LINK: I'm exactly as Jewish as I was six months ago. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Maybe a black cloak and face covering isn’t exactly the best disguise. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

She’s not exactly beautiful, but there’s a definite story in her shrewd blue eyes and angular features, the heavy creases of frowns around her mouth. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Uh, not exactly. Ma kept them in the dark because there’s this thing called imprinting....” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Then I remember Haymitch telling me to do exactly what the stylists tell me to do. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

While he appreciates her sentiment, Jus wonders if she notices that all those butterflies look exactly alike. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

His sister was almost as tall as I, with dark, vivacious eyes and a face almost exactly like Danny’s, except that the sculptured lines were a good deal softer. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

The fence that told him exactly what was his responsibility and what wasn’t. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“He hid it exactly where I hid my old Potions book, where everyone’s been hiding stuff for centuries. He thought he was the only one to find it. Come on.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“I can’t believe you guys are doing this. Taking a week out of your lives. I mean, this isn’t exactly Hawaii.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I knew exactly what I was doing when I stole the handful of rice from my family. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew exactly the one I wanted to do. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

I need to give him something, so I tell him it’s my dad, which isn’t exactly a lie, more of a half-truth because it’s only one part of a much bigger picture. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Looking up at Molly, she says, “I can tell by the eyes. They’re exactly the same.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

They were huge, cast-bronze church doors, and weren’t exactly built for knocking. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Ah! tell us, if you please, exactly where this was and what happened.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, not exactly. Some men climbed Mount Everest because it was there. Here is a wilderness.” My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wasn’t the French fight for individual freedom, Jefferson asked, exactly like America’s struggle against British oppression? An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

“I wrote everything down so I would have the timeline exactly right for you.” Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

This pleased me, but then he was only five years old so it wasn’t exactly reliable information. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“Oh—I wouldn’t remember exactly. Besides I couldn’t repeat it. You know how you get when you’re excited.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

I ask, even though I know exactly what she’s talking about. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

"And how exactly are you going to find him when my mother hasn't?" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He had never been in love with her, and he hadn’t led her on, exactly...but he also hadn’t shut her down. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He and Koffi had agree to meet in thirty minutes exactly; more than half of that time was gone, and he was still no closer to finding Brother Ugo. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

What we did was terrible, but still I don’t think any of us were bad, exactly; chalk it up to weakness on my part, hubris on Henry’s, too much Greek prose composition—whatever you like. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The woman was exactly as they’d left her, in her foyer, floating near the ceiling. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“This is exactly how I picture Mexico will be,” Rondell said. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

It’s not that I started to panic, exactly. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We were told exactly what to look for.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

His words were exactly what made me worry, as I wandered the ghetto beneath moonlight instead of streetlights because the electricity was out, back to the loose place in the barbed wire fence. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Still and all, she might not of gone as far as she went if Mrs. Predmore hadn’t stalked over to Grandpa and let out exactly what she thought of him and her, both. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

When he tried to revert back to his old self, he found he couldn’t remember exactly who that person was. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then he went immediately out and followed Grandma’s directions exactly. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

The Glastonbury Festival’s future wasn’t exactly Bavarian chic and hushed reverence either. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t get my head in the zone—and found myself keeping an eye on English and Shannon Pushcart, and I knew exactly why—they were tight with Rashad. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“I mean, I don’t know exactly what’s happened or why you are traveling alone,” Cecilia started, blinking nervously as she spoke. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Ralph had never heard of taking a dog to school, but Helen said that was exactly how dogs got trained in America, so he signed up for a class. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Six blocks is exactly right. Use logic. Which way should we go first?” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“It’s not all it’s cracked up to be. Particularly if you don’t exactly blend in the way they would like you to.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

This is exactly the kind of thing I am supposed to be defusing! Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

We drove around back and parked in their bus lane, which was exactly like ours. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s 4:03—exactly two minutes since the last time I looked at it. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Only in my poems, I realized, do I get to say exactly what I want. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Technically, you’re brainless. This is exactly what I’m talking about. You need to give her space, Jay. Tell me you didn’t text her.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Bruno thought about his question, wanting to phrase it exactly right this time, just in case it came out as being rude or uncooperative. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 2006-01-05T00:00:00Z

Luis and I are the fastest kids on the Renegades, and like me, he knows exactly what to do on the basepaths. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

“I mean,” O’Brien said, “what exactly is the matter?” 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one knows exactly how many people are excluded from public housing because of criminal records, or even the number of people with criminal records who would be ineligible if they applied. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Now I brought it out and measured it again, ten ollocks exactly. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was a tricky time for Neil and Buzz, to make sure they came down at exactly the right spot on the moon. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

You stand in the fading light, the scarf around your neck pulled up against the chilly evening breeze, waiting to see for yourself exactly what kind of circus only opens once the sun sets. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“How are you?” inquired the man, who looked exactly like the giant. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

“This will be your world, so let’s take our time and make it exactly what you need.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

"You look exactly the same as your father when he was a little boy," the Salma woman says. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

A glance up the stairway showed the door at the top still closed but unsealed, exactly as it had been at noon. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

There were two copies, the words exactly alike, though they had been written by different hands. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

And I said that, yes, it was exactly the sort of thing. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a matter of seconds I knew exactly what I had to do—leave. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mine either. I’m not exactly the silky-basketball-shorts type. They were a Christmas present from my father, who played forward for his college team.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Irene leaned toward me and I knew exactly what she was doing, and we didn’t even have to talk about it. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

Minho seemed to know exactly what he was doing, where he was going; he never paused to think about which way they should run. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why this was, exactly—possibly because I’m tall and unafraid of bold patterns—but so it seemed to be. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Her body smelled strange—not dirty, exactly, but old, like a musty cave where animals had laired for a long time. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Get the notepad from the top drawer of the nightstand. And the pen. You write what I say, exactly what I say.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

The class respected what Brad had tried to do, and Ralph was struck by a sudden thought: Brad was exactly the sort of boy who could understand a mouse who rode a motorcycle. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

The doctors wanted to learn exactly what killed him. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

It was 8:44 exactly, and Sergio knew where he would be going right after school. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

“But it looks exactly like it did the other night, when I saw it through the window.” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Cluny sized it up: exactly what he wanted, the perfect distance from the wall. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

It was dark under the blankets, and not exactly comfortable. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t exactly want to call attention to that fact right now, on their first date. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Guys—he’s right! He’s exactly right!” she said. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Her cargo shorts are frayed at the edges, and her gardening clogs smell like they’ve been doing exactly what they were made for. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“That’s exactly right,” said Mom, wiping a tear from her face. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“And what is that exactly? A table lamp?” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Last time she’d stolen fruit from me, that was exactly what I did, and I got a beating from Mamita as a result. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

This means, as Stephen Hawking has observed with a touch of understandable excitement, that one cannot "predict future events exactly if one cannot even measure the present state of the universe precisely!" A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

She didn’t try to flatten another bird—that had been sheer luck, and besides, it wasn’t exactly pleasant finding shreds of bone and intestines in her soup. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

No real mill would have looked exactly like this. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

“See, you look exactly like a friend of mine, Ruby, but I haven’t seen her in ages, so I’m...” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I had a sudden picture of schools in every one of the forty-eight states grinding out millions and millions of sheets of paper covered with leaning letters exactly alike. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It takes a few minutes to power up because it’s not exactly the newest model, or even the newly old model. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

In short, Edward Lee Howard understood exactly what he was up against, and he had been trained—by the CIA no less—to beat the FBI at its own game. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Except for the engaging part, because I didn't exactly know what she meant by core muscles. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

As they turned around to look at what exactly they had stepped out of, the door slammed shut and vanished. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

It was my feeling exactly, and I wanted to tell him so. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Neither Poirot nor the pastels would tell me exactly what that meant. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

His neat pencil mustache divided his upper lip horizontally into half and ended exactly in line with the ends of his mouth. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s not that I’m having a bad time, exactly. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know exactly. My father brought me here when I was very tiny. I don’t remember it. That was nearly thirteen years ago.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Fog this bad, no way to know exactly where land is until I hit the shore. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Funny,” I said, “that’s exactly what I thought all of you were, before I met you.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“But our parents never mentioned Count Olaf to us. Just how is he related to us, exactly?” The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

I go through mv awful, achingly familiar ritual of trying to remember exactly what I did. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a moment I answered in a quiet voice, “Not exactly.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, well, they’re not exactly my teammates. I mean, I’m just on loan from JV,” I said, but she kept walking. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

And now I know exactly how Lucy felt when she decided she couldn’t get on that plane to Dollywood. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He also said that he did not know how, exactly, traits were passed down through the generations. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It tastes exactly the way I remember it,” she murmurs. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

“Holy” came the closest, and “calm” was in the mix, but neither was exactly right. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

They were eager to see exactly what this Urban League could do for them. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I feel bad about blowing off Wes, but he hasn’t exactly been friendly since Erin’s accident. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Remember? Weren’t you telling me about that a couple weeks ago? I can’t recall exactly what you said, but...” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“You must follow the procedures exactly,” he went on. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grandpop was still sitting exactly where they had left him, in his Seat, his hands resting in his lap, listening to the radio. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Lancelot gave her his hand, and she stood up, and got out of the bath, and all the people outride began cheering, as though they knew exactly what was happening. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“God. I really love this. I know exactly what moment that was.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

The German government has so-called beer purity laws that specify exactly what can go into beer. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I also thought about how showing up with a plastic bodega bag didn’t exactly match my whole look, so I trashed it and just carried the cookies in a Ziploc. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He does not know exactly where she lives. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I still have credits, and they don’t exactly let you get your money back because your date doesn’t like arcades. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I love you because this discussion is exactly what I needed. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

“That is your earpiece. I will give you exactly one more chance to wear it. If you remove it from your ear again, I’ll have you fitted with this.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“Max just sat next to him the whole time and didn’t even say anything,” Grace said, and she wasn’t crying again, not exactly. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t exactly excelling in the classroom, and his disenchantment with school was beginning to wear on him. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I imagined how each circle would look as it moved in time to the beat, all those arms and legs moving out and in at exactly the same moment. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

And suddenly I understand exactly what his last words meant. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Tessie who secretly monitored her children’s bowel movements and so of course knew exactly how greasy American foods could disrupt their digestion. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

My uncle was exactly one inch taller than my father. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Not exactly the way I want to spend a Saturday, but I have no choice. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I'm not sure exactly what it means, but it suggests I'm a fighter. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

And I can’t exactly say when animal activists around the world began calling for equal billing for their own favorite species, adding in Year of the Otter, and the Whale, and the Penguin. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Well, not just this place and not exactly “investigating,” but Lori has latched on to that concept. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is what my mother used to say, although she could never explain exactly why. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly I felt he knew exactly what I was thinking. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Well, it didn’t exactly make his day, I tell you that.” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

People could remember exactly where they were and what they were doing. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

It was exactly as Aimee’s mother had promised, mild and dry, perfect Southern California weather. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

The school was notorious for “borrowers” —kids who weren’t exactly thieves but walked off with anything that wasn’t nailed down or locked up. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The number of things that had to go exactly right is overwhelming. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Mom said, “Don’t worry, Pop. Someday Dusty Muleman will get exactly what he deserves. People like him always do.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Carmen thinks these pale foreigners are funny and strange, but I feel a bond with them, because like me, they don’t exactly belong here. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t exactly where I had imagined celebrating one of the biggest milestones of my life, but I followed along without a word. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

When he came upon a town, he would have known exactly whose door to knock on, who the local militia leader was, who the key players in town were. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t exactly the truth, but it was as much as Frank could manage. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“That’s exactly what I was going to say. A rodeo clown.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Well, I’m not exactly cut out for farmwork, am I? Just leave me the hell alone, will you?” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know exactly how I would have asked her, but something made me believe she would know and that she wouldn’t make me feel bad for asking. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stood up before them all and did exactly what the King had hoped he would do, declared that he would give him a present better than any there. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The way she sat, moved, talked, did everything, bespoke somebody who did and got exactly what she wanted. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before she knew what she was doing, and because her body was lulled, that was exactly what happened. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The creature looked almost exactly like one: a wrinkled hag with batlike wings, brass talons, and glowing red eyes. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“You’re not exactly unbiased when it comes to questioning your parents,” he said, and he knew it was a petty, underhanded thing to say. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The person she was talking to sounded exactly like the right person to ask. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

“In a few seconds, I will inject Tris with this liquid. At that point, I trust, your selfless instincts will take over and you will tell me exactly what I need to know.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

No one knows exactly what happened, but some person at Skyland presumably watched them dine, then followed them back to their campsite. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t exactly know when I started out toward my dog. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The closest I came to death was during my battle with the final boss, the Black Dragon, who, of course, looked exactly like the beast depicted in the painting in Anorak’s study. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

My painting skills aren’t exactly the finest, but I can manage large simple pictures. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He knew exactly what he was going to shoot. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

That was exactly how I felt, following my own Obscure Object. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

It was easy enough to find the action—two hundred-odd kids gathered around a raging bonfire to eat wasn’t exactly subtle. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“This is the girl’s show, not mine. We just have to make sure the kids don’t run away. Though I would like to know how exactly she plans to fight a dragon.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“I’ve never kissed a girl? And how exactly did you come by this bit of information?” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

“I need all of you to push exactly the way I tell you.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

For a black woman, there was exactly one track: it began at the back of the West Area computing office and ended at the front, where Dorothy Vaughan now sat. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

First of all, there had never been a rock there before, and second, the man did not look exactly human either. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

They all saw her in her starched blouse, with her ring of keys at her waist and her old maid’s bun, exactly as they had always seen her in the house. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It often came to her as a sweet shock, the knowledge that there were so many people in the world who felt exactly as she and Blaine did about Barack Obama. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Keep on doing everything exactly the way you were before, Nick says. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“In exactly three months,” I said to her, “you’ll be living in New York.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I keep wondering what exactly was written on the walls. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

You can run it exactly however you please. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Paper goods. Kevin gave me my instructions, and I did exactly as I was told.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Extraordinary things happen in connection with such an event that do not exactly have anything to do with tournament itself. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Dad is looking at the bookshelves, deep in thought, deciding exactly which book should go where. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“What’s the procedure for that? What exactly does that mean?” the agent wanted to know. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I noticed you were writing in your journal and not exactly paying attention,” he said, smiling a little. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I don’t know exactly when I stopped believing in God. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He explained, “Now we will know exactly who our enemies are and where we stand.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

We’ll get to him shortly, but before we turn to the question of how we got here, it might be worth taking a few minutes to consider just where exactly "here" is. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Gun advocates believe that gun laws are too strict; opponents believe exactly the opposite. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know what caused it, and I didn’t exactly know how to describe it. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The snow she ran through was so windswept she left no footprints in it, so for a time nobody knew exactly where on Lenox Avenue she lived. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t exactly planned it that way, but the more serious things got at camp, the more I found myself needing to call up Rachel and get away, just for some breathing room. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I have exactly two friends at my high school. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

And then we both sigh at the same moment, sounding almost exactly alike and making Shanti laugh so hard that everybody joins in. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

They both were younger than Minli; she realized that they were twins — their round faces, dancing eyes, and pink cheeks were exactly the same. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

“The floor might...well, just follow me. Step exactly where I step.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“The question, Professor, is what exactly you plan to do about it?” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Mom looks exactly like Mom but Dad looks like another person entirely, someone who might actually have been raised by Grandma Sweetwine. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Mom remembers exactly what the nurse whispered in her ear when the doctor told her I probably wouldn’t live through the night: “Everyone born of God overcometh the world.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I read those lines today and see exactly what I was trying to tell myself—what a no-nonsense female mentor might have said to me directly. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

At last he feels that he belongs in the classroom, and this is exactly the source of the dissatisfaction he causes. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a green marker he draws purposeful lines between cities as if he knows exactly what he’s doing. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

All those reporting on a sick call with temperatures of exactly 102 were asked to return in an hour to have their temperatures taken again. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

But it wasn’t exactly something Chiron liked to brag about. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Right on the spot, without knowing what exactly was going on, I made God one final offer. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each of these tables, Harry noticed as he passed them, was positioned exactly beneath the four House tables above, in the Great Hall. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

But on the fifth try, I manage to swing the latch up at exactly the right angle, so that when it comes down again, it clicks into place with a heavy noise. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He’s not exactly taking the long route, but he has a story for everything we pass. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I know exactly where and when it was over. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was exactly what I wanted, but I was a little disappointed because at that time there weren’t any new fighters to test. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Keep your mouth shut. If word gets out that Finkle is trying to tamper with his own contest, the whole thing might be called off. And that’s exactly what he wants.” The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Tell her you saw your uncle. She will know exactly who you are talking about.” How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Maybe it was because I knew the visit would have to finish pretty soon; maybe I was getting curious to know how exactly Miss Emily and Madame felt about each other. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the last day of his junior year, exactly two months after his life had burst like a thunderhead, Finn walked home from the bus stop past plants already up to his waist. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Not terrible because of how much of a loser I was, but terrible because it dawned on me exactly why I was so sweaty and my voice wasn’t working.“Are you okay, Ryan Dean?” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

That’s how it had sounded, exactly how, and the walls and chairs and the lamp had all heard it and they could prove it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I admire Lee for knowing exactly where he stands and stating it clearly, without jargon. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

I have deja vu, and I know exactly why. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Salk looks exactly the way you’d imagine a scientist: glasses, white lab coat, holding test tubes. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

“What does he have to do, exactly, to get the seventy-two virgins?” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Enrique didn’t exactly get a mountain of stuff either, unless a four-pack of deodorant and a new Gillette razor along with a bunch of replacement blades counted. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“That’s okay. Potassium nitrate has much the same property and exactly the same number of oxygen atoms as potassium chlorate. Mix saltpeter and sugar and we should get the same reaction we just saw.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Besides, they’re very convenient, for I’m always getting lost in this big fortress, and all I have to do is listen for them and then I know exactly where I am.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

In 1945, the Supreme Court upheld a Texas statute that limited the number of black jurors to exactly one per case. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Well, I can’t be sure exactly, but it sounded like that was what she said to me. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Just exactly where it went wrong we weren’t sure, but I’m fairly certain that nobody had ever shot an arrow from Old Jim’s back before. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I can tell you exactly what day I came upon the tree: it was the day before I left the island. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Grandma isn’t exactly like you,” Mom said to me after I told her I was sad. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It isn’t that every atom in the sample will exist for exactly 30 seconds or 60 seconds or 90 seconds or some other tidily ordained period. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

I remembered exactly why I needed to leave. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

He could tell things apart that looked exactly alike to Marly—at least for a while—like Dutchman’s-breeches and squirrel com, and Solomon’s seal and twisted-stalk with their tiny bells, and violets! Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Each of us has exactly five minutes to speak, and Mr. Griffiths has a timer that we have to press when we start. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Figuring out how, exactly, to do that is no easy task, however, when your felony record operates to bar you from any public housing assistance. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Each time a scatter of sparks burst out and went exactly where Iorek directed them: into a heap of shredded twigs and dried grass. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I knew she used a bad word, but it was one that I didn’t exactly know the meaning of. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Well, on that leaflet, it said something about Inferi. What exactly are they? The leaflet wasn’t very clear.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“You’re talking exactly like a section man. I’m sorry, but you are. You really are.” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Do you think it would be possible to get him down here at exactly eight fifteen?” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Now I feel like exactly what I am—a suburban taxi driver who doesn’t exercise enough. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I give the clerk a final, searing stare that lets him know exactly what I’d do to him if Marlena weren’t here and then pick up her suitcase. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

At the same time I can’t remember exactly what they look like. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

You never knew, each year, exactly which jobs would be offered. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Three rows of six stasis pods line the room and sort of look exactly like...eggs in a carton. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Not exactly how I envisioned that part,” he said quietly, with a grin. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“What exactly are we talking about? Is it safe?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t exactly that they were secrets; God revealed his secrets easily to all his creatures. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

If anything happened, they would be able to rebuild the apartment again exactly as it was. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think I understand exactly what you mean — by that last part anyway,” I said. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

This figure was standing exactly where the real Harry was standing, about halfway down the third-floor corridor. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

For the most part I’ve always eaten my three meals and two snacks exactly on time every day. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“But the kitchen is exactly where it's marked on the floor plan. I took the bags there for ‘Mrs. Pudgy,' the housekeeper. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It is also for October thirtieth. I notice the time is exactly twenty minutes after Merci is documented to have arrived at school.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

And all at once Rowan knew exactly what he had to do. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I don’t know exactly when things switched over to the Chinese calendar—Year of the Dog, Year of the Goat, the Dragon, and so on. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“You always get everything exactly the way you want it, don’t you?” Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

With some preternatural craftiness he always knew the right nerve to touch, at exactly the right moment, to wound and outrage most. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“My mother isn’t exactly the most patient person in the world, so I’m sorry. She’s been horrible to you. I’ll do my best to be more respectful.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I wanted to be able to tell Henrik exactly what my father knew about the submarines. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know exactly what I was going to say, but I’d figure it out. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

All doormen, for example, and all policemen have by now, for me, become exactly the same, and my style with them is designed simply to intimidate them before they can intimidate me. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

It is not my intention to leave Rhiannon crying, but that is exactly what I do. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

It looked almost exactly as it had looked before—nothing had been crossed out—but it was one name shorter. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

The whole time, I’m trying to guess where and exactly how he died and, more to the point, realizing that poor old Milla’s been without him for sixty years. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

And they didn’t know exactly how the. virus spread, how it jumped from host to host. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now I was glad I’d gone on that little tour, because I knew exactly where to go and didn’t have to look up once. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

His Noise, buried under all the HEREs from the herd, seems to pretty much be saying exactly what his mouth is. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Like he can see in a girl’s head and know exactly what she’s thinking without barely even trying. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Not exactly the same circumstances, but...Miles had hurt him a long time before I’d met either of them. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

It was too early to predict exactly how much would be required, but surely it would be a lot. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

These stories showed her exactly what the new law meant to runaway slaves living anywhere in the United States, and that, of course, included her. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Lemoncello is way too wacky to mean exactly what he said.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t exactly want to. My mother chose it. I’ve been sick and...” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

He never exactly broke your heart when he went back to his own room. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

He talked faster and faster but he knew exactly when to apply the brakes and give the people time to contemplate what he was saying. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Jonathan crouched low to the ground, certain the Hessians knew exactly where he was and that they were only deciding what to do with him. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

I was exactly where I needed to be to convince her, but suddenly I felt bad. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He tried to remember exactly when she had given him the box. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll tell you something. By your definition I was orphaned, too, at almost exactly the same age. So we have that in common.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

"It's all so new to me that I don't know exactly what I do think," I said. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a few minutes, I just felt...not tired, exactly, but more like my mind was wandering and going nowhere in particular. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The principal said, “Tell me, Mr. Larson, what exactly is your involvement with this newspaper?” The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

Hanako knew exactly what was happening: the ship had left the harbor and was now in the ocean, and she was seasick. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Well, she says, I don’t know exactly what quarter-cut oak is but I do know this much: it is not wood cut from an oak tree with a quarter. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was hustling like a pro, but the only problem was that I didn’t exactly know what I was hustling for. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He’d listen, and then usually drive off in exactly the opposite direction from the one his informant had indicated. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How can you not exactly fall into a river?” Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

I divided my share exactly down the middle. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was left to Elizebeth to help him heal—and in ways large and small, she did exactly that. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

It wasn't exactly accurate, but there was some truth to it. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

The company was presenting a play called Every Man Out of His Humour, which fit my mood exactly. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

So Mom picked me up—which was exactly what I wanted—and now this afternoon, Kaila is teaching me to work the counter. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Between passing notes with Twig and thinking about Mom, I hadn’t exactly paid attention in any of my classes. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She seems to be deciding exactly what to say before she says it. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

That’s not exactly true: I do know what I’m really known for. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

The houses were three stories tall and exactly alike, with square, smiling courtyards hidden behind their front gates, and small kitchen courtyards in the back. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The more Big Ma carried on, the more she got exactly what she didn’t want in the first place. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

I remember exactly where I saw Martha for the first time. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not exactly. It’s like, not enough redheads are having babies with other redheads. So we’re just not being born anymore.” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The truth was exactly the opposite: Compton had drafted the order allowing the Tokyo machine to be restarted for biomedical research. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

But visitors of any stripe are rare, and most days are exactly like the ones before. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

David did exactly the same thing the next day. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

“And, anyway, if you were me, I’d be gay, in which case every girl would look exactly like Mary Todd Lincoln.” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Funny thing is, the group work went exactly the same as it did in school. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

And you have to get exactly the right place, and you’re touching around in the brain, but the patient, she keeps jumping and saying, “Ow.” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they walked, Mark tried not to think about the fact that they were going exactly where Deedee had pointed earlier. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Juvenile records are sealed, so it’s impossible to reconstruct exactly what went down. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

It was a complete mystery to me what exactly we were all busily preparing ourselves to do. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

In the span of a few days, Pong had become exactly what the Governor said he was. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

She ordered me back with more exact instructions, which I followed exactly, while still managing to frustrate her true wishes. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Though not untidy, exactly, it verged on being so. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

From the roar that follows, there’s no doubt that that’s exactly what they plan to do. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Danny’s face mirrored his exactly—except for the hair and the color of the eyes. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Candice didn’t exactly believe her father, but she also didn’t know enough about the city to disagree with him. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know exactly where I would land career wise, but with all things in my life, I knew taking things one step at a time was the way to go. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I have not been to the Hsus’ house in many years, but the living room is exactly the same as I remember it. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had to admit, he wasn’t exactly sucking up to her. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

For any point along a smooth curve that flows through space, there is a line that just grazes the curve, touching at exactly one point. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Just the opposite: he wanted to heat up the truth, to make it bum so hot that you would feel exactly what he felt. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sat by the window with the tin soldier, looking at the hills and wondering exactly where Mo was hiding among all the branches and leaves there. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I didn't exactly advertise this to any members of the opposite sex. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

He looks from his own hands to Gimpy’s, and he is careful to keep his fingers exactly the same way, thumbs together with the rest of his fingers—slightly cupped. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

The expression on his face is exactly the same as the day he found a dinosaur bone buried beneath the elementary school playground. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

She stole toward it, half fearful at being alone, but unable to resist the desire to fill her basket with it, exactly as Zeus had supposed she would feel. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The color of the leaf is exactly the same color as Jenna’s name—a bright, shimmering shade of green with some yellow highlights. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

He told me exactly how much he hated mortals. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

And that’s exactly what we were doing the morning the body of a dead man drifted into our swimming haven. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I lived with them and was treated exactly as they were. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the morning light, she could see that the paper was not white exactly but a faded yellow, and so thin as to be nearly translucent, like the wings of a dragonfly. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Looking at it now, it appeared exactly as it was—something out of a dream. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

Like the other slaves, she made up the words and the melody of most of the songs that she sang, never singing them exactly the same way. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Probably because it’s exactly the kind of thing Gram would have written. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know exactly. Something’s wrong. We have to get there right away. Monsters have been chasing me all the ' way from Virginia, trying to stop me. Have you had a lot of attacks?” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

And my life isn’t exactly flashing before my eyes, not that I expect it to later on when I’m actually at death’s edge. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He didn’t smell bad, exactly, but unmistakably human. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Today I get out of the truck at exactly the same time as Imani gets out of her mother’s SUV. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

She hesitated, then added, “Well, not exactly just like you. You’re a slave, which means you belong to him.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, he could picture exactly what it would be As they came within sight of the VW, and Linda gasped, letting out a small cry, his worst fears would be confirmed. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, waves would seem to be appearing and disappearing regularly at exactly the same spots, so these trapped waves are called standing waves. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

But what exactly am I supposed to fix? Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

So you eat more and eat more quickly, bite after bite, until you feel not satisfied, exactly, but simply, regrettably, full. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Bright green — exactly the same shape, but then he noticed that she was crying; smiling, but crying at the same time. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t visualize the prize because I didn’t exactly know what the prize was. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I told him how I would've done exactly the same thing if I'd been in his place, and how most people didn't appreciate how tough it is being a teacher. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

She wanted to ask him where exactly his brother was coming back from and what he had studied, but she didn’t. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t ashamed exactly: but it was a bit like that earlier time, when we’d all waylaid Madame in the courtyard as she got out of her car. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He found Sefia exactly where she’d been the last time he looked: bent over the book, her bare shoulders slender and dark with sun. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The colors rise and fall, shift and blend, in exactly the way the coals do. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Talking to anyone just seemed to make her angry, and we weren’t exactly best friends. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

So he couldn’t help but wonder: What exactly have I done wrong? Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Havel prescribed exactly what our work seemed to require. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know, exactly. They went to the place where memories once existed before Receivers were created. Someplace out there—” He gestured vaguely with his arm. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

“You’ve got to wonder about a coach who speaks so disparagingly about his player, Reggie. Not exactly the kind of guy you want to mentor kids.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

The trouble was that if the two halves were not aligned exactly, it would snap forward but would not lock, and then it would have to be recocked—a two-handed operation. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It suits you, Madame? It is, you see, exactly like the compartment you have left.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

He can tell you exactly how many McDonald’s hamburgers he’s eaten in his lifetime. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“Which is exactly when the creatures are hardest to see!” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The thing about being on a hill, as opposed to standing back from it, is that you can almost never see exactly what’s to come. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Any minute, we’ll have our daily rainstorm, which will cool off exactly nothing. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“It’s not exactly a resurrection if I was never dead, is it?” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

What did you mean when you said, “This is exactly what I was afraid of”? And “Not yet”? Do you think Emma and Finn and I are in danger of being kidnapped, too? The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t remember how much exactly Owen had told him, and somehow it was very important to remember everything Owen had said. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And how exactly are you going to do that?” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She gave me a long look, and I could tell exactly what she was thinking. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

I fully expected the rest of my life in Coalwood to go on exactly like this. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Thin and pale is exactly how I want to be. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could see her any old time he wanted . . . she wasn’t exactly hard to miss. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Instead, I did exactly what I said I wouldn’t do. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“The Lost City of Towers. They found it in the desert five, ten years ago, I do not remember exactly. Were you with the expedition that excavated it?” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“Russell isn’t exactly going by the name Russell at this moment in his life.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we get to my door, he leans against the frame, not blocking my entrance exactly but insisting I pay attention to him. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Then as if a puppet master had rotated their heads at exactly the same moment, they faced each other and both started talking at once. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

“Easy for you to say. The only thing your parents did was take away your baseball glove. Not exactly a hardship.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nobody had been exactly cordial to him...Funny the way they all eyed each other—as though they knew... And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

So, we haven't exactly laid out the terms of this blackmail arrangement, but clearly it goes something like this: Martin asks for whatever the hell he wants. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

But he zoomed off in a cloud of dust, exactly the way it always happens in the movies. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

It was pretty much exactly the kind of place my mom would never let me go. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

It was a game they played—presenting themselves as the “twin front,” fooling people who didn’t know them all that well by making them think they really were exactly alike. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“I can’t just leave,” he says, though it is not, he thinks, exactly what he means. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

When I looked through the window I could see a fork that looked exactly the same as the fork that had been sticking out of Wellington. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Craning their necks, they peered up at the dusty orange bricks of city hall, to the tall clock tower that marked the time at exactly 10:04. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

But I don’t exactly want him to know that my plans consist of hanging out with my family and reading birthday messages on Facebook. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

‘What on earth do you think you’re doing?’ he said, knowing very well exactly what I was doing. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am exactly who you think I am. And right now, I’m telling you that I know ... I know this information will change everything. Everything we have done, and everything we are about to do.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“That is exactly what I should have supposed of you,” said Elizabeth. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

We showed up at the bus stop at 1:23 a.m. exactly. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

At least the texts, while not exactly a deus ex machina, reveal a stark truth: Kareem isn’t the one. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

My subconscious had dredged up exactly the images I’d been trying so desperately to avoid. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“I actually like that you chose someone who isn’t a book character, exactly. You think out of the box.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Oma sits next to Opa and says, "Hitler frightens me. Those crazy eyes of his! And the way he knows exactly how to bring a crowd to hysteria." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

They have freckles and tans, light hair and dark, crooked features and curves, and they are all exactly as they are meant to be. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Which is why it’s remarkable—but not surprising—that I remember exactly where Rhiannon’s locker is. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“You know this is exactly what she would have wished me to do. Besides, what is another ninety-nine years? I’ll soon be young again and I’ll start over.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I feel the shove—in exactly the spot of the stain on my jersey. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

“I can’t tell you exactly. The Quakers are queer stubborn people. They don’t believe in the Sacraments.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

He seemed to know exactly who I was and why I had come. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first the ceremony was exactly like the service on Saturday. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Trying to take out the Peacekeepers, but they’re not exactly crack shots. It must be the rebels.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Back then, I wanted to be exactly like my dad. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

He always says my name exactly how I pronounce it, the Spanish way. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

It arises from the fact that we could not solve the equations of the theory exactly, except in very simple situations. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

But what he doesn’t get is that it is exactly the right time to film. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I know exactly how many books there are in the box. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Maddie nudged the girl next to her and jutted her chin in Emily’s direction, which was exactly the motivation Emily needed to surge forward with the lines she and James had practiced. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I had seen pictures of cowboys in books and magazines, and this fellow didn’t exactly look like a cowboy. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I wanted something—I couldn’t say exactly what. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d head down to the wire and stare out at the darkness, out where the war was, and think up ways to make Bobby Jorgenson feel exactly what I felt. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he got it, he didn’t know exactly when he’d be coming home. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

She’d said not to feel like we had to copy exactly. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

It was exactly the sort of idiotic stunt that Dana Matherson would try, Roy thought as he contemplated his apology letter. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was hard to tell exactly what was going on in Berlin, but the announcement of the split times was alarming. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Oh! my dear, we cannot begin too early; you are not aware of the difficulty of procuring exactly the desirable thing.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

My house looks exactly the same as the others. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

Well, actually, it was exactly twenty-four times, but I felt justified in using the generic “few,” realizing that any number greater than “never” was as good as saying “twenty-four.” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The old man withdrew the blade and punched the shark exactly in the same spot again. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had exactly enlarged the handle in his wax model. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he returned she was standing exactly where he had left her, on the bank, looking into the water, with her towel around her shoulders. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Over the radio, with the pauses and the strains of the crowd noise, it was hard to tell exactly what was happening. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rather, he would quietly appoint a committee to deliberate for eternity over exactly which door, and of what dimensions, would best facilitate the ingress and egress of all students. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

After all, her record doesn’t exactly inspire confidence. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t what I wanted to say exactly, but I spoke automatically, like the way we say “How’re you doing?” when all we really mean to say is “Hello.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t sure exactly what was going on with the sex in either book, but the conflict and longing between the women in The Well of Loneliness were interesting. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

It occurs to me that this is exactly what Finch’s closet is—a black hole. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I said that he was exactly the kind of smart, decent president I would choose for this country, even if selfishly I’d have rather kept him closer to home all these years. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Of course my dad knew exactly what a bonobo looked like; he had spent plenty of time around the sanctuary back when my parents were together. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

"Well, not exactly checkmate," Theo replied, "but Sandy would have had to resign. I took his queen." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could smell his smell of tobacco and earth and something radiant and spicy like amber; could feel the smooth glide of his skin, though I never exactly saw him. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Standing next to him on the step was exactly one half of a small child who had been divided neatly from top to bottom. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

I knew exactly what I was doing, thank you very much. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

You could see things clearly if they were honest; you could decide what to do next, because you knew exactly what you were dealing with. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

She knew her own strength and exactly what she could do. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He knew exactly how to reproduce the cold, deadly voice that got results. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was struggling to remember what he'd said exactly, when Charlotte moved on to another topic. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

At five foot four, he's shorter than I am, stocky but not exactly intimidating. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

He worked diligently and with growing excitement to design an exhibit that would show exactly what the Klan was about. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Someday, of course—and I will make no predictions as to exactly when—they are bound to tire of getting so little in return and to demand to be paid what they’re worth. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

His meeting with Mr. Larson had not gone exactly as he had planned. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

He was able, so it seemed, to land the second one almost exactly across the narrow line where the first one had struck. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I wouldn’t know exactly where my family was. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

If you want to know exactly where they’re at without doing a whole lot of searching, all you gotta do is find the biggest tree or rock around. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

What exactly did this person know about her past? Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

The few teachers the town did have were not exactly the pick of the litter, as Dad liked to say, and despite the shortage, one would get fired from time to time. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I pretended to look at the aquarium, which had pea-green slime on the glass and exactly one live fish swimming in the water. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Even my heat- sensitive eyes couldn’t make out exactly what was going on. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

After all, as head of the Northern SIM, he knew exactly why my old house needed to be vacated. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the first time she could remember, Mary Lou had the sense that her sister stood apart from her, that though she could jump in after, they would not share exactly the same water. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Why? What is it you want from me, exactly?” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The cafeteria wasn't exactly the most sanitary place to reopen that wound. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

I could never get my mind to gather exactly what I wanted to say, and I could never find the trail to the bottom of what I meant. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps it is exactly justice that they would have given you!” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everything seemed to be going exactly as planned. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He reached up and straightened the report card in its frame so it was exactly even to the ground. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

She wasn't exactly eavesdropping—all her mom's friends liked having Eleanor around. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Nobody ever told Abbey or me exactly how much was there, but it must have been a lot. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Nobody knew what their conversations were about, or what exactly they were plotting. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

It sounded exactly like the letter Ms. Hussey had described to her class. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Well, if the sheriff isn’t there, then what exactly were you doing in the office?” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Emma smiled and chatted as cheerfully as she could, to keep him from such thoughts; but when tea came, it was impossible for him not to say exactly as he had said at dinner, Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Also ... the plan sounded exactly like the sneaky, twisted, ridiculously annoying and noble sort of thing Leo Valdez would do. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The summer I turned twelve, Dad and I took a shuttle from Santa Fe to Rockhound State Park, which was exactly what its name suggested, and also Dad’s version of heaven. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He wanted to help Reyna, but since his own strategy was to deal with his problems alone, spurning anyone who tried to get close, he couldn’t exactly criticize Reyna for doing the same thing. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Plenty of law enforcement personnel would’ve done exactly that and not been unjustified in so doing. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

It’s impossible to dream, or to see, or to have a vision of someone whom you never have seen before—and to see him exactly as he is. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He still hates August beyond all expression, and although he doesn’t say anything I know exactly what he thinks of my shifting opinion. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

To this day I don’t know exactly what that was. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

As I trail off, I hear them making one another laugh—not the words exactly, but the cadence, the rising and falling pitches of banter. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Then I couldn’t make out what exactly Momma said after that, only that she had a lot to say, and she said it loudly. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“And,” said Mother, in a frosty voice, “exactly who is this young lady? Have we met her? Have we met her people?” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Not exactly the color of her hair, but close. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Winds scream across it, and the view in every direction is exactly the same. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew exactly when he was coming home, so why was my heart beating so? Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I look up at her and realize she knows exactly what I’m going through. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

For someone who hated camping, she knew exactly what to do. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

The tied quarters here would sound exactly like a half note crossing the bar line. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know exactly what a cripple was, but I was pretty sure, even at that age, that I didn’t like it. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

But the dark waves slither back and forth like adders, and I am sufficiently afraid that I will do exactly what Clotho says. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

It doesn’t take long for the elevator to go exactly one floor up. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

What made the show unusual, in fact, was the extent to which it was exactly the opposite of that — the extent to which the final product was deliberately and painstakingly engineered. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Oh, I knew approximately where they were, but the sextant had a narrow field of view, like looking down a rifle barrel, and I needed to know exactly which way to point it. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I edged around the elaborate, china-cabinet-flanked dining room, I wondered where Celia’s parents were and if they knew exactly how many cans of beer were stacked on their polished mahogany dining table. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“No ... not exactly. But I know. It’s a feeling.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The hemlines stopped exactly halfway between the knee and the ankle, and most of the dresses were cinched tight at the waist with belts. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

If Harry hadn’t seen Mr. Diggory do exactly this back in the Weasleys’ kitchen, it would have scared him out of his wits. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“In exactly what way?” the agent asked, leaning forward slightly. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hallway is long and pale jWe turn a corner and walk down a second one exactly like the first. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

After sixteen years, she knew exactly what details would be noticed and what people would think when they saw her. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I didn't know exactly what had happened to Mrs. Williams, but I knew that here in Alabama, police dogs and black folks looking for justice had never mixed well. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

But one month after the children’s march, that’s exactly what George Wallace did. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The Russians are taking part in the campaign; yesterday they started their offensive near Vitebsk, exactly three years to the day that the Germans invaded Russia. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

And that’s exactly when the word hit me in its full and easy perfection. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

If you’ve got an equation that tells you about the force that is being applied on an object, the differential equation reveals exactly how the object moves. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

In six months or a year—I didn’t know exactly when—I’d be walking into another room, the one where my father lived with me. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Mrs. Frisby, when you return I will tell you as well as I can exactly how to put the powder in Dragon’s food.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

“You sound exactly like some of the kids in the coming-out videos,” I say. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

There was no point in giving himself a false name, since Mr. Boatwright knew exactly who he was. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The fruit was delicious; not exactly like toffee—softer for one thing, and juicy—but like fruit which reminded one of toffee. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

It's exactly what Mr. Julian told Manny and me, but there's a part of me that still doesn’t wanna believe it. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“I know exactly what you mean,” he answered, smiling. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“Well, considering I get naked before takeoff, I’d say that exactly nine months from the moment we fly over the Columbia River, you’ll probably be giving birth.” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“A dress. All the girls at school wore exactly the same thing. It looked very smart to see them lined up with their faces scrubbed and their hair combed.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I told them that exactly described their fellow Afro-American Muslims. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Occasionally it's a case of mistaken identity, but most often the suspect knows exactly why he's being taken. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

The man took two steps forward; his boots—exactly like the ones on the table—nudged the back of my standard white slip-ons. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

But, since he wasn’t even in kindergarten yet, he wasn’t exactly fluent in either one. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not sure what to make of him, exactly. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

There is exactly four inches of space between my eyebrows and my hairline. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

After all he thought, the notice on the gate might not have been exactly an order; it might have been once a piece of advice— and who cares about advice? The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

So I didn’t exactly have a choice about taking her money. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Finally, my mother has checked my diary and has read exactly what I planted for her to read. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

They were far enough away that I couldn’t hear exactly what they were saying, but I watched the puzzled expressions on their faces. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t a fan of the suburbs, though I couldn’t articulate exactly why. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Drop them, or we’ll see exactly how filthy her blood is!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

But it was not hostility, exactly; merely a kind of wariness, a momentary stiffening, as at the passing of some unfamiliar animal. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I thought it vaguely illuminating that the Negro Griffin’s sweat felt exactly the same to his body as the white Griffin’s. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Things didn't go exactly as planned, but I’m not dead, so it's a win. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s Mr. Burnside, the retired business executive who never exactly came to terms with the end of his career. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“You know, Mr. P, I don’t mean to be rude or anything, but you’re, like, freaking me out here. I mean, why are you here, exactly?” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes the old man said exactly what he was thinking. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

My mom knows exactly what to say to hurt someone. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He knew exactly what would happen if he did. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Which is exactly why I am writing all of this down. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

It was not exactly that they were afraid of being beaten if she came up. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Within five minutes she knew exactly where the bear’s armor was, and why it would be difficult to get it back. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

There is exactly one furnished studio apartment listed for the entire Twin Cities area, and they’re not answering the phone on the weekend. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

My dad hasn’t so much as looked at that boat in exactly one year and three months, which is the time that our lives revolve around: one year and three months ago. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He showed me exactly how far apart the rows should be and how deep. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” I said, really grateful for that, though it had never really even crossed my mind that that’s exactly what I needed. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“It’s the traps, isn’t it? The number of steps you took would bring you almost exactly to the one behind the Institute Control Building.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Identical twins are no different from everyone else, except we look and sometimes sound exactly alike. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

They look exactly alike, right down to their dimples. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

It was no use explaining to him that I didn’t exactly spend my days talking about cars with people, either. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

She had always known exactly who she was. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Opposite Winston there sat a man with a chinless, toothy face exactly like that of some large, harmless rodent. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I didn’t agree, not exactly, but I didn’t fight back because I was ready for lecture time to be over. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t exactly a morale booster, but before I could say anything, Kronos raised his sword. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Nothing feels like it was there yesterday, and nothing feels like it will be there tomorrow, but every day it looks exactly the same. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

It’s not like Scoob didn’t know exactly what Cody was planning to do. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

Exasperatingly, none of the eleven tells exactly the same story. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

And yes, I see exactly what I expected—there’s a bunch of camera equipment lying around. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Miles helped Tucker get rid of the snake food fridge, but they refused to tell me exactly how they snuck it out past the teachers and Animal Control. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I don’t know the addresses I hold, or at least not exactly I know the roads but not the actual houses. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

And that was exactly what he intended to do. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then he said, “Unlikely,” which was not exactly the word he had been going for but seemed to be the best he could do. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“Well, I’m not exactly being nice to you.” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

It wouldn’t exactly help their mission to offend the other Messengers, but neither did he wish to be split up from Kate and Constance. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Dimple was sure most, like her, knew exactly what they wanted to do. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Which was not exactly the same as kicking me. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I didn’t exactly buy Jesse’s theory, but I stumbled upon the copy of To Kill a Mockingbird he’d loaned me, and it came back to me. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

That’s something Dad used to say, but until now I never knew what it meant, exactly. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Not a tilt exactly, but a definite slant, you could say. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“However, I didn’t exactly have this scenario in mind. I thought you two would come to my house again. I was prepared for that. I have dogs now.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The pig weighed exactly as much as I did. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Though it’s not exactly a reward when you’re born with freedom and a thief sneaks into your home at night and steals it from you. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

It might not exactly be cheating Cory, but it wasn’t entirely honest. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t remember exactly where Grampa kept his fishing stuff, so I rummaged around the garage until I found a fishing pole and some tackle. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

The world changed to gray and emptiness, and Conor knew exactly where he was, exactly what the world had changed into. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

“I mean, possibly. I don’t know exactly what footage Beetee plans to use.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I don't remember exactly how long the journey was, only that it was long, several hours at least. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Annabeth wasn’t exactly sure what was going on, but she understood that Percy was on the verge of big trouble. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

When they dismissed Archimedes as irrelevant they thought common sense was on their side; and their own experience of the world corresponded exactly to their claims. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I sit on the stool exactly the way the photographer says: Ankles crossed. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

And that’s exactly what Jay, already ankle deep in the sucking mud, was doing. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I still wasn’t angry, exactly, but I was very focused on getting the thing I’d been promised. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

The house was exactly like ours only flipped backwards, with the same smell of new paint and clean carpets. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

Which is exactly the answer raining down upon this candle-lit vigil. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

If you wanted to know the exact truth about exactly how something went, ask Eric and he would tell you. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

When, exactly, did they begin to feel shamed by it? Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

The ride home wasn’t exactly the way Will had imagined it would be when he realized he had invited Claire to come bike riding with them. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Jomo beamed, as if this was exactly the question he had wanted, and began to talk about his hunting. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Not exactly camouflage. I mean, I used the dyes.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

At nine p.m. on Friday, as he did every week, Habib dialed the number given to him by the U.S. consulate in Peshawar, where it was nine in the morning, exactly twelve hours ahead. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Like Walter, he said he was not in principle against negotiations, and I responded exactly as I had with Walter. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ask, and I know that tomorrow is exactly a year to the day that my father died. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

She knew exactly what I was talking about. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” I said, and then didn’t know where to go from there, or why this was so hard, exactly. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

It was an ant of exactly the same species, but it came from the other nest It was met by one of the scavenging ants and murdered. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone tried to figure out exactly what had happened. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Yes, ” said Roscuro, “and that is exactly why I must have it.” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

From nowhere it seemed, a few other men were doing exactly the same thing. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I figured to charge you exactly what I paid for it,” he says, “which was nothing.” The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I have the clearest memory of Scott talking about Megan, saying I don’t even know who she was, and I feel exactly the same way. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was exactly the opposite of most chairs, which are wide at the bottom and tapered at the top. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

If not, exactly how old did one have to be to escape it? The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Joey told me nothing ever goes back exactly the way it was, that things expand and contract—like breathing, but you could never fill your lungs up with the same air twice. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I did not mean afraid exactly. I don’t see much of her. It’s not that. I can’t really explain.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“No one I know of. Maybe my wife, getting it fixed up. So they couldn’t be there exactly expecting you, now could they?” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

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

When we were in tenth grade, he orchestrated a plan to standardize our entire class—make every tenth-grader exactly the same. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

They were small things—a cotton scarf, a book, a glass paper-weight—but whatever he brought, it was exactly what you would have picked out for yourself. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

That was exactly the way Mom’s face developed twin worry lines on her forehead—and then the worry lines erased—when she was trying to sound more optimistic and cheerful than she actually felt. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I knew what tools to equip them with because I’d been exactly where they were. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

And maybe Chess was kind of good at acting himself, because the one-armed hug felt exactly like it did when Chess was really trying to comfort Finn. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

She counted out, exactly, the number needed for each row of seats. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Before Carla arrives the next morning I spend exactly thirteen minutes in bed convinced that I am getting sick. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her voice wasn’t exactly strange, but she was speaking very loudly, in the sort of voice she’d use to announce something to the lot of us, and that was why we’d all gone quiet. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I planted my foot and the metal stand down firmly, to make sure I was stable, and focused on exactly where I wanted the ball to end up. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

I don’t even know what the noises were exactly because I didn’t hear them myself, but Via heard and she just started yelling at the kids. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

They weren’t exactly free; she just paid for them with her employee discount. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

The headmistress gave him a grim smile, almost kind, and then she said almost exactly the same thing his father had said. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

The blackboards, the rough wooden floor, the uncomfortable-looking chairs were almost exactly the same. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, that was exactly how he thought of himself. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I’m not exactly sure of the time, but it’s much hotter than it was when we arrived. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Then, every Sunday, at exactly 3:00 p.m., in front of the Apple Store at the mall, I am exchanged like a wrong-size pair of jeans. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

She touched the new streak of gray in my hair that matched hers exactly— our painful souvenir from holding Adas’s burden. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

By now, Dr. Stuart knew exactly who his visitors were. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sorry again, Percy. You were saying ...” “Um ... who are you, exactly?” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

The plane landed ten minutes early, at exactly one o’clock Pacific daylight time. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Broke it off? How exactly did he break it off?” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The next day went exactly like the first. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Torn as well, in exactly the same spot. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I was confused about exactly what trouble he had in mind. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, Uncle! Magic and mechanics together—with a little work, one could make a body that would look exactly human, only better. I’ve made some notes.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, I would walk around the room and look at each of these things and try to remember exactly the day she had given them to me. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Everyone she knew, she had always known—except for captured ghosts, who weren’t exactly keen on pleasantries. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

What if he already listened to the tapes and knows exactly what’s going on in my head? Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

The Monday morning following our tea, Julian boarded the bus and said "Good morning" exactly the way he had said it every other day. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

In this way, too, the people from under the tree got back exactly that amount which they had given at the burial of the chief. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Out of the door bounded a huge black dog exactly like the beasts that had attacked Nhamo on her first night in Zimbabwe! A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another thing that makes us look exactly alike. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

This will last exactly three hours and is required viewing for all of Panem. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

This is exactly the reason why wherever people who are anything but white live in this world today, the white man’s governments are finding themselves in deeper and deeper trouble and peril. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

It turned out that we were exactly the same age. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

And that’s exactly how Mrs. Chiltington and her League of Concerned Library Lovers would run things when they became the board of trustees in charge of what used to be the Lemoncello Library. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Yes, she knew exactly where he had been last night: home. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

One bedroom is a small place for four people, and it takes exactly three days for someone to lose their temper. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She copied exactly what he had done and hit the water with a hard smack. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

We were in the seventh grade, and I wasn’t exactly thinking about college yet. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

That made me feel nervous again; I could not tell exactly why. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Since we can't exactly set him down on the embroidered bedspread, we haul him into the bathtub and turn the shower on him. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Whatever had changed in her—and she felt both exactly the same and completely different—was on the inside. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He wanted them to see exactly what he had seen when he first came to the United States. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

She asked, her voice exactly as it had been yesterday when she spoke, “Are there to be tea leaves in it?” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Armpit’s economics teacher once told the class about a donkey standing exactly halfway between two identical haystacks. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Maybe running and hiding is exactly what I need to do. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

And anyway, the twins weren’t so exactly alike. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

They would meet there, said Fuchs, on the first Sunday in June, at exactly 4:00 p.m. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew exactly where the basket was, on a shelf in the kitchen cupboard, and where the greens grew. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Today, like most days, they’d gone off with Wash. Where exactly or to do what, Naomi didn’t know. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“These people are insufferable,” Celia says, though it is not exactly what she means. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Now, you tell me exactly where you found this. Eh?” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

I’m so shocked, I almost tell her right there, but I still don’t know exactly what to say. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“So the weather’s really perfect. I know exactly where I want to take you.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

And then, exactly a year ago, Hogwarts had written to Harry, and the whole story had come out. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Like whether a particular tree—the one whose roots grew up its trunk—was in bud two days ago or a week and exactly where it was. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Humph! Not exactly. Your witch’s skill is rather at fault sometimes.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I want to find out exactly what happened.” Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I give myself exactly two seconds to feel satisfied. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I do, except exactly opposite plus a little worse. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Beneath the balcony is a tiny square room, exactly the size of the balcony above it. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

Not an invitation, exactly; more of a command. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Well, that’s exactly how it feels when the emcee announces my name for evening wear, and Daddy and I walk on that stage as though we’re gliding on clouds. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

That night for dinner, Ben set out several different platters of food, none of them exactly full. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He was three years older than she was, and he wasn’t exactly Prince Charming, with that strange combination of baby face and bulky wrestler’s body. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

His songs were different—not weird, exactly, but different. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“And for your information, I don’t exactly have a plan.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anatole and I both knew this was not exactly the case. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I have exactly four minutes before I have to get back to the store and clock in. Want to walk me back?” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

"Mr. Amber," she began bravely, "it seems that we are not all who we say we are. In other words, who exactly are you?" The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Toby followed Luke outside in the cold, trying not to think about his throbbing lip, or the way Tyler had smiled—like he knew exactly how to hurt him. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Me in a tank top, Irene in a T-shirt, not exactly concealing clothing choices. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

This thought process is not exactly a helpful distraction, so I even give number 22, “Contemplate the afterlife,” on my to-do list a try, and read some of Life, Death, and Immortality. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He went into detail, discussing exactly what these angry citizens might do to attempt to derail the collaboration. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I realized they were exactly the same height. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rachel and Michael leave the wall, and we all watch it tip over with a ka-boom, exactly the way it has been threatening to do all night. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t sure what exactly had caused it, but she knew Sigurd had done something to Kin’s forge. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

He looked gleeful, gloating, as though my fist tightening on his shirt was exactly what he would have wished. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Crew. Well, not exactly crew. Managing crew. Assistant crew manager.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

But then I would've had to admit that I thought he might've been an alien, and that wasn't exactly the secret I was wanting to share. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I sound exactly like a boy who’s been making out with his boyfriend in an empty apartment. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know what I was exactly supposed to feel, especially since she’d never actually told me she liked me, liked me. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Hercules didn’t exactly brighten when he saw Piper carrying the bull’s horn, but his scowl lines lessened. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She looked like Mom again, with her Serious Business hair and her dirty hands and her crackling eyes, but she wasn’t exactly the same. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He acknowledged that there was no way we could predict how exactly we’d manage things, given that neither of us wanted to be locked into the comfortable predictability of a lawyer’s life. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

There wasn’t a player in that locker room who didn’t innately understand exactly what Don Meredith was talking about. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

That’s when I realized he knew exactly who I was looking for. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

In legal scholar Ricardo Bascuas’s words, “Operation Pipeline is exactly what the Framers meant to prohibit: a federally-run general search program that targets people without cause for suspicion, particularly those who belong to disfavored groups.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

So what exactly was I trying to achieve? Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I tell him I’m there for a school project, but I’m not sure exactly where I’m supposed to go. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

It was Ultima burning the evil load of the sack exactly where the three witches had danced when my uncle saw them. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Indoor sandals and outdoor ones were exactly the same, except you must never get them mixed up! A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She knew there was a plot, but she didn't know exactly what they were doing. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

When they got back to Medallion and into the quiet house they saw the note exactly where they had left it and the ham dried out in the icebox. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

And that’s exactly what it was—parked at the side of the road, painted bright red, and looking quite deserted. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I know exactly what you mean. I felt the same way.” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

It also means I know exactly how to treat the lake vines. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

So what exactly does a kid who “looks like me” look like? All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

All right, so neither of us are exactly in our first flush of youth, but you've got to keep looking forward.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

The meteoriticist Jack Hartung has pointed out that a very recent, very fresh-looking small crater with a prominent ray system lies exactly in the region of the Moon referred to by the Canterbury monks. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can see exactly what they were thinking. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

She must have seen him in fact with exactly the same eyes that Henry saw him with. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lying on it felt exactly how floating on a falling leaf would feel. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Knowing exactly what he was doing and exactly what it would mean, he moved his hand from Lyra’s wrist and stroked the red-gold fur of her dæmon. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He waited a week exactly to come back for Janie’s snub. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

I figured she was like me, on meds, not exactly compliant. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

I don’t remember exactly what her weight was. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know exactly what he’s going to draw. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Parker laughs, too, of course, but he don’t know why exactly, except Tyler wants him to. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Silas, you deserve to be more than tolerated. You deserve to be accepted. You deserve to be loved for exactly who you are. Full stop.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

They all looked forward to Sundays because then, although they had exactly the same, everyone was allowed a second helping. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

I’m not sure exactly why I like it when he’s pleased about something, but I am. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

It’s not exactly comfortable but at least it’s a step down from awkward. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t remember exactly where, even though he told me twice. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t exactly telling the truth, but she wasn’t entirely lying, either, for she did not believe that wrong was an accurate description of her feelings. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still, I pretend I’m drinking exactly what Mama Ya-Ya drinks, and not just 99 percent hot milk. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

I got Siobhan to draw lots of these faces and then write down next to them exactly what they meant. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

All of this would be fine if I knew exactly who me for me was. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

But then I realized exactly what I was looking at. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, I’m sure that’s exactly what you did as a Newbie.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

But the little ones never let up, and at exactly 9:15 A.M., the three of them got into the tub. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was trying to speak carefully, and with kindness, to say exactly what he wanted to say. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

She takes her fingers back and then we’re free, which is exactly how we act, the three of us running off in three different directions. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The rat was trying to do exactly as she and Basil had done. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“You don’t got to break her, bruh,” someone says, and from the tingly feeling I get in my stomach, I know exactly who that someone is. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

That’s exactly how I felt as we entered the Shenandoah Valley. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The next morning, at exactly 9:21, I found myself standing outside of Clancy Gray’s office, my hand raised and ready to knock. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Melina said, then laughed in a way that wasn’t exactly friendly. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I remember exactly how it felt to see that first message from him in my in-box. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Despereaux was certain that he had read exactly those words time and time again. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

He didn’t blame his father for the accident, not exactly. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

She did not know exactly what he meant, but whatever it was, she regretted that she had come. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The majority of the Redwall mice thought that Matthias was acting a little oddly, but the young mouse knew exactly what he was about. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Even though I know exactly what I’m getting, I take my time walking up and down the case, running my hands along the wooden counter. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

Nobody knew exactly what it was that Tallow, in her younger days, had done to drive them off. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t sure what exactly she had been saying, but that word, professional, seemed important. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Releasing classified documents would not exactly help him convince Americans he’d make a good commander in chief. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Gandhi had read Henry David Thoreau, who advocated exactly this view. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

The buildings on our street are made of old bricks and they all look exactly the same. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think I was attacked exactly. Nestor 10 was simply trying to do so. What was left of the First Law was still holding him back.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

If you’ve ever heard a preacher get excited in the middle of a sermon, you know exactly what I’m talking about. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“She didn’t exactly leave you in a cave in the desert. How old is she?” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

In that case, he was born exactly 100 years after the publication of De Revolutionibus, which highlights how quickly science became established once it became part of the Renaissance. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

I’m a prodigy who knows the truth, and I know exactly what I’m going to do. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“You know exactly what I mean by sympathetic, Jamie,” said Mom. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Copernicus himself did not exactly rush into print with his ideas. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Sleep came, and with it came my dream-fate which drew me to the witches’ Black Mass. I saw all, and it was exactly as my uncle had described it. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were exactly the same morons that laugh like hyenas in the movies at stuff that isn't funny. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

I’m just sorry for him now, and that’s exactly the worst thing I can do to him. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

The labels mean nothing, because no two cases are ever exactly alike. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I mean, he lives by his wits in the woods, so he isn’t exactly wagging his tail twenty-four hours a day. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t exactly like the magazine advert we’d found on the ground that day, but then it wasn’t so far off either. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve done my best to capture the language with which each person spoke and wrote: dialogue appears in native dialects; passages from diaries and other personal writings are quoted exactly as written. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Rumors about exactly how he had died were running rampant, but no one had actually been witness to his demise. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Once they had truly learned to fear him, they would do exactly as he said. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

However, a quantum car would behave in exactly this way. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

There was a lesson in all that, but Armpit wasn’t quite sure exactly what it was. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

I don’t sit exactly across from Audrey’s place, but in a small park a bit further down her street. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

The little boy crossed his legs at the knees, leaned back, and minced forward twice plus twice more, exactly like a crab that could count. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Yes, sir. And you shall have it delivered at your own house a week from today, seven o’clock Monday morning. And it’s going to be just exactly right.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

His head, after he had straightened up again, was almost exactly level with the watchers at the window. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or almost exactly the same: around Miss Spink and Miss Forcible’s door were blue and red lightbulbs that flashed on and off spelling out words, the lights chasing each other around the door. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

“Yes, that’s exactly what he looked like—long neck, pointed nose, and his hair stuck up in a crest.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Claudia said, “Inconspicuous is exactly the opposite of that. Even a guard at the Metropolitan who sees thousands of people every day would remember a boy who played him a game of cards.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then, because her class is on the opposite side of school from the counseling office and I’m not exactly running to get there, I show up five minutes late to my appointment. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He was secretive about it; I do not know exactly why. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

However withered, I still feel myself to be exactly the same person I’ve always been. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Not exactly, funnily enough,” I said, looking right into those soft brown eyes. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I’m not exactly sure why we walk together anymore. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

But what it exactly signified he could not say. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grace immediately pulled the car across four lanes of traffic, swerving past two cars and exactly zero cops. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

From the kitchen cupboard he got a cup; he stood holding it for an interval—he did not know exactly how long. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

I’m neither, but today’s events don’t exactly support my case. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But the guidebook says the money in Puerto Rico is exactly the same as the rest of the United States,” I say, confused. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

He was exactly the same Peach as always, too shiny and bony and scrawny-necked, but he wasn’t the same Peach at all. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

There were so many questions I had for the lawyer, like why, exactly, she felt like this was going to be “open-and-shut.” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Not exactly the best two days of your life, eh, Ryan Dean?” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Jack Allen’s exactly like a floating house—unexpected. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

George wasn’t sure exactly how it would be different, so she tried not to think about it. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

But if my abilities had been stronger tonight, I would have been able to see exactly what Adam was feeling when he kissed me. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

He wanted to say it wasn’t Cupid’s business, but he realized this was exactly Cupid’s business. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Not exactly. Remember what I said? Trust me.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I grab my bag and get out of the car, though I have no real idea what “here” exactly is. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“You can’t tell exactly. Sometimes it’s eleven months to the day, but it might be two weeks early, or a month late, without hurting anything.” The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

She smells like coconut oil and she feels strong, exactly like she was during initiation into Dauntless, when she hung over the chasm by her fingertips. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

We all gave our different versions of the same answer: “Good isn’t exactly the word to describe my day.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It didn't exactly depress me to think about it, but it didn't make me feel gay as hell, either. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

By Saturday noon, Johnny, following Mr. Revere’s advice and his curve, had got the model of the handle exactly right. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Charlotte didn’t hesitate for even a second, like she knew exactly what she wanted to say. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

No amount of takeout Chinese food or politeness ought to make me forget exactly who and what I am dealing with. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The problem was that no one knew exactly where Neil had landed, and I didn’t know which way to look for them. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not a disaster, exactly: it would have been much the same had one of us let slip a rude word, or used a guardian’s nickname to his or her face. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

There had not been time yet to find out exactly how brilliant the child was, but Miss Honey had learned enough to realise that something had to be done about it as soon as possible. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was exactly the same as it had been when this whole nightmare started. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

They walked through the long halls of the airport, past moving sidewalks, ads, stands of strange-looking food, and people who all seemed to know exactly where they wanted to go. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

The cables were exactly what Gardner had been dreaming of. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Turner figured that sneaking through a minister’s house wasn’t exactly something fit for a minister’s son, but the scriptures never said, “Thou shalt not sneak,” and that was good enough. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

I really didn’t want to, but Carmen told me it was the only way we were going to find out exactly what was going on. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Olinski was not sure how much the correct amount was, but she knew that if she put a spirit-level to his, they would be exactly right. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Two people who I cared about died a senseless death exactly two months apart. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

At exactly midnight I crept down the hall and tapped on Abbey’s door. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“You know, there’s something queer about the warren this evening, although I can’t tell exactly what it is. Shall we go down to the brook?” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s exactly right. Seems like they had us coming and going.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They sat staring off in different directions, exactly the same as the first time I’d seen them. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Lyra racked her brains to try and remember exactly what it was the Master had said. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“He knew what he was doing. He knew what would happen if he gave me an opportunity. He knew exactly what I was going to do.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

She texts that she’s on her way but says nothing about my confession, and this is exactly why I didn’t tell her. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

Almost exactly, and yet the ways it’s not are more than enough to ruin any hint of perfection. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She repeated them, with exactly the same slight emphasis on the second word, as though she had been the one to say them first. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Could she even imagine exactly what it would feel like to be her own brother? Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“No, not exactly the weather,” said the bard. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

He had made it very clear to the boys exactly what he meant. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mature and ladylike at just fourteen years old, she was a person on a mission: she seemed to know exactly where she was going in life, with a sort of inward direction driving her. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes he’d interrupt a bout and push one fencer to the side so he could demonstrate exactly how an action was done. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

The Senator comes out, looking curiously more sober, in a fresh shirt, plaid and pressed, exactly the same as the last one. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I count five adults—five people who came when I called for help, even if they didn't exactly know what to do. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The Dauntless compound sounds like home now—at least there, I know exactly where I stand, which is on unstable ground. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I can’t say I always wanted to go to school because that wouldn’t be exactly true. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Just like the day before, once decontaminated, we’re sent back toward our room, passing the rations room holding exactly what I need. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I knew exactly what caused the difference, and it disturbed me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Elizebeth would have known exactly how to handle it, without thinking twice. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Figuring he’d just stepped out for a minute—the crowds weren’t exactly kicking down his door—I wandered into the sanctuary to kill time checking out museum displays. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He tried to say the words exactly as Ampai had said them during their nightly missions together, but somehow it didn't sound the same coming from him. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“How exactly would he have mentioned your age?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“But it can’t be—” “He’s exactly what he says he is,” Cook says. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Mark couldn’t tell when it happened exactly, but he realized he could see again. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“It’s an insane asylum, Turner. It’s a place where people live in long wards, tied to white iron beds. It’s a place where there are strong nurses to tell them exactly what to do.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

I think that opening sentence sums up my sentiments exactly. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

It’s exactly four days until Nochebuena, and I don’t have much time to finish my presents. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

And I know exactly where to place my nurses. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“A breath of a buffalo in the wintertime”—that exactly evoked his view of life. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

We weren’t exactly friends, but we were friendly. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

The better-off folk of Welch had not exactly flocked to our part of town. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Not exactly. He’s got his heart set on a cavalry charge. Drawn sabers, all that glorious French business. He was horrified when I had to tell him we didn’t use the British square.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two notes that are exactly one octave apart sound good together because their frequencies are related in such a simple way. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

It was exactly the same as it was when I went there. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

“There’re probably people who wouldn’t think our lives are real either, if we wrote exactly what happened to us in a book.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I take a deep, unhindered breath and walk over to him, stopping exactly six feet away from him. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Her wings were keeping her up, but then up became down and she tumbled, exactly as Lazlo had planned it, right into his arms. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Besides, given that stunt you just pulled, it’s in your best interest to do exactly what I say.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Although he didn’t know it, he arrived at almost exactly the same time that Boston’s police were voting 1,134 to 2 to go out on strike at five o’clock the next day. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

It was exactly what I imagined it would feel like. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“I can’t exactly say. He was always quite pleasant in his manner.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

And while Papa and Mamma were solidly middle class, they weren’t exactly flush. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Dallas is always on the lookout for other people’s weak spots so that he knows exactly where to poke them. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She was rocking backward and forward slightly in her chair, exactly like Dobby did when he was teetering on the edge of revealing forbidden information. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

We were sitting up on our desks, and I can’t remember exactly what we were talking about, but Mr. Roger, as usual, was making us laugh and laugh. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, not exactly... “I hoped it would be.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was suddenly a man with no rights who looked exactly like the enemy. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s also how he always knows exactly what to say. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I could tell that she’d come here before hoping for exactly that—some kind of sign from her dad. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

She sat up exactly when infants are supposed to, rolled over right on schedule, and crawled on cue. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Gigi tilted her head and nodded, like she knew exactly what Ivy meant. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

They tell you exactly where and how high you are, so you can never get lost. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It means exactly that. Perfect. Not a hair out of place, not a worry line to be found. Calm. Collected. Ready to take on whatever came next.” Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

“That’s exactly it! Nothing! Absolutely nothing! He was just standing around smiling and watching. He was the worst one there.” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

In the late 1930s, she was at the top of her game, with exactly the experience needed for the job. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

"Which child," she says to herself all day long, "exactly which child shall I choose for my next squelching?" The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

As soon as I got to Margaret’s, I started my search for snacks exactly where I had left off—hanging on to the handle of the refrigerator door. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t remind him, but that’s exactly what I was doing. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Cole shook his head—that wasn’t exactly true. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

While the rest of us were worrying over getting our printing to match exactly the example shown on the blackboard, Esther got praise for any kind of mark that resembled the letters. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Please, Miss Celia, don’t do that mess on the table, it don’t come—” “Look, isn’t it the thing? And I’ve found two dresses to match it just exactly! ” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Tide or current has shifted ’em, or I don’t recall exactly where I set ’em. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

And that is exactly what I was doing two Saturdays ago at the Templetons’ party. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

To most historians, the colonial accounts came to seem exaggerated, though exactly why was not often explained. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

That’s exactly why they don’t let me “go nowhere,” as Kenya puts it. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“What is it, Hugo? Tell me what exactly has made you go bug-nuts.” Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

We can’t get him to sit down or tell us what exactly happened. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

By necessity, I suppose, it is difficult for me to explain in English exactly what I mean. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

That day last summer, when I went to Tom and Anna’s, it didn’t happen exactly the way I told the police it had. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lieutenant Alexander Lovett is in charge and quickly begins to question the rattled Samuel Mudd to determine exactly who and what he saw. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

What might have taken them three or four days walking, they covered in one evening, rolling not exactly smoothly over the bumpy, rutted road, but thankfully. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The upper part of Aravis's face stuck out beyond the sofa, so that if anyone came into that room with a light and happened to look in exactly the right place they would see her. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

“They were practicing: dark magic. I don’t know what, exactly, but Zeus banished diem to Tartarus.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

This time, like then, I wasn’t exactly charmed by the news. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

It was exactly two months since Chester had arrived in New York, and the three animals wanted to celebrate the anniversary. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You know,” said Ishmael, “when you were testifying, Art, you mentioned a coffee cup on the floor here, remember? Where was that exactly, the coffee cup? Do you remember exactly where it was?” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The grandmother, as it turned out, lived in New York City, in Red Hook, Brooklyn, and had been searching for her daughter for three and a half years, exactly Sergio’s age. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Because it looks like sleet or snow, the market is set up in the covered building just behind, which isn’t exactly indoors but is warmer than the outside. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, she knew exactly what Emily Dickinson had meant. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

With this he set the rings in order, placing them exactly in line. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I can see," the doctor bent down, "exactly where the trouble is coming from." The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Then he scratched his long, red-veined nose and said, "You are my boy, and you will do exactly as I tell you." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

I asked, even though I knew exactly why he wanted to talk to me. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He blurred out the background and added wild swirling color to everything around us so that we’re...exactly like the couple in the painting! I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Nico wasn’t exactly a sunshine person, but for once he welcomed the warmth. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

But she hasn’t exactly been a take-care-of-it mom for a while now. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

The Shakers had indeed left the land that would become Shaker Heights long before, and by the summer of 1997 there were exactly twelve left in the world. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Garrett is exactly where I left him—on the ridge above the burning campsite, leaning against a tree. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

We don’t know exactly why or when the fungus produces a mushroom either. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

What exactly was Berg being ordered to do? Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn't reach for the bottle, not exactly, but I could see the eager desperation in his eyes. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Wasn’t that exactly the feeling of connection I had been looking for when I began my journeys along the food chains of the U.S.? The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

And then I was crying, there in the pantry, unsure of why, exactly, but missing my parents in a way that I had made myself pretty good at avoiding most of the time. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

“That’s kind of what we thought,” Dallas said, “but we weren’t exactly sure.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

But it was doing them exactly the way she wanted us to do them that was hard. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Father says we’re to pray for all three of them, but when you get down to the particulars it’s hard to know exactly what outcome to pray for. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t bring myself to call it home, exactly. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

If she lifts one arm, I think, she'll look exactly like the statue in the harbor. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He was talented and popular—exactly what Cas’s father wished she could be. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

First thing in the morning, when the doors reopened, she needed to search through the Dewey decimal rooms to find a clue that would tell her exactly how and where the bandits had crawled in. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

Our curiosity is supposed to have limits, though these have never been defined exactly. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He woke up on the floor with a bleeding nose and exactly the same distressful head symptoms he had been feigning all along. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I doubt all the other messed-up people in the ward are exactly thrilled to be here, either. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Washington left to our imagination exactly how Boudinot must have spied on prisoners. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

She knows exactly where I’m standing, he thought. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Their ears were exactly as long as the ears of Bera-Bera. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

And for the first time since I started fourth grade, I knew exactly who I was—a scared kid up a tree. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

It looks exactly like Learn About the United States, my mom’s citizenship study guide. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

But I do know exactly how many fourteen-year-old juniors there are at Pine Mountain. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry, sir. I don’t understand exactly. Maybe I’m not smart enough. I don’t know what you mean when you say ‘the whole world’ or ‘generations before him.’ The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

That last howling scream, exactly like the first, and then at the end a fixed, steadfast moving backward out of this world. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But now it was exactly what I needed. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

He wanted to protect his wife from his family's violent tendencies, but he couldn't exactly disown his parents. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t exactly pleasant on the deck of the ship—it was dreadfully hot, and the constant salty wind on her face only increased her thirst. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t point out how that’s exactly the way regular spelling is. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Margaret said, “I think I’ve heard everyone from the Massachusetts Nanny to the Long Island Lolita say that. What exactly does ‘getting on with your life’ mean?” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Burnham had awarded the boat concession to a company called the Electric Launch and Navigation Company, which had produced a lovely electric vessel of exactly the character Olmsted wanted. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

They walked to the rear of the house, which looked exactly like the front, and knocked at the door, whose name plate read “THE MIDGET.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

I grinned, because tonight that was exactly how I felt. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

“I know exactly who you are,” Baba said. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was exactly the same feeling she’d had in the sea, when she’d realized she could no longer see the island. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“And how, exactly, did you manage that, Z?” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

This seemed like good advice, but Raymie wasn’t sure exactly whom it was intended for. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Those who could add up while yelling themselves hoarse knew that Gryffindor now had four hundred and seventy-two points — exactly the same as Slytherin. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Now that Shirley has said this—even though it is praising my work—I don’t exactly feel proud. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The dampness hasn’t left my eyes yet, and I’m not exactly smiling. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

It’s not exactly that he’s afraid of Zahra, his mom’s deputy chief of staff and right-hand woman. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

It will be exactly as long as the time that passed before she was born. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another night some months later, though, she wondered, “What exactly does Grover do?” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t cold exactly, but the early-morning air raised goose bumps on her arms. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

From infancy he treated Sacrabani exactly as if he were a normal child. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t stop thinking about the money he could make off that sale—almost exactly enough to take care of this date. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Their new guide knew exactly where the rapids were, where to unload the canoes, and where the carry-trails were. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

And why, oh why had he puffed away at that coal like an ignorant novice, when he had known for years exactly how to coax a flame into being? The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

“You are now my prisoner. Do exactly as I say or you’ll regret it! ” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“I have nothing I’m gunning to do. I had my funeral and that didn’t exactly go as planned. Not really expecting a do-over, though.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

In many ways it would do exactly that. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Harry clutched the Cloak tightly around him in the darkness, traveling deeper and deeper into the forest, with no idea where exactly Voldemort was, but sure that he would find him. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I didn’t exactly need my toes freezing off. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I asked, somewhat confused, for the two phone booths were exactly the same in all respects—colour, size and shape. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

A professional, I knew exactly how to search a book for pertinent information. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We don’t, exactly. But we’ll try to chase him in a particular direction, and at any rate, the stag will likely run straight, down the most direct path.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know the lesson exactly at this point. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I don’t think it’s exactly like The Tempest,” I said. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

The interior was exactly as Harry remembered it: a small flat, complete with bathroom and tiny kitchen. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Omer knew exactly what she was talking about the minute she started to describe it. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

If I never went home, what exactly would I be missing? Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I don't remember exactly how much I had, but I was pretty loaded. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, this is not exactly something most people are willing to care about,” Shawna said. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t exactly having second thoughts about the end of the world, but I was glad I had a choice. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

There’s no way of knowing exactly how many of Henrietta’s cells are alive today. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Since the Khmer Rouge takeover of Phnom Penh, I have heard of Pol Pot but I never knew exactly what his position with the Angkar was. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was exactly what I had in mind. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

She just looked at the clock on the wall and when it was exactly nine o’clock, she tinkled a bell that was like the one my mother used to call the servants. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could see the reflection and knew exactly who it was. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Why exactly did the significance and status of experimental knowledge change? The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Isaac is Edmond’s twin, and they look exactly the same, only Isaac’s eyes are green and Edmond’s are the same color as the sky, which at the moment is gray. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

From the fairy tales, I’ve learned exactly who the enemy are. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

If they all give exactly the same answer, you can be pretty sure they have communicated with each other. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was carefully arranged out of the eyes of peacock feathers, exactly as if a stiff peacock fan had been erected endwise on his head. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Yang was exactly the kind of tenant Mrs. Richardson wanted: a kind person to whom she could do a kind turn, and who would appreciate her kindness. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

When I realized Grandma was driving to Cambridge, I knew exactly where she was taking us: her favorite tea shop, Cambridge Tea Room. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

He had bested his enemy with exactly the scornful phrases he had imagined this morning, and the seal of success was on the day. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

“Furious is exactly the fight word,” I said. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I broke down sobbing, not knowing exactly why. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

I tried to remember exactly where he lay, but it looked different without the confusion of grave diggers and heaps of earth. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, it might not be exactly like that.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

The Visit Room had an outdoor annex for warm days, and the couple had been standing behind some of the playground equipment— not exactly family entertainment. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not exactly elegant, and my hair isn’t exactly stylish—I just cut it off square around my neck. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

It smelled like exactly what it was: rotting flesh. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“You did exactly what I needed you to do, and that helped a lot.” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Because I didn’t notice what was in here this morning. And I wanted to make sure we had exactly what we desired.” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Garland was so simple—seven acres of land containing exactly one house, one barn, a vegetable garden, fruit trees, a pickup truck, and only one other person. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

I know exactly who I am, and no matter what anybody says, I know I was born in New York City for a reason. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t remember what exactly because I was only four, but knowing Mom, it was funny and sweet and sassy. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not exactly thrilled about having to bunk with you, but apparently I don’t have a choice in the matter. But you better believe I have a choice about whether you mess with my stuff.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t exactly true, but it allowed him to change the subject. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

All of which brings us to the key point: the ancients, particularly in the classical period, had no notion that equates exactly with our modern conception of “science.” Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

He did not know exactly what he could do to earn money for the sock, but he planned to tell Master that anyway. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, I know, and that is exactly what I feel like right now.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

We trust you with truth, for contained herein is exactly that—the truth. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t remember exactly how many safe lodging places were listed in Birmingham, but he’s sure he wouldn’t need more than one hand to count them. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

Furthermore, she had looked at Milkman and Guitar and Macon like she didn’t know who exactly they were. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kehaar detected them by smell and removed them exactly as he might have picked spiders out of a crack. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t exactly an accident that legs and I ran by Dante’s house. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t exactly being in the spotlight, but we pretended it was. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Not babies, exactly. But by age two or so they had expressed who they were and what they cared about most. We just sort of—interpreted.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Little metal was used in our straps and fittings, but the harnesses had buckles of aluminum alloy, too fine to fasten with mittens on, which burned in that cold exactly as if they were red-hot. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

"Okay, run me through it. What, exactly, are you after?" The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Håkon wasn’t exactly subtle, with his ruby-red scales and twisting horns. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I suddenly have déjà vu; I know I came to this town with Mamá Jacinta once, long ago, but I don’t remember why exactly. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“No. I used geometry and focused on the parabola of my shots. I also knew exactly when to feed you the ball, based on timing and patterns I was seeing on the floor.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think that is the right word, exactly. Although I have been seeing pieces of you all for years, you know.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She knows exactly what she wants, and she just makes it happen. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Chavez, his hands in the pockets of his gray-and-black letter jacket, had a little smirk on his face, as if he knew who exactly who was going to shoulder the blame for the whole disaster. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tendai saw with delight that it was exactly like the villages in his history books. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

We both stay exactly where we are, like in those nature documentaries where two animals are about to get into a fight, but first they just stare each other down. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

And I don’t know if it would be exactly like Sonny’s example, but it could be dangerous. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Her cousin wasn’t exactly idle, but she was never given the really difficult tasks. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The shouts of the children, the shrieks and hoots of the daemons, filled the little gymnasium and soon banished fearful thoughts; which of course was exactly what the exercise was intended to do. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Crow’s Head Valley was not exactly a place for picnics. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t exactly have much of a choice.” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

I don’t know exactly what kind she is. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

“I think he’d understand. This is a big deal, and you don’t exactly have time to waste.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I can’t remember the circumstances exactly, whether I couldn’t find a babysitter that day or whether I’d even bothered to try. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

‘The Queen’s orders were to follow the giant and that’s exactly what I’m doing.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not exactly what I envisioned, but not bad. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though it is exactly then, at that very moment in the liturgy, when I must realize how different the Church has become in recent years. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, she had never seen this, but she could imagine exactly how it would look. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“But how, exactly? What does he mean, ‘what must be got’?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Getting him there at exactly 8:15 takes a little more finesse. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Now it does come, almost exactly as he has known that it will: —I have seen Charles Bon, Henry. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

I decided to learn them all by heart—even if I didn’t know exactly what they meant. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

I know you always like to know exactly what time it is. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The claim that an alien society, if it had a sufficiently advanced technology, would come up with almost exactly the same figure as us for the speed of light is perfectly sound. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Because I knew exactly where this was coming from, I put my arms around her shoulder and pulled her close. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

It was worn at the edges, but not exactly shabby, and still an active sanitorium. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

There was a fire in the fireplace and peace in my heart, as I was doing exactly what I was supposed to be doing, and everything was quiet. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Baggy as eighties disco, exactly. She wore those and gave me her jeans.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

I call Menards and get Paul on the line to clear up what exactly my shift is supposed to be. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was fine if the exact account of creation in Genesis wasn’t exactly true. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frightful knew exactly where he was going and flew ahead of him to their old hunting ground. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

When I wake up, I feel exactly the same as I did yesterday, even though I’m eleven now. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

And that’s exactly the balance in the meat of wild animals. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

What the angry letter writers didn't know, however, was that the ungulate McCandless shot was exactly what he’d said it was. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know exactly what it’s called. I can find it easy, but I can’t remember the name of the street.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t a physical problem, exactly; it was something else. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Right there. That’s exactly what I’m saying. You’re way too easily embarrassed. Your father and I are who we are. Accept it.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sure he does. But he doesn’t live there. I can take you and show you, or any officials of any commission, exactly where he lives.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What’s this got to do with the price of eggs in China, and you know exactly what I mean.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Even Harrison himself did not know exactly why Odenigbo had driven into the compound that evening and shouted at him. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I don’t exactly know if it’s a right idea,” Dallas said, “but it’s an idea.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

The Cloak was exactly what Xenophilius had described: A cloak that really and truly renders the wearer completely invisible, and endures eternally, giving constant and impenetrable concealment, no matter what spells are cast at it.... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

‘But that’s exactly what I did dream!’ the Queen cried out. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I'm going to manage this thing alone. Colonel Julyan will be here in exactly ten minutes.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Though poor and unable to read or write, they knew how to work hard, which was exactly what garment manufacturers in St. Louis wanted. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

“What happened? What exactly happened, Aunty? What are you saying?” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

It was difficult to hear exactly what they were saying so she turned the water off. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Finally, Dad and Mom agreed they should explain to my brothers and sisters exactly what was wrong with me and give everyone a chance to have their say. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

I'd known her for a while now; she came around the deli on Wednesdays—at eight thirty exactly—and Mama would always give her a meal and bag of fruit. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Now, what exactly will you do to keep May Ling ‘connected to her birth culture,’ as you put it?” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Harry felt slightly uncomfortable at these words, for this was exactly how he felt about Hogwarts too. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The lilac jacaranda tree by the gate, leaning backward over the fence as if the wind had made it laugh, was exactly as I remembered it. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Well...she hadn’t exactly meant to say that. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Dread doused Harry’s jubilation: Ron was saying exactly what he had suspected and feared him to be thinking. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

His father was describing exactly what he himself had found under the hornbeam trees. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It was exactly like that! You went in there to watch him die!” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Which is exactly what he did in 2006, as it happens. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t exactly as if silence fell all over the room, but the volume did dip significantly, and then rose again. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Try to tell myself what I got in mind ain’t stealing exactly. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Then Mary Lou said, “Look at that—two are exactly the same.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Dad says that as soon as I saw my grandmother, I toddled over, lifted my arms, and in the sweetest voice possible, said, "Dee-doo," which sounds exactly like the Bangla word for "grandmother." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He could not have said exactly why he followed her, except that he wanted to know all about her. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I could not see exactly what he was doing, but he walked slowly around the wagon, bent over it a couple of times, and then stood up straight and stared down the road. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t exactly dressed up for our big night out. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

I had a feeling I knew exactly what it was, but I couldn’t ask Liam. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

It was almost exactly two years after the first visit, and it nearly did not happen at ail. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aristotle thought about the natural world in exactly the same way: that is to say, he saw it as the product of rational, purposive activity. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

On the altar, Thoth still sat with the slip of paper in his beak, exactly as they’d left him the night before. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one recalls afterward exactly who it was that dubbed them Poppet and Widget. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

At exactly the same instant, a German aircraft swooped over Klavdiya’s head, so low she could see the pilot’s face as he fired his machine guns at her. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Only it wasn’t exactly a hairpin, now was it? A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

But this was exactly the kind of neighborhood that would help him. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

My stomach twisted at the thought of asking exactly how many miles we were from Thurmond, how far away the past really was. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

You could tell it was a family ’cause they all looked exactly alike. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Very likely that was exactly what the other was waiting for. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

Lancelot bounding to his feet with about six inches of arrow embedded in his rump, behaved exactly like Colonel Bogey—driven into on the second tee at golf. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

See, for the first time in my life, I know I’m exactly where I’m supposed to be. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

If her birthday fell on a school day, Mom arranged for whatever teacher Ivy was with at that time to slip her a note and a little piece of chocolate at exactly 10:33. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

For example, if two notes are an octave apart, there will be exactly two waves of one note for every one wave of the other note. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Everyone knew exactly what the stakes were this year. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

And the facial expression is exactly like her dad. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Flora wasn’t sure exactly what Ulysses was doing, and it didn’t look like he really knew, either. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

He’s sitting exactly as before, head tilted to one side. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Somehow Ben had already been stung once, which meant he knew better than perhaps anyone just exactly what lay in store for him. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Not exactly,” Violet says in an uncharacteristic whisper. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

It’s not exactly a fancy dance, but we know enough to dress nice. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

You might also notice that each keystroke changes exactly what those links are. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“That’s exactly the kind of garbage I expect a delusional Stiff to say.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know exactly, Jenna, but I think your friend might be right. All I know for sure is that he’s trouble.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

If he had known that Sirius was intrinsically brighter than the Sun, he would have come up with almost exactly the right answer: Sirius is 8.8 light-years away. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though I didn’t do anything stupid, exactly, or say anything that I shouldn’t, I felt dejected and bilious, and I talked little and ate even less. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Gotta be exactly right, and there it is, the perfect keg, hiding behind the tool chest. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

And yet, in his curious and roundabout way, he seemed destined for exactly this moment. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The position was exactly the same, she railed at him, as if he had left her for another woman. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a long time when Marly was little, she had corrected Mother every time any one of the words was the least bit different, so now Mother always said it exactly right. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

We find exactly the same confusion in Browne. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I can imagine exactly how good I would feel halfway through my first drink. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

No coffee brewed on the stove; everything was exactly as neat and clean as Gramma had left it when I went to bed the night before. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

“You can go back to sleep. O.K., Templeton, the soap ad will do, I guess. I’m not sure Wilbur’s action is exactly radiant, but it’s interesting.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

I might not know exactly where I go from here, but I’ll find my direction. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

No one was around, so we had time to figure out where to park and what exactly to do. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“So,” I said, “exactly what is going on?” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

And after our conversation that morning, Dad would know exactly what was going on. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

I can’t exactly wave to get someone’s attention, so I jumped up and down a little bit. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I don’t think my parents would normally send me to a strange man’s house to learn how to fight with a sword, but Frank Mustilli wasn’t exactly a strange man. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Buzz and I were more alike than I’d suspected; that was exactly the way I think. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Borrowing one of Farmer’s famous lines in debate, Jim said, “On what data exactly do you base that statement?” Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

I have the gun pointed exactly between his eyes. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

It wasn't easy, since there were lots of other Jewish kids doing exactly the same thing. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

She agreed that the trip to the museum hadn’t exactly worked. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

His legs were as hard and thin as ram’s legs and the skin around his calves was almost exactly the colour of mutton fat. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t know where they were, but she knew exactly where they were going. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She won’t know the difference ... between the lines, but you know exactly what he meant. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Okay, this had never been spelt out exactly, but it was definitely, as I say, an understanding, and until the afternoon of the Daniel Deronda business, neither of us had come anywhere near breaching it. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” said Gen. “Where are we going with the matches and candle, exactly?” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“In our circumstance, he would have done exactly what we did. He’s just too much of a hypocrite to admit it.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The small boxes appeared to completely fill the larger container, but Min had left exactly the right amount of space to allow any of them to be lifted out. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

‘This is the middle of London. It’s called Hyde Park. I know exactly where we are.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She told me exactly what I would need to do, or not do, to get along with the other girls in the apartment. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

But occasionally, in small, unexpected moments, the corners of my mothers mouth would turn down and she’d say, “Really? Is that so?” and sound exactly like a Pickford. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

“And who, exactly, are we going to convince to help us wage war against the entire Sixer army?” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I don’t disagree with her, exactly, but the same faction members who rose up against Edward yesterday won’t remain quiet after this, either. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I don't know what exactly Salisbury is, but whatever it is, it's delicious. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t exactly the right question, but maybe it was close enough. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He does not know where she goes exactly, but he has always assured himself that she keeps herself safe. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I was finally a member of the Arcanum, in some ways exactly where I had always wanted to be. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Um, where are we going, exactly? The car’s too far away, right?” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Even if the answer to that one was yes, it wasn’t like the 8 Ball could tell me exactly what they were.... Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I don’t exactly trust him; those missing puzzle pieces could be anything. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

On June 10, 1943, exactly a year after they’d flown their first combat mission, there was a special ceremony to celebrate the honor of being named the 46th Guards earlier that year. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“Not me, exactly, but the work on my tiny house. We’re building tomorrow. Maybe you can use the footage for your submission...if you wanted. A killing-two-birds-with-one-stone sort of thing.” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

“She is gone. Can’t you sense it, Son of Poseidon? Some magic is at work. I do not know exactly how or why, but your friend has vanished.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

He had a moment of clarity, not slow-motion exactly, but he could see it coming, something horrible. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

As it happened, this was exactly how a couple of the other newcomers looked—a hefty, bell-shaped girl and a wiry boy sitting near the front. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

And when Holmes does, he sees exactly what happened. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

As an example, imagine a line exactly a foot long. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

He tacked up a piece of cross-section graph paper, which was a thousand lines long and a thousand lines wide, and thus contained exactly a million little squares. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

So what if I don't look exactly like an American. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

He heard the words the way Mom had said them eight years ago, and the way Emma said them now, and the tone was exactly the same. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Not that managers and especially “assistant managers” in low-wage settings like this are exactly the class enemy. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had never understood the quarrel with malls, with the notion of finding exactly the same shops in all of them; she found malls quite comforting in their sameness. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The picture Hazel wanted to draw—what was it exactly? Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She paused, and at that point the rest of us knew exactly what to do. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I always knew where to find exactly what I wanted, and what I wanted was normally in the back of the store, where Arletta Paisley’s housewares lined the shelves. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

There was charm, both in the color, which exactly matched her eyes, and in the angle, which made her face look dramatic instead of simply thin. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Six isn’t exactly a lucky number,” I hedged. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Despite hiring an investigator, spending thousands of francs, and poring through reams of German documentation, Marie-Laure and Etienne were never able to determine what exactly happened to her father. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

‘BFG,’ she said, ‘Would you please tell these rather dim-witted characters exactly what to do.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

That is exactly where I am tired of poetry. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“That’s exactly how I imagined Capricorn’s mother—that nose, the eyes set close together, even the way she folds her arms and her chin juts forward.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

More than once, she said that she liked the attention the hijab brought, and it helped her know exactly who her friends were. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

A resident arrives, explaining exactly how and when the heart attack happened, why there was nothing the doctors could do. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Tell me in your own words exactly what happened.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t mention it, Milo. I know exactly what it means.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Not sure if that was love, exactly,” I said. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Oh yes you did. You showed Horace exactly how much he stands to gain by returning to Hogwarts. Did you like him?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I try to remember exactly what happened next. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

People talk about private schools but I don’t know exactly what they are. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He is exactly who I want to be and what I want my epitaph to say: The Boy Violet Markey Loves. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

When you have the chance to run the outfield of Yankee Stadium and you’re not exactly sure if you’ll ever have another chance, you have to take things as they come. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

My grandfather’s cranky face stares back from the photo, and the look in his eyes is exactly the same as on the boy’s face. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

The streets of Lucille looked exactly the same; it could have been any other day with the two of them walking home, except for Pet. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

There must have been fifty thousand dreams altogether up there on the shelves, but he seemed to know almost exactly where every one of them was. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

But once she left the Bean Bar, Bridge couldn’t re- member exactly when she’d walked home alone in the dark before. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

I think that she was surprised at what she had said, but I knew exactly why she had lied. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

He grips a small bundle and doesn’t look strong enough to outrun border guards, yet that’s exactly what he did. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, not exactly treason, Lance; but I think he is dissatisfied.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s exactly the same as the room I shared with Tom. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not exactly. Captain Candless serves her. I serve the captain. But we swear dual oaths to the clan.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

But that night was a bit more mysterious, as I wasn’t sure exactly what I was looking for. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

And that cut me because, for all our differing worlds, at your age my feeling was exactly the same. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Ky Ebright knew exactly what he had seen in the varsity race, and he was smart enough and diplomatic enough to acknowledge it straight out. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Even people who were not there remembered vividly exactly what happened next. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Migra agents particularly like to test suspected migrants with words that have the same meaning in Mexico and in Central America and sound similar but are not exactly the same. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

I don’t exactly talk to boys on a regular basis. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Papito doesn’t exactly congratulate me on my success, but at least he no longer com- plains that I’m leeching off them. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The extra space allowed her to examine the star chart from various angles, which was exactly what she was doing at eight o’clock Saturday morning after nudging her sister out of bed. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

She wore a white pinafore and a dark green hair ribbon that made her eyes look exactly the same color as Bat Masterson’s. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to tell him exactly how I feel. I think I might even tell him how you feel,” she says, standing up and packing her bags. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

She knew it wouldn’t take much bitterness to sour her expression and make her look exactly like Queen Marie. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

And I feel, with all of my heart, that this is exactly what has happened. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

If she yelled out, those ghouls would know exactly where she was. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

We didn’t know exactly what would happen to the babies that didn’t get passed, that were declared Unbabies. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

We knew our family would return from Mexico sometime in early April, but we did not know exactly what day. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Which, of course, was exactly what he was—cutting-edge NPC artificial intelligence, programmed by Halliday himself. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The audience cheered exactly the same way they cheered before. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

“You ever notice how when you start a fire, the memory of exactly how it burned stays with you lonnnnnnng after you extinguish it?” he says, staring through the window. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

Often they asked her to explain exactly how she broke each code. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

It sounded a bit like thunder, but not exactly. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew exactly which direction I was going thanks to the GPS map displayed on the screen that popped out of the armrest of my airline seat. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

The sun had gone down about fifteen minutes earlier, and since the lights were always turned off at exactly eight o’clock, most girls were already in their assigned beds, chatting until total darkness set in. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

That said, it’s not exactly a picnic, getting hacked into. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He was probably about three or four years old and looked exactly like Ximena, except for the fact that it was very obvious he had Down syndrome. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

And sure enough, Jones found a lump exactly where she’d said he would. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Once again, our ruler doesn’t fit both lines exactly. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

‘Those children were taken away almost exactly as you dreamt it, ma’am!’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Kind of. I mean, not exactly. But Ms. Holly pushed me to start composing, and she gave me blank sheet music last year. I still have it.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

He could take apart an old watch and put it back together exactly as it had been. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The new stars and the new voices began at exactly the same time. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

The point of his spear took the black knight under the rim of his shoulder-hamess at exactly the right place. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

It sounds like a misstep causing a tumble into a dark and dangerous crevasse, which is exactly what has happened. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Not exactly,” said Xenocrates, this time not looking either of them in the eye. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He holds up three fingers, reminding me exactly how many months I owe him. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t exactly foolproof logic, but Emma was pretty sure she could make a deduction: Mom wasn’t on a business trip at all. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Dandelion greens had some nutritional value, Mom promised us, but their broth wasn’t exactly filling. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

But none of the scientists knew for sure what exactly these clues meant. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Why would I want to kill you, exactly?” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

That’s exactly when the driver’s side of the car lurched downward sharply and the axle struck against something hard, with a grating, metallic clang. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Performers who brought enormous jellyfish puppets to concerts and other events, making the night sky look exactly like the sea. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

For the first time all season, he had the players exactly where he wanted them. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s not exactly the type who goes off doing something he shouldn’t be doing, just like he’s not the type to miss an appointment. But you never know. People are an enigma.” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I can’t exactly keep it from running off, but maybe it will remember this is its home. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

But a knight turned up and knocked him off his hackney—I’m afraid our family was never exactly in the heroic style—and there he was on foot again, with Galahad no nearer. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Nok, the Governor came to me not even an hour ago and asked me to change the laws so he could do exactly as you say.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I don’t understand how Catholics know exactly what time Jesus died. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

She wanted to understand exactly how challenging a student I might be. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

He moves confidently to a grate in the alleyway, as if he knows exactly where we are in the Quarter. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

She handed it to Roy’s father, who read it and said, “I think the tone is exactly right. But you’d better look up ‘arrangement’ in the dictionary.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t say it like he wanted me to, exactly; he just seemed curious. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

My fingers made air quotes for added emphasis, exactly as my mom had done. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“I know exactly how it works. My parents drowned! I am an orphan! There is nothing to eat at the county home except for bologna sandwiches! And that is one way the world works.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Mother and I don’t exactly see eye to eye, or even elbow to elbow. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Well, here it was almost two o’clock, and I had sold exactly one hot dog. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I altered my avatar’s appearance so that I looked exactly like Meat Loaf did in the role, but my performance and lip-synching still kinda sucked. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“What exactly do you mean, that goddess? And what’s so scandalous about—” “Right!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Although births are not exactly actions, they easily slip into the realm of historical facts. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

While he looked exactly what he was, a shrewd politician, his voice was gentle when he spoke. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t exactly the kind of field he might lay out on Boston Common. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

At exactly forty-eight hours from our first date... Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“I’m not exactly at my most fetching,” she said doubtfully. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

It had come about exactly in the way things happened in books. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

“I used the map on my phone to find out exactly where Alex lives.” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

“So what are you good at, exactly, anyway? I mean, I know you're good at everything, but what are you so good at besides languages?” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

“He sounds exactly like Moody,” said Harry quietly, tucking the letter away again inside his robes. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Milo peered into the envelope and, sure enough, that’s exactly what was in it. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

It’s not exactly like the one they ring in the Justice Building on New Year’s but close enough for me to recognize it. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The Underlanders weren’t exactly sure what he was doing, but in seconds they were prepared to take off. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

And that makes Mom and me scream, at exactly the same pitch. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I told her that I’d never written a story for anybody, but that it seemed like exactly the right time to get down to it. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

I was late on that project too, so I figured I'd just take care of it, and then do exactly as Mrs. Attison had directed. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know exactly how much it was, and the price of any gift in the arena was exorbitant. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not exactly certain. I may need your help. You’re the brilliant one in the family. Do you want me to take you out into the garden? It’s a beautiful evening.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“Okay, it’s not exactly the same,” I said after a moment. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was thinking of how sometimes, trying to say the right thing to people, it’s like some kind of brain surgery, and you have to tweak exactly the right part of the lobe. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Which, in fact, is exactly what one sees. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“No names were mentioned and nothing was said exactly in the words. But she knew what I was thinking and I knew what she was thinking.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was trying to sound confident but I don’t think it came out exactly right. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

The sheriff said to the deputy, “I am afraid to ask this young lady exactly how old she is. Why don’t you ask her?” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Different stars have different spectra, but the relative brightness of the different colors is always exactly what one would expect to find in the light emitted by an object that is glowing red hot. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said that the murders of Major Mac and Joe had sparked off a nasty battle in that area and it was exactly what everyone had been trying to avoid. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moments later the Mysterious Benedict Society stood on the plaza, exactly where the boys had stood that morning when Jackson blindfolded them. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

The punctual drunk with sober eyes who arrives exactly at 10:00 P.M.: The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ekon didn’t know exactly where the words came from, only that they rose from within him and left his mouth before he could stop them. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

In no time, they arrived at the thirty-two-mile marker, which looked exactly as Piper had seen it in her vision. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

It was spooky but Brian began again, pronouncing the names more exactly, pausing between names and figures. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

A groaning metallic thud hurt my ears, and the van settled, glass popping, onto the asphalt — exactly where, a second ago, my legs had been. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know why exactly, but clouds of dread engulfed me every evening when day turned to night. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I had started out to see exactly where our food came from and now I had. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

When the secret ballots were counted, Emily won by a single vote, there being exactly one more girl than boy in the sixth grade. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

“All right, then, where exactly are we going to mix up the stuff? Between my elixir and your...contribution, there will be a lot of liquid to be combined.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

It looked more like a hospital on the inside, where the floors were checked tile and the walls were exactly the right shade of taupe to make you want to kill yourself. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t sure what, exactly, he was agreeing to, but it didn’t matter. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

The filth seemed to erase identities, transforming the men into identical copies of a single soldier, which was exactly how Jimmy Cross had been trained to treat them, as interchangeable units of command. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I caught her on the windowsill in the hospital wing. Look very closely, and you’ll notice the markings around her antennae are exactly like those foul glasses she wears.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

So in reality they need never have been all at exactly the same place, only very close together. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don't know if we're exactly friends or what, or if she's taking pity on me, or how pathetic I must seem to her, being tethered to Noodle like I have been. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Dinner was served at exactly seven that night. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

This had exactly the effect that Hazel intended. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom likes shopping at thrift stores—she calls it treasure hunting, though I have never figured out what exactly makes somebody’s discarded fondue set or chipped flowerpot a treasure. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The mood was not exactly desultory, but it wasn’t festive, either. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“I knew it could ruin everything. I was terrified of exactly this. But how could I have predicted? How?” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

As soon as the kids saw me they knew exactly what was happening. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

In the second blooper, the problem does not lie in the relationship between clauses— it’s cause-and-effect in both interpretations—but in exactly what causes what. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

‘Almost exactly what I felt myself; only, only well, I don’t think I’ll say any more,’ he ended lamely. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Who exactly were they supposed to ask for help, when everyone was just as confused and scared as they were? Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

To take a clear photograph, an agent had to hold the pen exactly eleven inches above a document, using his forearms as a kind of tripod. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, sir. They are getting better. That’s exactly what I had in mind, sir.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Growing up spoiled the theater for Francie—well, not the theater exactly, but the plays. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

That’s exactly what I thought they were going to say, so I said the most surprising thing they’d ever heard from me. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t exactly the warmest of fuzzy situations. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Only one end is blackened charcoal but that’s exactly what I want. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Or what if it was exactly what Mr. Benedict needed? The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Here exactly? In this park? You drove us here.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“It wasn’t exactly in the plan, but then again, nothing ever is.” Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It is important that Danny know exactly what he will tell his father. He must anticipate what questions will be on Reb Saunders’ mind. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Which isn’t to say that he was clean exactly, just cleaner than me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“And that means what, exactly? Like he said, they found barrow stones.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

They always seemed to be conspiring, although he couldn’t say what it was exactly. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The second part I’d told him was true, though: I knew exactly what I was doing. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

This was exactly what Ivy had wanted when she drew her first treehouse picture. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I shuffle my feet so that my journey from the door to the car is exactly 29 steps. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

For a split second I thought I knew him—his eyes looked exactly like Miles’s. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“But for Dolly, it’s not dress up or make-believe. It’s her life. And it’s exactly how she chose for it to be.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Mom always said you can never know exactly what someone is going through. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

It takes exactly three minutes to go from the cell to the moment you are hanged. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He knew where to get them but he could not go for them exactly when he wanted. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was not the way Curve smelled that Colin liked—not exactly. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t exactly pretty; Harry thought it looked like a crumpled, black umbrella. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

She took her little brother by the hand and left exactly as she had arrived, without making noise or promises. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sierra wasn’t sure if all the cars had just vanished from the road and all the night animals had agreed to shush at exactly the same moment, or she was making the whole thing up. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Ivy didn't exactly understand everything they were saying, but the gist was pretty clear. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

And I know exactly how it feels to watch them kiss someone else. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know exactly how it happened,” said Professor McGonagall distractedly. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, exactly. I found your parents’ names on the roster—and from there I got the death notices of your father and brothers. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

The central question, then, is how exactly does a formally colorblind criminal justice system achieve such racially discriminatory results? The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Tell them that you’re exactly what the rest of the family thought you were all along? Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

She knew exactly where the gradient shifted to put it into neutral. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Furthermore, he mustn’t expect the knife to look exactly the same when it was mended. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Shay wasn’t exactly a freak, but she was hardly a natural-born pretty. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t sure exactly what his father did for a living, but he was aware it had something to do with law enforcement. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was almost exactly the heroine’s age when I read this for the first time. A teacher gave it to me—my favorite teacher. You know, Miss Larsen.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I was surprised because every other part of her city was exactly like the real-life buildings. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

You will do exactly as you’re told, otherwise Scorpius will die, just like that spare did. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

I don't care that the houses are big and expensive; everything is exactly the same, and the only restaurants I see are Chili's and Olive Garden. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

So Ginny poured out her soul to me, and her soul happened to be exactly what I wanted. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

His hole was almost up to his shoul-ders, although it was hard to tell exactly where ground level was because his dirt piles completely surrounded the hole. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

“The surveying part? And what is it exactly I gotta survey?” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

My sentences were short, and I spelled everything out exactly as it sounded using the information Mom and Dad had given me. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

But in your collection is exactly where other people found it. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

She pretends she needs to run an errand, but I know exactly what she’s doing. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

When I was exactly halfway across the Fifty-ninth Street Bridge, I thought about how a millimeter behind me was Manhattan and a millimeter in front of me was Queens. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Who exactly they were, or what service they performed, I couldn’t tell. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

When the lunch bell rang, we flew down the stairs in a big huddle, not knowing exactly how to get to the cafeteria. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

You know, exactly what I wanted to hear. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

What makes them ‘perfect’ is that both have a mathematically pure ‘pitch ratio’; dividing a taut plucked string by exactly two- thirds, for instance, will produce a perfect fifth. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

“See? This is exactly what I mean. I’ve been going to practice,” he said. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The grandmother’s hair was gray and her face was wrinkled, but other than that she looked exactly like her granddaughter. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

I didn’t exactly want a life like my parents had. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Underneath the sawdust—and he knew exactly where—were caches of nutshells, seeds, bones, fruit, and gristle. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know exactly how we fit together, his arm around my waist, my hands on his chest, the pressure of his lips on mine. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

It knew exactly what it was; it just didn’t want to tell her. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Base, Francie passed that up not knowing exactly what it meant. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still, I was hyper-aware of Faith's every move, knew exactly where she was, exactly how far she was from me at all times. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Coraline stared at his eyes, trying to figure out what exactly was different. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

The first issue came out on January 8, 1870, exactly two years after the Revolution published its first issue. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“I know exactly which picture you’re talking about. Your mom used to have it in a frame. She gave me the tickets as a surprise for my birthday. The Celtics won, too. It was amazing.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

The Americans and British were also eager to learn exactly how much these German scientists had figured out about building atomic bombs. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were born exactly thirteen months apart from each other. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a voice that should tell Byrd exactly how this makes him feel. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Every time she did this, she was comforted by how Pearl smelled exactly the same. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“All I do is go around trying to forget the arena and you’ve brought it back to life. How do you remember these things so exactly?” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I was beginning to lose sight of why, exactly, this was a bad idea. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I see through her trick—this is exactly when rehearsals are to begin for the winter concert. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

It's doubly weird because I never realized how Tariq looks exactly like him. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The following week, I said, “In exactly two months and three weeks, you’ll be living in New York.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

At exactly 8:15 p.m., we get changed and join a large group of Junior Undertakers making their way to the elevators. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Well, say a person wanted to seek out some truth, but wasn’t exactly sure where to start?” Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

Even so, before they reached the driveway, before he had the chance to set Lola down, Briony was beginning to tell him what had happened, exactly as she had seen it. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

That wasn’t a lie exactly, and it was a lot easier than the truth. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

It will never be known exactly how many African Americans were lynched in 1919 or in the years preceding or following that pivotal year. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

"How was I to know that last night wasn't exactly the eventuality I was here to cope with? I lay low and told a noncommittal story." And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t exactly true, but I didn’t dare tell Papa that. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Dimple didn’t know what, exactly, he was doing, but it was definitely frustrating. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Finding out what had happened to Salim and where he was likely to be was exactly like that. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

But a well-rehearsed game; the rats had planned carefully; they knew exactly what they were doing; they moved with precision and never wasted a motion. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

But Dad said exactly the opposite of how people needed to get there. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“And what exactly did I say?” asked Hermione, her tone somewhere between skepticism and curiosity. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He looked exactly as if he were asking me a question. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Not exactly a rare fruit in these latitudes.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

When he handed the tools to her, she knew exactly where to put them in the trunk. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

‘It sure does. That’s exactly what it’s like. And see over there on the bureau. Don’t that bottle look like a funny man with a hat on?’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He nailed it exactly, but I say, "No, I'm twenty." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

Not exactly the impression I want to make. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I went to the high school football game the other day, and I don’t know exactly why. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Which way exactly are these Thirty-ninth and Eighth roads?” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Because his job involved one of the most secret projects of the entire war, he couldn’t even state exactly what he did all day. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Which is exactly what happened with me and that first kid. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

The microwave had stopped heating, but the little green oval halves looked exactly the same. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

The travelers were close enough now to see that this was exactly what the Cloud-Men were doing. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

So Howard opted to race unmodified stock models, exactly the same cars customers could buy off the dealer floor. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Let me confess exactly with what feelings I looked forward to Joe’s coming. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

She decided to fix this time in her life exactly the way it was this instant. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or, not a liar exactly—I didn’t lie to him. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Days three, four, and five passed in exactly the same way. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Genie wasn’t exactly sure what Grandpop meant but followed anyway, mason jars and bag of flies in hand, as Grandpop headed for the door. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

But the book he’d read the first time hadn’t looked exactly like this one. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

We needed to know exactly what we had if we were getting close to Espanola. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“Do what, Jay? What exactly am I doing?” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

“See, Dèja, I don’t exactly know what happened. But I imagine. Imagining makes my head ache, explode. Pow. “This is my flashlight.” Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

Percy felt exactly like he had at twelve years old, battling Ares on that beach in Los Angeles, when the shadow of the Titan lord had first passed over him. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

They seemed irritated when he told them it was exactly the same. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Otherwise they looked exactly like Mrs. Dodds—same gnarled hands, paisley handbags, wrinkled velvet dresses. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Instead they sing notes that are exactly double the frequency that the men are singing. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

He looks exactly like if Drake and Beyonce had a giant baby. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I guess that is exactly none of your business. Why are you taking lessons?” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

I asked, even though I knew exactly which one she was talking about. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas wanted to walk over and shake Frypan’s hand—he’d just said exactly what Thomas himself had been thinking about all of this. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Nicole would look almost exactly like her in twenty- five years. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Bottom line: Cory was exactly the kind of boy you’d expect to be caught auctioning off a massive bag of probably stolen fireworks. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He, Harry, had told Cedric exactly what was coming in the first task — and Cedric’s idea of a fair exchange had been to tell Harry to take a bath. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“I give you my word of honour that last night Helena never left her compartment. She took a sleeping draught exactly as I said. She is utterly and entirely innocent.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wasn’t this exactly what had happened with Sam? The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

First, she had already told me about cycles, and second, we do live on a farm, and it’s not like the bulls are exactly private about what they do. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though he was no longer on the team, Prince hadn’t exactly gone away. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

“Well, hello there,” I offer, mimicking him exactly, English accent and all! I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

If he read him, Newcomen had only to put two and two together in exactly the way Papin was to go on to do to have the basic design of a steam engine. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

So there's like a hundred million people or so who know exactly how far south it goes. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

"They've had enough strife. They need someone who will do exactly as told." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“What exactly are you saying? Why would the name of this park have to change?” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I don’t know how to describe it, it wasn’t anger, exactly, not contempt—it was a warning. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were Matlock reruns on TV every afternoon at exactly this hour, and I was not embarrassed to admit out loud that I loved them. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

They were adored by the Germans, who thought they were exactly what Englishmen ought to be. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Black said, “Maybe you’re telling it exactly as it was.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

It makes me irritated that Peeta is wearing exactly the same outfit I am. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Now that I knew exactly what to expect at an Olympic competition, I felt more confident than I had before my individual matches. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

The fact that they were exactly alike, that they were surrounded by the same barren hard-packed earth, furthered the illusion. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the bed, built by Tony Bucci, is not exactly a bed; it’s just wood hammered together in the shape of a bed, with a plank where the box spring and mattress would be. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Telling his sister is irreversible, and he can’t do that until he’s figured out what exactly this is. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

All he wanted to do was laugh and dance and spend the rest of his life feeling exactly this way. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Nothing all that special. Just a masked ball that happens to be on Yulemas. And I think you know exactly why you can’t come.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

That was exactly how Mom tilted her head when she was upset. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“What exactly is it you want me to say?” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

They wear fashionable gowns that do not match exactly but coordinate beautifully, one complementing the other. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

"I don't know what you mean exactly, sir." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some even bought suits exactly like Bruce Lee’s. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“But it’s not exactly helpful. You heard my mom. She said that she’d used his secrets to bind him, not kill him.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Mom worked quickly, automatically, as if she knew exactly what it was she wanted to paint. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know exactly how she meant it, “all right.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Another fact that doesn’t exactly brighten up our days is that Mr. van Maaren, the man who works in the warehouse, is getting suspicious about the Annex. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Because what she does always comes as a shock, exactly like an electfic jolt, that grounds itself permanently in my memory. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I want you to tell me exactly why you did nothing to save him.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“Not at me exactly, but not more than a foot away.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

From then on, my computer monitored my vital signs and kept track of exactly how many calories I burned during the course of each day. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Richard and I prefer to meet here in Port Harcourt. That tiny box they gave him for a house is not exactly suitable.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She felt a need, without ever exactly announcing it to herself, to conceal her solution to the grocery problem. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Even my mother, who I was closer to than anyone else on the planet, was never in harmony with me, never on exactly the same page. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I could walk away because he’s clearly annoyed with me right now, but if he doesn’t want me here asking him a bunch of questions, then that’s exactly what I’ll do. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“You know it’s chock full of information, and some of it might be exactly what Mr. Benedict needs....” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Granny always said, “Ask the price exactly as if you intend to pay.” Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Jude’s temper flared just a bit as he looked at this friend of his wife’s, this slight woman, not exactly plain, but not fine either, with a copperhead over her eye. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

It’s been almost exactly five days to the hour, and Aunt Pooh hasn’t gotten back to me yet. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Of course, you don’t exactly see yourself reflected back loads of times, but you almost think you do. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, though, the controls still worked exactly the opposite of the way he expected them to, and the puppets always looked twitchy, as if they were being electrocuted. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Now, Rachel—” “I’m telling you something is wrong in New York! The whole city ... I don’t know what exactly, but it’s under attack.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“It’s Alex. Yeah, him. I don’t know, babe. His voice comes back clear again. “What exactly are you asking me?” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Of course not, stupid. Just one step at a time. She was never exactly nice to us, remember.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She hadn’t lost her temper exactly, but her voice was frighteningly stern, and the men’s voices, which until this point had been arguing with her, fell silent. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She remembered exactly what Dustfinger had said to her about Capricorn's men. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

This was the grandest house in the Lane, and the Lane was very proud of it because it was built exactly like a ship. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Though he didn’t know exactly what it meant, it certainly didn’t sound like a good thing. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“How much do you mean by ‘a lot,’ exactly?” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Now that the Sixers knew exactly where and how to obtain the Jade Key, I expected to see their other avatars’ scores begin to jump as Sorrento’s underlings followed his lead. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“But.. .who exactly would do this? The white women we’ve written about... they wouldn’t hurt us. Would they?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

To this day I don’t know exactly where he went, but a few weeks later he’d strut into the store, put down his bags, and say, “Where’s my money?” The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t sure exactly what he was talking about and shrugged. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Perhaps once a year, the sun passed over the well in exactly the right way and shone into this deep chamber. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

They didn’t know exactly who had set the dynamite, but they were desperate to get even, to strike out at someone—anyone. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Manet had told me exactly what I needed to know. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Not exactly a stile, but the remains of one. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rest of the week is exactly what I want out of summer. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

So that was how his parents had died . . . exactly like that spider. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Men,” he said, “it is exactly one hundred and thirty- eight years since the Marines fought in Tripoli and first raised an American flag over foreign soil.” Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

At exactly that moment, he releases the frog. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t exactly a hot shower, but Hazel ducked behind a wall of greeting card boxes to clean up and change. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

When I open it, he stands there, looking exactly how he feels. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

No single step separated the woman gathering wild wheat from the woman farming domesticated wheat, so it’s hard to say exactly when the decisive transition to agriculture took place. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bunks in Mews were not exactly glamorous. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I don’t know exactly how many drinks Juanga had, but I’m one hundred percent sure he shouldn’t be driving. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

In this way, she's exactly the opposite of Prim for whom adventures are an ordeal. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I know exactly where I’ve heard them and how it scared my parents. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

They are so swift, so exactly proportioned and balanced. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

The coins glittered in Ephialtes’s hair, and Percy realized with nauseating certainty that some of them were silver drachma, exactly like the one Annabeth had gotten from her mom. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Everything is all right, and everybody has to do exactly what he does. I learned that on Tralfamadore.” Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

What we’d done, haw, and like I say it was my idea, we had cut every stick exactly four inches too long for the Whisnants’ kitchen stove. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The Underdowns took him on as a project because his family all got killed in some horrible way they love to hint at but never exactly tell. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Celia claims that they have not, though she remembers the gentleman who politely takes her hand, as he looks exactly the same as he did when she was six years old. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

My father had visited her—this I understood immediately—but I had to read the message several times before I understood what exactly had taken place. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to make it better,” said Omakayas, and once she said this she was determined to do exactly that. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

"Tell me something, Mr. Cross. How exactly does Mr. Thompson get from class to class during the day when he's not with you?" Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

No one knew exactly when she had begun to lose her sight. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

We knew we were going to “get it” up there, but didn’t know exactly how or when; other sessions had been taken to a different spot. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, you are. I get it. I mean, not exactly, but I know what it’s like to feel kind of guilty for being the one to get what others don’t have access to.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t exactly dying just yet, but a few flashes came anyway. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“No. Never,” I say, which is not exactly true. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I can’t say anything else because I don’t know what exactly it is I’m sorry for. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another thing that was weird was that his apartment looked exactly like our apartment. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I stand in the doorway trying to figure out exactly what it is. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Harry now knew exactly how he had felt. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Then I had to tell everyone exactly how long I expected them to live. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“At the moment, I’m a psychologist. I would like to have you repeat exactly what you said as nearly as you remember, and, even more important, the exact tone of voice you used.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

"Yes, young man, that is exactly what we do," answers Big Harm in Bangla, frowning at him from the sofa. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

They came every few generations, babies who were sick in some way, Desdemona couldn’t remember how exactly— her mother had been vague. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Upon my word, I cannot exactly explain the matter, Darcy must speak for himself.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

I wanted to protect him—at that moment, it was suddenly clear to me exactly what I wanted: to protect them, all of them. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I know exactly how Ritchie looks and feels when he sits there in the paralyzed kitchen light. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Anyhow, we met the right kind of Americans all right, but they didn't exactly mix with us. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

According to Newton’s second law, these two effects will exactly cancel each other, so the acceleration will be the same in all cases. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was like a frosted cake, cut exactly down the middle. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

I can’t remember exactly what I said to her that night, but I was at that point pretty sceptical. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now, I don’t need to hurt your mother, so please do exactly as I say, and she’ll be fine.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Maybe he didn’t know exactly what he was warning me about, but he sensed something big was about to happen—something that could completely knock me off my feet unless I was prepared. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

The girl just looked like exactly the sort of person this would happen to. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“Stay nearby,” he told Volta quietly, which is exactly what Volta had intended to do. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I’m not even exactly sure what I want to do with the film. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“Not exactly the same,” he says, “but close.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

It is not known exactly what length a stadium was, but it may have been about 200 yards, which would make Aristotle’s estimate about twice the currently accepted figure. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You listen to me! I want you to tell me exactly where you’ve come from!” James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Not exactly,” I mumble, getting up to pour myself a glass of milk. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Not exactly. I just write...different stuff now.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

"How many cats does your mom have, exactly?" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“It is exactly correct. Keep going. Don’t lose your nerve.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

My dad knew exactly five Chinese phrases, and four of them were swears. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Business isn’t exactly roaring,” he said, “but I could use some help.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Marina did exactly what she was supposed to and then made a faultless landing. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

My own load, I know, weighed exactly one hundred and fourteen pounds, and someone else always had to help me hoist the rucksack on to my back in the mornings. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

My head was full of everything that had transpired in court: I was replaying what witnesses had said and worrying about whether things had gone exactly right. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Just exactly that way, like a mechanical hummingbird might: high-pitched and fast but without much presence. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

Every one of those men knew exactly who he was and what he was supposed to do. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“And who, exactly, am I to be, if not a ruthless killer?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t exactly sure what she meant, but I said, “Natsuko.” Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

‘So I invented a fourth difficulty level: idiot mode. It makes the corns so stupid it’s funny. They always choose exactly the wrong thing to do.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The next second of silence that passed was deafening, only because I knew exactly what he would say next. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

It’s not exactly ripe mango, but it’s not bad. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

The minute he said it, I had the feeling that’s exactly what would happen. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

In reality, the work wasn’t as hard as Nailer had always believed, especially with the yellow-eyed glare of a halfman looking over his shoulder, but it wasn’t exactly interesting in itself. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Splendid. We are all splendid. Everybody is proud of you. Tell me just exactly how it happened. I am positive you will get the silver. Go on tell me. Tell me all about it.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

He’ll know exactly where the ten-second place is, and that I’m either an agent sent by the government or by the black-market dealers that pay taxes to the government. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

This is how much of a loser I am: I am such a loser that I don’t even fit in with other kids who are exactly my age. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

‘You looked exactly like your Uncle when you said that,” said Polly. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

And I know I don’t sound very kind when I say that, but this doesn’t exactly seem like the sort of thing I should have to be kind about. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Their stare was not exactly an offensive one, nor was it friendly. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dryden’s chronology is right: ‘these last hundred years’ takes us back, almost exactly, to the nova of 1571. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Wake up. Here’s your snuff, but put it in your pocket, ’cause I didn’t exactly pay for it.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I dunno exactly where, but Mum and Dad always point toward the hills whenever they mention them. Shouldn’t be hard to find.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Chocolate cake with chocolate icing. Oh, James, where did you find it?” no • “I didn’t exactly find it,” James said. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Aureliano had no difficulty in rescuing the five books that he was looking for from that fabulous disorder, because they were exactly where Melquíades had told him they would be. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“What, exactly, Bigger, did you want to do?” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

But aside from the loneliness, and the cold, it’s all exactly the same. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

He’d dated exactly two women after my mother died, maybe five or six dates total, and he’d never tried to hide them from me. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

That’s exactly why I say, “We need to take a break.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

It seems right to hedge, even though I remember exactly. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

If he were to look up at her now, he'd know exactly how stupid she was. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

She gives me a wink, like Auntie Idris knows exactly what I’m going to do. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

For most of the women who joined Marina Raskova’s ranks, this was exactly the chance they had dreamed of. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

What exactly was this guy proposing that was so scary? The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Chess had seen her look exactly like that in the days and weeks and months after Dad died, every time she left the house. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

They made rough movements, and their accents were not American exactly, but peasant like their mother’s, as if they had come from a village deep inside China. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

How could he be lost when he always knew exactly where he was? A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Suddenly the name didn’t seem to fit exactly. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

I was glad to see him, though not exactly surprised. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Sometimes dreams do come true, exactly how you want them to. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know exactly, but my guess is at least a thousand dollars—between the materials and the labor. Maybe more.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

They never knew exactly why she did, but she did. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We just came from there. They look exactly like the Whisperer.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Ivy didn’t know what to say to that, but she knew exactly how to feel. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I love all of my children equally. I love you for different things but I love all of you exactly the same.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not exactly,” I admitted, thinking of the kids who teased us and the teachers who ignored us. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The surface area of Mars is exactly as large as the land area of the Earth. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The destruction of Room Nineteen took exactly thirty-seven seconds. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bobby Gene and I got into stupid fights all the time, but it had never felt exactly like this before. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I... I don’t know, exactly. About three in the morning she came to the Big House and demanded to talk to Chiron. She looked really panicked.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” I said, not exactly sure where Zimbabwe was. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

She had seen the Minotaur on Half- Blood Hill and known exactly what it was. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

It’s odd to be praised for living, but I guess she can’t exactly encourage us to come again. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Tally jumped off, trying to remember exactly where the Boss had escaped into the forest. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

And that is, funnily enough, exactly where this story begins: two and a half thousand years ago. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

It didn’t look exactly like her mom’s drawing, but it was close enough. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The next morning Hugo opened the toy booth and set it up exactly the way the old man always did. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

I have some questions, like, what is this state I’m in exactly and how do I get out of it? If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

My message told them exactly where to find the Second Gate and how to obtain the Crystal Key. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“What would happen if you got stopped? You don’t exactly look like your driver’s license.” The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

I don’t know exactly when it happened, but despite all their talk and my resolve to stay awake, we all fell asleep before dawn. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I don't know why exactly, but I started to hum it as I saw more uniformed officers enter the vestibule outside the visitation room. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

"I mean exactly what I say," replied Mr. Samsa and went directly with his two female companions up to the lodger. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

Strange to say, if you do not stamp yourself with the words exhilarated or terrified, those two things feel exactly the same in a body. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now I knew exactly what “test” that line referred to, and where I needed to go to take it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Something about his appearance bothers her, but she cannot identify what, exactly. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

After I spent over a year in a coma, how could they have predicted exactly when I would wake up and then move to California precisely at that time? The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

They were each armed with a sword, knife, and crossbow, and though they’d been alert while their captain passed by, she knew a crossbow wasn’t exactly a light weight to bear for hours on end. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I listen because as long as I know they're not talking about me, I'm invisible to them, and that's exactly what I need. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

"You did exactly the right thing, you puny-brained puppy. You brought my number one nemesis, Duke, to me and..." Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Mine was almost exactly like hers, except for the names of the characters. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t exactly looking to repeat the experience. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He would’ve explained how during the dry season it was exactly like any other river, nothing special, but how in October the monsoons began and the whole situation changed. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though it wasn’t a goodbye, exactly, since we refused to say that word. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Fishing kills me exactly as it keeps me alive. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or, more exactly, as she thought now, the shadow in which she had lived was fear—fear made more dense by hatred. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Especially since He and I weren’t exactly on speaking terms these days. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

"No, it's not exactly a polICE dog," said the man with disappointment in his voice. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Later I looked at the flyer I had grabbed to see exactly what goes into a nugget. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Then the state high-school athletic association did exactly what it said it was going to do and ruled that Coach Gainer’s boys were not eligible to play in the state-championship game. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I knew that they knew exactly why I was there, but they never embarrassed me by letting on. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

To my left, thick roots were layered on top of one another, going up and back like stadium seating, which, I realized while looking around, was exactly what it was. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

There are freshmen battling with shepherds’ crooks from the prop table, which—I’m not going to lie—look exactly like the old-timey hooks from Simon’s nightmares. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what exactly was wrong with me. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The affairs of Europe still seemed a million miles away, and that’s exactly where most people wanted to keep them. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Waiting for me to do exactly what I did, and come here? Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I don't know exactly how the law led you to me, but I thank God it did. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The memory of Clancy’s face as he had leaned in to do exactly what Liam was doing now suddenly flooded my mind, twisting its way through me until I couldn’t ignore it. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Since all number 2 corn is treated as though it is exactly the same, we don’t have to follow Naylor’s kernels. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“Periclymenus, exactly! Oh, he was a nice fellow. I loved the Argonauts!” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“You knew exactly who she was before any of this started and you never thought to tell me?” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Mr. MacQueen, will you tell me, quite honestly, exactly how you regarded your employer? Did you like him?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everything was exactly as it had been when he had packed, but he was certain that the sports bag had been expertly and methodically searched. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

You could arrange them to point at any of the pictures, and once they had clicked into position, pointing exactly at the center of each one, they would not move. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Unsure exactly why I did so, I went to talk to the inmate. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

At least, it is the shadow of something that looks exactly like a waning moon in the sky. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Even the noises of all those men around us, not all of which were exactly suitable for polite company, got to be reassuring in a certain way. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know there is a lot to say, though I’m not sure exactly what it is, but we can’t say it here, or now. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know, exactly. The doctor says she may have rhinestones,” replied the Superintendent. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

He’s known as the saint who keeps athletes safe and healthy, which is exactly what I needed at the time. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Looking at a clock at exactly 11:11 is on my list. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Moreover, the circumstances of the crime seem to him to fit exactly the concept of “murder without apparent motive.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew exactly what was about to happen. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Or was it exactly because he didn’t know where his family was? Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then he went home with her and everyone realized quickly that he didn’t exactly fit in, but that was okay because they loved him anyway. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“In the face of this rejection,” Stimson later said, “we could only proceed to demonstrate that the ultimatum had meant exactly what it said.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What if,” said Botticelli, “what if I told you that I know exactly where the princess is? What if I told you that I could take you right directly to her?” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

I scoot forward in my seat and ask, “Where exactly is Indianola?” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The thought of turning my ideas into an actual song, with a melody and harmonies, and the lyrics I’ve been working on, sounds exactly like what I’ve been dreaming about for weeks now. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“I don’t exactly know her whole name,” I said. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The weights hit the ground at very nearly the same time but not exactly at the same moment, which the peripatetics seized on as evidence that Galileo was wrong. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Finally,” Minny says, and I can see the hint of something, not exactly a smile, but more like satisfaction. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Her hair looks exactly the same as when she left: straight, dark and shiny, parted perfectly to showcase her profile. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

The trouble is, I don’t know exactly what was going on inside me at that moment. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Anyone who examined the wall too closely would have noticed that the slightly transparent patch was exactly the same as the stretch beside it. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

He might’ve been confused about what he felt for other people, but it was obvious he knew exactly what he felt for his mother. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“So what exactly are you going to do with all this stuff you’re filming? I’m asking because if you’re putting it on the Internet, I want to make sure the clip goes viral.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I had once asked the captain how far we were from the Marianas Trench, because each day the sea is exactly the same. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t even sure what a thug was exactly, which was all the more reason to be scared. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Hastily scooping it all into the cauldron he saw, to his surprise, that the potion immediately turned exactly the shade of lilac described by the textbook. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I got to the fence and knew exactly how to squirm through. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

My record with boys was not exactly successful. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

There was no wind at all; it was exactly noon. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you say so,” I replied, wondering what exactly he meant. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“We’re being forced to live together and forced to compete at something neither of us wants to compete over. I know it’s not your fault, but it doesn’t exactly put us in a friendly place.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

It’s not exactly sick, but not exactly normal, either. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

He knew exactly who had once read her those stories, for he had recognized her face the instant he first saw her in Capricorn’s house. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know exactly where I was, only that I wasn’t where I should be, and that something was wrong. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

So either I asked Celia what exactly was going on with McCoy—she probably wouldn’t give me a straight answer—or I found another source of information. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Harry rose up out of the Pensieve, and moments later he lay on the carpeted floor in exactly the same room: Snape might just have closed the door. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

They were among the crowns of a group of trees surrounding the tower of an old oratory: exactly where he’d thought they were, though it all looked different from high up in a tree. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z