| 单词 | ending |
| 例句 | No, the story must have a happy ending. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z To stay under the sixty-minute mark, he cut lines from the script’s ending. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Next problem: finding uses for all the animal parts that were ending up on the scrap heap. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Harriet was upset by this story, in spite of its happy ending. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z "I mean, just who in the hell are you to tell me that my story has no ending?" Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Someday in that far future, my son must hear of the foul crimes of Denmark, the revenge unleashed there, and its tragic ending. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z This, the last meeting, started with the punch bowl on the table instead of ending with it. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Take the possessive of proper names ending in “s” - such as my own. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z It snowed all that week, ending a white November and beginning a whiter December. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z My search was a play that Mom had written, and she knew the ending when I was at the beginning. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z I thought I was being mature by ending things in person. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “It’s a good story. With a happy ending.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z In the bleak indie movies, they don’t get the happy ending; they get a tragedy. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Grease would have had a very different ending if she'd shown up at that carnival in spandex, a head of curls, and a bushy unibrow. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Just before the metal crashed back into Jimmy’s head, ending it, his father ducked. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z "I still get plenty of news from the Kolkata gossip chain," Didu says, crossing her arms and ending the debate. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Benighted, contentious, passionate, ignorant souls, countryfolk of a poor land, their generosity gave a noble ending to that hard journey. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z It’s steep and long, ending at a narrow bend between rocks, then that short vertical drop. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z If it’s a story I’m telling, then I have control over the ending. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z When you peeled back the skin, you were dealing with bone and muscle, blood and nerve endings. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z The day after I arrived, starting at dawn and ending well into the evening, I followed Farmer on his rounds, for the first of many times. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z About stings and venoms and beginnings and endings and all the creatures that no one else seems to understand. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Pumping the pedals, he pushed himself to keep up with the vanishing trail, all through downtown Fry, finally ending at the door of the Nice Dream Ice Cream shop. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “Another ending. No matter how perfect the day is, it always has to end.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Twenty minutes later they walked up their hill and down the other side, ending up in the middle of a stretch of shops and restaurants. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “And the prairie falcon is on her way to Idaho. “How’s that for a happy ending?” he asks and takes a sandwich from his packbasket. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He believed in good omens and positive thoughts and happy endings to films, a trouble-free belief, because he had not considered them deeply before choosing to believe; he just simply believed. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z In this book, not only is there no happy ending, there is no happy beginning and very few happy things in the middle. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z “It has no hero or heroine. It has no happy ending. But it’s a story you need to hear.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z That day my thoughts lingered on the ending and Ned’s mention of the green and yellow sparkle lure. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “But probably a love story, right? Something Simonish, with a happy ending.” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z I have two pieces of advice about verbs ending in ize: • Don’t coin any new ones. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z And my life which is ending seems to be going on to an ending wonderful. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Xenocrates stood, ending the conversation with, “I’m sorry for your loss.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I expect him to sit down and read it, thus ending the conversation, but instead he sighs. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z These were dark days, and it was good to have a challenge to take his mind off ghosts and doom: make Ruby completely lose track of herself, while not ending up a pile of char. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I crept to my bed and wrote what I had seen and heard, then wrote the ending backward. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z On that first day, Mr. Terupt had told me that he liked happy endings, so I brought him this book. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z That earless Sunday we made our circuit of churches, ending up, as usual, at white church. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Keep the e in notice when you add the able ending. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Five miles beyond Osgiliath they halted, ending their first day’s march. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z I ran my hand roughly through my hair, ending up with a few loose strands. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z But for Hugo, his entire world was ending. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z And she took off down the road, leaving Herbie behind the wheel of his accordion, moaning into his hands. the ten o’clock nightly news was ending, Kyril Montana’s phone rang. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z One system at a time, I cleanly shut them all down, ending with the main computer itself. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z No ship, nothing at all, had appeared on the horizon that day, and now the day was ending. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z She had sobbed after the loss to Lee just as hard as Jerrod had, for she feared the season’s ending every bit as much as he did. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z However, when they spoke, it became clear the Italians were ending their shift and the Austrians were beginning. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Look: It may spoil the ending, but in my father’s book all the incomers except for one—a boy—end up being killed by determined human mobs. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z I’m sorry that my attempt at a new beginning turned out to be the very worst kind of ending. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Effie makes me say a hundred banal phrases starting with a smile, while smiling, or ending with a smile. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z It looked heavier than Dadi; I didn’t see this ending well. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z ‘Books ought to have good endings. How would this do: and they all settled down and lived together happily ever after?’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I wonder if he’ll come with me, or if our built-in ending is high school. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The junior and senior years at Stuyvesant were morning sessions, beginning around eight and ending at one without a lunch break. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Before Ophie could try another tactic, the ghost disappeared completely, ending the conversation. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z He was angry, and I could see he was torn between ending the fight and trying once more to beat me down. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z When the newscaster gravely reminded us that this new tragedy sealed the final ending to “our nation’s Camelot story,” Big Ma said, “Yes, sir. It surely does.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z The story is supposed to have a happy ending. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Harley’s words were becoming disjointed and he was accenting the words at the beginning and swallowing the ending sounds until it didn’t sound like English any more. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z At the bottom the flashlight beam illuminated a short, barren hallway ending at an iron door. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “And okay, fair enough, but there is this unwritten contract between author and reader and I think not ending your book kind of violates that contract.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z No. But I'm not giving up on a better ending. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z She wished she could use her charmspeak on the Fates, describe a happy ending, and force them to make it come true. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “It was cruel,” said Dumbledore softly, “that you and Sirius had such a short time together. A brutal ending to what should have been a long and happy relationship.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z She made a series of phone calls ending with one to Ms. Willis. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Waitressing jobs aren’t plentiful with the tourist season ending, and I’m looking for fresh challenges anyway. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z All the reasons for ending his relationship with Ginny, for staying well away from her, seemed to have slunk inside the room with Ron, and all happy forgetfulness was gone. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z In the book, she would be kissed by a wandering prince; and then the happy ending would sprawl across the pages, in scroll-wreathed letters, with purple and yellow banners. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Each relationship was ending up a net loss. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The next day at school, just as recess was ending, a kid came running up to me, calling my name. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z That was the beginning of an argument that never had a satisfactory ending. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z All bespoke bounty, and peace, a world never ending. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z As it was, the video sequence became something of a legend, initially doing the rounds on the Amateur Home Movies cable shows and ending up on the LEP Academy Hand-to-Hand curriculum. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z But looking back on the next day, I can tell you that happy endings are possible, even in situations as fraught with complications as this one was. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z Bobby Gene sighed like the world was ending. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z That night he had dreamed of an orchard under the moonlight, of skeletal white trees, their branches ending in bony hands, their roots going deep down into the graves. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z I didn’t know what ending I had planned for the sentence. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “That all that stuff about happy endings is lies. The only ending in this world is death. Now that might or might not be happy, but either way, you ain’t ready to die, are you?” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z On Wednesday morning, the band of three hundred reached the point where the highway widened back to four lanes, ending the court’s limitation on the number of marchers. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z There are two endings to our story, one where he irreversibly broke my heart, and one where he didn't. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z The soft consonants suggested an unthinkable obscenity, the sibilant ending whispered the family’s shame. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “I will consider your words, Ophelia, for they are weighted with wisdom,” said Hamlet, closing the anatomy book and ending our discussion. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He took a long look around the room, his inspection finally ending with the bald, aproned man behind the bar. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They were largely conservative, less inclined to embrace revolution as a method of ending apartheid. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Her classmates congregated at the gazebo at its center and used the square as a turnabout when they cruised the main drag, ending up at the Walmart parking lot. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “I cannot imagine a better ending to this day. Thank you very much.” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z It is of course tragic that her marriage is now ending in failure. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “These trace a never- ending path, leading away from home and circling back. When you wear this, you’ll never be far from the place you started.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “You sure, now? I don’t want you getting on the wrong train and ending up in New York or someplace worse.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Natalie drummed her fingers against the wall, ending with a dramatic thump. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Straight on, a tilted stairway of pale marble rose up out of the dark water in a graceful spiral, ending abruptly ten feet above their heads. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Yeah, this feels far worse than the evil eye B-Cubed threw my way after ending my season three years ago. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z This was a three-inch-by-five-inch index card holding four lines about how one family was ending. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The sky lightens as we follow him through a maze of streets, ending on one that's bordered with small shops. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z No picnic, but a lot better ending to his Nazi parachutes movie than Captain Byron Watson Gets Captured and Burned Alive by the Evil Snake Woman with His Own Flamethrower of Death. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z So she told him that she was moving back home, and she added, “I have to,” knowing he would hear in her words the sound of an ending. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He wasn’t going to get upset, and he wasn’t going to scold Jinny, and he wasn’t going to notice that the world was ending. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “This only feels like an ending,” Jinny said to the wind and the distance. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Can see the darkest part of night just ending. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z “Some tale of valor with a happy ending.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Along the way, someone substituted the Latin ending pi for the Greek podes and came up with the polyglot octopi. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s good to know that you’re ending the universe, Mama. Maybe we do need to start from scratch.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “Daniel gave up everything to devote himself to ending that foolish slaughter,” Harry said of the Vietnam War. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The scorching days of summer were ending, and the days were becoming more comfortable. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Janus, too, was originally one of the Numina, “the god of good beginnings,” which are sure to result in good endings. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z In competition, we always performed the skills we’d practiced and mastered in the gym, because as any gymnast can tell you, there’s a fine line between being courageous and ending up with a major injury. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Not the ending I’d hoped for, but no more than I expected, I suppose.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Maybe there was part of me, the part that loves happy endings, that wished things had changed. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z I kept thinking that the world was ending. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z It stopped in swift waves, beginning at the rear of the synagogue and ending at the chairs near the podium. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Without warning, the CIA fired Howard, ending his career just as it was getting started. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Many of the stars in Orion are hot and young, evolving rapidly and ending their lives in colossal cosmic explosions called supernovae. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Let us visit Uncle Turn’s thoughts and hear how he practices this ending in his mind as the people wait by the fire. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z The mass was ending, the fleeting mystery was already vanishing. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It centered on one goal—ending the childhood obesity epidemic within a generation. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I imagined trying to eat a sandwich like that in the bathroom, everything ending up on the gross floor except a single slice of mayonnaise-y bread I still managed to hold in my toes. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z R. M. Renfield, ætat 59.—Sanguine temperament; great physical strength; morbidly excitable; periods of gloom, ending in some fixed idea which I cannot make out. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z An advisor was with him, putting the final touches on the dramatic ending the president had recently come up with. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z In about fifteen minutes, puffing on his pipe, Pavey captured Bobby’s queen, thereby ending the game. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Everywhere the train stopped—Charleston, New Orleans, Los Angeles, Denver, Chicago, and many other places, ending in New York—enormous rallies were held, featuring speeches by veteran suffragist activists, each one dressed in prison garb. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Then they halted, ending their night’s journey, for the King was weary. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Finch’s Landing consisted of three hundred and sixty-six steps going down a high bluff and ending in a wide jetty jutting out into the river. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Mohammed wasn’t even twenty, and he’d won a race starting in Saida and ending in Beirut, a distance of twenty-six miles. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “We had to put your daughter in a body cast. She’s growing. We want to prevent one leg from ending up shorter than the other. We hope it will work.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z I said I hoped that a climate conducive to a negotiated settlement could soon be achieved, ending the need for the armed struggle. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Within seconds he was stabbing out moves, trying combinations, seeking won endings, and rattling off variations, his fingers barely able to keep pace with his thoughts. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He dreamed of worlds ending, and of the sun and the moon being eaten by a wolf. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z At once there was great jostling and cursing as each troop tried to get first to the gate and the ending of their march. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z After nearly a decade of prodding by Douglas Moore and others, King was at last prepared to endorse a national nonviolent direct-action campaign aimed at ending Jim Crow. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Now he is thinking about the ending of the story he is going to share, as it is still new to him and he wants to tell it right and true. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z In Afghanistan, the ending was all that mattered. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The original Perseus was one of the only heroes in the Greek myths who got a happy ending. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “Where is my tea?” came a shout from the top of the stairs, the strident voice silencing the singing and ending Ophie’s happy reverie. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Like the ending of a story, an ending in music is more satisfying if it follows certain customs that the listener expects to hear. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z The ending credits music was playing in the living room. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z In this ending, he knows I loved him, and he has his book. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Hence “black is beautiful” and “gay pride”—slogans and anthems of political movements aimed at ending not only legal discrimination, but the stigma that justified it. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The Old Kingdom forms the first major division after that, ending about 2155 B.C. with the overthrow of the Sixth Dynasty. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He listened—it was “The Song of the River,” just ending. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He tuned to Radio Biafra, to the ending of an announcement about the enemy’s being wedged in Oba, before he turned the radio off. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z What kind of ending we need to brace ourselves for. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Luckily, I didn’t kill myself and have a tragic ending like Romeo and Juliet did. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z On October 19 Cornwallis surrendered, ending the last major battle of the Revolutionary War. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I told him the whole story, ending with She's so mean! I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I think of Visiting Day like I think of the world ending: Nothing after it matters. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z When the pounding of the drums suddenly died, the dancers stopped in confusion, their applause abruptly ending, but then Ash heard a great cheer go up from the far side of the Square. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sad ending, but let me not give it away. I’ll say no more.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z I slam my laptop down, abruptly ending my Skype call with Stella as Barb and I stare at each other in a classic Old Western standoff. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z The days were long, beginning before dawn when the sea was purple black, ending with the sunset when the sea was burning red. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z His hoofs flailed at the three who were ending the hunt with slashes and blood-letting bites. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “We’ll do hour shifts and leave at first light. Starting with Tree and ending with French. Got it?” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z “Can’t you bleeding well listen to what I say? I tell you no number ending in seven ain’t won for over fourteen months!” 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Other abolitionists at Peterboro begged the sisters to lower their profile, fearful that the controversy around women’s rights would detract from the main cause, ending slavery. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z “You never want to end up house poor,” he’d tell us, explaining how some people handed over their savings and borrowed too much, ending up with a nice home but no freedom at all. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He punched Haupt squarely in the nose, ending the conversation but not their friendship. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z I told her everything he had said, ending with my skepticism about whether Leslie would be able to find my uncle. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z With all this activity, I just couldn’t imagine it ever ending. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She debated whether she should, always ending with the same conclusion. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Unable to work either the dishwater or Methuselah’s long memory into a proper ending for his parable, Our Father merely looked at us all and heaved the great sigh of the put-upon male. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Meg tried to keep the franticness out of her voice, trying to sound as drained of feeling as Charles, but nevertheless ending on a squeak. A Wrinkle in Time 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Fräulein Engel will be disappointed, though, that it doesn’t have a proper ending. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z If you are interested in stories with happy endings, you would be better off reading some other book. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z “Ending is better than mending, ending is better than mending.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z She wished the bell ending recess would ring. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z “And I can appreciate that. But isn’t there something to be valued in a happy ending as well?” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z That morning, Judge Byrne had listened to arguments for and against ending the trial. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The race covered ten miles of snow-covered countryside, starting and ending on Main Street right in front of the old church. Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Each in his own way was excited about the prospect of the war’s ending. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z There was so much in my life I wanted to know the endings to right now. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Underneath the clash over rights, laws, and work rules, there was a deeper truth that the planters were sensing: The Age of Sugar was ending. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z After the bell ending the school day sounded, they headed into the massive main building. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “Yea! Hurrah! The story has a happy ending!” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z "No! I'm not a mass murderer, I’m a writer! I'm sure I can think of some less bloodthirsty ending." Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Sorry for ruining the ending, but if you didn’t see it coming, you really should read more stories. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z "He isn't a direct uncle—they said he's your father's cousin, not your father's brother—but I'm so glad they found him. I really didn't want you ending up in an orphanage." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Maybe it wouldn’t be so bad because we’d have our happy ending. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I just hope and pray our story has a happier ending! Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z “Yes. Our goal is to take over the districts one by one, ending with District Two, thus cutting off the Capitol’s supply chain. Then, once it’s weakened, we invade the Capitol itself,” says Plutarch. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I’m supposed to walk east from the station once I get there—toward the lake—but I still get lost for almost twenty minutes, going in circles and ending up in a cul-de-sac. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I thought my failure at the 2011 Nationals was an ending, but it was really a beginning—a turning point on a journey I still can’t believe I’m taking. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z From young manhood onward, however, the prospect of ending his life had more and more lost its fantastic quality. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s like our nerve endings have found a way to slip through fabric. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Is it fair to say Nixon prevented the Vietnam War from ending in 1968? Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z But there isn’t a happy ending for him. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z I am running out of space—the platform is ending—I seize the handle and swing myself in, my muscles absorbing the pull forward. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z August 14, 1945: Japan surrendered, ending World War II. I didn’t get to the third one because at that moment I heard a rifle shot, followed by my mother hollering, “Jack!Jack!” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The first picture had been a war film, and all I caught was the ending where the G.I. goes back to Europe to marry the woman who saved his life. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z “We’re still days away from any true ending, but I can tie up a few loose ends before we call it a night.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Several verbs ending in t or d have all but dropped the emending in the past tense. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Some sappy song would be playing while they flashed to Ashley and me sharing lunch, talking, laughing, looking coy, holding hands—and ending with that first chaste kiss. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z “You know that the Ace Period debate club is ending, and a new rotation starts next week, right?” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Which basically always seems to be me ending with a big cheese on my face. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Because let me tell you, it was a happy ending. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Rowan took his shot and accidentally sunk the eight ball, ending the game. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “I realize,” he wrote, “that there are a few people in the East who are becoming quite alarmed over the prospect of Seabiscuit ending up as the top winner of the American turf.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It is my thanks to him for not ending it. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z This is not my perfect prom night, and it’s not the happy ending I pictured. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z The British still use those endings, but Americans are now more likely to use the shorter quit, bet, wet, wed, and fit. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z This was at least a happy ending, wasn’t it? Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The peace delegation he dispatched to France so single-handedly negotiated a treaty ending the “quasi-war,” but the good news arrived too late to influence the election. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z When he finished the book, in which many of the stories had no endings because there were pages missing, Aureliano Segundo set about deciphering the manuscripts. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Half of them ending up dead, or burned up so bad that when someone finds them, their skin is black and their lips are cracked open? The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Mark didn’t let go, kept pushing and shoving, throwing all his strength into ending this man’s life. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He put his basket down and greeted her with their special basketball handshake, a complicated series of backhand slaps and finger pointing, ending with tilting their heads over their shoulders and saying “Oh yeah!” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “Everything horrible, all at once,” Chess said, as if he were ending the discussion. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Over the field rang his clear voice calling: ‘Death! Ride, ride to ruin and the world’s ending!’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z A mode often also has a formula that the melody usually uses to arrive at the ending note. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z It was not at all the way she’d imagined the ending. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z The movement was approaching a crisis, brought on, ironically, by its success in ending Jim Crow. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Her brain swirled with names, Lena, Saba, Leila, ending in a, like her own. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Trepid had scurried up and down the long halls, uneasy, restless, ending up at the door to Dallas’s room at the back of the house. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z To Merry the ascent seemed agelong, a meaningless journey in a hateful dream, going on and on to some dim ending that memory cannot seize. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The marriage line is faint, crisscrossed by tiny cracks in the skin starting and ending in a mystery. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z “I see the futures. There are a thousand endings to every story, and only by the telling does the ending become clear.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z I wanted him to find a happy ending. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z A steep, rocky path came straight down the hill, ending at the mailbox where Joe stood. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z I only hope my ending is as victorious as his! Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z A lot of people would say that ending was predictable. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “Sometimes in this world things come easy, and you tend to lean back and say, ‘Well, finally, happy ending. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Pearson, ending graduate school admission policies that explicitly barred black students. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z When my sister reads to me, I wait for the moment when the story moves faster—toward the happy ending that I know is coming. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z Yan Chang revealed this story in such a natural and lively way that I applauded her clever ending. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet he dreamed about saving them anyway — of a simple ending, the missing lid found. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought fairy tales were supposed to have happy endings. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Meg tried to keep the frantic-ness out of her voice, trying to sound as drained of feeling as Charles, but nevertheless ending on a squeak. A Wrinkle in Time 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z A head staring sightlessly up at a homed moon, cheeks ripped and tom down to bloody bone, pits for eyes, neck ending in a ragged stump. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It was chilly in the evenings now, with summer ending. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z His day was ending; it was 3:00 P.M., and he planned to pick up a girl from around the way to go to the movies. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Before I went to sleep, he’d kiss my forehead and say, Don’t forget the happy ending. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “For that I am sorry. I wanted to grant you a different ending, to let you leave without pain.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Archer glanced at Captain Reed, who nodded and stuck his hat back on his head, ending their conversation. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “So they let them alone and then the two of them took off for someplace else? If that ain’t the ending, I don’t want to know any more,” Wash said. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z By 1962 twenty-one countries declared themselves free of Aedes aegypti, and the world seemed very close to ending yellow fever forever. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Obinze, who anchored her through that summer of waiting—his steady voice over the phone, his long letters in blue airmail envelopes—and who understood, as summer was ending, the new gnawing in her stomach. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z This idea caught on, even though great literature from Chaucer to Shakespeare to Milton is bristling with sentences ending in prepositions. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “I knew it had to do with ending the war and that it was dangerous.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z For repeated sections of medium length — usually four to thirty-two measures — repeat dots with or without endings are the most common markings. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Lincoln knew that he had to change that now that the war was ending. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I so wish that ours could’ve been a happy ending as well. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z But, as you get older, you start seeing that sometimes stories don’t have happy endings. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Toomer had taught that all fish, the greatest and smallest, listened to the testimony of the tide in their every nerve ending, in every bone, and in every cell. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘This dream is continuing very nice. It has a very dory-hunky ending.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I guess either scenario is better than ending up pregnant or infected with a deadly STD. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z He did not remember any ending to his interrogation. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Maybe because I had just had my own happy ending, I told her that I figured it was. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z The beginning was a little slow but the ending was tight. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z But my allegiance is still uncertain, and right now, saving my own life is more important than ending someone else’s. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Because I’m not ready for red confetti and happy endings—I wish I was, but I’m not. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The ending of human life used to be in the hands of nature. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Exception 2.—Words ending in ie and dropping the e, by Rule I. change the i into y to prevent the doubling of the i: as, die + ing = dying; lie + ing = lying. New Word-Analysis 1871-01-01T00:00:00Z But nothing could have prepared her for water so blue, so beautiful, so never ending. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Faint and seemingly remote through that shuddering cry he heard winding up from below the sound of a trumpet ending on a long high note. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Her life would be thirteen short, bitter years with an unhappy ending. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z We go until the music stops, until someone turns on the lights and says the party is ending, that the neighbors have complained and the police are probably coming. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z A dozen lines of thought began and continued in my brain without ending; crossing, tangling, like threads on some meaningless warp. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Like a story, a piece of music can come to an end by simply stopping, but most listeners will react to such abruptness with dissatisfaction: the story or music simply "stopped" instead of "ending" properly. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z He gave me an unearned high five when the coach finally blew the whistle ending class. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He and a friend would be backpacking for a year or more—Europe first, then Asia, ending up in the Philippines. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z And so many stories have these happy, sappy endings. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z If any national plan for ending slavery was to succeed, Virginia needed to be in the vanguard. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z With the world ending tomorrow morning, he was highly motivated. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Ivan pulled her into a tight side hug, ending up with his arm looped around her neck. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z A little while later, I remember that it’s Thursday, which means life drawing at CSA, which means I’m ending my house arrest. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z It was stuffed to plumpness, most of it, with a narrow neck ending in a golf ball-size head. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z And when I felt like I could not take it one more minute, the swirl of sensations hit a dizzying crescendo, sending every nerve ending in my body on high alert. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z My stupid fantasies about ending up homeless are just that—the fact is that my parents will take me in anytime, anywhere. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z The bowl I delivered wobbled out of my hand and came to rest about as far from the jack as possible without ending up in the gutter. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Something was stirring in New York City as the summer of 1777 was ending. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Park addressed Shin using honorific nouns and verb endings. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z I could see Stan receiving an anonymous missive detailing my humiliating defeats, ending with the statement: don’t waste your time on him. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Then it was back to Paris to work on the peace treaty ending the war, an experience that generated his lifelong enmity toward Franklin, who found him insufferably austere and obsessively diligent. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “Picture it. Nineteenth-century man with his horses, dogs, carts, slow motion. Then, in the twentieth century, speed up your camera. Books cut shorter. Condensations, Digests. Tabloids. Everything boils down to the gag, the snap ending.” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of these musical pauses are simply take-a-breath-type pauses, and don't really give an "ending" feeling. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Twenty or thirty years from now, when we have accomplished world peace, when we have succeeded in ending racism and intolerance, the world will remember that the Freedom Writers kept their promise. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Until it smacks me like a cannonball: all of this is ending. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z When it was quite late he murmured something, went to a closet, and drew forth an evil weapon, a long yellowish tube ending in a bellows and a trigger. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside the oleander square there was nothing, no house, no building, nothing but the straight road going across and ending at the stream. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z He handed Ned the original Manchurian Fire Thrower, ending the conversation. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z I gave her my email address and phone number before thanking her and ending the call. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z I don’t even care that the sun’s going to burn out in a matter of years, ending all life on Earth, well, five billion years, but still, guess what? I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I’m not sure I want to be in the same room with Tris, knowing that we might be on the verge of ending, like standing on the edge of a cliff. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Several states were seriously debating ending the death penalty. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Then the ending of the song struck me like a fist in my chest, as it always does, no matter where or when I listen to it. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z We stuck to the assignment for the rest of the afternoon, walking past the zebras and the flamingos, and finally ending up at my favorite place in front of the lions. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I'm not about to tell you this book has a tragic ending, I already said in the very first line how it was my favorite in all the world. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He also made a stop in London to give a speech to the Royal Geographical Society—ending once and for all any doubt about the existence of the Rio Roosevelt. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z After ten minutes, as the conversation was ending, the agent told K., “Let me say one last thing. My client is willing to sell this house for a lot less than you might think.” Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z The bedroom had very high ceilings with braided molding all the way around, ending in a circle surrounded by more braid above the huge window across from the bed. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Night was ending and they were still alive. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z “Bad ending. People die. I don’t think I like that.” The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z I pour out the entire story about Emily and Soojin, starting with the school project and ending with what happened in the lunchroom. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z The remaining rubber plug he then threw out of sight down the field, with a single lunge ending in a powerful downward thrust of his wrist. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z His mother would have been amused about meat being a stolen good, and even by her funeral ending up a brawl about stolen meat. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z None of us knew yet how many endings and beginnings one story could have. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “If you knew the world was ending and could prevent it, would you?” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z When Richard Parker returned as the day was ending, a little earlier than the previous day, I was expecting him. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The sword shone with the knowledge that dawn was a small beginning compared to the ending of a season: the ending of a year. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Translucent staircases staggered down from the clouds, ending right in front of Aru and Mini. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I reviewed our situation for him, ending with an appeal for help. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We pieced together new words by taking, say, an English verb and giving it Spanish endings. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I almost miss most of the ending, because instead of the movie, my eyes focus in on Mitch’s hand as it inches toward mine. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z But there are no endings, while we live. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z So powerful was the selection that couples clung to one another during “Goodnight, My Love” as if it were not only the dance that was ending but their lives. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I obeyed and found several tall green stalks ending in white velvety petals, narrow and pointed like swords, and flecked with gold. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “If you knew the world was ending, and you had the chance to stop it, would you?” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z But with every good thing, like kisses while we wait to cross the street or our hands finding each other again after crowds split us up, I’m still rocked by this idea of everything ending. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z People were going to the opera, to balls, to glittering dinners in the great hotels, in spite of casualty lists and the fact that the war showed no signs of ending. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Long, unfamiliar words ending in tion, ism, and actic, with more talk about “the people” thrown in for good measure, like Big Ma throwing a pinch of salt into the cake batter. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Every nerve ending on my skin felt like it was on fire. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Then there will be an ending, to the story, and real life will come after it. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “That better be right, son, or the world be done ending fast.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “So you’re saying I may have reached my built-in ending to writing.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Sometimes it would last for hours, always ending with an “amen,” and they could keep that “amen” going on for five minutes at least. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I couldn’t help but think about school and everything else ending. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z “You can have the knowledge of ending cleanly,” he says. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Nor can I see why historians should cede many of the most interesting questions to other disciplines—politics, philosophy, sociology—simply because they require a consideration of beginnings and endings. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z On the other hand, Europeans viewed treaties as legal documents that focused on ending hostilities and as businesslike transactions where “the winner” got something from “the loser.” An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z For Jackie, their friendship seemed like a version of a real-world happy ending, a realization of her aspiration to move on from Jim’s tragic death and provide a stable life for the girls. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “No more talk about Gaea rising, Nico being held hostage, the world ending, the giants—” “Shut up, Seaweed Brain,” she ordered. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z But now, with Twelve coming so soon and the volunteer hours ending, it didn’t seem to matter. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z I’m crying and feeling the warm glow of satisfaction from a happy ending. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z He saw how, one by one and ending with the gaze-hounds—who did not hunt by scent—the various hounds became uneasy and began to whimper with desire. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Treason and turmoil followed, as night follows day, ending at Summerhall in sorcery, fire, and grief. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Then, just as we were ending our meeting, a new complication arose. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z But Maggie ending up with the postcards was such an obvious conclusion. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z One twisted metal vine veers to one side ending in a handle. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “We were too busy thinking about what might come next. We missed our happy ending.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The night dragged on, the rain ending and the clouds scudding away and the stars blinking on, one by one, looking cold and distant. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “Two days ago, your parents managed to tie up the money with legal proceedings, ultimately ending any hopes you had of spending the final sum. Then Leonard called me this morning.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Stories are also divided into paragraphs, chapters, stanzas, scenes, or episodes, each with their own endings, to help us keep track of things and understand what is going on. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z It was indeed in the Spanish interest to exaggerate the extent of human sacrifice, because ending what Cortes called this “most horrid and abominable custom” became a post hoc rationale for conquest. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z At first, my friends grumbled because we had to change a lot of the feminine endings, and so the rhymes all went to pot. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z After I’d gone through it and checked the endings, I washed my face and changed my shirt and went, with my books, over to Bunny’s room. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z A film on a small screen is just ending. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z And even Mandy would be surprised by this method of ending the curse. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z ‘But quite long, I should think. We can have many a good talk. What about helping me with my book, and making a start on the next? Have you thought of an ending?’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z For two years now, the Taliban had been making their way toward Kabul, taking cities from the Mujahideen, ending factional war wherever they’d settled. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z The thought of ending up like that didn’t help to lower his anxiety level. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z George was 11 years old when his father died, ending his dream of going to school in England. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Second, the improbably symmetrical ending to the dialogue casts an irresistibly dramatic spell over the entire story and the way to tell it. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Instead, American troops poured across the bridge, the Remagen beachhead was quickly enlarged and held against German counterattacks—and everyone began to talk of the war ending in two months. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z How long had he been charged with ending lives? Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The arms remained long, but they were feathered now, an iridescent gold ending in obscenely human hands. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I’m not about to tell you this book has a tragic ending, I already said in the very first line how it was my favorite in all the world. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Its foremost symptom was a sensation of heat that on occasion flamed in the nerve endings of his forehead until the arteries in his temples pulsed visibly. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z How could it be possible that there were that many nerve endings all in one place? Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z According to the rumor, there is someone out there who is seeking out corrupt, despicable scythes...and ending their existence by fire. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z After looking him up online, she finds that Cobain’s story does not have a happy ending. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Just when I think she's finished with all her props and is ready to toss up an ending, out comes a bust of Venus made from cake frosting. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z The sky god looked up, his eyes brimming with the sorrows of a thousand lost happy endings. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z And secondly—do you think there’s any ending to that story that doesn’t put Mom and Finn and Chess and me in danger, too? The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z But a person doesn’t always know the difference between a new beginning and a forever sort of ending. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z There were hints of much worse things around us now like a faint odor in the air, evoked by words like “plasma” and “psycho” and “sulfa,” strange words like that with endings like Latin nouns. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad and I sat all the way through the ending credits—that was part of the tradition too—and then Dad went upstairs to check on Mom. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z When this happens, the repeat dots will be put in an ending. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z I’ve seen so much already that the idea of leaving this arena is sharper than that of this day ending, like being ripped out of a dream you’ve waited your entire life to have. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I was aware of the fact that there was a thing called apartheid and it was ending and that was a big deal, but I didn’t understand the intricacies of it. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z It was a tricky ending, involving a couple of knights. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z In fact, it isn’t even close to ending there. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z On their last evening, Mrs. Weasley conjured up a sumptuous dinner that included all of Harry’s favorite things, ending with a mouthwatering treacle pudding. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Todd’s happy ending warms me up, from the inside out. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z She could find out the world was ending and she’d probably still show up here, talking all that hope. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z But getting a green card wouldn't be the ending to our story. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z He decided he didn’t like that ending to the Epic Ballad of Leo. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Kendra relished being part of the mercurial procession, overjoyed at the fortunate ending to the terrible night. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Thus the action on both sides was like a circle that went around and around, never ending. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s all ending today and there is absolutely nothing I can do about it. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z On the first day of November the Second Division left Wellington, presumably on maneuvers at Hawke Bay again, but ending up instead at Noumea on the French island of New Caledonia. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “Do you blame me? I don’t have much faith to go on these days, what with the world ending around us.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “I am fond of all of your parts,” Tyrion said, in hopes of ending any further discussion of the subject, “and even fonder of mine own.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Like how those stories always have happy endings.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z “I’ll do my best to give you a happy ending this year.” Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z Well, some words ending in s are also the same in singular and plural: series, species, and headquarters, which can mean a base or bases. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z That day, I thought my world was ending. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z And so I treated the swearing-in ceremony like it was a movie with an exhaustingly slow build and an anticlimactic ending. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z The bell rang ending the lunch half-hour, and he grinned. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z The other young males kept bothering Mushie, and like rowdy teens they engaged in some good-natured jostling, ending in all- out wrestling. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Styx’s happy ending was going to take him away from us. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Were there more happy endings in our future? The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z It seemed never ending — she began to wonder if she had walked for hours or days. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z I was pretty sure Grandpa Park was wrong about me ending up in a ditch. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z But Maya’s favorite part was always the ending. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z England had begun talking about ending slavery, but then it saw the chaos in France and sent an army to try to defeat the Haitians. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z It was one word, one syllable, which without thinking he spoke indistinctly, the ancient beginning and ending of all Brahmin prayers, the holy Om, which had the meaning of "the Perfect One” or "Perfection.” Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z The key to ending an Uncle Carlos interrogation. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z I like happy endings—even if they are only fantasies. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z There was a complete collapse, ending the life we had known in Kraków. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Valley had already read it, and it was a constant battle trying to stop her from spoiling the ending. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Relishing how much I hated him from afar, for putting out his hands and ending that poor black boy's life. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I think about Angelina’s sacrifice for her daughter, its ending in loss, her grief. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Only in cartoons and fairy tales and greeting cards do endings have glitter. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z It is so beautiful: black, never ending, and brightened by billions of stars. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes he even read them different endings or described different places where the same scenes were shot to see which they preferred. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z He wanted to fix everything for both of them so they could have a happy ending. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Words ending in y either add s or change the y to ies. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Twenty minutes later they walked up their hill and down the other side, ending up in the middle of a stretch of shops and restaurants. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z All novels, all poetry, are built on the never- ending contest in ourselves of good and evil. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Then we play the whole thing again, double time, missing notes, ending with a giant crescendo, splattering the keys, and laughing like maniacs. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z As soon as the bell rang ending homeroom, Garrett took him aside to share a weird new detail. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Deydey let a silence fall and then told the ending in a hushed, spooky tone. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z As I said at the very beginning, the book you are holding in your hands does not have a happy ending. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z The mutual distrust between the men who were just awakened and those who were ending a long night gave everyone a feeling of estrangement. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Pobrecito ending up the way he did, hanging himself by his belt in his cell to keep from giving out the others' names under the tortures Trujillo's henchmen were administering. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I went around the house piling up Luke’s toys and bottles, but they kept ending up back in their original places. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z He takes the flashlight out of my hand and goes back to the telescope, ending the conversation. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z “Don’t think of it as an ending; just a pause button till you read the next great thing.” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z I remembered beginning the loop around Sky Harbor International . . . but not ending it. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Whenever I think about those two days—about the space between you ending and me knowing—I think about the stars. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The first resolution was designed to appease the Deep South by confirming that the Constitution prohibited any federal legislation limiting or ending the slave trade until 1808. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “I am in a plane with a pilot who is—he can’t fly. And I don’t know how to fly. Help me. Help ...” He turned his mike off without ending transmission properly. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z The dream of ending the disparity seemed far away, of course, but Farmer was trying, struggling, to make Cange into a medical oasis, to prove that equality was possible one day. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z The ending is the part that matters most. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The central question for racial justice advocates is this: are we serious about ending this system of control, or not? The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “Believe me, my stories always have happy endings. If I want them to.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z On one side, there was a sloping garden of rosebushes and stone benches, ending at a round gazebo by the edge of a stream. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I don’t want to give away the ending, but it’s the kind of ending that makes people in the audience teary. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Jethro noticed that there was no more talk of taking the South “by the britches,” no more confident statements of ending the whole affair in one decisive swoop. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z I had supposed that writers of books just said that in the same way as they made happy endings at the last minute. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Didn’t know why a boy’d toss a nickel, but I figured I’d asked enough already, so I picked up the book, then reread the ending of the story of Dead and his son Icky. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z A century ago, the foreign ending would have been preferred, but over the years we’ve given English plural endings to more and more foreign-derived words. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But before I could ask, two house servants came in and Sarah deliberately turned her back to me, ending the conversation. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z The world was ending, and there were no more consequences. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z For someone who loved to keep a conversation going, Frankie certainly had a talent for ending one. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Nay, nay, whatever may now betide in war, my line too is ending, even the House of the Stewards has failed. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z This story was not going to have a happy ending. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z For if they had been able to nod and smile and say, How unruffled we are, then too, they might have been able to fret, We fear it all ending. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The brutal era of sharecropping and Jim Crow was ending, but what followed was persistent unemployment and worsening poverty. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z But when you think of shamblers as things, as mindless creatures who have to be put down so that we might live, ending them gets to be a lot easier. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z This time she lingered in the story after she told it, as if she was looking for a different ending. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z I thought—But now the song was ending and the building rang with applause, yells, until the chant burst from the rear and spread: No more dispossessing of the dispossessed! Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Even as I sat, the ending I had improvised was fading from my memory. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I survived, but it’s not a happy ending. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z As the lunch period was ending, she got up but did not head straight for the exit. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z But the disastrous flight had a happy ending. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Her howls echoed through the silent town, ending suddenly when the Tower’s great wooden doors slammed shut, locking her inside. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z But ending a marriage in California would take at least a year, and we didn't have that kind of time. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z The magistrate simply deposed my father, thus ending the Mandela family chieftainship. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the things I miss the most about being a little kid is that when you’re little, all the movies you watch have happy endings. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z People have odd reasons for ending up as saints. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z As he lifted his arm to drink, his cloak was pulled a few inches from the ground, and Harry saw, below the table, several inches of carved wooden leg, ending in a clawed foot. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z And if Shoji had my ability to dream, he might’ve cared more about his future than ending his pain. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Then I look at the Grasshopper piece, remembering how Styx Malone shook up our world, and how he finally got his happy ending. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z But the book points to a happy ending. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z One unanticipated result of ending manual labor was that I began to gain weight. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Alex left the church uncertain where to go, but ending up on Amsterdam Avenue. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Of course, no one strives like they did in mortal days, when the inequality was so great people would actually steal from one another—sometimes ending lives in the process. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Junior’s my dad and the key to ending any argument with my mom. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z June was ending and the boys stood about the Common watching the soldiers of the First Brigade camped there under Earl Percy. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z A wave of sadness swept over me as I realized that my friendship with Ivette was ending. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z The buzzer went off ending the girls' game and the voice of the manager squealed out for the team to take the court. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z All you could see for sure was that Sing Sing was the ending, at least for a while, to 2,300 sad stories. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Against human nature. This elaborate story, you can’t say, Hey, by the way, I don’t know the ending. I mean, you got certain obligations.” The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z What if we rewrite everything we expect from happy endings? What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Because that would be the happy ending, the right ending for a jolly girls’ adventure story. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “About twenty hours, give or take, esteemed guest, depending on whether they choose the happy or sad ending.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Get rid of all the nerve endings in my body? From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Just as Lawrence had warned Sproul that the cyclotron diaspora was bound to end Berkeley’s monopoly on cheap grad-student labor, it was now ending Berkeleys monopoly on cyclotron technology. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The day was ending, and so was their trip. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z One, he says he wants to keep somebody from ending up like our mom did. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z For the first few minutes neither one of us said anything, but I wanted to at least try to talk to Dad to see if we could talk without ending up in a fight. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Was she completely sensitive like a baby, or numb, without nerve endings, just walking in a skin bag? Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z I could decide my own happy ending for myself. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Again he ran through the airport, ending up near where he had gotten off in the first place. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z “No, sah. I am waiting until the war is ending so I am cooking for master.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z While many abolitionist groups favored a gradual approach to ending slavery, the women of Birmingham read and discussed Elizabeth Heyrick’s argument that all slaves must be freed at once. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z “A happy ending depends on where you stop the story.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z A more satisfying ending, in both stories and music, is usually provided by giving clues that an end is coming, and then ending in a commonly-accepted way. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z They knew the tale, but they looked forward to the ending. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But that’s not why I and other statesmen favor a different strategy for ending this crisis. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z I felt like no one wanted to be near me because I was so outspoken about ending segregation. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z “It’s all right. You know where to find me now, Emma. And for what it’s worth, I did get my happy ending. I got you.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z “When I was a boy, I used to wake up thinking that the world was ending. I’d get up and look in the mirror and my eyes were sad.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z ‘They do not like all that about ending and failing,’ said Merry. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He was upset and melancholy, but life, instead of ending at this moment, was just beginning for him. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I held a porcelain castle no bigger than my two fists, with six wee towers, each ending in a miniature candle holder. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z So another ending was given to the story. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad and I watched the ending credits all the way through, and then I got up to make some tea. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “And so they did,” Komla said, ending his tale with a tapping on his drum. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I want to remember what everyone says and does, and I won’t know the ending until I get there. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The excitement of my flight had blown away any thoughts of ending my studies with the shaman. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z But I said that it wasn’t a proper book because it didn’t have a proper ending because I never found out who killed Wellington so the murderer was still At Large. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The nerve endings exploded into shivers on his skin. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z I leaned my forehead against my knees, feeling like the world was ending. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z His story, written his way, with the ending he always expected. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z I opened my eyes and woke up to the perfect ending of the worst nightmare any person could ever have; ’twas the cap’n standing o’er me with fire in his eyes. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z “For three years I looked forward very childishly to the war ending at Christmas. But now I look forward till when our son will be a lieutenant commander.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z A lark went twittering up into the brighter sunshine above, soared and sang and came slowly down, ending with a sideways, spread-wing glide and a wagtail’s run through the grass. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “I thought rule number one is ‘Don’t tell the ending.’” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z But there’s no pill, and our quarrels fray instead of knot, always ending in him crying and me soriy for hurting him over something he can’t help. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I let go of my grandfather’s body and stood up, every nerve ending tingling with an instinct I didn’t know I had. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Finally it did settle down, ending with one big sigh from the former soldier. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z It won’t help much with your worry, you know, about civilization ending and stuff. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But even as I write now, I can’t help but think that it would be an atrocity to let our ending come like this. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The meal was ending as silently as it had begun. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z What if we go as far as we once hoped we would, and boom, happy ending for us? What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z “He is given to many disguises. He is a veritable will-o’-the-wisp, scurrying here and there in his never- ending search for marauders. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Wouldn’t Shakespeare have admired that happy ending?” she whispered. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z After an awkward hanging up, I realize the intended ending of the "I don't even . . ." sentence. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z They knew the greatest heroes didn’t get happy endings. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I try to keep myself in the air, anything to keep that dog from ending up between my talons. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Just as Jackson had warned, opposition to the slave trade was now being linked to ending slavery altogether. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z And some monkeys from the isle of plagues seemed to be ending up in Europe. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z For women like me, it seems, it’s not ours to take charge of beginnings and endings. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Jim’s mother had studied at the Union Theological Seminary under several famous theologians and became a Confucian scholar, ending up for many years a housewife in Muscatine. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z For nine years she had battled the cancer in her bone marrow; now the contest was ending. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Back then, we still all believed in happy endings. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z And second, because I agree with them that something rather troubling and unsatisfactory happens to words ending in vowels when you just plonk an “s” on the end. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z In some places on the robe there was a feeling of entire worlds ending. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, it was hard to imagine a happy ending with all the dark thoughts in her head. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Because I know that this kind of ending would never lead to the beginning I want. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z I don’t remember the thunder and lightning ending but through it all, we’d fallen asleep. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z The entire ride took live seconds, ending with the cowboy running for the fence as the bull bucked itself around the arena. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The gash was long and crooked, starting a hair under his left eye and ending on the right side of his jaw. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z There is an American filmmaker named Orson Welles who said, “If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Or, like Despereaux, have you, too, begun to question the possibility of happy endings? The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z “But my story is still more complex. I have taken part in such a drama as would only be believed on a stage, a tragedy ending in the death of kings and princes.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “That is the perfect ending,” he says and, sitting down, looks out across the beautiful valley and mountains. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s ending now, and there still hasn’t been a prayer. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z “Don’t listen to them. My Lancelot must stay in the castle, and there will be a happy ending.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He was not who she saw herself ending up with, he had never been that person. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z In those days, the purposeful act of ending human life was considered the most heinous of crimes. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Then, the very next month, the armistice ending World War I had been signed on November 11. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z At the happy ending of The Tempest, Prospero brings the king back together with his son, and finds Miranda’s true love, and punishes the bad duke, and frees Ariel, and becomes a duke himself again. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Clay stopped to scratch his head, then said to his father, “I hear talk in town of folks in the North starting to speak about ending slavery.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z But my rolling days are ending, and now we shall have much to say to one another.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “A comedy is about characters who dare to know that they may choose a happy ending after all. That’s how I know.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z “Ahhhthe Justice said softly and looked slowly around the room, once again ending with an inspection of the man behind the bar. “ The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They don’t deceive you with thrills and trick endings. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I should probably mention that my dad never cries at the ending. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z But this happy ending, like so many others, was still far off in the future. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z I compromise by starting with the truth and ending with a lie. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z And what about all those other words ending in ics—economics, ethics, optics, politics, and so on? Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z From a bird’s-eye view—the historian’s view—the Scientific Revolution is a long, slow process, beginning with Tycho Brahe and ending with Newton. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z But God don't make them no other kinda way. home then home again Too fast, our summer in Greenville is ending. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z “Finding is better than mending; ending is better . . .” “There was a thing, as I’ve said before, called Christianity.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z But remember what I said in the last chapter about happy endings? The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z At current rates of change, within the next decade the few remaining bands of hunter-gatherers will abandon their ways, disintegrate, or die out, thereby ending our millions of years of commitment to the hunter-gatherer lifestyle. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The Clarion is across the street from the precinct, and Pete liked to buy the cops ending their eight-to-fours a pony beer or two. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z ‘Here then at last comes the ending of the Fellowship of the Ring,’ said Aragorn. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z At this point, I was also ignorant of our illegal immigration status and the sad fact that the government could kick my family and me out of the country, effectively ending any relationship I started. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z A cadence is any place in a piece of music that has the feel of an ending point. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z He claimed to understand 2001: A Space Odyssey, even the ending. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “You know,” he says into Henry’s hair, “we have got to stop ending up like this.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I am trying not to think of endings. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z The play had left him strangely sad, even though he knew it was supposed to have a happy ending. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Not like that has a happy ending either. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Milkman pulled her close and kissed her mouth, ending the kiss with a determined effort to pull her under the water. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I'm ending today's drive early and setting up for recharge. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Two dirt roads ending in cul-de-sacs had been cut into the dusty ground, although the roads had eroded so much I could barely see their outlines. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z “How do you just stop being terrified of getting left behind and ending up by yourself forever and not meaning anything to the world?” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z I like colorful tales with black beginnings and stormy middles and cloudless blue-sky endings. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z The abrupt ending and the expanse of blankness at the bottom of the page mirror the finality of the decision to move and the uncertainty of the life that lay ahead. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z He coughed, which turned into a long-drawn-out gargle, ending with another glob into a crushed tissue. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Normally, Bobby’s schedule consisted of five hours per day of study: games, openings, variations, endings. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z When I was a boy, I used to wake up thinking that the world was ending. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z I'd forgotten he was even standing there in the corner, as intent as I was on not ending up at the mayor’s dinner. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z And then she saw the boot prints ending in a trampled place under the tree. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z It was bothering him, killing him: He knew the story’s terrible ending, of course, but a lot of the details were missing. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Always the hunger pains are there, never ending, never leaving me. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I bet there’s going to be a happy ending, Esteban, I said. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z This is very useful for giving music a satisfying ending. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z What if my ending hadn’t carried the terrible tragedy of the song to anyone but myself? The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The way I look at it, love does not necessarily make for a happy ending any more than winning does. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z Death would be okay if it came fast, existence ending in one last violent moment of defiance. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z But Sam turned to Bywater, and so came back up the Hill, as day was ending once more. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Should I end the agony of impossible choices by ending my life? Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z If ending a sentence with than I or than she or than they seems awkward or fussy, you might simply add the missing thought: Trixie loves spaghetti more than I do. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Dr. Malone took six wires, each ending in a flat pad, and attached them to various places on Lyra’s head. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z After a minute or so she figured out that what I wasn’t saying was not a happy ending. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The very next day, the twins came to Clive’s as the Saturday breakfast rush was ending. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z Peach sobbed and sniffed, and I heard leaving noises, the kind of settling-down, murmuring noises that drift across people when they are all talking at once, softly, ending a conversation or starting the next one. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I really hope it wasn’t because then I don’t know if I like the ending. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z “I’m not supposed to talk about you ending up in the water and everything,” says Will. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z That afternoon, Mrs. Baker asked me if I thought that the ending to The Tempest was happy or not. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z The next day, she put it up again, modified and edited, ending with words she still so easily remembered. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The story she told about her third daughter no longer had the charm of a prophetic ending: "And, of course, she became a poet." How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z An ending in which I’m one of the good guys. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z And endings are always the beginnings of something else. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z The ceremony fades out rather than ending properly, the mourners shifting from neat rows to mingling crowd without a distinct moment to mark the change. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z They rigorously studied his opening, middle game, and endings—and filtered classified analyses of their findings to the top Soviet players. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The perfect ending, Roy thought gloomily, to a perfectly terrible day. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Were they all just stories whose endings had already been written, the dates of their deaths pinned to the page with periods? The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Over the years, she told me the same story, except for the ending, which grew darker, casting long shadows into her life, and eventually into mine. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Hard scales brush past my raw nerve endings. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Jesse couldn’t believe how many of his friends were ending up like this. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Vonetta said, “I didn’t start it but I’m ending it,” and stuck out her tongue. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z As for the senior prom, I had about as much chance of getting a date as Dad did of ending corruption in the unions. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z There was no happy ending to my story. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z What makes for a happy ending is what Addie said all along: freedom. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z Minho took a full three minutes to explain, starting with the Griever they followed and ending with the results of their rock- throwing experiment. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z There are some things you can’t share without ending up liking each other, and knocking out a twelve-foot mountain troll is one of them. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z I ask, knowing the ending long before she tells it to me. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z If you like, you may shut the book this instant and not read the unhappy ending that is to follow. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z But that doesn’t mean I think they had a happy ending either. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z They would have seen the opera’s ending for what it was: a savage attack on Venice’s arch-rival state: Rome. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Chicken John was forever losing the trail and ending up in the most improbable places. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z No matter when it happens, we all have our endings. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The training course lasted three weeks, ending on a Saturday, a very rainy one. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Although Obinze knew he meant the tube, the word “underground” made him think of doomed tunnels that fed into the earth and went on forever, ending nowhere. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z They employed it to write syllables or letters constituting grammatical endings. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “Baba,” Neel said on the third evening, ending the heavy silence, “I was wondering something.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Anyway, the reason I’m bringing this up is because the more we looked for Gordy Johnson, the more I started realizing that this story might not have a happy ending. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z In a few minutes they’d be open to the entire horde of Bruce’s people, open to them charging aboard and ending it all. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The Apaches were at war but had no warriors, so perhaps she thought the ending too bleak to say aloud. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z This coin celebrates the first accomplishment of the abolitionists: ending the English slave trade in 1807. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z And then she turned back around, ending our conversation. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z They had exchanged sad stories, although both of them longed for one with a happy ending. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Death was too simple an ending for Dr. Jonathan Wick. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z |
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