| 单词 | fiddle with |
| 例句 | If Marcus would look up from the lock instead of fiddling with his huge ring of keys, he’d see everything that happened between Bo and me because in this moment it is so obvious. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Art picked his hat up, set it in his lap, and began fiddling with its brim. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I saw him brighten as he leaned over the computer to fiddle with his music playlist. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When we got home, Grampa settled into his living room chair to read the Commonwealth while I fiddled with the radio looking for a baseball game. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Leaning over the seat, she fiddled with her pack. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I miss the way you fiddled with your starfish ring when you were nervous. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z His eyes dropped to his camera and he fiddled with the lens. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z “It has to be perfect,” Isa said with a soft sigh as she fiddled with the buttons on her coat. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z After a long pause Tamika fiddled with the flower tucked behind her ear. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Scipio fiddled with the string of his mask and looked at Prosper. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “It got a lot better after Jessie fiddled with it,” Angie said, pulling up the Internet search engine, which opened at once. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z When I fiddled with it, the secret photo fell out. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Naomi fiddled with the fabric in her lap. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Sister Martha kept them unlocked on purpose: she had no tools worth stealing, she said, and it was too much trouble to fiddle with a key all the time. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z He sat back down and fiddled with his pen. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z “My smoothbore will blast a hole or twelve in each of you while you’re still fiddling with the ramrod of your grandma’s blunderbuss there.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I fiddled with the tiller handle, looking for a way to end the conversation. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Absently, his hands fiddled with a plastic card on his key ring. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z To pass time, Helmuth fiddles with a radio dial, trying to tune in a station other than the German Reich radio, the RRG. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z While Lorena fiddles with her phone and begins playing her horribly sexist rap songs, I walk over to the altar her mom has set up in the corner of the living room. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z He turned his face to the water, fiddling with his oarlock so the others would not see. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He fiddled with the tuning knob, trying to find the station that would air the race. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s fiddling with the camera and his dark hair’s fallen into his face. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z It’s embarrassing to spend all your time with a seven-year-old girl, but Jimmy is always fiddling with his mechanical devices, so what am I supposed to do? Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Celia shrugged and fiddled with the thin gold bracelet on her wrist. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z On a few walks our enthusiasm would build up to the point that we fiddled with the models when we got back to our office. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z While Martin entertained himself by fiddling with the soda dispenser, I grabbed a few bags of chips and chocolate bars. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z My dad fiddles with the TV and all the cords, and manages to get the ancient DVD player up and running. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z Harrison fiddled with the arm bandage, thick with false blood. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He shrugged, absentmindedly fiddling with his right ear. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Nick took the gun and fiddled with the hammer, pulling it back to various stops, but he couldn’t get the cylinder to rum. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He wiped the snowflakes from his eyelashes and fiddled with the dirty buttons on the front of his thin jacket, rubbing them between his fingers the way he had rubbed the cover of his notebook. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z I drafted the piece in a week or two, fiddled with it for another week, then published it as a separate short story. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sorry, dude,” said Elijah, fiddling with his amp. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z And Clayton fiddled with the folded paper that told the story of Cool Papa Byrd’s life, read by one of Cool Papa Byrd’s brothers. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z To stop himself thinking about it, and because Hooper didn't want him there, he was only ignoring him, while he fiddled with the puzzle, Kingshaw walked quickly across the bedroom, and out of the door. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z He stroked his hair thoughtfully and fiddled with the ribbon around his ponytail. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z She intended to lift off the porcelain lid and fiddle with the arrangement of bulb and plug inside. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he rolled his big bellows camera into place and started fiddling with it. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Back in his bedroom, Milkman fiddled with things on his dresser. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z He dropped his gaze to the gunnysack and began to fiddle with the raveled edge. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z Vonetta fiddled with her hair band or twirled her longest braid around her finger. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He fiddled with a little tablet on a cord around his neck. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I ask Lorena as she fiddles with my makeup on my dresser. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Crestfallen, he gazed mutely at the false animal; he took it back from her, fiddled with the legs as if baffled—he did not seem quite to understand. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z The silence was much worse than the yelling, so I fiddled with the remote. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Mr. Porter leaned against the doorway, fiddling with his phone but mostly staring at Benji. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z She fiddled with the Book Scavenger logo pin she wore on her hoodie. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z She stopped fiddling with the headpiece and turned to him. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Elizabeth fiddles with the machine needle, seems worried by it. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He’ll fiddle with the VCR till it pauses on the exact moment of van Damme holding his knee up to his chest before exploding it out sideways into a guy’s stomach. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z He fiddled with the sticks that were pushed into his hands. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z He leans his head against the seat and fiddles with the silver ring on my finger. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She fiddled with the Book Scavenger logo pin she wore on her hoodie. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Taryn’s cheeks turned pink, and she fiddled with the strap of her red tank top. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The boy in the red hat set down the case and fiddled with the strange wooden thing. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Grace fiddled with the napkin in her lap. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I mean, what if the guy opens his front door at the very moment I’m standing on his doormat fiddling with a gum wrapper? Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Gum Baby sank to the floor of the raft and fiddled with the empty supply sack. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z As I fiddled with it, there was the singing rustle of nylon from without and two young women entered, blinking and bedraggled. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z I'm suddenly nervous and fiddle with the top button of my blouse. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The present tense is moving forward, discarding concept after concept, and I am off to the side somewhere, fiddling with egg tempera and flat surfaces, as if the twentieth century has never happened. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Emily slugged her brother and then fiddled with the pencil in her ponytail. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z She was fiddling with a loose thread on her uniform, wrapping it around and around her finger. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z She fiddled with the wheel on her mouse. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Major Major lowered his gaze sheepishly and fiddled with his fingers. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z As I was fiddling with the various stations, I came upon one in the middle of a broadcast of a Shakespearean play—The Merchant of Venice! Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I pretend to fiddle with the tuning, but Ty figures out that I’m stalling. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z He took them off and rotated the lenses while Spurge fiddled with the box. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z I just sat there fiddling with some piping on the bedspread. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z I fiddle with the necklace she made me. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z As she fiddles with the iPod dock, I fiddle with the pen. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z So that I don’t just sit there looking uninteresting when she gets back, I pull out my notebook to fiddle with my poem. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Kin fiddled with the magical sword’s cloth wrapping for several long seconds, saying nothing. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z I pretended to fiddle with my oxygen tank for a second just to kill time. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z She stopped fiddling with the knobs and examined the window. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I let them fiddle with their phones as I stirred the dduk mixture, allowing my muscles to whip the flour and sugar water into a sweet, chewy mass of luck. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z We stayed at the beach for a while longer but, no matter how much we fiddled with the telescope, the stars never seemed so far away. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Travis fiddled with the heater and craned to see any oncoming traffic before turning left. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Miss Celia just sits, looking out at that tree, fiddling with a pen in her hand. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Not that I care, but what I do want to know is if she’s still fiddling with the idea of leaving. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Naima peeked at him from behind the curtain, fiddling with the white ribbon she kept hidden on her wrist under the long sleeve of her salwar kameez. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z Sandi, who had lost interest in pleading for a reasonable menu and had been fiddling with the ribbon in her hair, looked up. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z A faint light burned in the pit revealing a furry creature hunched over a stone slab, fiddling with something. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “Well played. The grips deal with lighting. So fiddle with the light bulbs and see what you can do with that disco ball and all those random reflections.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z “We got a bunch of signatures for the petitions,” Jessie said as she fiddled with an old computer hard drive she had found on the curb. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Rosa sighed and fiddled with her long painted nails. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z “Harry,” I said, choosing my words carefully while he fiddled with my ribbon, “do you think...do you think I could be a schoolteacher?” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z As I fiddled with the box more, a thin piece of wood slid away. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Mama fiddled with her fingers and said nothing for a while. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Papa was fiddling with the stick pile and matches. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He worked steadily all afternoon in his own lab, hot zone AA-4, at the center of the building, where he fiddled with the flasks of virus culture from the monkey house. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Elizabeth fiddles with the buttons and dials on the top as I chew my nails. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “First your guys give me this heel lift that crippled me for life,” he grumbled to Hunt, fiddling with the gadget’s tiny buttons, “and now a camera I can’t even see.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z He fiddled with his shirt cuff before answering. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Dad listened, sucking on his cheeks while his right hand fiddled with the gearshift. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Hannah’s cheeks were faintly pink, and she kept looking at me and then away, fiddling with the strap of her purse. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z She could just see him seated in his favorite chair, fiddling with a model ship he’d been building for the better part of a year, a pint of lager within arm’s reach, as always. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Luke pretended to not hear him as he fiddled with the knob, coming back to the same grainy game show. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Mother fiddled with a pen and paper for several minutes, but she wasn’t able to solve any of the first five equations. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He fiddled with the straps on his book bag and stared at me. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z He kept fiddling with his shotgun and glowered unpleasantly at the three of them as if he felt like shooting them on the spot. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I smiled at them and sat with my purse on my lap, fiddling with the clasp until the teacher entered. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Avery fiddled with the experiment as only a microbiologist could, growing the bacteria in various cultures, adding beef-heart broth, removing contaminant sugars, and growing the colonies on plates. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Leo fiddled with the bronze Archimedes sphere that he’d installed on the console—his newest and most dangerous toy. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “No, I don’t,” I said, fiddling with the cap on my water bottle. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Even now, as he sits there fiddling with some kind of plastic box, he's easily ignored in the presence of his large and domineering companions. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Beetee calls us over, and it turns out that during all those hours of fiddling with wire, he has indeed come up with a plan. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I jumped up from the couch, which must have startled Joe, because he dropped the rabbit ear antenna he was fiddling with. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z They edged around each other as they fiddled with their suits. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Carl scratched beneath his arm, massaged his chest with his thick, heavy fingers, picked up his pipe again and fiddled with it. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I fiddle with the curly mass of my bangs and slouch down, feeling like the plainest girl ever next to the fashion plate that is Katherine Deveraux. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I start fiddling with the cream hand towels that are just for decoration. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Sohrab studied the floor and fiddled with the camera in his hands. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z She fiddled with the strings of her racket, straightening them the way players do on TV. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z “Yes, sir,” Marco says, fiddling with his notebook, running his fingers over the pages that had been wings only minutes before. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Gaheris, perched on the long table, was fiddling with the braces of a leather hood for a hawk. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She kept fiddling with her glasses—they had thick lenses that made her eyes look enormous. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Scipio frowned while he fiddled with the cord of his sack. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z She slouched down in the pew and fiddled with the beads on her bracelet. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The club’s camera didn’t work properly since so many students had fiddled with it over the years. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z His mother fiddled with the sugar bowl, a blithe expression on her face. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z My hands fiddle with the pendant tied around my neck. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z I fiddled with the knob, but she pulled the plug out of the socket instead. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew we were in major trouble, but I went through the motions of removing the cowling and fiddling with the spark-plug connections. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z He was fiddling with something small and pink, rubbing it back and forth in his hand. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I fiddle with the end of my shirt, trying to gather the courage to ask a question. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z She crawled into her desk and began to fiddle with the backpack she’d left there the day before, while people whispered around her. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z But Bryce just shakes his head, slips out from under my arm, and goes back to fiddling with the can opener. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z “Yes,” Chaol said, fiddling with the long hunting knife at his side. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I turn and fiddle with a family picture on the wall, making it crooked. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Hollister stepped away from the counter and fiddled with books on a nearby shelf, straightening some, pulling a title off one shelf and moving it to the row below. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z She starts to fiddle with the program, typing in different numbers. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z She fiddles with the button on her sweater. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z So she swung one leg over the porch railing and fiddled with the window. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I fiddled with it and found the catch and the box opened. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Then he fiddled with his apron pocket and said, “I saw a black cat yesterday night, after Mama and Amala left.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The veterans hadn’t noticed anything because Ruth, at the same moment, had risen to her feet and was fiddling with her coat. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Moss reached out and began to fiddle with the tape on the handlebars of his bike, impatience rushing over him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I sat across from him, fiddling with my own writing brush while I listened. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z He fiddled with the lock inside until he heard it click. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z Henry connected the antenna wire, plugged the radio in, and fiddled with the knobs. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Emily slugged her brother and then fiddled with the pencil in her ponytail. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z She put her hand to her neck and fiddled with the gold chain she was wearing. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I bowed my head and fiddled with my red scarf. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “She was the first Black woman to earn a doctorate in astronomy from the University of Michigan, and she’s the reason I decided to pursue a career in astronomy,” Ayana said, fiddling with her braids. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Connor is still fiddling with the buckles attached to his booster seat, the straps across his chest; I can tell he wants to get out, to find some way to help. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “You know,” I said, as I fiddled with the knobs, “I kind of like that you suck at something.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z He fiddles with his brown hair and slows, as if he wants to say something. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z She fiddled with the chain around her neck, twisting it so that the clasp was in the back. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I found him fiddling with the stove, turning the burners on, staring into the blue flame, turning them off, opening the oven, peering in. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Frank is fiddling with his cigarette in his recliner during a commercial break, which is enough for me to start across the main room—crawling so there’s no chance he’ll notice me. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z I nodded, absently fiddling with a tear in the sleeve of my new plaid shirt I hadn’t noticed before taking it. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He fiddled with the peak of his baseball cap. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z The man in the gray suit fiddled with the valve knobs, checked his gauges and, when he seemed satisfied with their current position and direction, left his post to take a seat next to Zane. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z When George began to watch the Washington oarsmen on the water, he quickly spotted inefficiencies and deficiencies in the mechanics of their stroke that no amount of fiddling with a skeleton could fix. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Mrs. Muokelu was in front of her classroom fiddling with the bell. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z His stepdad is fiddling with the wiring, probably rewiring it to do something that’d make more sense in an Iron Man comic, like he does with most electronics—eccentric millionaire inventor habits die hard. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Science is loud because Mr. Levy is fiddling with a plastic skeleton and not paying attention to us. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Hollister stepped away from the counter and fiddled with books on a nearby shelf, straightening some, pulling a title off one shelf and moving it to the row below. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Macon hesitated, then wheeled around in his chair and began fiddling with the combination to his safe. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Sally turned bright red and stopped fiddling with her hair. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I fiddle with metal instruments on a nearby cart. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z She fiddled with the edge of her coat’s sleeve. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z He fiddled with the dial a moment, landing on some mariachi music that was as equally redneck and sappy in its own way as were the cowboy songs. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z One evening while Granddaddy fiddled with his formula for making liquor from pecans, I sat on a tall stool at his elbow and watched him work. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Kayode said, “I’m coming,” and left to find out what was wrong, and in the new silence, Ginika fiddled with the metal bangle that encircled her wrist. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z It shrunk across the grounds toward the first level of the Zoo of Death, where Count Rugen sat fiddling with some knobs. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z While spinning along a Kansas highway one fine June morning, Mr. Ziegler spied a red convertible parked by the roadside, its hood up, and a couple of nice-looking youngsters fiddling with the motor. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z She pops the hood, fiddles with some wires, then pulls a toolbox from the trunk. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z He was fiddling with something—a little metal toy soldier of some kind. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z When he has the strength, he fiddles with it. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Freeman fiddled with a deck cleat and said nothing. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Benny fiddled with his bass, and Ellie pretended to take notes to avoid eye contact with me. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Someone was fiddling with the lock of the door. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z She opened her door and fiddled with her seat, the pops, the sweater she liked to drive in, and finally, finally climbed in and left us alone. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z “Oh, there’s women,” she says, fiddling with a butter knife. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z He kept taking them out, fiddling with them, tearing up one, and adding another. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “Let’s just drive,” Dad said glumly, fiddling with the switch on his spotlight. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z We fiddled with the equipment for a while. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Mosca sat down next to it and started to fiddle with the dials. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I fiddled with his ears as though they were the string pegs and then I playfully tickled him as he laughed softly. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The old man stopped fiddling with his fingers, and looked sharply at the King. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z With all the training over the past five days and fiddling with various weapons and techniques, her body ached. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Scipio had taken off his mask and was fiddling with it anxiously. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I had both hands on the stake and was still fiddling with it when I realized another danger: At any second electricity would start surging through the fence. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Her mom fiddled with the clasp on her watch. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Out on the lake, the man in the stalled motorboat still fiddled with his engine. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Some stared at the table in front of them; others fiddled with pencils. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z “But most of us, I am sure, ‘fiddled with the knobs.’ Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z He wore a three-piece wool suit and fiddled with a small rocket. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z If she was good with computers, it was only as a hobby, and I doubt that a computer hobby would enable someone to fiddle with an Erudite simulation. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z She just fiddled with her glass while I talked, and when I was done she gave this long, kind of whistling sigh and got up to phone my dad. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “Yeah. My mom,” I say, fiddling with the ends of my scarf. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z While Nan fiddled with the keys, the wind kicked up and, just as she unlocked the door, a sand-filled gust blew right in our faces. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z The photographer fiddled with his hot white lights. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z She’s always touching your hair or fiddling with your buttons when she asks you something. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z She stared at Megan, who was fiddling with the seven or eight band bracelets on her arm. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z He ran a finger over the swoosh, fiddled with the laces, and then finally put one on. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z He tuned the banjo carefully, fiddling with knobs and plucking at steel strings. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “At least clean underwear,” Anya said, fiddling with the backpack’s straps to make it fit better. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Then I fiddled with it until I got the date I wanted. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I shrugged my shoulders and fiddled with the paper from my straw. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He fiddled with the lock and handed it back to me. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z As she fiddled with the enlarger, Fadi carried the photo paper over to the “wet” area of the darkroom. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z I caught the words “a barrel falling over in the warehouse” and “someone fiddling with the door.” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Alex was small, the perfect height to fiddle with the antenna. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z We are safe, well ventilated, and incubated, provided we can avoid technologies that might fiddle with that ozone, or shift the levels of carbon dioxide. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I fiddled with my radio until I found a report that an early tropical storm was shifting north from Cuba and might hit the keys with hurricane force winds by nightfall. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z He fiddled with the controls, turning the heater up and the music down. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “Thanks,” he said, fiddling with the boot slider on his bolo tie and looking at the ground nervously. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z A few steps away, Chip’s mother stood in her nightgown, her hands fiddling with a dish towel. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The others bent over to look as Father MacPhail fiddled with the catch. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z While I thus cleaned myself, Dr. Trefusis hunkered down, his thin shanks tucked beside his neck, and he fiddled with the lock at my ankles until my feet were free. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I fiddled with the BiPAP so Mom would help me take it off, but she didn’t. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z He leans back in his seat with a sigh, fiddling with the radio’s dial. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z The only person who looked equally out of place was the thin reader, Darius, who was sitting at the very end of the row of black-clad men and kept fiddling with his glasses. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I fiddle with my headphones, trying to reattach the ear pad, but it’s hopeless. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z She fiddles with the zipper on her sweatshirt, then looks up and has a weird expression on her face. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Dimple stood there, fiddling with the zipper on her wallet. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Stephanie started fiddling with the cuff of her shirt, picking at the button as though she was trying to tear it off. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z But, irritatingly dutiful, he takes the other seat at the table, fiddling with one of the teacups. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He fiddles with his fingers, and then shoves his hands in his back pockets. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Looking around the abandoned small towns we drove through, glancing at the gas level, fiddling with the turn signal, fingers dancing on the steering wheel. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “No,” Tyson said, fiddling with the strap of his duffel bag. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z He fiddled with his gloves, tightening them on his fingers as he rounded the corner. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z I rested my cheek against the wet tile, fiddled with the tap to cool down the water. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I fiddle with the color and blanch us out to black and white. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z He reached forward and fiddled with the radio before snapping it off and giving me another warm grin. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z To distract myself, I fiddled with the radio dials, hoping Rufino would get back soon so I’d have someone to talk to. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m trying the UN station,” Patrice said, fiddling with the radio dial. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z They teased Skipper John, as they nicknamed the dummy sailor, from their stools as they fiddled with the hemp rope. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He dropped his eyes and began fiddling with the papers in front of him. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z He fiddles with a dial and flips some switches, pokes the pointers down into the guts of the controller, looks at the scope, looks at the diagram, frowns, and then touches something else. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I fiddle with a plastic pearl button on my blouse. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Elizabeth fiddles with a clump of hair that’s slipped out of her roller, grimaces at its obstinacy. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The whole time I’m fiddling with it, I can hear the phone ringing inside. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z On my last day with him, though, as on a few others, Margaret came in to listen—and to fidget and to fiddle with Rufus’s hair and to pet him while I was reading. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z They peered inside it and fiddled with the tubes and wires. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z And then he lifted up both gloved hands and fiddled with the valves until the balloon made a steep descent. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z His uncle was at the back wall, fiddling with the combination lock on a large steel door. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z I watched how he constantly fiddled with his keffiyeh and beat the dust off his clothing while stealing glances at me, making sure I was still there, that this wasn't a dream of his. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z He picked up his pipe and fiddled with it; he liked the feel of it in his hand. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He fiddled with the salt and pepper shakers on the table in front of him, trying to figure out what to do with the fatherly feeling. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Or was he more or less predisposed than the rest of us to lose his focus, take his eyes from the road, fiddle with his phone? A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Then she takes the cigarette she’s been fiddling with and, a little awkwardly, presses it into my hand, closing my fingers around it. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Mapper was nearby, hunched over some scrap of paper and fiddling with his glasses, ignoring the play entirely. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The young nurse fiddled with the edge of her uniform pocket. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Lily fiddled with the radio until she found a good station that wasn't in the middle of a long run of commercials. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Paula brought out her phone and fiddled with it and then began to read aloud. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z While I was driving there, I kept fiddling with my shirt. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Riccio fiddled with his cards, pretending not to have heard Ida's question. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z When a departing Hollywood film crew forgot to pack its loudspeaker equipment, racetrackers appropriated the gear, fiddled with it, and soon fashioned the first race-calling public address system. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Granddaddy fiddles with the button on the oven clock, as if Grandma hasn’t said a word. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Ob was never embarrassed about being a disabled navy man who fiddled with whirligigs all day long, and I never was embarrassed about being a kid who’d been passed around for years. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z Jamie was sitting on the edge of his bed, fiddling with something on his wrist. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z He reached over her head and fiddled with something. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z The thing he was fiddling with began to beep. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z “It’s the color of your eyes today,” I sighed, surrendering, staring down at my hands as I fiddled with a piece of my hair. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z She fiddles with her hands and doesn’t respond. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The rabbi wants the Zoom connection to be online and running before the service starts so no one has to fiddle with electronics during a Sabbath service. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Perhaps a week of solid fiddling with the molecular models would be necessary to make us absolutely sure we had the right answer. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z After pulling a length of the cable out and stripping the ends, she fiddled with a roll of electrical tape until Vogel arrived. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z She fiddled with the lock for a few more seconds and then smiled a big smile. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z Jessie hung the dishtowel on the oven handle and fiddled with it until it was perfectly straight. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z I rested my chin on my knee, started fiddling with my shoelaces. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Hugo watched as she fiddled with the pin inside the lock until it clicked and the door opened. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z The captain fiddles with his beard, then says, “She protects us from the challenges we will face before we reach our destination. The monsters toward which we sail.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I fiddle with some artichokes, the cold spines prickling my hand. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Shin fiddled with its dial nearly every morning, switching among the dozen or so Korean-language stations that broadcast daily into North Korea and northeast China. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z He was fiddling with an old radio and was so engrossed in his work that he didn’t notice Bo creeping up on him. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “Yes,” he replied calmly with his hands fiddling with the tools in his trouser pockets. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z "Beyond Eyes," for instance, fiddles with our depth perception — no high-priced goggles needed. In reality, Project Morpheus, Oculus Rift aren't the most exciting things at E3 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z They trembled and bumbled as one, fiddling with a piece of paper that might have been the list of people they wanted to thank. Review | Oscar keeps it shorter without a host, but something still needs to done about those speeches 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z They might be working on one track during the day, and I’ll say to the producer, ‘It sounds good, give it to me now before you start fiddling with it too much.’ Delta Force: A Q&A with Depeche Mode’s Dave Gahan 2013-04-04T11:00:37Z I spun around and saw nothing but my son and the dive master fiddling with their own lights. Scuba Diving in Thailand: A Balancing Act 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z He wears a black hoodie and fiddles with its white strings as he talks. ‘You think: are we really doing this?’: how TV’s strangest shows get made 2021-03-06T05:00:00Z “I’m going to get a massage on my lunch break tomorrow,” a woman at the bar told her friend, as she fiddled with a large gold necklace. Santa Monica as the New Silicon Valley 2014-03-14T23:34:51Z The day before the dictionary went live, Sheidlower was still fiddling with that definition. Tracking the Vocabulary of Sci-Fi, from Aerocar to Zero-Gravity 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z Pescadero is Spanish for fishmonger — the coast is dotted with fishermen fiddling with poles planted in the sand. A Lighthouse to Call Your Own 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z In the winter, while the bay hibernated, he'd fiddle with electronic sounds on his home computer. Feels like Devon 2011-04-01T23:01:00Z The two people onstage are conspicuously playing chess; they also make toast, fiddle with a radio, drink tea and trade disconnected aphorisms and anecdotes. Review: In ‘Chess Match No. 5,’ the Words of John Cage, Deconstructed 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z During its set, the musicians fiddled with extra equipment that wasn’t their main instrument, and every member sang, either harmony or contrasting melodic lines. At CMJ, Some Get Spotlight; Others Get Lost in the Haze 2010-10-22T23:42:00Z As he is telling me this story he is fiddling with something on the arm of the sofa he is sitting on. American Apparel founder Dov Charney: ‘Sleeping with people you work with is unavoidable’ 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z Ms. Seymour was oddly serene, unhurried, as if moving through still water, as she fiddled with a pink cellphone. Celebrity Divorce: Stephanie Seymour and Peter Brant 2010-08-20T22:15:00Z They looked warily about, fiddling with their aprons, making sure to stay a good ways away from both homeless clients, scrungy volunteers. Paul Ryan’s poverty tourism 2012-10-16T17:05:00Z The singer took off his shirt and fiddled with his belt, and fans poured onto the stage. Woman of Morrison's: He wouldn't want Fla. pardon 2010-12-09T17:49:00Z Mobiles are a nightmare though – someone fiddling with their phone mid-quiz always raises alarm bells. What this man's learned from holding the UK's longest-running pub music quiz 2010-12-09T16:25:00Z And trying to match a recommended product name with a label on the containers on a store shelf is sometimes difficult because manufacturers’ marketing departments frequently fiddle with product names. How to get rid of a Mop & Glo coating 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z The one-way trip should have taken just over three hours, but I lost a little time sitting in the parking garage, fiddling with the touch-screen device. With Hertz, road-trippers can get a charge out of Tesla rentals 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z As the event began, people in the chairs around me fiddled with their V.R. glasses, excitedly fitting their phones to the lenses and looking around. Outer Space, via Virtual Reality, in Prospect Park 2016-08-13T04:00:00Z And for those who felt confident, there was always the option to fiddle with the formula. Watercolour at Tate Britain - review 2011-02-05T00:05:30Z The great news for “Jagged Little Pill,” and for us, is that its creative team, led by the director Diane Paulus, did more than just fiddle with a show that, though blurry, was already entertaining. Review: With ‘Jagged Little Pill,’ They Finally Fixed the Jukebox 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z Some fiddle with cameras on tripods while others sit in camp chairs, slapping at mosquitoes and checking their cellphones for updates. | Journeys: How to See the Last Space Shuttle Launches in Florida 2010-05-14T21:12:00Z That is not to imply we spend our days either fiddling with Bunsen burners and test tubes or composing odes and flinging gobs of paint at inanimate objects. Side by Side With Sondheim: Alan Cumming Reviews a New Book About ‘Sunday in the Park’ 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z While consumers have always fiddled with products, the Web makes it so much easier for people with similar interests to come together and form online communities like DIYbookscanner. Innovation Far Removed From the Lab 2011-02-10T00:12:30Z Once seated, he fiddled with the lighting again. Date Lab: The attraction was virtually immediate 2021-03-18T04:00:00Z Many of the medical students arrayed in the darkened galleries above were too bright and reddish, as if some were fiddling with flashlights. A Restored ?Gross Clinic? at Philadelphia Museum 2010-07-18T22:05:00Z My best guess is that since I was taught to keep my petunia covered, I probably knew I wasn’t supposed to be fiddling with it. I was a chronic masturbator 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z Mr. West sat next to her, head down, fiddling with his phone, seemingly uninterested in the minutiae. The Battle for Kanye West Is Happening in Real Time 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z Their daughter, Eve, 10, was fiddling with a game app called the Love Calculator on an iPod Touch. Quality Time, Redefined 2011-04-30T04:37:02Z I fiddled with the radio, looking for some country music, and hit on a station that mixed Faron Young, Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, and other classics with public service announcements. Almost heaven, West Virginia: Driving country roads in search of America today 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z Aaron Swartzman embarks on a heroically long headstand and reminisces about his boyhood while someone fiddles with his toes. Review: 'little hunger,' 'Entwine' need to cook a little longer 2010-05-28T16:49:00Z While she fiddles with her keys in the front seat, her baby’s wails in the car seat behind her suddenly cease. ‘The Leftovers’: A biblical event leaves a sorrowful mystery Providing an aural backdrop to the zaniness is traditional liturgical and religious-themed classical music, with the stage manager frantically fiddling with cassette tapes to match music to mood. ‘The Cardinals’ at the Public Theater 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z “After realizing the time was wrong and fiddling with the controls for a while, I couldn’t reset the clock or set the alarm,” said Henderson, a children’s book author who lives in Denver. If hotel alarm clocks tick you off, you’re not alone 2017-10-02T04:00:00Z I was pushing 75 when he began fiddling with my iPhone. A Rookie’s Road Trip Through Montana, Wyoming and Idaho 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z To the dismay of purists, many singers involved in fado’s resurgence also are fiddling with the instrumental lineup typical of the genre. Music: Carving Out a Bold Destiny for Fado 2011-03-25T19:38:43Z “It’s about so much more, obviously,” Mr. Eisenberg continued, nervously fiddling with his tie. Scene City: A Facebook Face-to-Face 2010-09-29T19:00:00Z Here too much of the piano accompaniment was made by Ray's intriguing fiddling with the strings inside the piano. The natural elements prove a breeze for Vicki Ray's Piano Spheres recital at REDCAT 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z It’s as if directors were inside our sleeping brains, fiddling with the machinery like clockmaker-elves, tapping our unconscious to mine images that beguile, terrify and astound us. Hugo: Scorsese's Magnificent Dream Machine 2011-11-22T20:39:54Z Deprived of his pen, Badwan spends the whole interview fiddling with a spoon. When Cat's Eyes met Ron Arad 2011-08-16T20:31:00Z “You should see the boy and shut up. I was the one who was going to be a hundred years old,” replies a woman fiddling with some electronics. 'It's a war between technology and a donkey' – how AI is shaking up Hollywood 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z Turn off the radio, and don’t fiddle with your phone; it’s important to limit distractions. Think the pandemic made you forget how to drive and park? Experts explain what’s going on. 2021-05-16T04:00:00Z These goals are inherently contradictory, and the Fed has only a limited number of dials it can fiddle with to achieve the best possible combined result. Ben Bernanke’s ‘The Courage to Act’ 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z A scene in this week’s episode wasn’t promising: the young quarterback Mark Sanchez fiddled with his duffel bag and generally looked uninterested as he was lectured about his demeanor by the quarterbacks coach Matt Cavanaugh. | 'Hard Knocks': Jets Love Rex Ryan, but Tony Dungy Faults His Mouth 2010-08-20T22:18:00Z Bosco Mann’s production treats the horns, backing vocals, and acoustic rock instruments like a small orchestra, fiddling with every tone so that each stands out behind Jones’ powerful voice. Sharon Jones Returns from Cancer Treatment with Triumphant New Album 2014-01-15T16:56:19Z “Everyone else was fiddling with chicken breasts and coriander, boning out quail and making food look like something it wasn’t,” she said. The Culinary Couple Who Built a British Empire 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z Thursday, and was fiddling with the gate to his building’s courtyard when he was approached by a man in a mask. Bolshoi ballet artistic director attacked with acid 2013-01-19T03:41:40Z The precision is impressive as Wilson pivots between characters and fiddles with props. Surely, he jests: Matthew R. Wilson’s classic clowning in ‘One-Man Commedia Epic’ 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z I keep fiddling with the dimmer switch for the recessed lamps above the sink and mirror, but nope, they don’t get any brighter than this. Richmond’s Jefferson Hotel, return of a grandiose grand dame “So any substance that fiddles with our ability to be with what’s really happening would not be helpful in a yoga practice.” Marijuana and Yoga Pairing Up in Classes 2012-12-05T17:57:21Z As they try on fancy clothes and fiddle with wide-screen televisions and top-of-the-line sound equipment, the young rebels prove themselves to be perfect citizens of the system they supposedly hate. Review: Bored, Beautiful Terrorists With a Taste for Luxury Brands 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z Her hair pulled back in a messy-perfect ponytail, she still has that raspy Texas drawl, and she fiddles with a big gold statement ring that occasionally resides on her right index finger. Renée Zellweger is just fine, thanks: The actress reflects on her long journey to ‘Judy.’ 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z He descends into a bit of a hum and a haw, fiddles with his apple juice. Simon Bird spreads his wings 2011-02-20T00:05:18Z A few of us take our eye off the ball, losing interest, fiddling with cameras. Twister tales: stormchasing in Tornado Alley, Oklahoma 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z It demands eyeballs, reminding its user to fiddle with a computer as often as possible. Apps you don’t have to use 2012-07-23T15:10:00Z For instance, when I was very young, I used to love to fiddle with people’s ears. 'He didn't even pretend to let us win'… Growing up with the world's biggest stars, by their children 2020-03-29T04:00:00Z Most people with a successful product don’t want to fiddle with the formula. What it takes to drive a cabernet from good to great 2017-05-05T04:00:00Z The radio was kept permanently tuned to the BBC's Home Service and she did not like anyone to fiddle with it. Family life: My religious grandfather, the Beatles and Gran's Hungarian pancakes 2013-07-06T06:30:10Z Landless had neither the inclination nor the permission to fiddle with anything other than the orchestrations, so the story and characters will be perfectly recognizable to buffs. Sondheim goes ‘crunch’ in prog-metal ‘Sweeney Todd’ 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z When Misty Milner ambled onstage and started fiddling with a row of guitar pedals, Mr. Herzog snickered into his microphone, “Is that your guitar tech?” Young and Restless, And Ready to Rock ?n? Roll 2011-01-06T22:24:13Z On an unusually mild Monday morning in December 2015, Heather Purdin was fiddling with her ponytail, just as she always does when she is nervous. Anorexia: you don’t just grow out of it | Carrie Arnold 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z But that would mean fiddling with the well-oiled machine that reliably produces such marketable passion. Review | ‘The Four Winds’ is Kristin Hannah’s next inevitable bestseller. Don’t forget the tissues. 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z I pulled over to the side of a busy airport road and started fiddling with the manual. A French Castle, Now Open to All 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z In their new guises — as a podcast host in Kelly's case, and whatever Carlson's fiddling with on X – they're doubt peddlers with a mainstream pedigree and the appearance of being politically connected. People say Megyn Kelly and Tucker Carlson's love of conspiracy theories is desperate – and dangerous 2023-09-09T04:00:00Z He fiddled with his tie, steepled his hands, grimaced, and glanced down at his phone. Bob Corker is free to speak his mind about Trump. If he could only make it up. 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z Soon, Taylor bent down to fiddle with his guitar pedals for a free-form noise jam, not unlike the Dead’s “Drums/Space” segment during concerts. Hiss Golden Messenger shares his anxieties and shows his gratitude 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z “He was fiddling with the television remote and he told me, ‘Tell her hello, if you get there in time.’ Review | ‘French Exit’ gives a witty look at a rarefied world 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z So it has enthusiastically embraced flotillas of young entrepreneurs who clump in hip downtown spaces, fiddling with digital start-up plans, developing software and pulling in tens of millions of dollars in seed money. Orlando isn’t what you think it is 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z The more you fiddle with them, the more they lose their emotional focus. Review: Karrin Allyson Meddles With the Masters, Rodgers and Hammerstein 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z I’d disappear into my book for an hour or more, then reemerge and there he’d be: pacing, scratching, fiddling with the phone, pumping iron – a hundred sets of two – most sincerely strung out. Getting off (line): I’m giving up online porn, and so should you 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z We’re too busy to fiddle with construction paper and doilies, too sophisticated to scrawl out honeyed doggerel for each other. Review | Email and texting are terrible. There’s an easy solution: Write more letters by hand. 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z I'm not claiming our schools are perfect, though I do suggest that investment is more important than constantly fiddling with the curriculum. Is good grammar still important? 2013-05-11T23:06:18Z There was some audible fiddling with the balance of the amplified sound. Review: One Birthday Tribute (of Many) for Steve Reich 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z After the owner departed, leaving us alone in the RV, my friend and I stayed up late scooping up dead bugs and fiddling with the air-conditioning, which was blowing subtropical air. A newbie RV renter learns from her mistakes — and so can you 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z Young Jim grew up playing gospel music at home on the fiddle with his father, uncle and two sisters. Jim Stewart, Unlikely Entrepreneur of Soul Music, Dies at 92 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z No more kneeling in the dirt fiddling with tent posts, searching for that eternally misplaced flashlight or struggling to boil water for your morning joe. S’more, s’il vous plait? A French company opens its first ‘glampground’ in the U.S. 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z A New York Philharmonic woodwind player fiddles with his reeds. Daniil Trifonov, New to Rachmaninoff, but a Bold and Youthful Echo 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z “For someone that doesn’t like to worry about technology and doesn’t want to fiddle with it at all, you really want the simplest one- or two-button kind of operation.” 2010-01-20T20:13:00Z Lacey does not overplay her hand in terms of this book’s politics, but it becomes clear that men have tried to fiddle with Mary, mind, body and soul. ‘The Answers’ Runs Down the Rabbit Hole of Love 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z Out there in space, fiddling with his gizmos and worrying his spuds, is Matt Damon. The Martian: Matt Damon gets spaced out in Ridley Scott's isolation thriller 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z He sounded especially muted and nervously fiddled with his earpiece. 'The Voice' recap: Two sent home in surprising results show 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z So, engineers fiddled with technology from the start of live broadcasts. Wearing a Wire at the Opera, Secretly, of Course 2013-06-28T19:47:55Z Reforming health care in America means fiddling with an industry that is larger than the economies of all but five countries. Good, bad and ugly 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z Bankers conferred in whispers; some quietly fiddled with résumés. Arts & Leisure: ?Margin Call,? From J. C. Chandor, Looks at Wall Street 2011-10-12T11:01:11Z A lot of the first act is like watching sluggers fiddle with their batting gloves instead of stepping up and taking swings. Review | Signature’s ‘Ain’t Misbehavin’ ’ takes a while to get jazzed up 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z But unlike his previous work, where he produced songs that marked him as someone willing to fiddle with genre pieties, he mostly remains tame. Willie Nelson, Mali Music and Keith Jarrett and Charlie Haden 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z Collins fiddled with the music—Grimes, Concrete Blonde—which she’d picked out the night before. The Female Gaze of Petra Collins 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z I kept getting that padding-it-out feeling, as if the writers were students trying to meet a ten-page term paper requirement by fiddling with the margins and the font size. The Morning After: 30 Rock at 60 Minutes 2012-02-10T14:20:37Z Then he keeps retreating to a light-and-sound console, fiddling with the controls. Review: What Happens in the Theater Before and After the Dance? 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, staff members fiddled with the heaters that were keeping the dinner tent warm on that cool November night. A Certain Metaphysical Attraction 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z I compiled them all, and after fiddling with page breaks, margins, fonts and colors, printed them and turned each into a small book. Off the Registry: Homemade Wedding Gifts 2018-09-04T04:00:00Z Then, like the well-cooked meal, there was nothing to fiddle with, just to taste and enjoy. Peter Brook on A Midsummer Night's Dream: a cook and a concept 2013-04-15T14:28:03Z I peek to see Jhamat fiddling with the control box, then turning one of the light panels off and on, then giving up. Spectrum colour yoga and meditation – like being stuck inside a traffic light 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z There are people reading newspapers or fiddling with electric lights. Review: A Precious Harvest in ‘The Pearl Fishers’ at the Met 2016-01-01T05:00:00Z "Don't fiddle with anything," his poor mum says to him in the car. TV review: My New Brain 2010-08-26T06:00:00Z Photograph: Frank Baron Most 11 year-old boys would probably be fiddling with a computer game or enjoying a kickabout with a football. Tolpuddle Martyrs festival expects record-breaking crowd 2011-07-15T16:59:45Z He rides horses, barters his medical skills for local produce and even fiddles with some test tubes in a vaguely scientific way. Picking fights: Steven Seagal at 60 2011-04-11T17:15:59Z “It’s been hard at points,” she says of the attention that followed the release of The Force Awakens in 2015, fiddling with her earring. Daisy Ridley: ‘JJ Abrams warned me that Star Wars is a religion’ 2019-12-07T05:00:00Z As she fiddled with the washer settings, she told local reporters about her laundry secrets. Martha Plimpton gets dirty at Tampa family's home 2013-03-12T19:49:08Z Guitarist Adam Jones and bassist Justin Chancellor spent more time staring at their assortments of stomp boxes and fiddling with gizmo knobs than they did trying to bond with the audience. Review | It’s hard to see the members of Tool when the band plays live, but it sure is thrilling to hear them 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z As Holt says, we tend to think of the start of the universe by analogy with a concert, where we sit fiddling with our programs until the music begins. ‘Why Does the World Exist?’ by Jim Holt 2012-08-03T22:40:08Z But, sure, it is sexual contact when someone unexpectedly starts fiddling with your zipper. What Bill Cosby’s Accusers Have to Endure on the Stand 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z That a narrator need not fiddle with chess pieces from on high but might linger like a cloud among foggy minds is a feature of modernism that has, as it were, contaminated literature ever since. Was 1925 Literary Modernism’s Most Important Year? 2021-03-20T04:00:00Z The one instrument not brass or percussion is what appears to be a Stroh violin, a rare, turn-of-the-20th-century fiddle with a megaphone attached. When refusing the hour saves the day 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z Approaching both in one season is like fiddling with two of the colored wires while trying to defuse a homemade bomb. Books of The Times: In ‘Across the Pond,’ Terry Eagleton Explains the U.S. 2013-07-11T19:40:24Z There isn’t much to look at along either route, and as my phone’s connection drops out, I find myself fiddling with the radio. Finding My Florida 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z Installation might involve fiddling with hinge placement or planing off a bit of wood to get an exact fit. How to replace a wooden front door with one that has glass panels 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z They've fiddled with the chronology: I found the second episode confusing. A medieval historian's view on The White Queen 2013-06-24T17:36:50Z Over time, designers refined the reinforced heel and fiddled with its angle. Shoe Obsession for the Ages: Prince’s Killer Collection of Custom Heels, Now on View 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z Mr. Holmes, who recently played the victim of a leveraged buyout in Mr. Hughes’s production of Ayad Akhtar’s “Junk,” now gets revenge as the alpha moneybags gleefully fiddling with someone else’s balance sheet. Review: ‘Dan Cody’s Yacht’ Sells Upward Mobility for Dummies 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z "I want to assimilate before we get there," she said, tucking the folds of her sari around her knees, reaching up to fiddle with the air conditioner and the reading light. Maggie Robb: Automatic Upgrade 2011-07-22T22:02:06Z Well over an hour into her set, Ms. Peacock fiddled with her drum machine, cursed at it, then successfully clicked on a backing beat, complete with canned slap bass and electric guitar. Annette Peacock Has Been Improvising Music for 7 Decades. Her Life, Too. 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z Nick realizes that Tommy has been fiddling with the past to finally land the woman he wanted. ‘Needle in a Timestack’ Review: Put a Pin in It 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z The response from the philanthropic community was variously, “Why are you fiddling with dance while the planet is on fire?” Do Men Still Rule Ballet? Let Us Count the Ways. 2022-01-21T05:00:00Z He fiddles with his jacket: bespoke blue linen, complex cross-hatching on the cuffs. Ralph Fiennes: Loosey Goosey? ‘I like that!’ 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z Hamadi intersperses these electric scenes of protest with quieter moments of the survivors fiddling with their cheap and uncomfortable prosthetic limbs, debating strategy and staging plays about their experiences. ‘Downstream to Kinshasa’ Review: Sisyphean Persistence 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z “Once on This Island” is, after all, a sad story already, and Mr. Arden hasn’t fiddled with that. Review: ‘Once on This Island,’ Revived and Ravishing 2017-12-03T05:00:00Z I think this is impressive, because she is fiddling with things I couldn’t fiddle with, all the technical stuff. How Christine and the Queens Wrote One of the Best Songs of 2015 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z In other instances throughout, she fiddles with her phone while others are yakking away and is always just a bit on the outskirts. Jenna Lyons brings introvert representation to "The Real Housewives of New York City" 2023-08-13T04:00:00Z It’s forever very okay — no matter how much the song assignments and gender politics are fiddled with. Kennedy Center’s Broadway-bound ‘Gigi,’ starring Vanessa Hudgens, affirms its undistinguished status 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z Markle was also spotted fiddling with her delicate gold necklace during the match, a piece that Cosmopolitan reports paid tribute her growing family. Meghan Markle's US Open J.Crew dress sells out 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z I take careful little sips as I fiddle with the app, making a messy cobweb of flavor notes – herbaceous, dry, mineral, astringent – guessing wildly at intensity levels. Food for thought: will an era of hyper-personalized meals leave a sour taste? 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z Orphaned early and far from home, he protects his beloved fiddle with his life. Review | Paulette Jiles returns to the Civil War era with the romantic western ‘Simon and the Fiddler’ 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z The Aerolite employee explained how thieves won’t typically waste time fiddling with the lock but will simply cut the zipper. Suitcase GPS? Scented bags? Collapsible sunglasses? The latest travel gadgets. 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z Other shows have fiddled with unreliable narration, often for comic effect. "Mr. Robot" and the Angry Young Man 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z On “Marvins Room” he shut his eyes, gripped the microphone tightly and fiddled with the melody at the chorus, singing it differently from the record. Music Review: Drake Performs at PNC Arts Center 2012-06-13T22:02:28Z He then darted off to introduce more people and fiddle with the video displays, which flashed images from Issue 2. Scene City: A Party for Himself 2011-02-23T23:07:00Z She enjoyed reading the newspaper, liked to fiddle with crossword puzzles, and always made herself useful around the house. Hitler’s favorite American: “Biological fascism” in the shadow of New York City 2014-03-23T10:58:00Z “Here’s one,” Rubik said, retrieving it from the coffee table, then fiddling with it absent-mindedly for the next hour or so as we spoke. He Invented the Rubik’s Cube. He’s Still Learning From It. 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z Part of the love of this for me is the process, so I can never stop fiddling with it. "I bake for every emotion" — Zoë François on finding connection through cake 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z Click on the magnifying glass icon to see a map of the region The old man fiddled with the keys, peered rheumily in turn at three or four, then with a grunt chose one. Gaudí's Catalan shadow: the art of Josep Maria Jujol 2013-06-03T06:00:06Z Still, Martin has her constantly running about, moving tables, jumping on those tables to declaim in court, shouting over music, fiddling with her clothing and juggling props. Review: In ‘Prima Facie,’ Jodie Comer Makes the Case 2023-04-23T04:00:00Z It felt as if the players were fiddling with a radio dial in search of a frequency on which to broadcast the music clearly. Martin Frost at the Mostly Mozart Festival 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z Since Borodin's poignant and stately notturno was still playing in his mind, and since he did not wish to repeat the farewell ceremony, he stood by the car while the chauffeur fiddled with the engine. Parisians: An Adventure History of Paris by Graham Robb 2010-04-02T23:06:00Z Much later it transpired that Taylor mangled Cher's voice by fiddling with the Auto-Tune for a joke – to the chagrin of the record label, who demanded its removal. Hey, what's that sound: Auto-Tune 2010-04-06T15:38:00Z There was an elderly, crotchety mobster fiddling with his hearing aid and snarling “Liar!” at the parade of rats assembled to convict him, among them his own cousin, also an alleged participant in the robbery. Goodfellas may have gone but the gangster films remain 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z While he's fiddling with filters, Daniel explains that Juice's policy is "ratings by day and reputation by night" but that the key is locality. A day in the life of Brighton's Juice FM 2013-05-11T04:59:00Z As far as technology, we have enough people dying on the roads from people fiddling with gadgets for their phone, GPS, music player, radio, etc. The Down Side Of Ford's Product Makeover 2011-12-21T16:47:40Z Resting their heads on each other’s shoulders gave the girl and her boyfriend an ideal vantage point to gaze lovingly at the smartphone that each was fiddling with behind the other’s back. Will the internet eat your brain? 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z Such fiddling with policy is a good part of modern politics. The Sickness of Our Time: Is It Populism or Fascism? 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z The director was careful about fiddling with the verse, noting, “You don’t want to sing the song without the melody.” Denzel Washington, Man on Fire 2021-12-04T05:00:00Z The man with the book seems skeptical of learning, the boy fiddling with the cage wonders about the meaning of freedom. ‘Valentin de Boulogne,’ Bright Star in Caravaggio’s Orbit 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z Carey flipped her long, shiny hair, fiddled with a gold necklace, put a hand on her hip. Mariah Carey’s Rather Perfect Farewell to 2016 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z Servers may shoot their cuffs before fiddling with some small detail of the table setting, a fussiness that is not in keeping with the graceful, relaxed tone of the cooking. At Gem, a Teen Wonder Plays in the Big Leagues 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z This is the mathematical way to fiddle with the size of intervals between notes so that fixed-pitch instruments, particularly keyboards, can play in all 12 keys without retuning. What do microtones have to do with global warming? Two concerts offer an answer 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z Rep. Donna F. Edwards is stooped in a corner fiddling with the sound system. Donna Edwards wants women to follow her into politics, where she’s happy to lead He tried to be subtle himself, hiding behind sunglasses and fiddling with his iPhone. A Real-Life GIF in Central Park 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z For ages the epics have been told, retold, fiddled with. Film: India?s Epic Poems, Resonating in Modern Lives 2010-07-04T05:11:00Z For the scene depicting a present-day economic forum, Mr. Norris updated references, mentioning Brexit and protectionist policies, but saw no need to fiddle with the punch lines. A Political Satire on Stage, and Not About Trump 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z Mr. Gries fiddled with a laptop until it displayed a screen of exploding planets and played “Fanfare for the Common Man.” Dance Review: Under the Milky Way, in Suspended Reality 2011-06-06T21:37:28Z More than an hour later, he heard another Marine fiddling with the outside latch. Life and death in the US Marines 2014-05-24T04:00:00Z As Marzullo fiddles with the cockroach, he notices a family of three sitting at the table next to us. Science-fiction turns real: Genetically engineering animals for war 2013-03-23T19:00:00Z A dress rehearsal is the last chance to correct musical details and fiddle with staging. In Santa Fe, an Early Look at a New Opera 2010-07-23T19:50:00Z There are running lists of stories he kept fiddling with, including one with his own evaluations: “Tour de force,” “Pretty good,” “Maybe good.” Review: Hemingway, Man of Few Words and Many Mementos, at the Morgan 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z She fiddles with her hair as she speaks, unconsciously illustrating what she's saying. Sally Hawkins: 'You think adulthood will hit and you'll suddenly be capable' 2011-03-13T00:05:19Z There's another Tap moment when Rossi fiddles with Lancaster's nether regions to rescue a guitar lead that has become unplugged. Status Quo – review 2013-03-14T17:48:46Z Go into the past and you'll find many big celebrity books that made oodles of cash vanish like a seaside magician fiddling with a publisher's gold watch. Forget Pippa Middleton's party pooper. Not all celebrity books are a bum deal 2012-11-15T11:45:50Z Tarantino – who is notoriously opposed to fiddling with his films and maintains final-cut rights in his contracts – does not plan to co-operate with Chinese authorities, the Reporter said. Quentin Tarantino won't censor Once Upon a Time in Hollywood for China – report 2019-10-19T04:00:00Z Most of the time, her soft and stretchy voice is spread atop oozing, shimmery production, and manipulated by machines; it’s a toy to be fiddled with and molded. Review: Dej Loaf Releases ‘#AndSeeThatsTheThing’ 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z “When you’re in transition, there’s a sense that life lives you,” he said, fiddling with an elastic bracelet that he wore to keep his room key attached around his wrist. David Milch Still Has Stories to Tell 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z Mr. Strong, a pianist, was being managed by Mr. Gordy when, in a recording studio in Detroit, he began fiddling with a riff that was an imitation of one of his favorite artists. Barrett Strong, Whose ‘Money’ Helped Launch Motown, Dies at 81 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z Me: Okay, I spent five minutes ineptly fiddling with keywords and couldn’t find it. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: Is he as tech-savvy as he thinks he is? 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z Performances, they said, were like a victory lap after years of fiddling with songs, despite critics who argue that E.D.M. performers do little more live than twist a few knobs. The D.J. Maestros Axwell and Ingrosso Aim to Shake the Rafters 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z It’s normal, Teddy said, to spend 10 minutes fiddling with add-on ingredients to get it exactly right. Street food isn’t as scary on a guided food tour in Hanoi 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z In June he screened the “locked” picture for the first time — “locked” meaning he wasn’t supposed to fiddle with the running time, which he’d trimmed from 120 to 98 minutes. Whit Stillman and the Song of the Preppy 2012-03-18T05:30:57Z Two bored salesfolk fiddle with their phones in the back, the entire tableau resembling a lost work by Samuel Beckett. How do we feel about the mall these days? 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z Outside, he fiddles with the window of the Lamborghini and high-fives a few of the teenage extras, before bounding away to the set. Bieber fever 2010-04-03T23:05:00Z Now it seems we are all content to dismiss the beauty around us in favour of fiddling with filters. Is Instagram changing the way we design the world? 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z Many opera directors are eager to take the next step and fiddle with words and music. Some Ground Rules for Revising Operas and Musicals 2012-03-11T05:41:51Z There are stories of violence against women; of old men fiddling with young men in movie theaters. A Late-Night Radio Drama, With Hints of the Internet to Come 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z While James fiddles with straps and binoculars and observes the fluffy CGI clouds, Amelia rouges her cheeks and feistily responds to James’ witticisms. Amazon’s gorgeous hot-air balloon movie “The Aeronauts” has lofty goals but is afraid of heights 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z When some fans asked if he could simply turn them off so they could listen, he fiddled with his phone between songs, happy to make the surreal experience a little less invasive. How Blake Mills became good at everything 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z But considering the chance to fiddle with the original story and the relatively untapped field of TV werewolves, Teen Wolf feels like a missed opportunity to put the channel's original stamp on a popular genre. Teen Wolf 2011-06-03T15:35:00Z On the other side, in the recording booth, sound engineers surrounded by a grid of knobs and switches fiddle with microphone levels, change tone quality and account for reverb. Seattle makes beautiful music ? for films and videogames 2012-05-02T22:20:06Z Mr. Stiefel, who cultivates a wry, even dandyish attitude, occasionally fiddled with his handlebar mustache. Taking Flight: Julie Kent at Washington Ballet 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z Verdi composed the work for the Paris opera in 1867 and fiddled with it for 20 years. The Met's Don Carlo: Verdi's Masterpiece, for Everyone 2010-12-10T21:50:00Z It was my form of protest: "Stop fiddling with my music!" How we made: Richard Branson and Mike Oldfield on Tubular Bells 2013-05-20T16:44:32Z Make sure you’re not the one causing problems by staying as alert as possible yourself, rather than fiddling with a cellphone or drink. E-bike etiquette: Respect the rules of the road (and trail) with these tips 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z He fiddled with a perfect replica of Justice Scalia’s glasses, which would need adjusting to make them fit. ‘The Originalist,’ a New Play About Justice Antonin Scalia by John Strand 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z Especially in Dubai, women are constantly buying and fiddling with makeup. Beauty Blogging in Dubai 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z In late April, heading to the clinic, he slept in the passenger seat as I fiddled with the radio. Modern Love: A Lost Child, but Not Mine 2011-07-28T22:12:45Z Sunil is in the waiting room fiddling with a radio, trying to get BBC International for news about a monsoon that has been raging for days in the village where his parents were raised. "In Treatment" recap: Frances reads her test results 2010-11-23T13:30:00Z He fiddles with the sounds of brain waves. Charles Curtis plays Alvin Lucier and Eliane Radique 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z Ms. Blodgett fiddled with the formula, tweaked the colors and settled on four hues. Move Over, Est?e Lauder 2011-06-10T20:07:05Z Please remain seated and don’t fiddle with technology in the rapids. A river guide lays out the dos and don’ts of rafting etiquette 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z But in the same way that hip-hop is able to manifest its politics without overtness, much of the music Ms. Monáe has been fiddling with is also comfortably next-wave without advertising itself as such. Janelle Monáe, and Other Wondaland Artists, Step Back in Time at the Highline Ballroom 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z He not only played but also perfected the instrument, designing his own signature model, the Emmons Guitar, and continuing to fiddle with the mechanisms through his Emmons Guitar Company. Buddy Emmons, Virtuoso of the Steel Guitar, Dies at 78 2015-08-01T04:00:00Z “The people familiar with the works found it more distracting and didn’t want to be fiddling with the devices.” Download latest app before the symphony Each party gropes for advantage by fiddling with the franchise. Why the Right to Vote Is Not a Right 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z I think it was probably three, four months into his presidency when I started fiddling with this. Dave Eggers on Trump and the perception of truth in unscripted lies 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z On the seemingly insurmountable walk back to my car, I fiddle with the zippers of my flight suit, running their teeth through my fingers like rosary beads. Space tourism will surely be a blast, but can it also improve life on Earth? 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z The oldest, fiddling with a radio, finds some music and suddenly a bit of magic enters the room. Beauty, magic and sibling love — in three new books for young readers 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z Mahler began sketching this symphony in 1885, when he was 25, and he fiddled with it up to 1906, five years before his death. A hero's welcome for Esa-Pekka Salonen at Disney Hall 2016-01-31T05:00:00Z My sister, fiddling with a camera, nodded to her. Chasing the Northern Lights in Alaska 2014-01-03T19:30:21Z He grew up fiddling with his brother's guitar as much as he dabbled in acting, but followed his father Lloyd's path to Hollywood. Jeff Bridges sings 'Crazy Heart' songs at Ste. Michelle 2011-08-25T21:11:57Z What drove his anxiety about the list and his fiddling with it the way he did? ArtsBeat: Q. and A.: Author Rebecca Stott on 'Darwin's Ghosts' 2012-08-08T16:44:34Z Lagasse included many of De Costa's recipes in his cookbooks, although she was never afraid to scold him for fiddling with her ingredients. Woman who taught Emeril how to cook dies at age 79 2011-09-27T16:28:13Z Kushner sips a cup of tea while Sturgeon fiddles with a paperclip. Rachel Kushner meets Nicola Sturgeon: ‘I'm so glad I'm a novelist and not a politician’ 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z They are a group of amateurs centered around a guy named Brian Turner, a computer consultant who spends his weekends fiddling with power beaming. ArtsBeat: Amateur Hour: Jack Hitt Talks About an American Tradition 2012-05-16T19:53:00Z When this happens, I quickly email the list to my editor so that I can’t fiddle with it anymore. Music Monday: The Making of TIME?s Top 10 Albums and Songs of the Year 2011-11-28T09:55:44Z Still, the magpie score amusingly flits around various pop styles, as if Mr. Sullivan was fiddling with the dial on a vintage AM radio. Review: New York Musical Festival Is a Smorgasbord 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z “What do you mean, ‘fair’?” he asked, as he fiddled with an attachment for his hose. Creative Time Sand Castle Competition for Artists 2012-08-19T22:30:09Z So I just kept fiddling with ways to tell a larger story and capture the cartoonish madness and the loss of all moral compass and sanity. Dave Eggers on Trump and the perception of truth in unscripted lies 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z Oh, Venus’s stuff is going to be fabulous,” Kaya says as she fiddles with the zipper while Hinyard riffles through the clothes rack and examines a satin shirt. The Buy Nothing movement: Give up your stuff and pick up some friends 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z He’s a Delos lab rat, who gets his kicks from fiddling with robotic bird DNA. Westworld recap: episode six – Maeve and Felix sitting in a tree, E.D.I.T.I.N.G 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z They fiddled with their phones or flipped awkwardly through the fashion magazines piled on end tables. Perspective | It can be awkward for men to speak out on abortion rights. But we need them to try. 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z Not because of the political tinderbox, but because we can’t stop fiddling with the matches. Son of Saul's László Nemes: 'Our civilisation is preparing for its own destruction' 2019-05-10T04:00:00Z She traces this passion to a formative moment in her childhood when she fixed her broken cassette player by fiddling with the gear train. Women Who Hunt, Organ Transplants and 50 Years of the Endangered Species Act 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z The valet might fiddle with all your presets, move your seat or adjust your mirrors. Valet is the pinnacle of aspirational L.A. living 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z Although tinkering with the targets has been key, fiddling with NIF’s lasers, which are based on 1990s technology, has helped, too. Laser-fusion experiment squeezes out even more energy 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z Many hold a fan-like spread of cards in one hand, and a few fiddle with reading glasses in the other. The centuries-old card game of bridge offers a sharp contrast to esports at the Asian Games 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z “Kids, where we are securing you, please don’t fiddle with it,” he told them before soaring back across the valley with the three in tow. Pakistan rescuers feared the worst as they raced to save children in cable car 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z Prosecutors investigating potential shadiness relating to Trump's team making efforts to fiddle with the 2020 election results in Georgia have gained access to text messages and emails proving that to be the case. Prosecutors have messages linking Trump's team to Georgia voting system breach 2023-08-13T04:00:00Z Mariners pitching coach Pete Woodworth, fiddling with a football in his right hand, knelt and leaned forward on his outstretched left leg. Bryce Miller’s ‘eye-opening’ start helps quiet Mariners’ rotation questions 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z We should know soon enough how much Riley plans to fiddle with his front in fall camp. Five questions facing USC entering preseason football camp 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z The history of television began long before millions of people gathered in front of their black-and-white sets and fiddled with the antenna and horizontal hold to watch Lucy, Uncle Miltie and Howdy Doodie. This Ohio museum shows that TV is older than you might think 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z Lawmakers insist that countries must accept mandatory refugee quotas, which could torpedo the plan, and the leaders might complicate matters irretrievably if they fiddle with what’s already been agreed on. New migrant tragedy at sea changes little as EU leaders forge ahead with tougher borders plans 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z Details of how this was done are said to include fiddling with other guests' bills - or simply swapping one for the other. Roseate House: India man 'cons' posh Delhi hotel for two-year free stay 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z “She supported us here and helped in any way she could,” Rodriguez said while fiddling with the chain on her glasses. Column: Laughter and tears as family and friends remember Gloria Molina one last time 2023-05-28T04:00:00Z He fiddled with his phone, showed no interest in his hosts and escaped as quickly as possible. Why Ron DeSantis Is Limping to the Starting Line 2023-05-13T04:00:00Z A few eagle-eyed social media users saw Queen Camilla checking her watch during his two numbers, but she could easily have been fiddling with one of those light up bracelets. Coronation concert: Five of the best moments - from Kermit to Katy Perry 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z I mean, how much time does the average person want to spend fiddling with their algorithms? Bluesky Has the Juice, A.I. Jobs Apocalypse and Hard Questions 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z In the back, John Holcombe fiddled with his computer, monitoring the church services’ various live streams online, smiling as Evelyn rushed by him with three other girls. Sutherland Springs survivors haunted by an AR-15's carnage, trauma The 6-foot-10 American sensed the opportunity lost, sitting for a few moments and fiddling with the strings on his racket. Wu Yibing tops Isner, is 1st from China with ATP Tour title 2023-02-12T05:00:00Z Nearby, Ph.D. student Matthew Stromberg, an avid angler and tinkerer, fiddled with the controls of a purification chamber, a shoulder-height blue metal tank. Oceans away: Is raising salmon on land the next big thing in farming fish? 2023-02-09T05:00:00Z Consider one implication you might draw from a lab leak: We need less science, especially of the sort that fiddles with dangerous viruses. Opinion | Let’s leave the covid origin mystery to scientists 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z Support staff popped in and out of cubicles to help singers fiddle with their equipment. Will the Metaverse Be Entertaining? Ask South Korea. 2023-01-29T05:00:00Z “I’m like, he’s not even in front of you, and you’re fiddling with the computer screens, just trying to take the order properly. You don’t want to mess this order up!” Biden calls in Ghostburger order, leaves employee speechless 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z Both owning and renting are good answers to different problems — unfortunately, neither can solve the larger problems we keep hoping to fix by fiddling with the housing market. Opinion | Sometimes homeownership does make better sense than renting 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z The Post reported that Aviles was found fiddling with the “Raging Bull” star’s iPad and grabbing Christmas gifts around the tree. Woman arrested while trying to burglarize Robert De Niro's home, NYPD says 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z The translator, who is from the northern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv with the call sign Popov, fiddled with the Starlink’s concave, rectangular dish. The Infrared Hunt for Russian Troops in the Battle for Bakhmut 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z I couldn’t possibly predict, any more than the 18th-century scholars fiddling with Leyden jars could have foretold ice cream cakes and social media influencers. Opinion | Historic advance in nuclear fusion is truly something to celebrate 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z |
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