| 单词 | deadly |
| 例句 | It pleased her to imagine her grand goals, but she was deadly serious about working her way up to be the fine lady her mother had dreamed she would be. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z After the stopping of the telescreen the room seemed deadly silent. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z She had that deadly obsessive look in her eyes that girls got when they knew what they wanted and were going to do anything to get it. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z When corn, oats, or sorghum containing large amounts of nitrates are ensiled they release poisonous nitrogen oxide gases, creating a deadly hazard to anyone entering the silo. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The drüskelle had existed for hundreds of years, but under Brum’s leadership, their force had doubled in size and become infinitely more deadly. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Every beast lives in deadly fear of it. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Would Engel be happier as a spy, glamorous and deadly: I just can’t imagine her in any role other than Beastly Punctilious Official. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The tank twirled right through an elaborate candelabrum and burst into flames like some deadly firework. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z After a while, the game became as deadly as sitting on the rocks. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z He fixed the girl with a nonthreatening half smile, but his eyes looked deadly serious. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Nor was it that the police managed magically to intervene in a huge percentage of situations that would otherwise have turned deadly. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And overhead—yes, in the room just above my chamber-ceiling—I now heard a struggle: a deadly one it seemed from the noise; and a half-smothered voice shouted— Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The sluggers could be blasting me with deadly radiation or stuffing me hill of slugger eggs just to see what happens. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z I stood frozen, watching the deadly scene, unable to do anything. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “And what is all this noise about?” said a soft, deadly voice. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z A gander who had been privy to the plot had confessed his guilt to Squealer and immediately committed suicide by swallowing deadly nightshade berries. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z I flinch back, not sure why he used every last sample of the deadliest plant in galaxy history to test an herbicide. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Something deadly, nightmarish about the pursuit terrified me more than the pursuit itself. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The firemen still on the balcony knew their situation was deadly and began to tell each other good-bye. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The long marches were grueling, miserable, boring—and, without warning, deadly. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Sometimes the wind becomes so violent or unpredictable that it tosses your plane into a deadly spiral dive. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z I guess either scenario is better than ending up pregnant or infected with a deadly STD. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Even botulism, the deadliest toxin ever known, needed at least 1 nanogram per kilogram to kill a human. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z If the federal government was to continue to operate, then Congress would have to meet in Philadelphia, whether or not the deadly fever was still present. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z His leathery, spiky tail whipped deadly thorns in all directions. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z He had often longed to hear the noise that these clean and deadly missiles would make in solid flesh. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The leader, not knowing from what quarter this deadly attack was coming, turned upon Euryalus shouting, “You shall pay for this!” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The face of their enemy was not turned towards him, but still he hardly dared to move, dreading lest the deadly eyes should fall on him. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z They were nearly the same height and she stood close to his face and spoke with deadly quiet, the long brim of her bonnet nearly brushing his cheeks. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z They did not use any sharp blades, because a blade is a deadly object in a hot zone. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Along the edge of the path is a thicket of weeds: goldenrod, ragweed, asters, burdocks, deadly nightshade, its berries red as valentine candies. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Yet new and more deadly chemicals are added to the list each year and new uses are devised so that contact with these materials has become practically worldwide. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The hilt had been fashioned new for him, adorned with a wolf's-head pommel in pale stone, but the blade itself was Valyrian steel, old and light and deadly sharp. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z And he had one of its most deadly forms: pancreatic cancer. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Even the Black Death, a symbol of virulence, was not as deadly as these epidemics are claimed to be. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z But evidence of the deadly presence of the chemicals was obtained by placing test goldfish in cages in the river; they were dead within a day. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z And the congregation begins to pass around the deadly serpents. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z A second anti-air battery fires from a distant corner of the city, and then the 88 upstairs goes again, stentorian, deadly, and Werner listens to the shell scream into the sky. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z There is little indication that the motivations and propensities for warfare have diminished since, and both conventional and nuclear weaponry has become far more deadly. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “One thing my mother did not whisper in my father’s ear during that long miserable crossing. And because a great many were deadly seasick, no remark was made of her illness.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Arrested at thirteen for assault with a deadly weapon. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z As deadly smoke fills the streets, thousands of people try to escape it, but fall “like flies.” Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z However, these cases have gotten progressively worse, developing into a deadly pneumonia. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z He catches my eyes and silently asks a deadly question: “Want me to handle that?” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z I don’t know where a simple bow and arrow could possibly find a place in all this high-tech equipment, but then we come upon a wall of deadly archery weapons. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I’d never considered, though I should have, that these crackpot prejudices of Bunny’s which I found so amusing were not remotely ironic but deadly serious. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “But as your grandfather has warned you, some of those creatures can be deadly. There are many places on the property where even he does not dare venture.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Not only was he on the defensive, he was gradually being edged back toward the soldiers, who had lifted their swords up to make a wall of deadly spikes. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z That many scientists believe that there are more jellyfish than ever before and that deadly jellyfish that used to be only in places like Australia are probably in other places now, too: in England. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z His hair is the color of salt, his garments entirely black, and a deadly curved sword sits at his hip. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Surely they would not hang around if the air was deadly. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Locked in the deadly progression of moon and stars. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Coalwood was, after all, a place for work above all else: hard, bruising, filthy, and sometimes deadly work. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z That was the first voice, deep and deadly. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It was to tell the world that texting and driving is deadly. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z When I started researching her story, I had one question: How did she have the courage to stand up for the working poor against such huge and deadly odds? Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z I could feel deadly poison racing up to my chest. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “Think about your next words,” Frank warned, deadly calm. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I had wanted to be the author of my tale, not merely a player in Hamlet’s drama or a pawn in Claudius’s deadly game. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z We went out and scanned the heavens, clear and beautiful, deadly beautiful, not one cloud to mar its serenity. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The trident was a natural, deadly extension of his arm. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Most important, a deadly convection column never established itself in the immediate area so a blanket of killing heat and fire did not cover her. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z "I want your oaths on that. If even part of what I suspect is true, Ned and my girls have ridden into deadly danger, and a word in the wrong ears could mean their lives." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Rush had, in short, announced that Philadelphia was in the grip of a deadly, unstoppable plague. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z For one reason or another, the virus became a lot deadlier. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He turned out to be one of the Luftwaffe’s most celebrated and deadly flying aces, and he wanted to meet the pilot who’d shot him down. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “It’s the source of a deadly miasma, a foul stench, indeed. There are noxious fumes all around the district. Mark my words, it will be a killer yet.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I saw the knotty bulge of steel-bound muscle, the piston-like jerk of the deadly hind claws, trying for the downward stroke that could disembowel a dog. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z No one must know, of course, because they were both in deadly danger. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z So far in this chapter we have been discussing the deadly chemicals that are being used in our war against the insects. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z ‘With that power I should have power too great and terrible. And over me the Ring would gain a power still greater and more deadly.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z But there was a deadly serious insight buried within the comedy. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Looking for that deadly glint of metal, but there isn't anything, and then out of nowhere, the kid is falling. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z That they would all soon find themselves caught in the middle of one of the deadliest disease outbreaks in history. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z The albino hesitated, then pointed to the deadly entrance. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Dear God, I have everything I could wish for, while fate has her in its deadly clutches. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “No, just a box holding darts filled with a deadly virus. Maybe we can throw some at them?” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z How can my whole being, my whole life up to this point, be matched to one man in deadly combat? Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z It took perhaps twenty minutes after the farmer informed Utah Power of the accident for them to switch off the deadly current pulsing through the lines. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She would never loosen that deadly hold until the last breath of life was gone. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m really worried about getting out there and having to check it. The phones I’m caught up with, but the e-mail might be pretty deadly.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z When I was young, Englewood had been a rough neighborhood but not necessarily as deadly as it was now. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z In the room there was a feeling tense as conspiracy or as the deadly quiet before an explosion. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z And those who were stricken with it fell slowly into an ever deeper dream, and then passed to silence and a deadly cold, and so died. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Cordelia says we have to wash our hands really well because of the deadly nightshade berries; we have to wash off the poisonous juice. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z When the main action went into a lull, sporadic sniping would break out: bow, lance, sling and spear all coming into play with deadly effect. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Humans now had a dependable source of light and warmth, and a deadly weapon against prowling lions. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Both had recommended reforms to the rules of engagement, particularly concerning the use of deadly force. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I bolt up screaming for my father to run as the mine explodes into a million deadly bits of light. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z We worried that the Klan might have planted a second, deadlier bomb to explode after a crowd had gathered. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z For the Witch looked stronger and prouder than ever, and even, in a way, triumphant; but her face was deadly white, white as salt. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z It was the beginning of the deadliest period of racial violence in Chicago history. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z “Don’t you know?” said he, with a deadly look. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Even in his terror it was as though he could feel the pain in his own body, the deadly pain which nevertheless was less urgent than the struggle to get back her breath. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z He could not furnish the “proof” we would demand today, but modern research methods have now isolated the deadly chemical in soot and proved the correctness of his perception. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The guns are huge, and I wonder how they feel to shoot, if you can feel the deadly power in them just by curling your finger around the trigger. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The first was a page so heavenly sweet—so deadly sad—that to read one line of it would dissolve my courage and break down my energy. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The tone of their conversation had been light, bantering, but Archie knew that Emile was deadly serious underneath. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z For example, every once in a while the sun releases a burst of deadly energy, called a solar flare. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Wolves would cower in the glens like foxes when they caught that deadly scent. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z They have immense power not merely to poison Tut to enter into the most vital processes of the body and change them in sinister and often deadly ways. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z His words fell into Lyra’s mind like heavy stones, and Will, too, felt the deadly weight of them. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z He ran the sword, which was about as deadly as a laser pointer, through Frank’s chest a few times. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The thing had retracted its spikes and arms to enter—when it landed with a squishy thump, a dozen sharp and nasty objects popped back out, looking deadlier than ever. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Baltimore City was now averaging over three hundred murders a year, making it one of the per capita deadliest cities in America. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Brother Leon studied him, looking at him as if he were a specimen under a microscope, as if the specimen contained the germ of some deadly disease. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z A deadly silence filled the house apart from the gentle patter of the rain. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z Now Jody marched seemingly alone, with high-lifted knees and pounding feet; but behind him there was a phantom army with great flags and swords, silent but deadly. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z A November stillness was settling like a deadly oxymoron on the April landscape. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z This time I brought Riptide up in a deadly arc. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The deadly point went straight through the center of Ishtar's chest. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I watched her out of the corner of my eye and realized that, despite the deadly driving conditions, I hadn’t been stressed at all. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Half buried in snow, the deadly cold coming up through my feet, I kept watch. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Any mistake I made would have immediate and deadly consequences, for both myself and those around me. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “Get along, and eat your lunch, warrior mouse, or I’ll show you my deadly aim with a piece of this cheese.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The expedition knew that they were facing one of their most dangerous and deadly foes of all: rapids. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Blood slowly trickles from them, making them look far less deadly than they are. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z And suitors gathered, primed with friendly words, despite the deadly plotting in their hearts— but these, and all their crowd, he kept away from. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z A blue orb of condensed light crackled and spread, filling every corner of the manor with its deadly rays. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I think about the deadly jungle, the occupied beach. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Then Mr. Armin said "Have at you!" and the two transformed before our eyes into deadly enemies. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Who kept vigilant watch to tell the innocent stroller that the fields he was about to enter were deadly — all their vegetation coated with a lethal film? Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z But if something, such as HIV, wipes out our immune system, it becomes so uncontrollable that it can cause a deadly form of pneumonia. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Boston and New York have already been ravaged by the disease, with hospitals being filled to beyond capacity, and the deadly disease is moving west across the United States. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Archie could feel the coldness—more than cold, an icy hate coming across the desk like a deadly ray from some bleak and lethal planet. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I ran the last twenty yards or so, even though running in the halls is one of the deadly sins at Camillo Junior High, right up there with pride, envy, wrath. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Carriage accidents were serious in wartime Washington and could prove deadly. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mind you don’t touch any leaves. Or flowers. And maybe not the dirt, either. Not without gloves. Many of these herbs are deadly poisonous. Aren’t they pretty?” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The great sword lay against the warrior’s blood-flecked habit, its long, deadly blade crimsoned in victory. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The weapon still lay on the floor, dull and deadly, and the knife that had fallen there, too. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I flung the warm shawl over her, and drew the edges tight round her neck, for I dreaded lest she should get some deadly chill from the night air, unclad as she was. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Tonight, coolly, almost solemnly, they marched to the girls’ dorms, deadly serious. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z ‘Don’t break the vial of deadly poison. Man, I’m glad you said that. Never would have occurred to me.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z In a low and deadly hiss, she said, “I should have saved a different baby.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z This fire was often deadly accurate and resulted in casualties among the attackers—so often that it was quite usual in the mornings to see their bodies along the wire. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “I am armed and prepared to use deadly force if necessary.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z He was a deadly combination of smooth and reasonable. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z His golden eyes scorched from under his lashes, hypnotic and deadly. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z She smelled the invaders’ deadly black smoke, and it made her cough. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z They move like dancers, whirling back and forth across the room, graceful, liquid, deadly. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Her soft, pale hands were as deadly as Obara’s callused ones, if not more so. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Just as she’d done that afternoon, but in deadly earnest now, she scooped a handful together and hurled it at the nearest soldier. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z It turned out that at the age of thirty-one, Moore had hairy-cell leukemia, a rare and deadly cancer that filled his spleen with malignant blood cells until it bulged like an overfilled inner tube. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Ishtar stood beside me, and there, surrounded by shadows and deadly weaponry, she came across very differently. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z In 1951, most doctors in the field believed that invasive carcinoma was deadly, and carcinoma in situ wasn’t. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z We trot away and I know dozens of Leamy’s boys are committing the deadly sin of envy. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Legends were still told of the strange and deadly people who dwelt there—the cruel and bloodthirsty descendents of the fallen Witch Kingdom. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He had more heads than I could count, as if a hundred deadly pythons had been fused together. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Into what deadly perils he had gone alone I dared not guess.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z And he had to admit he was beginning to like wielding deadly weapons. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Everyone was painfully aware of the term used to describe the open ground between opposing trenches in the fields of France, Belgium, and Germany and of the deadly struggle for that land. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z As far as the two-spheres theory was concerned, the voyages of Vespucci were deadly. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z This powerful gang also acted out a deadly mission to vanquish outsiders. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The Yak was a sleek and speedy Soviet plane, easy to fly and easy to fix, and it could stand up to the deadly Luftwaffe fighters. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Before long, the three Pe-2 pilots were flying blindly alone in deadly fog, hoping only that they could find a place to land. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z When lessons weren’t happening, the first floor was deadly silent. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Under the boughs of Mirkwood there was deadly strife of Elves and Men and fell beasts. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The ships that escaped his deadly grasp banked around and sprayed him with laser bolts and machine-gun fire, but both deflected harmlessly off his armored alien skin. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z There was even nasty and deliberate sabotage, presumed to be by American men: practical jokes such as sugar in a fuel tank, which could—and did—prove deadly. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z A slower poison than the locusts, but in the end as deadly. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But a dark and cloudy sky could be deadly—even without the Luftwaffe. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The drop wasn’t as bad as the first chasm, but it was still deep enough to be deadly. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z And the painted dolphins on your sister’s wall cannot plot deadly schemes. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z He looked so mean and deadly that, as his large, scaly, muscled hands were being gloved, I had second thoughts about wanting to mess with him. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z It was probably a deadly insult to refuse something from a god, but I didn’t want anything that Ares had touched. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Mother let her look through the microscope at wiggling creatures that lived inside the tsetse flies and made them deadly. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z After rain fell on September 9, a warm, deadly dry spell followed, lasting over a month. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z 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 Fumigation with deadly fumes seeping through the halls? Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z But he looked at the fell faces of the Captains and their deadly eyes, and fear overcame his wrath. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The avenging mouse swung the sword up high; a million lights flashed from its deadly blade as it struck. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z It wasn’t deadly, but it stung like crazy. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He stared deep into the deadly eyes, his lids began to droop heavily…. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z It was the deadliest shooting by a lone gunman in United States history. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I hoped that Frodo had set forth at once, as my letter had urged, and that he had reached Rivendell before the deadly pursuit began. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Yet it was at that moment of maximum affluence that the Roman political order collapsed into a series of deadly civil wars. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The May 1937 deadly explosion of the Hindenburg airship in New Jersey. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Black women were armed; black women were dangerous and the less money they had the deadlier the weapon they chose. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The average purchaser is completely bewildered by the array of available insecticides, fungicides, and weed killers, and has no way of knowing which are the deadly ones, which reasonably safe. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z But I remember the deadly quiet in the camp the morning before it began, that heavy atmospheric threat of something about to burst. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z The reemergence of the deadly disease did not stop people from returning to the city. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z He was, however, an expert and deadly shot, a good hunter, also a conservationist. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mark sixteen eighteen. They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing; it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover “Bravo.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “What’s wrong—?” He looked down at her, his expression deadly calm. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z 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 The United States government wanted this deadly enemy identified and eradicated. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z In terms of deadly projectiles, it’s right up there with grenades and cannonballs. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The doomed were caught between fire and water, and the deadly sights of four master hunters. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “You will be able to see her in it as in a mirror, and so avoid her deadly power.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z As a result, hundreds of millions of people were now susceptible to getting yellow fever and other deadly diseases carried by Aedes aegypti. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z “Hubris means deadly pride, Percy. Thinking you can do things better than anyone else ... even the gods.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Even as Frodo spoke he felt a great malice bent upon him, and a deadly regard considering him. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I wander through the aisles of carefully pruned plants, looking but not touching, because I have learned the hard way how deadly these beauties can be. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z A deadly lassitude had taken hold of him. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z There was so much money to be made that drug gangs rapidly expanded their ranks, sucking in some of our best friends, and turf wars became deadly, aided by the influx of sophisticated firearms. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z It floated cheerfully as a bubble with its long deadly purple filaments trailing a yard behind it in the water. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Then passing through the door he took Faramir from the deadly house and laid him on the bier on which he had been brought, and which had now been set in the porch. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z They are just like walking time bombs waiting to go off, and when they do, the consequences can be deadly. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z The man said, “Please, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, help me welcome Madame Sabbar, and perhaps she will show us her dexterity with these deadly slingshots.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Exposed to too much heat or pressure, the stuff would explode with devastating impact, and of course it was deadly to demigods as well as monsters. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z A great king and sorcerer he was of old, and now he wields a deadly fear. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z It was deadly as a sharp stone beneath swift water. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The most powerful and deadly things in the world. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “You just stay right where you are,” she said in a deadly tone. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Briefly Strider told of the attack on their camp under Weathertop, and of the deadly knife. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z In later poems she is usually shown as treacherous and malicious, exerting a deadly and destructive power over men. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z But the virus had suddenly become much more deadly. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Both the Count and Countess had gone deadly white. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z In both places, young men go through a daily struggle trying to navigate their way through deadly streets, poverty, and the twin legacies of exclusion and low expectations. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z I wasn’t angry at her—just deadly tired. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, he wasn’t wild about handing over a deadly weapon to a kid. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Superstition was a widely available nostrum for people powerless against the miseries of famine, pestilence and deadly doctrinal conflict. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “All I can tell you is that the Dust hunters are as frightened of it as if it were deadly poison. That is why they imprisoned Lord Asriel.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z This could turn out to be such a deadly place for me if I had to stay in it much longer. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z ‘It’s deadly to demigods. It’s only a matter of time before ‘He’ll be all right,’ Piper insisted. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Iphicles screamed and tried to get out of bed, but Hercules sat up and grasped the deadly creatures by the throat. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Alone among them the helmsman understood and cried out that this must be a god and should be set free at once or deadly harm would come to them. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Which do you think is more deadly? Past history or future history?” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z They were indeed coming, with Hymir at their rear, urging them on: all the giants of that part of the world, a many-headed monstrous bunch, the giants of the waste, misshapen and deadly. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z They represented the German’s deadly planes flying overhead. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z "Sources say that the alleged shooter, Jack Franklin, may have mistaken a Snickers bar for a deadly weapon." How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Their deadly ritual for the autumn solstice would have been completed by him. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Ships did not sail by night, and any place where sailors put in might harbor a monster or a magician who could work more deadly harm than storm and shipwreck. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Of the many fearsome beasts and monsters that roam our land, there is none more curious or more deadly than the Basilisk, known also as the King of Serpents. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z And how long did I take to turn deadly? Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The Friday before winter break, my mom packed me an overnight bag and a few deadly weapons and took me to a new boarding school. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z They played the third round in deadly silence, racing through the final lap as competitively as if they were in the Indianapolis 500. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z This can be deadly to people like me. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z But the public—and especially the public in Shaker Heights—was deeply invested in the Mirabelle McCullough case now, and this, unlike the intern scandal, felt deadly serious. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The first excitement was gone from the Row now and its place was taken by a deadly cumulative earnestness. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Immediately, however, a deadly languor took possession of her and she fell into a heavy sleep. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Percy had challenged him to a contest, and the loser had drunk a deadly vial of gorgon’s blood. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Wasn’t that one of the seven deadly signs? Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z I tried to get to her, but the demon was quick and deadly. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “A deadly illness from the mortal age, I suppose.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “Get it now,” said Matt in the same cold, deadly voice he’d heard El Patron use on terrified servants. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The deadly chilies my dad put in it were part of the reason our deli was so popular. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z He seems designed specifically for speed and deadly accuracy. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “That poison,” Lyra said, turning back to the Gallivespians, “in your spurs, I mean, is it deadly? Because you stung my mother, Mrs. Coulter, didn’t you? Will she die?” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z A crevasse could be only three or four feet across at the top but hundreds of deadly feet deep. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The night grew deadly dark under great clouds. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “The metal is called Celestial bronze. It’s deadly to monsters, like Imperial gold, but even rarer.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Their dark pointed wings were erased from the sky as if they had sensed her deadly purpose. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Normally she didn’t wish for more deadly poison. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z It was a stupid comparison, anyway—hollowgast were scarier, and probably deadlier, than any movie monster. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z ‘The only hurt that it did to his enemy, I fear; for it is unharmed, but all blades perish that pierce that dreadful King. More deadly to him was the name of Elbereth.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Yet as deadly as the secret that Hippasus revealed was, it was small compared to the dangers of zero. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Her diseases are usually tropical and debilitating, but only occasionally deadly. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I wonder when Jeanine realized that Erudite and Dauntless would make a deadly combination. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z If the wasps are too groggy, if the nest catches on its way down, if I try to escape, this could all be a deadly waste of time. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I’m glad to see him and to eradicate, for a while, the deadly silence of the house. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z You subpoenaed documents and took depositions and pored over court records until you had put together a detailed and precise accounting of each stage in the deadly quarrel. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z The room went deadly quiet. “... for pure nerve and outstanding courage, I award Gryffindor House sixty points.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z But he didn’t need to yell for me to hear how deadly serious he was. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z It was only a matter of time before the verbal battles between Octavian and Mark Antony became more deadly. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Mr. Lawrence told them it was even more deadly than the Black Death, the plague that struck Europe during the time of the knights. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z The talons on their front legs were half a foot long and deadly looking. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z And then, there it was, the deadly, dangerous thing crawling out of my mouth. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z She was caught in one of the deadliest disasters in the history of Boston. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z “Yes, which is why it needs to be watered down. Undiluted, it can be deadly. Even to demigods.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z When he got to the ditch, he saw no signs of the deadly sparkle-tailed snakes. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z For he knew his deadly peril and the thread upon which his doom now hung. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z At the end of three weeks the trial for William was held and he was convicted of assault with a deadly weapon. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z There were some fearsome monsters called Gorgons who lived on an island and were known far and wide because of their deadly power. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Where the van’s undercarriage had mown down the brush, spiny branches jutted up like deadly spikes. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Absent the extinctions, the encounter between Europe and the Americas might have been equally deadly for both sides—a world in which both hemispheres experienced catastrophic depopulation. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Where before there was a low murmur of noise throughout the square, now everything was deadly quiet. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z 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 Apollo and Artemis glided swiftly to Thebes from Olympus, the archer god and the divine huntress, and shooting with deadly aim they struck down all of Niobe’s sons and daughters. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The stuff was deadly to demigods as well as monsters. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I stared at Annabeth, figuring she’d crack up at this practical joke they were playing on me, but she looked deadly serious. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z But for them it holds an even deadlier peril. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The more likable he is, the more deadly he is. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z They were designed for winter wear, when treacherous drafts came down chimneys and insidious currents of deadly cold found their way through keyholes. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z Now I was in the strange position of comforting her about my brother’s deadly illness. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The next morning, they picked their way across an ice field splintered by jagged crevasses, keeping to the solid expanses between the deadly rifts, and arguing about Nina’s sleeping habits. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Though Mr. Armin was unquestionably an excellent fencing master, when it came to a duel fought in deadly earnest, I feared that he was no match for Falconer. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z With a single deadly swipe, he cut her to dust. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Then there were the times Percy was deadly serious: looking up at Nico from that chasm in Rome - The other side, Nico! Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Hippasus had revealed a secret that was deadly to the Greek way of thinking, a secret that threatened to undermine the entire philosophy that the brotherhood had struggled to build. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Thirty-eight seconds later, someone called 911 to report the fiery, deadly wreck. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z They could easily have knocked him down, or held him off the floor with one hand, but he was fearless, and his anger was hot and deadly. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z At roughly the same time that Woolf started his potentially deadly gamble, Pollard engaged in a gamble of his own. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It was empty except for the moldy smells that rolled out and were more deadly than the wavy odors rising off of Mr. Huffer’s spongy suit. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Logging was one of the most deadly professions in America, Papa said. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He chose the Ohio prison because its inmates had cooperated in several other studies without resistance, including one in which they’d been infected with a potentially deadly disease called tularemia. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Making use of the readily available poisons, she soon turns the blowgun into a deadly weapon by dipping the darts in lethal substances and directing them into her opponents’ flesh. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z If a deadly attack like that had happened in America or Europe, you would never stop hearing about it. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z But I was used to finding something deadly in things that attracted me; there was always something deadly lurking in anything I wanted, anything I loved. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The still, quiet hazards of fog and mist can also be deadly. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z That plane, American Airlines Flight 77, left Washington Dulles this morning en route to Los Angeles but was apparently hijacked and turned back to complete its deadly mission. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z I am a deadly mamba, Wrestler of leopards, A hive of hornets, A man among men! The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z A crot—the deadliest insult anyone could utter—was a simple, harmless eejit, like the thousands who had cut grass, washed floors, and tended poppies as far back as Matt could remember. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z As lions became deadlier, so gazelles evolved to run faster, hyenas to cooperate better, and rhinoceroses to be more bad-tempered. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The gold leaf was rubbed off, and each separate six-inch hook was sharpened and filed to a deadly point. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, no,” said Andrew, sounding deadly serious again. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z We have the dubious distinction of being the deadliest species in the annals of biology. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I tell him of the deadly snakes lying at one end of a rainbow and the hat full of gold lying at the other end. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z It was deadly silent now in the garden. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “It a deadly gas which comes from burnt coals.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry stressed the smokiness of the tent in an effort to avert the deadly dosing, and this apparently did the trick. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Chlorine is green and is deadly; nitrous oxide is colorless and makes people giggle. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z A swift stroke she dealt, skilled and deadly. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z 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 Francie dried her hands on her petticoat eyeing the deadly towel with horror. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The worst part of Leon’s fury was the way he whispered, this terrible tortured hissing from his mouth, giving his words a tone more deadly than a shout or a yell. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “No. It becomes a more accurate and deadly tool for a skilled swordsman. In the wrong hands, it would likely injure or kill the bearer.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I don't know why straying from the causeway would be deadly. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Pollard’s voice had a deadly urgency to it. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Have you hurt yourself, my child?” he asked, his voice deadly soft. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Frodo dozed, though the pain of his wound was slowly growing, and a deadly chill was spreading from his shoulder to his arm and side. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Greyscale is not so deadly as she claims, not in children. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Who?” she asked in a deadly seethe of a voice. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z This, and not that other, his deadly sin, having looked on his father’s nakedness and mocked and cursed him in his heart? Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z The VC operated as guerrilla fighters in clandestine, deadly efficient groups. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z This wasn’t the calm and deadly Leon who could hold a class in the palm of his hand. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She hadn’t seen the deadly thing that had grabbed at Matty, but he knew there would be more; he watched the bushes for them. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z The student followed step for step, like his partner in a deadly dance. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Their knowledge of the deadly effects of extreme altitude was scant, and their equipment was pathetically inadequate by modern standards. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Once when our boys were little and in summer camp we paid them the deadly parents’ visit. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Besieged by fierce sparrows, rat sentries leaped in panic from the top of the ramparts; those who stayed were dealt with by Jess Squirrel who swung a heavy iron chain around like a deadly flail. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “Juice of henbane, black and deadly,” she said. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Now, so soon after coming home, he was behind the wheel during a deadly wreck. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Because no matter how deadly his failure, he was always back in the next scene, as if there were a revival center just beyond the edge of the animation cell. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The Supreme Court dismissed the case, however, ruling that Lyons lacked “standing” to seek an injunction against the deadly practice. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z All the rain from yesterday had frozen solid — coating the needles on the trees in fantastic, gorgeous patterns, and making the driveway a deadly ice slick. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z And, even though the Klan may not have been as deadly as generally thought, it was plenty violent and, perhaps worse, had ever greater designs on political influence. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Suddenly, Jess was in the middle of the deadliest volcanic eruption in American history. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z It was certainly better than Grandpa Will’s deadly dull Seder lessons. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z But Benjamin pushed her aside and in the midst of a deadly silence he read: “ ‘Alfred Simmonds, Horse Slaughterer and Glue Boiler, Willingdon. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Even at a distance of a few feet, everything about him screams violence, from the short black hair to the big hands to the fact that each muscle is honed to deadly perfection. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z But there are also appalling superstitions and deadly ethical ambiguities. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She’s got a weapon that if necessary can convert solar energy into deadly rays of power, so that could last indefinitely. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The feedlots are also breeding grounds for new and deadly bacteria. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Bodies set apart from the town cemetery because of the deadly disease that had killed them. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Fire could look so harmless and be so deadly. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z He hated Fords with a deadly hatred, but they were daily building his fortune. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Actually, the writing began long before the deadly fever disappeared. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z It’s the story of the creation—and theft—of the deadliest weapon ever invented. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z My mother turned to my father and froze him with one of her deadly laser-beam stares. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z The green visor cast a deadly color upon her face, upon the Dutch cookie crumbs that rimmed her thin lips. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She had conquered—had triumphed over the most deadly peril. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z Professor Binns, glancing up in the middle of a deadly dull lecture on the International Warlock Convention of 1289, looked amazed. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z This virus is deadly to monkeys, although it is harmless to people. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “It helped people feel better for a while. Until the worst wave of the influenza hit just a few weeks later. The deadly one. Then it was beyond what any elixir could cure.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z From a mouth unseen there came a deadly laughter. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z I look up into those blue eyes that no amount of dramatic makeup can make truly deadly and remember how, just a year ago, I was prepared to kill him. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Endrin, always one of the most deadly of the pesticides, killed half the shrimp at a concentration of only half of one part per billion. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z He puts the obituaries under a column he calls “Death Notices,” so of course they are written in a deadly dull and unexciting way, although I would never tell him that. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Besides, my mom had made me promise not to use deadly weapons in the apartment after I’d swung a javelin the wrong way and taken out her china cabinet. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “You’re right-handed, man. Your right hand is the strongest. I’m giving you equal power, so your punches will be deadly from both sides.” The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z The light glinted off his spectacles; beneath the dark, glossy hair his face was deadly pale. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The sides were set for the biggest and deadliest war in history—the United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union led the Allied Powers against the Axis Powers of Germany, Japan, and Italy. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The mountains seemed to be trying with their deadly breath to daunt them, to turn them back from the secrets of the high places, or to blow them away into the darkness behind. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Speaking above the deadly whirr of shrapnel, the snap of Japanese rifles, and the ping of bullets bouncing off our radio equipment. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z We are deadened by the strain—a deadly tension that scrapes along one’s spine like a gapped knife. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z More deadly than the wounds was the dysentery. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z It was not a deadly disease as it was in 1917 but with children it had a tendency to go into the mastoids. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Griffin didn’t like anything about liquor, and he hated drunks with a deadly scorn. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Somehow his younger brother, Vincenzo, had managed to outrun the deadly wave and survive. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Several of the Riders cried out, and crouched, holding their arms above their heads, as if to ward off a blow from above: a blind fear and a deadly cold fell on them. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z After Astelle and Fang and a couple of deadly lists and a road foil of frogs, the answer to her question seemed stupid and weak even to me, but I said it anyway. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z And now the scene, their slow and deliberate gathering actions, broke apart insanely as the two men began to pelt Linda and the five children in deadly earnest, aiming their rocks, trying to murder them. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z This she anointed with deadly drugs and placing it in a casket she sent her sons with it to the new bride. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z "But unicorns are the deadliest, fiercest, and most bloodthirsty of all creatures, both mundane and supernatural. Their kill ratio is six times higher than a dragon's." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z A few hours later, I am dressed in what will either be the most sensational or the deadliest costume in the opening ceremonies. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Cholera, a deadly disease, had just reached England for the first time, and there were epidemics of typhus, typhoid fever, and scarlet fever. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The mountains also create wind shear, which is when the wind suddenly changes direction, another deadly hazard to flight. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “Terrible tragedy, that. But can I help my own deadly beauty?” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Death had given back part of her beauty, for her brow and cheeks had recovered some of their flowing lines; even the lips had lost their deadly pallor. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z I heaved back and he slid loose from the ice’s deadly grip. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I think of my mother, sweeping up deadly toxins; the way they used to use up old women, in Russia, sweeping dirt. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Unlike the frivolous goings-on in Paris or New York, though, the cabaret style of Weimar Berlin had a deadly serious undertow. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z He knew exactly how to reproduce the cold, deadly voice that got results. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He clutched a phantom machine gun and sent a burst of deadly rounds into the maize mill. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z With a resigned shudder she let me put my arm around her, press her head to my shoulder, lay my fingers across her lips to stop her deadly chant. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z It was serious and it was deadly, but it was nothing compared to what took place the next day, particularly during the evening. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z In fact, of course, Lyra and her peers were engaged in deadly warfare. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z He felt quiet and at peace with himself when he was padding around a hot zone in a space suit, carrying a rack of test tubes that held an unknown deadly agent. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “You listen to me,” he said, his voice deadly calm. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Here, yes here indeed was the haggard king whose cold hand had smitten down the Ring-bearer with his deadly knife. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I thought how terrible the nights must have been in a time when men knew the things were there and were deadly. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I began to see the world as a deadly and hostile place, where no one, not even my father or my brothers or my church, could protect me. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z In the Guildhall’s holds he stashed twenty donkeys, seven camels, and an assortment of monkeys and deadly snakes. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z There was a full day’s work to be done before noon, when the deadly heat drove everyone back into our big shuttered house and we lay down in the dim high-ceilinged rooms like sweating victims. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z As backup quarterback, his son Mike would be handling the snaps and holding the ball for the placekicker—in this case, Erik Fisher, a placekicker who can hit with deadly accuracy from fifty yards. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “An axe, a dagger, a choice remark. Though I’m deadliest with my crossbow.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I am a deadly mamba, Wrestler of leopards, A hive of hornets, A man among men! The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I’d almost forgotten, he still carried numerous deadly weapons under that clean white shirt. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z But Margaret had been trained as a surgical nurse, which meant sterility was her specialty—it was key to preventing deadly infections in patients in the operating room. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Its big .44 caliber ball, weighing in at nearly an ounce, was a solid, deadly round. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She seemed locked in deadly combat with a sinister force. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s—well—I’ll tell you the one thing I can think of. This is much more like a bitter, deadly combat than a birth.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It was easy to imagine two deadly eyes peering through the cracks in the wood. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z There was something great and deadly concealed within her, and he didn’t like it. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Mapping and exploring the River of Doubt had been a daring and deadly feat. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z “But be careful. Fire can turn deadly in an instant.” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z It was the chill of knowing they had used something they loved—the study of physics—to build the deadliest weapon in human history. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z But each knew the other was in deadly peril of his life. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The panic had been justified, for accidents were common and deadly. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z 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 But she was a deadly foe in the air. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The most deadly danger of all was talking in your sleep. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z 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 A trocar being a sheathed sort of ice pick instrument you stab into the bellies of foundering ruminants to let out the deadly gases. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “I didn’t think you would. But it is deadly secret.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Compare that with Thresh, his silent, deadly power, and I'm forgettable. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z He told Odysseus he knew a herb which could save him from Circe’s deadly art. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Our battles were real and bloody; we threw rocks, cinders, coal, sticks, pieces of iron, and broken bottles, and while we threw them we longed for even deadlier weapons. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Pointing my wand away from myself into the deadly folds of the creature, summoning the memory of the day I had been voted President of the local Gobstones Club, I performed the Patronus Charm. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Many historical calamities, from deadly wars to ecological catastrophes, have resulted from this over-hasty jump. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The deadly heat raw mows down military resistance. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z In future days, the number of recruits trying to remain conscious against the back wall would be an accurate indicator of the deadly dullness of a given lecture. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She was alone with one of the deadliest men in Fjerda, a man who would gladly torture and murder her if he knew what she truly was. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z First he took out the tendons, bringing the troll to its knees, then he abandoned the mace and went to work with gauntleted hands, perhaps deadlier than the mace had been. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Hair grew on this story until the bears were wide awake and the ex-boxer was using his deadly left hook to knock all five unconscious. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Nowhere am I deadlier than in a field of wildflowers,” Hugh said, enjoying the attention. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The bull moved deadly fast for something so big. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z The driver got ninety days in jail and a black mark for the rest of his life, in addition to the weight of his deadly actions. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z He’s a handsome special agent, always solving mysteries and saving people and getting trapped in deadly situations and figuring a way out at the last second. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z His dad is right—David was made for the law: deadly calm, turbo-charged brain, and a good eye for weakness. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z They failed to detect the deadly cargo, coiled sleeping at the bottom of the basket. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z "I gave him a malfunctioning altitude readout and made Engine Three cut out too early. It's a deadly combination." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Because it had not taken place immediately, the oncoming fight would lack spontaneity; it would be calculated, uninspired, and deadly. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z The thermometer on the back porch stood at ninety-two, the carhouse shimmered faintly in the distance, and the giant twin chinaberry trees were deadly still. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “We were literally there to protest against them using deadly force, so they responded with...deadly force. Incredible.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z She had five minutes left—five minutes during which she not only had to identify the poisons in seven goblets, but arrange them in the order of the most benign to the deadliest. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z But the trees flew by at deadly speeds, always missing us by inches. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z More plants bloomed along the edge of the pit—hemlock, nightshade, and oleander spreading toward Percy’s feet like a deadly carpet. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The only thing keeping him from imploding right now is his collection of deadly toys. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Lightning filled the sky like a sudden flash of deadly sunlight. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z “Wait just a minute, you ungrateful fool,” she said in a deadly tone. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “A tiny nick on my arm, but you’re sweet to be concerned. Blood from our right side can cure anything, you know, but blood from our left side is deadly—” “You dimwit!” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The poison barb on Cluny’s tail had done its deadly work. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “What you do not smell is called iocane powder. It is odorless, tasteless and dissolves immediately in any kind of liquid. It also happens to be the deadliest poison known to man.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z And that has saved countless lives from the ravages of deadly infections. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z A gas pistol wasn’t accurate over a distance but was deadly enough at close range: they’d have to neutralize it. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z I have never known anyone who would even venture to stick his toe in its polluted brown waters, which seethe with sewage, industrial waste, and deadly insecticides. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Sniffing noisily, he complained about the dust as he searched for an ashtray but deadly radon could have been seeping into the room, it didn’t matter to me. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The final fruits of evil have spilled their deadly seeds. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Not only was it like a river, it was like a deadly river. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Every year, a new class of Masks leaves Blackcliff, young, savage, and deadly. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Lightly, the asura felt around her own head, careful to avoid touching it with her deadly hand. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “The mandragora—” I murmured, thinking of its deadly powers. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I knew that anything that made a person feel the way I felt at that moment had to be a deadly sin. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z And then there was the clasp of the key ring to wrestle with, and the perpetual risk of the hail, which for a Gallivespian was deadly: blocks of ice as big as his two fists. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Mrs. O’Leary launched herself through the air—a deadly black shadow with teeth and claws. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “Her arguments make sense, in fact. She’s happy as she is, and doesn’t want to take a deadly risk.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z With dusk approaching, he couldn’t get up the nerve to venture outside—not with those deadly cottonmouths skulking around. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z That shot from the blackjack had been just as deadly to Luis as a shot from a gun. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Except without all the deadly rapids. My gram’s been bringing me here ever since I was little.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z The Stormbreakers, complete with their deadly secret, were being loaded up and delivered. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Then there was the unforgettable gun, long and deadly. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z She told him how he’d barked to warn them of the deadly black crevasse. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Boatwright’s dæmon fell to the floor and rolled over, and Boatwright was cringing back, trying to hold his dæmon, trying to avoid the deadly white teeth of the vixen. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z He stood up, and so did his daemon, proud and beautiful and deadly. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z But he is known to have a rap sheet that includes convictions for assault, including one with a deadly weapon. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Curly was afraid that the moccasins were lurking nearby in some secret subterranean den, waiting for darkness before they slithered out to begin their deadly hunt. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a string of deadly subway accidents. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Countries outside the United States suffered deadly yellow fever attacks as well. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z “The falcon...my dear, you have a deadly enemy.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “No, I take it back. Taking a bath is relaxing. Being in the ocean is scary. It’s wet and cold and salty and deadly.” Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z No brightness so deadly had ever afflicted them before. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z She, too, had a concealed sword, but even without a visible weapon she looked deadly. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Regardless, she also believed that this whole thing, the entire deadly affair, was about to reach some kind of closure: Reggie was going to plead guilty, of course, she thought. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Ollie is receding, back farther in the shadows with the precious cargo he came for, and I'm getting closer to the bridge, with its wide-open, deadly spaces. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Erumpent’s horn can pierce everything from skin to metal, and contains a deadly fluid which will cause whatever is injected with it to explode. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I think about eating the deadly nightshade berries from the bushes beside the path. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He knew that the hold he had was a deadly one and he wasn’t going to let go. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He exchanged a deadly secret glance with himself in the mirror and stood motionless. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I know that one of these buildings on the strip used to be the MGM Grand, which had a deadly fire a long time ago. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The courtroom had been deadly silent, but then a woman gasped, and I heard muttered swearing. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Frodo felt a sudden chill running through him and clutching at his heart; there was a deadly cold, like the memory of an old wound, in his shoulder. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “Who is—” “Percy,” my mother said, deadly serious. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I can’t tell him yet his poison was the deadliest ever created, but once I get us out of this, I will tell him how truly brilliant he is. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z In her mind she went over the deadly retorts she knew and gave them all up in helplessness, feeling they would have no effect. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Belorussia was still crawling with Nazi forces, who would clearly resort to the dirtiest and deadliest of attacks, and that’s where the invigorated Red Army concentrated their efforts now. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z As I raised the blind, and the morning sunlight flooded the room, I heard the Professor’s low hiss of inspiration, and knowing its rarity, a deadly fear shot through my heart. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z The deadly rivalry was on both sides after all. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z If the wind blew this deadly fallout into rain clouds, it could literally rain down on nearby towns. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z By inserting a bullet into the base of an extended antenna and then quickly compressing it, an inmate could fire the inaccurate but still potentially deadly gun. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “If you had some weasels, for instance. Weasels are deadly to basilisks.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z A crown of steel he bore, but between rim and robe naught was there to see, save only a deadly gleam of eyes: the Lord of the Nazgûl. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The cold and wet had made his wound more painful than ever, and the ache and sense of deadly chill took away all sleep. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z A calming, uplifting, terrifying, sorrowful kind of movement, gentle and deadly like the tide. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z “They fight, eat each other, bring diseases to each other &c, but then comes the more deadly struggle.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘The Ring! The Ring!’ they cried with deadly voices; and immediately their leader urged his horse forward into the water, followed closely by two others. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The Preacher said, “And that’s not half the story, Sir Charles. No disrespect intended, madame, but while you are without doubt a deadly accurate slingshotist, little Ahbo’s skills include something else.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Her voice turned flat and sharp and deadly. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z But, jeez, it was so boring, so deadly at home—what did they have to live for? The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Of that deadly gleam and of the dark eyeholes Frodo and Sam were always conscious, ever glancing fearfully over their shoulders, and ever dragging their eyes back to find the darkening path. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z And why had he been called to exercise it at such a deadly time, seven hundred feet above disaster? The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z They were afraid to go into the restroom, assuming the Klan had prepared a second charge of dynamite and more deadly bombs would follow the first explosion after a crowd had formed. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z There were also scorpions on most Caribbean islands, and they were deadly. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z For sometimes, when we take the deadliest aim, we are nothing if not reckless. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The moon is a stone and the sky is full of deadly hardware, but oh God, how beautiful anyway. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z But Kino had become as cold and deadly as steel. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Snakes slithered freely at night, and a cobra bite could be deadly. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z I’d thought the wormhole connecting my subconscious to the deadly nether regions was shutting down. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z There is a growing trend toward aerial applications of such deadly poisons as parathion to “control” concentrations of birds distasteful to farmers. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Too much poison would be deadly, but too little would also undo my plan. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Knitting helmets and socks was not deadly enough for her. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z ‘I have thought of a trick worth two of that. “Particularly deadly to rabbits.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z With a deadly effort, like wrenching a piece out of his own brain, he could even have dragged the thing into the open. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z These black deadly shapes, these black deadly forces. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z That remained deadly serious behind the whirling balls, as if it had nothing to do with his dancing hands, nothing to do with their skill, nothing to do with their carefree lightness. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Guys like Dr. Strayer were hired to figure out how to configure networks and displays so that the information was useful and life- preserving—not overwhelming and deadly. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Each of them is used for the simple reason that it is a deadly poison. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “There’s one more option. But it’s deadly foolishness.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The Spanish flu of 1918 had raged through the continent, killing nearly 20 million men and women worldwide and ranking among the deadliest natural disasters in history. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Before I could release another deadly round, I felt a terrible pain in my right eye, then another, and another. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z I bit her hand and we rolled, kicking, scratching, hitting, fighting as though we were strangers, deadly enemies, fighting for our lives. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The water flowing beneath was silent, and it steamed, but the vapour that rose from it, curling and twisting about the bridge, was deadly cold. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Blackcliff may have started out as a place to prepare the future Emperor, but now if s just a training ground for the Empire's deadliest asset. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The other kids on his team started screaming and backing toward the exit, but the giant named Marrow Sucker threw a ball with deadly accuracy. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z The Holy Spirit had never moved in him that way, just as it had never permitted him to take up the deadly serpent. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z As he came into the bedroom, he saw Sula lying on fresh white sheets, wrapped in the deadly odor of freshly applied cologne. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z It scudded across the moon, and with a deadly cry went away westward, outrunning the wind in its fell speed. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z She aimed for the edge of the innermost ring, which she hit with deadly precision. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The wind that blows down off the Ice is, in simple truth, deadly; and we have to face it as we haul. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z But they were far more afraid of the deadly cold. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Archie had detected another quality in the voice—a deadly calm, determination. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Aragorn,’ she said, ‘why will you go on this deadly road?’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Thread must believe I somehow got under the thing, even with that deadly current running through it. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z But there was no dealing with the wizard, and slowly, again, the deadly Cliffs became a factor in the fight, only now it was the man in black who was being forced to doom. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The Huntsman in bearskin flung out his arms and scrabbled at the weeds, growling in rage; the last warrior trampled the sinking man, vainly seeking a foothold to escape the deadly bog. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z They learned the basics of Black Widow Bokator—a deadly version of the ancient Cambodian martial art developed specifically for the Scythedom. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z And while these surface thoughts were providing some distraction, I knew that the other nine-tenths of this mental iceberg, the deadly part that was hidden below, was all about Jeffrey. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The only good thing: underwater, basilisks wouldn’t be able to breathe fire, but that didn’t make them any less deadly. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z It was a deadly thing to be thinking on. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Out of sight and shot they flew, and yet were ever present, and their deadly voices rent the air. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “Just know that it is filled with deadly poison.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z It appeared facing the Imperial Box, so that its open, roaring mouth looked like a red wound with small, sharp, deadly bones glistening in it. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Their crossbows were deadly over five hundred yards, and an archer could load and fire fifteen bolts a minute. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z He entered, looking deadly serious, and was followed by a second, very odd-looking man. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z She stabbed at the giantess with her own hunting knife and led her in a deadly game of tag around the throne. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z In more peaceful days, these skills had only been used at fairs and sporting contests, but now, when the need arose, they would be used with more deadly effect. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z A few students snickered; these the teacher went to with a grim face, cane in hand, and said in a deadly tone, “Get up and touch your toes!” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z However, his eyes and Will’s locked together, and each of them knew what was going to happen: they were going to fight, and it was going to be brutal and deadly. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Shandall is a sophomore, is fast enough to run the 100 for varsity, and is potentially deadly with a discus. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z But, instead, there would be a hiss and a small cloud of deadly smallpox vapor would be released into the crowded room. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z “I can tell. It’s not just a trick to you, like it is to most runaways. Even Shay, who really believes the operation is wrong, doesn’t get how deadly serious the Smoke is.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z That creeping doubt, that deadly fear, began to slide away. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I’d done that once or twice at Westpunt The skate is kin to the deadly sea ray, but this one was as shocked as I was and swam off to deep water. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z All the land now brooded as at the coming of a great storm: for the Captains of the West had passed the Cross-roads and set flames in the deadly fields of Imlad Morgul. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z She created tinctures and studied the practical use of deadly poisons in Scythe Curie’s personal apothecary and toxic herb garden. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z They felt ready to head straight to the front to fly into deadly combat against the invading Nazi fascists. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z And so, as the hot chocolates grew cold, Dr. Morales told the story of the deadliest volcanic eruption in the twentieth century. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z No matter where they looked, it was great—an interruption of school routine, a diversion in the deadly order of the day. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite Officer Callahan’s refusal to arrest him, George Stauber, the young man who threw the deadly rock that started the riot, was brought before the courts and tried for the intentional manslaughter of Eugene Williams. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z According to the principles of the code duello, Burr was perfectly justified in taking deadly aim at Hamilton and firing to kill. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z |
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