| 单词 | favor |
| 例句 | I found that only through a continuous use of the imagination could I hold out against Finny’s driving offensive in favor of peace. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Within half an hour, I have a raging headache from all the lights, and the funnel cake I force down...well, let’s just say it doesn’t do me any digestive favors. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z "Will you do me a favor?" asked Squid. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z So a week or two after I die, you all have dinner on the grounds at one of the churches, or if they aint in favor, have it at the ball park. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Herons have one thing not in their favor: they defend a fishing hole even when it is frozen. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry to disturb you, but this is very important. I have a favor to ask of you.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I was careful and observant, and my reputation for honesty and secrecy began to advance me in the queen’s favor. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z In pointing to school systems he thought were skewed in favor of extracurricular activities, Perot took particular aim at Odessa. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “By the way, do me a favor: if you want to play overprotective daddy with me, just say so.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z “You aren’t doing him a favor by disappearing into the woods with him each Sunday.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z While I was out of favor, Cristiana slipped into my place and worked her malice on the queen’s mind. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Do me a favor. When it gets here. Check it first to see if there’s gold in it.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “I thought maybe, since he was the mayor . “I don’t think being the mayor of Twelve put the odds in his favor,” says Thom. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “All my children are precious. I don’t favor one over the other. I would stay behind in a heartbeat to let them go if we didn’t have money for all of us.” Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z No, the odds are not in my favor today. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The power balance was tilted in his favor, had been tilted in his favor since she walked into his house. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The last of these he favored mostly because as it aged its color evolved from that of old ivory to a golden honey hue that harmonized with the burnished red of the cedar hulls. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Thinking about it now, I feel definitely that just as my father favored me for being lighter than the other children, my mother gave me more hell for the same reason. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z On the third night of torture, overcome by asphyxiation, he went to Aureliano's room to ask him the favor of buying some powders to inhale at a nearby drugstore. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z My sense is that a large majority of social scientists still favors proximate explanations for the different courses of European and Chinese history. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The king owed Pompey plenty of favors, and Pompey intended to collect. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z So let’s thank God for small favors anyway, Shorty thought dispiritedly. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He walked toward the dragon, favoring his right leg, slowly and carefully. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z They favored trails too low and brushy for horses and riders. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The last vote was eight to four in favor of guilty. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z It didn’t do Valentin any favors that the young women he was talking to were still stunned with grief over the loss of their beloved Marina Raskova. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z He has done me a favor and I have answered with an injury. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The committees voted 31–1 in favor of the resolution, with only Morse opposing. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “Being told what to do by a mere child. But I suppose ...” “All in favor,” Hermes said. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z At once the battle turned in favor of the Greeks. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do me another favor, will you? Get rid of that bubble gum before we get there?” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z If I knocked them out, I might be doing her a favor. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Some, though, follow the circus wherever it may lead, through money or luck or extensive favors from other rêveurs. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Where they occur, insect control measures that favor a vast increase of snails are likely to be followed by grave consequences. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “Your Radiance has seven gods, so perhaps she will look upon my seventh plea with favor. Today I do not come alone. Will you hear my friends? There are seven of them as well.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Dimple wasn’t doing Rishi a favor, she was doing the world a favor. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Her happiness at being able to return a small favor is obvious. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z She was too perceptive not to notice the crusty Band-Aids and my favoring the wound. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Even if I could believe what he said, my actions today had surely ruined any favor Father may have felt for me. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z “Get a clean form and meet me in the back room,” he said, as though doing me a favor. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t want to pressure you, Potter, but if we ever need an early capture of the Snitch it’s now. Finish the game before Snape can favor Hufflepuff too much.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “That could work in our favor,” Arnold said. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Anyone who favored a strong executive was vulnerable to the charge of being a quasi-monarchist, and therefore a traitor to the republican principles of the American Revolution. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The courts were run by Christians and seldom resolved lawsuits in favor of Jewish moneylenders. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z "Those who favor Stannis will call it proof. Those who support Joffrey will say it means nothing." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Of course, Francie noted, the favored children, the clean, the dainty, the cared-for in the front seats, were allowed to leave at any time. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The terms favored in this course are mostly those in common use in the U.S., but when more than one system of terms is widely used, the alternatives are mentioned. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z The upper middle class and the economic right, who had favored the coup, were euphoric. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘You wait a minute! That’s why it sometime seem to me you favor my Father more than any person I ever knowed.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I knew as a teen that my parents had gone to great lengths to give me a better life, and killing my brain cells didn't seem like the most thoughtful way to return the favor. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “Crane-man,” she said, “I have a favor to ask of you.” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z I know, but he never favored it before. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It may have been my imagination, but it seemed to me that he was favoring his left leg slightly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “He was good friends with your mother for a very long time. I think he was genuinely interested in the project, but I think it was mostly a big favor to your mom.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z They got rid of the extravagance favored by the monarchy. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Shortly after their arrival on the island, the commanding officer came to me and asked me as a favor to address the young men. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Coherence Relation Elaboration Example Herons have one thing in their favor: they are total opportunists. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Many of their leaders and supporters favored a close alliance with the Nazis. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Which actually does me a favor: now Rae’s looking at him like he’s lost it instead of me. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z He favored joke ties and Converse with his khakis and button-down shirts. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z All those in favor of “not guilty” raise their hands. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Jasmin dumps her bag of party favors on the floor, eager to see what is inside. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z I was so touched that Caitlin would send me something so special, and I wanted to return the favor—but wasn’t sure how. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I knew the ceremony wouldn’t go well as the Paqo and I laid out our rush mats in his favored spot, one of the many small stone guesthouses covered with thatch. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Faced with the possibility of disrupting their favored position as middlemen, the Narragansett might think twice before staging an incursion. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Groves returned the favor by delivering the keynote at the presentation of Lawrence’s Presidential Medal in 1946, declaring, “We bet a hundred million on him and won.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Mauve favors outdoor scenes: peasants in fields, men on horseback on a beach, flocks of sheep. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Her bare legs and arms were bruised and scraped; one ankle was badly swollen and she favored it, limping to the table where Alys had set a bowl of porridge. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “I need a favor. I have some hunting to do, alone. I need you to take my companions to Camp Half-Blood.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The board had voted unanimously in favor of the proposal. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z No, even the Bible said that Isaac had favored Esau. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m glad you’re here. I want you to do a little favor for me, if you don’t mind.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z But how could all be equal if some were favored? Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “He did you a favor,” Tab said, scanning the paper. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z She makes me laugh so easily, I always wish to return the favor. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z She had pull with the police department, so the men in their flashy suits and fleshy scars sat with churchlike decorum and waited to ask favors from her. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sometimes you have to let people fight their own battles. I know you and that kid Toby are close, but you aren’t doing him any favors by stepping up to every guy who wants some.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z You think God favors the dog over the rabbit, son?” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z He had a map drawn of what he had seen, persuaded Prince Charles to look at it, and curried favor with him by asking him to award British names to all the Indian settlements. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z She was going to have to do a lot of penance, but she’d helped even the odds a bit in the Dregs’ favor. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He was in favor of increased bombings, of bombing North Vietnam back into the Stone Age, if it refused to see reason. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Lead authorship of a landmark paper could tip the balance in his favor. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “Do me a favor, senor,” she said to the driver. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z On the weekends, I favor a sport coat. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Your father got me out of a very tight corner a few days ago. Yeah, I’m staying just the one year. Special favor to Dumbledore. One year, and then back to my quiet retirement.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “Do me a favor, Robert,” spoke the pretty woman at his side, almost as soon as she and Robert had started on their slow, homeward way. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z “Y’all do me a favor,” he said when he had collected himself. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “We want to ask you for a favor, Tris Prior. We’re going to have a meeting tomorrow night, at midnight. We want you to bring your Dauntless friends.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “You don’t have to do me any favors.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Those favoring a more gradual view of colored progress traded barbs with those on a more pressing schedule. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The germ that spreads better leaves more babies and ends up favored by natural selection. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Some nights he favored button-down shirts with clip-on ties, while other evenings I arrived to find him dressed in flared slacks and snug turtleneck sweaters, a swag of love beads hanging from, his neck. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “We need all the help we can get, and maybe...just maybe, with your help, we can tip the balance in our favor for once.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z To think that I pulled strings and called in favors just to meet him! Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z She had favored one leg for some weeks, until the bruise and swelling disappeared. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Have I done you a favor? thought Eduardo as he watched the baby turn its head toward the bustling nurses in their starched, white uniforms. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a perfect, moon-shaped crescent that had cooled more tempers and earned him more favors than he could count. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z She was doing me a big favor to tell me. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z “Do you mean that, having arranged this audience, you haven’t spoken in favor of my mission to the king, as you—” I had the sense to stop short of “promised.” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Doing Min a favor—a great favor—that was the way to thank her. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z They didn’t talk to her, they didn’t press around her and beg her for favors, they didn’t even reveal themselves to her. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z The subtle angle he’s leaning toward tells me that he favors his left. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z At the time the new rules were adopted, the law governing civil forfeiture was so heavily weighted in favor of the government that fully 80 percent of forfeitures went uncontested. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “Before you go, Antain. Why don’t you do us a favor, since we cannot entice you to apply your clever hands to the making of beautiful things, no matter how many times we ask?” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z And foremost among the men in the village who exclaimed over his prosperity was his uncle, for his uncle in these days was like a dog who fawns and desires to win favor. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z If we cannot preserve it for another year I would be in favor of putting a torch to it and burning it down and let it go up into the bright sky to eternal heaven.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z "I'm leaving. After her wedding. I just wanted to tell you to have Madam Du Barry hire a taster for your food. You've been kind to me, and I wanted to return the favor." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Promptly after greeting them in Paris, however, Swann deserted them in favor of a master class with the cellist Pablo Casals. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “You have been an excellent host! We would be happy to amuse you, to repay the favor of passing through your territory.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Increasingly, Bobby viewed it a favor merely to be seen with him. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Anyway, I did you a favor by waking you up.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z The abolitionists didn’t think that position went far enough; they favored full and immediate emancipation. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z On a humid evening, I went with him as he did a favor for an old friend. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I asked Miss Skeeter this favor a few days ago, to try and be nice to Miss Celia, steer her away from those ladies. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “Biddy, please, sit down. Quincy, I would consider it a favor if you would fix the tea.” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Inej sought out Rotty and got him to dig up the wool coats she and Nina had left behind in favor of their cold weather gear when they’d landed on the northern shore. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “I am in favor of Kennedy. That’s all I know,” she said. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z “I mean . . . just because, you know. You owe me too many favors. How am I going to collect if you die?” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “Do me a favor and maybe don’t eat so many marshmallows?” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z “He’s doing us the favor. Why don’t you fill as many bags as you can while he’s gone.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z He overhauled ethics rules governing White House employees’ interactions with lobbyists and, most important, managed to push a major economic stimulus bill through Congress, even though not a single House Republican voted in its favor. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The favor is overwhelmingly on the Demon Brigade’s side. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “But I do have a favor to ask.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He wouldn’t hear of taking any money from me, not as a favor, not as a loan, not as an investment, or even as the down payment on a partnership. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “One last big favor to ask you, mi amor. No more writing in your diary for the time being.” Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z “I suppose you’re right. Even Louis Pasteur, the father of modern medicine, said that ‘chance favors the prepared mind.’” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z ‘You remember when I walked in the door I told you I come to borrow and to ask a favor.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The dictionary defines “nativism” as a policy of favoring native inhabitants as opposed to immigrants. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z I don’t like this quiet girl with the haunted eyes, and I’m starting to think that maybe I didn’t do her a favor after all. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Because German actors, actresses, producers, and directors were now all beholden to him for their careers, they began to flock around Goebbels, fawning over him and soliciting his favor. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “All right, I’m going to get dinner started. Will you two do me a favor and run over to the gold mine and fire Bob?” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I was not being entirely truthful, for I could not say whom I favored. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Some suffragists favored more militancy, arguing that silence was a sign of weakness, not strength. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z There was a daily scrambling for favored positions on the bench. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Wooed by both men, Cristiana favored Rosencrantz, I think, but each was greeted with the same coy laugh and the same broad view of her bosom straining beneath its artfully loosened bodice. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “But Bonneville saw a way back into favor,” Schlesinger went on. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Hoyle favored a steady-state theory in which the universe was constantly expanding and continually creating new matter as it went. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z And if ever they could, the animals would return the favor. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z In contrast, herons have one thing not in their favor. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z I suppose we believed so hard in God’s providence that we just accepted miracles in our favor. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z His work was so significant that his teacher at Cambridge, Isaac Barrow, resigned his chair of mathematics in favor of Newton five years after the young student returned to college. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Was it any wonder that everyone wanted to bicycle to school with me or do me little favors? The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “Too bad. I hear a prince’s favor is a really big deal.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “I couldn’t send you journeying so far away. I’ll have to save my favor for another day.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “No, it is not, señora. You could fall out and hurt yourself when they raise the truck. Do not concern yourself with la migra. Come down, por favor, hurry!” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z “Do me a favor and stay away from the chasm, okay?” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z If a product or enterprise doesn’t constantly reinvent itself, it is superseded, cast aside, abandoned without sentiment in favor of something bigger, newer, and, alas, nearly always uglier. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z An Architect is a designer of the level, dedicated to changing the world on the spot in favor of her team. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “A couple of big deals. No contract. And favors. Favors are important or the story’s not right.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “There really is a runty gosling who thinks the robot is his mother! How could anyone be so stupid! Do yourself a favor, gosling, and fly away before you get hurt!” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “Fine goddess, Athena. A shame she pledged never to marry. All right, half-blood. I can tell you what you want to know. But there is a price. I need a favor done.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “No one has claimed your favored spot, old friend. Settle in. We will see you at moonrise.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Pa says it would be a favor and the man says if Pa asked for the moon he’d fly up and bring it back. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z And when at last she’d reached the flagpole, balanced atop it, and looked down to see Martina charging toward Constance far below, she knew that those seconds were not in her favor. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “A friend on the pie car owed me a favor. I figured we could all use a little forgetting tonight.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I think she thought that doing me favors would make my mother love her more. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “Do me a favor, when you get a chance,” he called out, miming a tucking-in movement. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “January, thank you for escorting Amari. Do me a favor and check the conditions.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Where Chase preferred words on a page, Mattie favored the spoken word. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Feral asked, bypassing his spoon in favor of tipping back his bowl and drinking from it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Later on, some of the newcomers indeed campaigned in favor of eradicating natives. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The final vote was five to two in favor of Monaco marrying the girl. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Salvador, now that your father has died aboard Captain Ortega’s boat, perhaps Ortega will favor you more. He had no insurance for his crew. He may feel he owes the Torres family something.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Lee was pretty certain they didn’t like tea, and if they did, they weren’t likely to favor the kind he had brewed. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “No. Whiskey Devil—he’s the head of the Justices—owes me a favor from a long time ago. It won’t cost that much.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly I realized that, as Number Twenty-Seven, I was the least favored child in the entire orphanage. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z She said to him, “I don’t want any special favors.” The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’d sure make her concoction go down a little easier. Maybe we’d be doing her a favor. More people might drink the stuff.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z The night porter was just about to end his shift, but he did Victor a favor and looked out of the window. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Burnham and Root clearly favored one location in particular: Jackson Park, on Chicago’s South Side, due east of Englewood on the lakeshore. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “I do want to ask you for a favor,” I say, though I hadn’t meant to ask her now. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “You are right! I know you’re right! Isn’t it so, Ancient? How else could a man become so rich in a few months’ time, unless Pharaoh had singled him out for favor? The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z So we owed Uncle Katsuhisa a big favor for helping us. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z When I looked back, she favored me with a brief smile. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “It doesn’t look like a favor. It looks like leaving them in a ditch.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Once I tell him, he is going to try to strike a bargain, and faerie bargains seldom favor the mortal. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I was talking to him one day about the cost of attending the Pennsylvania state colleges favored by many Truman students, which run about $12,000 a year. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z We boarded, and found there a whole company of guests awaiting Lord Dunmore’s favor. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z However, on reflection the balance was beginning to swing in his favor again. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He’s my commander now, so I guess he’s the one to ask for any special favors. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “Miss Marsch, I haf a great favor to ask of you,” began the Professor, after a moist promenade of half a block. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “I guess you are in the position to be asking favors.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I compared the bowl of soup that sat before me with the crispy chicken and decided in favor of the chicken. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sacrilege! Perhaps the wild god favored us with a blessing. Or perhaps Grover’s music was so awful it scared the enemy away!” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z It was a deserted spot that Hamlet and I favored for our meetings. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Her dad’s servant Thanatos, god of death, had suggested that Pluto might be doing Hazel a favor by ignoring her. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “I was doing you a favor!” she said, her hands forming fists on the table. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He even bribed the psychologists for a recommendation in his favor. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z As Abbey and I had hoped, the current and the wind were in our favor, transporting the dye down the shoreline in a shiny stream from Dusty Muleman’s basin. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Fortune, which had favored me, even to the height of marrying a prince, now turned her wheel to grind me down. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I drove a hard bargain, trading him my slot for six jots and a favor to be named later. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z But he’s already doing me a bigger favor than he realizes. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Maybe I’d do them a favor by buying their records and breaking them in two. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “Our first guest got spooked and canceled on us after this most recent attack on the Bureau. But not to worry, I called in a favor, and do I ever have a treat for you.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Not the brightest thing to say when we needed a favor, but no one’s perfect. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “I wish you’d do me the favor to rouse yourself a little,” she said sharply. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z They themselves did know the score, and they knew that the odds were in their favor, And, really, I knew it, too. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z “So the object is to tip the scales in your favor?” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I vowed to work hard for His favor, surpassing all others in my devotion to turning the soil for God’s great glory. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t do me any favors, Percy. I don’t want your hfelp!” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Valentine took the chair that Molly favored on her visits. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He was making the hospital visit at Bayona’s request, as a favor to a Peruvian TB doctor whose daughter was sick. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Competition for the favors of academia, industry, and government was more intense, the qualifications of the judges higher, and the standards of success more exacting than before. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The favored word, bákala, covers quite a lot of ground, including a hot pepper, a bumpy sort of potato, and the male sexual organ. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I took my time going home, avoiding interstates in favor of back roads. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z It faced--or seemed to face--the whole external world for an instant, and then concentrated on YOU with an irresistible prejudice in your favor. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z She believes she’s doing them a favor by giving them a job and breaking them in to American life. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The captains, hoping to curry favor with Cluny, harangued the hapless runners: “Pick your feet up, you lily-livered scum! Come on, lift that ram properly, you idle devils.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He learned also that the King was holding a banquet in the palace and all the men who favored him were gathered there. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Dismayed and very hungry and thirsty, he was forced to hurry off to the god and implore him to take his favor back. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He nodded to me like he was doing me a favor. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Fear had worked in our favor until a new mayor began promoting the city as a family theme park. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Whether this is offered as favor or threat remains unclear. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Fifteen minutes later, noticing that the supply of hot dogs in the little well was visibly diminishing, he decided in favor of abstinence for the moment. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why am I no longer favored with Jesus’s blood?” she says, regarding her open palms with despair. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Hush now, Pa,” said my mother, wiping his chest as best she could around the binding, which wasn’t easy, with him lying on his left side to favor the broke ribs. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The area was a favored roosting site for thousands of blackbirds that were feeding in nearby cornfields. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z He was short, with a little round belly, and when he moved he seemed to favor his left leg a little. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Well, frankly, I thought I was doing him a favor by not telling him,” Henry said. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z It was one thing to maintain liaison with the Lord, and they were all in favor of that; it was something else, though, to have Him hanging around twenty-four hours a day. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z She was sure Glenn favored the wrong foot. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Ellen knew that she favored her youngest son, that she overlooked shortcomings in Jethro for which her older children had been punished. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z There was also something else working in my favor here: my genetics. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Soon after taking up his position, Davy began to bang out new elements one after another–potassium, sodium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, and aluminum or aluminium, depending on which branch of English you favor.* A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Hoping to find favor with Cluny he had put himself at the head of the party, helping them to carry the cumbersome object. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I can understand why my father favored her. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z “And what,” she says, “do you propose would be the main arguments in favor?” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Twelve of the thirteen colonies voted in favor of severing all ties to the British throne. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I chipped it off with the pick of my ice ax, then asked Andy to return the favor by turning off my regulator in order to conserve my gas until the Step cleared. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z No one, since she had come to America, had ever really wanted to hear about grandfather, except Reverend Bulkeley who had only been impressed by his royal favors. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “But if you remain in his good favor, he will bless you. Otto can cure you that way.” Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z A large majority favors programs to help the poor get ahead. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z All manner of people grew interested in Kino—people with things to sell and people with favors to ask. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Is she now, by some saintly, heavenly miracle, in favor of this run? A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “Do me a favor, Robert,” spoke the pretty woman at his side, almost as soon as she and Robert had started their slow, homeward way. The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z “Fusia,” he says, eyes on the bed, “I need to ask you a favor.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “Harry,” he said, “just do me one favor, will you?” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z It later fell out of favor and was known only to some jazz connoisseurs. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z For Bibi’s sake we argued in favor of finding a husband. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Sometimes she favored Guildenstern to make him jealous, and sometimes all three were fast friends. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Arriving at the store, she walked up and down the aisles handling any object her fancy favored. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “All those in favor of buttons for water, raise your hands.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Mom told us that we were actually doing the animals a favor by not allowing them to become dependent on us. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z When you've got seventeen million followers, it's never hard to find a competent hacker who's willing to do you a favor. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Not given an environment that favored the development of intensive agriculture, that is, they shaped the landscape into something more suitable to their purposes. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z She had spent most of her time in Pittsburgh moving between Daffodil Manor, Aunt Rose’s house, and the African Methodist Episcopal Church on Sundays, since that was the one that Aunt Rose had favored. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Now he was ready to write his decision—in favor of the New York Times. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z In the case of Jennings, Mullen says that someone’s subtle signals in favor of one politician or another usually don’t matter at all. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Moreover, I believe that Mother Ermentrude favors me and has been praying for me to make this bid. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “I care nothing for the world, which has shown litde favor to me,” she replies. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Will you do me a favor, Gilly? Try to get off on the right foot?” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Steel girders replaced wood-framing, exteriors were made of brick or granite, and designs favored straight, simple lines. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z Did the judge rule in our favor, or are we homeless? Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z But I'm not so sure I want to return the favor. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Both you and the clerks act as though you’re doing each other a favor. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I have always favored a more active, militant style of protest such as work strikes, go-slow strikes, or refusing to clean up; actions that punished the authorities, not ourselves. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The informer, Floyd Wells, might easily have invented his story; such tale-telling was not infrequently undertaken by prisoners who hoped to win favor or attract official notice. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a tall, thin, chocolate-skinned man with a mustache, who favored shades, short-sleeved shirts, shiny shoes, and sharkskin pants, and always held a lit cigarette between his teeth. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “I asked you a favor, like a friend.” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Whenever he got cranky, he liked to lay hands on a gun, like a child seeking the comfort of a favored doll. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z It was more the commitment to service; he says he’d look with equal favor upon someone in the peace corps. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z She redecorated the musty, coffer- ceilinged mansion with watercolor landscapes, reupholstered the sofas with rustic fabrics, and discarded the cretonne drapes in favor of sliding glass doors that invited the morning light. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “Quit looking at me that way, Matt. Until he did us the favor of killing himself, I wasn’t taking any chances.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t favor corn pudding neither,” she said. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Now she had only the Bible to read to them, but there was far more between those black covers than the verses Uncle Matthew favored. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z "Don't die for me. You won't be doing me any favors. All right?" The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “You have a hell of a cheek coming in here and asking me for favors!” Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z He honestly thought he was doing his girls a favor, and it confused him when the thanks never came. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z During halftime, one of the coaches had criticized him for failing to play the trap correctly with the score 28-0 in Permian’s favor, and he was seething over it. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She was afraid of Him, but asked favors anyway. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z So when Humphrey came out in favor of a quick end to the war, it was only logical that Thieu would favor a Nixon victory. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z It was easier to turn her back on the two countries that could claim her in favor of one that had no claim whatsoever. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I then spent four precious jots of my own money on paper and ink and called in the favor Jaxim owed me for trading him my late admissions slot. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Izzy was not used to asking favors, but something in her voice told Mia that this was a need, not a want. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The Lord Commander favored them with a half bow, and took his leave. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “I want to ask you a favor,” I whispered to him. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z My administration actively protects the environment of New York State, and I am happy you are in favor of this policy Sincerely, Governor George Marks “Too late,” Molly whispered, tears in her eyes. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Erwin’s beneficence, however, did not silence the rising critics of a system that traded informal “favors” for complete submission to the owner’s authority. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I had to hope that my familiarity with the airport would turn the odds in my favor. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “Charley, I wonder if you’d do me the favor of taking this boy’s team down to the livery stable for water and feed. I’m asking him to have dinner with me.” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe you could return the favor and share a few bottles with me.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “Milo might help you. He’s bigger than Colonel Cathcart, and he owes me a few favors.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z It can be part of my favor bank. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z We prayed for favors and at desperate times. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z But when that brief mercy faded, when she regretted her humanity in favor of her own desires, she became what she is now. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z His Christmas dinner was gone in three bites, and dessert was skipped in favor of a brisk two-mile run. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z If a pack of wild dogs were to appear at this moment, the odds of scaling a tree before they attacked are not in my favor. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I hesitated, then decided that I was better off humoring her, as I still had favors to ask. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Thirty to forty thousand children from France and Germany set off to Palestine, believing that God would favor their cause because of their faith, love, and poverty. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z She did this decisively, one jab and one grind, not the series of genteel taps favored by many of the Wives. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z By then we didn’t mind, for the evidence favoring the base pairs was steadily mounting. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z “Ah, water monsters have a special relationship with the moon. In due time, you will need to return Moon’s favor,” Darkness said. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I really did everyone a favor, to be honest.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z They were afraid of Yossarian and persecuted him incessandy with nagging generosity and with their exasperating insistence on doing small favors for him. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Thus, we might say that a 95 percent confidence interval for the percentage of voters favoring candidate X is 45 percent plus or minus 6 percent. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, rejoicing in their good fortune, believing the war ended and Athena’s favor restored to them, they went to their houses in peace as they had not for ten years. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Only when a potter died or his work fell out of favor was a new commission assigned. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z One has been in favor one week, the other the next. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z The repeated pattern doubtless has to do with geography—southeastern climate and soil favor plantation crops like tobacco and cotton. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Placed in the city, it would turn her favor to them and away from the Greeks. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Again and again, people with access to the prerequisites for food production, and with a location favoring diffusion of technology from elsewhere, replaced peoples lacking these advantages. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z From ES in New Jersey: High school favors people with a certain look and attitude— the adolescent equivalent of Aryans. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the announcers actually gets teary because it seems the odds will never be in our favor, we star-crossed lovers of District 12. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Abandoning agriculture in favor of manufacturing, he forced many of the nation’s rural dwellers into unheated apartment buildings. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z “But only if I do you that favor?” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Fernanda was present several times and did not see her, in spite of the fact that she was so real, so human, and on one occasion asked of Amaranta the favor of threading a needle. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z In return for their favor he acted so atrociously that no poet ever tried to explain his conduct. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I smile really big because I know I’m about to ask a huge favor. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z “Will you do me a favor? Tell Teacher Zhang that I couldn’t wait to see him.” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z "There's just one more favor I need before you go." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The muskrat did us the favor of emptying it. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z As the deck tilted back and forth, Captain Kontoulis didn’t stumble once, and was even able to light one of the Indonesian cigarettes he favored, dipping his cap’s braided brim to cut the wind. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I don’t want him to think he still has the option to give me back the paper, or that he has any other choice but to do me this favor. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “Okay, okay. Well, you can’t even call in that favor. The rules specify that no animals may drain the poison. Apparently, it can turn them into huge monsters that eat everything around them.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Perhaps if she already had her ring they might try to curry favor in hopes of receiving immunity, but apparently as an apprentice she offered them nothing but the creeps. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “Guys, one last favor. Can you push us out as far as you can? I want to be sure the propeller clears the sand.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I said, “Hadley? Can you do me a huge, huge favor? Can you not tell Mom I was late?” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Above all else, they try to get the case into a Federal court where they know the cards are stacked in their favor. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Contrast Herons have one thing but, in contrast, on the in their favor: they are other hand, alternatively opportunistic hunters. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “Well, do yourself a favor and don’t start a family till you find it,” he said, coughing. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Many changes of plants under domestication resulted from such changes in conditions and hence in the favored types of individuals. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z "Colonel," he said, "please do us the favor of not being the first to sign." One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “I hate to be patronized, and the Chesters think it’s a great favor to allow us to help with their highly connected fair. I wonder you consented, Amy, they only want you to work.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “How could we ever do them a favor?” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Neither of the two brothers appreciated the Frenchman’s charms, despite his discreet attempts to win their favor. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “So we’re just going to chuck all the perfectly fine cups we already have in favor of these?” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “I have a favor to ask the both of you. It’s about — ” “So he already left?” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z I stated that I favored a policy that allowed for the development of writers and artists. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The next day they stood off Java Head, waiting for a wind to favor them. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The Indians who adopted it were setting aside millennia of tradition in favor of a new technology. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “Do me a favor and put in a good word for me with Evelyn. I don’t want so many night shifts. The name’s Drea.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Luckily, the wind was in my favor, and it went on its way. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z He used the power of his post to continue the killing until he fell out of favor with the United States. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z “Oh, good grief. Just do me a favor. If you get sent to the Waiting Room, tell Sticky I said hello.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z To obtain these royal favors, their expeditions had to bring something back for the king. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Later, though, I had to admit that Nicole had done me a favor. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Maybe they thought someday we could do them a favor in return.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z When seasoned by the subtleties of accident, harmony, favor, wisdom, and inevitability, luck takes on the cast of serendipity. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z But he trusted in the old man, who had said that, when you really want something, the universe always conspires in your favor. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z As a special favor they were even given their own separate Pariah Bishop. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z "The gods favor the man with the just cause," said Ser Lyn Corbray, "yet often that turns out to be the man with the surest sword. We all know who that is." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z If we had asked the Iowa gamblers why they were favoring cards from the blue decks, they wouldn’t have been able to say—at least not until they had drawn eighty cards. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Even small improvements in speed and efficiency multiplied over millions of pilot miles added up to a difference that could tip the long-term balance of the war in the Allies’ favor. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Anyone else would have been expelled, but he had the queen’s favor, and so the old guard had no choice but to stand aside and let him do his own work in his own way. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Like, you’re invulnerable, except to an arrow made of the heartwood of a hawthorn tree, which just so happens to be the exact kind of arrow that your worst enemy favors. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Four and a half in favor of suspending punishment,” the Chancellor said after a pause. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Now he had to ask a good friend for a favor. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z But the prohibition on sex meant nothing to the factory superintendent and the handful of favored prisoners who served as foremen. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Flies in Canada, for example, have been slower to develop resistance than those in southern United States, where long hot summers favor a rapid rate of reproduction. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “Let me take you to the table with your friends. Go on, now. As a favor to me.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I tried to close my mind to Grandmother’s words: “The only thing a white man ever wants with one of our women is personal favors.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z However, in 1984 there was a remarkable change of opinion in favor of what are called string theories. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Inexperienced writers often think they’re doing the reader a favor by guiding her through the rest of the text with a detailed preview. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z After a pause, the Chancellor raised his hand as well, saying “Five and a half in favor of Kvothe’s admission to the Arcanum. Motion passed. Meeting dismissed. Tehlu shelter us, fools and children all.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I bowed and thanked him for the favor of his notice. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z He had wasted no time in currying favor with the new king. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Do me a favor, will ya? Tell Steve to stop by the shop tomorrow. We gotta talk. It’s real important. I tried to catch him earlier, but I missed my shot.” The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z I’m ninety percent sure the odds are in my favor. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Balekin wears the greatcoat he favors, with a collar of bear fur. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Ms. Lewis,” Jay says calmly, “I’ll get you your money. But please, do me a huge favor and give me a little more time.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The results favor integrative and holistic approaches that support the ideals of what a skilled 21st century student should know. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Even though Wilson had spoken out in favor of suffrage, the National Woman’s Party continued to hold him, as the nation’s leader, responsible for the failure of the measure. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z At last the day was done, a good day, a fine fortunate day, favored by all the gods. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z My mood spiraled downward and I skipped Advanced Sympathy in favor of going over the river to Imre. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “If, as often happens, children are of different shades of color in a family,” the Jamaican sociologist Fernando Henriques once wrote: the most lightly colored will be favored at the expense of the others. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z I sort of helped rescue him from Luke’s demon cruise ship a few years ago, and ever since, he insisted on repaying me with favors. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “I think one favor from the dead is all I can manage today.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Thus, through the circumstances of their lives, and the nature of our own wants, all these have been our allies in keeping the balance of nature tilted in our favor. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z She’d have done us all a favor if she had run screaming for the police. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The soft, pleasure-seeking lifestyle favored by the people of the east inspired widespread distrust and scorn. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z “That one. Cut his throat and throw him in the sea, and the winds will favor us all the way to Meereen.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Well, she did. However, it might have been a favor in disguise. My new work may prove rather agreeable.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Right, comrades. Now we know a bit more about things, let’s have a show of paws. All those in favor of letting the mouse go free.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Governor Bradford is said to have attributed the plague to "the good hand of God,” which "favored our beginnings” by "sweeping away great multitudes of the natives . . . that he might make room for us." 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Petyr had begged her for a favor he might wear, but she had turned him' away. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z They excluded African American women from their efforts to secure the vote, fearing that it would be more difficult to gain favor for the cause among the powerful white male populace. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z If there wasn’t but one drop of human blood in your veins, you couldn’t help but feel sorry for the poor sap; we was probably doing him a favor getting him outta this turrible sit-a-way-shun. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z His anger extended to the locker room at halftime, when the score was only 21 — 7 in Permian’s favor. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Seth had Kendra hose him off, and then returned the favor. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Our adversaries...attempted to appropriate it, but I insisted yesterday we fairly captured it....I now request the band to favor me with its performance.” Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Far to the south was the country of the Ethiopians, of whom we know only that the gods held them in such favor they would sit at joyful banquets with them in their halls. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Suzanne’s choices sometimes seemed like an affront to my way of doing things, a vote in favor of easing up and striving less. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z But to earn that favor, Cha-Cha would have to do a favor for Duke first. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He said in a lower voice, “I want to ask you a little favor, Tallis.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He’s abandoned the useless spectacles he wore as a member of Erudite in favor of an Abnegation gray shirt and their trademark short haircut. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The master and Madam moved their bedchamber to the downstairs front parlor and gave the library over to Colonel Hawkins, a high-ranking officer whose favor Lockton sought. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Has he some message of your father’s coming, or business of his own, asking a favor? The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Foege was one of the people responsible for the eradication of smallpox in the world and was known to favor unconventional solutions to supposedly impossible problems. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z He expressed himself in the dietary laws, which favored native African foods—the yam, the cassava—and prohibited the consumption of swine. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Maybe you could at that,” he replied, with an air of bestowing a great favor. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The elements have not done the exposed structure any favors. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “All in favor of admitting first-term student Kvothe’s reckless use of sympathy as proof of mastery of the basic principles of sympathy vote by show of hands.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Returning the favor, Big Bill appointed black leaders to high-profile positions in government. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Arturo, if we go around acting as if we are desperate to win the favor of the community, then we will fail.” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Everyone, meanwhile, appears to be blending into a classless crowd, shedding the showiest kinds of high-status clothes in favor of a jeans-and-sweatsuit informality. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z “She surely does favor them,” Miss Trotter said, studying my mother. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z It was one of the rules that Leader had proposed, and all of the people had voted in favor of it. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z “I need a favor,” she said, her voice dropped halfway to a whisper, even though they were on the line only she and Trip shared, and Trip was out. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Overall, however, the United States was slow to adopt this type of system, so Elizebeth did Donovan a big favor by setting him up with one. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z My mother turned her face to look at pottery or embroidery rather than at these miserable families who did not have the sense to leave the favored brothers and sisters home. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The room was filled with the smell of freshly baked goods, a cozy fireplace crackling, and the heavy perfume favored by some residents of the Hill. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z My chest and cheeks warmed beneath the glow of Styx’s favor. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z We're instantly bonded by our histories and our willingness to ask strangers for ridiculous favors. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Then I remembered Papá telling us to avoid owing anybody anything, including favors. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z I sailed into the bar, certain I was doing everyone a favor—him and all the ladies. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He knew how government worked, how vicious politics was, and how people with special interests tried to influence and manipulate lawmakers with words or favors. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “No, I don’t favor him. He thinks he’s the cat’s pajamas. Too good for the daughter of a man who don’t even own his own boat.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The Handsome One favored the golden corn above all else, a sure sign he was a true bird of Inti and not of the faraway jungles. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z "I was able to do the commissioner a favor once, and he sends me a Christmas card every year." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z “He passed me over for promotion in favor of another student. He was keeping me back so he could use me as indentured labor, rather than raise me to Re’lar.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They spoiled her, and she, as a favor to their indulgence, hid as best she could the fact that they embarrassed her. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Waiting and hoping, on the one hand, or raging and cursing, on the other, seemed to be the two favored approaches. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Hoagland was the target, always the mode Jack and I favored. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, they sure as hell do. We figure we’re doing you people a favor to get some white blood in your kids.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s no personal favor to you—or to any publisher!” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z They were people of principle; they did not ask favors of highly placed friends. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The debate about whether or not to start eating the canned food ended in our favor. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z I knew that he was trying to do me a favor, and a few days ago I would have jumped at the opportunity for free shoes. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “All right. Forget it, now. Forget it, now. Will ya do me a favor and try to put the whole thing out of your mind?” the gray-haired man said. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z More favors, innocent enough — packages to the mailbox, expeditious disposal of a bumblebee. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Bobby favored Zsuzsa, but she stated afterward that she wasn’t aware of his growing affection. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The forces in favor of equality redoubled their efforts, determined to surmount the resistance to integration like a jet engine propelling an airplane through drag. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Mr. Browne’s December precept was: Fortune favors the bold. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z “But it is important that you understand that the chances are not in your favor, and you have to have some backup plans.” The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “Do me a favor, Starr,” Seven says, searching through a box that has “Kitchen Stuff” written on it in my handwriting. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “He must go to the rats. Immediately. Members of the council, I will now ask you to vote. Those in favor of Despereaux being sent to the dungeon, say ‘aye.’” 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 hope that, in some way, Mayor Schmoke felt like he had returned the favor. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z The court didn't conclude that he was innocent and must be released, but it ruled in our favor on every other claim and ordered a new trial. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Somebody do us a favor and put a bullet in this guy. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “I came to see if I could do some work in exchange for them. May I see the repairman to ask him this favor?” Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z "Hey, Crow, old pal, do me a favor and fill this for me," he said, handing her his flask as they left through the door. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z If they have any thing to say of their masters, it is generally in their masters’ favor, especially when speaking to an untried man. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 1845-05-01T00:00:00Z Soon after the first issue was printed, the Revolution’s benefactor, George Francis Train, went to England and ended up in a British jail with a one-year sentence for speaking out in favor of Irish rebels. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z “Oh, he’s told me that a hundred times. I was so hoping you’d tell me something interesting, Lady Kaltain. Like if he’s found a young woman he favors.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “You said that if I ever needed anything, I could call on you for a favor,” I said urgently. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Recognizing the gravity of his predicament, he had abandoned the cocky moniker he’d been using for years, Alexander Supertramp, in favor of the name given to him at birth by his parents. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z And I say that it was morally wrong if any of the contributors got special favors for the contributions that they made. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z I asked the English-speaking one if he would please do me the favor of telephoning Dr. Omar Azzam at the number I had. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z But all favor had disappeared with the bite of the peach. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “Will you now do me the favor of leaving the premises?” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Over and over he crosses out symbols and numbers, discards books in favor of others, and then returns to the discarded ones again. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “You will return the same favor for us?” said Luxa wanly. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Particle physicists have tended to favor the particle explanation of WIMPs, astrophysicists the stellar explanation of MACHOs. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Annabeth was in favor of breaking the cages and freeing them on the spot, but I pointed out it wouldn’t do much good until the truck stopped moving. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, wow. Thanks for doing this big loser such a big favor, Maddie. Thanks a lot for looking out for me!” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Yes, yes, we are in favor of the environment, they say. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “Plenty. There’s one favor I’d like to ask of you, Ben.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “It is very seldom,” the young man said at last, “that dragons ask to do men favors.” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Alex asked, feeling a strong need to make lists of arguments in favor and against. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z The father had once been a powerful magistrate but had fallen out of favor and was bitterly living at the palace. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “Hold on, Bud. Do me a favor, go wait by that door for a minute.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Seven years and Cardan can step down, abdicate in Oak’s favor and do whatever he wants. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Atop the mound was the temple for the divine kings, who arranged for the weather to favor agriculture. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z It marks a favor owed, and Laia and I will need all the favors we can get in the days to come. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The masters favored seersucker on this mild first day, the wives broke out their hats. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Bright and bubbly as ever, Effie Trinket trots to the podium and gives her signature, "Happy Hunger Games! And may the odds be ever in your favor!" The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z They particularly resented that they, who were native to American soil, were passed over by their supervisors in favor of recently arrived immigrants. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Many doctors took up the pen in order to write about their experiences during the plague, as well as to argue in support of whichever treatment they favored. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z If she had to guess, they were probably here just as a favor to Isabelle. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “That’s asking too much of Susanna. She’s already doing us a big favor—we don’t want to inconvenience her any more than we have to.” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The women wore gowns that left one breast bare, while the men favored beaded silk skirts. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Governor Roberts spoke in favor of the amendment. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Odysseus looked at him and said: “May you be dear to Zeus as you are dear to me for this, Eumaios, favoring with choice cuts a man like me.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Chico’s pockets jingled with coins, which he handed out if we did him small favors. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I slipped into the zone, and the tide began to turn in my favor. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z True, the prospect of space travel had been out of favor for many years, but that didn’t mean it would always be. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “And people who want to curry favor with his father,” Simmon added. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Henry returns the favor happily, hungrily, and Alex doesn’t know or care what sounds or words come out of his mouth. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “The pauses in your keystrokes are off. You’re favoring your left hand.” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z "Listen, the phone will attract the wrong attention. How are you going to explain having one when no one else in the world has it? I'm doing you a favor, Zack." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z In the High District there was no alarm at the first partial returns from the provinces, which favored the left, because everyone knew that it was the votes from the capital that would be decisive. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She never refused the favor, just as she never refused the countless men who sought her out, even in the twilight of her maturity, without giving her money or love and only occasionally pleasure. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The debate continued for years, and a number of men voted in favor of circumcision in a very direct way. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z "Okay, sit over there. I'll call her now. She owes me a favor anyway." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I’m not about to argue with a full professor, but if you ever have a really unbreakable case of insomnia, do yourself a favor and start reading Chapter Three of the uncut version. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I step forward, realizing Director Van Helsing may have done me a favor when he decided to demote me. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “I’ll tell Arthur you and Samantha might crash here too, but you have to do me a favor. Pick up a cake that says...” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z This arrangement, it will be perceived, was decidedly in my master’s favor. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 1845-05-01T00:00:00Z That was her communal pet name for whoever was in her favor. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “I will remember your lesson well. Now I must ask a favor of you. Would you come with me? I want you to be present when I speak to Captain Snow.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Tribal tokens mark a favor owed— they're not offered lightly and are rarely given out by women. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z They favor plaid for autumn with matching sweaters in colors named after fruit, like apricot and russet apple. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z He figured he had something else working in his favor: he was happy. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Or Herons have one thing in their favor.... The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “I don’t like favors, they oppress and make me feel like a slave. I’d rather do everything for myself, and be perfectly independent.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z "Good luck and may the odds be ever in your favor." The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z He seemed to think that Fermi had favored the Super. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z But like, like somebody she favored and could count on. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “You tell the Governor that if he didn’t want his house pushed into the lake, then he shouldn’t have cleared that forest. Seems to me the yetis were only returning the favor.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “What favor could I do for a god?” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z They say he always favors them — we’ll be able to see if it’s true.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Supreme Court, national organizations joined us and filed amicus briefs urging the Court to rule in our favor. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z "Sho, daddy. Is there any other little favors I can do for you?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I gave Brandon my favor to wear, and never comforted Petyr once after be was wounded, nor bid him farewell when Father sent him off. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Not everyone was in favor of the drowning idea. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z They had a favored place at the barricade directly across from the school entrance, and in that area a concentration of police stamped their feet and slapped their hands together in unaccustomed gloves. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a new practice in vogue at the time, favored by adolescent boys or those who thought like them: sneak up behind a woman wearing a headscarf, grab it, and run. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “Let him favor you all he chooses. But hear me well, in my company you will take your own part.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z “I will rise in the king’s favor and wear a fur-lined cape, and the king will tell me his most private business,” he said with certainty. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The Reverend Ralph Abernathy took the pulpit and read a resolution asking that all citizens refrain from riding buses operated by Montgomery City Lines, Inc. “All in favor of the motion, stand,” Abernathy said. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z In a clearing spread a vast garden teeming with familiar and exotic plants, the ingredients of all the. varied medicines and liniments favored at court. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z We took handfuls of sediment from homemade African beer, which has a strong scent much favored by pigs, and placed it upwind of the pig. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Ares, God of War, always took sides with Aphrodite; while Poseidon, Lord of the Sea, favored the Greeks, a sea people, always great sailors. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d rattle out credentials as if I might deny him the favor. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z I riffle through the herbal tea bags in the kitchenette, Lemon Mist, Morning Thunder, and bypass them in favor of some thick, jolting, poisonous coffee. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The jury might think they're doing you a big favor by giving you life in prison. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z “Can I ask you...can I ask you for a favor?” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z She thought Catherine came from very good people and that prejudiced her in her favor finally. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Nita gleamed with gold and silver, gifts of goodwill that Lucky Strike had miraculously located in order to curry favor with the Dauntless. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The golden ratio was favored by artists and nature alike and seemed to prove the Pythagorean assertion that music, beauty, architecture, nature, and the very construction of the cosmos were all intertwined and inseparable. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Everyone’s hands go into the air before she even gets a chance to ask for all in favor. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z “Keira,” I say, “do me a favor and look up a number for me.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z My herb and mustard poultices are favored, but my most effective treatment is the firm touch of my hand. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z It always causes a lot of excitement and generates talk about how the odds are not in that family’s favor. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z But don’t go thinking I owe you any favors, mister. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Of those who did vote, only thirty-five voted in favor, well below the required two-thirds majority of sixty-four votes. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Makes it easier for him to manipulate, strategize, get special favors. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I believed her goodwill would in turn lead to the queen’s favor. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He was very fond of his map, but on the other hand, he was extremely relieved that Moody wasn’t asking where he’d got it, and there was no doubt that he owed Moody a favor. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “Maybe one that he remembers doing him a favor.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z I remember the black political activists who have argued in favor of using black English in schools. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Nothing really. Could you do me a favor?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “So I figured, why not do the guy a favor?” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “Jeannette, I haven’t asked you for a lot of favors, but I’m asking you for one now. I wouldn’t if it wasn’t important. But this is important.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The National objected to the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment and favored educated female suffrage; the American supported female suffrage and did not oppose voting rights for any African Americans. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Garfield also pushed for passage of the Thirteenth Amendment to abolish slavery, a change in the Constitution favored by Lincoln and the Republican Party. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “Do me a favor and put the samples in a separate bag,” I whisper softly so Mrs. Walton won’t hear. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “Stop talking about the Countess! As a special favor. Before you drive me maaaaaaaad.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Knights, warriors, and strategists are in their favor. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Do you know how condescending you sound right now? So you were just doing the cowardly idiot who doesn’t know what’s good for him a favor, right?” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “Especially to gentlemen,” added May, with a look which enlightened Amy as to one cause of her sudden fall from favor. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z I tell her that I owe her a favor. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z “This is nothing, really. If there’s anything I can ever do for you. Any favor. You should stop by....” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z You take a very handsome guy, or a guy that thinks he's a real hot-shot, and they're always asking you to do them a big favor. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z When Lola had died enough, three pairs of young nettles were sacrificed for the incompetence of the twins—retribution was indifferent and granted no special favors to children. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Five votes in favor of arresting the Gran, four against. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Though Rosemont had passed on the race in favor of a journey east, it was still a formidable field. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The white woman wanted to be comfortable, she wanted to be looked upon with favor by her own kind, but also she wanted to have her pleasure. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “Could I ask a favor of you, while you’re here? Since you speak Polish?” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “What of you? I owe you a great favor—how can I repay it? Ask anything and it is yours, should it be within my skill.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z A favored lady courtier yanks them away to reveal her new nose. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z And even though the relation must have been distant, the Queen Mother still looked upon him with great favor. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z I’d never given the police any trouble, and when that black spy soldier had tried to tip me, I had waved it away, telling him I was just doing him a favor. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Not all of these were improper requests; but the others were mainly favors, to be done when I had spare time, which was seldom. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z As the students filled the auditorium, many of the girls wearing sky-blue hijabs smiled when they saw me, and I returned the favor. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z This ward favored the latter, which accounted for some of the shouts. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Armed with judgments in our favor, we prepared to reenter Central High. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Thorbergsson clearly favored the idea of all the games being staged in Iceland. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z There were Minute Men too, so called because they made one- minute speeches in favor of America in moving-picture theaters and in churches. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z If not for that he might have tipped things in my favor. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z A brisk market in these favors emerged, with much trading and dealing. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Herons have one thing in their favor: they are excellent hunters and are total opportunists. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “Do me a favor and try this one over here, honey. Might fit.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z She smiled at my father, so it seemed she favored us. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Only his brain moved, wet and heavy against the contours of his skull, favoring curvatures of bone and concave niches. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Money and favors were bartered as everyone vied for a time that suited them. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They were in favor of desegregation, but not at the expense of losing their school. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It too was an unnecessary effort because Meme had no desire to intervene in her father's affairs and if she had, it would certainly have been in favor of the concubine. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z He would have tried to turn the war in his favor. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She did not want him to think she was doing this for him, as a favor to him, because it was more about herself than it was about him. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Plus, she had tons of connections, and everybody seemed to owe her a favor. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z “Although, frankly, I think the odds are slightly in your favor at hand fighting.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes she went for the dramatic fling other times she favored the heel-kick slam. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Holly can bleed to death in my presence if she likes, and I will just consider her to be specially favored by an inscrutable God, more or less as Jesus was. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z If I was off in the Store’s favor, the eagle-eyed women would say, “Put some more in that sack, child. Don’t you try to make your profit offa me.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I would be in best favor with leaders of the party when the recruit revealed that I had helped him. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z There were a number of factors in its favor. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “What are you, sixteen? An entitled cheerleader type from a perfect family? Think everyone in the world owes you a favor?” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z And when she’d say something she thought clever, she would laugh this phony laugh like she was doing you a favor. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z She spent even more time with the debate team and at tournaments, once arguing in the persuasive category in favor of child support. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “Because if you want me to do you a big favor I guess I could eat them for you.” Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Like they’re annexing us or doing us some kind of favor. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z “Divine providence,” the colonist Daniel Gookin wrote, favored “the quiet and peaceable settlement of the English.” 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “I have a favor to ask beyond mere admission.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Do yourself a favor and stay quiet while I read it.” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Name the last time a Permian team had been favored by three touchdowns and had lost! Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She seemed to hold Izzy to a higher standard than her other children, to demand more from her, yet at the same time to overlook her successes in favor of her faults. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Later that day, on the other side of First Street, the Supreme Court announced a 6–3 ruling in favor of the New York Times and the Washington Post. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z They would be driving down a two-lane road, some back highway, the kind Mia favored: the kind that wove its way through small towns composed of a store and a cafe and a gas pump. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “I was wondering if you’d do me a favor,” he said as he came up to her. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z There’s live music, a pop act that owed June a personal favor, and they’re covering “American Girl” right now, so Alex grabs June’s hand and spins her onto the dance floor. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “All in favor of this motion please to manifest it by saying, ‘Aye’.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “We could take them straight to Otrera. Might win her favor that way.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I ignored the activity on stage in favor of keeping my guard up. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I liked running to do someone a favor, to get some sugar or tea, or to carry a message. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z Folks came from all over, plantations that had favored this or that arrangement of quarters, so the cabins came in various shapes. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He knew it was honeydew she favored over cantaloupe. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z He flung out all his favored maxims as if strewing flowers after my brother. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z ‘No, I only wants to borrow. And also I come here to ask a favor of you.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “Now I'm convinced too late,” he told him, “that I would have done you a great favor if I'd let them shoot you.” One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z And I say that it was morally wrong if any of the contributors got special favors for the contributions that they made. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z We star-crossed lovers from District 12, who suffered so much and enjoyed so little the rewards of our victory, do not seek the fans’ favor, grace them with our smiles, or catch their kisses. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Moreover, I was reminded daily that my favor at the court of Elsinore was unlikely and precarious. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z And sometimes he thought of a favorite saying, a remark by Louis Pasteur, “Chance favors the prepared mind.” The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But Eliza didn’t return the favor by acknowledging that she too had witnessed my teammates’ unsportsmanlike behavior. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He said if I couldn’t do him a little favor when he asked, I could leave. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z A reporter had asked if he was “in favor of a black/white coalition.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Why did government policy change to favor growing more and more corn? The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z I had no choice but to return the favor with a fistful of my own, and pretty soon things devolved into a no-holds-barred sand fight. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z But that’s not why I and other statesmen favor a different strategy for ending this crisis. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z "Well," Brother Jack said, "you are on time. Very good, we favor precision in our leaders." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do me a favor. Shut up and let me do my job.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I want to ask a favor of you, Mamma,” Amy said, coming in with an important air one day. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, for whatever reason,” said Francis, “he’s done us a tremendous favor.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The House Judiciary Committee voted 27–11 in favor of impeachment. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I wanted to return the favor, so I said okay. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The following year, in July 1955, a return match in Moscow was even more distorted in favor of the Soviets: The Americans lost again, this time 25–7. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I sit at my typewriter, stunned that my mother could cast off someone who’d done her the biggest favor of her life, raise her children, teach me kindness and self-respect. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “Loudwing gets me out of one lousy jam, and I spend the rest of my days doing her favors.” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The discussions were quite heated at times, but they went on only among those students and teachers who favored a Jewish state. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z She burned her fingers trying to light a fire for the first time in her life and she had to ask Aureliano to do her the favor of showing her how to make coffee. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z She helps her get a piece of cake, then lines her up for her bag of party favors. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Game theory suggests that success favors the decisive. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The trip is a difficult one, and I must ask my favors while my mind is sound. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z The Freedom Writers supported me 100 percent, so at that moment, I knew I had at least 150 votes in my favor. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I let my hair hang loose and abandon my uniform of loose shirts in favor of one that cuts across my shoulders, revealing my tattoos. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z That I treated Violet like a piece of furniture you favor although it needed something every day to keep it steady and upright. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I had been my father’s rowdy daughter, then the queen’s favored lady-in-waiting. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Cressen owned no hollow rings, such as the poisoners of Lys were said to favor, but a myriad of pockets great and small were sewn inside the loose sleeves of his robe. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z So he had jumped, thoroughly convinced that all the odds were in his favor. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Seeing how she was obviously as unfamiliar with the concept of minimum wage as she was with that of the legal drinking age, I decided to forgo the college fund in favor of more booze. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “Surely there is some gentleman at court whom you could favor.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “I need a favor. Do you think between the two of you, you could finish my shift?” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Some girls argued over whether the death of Miss Massachusetts — favored by bookies to win the whole thing — meant that the competition would never feel entirely fair. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Only four men were left in the fight now, and there was small doubt whom king and commons favored. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “I was just returning the favor. You helped me with the spiders yesterday. Figured this round was on me.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z They were among the fortunate ones, America’s favored children. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom came to the apartment to give me the news and to ask a favor. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He noted that instead of accepting Aristotle’s proof of God, the Muslim scholars turned to the atomists, Aristotle’s old rivals, whose doctrine, though out of favor, managed to survive the ravages of time. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z "Well, I admit, there are a couple of quite decent items here this time. So I’ll offer you,” he opened his eyes again, "one hundred thousand lire. And I'm still doing you a favor.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Sad little nonsense letters about minor troubles, her husband’s job and who the children favored. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “I need you to do a favor for me, Chandresh,” she says. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I stood at the foot of the mountain, knowing I’d need to climb my way into favor. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The first time in years a woman wants a favor from me, and I can’t stomach the idea. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “Aren’t you the one who wrote on her back with sunscreen and treated her like trash all summer? Now you want a favor? I don’t think so.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z “Only in the West. But still the ratio can’t widen in their favor.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I put the book aside in favor of the next thing I see in the box: a picture. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z At the same time, they would win Caesar’s favor and gratitude for taking care of his rival once and for all. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Not only have you been lucky enough to be attached since time immemorial to a favored evolutionary line, but you have also been extremely–make that miraculously–fortunate in your personal ancestry. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z She was in favor of the story that was making him laugh before she even heard it. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z The sweet tartness explodes across my tongue. "-be ever in your favor!" The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “Trust me, I wouldn’t be doing you any favors.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “Just—do me a favor and let’s not talk about it. Okay?” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Do me a favor. Lock this in the hotel vault, will you? I think I’m allergic to pithos!’ The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z They must build her a great temple near the town and so win back the favor of her heart. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Quincy, I would like you to do me a favor.” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Yes’m.” was the meek answer, as he began, doing his best to prove his gratitude for the favor of admission into the ‘Busy Bee Society’. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z I could see the wheels in his mind turning, trying to calculate how heavy a price he could make me pay and still have the masters vote in his favor. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The slow songs he favored were heart-tugging: Dean Martin’s “Return to Me,” Billy Ward’s rendition of “Stardust,” “Chances Are” by Johnny Mathis, “It’s All in the Game” by Tommy Edwards, and anything by the Platters. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z With the government’s case in trouble, prosecutors eventually called a witness who, they believed, could sway the jury in their favor: the bootlegger and former bureau informant Kelsie Morrison. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z While both organizations advocated for voting rights for women, the National favored a federal amendment, while the American worked to pass women’s voting rights at the state level, state by state. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z “The little girl did her aunt and uncle a favor,” Auntie Meiya said slowly, her eyes closing. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “They say, Sparrowhawk, that a man favored by a wild beast is a man to whom the Old Powers of stone and spring will speak in human voice.” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z As population densities rose, food production became increasingly favored because it provided the increased food outputs needed to feed all those people. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “I will have them rewarded. If we destroy heroes who do us a great favor, then we are no better than the Titans. If this is Olympian justice, I will have none of it.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Flip through the pages and see who is in his favor. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Jethro nodded his thanks briefly; he did not wish to attract the attention of the others at the table to the favor. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z He had been transferred into my class mid-semester as a favor to our vice principal. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I attended her with renewed humility until she admitted me to her favor again. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z And, really, he was doing me a favor, telling me about Karl. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z But Ernest, who was “feeling no pain” from his sociable afternoon, as Wilkes recounted later, countered that the statement was a favor for Strauss and needed to be ready that night. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z There was talk about arresting me for busting up the hospital—the cop with the nightstick was in favor—but finally they released me into the custody of Grim. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z She’s never even uttered the word, but she’s covered all the bases regarding ablution, hair removal, and the power of kajal—the sooty black eyeliner favored by generations of South Asian women. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z This time the client was a friend; the favor could not be refused. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Please, ma’am,” said Alyce, who had learned that ma’ams and sirs served her well even with cooks and stableboys when asking favors. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m going to get in touch with Mike at the paper and see what he can do. We do each other favors. He could get you in there,” she says, pointing with her fork. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Technology has helped to alter the balance of the musical experience, favoring music listening over music making. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Big Ma turned her nose up at the college girls with Afros in favor of the Negro lady in the square sunglasses and snappy suit toting the equally snappy oval bag. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Though I am sure it’s the last thing he meant, he did me an enormous favor when he whisked me away from Locke. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Mira, Pilar. I’m asking you as a favor. You could paint something simple, something elegant. Like the Statue of Liberty. Is that too much to ask?” Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Nodding, the witness answered, “I told them under normal conditions I would probably be averse to it. But with the magnitude of this crime I could probably vote in favor.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Once Cha-Cha rescued Duke, Duke would be obliged to return the favor and make Cha-Cha a star. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “You should know that the king will soon abdicate his throne in favor of one of his children,” Madoc says, looking at all of us. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “A lot of times I eat things I don’t really favor,” she told him. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “They like it when you pick them out for special favors at night. It keeps them happy, and ...” He paused to flick a speck off his waistcoat. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “Surely you know my masters are highly favored by the emperor.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z I could ask him to give up being crown prince in favor of his sister. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z I knew that there were a number of whitefolks in town that owed her favors. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z As far as swimwear went, the Obscure Object favored bikinis. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She spoke out in favor of women’s suffrage, saying, “The right is ours. Have it we must. Use it we will.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Elizabeth Cady began to notice other ways that most people favored boys over girls. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z The first shock would inevitably favor the foe. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She was very light herself but she favored the ones who were darker. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z She waited for an answer; when none arrived, she seemed to weigh the probabilities and decide in favor of proceeding. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z If she isn’t willing to do track, maybe she’ll at least do this one favor. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z I was overjoyed that Second Wife had shown me this special favor. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite Anthony’s speech, the delegates voted in favor of censure, 53 to 41. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z At length, with a red light in his favor, the harassed man swung around in his seat and looked up at me, just behind him. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Very few Americans will directly proclaim that they are in favor of black people being left to the streets. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Jack spreads his hands on the table, his favored stance rhetorical. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now you two go to bed and get some sleep. But, por favor, give me another dollar to buy some rice for tonight. I want my sister’s children to stay and have supper with us.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z On Sunday morning, Amá makes me help her with the party favors. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z He then said, with great volume and force, “Benton, you have been called to bring change to the world. You have found favor in God’s eyes.” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z My mom traded favors for booze since food wasn't really her priority. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z I avoided the empty chair next to Mike in favor of one by Angela. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Thirty-five states had voted in favor of the amendment. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z His favorite saying came back to him: “Chance favors the prepared mind.” The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Cafeteria fries? Are you kidding me? That’s like eating earwax or something. Listen, I’m going to do you a favor and introduce you to real fries. You won’t know what hit you.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Someone different will have to take you, so the favor gets passed on instead of paid back. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z This was a big one in the favor of Linton and the prosecution. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Some delegates, including Henry Stanton, spoke in favor of including the women. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Herons also have one odd behavior that is not in their favor. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “Well, do me a favor,” I said, and put my hands on her shoulders. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z It's always dreadful and does nothing to win favor with the crowd. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “I will preach sermons in your favor. I will send my parishioners to you for their every ailment. You may have anything you like, if you would only save my daughters.” A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Delilah spins the ring and the emerald points directly at her; not even the slightest bit favoring her shoulder or other patrons. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z There were times when they all favored practical theories. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “I did him a favor once up in the wine country.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The lawyer smiled sickly and nodded, thinking: Don’t do me any favors. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z They were favored animals, not starved, but well furred, the golden hair tempered with black guard hairs. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z "Thanks," said Jelly, "but I got a girl friend lives around the corner and I promised to do her a favor tonight. She goes to cook and baker's school and I'm gonna check her homework." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z So they marched the army into parliament and reorganized it once again in Mobutu’s favor. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Nine to three in favor of “not guilty.” 10TH JUROR: I don’t understand you people. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Hatsue felt she did him no favors by indulging his self-pity, and he resented her for this. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The canasta group meets daily to make party favors and help with the invitations. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Matt doesn’t know it but he did me a big favor. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z When given the choice between identical products offered by black and white firms, many African-Americans favored the white product. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “I imagine that if I asked, she’d roll with me right here until we turned her white gown green and then thank me for the honor of my favor.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Miss Markey, I’m going ... to do you the biggest. . . favor of your life. I’m going to say . . . no.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “My boy one. I’m doing they crew a favor, coming up with this new logo for them.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “Then opened the roar of loose declaration in favor of 'Squatter Sovereignty.’ Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Bigger felt that if he said something directly to Mr. Dalton, he could swing things round again in his favor; but he did not know just how to put it. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “You've done me a favor or two yourself,” I said, but he had already started out and didn’t hear me. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z "Camellia, would you do me a favor before you go?" The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “Pima vouches for you, but I’m wondering if you got the sense to know how much of a favor she’s doing.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “This way you still owe me a favor.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I been moping around and feeling sorry for myself, but maybe Tyler done me a favor. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z He’s being more forceful, and it’s like I’m not doing him a favor anymore, but just doing what I am supposed to do as a member of the basketball team. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z They say the very rich have too much power, and they favor the idea of class-based affirmative action to help those at the bottom. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z How dare he pretend he’s returning them as a gift, as if he’s doing me some kind of favor? Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Sandy gives Delilah’s colorful hair a once-over, and Delilah wishes she’d respected her editor’s hints to dye it brown again, if only to gain her favor right now. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “Laurie, I want you to do me a favor, will you?” said Meg, as he stood fanning her when her breath gave out, which it did very soon though she would not own why. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z After cutting short their lesson in favor of a stroll, Celaena and Nehemia walked through the spacious halls of the castle, guards trailing behind them. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z In the House, the measure fell nearly one hundred votes short of the total needed—with 174 in favor and 204 opposed. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z In fact, he is quiet for a boy, and does not favor rude words or sounds such as those produced by sticking your hand in your armpit and giving it a squeeze. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z A judgment in his own favor, naturally, would indicate that the court deemed he had discovered the arts of rhetoric despite, rather than because of, Corax’s instruction. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z They were not housebroken, but for some reason Mrs. Gale thought she was doing me a favor when she dropped one in my lap for me to play with. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The Court ruled unanimously in our favor, deciding that a condemned prisoner could challenge unconstitutional methods of execution by filing a civil rights case. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Often they would lay aside the tastiest morsels for the warders in exchange for favors or preferential treatment. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It opened directly on fields and forests, allowing riders to come and go without first passing through the winter town, and so was favored by hunting parties. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He chews, swallows, and there’s a long pause before he says “—be ever in your favor.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “He probably is counting on banking up frequent disappear-for-half-an-hour-so-he-can-have-sex-with-Megan favors from you,” she said. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She had no sooner finished than Constance called to ask a favor of her. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z But suddenly I am thinking of Gale and his forty-two names in that big glass ball and how the odds are not in his favor. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “Okay, so number one is that—” “Do me a favor and start with your names, okay?” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Now the captain seemed to feel that they were doing him a favor. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Holmes and Pitezel seemed to have a close relationship, close enough at least for Holmes to do Pitezel a costly favor. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “You said they did you a favor. I was just wondering who you meant.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Thus bananas and coffee, two African crops, become the principal agricultural exports of Central America; maize and manioc, domesticated in Mesoamerica and Amazonia respectively, return the favor by becoming staples in tropical Africa. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “Don’t take it personal, Red. I was just doing a favor for a friend.” X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “I nominate you to be our captain. All in favor raise their hands.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z I told them that drinking at an early age had stunted my growth, so I had given it up in favor of other vices. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The Greeks returned the favor: over the roughly one thousand years of Greco-Roman dominion of Egypt, we have no evidence of any Egyptian word making its way into common Greek usage. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Violent crime cripples the black community and does no favors to those who engage in it. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The journey part does seem to favor his grandmother’s side, though, even if Cambridge is not very far. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Anyway, whenever he sees me with my shirt hanging over my pants—this being a favored style of chunky people everywhere—he goes, “Bobby, you look like a shlub.” The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z “You didn’t have to do me any favors.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z I retrieved my printed letter and then went outside to consider how best to ask for such a big favor. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z His response was negative; he was as resolutely against what I was suggesting as Raymond and Andrew were in favor. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Ferguson hearing, the court ruled in favor of the Jim Crow laws. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z So we exchanged intelligence, and watched each other as we held our own silent deliberations, and considered which side might favor us with liberty. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Others, like New York gangster Lucky Luciano, dressed far more conservatively, favoring gray suits and cashmere topcoats. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Yes, yes, we are in favor of helping the poor, environmentalists respond. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The wicked often found favor, not the virtuous and humble. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Stan allowed you to come here to do your parents a favor, but also because we need to start selectively sharing this secret with our posterity. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “Then we work something out between the two of us. Like rational people. Maybe you work for me. Tell me secrets. Do me favors.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They had never had guests before, and they went to work like darling elves, sweeping, mopping, cooking, baking—making mattresses of straw and burlap bags, setting tables, putting party favors at each place. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Percy made it sound like he was just doing Leo a favor, but there’d been an undertone like If you mess with my friend, I will personally feed you to a great white shark. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Hazel had said nothing more to persuade them, feeling that it would be better simply to leave things to set in his favor. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “One last favor, Percy Jackson. I cannot leave Mrs. O’Leary alone. And she has no desire to return to the Underworld. Will you care for her?” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z It makes no sense—what “favor” can a bunch of Colorado kids possibly do that could have any value to the survivors of such an atrocity? Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z A pig's tail that was never allowed to be seen by any woman and that cost him his life when a butcher friend did him the favor of chopping it off with his cleaver. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “So you came up with a fake project as a favor to me? Or, I suppose, Terry?” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z The Chancellor glared at Hemme, then shrugged. “... formal letter of apology posted publicly before the fall term. All in favor?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “And I heard someone say Justin was offering favors for ten bucks a shot in the back room.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z In the ancient myths, gods favoring mortals often hid them away. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He then directs the band to “favor us with a performance.” Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Estraven had done a great deal for me in the last six or eight months, but I did not expect or desire such a show of personal favor as an invitation to his house. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z ‘I come to borrow and I come to ask a favor,’ Portia said. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “I’ll tell you tomorrow. In the meantime I have a favor.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z She agreed to listen to me play, not expecting much, but as a favor to Dad, she later told me. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “I did not think to see you among this eager crowd, Horatio. Do you also come to ask favors of the new king?” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “If Lawrence needs more money and is unable to get it from the government under the conditions which will give him complete freedom of action, I would be in favor of our stepping in.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “I will tell you nothing. Do me the same favor.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Having broken my silence in Leah’s favor, though, I felt I had to scold her for the sake of balance. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “A son of Jupiter tempted us with favors. A new home, he promised. Bigger and better! No down payment, an excellent neighborhood. Rome will last forever.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Catching her after that. Do the odds swing back in the police’s favor?” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z He had inched him up through back alleys and smaller races, bypassing the nationally spotlighted races in favor of slow cultivation and parochial seclusion. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “All those in favor of sharing the cost, put up your hands.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I feel only a little guilt over using Maria Büchner's name to obtain a favor. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Tomorrow, if the Council of Guardians decided in her favor, she would look for the kind of wood she needed: short, smooth pieces she could fit together at the corners. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “May I ask a favor, then? Can I use your Netbook?” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z “Now she climbs, as nimbly as ever, the ladder of favor in the court of Fortinbras, who has yet to take a bride.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The hermaphrodite had long been their master’s special pet, indulged and favored, and the noble Yezzan’s other slaves hated him for it. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I guess in my heart I knew that Branwell appreciated me, but I got the feeling that he thought he was doing me a favor by letting me in the game. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The dogs would get deployed when reporters came to learn about the importance of American trade and exports or, later, to hear Barack speak in favor of Merrick Garland, his pick for the Supreme Court. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Well, I’ll tell you: a half of the country has growed rich, favored by Providence, but still jealous and fearful that the other half is apt to find good fortune too. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z In Cairo and again in Accra, the American press wire services reached me with trans-Atlantic calls, asking whom did I favor, Johnson—or Goldwater? The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z A minute later, he then casts a bet of 118.25 notes in favor of the White Sharks. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Like Stanton and Anthony before them, they favored bolder campaigns with a focus on a federal amendment. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Evidently Father saw this as a point in the Congo’s favor. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z "Soldiers of the Minister of War aren't supposed to use their positions to seek special treatment or favor. It's against the code." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He held out his hand and favored me with a smile that had nothing feigned about it. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The trip is a difficult one, and I must ask my favors while my mind is sound. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z “Why don’t you fight me yourself? If you’ve got Dads favor, come down here and prove it!” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z My father disdained shopkeepers as unworthy and low, but he consorted with them and curried favor with the customers, hoping to overhear court gossip. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z But Lane couldn’t let a controversy drop until it had been resolved in his favor. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z She said in the long run she was doing me a favor. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do you know how many favors I would have had to call in? How many bribes I’d have had to pay out to get Matthias Helvar out of prison? The price was too high.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z A Harlem madam I’d come to know—through having done a friend of hers a favor—introduced me to a special facet of the Harlem night world, something which the riot had only interrupted. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “I suppose I could give you a nickel for twenty,” Winky offered us, like he was a king doing us a favor. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z FOREMAN: The vote is nine to three in favor of “guilty.” 7TH JUROR: Well, if that isn’t the livin’ end! Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z They used the same blue linen dinner napkins that Grandma India favored. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They had given them to the women of the nobility as favors, and he’d snagged one from the basket as it was passed around. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Now that the situation was reversed, the least he could do was return the favor. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z However, the argument between the two schools of thought was not finally settled in favor of the atomists until the early years of this century. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Eventually, one location wins favor and the whole swarm takes to the air. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I wonder if I might ask a favor.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ah, but the game is far from decided in our favor,” I said. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z If you want your boss to do you a favor, you don’t say, “I’ll need this by Monday.” Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z They had to be placated and their favor sought in order to ensure the fertility of the soil and the rotation of the seasons. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The numbers worked out in my favor, though. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Rumors surfaced that the series had been fixed, rumors that gained credence when just before the first game, the betting odds that had overwhelmingly favored the White Sox dropped to even. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z “Your Majesty,” he said as Pinmei scrambled to her feet, “we have a favor to ask you.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z I had not intended for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to triumph from my trick and be so satisfied with their stolen favors. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z There’s a dusty wedding favor made of two plastic wedding rings in one of the shadows, so I pick it up. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I couldn’t have explained why I dropped advanced music theory in favor of geography and comparative politics, or gave up sight-singing to take History of the Jews. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z They would be sweeping in on the flood tide, but the Lannisters would have the river current to their favor, and the Blackwater Rush flowed strong and swift where it met the sea. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “I wonder if you can help us. Can you do us a favor?” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z If anything, the Coast Guard and the Treasury were in favor of more publicity about Elizebeth. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “Fine. This is the place. Do me a favor and let me do the talking, okay? Keep your mouth shut for once.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z “I suppose you’ve come because you want me to repay the favor that I’ve owed you for half a century, right?” The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z While personal accounts of the fair were enthusiastic, Olmsted wrote, “nearly always incompletenesses are referred to, favoring the idea that much remains to be done, and that the show will be better later.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z And much as I favor love in all its aspects, I trod my accelerator and got the hell out of there fast. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “The Ministry’s being very anti-werewolf at the moment and we thought our presence might not do you any favors.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Do me a favor and stop complaining about trying to be excellent. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “No problem,” I said, like I’d done her some big favor. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The moon was beaming outside his window when a happy thought came to him: this whole thing could turn in his favor. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z “Who cares what that worthless mutt thinks. I’d be doing the whole family a favor if I got the car up to ninety and threw Okra out the window.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “I need to do a favor for Mr. Patterson,” I said. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z It would be a jerk move to abandon her right after hitting her up for a favor. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z “Booper, do me a favor. You take it down, please,” he said. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Papa was one of the board members in favor. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I told myself I owed him a favor. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I returned the favor by giving an impromptu lesson in psychology, probability, and manual dexterity. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z One of the things which makes this so infuriating is that the system favors shallow people. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He had gone hunting there in company with his uncles and Autolykos, his mother’s father—a great thief and swindler by Hermes’ favor, for Autolykos pleased him with burnt offerings of sheep and kids. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Technically, we did Cap a favor, because the next day he showed up in real sneakers. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Most of them have abandoned their blue clothes in favor of black-and-white ones, but they still wear their glasses. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z There was no rule against it, but what favors was the officer passing back in the inmate’s direction? Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He knew that Ana would be 100 percent in favor of the adoption, and he didn’t want her to sway him. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “Tree-ear, if you would live with us from now on, I would ask a favor of you.” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z “You awake? I want to ask a favor.” Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Polling with Confidence Estimating characteristics of a population, such as the percentage who favor a certain candidate or a particular brand of dog food, is, like hypothesis testing, simple in principle. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z They had four daughters and one son, and they learned through their children that the wind of the gods’ favor never blows steadily for long. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Now he wanted to return the favor, but he wasn’t sure how. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “But please, do me a favor, get ready.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z They claimed the charter favored a socialist order and believed the COD and white Communists had had a disproportionate influence on its ideology. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It followed inevitably from our selecting among wild plant individuals, and from competition among plant individuals in gardens favoring individuals different from those favored in the wild. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z By the 1700s, guns had replaced swords as the main weapon favoring European invaders over Native Americans and other native peoples. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Two blades were difficult for him; he favored his right and had little dexterity with his left. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z This one happened to be an economist who, instead of thinking grand macro thoughts, favored his own list of offbeat micro curiosities. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z He pawed at a corner, hoping to pry the suitcase open enough for the boy’s weak nose to smell these favored things and be comforted. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z But he did this, he said, only as a favor to Turner. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “Do me a favor,” she whispers into my ear, “and never have pure motives again.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “A favor!” he thundered, throwing his hands up. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z But if I manage it, I will have murdered one of the favored sons of Faerie. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Well,” I said, “I sort of need a favor.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z They were alike as twins in their desire for favor with the king and with the ladies. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “I wasn’t kind; I was just returning the favor. She was my friend.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z “I doubt she will,” he answered himself, “unless she favors Asiatic, hollow-cheeked boys. Lean young swimmers. But then I look at you. . . .” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He was always asking you to do him a big favor. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z However they were only as secure as Mark Antony’s position in Rome and her favor with him. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z He pauses and then says, “Gan you do me a favor?” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “Only you and I would cast votes in my favor.” In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z I knew his mood was not in my favor. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Their partnerships were known as “white-shoe” firms — in apparent reference to the white bucks favored at the country club or a cocktail party, and they were very particular in whom they hired. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Several mortals have found favor in her circle, but since I have no real skill with a lute or declaiming, I have no chance of being one of them. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The odds had been entirely in her favor. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z That variation favored the evolution, among the flora, of an especially high percentage of annual plants. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He suggested I seek the favor of Emperor Haile Selassie and promised to arrange an introduction. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “You know, she has a daughter, too, and it wouldn’t be fair to make them uproot their lives when they’re doing a favor for us.” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Mrs. Lonogan favored the goat with a frown, then turned back to Finn. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z In a fit of madness, I begged her favor to wear in the tourney, never dreaming she would grant my request, yet she did. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He favored a pidgin of his lost African tongue and slave talk. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z When Ptolemy I started to show evidence of favoring succession to one of his younger sons, the future Ptolemy II Philadelphus, Demetrius opined in favor of the interests of Eurydice, the old king’s first wife. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z To propitiate the North, they fixed the pre-Independence elections in favor of the North and wrote a new constitution that gave the North control of the central government. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Just as I kept my sidelocks trimmed short and tucked behind my ears, he favored the narrow beard and generous mustache of the Stockyard bosses. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “Well, there was extra and I figured I was doing Velma T. a favor to get her elixir out among the ailing public.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z If the British had considered the Indigenous peoples to be rightful owners of the land, British laws against squatting might have worked in their favor. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z He’s been in the public eye since his mom became the favored 2016 nominee, the White House Trio the administration’s door to the teen and twenty-something demographic almost as long. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I don’t recall a moment in my life when I was more acutely aware of how providence has favored the land to which I was born. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “As a girl, though... she was once smitten with a young knight from the stormlands who wore her favor at a tourney and named her queen of love and beauty. A brief thing.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Do me a favor?” she asked in a small voice. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Little can be said in favor of prison, but enforced isolation is conducive to study. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Was Donovan one of those guys who thinks a girl who wants a favor has to mess around with him? Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z A vast amount, of course, is contributed by Negroes, but there are rumors to the effect that people like Birchites and certain Texas oil millionaires look with favor on the movement. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z Back in September, he explained how our congregation supports the Hebrew school and how we return the favor by bringing treats on Friday nights. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z I tell him he’s doing me a favor, that it drives me nuts to sit around all day. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “Well, we actually came to ask a favor,” I say. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z “I know you are. I’m so glad it was you who came. I just want you to do me this one little favor.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I owned that I was somewhat surprised to hear that Private Williams was so much in favor of reproduction, when his views of our future were so grim. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z This was just a favor, he said, until Dad could get back on his feet. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Representative Thetus Sims of Tennessee had broken his arm and shoulder by slipping on ice several days earlier, but he refused to seek medical care until he cast his vote in favor of the amendment. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Of course there were scientists who thought the evidence favoring DNA was inconclusive and preferred to believe that genes were protein molecules. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z He favored it, believed it was polio, and felt secretly connected to the late President Roosevelt for that reason. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “As a matter of fact I do. Listen. I want to ask you something. Will you do me a favor?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The idea was to drive to Usedom, an island in the Baltic, and stay in an old resort once favored by Wilhelm II. I made a point to emphasize that we would have separate rooms. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Reed favored the idea that a bacterium, first identified by Italian scientists and usually found in swamps, was the culprit. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z "He has neither crown nor gold nor favor of the gods, only a piece of pointed steel." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “That I now owe him a favor. Do you know what that means?” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I said yes because Jimmy did me a lot of favors with scheduling, and I was too out of my mind to hack anyway. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Those kids not in his favor gave lists to those who were. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Elizabeth Cady Stanton argued in favor of divorce. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z People noticed and gave them dirty looks, but the only booing during the game was when the refs made calls in favor of Armstead Academy’s team. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z We sat down at a table covered with a cheery red- checkered tablecloth in a cold, abstract arrangement of squares—the kind of pattern the demons favored. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z A sign of the Lord’s favor—and a mark of guilt. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the Washington Post. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “You did me a big favor, getting me out of that Smoke place.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z I did not look behind me at the castle where I had been brought up to be a lady, favored by a queen, courted by a prince, and then betrayed by him. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Like when Gale and I used to imitate Effie Trinket’s “May the odds be ever in your favor!” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “The odds,” he told a reporter, “are in favor of my spending a long time in prison.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z And during the day, too, if he agreed to give up something in exchange or do her some favor. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The phrases “saddles on their backs” and “a favored few, booted and spurred” had been lifted from a famous speech delivered by Col. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z She wasn’t doing Percy much of a favor by giving him her support. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “She ain’t never bin selfish before,” he thought, as he rehearsed Jenny’s fall from his favor. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes . . . but Percy, you’d be doing me a huge favor. It would be so much better if you were with us. Besides, there’s something I want to talk—” She stopped abruptly. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z An Architect’s job is to manipulate the world of the level in favor of her team. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He and his grandson favored each other in a lot of ways. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z States had largely abandoned execution by electrocution, gas chamber, firing squad, and hanging in favor of lethal injection. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z They were strongly in favor of the idea. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z We had all read dozens of accounts of parties favored to win who came in second. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z If he did, that would be in his favor. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The final vote on the measure was 373 in favor, 50 against. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z “Can you do me a favor?” he asked. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z “To curry your lord father’s favor, I don’t doubt. I know how that game is played. How old is this wretched girl child?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Hoover give it me. I did him a favor once, for the F. B. and I.” The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z A favoring wind blew from the power of heaven. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Here Mia and I were, Number Twenty-Six and Number Twenty-Seven, the two least favored children from the orphanage, and we were now beloved by our mama and papa. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z “Boy, you did your grandmother a favor,” the fireman said. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Outwardly, it seemed like a perfect existence for an intellectual, civic-minded guy in his thirties who’d flatly turned down any number of more lucrative and prestigious options in favor of his principles. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Kathy joined a neighborhood group to play bunko, a social dice game favored by Alpharetta women, many of whom think of it as an excuse to get together and have a few glasses of wine. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Harry repeated the argument he kept bringing out in favor of this theory. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “King Eiddileg commanded me to come here. A special favor to Gwydion. But I can tell you right now I’d rather be back home in the realm of the Fair Folk, minding my own business.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Normally, prisoners awaiting trial are not permitted mail, but Aucamp permitted it as a favor to me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “So it is Hamlet's friend you favor! Perhaps he will try again to see you,” Elnora said with a hopeful smile. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “I’m doing you a favor, letting you stay downstairs. Don’t make me sorry.” Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z He held him back and bade him take courage, for he had found favor with one who was indeed a god—Dionysus, whom Semele bore in union with Zeus. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m going to tell you. With all that in your favor, what’s going wrong with your job? For instance, today’s B-shift?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z They started favoring the blue cards and taking fewer and fewer cards from the red decks. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Moms and English teachers hear it, though, and they have drilled children to avoid it in favor of Julio and I were down by the schoolyard. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “They had these dolls made to look like their daughter, and every guest got one, like a party favor.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z The right to assemble and demonstrate in support of our just demands was not a favor to be granted by the government at its discretion. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z One time later that summer, I sincerely asked Cade to do me a favor and please not give my father an aneurysm. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Every act of violence was deliberate, and every favor came with enough strings attached to stage a puppet show. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Maddie has a rule about passing on favors, which she calls the Aerodrome Drop-Off Principle. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “Do us all a favor, morbid one,” she chides. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z “Perhaps you can show Grover how to play that card game you enjoy. I’m sure Grover would be happy to entertain you for a while ... as a favor to me?” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The patty melt has been pushed aside in favor of the herb-encrusted medallions of baby artichoke hearts, which never leave me thinking, Oh, right, those! Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Most passengers were in favor of the stereotype, while the majority of airport employees seemed dead set against it. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “Ah, sir,” said Winky, shaking her head, “ah sir, meaning no disrespect, sir, but I is not sure you did Dobby a favor, sir, when you is setting him free.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The net effect was the opposite of the usual procedure, in which the fastest qualifiers earned the favored lanes and the slower finishers had to make do with the least favored lanes. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Another fob? Some cuff links or a nice watch? I spoil myself too much as it is. You’d be doing me a favor by taking it off my hands.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I should perhaps have found gratifying a little more polite resistance to my observation, but he offered no feint; he denied not her favor and accepted his lot with alacrity. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z When the sailors attacked him he begged them as a last favor to let him play and sing, before he died. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Then a quarrel flared up between two Greeks, Achilles and Agamemnon, and for a time it turned the tide in favor of the Trojans. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Fretting, concentrated thought, reading, looking, wanting—all were to be avoided in favor of a slow drift of association, while the minutes accumulated like banked snow and the silence deepened around her. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Meme swallowed her blush, absorbed her tribulation, and even managed a natural smile as she asked him the favor of leaving it on the railing because her hands were dirty from the garden. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z That was a kind of punishment favored by mobs and self-appointed judges—coal oil in the culprit’s well. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad sat on the sofa the whole time, laughing and telling Mom that he was doing her a favor because trees were pagan symbols of worship. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z So rather than choosing between the rights of women and the rights of African Americans, the American Equal Rights Association adopted a memorial favoring a position of gender and racial unity. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z I turned the cookie package around in my hands, feeling like a princess who’d just granted a favor to a pitiful subject. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z He began earnestly trying to find a publisher for his memoir, hoping to get it quickly into print to help turn public opinion to his favor. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Well, she was not going to get any special favors. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “If I just gave you a million dollars, you wouldn’t appreciate it when you actually earned your first million. I’m doing you a favor.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z The woman was wearing what people in the South refer to as "hog washers," the sort of denim overalls favored by farmers. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z The monarchs shower favored families with land, titles, gifts, and notoriety. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Shaking his head, he says, “She was not a strong woman, Dorothy. Couldn’t take the humiliation. Couldn’t bear to beg for favors. But what should I have done different? I think about it every day.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z In a report, Agent Wren wrote that Hale was “making all the propaganda he can to favor himself by giving presents, suits of clothes, as well as going on notes”—providing loans—“for different people.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I couldn’t believe that I’d been looking to curry favor with this man. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z "She used to be able to understand. We'd sit for hours----" He broke off and began to walk up and down a desolate path of fruit rinds and discarded favors and crushed flowers. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Before leaving the Hall he asked a favor. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z "Cave-man's doing Zero a big favor. Zero likes to dig holes." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z But there was a favor he wanted to ask. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The facts Oppenheimer favored disclosing publicly “are of the greatest significance to the general staff of an enemy.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The firewater might have healed mortals, but it didn’t do the Cyclopes any favors. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z It’s a soft job for him, running little errands, doing little favors, and there’s no way he’d want to jeopardize it. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “If it does, he’ll look for other evidence. I know it’s a huge favor, Betsy. He just needs to know if it’s even worth digging. And if it’s not? This goes no further.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Her mom seemed to favor blacks and grays, sometimes browns or olives. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z “Would you do a favor for me?” she said. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z This is what August says, but I think I’m being restored to favor after my blowup in the cookhouse. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Looking back, I figured Bodega must have taken a lot of pride in these favors he handed out through Nazario. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z “So now I have a favor to ask you,” Rafe said, clearing his throat. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z At the same time, he did anything he could to strengthen his own authority and granted favors to anyone who would assist in this effort. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z “I was doing this village a favor!” the magistrate continued. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z “Like I said, I can make an exception for you, but first maybe you can make an exception for me? Do me a little favor?” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “I’m in need of a favor,” he finally said. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Now she was widely favored to win the hundred-meter backstroke in Berlin. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Unless, you know, I manage to convince everyone at the hearing that I was actually doing them a favor by breaking my coach’s nose. Though I’m guessing the chances are slim.” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “I was doing you a favor by making you watch it, noob,” I said. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z But Mark felt solid knowing that he’d returned the favor on more than one occasion. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “We’re grateful that you stayed. Could we ask you a favor?” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z "Well, sir, I'd like to ask a favor of you . . ." "Favor," he said shrewdly. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Things were running in favor enough to add, with a straight face, “Hidden microphones?” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z “Don’t do me any favors; only laugh if it’s funny.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z In her mind he had betrayed her love by favoring her sister. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z She is asked to remove her Murshidabad silk sari in favor of a flowered cotton gown that, to her mild embarrassment, only reaches her knees. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z In his fist he cradles a derringer, the sort of pint-size pistol favored by ladies and cardsharps. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z The NSA’s new director was in favor of the new policy, taking the hard line that “All official cryptanalysis is a type of activity that should be protected no matter how old it has become.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “You must be very confused if you think the oil companies are doing us a favor,” Obinze said. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Based on the evidence that’s been presented, I rule in favor of the defendant. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z By the summer of 1944, reports were circulating that the war had swung in favor of the Allies, mainly the Americans and the British to the west and the Soviets in the east. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z “The element of surprise has worked in my favor all night,” he said. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I was in favor of this dramatic gesture, for it highlighted the iniquities of the State of Emergency. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She favored a black Brazilian priest who, she claimed, was especially efficacious. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Fischer began telling friends that he thought the match would be over in his favor in two weeks. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z If you appeal to the crowd, either by being humorous or brutal or eccentric, you gain favor. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z She could tell he was favoring the opposite side as they thundered along. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “You think I’m going to do you any favors? No, Liam Stewart, I’m going to take all of you, even that girl of yours—maybe you should consider her condition before you try to bargain?” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z If the dish smelled especially choice, he would send it to one of the lords on the dais, a gesture of friendship and favor that Maester Luwin told him he must make. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I did not know how tough our journey would be, but I knew we did not have much in our favor. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Sound and memory and broader social understanding are sacrificed in favor of heightened awareness of the threat directly in front of us. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Our boatman was either less skillful than Nick's, or less favored by the Fates. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z “You know I don’t favor oysters,” she said pouting at me. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She holds out her hand for an armband like it’s a party favor. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z George was in favor of ripping up the pantry floor. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z As a favor to my parents, a party of young men, including his sons, had gone in search of the body, or what might be left of it. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She was pretty positive he wouldn’t be in favor of people going close to the mountain. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z The talk somehow works in their favor, there’s a shield in the language, there’s no fair way for us to fight. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I guess I said it like I was doing him a favor. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Which made any upright, true blue Milagro citizen, knowing the odds in favor of the early Death of the Fruit Tree Blossoms, just about vomit. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Mark Antony traded his Roman clothes for the Greek style of dress that Alexandrians favored, and he was soon taking full advantage of the wealth and privilege Cleopatra enjoyed. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z “Can I ask you for one more favor?” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z But the FBI did not return the favor. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Night, hurrying down upon them, was not in their favor, nor was the rain, falling steadily. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Her words were stuck in his head, though: “I almost think they did me a favor.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z If he is showing concern, there is a reason for it—and not one that favors me. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “I wouldn’t think of it. At least let me pay you something. This has been a great favor.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He took such a big breath I could feel the favor coming. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z We live against each other, spying on one another for Pol Pot, hoping to win favors from Met Bong. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z More than anything, I wanted to be one of their choices—a favored one. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z "Sweetheart, don't scowl—it does you no favors. Now tell me..." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Alba did not go to school; her grandmother held that anyone as favored by the stars as she was needed only to know how to read and write, and she could learn that at home. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Although many abhorred the killings, others favored these deaths, especially in cases of severely mentally ill or disabled children. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z This happens frequently now because turning someone in to the chief can reap rewards and favors such as more food or, in some cases, life over death. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Even Kaz had foregone his immaculately cut suit in favor of a bulky wool coat. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Many whites who supported Jim Crow justified it on paternalist grounds, actually believing they were doing blacks a favor or believing the time was not yet “right” for equality. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z For example, individual teachers may prefer one gender to another, but the entire educational system in general, favors girls’ learning styles and behaviors over that of boys. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z “I think you mean token of my favor “There you are! The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Best of all, I know I am doing my body a big favor. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “You are the most insufferable person I have ever met! I was only returning a favor. You fixed my fountain.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Receiving yesterday our Orders to march here, we broke Camp in Dulwich & marched the Day through, & now are favored with our first View of our Patriot Headquarters. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z As he did so, she returned the favor. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She said to Jeremy: “Thank you very much. I will go and talk to the owl if you will take me. It’s a great favor.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z A few of the patrons favored the Domishmen with looks bored or hostile or curious. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The central theme of the report was the rejection of the idea of integration between the races in favor of a policy of separate de-velopment of black and white. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z "The accused has not cooperated in the ongoing investigation of others involved with this international operation. It is our belief that he is withholding information, and our office is in favor of incarceration." Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z “Well, if you do,” I said, “do me a favor and keep your distance, okay?” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I know I’m not doing him a favor as a much as he’s doing me one. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z What worked in one's favor one day might not the next day, or even the next hour or second. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Refers to the fires of hell that those who forsake Christ in favor of video games will experience. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Sometimes the balance is in his favor; sometimes — and all too often through his own activities — it is shifted to his disadvantage. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “Salvador, por favor, do not try to get a ride for us from any automobiles here.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z In time, Jongintaba would return the favor in a way that my father could not then imagine. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z While these four might be skilled, they lacked the refinement that Arobynn favored in his followers. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Or perhaps she favors neither of them and only wants the sea to have greater power, by diminishing the power of the land. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I did not see the issue as a vital one, and I was prepared to do Mr. de Klerk the favor. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He bestowed his favors on a fifteen-year-old girl of similar parentage. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z The barber in the crowd pointed out to everyone in his vicinity that New York’s additional votes must have come from congressmen who previously had favored St. Louis. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “Well, then, put it this way. There are some persons in court who are, in your phrase, in favor with the king, but who do not favor your presence or your mission here.” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z The black man, a family friend, probably thought he was doing me a favor by pointing out that I had a speech defect. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z She thinks it over, but I can already feel things tipping in my favor. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “Can you two do me a favor and calm down!” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z I’m as proud as Lucifer, but such favors from such people don’t burden me, and I accepted gratefully. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Other than that, I know he has a consort he favors, though she is of low rank. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z They were the suitors who stood highest in Lysa's favor . . . today, at least. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “I have a favor to ask. Garrett’s missing, and I need a bike.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “I do not favor leeches, Sister, for bleeding drains vital spirits along with bad humors, making the patient weaker,” I explain in a soothing voice. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I don’t want to ask you any favors, but if you have time—and from what I saw, you have plenty—I was wondering if you could write a eulogy for Hazel. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z “I’m afraid it’s impossible, Jo. Aunt says Amy, decidedly, and it is not for us to dictate when she offers such a favor.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “You mean it’s been two to one all this time in favor of the staff?” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z There were times—whenever, in fact, the Lord had shown His favor by working through her—when whatever Sister McCandless said sounded like a threat. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Nazario, with his clean-shaven face and the good looks of someone who never in his life has been in a street fight, went around spreading favors for Bodega. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z “Just do me a favor and remember one thing,” he says, and I can see he’s trying not to be too typically religious. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Why did Maria insist on painting her insects with the plants they favored? The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “I wasn’t in favor of it,” said Tom. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He thought, This environment favors the monkey over us. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He accused certain governments, pharmaceutical companies, and public health policies of favoring the “maldistribution of medical technologies.” Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z She seems to think of us as her husband’s favored hounds: poorly trained and likely to turn on our master at any moment. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z So will those who favor the modern trend to built-in obsolescence, for chemical control is self-perpetuating, needing frequent and costly repetition. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z But the friars had fallen out of favor with Emperor Joseph II in 1783. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z One man complained that his boss passed him over when giving out overtime hours, favoring Polish workers who had less seniority. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Maybe that rooster of yours can do your wife a favor.” One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “Seem like to me, Dentist Lincoln, you might look after her, she ain’t nothing but a little mite. And seems like maybe you owe me a favor or two.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The Arabs, who gained possession of the city by treaty in 641 ce but ultimately neglected it in favor of their own foundation at Cairo, were unnerved by Alexandria’s splendor. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z “Could you do me a favor?” he asked. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z And so, now, alone in the jungle, she did not call out for special favors. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z "Not really. I hear the girls talk about him a lot. I thought he was your cousin or something. You favor each other," he says. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Julius had really done him a favor, getting him involved in this whole affair. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I’m asking you for a favor, which may also help you. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I always returned the favor by taking care of other kids’ calves if they wanted to go somewhere. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z The court frequently complained about being forced to order new trials or grant relief, but nonetheless ruled in our favor. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Still, writers will do themselves a favor, and increase the amount of pleasure in the world, if they use a word in the senses that are accepted by literate readers. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z I promise not to divulge her secrets, but for the first time, I ask her to return the favor. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z He was able to pull in favors and spread his orders among many different companies. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The next morning, I start asking other adults in my village to be my representative, and by the afternoon, I’ve found a kind young woman who will do me the favor. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the Round-Tower Dwelling, which signaled a high degree of shifgrethor in the court: not so much the king’s favor, as his recognition of a status already high. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Her uncle had taken her on this trip as a favor, to nurture her budding talent. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed that Fortune, by offering this occasion, showed she favored me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “We are doing that poor indigent a favor burying him,” he said. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Can you do me a favor next time, though? Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z English was then still a party favor for me—crack open the dictionary, find out if I'd just been insulted, praised, admonished, criticized. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z While many abolitionist groups favored a gradual approach to ending slavery, the women of Birmingham read and discussed Elizabeth Heyrick’s argument that all slaves must be freed at once. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z It had seemed for months as if Ulbrickson had been quietly favoring the younger boys, but it had been subtle. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “You should be glad I’m not turning you in to Crosby. I’m doing you a favor, letting you dig yourself out of this mess.” Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Lace doilies covered everything, and the furniture was handmade in a style that favored curving lines and dark woods. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z But finally, as a favor, he agreed to hear her sing one song. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z Happily he let out that for years organic chemists had been arbitrarily favoring particular tautomeric forms over their alternatives on only the flimsiest of grounds. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, not all these clubs and those who belonged to them were in favor of granting the vote to all women. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z For these blessings and to help insure that He would continue to favor them, the city of Chutreaux wished to thank God. Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction 1973-09-19T00:00:00Z “They hate you. You know that, right? Every little thing about you. But you’re so dumb, you think you’re doing them a favor.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I turn, drawing back the arrow, although I know already that the odds are not in my favor. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Just about all he could find in its favor was that it paid well and liberated children from the pernicious influence of their parents. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z We were in the middle of this little power struggle when another gallery officer appeared from downstairs and shifted the balance of power to my favor. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He toyed briefly with casting the governments die in favor of the calutron. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Those with rheumy lungs favored her simple but pungent mustard plaster. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Nothing was clearer than this: I had been returned to the Collegians and to captivity as a favor by Sons of Liberty grateful for the College’s donations to their cause. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z In return for a favor to some white mobster, my new boss and his wife had just been given a six- months numbers banking privilege for the Bronx railroad area called Motthaven Yards. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z "Any agreement would hinge on the Americans reimbursing us for the booster," Zhu Tao said, "and the State Council would likely want political favors from the US government." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z At work he’d see signs of his luck turning — a run of placid chickens, a mistake in his wages to his favor — every time something new to fuel him. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “Look, if I get shot, do me a favor. Call my brother and tell him there’s $10,000 buried in a coffee can under his front lawn.” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z It is much more graceful to appear favored by the gods. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Riders would be after them within the day, birds would take wing, and surely one of the river lords would want to curry favor with his father enough to take a hand. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z First of all, every district is currently at war with the Capitol except 2, which has always had a favored relationship with our enemies despite its participation in the Hunger Games. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z First she favored her left leg, then her right leg. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z But already our supplies from home seem to represent a bygone world: they stand out like bright party favors here in our Congolese house, set against a backdrop of mostly all mud-colored things. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z So the warnings the girls got were part of a whole group of things to look out for lest the baby come here craving or favoring the mother’s distraction. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “Any other favor, Percy. Not this. The Ares cabin has been dissed too many times. And don’t think I don’t know what people say about me behind my back.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “Someday, I will ask your king for a favor.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Mr. Stoker smiles at me like he’s done me a favor. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z If a child stopped before you, you received the blessings of the god and the small gift the child carried as a symbol of the god’s favor. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He turned, favoring me with a smile that made me weak in the knees. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The High King could make both worlds far worse than they are, could favor the Unseelie Courts, could sow discord and terror for a thousand years. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Dr. Gazzaley favors sleek shades of black, and Dr. Strayer is more of a Levi’s and T-shirt kind of guy. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “The future of this favored section of Virginia is made,” crowed the local newspaper. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “Goodness, it’s later than I thought. I have to get to the yarn shop. Can you do me a favor, Mari?” A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I had no idea if it was money being passed or favors and the right to stay alive. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z These ladies-in-waiting of the imperial court were forced to sell flowers and other favors to the fishermen near the scene of the battle. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed I could hardly make a wrong move, as if every gust of wind blew in my favor. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “I am mistaken,” Mathew Wood challenged him, “because I do not favor knuckling under to this new King’s governor?” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z And she would bear the brunt of that poison, not me—I was fully aware of the Afghan double standard that favored my gender. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z His companions as well were distinguished by her favor. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “I almost think they did me a favor. Ten seems an excessive number of fingers to keep track of. And so many nails to pare!” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Are you crazy? Asking a guard for a favor? Do you understand what he could do to you?” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z “Will you do a favor for me?” he said. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “Me. I’m willing to do you a favor if, in return, you, one day, do a small favor for me.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z After twenty games, the score stood at 11½–8½ in favor of Fischer. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Formerly, when the subject of relocating came up, Royal told Cora he favored Canada over the west. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z But their ignorance also worked in our favor: it allowed us to invent code names for people we wanted to talk about and pretend that we were referring to family members. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’re not doing him a favor by encouraging him to do something like this,” she said more gently. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Montana was six months pregnant now, big and rosy, lazily demanding small favors from Billy from time to time. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Under the guise of doing the states a favor by assuming their debts, the federal government was implicitly, even covertly, assuming sovereign authority over the economies of all the states. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Being from District 4, he was a Career, so the odds were already in his favor, but what no trainer could claim to have given him was his extraordinary beauty. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Last I’d heard, she wasn’t even sure she was in favor of integrating the schools. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z They abandoned their heavy reliance on indentured servants in favor of the importation of more black slaves. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Weighing if the odds will be in our favor. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z When the random sample selected contains one thousand people, the theoretical 95 percent confidence interval for estimating the percentage who favor candidate X or dog food Y is about plus or minus 3 percent. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z And clearly in this world evolution had favored enormous trees and large creatures with a diamond-framed skeleton. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Southern state court judges and all-white juries were all too willing to rule in favor of “defamed” local officials, and state authorities had won millions of dollars in judgments this way. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z It hits me that all along I thought I was doing this old lady a favor by spending Christmas Day with her. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Then, Zero casts another bet, this time in favor of the White Sharks. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The other potters seemed to slump as one into dejection, all but abandoning their work in favor of long, lugubrious visits to the wine shop, where they commiserated with one another. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Mr. Tweedie had bowed to him, called him ‘sir,’ and rubbed his hands in gratitude for even this small favor. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The way I saw it, if my students were willing to pretend I was a teacher, the least I could do was return the favor and pretend that they were writers. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Edna was a trifle embarrassed at being thus signaled out for the imperious little woman’s favor. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z But shut up anyway, especially if you need a job/favor from the American in question. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z My mother’s usual line is that you should do these favors when asked, so why is she hedging on this one? Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I want him to feel I’m doing him a favor. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do me a favor,” he says, “and don’t call me that.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Although Stassen’s idea resembled one that Eisenhower was quietly beginning to favor, it inspired an extended row at the NSC meeting. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Oh, God, I prayed, just get me out of here safely and I’ll never ask another favor of you. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I wouldn’t say Vonetta did Fern any favor, but maybe things worked out the way they had to. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z My approach was not ideological, but it was biased in favor of socialism, which I saw as the most advanced stage of economic life then evolved by man. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “There are engineers and there are engineers. I wouldn’t presume to predict. But I should tell you. A favor, believe me. Nothing you don’t realize yourself.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The colors favored her dark hair and the smooth cream of her skin. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But my father needs permission only from the Saviour, who obviously is all in favor of subduing the untamed wilderness for a garden. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Because of the wicked way they had treated Cassandra, Athena had been angry at all the Greeks indiscriminately, but before that, during the Trojan War, she had especially favored Odysseus. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The yacht, a sleek luxury model favored by rappers, movie stars, and moguls, powered toward the small island. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z We’d worked so hard for God’s favor, yet it seemed God was still waiting for some extra labor on our part, and it was up to my father to figure out what. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Roy, could I ask you a favor? Could you call me if you do hear something—anything, even a rumor—about the Mother Paula’s situation? It’s very important.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Please, dude, I’m begging you. Please do me this favor. Please. There’s this girl here, and I wanna get with her, and I told her I know all these rappers...Please. I’m begging you.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I noticed grimly that he didn’t mind at all ordering us around, even though we were supposed to be doing him a favor. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It was an opinion piece in favor of a black colony in Mexico. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He explains about something called the "favor bank." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z “I guess,” he was saying softly, “I guess it’s hard for you to think someone like Caroline might favor me.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I pass by bright green lawns and ornate trees trimmed into shapes favored by the gods, flowerbeds that burst with scarlet Belle-roses and snowy lilies shimmering like blankets of red and white stardust. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Well, one more favor to ask the Fairy Queen. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “The word is not favored here, Mr. Malcolm X. The term Afro-American has greater meaning, and dignity.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “Can you do me a favor?” she asked in that way that implied that saying no would cause someone to die. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Then, too, the particular political moment favors what almost looks like a “conspiracy of silence” on the subject of poverty and the poor. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “The racial comment was really out of line,” he’d said, adding, “Normally it’s not in Simone’s favor being black, at least not in the world that I live in.” Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “But you got to keep on doing them favors,” old man Edison would say. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z So Britain decided to call in a favor from their bestie: the United States. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z He turned to the sandy-haired man who stood swaying slightly by the fireplace, “Could you do me a favor, son?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z "Sure hope so. Do me a favor, Sandy, give a loud whistle when Otis Amber comes out. Okay?" The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Marshall expressed worry that if the Court ruled in favor of the government, it would become easier for the government to silence the media in the future. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Telling me how I didn’t do myself any favors. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z But Stick checked himself, visibly tucked in his temper in favor of something else. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z |
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