My mouth went permanently crooked with effort, turned down on the left side and straight on the right. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The incredible effort of moving the boy to Boston, then watching him die, later struck me as an object lesson in the difficulty of Farmer’s mission, perhaps in its ultimate futility. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Each was afraid of the other, and each was kicking against the other in the effort to be parted. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even before the government’s efforts to remove it, Sophiatown held a symbolic importance for Africans disproportionate to its small population. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I leapt from my desk and started to shove random objects into their appropriate homes, hoping Mom would appreciate the effort. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

When he missed the ball, they were there to cover for him, but always quietly, and with respect for his effort. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Lawrence’s campaign to add a nuclear reactor to Berkeley’s arsenal of atom-smashing technologies dated back to his wartime effort to wrest Enrico Fermi’s nuclear pile away from Arthur Compton and the University of Chicago. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Galen’s extraordinary logorrhoea—his surviving works amount to 3 million words, and represent perhaps a third of what he wrote—is the consequence of his obsessive and futile effort to overcome this insuperable obstacle. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

As indicated earlier, any effort to downsize dramatically our nation’s prisons would inspire fierce resistance by those faced with losing jobs, investments, and other benefits provided by the current system. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

There was a certain vapidity to her reassurance, an automatic way of expressing goodwill, which did not require any concrete efforts on her part to help him. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

"I am, though," she said with a visible effort. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

I asked inwardly, as with both hands I turned the stiff door-handle, which, for a second or two, resisted my efforts. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

It is a sentiment echoed by Singleton, who says his efforts and conviction fell on deaf ears with the prosecutors until Terryl started pushing. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

It must have been made with the combined efforts of several species in better times. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

It took a conscious effort not to wince at the various twinges and aches. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The words had rolled without effort from his lips. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

All those efforts failed because of the Spaniards’ far superior armament. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

It’s gratified her to go to all this effort— to make a final, celebratory meal for her children, her friends. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled on it, and with hardly any effort, the whole section moved forward and then down, another panel taking its place on the top like the first one had never been there. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

These were not efforts to negotiate, but attempts to isolate me from my organization. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If we prove ourselves useful to the German war effort, they will take fewer of us away. They will keep us here, and keep us alive!” the director said. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

I would have felt guilty if I didn’t give maximum effort, considering how hard my parents worked for us. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

She rued the hours that would be lost from their studies; now all her efforts would have to focus on preparations for the party. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

The whole huge effort took only three weeks. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

With effort, I can hold it like a stick. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

With great effort, his consciousness touched hers again. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Caldwell put a little too much effort into trying to shoot me down, when she should’ve been trying to lift me up. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Would you like some brandy?” said Beatrice, making a last effort. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The words of the lullaby rushed to his mouth, and his lips quivered at the chance to sing the song he had put so much effort into learning. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Did he chafe at the amount of time, space, and effort she devoted to her study? The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“If you put in these requested forces and increase air and sea effort, we can at least turn the tide to where we are not losing anymore,” commented Air Force Chief of Staff John McConnell. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

When I knelt by him he struggled to get away from me, and the effort being too much for him, fainted. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Dr. Musoke abandoned his efforts to give his patient a blood transfusion for fear that the patient would bleed to death out of the small hole in his arm. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We know that,” said Mr. Weasley quietly, “but it would make our efforts tonight seem rather pointless if you left.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“The time and effort you’ve put into teaching her and getting her ready for this test, and ...” She breaks off, blinking hard. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

They excluded African American women from their efforts to secure the vote, fearing that it would be more difficult to gain favor for the cause among the powerful white male populace. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

He did not know what to do with his hands; he wanted to put them into his coat pockets; but that would take too much effort and would attract attention. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was only by a horrible effort of will that I had dragged myself through the first half of the year. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Academically he brought home A’s with little effort. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Others didn't see why Lister's efforts were worth the time and bother. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

In spite of his efforts to please the Emperor, in the summer of 1630 Wallenstein fell from favour and was dismissed from his key post as commander of the army. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

This time it was Captain Dressier from the fire department telling me what a superb effort I had made. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“There’s nothing in there that you need,” she said, breathing heavy from the effort. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I know you can’t, sweetheart. But you don’t make an effort to conquer it.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

‘We will have peace,’ said Théoden at last thickly and with an effort. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“They’ve made an effort to make us feel welcome,” I say. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The effort of answering broke the rhythm of his rocking--for a moment he was silent. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

The little car bounced along with very little effort, and Milo had hardly to touch the accelerator to go as fast as he wanted. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ron and Hermione were supposed to be studying for their exams, which would finish on the day of the third task, but they were putting most of their efforts into helping Harry prepare. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Marshall, with effort, was keeping his voice down. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mostly, I will never forget Baba’s valiant efforts to conceal the dis­gusted look on his face as he drove in silence. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“But we can trust him, Roger, I swear,” she said with a final effort, The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

As it turned out, between the end of the fifteenth century and the end of the nineteenth century efforts to find a new route failed over and over again. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

All we could do then was put our faith into the effort, trusting that with sun and rain and time, something half-decent would push up through the dirt. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Still, in an effort to avoid suspicion, the White Sox made it close, and in the end lost the series five games to four. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Using her and James’s secret code, she wrote out her plan, but made an effort to act like she was trying to recall the pretend cipher she was conjuring up. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

She made no ineffectual efforts to conduct her household en bonne ménagère, going and coming as it suited her fancy, and, so far as she was able, lending herself to any passing caprice. The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z

He feels defensive; after all his efforts, he feels protective of the three empty rooms. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

To those who knew and worked with him, that was Jim to the core, and it was largely due to his efforts that prices had fallen so much. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Now that he’s in there, Annabelle has no clue what to say to him, and she can practically hear the gears of conversational effort turning in his own head. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

It took effort—my head was thick and pounding, my body stiff and sore—but I pushed the comforter onto the floor, swung my legs off the couch and sat up. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

With an effort, as if her hands weighed a ton each, she brushed it off and peered out. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

‘The main Design,’ wrote Hooke in 1665, of his own efforts and those of the Royal Society, was ‘a reformation in Philosophy’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

So wouldn’t it be easier and take less time and effort to just not clap? The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I had stopped crying, but my lungs felt sticky, heavy, and getting in even an ounce of air was too much effort. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Minimal effort, but it was better than grunting. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Warmed by the effort of this short walk, I pulled open the door and stepped inside. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

As one of them said, “Our impression, and I think it was a mistaken one, was that much of her success was a result of Mr. Friedman’s effort.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

But the terrier’s teeth were blunt nowadays, and with a tremendous effort the collie threw him off. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

By comparing their numbers each year, the counters could tell whether or not their efforts to ban pesticides and pass laws protecting the birds were working. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I made an effort to laugh and joke along with the others. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

When it came my turn to read the words off the teacher’s manila cards, I stood up and gave it everything I had, rattling off “red,” “green,” and “blue” without effort. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The tension was gone and so was the reason for the effort they had made. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Only through a severe effort of will did I remain silent, waiting for Abenthy to continue on his own. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“A lot of physical effort, calisthenics, and endurance exercises. A lot of mental intimidation, a lot of inspections.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

I take a bite of the stew to show I don't really care, but it's like glue in my mouth and takes a lot of effort to swallow. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I stood there watching for several minutes while more officers got involved in an increasingly elaborate effort to dislodge Joe's wheelchair from the tight cage. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“There’s always the feast,” said Ron, in an effort to cheer Harry up. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

This emphasis on illicit cash proved to be a winning effort, for nothing infuriated the law-abiding populace more than the image of the millionaire crack dealer. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

It was a political trial, an effort by the state to show that it was not soft on the Red Menace. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know I am expected to respond, to express gratitude, but it takes a conscious effort to smile, and several moments to form the words. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

The hard edge of the narrow pew bit into her thigh, in spite of every gingerly effort to shift her weight. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

We live in a world that assumes that the quality of a decision is directly related to the time and effort that went into making it. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

"Looks like rain," I tell her, in an effort to keep things normal. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I can tell Hina is making an effort to keep her voice relaxed. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

The imminent execution had unnerved him, but he was trying valiantly to express his gratitude for our efforts. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Moreover, it was not obvious that even the most backbreaking effort would give within several years the structure of the RNA component. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

And you must make a conscious effort to convert everyone who enjoys the ways of heathens.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Named Freedom, this small space station will be an international effort, with help from the Europeans, Japanese, Canadians, and Russians. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He choked out another command to the companions; his muscles trembled in a final effort. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

In efforts to cure her, concerned members of our town brought her holy water from seven holy rivers. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Heat pressed against every inch of my skin—a dry blast so hot that my sweat evaporated before it made it out, and yet the shadow crow made it with little effort. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

As President Lincoln had hoped, Garfield energetically supported the armed forces in the Union's efforts to end the Civil War. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Here she let me slide on half the problems for all the days I was absent—why can’t I show more effort? The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I credit the children’s action for the success of the effort. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“SNCC had to use the students initially, otherwise the effort in Selma would have failed and there would have been no Selma campaign.” Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

In contrast to Wilkins, Farmer backed the students’ efforts 100 percent and enjoined every man, woman, and child in St. Joseph’s to participate in the direct-action campaign in any way possible. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

He was breathing heavily from the effort of the hike up the mountain face when he reached the spot where Trina loved to go for escape. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Administrators at Amherst and Harvard have also recently said that they would redouble their efforts to take into account the obstacles students have overcome. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

In spite of family efforts to keep certain things dark, he had reason to believe certain things were well known, even among the—ah—lower classes. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s made too much of an effort for her not to give him a compliment, but it’s true, too—he does look nice. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

No matter which way I turned my neck, no one else had See me following their Good first effort. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

It cost Meg an effort to say that, but Sallie did not see it and exclaimed in amiable surprise, “Only that? How funny...” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

She said nothing, but she was ready for them, and it was only by an effort of will that she did not throw back her head and howl. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

The American war effort had made Johnson’s Great Society a myth, King said, and had created a “troubled and confused society.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Catherine LeMaigre died on Tuesday, despite the efforts of her three highly skilled physicians. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

I hope Reverend Hunt would appreciate my effort to be more kind. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Her feet dragged over the wooden floor and her face held an expression of tense effort. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Despite generations of effort, this proved illusory, because dip and deviation change unpredictably over time. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Then, still sweating from her efforts at washing the sheets, she laced into me with a folded belt that, from that time on, became “the strap.” Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Over the next two months the eminent photographer encouraged the boy's uneven but promising efforts at painting and block printing, and permitted Ruess to hang around his studio with his own sons, Neil and Cole. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was scrubbing the house, the brick wall, scrubbing furiously at the chalk, grunting with the effort, her cheeks wet. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

While the Soviet government was scrambling to launch the enormous rescue effort for their heroic women pilots, an event of global significance was going on without them in western Europe. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Across the Atlantic, American eugenicists applauded the effort, often lamenting their own inability to achieve such effective measures. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Wallace said he didn’t feel that his father would welcome any efforts to help him. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary made every effort to bring students from Hamptons public schools and from Hampton Institute into the Langley facilities for tours, to get an up-close and personal look at engineers at work. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Groaning with the effort, she came to her feet and surveyed the wreckage with a dazed look. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Because Amá is making such an effort to be a better mother, I’ve decided to be a better daughter, so I agree to attend a prayer group at our church that night. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He’d try to bring the night into focus, willing coherence, but the effort would only cause distortions. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

His head trembled, and all of his muscles were stiff with the effort to make it be still. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Or perhaps a civilization unimaginably more advanced than ours will be able to decipher such recorded thoughts and feelings and appreciate our efforts to share ourselves with them. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

"At least they're more interesting than the people we know," she said with an effort. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Dropped a bomb that wipes out the efforts of every tribute who came before him. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The campaign's high visibility put pressure on the Ministerial Alliance to back the effort. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

However, someone had to be in charge of the effort on the ground. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

I had to make an effort, tell myself that this was a whole other thing. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m very sorry I could do no more for you than roughly sketch how it works,” said Professor Hallgrimsson, getting to his feet with a little effort. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Actually he was the least helpless, because he got exactly what he wanted with a minimum of effort. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The plot line itself, to finish up, is largely the result of a rather unholy collaborative effort. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

I had the feeling he was preparing himself for some gigantic effort, one that would completely drain what little strength he had left. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

The fact of history is that black people have not— probably no people have ever—liberated themselves strictly through their own efforts. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Aching from the effort, he forced the memory of warmth into the thin, shivering body in his arms. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

I started to get up, but it took, like, way too much effort, so I plopped back down and cranked my low-wattage charm up to one. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

At first, some effort was needed, and he had to make many passes; but now, she seems to yield at once, as if by habit, and scarcely any action is needed. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

The air of “anxious effort” that suffused the park reminded Candace Wheeler, the designer hired to decorate the Woman’s Building, “of an insufficiently equipped household preparing for visitors.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Each of the four efforts had looked identical to Tree-ear, but something about the fourth pleased Min. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

They frowned on murder as a means of harvest; on the other hand, they made little effort to explore the provenance of any one body. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

And so far as the women were concerned, the Party’s efforts were largely successful. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Emeline took her cousins on a tour of Holmes’s building and told them of his effort to transform it into a hotel for exposition guests. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, reporters at the Washington Post were digging closer and closer to the real story, and the FBI, in spite of Nixon’s efforts, was still investigating. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Galileo seems to have had absolutely no success in his efforts to convince the philosophers that he understood why bodies float better than they did. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The effort to recall was too great; it loosened a knot in her chest that turned her thoughts again to the pain. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

But in fact the effort I had to make helped pass the time. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

But she made no effort to tackle him again. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

It takes an effort to make myself sound offhand. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

While other factors can help a person’s advancement, most Americans, regardless of income level, regard the individual’s efforts as critical. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

At first they refused, not because of the time and effort it would take to get Caroline to the mainland every Saturday, but because there was no money. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

No effort, however, was required to see that my laboratory manipulations were less skillful than those of a Swiss chemist. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

With a great effort she recovered herself and went on:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Ernest fended off numerous efforts to draw him into the debate over the bomb. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

She’d gotten permission from her parents to attend a boarding school in the city so she could be close to Olympus and oversee the rebuilding efforts. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Aside from field agents, the other main component of the government’s Prohibition enforcement effort was the Coast Guard. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

The ladies of the Refined led their own efforts to fill their community’s needs. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

They circled the rock, making no effort to climb it—at least not yet. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

And he was leaning against the wall behind him, as if standing had become too great an effort for him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

They stood leaning back with their necks stretched and their heads tilted away, way back, making a vain effort to see over the shoulders of the tall adult who always appears in front of them. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

She kept up her screeching all the way through, exhorting Mr Coombes to greater and still greater efforts, and the awful thing was that he seemed to be responding to her cries. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the German surrender, he brought one more argument to the table: using the bomb on Japan would fatally compromise America’s moral and humanitarian standing, undermining any efforts to create a workable international control regime. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Today, he hastened to and from the barrack, coordinating every effort. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Dasch worked hard to help the men create and learn their new identities, and he was proud of his efforts. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

“It was an individual effort—maybe one or two people— and when they went away, it went away. It was never an institutional initiative.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Everyone around me was able to bring them out with no effort. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Somehow, after we had lavished so much time and effort and money on it, it should never have let one of its bolts snap and destroy itself and maybe kill Father. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Far from giving up on the “humanitarian” H-bomb, Strauss redoubled his efforts on its behalf in his role of Eisenhower administration spokesman on the technicalities of nuclear policy. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Not only is status not inherited; no member of a traditional tribe or band can become disproportionately wealthy by his or her own efforts, because each individual has debts and obligations to many others. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Sam gave a tremulous nod, working up his courage with a visible effort. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Because the fire companies were off to Market Street, there was no real effort to stop it. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He also has his hired agents out searching, but his efforts to send and receive messages are hampered by the lack of telegraph lines through the Maryland and northern Virginia countryside. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

I said that I imagined the Cubans liked his published attacks on American policy in Latin America, his admiration of Cuban public health and medicine, and his efforts to create connections between Cuba and Harvard. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“You can’t learn these things or inherit them,” she would tell him when she saw him going cross-eyed with concentration in his strenuous efforts to move the saltshaker without touching it. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The female upperclassmen did not approach me or make any real efforts to be my friend, so I only went to the meetings sporadically my first year. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

All the effort and hopes they’d put into this had clearly been for nothing. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He was soon panting and heaving from the effort of spinning his old carcass about. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

He made a comment about the pleasant weather they had been having, but Anthony made no effort to put him at ease. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I've seen more elaborate pyrotechnics at the grand openings of grocery stores, but the audience was kind and everyone made an effort to pretend that the display was magnificent. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

He had broken his health to break Purple, but his efforts hadn’t kept his country safe. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I can hear the effort the movement requires. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Although his efforts to survive often force her out of his mind, at times he thinks of her with a loneliness that is overwhelming. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

After her efforts clattered to the ground for the tenth time, she gave up. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

After all that effort Nathan had put into saving Pond, it wasn’t enough. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“And that you have chosen a path of less resistance. You’ve even brought me something fresh, an assistant to aid in our efforts.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Artemis got to his feet, head spinning with the effort. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

They had no idea how much of an effort this was going to be, but I figured they’d find out soon enough. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Unlike Naples or Syracuse, it was not the result of a dedicated colonizing effort by a particular parent city. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

At the next corner a man was beating a small boy brutally in the midst of an immobile crowd of adult spectators who made no effort to intervene. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

If the courts affirmed the act, Priddy believed, he would have complete authority to continue his eugenic efforts at the colony and even extend them to other colonies. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

One day they were on the point of trampling Úrsula, who made an effort to be useful precisely where she was most in the way. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

The Scout rocket had been an important part of laying the groundwork for the manned spaceflight efforts. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

All forty churches and eleven rectories that make up the diocese give food and money for the effort. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“It’s our patriotic duty to support this and any other law that helps the war effort,” Mrs. Martin pronounced. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Downcast, he gave Melynlas rein and made little effort to guide the stallion. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

They surround a bundle of canvas and heave it toward the entrance, grunting with effort. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

It took some effort on my part; their legs were short but determined. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

We were aware that the struggle was intensifying, and that the efforts of the enemy were similarly increasing. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

His knuckles were white with the effort it took him to keep his fingers clutched in his hair. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

But after a good deal of patient effort Hazel succeeded in working out enough of the stump to get a grip with his teeth. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whatever it was, the foragers thought it worth a huge amount of effort and time. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as she saw the Wart, she began wagging her whole body, grinning vacuously, and panting in her efforts to lick his face, in spite of the cord. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Together, joined in effort by the burden, they staggered up the last steep of the mountain. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

She made an effort to stand but couldn’t. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

His science project was on the line and it was starting to feel like all the effort he had put in was, well, worthless. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Mr. Trepid shoved more money at Z. “There. I’m sure that will be quite enough for your efforts.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Getting cows to eat a corn diet takes a heroic effort on the part of the factory farm. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

I felt a cramp beginning in my stomach, held it with an effort that turned me giddy; when it had passed, the familiar symptoms of nausea began. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

While Wynn put away the dishes, singing again, Nan leaned over with effort and whispered, “He doesn’t have to be here, you know. And he really is a help.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Geography—the one that was implemented by the school board this year in an effort to “enlighten students as to the rich history available in their own home state and inspire Hoosier pride.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

So Clarkson immediately issued a statement expressing his complete support for the efforts of the society. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

We were standing in the hallway, which, despite my best efforts with the bleach, still smelled a bit of sick. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looks at the world with a strange, sullen, fixed-from- under stare, as though defying all efforts of compassion. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The success of these hortatory campaigns has been mixed, at best, especially when it comes to the government’s highly unpopular efforts to lure city-bred people into back-breaking farm labor. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

You don't seem to have much to show for your efforts after all these weeks. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

“And you think I should help you...why? For your efforts just now? You have my thanks, but my support?” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

It took considerable effort and Dad, who never exercised if he could help it, usually ended up puffing with exhaustion. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was cordial and tireless in his efforts to please her and, indeed, to please Anna as well. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

He had tried everything in the book to get rid of vampires, and all his efforts had failed. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

Her biggest effort will be to learn her students’ names. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes! You will tell me that I am adorable; everything that is captivating. Spare yourself the effort.” The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z

It would cost them some effort to get there. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

He could see the depth of the colt’s effort in his large amber eye, rimmed in crimson and white. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

We might do a tad better elsewhere, but we make an effort to keep on good terms with Greasy Sae. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Madu had brought two cartons the last time he visited, joking that locally made liquor in old beer bottles was part of the win-the-war effort. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Once he had stood only to its sill, his forehead there, pressing into the wood, but now he was so tall he could see inside without effort. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

As if he had understood Grandma’s story, Andeg made his own effort. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

In an effort to address the rampant joblessness among black men labeled criminals, a growing number of advocates in recent years have launched Ban the Box campaigns. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

My solitude would give me an opportunity to take the first steps in that direction, without the kind of scrutiny that might destroy such efforts. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Come now, my dear,” she said, patting my hand, “try and make the effort. Put on this charming blue. Think of Maxim. You must come down for his sake.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I had never thought of writing as a competitive effort, but on one level it had to be. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

The effort to escape was pointless, he realized. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

It took every effort to ignore it, to focus instead on the elusive thread of energy that had come so easily to her when she had seen that purple flower. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He cleared another field and increased his acreage, because now his machinery allowed him to work more land with the same amount of effort. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Bo, despite his efforts not to listen to them, had heard it all. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s a last ditch effort, son. I’m sorry, but things have moved too fast.” A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

I just wanted to go downstairs and demonstrate to my exacting great-aunt what a gifted girl I was, how it would take no effort at all for me to become her star student. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

That said, no effort is made here to describe, in any detail, what should or should not be done in the months and years ahead to challenge the new caste system. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

She was limp in its thrall or rigid in an effort to dismiss it. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The packers kept track of Fitzpatrick and Foster’s efforts, and they did not like what they saw. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She was resented, of course, by slaves who made every effort to avoid jobs they didn’t like. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

And Ron would turn away, making no effort to hide his disappointment. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

But their contributions to the war effort were unequal, with Russia paying the heaviest price for Hitler's aggression. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Your efforts are futile. You cannot fight me. I do not want to kill you. I have great respect for the teachers of Hogwarts. I do not want to spill magical blood.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Despite the suffragists’ steadfast effort, only a handful of states had even considered the suffrage issue on a state ballot. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

After a pause Van Helsing went on, evidently with an effort:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Yes, I will pull off that liberal’s halo that he spends such efforts cultivating! The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a quick slap to my shoulder, like he couldn’t bring himself to touch it long enough to put the effort into shaking me, but it was enough. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“I look forward to having you join our efforts,” said Father Olufemi. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

On his triumphal return from that journey, he was rewarded with a knighthood for his efforts. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

‘Waste of effort. I’ll see that orders are carried out in my command. And what else did you come back for? You went in a hurry. Did you leave anything behind?’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

But some city leaders made an effort to step up in new ways. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, these two objectives were directly at odds with each other, and Galileo’s success at the second undermined his rather half-hearted efforts at the first. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

That he was only the smartest kid in the universe because, one night, he wolfed down the first sugary snack he could find without exerting any effort. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

The huge woman made an effort to obey, but nearly fell down just trying to turn around. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

My whole life I’ve been comparing my best efforts to my brother’s supernatural efforts. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He almost immediately crumpled downward, the effort of the magic draining him of any strength he had left. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Board of Education, civil rights activists used direct-action tactics in an effort to force reluctant Southern states to desegregate public facilities. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

It has to do with our desires and efforts to capture other people’s attention. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Simon became inarticulate in his effort to express mankind's essential illness. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“By the way, despite what you and your friends might think, this pageant isn’t some feel-good after-school project where you get an A for effort.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Every possible effort will be made to address your concerns. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

These efforts to cope with human environment have proved a far greater challenge than the earlier struggle with nature. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

As First Lady of Arkansas, Hillary had kept her job as a law partner while also helping with her husband’s efforts to improve health care and education. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Wojek kept some of the money as payment for his efforts, but what remained was enough to provide us with a bit more to eat. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

There is a new air in our conversations, short and choppy, so hot that the effort suffocates us both. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

From their own standpoint, the organelles might be viewed as having learned early how to have the best of possible worlds, with least effort and risk to themselves and their progeny. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every small effort at hygiene was magnified by hours of labor spent procuring the simplest elements: water, heat, anything that might pass for disinfectant. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He coughed again and his whole body constricted with the effort. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

The effort I put into the meal would be a way of showing how much I appreciated what they had done. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

With an effort, he sat up a little straighter and looked around at Harry, who was sitting next to him. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Or had they been aided in their effort to build it by information stolen from the United States?” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was so weak that basic tasks required tremendous effort. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

In an effort to protect their superior status and economic position, the planters shifted their strategy for maintaining dominance. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

She realized her best efforts had not been enough. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

It also forced him and Beidleman to shoulder a disproportionate share of the caretaker duties for their group, and by the first week in May the effort had taken an unmistakable toll on Fischer’s health. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

The snapshot was fated to become a historical artifact, for within a year, these same men would come together again—as leaders of America’s effort to create the atomic bomb. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He was rowing steadily and it was no effort for him since he kept well within his speed and the surface of the ocean was flat except for the occasional swirls of the current. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d covered the walls, floor, and ceiling with Styrofoam egg cartons and pieces of carpeting in an effort to soundproof the van as much as possible. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“All we’ve done is try to keep the demons at bay. Nothing more. And look how you’ve ruined our efforts. How could you lead our enemies here?” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Somehow - it was a real effort but I managed it - I put out my hand and placed it where her shoulder hunched. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

We all had to make every effort not to stare. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Back in the tunnel and his own mind, Harry opened his eyes: He had drawn blood biting down on his knuckles in the effort not to shout out. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The rattle of bracelets that always accompanied her distracted him from his studies, and he had to make an enormous effort not to follow her around the house like a hypnotized chicken. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d also recently sworn off dating altogether, too consumed with work to put any effort into it. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I close the door as gently as I can, in an effort not to disturb my brother. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Elsa has always made an effort to be friendly to everyone, especially to the shy girls. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

With no way to know how much time passed, Sheed measured his effort in the number of yearbooks he’d painstakingly searched page by page. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

His efforts to arrange a match at Belmont had not only fallen through, they had greatly diminished his chances of ever securing a meeting between the two horses. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

His conservation efforts also saved the buffalo from extinction. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

She walked more than one hundred miles collecting two thousand signatures in an effort to help end slavery and give meaning to her family’s sacrifice. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

At this point, there’s nothing left to be done, and if there is anything, it’s too late to make the effort. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

While we idled the months away, exerting our efforts to watch over a city of embers and stones, Boston is fallen to the rebels. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

The black elite might attach itself to a movement that had already proven itself, but it would not supply leadership for such an effort. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Ida Wells-Barnett and various women’s clubs launched liberty bond campaigns to raise money for the war effort. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Then the effort to make good on that vow is what defines us as human beings. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

Galton had already coined a name for this effort—eugenics, the betterment of the human race via artificial selection of genetic traits and directed breeding of human carriers. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Imagine you’ve got this grand plan to give it one last big effort, to finish it off. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Our old teacher brought paper doilies to school in her many efforts at appeasement, and her windows were always crawling with paper vegetation. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Before, she might have laughed dismissively, and told her mother that she did not at all feel like a flower, but now she was too tired, it felt too much of an effort. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

But what other explanation can there be for their decided efforts to keep him alive? Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

When they weren’t busy ignoring me at practice, they put a lot of effort into scouting for other talented fencers with the hope that they would surpass me in the rankings. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Nor is success simply the sum of the decisions and efforts we make on our own behalf. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

By the way, it takes a certain effort to get your whats straight. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The effort of trying to keep himself together was making him sick to his stomach. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

He made an effort to get her to recognize him. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

She could see the effort it took him to keep his eyes from shifting. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Despite recent efforts to locate the title in the twentieth century, they comprised, by any informed and fair-minded standard, the greatest generation of political talent in American history. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

His efforts, however, turned up nothing—until December, when he learned from an inspection of tax records that Chris had given away his college fund to OXFAM. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Clement resisted all these efforts to silence him, and he was stung by Ann’s charges. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Walmart, which was then the nation’s largest grocery retailer, had joined our effort by pledging to cut the amount of sugar, salt, and fat in its food products and to reduce prices on produce. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Almost certainly at some point they found themselves in the same place at the same time, in their hurried efforts to push their respective institutions to keep up with the rhythm of the war. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Adam’s breath came quick with his effort and then, slowly, his right hand lifted— lifted an inch and then fell back. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She reacted as she always did to adversity: by redoubling her efforts to force change on the reluctant city. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

With a last despairing effort Frodo raised himself on his hands, and struggled on for maybe twenty yards. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

It’s an admirable effort, but you’re unlikely to ever be called upon to execute the task. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Someone will eventually discover what a chatterbox she is, but she’s growing wise to my efforts to get her in trouble. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“One’s efforts must begin at the very foundation of the social structure,” she said. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

When I came from the dressing room, I could feel the strain in my leg muscles, and my right arm ached from the effort. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

With one last effort, I propelled Hyperion across the field, straight to where Grover was waiting. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

It looks pretty effortless, and if I learned anything from Instagram rising star Harriett, everything that looks effortless requires too much effort. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Our first effort was a Japanese play called The Stolen Prince. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

He probably thought anything you were good at came without effort. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Billionaire philanthropists donate their entire fortunes to fund efforts that bring Fixers to impoverished nations, making certain that every human on the planet in need is able to receive treatment. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

But Burger deftly handled the situation, smoothly spouting off some lies in an effort to calm them down. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Once I've got a groove, the work requires less effort but is almost more than I can handle. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“That was your best effort?” he asked, laughing. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Despite their best efforts they were two minutes late; the carriage was already there, and Lord and Lady Ashton were standing together by the door. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Ser Waymar was panting from the effort now, his breath steaming in the moonlight: His blade was white with frost; the Other's danced with pale blue light. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It was part of an effort to foster a computer network that would enable scientists to share their research more easily. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

It revived some of the campaign-era speculation that I was generally uncouth and lacking the standard elegance of a First Lady, and worried me somewhat, too, thinking I’d possibly distracted from Barack’s efforts abroad. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Then he made an effort to turn the key in the lock with his mouth. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

I got no more for my efforts than a thousand boys before me, and a thousand since. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I’d watched with dismay as Republicans in Congress followed suit, fighting Barack’s every effort to stanch the economic crisis, refusing to support measures that would cut taxes and save or create millions of jobs. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She was speaking faster and faster in her effort to persuade James not to give up. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The remaining shamblers are practically ancient, wearing uniforms from the war, and it takes very little effort to separate their heads from their bodies. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Grim and Gram just look at each other like they can't believe I'm so dumb, and finally Gram says, "Maxwell, dear, make an effort to eat your vegetables." Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Because women were seen as being valuable to war efforts, and they kept things going with the industries back home.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

This was my first chance ever, really, to build something basically from the ground up: Success or failure would depend almost entirely on my efforts, not those of my boss or anyone else. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Friedman was a short woman and it took some effort for her to look all the way up at me. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

The cant of the ship made for hard pushing, but under their combined effort, the spool slowly rumbled forward, crunching over blistered preservative paint and loosened metal deck plates. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas Parks, a waterman who aided the rescue effort, summoned his son, Brady, from school. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

I wanted to ensure any effort I made helped advance the new administration’s larger goals. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Never had my efforts met with such attentiveness, such keen solicitude. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Through the untiring efforts of Marjorie White, president of the Birmingham Historical Society, the church earned the national historic landmark status. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She tested them on prisoners in an effort to discover one that was both quick and painless. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

Harry’s legs were seizing up with the effort to keep swimming; his shoulders were aching horribly with the effort of dragging Ron and the girl. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

It worked and worked faster: I felt the pulses throb in my head and temples; but for nearly an hour it worked in chaos; and no result came of its efforts. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Sometime early in 1992, he’d been approached by the leaders of a national nonpartisan organization called Project VOTE!, which spearheaded efforts to register new voters in states where minority turnout was traditionally low. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The YVO is not actually a thing, but more an idea–an agreement to coordinate efforts at studying and analyzing the park’s diverse geology. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“We have many discussions, as you might imagine. My children are a blessing, to be sure, but it requires a great effort to secure the future of each one.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

My arms shook from the effort of holding the petticoat open. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had quickly learned what I had to teach and had progressed from there by his own efforts and enthusiasm. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

A huge effort went into a Sesame Street character called the Man from Alphabet, whose specialty was puns. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was only the slightest effort made at a united appearance when Maurice poked his head into our lab to say they had come. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

But merely to walk into such a place needed an effort of the nerve. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

No one else had made any effort to touch him since he’d landed. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

It would take days to complete the rescue efforts. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Eliza picked it up and waved it over the tiny bodies until her arms shook with the effort. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a few years, without effort, simply by luck, he had accumulated one of the largest fortunes in the swamp thanks to the supernatural proliferation of his animals. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

There’s only the sound of my breathing, the enormous effort it takes to draw the water in, push it out of my lungs. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The effort to speak had cost him a good deal. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

But we appreciated his efforts, and we tried to find some things, which remained a challenge. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Her arms ached from effort but she gave them no rest. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

She pulled the planks out of the way, one by one, grunting and sweating with the effort, revealing a deep, round, brick-lined hole in the ground. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

My efforts were lent a sense of urgency by the noises emanating from beneath my feet. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I liked the idea that I could take my messy life and make something else of it with my own two hands and a little effort. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

While Ma and Pa help the war effort in the fields, Kim returns home each night from his work as the chief’s errand boy bruised and injured from his own war. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was still shaking from the effort when she dropped her coins in the pay telephone beside the restroom and dialed. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

They were here--and they accepted Tom and me, making only a polite pleasant effort to entertain or to be entertained. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Seabiscuit thwarted his efforts, ducking into the rail in the gaps between dogs, swerving out to avoid them, then cutting in again. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Joe was not very successful but he got by and with a minimum of effort. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Standing on this limb, you could by a prodigious effort jump far enough out into the river for safety. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Here’s the permission form for tryouts,” Mustafa says quickly, giving me a slight nod to acknowledge my effort. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

But then she stopped and made an effort. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

This takes more effort than you might think, because the room is too small for pacing and too dingy for daydreaming, should I have been calm enough to give that a try. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had stepped into the door and there was a tear-stained face turning, turning toward him; eyes hurt and wondering; mouth parted in an effort to ask a question. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

But the unification of Europe has resisted the efforts of such determined conquerors as Charlemagne, Napoleon, and Hitler; even the Roman Empire at its peak never controlled more than half of Europe’s area. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

She was a small, slow, dingy thing, hardly worth the effort of boarding. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Uncle Chester’s efforts had included a chicken coop, but it wasn’t fenced. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Bill Harvey knew that for all the CIA's efforts, a big question hung over its attempts to look deep inside the Soviet power structure. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Her efforts to conceal herself were oddly provocative, far more so than if she’d simply gone about the business naked. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“But as we are allies and this will require all our efforts, the decision of whether or not to attempt it is up to you four.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Despising as they did all efforts in behalf of a Jewish state, they despised as well all discussions that had to do with even its possible existence. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Dotted across the hillside were the remains of his digging efforts: stones and dirt cast aside in sloppy heaps. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

The effort was exhausting; Thomas heaved in every breath, felt sweat cover every inch of his skin. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

About 1950, Dr. Knipling launched a serious effort to turn insect sterilization into a weapon that would wipe out a major insect enemy of livestock in the South, the screw-worm fly. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Sometimes the effort was grudging or minimal, but the vacant reaches in the human tale slowly contracted. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Both the sketchers put in a valiant effort. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Our old teacher brought paper doilies to school in her many efforts at appeasement, and her windows were always crawling with paper vegetation. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The last thing he wanted to know was that his father was nearby and making no effort to reach out to him. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Matt was drenched in sweat from his efforts to get air. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a great deal of effort, she managed to turn it. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Eventually, these rescue efforts gave way to black endorsement of harmful policies aimed at the urban poor. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

With considerable effort he stooped over and selected a golf ball-sized weapon, straightened up, tiptoed a little closer, and then flung the rock at his target. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

They tried to keep ahead of the animal, but when the clock ran out, they had nothing to show for their efforts. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Lawrence camouflaged his frustration by ordering up a lab-wide effort to expand the Joliots’ findings beyond aluminum, magnesium, and boron to heavier elements. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The whole environment, moreover, was damaged by their desperate efforts to find food. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

The observing notebooks of Percival Lowell reflect a sustained effort at the telescope over many years. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Did he see war coming now, in spite of all our efforts to stay at peace? Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Also omitted were his mentions of the biomedical team working with John Lawrence; consequently, the article gave readers the impression that the radioisotope and neutron work was solely a two-brother effort. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

As I climb the hill and shift down, the motor roars with effort. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

He took the dead man’s head between his hands and with some effort—the ligaments of the neck were extremely rigid— twisted it to the left. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then the answer rose to his lips easily, without effort. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

But Dan did make an effort to branch out, landing the role of a wisecracking detective in the school play. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I went back out there rested, focused, and determined to redouble my efforts. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

When I am finished, though hardly exhausted by the effort, I meet Melissa, who is, with only a couple of weeks on the job, pretty much my equivalent. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I fancied that a malevolent Rumpelstiltskin crept into my room at night and undid my best work, turning the gold of my efforts into pathetic dross on a wheel perversely spinning backward. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

After much effort, the king finally deciphered the words: You are a leader only to those who choose to follow. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Roy’s father made no effort to conceal his lack of enthusiasm. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took every last ounce of his effort to remain calm and keep his swirling emotions and anger and madness at bay. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

To do this in the right way, we must make a full and rounded effort to offer to God and the future, a better Sixteenth Street. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Most people agree that the appreciation of art music requires some study, careful listening, or other extra effort. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

It took a lot of effort to turn around, but I did, and when I did, he looked different. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He lifted his hand and opened his eyelids; gazed blank, and with a straining effort, on the sky, and toward the amphitheatre of trees: one saw that all to him was void darkness. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Imagining that all his efforts were being followed with suspense, he bit down frantically on the key with all the force he could muster. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it takes all this effort not to. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

My bloody hands shake with the effort, but I cannot stop my angry words from spilling out. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He must make only one more short effort, so that he could explain to Ron and Hermione. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Just his own wheezing breath after his strenuous efforts. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

The solution had been one Bea and Henry came up with together, twin philanthropic efforts under their own names. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Few supported these efforts to put a woman in space, but after American John Glenn orbited the Earth, the Soviets feared the United States was catching up or even surpassing them in the Space Race. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

But efforts were made to have carcasses collected for examination, and of the birds analyzed, all but one contained pesticide residues. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

We didn’t amount to much to start with, and due to our own tawdry efforts we had been slipping ever since. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, we cannot hide it. Sooner or later Arawn would find it, and all our efforts would have been useless. Dallben will know,” he went on. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

And with that—after several years of struggle—the last serious American effort to boycott the Berlin Olympics was effectively dead. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

After perhaps four hours, his right arm aching with the effort, she at last lightened; the water was a shallow puddle in the middle of the cabin floor. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is an effort to get to my feet when all I want to do is sit down, but I do, brushing my hands on my jeans. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke these words with some effort; in the back of his mind he yearned to find the cauldron, to bring it in triumph to Gwydion. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

In my first effort to get over this hurdle, I had some little leaflets printed. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes. I have a friend on the staff there. You got me interested in peregrine falcons, and he got me interested in the effort to keep them on the planet with us.” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He peered at her, and Winnie saw that his face was pinched with the effort of explaining. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

This photograph shows members of many tribes who gathered at Standing Rock in North Dakota in an effort to stop a pipeline that threatened an essential water source. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

Stanton sends a telegram to New York City, recalling Lafayette C. Baker, his former spymaster and chief of security, to help him in this effort. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

I was convinced she cared—about Hope Springs and about making life better with effort and an eye for detail. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

I made an effort to sound like an ordinary person talking about the weather, but I knew what MacDuff had heard. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Sam stood beside him, reluctant to speak, and yet knowing that the word now lay with him: he must set his master’s will to work for another effort. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

But having learned how to assure a food supply by their own efforts, they now settled down in permanent village communities. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Boyle and Newton devoted an enormous amount of effort to alchemical researches. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

At last, with one final effort, the car cleared a tangle of dead leaves and small branches across the road, and came into a clearing by the gate of Hill House. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

The Bushmen are primitive and naturally so, but we are primitive in an artificial sense, and by virtue of the utmost effort. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could probably have most things he wanted in this world without too much effort. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I exhale and continue to say a few more words about Malala and her incredibly journey, her fund and efforts to promote education, and her first visit back to her country. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Only after weeks of vain effort did the right idea occur to somebody—namely, to utilise the force of gravity. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

He was serving Baby’s porridge when the deputy president spoke briefly on the radio, the voice understated, as if he were exhausted from the effort of saying, “The government is handing over to the military.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The policemen made no efforts to stop the mob that was beating my mother. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Lewis Strauss, determined to keep President Eisenhower on the path to thermonuclear supremacy, would demand more from Lawrence: more counsel, more public support, more time and effort. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

She climbed up the hill at the other side of the park, feeling the effort in her legs. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

There are practical side effects to all this costly effort. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Consider the effort to save the northern spotted owl from extinction. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

The spoons were moved slowly: I saw each girl taste her food and try to swallow it; but in most cases the effort was soon relinquished. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

With an effort he made himself stay loose, kept that smile on his lips like a label on a bottle, hiding his humiliation. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

As had happened time and again, they went back to work with no gains, their effort a dismal failure. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

My arm muscles were already aching with the effort of carrying the bowl and we’d gone maybe four steps. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Now more than ever she could have used the Thunderhead’s AI guidance as she browsed through its data files, because the worldwide public camera system seemed designed to thwart her efforts. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The effort seemed extra and the mild surprise at how very tired she felt was interrupted by a soft, wide hat, as worn and dim as the room she sat in, descending on her. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The “earth art” of the prehistoric Indians of North America, the so-called Mound Builders, is comparable to the megalithic monuments of Europe in terms of the effort involved. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

The British magazine Chess relaxed its stiff upper lip, calling Bobby’s effort a game of “great depth and brilliancy.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Then he repeated his efforts with several of the weapons lying around the bottom of the tank and managed to break three tridents, a sword, and a speargun. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

When he was in one of his moods, he acted out in practice—talking back, showing little effort. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t as good a winker as Rafe was, but it was a nice effort. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

It takes all my effort to sit upright in my chair. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

His wounded shoulder burned with pain at the frantic effort. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Merlyn made a visible effort to control his temper, and to consider this question dispassionately. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Amaranta was really making an effort to kindle in her heart the forgotten ashes of her youthful passion. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

This person’s parents will have done meaningful work in the garment business, passing on to their children autonomy and complexity and the connection between effort and reward. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Since he continues watching me, I turn toward the wall, keeping the red gown on until I pull my pants up in an effort to hide my hairlessness. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Illegal to keep them in Maryland—you know, an effort to help boost the crab population. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Media campaigns would be unleashed in an effort to overturn the punitive public consensus on race. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

She’d taught her students that if people took the time and effort, they’d still believe in what America pretended to stand for. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The chaplains have been trying to reunite survivors, a fruitless effort most of the time. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

It was a tremendous breakthrough, therefore, when, after years of effort, chemists of the Agriculture Department recently succeeded in isolating the attractant. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“The stupid, the unintelligent, those who are dispersed, incapable of attention, of effort, have no right to a higher education.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

With an effort I look past it and wait, wait. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

When breathing was easier and the pain of effort but a dull ache, Robin rose to go on. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

And in the effort of it all, she had stunted herself, blighted herself, whittled herself to a bone of a thing. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Smith had made a special effort to get him out to the farm and had given him detailed instructions on how to care for the horse. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Indeed, GE over the years has frequently transferred Indian engineers who worked for it in the United States back to India to integrate its whole global research effort. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Yes, definitely what Arwin said. But it also means that I need every one of you to give this your best effort. If you mess up, just keep going,” she says, looking straight at me. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Her best effort so far was three, which the directions labeled typical. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Racial segregation had actually begun years earlier in the North, as an effort to prevent race-mixing and preserve racial hierarchy following the abolition of Northern slavery. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Nailer slashed the membrane that the crew had laid down in their vain effort to save the ship. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

His overalls fretted his shoulders, the pavement tickled his feet, even the opening and closing of a hand was an effort that made his joints creak. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I was sure it would tear with no effort. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

The telephone system hardly worked, and it did not seem worth the effort to call any doctors to tell them that he was coming. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we increase the gravity a little—from 1 g to, say, 3 or 4 g’s—everyone becomes immobilized: even moving a paw requires enormous effort. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Learning lines would require effort on the Object’s part. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Slowly and with what seemed a great effort, the man dragged his eyes away from Doreen's shoulder. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Her face was flushed and thrilled with effort. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Despite my best efforts, a tear broke loose and slid down my cheek. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Thanks to the efforts of Jefferson and Madison, the ongoing debate would have a decidedly southern accent. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Just the effort of lifting his arm to knock exhausted him. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Nixon’s effort to get me was the foundation of Watergate,” Ellsberg reasoned. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The last girl to try had been bitten for her efforts. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, I wrote it this morning in math. When you’re weak on effort, it helps to be big on heart.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

It didn’t take too much effort to concentrate on my task for the day, a paper on Macbeth that was due Wednesday. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Once the fighting began, most of the women who had been active in the suffrage movement suspended that work and focused their energy on the war effort. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Let some civil rights “leader” make some statement, displeasing to the white public power structure, and the reporters, in an effort to whip him back into line, would try to use me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But with my quilting, I think I’d set the war effort back a few Liberty Bonds.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

And Frank Churchill was heard to say, “I think you could manage this without effort; the first part is so very trifling. The strength of the song falls on the second.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Lucky thing there was Old Chao — stretching on like taffy, but in an effort to save her, it seemed. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wings flapped their way up to a steady beat and, with not a little effort, lifted Captain Holly Short into the night sky. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“I do not know, my lord, what I should believe,” I said, my voice trembling from the effort to control it. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

From that point on, she made an effort to express appreciation. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Bending over with great effort, Ignatius stuck a finger into the valve of one of the tires until the hissing stopped and the tire’s bottom pancaked across the brick gutter. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

My arms tremble with the effort not to. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tialys saw Will make the effort to stand up straight and force himself to find some more energy. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

For the first time, life was regularized, with division of labor and communal efforts, such as defense and public works projects. The Annotated Mona Lisa 1992-06-01T00:00:00Z

Her whole face contorts with the effort of a wink. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

She turned scarlet and was on the verge of crying, when she met Laurie’s eyes, which would look merry in spite of his heroic efforts. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m much too lazy to make that sort of effort. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

But his efforts would link his name forever with the issue of nuclear proliferation and cast a shadow over his scientific legacy. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He then unhitched the trailer and with a lot of grunting effort he pulled it into the garage. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I make a halfhearted effort to push my hair out of my eyes and realize it’s matted into clumps. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

All efforts to solve the mystery had faltered. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The Chinese Ambassador, Mr. Huang Ha, a most perceptive, and also most militant man, focused upon the efforts of the West to divide Africans from the peoples of African heritage elsewhere. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

All this effort, all this planning, just to upset my dearest friend. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

And yet the deed for which he is best known needed no courage at all, no effort, even. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

And his efforts to ignore it, transcend it, seemed to work only when he spent his days looking for whatever was light-hearted and without grave consequences. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

But at least some at the bureau knew that there were many more homicides that had been systematically covered up, evading their efforts of detection. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

She made no effort to hide, but approached the guard openly, as if Lord Bolton himself had sent her. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

As part of the British Empire, India was contributing both men and supplies to Britain’s war effort. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

A company representative later noted dryly of Hale’s effort to secure a $25,000 policy, “I don’t think it would seem regular.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

It's stupid, I know, that his efforts make me so vexed. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Every effort is being made to apprehend this fiend,” he said. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of directing his efforts against his opponents, he was directing them against the handlers who tried to force him to run. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Tree and Zheegwon pried off the boards and opened the old doors with much effort and squealing of joints. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Jack drew up his legs, clasped his knees, and frowned in an effort to attain clarity. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

It was no effort for him to believe that the misery his granddaughter reported was a Marxist fabrication. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mandatory drug sentencing laws strip judges of their traditional role of considering all relevant circumstances in an effort to do justice in the individual case. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Natural Selection...is a power incessantly ready for action, and is as immeasurably superior to man's feeble efforts, as the works of Nature are to those of Art. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

In Paris America had made a half-hearted effort to show off its artistic, industrial, and scientific talent. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Jim Moore, the school’s principal, said it was not “lack of effort” that caused Truman to be poorly ranked in previous years, but a matter of resources. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

This latter group was composed of severely Orthodox Jews, who, like Reb Saunders, despised all efforts aimed at the establishment of a Jewish state prior to the advent of the Messiah. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

When they cannot do this, they must try with every effort to avoid the hatred of the most powerful group. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

Writing was more like trying to chew an unripe apple—bitter and hard and not worth the effort. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Her gentle efforts to guide the hand of destiny, by decoying her master with fertile tricks or by reticent considerations these had not bean strong enough to be recognized in the despotism of fife. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she was nineteen, Ben rewarded her efforts with praise. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Legs shaking from my effort, I stood on the balcony and gathered my breath. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

The product of their efforts this time looked only slightly grayer than it had the time before. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The Thunderhead sees just about everything, what with cameras everywhere. But it also decides what infractions are worth the effort to address and which ones are not.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I’m guessing the former, because there is complexity, autonomy, and a relationship between effort and reward in doing creative work, and that’s worth more to most of us than money. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

And it looked like it could take your eye out without the slightest effort. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

These efforts certainly had a calming effect on the populace, and the worst of the panic began to ease. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

They were making an effort to make him feel like a guest and, anyway, where would he go? Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Farmer’s involvement in Russia had started two years earlier, when he made a futile effort to convince the Soros Foundation to provide funds for PIH’s TB work in Peru. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Then I push her back, grunting with effort, until I can press my foot to her stomach. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Leaned in and said something to Ali in the backseat, perhaps one last-ditch effort to change his mind. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She certainly had not made any efforts to find food. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Despite everyone’s efforts, the tentacles were just too numerous to fight. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Among the topics they had discussed was how to use the new cyclotron in the war effort, he told Loomis. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

It must actually be quite a depressing moment—to have slogged through a mountainous wilderness for ten or eleven weeks and to realize that for all that effort you are still but halfway there. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Communities such as Frankford, Southwark, and the Northern Liberties trembled as cases appeared among them despite their efforts to keep it out. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

The plan was accepted at most branches, but some of the more far-flung outposts felt that the plan was an effort by Jo-hannesburg to centralize control over the regions. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Charley, always a dog for water, panted asthmatically, jarring his whole body with the effort, and a good eight inches of his tongue hung out flat as a leaf and dripping. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Antiwar protests had been steadily getting larger as Johnson expanded the war effort, and King told his advisors he planned to speak at an upcoming New York City demonstration. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

It was her best effort, he knew, but perhaps because of the whiskey he’d drunk the night before, he could only bring himself to drink two cups of black coffee and eat two biscuits. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Segregation laws were proposed as part of a deliberate and strategic effort to deflect anger and hostility that had been brewing against the white elite away from them and toward African Americans. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“No, thank you, Gregor. We will be discussing battle position for our forces, not the efforts of the quest. We shall not be absent long,” said Vikus. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Exhausted from the effort of pretending to be strong. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Socially inferior animals are the ones that make the most strenuous, resourceful efforts to get to know their keepers. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Elbows bent, hands on shoulders, she flailed her arms like a bird in an eternal, grotesquely futile effort to fly. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

The creditor’s note was purportedly signed by Roan and was dated “Jany, 1921”; this was important, because it indicated that the note predated efforts to obtain the insurance, giving legitimacy to Hale’s claim. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I felt hollow and sick in my stomach and chest from the effort, and I held to the branches and waited. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

He could walk on at a steady trudge, and he could stop, but it was an effort, an effort of memory, to reach for the unfamiliar commands, to turn away from the road and run. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

With an effort, Montag reminded himself again that this was no fictional episode to be watched on his run to the river; it was in actuality his own chess-game he was witnessing, move by move. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anyway, it looked like he put a lot of effort into it, so that was kind of nice. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Finally through extreme effort and much cursing he manages to beach canoe on jetty and collapses exhausted on sand at sun-down. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Despite the best efforts of grammatical exorcists, the ghosts of dead rules and the spirits of imaginary taboos are still rattling and thumping about the old place. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dill’s efforts to disentangle himself with dignity were only moderately successful: he rose from the pool like a small fantastical water monster, covered with green slime and dripping sheet. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Other than that, Bobby relied on his own efforts. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to focus on the projects I found most meaningful, including my efforts to recruit a new and more diverse crop of summer associates. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I didn’t mind the scrutiny; this was my best effort. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Her voice is shaky and quiet, as if it’s taking all her effort not to scream. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

It was the masterful and incommunicable wisdom of eternity laughing at the futility of life and the effort of life. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each turn of the crank took a year of effort, summer, spring, fall and winter, and my tears splashed into the dust as the bucket climbed out of the earth. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

This time, however, his efforts were in vain. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was well greased, and it slid out with no effort. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Trotter was rocking her huge trunk in a vain effort to get to her feet. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

I could see he was controlling himself with great effort. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Through her example and efforts, she already had opened up opportunities for other women. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

By midday, during lunchtime, the effort of pulling the leeches out of my toes requires more energy than I have in me. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

All that effort to flee, and for what? Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

The effort to fight back tears makes my throat throb until I’m gasping again. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Chairs were being kicked about and I could hear voices grunting as with a terrific effort. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now and then he drew back, examined his own efforts, and then leaned forward to correct the shape, to trim the curves. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He made no effort to hide, not that it would have done any good. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

In their efforts to nullify my influence in the union, my old comrades were willing to kill the union itself. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shelby, on the other hand, makes an effort at conversation in school, but I doubt her motives. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I want them to arrive by themselves, with no effort on my part, like rainbows. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

So distressed was I that I was on the verge of lending my efforts to the fire fighters, even at the risk of being recognized. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Worn out by her efforts, she died soon after. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

He'd helped to broker the Paris Agreement on climate change, brought tens of thousands of troops home from Iraq and Afghanistan, and led the effort to effectively shut down Iran's nuclear program. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

But as the day wore on and all too soon the dim light began to fail, Frodo stooped again, and began to stagger, as if the renewed effort had squandered his remaining strength. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Part of the effort to divide black people was to make sure we were separated not just physically but by language as well. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I had the feeling that a handshake was a physical effort he wanted to avoid. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Reports that she knew as many as nine languages fluently and could move from one to another without effort may be exaggerated. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

The three quarters of a mile in the blazing heat, from Nuthanger to the foot of the hill, had cost Hazel more pain and effort than anything in his life. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

His friends did not know much about what he did for a living, and he made no effort to tell them about it. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And more recent events, like abolitionist efforts and the many revolts against slavery in the United States. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The government was then engaged in a massive effort to make a success of its separate development policy, and “quasi-independent” homelands. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When it rained, fat gray drops plopped down upon the roads, then bounced up, as if in a half-hearted effort to escape. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

No matter how many times my efforts got thrown back in my face. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Sometimes she dreamed about the ones who’d given her away, and she woke up running from faceless brown-haired people, their arms reaching out for her, Maya sweating from the effort it took to escape. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Leon was already making his way up the incline at such a pace it was an effort to keep up with him. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

But by the early 1900s, their roles were expanding, and women were tough in defending their rights; they were determined to have a voice in the larger union efforts. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

As a result of everyone’s efforts, the group made their way up the winding streets of the Golden Crescent unimpeded. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

‘This is Sting,’ he said, and thrust it with little effort deep into a wooden beam. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I mean, why bother putting effort into something that’s going to happen on its own? Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Frequently it took a whole day of exhausting effort to drag a single boulder to the top of the quarry, and sometimes when it was pushed over the edge it failed to break. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

For a time I did work hard to learn French, but then Adah ran away with that prize so I dropped the effort. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know how seriously an effort was made.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He spoke in barely more than a whisper, but they caught every word — like Professor McGonagall, Snape had the gift of keeping a class silent without effort. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Even modern efforts to implant civilization in the South American tropical forest have met with defeat, or survive only with constant assistance from the outside. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Nothing to be had from my efforts, for the vines and vegetables had withered in the long weeks of drought. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fencing was no small sacrifice for my family, so I promised myself to put my entire heart and soul into my efforts. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He rose with an effort from where he knelt on the ground, then moved over to sit beside her on the skins. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Link warned me that with the beginning of April, segregationists would feel compelled to speed up their efforts, in order to get us out of Central before we could complete a full school year. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her efforts had helped yield $33 million in pledges in just a matter of weeks. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

President Wilson says it will save millions of tons of coal and thus help the war effort. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

He gave the position his all and became known among his teammates for toughness bordering on recklessness in his efforts to keep the ball out of the net. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

The first time I went into Sweet 16 with El, I made a pointed effort to not be a total jerk about how uncomfortable I felt. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Someone put a ton of effort into my house—but it wasn’t me! The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

It was an inborn talent, requiring none of the trying cabalistic study to which her Uncle Marcos had applied himself with far more effort and far less effect. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I try hard not to read anything into his presence, but it’s an effort. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Indeed, it was thought for many decades outside Italy that Silbermann had actually invented the piano, such was the oblivion into which Cristofori’s effort had fallen. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

I went on to insist that the agents revise their protocols so that in the future Malia and Sasha could leave the White House safely and without some massive advance planning effort. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Ulbrickson’s effort to knock the sophomores down a peg or two had mixed results. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

But the pens were worth the effort, and during the next few days Egypt was full of scribes practicing the ancient art of hieroglyphic writing. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

As part of this effort, White was asked by the Justice Department to investigate corruption during the first Hale trial. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

As a result of all this effort and care, Egypt was known for the “whitest and purest” sugar. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

I know he’s using a calculator, but I appreciate his effort to make fun of me. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, I scour the toilet and shower stall with energy, making sure she sees my effort. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Massive Chinese agricultural, scientific, and industrial efforts are described in a book that Life magazine recently published. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“All efforts to save me from you will fail,” he said. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

It took an effort to ask the question. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Well, that covers rules one, two, four, five, and a good effort at rule eleven. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The merchant was panting heavily from the effort of running backward. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Step by step, with enormous effort, we managed to get through the crush of human bodies. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They say they want to make an effort to admit more low-income students, just as they now do for minorities and children of alumni. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Rather maddeningly, there’s no straight line between effort and reward. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

"An impressive effort tonight. You are truly as agile as Agent Iparis claimed. I hate seeing such talents wasted on worthless criminals, but life isn't very fair, is it?" Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

No, they double their efforts and keep slaving away. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I will not accept anything less them maximum effort. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would be humiliating to put in all that effort, just to find out it wasn’t enough. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Then, as if making an effort, she smiled. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sorry, Haley. Extreme Challenges are, and always will be, solo efforts.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

Their efforts always fell a little short, but not for lack of enthusiasm or love. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He makes a last effort by twisting my wrist. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

We learned to slide out of one language and into another without being conscious of the effort. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only with extreme effort could he get the first muscle to cooperate. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

The old man stopped too, several steps ahead of him on the forest path, and looked back, polite by an effort. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

The reader may have to work hard to discern it, but her efforts will be rewarded. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

I tramped two miles to the next farm and, chastened by my unsuccessful first effort, tried a different approach. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The answer—believe me—is No. I got to my feet, the first time in a long time I had made such an effort. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s been a while since I’ve been out like this during the middle of the day,” Mark said, the effort of speaking making him thirsty. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

With sudden discouragement, he realized his efforts were useless. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

The CIA also admitted that, in the midst of the War on Drugs, it blocked law enforcement efforts to investigate illegal drug networks that were helping to fund its covert war in Nicaragua. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

With a great effort, he lowers his arms and exhales. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

The rabbit made one last smoking effort and came to a dust-explosive shuddering stop directly beneath the mare.... This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Without effort the front half of his body rose in the air and his forepaws came to rest on the rolled-up edge of the tarpaulin. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Their figure of £ 1 million was forwarded to Henry Thomas Tizard, the Oxford University chemistry don spearheading his country’s scientific effort in the war. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The truth is, she didn’t make much of an effort to expand beyond the Savanna group anyway. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“If only I wasn’t going overseas so soon, we would have done something together too, for the win-the-war effort.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I would make another effort to divert my thoughts. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

If inventions are as idiosyncratic and unpredictable as the disk seems to suggest, then efforts to generalize about the history of technology may be doomed from the outset. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“She is the Storyteller,” Pinmei said, and, despite her efforts, her voice sounded thin in the echoing room. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

He made a determined effort the moment he woke, threw off the great bearskin rug under which he slept, and plunged his body into the biting air. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Any effort to locate the core of Madison’s position on slavery, therefore, misses the point, which is that there was no core, except perhaps the conviction that the whole subject was taboo. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

But it was too late for another effort then. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

We both seem in good spirits; I think we make an effort each to cheer the other; in the doing so we cheer ourselves. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I think I'll close my eyes, too, try to sleep away the sick feeling, the whisper that I am a waste of her time, her money, her effort. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She dismissed his efforts, saying that she could spend an amount equal to 60,000 pounds of gold on a single meal. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

“You’re going to be as useful to the war effort as possible,” Plutarch says. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Belorussia was still crawling with Nazi forces, who would clearly resort to the dirtiest and deadliest of attacks, and that’s where the invigorated Red Army concentrated their efforts now. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

"I told him I was intensely interested in what he was doing and would be willing to mount any sort of research effort to provide him with more information," Lamphere recalled. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

This fact creates double difficulties for efforts to test the hypothesis that intellectual differences underlie technological differences. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I stand behind the image of the woman in the war effort poster, raising her fist. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

But he never published the manuscript, because he was slowly coming to believe that the Church’s efforts in New Spain had been a failure. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Harry stressed the smokiness of the tent in an effort to avert the deadly dosing, and this apparently did the trick. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

To have even a hope of achieving this, the railroads would have to reduce their fares, and Frank Millet would have to intensify his efforts to attract people from all corners of the country. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

My contribution to the effort was negligible, needless to say, and it took nearly an hour to complete the job. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Conversation was easy now, no longer an effort. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Roosevelt believed that every effort should be made to give each person an equal chance of finishing the expedition alive. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

He lay down, tucked his fore hoofs beneath him, shut his eyes, and with a hard effort managed to formulate his thoughts. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

Track officials viewed any effort to create funds for injured riders as unionizing, and they were ready to ban any jockey who took steps in that direction. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was disappointed to discover that the hospital was staffed mostly with white, foreign doctors, with little if any effort placed on training Haitian doctors to treat Haitians. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Whether or not that was true, it seemed to scare Pinch into making some effort to control the noises he made. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

A kid from Louie’s neighborhood was deemed feebleminded, institutionalized, and barely saved from sterilization through a frantic legal effort by his parents, funded by their Torrance neighbors. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

Still, I thought my buddy Dwight could have made a bit more of an effort to stay on his side of the furniture. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Paul Ellis toiled on the night shift at the mill and painted houses during the day in a vain effort to raise his family a notch or two. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

It’s taking all our combined efforts to stall him. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

She’d always been impressed by the scenes of factories building planes and guns for the war effort—hundreds and hundreds of weapons coming off the line every day. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

All the fretting and scheming I'd done over how I would copy the play, and suddenly here it was, handed over to me in one piece, without the slightest effort on my part. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Managers may truly believe that, without their unremitting efforts, all work would quickly grind to a halt. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t said a single word to anyone since homeroom that morning, and no one had made the effort to talk to him, either. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Yet he made one effort to grasp the nettle. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought I was keeping my work secret from her, an effort that was getting easier all the time. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She could feel panic pulsing beneath the skin of the moment, and made an effort to smother it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Only a sophisticated religious or ideological system could sustain such efforts. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though her brother had been making a nice effort since yesterday afternoon, she still hadn’t confided in him about Mr. Griswold’s game. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He walked down the green-hung length of the Egyptian Walk, and then, with an effort of will, he became as obvious as he could, and kicked at a pebble. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

With a last effort, she pulled herself over the aerie ledge and flopped down on her breast, wings out. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

How had she never noticed before how much effort it was, having a Care? Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“The Prophet's got it right,” said Harry, looking up at them both with a great effort: Hermione seemed frightened and Ron amazed. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The efforts to dig a channel for Might had failed, even when it was turned to the spirit and now he was feeling his way towards abolishing it. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The government had sent “feelers” to me over the years, beginning with Minister Kruger’s efforts to persuade me to move to the Transkei. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

If there’s anything her past efforts have taught her, it’s that real change requires prolonged pressure and inspired action. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Uncle Al collects himself with obvious effort, although he cannot keep his lower lip from quivering. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

That was much closer to the truth: Lawrence had gone to Geneva out of a sense of duty and a commitment to seeing the talks through, and the effort shortened his life. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

They had concentrated all their efforts on getting inside without being detected: They had not given a moment’s thought to what they would do if they were forced to separate. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

But Jefferson would not rise to the bait, convinced as he was after his earlier exchange with Abigail that he had already made a heroic effort that had been summarily rejected. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

I’d had no idea it took such effort being a spirit conjurer. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

X looked up and over at him, and said, with great effort, “Thanks. Tell her thanks for me.” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

The men were making every effort to get them covered up as quickly as possible. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Had the cats made more of an effort, I might have felt like I had lost something. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Finally seven or eight Spaniards on horseback spurred on their horses, rushed upon the litter from one side, and with great effort they heaved it over on its side. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

With the jockeys’ efforts widely perceived as the formation of a union against stewards, owners, and trainers, Pollard feared that he might offend the Howards by crossing the street and walking into the golf club. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

With great effort, he rolled over, raised himself to his knees, and crawled to the water hole. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

James turns his speakers on quietly, but I can hear that he’s playing the Strokes, and I nod in appreciation of his efforts. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know how to acknowledge, out loud, that this was insane, that it was crazy that any person could make another person feel so much with so little effort. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The frog made no effort to leap from his hand. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

After a while, even standing upright was taking too much effort, and I had to brace myself against the table to keep from swan-diving straight into it. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Kodály in particular spent a great deal of effort on developing beautiful singing voices for young children. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Was it an effort to cop a plea? Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took all his remaining effort, but he got to his feet. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

All of these efforts in the Norte Chico came to an end, as all human endeavors must. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

On May 28 he wrote in his diary, “This will be a last effort, and I feel successful,” and then headed up the mountain one more time. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

"I've been thinking," he said, "about a clock. We could make a sundial We could put a stick in the sand, and then-" The effort to express the mathematical processes involved was too great. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

The bard and Taran tried to aid him, but at last Ellidyr fell back, exhausted and gasping with the pain of his efforts. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

“This Academy would not be built on iron if it were only a tall tale. Do you realize how much effort—how much magic it took to raise this place?” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Despite efforts by Howard Fuller and Ann Atwater to calm the situation, a score of angry black teenagers sped down Main Street, tossing garbage cans and bricks through a dozen store windows. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

The effort to define, or merely understand, the relationship between Lawrence and Oppenheimer consumed the idle hours of many who knew or worked with them. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He’d recovered quickly, and ran now with almost no effort, despite nearing the end of his second hour of running. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

But she made no effort to swim and Dad finally had to admit that the experiment was a failure. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can’t stand up yet for fear of a tent, so I put all my effort in trying not to cry. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I blew my nose and with a great effort got a tenuous grip on myself. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The brother-and-sister team created an impressive poster that described their entrepreneurial efforts as purveyors of lemonade. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

And then I got to the end of the page where the only words written were: Good first effort. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

In an effort to impress his latest parole officer, Richie was trying to improve his vocabulary. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

And his efforts had helped convince the U.S. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

With my last effort, my hand instinctively raised to protect my face. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

It requires effort, an extra level of confidence, to speak in those settings and own your presence in the room. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

And then, through some Herculean effort of will, I made myself climb. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Whatever the creature was, it had stolen their words without much effort at all. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The dagger was like a hard splint against her leg, but the boot concealed it neatly, and she could reach in and pull it out without much effort. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“If such a small animal could do so much! Nokomis always said, after she’d finished the story, “your efforts are important, too.” The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

At last with an effort he spoke, and wondered to hear his own words, as if some other will was using his small voice. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Now with two hands she was gripping his cheeks tightly, and with an effort she turned his face and drew it toward her own. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

His earlier efforts to reform his eating habits were halfhearted. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

When I could, I tried to highlight the efforts of relief workers, educators, or community volunteers—anyone who gave more when things got rough. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The assumption was that the project would concentrate its efforts on defending affirmative action. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Vanderbilt didn’t want to be strong-armed into dismissing Milton, whom he and virtually all observers agreed had done nothing wrong in his effort to load War Admiral in the gate the year before. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now that the chief had said this, the people made an effort to be cheerful, and they listened carefully as the chief ordered the preparation of the ceremony and celebrations for Ditshabe’s installation. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Sturtevant’s rudimentary genetic map would foreshadow the vast and elaborate efforts to map genes along the human genome in the 1990s. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

In 1947, she warned of the dangers of atomic warfare and campaigned for global efforts to ban nuclear weapons. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I think that the effort put forward in matters of physical exertion is more important than the outcome. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

He’d finally abandoned his efforts to wear long hair and had cut it all off—he was clean-shaven, right down to his skull. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I am beginning to sound like the Beards and Parringtons and will soon totally forget Levy Pants, the commercial muse for this particular effort. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Melquíades answered that effort at communication at times by giving forth with phrases in Spanish that had very little to do with reality. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

But it was a great effort to hide her shock. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

The people from 12 are already getting slightly larger portions than the natives of 13 in an effort to bring us up to weight. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Ron was making no effort to hide his bad mood, and Harry was starting to fear that Hermione too was disappointed by his poor leadership. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Dr. Mustafa counseled us not to neglect the political side of war while planning the military effort. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Many blacks in South Africa believed that any effort by the black man to challenge the white man was foolhardy and doomed to failure; the white man was too smart and too strong. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

These, in turn, are intercut with close-ups of the stroke oarsmen grimacing with effort as they rock rhythmically back and forth, leaning into the camera and then back away again. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I’d managed to find five of them by digging, with great effort, at the base of the blue willows Connor had told me about. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Basilides,” he said, “you must be very fatigued. I am grateful for all your efforts. Please take some wine with us.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

In 1605, Paul V had been elected Pope, and he made a determined effort to extend the authority of the Church and tighten the papal grip on Catholic states. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Despite these important efforts, what is most striking about the civil rights community’s response to the mass incarceration of people of color is the relative quiet. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Her eyes were shut tight with the effort of clinging to the hood, and she didn’t hear the door open and shut, nor Porter’s footsteps as he moved around to the front of the car. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

With enormous effort, I bow my head and shut my eyes while it hops around on my hair, pecking and grooming. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

With very little effort, my life rapidly morphs into a nightmare. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

One of the apprentices stood there drawing wire, his shoulder muscles bunched with the effort of pulling a greased, reed-slim ingot through a hole just too small for it. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Even that effort hurt some, so when he at last had to stand—to go to the bathroom—he tried it in small stages. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Under the efforts of both men the lid began to yield; the nails drew with a quick screeching sound, and the top of the box was thrown back. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

And a Spanish biochemist in New York, Severo Ochoa, launched a parallel effort to map the triplet code to corresponding amino acids. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

All the constitutional arguments against the excessive exercise of government power at the federal level then kicked in to make any effort to shape public policy more problematic. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

With an effort he straightened himself in his chair. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The chaplain braced himself with a prodigious effort of the will and plunged ahead brazenly. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He held me easily, barely noticing my efforts to pull away. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

But my mind continued to torment me, and every effort to clear away the terrible thoughts was in vain. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I walked into bio the next day, prepared to make the herculean effort to be an aloof, boring lab partner yet again, when the whole thing finally just fell apart. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Ivan strained, clenching his teeth and groaning with effort as a particularly strong wave hit his magic. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Maybe unconsciously she hadn’t put her best effort into the charmspeak. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Do you really think I wasn’t already making every effort?” demanded Fudge heatedly. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The locals had glanced at the six travelers when they first entered, but made no effort to lower their voices to keep their gossip private. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“What did he say? Those near the front passed word back. “Making every effort,” they said. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

We met with the district attorney, filed papers with the judge, and consulted with a variety of local officials in an effort to achieve a new, constitutionally acceptable sentence. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He organized celebrations to honor veterans and commemorate anniversaries of the Wall, as well as spearheading fund-raising efforts to keep the memorial in good repair. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Barbara and John were far away, playing their parts in the war effort. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Given my feelings on tribalism, one would assume that I would have made halfhearted efforts to defend a positive view of tribalism. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Henry’s muscles quivered with the effort; his jaw was clenched tight. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Cheryl complained but never made a real effort to take the kids back. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I can move my arms but it takes such an incredible force of will to move a single inch, it doesn’t feel worth the effort. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

She squenched up her right cheek in a vain effort to return his wink. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Why would she join that effort if she’s on the other side? Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

The forces in favor of equality redoubled their efforts, determined to surmount the resistance to integration like a jet engine propelling an airplane through drag. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Then she made an effort to gather her forces. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

What I later understood was that my mother was making a desperate effort to preserve her pride—and ours. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

It requires a tremendous effort of will for me to stride forward and move toward her. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“You’ll find,” he remarked gently, “that the only thing you can do easily is be wrong, and that’s hardly worth the effort.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Lafayette Baker is wrong about Booth’s effort to reach Port Tobacco—but not by much. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

The effort brought a red flush to his neck. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“But all of this will require more of your efforts and support. So please, be as generous as I know you can be, with your time, talent, and your treasure, insha’Allah.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

I think it’s an effort to be connected once again to our food. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

The teacher wrote a note at the top: Your new effort is paying off! Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

I was panting, as after a strenuous exertion, but floating, without effort. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Suddenly he lunged at her, grabbed her hair, punched her and then passed out from the effort. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She lifted her eyebrows but made no effort to move. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Even Mr. Muhammad’s original Chicago followers wouldn’t know he was at home, for he says the “hypocrites” made serious efforts to kill him. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Before the simulation attack, part of the Abnegation aid effort involved testing the factionless for a certain genetic anomaly,” she says. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The effort to separate ourselves whether by race, creed, color, religion, or status is as costly to the separator as to those who would be separated. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

His sprained ankle throbbed as he forced the pedal downward in an effort that was almost beyond him. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

They had held on to the primitive emotions which he himself had to relearn by conscious effort. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

In their efforts to recruit masses, they had missed the meaning of the lives of the masses, had conceived of people in too abstract a manner. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

And on weekends black people continued to feast and drink heavily in an effort to unwind and prepare for another week of hard labour in the white world. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

One day I was in the kitchen cleaning dishes—despite my best efforts to avoid them—and a bomb went off so close that the whole house rattled and the fan over the window fell. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Her constant efforts to keep me safe is like being vacuum sealed. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Others put as much effort into blending in. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Seeing me, she roused herself: she made a sort of effort to smile, and framed a few words of congratulation; but the smile expired, and the sentence was abandoned unfinished. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Incredibly, his efforts succeeded, and the women were loaded on a train, this one heading for Brünnlitz. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

The fact is, Ti Jean explains, that three-quarters of all Voodoo ceremonies are an effort to drive away illness, not to put a curse on someone. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

He made pitiful efforts to appear gay, pleasant, talkative, but it was enough to see his sweat and paleness to know that his heart was not in it. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Her paper also had a lot of the same squiggles, half-moons, and the words Good first effort. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Then he made one last effort to search in his heart for the place where his affection had rotted away and he could not find it. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Those that pass by him close enough to hear look at him strangely and make an effort to avoid him. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“To hear is to obey, but March is fairer far than May,” said little Parker, making a frantic effort to be both witty and tender, and getting promptly quenched by Laurie, who said... Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

She exhales slowly, with effort, her eyes unblinking, focused on a point at the bottom of the pool. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“I walked in,” said Mrs. Frisby, keeping her voice calm with an effort. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

There was no mention, in his tribute, of Nixon’s efforts to undermine Johnson’s peace talks four years before. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

But none were unmoved; none rejected its pleas and its commands without an effort of mind and will, so long as its master had control of it. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Anthony asked Elizabeth Cady Stanton to be the spokesperson for the effort and to address a joint session of the Judiciary Committee of the New York Legislature. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Experimental work for his thesis was broken off so that the coiled-coil equations could be taken up with redoubled effort. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

I could never test it, because through my own efforts I am lost most of the time without any help from anyone. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Louie admired his friend for his efforts, but found it odd that he would travel to Torrance every day, given how few Japanese lived there. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

Gale, who’s not usually much of a talker during meals, makes an effort to keep the conversation going, asking about the makeover. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

This was perhaps unduly harsh; Lawrence’s effort to secure Livingston another year’s stipend through Crocker’s medical school donation attested to the esteem he held for this particular pair of arms. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The first stage of our election effort was what was known as People’s Forums. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He paused in his efforts and looked at Flora in an apologetic and hopeful way, and then he returned to wobbling back and forth. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

In the desperation of her feelings, she resolved on one effort more, and, turning to Elizabeth, said: Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

For a full minute he grunted with the effort, and again the ball popped back to shape. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

The drafting and editing of the Farewell Address in effect became a metaphor for the kind of collective effort Washington was urging on the American people as a whole. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Four of the male factory workers were embracing Ignatius around the Smith field hams that were his thighs and, with considerable effort, were lifting him onto one of the cutting tables. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put together a harebrained scheme to kidnap President Lincoln, take him to Richmond, and hold him as a hostage for the Confederacy, in an effort to help win the war for the South. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Despite my best efforts, the fire must have raged out of control after I was knocked unconscious. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Schoolwork, sports; everything Valley did she put almost no effort into. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Her eyes kept closing in spite of her efforts to keep them open. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

So there was no money, and he seemed paralyzed in his efforts to make anything for Leslie. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

I do what I’m told and make an effort to avoid her. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t even appreciative of his efforts and she had plenty cause to be. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

“I should punish you. However, given the circumstances, it hardly seems worth the effort.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Cotter was persistent, however, and thanks to his efforts the American Embassy persuaded the Nepalese army to attempt a helicopter rescue in the Cwm. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Among them was the Huron leader Kondiaronk, a famed orator who had, more than any other, convened the gathering as a last-ditch effort to avoid internecine conflict. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

That was pretty comforting, because I didn’t want to fail all of my finals after the massive makeup effort I had done before my flu episode, and Annette always got A’s in everything. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

In 1957, spurred by the efforts of the ANC Women’s League, women all across the country, in rural areas and in cities, reacted with fury to the state’s insistence that they cairry passes. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hello,” said Mrs. Campbell, who seemed like she might fall over with the effort of it. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

But our efforts were too little and too late, and could only be a stopgap measure. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They got ahead of Ginger and me, and I made no effort to catch up. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

With every bit of effort he could muster, he focused only on the next seconds of his life. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

In what must have been an excruciating effort, he had pulled a neat white dress shirt and tie over his ravaged chest. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

But despite the tireless efforts of the National Woman Suffrage Association and the outspoken arguments of the Revolution, women still could not vote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

The best-known modern example of such an effort was Arnold Toynbee’s 12-volume Study of History. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Things are not looking good for Olympus. Yet you and Annabeth saved this camp. I’m not sure I should thank you for that” “It was a group effort.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Her outbreak had terrified her, and for a time she made every effort to restore his sweet picture of her. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

His muscles tightened with the effort of not taking her braid in his hand. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She should make an effort and not wish for what she always wished for in her homesickness. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

They let it slide, because going out with Charlise means making an effort to look extra cute because we always meet guys wherever we go. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Eventually his efforts led to the introduction of the Clean Air Act of 1970 and finally to the removal from sale of all leaded gasoline in the United States in 1986. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

The election would determine everything from the fate of the new health-care law to whether America would be part of the global effort to combat climate change. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He had run the gauntlet of flames, risked his life several times in a futile effort to locate his young nieces and nephew, and barely managed to escape. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

It too was an unnecessary effort because Meme had no desire to intervene in her father's affairs and if she had, it would certainly have been in favor of the concubine. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

In an effort to avoid conversation, I made a major mistake by wrapping my lips around the straw of a mega-sized Coke and guzzling the whole thing before the flick even started. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“Those of you who assisted us in the effort to take down Erudite will be rewarded,” says Evelyn. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The New York Tribune also praised her, writing, “All the past efforts of Miss Anthony and Mrs. Stanton sink to insignificance beside the ingenious lobbying of the new leader and her daring declaration.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

With a massive effort, he pulled himself back to the present and listened to what Moody was saying. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

My tongue felt thick with the effort of spelling. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The effort paid off Monday night when a racially mixed group of 200 people gathered in the school auditorium for the first “arena session.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

The stove was one of those excellent and economical devices perfected by the Gethenians in their millennial effort to outwit cold. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

It made a great effort to sit up. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Laertes ground his fists into his forehead, shaking with grief, while Gertrude made an effort to console him. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“Thanks,” I tell her, but my whole chest seems to collapse under the effort of that single, empty word. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I appreciate your efforts, but I feel that you might be overly concerned about a situation that is under control. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was awake, and when I entered he stared, quite bewildered, and with some effort managed to raise himself on one elbow. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

They sat on the floor panting from the effort. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“I thought...I just thought you might make an effort to slim down a little for the pageant.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

But, while running, he began to undo his buttons and yelled to me: “I can’t go on. My stomach is bursting . . .” “Make an effort, Zalman . . . Try . . .” “I can’t go on,” he groaned. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

All that effort just to hit and catch a silly little ball. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Maybe Tommy and I were making a special effort to be nice to each other, but the time seemed to slip by in an almost carefree way. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

But no matter how stringent the effort, the thicknesses of middle age were encircling him and threatening to overwhelm the athlete’s body, the Marine’s body of which he was so proud. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe I should get the nurse?” she asks as I come to a halt, exhausted from the effort. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“Oh, hi,” he said, making no effort to pretend that he didn’t recognize Margaret or me. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Gran had left Ravenskill on the very night he’d gone missing, meeting with the Twelve Towns’ council and combining their efforts to try to find him. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

He put the best face possible on such voluntary efforts. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

The Nazis used Jewish men as forced labor to aid the war effort. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

But little by little he let himself be conquered by rusticity, and came to accept the fact that he had no calling as a dandy, especially since there was no one to appreciate his efforts. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

My entrance had undone his work of appeasing Laertes, and his face twitched with the effort of repressing his anger. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

It's great, because I really wanted to torture myself, but I didn't feel like making the effort to Google Reese's cups myself. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

“It seems a great deal of effort for a rather subtle difference,” Celia says. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

But my efforts to extend the olive branch of friendship were rarely if ever reciprocated. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“Ethan, I truly appreciate the effort, but I can recite Thoreau all day long and still be afraid.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Relatively little organized opposition to the drug war currently exists, and any dramatic effort to scale back the war may be publicly condemned as “soft” on crime. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Maybe it’s too much effort for her to try to break through it. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

With great effort of will, I gasped for breath and air rushed into my lungs. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Apparently, the sustained and coordinated effort they required could be compelled only by the authority of religious faith—a faith that almost literally demanded the moving of mountains. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

After half an hour of useless guessing, the children had come no closer to an answer, and Constance abandoned her silence in order to mock their efforts. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

The band made its traditional circle around the stadium, not even remotely rattled by the tireless efforts of the Nimitz fans to drown it out with their continued rosaries. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another said, “There seemed to be a tacit agreement to make our efforts a failure.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

He was pointing at the trees, and as the witches looked down, they saw a stream of those spectral forms pouring across the grass, seeming to flow with no effort toward the people, their prey. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Given the power of the mill owners, it is not surprising that unionization efforts were, in the words of one knowledgeable commentator, “mere foam before passing gusts.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

The engine coughed and sputtered at first, but then, in a sudden roar of effort, turned over. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

But would not any effort he made now turn out like the others? Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

She was speaking faster and faster in her effort to persuade James not to give up. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Yet all too suddenly Rosy popped back into the conversation, and the possibility of really mobilizing his lab’s efforts slowly receded as we paid the bill and went out into the night. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

In Chicago, despite the tireless efforts of his young lieutenant Harry Codman, the work was far behind schedule, the task ahead growing more enormous by the day. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Board in 1955, it left a good deal of “wiggle room,” and Hodges used every bit of it, in an effort to head off political attacks from his right. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s been a lot of pootin’ around but very little maximum effort on the part of this outfit. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he had any interest in me, he would have made more of an effort to make conversation. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“We must put effort and energy into anything we wish to change.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He made a desperate, agonizing effort to wrench the top half of his body free. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Although it took nearly five years for me to join the war effort, I have finally found my calling here in Gotenhafen. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

To a certain extent, Conant was bluffing, for the rising concern in Washington and the scientific community about a possible German bomb made an allied effort seem imperative, regardless of the prospects of success. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Again, they’ve gone to a good deal of effort on my behalf—could tell how nervous Mitraillette’s Maman was about having me and the photographer and Paul all gathered in her sitting room. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

It took some effort, but eventually the entire group settled in together above the highest wishes. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He ran his hands over his messy thatch as if wanting to make sure that Esther's efforts had been in vain. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Who are these nutcases who would volunteer for an artificially daunting situation in order to entertain millions of strangers with their half-assed efforts to survive? Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Celaena’s arm trembled with effort as she pulled the string back a bit farther and fired. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I'm struggling now in an effort to unseat her, but it's no use. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

My only hope was that the effort was draining him. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

With a last effort Frodo, dropping his sword, slipped the Ring from his finger and closed his right hand tight upon it. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Despite Farmer being upbeat with the prisoners, and the heroic efforts of the Russian medical staff, he and Goldfarb knew things were not getting better. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Mama tries to smile, but it’s causing her quite a bit of effort. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

With great effort, he freed his jaws and managed a muffled squeak. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

Every breath took more effort, as if her chest was filled with Styrofoam peanuts. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

You have to fight, Reynie told himself, and with great effort he tore his eyes from the seductive machine to look at Mr. Curtain. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

That theory, quantum mechanics, will be described next, before we turn to the efforts to combine the two partial theories into a single quantum theory of gravity. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took a sincere effort not to roll my eyes at her, though she wouldn’t have even noticed as she walked out of the cafeteria with her hair dripping over her face. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

His efforts succeeded: in December Eisenhower ordered that a “blank wall” be placed between the physicist and all classified or sensitive government information, pending further investigation. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Finally he says, “We admire your efforts, Madame.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Her reclusiveness proved no barrier to the county's continued efforts to market her literary classic—or to market itself by using the book's celebrity. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Calming himself with some effort, he said, “Well, no matter. I needn’t dirty my hands clutching your grubby little collars. I’ll summon my Executives to bear you off.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

"Just hand it over to him. It'll save time, effort, and pain." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

All my efforts subside like froth into the one desire to be able just to stay lying there. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Roman women supported the efforts of their husbands, but their sphere of influence was small. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

They both grunt from the effort, heaving their weight back so the ropes slide over the railing, and then reaching forward to grab again. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The priest’s feet hardly touched the ground; he pointed his toes in an effort to support himself somehow. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Ever since my talk with Maxine, she’s been making an effort to spend time with me—and really be with me. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He said it softly, not as a judgment but simply in an effort to understand. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Many mythic heroes in Greek and Norse mythology, after all, made celebrated efforts to visit Hell. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or the people could have united in larger and more disciplined social units for the sake of ambitious group efforts that no loosely organized tribal society would have been able to achieve. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Livingston’s breakthrough did not conclude the effort to improve the eleven-inch cyclotrons performance. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Both had sold well, but the two men thought that the Ergon was clumsy—an immature effort. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Those advocating an African solution might profitably study the recent English efforts to establish a black colony in Sierra Leone, where most of the freed blacks died or were enslaved by the local African tribes. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

She sat there, shaking from the effort, and thought. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Despite his concerted efforts, he was unable to land a lucrative commercial sponsorship of the sort enjoyed by some of his more famous peers. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

The plan was to focus it on Bobby’s efforts in the 1957 U.S. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Word about the hunger strike spread to the other women behind bars, and soon thirty other inmates from the District Jail and the Occoquan Workhouse joined the effort. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Now the hoodlums were mounting a last-ditch effort to get us out of school before May 29. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let me try once more,” Milo said in an effort to explain. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Despite all our efforts, we came up empty. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Thomas had spent a great deal of effort convincing me to “forgive” him, to let him take me out to dinner. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

It looks like he’s trying to make an effort to fake smile, but he just couldn’t get up the energy. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

But these efforts can take us only so far. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Moore, who was white, saw no great social motive in the desegregation effort. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“In return, however, I will ask you to contribute to our little effort,” Charity says. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Briony had thought she was joining the war effort. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

We very quickly drafted a bland statement saying that we had met for tea in an effort to promote peace in the country. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

All plaques hold important facts, like the wild turkey sign, not only about the animal in flight, but about conservation efforts to help them. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She relented with an effort to be good-natured. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lawrence donated the unfinished 184-inch to the bomb effort by converting it to a mass spectrograph for the separation of uranium isotopes. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The Pentoshi were even less like to be of help than the Myrish money changers, but the effort must be made. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Duncan, dwelling on the holding penalty despite efforts to block it out of his mind, said nothing. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even that effort left him breathless, and the Myrish blanket that covered his legs caught between two spokes as he rolled, so he had to clutch it to keep it from being tom away. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

You made an incredible effort right up until the end. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think that it took me an effort and a little time to realise where I was, and that it was Jonathan who was bending over me. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Hannah Song was frustrated that Shin sometimes avoided responsibility, expected special treatment, and made little effort to learn English, which limited his usefulness as a spokesman in the United States. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

It required a heroic effort—including a lot of painful pinches on the leg—to keep his eyes open and pay attention to Jackson’s long, droning lecture. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, we realized our efforts were futile; we could only pray as we watched her struggle to survive. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a while, he crawled back in an effort to make up. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

The effect was galvanizing: his muddied half-chewed tail stirred and he raised his shoulders, then his forelegs, with a convulsive effort, like an old work horse getting up after a fall. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

And a few fed-up souls began to push back against efforts of whites in nearby neighborhoods to lock them out. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“I love them,” I enthused, making an effort to smolder at him. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

It’s an effort to stoop; despite the exercises, I can feel my body gradually seizing up, refusing. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Namely: not seeking profit or praise from his redemptive efforts. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I exclaim in an effort to get the group back on topic. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

She breathes deeply, until the air courses through her chest without effort. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

On this end, there is no effort involved. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her face seems to close in with the effort. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Briefly, she considered blacking them with her mother’s paint, but the effort seemed too great, and would fool no one. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Only a few things here and there were useful to us in our efforts to free Walter, but all of it was interesting. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The majority opinion was written by Lewis Strauss, who spared no effort to paint Oppenheimer as a weak-minded perjurer whose behavior had materially undermined national security. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The valiant efforts to abolish slavery and Jim Crow and to achieve greater racial equality have brought about significant changes in the legal framework of American society—new “rules of the game,” so to speak. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

To hear Teller talk, it was only because of his personal efforts that there was any program at all. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Already, Enrique has four jagged scars on his shins from frenzied efforts to board trains. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

She told investigators that her son was born dead and never took a breath, despite her efforts to revive him. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

It was like he’d made an effort to come meet my parents. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Pleased with their effort, they felt that they could take the rest of the day off. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

For those two hours he has been miles away, he has been somewhere else, in a different place with totally different people, and the effort of swimming back into normal surroundings is very great. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

All this changed about 10,000 years ago, when Sapiens began to devote almost all their time and effort to manipulating the lives of a few animal and plant species. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Great flaming blue-headed balls of Jesus,” she says, making an effort with the syllables. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The underlying reason why this transition was piecemeal is that food production systems evolved as a result of the accumulation of many separate decisions about allocating time and effort. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

He told us to stop fussing, and then with no efforts to repress his disdain he packed her into a rickshaw bound for the polyclinic. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

I exclaimed, supporting Mamá’s efforts to convince Papá. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Like being truly clean and truly free as far as maximum effort. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Zak makes a half-hearted effort to grab Izzi, but she wrenches out of his grasp and runs back the way we came. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Her efforts to support Mark Antony became more and more critical as Octavian’s power grew in the west. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

So great was the power that Saruman exerted in this last effort that none that stood within hearing were unmoved. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The extra time gave Corcoran the chance to make mathematics meaningful: to let his students see the clear relationship between effort and reward. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Horses were all around, their bodies elongated in total effort. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, rather not,” beamed Giles, “as a matter of fact it’s a pretty good effort. I got our local tailor to rig it up. I’m coming as an Arabian sheik.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I know guessing a password is probably impossible, but I have to make an effort. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

In an effort to avoid her probing eyes, I looked across the lawn toward the woods, still hoping for a glimpse of Georgie. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

We must make every effort to understand that our fellow humans, all over the world, are human. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Despite my best efforts to convince myself that being a doctor was my destiny, I decided to double major in African and African-American Studies and International Relations with a focus on the Middle East. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

It took some effort, but I managed to hide from Drew how poorly I was doing, or at least I thought I did. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

In the midst of my pain of heart and frantic effort of principle, I abhorred myself. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

We all supported his efforts to improve the diet and the treatment of students, including his suggestion that students be responsible for disciplining themselves. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since completing my Ph.D. in 1961, I have divided my scientific research efforts between two fields: molecular physiology on the one hand, evolutionary biology and biogeography on the other hand. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

His mouth wouldn't say the words, now, he was sweating again, with the effort of trying to make them understand. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

These were technologies that had been part of a profound effort to make cars and roads safer— along with airbags and billions spent to widen and improve roads. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I always came to practice ready to work, and my results on the strip reflected my efforts. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

The great and noble effort to master the elements in order to achieve purity, perfection, and divinity. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He tried to land on top of his bag in an effort to keep it from the men, but Clyde tugged it free. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The document, which read like a criminal indictment, covered Oppenheimer’s associations with liberals, leftists, and supposed Communist front groups, as well as his purported efforts to stifle the Super program. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I’m developing a knack for this, I can sniff out hidden misery in others now with hardly any effort at all. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

As it turned out, he wound up apologizing for the comparative failure of his effort. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

My belly hurt terribly from the effort, but I didn’t want my dad to know I had disobeyed him and gone outside. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“And we don’t want to have this game breaking down into a two man jitterbug contest. We saw what happened against Trinity. We can win because we have the best team effort in the league.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

To resist takes a tremendous conscious effort; you don't dare let your guard down for an instant. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Matt splashed water on his face in an effort to wake up. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Segregation laws were proposed as part of a deliberate effort to drive a wedge between poor whites and African Americans. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

But Dimple liked the amount of effort Ashish put into coaching them. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I began a lobbying effort and I used the media. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

‘There’s more than one passage here,’ he whispered with an effort: it seemed hard to make his breath give any sound. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I bit my tongue in an effort to keep from screaming again. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

But the more she tried, the less she succeeded, and she began to sweat from the effort. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Make an effort, Shirley. You must not forget you are still Chinese.” In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

In the autumn, by a tremendous, exhausting effort—for the harvest had to be gathered at almost the same time—the windmill was finished. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

They headed for the shore, surprised at how much effort it took them to cover that short distance. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was growing exhausted by the effort of speaking, and confused by what he was hearing. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Maybe Dad and I are too much like that; neither one of us is willing to make an effort to understand the other.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

But that was the terrible part, the effort it took not to look. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

With great effort I managed to gain enough control of my body to get onto the raft and release it. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

It never quit fighting, but the more effort it put in, the tighter it trapped itself. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

This effort would, in turn, create more jobs. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

At the same time, Boukreev was also trying to organize a rescue effort. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

At the same time, he did anything he could to strengthen his own authority and granted favors to anyone who would assist in this effort. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

She's probably made an active effort to pretend I'm not a vegetarian hundreds of times over the last two years, but now that there's company, remembering a personal fact about me makes her look thoughtful. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

With a huge effort, ignoring Dad's outstretched hand, Grandma Rose manages to heave herself to her feet. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“You can be the best individual oarsmen in the country, but you will be of no service or use to this squad unless you whip up your class efforts. . . . That means study!” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“You can act like you don't care now, but in ten years, when you look back through this, you're going to wish you had made more of an effort.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The curse of knowledge hides them from the writer, who therefore must put some effort into spotting and extirpating them. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Hanako could not imagine spending her life bent over, always looking down unless you made an effort to raise your eyes. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

When it was my turn to speak, I chose not to respond to his remarks but to thank him for his efforts over many years to secure my release from prison. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I made a vague effort to remember who had painted or composed what, but I didn’t memorize spelling. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

With one last effort, she opened her eyes and looked at Yishan. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

He made an effort not to vocalize his thoughts. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only an all-out effort would get it done, and it was still wildly improbable that we'd succeed in blocking the execution. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Most of his material for his latest effort came from the evenings he spent with Odenigbo and Olanna and their friends. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

If the king knew any of that...Her hand trembled with the effort to keep from driving the spearhead into his neck, but Celaena lifted her bruised face to the king. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Reynie watched his friend’s face grow tense with the effort of resisting. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Prendergast resolved to double his own efforts to help Harrison succeed. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

When Milton used his extra-fast serve, Chapter Eleven returned it with a minimum of effort. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The one in the field house had been his best effort, and it was the part of the school with the least damage. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He starts to lift himself out of his chair, but it seems to be taking so much effort that I stop him. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

He felt his fingers trembling slightly and made an effort to control them, although no one could see him; the portraits on the walls were all empty. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

This has been, all along, what most excites Dr. Gazzaley—not just the hunt to understand attention, and technology’s impact on it, but the effort to expand it. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Thank you. It has not come without effort.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Several times I thought I’d lose the thread of the story, and only sheer effort kept it going. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

We pressed ahead in our efforts to get compensation for him through a lawsuit, but there were obstacles. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Washington’s own efforts to find out what was going on did not produce satisfying results, either, especially for a man who wanted to be kept informed about all matters. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Hitler spoke to each boy, thanking him for his effort to defend the Fatherland. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

In an effort to strengthen my case, I said, "My mother's on the list." The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Their own efforts were so childish compared to the practiced skill of these hired men. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

In spite of our efforts, the tumult persisted. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

It did not please her; it was an effort for Catelyn to keep the smile on her face. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Certainly she wasn’t putting in any effort on behalf of her future womanhood. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chief Justice William Rehnquist urged restrictions on death penalty appeals and the endless efforts of lawyers to stop executions. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

And as much as class anxiety had driven the eugenic efforts of England in the 1890s, “race anxiety” drove the eugenic efforts of Americans in the 1920s.* The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

And I had said it with all the longing I felt for Kevin who was now too far away for me to reach through any effort of my own. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Now,” the Chancellor said as if preparing himself for a great effort. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He must have taken it with him, and quite deliberately, since it would have required time and effort to unfasten the wire. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

All that remains of the designteam's efforts are the flames on my nails. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The team effort—the perfectly synchronized flow of muscle, oars, boat, and water; the single, whole, unified, and beautiful symphony that a crew in motion becomes—is all that matters. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Despite our efforts to shoo them away, the local children spend hours staring at the bonobos and trying to get them to wake up. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I am so proud of you, Constance. You’ve been very brave indeed. Thank you for your great efforts.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

As they tried to absorb their lessons and experience, and to synchronize their efforts, they lived in constant fear of making any of the many egregious errors Bolles kept pointing out to them. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“If she won’t come back in, I’ll just scrap the whole thing. We’ve put all this time and effort into this, and no one will have anything to show for it!” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

It made me feel good that I put so much effort into it. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every effort had been made to leave the passengers as nauseous as possible, and the crowds seemed to love it. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

By an effort of courage against all instinct, Hazel forced himself forward into the gap, with Fiver following. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

General Russell’s office occupied a corner of a low-slung Second World War barracks that had been recently plastered with stucco in a hopeless effort to make it look new. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you want to kill Harry, you’ll have to kill us too!” he said fiercely, though the effort of standing upright was draining him of still more color, and he swayed slightly as he spoke. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

As a German national, Frisch was barred from Oliphant’s main research project, a secret effort to develop radar. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Even with Mr. Heller leading the efforts to rebuild the mosque and community center, it was going to be months before it would open. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

The animals could not face the terrible explosions and the stinging pellets, and in spite of the efforts of Napoleon and Boxer to rally them, they were soon driven back. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

The effort made him dizzy, so afterward he crawled back onto the bench, curled up, and shut his eyes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Perhaps to do the great science he did, he had to focus entirely that way—to let religion in would have diluted his effort. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Aussies made no effort to conceal their contempt for the Brits. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Some six hundred feet above the Col, Boukreev recognized the futility of his effort and returned to the tents, but, he admits, he very nearly became lost himself. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Lines of muscle along the horse’s back, flanks, and belly bulged with the effort, cutting sweeping stripes into his coat. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a deadly effort, like wrenching a piece out of his own brain, he could even have dragged the thing into the open. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

When it petered out, it would be because nobody thought I was worth the effort. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

And at once, while reading that passage, my mind stopped, teased, challenged with the effort to remember, to associate widely disparate but meaningful experiences in my life. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Every effort will be made by employees of the Bureau to strengthen the morale,” Hoover wrote, “and to carry out to the letter your policies.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Even if he didn’t usually make an effort, he never just slept. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I almost say, but it’s too much effort to talk just yet. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Take, for instance, the efforts at Cook County Hospital to help emergency room doctors better diagnose chest pain. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Henceforth no effort of mine, no piteous cry or agonised entreaty, would make them even look at me. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

My head was spinning from the effort, but I managed to sit up on my knees and face him. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The federal government no longer made any effort to enforce federal civil rights legislation, and funding for the Freedmen’s Bureau was slashed to such a degree that the agency became virtually defunct. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Did he want to tell Americans that one of the candidates for president was sabotaging his effort to end the Vietnam War? Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

From the slow, heavy way she said it, Dimple knew what a Herculean effort it must’ve taken. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

When Guitar emerged, his eyes were teary from the effort of dry heaving. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lord Asriel could see the effort he made to hold himself together, and sat tensely gripping the arms of his chair until Baruch found the strength to go on. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“There’s no way out, Ron,” said Luna, watching his fruitless efforts. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

As more effort was directed towards cereal cultivation, there was less time to gather and hunt wild species. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knew that the gods take their revenge on a man if he be successful through his own efforts. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

When other German factory owners took their profits and fled Kraków, intent on saving their lives and fortunes, Schindler increased his efforts to save his Jews. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

I could sense that the others were secretly laughing at my bumbling efforts, and I longed to throw the stick aside—preferably at them—and show them my skill with a pen. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

At last I made an effort and roused myself. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Simply stretching out my limbs requires an enormous effort. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

It was a huge effort now to close down the visions that were forcing themselves upon him, but he knew that he would have to resist only a little longer. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

So long as mass drug arrests are concentrated in impoverished urban areas, police chiefs have little reason to fear a political backlash, no matter how aggressive and warlike the efforts may be. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

He made no effort to get up, but raised his hand to his lips and blew me a kiss. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

“Well, as I said, I’m out doing rounds to let everyone know that the Homeowners Association is making efforts to pool neighborhood resources. You know, to help each other out in this crisis....” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

They took turns hosting nightly banquets, and the object was to top the effort of the night before. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

He comes in and sits cross-legged on the mat with me, breath huffing with the effort of lowering himself to the floor. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

So the two-spheres theory was abandoned, even while efforts were made by some conservative thinkers to preserve the traditional claim that the seas are higher than the land. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

His tracks led toward the east buttress of Denali, straight through a labyrinth of giant crevasses, evidence that he had made no apparent effort to circumvent obvious hazards. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why the new teacher made the effort, Shin never had a clue. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Thanks to Octavia’s efforts, her husband and brother put aside any hard feelings. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

Only a year after launching the effort, he was knocking on the million-volt door. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

But aside from one or two unsuccessful efforts to collect the dust from her footsteps, they did nothing to harm her. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

And somehow, putting Kelton at the center of my effort helps me overcome my own desire to drop where I stand. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Sorrento appeared to be struggling with the controls in an effort to get the beast back on its feet. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The status of experimentation was changing; and Pascal and Mersenne made every effort to bring this about. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Because of Garfield's size, this required the efforts of several people. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He came from the prairies, where he had tamed countless mustangs for the British cavalry’s effort in the Boer War. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They want all our young policemen to join the war effort and leave town.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Chamberlin was unimpressed by the efforts of the firefighters he encountered. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

The effort to recall was too great; there was a buzzing in his head, and a wash of fatigue overcame him. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he raised his head off the ground, trembling with the effort, and breathed into my ear: “Find the bird. In the loop. On the other side of the old man’s grave. September third, 1940.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The fat lord opened his eyes slowly, as if the effort were almost too much for him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I’m clumsy in the fields, holding the shovel awkwardly, my movements jerky and full of effort. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nothing to signify the years his family has lived here, no evidence of the effort, the achievement it had been. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I have to make an effort to slow my voice down. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

From witnesses on the other side came denunciations of the very effort to humiliate a man who had served his country with distinction. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Urged on by kids in the stands, Louie put in just enough effort to beat one boy and finish third. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

Despite Mrs. Rimas’s efforts, nothing seemed to help. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

The mental effort of speaking to her was already straining—he felt a headache forming like a bulge in his brain. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Once this proved successful and churches across the country were preaching the ASL’s message, the organization turned its main efforts to getting politicians elected to support its cause. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

He could feel his face flush red with the effort of keeping still. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

The effort to become invisible, or to appear nonthreatening yet dangerous, was exhausting, which is why in prison almost everyone wanted drugs. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Then with a further effort Serafina herself stepped in among them. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

They put all their energies into their cries, their bodies shaking with the effort. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Their efforts failed, and Judge Cox’s sentence stood. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

What Masten and Rhea do is tell companies how to manipulate our first impressions, and it’s hard not to feel a certain uneasiness about their efforts. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

A tall freckled boy with carrot-hued hair slicked back was holding a smaller dark haired boy in a headlock as the rest of the crowd laughed at the smaller boy’s efforts to free himself. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first afternoon following the discovery that A-T and G-C base pairs had similar shapes, he went back to his thesis measurements, but his effort was ineffectual. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Francesco became Duke of Milan from his station as a private citizen through appropriate methods and a great deal of virtue; and what he acquired with a thousand hardships he maintained with little effort. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

It had crossed the dirt path and avoided the feet of those watching the rescue efforts, draping over the cliff. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

He says it’s there to remind him of what his life was like before he came out, but it’s definitely something I make an effort to put into practice. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“Keep up a steady effort, my duck, and you will have it yet.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was almost certainly a conscious effort a few centuries later to suppress the new insights. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

By three o’clock the beach was in sight, and with a last effort they dragged themselves through the breakers and hauled the boats out of reach of the waves. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Perhaps, then, when I return to Darlington Hall tomorrow - Mr Farraday will not himself be back for a further week - I will begin practising with renewed effort. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

He outwitted the Nazis by claiming we were essential to the war effort even though he knew that many of us, myself included, had no useful skills at all. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Epidemics tip because of the extraordinary efforts of a few select carriers. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pats him on the cheek and head, hikes up her skirt and makes so-called witty remarks in an effort to get Pim’s attention. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

The story materialized with little effort this time. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Making and remaking the common culture that bound together clergymen, mathematicians, instrument makers and aristocrats such as James Brydges, Duke of Chandos, and George Parker, second Earl of Macclesfield, required constant effort. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The trashman lifted the basket with just a little more effort than usual, hauled it to the river dock, and plopped it into his boat. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“I do, yes,” says August, making no effort to contain his mirth. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

It was an effort for Bull to keep from bellowing with laughter. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ranofer swallowed, pressing back against the wall in a vain effort to retreat. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

My father tried to shift around in bed, squinting his eyes closed in pain at the effort. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He made a desperate effort to take the Controller’s meaning. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

And yet, of course, at the same time, I was being spat on and defined and described and limited, and could have been polished off with no effort whatever. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

He felt so happy he had to make a conscious effort not to burst into flames. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“No one can accuse this state of not supporting the war effort.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

All his efforts, at school and at work, were for nothing. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

But in my case of sacrificial effort I was thwarted. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

And perhaps this is the rationale of all risky sports: You deliberately raise the ante of effort and concentration in order, as it were, to clear your mind of trivialities. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Has it occurred to you that I have gone to great effort and expense, as well as personal sacrifice, to reach this point,” the man in black replied. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Some thought that he was making a strong effort to counteract the truth about America that I was telling every chance I got. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a Herculean effort, I managed to put her out of my mind by forcing myself to focus on the approaching battle. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Brinker sighed under his breath, his father stiffened, paused, then relaxed with an effort. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Millions of acres of forests were sprayed instead of thou sands as before, in an effort to save the balsams, which are the mainstay of the pulp and paper industry. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Their traditional diplomacy shaped new efforts to form alliances against the invaders. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

Despite enormous effort, I remain a hideous creature, fired into my current form by the blast from the bombs. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Using her and James’s secret code, she wrote out her plan, but made an effort to act like she was trying to recall the pretend cipher she was conjuring up. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

They really made an effort to make me presentable, as though I were a debutante to be presented to the King of England all over again. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

It must have taken a prodigious effort for Con to pull himself out of there. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

With the slightest of efforts the hyena could be at the bow right at my feet. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ralph continued to blow till his ears were singing with the effort, but then the first breeze of dawn took the job off his hands and blinded him with ashes. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“I am very proud of you and your efforts today. And your classmates are as well. Let’s all give Melody a round of applause!” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Sign-carrying, card- dispensing, tripping, kicking crusaders revved up their efforts to reduce our number to zero. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The princes’ efforts to breed cheetahs in captivity failed, and not until 1960 did even biologists in modern zoos achieve their first successful cheetah birth. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

How fleeting are the wishes and efforts of man! how short his time! and consequently how poor will his products be, compared with those accumulated by nature.... The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Then she told them of her own first vain effort at running away, evoking the memory of that miserable life she had led as a child, reliving it for a moment in the telling. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was a feature demanded by Maurice’s and Rosy’s pictures, so Francis was visibly reassured as he stepped back from the lab bench and surveyed the afternoon’s effort. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

My efforts to stir myself roused him instead. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Mark jumped to his feet, pulling Alec’s arm.The entire area around them shook as it rose, and it took all of Mark’s effort not to fall again. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The ball rises and almost seems to freeze in the exhausted air, spent by so much cheering and hitting and incomprehensible effort. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I was finished, I sat back and reread my efforts. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time Stephen’s window flew open, Bongo was already back on the roof, watching her efforts pay off. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Van Helsing seemed to throw his whole soul into the effort; at last, in obedience to his will she made reply:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Mary Anne, this little prank has cost me over fifty dollars,” Bull said, controlling himself with effort. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only the visible effort to take air into her lungs showed that she was alive. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

When it came to the final join, Will’s head was ringing, and he was so exhausted by the intellectual effort he could barely lift the next branch onto the fire. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The bag was half filled with large shiny blackbeetles, crawling over each other in their efforts to get out of the bag. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Concentrating law enforcement efforts in locations where drug activity will be more easily detected is viewed as a race-neutral organizational necessity. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

In several desperate efforts of concentration he willed her to appear but Remedios did not respond. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

The bard had managed to regain his feet and lent what effort he could. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

"Have you got your stables here?" asked Gatsby with an effort. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

The ones by the door hammered on it with their fists, the car rocking with their efforts, but it did no good. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I find it's an effort to finish the spare meal before me. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

It was fortunate, I suppose, that I didn’t have to make an effort to look shaken up or stunned. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He needed an engineer willing to go to Chicago and supervise the construction effort and thought he knew just the man: Luther V. Rice, assistant engineer of the Union Depot & Tunnel Company, St. Louis. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I try to be lighthearted, but it takes such effort. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to hurt Minnijean’s feelings, given the heroic effort she was making to convince school officials to allow her to sing on stage. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lack of any single required characteristic dooms efforts at domestication, just as it dooms efforts at building a happy marriage. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I squeezed the little gnome in my effort to resist, and he yelped and twisted in my arms. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I choked back the hysteria that threatened to explode, but a small giggle managed to get out despite my efforts. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Well?” said Karkaroff still making every effort not to move his lips. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Unlike Latimer, he accepted the rules, focusing his efforts on a defense of the accused rather than an attack on the system. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Russo told reporters he was going to turn his attention to the effort to impeach President Nixon. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Following Sikhdar’s discovery in 1852, it would require the lives of twenty-four men, the efforts of fifteen expeditions, and the passage of 101 years before the summit of Everest would finally be attained. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

The efforts by Bush and Conant yielded little in terms of policy movement. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Later they began to focus their efforts on what they regarded as the most crucial civil rights issue—securing the right of black citizens to vote. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s pretty garbled, and his lips are trembling with effort, but I can understand what he is saying. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

He started gagging; it took all his effort not to throw up on himself. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

So he lay back down, groaning from the effort, and in doing so felt the limp body of the puppy shift inside his shirt. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Kennedy became a hero for his effort to save his men from the Japanese. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

But I wanted rest and sleep, Bilbo, Frodo answered with an effort, when he felt himself shaken, and he came back painfully to wakefulness. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

During World War II, many Coalwood miners, including my father, were exempted from service because of the need for coal in the war effort. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

My efforts were often hilarious, but my determination increased with failure. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of the girls, Cindy Thompson, made a special effort to befriend me, but it turned out that what she really wanted was to recruit me for the junior Ku Klux Klan. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled the lifeless body onto his back and pushed with his legs, grunting with the effort. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The first and arguably most important point is that criminal justice reform efforts—standing alone—are futile. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Her mouth fell open: she made a desperate effort to fill her lungs with air. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

John Jones stepped up to help, leading fundraising efforts in Chicago for what became a successful defense and acquittal. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He was sweating from the effort and grunting from bearing the weight of the injured man. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the effort of talking American seemed to have tired him. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

The collie made a desperate, convulsive effort and rolled over, the silent white leech still hanging from his throat. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I offered assistance to one, lifting him from the ground; but he filled himself with heaviness, until all my efforts could not support him. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Senior departmental staff invested negligible effort to correct operational deficiencies at the facility. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Lyte, in his effort to play both ends against the middle, did take the Observer and every Thursday Johnny habitually crossed from one stable yard to the other. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

These had features in common with codes she had solved before, and they were more crucial to the war effort than the chatter of South American spies. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

All that effort and sweat and disgusting grubbiness, all those endless plodding days, the nights on hard ground—all that added up to just 39.5 percent of the trail. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

She was red-cheeked with pride over her efforts at providing a good dinner, and her eyes flashed a little in the direction of Tom and Eb, from whom she anticipated the usual teasing. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

He watched, curious, as they met at the big iron door of the small building; one of the boys turned the rusty wheel handle, grunting with the effort. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Swann assigned Lawrence to design an experiment to investigate the effect, acknowledging cheerfully that previous efforts all had yielded inconclusive results. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

All of that coupled with my teammates and coaching staff who made no effort to mask their disdain for me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

It took almost an hour and was the climax to a long evening of effort. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Both knights began waving their arms like windmills, anti-clockwise, in the vain effort to slow up. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though her brother had been making a nice effort since yesterday afternoon, she still hadn’t confided in him about Mr. Griswold’s game. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He allegedly arranged for an appeals court to be bribed, and when these efforts failed to win him freedom, he boasted, as the evaluator noted, of “his probable release through influence of friends.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The woman paused, resisting Gilly’s efforts to hurry her out the door. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

But most people knew at this point it wasn’t worth the effort. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

It’s a lot of effort to get candy, and we always have candy in our apartment anyway. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The United Mine Workers of America petitioned for a special prosecutor in an effort to insure an unbiased prosecution, dateline: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 7, 1923. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

She would teach at the primary school, her own win-the-war effort. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Indeed, some were silent, and some tried to befriend us but were immediately punished for their efforts. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He’d disappeared from my life a month or so back, but before that, surfer boy had been making a real effort to be there for me, after school, once, even twice a week. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Somehow, after much effort, she finally managed to push, claw, elbow and kick her way through to the front. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

There he was immersed in an effort to produce high-energy protons to probe the atomic nucleus, using his balky Tesla coils and Van de Graaff generators. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The country was supplying men and goods to the war effort. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no guarantee that this would result in the restaurant’s dropping its race restrictions, but it did show a good-faith effort on Grabarek’s part. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Longstreet took the limp palm, knowing the effort it cost the Englishman, who thought handshaking unnatural. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Despite all efforts, however, they were still below the edge of the parapet. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

More than that, the effort to understand events after Columbus shed unexpected light on critical aspects of life before Columbus. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Yes, in a passive way: I make no effort; I follow as inclination guides me. There is no merit in such goodness.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Despite their efforts, the affected villages had a mean death rate of 8.8 percent. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Because of the gnawing feeling that no matter how hard they work their efforts will yield nothing, that what they build up in one year will be torn down in one day by others. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mass incarceration, like Jim Crow, was born of racial opportunism—an effort by white elites to exploit the racial hostilities, resentments, and insecurities of poor and working-class whites. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Man-made landmarks like Mesopotamian ziggurats or flat-sided Egyptian pyramids dominated their landscapes, creating a visual effect as stunning as the amount of effort required to build them. The Annotated Mona Lisa 1992-06-01T00:00:00Z

I shook from the effort of holding myself still, clutching the crumpled paper. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wiped his face with a dirty arm, and made an effort to retrieve his status. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

They had only one, though, after much effort; they lost a second at birth. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Gentlemen, I’ve just come back from Vietnam,” McNamara told the group, “and I’m glad to be able to tell you that we’re showing great progress in every dimension of our effort.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

She made an effort to speak calmly: “He said Mister. Didn’t you, young man? Anyway, my name’s not Bloomburg.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I am the Terrible Trivium, demon of petty tasks and worthless jobs, ogre of wasted effort, and monster of habit.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Making them also takes effort, so I know she’s trying to impress Kareem’s family, even though I overheard her assuring Salma Auntie that she was only preparing a “simple home meal.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Papa Andrew nearly dropped the child he was carrying in his effort to stop us. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

However, the medical community ridicules him for the effort, and he’s never able to repeat his success. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I have to make an effort to keep my indifference towards him from showing. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

His brow crinkles together, and I can see that he’s really making an effort to understand. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He himself doesn’t always understand a work right away, but he has faith that Vincent’s efforts will not be in vain. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“He is at Hogwarts, that faithful servant, and it was through his efforts that our young friend arrived here tonight. “ Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Far to the west of Saratov and Stalingrad, across the English Channel, British women—and a few from other Allied nations as well—were also flying planes to support the war effort. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“However, I have a feeling I’m not going to see the results of last night’s efforts. I don’t feel good at all. I think I’m languishing, to tell you the truth.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

The King, drained of his last effort, gave way to sorrow. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

His arms had always been strong from his youthful devotion to boxing and swimming and were now further maintained by the effort required to move around by cane. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I stayed awake mostly through an effort of will. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Not Mike, not a burst of random luck—I would get us out, and seeing Clancy’s face slack with my influence would be well worth the effort it would take to break into his mind. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

With a final effort he stumbled forward the last hundred yards and came to a halt. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Now she tied heavy rocks to her ankles and wrists but still performed the familiar motions without effort. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Eight months ago it was a herculean effort to walk myself and my IV stand to the bathroom. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

But it was so like her to try, to make this doomed, grasping, well-meaning effort. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He created citywide plans for Cleveland, San Francisco, and Manila and led the turn-of-the-century effort to resuscitate and expand L’Enfant’s vision of Washington, D.C. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Each one without effort brought some gift into the family. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I had talked to enough people in the community to know that people would be discussing my efforts on Walter's behalf. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

And if the Germans learned how seriously the Americans were working on an atomic bomb, they’d surely double their own efforts. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, he had a good-sized hole in one end of his cocoon, and what had once been Petey slowly strained its way out with a mighty effort. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“Supporters of the moratorium effort can be forgiven for being so naïve,” Mauer suggests, “since the prison expansion that was about to take place was unprecedented in human history.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

To go from the bottom 20 percent to the top 20 percent is to enter a magical world where needs are met, problems are solved, almost without any intermediate effort. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

His efforts were scoffed at by union leaders and picked apart by black folks and white folks alike. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

When I talked with Johns Hopkins spokesperson JoAnn Rodgers, she said there had never been an official effort by Hopkins to honor Henrietta. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

A mild effort, she had called it; they had only blackened the walls. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

His legs ached with the effort of walking. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cooking and baking become a group effort, with Siunek and Max and even Schillinger sometimes lending a hand, since he had always been the one to peel the potatoes for his wife. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Thousands of feet below, his friends stepped up their efforts to cajole him to start down. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Breathing hard, sweating with the effort of hiking through knee-deep snow, they pulled themselves up and peered over. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Search parties had yielded nothing, and after several days, rescue efforts had been suspended. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Festus creaked and groaned with the effort, but he continued to gain altitude. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He sat and tried to bring back memories, but every effort evaporated into oblivious mist before anything formed. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

A tremendous effort by kind, old Mrs. Jacobs from the accounts payable department She brings an apple pie — but wait a minute. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet these modern efforts have achieved only very limited successes. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

A great heaviness was in all his limbs, but he roused himself with an effort and sat up. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

In their ambitious effort to possess each other totally, there were not hours or words enough to tell each other their most intimate thoughts and deepest memories. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took all of his effort, but he said one last thing before the darkness took him for good. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Retrieving those remains took a bit more effort, but they were up to the challenge. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

It takes so much more effort to do anything. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

However, this time line shows valiant efforts by union workers that were crushed by industrial corporations with the backing of local, state, and/or the federal government. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

With great effort, I rose from bed and sat at my desk. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

She didn’t tell me not to listen at the door, however, so I knew trying to make a baby was hard work that required a lot of effort and grunting. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Lydia would show him the mounting likes and views of his videos in an effort to break through, but it never worked. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

In an effort to recapture that high moment, he had tried to talk with Max, but Max was preoccupied, busy preparing his plea to the court to save his life. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The friends who made the effort to get it right gave Sasha the confidence to correct the acquaintances who got it wrong. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

They not only bring forth “great individuals and great deeds”—one traditional definition of history—by demanding human effort on a large scale, but they make these achievements memorable. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

The long body glided by with the power of one hundred Olympic swimmers, seemingly with zero effort. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

He made every effort to understand Seoul’s culture and to fit in, believing that ethnic identity was the central problem of his life. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Alvarez seconded Nahmias’s perception that the cyclotron was used “as a radioactivity factory first of all because great numbers of new radioisotopes could be discovered that way with very little effort.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Something was moving there, and the alchemist’s eyes—the boy could see only his eyes— squinted with his effort. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Special Branch of the police now made it their number one mission to capture members of MK, and they would spare no effort to do so. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alec rushed his efforts even more, focusing on the central panel of the controls, holding his finger above a bright green button on the screen. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

With that, grunting with the effort, he picked up the sticky-fronted body and hauled it over the back of the pony. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Not only do these areas receive the contaminated discharge of rivers but all too commonly they are sprayed directly in efforts to control mosquitoes or other insects. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

In a movie he could dream without effort; all he had to do was lean back in a seat and keep his eyes open. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Might there not be an even more elaborate effort by an older and wiser species, courageously battling the advance of desiccation on the red planet? Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

But beyond that single personal concern, I couldn’t have asked Allah to bless my efforts any more than he had. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But one’s got to make the effort,” she said, sententiously, “one’s got to play the game. After all, every one belongs to every one else.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

His voice came again, thick with effort: “I’m climbing out.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She thrust one leg forward, groaning from the effort, and then the other. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

With great effort, I swallow my temper and clear my throat. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Every time a pye-dog strayed onto the road, the driver made a sincere effort to kill it. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She turns to look at my dad, who gives me a small smile that looks like it takes some effort. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I felt that God was calling me to be part of this effort to bring people together, to demonstrate a tangible expression of interracial progress. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

His efforts heartened Duran and impressed other horsemen, who began to hire him. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No,” said I, answering almost mechanically, in spite of my utmost efforts; “not to-morrow.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

The effort to support Jeremiah Reeves became the first time many black teenagers in Montgomery ever acted to address injustices outside their own personal problems. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

It is a meal he knows it has taken his mother over a day to prepare, and yet the amount of effort embarrasses him. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then, with an obvious effort, he turned to Hermione and said, “How long have you known?” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

It is too much effort to press the girls up against the padded walls of the Ball Room. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

It challenged its listener less, required less effort and, as a non-threatening background accompaniment to other activities, it became ubiquitous in a way it could never have been before. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

A lady got out of her car and also tried to help the boy, but got hit in the face for her efforts. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Karl’s T-shirt was damp with a melange of different kinds of sweat: heat, effort, fear. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

After several minutes and the efforts of three assistant starters, Specify finally stood still. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fourteenth-century Oxford, mathematically inclined philosophers had hypothesized that falling bodies accelerate continuously; but they had made no effort to confirm this theoretical possibility through experiment. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Still, I wasn’t about to put in a huge effort to cheer up Dad. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“I must say, I hope our classes haven’t become as tedious as all that. Please tell Edmund that, should he choose to attend tomorrow, I shall make an effort to be especially engaging.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Special efforts were made to reach out to black laborers, who were now a quarter of the Yard’s work force and without whom the union was going nowhere. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

With a huge effort, as if she were pushing a boulder up a slope, Lyra forced herself to wake up. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

There wasn’t any way to save that house, Stella knew, and wondered why they kept up their efforts. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

In one last effort, I hit the shuttle’s system switch, but there is no response. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Conspiring against Cleopatra kept them very busy indeed, and their efforts would soon be rewarded. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

Some time elapsed before, with all my efforts, I could comprehend my scholars and their nature. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I made an effort not to exhale near Lara as she groggily extricated herself from the sleeping bag. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

The Centers for Disease Control focused its efforts on trying to trace the source of the virus, and the trail eventually led back to the Ferlite Farms monkey-storage facility near Manila. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although Mother made an effort to keep us on a schedule, I lost track of time and sometimes dozed off during the day. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

To help fund the war effort, the Hitler Youth went door-to-door, collecting brass, copper, scrap metal, razor blades, paper, and bottles to be recycled. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

But as far as I could tell, Inkatha never made any effort to implement the accord, and there were violations as well on our own side. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hike to the top was steep, hot, and seemingly endless, but worth the effort. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

That was the method the mulefa used, and it worked well enough, with time and effort. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

A bad link is full of holes; very little of the effort you put into it goes toward what you want it to do. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Nor do zoos’ efforts with rhinos, although rhinos offer up to over three tons of meat on the hoof. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The doctor made no effort to start a conversation, and Matt was happy to leave things that way. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

With each week resembling the one before, one must make an effort to recall what day and month it is. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Farmer and Jim were, among other things, pragmatists who understood that even with Tom White’s generosity and PIH’s fund-raising efforts, the organization was overextended and sometimes close to being broke. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

I try to tell myself that I’m more than a legless girl, but that’s an effort too. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

With some effort, I got to my feet. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

His efforts were so vigorous, I thought he could not be much hurt; but I asked him the question— Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Would it be worth my effort to try to help her if I know I’m too weak to do any good? Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

It took effort to sit, to not shriek with joy. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

As one judge said after conducting a review of drug-courier profile decisions: “Many courts have accepted the profile, as well as the Drug Enforcement Agency’s scattershot enforcement efforts, unquestioningly, mechanistically, and dispositively.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

It doesn’t take any effort or any planning. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

She was making a tremendous effort to look thirty-five for her first public appearance. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Be confident that your efforts were enough, my heart. Very little could have been done to save your friend.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

She was trying to see me but her eyes wouldn't focus am aer head kept swinging to one side, yet she was making a real effort, and suddenly I felt lighthearted. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Where have all the black men gone?” is a common refrain heard among black women frustrated in their efforts to find life partners. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The bundle I carried, for all that it contained so little, grew heavier with each step; my neck was stiff with the effort of holding my head steady, for the bundle was poised on top. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am exhausted by the things I'm always exhausted by: the soldiers, the signs, the secrets and strategies and effort. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

She chuckles with effort, trying to break the ice. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ron peered into Harry’s teacup, his forehead wrinkled with effort. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Every six or seven days, the same two pallid casualty assistance officers enter the refectory, and four hundred faces go ashen from the effort of not turning to watch. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

And usually she managed to get involved in various efforts to improve the living conditions of the people of the area. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas doesn't reply, but I see him swallow hard in an effort not to react. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

The Phaistos disk anticipates humanity’s next efforts at printing, which similarly used cut type or blocks but applied them to paper with ink, not to clay without ink. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

With a great effort Frodo sat upright and brandished his sword. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Fortunately, I met all of my mental-development milestones, and a test showed I was smart enough to make all the effort worthwhile. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Harry was several streets away before he collapsed onto a low wall in Magnolia Crescent, panting from the effort of dragging his trunk. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

If by “effort” she means writing a check that could send a small village to college, then she definitely put in quite a bit of effort just so I could be a human petri dish. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

It was too much of an effort, just as we returned. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

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

They were soaking wet, but when he broke one over his knee—with great effort—he found that, inside, it was dry. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I hoped to learn from what Hillary had shared with me about her own experiences, to leave the politics to Barack and focus my own efforts elsewhere. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She seemed a little more mature; he noticed the shimmer on her cheeks, the more defined curl of her hair, and knew she had made an effort with her appearance. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Stopping in his effort of getting up, still staring at me, his mouth opened as if to say something. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Sorrento and the Sixers had been at it for over five years and still had nothing to show for their efforts. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Alice Paul’s Woman Suffrage Parade, however, would be the first national effort calling for a constitutional amendment granting women the right to vote. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

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

The giant paused his efforts to scoop the shadow children into his mouth. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

In an effort to get her to sleep quietly, her father has told her that people don’t talk at night. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Judge Byrne said, “Thank you very much, gentlemen, for your efforts,” his voice drowned out by the bedlam in the courtroom. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“You ask us to lie so that you may steal the Crochan and steal our own efforts with it! You are mad, Ellidyr!” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Because the spray planes were paid by the gallon rather than by the acre there was no effort to be conservative, and many properties were sprayed not once but several times. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“She obviously makes more of an effort if you’re not family.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

At any moment now he knew that the end would come: his master would faint or fall, and all would be discovered, and their bitter efforts be in vain. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I think about saying good night to him in an effort to be more kind. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Christina laughs, maybe a little harder than my comment warrants, but I appreciate the effort. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

For all of our frantic efforts, the temperature continued to drop. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

They are also driven by the efforts of a handful of exceptional people. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her last remark was directed toward Milo’s efforts to stuff one of the large drumbeats into his back pocket. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, nothing can be taken for granted because what the living desire will require great effort. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

How did he get drawn into the American espionage effort? George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tell her we’ll make an effort to be more discreet, but we don’t. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I stood and saw Nan limping along, already red in the face from the effort. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Soon after returning to Berkeley, Alvarez decided to focus his research efforts on the lab’s most intriguing experimental project: the search for an elusive decay process known as K-capture. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“Oh, that’s cute, the play on shucks,” Libby says with some effort, clearly swinging her leg over the biggest trunk, climbing back down our tree. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

It didn't seem worth the effort to climb out of his hole to check it out. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

But his effort to unsettle the American failed. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I haul myself up to the top, groaning from the effort, kicking and scrabbling in a downright ungainly manner. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The words spilled out of Ophie, too fast in an effort to cover the sick feeling of guilt heavy in her stomach. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“So inefficient, so wasteful of effort, and so utterly exhausting” was the old plow, Temple wrote, “that this deficiency of plowing may rank as mankind’s single greatest waste of time and energy.” 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Malpighi seems to have stimulated Borelli’s interest in living things, while Borelli seems to have stimulated Malpighi to investigate the way living systems work and encouraged his efforts at dissection. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

And hadn’t they added trivia just last year in Aunt Nancy’s effort to stop George from talking through dinner with his poems? A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She learned that his teammates would sometimes slack off, knowing that Kanue would step in to make up for their lack of effort. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

He tried to land on top of his bag in an effort to keep it from the men, but Clyde tugged it free. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He was pleased to see that the boy realized he had to make a special effort for this extraordinary occasion. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

My individual results continued to climb as well, improving both my national and international rankings, being recognized both on and off the strip for my efforts. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

"I think it's unfair that women must parade around like peacocks and men do not. There should be an equal effort." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I was convinced that people might be more accepting of us if we made an effort to improve the way 93 Little Hobart Street looked. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

And so they toiled on, with painful effort. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He redoubled his efforts to ignore the pulsing of his scar. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Eleanor followed Theodora up the stairs; she had not realized until now how worn she was, and each step was an effort. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

A workers’ strike could cut off food supplies, jeopardizing the war effort. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I’m barely strong enough to load and turn the crank, and my arms ache with the effort. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

She asked him to take the time and effort to move away from Erasmus and the other doubters and to look at the other side. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

They flew swiftly, without any effort, up and toward the balloon, leaning to one side or another to steer. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

He was not saved by these efforts, though, but by a curious stipulation in the terms laid down by Henry Lucas for his eponymous chair. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

As proof of her love, she offered him the enormous effort she had made to free herself from her numerous addictions. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

We should be able to predict which countries are best at math simply by looking at which national cultures place the highest emphasis on effort and hard work. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

I wish I had made more of an effort to get to know her better. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

People were leaping up and down in their places and shouting at the tops of their voices in an effort to drown the maddening bleating voice that came from the screen. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

He is conserving his energy, none of this flying around looking for food and wasting effort. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are times when the world is gelatinous around you, and it takes such a gathering of willpower just to move the slightest bit, it hardly seems worth the effort. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

My willingness to eat confused and annoyed the staff, confounding their efforts to understand what I was doing there. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a sudden massive effort he flung himself sideways, freeing one wing and crushing Mrs. Coulter against a rock. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The effort to step up cholera vaccinations has been steady but inadequate. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

I was so fully aware that only serious moods and occupations were acceptable, that in his presence every effort to sustain or follow any other became vain: I fell under a freezing spell. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

There is no shortage of worthy reform efforts and goals. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

As the year wore on, my father made an effort to come out of his depression. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Extraordinary efforts have been made—efforts that would have done more good elsewhere. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Two lawyers who have never met can nevertheless combine efforts to defend a complete stranger because they both believe in the existence of laws, justice, human rights—and the money paid out in fees. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

My wounded arm gushes blood, and I scream from the effort. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Each time the men of Durham flexed their muscle, she redoubled her efforts to break up their game. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Although my side still burns, the pain is a little duller and I can walk with less effort than yesterday. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

He too was startled; but he made an effort to seem unmoved. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

A full effort would send the rock thundering down to the neck of land. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

The news that his master was still alive roused him to a last effort beyond thought of weariness. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

If I had been passed over I’m not sure I would have made an effort to get my share. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

The first time she tried to pull back on the string, she could feel the muscles of her neck and shoulder straining at the effort. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

At the mention of my name, Peeta’s face contorts in effort. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Apparently in an effort to mollify the inflamed press, he let photographers back into the barn. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The owners saw it as an effort to shake them down, but for the Mexicans it became a class struggle pitting powerless workers against hard-hearted owners. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

But on a checkup visit, he was dismayed to find that the manager was focusing his sales effort not on Buicks but on ponderous Thomas Flyers. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Back then his uncle Gerion had been on hand to praise his efforts, in place of surly sailors. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Because she’s making an effort to meet me where I am. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

His voice is faraway, a sound heard through a wall; yet the corners of his mouth crease and tear with effort. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He made an obvious effort not to interrupt me, but every other minute, he couldn’t help but ask questions. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

It took no effort at all to load him into the wheelbarrow. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I look up and see him, sitting back on his knees but still panting a bit from the climb and the heat and the effort of bringing Peeta back from the dead. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

That was another good sign for the end of the war, if the Germans had to use all their trains for the war effort. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Scalp hunting and enslaving captives were profitable and aided the colonizers’ efforts to intimidate or eradicate the Indigenous population. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

She had left the print in a last hopeless effort to force the door open. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

We push, a huge effort, and I run right off the roof, and splash in the dirty water. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

The ground smelled like wet clay where the hose had dripped all over, despite my efforts to tighten it. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

It didn't take much effort to imagine those same gossip sessions happening at some other dining table, with her own family as the subject. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

By that point, nearly every effort to send a US agent behind the Iron Curtain had failed; the KGB was simply too well entrenched and too vigilant for the Americans to sneak past its nets. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

But if he didn't like it, he didn't make much effort. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

During the rescue effort that followed, two of the search aircraft collided with each other. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Eventually, with the aid of several glasses of champagne, Tsukiko persuades her to abandon the effort, drawing her out into the sunken garden to distract her. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He rubbed his eyes in an effort to keep the tears from falling, and some of the ink from his finger rubbed off. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like almost all other English scientists, he joined the war effort and became part of the Admiralty’s scientific establishment. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

But the efforts were not very successful; and between the soma- holidays there were, of necessity, intervals. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was no small effort to get me started on the road to the dentist. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tense effort to keep out of his consciousness the terrible sight of Bessie and the drone of the voices would not allow him to move a single muscle. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

By the time it had done so, the American effort had been laboring for nearly two years without reaching a conclusion. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

According to Tanner, who’d leaned across his desk with his eyes ablaze and a determined finger pointed at me, Stan and the other fund-raisers/hostages, this watery utopia deserved our most committed efforts. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

May it serve its purpose well, my feeble effort, and preserve my Child from the pitfalls of this world and bring her safe to her father’s arms in Heaven.’ The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

“But it was because of his efforts to ensure this community had a library that this branch was built fifteen years ago. It was named in his honor.” Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

Getting straight A’s wasn’t on Qareeb’s bucket list, despite my parents’ best efforts. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

It was a bad-tempered animal, despite Roosevelt's best efforts to tame it. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

By the time it comes over the side, slick and dripping, my arms are shaking from the effort. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Her eyebrows had been plucked and then drawn on again at a more rakish angle but the efforts of nature toward the restoration of the old alignment gave a blurred air to her face. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

With a huge effort Harry forced himself on. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She coughs, her face wincing in pain from the effort. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Two chambermaids were standing at a respectful distance, watching his efforts in some awe. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

But his modest means did not stand out as much as his efforts to guard his morals. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

His Table, his idea of Chivalry, his Holy Grail, his devotion to Justice: these had been progressive steps in the effort for which he had been bred. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were too big, too quick, too fast as he dove in front of them, flinging his body in a vain effort to stop them. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The pale, miserable boy still made no effort to resist, letting them drag him across the dusty stone of the courtyard. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Party duties broke into my efforts at expression. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was such an unfathomable condition that Gaston failed in his efforts to become intimate with him and had to seek other pastimes for his idle hours. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Immediately I begin to laugh—a wild, hysterical cackle that despite all my efforts still sounds a little like a scream. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Mr. Muhammad, to whom I was writing daily, had no idea of what a new world had opened up to me through my efforts to document his teachings in books. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I had become attached to my beard, and I resisted all efforts to get me to shave. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She knew she wouldn't manage it right away, but she felt fairly confident that with a great deal of practice and effort, she would succeed in the end. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

Captain Smith tells them we are thankful for their message, and for their peacekeeping efforts. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

It took effort for the riders to avoid looking right at it every time they rode in morning workouts or circled the barn walking hots. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had to prepare his brain, he had to get his mind controlled and safe from their efforts, so that they could not break him. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

His jaw tightened, but he kept his smile in place with some effort. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

By killing these patients, the Nazis could use the money saved on their care to fund the war effort. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

But the effort stirs the black, wet road to a mire, and when he starts up the car again, it won’t move. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

During World War II, Bill Harvey fought his battles on the home front, leading counterespionage campaigns against the Abwehr, spies that Hitler sent across the Atlantic to sabotage the American war effort. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Those issues had seemed comparatively straightforward while the Allied war effort remained primarily focused on the Nazi regime. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Shouldn’t we applaud any effort, regardless of how minor or manipulative, that makes even one child safer? Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Democrats were popular among White southerners because the party had pushed for leniency toward the Confederacy and had supported efforts to deny former slaves the vote. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

In an effort to stop Japan, President Franklin Roosevelt imposed ever-increasing embargoes on materiel, such as scrap metal and aviation fuel. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

Somehow, the first scribes solved all those problems, without having in front of them any example of the final result to guide their efforts. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

He made a violent effort to raise himself into a sitting position, and merely succeeded in wrenching his body painfully. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Washington did his best to answer questions and make decisions, but he often found his efforts blocked. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

The hunters were screaming with delight Simon's effort fell about him in ruins; the laughter beat him cruelly and he shrank away defenseless to his seat. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Sharp effort from Beta! Penn’s been working on his defense!” an analyst shouts over the noise. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He turned then to Jethro, who stood beside the counter, his body hunched together as if in an effort to make himself as inconspicuous as possible. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Will work to become knowledgeable in areas of their current job responsibility and put efforts in trying to communicate effectively. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

“The sight of freedom looming on the horizon should encourage us to redouble our efforts.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grunting, Celaena pulled away with an effort of skill and force. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

In Ulster, they created a Protestant presence within a predominantly Catholic nation and gave Britain a foothold for its efforts to expand its empire. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

The failure to find Howard after so much effort was frustrating and puzzling. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

An enormous effort by cognitive psychologists has gone into the search for differences in IQ between peoples of different geographic origins now living in the same country. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Jenna asks, panting with the effort to keep her footing on the slippery slope. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

In all the effort he hadn’t been able to think of his father, but it was good to know he was there. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The cat clawed her face and chest in an effort to right itself, then leaped nimbly to the floor. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since I never intended to quit, it’s nice to have someone making all this effort to get me to do something I would have done anyway. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

His vigilance and hatred for mice helped the whole family in their efforts to ready the cabin for winter. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

“We focus on civics and mathematics and English. The Director of Mobilization has sponsored our efforts.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

We had made our own very limited efforts to employ the power of print. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had passed every course, and had gotten A’s for effort. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

He smiled swiftly, seeming to appreciate my effort. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Exhausted and bleary-eyed though he was, he must make one last effort, seeking one last piece of advice. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Calimar’s cooking, however, was soon countering the coaches’ best efforts. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

At some fixed point in time and space he senses that he need not waste the effort of a glance. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

We have made about one-tenth of one percent of the required effort. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I really had the talent to be successful in the sport like Coach Mustilli said, why wasn’t the foundation taking my effort more seriously by helping me get to the top? Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Their entire effort for the last year and a half had come to this? Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

There was a silver spark, then a wavering light, and then, with the greatest effort it had ever cost him, the stag burst from the end of Harry’s wand. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

With an effort Wilson left the shade and support of the doorway and, breathing hard, unscrewed the cap of the tank. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

More than that, I had proof that he was sincere in his efforts to quash bullying. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

After a minute or so, he pulled the Invisibility Cloak on again and resumed his efforts to get into the Room of Requirement, but his heart was not in it. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

She refused to sign the letter and encouraged Stanton not to “complicate or compromise” their efforts to win suffrage. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

With a great deal of effort, they looped the string of a rod around one of the sticks. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, efforts by protest leaders to influence public opinion were beginning to pay off. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

People in the audience clapped and cheered; even the referee applauded my efforts. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

But the Magic Kingdom is at the forefront of the effort to restore life as we knew it. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Both sides were making a good-faith effort to get the negotiations back on track, and on September 26, Mr. de Klerk and I met for an official summit. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

While some gymnastics skills came fairly easily to me, it was clear from the start I’d have to put in a lot of extra effort on bars. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

During the last two days and nights he had lived so fast and hard that it was an effort to keep it all real in his mind. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Sticky had made a great effort, but in the end he couldn’t help it—he had stopped resisting. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Of course he was worth all that effort. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

The efforts of the Joneses and their abolitionist friends had borne fruit. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

In an effort to demonstrate their commitment to a genuinely multiracial, working-class movement against white elites, the Populists made strides toward racial integration, a symbol of their commitment to class-based unity. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Neither of them relished the idea of telling elderly, kindhearted Gallup that her decades of effort were pointless. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I stepped up to the foul line and made a real effort to empty my brain. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Did the government know of my intention to study in America, and was this an effort to stop me? Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thus there need not be a large time gap before Maurice’s research efforts were in full swing. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Those three things — autonomy, complexity, and a connection between effort and reward—are, most people agree, the three qualities that work has to have if it is to be satisfying. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

After a concerted effort, the body finally floats down the river, his long hair spreading around. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The overpowering craving to touch him also refused to fade, and I crushed my fists safely against my ribs until my fingers were aching with the effort. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The distance between the men and the errant robot was being cut down momentarily—more by the efforts of Speedy than the slow plodding of the fifty-year-old antique mounts of Donovan and Powell. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Poor Ben has no way of knowing all his efforts are for nothing. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I figured I should put at least a little effort into figuring out which direction was best, so I took a little walk this morning. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

After that day, I could barely enter the garden without a huge effort of will. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

My first real effort, I decided, would be the garden. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Word has it, Ebgard, that you haven’t been doing your share to support the war effort,” growled a man I didn’t know. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

If only Jenny could see how much time and effort she's put into this, how good she really is, he’d thought. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He began scrabbling around frantically in an effort to catch hold of those that were left, but they were too quick for him. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Tehlu bent and with great effort lifted one edge of the wheel and set it leaning against a tree that grew nearby. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Despite the woman’s best efforts, no one seemed to make any significant improvement. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, he regarded any effort to end slavery as premature, politically impractical, and counterproductive. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

In spite of his efforts, whenever the wheels hit a deep rut, the cart tipped precariously and some of the logs spilled out. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

This little effort of mine, I thought, has been a disaster in more ways than one. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

When he was enraged by some human effort or flaw, he was able to regard himself as discriminating, fastidious, and full of nice scruples. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was left with time enough to rifle through a rubbish dump on his way home; the cabbage core that he found would add to Crane-man’s culinary efforts for dinner. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

‘Come on! It’s time we made another effort.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

When the campers of the Third saw the eagle standard, they shouted insanely and fought with renewed effort. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Seventeen died despite the horrified missionaries’ best efforts. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z