| 单词 | dozens |
| 例句 | Packed into the forest behind them were dozens of soldiers with torches. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The pain made it seem as if dozens of them had been slammed into his leg, but there were only eight, pinning the cloth against his skin. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z The owlet was starving, for there was only the bunting, when there should have been dozens of lemmings. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Word of her arrival spread quickly, and soon dozens of bugs appeared. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Even a cursory look confirmed a striking result: the newly born flies had accumulated mutations—dozens of them, perhaps hundreds. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “The older the better; they'll go unnoticed. You know dozens, admit it!” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z Two lines of Recruiters—there were dozens of them—stood back to back down the length of the gym floor, as if preparing for a dance. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Pictures of dozens of hidden exchanges, of children going into hiding, of innocent, innocent people. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Since then, it had been gradually expanded until it had dozens of rooms for single miners or transient families. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z They began throwing cannonballs—dozens at a time. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z She’s just opened a box that, to her delight, looks easy to dispose of—dozens of dusty store ledgers from the 1940s and ’50s. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Before Porphyrion’s throne, dozens of giants stood in a loose ring, hollering and shaking their weapons as two of their number paraded around the circle, showing off their prizes. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z By fall dozens of seamstresses were working full-time transforming thousands of these old army clothes into capes, slacks and stylish coats. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z After several speeches and more singing, the crowd splintered into dozens of small groups, which entered segregated businesses and sat down in protest. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z She had brought dozens of different fabrics with her, plus swatches of ribbon and lace, scissors, boxes of pins, and armloads of taffeta. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Scores of people packed the church, and dozens more stood outside. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He was surrounded by dozens of stacks of sheet music stretching across the room, both loose and bound into books. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Miraculously, though dozens and dozens of dented metal bugs lay scattered around the entrance to the trams, the princess’s skin was clear. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z After that incident, the floodgates seemed to open and dozens of BC men decided to join the ANC, including some of those who had planned the attack on Terror. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Gonzales didn’t remember which one, but they found dozens of bodies. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Reluctantly, one by one, Hugo pulled out dozens of objects: screws and nails and bits of metal, gears and crumpled playing cards, tiny pieces of clockworks, cogs, and wheels. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z The club had distinguished itself by competing every year in the Metropolitan Chess League, often defeating dozens of clubs throughout the New York area. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z But Alby didn’t answer or slow down, and as they got closer to the box Thomas could see that dozens of kids were running around the courtyard. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z That’s a stainless steel cylinder that resembles a top-loading washing machine with dozens of black rubber fingers projecting from the sides. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z It was weird, taking Dad along on this path we’d walked dozens of times. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z While she slumped on a bench near the barbecue drum, I stepped through the screen door into the mingled smells of pick- led eggs and sawdust, beneath dozens of sugar-cured hams dangling from the ceiling. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “But what are they afraid of? Do they think he’s going to go round killing people as soon’s he gets his armor on? He could kill dozens of ’em now!” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Of course, there are dozens of irregular plurals, but most of them are second nature to us by the time we’re five or six. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I’ve got dozens of pictures of me walking with this woman who looks like me but who isn’t my mother. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I hear whoops and shouts and laughter all around me, and dozens of thundering feet moving at different rhythms. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I look at the picture I’ve just made, one of dozens. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z “Snakes. Bears. Worms in apples. Toenail clippings. Floods. I could tell you dozens of things.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Sometimes I am taught something I have already been taught in dozens of other classrooms. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z We spent days tracking leads, interviewing dozens of people, following wild rumors, investigating different theories. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z She leaned over the counter, which was lined with dozens of little statues—waving Chinese cats, meditating Buddhas, Saint Francis bobble heads, and novelty dippy drinking birds with top hats. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z In the corners of the room, dozens of yellow- spruce oars stood on end, each ten to twelve feet long and tipped with a white blade. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z There were flowers from dozens of Johnny’s friends that Katie had never heard of. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Within minutes, they were surrounded by dozens of armed police, who arrested all of them, packed them into vans, and drove them to Marshall Square police station. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Ancient hunter-gatherers usually lived in territories covering many dozens and even hundreds of square miles. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The room bustled with activity as the dozens of controllers each made final preparations for launch. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z In the years following the release of the New Jersey and Maryland data, dozens of other studies of racial profiling have been conducted. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z He collected dozens of folk songs from his native Hungary and used them in his method. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z The Veronica Lake book is paper doll cutouts, with Veronica Lake in her bathing suit and dozens of outfits you can stick onto her with tabs that fold around her neck. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z This morning each thin strand was decorated with dozens of tiny beads of water. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z His work as a porter had taken him to dozens of cities, and Wash remembered him talking about a train route that went all the way down to Mexico City. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Just below my window were dozens of men and women in full uniform, escorting the bus in at a brisk jog. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z She keeps the cell phone numbers of dozens of students in her own phone, a practice discouraged by the administration. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Before long, dozens of fairies hovered around the bowl. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Apples, peaches, and plums grew abundantly on the plantation, as well as dozens of vegetables that Amari had never seen. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z My mind whizzes through dozens of looks like the spinning of a roulette wheel. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z A Med-jack said something about him being stung dozens of times. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z There were more than 150 kids on the floor for their Saturday morning lessons and dozens of other adult students and coaches, so it took a moment for the noise level to die down. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Like many new parents, Stanton prepared for motherhood by reading dozens of books and consulting doctors for advice. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z He stepped inside and eyed dozens of huge photographs set up on easels. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “The Empire State Building has been the location of dozens of movies, the reception site of foreign dignitaries, and even had a World War Two bomber crash into the seventy-ninth floor in 1945.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z He gave examples of dogs that had walked dozens of kilometers to get back to their masters. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z He has dozens of these strings, in every conceivable color, which his students know came from the Dollar Store. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z In a very short time they had accumulated all sorts of fascinating facts about tombs and temples, pharaohs and pyramids, mummies and monoliths, and dozens of other exotic topics. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z There were no lamps in the room, only candles, dozens of them in heavy silver candlesticks. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z From every door, dozens of children spilled into the courtyard, yelling and jostling each other. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I didn’t stare at that, either, because I’d seen Charles drink dozens of them. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z There are dozens of men, then a few, then none. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The video store at the mall had dozens of different puzzles that were not electronic. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z And those are just the languages big enough to demand recognition; there are dozens more. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “The older one was only fourteen. The next spring the family came back again, and then they stayed. You can see that family name all over this country now, on dozens of mailboxes.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z In fact, each interpretation was true, in the sense that adherents of the different positions—and dozens more—existed in that churning and heterogeneous group known, with deceptive simplicity, as black America. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The first soldier bares his teeth at me."There are dozens of them out there," he snaps. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z There were already dozens of people at the house, and the entire scene took on the aspect of a celebration. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Although it had been conquered dozens of times, Ethiopia was the birthplace of African nationalism. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She had dozens of them, in various scales. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z By contrast, ancient foragers regularly ate dozens of different foodstuffs. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Ahead of them, high in the sky, circling on the hot air currents, were the night-gaunts, dozens of them, riding the thermals. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z In Seattle, Hazel Ulbrickson and her son Al pounded the glass top of their coffee table until it shattered into dozens of pieces. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Rishi had watched dozens of his friends—of all ethnicities—fall in love at the beginning of the school year and become mortal enemies by the end. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Standing guard along either side were dozens of forklifts modified for war. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z A dust-coated counter splits the room, backed by dozens of glass display cases and another, narrower door. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Then it crawled completely out of the green and onto the khaki and lost itself among dozens and dozens of other worms that were wriggling or just lolling about between the sea and the sky. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Using my smallest drill bit, I put dozens of little holes in the coil. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The committee sent subpoenas to dozens of well-known actors, directors, screenwriters, and other professionals suspected of being affiliated with communism. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The compound had row after row of shining metal houses and dozens of liquor bars glittering at daybreak with an aura of fresh vomit and broken glass. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She could see dozens of fires burning in Saigon, orange glows against the dark sky. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z There were dozens scrawled all over the board, and a student cut in to ask which formula he was talking about. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The card had a night sky on the outside, dozens of stars spread across it, and on the inside something about stars being like memories in the darkness of sorrow. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z A typical day for Dell consisted of reviewing dozens of e-mails filed weekly from principals. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z There were dozens of others—a pool every few yards as far as his eyes could reach. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z When I was younger, Mom pasted dozens of words on it, but I was still limited to only a handful of common nouns, verbs, and adjectives, some names, and a bunch of smiley faces. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z The young women—dozens of them—then all lined up with their application forms and waited to be interviewed by a recruiter at a wooden table. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z He came out into the open just below the Seminary and he could see Headquarters field filled with smoke and light, hundreds of men, dozens of fires. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The man says, Missus, I drove dozens o’ children to the graveyard an’ never once fell out of any seat, high or low. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z "Perhaps we should go into one of the treatment salons. We have dozens. Anything that suits your fancy. It would be more appropriate to inspect her in one of those." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z By this point dozens of people lined the street. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z And yet everyone agreed that to lead a huge project, involving the juggling of dozens of complex tasks, Groves was the right choice. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Nhamo rather hoped this meant she came from a royal family, but Grandmother said the old kings had dozens of wives, so of course they had a multitude of children. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z And it’s more than just dozens of people. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z I designed for both of them literally dozens of insulting, sub-normal, but quite constructive, drawing exercises. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z I looked at him, feeling a quick dislike and thinking, half in amusement, I don't play the dozens. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Not just one but dozens of them, from all directions. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z There must be dozens of temples in the mountains surrounding Songdo; even if Tree-ear could find that monk, it was likely that he would no longer remember. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z This had caused trouble for dozens of places: some had been put off limits by the military; some had lost their state or city licenses. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z It didn’t matter how often Salva swatted at the mosquitoes, or that one swat killed dozens at a time. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Sapiens, on the other hand, developed techniques that relied on cooperation between many dozens of individuals, and perhaps even between different bands. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z There are dozens of them lying in the sand around us, creating an eerie eight-bit symphony. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z I looked around to see dozens of birds flitting and singing, careless of the dead one in my hand. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z But a few gunters were successful, and at the bottom of the Scoreboard, listed after the High Five and the dozens of IOI employee numbers, new avatar names began to appear. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Mr. Lemoncello, his banana shoes burp-squeaking, stepped out of a room filled with dozens of black-and-white television monitors—the kind security guards watch at their workstations. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z All along the path, dozens of monkeys were seated on stones, as well as on the branches of the trees. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Somewhere in the Galaxy there are stars— perhaps dozens of them—that are the brothers and sisters of the Sun, formed from the same cloud complex, some 5 billion years ago. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z There are dozens of species of bacteria living in Earth soil, and they're critical to plant growth. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Anyway, I knew that I would not be strong enough to fight off dozens of violent men! Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Still low and quiet, the boys crept past the mirror emporium’s display window, catching glimpses of their own reflections dozens of times over in mirrors of various sizes, shapes, and mounts. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Sabres and pistols and fencing foils, each twinned with another, prepared for dozens of potential duels. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z To their surprise, when they got there they found dozens of people already waiting outside, as well as a steady stream of horses and wagons arriving. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z His father always told him lies were a sin against oneself, and he was certain that dozens of people had already reported the explosions at the school. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z She has stitched dozens of leather slippers for me. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z But there were dozens—no, hundreds of the insects—so many that soon I couldn’t see the two girls anymore. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Twenty-seven people died and dozens more were injured in the ensuing fire. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z There were sparkling lanterns hanging from the branches, illuminating the clearing where dozens of finely dressed men and women were dancing, their bodies as graceful as blossoms bending in a spring breeze. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Blanca had probably already asked around dozens of congregations without any luck. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z I’ve been on the roof of dozens of hospitals through the years. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z A topographical map of veins runs up her hands and over her wrists, and she has dozens of tiny creases around her eyes. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z In round two the contestants were given dozens of inner tubes and instructed to stack them into tall, puffy towers, which were immediately knocked down by the afternoon's second vachette. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z More kept appearing: dozens of demons and minor gods, each one the spawn of Night. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z There were dozens of theories, more or less realistic, depending on the mood of the moment. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Tucked away in Tututepec, 8-Deer assembled a private army, staffed it with many relatives, and in a series of swift campaigns seized dozens of neighboring villages and city-states. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z While we were in Midland, Mom painted dozens of variations and studies of the Joshua tree. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The domes—of which there were hundreds instead of merely dozens—weren’t quite the right shape. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z They joined Mel Willis’s honey clusters and piles of sandwiches and vats of chili and dozens of bean and tuna and macaroni casseroles on the counter. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Wes noticed one of his boys leaning out of a window along with dozens of other people, who were now curiously watching. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “First I heard about it was, she had that cancer,” he said, repeating the story he’d told dozens of reporters over the years, almost verbatim. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z The moths were no bigger than the startled mouths of children, and even dozens together could only pluck at the strands of her darkening hair until their wings sagged, sodden with her blood. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z There must be dozens of different kinds of trees in the woods in the back of our house. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z When May died, Ob and me had to talk business with the funeral parlor, religion with the preacher, and make small talk with dozens of relatives and people we’d hardly ever seen before. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z But I can hear everything: the defeated whimpers of Kelton’s parents, underscored by dozens of scurrying feet that squeak, click, and scuff against the hardwood floor. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z She would poke Frank’s stomach every time she said great-, dozens of times, until he was giggling uncontrollably. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I’d seen my father and brothers put down dozens of dogs over the years—strays mostly, that wouldn’t stay out of the chicken coop. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Brides one read about had trousseaux, dozens of sets at a time, and I had never bothered. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Today I receive dozens of emails each day, all from people who expect a prompt reply. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The discovery returned Lawrence to a round-the-clock schedule at the Rad Lab, supervising the bombardment of dozens of elements with his magic bullet. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z When Morgan examined these crosses, tabulated across dozens of notebooks, he found a surprising pattern: some genes acted as if they were “linked” to each other. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z They lined up dozens of borrowed chairs in our front yard. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z Worried murmurs passed through the crowd, and dozens of heads nodded in agreement. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z She’s covered in ink—like dozens of tats—faces, flowers, birds. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z The dozens and dozens of shells in glass jars. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z They came with dozens of badly wounded soldiers, and once again the medical clinic was over capacity. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z I should have known the Commandant wouldn’t cancel classes, not even to honor the deaths of dozens of her students. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Inside, the fortress bustled with activity: dozens of kids going to and from barracks, carrying weapons, polishing armor. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Posters were up all over the walls, mostly of bands, plus dozens of Polaroids that had been stuck to the wall with bright blue tape. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z In England, more than a thousand suffragettes spent time in jail, and dozens were force-fed. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z The road was all a turmoil of mud and snow marked with dozens of hoofprints. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why, goodness, we have dozens! Cauldrons, kettles, cook-pots—we can hardly keep track of them all.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z “It sounds good” I said looking into the sack at dozens of glittering eyes. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z There are dozens of people at the gate, all amassed at the entrance. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Investigators later surmised that the Avianca pilots must have assumed that ATC was jumping them to the head of the queue, in front of the dozens of other planes circling Kennedy. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z I had dozens of tracks to cross before I'd hit a concrete barrier. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “One book can take a lifetime to compose, copy, illuminate, gloss, and annotate! A lifetime in each book. You’ll be confining dozens of lifetimes to the flames!” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Billy had not only read dozens of books by Trout—he has also become Trout’s friend, to the extent that anyone can become a friend of Trout, who is a bitter man. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She grumbled on as she braided her kinky black hair into dozens of tiny braids. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Seattle time, Kilgore had enlisted dozens of civic leaders and put a rough plan in place. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The evening was capped off with Bobby playing dozens of five-minute games with almost all assembled, one by one. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Although I, too, was undecided about trusting Link, I continued to defend Link as both of them came up with dozens of reasons why I shouldn’t trust this white boy. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There in front of us was a large herd of elephants—dozens. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d already walked past dozens of posters—and a massive banner hung over the front doors—celebrating a team that wasn’t even in season yet. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z They had bombarded dozens of elements with deuterons and assiduously tracked emissions of alpha particles during the bombardments; but the continued emission of electrons or positrons after the bombardments ended had escaped their notice. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z We roared back down the mountainside on motorbikes, and a bus eventually rolled up, crowded with dozens of people. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z As we entered the parlor, she lit the dozens of tiny candles on the Christmas tree, and they flickered like fairy lights. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z When he finally came back, he told a superior on the rim of the hole that there were dozens of bodies down there. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z There are dozens of rooms, so many he has to number each one. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He sent me dozens of letters and poems. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The president lay on the waiting room floor, where dozens of people had walked that day, their shoes and boots carrying soot, dirt, and horse manure from the street. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Within each brand-name area, there are of course dozens of items, even dozens of each kind of item. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z There are dozens of pitched tent dwellings made of tarps and blankets and makeshift supports, like some sort of skid row. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Eyewitnesses described the killings of dozens of people—state troopers, innocent bystanders, anyone who stood in the invaders’ way. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Followed by dozens of masons and carpenters, as if she had contracted her husband’s hallucinating fever, Úrsula fixed the position of light and heat and distributed space without the least sense of its limitations. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z I thought that it was a sound made by the wind, but when we came closer I saw dozens of wild dogs scurrying around through the huts. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z There were dozens of the huge black birds hanging out in the trees around camp, cawing for handouts at mealtime. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z There had to be dozens of them now, maybe over a hundred. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z For a moment, the room is silent, and then fists pound against my window, not just two or four or six, but dozens of fists with dozens of fingers, slamming into the glass. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Orange umbrellas advertising fruit smoothies shaded dozens of families. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z “It is but one of dozens, and not the largest. Shanghai, Calcutta, Batavia, Bangkok—They are widely spread and they are the answer to feeding the billion and three quarters of the East.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Hundreds of people around, dozens of police, and they let him walk away. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z The desk and bureau were spotless, her bed was neatly made, and dozens of framed photographs hung stylishly on the walls. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z The canvas walls of the front of the pavilion were rolled up, and inside dozens of workers were laying down carpets over the grassy field. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Marco asks, though he has asked the question dozens of times before and never received a firm answer. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Cruising in circles were dozens of huge fish, including two spotted sharks, each twice Percy’s size. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Miles of bunting draped dozens of platforms, where speakers, by virtue of their prestige as men of property or of exceptional eloquence, found themselves called upon to fan the wrath of the people. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Six guards appeared in the doorway behind them, joining the dozens already in the chamber, swords at the ready. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z They burst out of the water, dozens of them at a time, some of them flick-flacking over a hundred yards through the air. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z When I sit down, it sounds like dozens of mice are dying an ugly death. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z For the entire day and into the evening, dozens of young warriors came to talk with Crazy Horse. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z For each one of you there are dozens of young people who can hardly write their names. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Abandoning his own initial error, he promptly apprehended the underlying physics and, more impressively, envisioned the extended implications like a chess master thinking dozens of moves ahead. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The IOI skyscrapers were the three tallest buildings in the city, mighty towers of steel and mirrored glass joined by dozens of connective walkways and elevator trams. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Men with bald heads, twenty feet tall, are said to appear on the roads outside of Ntchisi, a few at first, then dozens all around. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z Shards of glass coated the cement floor, blown out dozens of feet from the black metal frames. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Their voices sounded faint and ghostly, as if dozens of ghosts floated over the rubble, crying in little, distant voices for help. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The soil was in the room, too: The elegant table was covered with dozens of little canvas sacks filled with seedlings, and Sarai wondered how plants figured into the Godslayer’s plans to conquer the citadel. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z This occurred at a time when Mandela and Tambo was flourishing and I was in court dozens of times a week. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The yard was practically cleared of trees, and rain fell through the dozens of holes punched into the roof. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z By the dozens, then hundreds, then thousands, they began to assemble at the border crossings between East and West Berlin on the evening of November 9. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “What? There must be dozens, tens of dozens of lines like that all over the place.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z In the spring of 1996, Quotesmith.com became the first of several websites that enabled a customer to compare, within seconds, the price of term life insurance sold by dozens of different companies. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z He was in his early twenties, with a Mohawk and dozens of facial piercings. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Enrique approaches dozens of people, but just one or two say yes. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z In the darkness, he still felt the sharp bites of the horseflies, and he felt the mosquitoes, dozens and dozens of tiny pins pricking him, sucking at him, leaving their itchy venom behind. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z He was slapped on the back and he shook hands with dozens of students. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z About a mile away, over the mountains, a black cloud was swirling—a whole flock of gryphons, dozens at least. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z In Orlando, Duma Nokwe and I then burned our passes before hundreds of people and dozens of press photographers. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The maester's medicines made an impressive display,- dozens of pots sealed with wax, hundreds of stoppered vials, as many milkglass bottles, countless jars of dried herbs, each container neatly labeled in Pycelle's precise hand. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “This was nothing but a kidnapping, pure and simple!” he said to the dozens of reporters and photographers who were following him into the terminal. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Rows of tables lined the pavement and dozens of children had gathered to eat breakfast. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z “Tam Lin and I watched them dozens of times.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z One contains dozens of blank notebooks and unopened jars of ink. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z With the set fully decorated, Leni Riefenstahl was busily at work mobilizing dozens of cameramen and sound technicians, putting scores of cameras in place. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z That shack was the beginning of Lacks Town, a single road about a mile long and lined with dozens of houses —some painted bright yellows or greens, others unpainted, half caved-in or nearly burnt- down. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z He knew the rivers and rails, the ruins and natural veins of ore, and dozens of escape routes he’d devised in case he was ever pursued by city authorities. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z While Celia knows Mr. Barris quite well, having met with him several times and exchanged dozens of letters, he does an impressive job of pretending they are mere acquaintances. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Etienne begged his jailers, the guardian of the fort, dozens of his fellow prisoners. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z She had to take dozens of curlers out of her hair. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z As her eyes slowly adjusted, she could see women—dozens of them—lying on the floor, huddled against the walls, curled into balls. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Open instrument cases sat on chairs and were strewn across the floor, along with dozens of backpacks. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z By 1925 dozens of rowing clubs were headquartered in and around Griinau—among them some whose members were exclusively Jewish, some whose members were exclusively Nordic, and many whose members were congenially mixed. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z When they looked back, the monsters were only a few yards away—dozens of them surrounding Thalia. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z There were dozens of other dogs yapping and barking and anxiously pacing around in their cramped cages. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z It did not help that he had constantly to answer the dozens that flowed from Heqet as usual without the slightest effort. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z One night Hanako had actually knelt with her father and dozens of other strikers while they prayed that their spirits would not be broken. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z In the pool a net went up, and dozens gathered for a game of volleyball. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z It was a lively, exuberant meeting attended by more than twelve hundred people, none of whom seemed intimidated by the presence of dozens of heavily armed policemen. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z After the scan, we walk inside the main hall of the Hub, where dozens of registration tables are set up. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z As she did, details in the trunk became clearer, until she realized it wasn’t a single huge tree, but dozens of smaller trees that grew so close together, they acted as one. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z There were dozens just like it in her notebook. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The first stage is illustrated by dozens of diseases that we now and then pick up directly from our pets and domestic animals. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z They came and went by the dozens, bringing children and grandchildren, nieces and nephews. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z He would go on to rewrite that old red record book in dozens of single-game, single-season, and career categories, becoming the most dominant player of his, or any other, generation. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z There were dozens of them, with police officers and medical personnel stationed there. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Entire villages were set alight, dozens of people were killed, hundreds were wounded, and thousands became refugees. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Outside the prison entrance were dozens of men with guns sitting on the backs of trucks that lined the long road to the prison parking area. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I looked at the dozens of windows and doors, and wondered if Basel and Muhammad were really inside. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z “I don’t believe he knows anything about it. He never had the pluck to come here himself. He only talked of one Other World. But suppose there were dozens?” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Hamameh’s children, my brothers, children from dozens of other homes, and I played along a street that split our neighborhood like a spine. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z Then it turns and glides over the pavement, which is painted with dozens of lines and symbols. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “I guarantee you that dozens of politicians are on the phone right now demanding action and threatening anyone who will listen with hearings and investigations to make something happen.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z She will return to a world where she will not single-handedly throw parties for dozens of people. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Cells of all sorts are commonly likened to biochemical factories, busy ferments in which dozens of mechanisms are working away in complex sequences that are half Rube Goldberg, half ballet. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z During the almost five months between his nomination and the election, Garfield gave dozens of speeches to his visitors. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Then I bordered all of it with dozens of miniature marigolds. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z “Nargis tracked the family down at one of the dozens of refugee camps in Peshawar. The man, his name is Nisar, said his family had crossed over into Pakistan in the middle of September.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Grace pointed to one of the dozens of framed photographs decorating the bookcases crowded with books. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Broughton-Smith had had the warts, dozens of them, on his knees. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z She whipped it back and forth past the dark columns of tree trunks, shooting through them at top speed, so fast that her hands and face collected dozens of scratches from the branches blurring by. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Gray had killed six of the ogres, but judging from the campfires around the property, there were dozens more—all waiting to cook Frank for breakfast. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The cotton had been worn soft from dozens of wearings and washings. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z In the crazily veering flashes of light, Chess saw dozens of other guards step out from behind the pillars and push the crowd back. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “Mr. Maloney told me Miss Willis had dozens of cats,” her dad said. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z This woman’s skin is shimmering and pale, her long black hair is tied with dozens of silver ribbons that fall over her shoulders. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z There were dozens of other players wearing them as well, and together they blended into the dry heat of the practice held like lingering cattle waiting to be herded in this or that direction. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z When a shout went up, dozens more left the road to join them. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z There were dozens of pictures, drawings of the things that made Ivy happy, self-portraits, all the colors of her world, all the things that made her feel like her. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The walls of the corridor leading into the tomb were covered with dozens of strange paintings depicting enslaved humans, orcs, elves, and other creatures. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z A shoebox sat beside the tape drive, filled with dozens of these cassettes. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Sheed sighed, quick counting the dozens of yearbooks scattered on the floor. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z We drove over a canal and from atop the bridge I could see dozens of houseboats moored along the water. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Odd, he thought, I’ve never seen any of these boys, yet I must have passed them in the halls dozens of times. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “There are dozens of Afghan restaurants, cafés, and shops. You can drop by, get a cup of tea, and hear the latest news.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Shady and Jinx opened the coffin and inspected the dozens of bottles resting in a bed of straw so as not to clank against each other. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Their charitable contributions finance dozens of mission agencies, religious broadcasters, and international service groups. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z The glass cases contained dozens of keepsakes: a ruby the size of a man’s fist, a wedge of gold shaped like a sandwich, even the Thunder Gong she’d read about in the book. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z There’s a Starbucks and a set of escalators and dozens and dozens of people. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z By the early 1990s Folan's team had learned that this long-ignored place covered as much as twenty-five square miles and had thousands of buildings and dozens of reservoirs and canals. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z It was possible considering I had competed in dozens of World Cups. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z But there were dozens of them fighting for attention over four pages. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z The Natufians were hunter-gatherers who subsisted on dozens of wild species, but they lived in permanent villages and devoted much of their time to the intensive gathering and processing of wild cereals. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z But even if I had already been kissed by dozens of mouths, I would have known this was different. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I was raised by the music community, with dozens of aunties and uncles who took me in as their own little foundling, even after I started showing a strange preference for classical music. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He wrote and telephoned dozens of acceptances to invitations to speak, predominantly at colleges and universities—both to expound his philosophies and to earn the $150-$300 honorariums above traveling expenses. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I look around at smiles and tears of joy as voices in dozens of different accents declare their patriotism. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Ahmad planned to keep dozens like this one on the roof, to feed and care for them, to try to train them to deliver messages. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The Brazen Beasts had taken dozens of the Harpy’s Sons, and those who had survived their capture had yielded names when questioned sharply ... too many names, it seemed to her. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She had dozens of “spiritual sons,” who she treated no different than her six biological sons. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Tree-ear had watched his master make dozens of those petals and had finally taken a small lump of clay home in his waist pouch to practice himself. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z I went through every possible clothing combination I own, but somehow none of my dozens of black rock-band T-shirts seemed to match with any of my three identical pairs of Old Navy jeans. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z She had heard it dozens of times, but she kept thinking about it. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z We didn’t have to post the usual jury notice: dozens of kids volunteered. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z I wrap the ribbon around my ponytail and tie it at the ends, then put on the necklace of dozens of thin golden strands and the dangly earrings. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Miao-Yao speakers live in dozens of small enclaves, all surrounded by speakers of other language families and scattered over an area of half a million square miles, extending from South China to Thailand. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Thomas focused back in on the dozens of strangers around him. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z From then until the 19th century, Russia proceeded to swallow up dozens of non-Slavic peoples, many of which retain their original language and cultural identity. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Over the course of the war, her team would break into dozens of spy networks, including thirty-seven circuits linked to Hamburg, and a further twenty-four that were handled from Berlin. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Soon they had a procession following behind them - dozens of gemini all swaying and slithering. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He would make replicas, dozens if need be, until the glaze was like jade and water. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z The Mercury Theatre on the Air was being carried that night by dozens of stations throughout the United States, and the calls came from all over. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z I'd shout, and start running past women selling tomatoes or mangoes on the side of the road, dipping beneath the clotheslines that crisscrossed between the dozens of identical wooden slab shacks. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z When it was all over, several buildings had been wholly or partially burned—including another house belonging to Abe Greenberg—and the windows of dozens of businesses lay in shards on the sidewalks. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I look out the window to see lights—dozens of them in the predawn darkness, constellated like stars. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “Y’all think a minute. Anybody could tell a gas leak sparked here. We all seen it dozens of times. Lay off the kid and let’s get back to work.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She burst into warm afternoon sunlight and found that the street hadn’t changed — the crumbling pastel houses, the blue cobblestones, dozens of cats sleeping under cars or in the shade of banana trees. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I thought about the dozens of stories I’d heard my father collect over the last year, trying to pick out the common threads. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Williams juggled dozens of girls, maintaining three or four different apartments around the city, and all the while supporting himself by smuggling drugs up from the Bronx. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There were dozens of red hanging folders, each with a name tag sticking up. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Pore over its 329 oversized pages, and you can learn the details of dozens of spy circuits that she and her team tracked. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z A rhinoceros, elephant, panthers, wolves, lions, bears, tigers, monkeys, and dozens of other animals were out of their cages. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z I turn my gaze to the dozens of eyes on me. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z With no means to pay off their “debts,” people in prisons were sold as forced laborers to lumber camps, brickyards, railroads, farms, plantations, and dozens of corporations throughout the South. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z There were dozens of other marks, hundreds of other words, just on that one sheet of paper—and on the next, more marks, more words...and the next and the next and the next. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z By the end of the first article, the machine had created dozens of slender metal blocks, some scarcely wider than the edge of a silver dollar, arranged into squares. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z At the end of the street, dozens of men were building another big dirt wall. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z The visor presented me with a three-dimensional view of the Sixers’ database, with dozens of overlapping data windows suspended in front of me. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z It spread through hills and valleys, jumped over the Tiber with dozens of bridges, and just kept sprawling to the horizon. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z In recent years, dozens of people have been killed by police in the course of these raids, including elderly grandparents and those who are completely innocent of any crime. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Mother was marketing her products as a spiritual alternative to Obamacare, and she was selling product as fast as she could make it, even with dozens of employees. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Smells of frying bacon wafted through the air—Frypan and his crew trying to keep up with dozens of starving stomachs. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Behind me, I could hear a cacophony of digital combat coming from dozens of other vintage arcade games. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The same park where dozens of canoes have now been pulled up along the shoreline. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Did this mean if I told May about T. Ray’s mounds of grits, his dozens of small cruelties, about my killing my mother—that hearing it, she would feel everything I did? The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The hall was lit with dozens of torches, dancing and fluttering, casting strange shadows over the hundred feasters, either revealing their true nature or concealing it—one can never tell. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z "Before the day is out, dozens of villains will deliver up false claims. Only my crown will convince Papa that you are the genuine villain." The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z They were only two words, but enough to make dozens of texts speak. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He had to get permits, fill out dozens of forms, and organize plane flights and car transport in a region where there were no airports or roads. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z In the next few months and years, the Reichstag would add dozens of additional laws restricting every aspect of the lives of German Jews, until, in effect, simply being Jewish was outlawed. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The girls are on the dose field, and its dozens of ponytails in motion. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Rolls of white paper, dozens of brushes, and many bottles of red and black ink were brought into the classrooms. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The Black Book flips open and dozens of Amaris appear around the office, each with their hands lifted to the sky. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z From the beginnings of literacy in China, it has had only a single writing system, whereas modern Europe uses dozens of modified alphabets. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z In Ohio and Pennsylvania and Alabama and Georgia and Texas and dozens of other states, it was the weekly event simply known as Friday Night. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Without machines, dozens of men would be needed. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Five a month, when he could be learning the skill that would bring him dozens! The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Clinging to the mountainside were dozens of multileveled palaces—a city of mansions—all with white-columned porticos, gilded terraces, and bronze braziers glowing with a thousand fires. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z And when I looked around the kennel, I could see more of them, dozens, scores of them, scattered in front of the dogs. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He arrived at the bottom, hot and dusty and itching from dozens of spines he had collected from a cholla cactus on the way down. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Ivy tried on dozens of dresses, none of them feeling quite right. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z A woman bicycles wearing dozens of costume necklaces. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Sarai searched with her dozens of eyes, and nothing quite made sense. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z There are dozens of them, each one showing a different part of the city. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Mona opened the trunk, and inside there were dozens of little boxes and vials stacked one upon the other. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Kelly took dozens more photos of Melissa that afternoon. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Half a mile below the railroad bridge was a new automobile bridge on which stood dozens of additional officials. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z From the tent that we had used to camp in dozens of times, from the sled I’d almost broken my arm on. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He said things I'd heard him say dozens of times before. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The vehicle was stopped by a young African guard, but he was overwhelmed when dozens of armed policemen and several police dogs sprang from the vehicle. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z One afternoon, Dallas and Florida gathered up dozens of ants, seven spiders, two garter snakes, and a frog, and that evening they deposited these treasures in the beds of the Burgerton boys. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z He and the three others were still being watched by dozens of soldiers and cops. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Jason thought about the Argo II’s journey across the ocean, the dozens of encounters that had nearly killed them. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z As our eyes adjusted, we caught the dull gleam of theirs staring back at us—dozens and dozens of them. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z The Redcoats and Hessians who made it to the forts would face dozens of cannons. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z The different Nationalist groups, the “Buy Black!” forces, and others like that; dozens of their step- ladder orators were trying to increase their followings. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z They fired dozens of cannons at once, unleashing a crushing wave of metal balls. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z Copies were sent to the Royal Society and the Linnean Society in England, and to the Smithsonian in Washington, among dozens of institutions. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Your book has a way of telling me what I’m feeling before I even feel it, and I’ve reread it dozens of times. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z He did not know what tents to choose out of dozens of options, each with tantalizing signs hinting at the contents. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z There are dozens of different soups and salad dressings, cases stuffed with frozen dinners and ice cream and meat. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z I painted dozens of R.I.P.s for guys in El Barrio who felt small and needed something violent to jump-start their lives and at the same time end them. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z The caterer canceled at the last minute, so Abuela stepped in and cooked dozens of dishes. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z We had dozens of phone conversations with him and even met him a couple of times. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Thanks to him, I learned veiy quickly dozens of little things that could really ingratiate a new waiter with the cooks and bartenders. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the boys began to unload the dozens of milk cans they had brought along. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Behind Father Cham, a gold statue of Buddha glowed in the light of dozens of little flames that danced on top of thin sticks. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z After the Boston Tea Party, in 1773, when the anger of the American colonists against their British rulers began to spill over, dozens of committees and congresses of angry colonists sprang up around New England. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They had gathered at the starboard rail to stare at the dozens of weird shaggy monsters milling through the crowds. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Then they yelled and dozens of other goblins had sprung out of the trees. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z But even though there are hundreds of photos and dozens of videos, they don’t begin to capture all the memories of our trip. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Canvas sides are stretched over a metal frame, like dozens we saw crossing the border between Turkey and Syria at Bab al-Hawa. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z I was beginning to realize that a black man did not have to accept the dozens of petty indignities directed at him each day. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And swimming through the streets, hanging out in the courtyards, practicing combat with tridents and swords in the arena were dozens of mermen and mermaids—honest-to-goodness fish-people. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Guides held up colored placards with different numbers and lectured in dozens of languages like they were playing some kind of international bingo. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z And the sand is peppered with black aluminum cans—dozens of them. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The smell was amazing— dozens of different kitchens cooking at once. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Mark saw dozens of people milling about in packs here and there along the streets. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Elsewhere on the grounds four other men died and dozens more suffered all manner of fractures, burns, and lacerations. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z There are dozens of humans drifting through their chores, lost in sickly dreams. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z And not just one or two, but dozens more? The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Gens Veturia is a distinguished house, and Grandfather will want me to shake dozens of hands. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z As he turned the corner and looked at the dozens of folding chairs where the graduates were sitting, his mind wandered to the people who weren’t there. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z He never went anywhere without a faux leather valise stuffed with dozens of orange plastic pill bottles. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z For the press conference, dozens of journalists and photographers assembled in Rader’s soaring living room. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z But not before I spent dozens of hours crying and unhappy, surrounded by people who made me feel inferior and devalued. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z It was a drum machine making its lumbering way down the street Wide as a house, it shimmered with the movement of its dozens of mechanical arms, bashing away at every size of drum. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z For the next hour, aided by the light of the full moon and a sputtering candle Fadi had found in the empty house, they crawled around in the dirt, excavating dozens of shallow holes. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Her hair had caught in her dozens of piercings, but it was the blood on her hands that stopped the flow of blood to my head. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I’ve seen dozens of doctors in my life, who all try to analyze me and figure me out. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z They’re looped into shape and glued together, added to dozens of mini chains all around the room. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z My passport was now filled with stamps from dozens of different countries, and I had never been asked to remove my hijab at an airport for security. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I smiled at the thought of anyone trying to dowse for me now, trying to make sense of the dozens of contradictory signals as the leaves swirled and spun in a dozen different directions. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She pulled a clear plastic crate filled with dozens of candles out from underneath her bed. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Off to the side were dozens of keypunch machines—what passed in those days for computer terminals. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z The walls of the chamber made a crackling sound like ice in warm water, and dozens of gems streaked toward the giant, punching through his armor like buckshot. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z To the right there was an artillery park, dozens of guns and caissons and horses. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The river laps calmly at the nearby docks, the masts of dozens of small riverboats bobbing gently up and down like a forest of dancing spears. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Often in one’s infancy, one answers unwittingly to dozens of pet names, until one eventually sticks. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “I kiss dozens of people every night,” she’d told Feral earlier that evening. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Our mother knew, I guess, dozens of ways to cook things with bread and out of bread. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z What lay ahead most immediately were good-byes—dozens and dozens of them, all emotional, as the staff we loved and appreciated so much would begin to rotate out of the White House. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z His narrow eyes were puffy with crying and as he sniffled, dozens of rings tinkled along the lobes of his ears. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The courtroom was filled with domestic and international journalists, and dozens of representatives of foreign governments. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They had seen each other dozens of times but the deputy did not remember him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Black-skinned tribes who were either Christian or practiced traditional religions and who spoke dozens of languages dominated the southern half. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z We’d never actually met, but I recognized her face from the dozens of screenshots she’d posted to her blog over the years. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z His questions went on forever, dozens and dozens of them, each more mind-bending than the last, until I couldn't even be sure why I answered as I did. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z He rarely showed up when a particular movie was about to begin, so he’d seen beginnings, finales, and middles of dozens of movies, but hardly any in their entirety. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Every day, the men came in by the dozens—dusty, tired men who had journeyed by foot and by wagon when they could not afford a train ticket. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Beyond that, dozens of scattered buildings dominated the view all the way to Mud Lake in the distance. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The Korean money funnels in mostly through the dozens of churches across the metropolitan area. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I’ve seen these letters in our mailbox dozens of times before but always figured it was junk mail. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z In Doon’s box were dozens of small packets wrapped in a slippery material. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The New York Times said: G. M. Pennington faced a daunting task in tying together the dozens of disparate threads in the Bloodfall series to bring things to a satisfying conclusion. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Identical twins—but not in piddling twos and threes as in the old vivip-arous days, when an egg would sometimes accidentally divide; actually by dozens, by scores at a time. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Scattered over lawns throughout the neighborhood were dozens of copies of an anarchist pamphlet that advocated death to all government officials. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z I worked out with a ball machine, played scores of tough sets against Wilfred and Scaramouche; I pored over dozens of tennis books dealing with strategy and tactics. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “They study them,” said Doc patiently and he remembered that he had answered this question for Hazel dozens of times before. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z They introduced dozens of different salad mixes to mainstream America. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z It is a version of what I would hear dozens of times from other Volpe students through the generations. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z They passed dozens of arched doorways that opened into large chambers, staircases, and halls. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z There were frindle shirts and sunglasses and erasers and notebooks and paper and dozens of other items. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She was working at her bench, with dozens of photographs strewn around her, and a book full of notes and equations on her desk. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z We’ve passed it dozens of times, daring each other to touch it, but the night bloats its evil. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z After more than four years in court and dozens of prosecutors, thousands of documents and tens of thousands of pages of testi-mony, the state had failed in its mission. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In a tone both arch and light, Sarai replied, “I kiss dozens of people every night.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Long before dawn the market space was lit by dozens of oil lamps as potters and their assistants rushed about in an anxious, eerie silence, preparing their stalls. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Styx led us to a shelf stocked with dozens of lawn mower motors. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Friends and friends of friends showed up by the dozens. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z The remaining problems in calutron design were merely engineering, he declared, a cat he had skinned dozens of times. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z In that moment nothing flutters, not the fabric of the tents or the ribbon ties of dozens of masks. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z It was a large square chamber with a high ceiling, filled with dozens of massive stone columns. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z As we walked outside, dozens of people cheered and waved their signs. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I made for the pond, bringing my feet down gingerly, in time to see meerkats swimming—actually swimming—and bringing to shore fish by the dozens, and not small fish either. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Overwhelmed judges tried to manage the proceedings with bench meetings while dozens of young men—most of whom were black—sat handcuffed in standard jail-issued orange jumpsuits in the front of the court. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Suddenly I was onstage with my legs off and dozens of kids staring at me. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z The folding man led us into a vestibule where we could talk without disturbing the sleepers, a room dominated by two large wooden doors emblazoned with dozens of bird insignias. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The monk’s forehead creased into dozens of crinkled folds. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z There are dozens of different power-ups that can potentially appear in a game, and new ones are added all the time. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z They had fliers printed and sent them out to dozens of black colleges and churches. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z She bought dozens of big loose-leaf binders and lots of packs of lined paper. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Many of the villagers provided Mama with milk and cheese, and she made dozens and dozens of bliny for everyone. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z We did not understand how dozens of foot-long white worms got into our bellies and made them ache. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z We were greeted by dozens of stray dogs. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z I’d seen Her Majesty’s face dozens of times before, in history books, on television, and on currency, but here she was in the flesh, looking at me intently and asking questions. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The information she handed over to the FBI included dozens of names of other Americans spying for the USSR, including people that the agency had been tracking for years. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Once we reached the clearing that, I assumed, had once been used for campers to set up tents, we were surrounded by dozens of kids. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “He can talk quite intelligently if he wants to. He’s probably been in and out of the cottage dozens of times, and did not want you to know.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z There were dozens of little folding snack-tables, all covered with twisted tubes of paint, most of them crusted dry like shriveled snakes, but some of them alive and oozing ribbons of color. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Dozens and dozens of planes used Sulphur Island as an emergency landing field on their way back from bombing Japan. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z In Salmon Bay, just to the east, dozens of fishing boats, unused for months, sat bobbing at moorage, the paint peeling from their weathered hulls. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z She collected them now—dozens of them—black, white, Latino, and Asian, boys and girls, babies dressed like farmhands and budding businessmen. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z I’m not even thinking about Ainsley or the Excelsior Award, because I’m having too much fun thinking about all those rescue dogs making dozens of Mrs. Gilberts happy. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z There were dozens more who didn’t give him the time of day. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z You can play them dozens of tones, and they’ll be able to distinguish between all of them. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She had heard the story dozens of times, but it didn’t matter. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The tennis clinic was a success, dozens of eager black boys and girls showed up. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Against the opposite wall was a glass-fronted cabinet, and inside this were the dolls, dozens of very small dolls, all female, and made of wool-covered wire, like pipe cleaners, with embroidered-on faces. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z We walked into a large courtyard where dozens of warriors and dracaenae were preparing for war. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z One wall is covered with a sun with a happy face, a huge rainbow, and dozens of flowers—also with smiley faces. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Supermarket chains like Whole Foods or Wal- Mart are not set up to do business with dozens of small family-owned farms. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Others have been on the bus dozens of times. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The most obvious was that a number of engines and dozens of firefighters were sent on a wild-goose chase and did not get to the fire for many minutes. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z It did no good to remind herself that there were dozens of trading ships on the river, and that the Dolphin might well be out to sea by now. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Cas unzipped the side pocket of her bag and pulled out the note she’d written dozens of times over the last few months before tearing each of those earlier versions into little shreds. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z He would be leaving soon to spend four weeks in the “bush,” where he and dozens of other boys would join an aggregate of elders and learn what it means to be a Xhosa man. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “There are more over here, printed in dozens of languages!” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z She took a clown doll and sewed giant baggy pants around it that ruffled out with dozens of little pockets. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z They were passing more bodies in the road, in the gutters and on the pavement, dozens of them, soldiers and civilians. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Down the mud flats small fountains erupted, dozens of them, spurting two feet or more, then again, then lower, then dwindling and stopping. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Henry looks at him, glances at the dozens of millionaires and socialites milling around, and back at him. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The room was well-lit with the unwavering light of dozens of sympathy lamps. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z At least nobody noticed this time, because hoots and hollers abounded as dozens of people stormed the stage. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z I thought about the dozens of black people I'd met who had complained bitterly about Walter's prosecution, and I was starting to see Chapman as either naive or willfully indifferent—or worse. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I'm sure there are dozens on her phone. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z You and I think of corn as corn, but farmers like Naylor know there are dozens of varieties, most created by large agribusiness companies. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Behind them came dozens more, traipsing off the dock. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z The body of Gabriel Pérdido was laid out in full view on top of the dinner table surrounded by the soft glow of dozens of gloomy candles. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Dozens and dozens of kids with bare feet and patched-up clothes stood in the street. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Across the street, the Apollo campers had set up a field hospital to tend the wounded—dozens of campers and almost as many Hunters. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Abby and I have shared floor space this small dozens of times, at Simon’s house and Nick’s house and every group sleepover. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z He felt, sometimes, as if he had not four children but dozens, most of them with paint-covered hands and mustaches. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z There were dozens of women and rock-and-roll playing and champagne glasses and bright glittering lights. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Emily had seen her dad do this sort of work dozens of times, but now, as she was surrounded by everything Griswold, it sparked an idea. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Fortunately, David had made the journey to and from Tally’s city dozens of times, alone and with inexperienced uglies in tow. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The necessary fires alone—the salamanders and tinner’s pots—had caused dozens of small blazes, easily put out, but the cold increased the likelihood of far worse. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z In Jamaica, we’re greeted by dozens of large butterflies, the Giant Swallowtail, as people sitting on the floor eat special dishes, like ackee and saltfish. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z As some sociologists and marketing consultants see it, the commonly accepted big three—the upper, middle, and working classes—have broken down into dozens of microclasses, defined by occupations or lifestyles. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z She'd been a church musician most of her life and had worked with dozens of children’s choirs. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I was thrown from dozens of these horses as they bucked, reared, rolled or leapt. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z But even more dazzling to Joseph were the dozens of small blue-and-white Chinese vases and porcelain figures, each one sitting on its own little gold shelf, that covered the wall above the fireplace. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Emily had seen her dad do this sort of work dozens of times, but now, as she was surrounded by everything Griswold, it sparked an idea. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z There were dozens of other scythes in the entry vestibule. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I've seen them throw down with the Stingers dozens of times. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z How could a maze, with walls so massive and tall, be so big that dozens of kids hadn’t been able to solve it after who knew how long trying? The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The streets were narrow and unpaved, and every lot was filled with dozens of shanties huddled close together. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z On the walls of the classroom were dozens of certificates from the New York State Regents exam, testifying to first-class honors for Corcoran’s students. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z There were dozens of these things all round him now. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z There was nothing in what Fuller said that day that he had not already repeated dozens of times in Durham during the past year—except for the phrase “Black Power.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Foragers relied on dozens of species to survive, and could therefore weather difficult years even without stocks of preserved food. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Others set up dozens of tables in the yard, spread a tablecloth on each. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Helene has seen me naked dozens of times—when wounded, or ill, or suffering through one of the Commandant’s cruel strength-training exercises. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Dozens of them, dozens upon dozens, all with more words in every corner, all saying nothing to me at all, no answers of any kind. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Her cape had a fur collar that rode up so high, and dozens of attendants were fanning her left and right. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z By sundown we’d filled dozens of Mason jars, which were set out in perfect rows, still warm from the pressure cooker. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The Englishman scanned their papers, asked dozens of questions, and gave them a pass to enter Cadiz and trade. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z There was one that had dozens of little brass clockwork animals. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z There are Facebook pages for dozens of neighborhoods where people have started checking themselves in as safely evacuated and with access to water—because those two things don’t necessarily go together. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Bournonite; apatite on muscovite; natural zircon in a spray of colors; dozens more minerals he cannot name. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Father hardly ever hit me, but he hit Sam dozens of times, mostly for arguing. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He let himself hope that maybe he’d get one in response—as he had for the dozens they’d shared before suddenly everything had changed. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z On the screen, her hair is up, and she’s poking at one of her dozens of window plants. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Every time she saw a Target department store—and we passed dozens of them—she would peg the store’s sign with a few bulls-eyes at a hundred miles an hour. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z In every respect—he told Matt—he tried to duplicate that memory, only of course being vastly more wealthy, he could have dozens of statues, fountains, and gardens. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Bobby won dozens of quick games during that session, not losing one. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Shortly thereafter, Congress funded the Negro and Native Reeducation Act and dozens of schools like Miss Preston's were created in cities as large as Baltimore and as small as Trenton. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The closets were full of suits, dozens of them perfectly aligned from lightest gray to darkest black. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z The troops, including dozens of North End men and boys, were coming home. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z I stopped every few steps to brush the bugs off, and when I did I’d see Otto, dozens of feet above me, dealing with his own problem insects by eating them. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z A breeze, a squirrel, a fox, a grouse with chicks, a wolf, a moose, another squirrel, dozens of squirrels, a marten, a porcupine, several bears, more moose, once a wolverine...always something. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “I said the war will happen for dozens of reasons, not for one. Another of the reasons for this particular war is because Queen Morgause wears the trousers. Perhaps I ought to say the trews.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Otherwise there are going to be dozens of girls running around with baby Trips. Horrific thought.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z At twenty-four he had already won dozens of prestigious tournaments, and had participated in Wimbledon and the U.S. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z And now I’m thinking back to the dozens of times she could’ve shot me today—like when I pulled that airsoft gun on her. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Then dozens more of them appeared, piling out of their wagons to range around us in a wide circle, many holding knives of their own. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z They played it over and over for dozens of hours, examining in slow motion every gesture and expression. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z By the late 1990s, the evolution of DNA evidence had helped expose dozens of wrongful convictions. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z She wore a clinging green taffeta dress and high-heeled shoes, and when she danced dozens of slave bracelets clinked on her wrists. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “I’ve been through dozens of these,” she said, holding the magnet up for them to admire. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z There could be dozens of us trying to salvage what we could. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z The newspaper people snapped their bright camera bulbs and took dozens of pictures of Jimmy Winkleman, a white boy, instead. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Bobby and Jack played thousands of games—mostly speed—analyzed hundreds of positions, and solved dozens of chess problems together. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The bill created dozens of new federal capital crimes, mandated life sentences for some “three-strikers,” and authorized more than $16 billion for state prison grants and expansion of state and local police forces. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z El Patron sometimes ordered dozens of the ridiculous birds when he was planning a party, and Matt liked to lean over the fence to watch them. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He then began to show me, from memory, game after game—it seemed like dozens—focusing on the openings that Bronstein had played against Bobby’s favorite variations. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He had keys to dozens of other houses; everyone trusted him with their homes and everything in them. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Kids, dozens of them, lined every street we drove down, staring at the vehicle as we cautiously cruised by them. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z We pass a cemetery where I stare at dozens of fresh graves, most without even grave markers on them. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Flowers with red petals edge the rug, and in the center are dozens of white squares connected with red lines. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z She wasn’t pretty—not nearly as attractive as Bernice—but she had been an easy mark for dozens of men who bought her something pretty, or paid her way to the movies. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Masvita had to be fed, and there were dozens of other chores waiting. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Rats by dozens—rats standing and talking in groups of twos and threes and fours, rats walking slowly, rats hurrying, rats carrying papers. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Two weeks later, minks stole into the henhouse and slaughtered dozens of chickens, leaving their bloody corpses piled up in the corners. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z We had all read dozens of accounts of parties favored to win who came in second. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A door creaks open, and hands, dozens of hands, hundreds of hands grab at me. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z He had visited the homes of dozens of her relatives, eaten the plates full of syrupy mishti, patiently posed for countless photographs on rooftops, surrounded by her cousins. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The paper, with dozens of tables and arcane symbols to denote traits and variants, was challenging even for statisticians. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Then we could hear the hissing of gas from the broken pipes, like dozens of angry snakes, and people, trapped inside the mounds, began calling. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Between Bechuanaland and the northwestern Transvaal, dozens of unmarked roads traverse the border, and Cecil knew just which ones to take. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z This time he was led into a reception room where dozens of other men and women were waiting to see the president. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The engine had to weigh at least twenty tons, and there were dozens of boxcars behind it, each one shoving it forward. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I was invited to dozens of parties a week: art-gallery openings, benefit balls, movie premieres, book parties, and private dinners in marble- floored dining rooms. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I followed his gaze down to the dozens of indentations in the cracked white tile. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I read through his messages: there were dozens, hidden in a folder entitled “Admin.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z As always, what appears to be only a yard in diameter is dozens of yards across once we climb inside. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z 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 There are dozens of children’s stories about the trains, but what she’s interested in is the documents, the artifacts, the self-published train- rider stories, each one a testimony, a telling. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Every race, dozens of ethnicities, different ways of dressing, and, certainly, widely varying opinions about politics and life and Islam. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z From what I can gather, he worked in her office, was married, and had children, but I probably still have dozens and dozens of emails to get through. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z There were dozens of gowns, all of them too grand to wear, and too terrible. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z It’s hard to describe—hands reach upward and dozens of yellow crosses race across the ceiling like stars or airplanes. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z His department is getting dozens of phone calls from magazines, and wire services, and TV producers. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Billy drove his Cadillac down a back alley in Ilium, and he found his way blocked by dozens of boys and their bicycles. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z It looked sort of like an old castle, with dozens of windows and an archway entrance. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z The feeling of dozens of eyes on me made me uncomfortable. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “It’s as old as the hills. You have seen it on dozens of girls, and you never found out that it was pretty till now—stupide!” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Light from the front window fell across a crowded workbench and dozens of shelved pairs of shoes. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It felt like dozens, but was probably only five or six. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z On the walls hung dozens of clocks, their stilled hands pointed every which way. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Over 20,000 enthusiastic people showed up for the Black Christmas parade in Hayti, cheering as groups representing dozens of black organizations marched by. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z There were dozens of them, ranging from very small, no bigger than a spool of thread, up to some so heavy we could hardly move them. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Surrounded by grandparents and dozens of aunts and uncles and cousins, in a community where neighbors counted as family, pitching in when relatives couldn’t, Dorothy’s children’s lives would change very little. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z All of them, dozens, each pod, empty and dark. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “There must be dozens of them, plus Luke and me, as well as the adopted ones who are back in foster care.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Lastly, we get to some sentences—dozens of them: What time is it? Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z The early-afternoon sun sparkled on the water where dozens of miniature boats sailed, propelled by a crisp breeze. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z A strip of land juts out into the marsh, and rising from it is a giant white wheel with dozens of red passenger cars dangling from it at regular intervals. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z They cross to another street and duck into an alcove between two pillars while Henry fishes a keyring with dozens of keys out of his hoodie. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z And now dozens of people—old people, people I thought were in line to buy stamps—have launched into a choreographed dance number, with high kicks and hip thrusts and shimmying arms. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z He made up conspiracy theories by the dozens: a banana vendor who sold fruit outside our house was secretly recording Jagu’s behavior. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z There were things that had belonged to Lina’s parents, her grandparents, and even their grandparents—old, broken, cracked, threadbare things that had been patched and repaired dozens or hundreds of times. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Apollo’s archers fired a volley, dozens of arrows sticking in the thick armor of the giants like porcupine quills. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z I got into my first fistfight when I was three years old, and I’d been in dozens since. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z She searches the dozens of cars for anything that could help her put the fire out. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Behind the little boy she could see more ghosts, dozens, hundreds, their heads crowded together, peering close and listening to every word. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Yet a third theory is that the Zapotec of Monte Alban—not the Olmec of La Venta—consolidated to form North America’s first imperialist power, an aggressive state that subjugated dozens of other villages. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Lacey had been fielding dozens of e-mails—none with real information—from the flyers her cousin had put in record stores in New York. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z The great river of a road grew clogged and choked with the flotsam of a hundred carts and pedestrians, dozens of wains and wagons and the occasional mounted man. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The raid, I later learned, was part of a nationwide crackdown in which dozens of others were detained, including Winnie’s sister. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In that moment, dozens of people came tearing out of the surrounding woods with fists raised in the air, yelling. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z There are dozens of photos of Darren on the ground covered by police—from different angles. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z But there are only the plastic bags rustling in the branches above them and the dozens of spheres of artificial light glowing in the parking lot beyond. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Swimmers, fencers, and dozens of other teams were being asked to finance or partially finance their fare to Berlin. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Snow falls in dozens of ways, in heavy overnight dumps and daytime, sideways squalls, in demoralizing sloppy sleet and fairy-tale billows of fluff. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z When Black Betha reversed her oars, the river rushed into the splintered hole she left, and Lady’s Shame fell to pieces before his eyes, spilling dozens of men into the river. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “They are fought for dozens of reasons, in a muddle. It is the same with revolts.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z There are names inscribed on the bronze panels, dozens of names. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Barrels and boxes littered the area, and dozens of men ran around shouting at one another and clapping one another on the back. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “Look at them,” she whispered to Celia, refocusing her attention on the dozens of other Insomnia Con students milling in the same general direction as her and Celia, 98 percent of whom were male. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He could swear, as he drove down the tree-lined street in the late morning light, that he saw dozens and dozens of flickering ghosts—his grandparents and their parents and their parents—watching him, smiling. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Media were banned from the courtroom, but dozens of reporters and photographers staked out positions in front of the courthouse. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z Because she only knew of one carpenter who would put Cari’s coffin before the dozens of others. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z New Guineans told me similarly about dozens of rock types in their environment and each type’s hardness, color, behavior when struck or flaked, and uses. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z We stepped out to find dozens of cell phones hoisted in our direction as we were engulfed by a chorus of cheers. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z There were dozens of children in the neighborhood; boys and girls of every size and style and color, some of whom could speak more than one language when they wanted to. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d imagined dozens of ways the world could end, but I still wasn’t any closer to an answer. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z He was fifty-five years old and had six official kingships and dozens of petty states under his control. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z A short while after that he saw the enemy come out in the open, line after line, heard the guns open up, dozens of guns, watched his own line disappear in smoke. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s dozens of the blooming blinkers,” said the Duke of Westminster, gloomily. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z The family had a large TV monitor near the casket that flashed dozens of pictures of Walter before the service. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z A good performer will be familiar with dozens of ragas and can improvise music — traditional classical music in India is improvised — using the accepted format for each raga. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z One was an elegant Pentoshi, grey-haired and clad in silk but for his cloak, a ragged thing sewn from dozens of strips of tom, bloodstained cloth. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Inside the big envelope were dozens of loose photographs, old ones in black and white and in faded colors. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Well, actually, I only have one nose that’s been bloodied, but it has happened dozens of times. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He’d read all their books dozens of times, even the ones with titles like Diseases of the Porcine Species and Common Grasses of Our Countryside. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z There were dozens of them, intricate, enmeshed, one building on the other—one wrong, all wrong. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Milo looked around and, for the first time, noticed dozens of them—sitting on the car, standing in the road, and lying all over the trees and bushes. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Hence there was little demand for the disk maker’s beautiful product, and little incentive to invest in making the dozens of hand punches required. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z At any one time a few larger polities dominated the dozens or scores of small chiefdoms. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The store would be filthy, there would be dozens of cartons and cans to stack. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z By the end of the day, I had dozens of boys lined up and ready to work. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, we took in dozens and dozens of babies!” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z As in a nightmare, the dozens became scores, the scores hundreds. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Those kernels could come from dozens of different farms. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Dozens and dozens of strangers stopped to stare at him and to admire his silky white coat, his curly tail, his kind and radiant expression. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z There were dozens of them, rag-and-bone skeletons who had perished of hunger, or thirst, or the cold, or suffocation, or overwork. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z The woman opened a cupboard to show Liyana dozens of lovely necklaces hanging on nails. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The fruit had not one stem, but dozens. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Each strand held dozens of bright drops of early morning dew. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z Both rivers were swollen with rainfall and thick with boulders that created dozens of small, swift waterfalls. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Today, dozens of legal organizations hand out awards in the fictional lawyer's name to celebrate the model of advocacy described in Lee's novel. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z With no warning, he picked up the bin of boots and flipped it over, so dozens of boots scattered across the length of the table with a terrible amount of noise. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Lourdes When Lourdes learns that dozens of people have taken refuge in the Peruvian embassy, she rushes to Havana to investigate. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He unlocked the front door, and dozens of people flooded into the small building. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Illuminated by dozens of round glowing lamps hanging from the top of the tent like planets or stars. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z There were dozens of people from New Orleans there, looking like they had fled that very day. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The industrial food chain that supplies our supermarkets stretches thousands of miles and has dozens of different links. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z She had very dark skin and huge eyes and dozens of long, skinny braids that seemed to dance around her face. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z Afterward I received dozens of requests to speak all over the country. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z A zookeeper’s carelessness, the newspaper said, led to the escape of dozens of animals from the Central Park Zoo the day before. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z They were now only dozens of yards away, single file, charging in with a vengeance, moving surprisingly fast. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z He drags open big, low drawers; he jangles dozens of key rings. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He threw away his sword as dozens of crows rose shrieking and complaining to flap about the corpses. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z By scoring thousands of flies under the microscope, he began to catalog dozens of mutant flies. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Altogether, according to John McPhee, these number in the "tens of dozens." A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z We were barely over the cerro when we saw them to the right of us, in a clearing, on yet another hill: hundreds of snout-nosed butterflies hovering over dozens of rosebushes. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Dormitory windows began to fly open and olive drab blankets were hung over the sills by the dozens to air. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Trying to hold on to their packages and small children, they jostled for balance even as the aisles became jammed with dozens of seatless passengers. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z The dozens of stems were dozens of leaf stems. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z In addition to the dozens of cases already on our juvenile docket, we were quickly overwhelmed. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Men burst out of the woods—dozens and dozens of American soldiers running for their lives. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z The cavern reverberated with monstrous roars—dozens, maybe hundreds of enemies coming from every direction. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z There are dozens of performers throughout the tent, bathed with light from glowing round lamps that hang high above amongst ropes and chairs and round cages. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z In my memory, she hits dozens of shots before I get the ball back, but she doesn’t ever leave my backyard—the two of us keep shooting for years and years. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z His private information is walled behind a mass of shields—not just one, but dozens. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z His ClockWatchers—dozens upon dozens—spilled from the tower, filling the square, meeting them head-on. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Many Silvers belong to famous families, called houses, with dozens of members. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z Rolls of white paper, dozens of brushes, and many bottles of red and black ink were brought into the classrooms. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z When first observed by white settlers, the Zulus were divided into dozens of little chiefdoms. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Dozens and dozens of knickknacks and gadgets were inside. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Inti had set, and dozens of fires rose up into the night sky, burning so powerfully that they lit the field almost as if it were daytime. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z All around her, dozens of honeybees whirled like tiny moons in orbit, anchored only by her gravity. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z He unleashed his spikes, dozens of them at once, into the woods where the arrow had come from, but just as fast, silvery arrows shot back in reply. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z I copied down all the passages about ghosts I could find and spread them over the coffee table, sorted them, and read them each dozens of times. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Tracey led them down a hallway past dozens of offices to a sleek conference room. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z At the stream, we find dozens of raccoon footprints. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z It was a little, spiky thing that threw out dozens of arms and covered these arms with green and grew larger at the rate of about an inch every two seconds. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z It was damp, and covered in shiny, grimy oil, and it stretched out in front of them for dozens of yards before it faded into darkness. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Hundreds of them, dozens of varieties, spiking, trailing, billowing, they dressed the colonnade in a forest of blooms. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Some of these forests were enormous, covering dozens of square miles. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Herrmann earned a nomination for his score, and he went on to provide music for dozens of movies from the 1940s through the 1970s. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z This same mirror must have seen her descend the stairs like this on dozens of occasions, on her way to one more friends afternoon birthday bash. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z As we’ve rehearsed dozens of times before, we stream onstage from both wings, shortest to tallest, dancing an indigenous harvest dance. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z There were dozens upon dozens who simply hadn’t come back, and might never come back. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z When she. was a girl, my mother had dreamed of owning a flower shop, so she drew dozens of diagrams of how she might organize and display the flowers for the funeral. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z In those few European countries that permit limited postprison disqualification, the sanction is very narrowly tailored and the number of people disenfranchised is probably in the dozens or hundreds. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z After she makes dozens of crosses all over my body, she says it’s time to see inside the egg, to understand what’s been stewing inside of me. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z In dozens of tiny local parishes throughout the archdiocese, priests preach and practice what Matthew said. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z In the coming years she would invent dozens more. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z And I know it’s word for word because I wrote it dozens of times before delivering it. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z He hopscotched electronically around the country, hour after hour for days, browsing through the help- wanted ads on newspaper websites in dozens of American cities. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, to our right are dozens of families, migrating in droves—as if they’re all partaking in some kind of divine pilgrimage. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Over a hundred people are dead, and there have been dozens of attacks on Muslims in retaliation for a crime no Muslim committed. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z All told, more than seven hundred shots had been fired into the crowd, wounding more than four hundred people, including dozens of women and children. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Playing the dozens, rapping and rhyming to see who’ll back down first. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Justin and I exchanged dozens of letters after I left the Bronx for Pennsylvania. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z In the next quarter century amateur bone hunters discovered dozens of what they believed to be ancient skeletons in what they believed to be ancient sediments. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z There was speculation that during the world’s fair he might have killed dozens of people, most of them young women. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Mr. Jones works hard setting up the gym for dozens of kids. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z When Ruth and I were remembering all this a few years ago, she claimed there were dozens of these magazines circulating around the Cottages. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z There were dozens of cars parked along both sides of Becca’s street, and I knew there would be more people inside, since many of them had been dropped off via limo. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z “We’re standing at the ancient entrance of the Necromanteion. Odysseus came here, and dozens of other heroes, seeking advice from the dead.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z |
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