danger e-hey-ya-ah-na! Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

There was plenty of money to be made among the demons, but it was also dangerous. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I kept a weapon out of some dangerous hands, that’s all.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He explained that the first night is dangerous, but the second night is the real killer. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Well, foxes were like wolves, only not so dangerous. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

The factories in which they worked inhumanely long hours were extremely dangerous. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

She didn’t know it yet, but she was on the trail of South America’s most dangerous Nazi spy. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Is it dangerous? What if she had actually stepped off the ledge?” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

It was dangerous work, for not only was there the danger of enemy fire, but also the chance that another Marine might mistake a Navajo for an enemy. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is too dangerous to rig the oars as a drag if you must sleep. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We were going to do something very dangerous,” said Allen. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

On the other side, the dam dropped away like the world’s most dangerous skateboard ramp, down to the river seven hundred feet below, and water that churned from the dam’s vents. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

They make feelings rise and clatter and wreck, and sometimes that’s dangerous. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

She was strange now, erratic, sometimes needing my friendship, trusting me with her dangerous longings for freedom, her wild plans to run away again; and sometimes hating me, blaming me for her trouble. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Only the top half of its head was exposed above the ice; the rest of it, the dangerous parts, its open jaws and all its teeth and tongues, were all caught below the surface. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“A creature that is dangerous to others even after it is dead.” The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Flying pigs are faster, but way more dangerous. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Surround him!” the king yelled, “Save the horses!”— and suddenly I knew I was dealing with no dull mechanical bull but with thinking creatures, pattern makers, the most dangerous things I’d ever met. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was an exhilarating time but still dangerous. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Because Cox has forty former slaves living on his farm, it is too dangerous for Booth and Herold to stay on the property. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

He knew this love was hopeless and very dangerous, and he tried to fight it, but it took possession of him until all he had strength for was to conceal it from everyone but himself. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“More like spears, I think. Well, that sounds dangerous. More like toothpicks.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Large devilfish are dangerous if you are in the sea, for their arms are so long as a man, and they can quickly wrap them around you. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, maybe for sneaking out of the house. Especially for climbing out your window. That’s dangerous!” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

“See, I have a police record. Is it true that chicks like dangerous men?” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Where ramblers and visitors are concerned, they are more inventive, only using physical force as a last resort if tales of new-planted grass, or a dangerous bull on the loose, are not sufficient. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Be careful, Ophie. This house is even more dangerous than it looks.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

"Eden will be okay. Maybe this virus is less dangerous and he'll recover on his own." Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Long ago, you see, before the forest became dangerous, the Witch was just a little thing. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

The singing, thundering, magical words made her seem doubly dangerous, doubly alluring. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

The unstinting efforts of this office in persuading Muggles that all photographic evidence of the Loch Ness kelpie is fake have gone some way to salvaging a situation that at one time looked exceedingly dangerous. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You were the one who kept telling me the book was dangerous!” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“It’s not only your company I crave! Never forget that. Never forget I am more dangerous to you than I am to anyone else.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Right,” I howled, “because there’s nothing more dangerous than a wounded bull pepperoni!” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

“No, sir, not around all these people. Too dangerous.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The most dangerous time was during the curfew, when fugitives could not be out on the street and the police could hunt them down at will. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

A sudden intake of breath around the table told Matt that Mr. Alacran had said something dangerous. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even in chains, Mormont looked dangerous, a hulking brute with big, thick arms and sloped shoulders. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Easily in the top three most dangerous places in Logan County. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

She stabbed and parried with her right hand, occasionally shooting tomatoes from the cornucopia in her left, while yelling at the suitors, ‘Save yourselves! I’m too dangerous!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

It was much too dangerous: The KGB kept all foreigners in the Soviet Union under close surveillance. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Supernatural Investigations is the most dangerous, most competitive specialty there is. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Banning was a dangerous game, for one was not shackled or chained behind bars; the bars were laws and regulations that could easily be violated and often were. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was becoming too dangerous, the secret heroine of the whole nation. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was nevertheless extremely dangerous flying, at the limit of the aircraft’s range, and one of the Italian machines had crashed on the glacier. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“You see? You have no respect for excessive authority or obsolete traditions. You’re dangerous and depraved, and you ought to be taken outside and shot I” “Are you serious?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Everyone reluctantly agreed that allowing tourists to visit those precious nests in the hidden grove would be too dangerous. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“In case you forgot,” said Mr. Lemoncello, “Extreme Challenges are extremely challenging and sometimes extremely dangerous.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

His solid, thickset body spoke of fights that he had started and won, and the buck-teeth that gaped through his lips made him seem vaguely dangerous. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“You walk into dangerous territory when you make judgments against a person based on limited interaction.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Better information has led to later reduction or withdrawal of the tolerance, but only after the public has been exposed to admittedly dangerous levels of the chemical for months or years. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

While marginalization may sound far preferable to exploitation, it may prove to be even more dangerous. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Oh, it was so dangerous to pry, especially when she was here on his good graces. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

It was too dangerous to do what she’d done before, to take part of the splendor in Adiah’s body away again so that she could be human; Koffi suddenly wished she could. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t worried about Agent Orange, but going up in a helicopter every day in a war zone was dangerous, and they both knew it. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

At the factory my father had been warned not to leave after work; the streets were too dangerous, so he stayed overnight, in relative safety. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

For six months, the 586th Regiment had been defending strategic positions in their dangerous solo Yak fighters and the 588th Regiment had been harassing German troops with bombs dropped from their flimsy Po-2s. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“That would be wrong. Then he might become dangerous. He may be rude now, but no foreigners have been harmed by their servants.” Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had to make the maze more dangerous, more spectacular—make Pasiphaë focus on the traps rather than the direction the Labyrinth was leading. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The adventurers knew all too well that it was dangerous to try to paddle their six canoes through the churning waters, and they couldn’t risk losing any more canoes or food. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

The mother was fierce in her son’s defense, saying that it was dangerous to have a fountain when children were about, and that she was writing to the M.P. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The man was so large and dangerous looking. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The progressives of the Stability Research group, regardless of their actual political practices, were certainly open to accusations of subversion for their embrace of “dangerous” ideas like racial integration, civil rights, and equality for women. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“He said you didn’t . . . hunt people. He said your family wasn’t supposed to be dangerous because you only hunted animals.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know.... I’m worried about you guys, I guess. It’s dangerous out here, and messing with Specials isn’t a good idea. You should know that by now, Maddy.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

In 2006, Alabama passed a law that made it a felony to expose a child to a “dangerous environment” in which the child could encounter drugs. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I drive back the long way, over the mountain on the dangerous S curves, toward the enormous, glowing, gaudy pagoda that watches over our town. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

I wondered if it truly was more dangerous, or if it just felt that way. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Had Valley shown her true colors and ditched them right when things got dangerous? Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Do you know that? Any policeman should arrest you and take you to the Gestapo. This is a dangerous place.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“It’s dangerous to have your feet in the water during a lightning storm!” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

After he ran away from his southern California group home, he took up with other, more dangerous friends. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Their classmates didn’t realize the cub was facing something even more dangerous than crocodiles or hunger. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Sorry, it’s all I’ve got. Anyway, potassium chlorate is unstable under heat and pressure. It's too dangerous for rocket fuel. What do your parents think about the BCMA?” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“No. I—uh, I couldn’t ask you to do that, big guy. Too dangerous.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I couldn’t keep on giving Matt foxglove, though. It’s much too dangerous. I needed something that would make him sick, but not too sick. Then someone told me about monarch butterflies.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, some people do prefer easier, less dangerous departments,” says Elsie. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Sky Witness may have thought that Mutal was becoming a dangerous neighbor and decided to take preemptive action. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Later, it would deteriorate under the grind of poverty and gang violence, becoming one of the city’s more dangerous places to live. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Although this prediction inspired hope and enthusiasm among people who were tired of waiting, it is always dangerous for an organization to make promises it cannot keep. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The same underworld exists now in virtual reality, except it’s called the Dark World—a dangerous virtual place where I frequently wander, searching for the criminals who like to hang out there. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I threw on my clothes and ran down at once; my patient is too dangerous a person to be roaming about. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

When Tori warned me that being Divergent was dangerous, I felt like it was branded on my face, and if I so much as turned the wrong way, someone would see it. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The burns were deep, the skin was already bubbling and dangerous looking. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Rockmouth isn’t as dangerous as he seems,” said the goose, out of breath. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“They chain you if they think you are dangerous. The girl whose arms were tied behind her, did you see her? She wasn’t dangerous, she was a—collaboratrice.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

The most alarming of all man’s assaults upon the environment is the contamination of air, earth, rivers, and sea with dangerous and even lethal materials. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

General Earle Wheeler, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, knew the president was playing a dangerous game. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Pear Drops were exciting because they had a dangerous taste. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the same, El-ahrairah could usually find a way in if he wanted to; but it was dangerous, because the man had a gun and often shot jays and pigeons and hung them up. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The psychologist’s voice was flat, but somehow dangerous, “You would rather run this yourself?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

He lounged on his throne of fused human bones, looking lithe, graceful, and dangerous as a panther. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

At that point, smuggling became such a dangerous occupation that it dropped to almost nothing, so Elizebeth’s old job was gone. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

"I'm guessing this Cedar Forest is a dangerous place?" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

It perpetuates the myth that the primary function of the system is to keep our streets safe and our homes secure by rooting out dangerous criminals and punishing them. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“I dare anything for my daughter,” Mom replied, her voice dangerous, “and for the rest of these children!” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Folks think all of Southeast is so dangerous and ghetto. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The satyr was a little trigger-happy, and the helm had plenty of bright, dangerous buttons that could cause the picturesque Italian villages below them to go BOOM! The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“But no more crazy stunts. No stealing. Nothing dangerous.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

It was a bleak, bad, dangerous day for the long ride north. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I wish my mom didn't think this place was so dangerous." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“It’s horrible out there. The desert could be dangerous.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

And so when he was on a dangerous bureau assignment, he sometimes tucked a six-shooter in his belt. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

What’s dangerous in the hands of the multitudes, he said, with what may or may not have been irony, is safe enough for those whose motives are . The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it’s too dangerous, he knows it, we push each other away, not far. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I catch the words “sick,” “not fooling anyone,” and “so dangerous.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Another part of her—though she was only vaguely aware of it at the moment—was uneasy, wanted to keep an eye on Mia, as you might keep your eye on a dangerous beast. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He would try to find a source, instead, among the most disreputable, dangerous group of Oklahomans: the outlaws of the Osage Hills. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

In a quiet voice, very patiently, he tried to tell her that it was a bad idea, way too dangerous, but Mary Anne kept after him. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

"But it can be dangerous out here. Even just walking." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“It is too dangerous. You are my heir, the future of Dome. Your place is by my side. Soon enough, you’ll have another task.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

A car suddenly falling to the ground might be way more destructive—and dangerous—than a chunk of asphalt. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

It’s likely dangerous to talk in the woods, but there are some things that need saying and no one seems willing to break the silence. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I forgot how charming he can be—and how dangerous that is. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I presume that the sanguine temperament itself and the disturbing influence end in a mentally-accomplished finish; a possibly dangerous man, probably dangerous if unselfish. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

It was not a dangerous amount of force. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s too dangerous. If they got hold of Nico, or Rachel for that matter, Kronos could use them. You stay here and guard them.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Why didn’t you stay at the camp? Staggering around here in the dark—have you any idea how dangerous it is?” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“It’s not that easy. It could be dangerous.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“The difference is that you are less sure of yourself than Thalia. That could be good or bad. But one thing I can say: both of you together would be a dangerous thing.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

It has exceptionally venomous fangs but its most dangerous means of attack is the gaze of its large yellow eyes. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were definitely not adults, though, and they didn’t seem dangerous. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to show you how dangerous tigers are,” he continued. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

They are rated as among the most dangerous materials of this type in use in the United States. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

It was dangerous to leave the Tang people’s town. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

And having to stop and correct myself, remind myself that I was in an alien, dangerous place. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

As dangerous as the Chimaera, and as rare, the Manticore is reputed to croon softly as it devours its prey. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“To the first settlers, the American backcountry was a dangerous environment, just as the British borderlands had been,” the historian David Hackett Fischer writes in Albion’s Seed. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

“His eyes are the color of burning coals, and his fangs are bigger and sharper than a javalina’s tusks. But his claws are just as dangerous. He can rip out your heart with them.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The herbicides, then, like the insecticides, include some very dangerous chemicals, and their careless use in the belief that they are “safe” can have disastrous results. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Old Flap gave one n’em snorts that let me know he sensed something dangerous. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Although the humans did not return to the ruined part of the field, the scents were dangerous. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

If you spilled something dangerous on yourself while working in the hoods, you could simply pull the drench’s handle and rinse yourself clean in a stream of cool water. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It is a bit of a chemical oddity in that at ground level it is a pollutant, while way up in the stratosphere it is beneficial, since it soaks up dangerous ultraviolet radiation. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Ugh, that dangerous sport. Soccer is too rough. You should try tennis someday. It’s a gentlemen’s sport. Wouldn’t you like to be a gentleman?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, taking his friend’s advice, he permanently dismissed his bodyguards as being too obvious and therefore potentially dangerous. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Nothing looks like a dangerous occupation with you.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

He told me how people knocked holes in the walls of their homes so they could bypass the dangerous streets and would move down the block from hole to hole. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was too dangerous to go outside for help. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

To everyone he knew he wrote that he was going on a very dangerous mission. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

There's going to be a lot of dangerous driving. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hatred was old and deep and as dangerous as ever. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Also, because our orphans have no fear of people, they would probably wander into the villages where, because of their strength, they would be dangerous. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

The braids earned Prince some respect among his peers at school; girls liked them, and they hinted at gang affiliation, or at least comfort with a dangerous realm inhabited by many of his American peers. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

“But what you did was unacceptable. And dangerous. Do you understand?” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“But let’s take it one step at a time. Find the least dangerous situation that can evoke some spontaneity in you.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“I guess so. It’s just that when things are scary or dangerous, it’s hard to see clear what to do.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Mordor-dark had returned, and the watch-fires on the heights burned fierce and red, when the hobbits set out again on the most dangerous stage of all their journey. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I’d been over it so many times now, I’d almost forgotten how dangerous it could be, how many lives it had swallowed over the centuries. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“Percy always said my cover of ‘Born to be Wild’ should count as a dangerous weapon, but I don’t think it’s that bad.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

But if what Haymitch says is true, and he's got no reason to lie, I've never been in such a dangerous place in my life. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

It meant we were about to do something dangerous. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Of course it’s dangerous, you silly little girl! Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Obviously I wasn’t as dangerous as they had thought. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

"You really shouldn't climb out there, Sunny. It's too dangerous." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Honey,” Mom replied, sticking with what was on her mind, “does your dad know you have all this dangerous war stuff out?” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Okay, okay,” Natalie said, her hands out as if she were backing away from a dangerous animal. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

A part of me wishes she would come to me—but not really, because it’s too dangerous. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

When the mines reopen, wages are cut, hours extended, miners sent into blatantly dangerous work sites. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

In the shed the companions tried to sleep, knowing the night to come would be one of hard and dangerous labor. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

But the most dangerous thing I learn during this three weeks is that people who run schools are nosy. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

So deeply conscious was he of violating dangerous taboo, that he felt that the very air or sky would suddenly speak, commanding him to stop. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“In the future, Tater,” suggested Nala, “let’s try to stick to the script. Improvising can be dangerous.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

From here until Fletcher’s farm the most direct route was through people’s land, but it was too dangerous. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Refining cane syrup in one boiling vat after another was not only dangerous; it was terribly inefficient. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

So they proceeded after that as if they were climbing a dangerous mountain, until the rocks became an uncompromising cliff, overhung with impossible jungle and falling sheer into the sea. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

But President Eisenhower had insisted that the nation’s first foray into space be presented as a peaceful effort, rather than an explicitly military operation that risked triggering a dangerous retaliation by the Soviet Union. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“You think maybe she didn’t send your essay because it was too, too—I don’t know—uh, dangerous?” he asked. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Also I discovered a dangerous allergy I didn’t know he had. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

She also discussed the need for divorce reform so that women married to alcoholic men could escape difficult, dangerous marriages. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

He had drawn too much of his own spirit, and that was a dangerous game. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

To lose your grip out of terror after such a dangerous and difficult day, to fall at the very end of it—that was what Einar feared. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

It was very dangerous for the blind man to return. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

“Looks flustered and silly, doesn’t it? Listen up: it’s one of the most dangerous animals in a zoo. Just one kick and your back is bro­ken or your torso is crushed.” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t an idiot, he wasn’t dangerous, his parents, or parent, would not pay for his keep in an institution. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And I’ve told you a million times,” said Lupin, refusing to meet her eyes, staring at the floor, “that I am too old for you, too poor...too dangerous...” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The only thing more dangerous than being on the back of a racehorse was being thrown from one. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tossed me a jar of thick green liquid—Greek fire, one of the most dangerous magical substances in the world. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

It is too dangerous to have friends so she does not talk to anyone. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But it’s too dangerous to use with a whirlpool like that. More wind might just make things worse.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Dr. Briejer says: It is more than clear that we are traveling a dangerous road. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Most commentators at the time agreed that affording police the power and discretion to protect themselves during an encounter with someone they believed to be dangerous is not “unreasonable” under the Fourth Amendment. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

God help you on your search, because he is a silent and dangerous one. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Bernard told me later that he thought he might never see us again—he thought we were crazy, that the plan to study the chimps was highly dangerous. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

I didn't understand why our neighborhood felt more dangerous than hers. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

He had helped him out in a dangerous situation. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Isn’t it dangerous to go riding at night?” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Gates was right: Booms and bubbles may be economically dangerous; they may end up with many people losing money and a lot of companies going bankrupt. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

Think of the Sun’s heat on your upturned face on a cloudless summer’s day; think how dangerous it is to gaze at the Sun directly. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

All I knew was that Schindler may have been a Nazi, and therefore by definition dangerous, but he acted in a way that no other Nazi I knew did. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

The thought of little Tidbit sweating and working in the dangerous swampy water made Polly feel ill. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Time finally bore me away from the dangerous bags and I got well. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was dangerous to stay here, but it was also dangerous to go out. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He was, as the FBI had predicted, armed and dangerous. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

“It is intoxicating, certainly, but might it not also be dangerous? An effect of the atmosphere of Hill House? The first sign that we have—as it were—fallen under a spell?” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Rifkin and many others believed that any manipulation of DNA, even in a controlled laboratory setting, was dangerous because it might lead to genetic mutations and make it possible to engineer “designer babies.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Yet, I could not bring myself to admit it, it was too ridiculous—and somehow too dangerous. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

So they had to follow the dangerous route over the outcroppings with no other munitions but what the firing squad had. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Walking the reverse path to Port Authority, everything that seemed exciting on the way into town now seems frenetic, dangerous, wound up too tight. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

She was sure there weren’t any dangerous animals. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Ocean was all the traditionally pleasant things a girl might like about a guy, which made his friendliness dangerous to me. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

She knew that drug lords could be just as dangerous as the rumrunning gangsters had been—and just as ingenious with their ciphers and codes. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

There did not seem to be any way Malfoy could have brought a dangerous or Dark object into the school. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

This, migrants and Grupo Beta Sur officers say, is the most dangerous spot. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

In the Iowa gambling experiment, the gamblers started avoiding the dangerous red decks long before they were actually aware that they were avoiding them. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

It was dangerous the way she was speaking out against the government. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

If the wolf got caught, that meant it was set out in the open and dangerous position. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Still, I couldn't stop thinking about how dangerous and unfair the situation was and how I'd done nothing wrong. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Now that you have reviewed the case file, you must realize what a dangerous creature this Fowl is. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

I wondered how safely he could live in the community if everyone was persuaded that he was a dangerous murderer. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

It was dangerous for a spy handler of his stature to get involved romantically with one of his spies. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I’m armed and—entirely dangerous and seriously advise you— He realizes his wand is the wrong way around and turns it right. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

He didn’t think it was any more dangerous than playing with millions of stinging insects and risking anaphylactic shock. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Still very, very dangerous,” her father replied as he bounded onto the porch. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

"How would you respond if someone asked you to do something dangerous?" The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Adam knew that his brother was no longer dangerous. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

‘Is it only the trees that are dangerous?’ asked Pippin. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

If the batteries failed, or when it was too dangerous to let a light show, they’d have to feel their way in the dark to fix the heavy bombs in place beneath the Po-2s’ wings. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

It was a dangerous way to live, far more dangerous than violating laws or ethical codes of conduct; but the danger was for me and me alone. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My brother said what he was doing was dangerous. Is that true?” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

But little was told accurately about how the weapons actually worked, and much that was said was so wrong as to be dangerous and downright silly. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Denmark had become a dangerous place, where lust led to murder and tyranny and bred new revenge. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“Goodness knows what he might do next! I'm afraid it could be dangerous for him—and I do have this idea, rather a weird idea, but I'd like to talk to you about it.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Well... no one who knows him will care, ’cos they’ll know he’s not dangerous,” said Ron slowly. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

And Charles was a man, and a dangerous man, even at fifteen, and when Adam was sixteen. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

It would be a dangerous move—unheard of really—more likely than not to confuse everyone with an oar in his hand, to throw the rhythm of the boat into utter chaos. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Odin will battle Fenrir bravely, but the wolf is more vast and more dangerous than anything could possibly be. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

My thoughts were churned up like muddy water, with dangerous eels thrashing through it. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I slashed at another one, but going on the offensive was too dangerous. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

It was in one of the dangerous times that I lost my eye and got the scar you see on my face. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Every time he has talked to his mother, she has warned him not to come—it’s too dangerous. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“Captain's log. Stardate 9326.5. Hog hunting is incredibly boring. I think I'll take a nap and trust in my brilliant Vulcan companion to let me know if any extremely dangerous feral hogs walk by.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

Oleg Gordievsky's career as a double agent had landed him right in the middle of one of the most dangerous standoffs of the Cold War—and into scalding-hot water with the KGB. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“But it’s too dangerous for a tyke, Thomas!” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The train, it is as dangerous as a sea voyage!” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It goes into, uh, a pipe before it gets to the road, but it’s still dangerous. Stay away from it, Fidelito,” he warned. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Should she run fast over this dangerous bridge, or go carefully slow? A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“No. It is merely a shrine meant to honor her. Similar shrines abound on my property, and all can be dangerous.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I expected to see police cars and newsmen everywhere, but the street looked empty, with a dangerous kind of emptiness. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Great care was taken with his education, but teaching him what he did not wish to learn was a dangerous business. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought maybe it was that black thing; maybe Mom was wrong and it was a wolf or a very small bear or something dangerous. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

“Trouble is tinker, I put myself into debt with a dangerous woman in order to buy this horse. If I don’t sell it well, I’m going to be in a desperate way.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“It’s wrong. It’s not safe. I’m dangerous, Bella — please, grasp that.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Well, no, it’s not really dangerous,” he said. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like the constant dripping of water that in turn wears away the hardest stone, this birth-to- death contact with dangerous chemicals may in the end prove disastrous. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Dark and serious, there was something dangerous there. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Blusher mushrooms aren’t dangerous if you don’t drink the red liquid. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Just what was so dangerous about the Professor was uncertain, like everything else about him, but his appearance undoubtedly had something to do with the rumors. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What are you doing? We have to move on in a minute. It’s dangerous here.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

In the present situation she was less dangerous as an indignant little girl. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“I don’t see what’s dangerous about all this,” Constance said with a sour expression. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“You could go blind or worse. It happens. People have no idea how dangerous having pets is.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

His voice had suddenly become soft and dangerous. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

Some were bought as pets and handed over to us when they got too big and potentially dangerous to go on living in the house. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

It’s forbidden and dangerous; also it’s dark and the hillside will be slippery, I might have trouble climbing up again. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

You wouldn’t think there is anything life threatening about speech impediments, but let me tell you, there is nothing more dangerous than being a lad with a stutter and a lisp. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You must see for yourself, it’s too dangerous.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

The forest itself was terribly dangerous, and navigable only by the Road. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

There used to be some very dangerous parts in this country. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

To Sullivan, Hunt was merely a relic, Burnham something far more dangerous. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Don't want to give the dangerous boy any ideas. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Once again, she looked Meggie up and down as if she were being asked to admit a dangerous animal to her house. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Imagine you are someone with a dangerous job—let’s say a firefighter. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

The world they knew had so many dead-end streets, so many dangerous corners, and no clearly marked way out. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He was curly-haired and foul-humored, and seemed better suited for covering dangerous wars in far-flung countries than for teaching history to undergraduates. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

That’s one thing you should know about me: My head is a strange—and maybe a little dangerous—place to be for too long. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

The journey through giant country to get to Mimir’s well had been long and dangerous. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Though King Hill had a citywide reputation as a depressed and dangerous neighborhood, the Colvins found it to be an extremely close-knit community where people knew and looked out for one another. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

The future is too interesting and dangerous to be entrusted to any predictable, reliable agency. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘That isn’t your mother. Her voice is working some kind of magic on you - like charmspeak, but more dangerous. Can’t you sense it?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

They knew the techniques of using pulleys and tackle, and presently one suggested a way of lifting Mary easily into the canopy so as to save her the dangerous labor of climbing. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

They began to stir though still tile world outside the shelter was impossibly dangerous. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

We were embarking on a new and more dangerous path, a path of organized violence, the results of which we did not and could not know. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

George Blake had become that most dangerous variety of spy: the double agent. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

She goes on and on about how dangerous it used to be, how the houses are small, how it’s supposed to be the new cool place, but in her opinion, “it’s just a polished ghetto.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

As soon as this happened, they cheerfully abandoned the gruelling, dangerous, and often spartan life of hunter-gatherers, settling down to enjoy the pleasant, satiated life of farmers. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Come with me,” I say, though as soon as the words are out of my mouth, I regret my dangerous challenge. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

These were dangerous wild animals we were transporting, not farm livestock. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

He realized he was taking a stroll across the most dangerous circulatory system in the universe. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“I’m safe from everyone here. Where I used to live, in Oxford, there was all kinds of dangerous things. There was gyptians—they take kids and sell ’em to the Turks for slaves. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

To do anything, he would have to go outdoors, which Celia said again and again was very dangerous. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even now, I wouldn’t doubt he had something a bit more dangerous than a watch hidden on his person. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He didn’t find me dangerous when I wondered about something. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Doc still loved true things but he knew it was not a general love and it could be a very dangerous mistress. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Nazis evacuated young children from the dangerous cities. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

What if it’s a more dangerous job than I think it is? Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I knew that the results I obtained were not easily compatible with our contemporary science,” Mendel wrote, and “an isolated experiment might be doubly dangerous.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Even then I knew it was a courageous—and dangerous— thing for him to do. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

What makes the ghetto hustler yet more dangerous is his “glamor” image to the school-dropout youth in the ghetto. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fidler acknowledged that the fires could be “very dangerous” but understood their purpose. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Farmer was concentrating on negotiating the narrow, winding highway, with its dangerous blind spots. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“Most dangerous, most dangerous,” mumbled the Humbug, still trying to be in agreement with everybody. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes they tried to hold him off a little for sport, but Joe was too dangerous, being the kind of person—like the heralded Cleofes Apodaca of yore—who would have slugged a bishop. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet it crossed his mind to wonder if indeed Gollum was not now as dangerous turned loose as kept with them. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

They explained that the psychosis and other serious mental health problems that burdened Mr. Jenkins could lead to dangerous behavior, but this behavior was a manifestation of serious illness, not a reflection of his character. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

S/he develops behaviors or abilities that are inexplicable, dangerous, or cause you or others physical harm. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

How could he know the “dangerous creatures” they want to exterminate are passengers like us and our parents? The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

"And you are—" "Let us not get into the habit of names. Names are dangerous." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“You know, back in slavery times, our people told stories and sang songs to pass on information when it was dangerous to say things out loud.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

By this time the Indian fighting had become like dangerous cattle drives—the tribes were forced into revolt, driven and decimated, and the sad, sullen remnants settled on starvation lands. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Layla, that seems dangerous. Are you sure he’s not trying to trap you?” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Her face was so beautiful it made me catch my breath, but her expression was stern and dangerous. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

The Mediterranean was too dangerous for demigods and their allies. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Matt realized these men belonged to the Farm Patrol and thus, judging by Celia’s stories, were very dangerous. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I say that word to you, you think of colds and the flu or perhaps something very dangerous like HIV or Ebola. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He makes toys for her as well, and lets her play with ends of wood and leftover pieces of cloth and some of his less dangerous tools, while he’s working. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

For now, it was too dangerous for Booth and Herold to remain at Cox’s farm. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was even dangerous for Danny to meet me in the bathroom, but he had to tell me. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Ah, but they’re not. They’ve never bothered proving anything before—that’s what makes them so dangerous. With an officer of the city involved, they make the law do whatever it wants for them.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

But it was hugely dangerous and often did result in the pilot’s death. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I felt dangerous, bold, older by years, inspired by all the Marianas and Sofías whose emotional ups and downs had fed my romantic fantasies. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“It can be a dangerous thing, to learn of your future.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

It sounded dangerous the way Papa said it. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

That was in Tennessee, when they waited to be carried away from the dangerous escapade with Ridgeway. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

It was a common demigod problem: the more dangerous our situation became, the worse and more frequent our dreams got. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

And ignorance of that alternative world is dangerous, sometimes putting both its citizens and society at peril. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Calypso set the clothes at his feet and backed away as if he were a dangerous beast. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Possibly you were responding to unconscious stereotypes of black men as large, threatening, dangerous?” Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

"They can be dangerous though, if you get too near their nests. But you can't blame them for that." The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I know we can’t leave here, but if we had to, being seen on the streets would be just as dangerous as getting caught in an air raid. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Who is kind, which is the most dangerous trait of all. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Worried by the noise and vibration and unable to feed, the does kept wandering downstream to look at the body and whisper together about the strange and dangerous surroundings. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chou and I do not try to stop him from going either, even though we know it is dangerous. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next morning she devised another task for Psyche, this time a dangerous one. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was far too dangerous for any sane person to wield; her gifts might have destroyed her by this point. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Well, I agree that you didn’t tell us the whole truth. No way would I have gone into the woods if I knew there would be dangerous animals.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“There are a couple of guys down there. Kelton thinks they might be dangerous.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Here's the solution: Hydrogen is dangerous because it can blow up. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hanada told Cowper, “We didn’t know them. No, we didn’t give them any water. We didn’t talk to them. They had severe high-altitude sickness. They looked as if they were dangerous.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

The gala is being held to celebrate the capture of a dangerous criminal, and to reward us all for bringing him to justice. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

It was a dangerous game, but one that she had played well thus far. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He goes down into the most dangerous mine in the area. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The sincerity of many people’s bigoted racial beliefs is what led Martin Luther King Jr. to declare, “Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Heavy curtains hang over her windows instead of rugs, blocking the dangerous light. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Please don’t wonder, Calpurnia. I find it’s dangerous when you wonder.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

As he waited, Hazel realized more fully than ever how dangerous was their position, without holes, wandering in country they did not know. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Well, of course the forest wasn't dangerous in those days. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

That’s when I realized it must be difficult, even dangerous, for our people to cover a story like this. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just dangerous. I don’t want you getting hurt. If the Commandant finds out, she’ll kill us both.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

They carried on for another month, every night inspecting to see how dangerous things had gotten. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Davos and his sons had been assigned a place in the second line of battle, well out on the dangerous starboard wing. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

And the something else was vaguely familiar, and very dangerous. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

They were not rich and distant like Mr. Dalton, and they were harder than Britten, but in a more impersonal way, a way that maybe was more dangerous than Britten’s. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The other choice would be dangerous, too, but with luck it would get her home before dark. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

As the evening wore on, the talk turned to politics, a dangerous subject since even casual banter or a joke about the war or Adolf Hitler was considered treason. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The ship was put back on her course and the winds sped her away from the dangerous place. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sharks, on the other hand, had not yet proved to be dangerous. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I saw that he was no house cat to be tamed, but a malicious cat, even a dangerous one. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Because the life on this earth takes absolute precedence over the whims of the dead, and for your friend, this method will be even more dangerous than an exorcism.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Because if taken in excess, it causes giddiness, recklessness, and dangerous overconfidence,” said Slughorn. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

How could he have been so blind as not to see how dangerous it might be for him to alienate the one impartial party, his one potential ally? The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

People who are mentally ill can become dangerous. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

If knowledge is so dangerous, why does Nyla have others ready to be used socked away here? The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Still, there was that perception that they were scary or dangerous. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

‘But you speak of him as if he was a friend. I thought Fangorn was dangerous.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She admitted she had been a little nervous about flying into Peshawar, because it had become dangerous for foreigners. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

One should bear in mind that there is nothing more difficult to execute, nor more dubious of success, nor more dangerous to administer, than to introduce new political orders. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

Our neighborhood was getting more and more dangerous; there had been a rash of break-ins in the houses around us. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Individuals with mental health issues can become dangerous. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

He also said that it wasn’t even so dangerous where we were. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The text explained that the jar held something called an Irukandji jellyfish, whose venom is among the most dangerous in the world. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

And he skulked behind the Tomb, looking out every few minutes, and wondering which was the least dangerous thing to do. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Melisandre’s face darkened, “TTiat creature is dangerous. Many a time I have glimpsed him in my flames. Sometimes there are skulls about him, and his lips are red with blood.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

‘And lighting a fire was dangerous in these parts. But I do feel hungry. Hmm! Can I smell it from here? What have you stewed?’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

And in the fall of 1983, things took a dangerous turn. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

They were legally condemned children hidden away in adult prisons, largely unknown and forgotten, preoccupied with surviving in dangerous, terrifying environments with little family support or outside help. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The resistance is pitched to Werner as supremely organized; they are dangerous, disciplined insurgents; they follow the words of ferocious, lethal leaders. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“You propose an expedition to Greece in your warship. You do realize that the ancient lands—and the Mare Nostrum—are dangerous?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He let Matt do dangerous things on their expeditions and go off by himself to explore. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But an official came here, along with a troop of armed men. They say the youth is very dangerous. He’s been declared a wolf’s head. There’s a twenty-shilling reward for his taking dead or alive.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Which explains why moving between key- families that had flats to ones with sharps was dangerous and disagreeable. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Toño knows that the coyote cannot completely be trusted—who of his kind can?—yet this dangerous man is my best chance. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

I knew the moment I saw that young man that he might be dangerous for her. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“I thought at least twenty-five. He was a man. A dangerous man.” Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

It was always dangerous to say bad things about an unknown place. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was dangerous to run out of steam on the walk. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Clearly, some part of her knows it’s dangerous to tell him about Will, because she doesn’t tell him. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

It’s a risk you’re taking, said Aunt Lydia, but you are the shock troops, you will march out in advance, into dangerous territory. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

"In my opinion the speech was wild, hysterical, politically irresponsible and dangerous," he snapped. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bushes between houses seemed filled with pools of darkness, and people hunched against the cold looked dangerous. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

It was difficult to believe that they were heading for anything dangerous or frightening. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Its hooves scrambled and slipped against the floor, and it fell down, its neck still pouring into the painting, and that was when Jam decided it couldn’t be that dangerous. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

But the most dangerous spirit, he told me, was the several-ton headless hog he saw roaming Lacks Town years ago with no tail. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Didn’t she realize it could be dangerous for you? Didn’t she think about the repercussions?” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was something familiar about it, something that stirred old memories, something dangerous. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Even though well be gone soon, this is still dangerous. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

And if Hellmuth’s mission succeeded, the Allies would face a stronger and more dangerous partnership between Germany and Argentina. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Graham called Holmes “the most dangerous man in the world.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“She crazy if she think we do something dangerous as that. For her.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I can’t feature it, when it’s too dangerous now for them even to continue writing letters. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then, on the twenty-ninth move, with the position equal, Fischer engaged in one of the most dangerous gambles of his career. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

For what they now saw, swirling and twisting directly over their heads, was an immense black cloud, a terrible, dangerous, thundery-looking thing that began to rumble and roar even as they were staring at it. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Long, long story. I bet my adventures were more dangerous than yours, Jackson.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Life was dangerous, particularly if you were a squirrel. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

In summer there were snakes, dangerous to Mrs. Frisby, but there was no need to worry about them in winter. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

The elephant is dangerous: If it charges, it can kill you. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” said my mom, kind of dangerous sounding. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“In accordance with New Order 15, President Gray issued an arrest warrant for all persons involved with this dangerous activity....” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The actual landing had been the one part of the mission that had been impossible to rehearse prior to the actual moment—and the most dangerous. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

It could be very dangerous, he was told, and they needed as many cops and soldiers as possible. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Was it not a dangerous word, too closely connected to Hobbes and to dubious stories about sympathetic magic told by Digby—someone whom John Evelyn, another early member, could dismiss as an arrant mountebank? The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

It meant Tyler was ready to denounce me, to say my father’s words, that I was possessed, dangerous. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Like I’m a dangerous animal in a zoo. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

For Granny to forget the baby was dangerous. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

‘Fire, fire! It’s dangerous, yes it is. It burns, it kills. And it will bring enemies, yes it will.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The Negro situation is dangerous in a different way, both for the Negro qua Negro and for the country of which he forms so troubled and troubling a part. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

I was trying to discover myself—and survive perhaps—by exploring the world in dangerous ways. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I look around with growing awareness of how dangerous a position we’re in. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

These mirages made navigation around the bergs very dangerous, because it was often hard to tell what was a real iceberg and what was a phantom. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

He feels himself standing at a very tall, very dangerous precipice, with no intention of backing away. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“It is dangerous out there, Your Highness. The people are restless. Our caravan was attacked on the way back from the Academy.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

It was a dangerous position to be in. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

She spoke the word colleague like it was a dangerous thing. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

But it’s just too dangerous right now to tell anyone where we are. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“You use fear to convince them that relying on aid is more dangerous than just outright stealing what they need.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

If your friends were on a dangerous path, adults told you to cast them aside. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He looked black and yet nonblack, calm yet on the edge of turmoil, vaguely dangerous. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

I could hear the running and I realized something: right then, at that moment, I was dangerous. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

When they say “urban” it means black and poor and possibly dangerous and potentially exciting. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Probably, he thought it was dangerous to do that. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

This one is more dangerous than I knew, he reflected. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Hugo knew it would be dangerous to stay at the train station. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” Lydia said, “but it’s not dangerous because of all the staff-wielding brigands. They have guns now. Gun beats staff in gun-staff-scissors.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

They dropped their bombs and were glad to be able to make their way free of the eerie, dangerous sky. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want to hear a word about it outside this house. It’s too dangerous. You hear me, Benny? Felicia?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He jumped and stared at the connection like something both magical and dangerous had happened. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

And yet there was danger in it; there was even something dangerous in Lee. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everybody was so dangerous, big, mean and muscular, and so what if he was the greatest fencer in the world, who’d know it to look at him? The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

That's why they hate me, why I'm not the most dangerous criminal in the country, but the most wanted. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Words are revealed on all the walls of the auditorium—dangerous words, horrible words. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

She was doing a hot necropsy in Level 4, perhaps the most dangerous work in a space suit. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She cared nothing for railroads, those dangerous, dirty things. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

“You know too much, vixen. You and your son played a dangerous game. Nobody outsmarts Cluny. I’ve won, and you have both lost.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Newspaper reporters frequently asked us what the most dangerous part of our trip to the moon would be, and I usually answered, “That part which we have overlooked in our preparations. ” Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Mama asked Sisi to wipe the floor of the living room, to make sure no dangerous pieces of figurines were left lying somewhere, she did not lower her voice to a whisper. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Life in Afghanistan had become more and more dangerous for their family, especially since the Taliban’s most recent visit to their house. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

I understand that he’s dangerous to me now. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Wake up, dearie. You were wise not to leave us during the night. These lands are dangerous. An elf might have gotten you.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you think it’s more important to save a peregrine falcon nest or mend a dangerous bridge?” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

“This is a very dangerous item to have.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

She had tried their patience all evening—indeed, ever since they’d met her—and the prospect of her joining them on a dangerous mission had them worried. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

That dangerous, steamy island was their beloved home. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t have to think too hard about it; candles were expensive and vulnerable to drafts, torches were dirty and dangerous. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He didn’t really know what would happen if you put a battery in the fire, but he had a vague memory of his dad saying it was a dangerous thing to do. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The boat captains in Seward had warned her it was three hundred nautical miles to the Hubbard Glacier, a hard, dangerous journey, but Arion had no trouble. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

People were both angry and scared, which was possibly the most dangerous combination of emotions, and it made Ocean’s association with me more outrageous than ever. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I thought the very point of New York was that there was no homework, only dangerous subway rides and Brooklyn Bridges and giant-size Applebee’s. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Then how’d he know who we were? Has he been spying on us or something? He looked kind of dangerous, Noah, you think he’s dangerous?” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

It was a silent, rather dangerous family conspiracy. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That man is a dangerous radical,” Ignatius said darkly. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was hard to imagine that a dangerous runaway had been hiding here for the past four years. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

This can reinforce our goals —alerting us to important information—but also capture our attention even when we don’t want it to, even when it’s dangerous, like when we’re behind the wheel. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

It’s bad enough that the great city of San Francisco should suffer the indignity of a maximum security federal penitentiary in its midst without being subject to these sorts of sick and dangerous shenanigans. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of the officers at Fort Detrick had noticed a certain abrupt quality in her hand motions and had accused her of having hands that were “too quick” to handle delicate work in dangerous situations. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was something dangerous about this whole business, and the Oompa-Loompas knew it. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

The jungle was thick and the trails dangerous and narrow. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom says I have an attraction to dangerous smells, her main example being the fact that I love to stand in a warm cloud of dry- cleaner exhaust and take deep breaths. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

But I know it would be dangerous to keep it, so I throw it away. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

‘At first I only wanted to read the Bible so I could preach to my people. But” —he smiled again, showing his lovely, even teeth—“a little reading is an exceedingly dangerous thing.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

It was dangerous how handsome he was, but today his pained look was absolutely lethal. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She looked more feeble than powerful, and hardly dangerous. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

But I did think getting a more informed view of Walter's conviction and the murder would make his life after release less dangerous—assuming we could ever get his conviction overturned. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“The cook told me it is too dangerous. He said that we should travel on the city streets, keeping the freeway in sight or in hearing distance all the time.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Our mother didn’t like us to run or play or climb, because it was dangerous. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Excuse me, but just because something is unique, that doesn’t mean it’s good. After all, E. coli, a dangerous bacteria, is unlike all others.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

He had a sharp, dangerous beak, and the one eye he chose to open stared down maliciously. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

A stonefish is way more dangerous with its thirteen venomous spines. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

There was an aura of menace about her even at a distance, and when she came up close you could almost feel the dangerous heat radiating from her as from a red-hot rod of metal. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Not as dangerous as waiting around to see what kind of deal my dad cuts with the swanks.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I doubt they’ll attack us openly again, now that they’re so outnumbered. We could track them down, I suppose, but it’s dangerous, exhausting work.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was a dangerous volcano, a deadly cone filled with molten rock and poisonous gases. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

The hood was strangely comforting, but comfort can be dangerous. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

It was as dangerous to think about that as to think of tunnels flooding and people drowning in the subways. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Brother McKinnon’s voice took on a dangerous hush as he jabbed Dill in the chest with his index finger, punctuating his words. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“Well then, just think of it as a really powerful, really dangerous solar car.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Something which has— in all my years on this planet—never been a particularly dangerous activity. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

Detective Riley doesn’t know just how dangerous Rachel can be. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Together with verbal coffins like model and level in which writers entomb their actors and actions, the English language provides them with a dangerous weapon called nominalization: making something into a noun. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

He’s being treated only by strangers, natives of 13 — no one from home or the Capitol has been allowed to see him — to keep any dangerous memories from triggering. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

And then I had to decide what to do because I couldn’t live in the house with Father anymore because it was dangerous. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Come off it, how could it be dangerous?” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“A book can be as dangerous as a sword in the right hands,” said Haldon. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It feels dangerous to me, as if just by touching it, I could hurt someone. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

"Communication would be a great thing. But traversing thirty- two hundred kilometers to Ares 4 is incredibly dangerous. We'd rather he stayed put. If we could talk to him, we'd certainly tell him that." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Remember, Little Nightingale, you can always stop doing dangerous things. And you can prove yourself trustworthy, right? Start by forgiving your uncle for his anger. That would be a nice gift.” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Moving to a new airfield was often difficult and dangerous for the Soviet aviators. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“Be very careful, senorita. The soldiers of the English are cruel and dangerous. The river you need to cross is not far.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The 586th’s main mission in their dangerous Yak fighters was defense. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

He spoke of his love for his daughter, my commitment to the country, and my dangerous career as a politician. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They would always find a reason to strike down a black man, especially one with a sharp mind and a dangerous tongue. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Jormungundr, the Midgard serpent, huge and dangerous, will writhe in its fury, closer and closer to the land. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

We call it walking high, and even if we haven't been going on any dangerous quests lately, so the Fair Gwen won't have to throw a fit, Freak hasn't exactly given up on slaying dragons. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

No target was too dangerous for his group to attack, just as no shot was too difficult for Appleby to handle on the ping-pong table. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“I mean, it’s gotta be dangerous, storing children with cancer in your heart.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t want me to touch the splendor because he thinks it’s dangerous. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

They knew the last and most dangerous of the world’s demons was finally caught. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

His hammy pink face had taken on that dangerous scowl which only appeared when he was extremely cross and somebody was for the high-jump. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ones that did—hippos and elephants—were too dangerous to spy on. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I lay awake every night, heart filled with dread, recalling the dangerous offer made by the boy in the floppy red hat. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The truth was, I had very little idea how dangerous things were. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

They feared that one of their own might commit an act of violence that would jeopardize their position by allowing the whites to say they were too dangerous to have their rights. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

This isn’t just a protest, it’s something far more dangerous—more desperate. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t stupid—if it was really, truly dangerous, I don’t think he would have asked. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“Maybe because they know they’re not dangerous. It’s nice knowing an animal that big isn’t going to hurt you.” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

It seems dangerous, so easy to fall—but he is fearless. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

It would even have seemed slightly unorthodox, a dangerous eccentricity, like talking to oneself. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

She made them walk along the edge of the road, dangerous, but going through the woods was too slow. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

If the casualties were limited to their own kind there would be no problem, but the slaughter of cows, pigs, farmers, dogs, and highway signs makes autumn a dangerous season in which to travel. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

The young ones are often the most dangerous, the most fanatical, the jumpiest with their guns. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tribes who are our friends must have convinced our enemies to stop attacking us, and it is no longer dangerous to leave the fort to hunt or fish. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Soon the only thing we had any fun doing together was getting high, which seemed a lot less dangerous than hurling yourself off a building in the middle of some mental breakdown. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Everyone was there, except for Ravi, whose mother thought the city was too dangerous. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

I got hearts, and for some reason, this feels the most dangerous of them all. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I've spent so much time making sure I don't underestimate my opponents that I've forgotten it's just as dangerous to overestimate them as well. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to show you,” he said, “that no animal, no matter how big or wild, is dangerous as long as you know what you’re doing.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

How the world suddenly seemed dangerous after that. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“And it was dangerous. They’d seen your face. They could have tracked you down.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

“What do they want with that little one? Can they think he’s dangerous?” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No. It’s dangerous to be out after curfew.” Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Bush pigs can be dangerous too, but only if you threaten them or their young. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Such persons are not only socially repugnant, in the climate of our present day they are extremely dangerous.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Mount Dad, long dormant, now considered armed and dangerous. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

It’s dangerous to leave a dog in a hot car. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

But he touches my arm, and he seems too small to be dangerous, so I turn back around, and he says, "Do you know Isaac?" Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

“No, this is a dangerous melancholy, and it bears close watching,” he said as he turned his angry gaze upon me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“I don’t care how dangerous it is,” I say. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Many critics of television, to this day, argue that what’s dangerous about TV is that it is addictive, that children and even adults watch it like zombies. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was feeling pretty lucky right then that JonPaul is a total hypochondriac who’s always worried that he’s coming down with something rare and dangerous. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

One look at her face and Melanie had a strong feeling that downright disobedient and even deadly dangerous weren’t going to be enough. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

"To point out the dangerous nature of his speech isn't destructive criticism. Far from it. Like the rest of us, the new brother must learn to speak scientifically. He must be trained!" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had known, even before reading the message, that my mother shared my father’s dark vision, that she believed the devil had a hold of me, that I was dangerous. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Oh no. I sense this is a dangerous question.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“You do not have to be the largest or most dangerous fighter, Ekon,” he said quietly. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Quinton and I used to sneak up there all the time, even though Mama said it was too dangerous. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Who are you developing a dangerous crush on?” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Fiction provided a useful disguise for dangerous ideas such as the atheism and materialism of Cyrano. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

That is very dangerous, because one can fall into a crevasse, one can fall toward the southern side of Lhotse, 3,000 meters straight down. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“The ghetto is dangerous right now. Going in and out.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She carries a soda can filled with pebbles so the sound will ward off any dangerous creatures. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

BANE: There is a black cloud around your son, a dangerous black cloud. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

If the legends were true, their quest would become ten times more dangerous. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

There were only three of us along for this trip—dangerous in both directions, didn’t want to drag Papa Thibaut into it. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Apart from his friends, the thing that Harry missed most about Hogwarts was Quidditch, the most popular sport in the magical world — highly dangerous, very exciting, and played on broomsticks. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

For God’s sake, we’re living in a dangerous time, and if we don’t watch it, if we don’t smack them down whenever we can, then they are gonna own us. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hinted at the gravity of the so-called “trauma of decanting,” and enumerated the precautions taken to minimize, by a suitable training of the bottled embryo, that dangerous shock. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t know the Italian for Hello, where are your dangerous chemicals, please? The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“The situation has become too dangerous for us here,” said Habib. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

It was still an unsolved mystery, and a terribly real and dangerous one. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have an idiotically dangerous plan for getting the water I need. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lourdes’s sister Mirian toys with the idea of bringing her children to the United States but quickly dismisses it as too dangerous. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“Are we playing with something dangerous? Time, I mean. Shouldn’t we just take off and go home?” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

America was an ideal place for the dangerous game of spy vs. spy. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know, Scythe Goddard told me. You really shouldn’t be here—these weights can be dangerous.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

But instead of also saying “Darling!” and holding out his arms, the Savage retreated in terror, flapping his hands at her as though he were trying to scare away some intruding and dangerous animal. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

That’s how I learned that being brave is sometimes the most dangerous thing to be, that it’s a trait to be used sparingly. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Imperfect understanding is often more dangerous than ignorance, and the Muggles’ fear of magic was undoubtedly increased by their dread of what might be lurking in their herb gardens. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

SCORPIUS: Delphi, maybe it is too dangerous for you to be here— DELPHI: Well—someone’s got to do something about this. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

Jaime had once told him that Moore was the most dangerous of the Kingsguard—excepting himself, always—because his face gave no hint as what he might do next. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“So dangerous, and we didn’t even realize it.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Matty was the only one who knew all the paths, who was not afraid to enter Forest and travel in that dangerous place. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Perhaps allowing them to be friends was a horrible, dangerous idea. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

"This is a dangerous thing to own," she whispered. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Now came the most dangerous part of the plan. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

He said, “I warned you, pretty dangerous, isn’t it?” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

“The world is a dangerous place. And in any case, we can’t control it. It just happens.” Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Hearing the other's voice would have been bright and dangerous, so instead we tapped out messages. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“What am I going to do without him telling me how dangerous it is to open canned food the wrong way?” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“You think the Republic is intentionally poisoning people? Day, you’re on dangerous ground.” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“People have a way of finding out these things. I’d have to change my name. I’d need fake paperwork. It’s too dangerous.” The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Chronicler felt himself go cold as he suddenly realized what a dangerous game he was playing. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Sorrow is dangerous,” she told him over and over again, though he couldn’t remember if she ever told him why. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

She says, “Please. Don’t be afraid. Live your big life, Mason! You are not bad luck. You’re not stupid, or dangerous, or any of those things.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Everything about this man, his commanding voice, his odd accent, warns of an unknown and dangerous threat. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

She leaned back in her chair and looked at me with dangerous eyes. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Had my play, like Hamlet’s that touched on the king’s murder, been a dangerous folly? Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

High-ranking clergymen experimented with the dangerous ideas of the void and the infinite, even though the ideas struck at the core of the ancient Greek philosophy that the church cherished so much. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

A petite girl with a blue wristband, a headscarf, and floaties does something dangerous at the very last second—she turns around and falls backward, like someone pushed off a building. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Ordinary prudence would have reminded him that it was dangerous to side against Apollo with Pan, infinitely the less powerful. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I felt glad. She’d be much more dangerous if she wasn’t hurt like that.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

There was a wildness in its black eyes and a twisting spring to its step which was dangerous and untamed. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

The three of them would probably be happily imagining what deadly dangerous task the school champions would be facing on Tuesday. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Under the long black cape the pockets of her jeans bulged with necessities for the night's dangerous vigil. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was about to become involved in dangerous business. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I was sure Mother would have told every brother, cousin, aunt and uncle the story she had told Erin: that I was possessed, dangerous, taken by the devil. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Suddenly it was just as dangerous to live in parts of Chicago or St. Louis or Los Angeles as it was to live in Bogota. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Ma is proud of her heritage but has to hide it before it proves dangerous to us all. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And when Aron cried and fought at the same time he was dangerous. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He said, “You don’t look dangerous, but you are, and you blend with nature like a green snake, deceptive and deadly when you want to be.” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

If anyone decided I was crazy or dangerous, I could say good-bye to a future and hello to the Happy House. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

They went into hiding together, but it was too dangerous. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Books could be awesome mysteries to her, or they could be dangerous time-wasting nonsense. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

And then he added, “I told you it would be dangerous.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Compare these odds with those for a timber cutter, which the Bureau of Labor Statistics calls the most dangerous job in the United States. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Behind his sunglasses, the veined eyes were thinned with fatigue and a most dangerous ice had formed over them. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He laughed and quoted a little Greek epigram about honesty being a dangerous virtue, and, to my surprise, opened the door and ushered me in. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

They had to work harder in Bree, but Bob treated them well; so on the whole they were lucky: they missed a dark and dangerous journey. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Black chased behind her, yelling for her to stay away just in case Needles was dangerous. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

The fact that we received this incredible honor confirmed that indeed we had taken the right action by moving forward through this dangerous task. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Which means, if this tree isn’t noted in there as dangerous, it’s fine.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The situation was dangerous, not only because of the virus but because a civil war was going on in Sudan—the area where Ebola raged also happened to be a war zone. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sur-vived going against the wishes of despots and dictators in some of the most dangerous and war-torn jungles in the world. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Of course they were to be feared; they were very powerful and very dangerous when angry. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

It soared with what seemed to me inexorable and dangerous purpose, as if there were no power in the universe that could stop it. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

It got bigger, taller, and richer; but it also grew dirtier, darker, and more dangerous. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“We don’t do big magic. Lucinda’s the only one. It’s too dangerous.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

An interest in magical beasts was considered dangerous and suspect, and taking a case full of such creatures into a major city was, in retrospect, a serious mistake. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That sounds dangerous...” started Mini, but with one glare from Aru, she took a deep breath. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Any temperature below zero is dangerous. You can get frostbite and lose fingers and toes. I saw a man who lost the tip of his nose. Worse yet, you can freeze to death.” In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

It was a dangerous risk, and maybe a stupid one, but Ekon was out of choices. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I decide to do something dangerous, rebellious, perhaps even blasphemous. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

If I had dared to, I would have gotten drunk, but after the experience with Fay, I knew it would be dangerous. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

It’s not like I’m doing a magic trick or a dangerous science experiment. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The Prince constructed it in the hopes of someday finding something worthy, something as dangerous and fierce and powerful as he was. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The judge sent him to California's dangerous, overcrowded adult prisons. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“We must go. This is a dangerous place. Grandfather, take me home.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They made little money and the working conditions were poor, even dangerous. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

“They’re right to keep their distance from us. We are still dangerous.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, you look so dangerous,” Thomas muttered, but he turned his attention to Newt and Minho. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The effort to become invisible, or to appear nonthreatening yet dangerous, was exhausting, which is why in prison almost everyone wanted drugs. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

‘It’s too dangerous. Walk past as though nothing has happened.’ Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was now doubly dangerous for her to return to slave territory, yet in the spring of 18 51 she went back to Dorchester County. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Its per capita rate of violent crime made it the second most dangerous city in America, but its citizens still paid some of the highest rents in the country. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what kind of tools they were or where they came from, all I know is they looked absolutely dangerous. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Isn’t it dangerous for you not to be under your desk?” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Then she slapped me and said in a low, dangerous voice, “Virginia. Never do that again. Never. You hear? We are indi'gena. We will always be indi'gena. Nothing will change that.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A little crazy, but she doesn’t seem dangerous crazy.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Grim has it fixed in his head I'm at a dangerous age and they need to keep me under observation. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was dangerous weather; she could freeze to death. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you see? He’s after more dangerous game than some low-bodiced councilman’s daughter.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Three people called the police on her while she was waiting for my uncle to come and get her. Suspicious character. Five-three, she was. About a hundred pounds. Real dangerous.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

The river was more dangerous than any army they could assemble. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

That man, that false prophet, might just be the most dangerous man in town. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“Transfiguration is some of the most complex and dangerous magic you will learn at Hogwarts,” she said. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Devilfish are only dangerous in the water where they can fasten themselves to you with their long arms. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the present they were no longer climbing, but the ground was now more broken and dangerous in the dark, and there were blocks and lumps of fallen stone in the way. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“I know she was famous, but you don’t catch the most dangerous magician of all time and not get famous. Maria was cool with giving Quinton the spotlight, though, letting him do all the interviews.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

The ones who don't want to pay at the dump, or got dangerous chemicals, or think we're such slobs down here we won't mind another load of junk. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

One night, when the odor was especially dangerous, Pax had chewed through the wire, as if killing a snake. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

One excellent reason for living close to dassies was that they would give a swift warning of anything dangerous in the neighborhood. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The slower the journey, the more dangerous it would be, and stragglers would attract elil and discourage the rest. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We must warn him, if there's something dangerous out there.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

In that split second, they decided he was dangerous. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

It was too dangerous to stand so close to him. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I did not wander into any dangerous parts of the city, nor risk my life crossing the Thames. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Matt had never thought of Felicia as dangerous, but he didn’t really know her. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

You do not have to be the largest or most dangerous fighter, Ekon, the old man had once said to him. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Would the truth be more dangerous than a lie? The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

A raging tiger would be less dangerous then! Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

As you can imagine, a material that can literally fry an egg with radiation is kind of dangerous. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

A lively letter from a friend described William as “the epitome of the dapper and dangerous man.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

But it was dangerous to assume she’d be able to share the burden for such a long distance. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

It was as though even his nerves, seasoned by a long career of hazards and dangerous undertakings, had given out at last. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

But she was all wrong about being too dangerous to be near people. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“It may be dangerous and it may not, but I’m taking no chances with it. Let’s get away.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Lance, please don’t ask. You know that Arthur is at home, and it is much too dangerous.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Lies are as dangerous as a sword. They can cut to the bone." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The possibility that Mendel had deduced a fundamental natural rule—a dangerous law—by tabulating pea hybrids seemed absurd and far-fetched to Nägeli. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

For over a year, the male French pilots of the Normandie-Niemen Regiment, flying dangerous Soviet Yaks, frequently served as fighter escorts for the women of the 125th Guards in their powerful Pe-2 dive-bombers. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“Hunting is a marvelous pastime. Communing with nature and all that! Although it can be dangerous. In my own family there have been some—unfortunate accidents.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Some find this a convenient assumption, but as a chart for a course of action it is highly dangerous. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

No longer are exposures to dangerous chemicals occupational alone; they have entered the environment of everyone — even of children as yet unborn. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Neither could I. “Shelly, I know it’s dangerous—” “Not to mention crazy,” she said. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

It was very deep between where we walked and where the water met the land, and the waves were dangerous. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“And while you’re doing that, I’ll take Silver and Buckthorn here and have a run down the fields beyond, just to get the lie of the land and make sure there isn’t anything dangerous.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a dangerous thought, and he regretted it at once. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Even if he wanted to sleep in his cabin, it would’ve been too cramped and dangerous. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Still tut-tutting about dangerous sports and inept teachers, Madam Pomfrey retreated, leaving Ron and Hermione to help Harry gulp down some water. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Now, sitting at supper, he felt his heart pounding again as he thought of how dangerous that had been. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

So I made a bargain...a dangerous one. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I sympathise with poor Desdemona when she had such a dangerous stream poured in her ear, even by a black man. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

He would undress and get into the water with the boys, and his mysterious sense of orientation would allow him to avoid the deep and dangerous spots. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

And down the hall that brooding dangerous thing was silent behind its closed door. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

At first they made fair progress, but as they went on, their passage became slower and more dangerous. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He added: “You better tell the boy to keep back. We’ll be using cyanide, and it’s dangerous.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

There was yet another dramatic influx between 1880 and 1910, when more than four million Italians made the long, dangerous Atlantic crossing. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

For years we all had known that space flight was dangerous, and could actually kill someone, but now it had happened—and on the ground, at that. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If I go, I think it will be too dangerous. She could use me.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

What she knew now was that this journey was much more dangerous than she had anticipated. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Each day he faced was another dangerous mission against mortality. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

It seemed to her so absolutely absurd, so illogical, so dangerous. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

It might have been a dog, or a raccoon, or an opossum, or a skunk, or a porcupine, or it might have been something more dangerous. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The traffic from the automobiles was so dangerous that he had to wait a long time before crossing the street. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The files contained personal information, making life dangerous for these young people. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Because the song is dangerous to humans. I’m only allowed to sing it with Pond and Darkness, when I am protected by moon sand.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

It was a clear and sparkling day when the Yaks arrived, and the young pilots of the 586th were thrilled at the dangerous beauty of their new snow-white planes against the snowy landscape. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know, Layla. It’s a leap, and a dangerous one.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Tam Lin, who let Matt do quite a few dangerous things, had discouraged swimming here because the bottom was murky with unexpected depths. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even with the gun it would be too dangerous. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

In secret I devoured The Art of Love, for all the moralists condemned it as a dangerous book. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

But sometimes it’s as dangerous not to speak. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The award was an affront to the Nationalists, whose propaganda portrayed Luthuli as a dangerous agitator at die head of a Communist conspiracy. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

As always, the dangerous part about life support is managing carbon dioxide. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had enrolled at school thinking about other ways to come out on top, ways that didn’t hurt anybody and weren’t as dangerous. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

I know I’m not supposed to talk to strangers, but this lady and her dog don’t seem very dangerous. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Ruby,” she began, shaking her head, “it’s too dangerous, for everyone involved.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Oh?” he inquired, a dangerous note in his voice. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Growing up in the ghetto is fun, but it’s dangerous. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

"This was right in the middle of the war. The US army had taken Baghdad, but things were really dangerous." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Daniel Ellsberg is the most dangerous man in America,” Henry Kissinger told the president and other top aides in the Oval Office. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

A known enemy is less dangerous, less able to surprise. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The headlines told of a decision by the Board of Aldermen, after four months deliberation, that the local budget could not afford traffic lights at certain dangerous intersections of the town. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“It sounds very dangerous. But it might work.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I knew he was hoping to do something dangerous, like learn to throw a ball of fire at someone. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The pyromancers kept their recipe for wildfire a closely guarded secret, but Tyrion knew that it was a lengthy, dangerous, and time-consuming process. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I tried to screech at the end, like what I thought a threatening hawk might sound like, but it didn’t sound dangerous at all. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He’s seen me slice up demons and leap out of exploding school buildings, so he probably figured taking a car a few hundred yards wasn’t exacdy the most dangerous thing I’d ever done. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“There are only ever thirty agents per outpost. They take on only the most dangerous missions.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

"And what of women? They can be just as dangerous, if not more." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Mrs Wormwood said to him, "You should read the label on the tube before you start messing with dangerous products. Always follow the instructions on the label." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Even foolery is dangerous,” said Jasper, “in the hands of a fool.” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

So she made me promise never to leave the flat on my own because it was dangerous and because you couldn’t trust people in London because they were strangers. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“But—” “I’m not having one in the house, Petunia! Didn’t we swear when we took him in we’d stamp out that dangerous nonsense?” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

In the century following the death of Dufay, life for composers whose livelihoods depended on the Church was to become both dangerous and unpredictable. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

“If you know this game, all right. But this is dangerous stuff for a guy that’s green.” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

These people were obviously deluded and probably dangerous. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He was terrifying to her, masked and hooded and dangerous; his voice was strained, rough. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“That was still really dangerous! Running around in the dark with a werewolf! What if you’d given the others the slip, and bitten somebody?” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

She shivered, though jumping was hardly any more dangerous than standing here beneath the looming towers. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“I feel it all the time. You must feel it too if you are holding it within you now. It’s a dangerous thing, and always will be.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The sooner I create Nyla’s defoliant to rid the planet of the dangerous plants, the sooner she’ll send us back to check its effectiveness, and the sooner we can escape. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Too dangerous to sit closer to the front and dare the driver to make her move. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

With all that aviation gasoline around, it was dangerous. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was a dangerous strategy, for we could easily win this legal battle but lose the war. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘You need sleep, too. I’ll take first watch and cook some grub. Those ghosts shouldn’t be too dangerous now that the sun’s coming up.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

And what good was an adventure if it did not feel a little dangerous? The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“All right, the sweetshop’s rather good, and Zonko’s Joke Shop’s frankly dangerous, and yes, the Shrieking Shack’s always worth a visit, but really, Harry, apart from that, you’re not missing anything.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

The enormous fireball showered dangerous radioactive fallout over task force personnel who were thought to be safely out of range. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

A man of immense dignity and achievement, a lifelong devout Christian, and a man with a dangerous heart condition, was treated like a barnyard animal by men who were not fit to tie his shoes. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You know, 1 should have let Sheriff Dean arrest both of you for tampering with a medicinal product and endangering the public health. My elixirs are carefully synthesized compounds of potentially dangerous elements.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Swallowing their disappointment, they bore away from the dangerous coast to wait out the night. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

“Maybe, but it isn’t really dangerous,” Rhonda said, which did nothing for Sticky’s confidence. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

A reporter said he seemed “like a nervy and, perhaps, a dangerous man.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

We live in a dangerous world, and I am not so attached to life that I will do anything to survive. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“A few people, I guess. It’s dangerous, with cliffs and things. Why, I’ve read there’s more unexplored country in the mountains of Monterey County than any place in the United States.” The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How can we be dangerous to the state? A poet, a chiropractor, and a high school senior?” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Little need was shown for this drastic and dangerous action. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Aunt Rose told me that she won’t talk to you. That ghosts are dangerous. Even you.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

As things began to look more and more dangerous, Rob found Mary’s wraps, and they were starting for home when a drunken youth named Travis Burdow saw them leave and followed them on horseback. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Miss Skeeter,” I whisper, “do that not sound kind a dangerous to you?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

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

Suddenly, in this tyranny of the normal, to be different wasn’t just to feel unhappy, it was to be dangerous. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he found, in managing them, that they were unreliable, disloyal, and dangerous, he got rid of them and turned to his own men. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder if his mother thinks he’s dangerous. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Usually they would be out on the streets, but they were home now because the Jackboots were boom-booming the city and it was too dangerous for horses. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

The exciting synergy of institutional life in an all-purpose national metropolis was deemed less important than the dangerous corruptions likely to afflict a nexus of politicians and financiers. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

It would be less dangerous for three or four rabbits than for hrair. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

For all his caution and wits, he was turning out to be a dangerous person to be close to. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

The advertisements contain no suggestion that lindane is dangerous. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

This was probably the most dangerous part, because it was a violation of a major rule for any citizen not on official business to leave a dwelling at night. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

“You can see why the League would be interested in finding any particularly dangerous kids for their own.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Did I know that I had just met the most dangerous Dark wizard of all time?” said Dumbledore. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Then he remembered what Natalie had said the day before, thinking that Mom was running away from a dangerous boyfriend. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Crouched over it, his face glowing and creased like a goblin, eyes burning dangerous. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Samuel said satirically, “It’s my duty to take this thing of yours and kick it in the face, then raise it up and spread slime on it thick enough to blot out its dangerous light.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The soil was dry now, completely out of reach of the water, except perhaps for when a tidal bore—a dangerous surge of water—rose suddenly after a storm and flooded the creek. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Because getting close to someone was dangerous, right? The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

They got another example of how dangerous the Headmistress could be on the very next day. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

He asserted that the Communists were more dangerous now that they were working underground, and that Indian economic interests were in conflict with those of Africans. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This is dangerous. You have no idea what lions can do.” Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t play with matches! Fire is dangerous!” he said, rocking back and forth. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

There was a dangerous undertone in his voice. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Ship breaking was too dangerous to not have trust. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was hard and dangerous and didn’t pay much. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I use that last adjective—dangerous—with full cognizance. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Their work was always dangerous and often dirty, and required endurance and bravery. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“Anyway...can you imagine anyone wanting to convert now? Publicly? It would be too dangerous.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

The mighty Amazon jungle, which landed squarely in that unknown space, was a dangerous, dense, and nearly impenetrable wilderness. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

“But one of us seems to be keeping mightily quiet about his part in this dangerous adventure,” Dumbledore added. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“It’s too dangerous. I’ll have enough to do with chores and watching Ruth and keeping out of Madam’s way.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

She liked storms, but storms could be dangerous. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He was not the dangerous one, the girl knew, but his mate who padded noiselessly through the trees. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even Central Park wasn’t as dangerous as people in West Virginia thought. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Even though it’s just a hug, it still feels dangerous coming from her. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Nobody ever talks about how good it can feel to look right at the sun, probably because it’s so dangerous to. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Which is that the outside world is unknown and potentially dangerous.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

It has radical and, in modern terms, libertarian implications, because it regards any accommodation of personal freedom to governmental discipline as dangerous. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

They are forced to do really dangerous work. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Imagine what you could make people see with this kind of power. You could show everyone that the splendor isn’t dangerous, just misunderstood. You could prove they were wrong about everything, about you.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Perhaps I will tell her in a future day, but presently this is dangerous knowledge, capital material, which can only serve to place her within the reach of hazard, even more than she is now. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their desperation made them all the more dangerous. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

“If you go to live in Salinas it will be more dangerous.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Leo fiddled with the bronze Archimedes sphere that he’d installed on the console—his newest and most dangerous toy. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

As for the sea, it looked rough, but to a landlubber the sea is always impressive and forbidding, beautiful and dangerous. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

To be trapped at the summit, where the wind was coldest and strongest, was too dangerous. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

By merest chance the most dangerous creatures had been excluded. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But some think that hiding underneath his fun-loving personality is a very dangerous and cunning man. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

It seemed that when he talked about the theoretical, the policy—like whether texting is dangerous—he could hold it together. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“You don’t know that for sure. It’s dangerous to make assumptions.” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The new laws and tactics of the government had made the old forms of mass protest — public meetings, press statements, stay-aways — extremely dangerous and self-destructive. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not going to shoot this shotgun. I’m going to do something far more exciting and far more dangerous.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was dangerous talk, to be suppressed at all costs. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I have no idea what this means, but I suspect it’s dangerous. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

They called him Caveman and all that, but he couldn't forget that they were dangerous, too. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

It was a dangerous thing that she had done. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Butler is located by the most dangerous, gang-infested park in Long Beach. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Previously, all the doorways opened into one world, which was a sort of crossroads. That is the world of Cittàgazze. But it’s too dangerous to go there at the moment.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was almost as if the old man’s deadly silence was a dangerous dark hole that had to be filled up quickly with lots of words. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tarbean is full of dangerous people, but none as dangerous as a sweet-eater filled with the desperate craving for more resin. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals. from the moment of conception until death. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Okay. Look, what we’re doing is a little dangerous, and I don’t want you caught up in it. Honestly. But, listen, we’ll tell you everything starting tomorrow.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Fear had clamped down on his brain and the scars on the back of his leg—the raised dots and dashes like Morse code on his skin—served as a reminder that dogs were dangerous. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Maybe. But wouldn’t it be dangerous for him to make another one? Didn’t Hermione say he had pushed his soul to the limit already?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Was she really expected to give him up again to another dangerous mission? The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Competitive gymnastics can be a dangerous sport, and I understood just how important it was to be well-prepared. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Whatcha got in your backpack?” the kid asked, his voice dropping lower and getting more dangerous. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She stooped down to pet him, although she murmured, “We probably shouldn’t pet stray dogs, but he can’t be dangerous if he’s with these children...” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“But sometimes a vicious prisoner reminds us how dangerous a policeman’s work can be.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

But lately, he’s been doing mean, even dangerous things. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No —” said Harry quickly; he had not counted on this, he had meant them to understand that he was undertaking this most dangerous journey alone. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Turner, who exhibited an opéra bouffe appearance but was a slashing and dangerous player, had beaten Bobby in the previous year’s Rosenwald. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Local papers had painted Walter as a dangerous drug dealer who had possibly murdered several innocent teenagers. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“And what would you say, Royal, to those listeners who reply that in these dangerous times, it should be ‘Wizards first’?” asked Lee. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The mob dispersed, and people headed off to other, equally dangerous rides where they were strapped into harnesses and jerked into the sky to tempt their own untimely deaths. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

If plain men hide their true name from all but a few they love and trust utterly, so much more must wizardly men, being more dangerous, and more endangered. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Up stood a young woman, Paula Hernandez, a high school student, who spoke only for around a minute, saying that texting and driving could be dangerous and the law should “take that privilege away.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Like the night bombers, the pilots of the 586th Regiment in their dangerous solo Yak fighters were growing hardened in combat too. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“We need to be ready. I know how dangerous it is firsthand,” said Thorn, wiping her eyes. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Things were dangerous the first few days of High Mourning, and I spent most of my time simply staying out of harm’s way. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The implication was that I was making a dangerous choice, that there was only one correct way to be a senator’s wife and I was choosing wrong. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to get into nothing with J.T., because sometimes when boys go to those youth houses they come out dangerous, so I told Peaches to cool it. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ancient lands were forbidden to modern demigods; the area was simply too dangerous. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Helmuth feels his thoughts changing, charging ahead to a dangerous place. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

I learned from Lita to cross myself before doing anything dangerous. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The mind should develop a blind spot whenever a dangerous thought presented itself. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

To me it was winding, and dangerous like the Chinatown dragon. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

And, truly, adult chimps in captivity often are dangerous because so many of them have not been well treated. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

The Roosevelt-Rondon Expedition had risked their lives to travel through a dangerous land—and in doing so, they forever changed the map of the world. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

I mean, there’s a line between pathetic and dangerous, right? Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Would it be as dangerous as the last one? Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

“That guy’s dangerous. He just stole your Talent, so who knows what he ...” She trailed off with the immensity of it all. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I crawled back, because it’s dangerous to drive and talk at the same time, especially on the highway, which is what we were on. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed like there had been more calls than usual that summer—people driving off bridges or swimming in dangerous waters. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

It would be dangerous to rely on such a comparison. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

In the days leading up to the last one, it was decided that wearing our uniforms was too dangerous, so we were told to dress in our everyday clothes. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I mean, we all liked Annabeth, and we wanted her to have a quest, but this one seemed insanely dangerous. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

There are farmworkers in South America who protest the use of dangerous pesticides. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

He knew the area well, and he knew how dangerous it could be. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Her voice is sharp and rue sounds dangerous. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I know what you believe, but things are different here. You already know that; you’ve already seen. The dive is dangerous, I won’t deny that, but not in the way you think.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“Ralph suspects something wrong. I don’t like him right downstairs. Too dangerous. Please.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Reverend J. Henry C. Helmuth found himself visiting more and more of his congregation with fevers of a “most dangerous complexion.” An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Angry individuals would take possession of vehicles they didn’t own, then lead law enforcement officers in dangerous pursuits on uncontrolled roadways. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Worse than that: he has been doing something to them; something dangerous. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

My mom would have said that she “had her Irish up,” and since she was Irish, I could sense that she was a little dangerous. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Ogres weren’t dangerous only because of their size and their cruelty. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

This is dangerous and illegal, and they had better know it. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“The sickness that comes with the heat. I have had it myself. It can be very dangerous. The boss will call for an ambulance to take you to the hospital.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

‘And of course I’ll come back soon: it won’t be dangerous any more. There is a real king now, and he will soon put the roads in order.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Having so recently been one of the underdogs of the savannah, we are full of fears and anxieties over our position, which makes us doubly cruel and dangerous. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it’s too dangerous a thing to ever admit out loud. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I was on a dangerous road and I thought of Clifton and tried to get off of it. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

High priests in journalism and culture are fond of fussing that the Internet is dislocating, isolating, dangerous. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

With his bow and quiver, he probably looked like a very dangerous butler. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

But not considering such troops reliable, he turned to mercenary forces, judging them to be less dangerous, and he hired the Orsini and the Vitelli. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

That was the time when it was most dangerous. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Apparently, Fred pulled a dangerous stunt at the train station yesterday.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

What makes her doubly dangerous is the fact that she doesn't look dangerous. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

He is also a dangerous young man, with a violent, quick temper. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

I shut the book because I felt like I was on the brink of something dangerous, and if I took one step further, I’d never be able to go back. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Confronted by the most vital intellectual currents of the time, his genius was immediately recognized by his teachers—one of whom introduced the young man to the dangerous mysteries of the Co- pernican hypothesis. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though most of us were American-born, it was dangerous having that many Orientals so close to the Long Beach Naval Station, on the opposite end of the island. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad had dreamed up many dangerous schemes over the years, but this was the first that really shocked me. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Too dangerous, Son,” he answered whenever Neel asked. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t think I would be aiming a dangerous weapon at someone today when I woke up. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Eventually, it became dangerous for Germans to have friends who were Jewish or who belonged to the Jehovah’s Witness faith. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“This is what you think? That it is dangerous to have a little kitty cat?” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

He knew they were dangerous, that they would soon suck up all the air around her and leave her limp on the ground. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

A civilian observer was a dangerous liability for the platoon—they’d have to watch out for him when they should be focused only on the mission. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“More, much more. I understand, Ben. Really I do. Power is okay, and stupidity is usually harmless. Power and stupidity together are dangerous.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The most dangerous reporters, from our standpoint, were the women who came to interview Mother for human interest stories. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No chance. It’s too dangerous for someone our age to go behind the fence.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

“This is very dangerous. You must all get back to your train.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“You gotta look up. You know what I mean? I got a dangerous line of work.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although I know his capacity for self-restraint in a dangerous moment is uncanny. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I have a wife in America, a home, a career, and a family. Kabul is a dangerous place, you know that, and you’d have me risk everything for...” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Abortion in the twentieth century was often dangerous and usually expensive. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

“I mean, this jungle’s dangerous, and I don’t like to see people I care about hurt. It—” He caught himself. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

But day by day, it got too dangerous to be in the open, as stray bullets had killed many people. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Like The Beast it is dangerous but not as dangerous as the big city nearby. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

“You walk into dangerous territory when you make judgments against a person based on limited interaction.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

It was a dangerous journey for both of them: dangerous for anyone or anything that challenged them, too, but certainly full of peril for the small Gallivespians. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Very slowly, with the hesitating gesture of one who reaches forward to stroke a shy and possibly rather dangerous bird, he put out his hand. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Right away I could see he was dangerous. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Any notion that drug use among blacks is more severe or dangerous is belied by the data; white youth have about three times the number of drug-related emergency room visits as their African American counterparts. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

‘Me and Piper and Jason - we’re old pros at large and dangerous.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

If I was going to find Halliday’s egg, I knew I would eventually have to venture out in the dangerous sectors of the OASIS. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Maybe Nergal wasn't as dangerous as he seemed. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He was always the more dangerous of the two. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Several small islands tucked up inside great banks of coral that made navigation dangerous was what I finally decided on. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The characters in the stories she read always seemed to go off without a thought or care, but in real life—well, the world was a dangerous place. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was surely one thing to respect the Dark Arts as a dangerous enemy, another to speak of them, as Snape was doing, with a loving caress in his voice? Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Dr. Strayer wanted the emerging field of research to also answer another question: Why, given it was becoming clear that the brain faced limitations, were people continuing to multitask, particularly in challenging, even dangerous, situations? A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Battle could be only slightly less dangerous than this preparation for it. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

It was a good hiding place when once you got there, but the getting there was very dangerous. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Gwydion was satisfied with their progress, though he warned them the most difficult and dangerous portion of their journey was to come. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

We could not afford a ring and trained on a cement floor, which was particularly dangerous when a boxer was knocked down. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She gaped at the glass, leaning well away from it now as though it might be a dangerous thing. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

On June 13, 1985, he simply walked out of CIA headquarters with his precious and dangerous cargo and drove home. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s too dangerous. And local groups can only do so much.” Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Jupiter is surrounded by a shell of invisible but extremely dangerous high-energy charged particles. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wouldn't, even though I had connections, even though it was less dangerous for me than for her and Mina. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“If it’s so dangerous, why not seal the wood in something that won’t burn, like plastic or steel? Why not put it in a safe deposit box?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“She won’t let us have the potassium chlorate. She said it was too dangerous.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

No more than in any other family, to be sure, but more dangerous because more powerful. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

An Yi read aloud, “‘Although teachers do not hold bombs or knives, they are still dangerous enemies. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My brother,” I said to Sobukwe, “there is nothing so dangerous as a leader making a demand that he knows cannot be achieved. It creates false hopes among the people.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

According to Himmler, a third type of dangerous young person was the “political oppositional” type. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

But her words can't erase the dangerous feeling of his mouth against my cheek. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He did not, at that time, appear particularly dangerous. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

All the same I urge him to let us go on, for the place is dangerous. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the dangerous stillness of my own room, it took everything I had just to do that. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“Your sorrow is dangerous. Don’t forget that she is still about.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“Your mother nearly tackled you to the ground she was so happy to see you. In other words, too much love can be a dangerous thing.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

"How do I know it's legitimate? The boys in my custody have proven themselves dangerous to society. Am I supposed to just turn them loose any time someone hands me a piece of paper?" Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Claudia selected where they would hide during that dangerous time immediately after the museum was closed to the public and before all the guards and helpers left. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now why do you wish me to wear what is uncomfortable, inconvenient, and many times dangerous? Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Jack was selected to help carry the heavy kettle—a dangerous job because of its weight and hot contents. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

“You know, Dad,” Brinker broke in, “the Coast Guard does some very rough stuff, putting the men on the beaches, all that dangerous amphibious stuff.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Don’t alarm him! He’s much more dangerous than he looks.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Getting there was difficult and dangerous, but the room itself was sanctuary. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

President Barack Obama’s position was clear: he considered Snowden a dangerous criminal. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

"It's dangerous for us to talk like this." Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“This city, at night it can be dangerous.” Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Though the cubs grow to become larger than their caregiver, and far more dangerous, they never give their mother trouble and she never loses her placid behaviour or her sense of authority over her litter. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

He rode on dangerous ground now, he knew. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

But this particular girl gave him the impression of being more dangerous than most. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“Ophelia, such a course would be vain and dangerous. Claudius is more canny that you know. For proof, I have important news from Hamlet.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

It is now known that many pairs of organic phosphate insecticides are highly dangerous, the toxicity being stepped up or “potentiated” through the combined action. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“But then what . . . ?” He began to talk a lot of incomprehensible and dangerous nonsense. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t tell you that story so you could apply. It’s dangerous. Chiron, tell her.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

He was a walking object lesson about how dangerous work in the Fishery could be. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

That day, seeing my father wrestle something as dangerous as mangolomera made me believe every story I’d been told about the Pope’s awesome power. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

It was as though we had plunged suddenly into mid-country peace, yet I knew that here, somewhere close by in the night, there was a zoo with its dangerous animals. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

And something else is rattling beneath Milton’s pillow, a potentially dangerous situation considering what the object is. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He was much more complicated and much more dangerous. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

But it was a long way down, and at the bottom was dark and dangerous forest. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Yes, let her know just how dangerous he could be, and watch her eyes. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe you’re not supposed to know the full extent of the splendor. It could be dangerous.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

And don’t you just hate that, Cerseii "Perhaps I'm dangerous too. You, on the other hand, are as big a fool as every other man. That worm between your legs does half your thinking." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It was not intentional—I only meant to express my thanks—but I have elicited something dangerous. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It might be more dangerous to wait,” she said. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Bianca, I know it’s hard to believe. But the gods are still around. Trust me. They’re immortal. And whenever they have kids with regular humans, kids like us, well. . . Our lives are dangerous. “ The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

The trip across the glacier and through the dark land of grief is crooked and dangerous but sometimes beautiful. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

For many centuries, the swamp and the dangerous animals that live in it served as a barrier to people who wanted to explore Southern Sudan. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

She couldn't have been more than four or five, and she was glaring at the camera, her mouth turned down in a dangerous grimace. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Orange Juice was in a dangerous mood too. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think it’s safe for her on this island. She doesn’t understand stuff. It’s dangerous.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Writers need to look in both directions, and shunt phrases around to keep them from dangerous liaisons with an inappropriate next-door neighbor. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

My father, a simple principal, was taking on the two most powerful and dangerous forces in the country. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“It’s too dangerous for you to be far away. You can’t go to New York. You need to stay close to us. It’s decided.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Together the fugitives slept through the first dangerous day. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

And I never go into the park on my own because it is dangerous and people inject drugs behind the public toilets in the corner. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The Clarkston Community Center was no longer an option due to a rift between the center and the YMCA, and the field behind Indian Creek was too dangerous given Tito’s shooting, Luma believed. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Even then, the forest was so dangerous that hunters observed a sacred ritual before their outings. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

The church didn’t yet realize how dangerous, how revolutionary, that idea was. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

When he first started his work on distracted driving, he just assumed people would stop the behavior when they realized how dangerous it could be. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

They did not yet understand how long that reach truly was—or how dangerous an enemy Fabyan could be. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“But we aren’t dangerous,” said the shiny man in the neckerchief. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

All her life, she had learned that passion, like fire, was a dangerous thing. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The Warburg theory also explains why repeated small doses of a carcinogen are more dangerous under some circumstances than a single large dose. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“How exciting! But Pm afraid you seem perhaps too small to be very dangerous, and as for untrustworthy, we shall see, I suppose. Tell me how you know our Nightingale.” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Cem got his nickname because everyone said he should already be in the cemetery, on account of the dangerous work he did. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jason slipped the guidebook in his back pocket the way he might holster a dangerous weapon. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“You know why not. It could be dangerous.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“People are turning on each other, accusing innocents of being Communist sympathizers. It’s a dangerous position for your father to be in.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

It is also one of the most powerful and dangerous. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

The mills were most often tended by women who were doing dangerous work while getting almost no rest. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

It's a little more dangerous; the stack might fall over. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z