Translated, it might read something like this: "The first one who figures out this secret message should look in the right hand pocket of my linen knickers, hanging on a hook in my room. Daddy." Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When I saw the stuff on the couch, I figured that was your bed.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

They looked at half a glass of water and figured it was half full, not half empty. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

But they were important to McGarrity because he had figured them out for himself. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they brought it home, Katie examined the tree and the line between her eyes deepened as she figured something out. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He rifled through paper like a madman until he had found the crucial figure. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Charleton’s example is a figure walking towards us from a distance: at a certain point it becomes obvious that it is Plato. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I listened in as they discussed their thoughts and tried to figure out what life-threatening activities the Ku Klux Klan might have planned for that night or the next in our neighborhood. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Like McCandless, figures of male authority aroused in me a confusing medley of corked fury and hunger to please. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now, what’s a “play-pretty”? As if it’s not hard enough figuring out real stuff, I have to figure out the meanings of made-up words! Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Anyway, I was sitting here staring at Eddie’s letter, trying to figure out what it might say. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

And since I know for a fact that I didn’t do anything to him to be mad about, I figured Summer could tell me what’s up. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I gave up on figuring out why a long time ago. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“So you want to hang out here and watch a movie or something? We could go out, too. I figured keep it low-key?” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The light snapped off, and I blinked away the blindness until I saw three figures, each wearing jeans, a T-shirt, and a mask with two circular filters. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

And in an instant the slave appeared leading by the hand a square, rather tall figure, clothed in clean blue cotton coat and trousers. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

He is alone in his room, playing the same tune over and over again on an acoustic guitar, trying to figure out what it means. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“I figured, why shouldn’t I be trying different things? I do multiple things all the time.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Exactly what happened next, or why it happened, nobody—least of all Nick Rael—ever managed to figure out. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like two figures in the medieval Morality play. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She only knew they were coming for her, and she only had seconds to figure out a plan. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t figure out what went on at the Green Lantern, and Mom refused to discuss it. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a minivan in front of us, with a little stick figure family in the corner of the rear windshield. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Kids were dropping books onto the floor, scraping desk chairs back, but I couldn’t figure where this feeling was coming from. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

And with a sound like a flapping of a bird’s wing, the clay figures moved — clearing a path for Minli. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

What I didn’t figure on was Tyler, and I should have. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“You don’t dance?” he says, watching Henry, who is very visibly trying to figure out what to do with to do with his hands. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I figured we were all at risk of getting locked up. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I figured Margo would be back by Monday anyway, but even so, I felt a little pride at having been the person who stemmed the tide of lame. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

The two sat in silence until they noticed a figure emerging from the woods. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t figure out which side he was on. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I love hearing about people who figure things out for themselves. Plus, I love to think about things that no one understands. Yet.” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Also, I should figure out where I’m going to sleep tonight. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I figured Prometheus was going to blast her, but he just smiled. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Like, you can figure out from half an hour of watching the news that there’s more opportunity for white people. And for people who speak English.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Its massive arm stretched toward the prone figures, and I felt my heart drop. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Ampai hadn't told them what the orbs were for, but they must have figured out where she was keeping them. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

As he did, a dark figure bounded past Ellidyr, who sprang to his feet, his blade unsheathed and whistling through the air. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Evan was madder than ever at her, and she couldn't figure out why. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

As a certified nursing assistant, or a CNA for short, she figured there’d never be a shortage of sick folks needing assistance. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t figure out why I was laughing. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

To his credit, Reynie recognized the names of a few places, a few mathematic principles, and one or two important historical figures, but it wouldn’t do him any good. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

If my only options are figuring out how I’m going to live on Sagan or returning to the ship...What do I have to lose? The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Dr. Janeway put me on antidepressants. They take time to work, I guess. I think she wants me to let Jesse go, but I haven’t figured out how I’m supposed to do that yet.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

So I pedal backward and practice riding no-hands, and I make big figure eights like a circus clown to keep slow pace with him as we go. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

It was in this dull puddle of yellow that we figured out we did not have a phone. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

To get a decent grade in her class, we have to figure out what he was really trying to say. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Somehow my little sister had things figured out way better than I did. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

A brown figure showed up at his right and fell away. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I figured he was getting a headache too. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I did not look back at the glittering eyes of the figures on the ledge. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

The murderous potential can become activated, especially if some disequilibrium is already present, when the victim-to-be is unconsciously perceived as a key figure in some past traumatic configuration. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

He rarely ate breakfast, but I figured he might need some extra nourishment. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m supposed to do a report on a famous historical figure. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

I figured his buddies must have been razzing him at work, maybe telling him they’d seen me out with another guy or something. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

More generally, it’s essential to keep an open mind about how to diagram a sentence rather than assuming that everything you need to know about grammar was figured out before you were born. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Before long, even the eastern schools were taking note of the Conibear stroke, trying to figure out how something so unorthodox could be so successful. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“But we still haven’t figured out the fourth clue. She loved all.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She scanned the street trying to figure out what had gotten him so worked up. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I figured a caseworker would be coming in the morning and was surprised when Simon Parker, a child protection investigator, came to the door a little while later, along with a deputy sheriff. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t have anything to do with it. And I figured it couldn’t hurt. You’re the one who said we should team up with him more often!” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Just in case, I grab an umbrella and figure the back door is my best chance of escaping unseen. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“Because I’ve felt you giving me curious looks all evening. So I figure there must be something pressing you.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I mean, I knew Coach's last name was Brody, and I figured his first name wasn't just Coach. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

There were long lines of figures, added, divided, and subtracted, and little drawings. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I guess they figured I’d get blown out anyway, so what was the point? The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She could probably have figured out the address, too, instead of looking it up in the Westingtown phone book—there it was, number four Sunrise Lane. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Doesn’t matter. I figured you were just shy or something. They should’ve introduced themselves to you anyway." The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Hollow and lifeless as a witchery clay figure. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

And then I watched inmate representatives figure out how to distribute to every inmate the “holiday cheer” they had chosen: a can of Coke and two bags of chips. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew that grown-ups never figured out such problems; they just looked at timetables. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Zeus, trying to hide his love affairs from his wife and invariably shown up, was a capital figure of fun. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Groups of figures standing with axes and lanterns. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

But then, with a very faint pop, a slim, hooded figure appeared out of thin air on the edge of the river. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

People just couldn’t quite seem to figure out how to help or what to say or what not to say, even. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

I figured if I brought some muscle as backup, Mrs. Charles would act right the next time I saw her. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“I figured my mom out, mostly,” I said. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

The damage to store windows had occurred on the march back to the church on Monday, and C.P. figured that was when something would happen this night, too. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“David, I have to go. Please, I’ll figure something out. I need you. Maybe we can come up with a way to sneak you in.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I’d figured he would tear the house apart searching for Dad, but he never even stepped inside. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Someone else drew a figure in the dust. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

I still don’t know exactly how old I am, but I figure I must be around Marina’s age. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They figured you were still here since we didn’t hear from you,” Will said, climbing out. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

He called his wife, and told her he’d had a conversation that had changed his life, and that he needed time to figure things out. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

I liked the image of Margo as a balloon, but I figured that in his urge for the poetic, the detective had seen more worry in me than the pang I’d actually felt. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

And yet those very same employees who once heaped praise on him will be too busy eulogizing some new figure to stop and examine their sense of judgement. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“You have to know. Tam Lin said you were too clever not to figure it out.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Lately, your mom and I haven’t been seeing eye to eye. But believe it or not, I know Nan pretty well. She loves you more than anything, and she’ll figure this out.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

He wanted to know what was going on, I guess, or maybe he figured Sam would be better off with female company. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

It only took me a few years to figure things out. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I figured I knew why my dogs were covered with ice. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

But between the rats and Mrs. Frisby’s front door stood a small, defiant figure. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to let them keep talking, because I figured everything they said would help me imagine Margo. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

I figured the lion had scented my pups. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I figure if I can just get there, I’ll be able to make my way to Cuba, maybe rent a boat or get a fisherman to take me. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was going to leave them on for sleeping, anyway, to avoid bug bites, and figured I could tie them again come morning. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Anya strained her ears, trying to figure out what he was saying, what part of the blessing he was on, but she couldn’t catch up before everyone else said, "Ameyn" again. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

He didn’t find it, but figured he should at least stand there for a while. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

‘You better figure out a way to stay in this program and finish strong. You hear me? Figure it out.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I figured maybe she had ended up staying in the camp longer, now that she was a counselor. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

And I had a feeling that Dad had figured it out, too. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Here. I figured it’s always handy to have a backup.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“I mean, you dress nice, and have tons of comics, and you always have homemade lunches at school. I figured your parents must care if they make those for you.” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

The flap fell, as the strange figure in cloak and hat came softly in. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. T also figured if we went out and got soaking wet first thing, we’d be miserable for the rest of the day. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

I could tell I had hit a soft spot, but I couldn't figure out how to cool the situation without seeming like I was backing down from a fight. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

I mean, he probably figured it out, what with the whole chasing-him-around-New-York thing. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“But twenty years to figure out who you are? I mean, how hard can it be?” Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

This palm trunk lay parallel to the beach, so that when Ralph sat he faced the island but to the boys was a darkish figure against the shimmer of the lagoon. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

They must’ve figured they could, because they sat back down and opened their parcel of sandwiches. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Obviously, there were teachers running around trying to figure out what was going on. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Marigold jerked her eyes from the figure across the room just long enough to glance at the book in Zane s hands. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“I mean, I don’t know how to, but maybe I can figure it out.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

From above they were thin figures in the evening. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

It depicts a sharp-toothed, hat- wearing figure who faces the viewer frontally and holds a long stick or rod vertically in each hand. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

And what he’s chiefly remembered for is a heroic attempt to domesticate the figures and tropes of classical oratory by giving them English names and English examples. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

It would be a lot easier to figure out what the hell was going on without a roomful of drunks threatening to lynch me. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I scan the walls, searching for signs of life, but I see no movement and no figures standing in darkness. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Osborne, increasingly a national figure, was appointed warden of Sing Sing on December 1, 1914. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hmm,” Hera whirled away in a huff, but I figured our lives would be safe, at least for a litde while. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I still can’t figure out if it’s bravery or cowardice to take your own life. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The figure below also shows some very simple forms of some common cadences. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

I lie down in the back of the commissary—I figure they aren’t going to pay me for the end of this shift, anyway—and grab some shut-eye. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

One guy in his bathrobe was on a cellular phone and I figured he was talking to the police. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

For now, Dusty Muleman and his gorillas wouldn’t be able to figure out what I’d been doing aboard the Coral Queen, since the only clue had gone down the toilets. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

The target was somebody’s locker, and you didn’t have to be a genius to figure out whose. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

One of the figure’s hands was reaching up, holding a ball of fire, as if it were stealing the flames from above, and the other hand projected light, like it was a film. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Lynn got better and didn’t get sick again for so long that I figured everything was fine. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

And how good I was at figuring out exactly how much food I could steal from Doone’s Market without anyone noticing. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was trying to figure out exactly how much tightness would be the right amount when Dad said, “Jeanette waited to bend for that hymnal until I was looking. She wanted me to see.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The librarian looked at me kind of funny and said she didn’t have one, so I realized I’d have to figure things out as I went along. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

April 21—I figured out a new way to set up the mixing machines in the bakery to speed up production. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“So he can find us. I figured I could pass this handkerchief and that eventually, it will get to him.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

The figures came in all sizes, from small children to full-grown adults. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I had some worries about what my mother would of thought, but I figured it wasn’t no harm in just the being there. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the distance she saw smoke rising from a farmhouse chimney, and two figures moved slowly in the empty field as if cataloguing their losses. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

If she hadn’t done what she did, I never would have figured out what Shakespeare was trying to express in Romeo and Juliet about what it means to be a human being. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Then Círdan led them to the Havens, and there was a white ship lying, and upon the quay beside a great grey horse stood a figure robed all in white awaiting them. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. It sucks, but I figured it out too late. I think I’m more of a moonlight kind of girl.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I shimmy my shoulders, clap one time, do a little two-step with my feet while still sitting on the stoop, a little dance move with my hands, and Charlise figures it out real quick. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

We figure out how to cope, how to adapt, and eventually things do get back to normal. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

According to government figures released in 1980, women earn 59 percent of what men do. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

You’d see a bunch of kids in a huddle in the hall, and you didn’t have to eavesdrop to figure out the topic of conversation. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

It took me a while in that shadowy alley to get it figured out. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The poor woman figured and figured on a way to wean Gussie. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wears a wide brim hat even though were indoors, and I figure that a place as lawless as this probably ain’t got much use for manners. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I don’t think Mom ever figured out what I was trying to say that day. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

The best Chiron could figure, she had kept aging while in tree form, but much more slowly. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Hanako’s sensei had also given her a list of math problems that she was supposed to use the abacus to figure out. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

If researchers wanted to figure out how cells behaved in a certain environment, or reacted to a specific chemical, or produced a certain protein, they turned to Henrietta’s cells. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I figured out which button opened the sunroof, and I stood up with the top half of my body sticking out of the car. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I headed north for three blocks and then I walked for what I figured to be about half a mile, but didn’t li id no Red Apple Diner. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

We may translate this to mean that he started the process of carving a statue by trying to visualize a figure in the rough, rectilinear block as it came to him from the quarry. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

The journal pages spun and coiled in the air until they formed a humanoid figure. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“I just thought,” she said, almost entirely unabashed, “that I’d have me a little drink while I was waiting, Reverend. But I didn’t figure on you catching me at it.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“I want to—” Then he finally seemed to figure out that Sal was running away from him. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

“I ain’t say you was going there. We’ll figure something out. In the meantime you can work here in the store. You been staying home at night?” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I pretend to fiddle with the tuning, but Ty figures out that I’m stalling. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

We decided to get rooms at a hotel for about a month so we can figure things out, like how to buy stocks and invest wisely. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

They hadn’t gone far past the next intersection when a familiar figure strode out of an alleyway in front of them. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

A man could sit right here and figure out when the moon would rise every night next month—or next year—or ten years from now! Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had a copy of the speech, and I figured I could read the words Princesse had written. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

She looked at me curiously, she ran her eyes over my figure. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Kyle figured that was why Mr. Lemoncello wanted them all to take a break from chasing clues and read these classic mysteries. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

“I’m trying to figure it out is all. At the moment we don’t have a chance.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I figured she would tell me the same things she always did, but I never got tired of hearing them. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

The needle stood stiff and proud at the hairline whose figure read 300,000 parsecs. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“Well I’m figuring right here and now it’s worth just about one full-blooded Khershaen pack mule ” I turned it over in my hand, pulled the pin away and let it snap back again. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Piper figured this was the most fun the satyr had had since he’d pretended to be a gym teacher at the Wilderness School. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I'd figured that, on its own, my score would mean nothing—I needed someone to compare myself with—and so Hugh came along and took the test as well. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

I’d figured I would wait until night and then sneak out, using the cover of darkness to slip past the sanctuary. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

She must have covered a thousand stems, she figured. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m trying to figure out how to lose sweaty boy, not be more connected to him. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I watched her wide full mouth sweep through her sentences like a figure touring a dark house, flipping on spots and banks of perfectly drawn light. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like in "The Adventure of the Speckled Band"? About the man who dies in his bed one night, and no one can figure it out? Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

My parents can usually figure out what I need just by listening carefully. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“Beats me,” I say, “but if the guy can fix a whole election, he’ll figure out something.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I nodded and couldn’t figure out why he started out asking what he already knew. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

JUROR: Well, if you analyze the figures . . . 10TH JUROR: What figures? Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were basically just sitting there texting, and I figured they were texting each other talking trash about it all, but when Taylor blurted, "My mother's here," I realized who they were really texting. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t until her best friend and neighbor from the Arkansas retirement complex came through that we figured out what was going on. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Across the street, in front of a school gate, two heavily dressed figures were handing out leaflets. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We wouldn’t just have to figure out where it is, but when, too?” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Dr. Z probably figured that if anyone could get Bran to talk, it would be me. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dimly on top of the high mast he could see the lonely figure of the skater. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Who sometimes knows what I’m feeling even before I do, and then helps me figure it out. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

Celia considers the twins for a moment, while Widget tries to figure out where the popcorn bag has gone and Poppet casts thoughtful glances up at the sky. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He asked the Englishman to take a look at Rantz—to talk to him, to try to figure him out, and, if possible, to fix him. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The correct answer is A. I have to confess I couldn’t figure this one out, and I’m guessing most of you couldn’t either. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Werfel figured it would take another hour or so to get out of the city. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

At that moment, however, the figure that has been approaching the Zebra Room enters my field of vision. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“And so he taught me how to make the rescue cages. For when he wasn’t around. I mean, he wasn’t even that old, but I guessed he figured, just in case.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

But Maria kept frowning at me and then she pulled out a little pad from her desk and wrote down four letters I couldn’t see but figured spelled J-O-E-Y. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I figured we’d get a little increase in altitude as a result. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The second I woke up, I knew I could figure out the bridge in “Q.U.E.E.N.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

It would take a roomful of Shakespeares to replace them with fresh figures of speech, and before long those would become cliches too. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought I’d had Ocean pretty figured out, but suddenly I wasn’t so sure. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

What if someone figured out the truth about Toby before he had a chance to explain it to Cady for himself? A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Other key figures either profited or suffered from their roles. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

“What am I going to do with you? I need to figure out what species you are. And I need to find you a bigger home.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The countryside beyond the low buildings is mostly empty: a few figures and a handful of vehicles move along a bare highway. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Light was growing, and the tall columns and carven figures beside the way went slowly by like grey ghosts. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

In less than a minute, eveiyone had seemed to figure out where they were supposed to go, except for us. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Which was all a big relief to Maniac, finding out he wasn’t really white, because the way he figured, white was about the most boring color of all. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had only ever wanted to find the Slip Kid to help myself, to figure out how to tame my abilities. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Then the figure disappears again, and the only sound is the occasional suspicious noise from the bathroom. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

The second entry was a lot easier to figure out. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“But we need to figure out things like dresses and pre-interview stuff, too.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

An early milkman saw what he thought to be black figures coming out of a barn immediately before it burst into flames. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Gathering from the slopes were tiny moving figures, now in the open, now lost in shadow. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

They figured once she got wrapped up in the pageant work, she’d forget all about the bass and the band and her journalistic aspirations. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

He was a nice guy, and his apartment was filled with books, so I figured he was interesting, too. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

“I got a couple of them after Sherm got all the boys in trouble—I figure that was David Marcel, mad about getting suspended. But they really started coming after someone posted Patrick’s selfie.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

So I figured, three minutes to catch my breath was just as good as water. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

When he had gone through about half of them, he figured it was time to tackle the encyclopedia A. Problem was, Amanda was always reading it. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He figured if Haley Daley wasted time retracing steps he and Andrew had already taken, she would find nothing new and become less of a threat. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

A figure rose from the high-backed chair that stood in front of the hearth. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The door to one of the shops he’d thought was closed had abruptly opened, and a hooded figure was peeking out of it, beckoning frantically. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Also, after seeing the room, I figured I’d give Lucas a chance to prove me wrong. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Then last Sunday, my little brother was getting confirmed at church, and we figured this one time, it would be okay for me to go.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Either have them all memorized, or be able to figure them out following the rules for triads. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Through the runnels of sweat and the sticky tufts of his own hair, he could see a figure, looking down at him from one of the top windows of the house. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t figure out what was the matter with her. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Her rotund figure dressed in hospital gown and slippers at the head of the demonstrators inspired many less committed Hayti residents to battle on. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Then you figure out how we can let them know without getting caught. I’ll bet you already have it all worked out.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because if Betsy didn’t figure out how to be cool, then we couldn’t hang out anymore. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

That is the rationale behind the American Heritage Dictionary’s Usage Panel: two hundred authors, journalists, editors, scholars, and other public figures whose writing shows that they choose their words with care. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“Well, Mr. Genius, when you figure it out call me, but I can’t sit in your little doghouse and sniff books all summer long because then I’d know I had gone insane!” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He knows he messed up—just can’t figure out exactly what went wrong with which girl. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t figured him for a deep interest in Greek cooking or French museums. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

The security door to the upstairs apartment creaked open, and a shadowy figure stepped out. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Jake grabbed a small bottle of water out of the fridge and realized that there were some things even the smartest kid in the universe couldn’t figure out. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

At first I figured my top priority was the trailer. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt guilty now, winding the soft cloth around the handgrips, so he told her what he figured she wanted to hear. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I peered inside and saw two figures in the far corner, sitting amid a bunch of stockpiled cases of ambrosia and strawberry preserves. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Late on Saturday afternoon, everyone south of us was at mass at Saint Adelbert’s—which had gone modern and figured that it didn’t need to wake parishioners up early. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

His chalk approximates the texture of flesh and captures the play of light and dark over the nude forms, giving the figure a greater sensuousness. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once she is safely out of the country, Mr. Washburn will figure out how to keep her there. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

He told me there is a right way to do something, and I needed to figure it out. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“But how can we ever figure how far west of London we are—when we’re here—and London is away off somewhere else?” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once I got my breath back, I figured he must be right. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

That’s simply the way life was, and I figured it was the same way for everybody. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

It belonged to a large Man-like, almost Troll-like, figure, at least fourteen foot high, very sturdy, with a tall head, and hardly any neck. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The strange figure was closer; it had grown into a giant! Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The firing stopped long enough for three of the figures to rush forward, screaming, “On your knees!” and “Head to the ground!” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“They're kind of laid-back about body art. I mean, I'm salutatorian, so I guess they figured I can't be a complete mess if I'm getting straight A's.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. After all this time, I want to believe there’s a reason for him to put himself in the same room as Jeffrey Richards. But I can’t figure out what.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

When I stand up again, I look for the figure I saw. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

For having to do what I have to do next, which is figure out all the ways to not be completely alone. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Of late, when h.e woke from restless dreams-in which the red woman figured disturbingly, he often did not know where he was. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Shin soon figured out that most of these men were strangers to one another. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

The moon shone brilliantly on the sodden grass, the mossy gravestones, the crumbling mausoleum, the figures in their hideous embrace between the columns. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Or I should at least figure out some sort of plan—even if it was just for the rest of today. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

He figured this was his chance to make his own set of copies of the Pentagon Papers. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

A shadowy figure was walking on the gravel road. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

I understood by now that there was no straightforward way to arrange playdates at the White House or outings for the kids, but slowly we were figuring out a system. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The reader has to scan the sentence several times to figure out which of two meanings the writer intended, or worse, she may come away with the wrong meaning without realizing it. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“So you figure this is a beetle, huh? If you say so, kid.” The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

Right now, I need some space to figure myself out first. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“I kind of figured that out when you threatened to lock me in the trunk,” Maya scoffed. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I've had my tantrum and now I have to figure out how to stay alive. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I knew it was you, the notes in English. Well, I figured it out after the talent show. That was the best—it’s my favorite Pixies song. I’ve wanted to say something for months.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

So I didn’t, because I figured she must have her reasons, like maybe—in my seven-year-old mind, this made sense—maybe she wanted some mud in the car for a change. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

I notice a fourth figure then, lurking in the shadows behind the legionnaires, his skin and hair as white as bones bleached in the sun. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

And still the robot’s hands formed the stirrup, nor did he betray the slightest atom of surprise at the grotesque figure into which Powell had been converted. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

The cloaked figure reached the unicorn, lowered its head over the wound in the animal’s side, and began to drink its blood. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

I spot blue-checkered pajamas under Imam Malik’s brown leather jacket and figure that he rushed out of his house as soon as he heard what had happened. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

As Taran reached the dwarf’s side, the portal opened wide enough for him to glimpse a figure behind it. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

He was hard as a rock and it didn’t take long before the Jewish congregations figured him out and sent him on his way, so we traveled a lot when I was a young girl. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was always a point at which a detective began to question his suspects, and she figured talking to Cook was a kind of detecting. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“I figured it would keep till next summer,” Miss Love put in real quick. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I can see it now: me holding a map, scratching my head, trying to figure out how I ended up on Venus. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was natural that she should cut a poor figure in the Iliad, where the battle of heroes is the theme. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why do you think, Mom? I figured the last thing you’d want to do was watch me be your weirdo daughter. Especially in front of a crowd.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Nita said that he’d even made a deal for salvage rights on the sunken Pole Star, if he could figure out a way to raise her. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

He was staring at the china figures in the centre of the table. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

“Where you have to figure a way in? Or out.” Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“I knew the handwriting in the journal looked familiar, but I couldn’t figure out where I’d seen it before.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“I figured, let my mom pry him off me. ’ Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

We will figure out how to turn off the heat soon. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

The shadowy figure of the old man appeared in the doorway, holding his unbuttoned garments about him. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

And though I had prayed and figured and thought and schemed, I could not come up with a way to make those numbers look any better. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

All the clips on my hips change my figure. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

All I want to do now is go home and figure out how to waste time until trick-or-treaters start showing up. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Over the years, I threw away any mail that came from Brandeis University, figuring they were only asking for money. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Jinjoo tried to figure out which way to go, an old man in a horse-drawn wagon appeared. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Your boss asks you to figure out for accounting reasons who, among all the physicians covered by the company, is most likely to be sued. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

A familiar figure was standing outside my door as I entered the third-floor corridor. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Tally saw them hiking through the orchids, four figures carrying hoverboards and dressed all in white. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

A shadowy figure, a shy woman, she seemed to slip behind her husband before the camera clicked, or had her face masked by a floppy hat brim. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although, this reporter has not quite figured out the strategy of members of the same household bidding against each other. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

All he could figure out was that whoever died fourth had a pretty big responsibility to the eight who were still living. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

It took another seventy cards for the conscious brain to finally figure out what was going on. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

And tonight back at Ms. Morales’s house, we’ll figure out the code behind Mom’s letter, and we’ll know how to rescue her that way, and we’ll never have to go into that secret room again. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“She asked. No, correction. She begged. She said she needed me. She was scared. And I figured that no matter what I thought about the whole thing, she is my daughter. My only daughter.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I guess we both needed an old friend to help us figure things out. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fezzik said, trying to figure it out, trying for once in his life to do something right. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Her urgent need was to figure out how to get past the nest, using its important handhold, and to the steplike rock protrusions that would be the means of her final ascent to the top. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I’m now so desperate to lay eyes on her that I find myself trying to figure out ways of peeking into the window without getting caught. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

With me as the worried mother figure who consoled him over bad breakups, and him as the sensitive kid who listened and supported me through my meltdowns. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

The garden was in a strange location, and I couldn’t figure out its purpose until I saw the large tombstone at its center. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He saw a pudgy figure hurrying to meet them. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t figure it’d take you this long to show up.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“And Arthur. And Mrs. Dudley. I hope he doesn’t reduce us all to figures on a graph.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Knowing Bobby’s penchant for noncooperation with authority figures, he might well have been incarcerated more for his attitude than anything else. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He figured he had something else working in his favor: he was happy. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

All her life, she’d relied on others to make a way for her, to help her figure out her next steps. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

There was also a full forge and smelt-works that would figure prominently in any metallurgist’s daydreams. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I’m just trying to figure out where Carl went last night. Where he fished. Who maybe saw him or talked to him last. That kind of thing, Marty.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Just fine,” said the man, who Fred now figured was the boy’s father. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He couldn't figure out why X-Ray snapped at him. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t figured out where in the house to hide it where my mother couldn’t find it, so I kept it jammed in my pockets. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

“But until we figure it out, I suggest we all try to avoid getting captured.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Long nights staying up late figuring out new ways to channel spirits together. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

In later works Archimedes figured out the volumes of parabolas and circles, rotated around a line, which any math student knows are early homework problems in a calculus course. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Somehow, in its silent, dormant stage, this living being was slowly and miraculously turning itself into a butterfly, though she had yet to figure out the exact moment of transformation. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“And I think I just figured out the last line.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Staying dry in the pouring rain is one of those cat tricks I’ll never figure out. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I answered, “So you figured it would be better if I just hated myself?” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one else seemed too upset, but my mind was going a million miles a minute trying to figure out how I could get back to school as quickly as possible. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

His head was bowed over two clay figures in his hand, so that the most that Minli saw of him was the top of his head. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Then she saw it, a dark figure standing on the pier, awaiting her return. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

A boat motored quietly down the river, the people on it dark figures. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the first coming of the dawn the horrid figures melted in the whirling mist and snow; the wreaths of transparent gloom moved away towards the castle, and were lost. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

The key tightened a spring connected to a series of gears that extended down into the base of the figure. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t figure out even the littlest reason to paint a picture like that. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just coming over the slope of the hill were three dark figures. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

They saw no movement and figured the job was done. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Like I’d figured, it had taken her and Lisbeth till dark to get the wood dragged up and the fire to going around the dead cow. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frozen like a deer as the slim figure walks slowly toward me. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

But they were the only figures to be seen. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Then you figure how much less forty-four is than fifty. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now, if I were back in Chicago, I’d just stuff a pillow over my head to block out the noise, figuring it was a neighbor. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Our caseworkers tried to figure out what kinds of foods we liked, but communication was difficult. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Since the children had been present at the fumigation, Úrsula figured that Fernanda had put the ring in the only place where they could not reach it: the shelf. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t know if they’ve figured out what this really is yet, and he honestly doesn’t care. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“So he could figure out that your cousin set him up?” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Even when we was at a full lunch table, nobody else ever could figure it out. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He watched the man, moving like a figure on the screen in close-up slow motion, come out of the hole and stand with his back to him, flashlight in hand. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Cobb strode on in front of him, passing a stairway that rose up too steeply, and then a library hoarding shelves of dark volumes—the arts of necromancy, Turner figured. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

It swam to the side, and then with marvellous agility a froglike figure climbed out of the water and up the bank. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I climbed out and staggered off into the bushes until I figured I was lost and nobody could find me, even if they wanted to drive a twelve-inch knife into my belly. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

He figured out how much money would be saved if they reported half of their intake. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only thing on his mind was trying to figure out how on earth he was going to come up with four thousand dollars— and fast. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I stopped trying to figure it out a long time ago. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

At first Ophie thought the question was for her, but as her eyes adjusted to the gloom of the bedroom she realized that a figure stood over Mrs. Caruthers where she lay in her bed. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“Believe me, believe me,” she said once more as her figure began to recede. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

When no one on the team brings up outer space or anything Russ said last night, I figure Coach must’ve talked to all the other team members and instructed them to stay mum. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She figured it was about three in the morning. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He figured Shady would rather know where his demon was so he could keep an eye on him. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

My black eyes have toned down, so now I just look tired, and I figure I’ll be good to go back to school next week. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t saving any money, the way I figured I would when I first got into the army, but I figured that might come later if I made sergeant. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was short and I figured she could have laid out on that backseat. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

As her eyes adjusted to the dark, she made out a small figure slumped in a chair. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I figure you know it was a demon too.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I really wasn’t in the mood to have one more adult tell me that doing nothing was the greatest thing I could do, but I figured my mom deserved an update. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“I figured Brady knew those waters as well as anybody,” Mr. Parks said. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

I stared at my chessboard, its sixty-four squares, to figure out how to undo this terrible mess. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, no. It was only a figure of speech. I’d get in trouble if she knew I was reading these,” she said. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He saw the tears and figured out a scheme immediately. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

They always ask us to play, but we can never figure out the rules. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Those came later, but for a very long time nobody could figure out how they came later. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Though quadratic equations are more complicated than linear equations, there is a simple way to figure out what the roots of a quadratic equation are. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Frodo half expected to see the small distant figure of a horseman on the ridge dark against the sky; but there was no sign of one. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know if they be serving colored here and was just trying to figure that out. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll get down on my knees and kiss your bloody feet if you can figure it out,” Newt said. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Now, look, I’m going to say his name. You don’t have to run away. We’re going to save you from the curse. We just need to figure out a way to beat... Phineas.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The rest of the kids tightened their stomachs, opened their mouths, and tried to figure out how to explain a belch. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

AIM was how I figured we’d do most of our talking tonight. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I figured it was the best offer I would get, so I stepped out from behind the school bus. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

April and Melanie just couldn’t figure out what people saw in them. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m still figuring what happened when another rock farther away shatters in a shower of dust and splintered stone. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

I’m six feet tall, almost as tall as he, and he figures the height is wasted on me since I don’t share his dreams of me going to the WNBA. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d figured out the trick of breathing in through the woolen scarf to warm the sharp air before it stabbed my lungs. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Oh, but that’s absurd. There’s no need to look a fool. With your appearance, my dear Maxim, you could get away with any costume. You don’t have to worry about your figure like poor Giles.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Larson was also, clearly, a sort of spiritual figure, and one with a head on his shoulders. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I forgot that English people rather turn up their noses at governesses and don’t treat them as we do,” said Meg, looking after the retreating figure with an annoyed expression. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I figure somebody running off wouldn’t go to the trouble to plant flowers that won’t bloom until next year. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

In the early morning light, a lone figure churned through the water of the swimming pool outside a Los Angeles apartment complex. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

"We'll need to figure out what to do next, then," I say finally. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He moved over to the window: a smallish, frail figure, the meagemess of his body merely emphasized by the blue overalls which were the uniform of the Party. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“We raised Neah Bay an hour ago. We figure the snow isn’t going to let up until tomorrow afternoon.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I had to find an approach, figure out if we could land there, figure out the performance parameters, and tell the company what we were doing. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

I tried to choose a figure that would not sound too drastic yet would necessitate my coming back to fill in the gaps. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly they turned away, and a shadowy figure slipped round the trunk of the tree and vanished. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Lee and Samuel sat at the little round table in the barroom and Samuel drew figures on the scrubbed wood with the moisture of his beer glass. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I was trying to figure out how I was going to get down the black stuff I had been handed. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh yeah? I figured you spent your day watching Lovey, trying to learn something from her!” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I studied my map of South Carolina at night when everyone was asleep, trying to figure where me and Rosaleen might head next. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I figured she’d get the hint and take off, but she didn’t. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

When, at last, I see their distant figures return, my siblings and I rush toward them. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He figures he’s got you scared and he’s gonna take a sock at you the first chance he gets.” Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was pretty worried about how she acted there, but the more I think about it, the more confident I am that Sparkle will figure things out. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t have been the only one to figure out how to dodge the sorting system—who to influence, when to lie. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The figure had been too far away to see distinctly...yet he had felt sure, for a moment, before hed lost consciousness.... Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I just drank because I figured that it was about time to stop smoking so much pot. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Everybody else had been treating him like a glass vase, but Percy . .. well, he seemed to figure that if Jason was on deck he was ready for action. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I had figured that I might as well give this new city a proper name. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

He still couldn’t figure out why his father had granted the King of Eyllwe’s request that his daughter visit their court to become better acquainted with the ways of Adarlan. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

It only took me about fifteen minutes to figure out the “rules” of the game and to sort out how the scoring system worked. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The final figure ended, and he came to me. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ahead, her lights catch the figure of a small boy. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I dare not look again at the dark figure in the shell-hole. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The consensus seems to be heading for a figure of about 13.7 billion years, but these things are notoriously difficult to measure, as we shall see further on. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

He set them on the back of a chair to dry, which, he figured, would hardly take any time in a place as hot as this. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Black smoke engulfed the figure standing before me. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I need to figure out how to get out of it. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Kelton mutters, clearly annoyed that he couldn’t figure that out himself. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

It’s easy enough to figure out: 𝝅, our distance from the sun, three hundred sixty-five days, and there you go. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

“We can figure out how to bring him down together.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Now, I figured if there was a crazy dude up there shooting at people he was liable to shoot at us instead of whoever he was mad at. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I figured he was dug in with the troops at Fort Washington, which seemed a good place, what with the strong walls and the cannons protecting it. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pauses, her eyes scrunched up as if she can’t figure out whether I’m joking or not. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Since he had started at the paper in 1910, Brougham had become something of a local legend, renowned for his uncanny ability to extract information from storied figures like Babe Ruth and Jack Dempsey. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He didn't say nothing so we figured it was all right. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

Georgie picked up a stick and began drawing little figures in the dirt. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Two tall figures were silhouetted against the starry sky on the other side of the hilltop. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Piper, that’s brilliant! If you’re right, this is great news. We just have to figure out which of us destroys Gaea.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“I figured, but you could come before...or after.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I figured I was seeing the Pink Ladies. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“No. Luke, you don’t scare me. I know you and Stan were really close and I figure you were, like, connecting on some other level or something. So somehow, somehow, without even knowing, you knew.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The stewardess marched us on over to this figure. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I figure that life will have its share of dry bread; and that when there is meat sauce on the table, I should eat it. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

As the figure on the road drew near, it took shape and grew indistinct again in the wavering heat. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Have you at least figured out what it is?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

When the last bell rang, Ryan asked permission to work on the maze at home because he still hadn’t figured out how to make the partitions stand up. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

She was walking very quickly, with her head held high and her body erect, and by the look of things I figured that Mr Coombes was in for a hard time. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Its members destroy art and literature, kill famous figures throughout history, demanding time travel cease or they will dismantle the whole of time. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

My eyes darted from tree to rock to creek to fern while I scrambled to figure out what to say next. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Well, I suppose I could figure out a way to play golf but I'm so not gonna because golf is booooring. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I’m just trying to figure out what the rope is for when the door opens one last time. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

In this casual exchange with Jackie, she was on the cusp of taking on a case that would test her willingness to push through obstacles, setbacks, authority figures. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“I’ve never quite figured out how to do that,” he says. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you remember how much Barbarossa paid us for that figure there?” he whispered to Riccio. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe their answer will be the clue I need to figure out which one of the “Fabulous Five” is writing to me. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Hang on, I’m just trying to figure out how to free you.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

He gave the hardest job, that of figuring out how to create a perfectly symmetrical explosion, to a chemistry professor named George Kistiakowsky—Kisty for short. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I figured it would be a good thing for Mr. Clifton. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

So the figure, with feet that dragged behind it, slid up the mountain. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I had no idea how I would tell my mom about this, but I’d figure that out later. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

But my ma and pa had long since figured out that I was happier on my own. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I was still trying to figure out how that popped out. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“We’ll have to try to figure some way to keep him from prowling. Everybody in the settlement will be mad at us if we don’t.” Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We just figured we’d show you how much it’s in your own best interest to do so,” said the clown. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

They were halfway across it when they found their path blocked by a hooded figure. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She is currently helping that 64-year-old swimmer, Diana Nyad, figure out how to swim from Cuba to Florida without letting the jellyfish stop her again. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Considering the guys’ recent suspicions, it did not take a genius to figure out that the purpose of the visit had to do with a certain feathered roommate. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Herbie owned no truly warm clothes because, having associated “Southwest” with “desert,” he had figured the temperature would always be hovering around eighty-five degrees. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the most part, his rages in the past have been directed at authority figures—father, brother, Army sergeant, state parole officer—and have led to violent assaultive behavior on several occasions. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

After he had washed up and eaten, Estraven sat a long time by the stove that night figuring out precisely what we had and how and when we must use it. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

For a few moments, he was a small figure in a khaki uniform and high black boots, alone in the great expanse of grass. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Maybe it would work, if I could ever figure out the right words. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The moment any authority figure challenged Cade's control over things, the game was on. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

So we sat around knocking our heads together, trying to figure out a way to get clothes. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Blaine called her and asked her to wait for him on the corner of Whitney, and soon she saw him walking towards her, a quick-moving trim figure in a gray sweater. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I tried to figure out what Mama would have to say to Peewee. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You figure because you’re from Japanese folks nobody will believe you anyway.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

When he saw the state into which I was thrown by the request, he thoughtfully added the figures himself. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could see the ribbon of crushed grass all the way back to the figure of Atlas, who looked peculiar, bent under the weight of absolutely nothing. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

I guess my father figures that nobody he knows will see him in this neighborhood. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kyle figured his competition was more into books and libraries than video games. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

I was too busy resenting Barack for managing to fit workouts into his schedule, for example, to even begin figuring out how to exercise regularly myself. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Well,” Jenna replies, digging into her pocket for the money her dad gave her, “I figure it’s my job to help it along.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

He just had to stop freaking out and figure out what to do next. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Don’t know who it was that captured me, ’cause they didn’t keep me very long, but they did things...mean, rotten things...and to this day I still can’t figure out why. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The crowd of dark-skinned figures in neatly pressed suits and church dresses had set off for the block-long federal courthouse just after dawn because Browder v. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Before the road starts carrying cars to Saturday shopping and work, I turn the key in the ignition and crank the heat up until I figure out what to tell Dad. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

My memory of the place is painted in flickering shadows and lumbering figures, a chorus of shamblers' moans ringing out in accompaniment. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

We figured that if the knights leapt out and startled it, and then immediately dove back into hiding, they would survive unscathed. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

I looked at her thinking of what I'd tried to do and of where it had gotten me, seeing her heavy, composed figure before me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

This lonely and motionless figure knew a secret which was hidden from the others. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Looking for the streaks in the water, trying to figure where a fish will come up, hoping it will be close enough to hit. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Here the breeze was fitful and allowed the strings of the parachute to tangle and festoon; and the figure sat, its helmeted head between its knees, held by a complication of lines. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I called out to the figure striding purposefully ahead of me. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

The shrouded figure was as long and thin as it had been in life. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“If we could just figure out what Mr. Benedict...” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Or Jacey Halloran, who had already discovered an uncharted galaxy, but still couldn’t figure out how to open a combination lock. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

A few benches ran along the walls, above which were vivid colors depicting colossal figures of workers carrying streaming banners. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d told Mom to pick me up at six, and while I figured she was either in the mall or in the parking lot, I still wanted the next two hours to myself. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Since there seems to be an absence of men in some of the kids’ families, many of them look up to him as an adopted father figure. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I’m more worried about figuring what I want to do if I live. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He fastened it around his neck again and wrapped the cloth around his hips the best way he could figure. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Now she just had to figure out what to do about it, and talking to Keeper was step number one. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I figured that I would be telling Bran about my conversation with Morris and how Morris had admitted that Branwell had seen him in the bathroom that day. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I figured a cold one was better than none at all. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

And so it becomes possible to figure things out. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I flee to where I left Chou and Pithy, and see their figures running toward me, axes over their shoulders, faces full of worry and fear. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

So, I just figured the best thing was to stay put. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He whimpered a quick prayer, then sat there still as a statue until he figured the danger had passed. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

The dispersed figures had come together on the sand and were a dense black mass that revolved. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“We’ll figure something out,” he said, pulling the sled to the curb. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

I want to start over, so I can figure out who I really am and where I fit into the world. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Into my restless sleep a figure in white intrudes. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I figured if somebody lit a match next to her, she’d be in serious trouble. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Something was bothering him; he couldn’t figure out what it was. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

He was such a noisy pest that I always figured he’d scare off the game. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only it was kind of hard to figure out why. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“There’s only this one church in Phippsburg, Turner. Doesn’t take a whole lot to figure out where you’d be. You know why I came?” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

We had seen television before, but this was the first time we were captivated by the figures on the screen. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I figured my mom was going to have enough shocks to deal with, so I should spare her this one if I could. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

At lunch, when Link said he was Jewish, I figured he was just being dramatic about how anti-swastika he was. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

“I remember now. He said he still needed to check some figures. And...He said he was going to write about Dust as well. That’s it.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

She’ll ask a question she knows is hard to answer, and the air is filled with nothing but her waiting and smiling while you try to figure out what to say. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

And the thought popped into his mind again, like it did when he sat in the pastor’s office and figured things out with the Rubik’s Cube. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

I figured there was a bad wreck somewhere on the highway. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

She enjoyed her new buxom figure but fretted about the consequences. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

There are four figures in the painting, but the most prominent are these two men standing together. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I thought I had finally figured this game out. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“Work on figuring it out. I think it’ll give you more answers than you realize.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The figure is barely painted, all in one color, a light ecru. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

And I probably won’t live long enough to figure it out. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Except I couldn’t figure out who was a criminal here and why anybody needed a alias. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

The figure of Saint Francis shifted to that of Tam Lin. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

What if she had somehow figured out that he had come back to Chattana? A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Just then a hairy, twiggy figure burst from the scrub. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

When he raised his eyes and saw the small figure next to the clock tower, he realized right away that it was Lina. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I figured he stayed up nights polishing it with his undershirts. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He realized now that the shout had been merely a summons to someone named Nebre, for a gangling figure was hurrying toward them from another part of the shop. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

“I need to fill the kettle. I figure it’ll take three or four buckets.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I figured they weren’t likely to shoot me. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, across the way, I saw a figure standing in the shadow of an overhanging building. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Alex looked at the figures, writhing in agony on the canvas. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

I want to play How Would You Rather Die? instead of figuring out how to live. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

The sand, trembling beneath the heat haze, concealed many figures in its miles of length; boys were making their way toward the platform through the hot, dumb sand. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

This shop was a great hall and the ceiling was set about with gilt and upon the walls there were scrolls hung made of white silk and painted with the figures of women. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

“When I couldn’t find my parents, I headed for home. I figure home is our meeting place.” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

“I do hope it is your many beauties that are the cause of Hamlet’s wildness,” she said, appraising my dress and figure with an approving smile. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The Rad Lab returned to the days of cut-and-try; any configuration that produced a stronger or sharper beam was incorporated into the standard, even if the experimenters could not figure out why it worked. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

There’s no way Mister Brother hasn’t figured out we aren’t from here, no matter how hard Zohra tries to hide it. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

After all, Mr. Mwila spoke of more activities than football, and Frieda must have figured out how a list of activities made one subject. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

In the Sanchez house, a lone figure has walked in and sits at the kitchen table. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Plenty of time to figure out how to return the briefcase. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I blinked at her, trying to figure out if she might have a point. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hold myself as still as a statue and wait to see if they will figure out that the footprints lead to a boy hiding on the fire escape. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Then all the lights found the crouched figure. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

And scientists won’t just accept things—they always have to try to figure them out. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

She tried to thank me, but the affliction pulled at her mouth and made it hard to figure her words. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Papa’s dark figure, blurred by sheets of rain, came into focus as he got closer. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

A figure leaned in to whisper into her ear. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

The figure turned towards the window, and a wave of fear washed over Joseph. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I wonder how long they stayed in the airport trying to figure out what to do. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I called, and the three figures drew closer. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked up and figured that the door was six feet tall, and the hut was twelve feet tall at its highest point. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Would they figure the cereal was Palmer’s, for snacking? Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

And if she was by herself she counted or figured with numbers. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Before I could figure out what to tell him, I ran into Rachel, who’d stopped in front of me. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I know there are many others like me, who are trying to figure out where they belong, make sense of our complicated and wonderful world, and get other people to care. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“I know! Sorry! I was just so focused on nudging him in the right direction. I thought you’d figure it out!” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

She figured they could lose him in the forest somehow. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I get the sense that he has finally figured out a way to keep himself entertained and I am it. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

But as Bunderson thought through the possibilities, he figured there were some very good ways around that ever happening. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Well,” Tommie said, “I was just trying to figure out what occasion, exactly, Henry had in mind.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

And I figured I should probably be pretty proud of myself too, because Betsy and I had studied really hard, and I knew that was why I did so well—the studying. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Before I can figure out what I’m going to do, Bernard is standing there looking down at me. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Curly figured there was no possible way that the .38 could turn up so far from the trailer, unless an exceptionally large owl had picked it up and carried it there. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You got to figure a way to become basketball captain.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

But Hamilton had run that way and I figured the police would be milling around out there. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

“All over the world there are Einsteins and Galileos. They’re figuring things out.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t have been much more than six when Mrs. V figured out what I needed. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

And I was trying to figure out whether or not I’d counted Arabia when it suddenly hit me that I hadn’t seen Father for a long, long time. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Starts with an I and ends kind of like Santa Claus, so I figure it’s Eye-o-laus. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Twig and I are working together,” I explained, even though I think he’d already figured that out. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Except the part about the armpits. This man’s too delicate a constitution to be sniffing at his armpits. But all the rest I figure is right on the money.” Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

There were a few shadowy figures, as usual, under the overhanging roof, but the Square itself was empty. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

In this swarm of cigarettes and dark sophistication they appeared here and there like figures from an allegory, or long-dead celebrants from some forgotten garden party. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

It took me a few seconds to figure out the focus, but then I could see a man sitting at his desk, writing something. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Gimli gazed with wide eyes for a while, as step by step the figure drew nearer. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

On the other side of me, a figure swaddled in a blanket slept soundly in a chair that looked like it had been designed by a torture expert. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

A figure scurried past me, carrying a large plank of wood. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

The computer has detailed maps, so I figured I could navigate by landmarks. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

With the boats still a hundred yards out from shore, Cole recognized Garvey’s stocky bulldog figure at the helm inside the cabin. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“We might need your help to figure those out too. Personally, I doubt it. But my superiors feel differently. Regardless, you don’t really have a choice at this point, do you?” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I thought, “If only I could see her maybe I could figure out some way I could help.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But I’m guessing you already figured that out. It ain’t hard to tell.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

For the game pieces, I used a bunch of old action figures I had found in the after-school toy basket. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I figured I’d walk Penelope out to the parking lot, where her dad was waiting in his car. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

In the deep shade, at the farther end of the room, a figure ran backwards and forwards. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Great, okay. I can’t understand you. And that’s a small problem. But we’ll figure out a way to communicate, okay? Nod at me if you understand what I’m saying. Like this.” Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Then I knew that even though nobody in the world figured that old car had any good purpose, Ob knew there was some real reason to let it sit. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Well then, I’ll just have to figure out a way to get you alone—really alone.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I didn’t figure that was because we were the most popular. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

She figured she’d have to spend the best years of her womanhood hunting up people to tell them that they were right and to thank them. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Dubonnet, you’re smart too,” I said in an attempt to figure out why everybody lately seemed to want me out of town. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

It didn’t take no whole lot to figure she was crying cause her mother was sick, but I asked her anyway. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

They agreed that there was a great deal to be figured out in the world. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

I can’t figure what to do about it, so I climb in the boat and pull up the floorboards and look at it from that side. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I figured she was going to tell me a story about some lady in her knitting group or something, but she said, “I found that note.” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

The changing winds of various altitudes took the figure where they would. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

But Ekon ignored them, searching until he found a figure sitting on a stone bench in the garden’s center. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

War-sick men streamed from the walls, sticks raised, converging on a figure down on the field. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

At the very least, I figured, I should come into their camp by the main track, so they didn't think I was spying on them. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

The metaphor, the most common figure of speech, lets us use one image—any image we want!—to conjure up another. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

That’s when I figured out the key to Capricorn’s heart, so I could do what needed to be done for his own good. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Ho Chi Minh, a frail figure in his mid-fifties, with a wispy gray goatee, stepped toward the microphone. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“It’s all about gravity,” I say, because I figure a levitation trick would definitely have something to do with gravity. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

The white stick figure on the crosswalk sign tells us to cross. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I sized him up and figured I could take him. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I figured she must have noticed what we were doing because she did things very slowly, giving us time to follow. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

I say, “I don’t tell about it. I figured out that nobody really gets that.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

I figured he looked good, so I said something dumb, like, "You look good." How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“But I also figured you didn’t want to talk about it.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Dust and bits of dead grass flew everywhere and until I figured out the steering, the mailbox, my mother’s flowers near the front step and a small bush were in danger. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

And then they could figure out what to do, how to get justice for Moss. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He was itching to figure out the code himself, but he decided Minho and Newt were right. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Then looked down the block both ways, like she was trying to figure out where she was. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

But I figured I’d just look like a terrified idiot having an arm seizure. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

She was one of those figures that had leaned out from the front of a ship in olden times, so old she could have been on the Santa Maria with Columbus for all I knew. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can hear them laughing by my locker, though, and can’t figure out why they think they can get to me with my mom. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Baker figured that since I was leaving early, I should do the whole day’s work in the morning. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“You have to figure that out on your own.” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately the goddess sent another blessing, too—a gentle rain of gluten-free R.O.F.L. cupcake simulations, which Percy figured would either make cleaning up harder, or rebuilding easier. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“It’s learning what others have discovered about the world, and then—when you bump up against a question that no one has ever answered before—figuring out how to get the answer you need.” The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“The doors open in less than two hours. Then we only have two more hours to figure everything out.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

The leading figures in this revolution were men with Greek names, largely unfamiliar to us today, but the truest pioneers in the development of our civilization and our humanity. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad hurried around to the back of the car and spent a few minutes trying to figure out how to fold the wheelchair to get it inside. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

She had a big science exam in a few days; she figured she might as well get some studying done. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He keeps working on perfecting the human figure using all these media and opaque white paint. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Then there was a splash and a figure. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We need to figure things out. That weird note you had about being the last person to ever come here, your coma, the fact you can talk to me telepathically. Any ideas?” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I figured weekends had to be a common bond. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

People were slow to piece it all together—or, at least, they had figured out the right way to keep us in the dark long after kids started dying. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

It was another meaningless figure, to three decimal places. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

One pale, plump figure waited in front of the open gate, and she smiled up at him as he came towards her, and there were tears in her eyes in the moonlight. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

I tried to figure the whos and the whys of the matter, but my own name escaped me, and I knew only the pain in my head and the iron taste of lost teeth. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just watching made me realize how hungry I was, and I figured if no one else was worried about colored or white, I wouldn't either. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m not very good with directions, but I think I can probably figure it out without a map. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“What you’ve figured out so far seems right to me,” she said. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I figured maybe it was global warming or something, because the weather all across New York state had been weird since Christmas. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Out in the hall, I could hear Smell Factor playing action figures. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

On its top stood the figure of a man. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I needed time to figure it out. It takes a while, you know? You don’t just wake up one day and know,” I say. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

He figured it was really "Will-Low," which might have been gang slang. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

I asked Joel how much food Polyface produces in a season, and he rattled off the following figures: It was hard to believe they got that much food from one hundred acres of grass. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“When I checked that one table of Maskelyne’s, I worked every figure three times, just to be sure I was right!” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

At noon we were stuck in a muddy road about, as nearly as we could figure, ten kilometres from Udine. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

It has always struck me that were newspapers better able to see the virtue of this figure, they’d be readier to print apologies. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

A figure emerged from the swimming hole as if rising on an elevator. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The grownups would come running and I would stare at them, as though they were figures out of my nightmare, then go back to sleep. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, you can stay here till you figure out what to do. We can’t have you living on the side of the road,” said August. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s like I wrote to Charlie. This world is surely a puzzle. I wonder how old I’ll be before I get it all figured out.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

He saw four figures pass through four doors and heard the turning of four locks and the shooting of four bolts. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

Paul told the leadership to allow Wells-Barnett to join the parade, thinking she could figure out a solution when the time came. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

The light filtering in from above shifts again, and the figure quavers as though she were watching through a heat haze, though Mr. A. H— remains comparatively crisp and clear. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He just couldn’t figure out if he meant current him or TimeStar him. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I could not imagine this figure of my dreams in school. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I figured they knew they had lost the fight. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked at Deza Malone and figured I’d never see her again in my life so I kept shooting off my mouth. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

“They’re written in language long forgotten. But as you are very young, your constellation should be easy enough to figure out.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Jesse followed still trying to figure out why two grown people and a smart girl like Leslie wanted to leave a comfortable life in the suburbs for a place like this. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

I wondered what she was up to—leaving Rachel alone—but I figured that she saw what I saw. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

There was one thing that he could not figure out. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

You can’t make up for that with an interview, but I had to figure that out for myself. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He went over me with one of those yellow tape measures, and jotted figures in his notebook. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you just love a good cupcake? Splitting was the perfect idea, since we're both watching our figures.” Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

A small figure peers briefly from behind a wall. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

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

“Will you help me figure out what it means?” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

I figured it was the right thing to do, so I did the same. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

No. Marigold tightened her bracelet more securely around her wrist and pressed on, stretching her toes to their tippy-tips and arching her arms above her head to figure out if her Talent was ballet dancing. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

‘Where is he?’ said Frodo, looking round, as if he expected a masked and sinister figure to come out of a cupboard. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

A second figure was appearing over the top of the fence. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

From these he produced the first calculations of life expectancy for different age groups, and so the first reliable figures which could provide a basis for pricing life insurance. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The Argo II could cover vast distances pretty quickly, thanks to its magical engine, but Leo figured the Romans had magic travel methods of their own. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Get a firm location, figure his speed, keep moving—a step at a time. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

By March 19, Al Ulbrickson figured he had found his best bet for an Olympic boat. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He knows how to put God and the street in the same sentence, and I figured if I’m going to write poetry at all, that’s what I want to do. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Refining this figure has been an ongoing preoccupation of cosmology. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

The tunes were in her mind but she couldn’t figure how to write them. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

But there was no denying that he cut quite a figure in the muted colors of his fine silks and suedes. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The figure 1 was a pretty baby girl just learning to walk, and easy to handle; 2 was a baby boy who could walk and talk a little. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nathan couldn’t figure out why it hadn’t fallen for the trap. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He dragged the machine into the room and walked around it a few times, trying to figure out the best way to lift it up with his injured hand. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

At first, I figured it was my duty. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Could I skip the difficult hands and feet and just concentrate on the parts that interested me, or would I be forced to sketch the entire figure? Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Eventually, we get down a description of Murphy, and Levi figures out how to upload the pictures. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

To get a sense of how daunting that figure was, the value of the Centenary scholarship my aunt won was probably as much as the sum of my grandparents’ annual salaries. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

This is something I’ll have to figure out—and there’s really only one way to do that. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Counting on his fingers he finally figured it out. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the first two or three hours she figured out some sets of chords in the bass that would fit in with the main tune her right hand was playing. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Radar says you can’t name a car after a historical figure. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Haymitch skirts along the edge of the cliff as if trying to figure something out. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Since he was so far ahead of the pack I figured he’d just flush it home for game, but he didn’t. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“I guess I could’ve just told you that the song was called ‘Lydia’ and you’d probably have figured out that I wrote it for you.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Johnny sat at the kitchen window until far into the night trying to figure out why everything had been so wrong. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

But their role in my life was a distant one, and I thought little if at all about the white man in general or relations between my own people and these curious and remote figures. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He figured they were going to turn him over to someone with more authority. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

After the palmer perhaps there would have prowled a rather more sinister figure: one of those who “sleep by day and watch by night, eat well and drink well, but possess nothing.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

People will talk, but I figure not much has really changed. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I sit down between two parked cars, waiting for the figure to come back. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“I figured you’d heard. Every single kid in town was there.” Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Definitely,” said Snape, and even with his poorly cut hair and his odd clothes, he struck an oddly impressive figure sprawled in front of her, brimful of confidence in his destiny. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

In the crowd, I catch one final glimpse of his figure as his bodyguards usher him down a hallway. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then a cloaked figure appeared at the turn in the passage, silhouetted in the light. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“That’s too lighthearted. They wouldn’t expect us to feel like that, not with Milligan taken prisoner. It’s a riddle of some kind—important advice. We just have to figure out what it means.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

His swiftly moving figure was in strange contrast to the languorous slow motion of his hands just a few minutes before. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

There, crouched high in the ceiling’s maze of beams, is a dark, virtual figure. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I could tell he was figuring out how to build the generator, and maybe making other plans as well. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I figured he was irresistible, he looked that dashing. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The answer to this question is to be found in a notebook belonging to an English lawyer, musician and literary figure, Roger North. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

And then we opened up Jane Eyre and picked out words that pretty much looked impossible but we figured them out because of what we were learning about letters and their sounds working together. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“You figured it out quicker than I thought you would.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Her foreshortened figure rushed away from him; the diminishing square of the roof seemed to be falling through the darkness. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Ah now, that's manners for you," said the little figure, who wore a large, floppy hat and a large, flappy overcoat. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

She shakes her head, but says, “I don’t know. I think that’s what I need to figure out.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I figured it wouldn’t do me any good if they knew I was dirt poor. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

If I can’t figure out how to live on my own—how to do things on my own—how am I supposed to live at all? Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I could tell that Sookie was in a mood, and while I wanted to bombard him with questions, I figured it was the wrong time. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

If I had Sunday afternoons free, I’d figure a way to earn my pennies. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then we cut out other things—cookware, furniture—and paste them around the figures. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I watched her, trying to figure out if she was just saying that to be nice. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He keeps shooing away Tony Bucci, the faculty audiovisual advisor, because he figures he can master it more quickly himself. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

"No, but she looked upset. I figured she'd had bad news about one of her sons. Do you want to wait in my house until she comes back?" Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t even figure out what to say to her over the dead worm we were supposed to cut up together. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was the voices which gave him the clue to the two indistinct figures standing in the shadow of a traffic van. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t admit that part of me is disappointed that the 4th person figured it out. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Go back until 1 figure out where things started to go wrong. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I figured my parents probably wouldn't get old Thurmer's letter saying I'd been given the ax till maybe Tuesday or Wednesday. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

While Haupt was registering for the draft, the FBI was trying to figure out his whereabouts. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Where it didn’t mean I have to affix a label to my forehead so people can take turns trying to figure out what caused it or what’s wrong with me. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

But he couldn’t figure how it was a lie. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry, Melody, but I can’t figure out what you mean. I’m going to fix you some noodles and cheese. Will that be okay?” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“Johnny likes sunshine, I like rain. Johnny likes to ride his bike—” I bolted from the bushes and ran headlong into a tall figure dressed in black. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I turned over, and through half-closed eyelids I saw two shadowy figures by my bunk. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

We stayed offshore, following the lights north, and figured in the morning we'd locate an inlet where we might find a marina and rest up for a few days. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Harry had a sudden vision of himself crouching behind a Hagridsized figure holding a large club. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“I need to tell you one last thing before I go. Something I didn’t figure out for myself until it was already too late.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Y’all look like you need some mercy yourselves. You are obviously nobody’s mistress—I figure an unhappy indenture. The two little Negroes are runaways for sure.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I noticed a figure in a shawl sitting in the back of the photo near my brother. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

From here on, she’d have to figure things out on her own. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The clouds were parting, and through the dark gap a figure was speeding down: small at first, but as it came closer second by second, the form became bigger and more imposing. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I took up the rear, trying to figure out what I would say to Miss Peregrine when I met her. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Cootie figured that car saved him from getting some new disease. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

The police, I figured, were still looking for Derrick. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Don’t worry, I got that all figured out.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

It was written in a hurry, I figured. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

We put all the young ones in the field, figuring they had the energy to actually run after any ball that might find its way out there. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I figured she was getting some money to pay Mr. Leroy, but when she came back she was holding on to a fancy carved box. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“And it’s fascinating to learn about his game and everything you’ve figured out already. I’m glad you shared it with me, but that doesn’t change the fact that we need to return this book.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

A figure bounded into the moonlight and rolled up to Taran. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

While translating and recalculating the tables, Dionysius did a little research on the side; he realized that he could figure out just when Jesus Christ was born. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

She likes to throw out thoughts and ideas and let you try to figure things out on your own. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

When I came home that day, still so stunned I hadn’t figured out yet how to cry, my parents were transformed. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He could see two figures simply standing there, in the dark, waiting. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wart drew his breath at the sight of all these stately figures, standing so still that they might have been cut of stone. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes Sage could seem mean, but I figured he had to be nice to me if he knew it was almost my birthday. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

“You don’t need to tell me. I already know. I totally should have figured that out. You’ve been working together for months. I’m slipping.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Back outside, I walked around the front of the building, trying to figure where Curzon’s cell lay. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stayed up at night, trying to figure out what it is in the delivery of a tennis serve that primes his judgment. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

She was scared, and afraid to tell the boy’s name, because she figured that her daddy just might go off and kill him. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Kaisha figured out what was happening last night, but most of us found out this morning. Dude, you really surprised us all. What a great idea!” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“I’ll think about it. But can we hide it until I figure things out?” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Because he startled me pretty badly and because I figured he was probably about 43% deaf if he had been sitting there a while, I jumped up and whipped off the headphones. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn't figure out why my cousin would want to exchange his Yiddish name—which in English means Joseph—for the Polish version, but the teacher's rebuff didn't surprise me. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

“I think they figure Anna will be like her mother, and that’s not the type of people churchgoers should associate with.” Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

In the glow of the headlights, Yolanda makes out the figure of the old woman in the black square of her doorway, waving goodbye. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

For us, the main effect of the comparison is to make the cool, formal quality of Manet’s figures even more conspicuous. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a white figure, a man, with long wings behind him. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

She sprinted around to the front of the house, hoping to see James’ skinny figure sitting on the steps, with Maybeth quiet beside him. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas figured they either didn’t understand or didn’t believe him. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Alex figured he had gotten as close as he could without being noticed. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Charles never figured this out because to do so he needed to know about genes. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Carved figures paraded around its edge, screaming or singing, holding weapons or ancient instruments, calling for the storm in the center—roiling clouds and lightning. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Upon the dead figure a great fat one stood and stabbed the dead figure again and again with a long knife he held. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Or figuring out ways for people to live in outer space, so they wouldn’t be too crowded on Earth and chop down beautiful woods just for houses. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes people just need a little time to figure out what’s right. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

“And then what? What will happen when he announces that there’s a group of civilized rats roaming loose—rats that can read, and think, and figure things out?” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder if Stephen ever figured out what futons and duvets were. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Z could have refused Trepid’s request right off the bat, but he figured that Trepid would just find someone else to do his dirty work, and that would not be good. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

For instance, this morning she was saying “Gack!” over and over, which probably meant, “Look at that mysterious figure emerging from the fog!” The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

Just a ghostly figure some would see walking the woods at night, a faint rattling sound accompanying the movement. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

So I got up, and saw for the first time three shadowy figures. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

I didn’t say anything, hoping she’d figure out the conversation was over, but she stayed where she was, perched on the edge of the bed, watching me intently. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I just have to figure out what that is. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

And what if the Careers figure out what I'm doing and move their camp? The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“I tried to keep track of her but couldn’t. I looked for both of you out back, but after a while I figured I’d better just get out of there.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Leo hadn’t figured out how to put the two things together yet, and it was driving him crazy. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He spoke very quickly, had a vivacious blue eye, and took an evident pleasure in quoting figures. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was still contemplating the view when Bobby, shadowed by his large little brother, became a part of it, a wobbly figure headed her way. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

He is the key figure in his country, and the American future is precisely as bright or as dark as his. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

If you can’t figure that out for yourself, then a southwest blow on ye and blister you all o’er. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

The smelly green pine tree was hung from the rearview mirror and all the lists and figuring were done, but Byion acted like he didn’t notice. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he had to, he figured, he could use it to shoot Herod Sayle. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Until we figure out what this is and how it might manifest, if it hasn’t already, I do think it’s appropriate that the Castros “batten down the hatches,” as you so delicately put it. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

I had never played American football, but Dad and I watched whenever we could figure out how to get a game on satellite. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Maybe they would have helped me figure out what Divergent is, and what it means, and why it’s dangerous. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Well,” I say, feeling a little warm all of a sudden, “most houses have art on the walls, so I figured I’d decorate the room and drew a picture of my dad in his uniform.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

There was an art to it, and it was something that, by the grace of Allah, I was able to eventually figure out. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“He was trying to figure out how I lied and why I lied and if something would ever come up in court about how I lied before about big issues.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

When the proposer permits you to change your mind, you figure you have $100 to gain and only $50 to lose by switching your choice, so you take envelope B instead. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

That’s why I have to figure some way to get out of here—to escape. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He might have been taken for one of the shadows, or for some spectral figure—Death, or the devil—come to claim one of us. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

So we could also talk about our dads, try to figure out which one is nerdier. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d burned the tip of a stick in the fire and was using it to draw ash figures on the floor, images of the monsters we’d seen. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

School is school—she wants it to be over, but she’s afraid of it being over, because then she’ll have to figure out what comes next. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

They’d had their entire team trying to figure out why for several days now, but still hadn’t made any progress. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I walked to and from school alone, unable to befriend the sassy girls with budding figures or the boys who leaned against fences and lampposts to hiss and leer. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Details, such as scientific words and voices of authority figures, sounded genuine. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

Two figures crouched near the base of a giant oak tree. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Beneath it were two crudely drawn stick figures holding hands. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I am pursued down the empty streets at night by ghosdy figures. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

She asked it in a way that sounded like she’d already figured it out but wanted to hear me say it. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Luckily, the older guys figured out a way to go around the hill. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Americans and British were also eager to learn exactly how much these German scientists had figured out about building atomic bombs. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now that we no longer belonged to the Company, we somehow had to acquire a thousand dollars worth of property, a faraway figure when you can only save nickels and dimes. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Again, I look at the slightly bloodied figure that is Marv. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I could try to figure out what’s broken in me, try to start over. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I think he was surprised that I figured it out without being told. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He figured he would just ask his mom and dad to sign him up for karate class too. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Volpe figured if he made literature compelling enough, they would enjoy it. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“With all the sand we ate,” Bill said, smiling, “I figure each of us was about ten pounds heavier by the time we got up again.” Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You always been like this? Asking other people to figure out your stuff for you? Eh? That doesn’t work.” Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Behind the glass lay a row of plaster figures, all frozen in the throes of death. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Rocking back and forth, back and forth, the figure in black stared blankly ahead. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

She furrows her brows, pretending to be annoyed that I've figured it out. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Before the call could even echo, two figures appeared. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The elder Rantz must have seemed a romantic figure to her. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

We need to figure this out on our own. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

She convinced Mr. Samowitz to start some pre-algebra equations in Mathematics for You and Me that Albert Einstein couldn’t have figured out. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want to, Pop Pop. And how you figure?” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

And one of the main reasons I write is to ask questions and figure things out for myself. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

There was no way he could sleep, anyway, not until he had figured out the message. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Even Ash had to admit that she was an imposing figure, and when she gathered Ana and Clara to her to kiss their beribboned heads, Ash felt like a sparrow among peacocks. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first I figured it was the sound of Grover hitting a tree. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

If the band is facing her, she’ll simply finish the obituary, go home, get a good night’s rest, and figure out next steps tomorrow. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

A figure was making its way down the trail. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

I figure she must be the stage manager in charge of running the show. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

Some were seated in chairs with wheels, propelled by other paper figures from behind. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

People also figured only a miracle could save Joe from his foolhardy suicidal gesture. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rest were more resilient, and unless a wind came up, I figured the damage was over. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beatrice had asked how he planned to explain his whereabouts to his mother and father, and Roy had admitted he hadn’t figured that part out yet. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

A figure covered in welts and bandages was leaning against her. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The figure did not move as they came up. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No? But you figured an easier and more accurate way to check longitude. Astronomers and scientists have been working on that quite a while—for several hundred years.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Yeah, we. I figured you knew all this, and that's why I'm here. If I'm not dead, then you must have sent for me. There has to be a way to get you home." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I figured it had something to do with my duties as student body president. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“I saw you in the Changing, and I’m gonna figure out who you are.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I can't figure what all that is for, so I ask. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Now she saw a third figure whom she had not noticed before, striding along the driveway toward the trap. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The walls are much too close and Carla recedes away from me, a small figure at the end of a very long hallway. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

A stooping figure bearing a lantern appeared through the door behind the bar. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“I figured he’d wait until the dance was over and then—” Her sigh cut me off. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

“Why twelve?” asked Kyle, who was already trying to figure out how many games his team would need to win to keep its title. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Today we are higher than yesterday, and tomorrow—he, the compound figure of Wilbur Mercer, glanced up to view the ascent ahead. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Then ’cause it was my brother and I figured I could brag a little, “Actually, really well. I like it. And he says I’m good at it.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I guess he just figured he was a rat,” he said, but it fell through even for Willard. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I figured there was no reason to tell her about Garrett. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Others appear as virtual figures, as if they’d logged in from distant places to be here. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Can you figure it out? Keep in mind we’re in the Optimist Café.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

“Clark? Well, to be honest, he’s a minor figure.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I’ve never been able to figure out what magic my brother cast to make someone like her stay with him. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

As far as I know, everyone thinks of me as straight, but already Abby seems to have figured out that she doesn’t have to be self-conscious around me. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

She thinks she has it all figured out inside her safe little bubble. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

For now she had to figure a way to separate this vacuous girl from her mirrored sunglasses. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Mom always said she named me after Darius the Great, but I think she and Dad were setting themselves up for disappointment, naming me after a historical figure like that. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

When the captain closed the book someone began shoveling slow streams of sand down upon the wrapped figures. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

When you figure things out, maybe I can join you. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Okay, we get through tonight, somehow. Tomorrow, when we have a whole day of safety, we can figure out what to do with her. Figure out what we’re supposed to do.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He was trying to figure out the control panel. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I almost went into a wig shop, just because I figured I might be able to grab a disguise. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

In the navigator’s cabin up front in the nose of the plane, Marina could barely catch a glimpse of the ground to figure out where they were. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

She and Peris had figured out how to trick the house minder back when they were twelve, when the three-month difference in their ages seemed like it would never matter. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Now they’re inside, trying to figure out how to dismantle the hover ladders.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Had her grandmother gotten this far, only to fail to figure out the fourth clue too? The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He moaned and twisted over on his stomach once I had him on land, so I stood away and let him figure out where he was before I said anything. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

If they could just get to St. Paul, Eleanor's uncle would help them figure it out. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Along the side was the same pocket, and if it was perfect for Grandpop’s revolver, Genie figured it would be even perfect-er for Bruce Lee’s tooth. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Just never mind how I figured it out,” Mrs. Glass said. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

The building had been created for life, for constant motion, for students rushing back and forth, some confident, most scared, all trying to figure out their place in the world. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

We walked through the forest single file, a long, long line of children broken here and there by the figure of an adult. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I always figured nobody else wanted to hang out with me, to be honest,” I admit. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

In compensation, the sculptor has treated the limited free space atmospherically, yet the figures remain imprisoned in stone. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Deaths from all types of malignancies of blood and lymph totaled 25,400, increasing sharply from the 16,690 figure of 1950. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Thinking—he was figuring out what to do. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The night seemed like an inkblot I had to figure out. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Nathan still hadn’t figured out a way to get the bow guard back. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The whole affair was the precise opposite of what I figured it would be: slow and patient and quiet and neither particularly painful nor particularly ecstatic. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

We spend so much time trying to figure out what race a person is when we could just get to know them as individuals. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

As she took steps back, a figure stepped through the tornado, in the same way that someone might walk through a waterfall. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I guess when teachers figured out sitting by myself didn’t bother me, they let it go. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

I figure if they don’t take no rowdy dudes, the army had to be pretty cool. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I figured I might be able to drive the cattle down there through the woods. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Can’t figure out why one second, a healthy sixteen-year-old teenager is playing soccer on the field, and the next, he's dead on the ground. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

As the year progressed, I have figured out that the others accepted me as one of their own. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“We can figure that out,” her dad said. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Two seats in front of him, Bobby Moch was still desperately trying to figure out what to do. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The figure in front threw back his hood. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Cops would figure it was my own stock to smoke. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She could do math in her head, multiplying and dividing numbers that would take most people five minutes to figure out with pencil and paper. She got that from her daddy.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Most often a fish will go right to the bottom and stay there for a while, until it figures out what happened. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

It was the end of March, he figured, so the rains would stay at least one more month. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some other factor is at play here, and I'd better stay put until I figure out what it is. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

But maybe until I figured it out—whatever “it” might be—I should be more careful. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The figure went up to him and pushed back the hood. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

The idea of the proud figure lying a broken corpse filled Taran with grief that quickly turned to rage. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

I think that when I get home and can study it, I may be able to figure it out. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Plain and unflattering, if you ask me, hiding curves and figures even more than a salwar or sari. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It had taken Luke a while to figure it out—he certainly hadn’t dared ask anyone else in his family—but he thought maybe the people were thinking about buying the houses. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t figure out how so much perfection could wind up in one person. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I figured he was busy with school and life. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I saw a male figure coming toward me in the camp through the swirling ice and snow. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Not able to figure out why Sammy didn’t shut her up, I did . . . and from the comer of my eye, I saw Sammy going for his gun. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the very least, the mortal police would be arriving, trying to figure out who had blown a hole in the Arch. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Since even he never tried to groom me after we joined the other groups, I figured I was still at the bottom as far as the hierarchy went. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to punch him, but I figured my fist would go right through his face. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“They figure if she’s been with him this long, she must like it.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I just figure it would be smart to stay on your good side if I don’t want to get my nose broken and my right eye shut.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

She figured the last one was for her from the twins. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’m figuring that my parents threw the letters away because they think you might be a bad influence on me. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

I ask, and I turn, expecting to see a figure standing somewhere in the theater. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Magic must’ve kept it intact, Leo figured, combined with really good craftsmanship. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

One of the figures was on the ground, another was bent over, hands on knees. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Elinor could not see the woman’s face, but then the figure straightened up. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Bom in the Transvaal, of mixed parentage, Marks was a charismatic figure with a distinctive sense of humor. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Genie was buzzing about the whole Crab/Grandpop interaction, trying to figure out what it all meant. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I imagined her on the dock, between us and the shark, sizing it up before figuring out how she was going to lay it out on the ground. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I figured this might be the last time Paul loaned me his car. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I figure I have enough attitude to kill a few people myself, only it never works on the right ones. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had to look away, and when I looked again, the figure was gone. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t dead, and for some reason I figured that must’ve meant I was okay. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

But she could see his delicate, wrinkled hands, skillfully tying the figures in his lap together with a red thread. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Your mother and I kind of figured that this trip might stir up some feelings for you, Maisie. Which is why we got you something.” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

She had not seen Lola since that summer, so the figure she imagined at the altar was a spindly girl of fifteen. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I start chewing on my lip, trying to figure my way out of this. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

I still haven’t figured out why he’s wasting his time on me when he could easily fit in with any clique he wanted. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I figured I was strong enough to keep Dad in line. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I used to think everyone saw these colors; then in third grade I figured out it was just me.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Somehow, overnight, I had figured something out: Renee was beautiful, but she was my friend now. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

That means I will be handling their enormous fortune and figuring out where you children will go. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

Now I just have to figure out what to get her for Christmas. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

On that bed, a thin, huddled figure, Helmuth, a boy of seventeen, lies awake. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

I just figured it was all a big mistake. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not to mention, Needles is such a shy dude, I figured he'd most likely find a corner to sit in and knit while Noodles and I scope the scene. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

By mid-November he figured he was two weeks behind schedule. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I think sales is the word he wants but no one can figure out how to help him. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

So, weak and poor and scared, I let them call me names while I tried to figure out what to do. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

But then her face changed, and for a split second I thought that maybe she had figured it out. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“I figure it’s the safest place,” she says. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Blogs and video-logs, and the online arguments in comment threads and chat rooms, have spawned new tropes and figures, and new uses for the old ones. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

But finally supper was over with and he’d stayed quiet, and I figured he was safe. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

After I figured out how punctuation worked, I read over all my old progress reports from the beginning. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

There was no time to try to figure out what had caused it. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have studied their photographs often, seeking to find in those figures some clear resemblance to the man and the woman I’ve known as my parents. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he looked across the fields at the small figures of the men receding and he muttered over and over, “At least I have the land—I have the land.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Everybody on our team had answered D. Either we were all correct or all really terrible at figuring out time problems. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I figured, if I ran, it’d be tempting them to follow, like dogs after a fox. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I entered the living room early one evening, Grandma was setting up the manger scene, gingerly placing each of the crudely carved wooden figures that had been handed down from her mother. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was digging through her drawers and saying how stupid all her clothes were, even the good things, but I didn't listen because I was trying to figure out what to do. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“It might be cheaper to hire someone, when you figure in the cost of the flight.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I figured maybe the dog was a seeing-eye Chihuahua, because none of the guards said a word about it. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Does the figure take into account the increasing number of women in the work force, and their age and experience? Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s a figure of speech. The purse is the prize money. His winnings.” Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

It took me fifteen minutes just to figure out how to spell it. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I figured I'd take a shower, settle down, and plan out what to do next. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

“A lot of good flying. After going off that carrier for a year, I figure I could land on a match box in case of an emergency.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had a smug look on his face, but I figure he’d earned the right. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I figured Dad had all summer to bring Tyler to his senses, which he tried to do most days when the crew came in for lunch. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I figured one place was like another, except, according to the television, if you lived in New York or Chicago or any big city, you had to be plenty tough. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I laugh when he looks at me, all confused, like he has no idea how I figured it out. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Besides, finding Wick was her best clue for figuring out the rest of Lázaro’s riddle. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“Instead of picking on me, why don’t you figure out what we’re going to do about him?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

And then from behind the curtains came a figure looking like he wasn’t just sorry he was late but also as if he hadn’t done his homework. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“I was afraid if I served out my time, why, they’d pick me up again. And I figured if I waited till the end they wouldn’t expect me to run away.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

A word of command has made these silent figures our enemies; a word of command might transform them into our friends. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man who figured out a safe, reliable way to accomplish the same thing with far less labor was himself a product of a slave society. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

What larger truths do these lynching figures suggest? Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

From the comer of her eye Kit glimpsed the two tall figures in the kitchen doorway. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

She's figured out that I could be out the door and on a bus by now. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I loaded my stuff into it and drove it to Utah, figuring the car would just about make up for the money Dad owed me. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

"I know! But I'm still trying to figure everything out. This all just happened this morning," I explained. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

“Poor? What do you mean poor? Poor is sometimes a figure of speech. Do you mean poor?” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Gyms would pay the best, she’d figured, and she’d get a little saved and then look for something that would move her up in the world. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I figure she looking at where she gone build me my new colored bathroom. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

That way, they figured, rather than seeming as if someone had stolen the goods, it would seem to Noble’s customers that they had simply gotten a bad batch of hooch. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Maman told me that Madam Du Barry likes to maintain a large and intimidating figure. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“What do you figure drives a man to lie? You think a man’s got to go and lie when he ain’t done nothin’ worth lying about? Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I figured I was just a better driver than him and he couldn’t take it. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

But for the life of me, I could not figure out how to take back control. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

She could see the figures of the King and the Courtiers growing smaller and smaller until they disappeared below. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

He was so old, I figured he deserved a knighthood, simply for surviving. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

You got to put in a day an’ a half no matter how you figure.” Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted them to figure it out by themselves. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He figured he was smiling like a loon, but probably no one would fuss too much about that—probably. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t for the life of him figure out what he’d done with the roan bull. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

I figured these books would have to live with me as cabin companions since Hamilton was so snappish. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

The trip to Hawaii, I was figuring, would separate both of us from our work and give us a chance to simply breathe. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

There were empty barrels all around, in and out of closets, which Kendra figured must be used for catching milk. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I had figured out long time ago that my mother must have been conceived under the brush arbor—and I blushed to think about that now. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

But, in spite of the psychoanalysis, Malcolm will always be exactly who he is, whether or not we as a society ever succeed in figuring him out. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He figured it was some smart aleck poking fun at the man running along the road with a bike over his shoulders. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

She could tell he was side-eyeing her, trying to figure out how to ask. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

But the figure outside the house was no dream. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“That’s why I’m here. To help you figure it out. To help you get it once you know what it is.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

It took him a moment to figure out why. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The doctors were oodles of help, but I developed my own system for figuring out what was real and what wasn’t. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Wearing a blue suit with a little trim of white handkerchief sticking out of the breast pocket, Ivory made a striking figure, his poise like that of someone thirty years old instead of seventeen. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had pulled off the headset and was mouthing some words that even an amateur lipreader could have figured out. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Saturday morning comes, I wake up extra early to figure out what the heck I’m going to wear for my shopping trip with Mrs. Walton. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

As the king comes down the gangplank the light breaks through a last time, and his white figure and the great arch stand out a moment vivid and splendid against the storm-darkened south. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

On one of the beds lay a very still figure of a small child. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

A figure in a long coat stood behind the giant stacks of wood. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

She's smoking this cigarette and squinting through the smoke at my father, like she's trying to figure out what he's thinking. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

“You make me feel like a column of figures on a blackboard.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I knew her figure now, the long slim legs, the small and narrow feet. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

For one thing, he figured Aphros could travel much faster in the water, and the guy might be able to shut off the magic that let Leo move and breathe. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t figure out how they knew what to do with Byron. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

After supper Gilly did her homework, knowing it was useless, that Miss Harris would never see the neat figures, row on row, that proved that Gilly Hopkins had met and mastered the metric system. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

She also had a budding figure that made me feel as if I was going to explode. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Honorable Scythe Faraday was not a figure you soon forgot. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

After all, Mom didn’t seem to have any ulterior motives, at least none that I can figure. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He couldn't figure out why it upset her so much. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Their figures held up, however, and would be confirmed decades later by more sophisticated measuring equipment than they had at hand in 1926. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

While standing before a white man I had to figure out how to perform each act and how to say each word. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here and there shone the pearly white figures of the school ghosts. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

It was like she couldn’t figure out why I didn’t understand something so easy. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Now, OK, I’ve never even shaved my face before, so perhaps I should have figured out this wouldn’t be a quick or painless procedure. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe figure out your powers a little more?” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

JPL would quickly figure out what was going on, especially when they triangulated the signal to my landing site. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You look gorgeous. Poor Mike’s going to have no idea what to do with all that skin. I can picture him fumbling around, trying to figure out where to put his hands.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Delacroix “wanted life; life at all costs, life everywhere, in the fields, in the skies, around his figures.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Once more I decide to type his name into a search engine, figuring there might be a few more articles about what he’s saying. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

And since I don’t know you, I figure that maybe I can write about something that you can relate to. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, she has a gelatinous figure, usually encased in orange polyester. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Amid the chaotic sounds of battle, a plainsong chant, ‘Crux fidelis’, introduces the figure at top left with a gleaming cross. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

It was at that moment, standing next to her, that I figured out the truth. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

When June visits me again the next morning, even she looks shocked—if just for a second—at my figure, slumped against one wall of my cell. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I figured that thought would keep me up the rest of the night. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Then...there it was, and I know it was better than all three of us figured it would be. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

Before they figured out that he wouldn’t be perfect like his brothers. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

The selective highlighting endows the lifesize figure of David and the gruesome head with a startling presence. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll try. And if I do figure it out, how do I find you?” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

It takes me a minute to figure out she’s the teacher. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

It was easy to watch the figures on the cash register, then hand over paper money and pocket the change. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

The parachute took the figure forward, furrowing the lagoon, and bumped it over the reef and out to sea. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

When he looked up, the figure had gone. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Nathan relied on the light of the crystal to figure out where the horned toad was. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

At first glance, this new riddle about the Jade Key looked like it might take just as long to figure out. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The arrangment of the figures recalls that of classical Graces, or else of the different-colored children wreathed around Jesus on the front of my old Sunday school paper. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He talked to informed people, officials, ambassadors; he read reports, even the fine print and figures, while I in my slipshod manner roved about with actors, gypsies, vagabonds. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

They remained stupidly staring at the crumpled figure on the ground. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

Percy wished he could figure out what made this guy tick, but he’d never been able to. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

But before he could figure a way to say so, Lindsey sat up, animated by a new topic. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been hankering sweets something awful. My gran used to whip up cakes out of nothing. I figured I could do the same.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I picked him up in the minivan and then we drove to Ben’s house, figuring that a surprise attack would be the only way to wake him up. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

He was always figuring out things like that. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Where water is entering a container at a certain rate and leaving at a different rate and you need to figure out when it'll be empty? The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

An ordained priest now, he presented a dignified, benevolent figure, but by the second hour of the reception it was clear he was crushed. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Except the frail, dim figure of Mercer; the old man faced him, a placid expression on his face. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

He sees me coming a half mile off, without Shiloh, he’s likely to figure what I got to say and have his answer ready. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the foot of the scree below my overhang about seven or eight figures sat round a dirty fire. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

He had to finish putting the Frog back together and he had to take some kind of inventory and figure out just what he had. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had this tired, beat-up look, and it wasn't hard to figure out what he'd been hearing: “I'm sorry, son.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry about your mom. I wish she was here, too. Ma was saying how she was gonna be cooking and cracking jokes. Don’t worry. We’ll figure everything out.” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Moss found haircuts to be soothing and figured it was related to the fact that his head was so sensitive to touch. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“We’ve got to figure out how to make our rockets fly straight,” Sherman said. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I had sort of forgot about it being Karim and Erik’s birthday, but then I figured that made sense, because of how they were triplets. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Annabeth noticed a figure clinging desperately to the rope ladder, trying to climb down. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

And, he figures, if he can please Theo, he will please others and his work will start to sell. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Then he begins bobbing his head nervously, so that his face makes figure eights in front of me. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Then as we moved off a group of boys ran among us and the men started using their lights, revealing darting figures in blonde wigs, the tails of their stolen dress coats flying. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

It worried me, and I tried to figure out what to do. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t figure out what was going on. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

But Jason and Piper headed down the centre aisle towards the statue, so Leo figured he’d better follow. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She really wanted to see something familiar and figure out where they were. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The reason I didn’t read so much back in Stockton is ’cause I figured I was too busy living my own life. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“We had no idea,” Mother said quietly then, like she’d just figured the whole thing out. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shay led her to the center of it all, where a round kiosk was inhabited by a small figure talking on an old-fashioned handphone. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

When I went to Path finder, I watched Phobos transit the sky to figure out the east-west axis. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The day of the flight, Stephen writes, “Mom’s off to meet her ninety-one-year-old birth mother. Go figure. A whole new life at the age of sixty-eight!” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Either one. We figure that Washington Irving and Irving Washington are one man and that he’s using two names just to throw us off the track. That’s done very often you know.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

To figure out the volume of a barrel or the area under a parabola, mathematicians added infinite zeros together; to find out the tangent of a curve, they divided zero by itself. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Malvonne looked at the clock on the mantel, figuring out how much time she had to talk to Joe and get her letters mailed before leaving for work. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the first time, I’m glad there’s so many people because it takes a minute to wade through everyone, which is good because I need a minute to figure out what I want to say. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I risk a peek through the curtains and catch a glimpse of a figure standing in the corner of the room, swathed in darkness. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The two figures were 300 yards away and bundled in thick winter coats. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

But then he had figured out that Mark and Linda were paying for Ana out of their own pockets, and Joaquin guessed that he owed it to them to at least go. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He figured maybe this was just the kind of moment when God wouldn’t mind his stretching. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

And as I did so, I saw through the window in front of me her figure hurrying off towards the main house. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he said, even by demon reckoning it took two figures to write my age, for I was eleven by our system of counting and ten by theirs. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

She never in a million years would have figured out how to decode James’s paragraph. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He couldn't throw things away because he had trouble figuring out what had value and what didn't. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

One day he had come outside and seen me standing there and said “Hi, Red,” so that made me figure he was friendly. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aside from figuring out where to sleep, nothing is more worrisome for people leaving prison than figuring out where to work. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

But I must not be very good at figuring, because that one just didn’t make sense to me. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

I figured that if I held it halfway down, it would be the same thing as working with the short one. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

How I blessed those stolid, flannelled figures, for in a few minutes his face had settled back into repose, the colour had returned, and he was deriding the Surrey bowling in healthy irritation. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“They gotta figure out how to keep a tan and avoid the sun at the same time. But it’s, like, the 1800s, so there are no tanning beds. Chew on that.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Among the threads hopped the cold little black figures of the birds. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Who is the shadow figure walking past the mill? Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

So when Tamika invited me to go swimming at her house that afternoon, I figured a swim, and a friend, might help me feel better. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Maybe I’ll be able to figure out this Tyler mess at track practice. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“This is what happens when a straight dude is raised by two gay men and has a feminist sister figure who doesn’t like dudes.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

I figured that keeping my mouth shut was my best option. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

If you have secrets you want kept or want to figure out those other people have, a newspaper can turn your mind. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I admired the graceful gold-and-pink rose pattern on the translucent bone china and figured that some of the trappings of civilization weren’t so bad after all. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

At this juncture, the imposing figure of Hermann Goring strode onto the platform, outfitted in a spectacular white military uniform. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Above it, on a deep ledge that ran from one side of the room to the other, my gaze fell upon a row of strange figures. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the near side there were ski-tracks, and, southward, several small figures moving. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

“A tall figure, all in white with a veil over its face and a lamp in its wasted hand,” went on Meg. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

It takes me a second to figure out where I am. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

However, she faltered as she beheld the mounds of bone-colored rock at the far end of the compound, and the small figures going in and out of the many mouthlike holes cut into the mountains. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I figured he must be on the other bus, but then I overheard Miles tell Amos that Julian ditched the grade trip because he thought the whole nature-retreat thing was, quote unquote, dorky. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

But no sooner did I draw near the church than a figure rose up before me. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

I figured the trick would come in right here so I kept a real good eye on LJ while we put my monsters back in the pillowcase. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe we can begin with why my tone bothers you. Do I remind you of an authority figure?” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I stood tall as I spoke, for I knew I had figured out the answer to this world riddle. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“I’m trying to figure out my own life. I don’t have your answers.” Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

This was a tall man of between forty and fifty, lean of figure, brown of skin, with hair slightly grizzled round the temples. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I even figured out why Wilbur is one terrific pig for Ben. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Well, it’s too much of a coincidence to find you out here like this, so I guess I figure it’s as good a time as ever to tell you. To tell you I’m sorry...” King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

The rest of us figure bugs have got their own deal worked out. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Henry and I were given two gas cans and a lighter, and we soon figured out what to do with them. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It emerged in her dreams like a dark moon with figures leaping from its mouth, living creatures—fat, thin, large, small, they hopped out and ran away in a long line. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

It was too numbing to try to figure out the grade; too exhausting. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt like smiling back, but I figured that the best thing was to ignore it all. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

His role in my life, according to Doris, was to be some sort of positive male figure. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“You’re going to have a migraine if we don’t figure it out!” Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

The real danger, then, wasn’t the figures on the platform, but the shadows that lay between and beyond them; the darkness at the margins. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Medium. I think he’s trying to figure out what I’m doing.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Something had gone wrong and Joe couldn’t figure what it was. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

But may I take it Mr Smith is considered something of a comic figure?' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Mark’s finger was twitching on the trigger, but relief washed over him when he realized the advancing figures were only kids.They were filthy and had that strange distant look in their eyes. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

But I figured Simon knows how awesome I think he is. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

I figured he’d have a little something to say about me stashing all the books I’d swiped from the Lighthouse in his bag. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

We sat in the tip-top seats, so the players looked more like action figures Ben plays with, but we could still see what was going on. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Suppose they had seen it, too—the thin figure rising among the cars and quickly ducking down again. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I have it now, and I need to figure a way to get it back to him. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Even though it’s finished there’s still something missing and I have to Work At It to figure out what it is. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe they figured if the legend was true, the witch would get you out of their way.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

She thinks I’m trying to punish myself, but I figure it’s still just someone trying to sell something, and I’m not buying. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

But then I figured if the video game people didn’t want everyone to think it was a food, then they shouldn’t have named it something that sounded like a food. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

“But it’s harder to be nice. It’s sometimes really, really hard. But I think we ought to figure out how to turn this around. So nobody else gets hurt.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

“I was trying to figure out how to get word,” he said. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

He could probably spend years in the Underland figuring out how it worked. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

We walked past gangbangers, bums, and street hawkers, who looked at us like they were trying to figure if we were worth the trouble of mugging. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I figured we were through with Battle Mountain and that within a few days, we’d be on the move again. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Please don’t try to figure out who she is because then you might figure out who I am, and I really don’t want you to do that. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Aside from his family and blood, if you wanted to take someone away from John Kwang, if you simply desired to hurt him, exercise true malice, Eduardo would figure near the top of the list. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The figure swooped Thorn up and ran in the direction of a door leading out of the basement. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Dark figures drew themselves out of the wreckage and flitted away, till the screams of the littluns and Piggy's gasps were once more audible. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

They figured that, with him providing a place for her to live, and with Pell grants and the other financial aid for low-income students, she could make a go of it. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

A dark figure crept through the narrow opening like a cat and reached back in for a coat and a pair of shoes. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“The builder, Daedalus, was a genius. But the point is, the Labyrinth has entrances everywhere. If Luke could figure out how to navigate it, he could move his army around with incredible speed.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

If they were doing an assignment together, Scott always figured out how to divide it so he had less work to do. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

Their figures are bent, their faces full of grief, despair, haste, and resignation. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t figure it out until three in the morning, when I woke Mom to tell her I thought I was having a heart attack. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

If his boys came through for him yet again this year, he’d be getting an offer, and he figured this time he’d probably take it. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Just like the tracking had predicted, that young family and hundreds of others had somehow figured out the government was hiding something out here. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Got us a babe in the woods,” Burton said as a few hooded figures gathered around. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Garrett had figured that out instinctively, because he had gone looking for a bucket. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

De Becker, whose firm provides security for public figures, puts his bodyguards through a program of what he calls stress inoculation. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know, Darwin, maybe? The dude who figured out evolution.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I just need to figure out who I am without school, or family, or anything else defining me. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“That’s what I like about watching screechers. Trying to figure all that out. Like your ma with the birds, I s’pose.” Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

The men would stand over them, chins in their hands, trying to figure out how to finish off the rebels. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like Henry Fleming I figured when the bullets started chewing up the ground around me I'd duck and run. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Sorrel brought the first figures from Pickett’s command. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I knew that day would get a million times worse if we didn’t get back to Davis Square in time, and our parents figured out that we weren’t where we said we’d be. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“I guess he did. Must have figured we’d be the only ones who could buy them. They looked like yours. Just not quite as healthy. Scraggly. Scabby.” Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I watched him following Crenshaw through the group of passengers waiting to get on, a short, comical figure turning to wave, then disappearing through the door of the red brick terminal. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Within a select circle, however, he was an eminent and respected figure. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

She figured that would be a good business deal: skates, mitt, doll and all the other things for fifty cents. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most teachers coasted through them, figuring that no one was going to learn all that much just before vacation. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Like I said, my parents were setting themselves up for disappointment, naming me after a titanic figure like that. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“I heard the movers were moving you into that big house in Ravenel today and I knew that Lillian would figure out a way to get you out of the house.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom wasn’t home, and getting my father to figure out what I want is sometimes a big job. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

As they entered the second tower, a figure emerged from the shadows, and Nina barely stifled a scream. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Somehow, she had to find a lawyer, and figure out how to pay for one. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

I figured he meant he wasn’t set up for shipping, so I offered him my FedEx account number. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Gramps figured it would take us about a day in each state. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

I just figured she was already camped outside the principal’s office, threatening to rain down hell on him.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

They watched her slight figure retreating until finally she was swallowed by the darkness. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The pictorial space, with its indeterminate depth, becomes continuous with ours, despite the fact that the frame cuts off the figure. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They’ll figure out where I’m going. And anything I say will come out wrong. Everything I say comes out wrong.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

As long as he was quiet in his disobedience, he figured he was okay. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

He figured people always answered the phone whenever the church was calling. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Now the driver wasn’t that old, but I figured he might have been around my father’s age. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let’s get them on board, get everyone fed. Then we need to figure out what to do with ourselves. We might be like those kooks we just ran away from soon.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

When I peered back through the drizzle, I thought I spied a dark figure weaving among the tombstones. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

That made solving in depth a challenge, but top code breakers figured out other ways of aligning messages with statistics and other insights. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Win all three races there and, Ulbrickson figured, he might just convince the people of Seattle to again finance sending all three boats to Poughkeepsie for the national championships in June. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“You may keep your stolen rose," said the figure, “but in exchange, give me the first of your possessions you see upon your return." We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Her master, who had been but a little behind her, saw on the long stretch of beach only the figure of a man busy with his fishing lines. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You help us figure out what to shoot, and I’ll help us shoot it.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

At the bottom of the last page he saw pencilled in a faint set of letters and figures. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

But after a few minutes of nonstop running across the blacktop in a sort of figure eight, my lungs were burning and I had a sharp cramp in my side. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I figured she was just disappointed in the outcome of the meet, and sometimes, when you’re not in a good place, you can say the exact wrong thing. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The figure, dimly seen in lamplight, pulled one oar free of the lock and suspended it above my hands, prepared to do violence to my grasping fingers. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

‘I read some interesting figures yesterday. If everyone in Britain gave up smoking, the National Health Service would save—’ ‘Ted!’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d figure it out one day, but for now she could go on believing that some higher power sent me where it thought I needed to be. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

It was, Turner figured, as good as a baseball game on Boston Common. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Well, it’s always good to be memorable,” Garret Charles says, “though we can’t figure out what makes you so memorable.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t figure out why everything was so quiet; it was hard to think the rebels would have killed everyone. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

There’s no way she could have figured it out. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

A good thing, too, because I guess he figured I was not going to fight back and his scream of anger changed to a purr of peace. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the Emperor’s friend covered himself with glory, for he danced everything, whether he knew it or not, and introduced impromptu pirouettes when the figures bewildered him. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

The masked figure grabbed the front of Goober’s shirt and twisted hard, pulling him forward. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’d have made a million dollars,” she said, “if I could figure out a way to put an on-off switch on guys like you.” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

While I wait, I spend a full ten minutes trying to figure out how to use the toilet and another ten minutes turning the lights on and off just by waving my hands before me. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

After that, Blanca just held my hand and her eyes returned to the figure standing alone behind a lectern on the platform. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Pedaling down Main Street, I figure I’m in the clear when I take the turn onto Old Route 72, heading straight to the Fabyan Forest Preserve. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Deborah was still waiting to hear the results of what she thought was her cancer test, and Sonny and Lawrence were still busy trying to figure out how to get money from Hopkins. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“If we’re going to make a fortune on the silver screen, we got to figure what’s going to sell. What we need is young girls. You got a girlfriend?” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hamilton figured we'd just cruise around until we found something that looked available, but as it grew darker it was difficult to spot any marina space. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

I envied them the order of their lives, the precision with which they marched with no prodding and no harsh glances, the mysterious black figures beside them like veiled anchors. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

She sat up just as a figure appeared on the other side of the bars. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

In the first room he saw a thin rumpled figure lying prone on a sofa: Dana’s father, holding what appeared to be an ice pack to his forehead. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It worked once. I figured . . .” “I got it,” I said. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Tucker and I think we can figure out what McCoy’s master plan is, but we need your help.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Would Mrs. G. have smiled so patronizingly at the Enigma codebreakers during World War II who were trying to figure out how to stop Nazi subs from sinking Allied ships? The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Before them, at a long stone table, a dwarfish figure with a bristling yellow beard glared at the warriors. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

They didn’t know about Jamie, or my research, or how I thought I’d figured out something that no one else had. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Unless you figure out a way, you won’t have a chance to do either,” Seth said.“Then we have reached an impasse,” the witch apologized. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

A light- bulb had burned out, I figured. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Privately, he explained to McMillan that “we considered the existence of a relativistic limit so important that we thought we should communicate it to cyclotronists as quickly as possible, without endeavoring to give accurate figures.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The Executives started making their way down the lines, collecting the paper figures. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

They were all burning up with fever, so there was no point in boiling water, but it gave me time to gather my thoughts to figure out what to do. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I took a walk around the library gardens, trying to figure out what to do. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

But actually, he thought as he readjusted the Ministry of Plenty’s figures, it was not even forgery. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I figured my teachers must have said something about it to them or they simply forgot. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

But then something caught his eye, a large figure running down the stairway on the first-floor monitor. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

It figures she would take penmanship in school. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

No—I wanted to figure this out on my own. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“They figure out the town, ain’t no time fore they figure out the people.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He worked with the shop teacher to figure out how to support the thing, and they drew a plan together. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

He merely borrowed its main outlines while translating the figures into modern terms. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

One minute the kitchen was soft and quiet and the next it was filled with the huge figure of Narciso. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I came up with the idea of creating a skit to show how banks charged interest on loans, since we were studying how to figure percentages in Mr. Milo’s math class. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

I try to wave, but I figure I look goofy and wobbly, so I pull my hand down. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

He was an even-tempered, soft-spoken, and mature grandmaster who represented the old guard, and over a lifetime of tournament warfare he’d played many of the game’s legendary figures. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

We got time to figure it all out, Hales. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Shadowy figures were moving around inside it, none of them clearly in focus. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Now what he say my password was?” she mutters, tapping away until she figures out the right combination. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Mother figured that once Sam realized that his own side had captured or maybe even killed his father he’d come home and help manage things. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to bed. Get over whatever problem you have with Misha and figure out how to keep the Nightingale from stealing Ivan’s magic. Or else...” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“The Amyr are dramatic figures. When we are young we all pretend to be Amyr and fight battles with willow-switch swords. It is natural for boys to be attracted to those stories.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

And since Mississippi happens to be the worst, we figured we’d better use it. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Before she could figure out what was going on, she found herself under attack by no less than six Luftwaffe fighter planes. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“Is that why you ran away? You know, if I tell my mom—she would help. She’d figure out a way to get him to stop.” King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Suddenly in marched the gigantic figure of the Headmistress in her belted smock and green breeches. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

I had been waiting for something to happen, and I figured that this was it. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The shifting shadows made the stone figures seem to stir as the living passed by. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Not gonna front, I got myself a little nervous, like some old family-friend-turned-enemy is about to pop out because they figured the place was vulnerable with Mateo’s dad in a coma. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

She says being at McClenton Middle School will help her figure out if she wants to make a career out of teaching. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Which I figure to do myself, if Dad can’t be bothered. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I could not figure out where I would fit into this tight-knit group. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

More and more men was doing the same thing and I figured the train to be leaving soon. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I figured that was the best place to get their attention. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

In the glare it threw, he saw three hooded figures carrying between them a fourth whose shape was indistinct, and who seemed ill, or wounded. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

At the top of the funnel, the golden bat hung in space performing an intricate, upside-down figure eight. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I think I just figured out what to get you for your birthday,” she said. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

We entertain ourselves by trying to figure out which disease they’ve got, and we’ve reached the conclusion that they suffer from cancer, smallpox and measles. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Someone clapped, and when he looked up, it seemed that every member of Phippsburg First Congregational was standing on the lines figuring that he didn’t have any idea what he was doing. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

It was so obvious, I couldn’t believe Mr. and Mrs. Kahn hadn’t figured it out yet. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

With shaking hands, I threaded the needle and figured out how to stab it through the buttonhole, but it came right out the other side. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

He claims he’s actually a very important figure in the Congo at this moment of history. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I try to figure out how to get out of this after-class chat. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

He did a count at Mass and figured the chapel was about a third full—not bad given that there was no new batch of seventh graders to replace the seniors who’d graduated. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

I tell her I haven’t figured out what I want to do yet. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

A slumped figure near the radio, which happened to be playing loud at the moment, finally roused himself to say, “What’s the charge?” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

They met a similar response from all the other figures they spoke to, and all the time their apprehension grew. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

While my brain's trying to figure it out, my body's reacting like it already knows. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Ivy opened her mouth to say something extra mean—what, she hadn’t quite figured out—but she never got the chance because there was a knock at the door. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“The thing I can’t figure out, Libby, is why Anthony hasn’t sold me out.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

The two figures on the hill opposite stopped dead in their tracks, listening to the unbelievable sound as it echoed around the quiet valley. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He figured she didn’t, or at least not much. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t figure out when or how Papi asked Mami to forgive him and what he did so that she would. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Sticky hissed, watching the familiar figure rolling into view below. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“It was hard at first, but now I’m pretty good at it. It’s like a dialect—it takes some getting used to, but you eventually figure it out.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Al's attention goes to my figure, the way it does sometimes. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Here are some figures, in thousands, for the production of individual copies of printed books: of necessity, they are merely sophisticated estimates. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

On the screen the faint, old, robed figure of Mercer toiled upward, and all at once a rock sailed past him. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Certainly, he could figure out some things faster than she could. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She was bigger than me, but not by much, and I figured that since I was a boy I could break away from her and run if she tried to stop me. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The lake was frozen, so I guess the dog just figured it could run straight across. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

When he came of age, he moved to Athens and heard the philosopher Ariston of Chios, who was a student of Zeno of Citium, a key figure in the history of the Stoic school. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

Sure enough, in the distance along the misty shore of Briny Beach there could be seen a tall figure striding toward the Baudelaire children. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Could I make a guess, I wonder,” said the Convict, “at your income since you come of age! As to the first figure now. Five?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

They stopped ten feet from the robed figure. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Turner figured she had reached her peak of height sometime around the Civil War and from that time on had been folding and shrinking until someday she would probably just disappear. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Hamilton was, after George Washington, the most powerful figure in the Federalist party and, his advocates would have added, the intellectual wellspring for all the political energy that Washington merely symbolized. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

She wore a spectacular azure gown that emphasized her seductive figure. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Afterward, James Vincent could not figure out for the life of him what happened. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Off in the gloom a few dim figures lounged in hammocks, or on cots, but none of them moved or spoke. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wrote, I have a plan, but we have to figure out who it was. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

A lone figure sat on the bench next to the pool, soaking wet and clad in nothing but a pair of boxer shorts. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I figured I could sneak in after dark if I had to. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Out of this haze of relatives and authority figures loomed a dominating presence that would come and go. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She would hide them beneath her underwear until she could figure out a better place, and tomorrow she would call the bus station and ask the price of a one-way ticket to San Francisco. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

A figure climbs toward the glass ceiling, and judging by the smooth way he walks, like his feet barely leave the ground, I know it is Four. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Mom’s eyes narrow, trying to figure me out. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I mean, Coach wasn't coming until later, so I figured there was no rush. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Mom and Dad figured we were heading for the park, which is exactly what we wanted them to think. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

To figure out which ads work the best, direct marketers do extensive testing. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Willie and Drummer lay in wait for each other figuring out injuries to do the other. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pretended I hadn’t heard, figuring the less he knew about us, the better. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I figured I might be able to see the far side of Marth Crater, and maybe work out the best way around. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn't up there for long before I saw them: two figures, huddled around an open fire in a small clearing about a three-hour march to the west. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“But I figure Simon’s parents don’t need to see me drunk.” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

“I think McCoy’s going to do something. But I don’t know when, or how. And I’m afraid that if I don’t figure it out, something bad will happen.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Most weeks I had some extra hours in there, but I just had to trust they figured it right for me since I couldn’t read for myself. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It just made sense, and it was far enough away from the yellow house, Genie figured, that the hundreds of non-swallows wouldn’t mess with it. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Grab the newspaper there, Hiram, and let’s get inside and figure out what we can do to keep from starving until we see Ruthanne again.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

She had what the catalogs call "a mature figure," and she was not at all self-conscious about it or the starbursts of tiny blue veins on both her inner and outer thighs. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

And a part of me, the scientist part of me, really wanted to figure out what was going on. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I figured it must have been an awful death. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Turner didn’t look to see if Willis was watching him, but he figured he was, so he walked slowly, as unbent as he could under the circumstances, up the steps and onto the porch. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

“A very long time,” he said, looking past his visitor as if he expected to see another figure emerge from the night. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Andrew, I begged to the last figure, do not enter. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

His figure, especially the neck and shoulders, communicated the impression of irrefutable physical strength and of precise, even imperial bearing. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t quite figure out why things weren’t working, her periodic distance. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

There’s an air of fear about him, and after I spot the large gold cross around the old man’s neck I figure this must be the preacher the Duchess warned me about. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I figure that the kid who didn’t get the 700 was somewhere listening to the whole thing. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to figure out how to grope our way back to each other. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“Christ. No. I haven’t really figured out the logistics. I just know that I want to enter the pageant. Not like I can hide it from her.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

If the eugenicist learned these laws and then figured out how to hack them—à la Plato—he would acquire unprecedented power; by manipulating genes, he could manipulate the future. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

I’ve barely figured out how to use the bathroom on my own. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

He went on baiting the solitary figure on the beach. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

They go from low Bs to very low Cs before they figure out what is going on. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Brad’s parents never did figure out why their son was getting stoned and drunk all the time. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

It didn’t take too much time before I figured out that twenty-four hours’ worth of walking was a lot longer than I thought it would be. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

He figured getting the water cut off was the worst, because you couldn’t flush the toilet. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I’m not exactly using kill as a figure of speech here. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

In order that Tucker could keep at least one of each kind of coin, Harry Cat figured out that they should bring over one half dollar, four quarters, one dime, five nickels, and fifteen cents. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now, there’s an idea. Maybe the Rattler is dead and buried and left us that note. Remember Uncle Louver’s story about the ghostly figure moving about the woods.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

They say a lion can figure out who will be the first person to spear it. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How provoking you are! I don’t approve of cigars and I will only allow it on condition that you let me put you into my sketch. I need a figure.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tonight I just figure I’ll get the lay of the land. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The way I figure it, we got to stick together over here.” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Cecilia was aware of another figure in their presence, at the edge of vision, moving behind her, and when she turned she confronted Paul Marshall. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

A childish stick figure of a dead dog, legs up. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

I walk closer to see if I can figure out which it is. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eighty years later Harry Junior’s voice still trembled when he remembered it: “One bowl. Once a week. I never could figure that out.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Anyway, whatever they were, I figured they were just a bunch of ladies talking about lady stuff and knitting. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

The surveyors had covered a map with scores of figures, each marking an elevation at some point on or around the mountain. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“I bet a lot of the Blues at Thurmond figured out how to use their abilities. They just chose not to. Maybe something to do with that noise.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

So, I hate to say it, but it's probably a waste of your time to try to figure out who I am by looking at the bands on people's T-shirts. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

When early civilizations started pressing reeds to clay tablets, carving figures in stone, and daubing ink on parchment and on papyrus, number systems had already been well-established. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Someone who might be able to help me figure out her story. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

It takes a couple of heartbeats to figure out what just happened. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

He stared back up at the figure, trying to find a face beneath the hood’s shadow. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The motorman, seeing the huge, spherical, white figure panting in the center of the tracks, slid the car to a halt and opened one of the front windows. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

A third sat in a snowdrift, playing with two live moose like they were action figures. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I figured it was just hippie love beads and stuff. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

But to be quite frank, Mrs Taylor, during the time I was most involved in great affairs, Mr Churchill was not such a key figure and was not really expected to become one. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

It blinked at my mother with human eyes, moving its head from shoulder to shoulder as if figuring things out. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Brussels, Vincent figures, is a great place for someone who wants to be an artist. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

And after all that watching, she figured the crab deserved a name, and so she gave it one: Zerubabel. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

I figured it must be necessary to keep your feet from freezing off. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

After two years in the dormitory, he had begun to figure a few things out. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

As for Joey himself, he was a little hard to figure. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could make out one figure, small in the distance, standing by Mother’s grave. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Many of the caves in the buttes are splattered with ancient pictographs—rock paintings of hands, stars, frogs, and human figures, all reminiscent of Joan Miro, in overlapping red and yellow and brown. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I gave her the baby one, so she wouldn’t have to figure out any buttons, and it worked great. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to figure this out if it kills me,” Miss Hilly say. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

To hear him talk, you would think that the horse never slept at night but stood awake in the milk company stable figuring out new torments for his driver. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I also figured out why Theresa was assigned to be my guide. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The brief glow fell upon a huge sitting figure, still and solemn as the great stone kings of Argonath. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I helped Papi string colored lights across the yard, and we decorated an eggplant bush with crêpe paper flowers and cutout figures. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“You went trespassing at the mayor’s? Near as I figure, you’re lucky to still be breathing.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Through its windows, I see a familiar figure, wearing the same tweed suit and hat as always. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I am still trying to figure out what to do. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Amaka picked up the plantains and pressed each between her fingers, as if she would figure out why they cost so much by doing that. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

A dark figure moves ahead of us, creeping along the edge of the circle of light, waiting for us to take another step. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

If we were taken by surprise, I figured we wouldn’t have time to fetch it. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

When I felt myself bump into an unyielding figure, I turned in some annoyance to beg his pardon. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

And if there was one thing I’d finally figured out, it was that your mind is something you always CAN change. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shadow realized something was different about her voice, and he tried to figure out what it was. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

I could not figure out why they twisted and turned in the fire after they were dead. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I figured they might be able to guess who’d thrown that bayonet into the stockade, but nobody would be able to prove anything. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could make out Cutie’s large, gleaming figure at the Martian L-tube, watching closely as the team of robots worked in close-knit unison. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

The gate was chained like I figured, so I had to scale over the tall fence. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Sam thought he could glimpse black figures running to and fro upon the long shingle-banks that lay under the eastern shore. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I saw him trying to figure out how much trouble he would get in if he did hit me right there in the park in front of boys he barely knew. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

His heart had been heavy since we came to the town, the second figure spoke, his forefathers were men of the sea, the Márez people, they were conquistadors, men whose freedom was unbounded. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, Mom,” I explained, “but the lion is a Christ figure. Technically, he is Jesus. It’s a story to explain Jesus.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Ben and I figured it was Radar, so we paused the game and walked out into the living room. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

What was more, ever since arriving in Boston I’d kept catching glimpses of people I thought were him: dark figures dashing by in taxicabs, disappearing into office buildings. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I still hadn’t figured out if any of those counted. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Every objection I think of, Chris figures a way out,” Daddy went on. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

“The first thing we need to do is get your hands—and your head—taken care of. Then we’ll figure everything out. Okay?” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Maybe my dad even figured out what I’ve been doing, that I’ve been planning on taking his boat, and they want me to give up on looking for my mother. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Did they figure out it wasn’t a good house? Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

“My mama gave me this before I left Virginia, a long, long time ago. And I suppose you already figured that I’ve got some salt.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Now that wasn’t my doing, but I figured if I had only a week left in New Orleans, I might as well enjoy myself and I did. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I figured Mr. Stokely would be great at helping everybody do their jobs better, and I gave him the title of chief operating officer. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

At the edge of the garden, a dark figure approached - the silhouette of a man whose eyes shone like miniature headlamps, blinding Reyna. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Now, if I could just figure out how to design poetry as well as I design clothing, I could turn myself into somebody special. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But she had a whole trail of bad experiences behind her, and she didn’t think she had enough time even in the rest of her life to figure out what she might have learned. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

So why couldn’t I figure out how to help our family? X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve been in so many hospitals over the years, figuring out how to get around them is what counts as a hobby to me now. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

In a moment the sea is infested with them, racing like a cavalry charge toward a single shining figure in the distance. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Does the figure mean that for exactly the same jobs that men perform, women earn 59 percent of the men’s salaries? Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

They start moving forward, and then a figure suddenly flashes in from the left, coming through the doorway from the passage outside. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“Hey, have you figured out the movie for your film camp application?” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

I don’t think I figured out that he was my grandpa, not even in the deep parts of my brain. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I figured I was delusional in thinking I might make sense of my mother’s last research project by coming to this house. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I’m figuring this is the start of a long yammer. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I can't figure out if we were having the same conversation or what. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

After a minute or so she figured out that what I wasn’t saying was not a happy ending. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

You must cut quite the figure in your uniform. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I’ve been wanting to ask about those blue whorls for years, and, as I'm going to die anyway, I figure I have nothing to lose. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

She seemed an occult figure, more spirit than human. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

I figured she must belong to the black shoe. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

I didn’t see one PSF or camp controller—not until we were at the base of the stairwell, stepping over, but mostly on, the three prone black figures on the ground. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

My mom looks between us a few times like she’s trying to figure out what the trick is. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

When she hands it back to me, there’s two more smiling stick figures. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

I saw a figure—a boy hunkered down behind a Greek column, like he was hiding from someone. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Hazel needed to figure out what Pasiphaë wanted most. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“We’ll have to figure out the extra praetor problem later,” she said. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

We figured that that was how the commercial people told her to say it Not too colored. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Standing on the platform in the midst of the crowd, high enough that they can be viewed clearly from all angles, are two figures, still as statues. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Maybe I could have figured out something if I had stayed out a little longer, but I heard a double click coming from Peewee’s direction. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Intelligence did not figure largely in anything he did and was often conspicuously absent. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Look, I’ll go report it now. I figured it would be gone first thing, like any other graffiti, I guess. I really am sorry.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

"But I have to figure out a thesis." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She figured it out—Papa was keeping Jojo out of everyone's way for a little while, because he was fixing to say something to Spoon Man he didn’t want Jojo to hear. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Doug P. made up a bunch of stuff about horses in case you didn’t figure it out. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Szilard and Fermi, working in separate labs at Columbia University, came up with a figure closer to 2.0—still a large quantity under the circumstances. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

But after a few tugs on the sheet, I figured, why bother? City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

It was a dime that should have gone into the bank, but Katie figured she could be extravagant once a year. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I paused a second, trying to figure out if my response should be calibrated to please Augustus or his parents. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

The rule provided a way to figure out the true value of a mathematical function that goes to 0/0 at a point. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

In the extremely unlikely event that he even came across a hog, he figured, he’d allow it to study devilment in peace. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

“They need to figure it out so they can fix it,” Luma said. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

“The plumber is downstairs. He wants me to help him figure out why it’s been acting up.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The picture cut to an aerial shot of snowy hills, dotted like a war map with pinprick figures, Mount Cataract looming lopsided and huge in the foreground. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I hated sitting in dirty diapers, and she hated changing them, so I figured out a way to let her know I had to go, and she’d hustle me to the toilet. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

She could figure out the words “stink” and “slave” and “cargo” and that the man who had come on board was some sort of official from the land they were heading toward. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’s joking, so I figure this must mean she doesn’t know how much I want to kill her right now. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

“But the angels must have figured out how to find the ones that weren’t so obvious.” Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

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

Sometimes I sat at the dining-room table with him and helped him figure stuff out. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

Their cameras were flashing and the television cameras too had been swung around to focus in on the figure swaying high above. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

He saw a shadowy figure weaving between the trees, a monster. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The world was a confusing place, and she needed Evan to help her figure it out. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

A figure rose from the ground, tall and slim. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Despite his brave posturings of nonchalance and indifference, Adams was, in fact, obsessed with Jefferson’s growing reputation as one of the major figures of the age. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

For several anxious months, city officials drove themselves crazy trying to figure out who was leaking information to UOCI. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes you need to have secrets so you can figure things out. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Just his figure, striding away in front of me all the time. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

In fact—I took a quick glance back at the other cloaked figures and inhaled sharply—he wasn’t the only one. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Four frozen figures from the Wonders of the World exhibit. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He figured it had to be eaten immediately, so he removed some hamburger for the dogs and figured he’d barbecue the rest that night. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I figure it is time to get to the point. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

My last trip, to Tennessee, was to the east so I figured to skip that direction. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the figure standing by the cauldron of curling iron is not Poppet. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“You know, you’d think you would have figured that out already” Will winks at her. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Remember how you went behind the stage and figured out how he was making that rabbit appear? And then you told everybody?” Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The engineers are figuring out how to arrange the cardboard dividers inside our tomb to make chambers. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

He explained cheerily that he’d once hoped to become an agent after leaving the military, but that given the injury he was now figuring out a new plan. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“I figure it would take ten or twelve bucks to give Doc a party you wouldn’t be ashamed of.” Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bobby Gene and I ran alongside the train, trying to figure out a plan. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t figure out how I felt about it. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rondell opened his eyes a little wider and told me: “I just figured out alls I want out of anything, Mexico.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

It was dark, and I walked for a long time trying to figure out why I was so frightened. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Oberth figured out the mathematical equations which proved that space flight was practical. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Probably worried about being arrested, Sheehan figured, and feeling guilty about betraying his friends at both Rand and the Pentagon. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He breaks his way into the trap more easily than I would have figured and grabs the lobster, who starts waving his powerful claws around. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

The figure stopped, and at the moment a ray of moonlight fell upon the masses of driving clouds and showed in startling prominence a dark-haired woman, dressed in the cerements of the grave. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I figured Ob had given up there on that porch in Putnam County and I was preparing myself for the worst. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

By figured he didn’t have anything to lose so when we got about halfway down the steps he popped me square in the ear. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s a way to calculate the best time to do something, to figure out the best odds. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

If the children reported meeting her, it would seem like an accident, she figured. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. Sara and I have to figure out how to make ice cream without an ice cream maker.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

He could see the figures stretching out in every direction in perfect concentric rings. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Another visitor, hunting for an exhibit of wax figures, asked a guard, “Can you tell me where the building is that has the artificial human beings?” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The old man glanced at the figure in a black-and-silver suit. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought about all of this as I painted, and since Jay was quiet, I figured he was thinking of Daddy too. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I figured that's what Noodles meant when he told me that Needles was "wild." When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

In general, I was less interested in the redecorating and inauguration planning than I was in figuring out what I could do with my new role. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

At last a vision appeared, the familiar figure of the large and devoted collie that had been his pet when he was in high school. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe Rock had come back and followed some of the men to Arnold’s house and figured out that Arnold kind of ran the show. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

I always figured that there would be more drama to a high school cafeteria. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

The other figure was that of a woman—a white woman, young and pretty with long, wavy hair and a small, delicate nose—running to escape the black brute’s outstretched arms. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Finally I figured I’d have to interrupt her, so I did. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

One of these figures would be Pai, the foreman, to whom he must present himself. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

It is not known exactly what length a stadium was, but it may have been about 200 yards, which would make Aristotle’s estimate about twice the currently accepted figure. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could not figure what kind of mistress she would be. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I figured I could get a job at a filling station somewhere, putting gas and oil in people's cars. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Miss Wren nodded grimly, as if she’d already figured this out. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

On one side, the limestone cliffs were almost completely sheer, dropping into the sea over a thousand feet below, as near as Piper could figure. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

It is the perfect time to tell him he got it all wrong about us, but I can’t figure out how to say it that won’t sound awful. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“But sometimes I figure I should just go ahead and swallow it.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Through eyes blurred with pain, Taran glimpsed a tall figure against the trees, and heard a shouted word he could not distinguish. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

So he lay on the cool damp floor of the cellar and tried to figure out what he was doing there. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Disappointment washed over Thomas—he’d been sure the purpose of the code would be obvious once they had it figured out. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I figure they don’t want to hear about the C he got on his science test or how he was grounded for the past two weeks for talking back. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

But on the other hand, Maya knew that the problem was bigger and more complicated than that, and it scared her that she didn’t know how to figure it out. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

She says, “After this next one, I’m going to do aerobics and get my girlish figure back.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, ma’am. We figured that if it was supposed to be the twelfth game, like Mr. Lemoncello said it was, there might be some clues to start us off.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

“You always talk of death and of us killing ourselves. Haven’t you figured it out? We’re not interested in dying,” I said. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I figured I was dumping my chances with Judy Billings out with my trash. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only two warmly dressed figures were waiting for the next vaporetto. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Our ball could not reach the minute figures who annoyed us; nor could their rifles reach us; and so both their aggression and our defiance were but shows of force. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“Just trying to figure out how we all fit together,” she said. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I had figured on a month’s down time at the very least. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Aimee wasn’t hungry, and she hadn’t felt like negotiating the line, or trying to figure out how to buy lunch and where to sit or with whom. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

I figured that most of her would-be assassins had seen what had happened to Doug Swieteck’s brother and were worried I might take them out, too. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

But baseball was Mack’s joint and that was where he figured to be headed. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The way the sexton figured it, James Grew had propped the gun barrel on the books to bring it in line with his temple. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

As Thomas followed, he struggled to figure out what was tickling the back of his mind. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Not the most creative, but easy to figure out. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“I kinda figured that one out,” said Moss. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Just a lot of things to figure out.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

It takes a few seconds for my eyes to adjust to the darkness of the well, then slowly, thirty feet below, I make out the shape of human figures floating on top of the water. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Later, at the Company, Uncle sat for a long time figuring things on his abacus. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He turns around and stares at me, his eyes squinting as if he's never seen me before and can't figure out why I'm in his house. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

But he had etched in Macon’s mind certain historical figures, and as a boy in school, Macon thought of the personalities of his horse, his hog, when he read about these people. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Is it any wonder we love figures of speech? Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It hadn’t taken me long to figure out the command word required to activate it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

We were starting forward, but the Professor’s warning hand, seen by us as he stood behind a yew-tree, kept us back; and then as we looked the white figure moved forwards again. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

He figured that Javier had beaten him to their meeting place, so Moss left the phone alone, his attention focused on traffic. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Then we’ll go into the Dark World. We’ll find a way to contact him. We can figure out a solution to this.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He stepped past the warriors and drew near the figure on the slab. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

There’s a bunch of bar graphs, but I don’t want to take the time to figure out what each bar means because I just want to say, “Oh yeah, you’re so right.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

I figured the jury would be out for quite a while. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

I want a supportive father figure in my life. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

She steadied her trembling hand, raised it to the air, and gulped as the figures launched into a run. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

I figured that it was worth staying on. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, when an animal gets sick, the Salatins try to figure out what is going wrong in their system. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

And so he did, the insubstantial presence in the fog once again becoming the solid figure of Hamlet. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I scribbled some figures in the margins of the newspaper. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

But the way I figure, if it’s food from my own plate I would have eaten myself but don’t, what’s the harm in that? Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hands fidgeted with the hem of his shirt, but considering the way he studied the Romans, noting their positions and their weapons, Jason figured this satyr had been in combat before. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She knew her mother had gotten sick at thirty, so she’d long feared her own thirtieth birthday, figuring that whatever happened to her mother at that age would happen to her too. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

At first I figured that it was the television, but no, one voice belonged to Myron. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

There, shimmering like a mirage at the edge of the battlefield, is a figure. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He told himself not to go crazy, that Julie could figure out how to stretch two bags of food for ten days, or maybe the quarantine would be over and Vincent de Paul would reopen. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

“That’s why I was asking his mom so many questions yesterday. I was trying to figure out his schedule.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I figured it was a good chance to catch up with her and all. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

I paid special attention to our mail delivery for three days, and figured out that our mail carrier always came to our house between twelve and twelve thirty p.m. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Their English teacher, who had been reading aloud from a textbook, interrupted himself to say that he had the attention of 70 percent of the class, and that 70 percent was a “dismal figure.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

I figured she was telling him about the game. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I go through the box and find Papa’s sterling silver pocket watch and rub the figure of the fisherman standing in a rowboat. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

As it turned out, he was just as noisy and pesky as I’d figured. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

I figured it would be easiest to do the night part first so I decided to stick around the library until it got dark, then head for Grand Rapids. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

I know...she didn’t say which couch, but I figured I was halfway home. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

From this brutal environment a heroic figure emerged: Deganawidah, the Peacemaker. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Her figure faults were gone, the too bony elbow having fleshed out nicely; the opposite pudgy wrist could not have been trimmer. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

There was a wagon quite close to the shore in a wooded area, a bent-over figure on the seat. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pretty quickly you figure out that working only on the outside isn’t going to be enough. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

“Will,” said Lyra, and he turned to see that there was another figure in the kitchen with them. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Except for winning Dorothy, which still remained my unsolvable puzzle, I figured I could do pretty much anything I wanted to do if only I worked at it hard enough. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I figured it was grown stuff, which made me want to know what they were keeping from us. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

The King gets sick, all the wives would be letting their hair go and eating sweets day and night to wreck their figures. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Homer opened his notebook and checked his boss’s figures. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Says exactly what I figure he’d say: “Collect some bottles, take ’em in for deposit. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I love the rebound, boxing out, figuring angles and positioning myself, willing the ball into my hands. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Without hesitating, Ron says, “I can do a seventy-five cent raise. And I’ll work with you on your schedule. We’ll figure it out.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Sometimes figuring out who you are means understanding that we are a mosaic of experiences. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Father and I speculated on the purpose of the figures—whether they were like the lions or the door gods who were meant to protect the house, or what. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I figured Howard probably wouldn’t hear me, but then I saw him give me a thumbs-up before the truck disappeared from sight. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

The game night will give me the chance to get to know the other kids better and figure out who could’ve written the poem. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

I was too mad to cry and too angry to figure out what to do with myself. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Silently, the clay figures floated from his hand, drifted in the air, then settled to the ground at opposite ends of the courtyard. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

There is some evidence that the average level has risen since then to a consistently higher figure, and individuals with occupational or other special exposures to insecticides of course store even more. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“But I figured you lot are itching to know more about each other.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

If there is anything I've figured out in the last months it's that you can find labels to organize living things, but you can't put people in any kind of group or order. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

She opens the book, sees the Modern Library emblem, the dashing, naked, torch-bearing figure. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

There was something mysterious and smug in the way he spoke, as though he had everything figured out—whatever he was talking about. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maria might have trouble figuring out some stuff, but she’s a real friendly person. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

We told him to sneak around it and try to figure out how it works. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

‘With you, Ted. Of course. We’ll figure out what it says on the T-shirt. And maybe, just maybe, we’ll track him down.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s Survival 101: use your available senses. If you can’t see something, you gotta be able to figure out where it is by other means. In this case: use your hearing.” Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

“When you and I began to talk on the boards, I thought I should watch a couple of Bollywood movies on Netflix, figure out how to be sensitive to your culture and all that.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

And if you hear the word “Nuus” on the radio, for example, why, any fool can figure out that means “News.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I figured Connor’s family had money, but I wasn’t prepared for this. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Hamilton was aware of the Federalist plot, which was no half-baked scheme hatched by marginal figures, involving as it did several Federalist senators from New England and Timothy Pickering, the former secretary of state. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

For a second I considered bolting into the kitchen to try to figure out why I was losing it in front of my mom’s goddaughter. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

We begin furiously texting as we try to figure out what to wear, what to eat, and what stores we will hit. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Her eyes ran over my figure in an appraising way. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I figured out that maybe Nadine was not a very good babysitter. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Sheriff rocked back on his heels, looking thoughtful, like he was trying to figure something out. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Pretty! say beautiful rather. Can you imagine any thing nearer perfect beauty than Emma altogether—face and figure?” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

The Allies occupied the city, and there they would house us until they figured out what to do with us. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

There seemed to be two figures, and some sort of shadow. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Janice simply ignored them, directing us instead, figuring in her head the positions of the preachers, the crowd, Kwang, paletting their various skin tones into an ambient mix for the media. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to give him some of the purified water, but he was drinking like the bonobos in the sanctuary did, and I figured his system was more tolerant than mine. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

He figured he could take this time to look for the piece of wheel. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

After Uncle Jet told Nali what he had been feeling, Nali called around and, with the help of the IHS Zero Suicide Initiative, was able to figure out how best to help Uncle Jet. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Sean was always at ease with himself, whereas I couldn’t quite figure out how to get out of my own way. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“See if you can figure that out too.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“You figured—what?— the crazy fat girl would know all about the crazy old Bat Lady.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

“I know I’ll find work, but I can’t figure where to sleep, me and Ruth. I thought you might know a place.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was on my cellphone the whole time, desperately calling people, trying to figure out where I was, trying to get directions. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The respect in his voice was profound whenever he spoke of his father figure. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

They pulled her shift from her shoulders, and for the first time I saw her exposed, as she had been in the engraved figure hung upon the wall. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

A heavy figure in black was leaning on the winch, while a second held the cage with a gloved hand. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Larry asks, squatting a little to see all the pies and figure out what goes on whose pile. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Mathematics is nothing if it isn’t correct! Men’s lives depend on those figures!” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Janae and I exchange looks, because we already have our lives figured out and they don’t involve these new boys across the street. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Probably a long time. You pass along stuff. You know, one person figures out how to trick their board, the next finds the rapids, the next makes it to the ruins.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t deal with Mom until I’d had coffee and a shower; I needed time to figure out what to tell her. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I figured they’d have to go down so deep to reach water that they’d come up on the other side of the world. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

From the downy feathers on her apron, I figured, she’d been tending the new chicks. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z