| 单词 | decent |
| 例句 | He’s still strong, in decent shape; his moves, still fluid. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z They had been decent to me, but I knew I was the only colored and I didn’t want anyone to judge badly of me. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And somewhere in the mix there’s usually ones who are pretty decent. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z You know, when we agreed to take you in, we hoped we could improve you—build you—make you a decent human being. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z If we give chronology the decent respect it is due, it is clear that Madison's thinking began to change before Jefferson returned to the scene. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z I’m making decent bank, between my wages and tips and my take in Sammy’s hustles. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I had a decent chance of paying off the two-talent loan. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z His clothes were rumpled and he looked tired, but he said the food was decent and the police were treating him fine. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “We had to find a decent bruise remover. We’re testing most of our products on ourselves.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I prayed she found somewhere decent for us to live. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z He was pretty decent at smashing the cap flat, but when it came to hitting the nail, he definitely had some issues. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z The Raleigh winters agreed with him, but he would have gladly traded the temperate climate for a decent radio station. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z OK, once in a rare while, I do come up with a decent line under pressure! Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “And somehow I woke up something decent in him.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I began to hope that I had encountered a decent white. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “It would be one thing if we had even a chance at a decent hearing,” said Henry. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I had a cot to myself, decent clothes, more than enough food, and I was being paid! The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z “There’s a decent sign that college will be a lot different from Forrestville High,” Lydia said. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Mam tells Bridey she can’t wait to get out of this bloody lane to a place with a decent lavatory that we don’t have to share with half the world. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Most of them were small, but we kept four decent ones for dinner. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z It was clear Jackson was the sort of young man who considers himself rather smarter than he is, and who is naturally cruel but thinks himself a decent fellow. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z By and large, of course, poor and working-class blacks merely wanted what whites wanted: decent housing, available only in “white neighborhoods.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “Do your best to keep them in decent shape, and that will be good enough.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z So less thought had to be given to the procession of teenagers who leave ghetto high schools disadvantaged, badly taught, unable to find decent jobs. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I am grudgingly impressed that he’s managed to come up with a fairly decent bargain, despite having been tied to a chair for most of the night and probably quite drunk. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I think the Cartwright farm was as decent as anywhere else, but it was like that for a lot of people then. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The manager, Mr. McCaffrey, says, I would like to see a specimen of your handwriting, to see, in short, if you have a decent fist. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “I wonder Maxim did not stay a week or so in London and get you something decent to wear,” she said. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z But now that he had had a good sleep, he could see that Strawberry was really a harmless, decent sort of fellow. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “He was a decent man,” I said to him. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Now she was acting like an in-law, like an aunt, dabbling at helping Ruth and the girls, but having no interest in or knowledge of decent housekeeping, she got in the way. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “You got no clothes that any decent person would wear,” he said. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z “We’ll need to get you cleaned up and find some clothes and a decent meal for you.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z If there is nothing decent on television she leafs through books she takes out of the library, books that occupy the space Ashoke normally does on the bed. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “You’d think they could make a few decent solid colors in this place,” my mother complains loudly so everyone can hear. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He was an athlete and a decent student, things people in this county wanted their kids to be. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I had to get decent grades, show the college world I was worth its time. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Freedom, Abuela tells me, is nothing more than the right to a decent life. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He did not understand our civilization, and knew no better than to try to be too decent for the degradation of jealousy. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Lieutenant Carroll was a decent land of guy. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I had made a decent start and I was rattling along fine when I broke that nib. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Surely in America a whole segment of decent souls could not stand by and allow such massive crimes to be committed. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Astonished, Bruno added, “Jesus. They did so much shuffling and scuffling we’d never get a decent footprint. Looks to me like somebody ran twenty head of buffalo through here just to destroy the evidence.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “I actually think you could make decent money, you know? And then you could spend it on a drum kit. It would be perfect.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z “Leave him alone. He stays out of trouble and he’s a decent student.” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Second of all, “I go to bed at a decent hour.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z But it is a decent living and the firm is basically happy with me. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z From now on, when the men drilled at Lexington, Rab would have his box full of cartridges, and, as he said, ‘Thank God, a decent weapon in my hands.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “We do not need a badge of honor. We need a decent plague to take them off our hands.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “If I can get a decent job, I’ll be here for a while.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z There was a decent effort at New York’s Jamaica Race Track, then a modest allowance win at Narragansett Park. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Moss had been lucky enough to score a decent locker last year, though his mom wasn’t happy with the rental cost. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He even put a decent stereo in it. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z If they wanted to have a lark like this, it was only decent to humour them. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He was only three, but you could have a decent conversation with Ben. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z The family and friends went back to Olive’s house on Central Avenue to eat and to drink coffee, to see how each one was taking it, and to do and say the decent things. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “Knife will take me to a bar and feed me pork rinds. He doesn’t know decent places exist.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z But they had some stands at the fairgrounds, and they had a pretty decent crowd. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The hunting club had kept the steps in decent repair, and used the jetty as a dock for their boats. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “I know it’s zahmat for you. But you look like a decent brother, and I—” “Don’t worry, hamshira. I understand. It’s no trouble. Let me go and buy your tickets.” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z The ones too young and too small to bring a decent price were going to an auction for feeder pigs. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z She brought her towels, sheets, and pillowcases, not new, but still “decent looking.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Brigadier Munro was a decent, helpful man, who took extra pains to make sure we had what we wanted. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Contrary to law and decent propriety, Miss Lavinia had been out for a gallop on the Common. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Not that she wasn’t nice and decent and all of that. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Despite a decent library, few students had a love for reading. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Fifth, Denman had the money neither to pay us well nor to guarantee a decent sum to our dependents in case something happened to us. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “There were not any decent Experts until the removal of the Epsilon an entire unit ago. Let us hope these have impeccable knowledge and compliance.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The Siberian city had several huge public buildings, monuments from World War II, a reputable university and medical school, and some factories that provided decent jobs. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Everyone was, at a minimal estimate, “a good egg” or “a decent sort,” and motivation was never judged to be at variance with outward show. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “If it was even half decent, this bloke would’ve got away now, wouldn’t he?” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z To segregationists, blacks hadn’t yet proven themselves decent and responsible citizens; they needed to earn the privilege to live among whites. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “Please help me, Bridge. I want the picture to be decent. Not one of those stupid selfies.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z The two tributes from District 3 are beside me, struggling to start a decent fire with matches. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z They had been frozen in another age, a time when Kaiser factory workers could buy new cars, take decent vacations, and enjoy full health care benefits. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Once I quit drinking and started making decent money at the little accounting firm I’d interned with, we bought the house on Overlook Road. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z “You can’t have met many decent wizards,” said Harry, trying to cheer him up. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z “Not that there aren’t a lot of decent people stuck there.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z “It’s not up to me to change history. But I’ll make it reach to your knee so you’re decent. On the bright side, my granddaughter said you might need this.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I didn’t, though, and we couldn’t find a buyer at a decent price w'hen we divorced, so instead he said he’d buy me out and stay on until he got the right price for it. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “I have to live in a decent neighborhood,” she said. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Indeed, for Van, his old basketball coach, Reggie stood out because he was, in addition to being a strong guard with the will to rebound, a decidedly decent person. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “Don’t thank me, it’s what any decent person would have done.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “We’ve reached a poor state when people are afraid that doing the decent and right thing is going to help the communist conspiracy,” the proprietor said. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Whenever a woman leaves her wide-open-to-the-world yard to work her field or saunter off on an errand, first she must make herself decent. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She was a decent actor, and one of Mrs. Campbell's favorites. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “I guess if they have a decent soccer team, I’ll let them slide about not having indoor classrooms and not having a gym.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “What’s serious? I was a kid. The thing is, I believed in God and all that, but it wasn’t the religious part that interested me. Just being nice to people, that’s all. Being decent.” The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to live under the safe protection of somebody who wore decent clothes, bought meat from the grocery store like the Good Lord intended, and cared about others. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “I know, old scout. But the Abbot’s such a decent old buffer that he believes there’s good in everyone, even Cluny. What?” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z They had walked in just in time—not too late to miss the beginning of the movie, but just late enough to miss the opportunity for decent seats. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z He was surprised people didn't realize that a decent chaise longue was much easier to move, yet still as comfortable as a couch. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z “You could. That’s a possibility. But he’s fairly decent at fighting. I think he could have stopped you.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z According to her, if a plant was in decent soil and had sun and enough water, a bud would at some point show up. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z The combination of olive oil, hearty vegetables, and cheese that comes from goat's milk, mixed with decent servings of fish and meat, had been shown in numerous studies to promote longevity. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Buckthorn—a decent, straightforward fellow if ever there was one—where would he be by ni-Frith tomorrow? Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z His father, who has a decent manufacturing job, often takes the boy on nature hikes. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z All the same, breaking Albus’s nose at the funeral was not decent. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z That’s the story with every decent football player in Clover City. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He’s closer than would be considered decent by any standard, but Katherine doesn’t step backward. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z They now knew they could make decent livings and be comfortable; it wasn’t enough. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z During this time, the family will be housed in a detention center, unable to work and with limited access to education, health care and decent living conditions. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Or, “For one so young, you have a decent intuitive sense.” The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z But no, he had done at least one decent thing for Kevin and me, no matter what he was. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Felicia arranged for Joaquin’s remains to be brought home for a decent burial, and then she stayed with me until I could laugh again at silly things. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt the protection of those millions of decent people who prayed for our safety. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z It didn’t amount to much, though, and it was touch and go whether she’d have a decent funeral until Ruth walked down to Sonny’s Shop and stared at Macon without blinking. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Or even one of my more decent older pieces. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z But it would be nice to hear more about all the ordinary decent people, more about the nice things that happen all the time. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Rumor had it that she'd been kicked out of every decent school in the city until only we were left. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z And always waiting, waiting for a decent chance to strike terror and admiration in the nearest mediocre heart. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z There wasn’t even any decent garbage to use as a makeshift weapon. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I learned, however, from his wife, who seemed a decent, poor soul, that he was only the assistant to Smollet, who of the two mates was the responsible person. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Her coat is decent and clean, her jeans are plain, her boots look new, and her face is hard, but safe—like a schoolteacher’s. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Did they never give the child anything decent to wear? The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Whether coming from work, home, or school, or just out for a good time on the town, there was a decent chance for blacks to cross paths with trouble. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Surprisingly, there was already a decent amount of wood chopped and stacked. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “Sire,” said the Red Cow, “I beg you to remember that I am a decent, respectable animal and have been taught from my infancy that jumping was no occupation for a lady.” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z “Hide your eyes. Boys? Are you decent? What’d you put on to swim in? I got Winnie up here, do you hear me?” Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The black man in America couldn’t get a decent factory job until Hitler put so much pressure on the white man. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m kinder, saying they probably didn’t want to jeopardize the chance of taking us out again now that they’ve gotten some decent footage. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I’m quick and got a pretty decent handle and I can shoot threes for days. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z How fascinating, they will likely say, that a drug war was waged almost exclusively against poor people of color—people already trapped in ghettos that lacked jobs and decent schools. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “Because you’re too short to be a namer. Your eyes are too green. You have the wrong number of fingers. Come back when you’re taller and you’ve found a decent pair of eyes.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Well, Big Ma had gone down to Friendship Baptist Church to hear Senator Kennedy tell the black people they were American citizens who deserved decent homes, decent education for their children, safe neighborhoods, and opportunities. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “To be with my mother, to live in a decent home, and to have plenty to eat.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z But if he made decent choices, there was a chance he might make it out all right. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “Fifteens, you played a decent game,” she told them. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Michaels had grown up in Brooklyn and, more than most officers from the city, considered the inmates to be basically decent guys, his “homies.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Get in and start this thing. Oh, my God. Don’t stick that guitar in my face like that. Why can’t you just carry a purse like a decent young lady?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Ward says if I keep pulling up all my other grades the way I’ve pulled up my grade in English, I should be able to get into a decent college when I graduate. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Right away I got a couple of decent mangrove snappers, and Dad caught a fat keeper grouper. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z They had decent pitching, but they looked a bil tired, probably worn out from a long season. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We were all decent guys from nice neighborhoods and good families, picked up for unpaid parking tickets and other infractions. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z In fact, there was a decent chance he could’ve been the one who wound up involved in something tragic. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I couldn't even stick around to hear old Ernie play something halfway decent. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z He might have made a decent living that way—may even have been treated as a celebrity—but from a distance, we can see the emptiness, the pain. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z It didn’t seem quite decent to complain about Constance, nor did he like the thought of expressing doubt in Mr. Benedict, whom he liked very much. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I have a pretty decent vocabulary for someone my age, but I don’t know the word for the look on her face. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Mr. Carter wanted his miners to have a decent place to live. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z While a large window giving a view of the backyard and woods beyond takes up a decent portion of the rounded wall opposite the door, every other inch of space is covered in pictures. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z And yet—she had seen many a half-starved runaway brought back in chains, not enough flesh left on him to provide a decent meal for a buzzard. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Besides he’s decent enough to treat us in the canteen when we are out of funds. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d been a decent coder, back before he sold his soul. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z They lay together, like thin, strange, secret frogs, their bothes well-boned and ready to fill out into toughness as soon as they might be given decent nourishment. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s no sign of he valley with a Lake in it, like what Aslan said What about coming down and looking out for a decent spot to spend the night in? The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Now this is true, Tom Hamilton was dead and he had only to do a few decent things to make it final. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “You can’t keep cutting school if you want to get decent grades,” I say. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z They were large but not fat, well built, with bodies in decent shape. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z “If I’m to recommend you to the Concord Corporation, you need to look decent. They like to hire a good class of girls here.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “She’s proud, but I don’t believe she’d mind, for that dowdy tarlaton is all she has got. She may tear it tonight, and that will be a good excuse for offering a decent one.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “Just plain decent is what it is,” she said. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z People in America seemed to assume that we were coming from an undeveloped land where we had no decent clothes. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “The presence of the saloons,” one observer commented, “may be largely accounted for by the absence of decent and cheerful home life.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Every few years our football team is decent enough for play-offs and every once in a while someone even makes it out of here and does the kind of thing worth recognizing. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z And there weren’t any plants in the desert that would make a decent rope. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It is a good thing we have something decent to eat at last; we still have a use for all our strength. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z So, first, I thought I did a decent thing. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z But the Sacred Heart boys didn’t think it was very funny, and instead of singing something back at us, which is what any decent and proper rugby team would do, they just scowled and prayed. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z So many decent people could not be wrong, and doubts like hers, she’s been told, are to be expected. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z She says sometimes a flock will wander into the orchard and they get a decent lunch that day. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z We want decent housing, fit for shelter of human beings. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z “When I look up, I see people cashing in. I don’t see heaven or saints or angels. I see people cashing in on every decent impulse and every human tragedy.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “You don’t know the meaning of the word ‘liberating’ until you’ve done that, stood in a roomful of targets, let the bullets fly, free of guilt and remorse, knowing you are virtuous, good, and decent. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The advocates of nuclear disarmament seem to believe that, if they could achieve their aim, war would become tolerable and decent. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is the only decent hospital in town—lucky guess. Plus, your name’s on the door.” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “Nigel’s gone to get a coffin. A decent one, not just a homemade box. And he’ll hire a minister to come out tomorrow.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z He can be halfway decent if he tries. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “They better give me some decent food,” she yells loud enough for all the lunch ladies to hear. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z “I know—well, I don’t really know much about it, but Scott ... I know that he seems like a perfectly decent bloke, but you can’t be sure, can you?” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z There was talk of applying for a permit to move to decent matchbox houses the government was building for blacks in Tembisa. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Maria Isabel has spent most of her life deprived of decent clothing. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “No. You two need a break from each other. He seems like a decent kid, but together you’re trouble.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z “You wouldn’t believe how many people, even people who work at the Ministry, can’t do a decent Shield Charm,” said George. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z And given how decent he’d been, there was no need for that. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z In class, Mrs. Fisher makes sure we clean up our area and get the room looking decent. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z Normally, enjoying his rapt attention, I would have strung it out much longer, but after the first decent pause I said, “Now I want to ask you something.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z But in the Bree-land, at any rate, the hobbits were decent and prosperous, and no more rustic than most of their distant relatives Inside. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “She’s my daughter. I want to give her a decent education.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z He was an exotic prince, traveling from a far land to teach them how people conducted themselves in decent places. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Actually, how Travis came from his father was also a decent mystery. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z She put them on, feeling swamped in the shirt, but at least decent. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Gallien offered to drive Alex all the way to Anchorage, buy him some decent gear, and then drive him back to wherever he wanted to go. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z They were decent fellows and found themselves in a moral quandary. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Liszt appears to have been a decent man, very gener-ons and modest, though exceptionally vain. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z To get a decent grade in her class, we have to figure out what he was really trying to say. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z I came off as “just an average kid,” which I thought was pretty decent because, seriously, I’d been expecting worse. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z And yet even with decent troops the place was clearly indefensible. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I know that I have a budding geek, and if I can get him sane through the next thirteen years, there will be another decent adult on this planet. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I have enough money to buy something decent, but I decided to make you something instead. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Any decent book on playing jazz, or any teacher familiar with jazz, will introduce the student to these chords and scales. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z But I got a decent price for his pelt. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Jay Cee breezed back after a decent interval with an armful of manuscripts. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z “With so many pretty and decent girls around, the only thing that occurs to you is to get married to the daughter of our enemy.” One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “We got a few poems today that were half decent,” I say. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z And there ain’t nothing to be afraid of if a chap’s led a decent life. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z I have enough money for us to live a decent life. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z His mother was yelling, "Feed it to the pig, you stupid creature! Why not? No one decent will buy burned bread!" The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z They’d been traveling for more than two days without decent food or sleep. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He was a decent boy, a kind boy, she knew that. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I try the clamp/shinny technique again, aiming for a knot that will gain me a decent foothold. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z It was after six o’clock when I reached the base of the mountain on the other side and found a decent campsite beside a grassy, little-used logging road at a place called Baker Stream. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “He’s really pretty decent, isn’t he? Bun always said he reminded him of you.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z On the evenings she has to work, she gets off at eight so she can take me home and get me to bed at what she calls a “decent hour.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Because there was nothing decent to buy, the people greeted me with great enthusiasm. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Then, without any explanation, as if the connection between the two were obvious, I wrote, I don’t understand why I wasn’t allowed to get a decent education as a child. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I thought he could have given me a decent estimate if he had wanted to. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z “Do you know, I think be is one of the nicest people at court Gawaine is decent, but he is quick-tempered and rather unforgiving.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z We remained like this for a long while, and by the time he had to go to the loft to chop wood, I knew he was a good, decent boy. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z One ape like Reilly could demolish ten years of trying to build up a decent commercial name. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I glanced again at his florid face, saw he looked decent and climbed into the leather seat beside him. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She also noted that she and the other suffragists had been deprived of letters, books, visitors, and decent food. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z “You seem a decent fellow,” answered the man in black. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z "They're ordinary decent seafaring folk. They know that the island was bought by a man called Owen—and that's about all they do know." And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z The key step was for one side to cast the other as less than human, as unworthy of respect or decent treatment. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z “If my family could see me now, they’d shoot me. Yes, they would. They were decent people. Except my grandson, God rot his bones.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z When I asked Mother why they didn't act like that, she said it was because they were decent human beings, members of the Baptist organization, who understood we were equal. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z In decent weather we get swarms of Allied aircraft flying over every night, and some in daylight, too. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z I didn’t understand why the world kept throwing him in my path, but I also didn’t know how to be mad at him for being a decent person, so I took the phone. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z My older brother said, “We’re too poor to buy you a decent husband.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Ever since he talked to me like a decent human being at church, my tolerance levels for Curtis have been much higher. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z I manage to make it passable-sharp as I walk the wall, using a decent rock and a lot of spit. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z If I did, I wanted to do a decent job of it. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z If you launch a new musical form, though, what you need is a composer of such stature and brilliance that there is a decent chance of someone taking your new art form seriously. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “If I’m so decent, shouldn’t I tell what I know about R.C.? He killed a boy, Grampa, and I could’ve stopped him.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z He had proven to be a decent knockoff guy. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z I said that he was exactly the kind of smart, decent president I would choose for this country, even if selfishly I’d have rather kept him closer to home all these years. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “It takes at least a week to get a decent brute squad going,” Yellin said. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Had she done a single decent thing for me the whole year? Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z "No," I said, "but it isn't nice anyway. If she was decent and nice enough to let you--" "Must we pursue this horrible trend of thought?" The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Then I could give you a decent stall in the stable’ and turned and went out and the old negress squatted there and heard them, the voices, he and Jones. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’d settle for any decent, dry bank, myself,” he thought, “as long as there was some grass and no men with guns. And the sooner we can find one the better.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Hayward, the only halfway decent teacher I had, was pretty cool. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Surely even Luxembourg’s got more than three decent helicopters? Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Anybody decent who came in out of the street to sit for an hour and have a drink. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z But no Afghan girl—no decent and mohtaram Afghan girl, at least— queried her father about a young man. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Ashbury isn’t really a good place to walk, it’s just shops and suburbs, there isn’t even a decent park. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z In the end, as I said, the vehicle crisis got resolved, and early the next morning, in the pitch dark, the five of us got inside a bashed but perfectly decent Rover car. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z But was it decent to leave him out there like thatI Even after he was dead? All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Looking around her, Bonnie saw a glittering paradise filled with decent, like-minded people, sent by God to give the world a howdy. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “Now you are relearning. You are learning honesty. I’m sorry to punish you, Matty, but Village is a population of honest and decent people, and I want you to be one of us.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z So, maybe it’s the winter air or maybe it’s soccer boy calves, but after everything that’s happened today, I’m actually in a pretty decent mood. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z It was run by the mob, he said, which controlled all the construction projects in the city, so before he could get a decent job, he had to run organized crime out of town. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He evaluated my game this way: I had potential to become a decent player provided I was prepared to work hard to unlearn the numerous bad habits I had taught myself. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z She was just being a decent human being. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The people loved peace and quiet and, because of this, they were pleased by decent princes, while the soldiers loved a prince with military spirit who was cruel, arrogant, and rapacious. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps so anyone forced to come here on Capitol business would have somewhere decent to stay. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z It’ll be a good reminder that I still have decent friends in the world. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z I planned to ask him for his thoughts about the case, after a decent interval. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z It was a decent point, but at least a rabbit has eyes. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Bobby gets up next to me and, although his posture is way different—backward, really—he looks like a decent match. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Clavius and Kepler will have had no difficulty confirming immediately that Venus had phases: all they had to do was point a decent telescope in the right direction. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He wolfed down an avocado and cheese sandwich, the first time he’d shown a decent appetite since leaving the House of Hades. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z And everyone too busy to say a decent “Mornin’” when you see them on the street. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z I struggle against the legionnaires, but all I succeed in doing is ripping my dress so that it’s barely decent. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The Perkins place was one of those ratty old country houses you moved into because you had no decent place to go and moved out of as quickly as you could. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z “A spectacle of rhetoric. These days, I hope they get the spectacle done early so I can retire at a decent hour.” The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z They were the only decent piece of clothing I owned. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Toothpaste, sugar, and bug spray weren’t as good as Apollo’s music, but they made for a pretty decent flash-bang. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The Alexandra of my childhood and youth was a shantytown of mostly shacks, a few decent houses, lots of gutters and lots of unpaved, potholed streets with numbers from First to Twenty-third. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The kind my dad tried to get my brother to apply for because they pay decent money. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I tried to swallow so I could build up a decent scream. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I thought it was a decent punch, nothing special, just something to give me more room to operate, but the metal monster shrieked in pain and staggered back like I’d landed a haymaker. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “You can’t even tie a decent knot,” he crowed triumphantly, freeing one arm. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “You don’t have anything decent in there to eat, do you?” he said, peering into the refrigerator as I opened the door to take out the cream. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z But he was decent and responsible, never gambled or lost his temper, and always paid his bills on time. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Those are decent explanations, but they are no excuse. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z ‘I know! The Portuguese have taste. Anyway, I supposed this was a decent place to lie low for a couple of days.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Maybe he sensed that there was something decent about this particular Nazi. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Indeed, I can say I am in agreement with those who say that the ability to draw up a good staff plan is the cornerstone of any decent butler's skills. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Everything about him felt honest and decent and I really admired him for it. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Back on the rez, I was a decent player, I guess. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Even college students were having trouble finding decent jobs that summer, so Dad agreed that I could take the volunteer position at the adoption center on Wednesdays and Fridays. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z But in the neighborhood where J. T.’s gang operated, the path to a decent legitimate job was practically invisible. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z There were men at Cambridge who were mentally agile as teachers, and still played a decent game of tennis, still rowed, who were twenty years older than him. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z She could not, that day, think of one decent white person in the whole world. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z They cared about education, about jobs, about decent housing—about equal access to these things. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “They died in a car crash, you nasty little liar, and left you to be a burden on their decent, hardworking relatives!” screamed Aunt Marge, swelling with fury. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z He said the best thing would be for me to contact a certain important person who would put me in touch with someone reliable who would find me a decent and safe place. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, Maurice could not see any decent way to give Rosy the boot. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z It would have made for a decent piece, but I couldn't think about that at the time. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Dad had warned me that Lice Peeking wasn’t accustomed to doing something simply because it was decent and right. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Many otherwise decent men and women could find no other solution. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Let us be dissatisfied until slums are cast into the junk heaps of history, and every family will live in a decent, sanitary home. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I earned a decent amount of money each month by selling commercial time on my POV channel and by auctioning off any unneeded magic items, armor, or weapons I acquired during my travels. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The Dukes of Berry and Brittany, two decent men, might have been trotting along the road, in satin cuirasses which imitated steel. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe if they paid you halfway decent the kids would look better.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Nathan felt a little better now that he had a decent replacement. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z She finally had a decent year in the Games with Peeta and me, and now it’s all broken down into a mess that even she can’t put a positive spin on. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z In my generation we used to distinguish between decent women and all the rest, and we also divided up the decent ones into our own and others’. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z This way I could make the lace long enough to provide a decent bow. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Nothing wrong with being out of ideas, you know. Your project Can Black Holes Really Freeze Time? was a decent attempt”—Tamika shrugged—“but we can’t all win first place.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z "Well, I admit, there are a couple of quite decent items here this time. So I’ll offer you,” he opened his eyes again, "one hundred thousand lire. And I'm still doing you a favor.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z He also warned her against love and marriage, with the same insolence with which he insisted that Jaime should find a decent girl and settle down because he was turning into a hopeless bachelor. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z In the past, a semi-skilled black man in Chicago could earn a decent wage working in a factory. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Hank stopped by too, and he bought a shirt, which was pretty decent seeing how, if he’d wanted to, he could have just printed one up. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “The decent people don’t stand a chance,” James said. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z “I hope,” he remarked, “that my parents have fixed you up with a decent place to sleep.” Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z He did a pretty decent job of keeping me from feeling lonesome, too. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “What’s so thrilling about being decent? I want to be bad boy, if you want to know the truth.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Citra thought about Faraday, a decent scythe most certainly choked out by the weeds. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Joe Mondragon was important right now, he needed a defense if he survived, and Bloom could probably do a decent job, so he would do a decent job. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “We talked at church about me getting suspended, and he was actually decent.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “I always tell Bee, Manderley’s the only place left in England where one can get decent cooking. I remember this soufflé of old.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “It’s decent of you to fill in for him.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z I’m a decent reader and an okay writer. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z She told herself that Park's family must be decent people because they'd raised a person like Park. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Don’t tell her about Peeta’s propo because it might make her sick, and it’s hard enough to get a decent performance out of her as it is. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Chandler was a brawler and bully, the local terror decent people crossed the street to avoid even when the rain made it a stew of mud. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z A quarter an hour was a decent take, and he was saving for third-class train tickets to the Mexican border, the price of a new life with his girl. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Actually, he seems a pretty decent guy, for a football player. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z We put the television on Francis’s dining room table and fooled around with it until we got a decent picture. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The picture is not decent, and every time Irene looks at it she feels herself take an extra breath, as if she were the one underwater. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z “Knew they would. But they were pretty decent about it. Didn’t say anything, just tacked the old bill onto my dad’s.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Her mother had begun trying to persuade her father to move south, but business was still decent. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z But I swear she can make a decent fishhook out of anything—a thorn, a wishbone, an earring. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Maybe Silas would smell his treat out there and get a decent breakfast after all. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Not long ago, young, unskilled men could find decent, well-paying jobs at large factories in most major Northern cities. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z For the first time in their lives, chess masters could make a decent living giving lessons because they had so many new students. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It was called life insurance but it was really burial insurance, to make sure that when the insurance holders died, they would at least have a decent funeral. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z In the flat world they can stay in India, make a decent salary, and not have to be away from families, friends, food, and culture. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z There were no restaurants that would serve us, at least no decent ones. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s because there’s too many bars around here. Too much competition. What this neighborhood needs is a decent diner.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She searched her mind for a decent answer but found none. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z If your mother had married a proper decent Limerickman you wouldn’t have this standing up, North of Ireland, Presbyterian hair. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “I don’t suppose you girls ever did a decent day’s work in your lives.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z As the documents confirmed, he went to see the attorney Comstock, whom Webb described as one of the few decent white attorneys at the time. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I own as I do not, although I stake a claim on a pretty decent fashion sense, on account of my longstanding friendship with a certain party by the name of Joe Bunch. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z "It was a great shock to me. Her parents were decent folk, too, who had brought her up very strictly. I'm glad to say they did not condone her behaviour." And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z I have to look decent for my job so I take off all my clothes and stand naked in the backyard washing them under the tap with a bar of carbolic soap. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The costume is right and the accent is decent, but something still feels off. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I’ve seen the girl in Meeting, I says, sitting there decent as you please, and it goes against reason she could be a witch. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t really care where they lived, as long as they found decent jobs, had good Net access, and met some computer types to hang out with. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I figured Hilda could boil them up nice and they would make a decent dinner. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “I am not loved at all. And yet I do nothing but good. All day long I catch flies and mosquitoes in my webs. I am a decent person.” James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z He would never have been convicted of capital murder if he had just had the money for a decent lawyer. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z She finally flapped into the air and hovered there until she could locate a decent perch. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The black prisoner, he said, symbolized white society’s crime of keeping black men oppressed and deprived and ignorant, and unable to get decent jobs, turning them into criminals. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The film depicted the Hell’s Angels as reckless, violent, and antisocial, and the police as decent, upstanding, and trustworthy. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He decided to put the spats away in the box when he got home and not wear them again until they moved to a more decent neighborhood. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I bring them to my mother and in that way we all get something decent to eat. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “One is too many, yes, but still, this place isn’t what I would have imagined. No overseer. No more work than the people can manage...” “...no decent housing,” I cut in. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Knowing she had changed so much in such few years, she dared as Mrs. Tremain return to Boston, so her boy could grow up there, learn a decent trade. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He wondered why his father couldn’t have chosen a decent career. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Mr. Bilbo never did a kinder deed than when he brought the lad back to live among decent folk. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Her short brown hair was tangled, her dress so torn it was barely decent. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z After a decent interval the young mouse spoke to her, “You go to King’s room all lotta time.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Within a few minutes, we’ve gotten a decent lay of the land. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z “I’m the law around here. I didn’t like you before, and I like you even less now that I know you’re only here to make trouble for this decent little town.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Don't be weird; just be a decent person. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z The most decent people are being sent to concentration camps, prisons and lonely cells, while the lowest of the low rule over young and old, rich and poor. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Let's just hope I get a decent role in the recital. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “There, sir, you are redd up and made decent. Now I’ll leave you: I have been travelling these last three days, and I believe I am tired. Good night.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “If I might borrow your wagon and man for the drive to Newport, Pastor, I’d be grateful. These girls should bring a decent price at auction.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z If I were a decent break-dancer, these people would respect me. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Me too at first, for I was thinking, Hooray, a halfway decent meal at last. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’re a reflection of your parents. And I don’t want you running around half naked. It’s not necessary. You can be fashionable, and decent.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z When we had some decent rain, life couldn't of been any better. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A decent woods with sturdy hardwood trees, plentiful food, game that isn’t creepy. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z They’ve sent him to a decent school; maybe he’s even matriculated. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “And since you’re officially on your own when you turn eighteen, you might want to start looking into it. There are some decent scholarships out there for aged-out foster youth.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z As I sat in bed, trying to make my letters look decent, I heard John Worth go into the lean-to chatting up a storm. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z I’m decent on the guitar and I have a better- than-average voice. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z It wasn’t perfect—it was garishly decorated—but it had the right number of rooms and a decent yard that they would be able to see when they sat in the back of the house. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It must have looked pretty daft from his side, and if he hadn’t been such a decent type, I’d have been a laughing stock in no time. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z But he could not beg nor buy a decent gun. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z "I have managed to put my Mother, Father, and Uncle into jail, decent People who never have done a thing wrong in their life." Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z “What do you think he is, some kind of radical rinky-dink reporter? He’s drawing a decent weekly salary from Halversson; he’s got a wife, a brat, a mortgage, and a ’71 Oldsmobile on time.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “One way or another, I’m going to win this game. I just hope starring in Mr. Lemoncello’s commercials earns me some decent money.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z He’s too worried about the teeth he's got left to be a decent Bulldog. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z In most areas, the Chinese bank of the river offers decent cover; it is thick with trees. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Everyone thought he was a decent guy, but Maggie Kelly had sonar for boys who were interested in her girls and she was picking up a strong reading on Dominick. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z “The nozzle was probably clogged too,” Billy said, which was a decent observation for his first time on the range. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z As his head flipped back, another boot cracked into his shin and a little sporting cheer went up, with some uneven applause, as though for a decent catch in the slips on the village green. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Kainene hired two carpenters from the refugee camp, made sketches on a sheet of paper, and, back in the car, told Richard, “I don’t trust them to make a decent table.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Perhaps he, too, had seen the notice on the door and counted on five dollars for a decent supper. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Out in the world, the wicked escaped comeuppance and the decent stood in their stead at the whipping tree. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z She had heard Alexandra go on at length about Disgraces to Families: disgrace involved being sent to Mobile and shut up in a Home away from decent people. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z He put the pillow over his head, angry that she couldn’t even wait until a decent hour to ruin his birthday. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Jody hated them as all decent things hate them, but they could not be hurt because they made away with carrion. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes he is in Montreal for the weekend, where they have much better restaurants and decent wines. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z She allowed herself a frosty smile, “Robots are essentially decent.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z He had had some decent times over the past couple of years. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “We work hard and have raised good, decent children.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z He hadn’t gotten any decent sleep the night before either, at the hospital. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z We sat down on one of the few decent benches in a small open area in the embassy and waited for our interview. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Even in his own extremity he was able to notice others, especially if they were fresh or decent. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “We're actually going to get some decent food for once. The cooks said they're going to grill a bunch of chickens.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The priest said, True for you, Tom, decent man that you are, fine man that never set foot inside a speakeasy. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z He said Charles had good taste, that I was the most decent person he knew, then he went to bed. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z But it was only the majors and some of the white semipro leagues that paid anything decent. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe I’m not Quinton, but I bet I could be a decent agent if I decided to be. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “I like to move around. That’s why I’m a pretty decent boxer.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z I mean, he had a mother that cared, he had discipline, he had nice clothes, a decent place to live. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He likes Company of decent type—outdoors people, he like myself, likes to be by himself also he likes best to work for himself. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z I tried to think of something decent to say, something meaningful and right, but nothing came to me. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Once I put on my only decent black dress, I text Lorena to come get me, and she says she and Juanga will be here in five minutes. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z It was only the owners and maybe some of the foremen that could ever make a decent living at the mill. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Short and stocky, plain-faced, he seemed a decent lad, sober, sensible, dutiful... but not the sort to make a young girl’s heart beat faster. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z His pronunciation of the French phrase is decent, I notice. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z If I could have had perfect test conditions—a room with decent ventilation, and a glass of unsweetened green iced tea—I would have cut off another two minutes. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z “I did not! I barely agreed that I was ‘decent’!” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z One afternoon he had seen a man at the top of the hill, complaining that it was impossible to find a decent place to get something to drink after such a climb. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Anya paused a decent distance from the tree, watchful for the water spirits. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z After about a year, I guess, I could write a decent and legible letter. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z As far as I could tell, this was the sole decent thing about being the only girl. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The traces of the bog were removed from it; the creases left by the wet smoothed out: it was quite decent. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Gawaine, it is true, was decent enough to refuse to have a hand in plots against Lancelot’s life, and Gaheris was dull. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Or simply because it was the only decent thing to do. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I sit down, open my pad to a blank page and try to draw, but I can’t concentrate, can’t even make a decent line. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I was always having to choose between decent hair and a good night’s sleep. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d noticed that the lakeside town up the road didn’t have a decent ice cream parlor. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why in God’s name can’t you pick out somebody decent to defend sometimes? Somebody who’ll appreciate it. Why do you Reds take up with scum like this. . . ?” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Can we imagine this happening while most black men landed decent jobs or trotted off to college? The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “To fine opportunities. A decent job, and a home with some good people who are willing to help him.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Far from being a racist, Grabarek had begun his term of office with the best possible intentions—a decent man operating within a bad system. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Between her limited budget and the scant selection of foods available at the company store, it was hard to put a decent meal on the table every night. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Now I’m super-uncomfortable because I tend to want to fix things, but I can’t even come up with a decent response. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z ‘You been very reasonable. And since I think about it you’re a right decent guy—from the personal perspective, that is.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The amiable, decent American was in all his features. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z To let inmates know they’d better be dressed and decent, female officers always yelled, “Female on the gallery!” before setting out. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I hear she is a decent girl, hardworking and kind. But no khastegars, no suitors, have knocked on the general’s door since.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She wasn't sure her uncle would let her stay, but she said he was a decent guy, "and his wife was in the Peace Corps." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z “When house-elves have decent wages and working conditions!” she hissed back. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Acorn, Hawkbit and Speedwell, decent enough rank-and-filers as long as they were not pushed beyond their limits. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z But as she strode past the messy room, determined to act like a decent human being, she heard a strangled little squeak. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z They were incomparably lovelier and more powerful, and they were of course immortal; but they often acted in a way no decent man or woman would. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z There were two pairs of decent jeans in her size, as well as a couple of pairs of leggings and a few cute tunics. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “And that one practically comes to a point. It’s too narrow on top for any decent sized fortification.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It was too late now to pretend to pick his pocket, and I was stuck without a decent backup plan. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z He couldn’t find a decent job, and as of three weeks ago, he makes pizzas for minimum wage. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z She felt her relationship with her daughter was decent, even improving. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Brandon was a decent opponent but I still bested him, scoring the final winning point. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Even though it would be nice if you had a decent father. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The more time I spent with Walter, the more I was persuaded that he was a kind, decent man with a generous nature. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z This morning the cook had refused to spare her enough water even for a decent bath. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “As for me, I will grab even this smalt chance to get a decent man in the palace,” said Auntie. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t decent, the way I kept picturing in my mind what might or might not be going on and none of it any of my business. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z When I was remembering them with Tommy not so long ago, he thought they were pretty decent people. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I found the ones with decent grammar and stayed up reading all night. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Even if poor, the men were decent, worthy of respect, accomplished in the manly arts of riding and pistol shooting, but not reckless with either animals or firearms. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I gave up, went to the market, and got a decent bargain, since not many people were out in the rain, even managing a skirt for Helena that might be a little large. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z It’s not decent to be good at everything. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z “It’s much too close to Annuvin for any decent kind of person to knock at your door—I don’t mean any of you,” he added hurriedly. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Fishing was not my idea of a good time, or even a halfway decent time. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z It was a great plan, or at least a decent one. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z And as in states and communities, so in individual Americans this hunger for decent association with the past. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Not covered in cuts and bruises and mud like we were, but in decent clothes and shoes. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z There was a decent Uzbek restaurant most teams frequented whenever we traveled to Moscow. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z In Portland, Maine, I came closest to achieving a decent fit between income and expenses, but only because I worked seven days a week. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Clearly they were of the opinion that Jack had done the decent thing, had put himself in the right by his generous apology and Ralph, obscurely, in the wrong. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z She figured he lost scales all the time, and if she could sell them for a decent amount of money, she’d be able to pay the taxes. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Food at the Transient-Houses was dull but plentiful, lodging decent, lacking only privacy. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Ten cigars, twenty cigarettes, and two quids of chew per man; now that is decent. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why can’t I tell people to go to hell? I’m not a decent human being, so why do I keep pretending to act like one?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Robbing a little child. The pestilence and pox on you. Just you wait until I've grown back to a decent size...” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The fact of the matter was you had to be white to keep a decent job in Lansing during the Depression. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as I was decent, she led me past the dirty linen and out into the baking sun. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Mother apparently forgot we didn’t have one decent thing fit to eat, and little did that family know what they were in for if they stayed. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z We found a decent spot to sit, just left of midfield, though it took some shoving and elbowing on Farid’s part. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z It was the first decent food I’d had since Jenny’s kitchen. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z At Virginia, Reggie had a good time, and was a decent student. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Mrs. Kahn gave up trying to make Charlie “look decent” in the fourth grade. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z “Why does he have to stay up all night, grinding his dashers and destroying people’s property? Why can’t he go to sleep, like any decent animal?” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z Between the okra and the snuff I could not get a decent breath. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Wait. My camera. I almost forgot. I had it recording the whole time. There’s probably no decent picture, but I’m sure I got audio.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Apparently Yanks will listen to anything if it includes decent music. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The heat was making her bug bites itch and she hadn’t had a decent meal since yesterday. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z You can drum alone in the music room until you’re decent enough for live shows. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z He was a decent, sweet-tempered fellow without any prejudice and he became like a younger brother to me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Grandma said it wouldn’t take Hugo much more than fifteen minutes, since there was a decent road all the way. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Seems that we always caught something for dinner and some of them catfish were pretty decent size too. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was said that its existence protected decent women. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t let him scare you off, kid. He’s decent enough after all the growling.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “It has been so long since I’ve had a decent meal,” the thing said. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “I know I’ll never be as good as you, but I could learn some basics, right? Like, I can’t even draw a decent cat. Stick figures all the way for me.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z "Hardly decent, Mr. McSouthers. It was to Sam Westing's advantage to have a judge in his debt. Needless to say, I have excused myself from every case remotely connected with Westing affairs." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z I move the candles around on the table in hopes that the addition of the canned heat under the pot will maybe give me enough light to get a decent shot. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z “At the St. Francis. It’s the only halfway decent hotel still in operation in the Bay Area.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z She practically lost her mind with happiness when the student council meeting got a decent turnout. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z “You are the most decent among the indecents here,” he tells me. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z If Luke had to count the truly decent people in his life, it would be a short list. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z It took about ten or fifteen real, decent jumps for one to make it to the other shoulder, where they disappeared into the thicket of tall grass edging the road. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The archaeologists are a decent crew, keen to get to work, containing their impatience with Nelson and his balloons. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I gotta find a way to make me look halfway decent today. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “You spent a million on this? While your family doesn’t have a house or a decent car.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Then, he looked me over one more time, and said that there was a white lawyer with whom he worked named Lazar Sidelsky, who he believed to be a decent and progressive fellow. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Does anybody have experience to build the decent poor man’s life? Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I need to go shopping, get some decent food, organize. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Do you eat decent food for lunch and dinner? Do they treat you well at the hotel? Do you have enough money?” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z They were waiting for some solitary traveler in a decent car and with money in his billfold—a stranger to rob, strangle, discard on the desert. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z He received a large sum for his service in the Congo, a decent nest egg you might say, but have I seen it? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z If I asked you what he was like, you would say that he is decent and trustworthy and down-to-earth and funny. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z For the Negro, at least, this fear is ever-present in the South, and the same is doubtlessly true of many decent whites who watch and wait, and feel the deep shame of it. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He steadily moved through his coursework, earning decent grades for the first time in his high school career. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I’d had an inordinate and unfair amount of homework, and there were a couple of hours of decent working light left. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “Just wanted to know. You can drink here, if you like. Just don’t make a fool of yourself. You can bring your girl here too. Do anything you want, but be decent.” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the decent thing to do—and also a prime opportunity to score points with Roy’s father. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z And then, because it's Effie and she's apparently required by law to say something awful, she adds "I wouldn't be at all surprised if I finally get promoted to a decent district next year!" The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z That’s exactly what they were: good girls who wanted to pretend they were bad girls but who never would be bad girls because they were too decent. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Curly figured he finally might get a decent night’s sleep. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They have some ideas how to make a decent poor man’s life. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The Englishmen were clean and enthusiastic and decent and strong. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Briony knew it would be dreadful, that there would be hand-to-hand fighting in the streets and public hangings, a descent into slavery and the destruction of everything decent. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z My classmates seemed, for the first time, like a fairly decent bunch. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z I mean, I was decent, but it wasn’t my best subject—science was. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z The redbrick buildings were still standing, but all the decent stores had either shut down or moved out to the mall when Wal-Mart set up shop on the outskirts of town. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Frustrated, I pull my hair tie off my wrist and resort to a messy bun in an attempt to look halfway decent for this video. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Noodles jumped up, now excited since he'd seen that Black actually was a decent barber. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z The only decent place she could stretch out comfortably was in the tub, so she climbed in and pulled the curtain closed around her. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “The company’s given you a good job, a house, and a decent life, Dubonnet,” he was saying, “and all you want to do is tear it down.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Couldn’t raise a decent herd of sheep or cattle, couldn’t even till crops except maybe to feed your family. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “But what he just did in facing you—that was respect. You don’t get any more decent or proud than that.” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z But if Link’s name can bring a decent turnout to this very important meeting, then it’s worth it. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z One evening Farmer and I went to dinner at Pérez’s house, which was as large and well-furnished as a unit in a decent American housing development. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z The poor needed education, jobs, and decent housing. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Gather up from the mud the pieces of burned, striped cloth, the shreds of his pajamas, then bring him down, the poor pale boy, and make a decent burial. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Only the sounds of insects determined on their late spring business, and birdsong resuming after a decent pause. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z ‘We’re not in decent places. Time’s running short, yes, running fast. No time to lose. We must go. Wake up, Master, wake up!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z On my way back to the Chelsea I stopped and got a decent haircut. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z We won a decent settlement for Mr. Ruffin's family, so they would at least receive some financial help. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The pure gold surface has been designed to resemble the woven horn that we fill at harvest, so there are little ridges and seams to get a decent hold on. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The fire was now a decent size, and Papa kept adding small twigs that had sat in the sun. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I had almost got my hands upon a decent job and had lost it, had let it slip through my fingers. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z On the contrary, they were decent and dedicated men. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “Well, maybe we live another day to be decent human beings. Besides, jerks always look like they’re constipated. You can tell from their faces. They’re always pinched.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z “Strangely enough, underneath—deep down—I found something decent.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Surely you can find a decent short man in Yorkshire. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “Once Jet is out of the hospital, he’s going to need support. A lot of it. Gallup has some decent people working there, but down in Phoenix, he can have the best care.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z But in return, he asked for a decent day’s work. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He was a decent man who had been many years in the employ of the Company—not the kind of man who could be bribed to assist in a crime. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z There are no real hills in Chicago, but the park used to be a quarry, so it has a decent slope. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Dorian, stumbling over the chairs, tried to push the girls back to the table, snapping, “Now sit down there and be decent.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z My parents are standing by the door as Dylan follows me out of my bedroom, where he’s been hitting me with decent pep talk the past half hour. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Still—all things considered, Molly knows she has it pretty good: her own room in a tidy house, employed and sober foster parents, a decent high school, a nice boyfriend. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Dad had found Gat both a decent chess opponent and a willing audience for his boring stories about military history, so they’d spent some time together. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z “Wow. I didn’t think they’d have a piano here. It looks like it’s in decent shape, too. I love the details.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z In a matter of days Bush Hill was put into decent operating order, and the spirits of the patients began to improve. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z And if—when—I get into CSA I’ll learn how to make it all come out half as decent on paper as it is in my head. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Too, Stephanie appeared to be involved with several community projects that had a halfway decent shot at success, and she was the only one in their group who could speak Spanish. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The work was awfully hard, and there was never a chance to make a decent wage for the men who worked there. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But the obstacles facing them were many, almost insuperable: they had no rackets, no balls, no decent tennis courts, no shoes. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z It bothered them, and they frankly didn’t know how a decent person could say a thing such as that, show such utter disrespect for the Lord. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The landlord led me up a timber stairway to a small room, rather bare, but perfectly decent. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z By that point in my life it was too short to be decent, hitting me somewhere around my knees. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The town was jammed with eager pilgrims, and though we tried at all the decent boarding houses, we could not find a single room. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I have no idea how to make a decent prop that says “I am so obviously Cadillac Ranch.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “You crazy? The engine have to fall out on the ground before they give me a decent one.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z But even if you were an unknown, just being a decent person is a job these days. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It's a pretty decent plan, I think, even as I consider my options. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Dr. Roland was willing to keep me on, though at a salary that wouldn’t cover a decent rent. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I wasn't worth a decent stroke of work but it was more than that--I didn't want to leave Gatsby. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z All you decent, well-meaning gentlemen, let me ask you, have you any idea what sort of place the world is becoming all around you? The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Most people in our community are decent, hardworking citizens who pursue their own interests legally and without infringing on the rights of others. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d already gone abroad to study medicine and returned home to open a clinic, where his own people could get decent care, but it didn’t work out. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama says stuff like that, but then she’s too impatient to search for cute things that she considers decent. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z George told Marco about their farm and their trip and explained that any decent person living in New York had to be a Giants fan. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z “Just wants to meet you is my guess. It’s decent of him to take the time to talk to you, Moose.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Yvonne’s foster family is real decent about hosting all of us so often. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “If you give me any decent reason why I should let you go, I might think it over and answer you promptly, say in a year or two.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z The experiment seemed to demonstrate the way even seemingly decent people could be corrupted by undue authority. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘If there’s a few decent respectable folk on the roads, that won’t do no harm,’ he said. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z There were many other staff corporals, the majority of whom were more decent. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I was fourteen years older than Farmer but considered myself in decent physical shape. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z “Nothing. I don’t know. He’s a decent guy. I guess.” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z “Found it! You must need a cutting board. Everyone needs a decent cutting board.” The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z "Perhaps they were just decent people helping out," Hamilton said. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z A decent squat, and with Tool as their protector, no one bothered them. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, young lady, and I wouldn’t mind getting some decent dental work. But we all have to make sacrifices. Starting now!” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Also, he was quiet and decent, so unlikely to go round gossiping afterwards if it was a complete disaster. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z It was an awkward moment with a stranger, a decent white man. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Take off those filthy slacks and put on a decent dress,” she ordered Alba. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s good. I like the way you lie. You’ll go far in this world if you ever acquire some decent ambition.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I always tried to be decent to the warders in my section; hostility was self-defeating. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t have a decent dress or a proper coat. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z |
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