Tonight is the final performance of a very limited engagement. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

With serious face and a high-held, final flick he split each side in half, quartering the pig. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

I love this game like the winter loves snow even though I spent the final quarter in foul trouble on the bench. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

In a final burst of speed, the horse of the Horned King plunged ahead; the animal’s flanks bore against Melyngar, who reared furiously and struck out with her hoofs. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Vivian insists that she take an antique rolltop desk from the parlor and set it up in the bedroom across the hall from hers so she can study for finals. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

More specifically, it addresses only the final stage in the evolution of complex societies. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

A brief note was attached: Here is a copy of my final transcript. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Twill taught at school, Bonnie was one of her pupils, and when the final bell had rung, both of them spent a four-hour shift at the factory that specialized in the Peacekeeper uniforms. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

He moved to make a final sprint for it, just as a horde of fleeing residents swarmed in from the other side, frantic and wild, scattering in all directions, heading for every door in sight. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

A final report might be months, even years, in the making. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

As I tread water, I have to wrench the coil of wire from her fingers, because her final grip on it is so tight. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I said, “Set against the backdrop of America in its final days, it’s the high-spirited story of their love together, it’s laugh-out-loud funny, really heartwarming, and a visual feast.” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tried to shrug it all off, but when Tony sauntered over, simply to say, “Impressive!” before heading back to help with the final cleanup, she couldn’t help but beam. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

When we rounded the final bend, the old wooden sign announcing the sanctuary’s visitation policies was still standing there, untouched. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

And maybe this is why Hideo had not stopped the final game when he saw that things were going wrong. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She had to save enough for train fare and a few expenses before she could tell Jamie or make final plans. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is the final phase, and there is no going back. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The room bustled with activity as the dozens of controllers each made final preparations for launch. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she takes out the final piece of my outfit: the face veil or niqab, a small rectangular piece of black fabric with ties extending on either side. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

He tries to ignore Henry a few feet to his left, currently getting a final preening from a royal stylist. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

So as we went around on our final orbit, we double-checked everything except the direction we were pointing. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Congress had the final say, however, and now the time for the big vote had come. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

These all weighed heavily in his final assessment. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He waited and seemed to expect some final word. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I leaned back and closed my eyes as I waited to arrive at a more suitable final destination—preferably, a castle with turrets. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

At the door she had a few final words. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

On my final floor exercise at Worlds, I’d felt a sharp pain every time I came down from a tumbling sequence. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The school year finally ended, and I threw away my final report card resolving to do better the following year. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

My mom tosses me a final wan smile—I love you, but I remain disappointed—and shuts the door. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

The final straw came when Cole returned from a walk alone around the bay. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

And while my parents talked to Barb about the state-of-the-art facility, Abby ran off and found me the final gift of that day. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I got it out for the final time and sat on my windowsill. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Howard and Smith went out to make their final decision. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of the nature of women, nothing final can be known. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The mercury has no natural tendency to stand up in a column, so there is no final cause at work here. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“After so long a silence, it is unlikely our prayers will be answered. I have asked his best surviving friend to do the final honors.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

There is a little sorrow In the final farewell kiss. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

That day I also thought about my grandmother and her final days in the Princeton Hospital. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

It was dawn but not yet day when Thor, hungrier, angrier, and still sleepless, resolved to strike one final blow that would silence the snoring forever. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

There were Slytherin taunts to be endured next day, not to mention much anger from fellow Gryffindors, who were most unhappy that their Captain had got himself banned from the final match of the season. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Percy, who was in his seventh and final year at Hogwarts, was looking particularly smug. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He murmured some words in Ancient Greek—a final blessing. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Brandon was a decent opponent but I still bested him, scoring the final winning point. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

A decided change from the closed attitude they projected while studying for finals. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Except the guard didn’t come, and Jamie couldn’t relax until after he felt that final ping. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have less than two hours to live and I can’t think of a better way to spend that time than respecting Mateo’s final request to meet his father, but for real this time. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

This fourth and final song allowed him to change water from liquid to gas and to solid. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

She starts walking backward toward her entryway, smiling at him, taking an impressive number of steps before giving a final wave and turning away. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

She began to pull sections of my hair this way and that and then she told me to close my eyes because she wanted me to wait to see the final product at the end. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Welcome one and all to the state finals of this year’s Middle School Quiz Bowl competition,” said the emcee, Haley James, the weather reporter from the biggest TV station in the state. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

She’d escort us to the baggage claim after she and the other stewardess did the final tidying up. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

I thought it would be Sass’s final cruelty to me, to make me be like her. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

In his final years, Cope developed one other interesting obsession. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Thinking back later he could never decide whether the hands or Beatty's reaction to the hands gave him the final push toward murder. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Our final destination all along. It’s mostly safe and peaceful, with work opportunities and good schools.” Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

When Peeta and I made it into the final eight in the Hunger Games, they sent reporters to do personal stories about us. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Wait, I can’t do this,” I stammered as Meir tied off the final knot. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Plus, it’s the last day of school and I have one final left. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

But like I’ve said before, he’s the type who has to have the last word, and he did throw out a final farewell before I faded into the night. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Thomas felt one final moment of trepidation, a quick slice of fear through his body, and then it vanished. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“And it seems that his final wish is to spend a few minutes with you.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

But he noticed that each of them cast a final backward glance at the vanishing Ferolind. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Then he spoke a final prophecy: “Yours will be a generation of black hair.” Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I roared as I gave the refrigerator one final, desperate push. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

The final image was a room full of soft light. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

It still echoed in my mind and it was real and it was final. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The final buzzer sounded, and they all rose to go back to work. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

It’s the least official final exodus off Earth you could imagine. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

A few pieces of burnt toast later, the family was ready to pay their final respects. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Two days later, Dona Ester Trueba died in the bed of pain where she had spent the final years of her life. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed as if all the realities of living there had finally settled in his mind, like hearing a final diagnosis of terminal cancer. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The final step was to smooth, sand, and polish the body of the car to within an inch of its home-built life. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“That was the final straw for Severus. I think the loss of the Order of Merlin hit him hard. So he — er — accidentally let slip that I am a werewolf this morning at breakfast.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

She wondered whether having final responsibility for someone, even a creature like a horse or a dog, was fundamentally opposed to the wild and inward journey of writing. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I write the final Grade Thirteen exams, subject after subject, day after day, sitting at a desk in the gymnasium. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The final three stanzas of “Song of Myself” were also highlighted. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

It was wonderful to be able to read and write again, and I didn’t mind it at all that my first reading and writing in fifteen days was being done over final examinations. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Is that your final ruling?” the beard says. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

When he left, he glanced back for a final view of our manor. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mine was the one with the S drawn through it, so there would be no confusion about where to start my final double-twisting double tuck, the hardest dismount in the world. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

My bow stuttered across the strings; flew; landed; sung to my fingers; and thus, with a final thrust, a final parry, a final stab, I was done. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The speech final was also a week from Friday, but he wasn’t too worried about that. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

As a final insult, Durham’s Big Men now derided the “vulgar” racism of their white employees. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Kapasi watched as they crossed paths with a Japanese man and woman, the only other tourists there, who paused for a final photograph, then stepped into a nearby car and drove away. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

And, like a grizzled extra scurrying out of the bar just before the climactic final shootout in a grade B Hollywood Western, Bud dropped a dollar onto the table and hurriedly split. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a final growl, it wolfishly snapped the barn boards like twigs. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Miss Brown returned, and we received final admonishments from our mothers before they hurried out. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

In his final years, the old man, a teacher of mathematics in our elementary schools, had kept assiduous track of Bibi’s illness in hopes of determining some logic to her condition. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

He added a final, unusual piece to the sentence. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

She tries to get into the room one final time, he blocks her with a kiss. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

Cicero’s final comeuppance came after the assassination of Julius Caesar. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

The final question was the same one that Mr. Ryan had asked him in the hallway on Friday: Who won the Battle of Lake Erie? Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boy finally had enough and, after the final play of a drive, stood toe-to-toe with Wes, bumping his chest against the bigger boy. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Barb giving me a final disappointed look before my door swings shut. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

It feels to Marie-Laure as if they have wound these past four days toward the center of a bewildering maze, and now they are tiptoeing past the pickets of some final interior cell. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Dragons have immense families, too. It would be nice to live long enough to see my great-grandchildren. And it may be that my final test is to raise a brood of superior women and men.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two women from Infinite Weekly for a final interview. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

It didn’t take long to design the final copy of our report. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wick’s final, frantic journal entry still echoed through Sierra. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

A few minutes later, the bus came to a halt at a huge station, its final destination. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

As I closed the final distance between us, I glanced behind and saw the fire was growing even faster than I’d expected. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I proceeded deeper until I came to a final wall in the throat of the cave. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, if a black hole as close as Pluto were to reach the end of its life and blow up, it would be easy to detect the final burst of emission. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Gustloff’s final dive will pull her deep, to the bottom of the Baltic Sea. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Congo had national finals for sixth and twelfth grades. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

If they missed, they would fall into Chaos and be scattered into nothingness—a final death with no do-over. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

There would be a final pretrial hearing on February 2. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

So we watched that final conflagration on this cold morn. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

The final plink of the tune was suspended in the air expectantly, waiting for the next note that would never come. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I thought of Jack London not putting a final period on the last sentence of the book as Martin lost consciousness and drifted into death. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

When he was almost to the top, a mere foot from the rim, I pulled myself up to my feet in one final lift and fell backward. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Next stop was the state finals in Phoenix on the third Friday in April. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

The doors are closed with a loud and final clank. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

But seeing her hit with a bicycle, living like a prisoner in her own backyard, that was the final straw for me. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I heard, as if from underwater, the final growl of the hunter. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

But as I looked in the mirror for a final check, I was proud of the job I had done. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The four of them move around, setting the table, making the final preparations to the food. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Merry and Fatty went into the kitchen on the other side of the passage, and busied themselves with the final preparations for a late supper. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Most of them are in the ancient lunar highlands and date from the time of the final accretion of the Moon from interplanetary debris. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still, the final rule said ... well, he wasn’t quite ready to think about the final rule on the page. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t have a watch, but in what seemed like a very short time, I was on the distinctive final ice field. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She laughs, then takes a final sip of her mango juice. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

For the final part of our tour, Miss New Jersey takes us to the Miss America stage to practice our model walk. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

But she knew—just as one knows when piling on one final block that the tower will fall—she knew they couldn’t make it. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

The flight of stairs only descended three levels, though there was no exit until they reached the final one. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

But I carried her back to bed and kissed her good night and as she dropped off to sleep, I made my final preparations for my journey. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Abby and her violinist finish to surprised, appreciative applause, and then the curtains close partially while the stage is set for the final act. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

A few minutes later, Natnael and the Under Fifteen Fugees took the field to warm up for their final game of the year. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

The final addition to the regular group at the farm was Mr. Jelliman, an amiable white pensioner and old friend of the movement who became the farm foreman. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Major Major had bought the dark glasses and false mustache in Rome in a final, futile attempt to save himself from the swampy degradation into which he was steadily sinking. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Nauseated by the memory of his final moments, I explained my role in his death and described the fire at the fairgrounds. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Nice,” said Ron, as with one final flourish of her wand, Hermione turned the leaves on the crabapple tree to gold. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

In her lap sat a fashion magazine she’d picked up at London’s Heathrow Airport, where they had caught their flight for the final leg of their journey. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Her final punch list was growing shorter and shorter, which was a very good thing. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

“Not here. Not like this. Let young Buckminster write down her last words. Then let them be read aloud when we come to pay our final respects.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

“I’m sure you are eagerly awaiting your final report cards.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

The class didn’t have enough people to complete the final letter of the message. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Citra would secretly spend an hour or two each day trying to find footage of Scythe Faraday’s final movements, but to no avail. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Ebola destroys the brain more thoroughly than does Marburg, and Ebola victims often go into epileptic convulsions during the final stage. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, right. But she wouldn’t have qualified for finals anyway.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

It is done by simply passing the bits around from mind to mind, until something like natural selection makes the final selection, all on grounds of fitness. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

My fingernails had grown a good three inches by the time he struck his final note and called me close to point out a few simple chords. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

My stepfather’s final admonition to me went unheeded as I absolved myself of all responsibility and stayed out of the house as much as possible, thus avoiding the emotional impact of watching Mommy suffer. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The preserves are the final refuge for many ancient and wonderful species,” Grandpa said. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

They stood silent, reluctant to make the final parting, and only slowly became aware that Tom was wishing them farewell, and telling them to have good heart and to ride on till dark without halting. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

These “angry revolutionists” even followed their final instructions: to leave early. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the final page was a list of casualties. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

With a final wave to the yunka man, I rounded the last of the trail and gazed from the ridge down to Sacred Sun City. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

A hard-hitting linebacker and captain on the football team who left the field and refused to return when a brawl erupted in his final high school game. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

After agonizing over it, Wes decided to go with Levy to his final Job Corps interview. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“This time we must be sure it’s final.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

They entered the final mile dead even and rowed thus, stroke for stroke, for the next three-quarters of a mile. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

So when I ran out of the final bottle of Zoloft, I didn’t take any more. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

She gives my hand a final pat, lowers the head of my bed, and leaves. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Mollie described for the jurors the final time that Anna visited her house. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Dad had prayed and received a revelation: “There will be a conflict, a final struggle for the Holy Land,” he’d said. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

We assured Kev that outhouses and kerosene would be just fine, sounded like fun, in fact—a little adventure, yessir—and then he led us downstairs for the final leg of our tour. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

More than three thousand delegates braved police intimidation to assemble and approve the final document. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Were there any that were jettisoned before the final ten were written in stone? Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

She had folded a load of laundry written an email, searched her massive psychology textbook for answers to the final exam questions to see if she had gotten them right. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The fourth and final segment of the “Story in Development” was a live interview with the chief of police in Piedras Negras. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

After a few more pages of questions, all of which Reynie felt confident he had answered correctly, he arrived at the test’s final question: “Are you brave?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

She was in the middle of finals and there was no way she'd be able to concentrate if she knew about what we were dealing with back home. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

No final hug with my family, no final hug with the Plutos. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The tuna in the sandwich is trying to make the final swim of its life. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Finally he steeled himself to read the final rule again. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

The final stage of breaking to the cricket standard was by mock combats. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

From what she hoped was the final clue. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Bram begged me not to read the final paragraph, but I was adamant. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was obscenely sharp, and had a mother-of-pearl handle, and Shadow suspected it was usually used to give dead men their final shave. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

This, perhaps, was the final contribution of Nazism to genetics: it placed the ultimate stamp of shame on eugenics. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

LaPautre made a final puff and drew himself up to his most solemn height. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Helmuth must put the finishing touches on his final paper, his thesis required for graduation. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Charming,” said the Director once more, and, with a final pat, moved away after the others. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rashid and Frankie and Z had told the FBI and the cops and everyone else who interviewed them what she had said before letting them all leave and setting off the final bomb. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Haiyi did not think so. When he was told that he himself was the final evil, he bowed his head in shame, and tears began to flow from his eyes.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

For Bragg this meeting seemed the final straw in his relations with Crick. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

A bloody Ripred stood with three other rats that must have joined him in the final moments. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Paul did not attend the final vote, because she had already gone on to Minnesota to start the state ratification campaign. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Word was there was a fifth candidate who had failed the final test last night. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

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

Their unspeakable beauty may have as much to do with the sense of a lost world as it does with Strauss’s final gesture of love and gratitude to his wife of over fifty years. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

"Greetings to the final contestants of the Seventy-fourth Hunger Games. The earlier revision has been revoked. Closer examination of the rule book has disclosed that only one winner may be allowed," he says. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

People have come in and out of our building, saying their goodbyes to Mama and Papi, and paying their final respects to Madrina’s basement. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Not the witches, not those angel-beings, but that sleeping child: the final weapon in the war against the Authority. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pointed out that the state basketball finals would take place in Phoenix that Saturday, and that would end the season and clear the way for her cheerleading crimes to be forgotten. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

“So, we’ve got the intro singing number, the evening gown, talent, bathing suit, interview, followed by a final dance number, and then the crowning. It all comes down to the dance number,” Shanti said. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

By now, the horses were completing the final leg of their lap, far enough away that they were just specks. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Actually, we’re not quite done here. We have one final proposal for you, Parzival. And I saved the best for last.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Timber splinters, as though the rubble teeters on some final fulcrum. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He’s always had a sixth sense for Deckers who will spend their final hours creating chaos. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

To be so old and still make the final cut. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The top two boats in each heat would advance to a final contest of four boats the next day. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

One week before the match, Pollard rode out onto the Belmont course for his final test before the match race. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I read some of The Federalist Papers as early prep for my government final. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

She takes a final look inside the bowl but doesn’t find any loose carrots or noodles. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Cicero ends with a final address to Catiline, and then with a contrastive apostrophe to Jupiter—effectively putting Catiline’s decision to depart under the compulsion of a God. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

Then, in the worst case of bad timing imaginable, a Scoreboard alert flashed on my display, just a few seconds after I began to play through the final screen. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He was invited to the final of the Olympic trials. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Apparently, Halliday wanted clearing the final gate to be a spectator sport.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Now there was dry land all the way to the little island, except for the final, deep channel. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

These might be my final days in the supernatural world. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

But now the doors were slamming all along the scarlet train, and the blurred outlines of parents were swarming forward for final kisses, last-minute reminders. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“His Highness wishes to entertain a more decorous final image of you than being held over a rock and berated by some parcel of insanity.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Zahra fixes him with a final glare, turns on her heel, and stalks out of the room, slamming the door behind her. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The scientists therefore were justified in thinking that a final decision on dropping the bomb would await their further inpur. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Fuchs explained that he wouldn’t be able to get another leave from Los Alamos—everyone was needed for the final push to finish the bomb. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

We have not taken the final step of our journey, but the first step on a longer and even more difficult road. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could tell as soon as the final word left his mouth that he would have liked to call it back. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

The older boy was cutting himself a final piece of bread and cheese. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I collected my wits and was helping as best I could when the final wagon in the troupe passed us. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

As the final words left their lips, purple smoke snaked from their mouths to dance in the center of the circle, right above the Gran’s head. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Dad said they lost contact when the final ping came as they approached Alpha Centauri. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Space hurls outward, falconswift, mounting like an irreversible injustice, a final disease. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

After we checked out of the E-Z Rest, Cade and I stopped for breakfast before settling in to the final leg of our long drive. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Do you have a plan for making up the work you missed last week and studying for finals? Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Adams correctly regarded the five-hundred-mile trek back to Quincy as his final exit from the public stage. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

He went to the highest Shelf and from thence drew down two final Volumes. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

However, before a final tally was taken, High Blade Xenocrates announced that time had run out for legislative issues. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He dropped from the final rocks onto the snowy path at the base, howling in agony and with a knowledge of failure. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

If the final chord is not the tonic of either the major or the minor key for that key signature, there are two possibilities. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Maybe it was the Christmas spirit in the air, or the thought of a two-week vacation, but everyone seemed a lot more lighthearted, in spite of finals. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I see bets being cast right now for the final tournament—and the amounts are astronomical. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

This year, for the first time since Haymitch won, the final stop on the tour will be 12, and the Capitol will spring for the festivities. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, let ’em both run in the finals. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Its result became clear about a .month later, when we were told to make our third and final move. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

In March, as I had eight pills left of my final refill, I started thinking that I didn’t need the Zoloft anymore. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Without having read to the end of the hook, he knew that that must be Goldstein’s final message. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Burr and Hamilton then met in the middle to receive their final instructions. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

On the twentieth of May, Yutar handed out a dozen blue leather- bound volumes of his final speech to the press and one to the defense. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seven hours and two buses later I finished my final leg of the journey just outside a village that looked as if it had been deserted for a century. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, he would make death his final project, the center point of his days. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a final kick, a final marimba concert, a final autumnal lunge through leaf stacks, they went home. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Atop each corner of the cell-block’s wall, rounded guard towers seemed to sag sadly at their edges as though the prison itself had exhaled a final dying gasp. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

I waited until he was out of sight before turning my attention to the final set of stairs leading to the cellar. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Two days ago, your parents managed to tie up the money with legal proceedings, ultimately ending any hopes you had of spending the final sum. Then Leonard called me this morning.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

I finally made it to the landing and, with one final indelicate grunt, pulled the trunk onto it after me. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“Only if you dance one final dance with me,” he said. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

“She went to her final sleep most tranquilly, most sweetly at twelve o’clock today’ Dr. Gully had written up the cause of death as a “Bilious Fever with typhoid character!’ Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sure other scythes tell their apprentices what the final test is.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

When it came to the final join, Will’s head was ringing, and he was so exhausted by the intellectual effort he could barely lift the next branch onto the fire. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Nowadays the Law was his chief interest, his final effort against Might. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the final four knew the mistakes were the secret code. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

When he announced to the people that it would be today, the final preparations were made. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Her point of departure that final voyage on the underground railroad was a tiny station beneath an abandoned house. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The check for the final week’s salary was not due until the end of the week. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

How tall do you think the final stack is going to be? The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone else followed sense and command, and made for whatever fleeting safety they could find before the final cataclysm came. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He relayed all of this to me one night at home about six weeks after our wedding, before delicately dropping a final bit of information: His mother had found him the perfect cabin. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The party from New York took up two rows, front and center, on the sixth and final night of Les Mis at Truman. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

The year of Chopin’s final concert, 1848, was one of huge political upheaval across Europe; it was a year of revolutions. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

By the time I got to Mr. Winston's class, he was wrapping up his usual theatrics and a weeklong lesson, explaining the final stanza of the poem. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

So I spent an inordinate amount of time studying for finals, which helped my GPA considerably. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

And now, gentlemen of the jury, I come to my final instruction to you. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt as if the final piece of a crazy quilt had just been stitched in place. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“On Mondays and Thursdays, Yakov’s final stop ended at the Stockyards.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

After a final discussion about Plato’s cave, we are left to our usual ten minutes of free time. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

We were working in two-man teams—one man on guard while the other slept, switching off every two hours—and 1 remember it was still dark when Kiowa shook me awake for the final watch. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

So, when I enrolled for my final year at Barnard, I paid what I owed on my tuition with Dad’s wadded, crumpled bills. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

There was no sign of the final glass marble in it. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

“It seems that talent will likely play a major role in the Excelsior judges’ final deliberations.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

With a final scramble down a rocky incline, they came to the island shore. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Pond forced himself to sing the final phrases of the fourth song, grunting and groaning the whole time. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The bulldozer hauled up a final mound of dirt and then puttered away to make room for the forklift. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

He passed the entrance examination for the university in 1588, then had to complete a final year at Maulbronn before he could take up his place at the university, at the age of 17. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Cluny’s personal armorer put the final touches to his Chief’s war apparel. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The final stop on the field trip, a short distance by bus from the poet’s house, is a graveyard where the writer lies buried. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The fourth and final can he swung off the tailgate onto his toe. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

But in the end the final decision, to include the final choice of words, came together at the center, which was always Washington. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“That’s final, George! You can put that hammer away where you got it.” Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

The State did, in fact, join our motion to dismiss the charges, and I didn't expect the final hearing to last more than a few minutes. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

With a final glance, he picked up the stack of books and left the room. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The final bowl contains payesh, a warm rice pudding Ashima will prepare for him to eat on each of his birthdays as a child, as an adult even, alongside a slice of bakery cake. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

That final descent and series of loops takes sixty seconds, but the 10 G centrifugal force that results from the 223-mile-per-hour loops is what kills you. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

One boy—clearly confused about who Shin was and what he had done in North Korea—asked a final question. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

He also knew that a final showdown with Jordan had to come. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

"What can you tell me of his final illness?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

During the preparations for the final firing of the kiln, he had secreted the little monkey in a corner and managed to retrieve it afterward without Min’s notice. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Only a little encouragement was needed to get the final soldering accomplished in the next couple of hours. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

It passed the flywheel, sending the flags spinning, then fell into the final drop. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

When she presented her design for her final class project, the professor didn’t think much of her concept and gave her a B. But Lin believed in her design. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Mr. Jay spent most of class talking about what to expect from the semester, including a final project involving ancient Rome or something. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

But she also knew that a final dramatic development was needed if that goal was to become a reality: gaining the support of President Woodrow Wilson for the passage of a constitutional amendment. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

If Darwin had actually read it—particularly as he was writing Variation and formulating pangenesis—this study might have provided the final critical insight to understand his own theory of evolution. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

At last, at long last, the final evening of Marge’s stay arrived. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Phalanxifor had introduced a measure of ambiguity to my cancer story, but I was different from Augustus: My final chapter was written upon diagnosis. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Our final test involved determining a pattern in four pairs of dominoes and prophesying what the fifth pair might look like. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

In his final piece, Parsifal, of 1882, Wagner turned the theatre into a temple, the plot into a sacramental ritual and the leitmotifs he bestowed with sacred power. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

And that means I have to find my way into the final game and stop Zero from planting those rigged Artifacts. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Madam wore a groove in the floor pacing back and forth awaiting news of the final British victory, her footsteps tipping and tapping in measure with the ticking of the clock. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though it’s the final demonstration, the briefing auditorium buzzes at the sound of Dylan’s name. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

After one of the final evening sessions, C.P. went home and wrote a short letter to his Klansmen explaining what he had been trying to accomplish through the meetings. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

In 1824 the Marquis de Lafayette, the great French champion of American independence, paid a final visit to America. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Finally, she stood up and moved lightly to the final strains of the melody. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I think of Zero’s surprised voice, his anger as he faced me in the final game, the way he’d stolen my Memories. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was Ron Evans, an astronaut who would later fly to the moon on the final Apollo flight. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Magpie cast him a final contemptuous glance and took hold of Meggie's arm, luckily not the one with Fenoglio's precious words inside its sleeve. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Between Brooklyn and Manhattan, miles across the water, we saw the final curtain of New York City—the Verrazano Narrows Bridge. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

That could be kept in check with medicine, so the doctor sent me on my way to a final interview with the U.S. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Going into the final round, the scores were level. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

“Of course, one of the four teams with a single medal could dazzle us all and sweep the final two competitions. It’s still possible that this thing could end in a three-way tie.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

The last contestant is a thirteen-year-old girl from Sheboygan, who is also really good as she recites the final verses of the Quran. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

She hovered over one, and a bubble popped up that said, Dashiell Hammett lived at 1155 Leavenworth Street when he completed the final draft of The Maltese Falcon. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

With a final sad whinny, Rainbow the hippocampus did a backflip and dove into the sea. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

The lich and I faced off one final time, at the very top of the playing field, both of us incessantly hitting our Flap buttons while slamming our joysticks left and right. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

A final nuzzle, and he was back over the fence. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gave her a final, pleading look before trudging down the hall and into his bedroom. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She grins and takes her final bite of egg. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

And everybody knows that Savanna made the finals in two different regionals last year, and had come close to placing at a national—so there was a good chance that she would make it in. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Lin was now in her final semester at Yale, studying architecture. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“I am sorry for misleading you children. I should not have guided you to Muriel. I did not realize this was her final knot.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“Where we hope to hear the voice of Djel. But that’s the final step. First, we have to cross the ice moat undetected. If we are judged worthy, Djel shows us the path.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Then he started the engine and cruised past for a final look. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He took one final swig of rum before calling the kids together. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

He rains blows on the man’s arm pads in a blur of motion—the final punch lands so hard that the trainer stumbles backward and falls. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

"Speaking for the grotesques," he said, "I beg to differ. Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I return to this in the final chapter. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

All the campers were in their cabins packing up, or running around with brooms and mops, getting ready for final inspection. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

The final hour of the trip had taken a toll on him. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The bottom set of images went the other way: first the pipe- cleaners, then the same image in collage, then the final one in full-colored realistic detail. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I did not take my eyes off Justice de Wet as I spoke from memory the final words. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The final approach to the treasure chamber,” said Mr. Lyons, “is a very tight squeeze. You will need to crawl.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

“On a final note, the Oakland Police Department would like to extend a sincere apology to Morris Jeffries, Jr., for his treatment yesterday.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The final day of the Year of the Dog lasted until dawn. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Yet it must, as a final step, be shared by the public in order for the birth to be successful. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pushed on to the final stanza of the prophecy. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

She had met him years ago, in her final months of high school. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then, on Friday, I have finals in all my other classes like gym and shop. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

‘You smell -’ ‘I know. Like I’ve been dead. Probably because I have been. Oath to keep with a final breath and all, but I’m better now -’ She stopped him with a kiss. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The final fruits of evil have spilled their deadly seeds. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“But the other two failed their final test and were dismissed.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The loud sound echoed in my ears, as did his final whimper. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I should do my homework, or study for the science final, but there’s no way I can focus on any of that right now. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

They took their final sips of opal-haworthia potion, threw their hands up, and stepped out from behind the trees, ready to fight. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I look up to answer my final question, and that’s when I notice something at the end of the long rec room, now that my vision has recalibrated itself. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

When it came time to give the deceased the final kiss, the mourners filed past Milton’s coffin and kissed its burnished lid. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She was supposed to be learning things as she went along, gaining strength for her final battle. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Perry Valley and Spaulding Street, we need you back on camera for the finals! You are our two top-scoring schools. Congratulations!” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Photos of bowls in every size in various stages of development, then the final photo of the piece broken and glued together. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“It’s so final. You know time is not promised,” she says, wagging a finger. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then I go for it, risking my worst talent with an improvised, final zinger: “It’s a tough thing to have a mom with a stomach ailment, when you barely have a dad at all.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Where my old classmates are slowly chugging their way to finals, shooting for whatever Ivy League school their parents selected for them. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

The British would now have to row and win in a repechage the next day if they were to be one of the final six boats in the medal race. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I hugged Mama while we watched his final wave through the window, his mustache lifting above that impish smile, as if we had all just pulled a fast one on the world. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the final analysis, though, it was probably her odor that nailed him to the cross. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

So Jesse slogged on, still holding off on a final decision, understanding the long odds. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Over the final mile, Cal and Cornell battled nose to nose, so close together that nobody could tell for sure who was ahead at any given moment. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

With a final shudder, the jetliner came to a stop at the gate. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hayden came to Chicago to produce final drawings, then returned home, leaving their execution to Burnham. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I was talking to our horses, giving them one final brush- mg, when somebody right behind me said, “Fine animals, horses. Wish I’d thought of them.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“That was your final message. To hear the message again, press three. To save it, press six. To erase—” Armpit hung up. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

We polled 62.6 percent of the national vote, slightly short of the two-thirds needed had we wished to push through a final constitution without support from other parties. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was in his final semester at Harvard and caught up in his Law Review work but would soon head back my way to take the Illinois bar and look for a job. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

As the final boards were being put into place, Lockton told Madam that he would first head north, then to Dr. van Buskirk’s house in Bergen County. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the final tally, her husband lost to the tandem of Jefferson and Burr, 73 to 65. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

We passed through rich farmland on the final day of our journey to Jenn, the town where our finishing school was located. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

And as I knelt down in front of the toilet, in the final few milliseconds, I would think about Nia. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Then she handed the glass to Mom, who tipped it over her tongue for that final drop. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

The final odds lit up the board, and Howard burst out laughing. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

And as we came down the back stretch and hit that final two hundred, I felt my legs start to stiffen. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

The final authority for them all was vested in Chicago’s bishop. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The final discovery prompted by Morgan’s work was also the result of a methodical study of “crossing over.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

We met one final time, in a field off the highway. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Her joke of a name aside, her general unprettiness aside, she was—in terms of permanently memorable, immoderately perceptive, small-area faces—a stunning and final girl. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

With a final roar, the giant splintered into a million tiny fragments of darkness. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He said he can’t believe his one and only son is so talented and that he can’t wait to see my final portfolio. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

This was her way of saying the final days had arrived. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Late in August of 1796, at the same time he was making final revisions on his Farewell Address, Washington wrote his Address to the Cherokee Nation. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Three days later, on a Thursday night, the final cuts were made. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stalin was screaming for the bomb, and Soviet scientists still needed more information from Los Alamos—they needed final reports on how the atomic bombs had been made. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The final examinations were not too much of a problem to me that semester, and I made all A’s. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“The final straw was a wedding where a Wall Street executive tried to bill me for the wedding gown and medical expenses,” she said. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Trombone is hard, but it’s my third and final choice. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

“I would die a thousand deaths before I would betray a friend” were his final words. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The final flight of the Apollo series took place in 1975, when a command module made a rendezvous with a Soviet Soyuz spacecraft. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Each one a state of possibility, with its own customs and way of doing things. Moving through them, you’ll see the breadth of the country before you reach your final stop.” The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

His first three models were large, clumsy, heavy instruments, but his final masterpiece was not much larger than a heavy pocket watch. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Over time, as people forget you, your silhouette gradually fades into darkness until the final time anyone says your name on this planet. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The technicians were making the final adjustments, checking their meters and gauges. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The Last Friend app is designed for lonely Deckers and for any good soul who wants to keep a Decker company in their final hours. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Then, just before I left, she asked a final question. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

As a final insult, the group voted to change its name from the Women’s State Temperance Society to the People’s League. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

The final piece fell into place when he overheard an animal trainer complaining loudly to the pitmaster. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The man stares at the chair, now motionless, and takes one final look around. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Of all the original signers of the Declaration of Independence, “You are the youngest and the most energetic in mind and body,” and therefore most likely to be the final survivor. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

In the final year of his third term and preparing to retire, he was leaving not because of term limits but because of fatigue. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

There was a final moment of resistance, as if something were caught in the door, and then, with a crash, the wooden door banged closed. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

The basic framework for all these institutions and traditions was built in a sudden spasm of enforced inspiration and makeshift construction during the final decades of the eighteenth century. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Where are my keys? What did I do with them?” he demands during a break in one of the final rehearsals. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

She presses the final button on the arcana meter. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

And then, nine years later, Maria Teresa, his final desperate attempt at a boy misfiring. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a final breath, Cole opened his eyes and slid off the shelf. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

He looked at Mr. Chatham and asked, “Is the state prepared for its final argument?” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

When the newscaster gravely reminded us that this new tragedy sealed the final ending to “our nation’s Camelot story,” Big Ma said, “Yes, sir. It surely does.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

When the final bell rings, I rush out of the room, ready to strategize with Soojin about how we are going to deal with this group and still win the race. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Before being placed in a casket by the undertaker in Elberon, his body was sliced one final time. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“It will be your final words again, is it?” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

It seemed like a million years ago that Tally and Shay had borrowed one of the school’s bungee jackets for their final trick, Shay’s leap onto the new uglies in the dorm library. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

But at last he gave himself a final swing and stood upright there. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The final Trial is the Trial of Loyalty. The Empire has decreed that this slave-girl is to die.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Maybe they allowed me to win a few awards so when the final results are announced, my feelings won’t be hurt. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Splendiferous greetings and salutations to one and all!” boomed Mr. Lemoncello’s voice from the loudspeakers as the trumpets blared their final fanfare. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

The key that would open the third and final gate. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“A gene,” Beadle wrote in 1945, “can be visualized as directing the final configuration of a protein molecule.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

I wonder if he thought of me in his final seconds. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

We had all paid dearly for this piece of paper, this final assurance that I belonged in the club. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

This was supposed to be the part where I talk about my fourth and final life: Coop-and-Everyone-Else. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Let me give you one final example of the hidden opportunities that outliers benefit from. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Because seeing my father as he had been in his final moments, over and over again when I least expected it, was better than accepting the fact that I would never see him again. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

They say that when his spirit crossed the river that encircles the world of the dead, it leaned over the boat to catch a final glimpse of itself in the water. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Florida Taylor’s funeral in June came on the heels of our final exams. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I dressed and attended the meeting that was to make the final decision to dissolve the clubs. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anticipating the moment of final destruction, people prayed aloud. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

He snapped down the cue chalk, sending up a puff of blue powder, and missed a final shot. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Since 1964 it had won four state championships, been to the state finals a record eight times, and made the playoffs fifteen times. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The broad wings went through a final incensed salvo and then quit whipping Bernabe’s aching body, and somehow the hole in the neck, bubbling blood, released a last defiant scrawk. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time the final bell of the school day rings, I’ve made up my mind. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

I told Owen Williams that I needed a day to think the matter over and would get back to him; but it was already a foregone conclusion what my final decision would be. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn't know that my life forever changing would be because you loved me and then left, and in such a final way. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Saying good-bye at the end of a visit, Craig would give my dad a final, concerned look and pose the usual question about his health, only to be given the merry brush-off of “I’m fine.” Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

With a final effort he stumbled forward the last hundred yards and came to a halt. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

I turn back for one final glimpse at the sky and bump into something. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Even now, Thanatos is attending the death of Camp Jupiter, the final destruction of your Roman friends. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“So when do you plan to make it final?” asked Tucker. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

In retrospect, Franklin’s final gesture at leadership served to solidify his historic reputation as a man who possessed in his bones a feeling for the future. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“I know,” he replies with a grin, “but I still can’t spell! I hope they don’t have any spelling questions in the finals.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

And when the sound of his final shot stopped echoing in the suddenly silent chamber, Celaena’s stomach turned over. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

It’s the same final question I had on my first exam. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

NOTE.—The forms ac-, af-, etc., are euphonic variations of ad-, and follow generally the rule that the final consonant of the prefix assimilates to the initial letter of the root. New Word-Analysis 1871-01-01T00:00:00Z

The final decision to build a new cathedral was made in the year 1252, after lightning struck and severely damaged the old cathedral. Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction 1973-09-19T00:00:00Z

During final exams, if we started to fall asleep while studying at night, they would bring a bucket of cold water, put our feet in it, and say, “Keep going!” How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Ill health plagued Chopin throughout his life, and in his final three years he became so weak he needed round-the-clock care; TB finally killed him in 1849. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

He called Felix, then went to school and took his speech final. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

I had advanced to the final and was guaranteed that I was going home with either a gold or silver medal, my best finish yet at a Grand Prix. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Along its dirt-swept streets, grocers stood posted beside stalls of fresh fruit, haggling down their final sales as shops prepared to close. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“I saw him glitch into view,” I finish, “during the final moment when we all felt that static shock. It’s the first time I’ve ever seen any data about him.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then the Master came to the final guest. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“When he calls final approach, just pass him the wind speed,” Maddie instructed, scribbling furiously. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

He thinks of his parents then, living apart for the final months of his father’s life. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Deftly he adds up our final scores on his pocket computer. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“After all that, when it was time to sign the final papers, I just couldn’t imagine not being Soojin anymore. Kind of like you said.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

The scale of Beethoven’s seventh symphony was to be overtaken in a dramatic way, however, by the ambition of his ninth and final symphony. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

These coins were instantly converted to credits, which I used to pay the teleportation fare back to Ludus, often just before the final school bell rang. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I’m already out of my seat when the final school bell rings on Wednesday. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

The guard handed him to another guard, who walked him down another hallway and to a final gate. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

And here was a final, joyful bonus: I had excellent maps. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

The final project was a still life with all these objects in it as well as a small hunk of plastic ham. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

She jumped the final peg, leaving only one. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I draw a slow, wavy line beneath it as I try to figure out how to start this final entry. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

After you have both done this, you raise your glasses high up again in a sort of silent final salute, and only then does each person look away and set down his glass. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Even the agreement for euthanasia if final decision on such a step is necessary.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

We serve the slain who prayed for vengeance with their final breath. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Suddenly he seemed so old, just a graying forest fox living out his final days, a fact he had made peace with. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

But it takes until I am standing on a table, waving my final goodbyes to the hoarse chanting of my name, to define it. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“If you can show us that you can follow the rules, then we can talk about this again when we feel it is time. But until then, this is final.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

As the sun dipped below the mountains, it fired a final dart at Archie’s flashing eyebrows. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Spoke of those gradually increasing doses of pituitary administered during the final ninety-six metres of their course. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Men set up booths, hung strings of electric lights, and put the final coat of paint on the new gazebo. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

For his final measurements, the modern corn was taller. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

As they came around the bend and into the final stretch, the Cal freshmen tried to rally, edging their rate up to thirty-four. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

We’re sitting among piles of T-shirts and markers and fabric pens, knowing other bands are already putting the final touches on their outfits. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Having been preaching in a northern city, he had seen it last in the final days of the Founder, when Dr. Bledsoe was the "second in command." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You know, I was thinking... Theresa is real busy with that stuff, so maybe you should do the final report for the science group. You know, on a computer.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shall perhaps be the last witness to our history, the final creature to have seen Lord Dunmore’s Royal Ethiopian Regiment and its deeds. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

He gave one final shudder and lay dead. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The brothers nodded and, with final smiles of farewell, left the dim circle of the candle’s glow and crossed the darkness toward the open barn door, the glasses chinking against the bottles as they went. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Then she scrunched up her face and chanted one of her memorized lines of prophecy: 'The fall of the sun, the final verse.' Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

So, when he had escaped those flames, perhaps in those final moments of consciousness, he had seen a man on a horse. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I didn’t make the event final for bars, because I’d downgraded the difficulty of my routine; I’d taken out one of my Tkatchevs so I could go easy on my shoulder. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Going back, I lugging the sack over my shoulder, we stayed in the shadows and alleyways until the final dash across the moonlight to the two-brick space and onto the other side. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Mary and Levi Sr. and four- year-old Carolyn held their breath as Levi Jr. got into position for the final heat. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Dill and the woman exchanged final mutually reproachful glares, and he turned and walked inside. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

The man makes one final adjustment and disappears. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The process of arriving at a final result was tried and true, and completely transparent. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

The final roster for the Fugees would be posted on the bulletin board of the Clarkston Public Library by ten a.m. on Friday, she told the boys—no reason to call before then. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Accelerated particles would strike this strip at the end of their spiral journeys, with their final energies to be measured by an electrometer wired to it. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

In Bobby’s fourth and final game he managed to hold on to a draw. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Then it seemed to Frodo that she lifted her arms in a final farewell, and far but piercing-clear on the following wind came the sound of her voice singing. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Then I grab the handrail, hoist myself up, and take a final hop. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Then, gathering themselves for one final leap, they prepared to engulf first the bug, then the boy, and lastly the dog and his two passengers. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Here is the final piece of your new self,” said Horatio, producing a set of papers, a pen, and a map. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The final departure, two days ago, was a scene of stupendous activity—fully a hundred ships in motion. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

All solemnity, therefore, was silent, the peals muffled; and bodies went unheralded to their final rest; and we shoveled dirt atop the dead and watched their wooden vessels sink beneath the earth without a cry. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Van had a final question: “Was there anyone else in the accident from around here?” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

We passed the starting line and thundered into our final lap. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

The Aurora team would also trek inland, laying down stores of food for Shackleton’s group to pick up and use on their final run to the coast. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

The attack: of the gull had consumed precious time, and when she reached the steps that would be the final climb, dusk had come. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Only Taylor remained vigilant in her pageant work, getting up every morning, rain or shine, to go through the paces of her routine, from first entrance to talent to final interview. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Seven lumbered up the final stretch of the hill and wondered at how different things looked up here compared with the rest of Ravenskill. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Kali’s hut had been completely destroyed in the last final fury of the storm. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

A final deep shaky breath, and she was ready to go on. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

It has a dull final sound to it, like a lead door closing. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Then don’t wear yourself out searching,” the priest exclaimed with final conviction. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

At the funeral, my uncle Vin escorted us to the mahogany casket in the front of the church to have our final viewing of the body. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

And we were in a lovely place to spend the final days of 1999. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The final Test was three days away, and the duel two days after that. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

After a final flash, the portal—and the hand—disappeared completely. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The last of my teammates didn’t arrive until 4:30 p.m., and the final stragglers in Fischer’s group came in even later, by which time a serious storm was in full flower. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

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

Finally, he took a final swig of milk, wiped his mouth on his sleeve, and picked up the bag of saltpeter. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

If I had to have a last meal on my final night at home, I wanted it to be DaVinci’s with Dad. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Because of their combined debate record for the season—eight wins, one loss, one tie—Justyce and SJ are the final pair in their division to present their argument. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Take it to the hoop.As we're about to leave for the final game the phone rings. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

Whatever the final numbers may be, they are just numbers. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

This was more final than the moment when the Headmaster handed me my diploma. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Billy had committed himself in the middle of his final year at the Ilium School of Optometry. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

With her final sentence—“We are here to argue that racial disparities in the US criminal justice system are largely due to racial profiling”—a murmur trickles through the audience. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Our final tie-breaking game lasted longer than the first two combined. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Then right after the final bell, Ivy found another note in her locker. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I don’t want that to be his final impression of me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Take it to the gates of the cemetery and leave it there. When you have done this, return to me for a final cleansing.” Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Antain had just finished the final carved details on the headboard of a cradle—a sky full of bright stars. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Such a maddeningly ambiguous choice for that final directive— Travel securely. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Remembering now, I realized I had never forgotten his final outburst of defiance. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Through events both arbitrary and conceived it so happened that one of his faces fell away, and then another, and another, until he revealed to me a final level that would not strip off. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

A Chilean scientist has pointed out that malaria-carrying mosquitoes persist in his country in spite of insecticide treatment; the release of sterile males might then provide the final blow needed to eliminate this population. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

The emperor did not normally make policy decisions, but in times of crisis his word was final. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

In The Crystal Horizon, his book about the ascent, he describes struggling up the final meters to the top: When I rest I feel utterly lifeless except that my throat burns when I draw breath. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

That would allow the coaches to get a final and accurate readout on their time under racing conditions before the confrontation with Cal. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I called up the third and final company and asked how much it would be to Ernestville. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“What has been proposed is that in lieu of eliminating the entire Capitol population, we have a final, symbolic Hunger Games, using the children directly related to those who held the most power.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

So for our final exam, our teachers sent us into the break yard to spend an hour with no adult supervision to see what would happen. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

With a final nod at Boo, the monkey demigod disappeared. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She asked the judge to order one final screening. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

She walked through several rooms with low, slanting ceilings until she came to the final room. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

“That’s my final decision and if you don’t get out of the way for the Keepers I’ll hex you,” he bellowed. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

She had sat in the pews of different courtrooms for months, and the emotion of watching the sentencing of the final defendant in the slaying of her husband was overwhelming. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

On the evening of the final day as he walked toward home, he saw a half dozen girls playing hopscotch. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

The stragglers rushed in as the final bell rang, filling the empty seats. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

The final tat disappeared and it became nothing but boom. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

“But we can trust him, Roger, I swear,” she said with a final effort, The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He took a final suck at his thumb. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was so relieved when I finished, I barely even heard what Charlie was saying when he asked me a final question: Would I like to introduce the next speaker—Angelina Jolie—to the audience? How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

One final geyser of spray rose ahead of us and that was it. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were down now to the final hour. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Most compelling was his final point: Given that both his splits and final time for the race were record-shattering, the idea that Seabiscuit had been restrained was preposterous. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every time Ms. G asked for a final headcount to reserve our plane tickets, I never responded. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Faint voices broken by static came through. “.. . final score: New York Giants, twenty-four. Detroit Lions, seventeen . “Lions suck,” Jennifer said, shaking her head. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

The final stretch of the trip—from deep water to the beach in a small rowboat—seemed to take the longest of all. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

On December 26, 1991, Gorbachev took his final, dramatic step when he resigned and declared that the Soviet Union was dissolved and that the countries within its umbrella, including Russia, were now independent. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

“Well, if you’ll indulge me one final stop on this trek of ours, I’ll make the interrupted slumber worth your while.” Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

During that final year in Atlanta, Chris had lived off campus in a monkish room furnished with little more than a thin mattress on the floor, milk crates, and a table. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is his final chance to keep the Confederate struggle alive. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

The Story Box felt heavier as I lugged it past them, and when we reached the final statue, the old queen who’d saved us from the bosslings, I swear I saw her wink. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

President Roosevelt, who had imprisoned her family, had died last year—his final words were supposedly “I have a terrific headache.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I nod, and swallow before I ask my final question. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The investigation moved into a new and final phase. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

In a way, however, he was the final arbiter. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

By the time the anthem plays its final strains, all twenty-four of us stand in one unbroken line in what must be the first public show of unity among the districts since the Dark Days. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“So, that brings me to our final proposal.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Seabiscuit’s final prep race, the San Antonio Handicap, seemed to confirm the easterners’ wisdom. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The divorce was still final—and would probably remain so. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

A final flurry of preparation was being made as I arrived. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

In the final sixteenth of a mile Pollard seemed as if he was about to pass out again, but he hung on for the win. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

With one final yank, I wonder if I’ll wake up as a balloon animal, pinched off in the spots the suit covers. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Which brings me to the final complication in that overplotted year. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

People still remark about how extraordinary it was to have four sixth graders make it to the finals. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

And the final Martin is thirty-three years old, black, and set to be released June 1,1984. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Or perhaps my final act of rebellion forced their hand. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Like the sandstone altar on which they had died, the shape of their lives had been determined years before—before the horses began their gallop, their sorrel bodies arching for that final collision. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t afford to miss anything in calculus so close to the final, but my curiosity got the better of me. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

As the commander in chief of the armed forces, the president would have the sole power to review the final verdict. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

One hundred full verses exactly copied out in longhand, because it is the final one that reveals your crime. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

This brings us to our fourth and final problem: Does God override the laws of nature? The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Nope,” he said—clipped, final, soft, as though he regretted it but could never permit such a thing. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Doesn’t everything,” he says, “die at last and too soon? Who would not be honored to fall? To be a paving stone on the road to final victory?” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

In his final analysis, only one point truly mattered—this was the Cold War. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Lena made a final remark, and the fairies flew away. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Tal won the fourth and final encounter, and with it the tournament. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Alec continued to head for the heart of the blazing section of woods, not slowing down, as if his one final goal was to run to a fiery death and end it all. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

She hovered over one, and a bubble popped up that said, Dashiell Hammett lived at 1155 Leavenworth Street when he completed the final draft of The Maltese Falcon. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

When the final bell rang, Phoebe and I were out of school like a shot. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

At that moment the old bear, the final act of the day, appeared through one of the side gates. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Shall I read to you in your final moments? What story would you like?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Fie jumped into a friend’s Cadillac and drove to California to say good-bye to his family before heading into his final round of training, then war. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

Now that I know he’s really gone, it feels different being up here—sadder and definitely more final. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

With great relief, Helmuth finishes his final thesis, turns it in, and on the last day of school, Herr Meins stands in front of the class, grasping the graded papers. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

After a final futile search for her they had to disembark along with the rest of the passengers. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Despite his best attempts to remain calm, he was still as jittery as he could be in the final minute. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

About attending the funeral and whether he would make some sort of statement by not paying his final respects. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“You will work ... in teams of. .. two. This will count. .. for thirty-five percent... of your final grade. I raise my hand again. “Can we choose our partners?” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I sashayed back toward my room, but stopped before the hallway to give Dad one final look. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

The Army saddled him with writing an official account of their wartime code and cipher operations—“all the histories and data and things—the final say.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The final outcome of the Chicago study is further testament to the power of incentives: the following year, cheating by teachers fell more than 30 percent. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

He put a final strip of tape on the injured man’s splint. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stuart strode rapidly to the door, climbed into the car, and with a final wave of the hand drove off in a northerly direction, while the children raced alongside and screamed “Good-by, good-by, good-by!” Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

I ain’t been able to see Miss Skeeter in person in six months, since we finished Miss Stein’s edits and turned in the final copy. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The final blast of thyme died away; there was a round of applause; the lights went up. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Second, the reconciliation and ensuing correspondence permitted Adams to join Jefferson as the costar of an artfully arranged final act in the revolutionary drama. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

The boy offered a final nod before turning on his heel and heading toward the stable’s exit. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

In the days that followed, ballad sellers began to cry out new and final verses to the notorious life of Hold-Your-Nose Billy and his partner, Cutwater. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

He took the final swig of the tea jar—it still felt weird to drink from a jar. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

The final issue of Watchmen came out a few months after Eleanor left. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

You have to be super sure before you make a move final. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Who at last had drifted the final distance to her reward. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Giving it a little extra, Palmer fired a final cannonball. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

He had bombed our dorms in an attempt to keep me out of the games and from carrying out Hideo’s final goal. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The final straw came one evening while she sat downstairs on the phone listening to my dean from Riverdale explain why they were placing me on academic and disciplinary probation. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

The final act of this family drama played out at the annual meeting of the American Physical Society, held on Lawrence’s home turf in Berkeley in mid-June. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Their path to the state finals started with the sixth-grade championship. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

"What we did...the consequences are final. I have never failed so spectacularly in my life." Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

He took up his bag, but before he was gone there was a final muttered interview by the front door. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

For I truly felt Ob had taken his final punch. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

The tour, which drew enormous audiences, was a huge success and was, in the opinion of many political experts, one of the final determining factors in the passage by Congress of the Nineteenth Amendment. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Papa swung left, and we clattered out onto the wide, empty boulevard that ran the length of the camp, back to where our own baggage waited and the final packing. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Riddle and Howard had agreed that the chairman would be the final judge of the condition of the track; only if it was dry and fast would the race go. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seeing that he was game, he took a final look at the strange white back and then went straight up to the edge of the hollow. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Through technological advances in communication our planet is in the final stages of being bound up at a breakneck pace into a single global society. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we got there, my mom hurried into the chamber, where she’d make her final plea. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Something like...Fleur...since it lived on nectar, or maybe Sapphire, or maybe Ruby, depending on the final color of its wings. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

But they didn’t have that little final touch, that gold box, that would make their message stick. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Now, it is my pleasure to present our final Belle, Camellia Beauregard!" The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“Enough of these sarcastic remarks. You can go to the mosque and pray for the poor people who lost their lives. You will go. That’s final.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

After a long moment she said, “You’re fretting a mighty lot this evening. Hard work is always the cure for worry. So busy yourself doing those dishes and getting ready for your final exams.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And now our final team,” Mrs. Lee said. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Their faces, which showed apprehension before reaching the coffin, revealed, on the way down the opposite aisle, a final confirmation of their fears. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Word must’ve spread that unless one of the other medaled teams miraculously swept the final three competitions, the championship was down to two true contenders. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Two coaches hurried up, gaping at their stopwatches, on which they had clocked his final lap. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

The fugitive thought his final hour had arrived and, in a strange way, he was happy. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

We hope you find a new friend of value to spend your final hours with today. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

His mom was in the living room area, and they couldn’t risk her shutting down their final project. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

I feel her final breath wisp across my lips. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Through the nausea and dizziness I saw something that gave me a sudden, final shred of hope. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He said that it wouldn’t be fair to have me write another essay when I have so many finals this week. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

We’re coming upon the final alley, the last place we could run before the bridge. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Among my explorations during these months, there was one more, final venture into Catholicism. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Reilly asked wildly after what seemed to be the final bombardment. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two million American women of all colors received pink slips even before the final curtain fell in August. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Seabiscuit ran up on the heels of a group of horses and was forced to check sharply, then ran hopelessly wide again on the final turn. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Virtually every major magazine and newspaper in the country ran a story about Fischer, often with pictures of him and a diagram of his final position against Petrosian. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

It was a name that protested its own origin: even though he had systematically demolished Darwin’s theory of pangenesis, de Vries paid his mentor a final homage. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

On top of all the other oppositions, there may have been this final one: bartender, priest. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

So after lunch, we drove down to Crown Hill Cemetery, the last and final resting place of three vice presidents, one president, and Augustus Waters. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“One problem with being a leader,” Mr. Curtain was saying, “is that even among your friends you are alone, for it is you—and you alone—to whom the others look for final guidance.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

We ate abundantly, and the scholars took their final leave of Cheldthorpe. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The Doors close in two minutes,” Newt said, a statement so succinct and final it seemed to hang in the air like a burial shroud caught in a puff of wind. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Dicey looked in on the sleeping Maybeth before she made her final stop in the bathroom and lay down on her cot. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

And as paralyzing and upsetting as all the never agains were, the final leaving felt perfect. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

The battery’s been drained to its final bar. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He pounded the robot’s head with his heavy hooves, denting and crushing it into an ugly shape, and with one final crack the head broke loose, soared through the air, and squelched into the muck. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Dr. Bulkeley’s sermons are always inspired,” she said demurely, “especially when he preaches about the final judgment.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

And the only way to avoid the possibility would be to throw the competition; to perform so poorly between now and the final conclave that they had no choice but to grant scythehood to Citra. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

A final embrace before they were led away. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dudes who use those final words to hurt somebody, to kill one last time. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

There was writing on one of the final pages. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

On August 12, he wrote what would prove to be the final words in his journal: “Beautiful Blueberries.” Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Henry dashed in a few final marks, then fanned the paper in the air to dry it. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She took a final look at the Sicilian. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

It sinks in deeper than seeing the final chapter live online or when I switched the story’s status from In-Progress to Complete. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Then, with a final nod to Harry and a swift smile, Lupin left the office. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, yeah,” Philbert said, making the final adjustments to minimize static. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am still unbelievably sore—not from the crash but from holding the dratted plane in level flight all during that final hour. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

The next morning, Sara comes over with her mom so we can give our ice cream a final run-through. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

It’s another reminder of how many people will be on the NeuroLink during the final game, and it makes me move faster. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Every instant of our final evening was too precious to lose even one. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

But one thought always stayed my hand from committing that final act. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Also, a large contingent of out-of-town lawyers, many of whom had journeyed great distances, filled several benches; specifically, they were on hand to hear Green’s final address to the jury. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Despite being under considerable stress because of the bad blood between my father and me, I went ahead and sat for the Standard Six final exams. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leans down and rips the bandage off his leg, eliminating the final barrier between his blood and the earth. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

In the final minutes of the game, the Fire scrambled to get some kind of shot, but they couldn’t find an opening. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

And here’s the final thing I have to say about being friends with Branwell. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stagehand and Sea- biscuit drove side by side, blazing through a final quarter in 24% seconds, astounding for a distance race. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

If the final chord is the tonic of either the major or minor key for that key signature, you have almost certainly identified the key. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

The thought of not getting a final glimpse of him was too much to bear, so I raised my eyes. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Yet, my father told me, despite independence, there would continue to be a white man behind every tribal chief, who would have the final say in all matters concerning the reserve. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

But in the final set, when the challenger has nothing left to lose, he becomes re­laxed again, insouciant, daring. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“The final breath line might not be connected to the storm and fire part. For all we know, the two of us aren’t even storm and fire. Percy can raise hurricanes.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Discussing our family visits would be too painful, so our final rankings for stage one are all anyone can talk about that night. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

A man with a clipboard made final inspections, independently verifying the measurements, then approved it for use. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The men were also allowed to write a final letter. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

The hope that some final fantasy will come to pass that will make everything sad untrue. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

In front of the final destination, Entenmann’s Outlet Bakery, was the largest crowd all day. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Harold is the concept man, the chief architect, the designer, the person who makes the final sales presentation to a new client. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of the twenty-one men who had followed him to war, fourteen fell in combat, six were wounded, and only one accompanied him at the moment of final defeat: Colonel Gerineldo Márquez. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

The ceremony contained the full funeral liturgy, omitting only the final portion where the congregation is asked to give the deceased a final kiss. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

This is the final pain before the end. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Octavian finished it without looking: “An oath to keep with a final breath, and foes bear arms to the Doors of Death. ” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

It’s also customary to drop the final s when forming the possessives of ancient classical or biblical names that already end in s: Whose biceps were bigger, Hercules’ or Achilles’? Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had received a B for his semester’s work in psychology because he had messed up some math equations on the final examination. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

"Any final requests? If you wish a last look at your brother or a last prayer, you'd better let us know now. It's the only privilege you'll get before you die." Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

We made it to the edge of the mountain just as the final section collapsed. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I realize they must have seen me dumping the final vial. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

But now, in what might be their final hour, she knew she had also learned to love them. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

A final factor in the transition became decisive at geographic boundaries between hunter-gatherers and food producers. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The final night, even with my own bobble on beam and a not-quite-vertical handstand on bars, I came away with my fourth-straight National Championship win. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Thank you, Library Olympians and library lovers, for joining us here today. Come back tomorrow for the final two games of the first Library Olympics. Now go away! All of you! Go!” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Not only would I be the first American woman to do that, but if I delivered strong performances in the event finals, I could also become the most decorated American gymnast in Worlds history. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“I just want to say thank you to everyone for coming out. My father would be so thrilled to know that you came to say your final good-byes.” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The final piece, I put on my tongue. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The last four days had seemed to last a lifetime, but these final moments were the longest. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Colin won all six rounds, leaving him ready for the finals. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

It had never been planned; it had grown piecemeal, with past and present overlapping at every spot, and the final effect was one of jumbled and squalid grandeur. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

As Tom listened, a preacher read Nichols’s final statement: “Sheriff White has been very accommodating to me indeed. I feel prepared to meet death. My soul is at peace with all mankind.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

When they reached the final dead end and it was time to head back home, Thomas felt an almost uncontrollable urge to bag everything and stay there overnight, see what happened. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

That night, I listened with care to his breathing as he slept; and I thought on final words, and that he did not believe he had a soul that would survive his decease. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

If I do well in my final test, I have a good chance of making it into the top ten and a good chance of becoming a member. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

On June 6, Ulbrickson took the varsity and JV out for one final four- mile trial. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The teams in the finals will have rigged Artifacts? Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The governor rejected Nichols’s final appeal, saying, “Let the law take its course.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The decision was not final; they could still scratch him at any point up to forty-five minutes before post time. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

We did not speak again, and when the bus came to its final stop, we did not wait for each other or walk together into Mrs. Olinski's classroom. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Knowing three of the terms in the equation above, he was then in a position to calculate the final term, the circumference of the earth. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

“No way,” he said, rattling the paper and then jumping up at the black phone’s insistent ring, “and that’s final.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m saying it’s possible as an idea, even necessary as an idea, a final cause in the whole structure of causation.” The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“From the outset, Governor,” Katzenbach said, “all of us have known that the final chapter of this history will be the admission of these students.” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

When the final pranama was done, the two of them stood back-to-back within the circle of gods. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I was definitely going to fail my math final. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

They weren’t the final, final books, but Jack had said these advance copies would be like a dress rehearsal before the official performance. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I drop the other two kids off and head down North Cherry Hill Drive to the final kid’s house. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

He wanted to play it carefully until the final tests were finished. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The final swathe of my leg hair is uprooted in a painful jerk. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

She knew it had to end sometime, but she wasn’t ready yet, not in this final minute, not for her, not for her son, not for her town. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s as final as anything can be around here. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Back on flat land, we entered the final stretch and gasped in unison. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

The Capitol seal is back with a final bit of music and then the sky goes dark except for the moon. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

When they came back, they told us that they had learned, in exchange for a gold watch, that this was the final destination. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

A 1915 rule requiring a photo with every application made race a silent consideration for the final decision. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Clocks waiting only for final coats of varnish or other minor details. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

In the following weeks William planned and sketched and eventually settled on his final design. Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction 1973-09-19T00:00:00Z

Ben’s final screams were cut off when the walls closed with a terrible boom. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Transfers, the order in which you go through the final test was taken from your rankings as they now stand,” Tobias says. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Her final night in the quarters was sleepless, even though she needed her strength. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“Not quite yet. I haven’t made a final decision, but I do need to give them an answer soon. I booked a flight to check things out.” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

The scariest part, though, is definitely getting by the final bag. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Stanton did not speak her final thoughts aloud. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Each day the gods hold their council here, and it is here they will gather in the last days of the world, before they set out for the final battle of Ragnarok. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

When the final section of the train pulls out, I’m crouched under a bunk in a sleeping car wedged against another man. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I take a final look for him and Kim but they’re not here, so I head back upstairs to the ICU. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, by the time I’m done, Together, has to go on the final page of his communication book. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

So you can also say that the name of the key signature is a perfect fourth lower than the name of the final flat. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

I watch the clock, listen for the final bell, and dash. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

The final race time lit up the tote board. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The final two appear to be local channels. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

That was the final business of the afternoon, Sansa saw with relief, but her ordeal was not yet done. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

As he entered he recognized the music: Mozart’s The Magic Flute, the first act in its final scenes. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

The man nodded, scribbled one final note, then he closed the file and put down the ballpoint pen. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

The final designs were drawn on two sheets of plaster and presented to the bishop and the chapter. Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction 1973-09-19T00:00:00Z

When she reached the final rock, she paused. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

His lungs breathed in one final cold breath as his body became part of the earth. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

He lingered for a few moments, as if thinking it might be a joke—or maybe one final test. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

That was pretty comforting, because I didn’t want to fail all of my finals after the massive makeup effort I had done before my flu episode, and Annette always got A’s in everything. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hang the rags outside his children’s window as a final warning.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Then they could base their final decision on the facts of what Muriel would be willing to do, rather than conjecture. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Everyone gets a final warning: “If you say anything to the authorities, we will find you and kill you.” Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“Ladies and gentlemen, now the moment you’ve all been waiting for. May I have the final decision from the judges?” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

As they went on they came to the solemn place in which Minos, Europa’s son, the inflexible judge of the dead, was passing the final sentence on the souls before him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

My final dressing and preparations will be alone in the catacombs under the arena itself. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

There is no purpose in recalling what then transpired, our long flight, our final defeats. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

She had seen enough times in the faces of those in their final moments, a sudden look of surprise—and a wild, mad joy. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

When Cleon Jones camped under the final fly ball against the Orioles, all hell broke loose. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Trans-lunar injection meant firing the Saturn V’s engine for the final time, putting us on a course which would barely miss the moon three days later. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one knew her thoughts since the afternoon on which she had given Colonel Gerineldo Márquez his final rejection and shut herself up to weep. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Thus a tadpole has the form of a juvenile frog, and its goal, its final cause, is to become an adult frog. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

With the final onset of dark the iron cold locked down and the boy by now was shuddering violently. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

The final thud was followed by the truck- horn blast of Piper’s laughter. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Preparing for his final act of defiance, Cole drew his chin back, then he spit hard, flinging the saliva with a desperate throw of his head. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

The four looked to one another now, aware that even though they had passed their final test, one of them would not be ordained and would be sent home in shame. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

All that remained were the final arguments and then judgment. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the summer of his final year at Oxford. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Fascinated by it. He used to read endless books. Was a big Star Trek fan. He loved the final frontier. We had several high-powered telescopes too. Still do, in storage out west.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

What I cannot know is that this is, in some sense, my moment of final defeat. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Exasperated, the starter waited again while the different crews made a few final adjustments. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The exposition’s union carpenters, aware of their great value in this final phase of construction, seized the moment and walked off the job, demanding a minimum union wage and other long-sought concessions. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“Ten months to finish proving up. And don’t forget the final fees.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Dimple and Rishi posed in their final outfits, grinning as the opening strains of “Dance Pe Chance” began to play. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I do not know for certain what magic is worked inside the binder, but the final product is a tied bundle of grain. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

The rat gave one final squeal and then there was a snap, followed by a sickening crunch. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I ended up taking first on vault and balance beam in my junior session, and third all-around, with a final score of 53.650. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

In Colorado, the four members of the Mountain team would be the first four students who could solve one final puzzle. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

And don’t worry if your final picture doesn’t seem clear or if the edges around your story don’t seem sharp. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

As it happened, the Joliots’ discovery of artificial radioactivity came at the moment when Lawrence was fighting his final rearguard action in defense of his deuteron theory. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“He’s a skilled enough killer, though he didn’t complete the final test at the Cage.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I have seen—I embody—the vision of the dragon: absolute, final waste. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although the final draft of the document was conspicuously silent on slavery, the subject itself haunted the closed-door debates. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

What was the thing, I wonder, the one and final thing she had not been able to endure or repeat? Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps only the basic idea is known: someone has succeeded, somehow, in achieving a certain final result. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

She even understands—more terrible, no doubt, than all the rest—old Hrothgar’s knowledge that peace must be searched through ordeal upon ordeal, with no final prospect but failure. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another loud thud, a lurch, my mother screaming, “Tyler!” from the front seat, and a final violent jolt before everything stopped and silence set in. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Reporters seeking a great story sought to uncover the final act of Booth’s life: the disposal of the assassin’s remains. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before the final registration deadline, General Viljoen also registered under a new party known as the Freedom Front. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

After several minutes and a final, prolonged shriek, the great iron beast shudders to a stop and exhales. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

They seem to be able to live a long time believing, as coastal people do, that they are at the frontier where final exit and total escape are the only journeys left. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The final section of this course does include a few challenges that are generally not considered "beginner level" musicianship, but are very useful in just about every field and genre of music. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

The mall was the final coup de grace for the downtown area, taking with it the Sears and the Penney’s and leaving behind the dirty bookstores. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then after a while she wiped her face for a final time and went over to the pot of greens on the stove. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The game had also pushed the Fugees into third place in the league’s final rankings, one point ahead of none other than the Blue Springs Liberty Fire themselves. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Harry heard the final, quavering note from the bagpipe with relief. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

They only stop their shrieking when my mom pulls into the trailer park and slows down for each of our final turns. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

The rest of the final term passed in a haze of blazing sunshine. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Before he went back to watch the final quarter he turned to Ben and said, “See you in school, pissant. It isn’t the end of the world.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The camera rolled, the third and final interview. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The best part about this being the final destination is that the secret to finding this department was written in Ins and Outs. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

All four members of Maxwell, the other team in the final round, were in the eighth grade. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

One final manifestation: Before the advent of radio, TV, and film, musicians, athletes, etc., could develop loyal local audiences since they were the best that most of these people would ever see. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It sounds final, the way he says it, like Tell Finch good-bye because you will never see him again. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

My arm is about to fall off from waving when Caesar Flickerman finally bids the audience good night, reminding them to tune in tomorrow for the final interviews. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Ojukwu will have to surrender. This is Nigeria’s final push, and there’s no way Biafra will recover all the lost territory,” the redhead said. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

His regular features, his short haircut, the cut of his suit, the pattern of his foulard necktie gave out no really final information. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

We are the Hornets and that is final. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

One afternoon, before I accompanied Farmer on his last rounds of the day, he sat across from a sad-faced young man named Ti Ofa, who was approaching the final stages of AIDS. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Someone poured a glass of water and I could hear it fill up very fast, then the rapid rill-like trickle of the final drops dripping from the pitcher-lip into the glass. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the afternoon of November 28, the last practice day of the fall term, the freshmen took one final, frigid workout. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Nixon climbed the steps, turned, smiled, and raised his arms in a final salute. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He explained that Brian Farm was the far end of the line that was charged by George Pickett on the final day of Gettysburg. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

The final step is to have the song down cold before attempting to teach it. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Dr. Finch said, “Shall we take a final practice turn?” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

As daylight turns to evening, Custer assembles his men for one final charge. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted to gather as much color as he could before it was time to sit down and pound out his story after the final race. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

His final decades were spent mostly storming out of labs and lecture halls all across Europe. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

He watched the girl cast one final wary look over her shoulder as she reached the doorway; then she disappeared into the building’s shadows. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Sooner than later, the greens and my final nub of bread were gone. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The school year has just ended, and on my top-secret final exams I scored the second highest in social studies and the highest in science, out of the entire eighth grade. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was by pressing our ears to the air that we had heard Pa say, “No, Ma. They need to know her, and she needs to know them. They’re flying to Oakland. That’s final.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Diego and I loitered on the side of the math building while we waited for the final bell to ring. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

A few days before finals, I sat for an hour with my friend Josh in an empty classroom. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

They weren’t the final, final books, but Jack had said these advance copies would be like a dress rehearsal before the official performance. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

As I toss the final items of clothing into the washer, a piece of paper falls out of my housecoat pocket and onto the floor. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“You cannot anticipate your final removal in this way, sir.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I parked in the last row and hurried to English, arriving breathless, but subdued, before the final bell. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He had three days to prepare for the final. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

Somehow, the first scribes solved all those problems, without having in front of them any example of the final result to guide their efforts. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

She said it again, and again, not entirely certain that the final word meant anything, although the more she said it, the more it made sense. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He found himself stiffening, as if for a final spring; he no longer felt limp like a helpless prey. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The image of the man in the turban glitches, and I can barely hear his final words as he pats the boy on the shoulder. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

In his final, careless act as a double agent, Ames had left incriminating notes to and from the KGB in his trash can. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

They came and went in shifts that final week, everyone exhausted and mute with sadness. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just then the school bell clanged recess to an end and C.P. heard the two boys at the top of the stairs give a final snicker before tearing off. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“A shame to kill you now,” Kronos mused, “before the final plan unfolds. I would love to see the terror in your eyes when you realize how I will destroy Olympus.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

And now, years later I am still confused by our final conversation. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Except her will was very specific about her final wishes. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

One officer, during this final phase, apparently drew his gun to keep other patrons at bay. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They marched, rested, marched, lunched on water and a box of stale doughnuts, walked, rested, and once again on the final lap, Dicey carried Sammy on her back. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

They leaned around the final turn, and Seabiscuit pulled at Pollard’s hands, telling him he was ready. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sir Lawrence was shown the paper in its nearly final form. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

He therefore approached the final lesson of the afternoon —- double Potions — feeling considerably more cheerful than he usually did when descending the steps to the dungeons. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Three days prior to the most significant date of his life, Glenn went through a final simulation, carrying out a full checkout of his flight plan. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

That same day Truman and Churchill issued the Potsdam Declaration—a final demand that Japan end the fighting. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Did you write papers? Sing songs? How was he accustomed to determining your final grade?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

This time, with no umbilical, the inside of the Gemini seemed quite spacious, and it was really easy to squeeze down far enough to get the hatch locked for the final time. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was it; that piece of paper was the final thing standing between him and everything he’d worked for. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“Ladies and gentlemen, in five minutes’ time, I will be asking you to make your way down to the Quidditch field for the third and final task of the Triwizard Tournament. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

We wore so many clothes that when we pulled our final coat on we could barely bend our arms. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

But after I came around the corner of the final switchback, before the trail flattened out through the forest, I saw Annie ahead of me. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

After the final amen, in silent, perfect sympathy, they ducked into an empty corridor off the side aisle. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

This could go on for thirty minutes before, in a final test, he would ask for something we didn’t have. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

At ten that night I go to the break room for my final break, too footsore to walk out to the smoking area, and sit down with my feet up on the bench. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yes, this will be the final installment of “Hattie Mae’s News Auxiliary,” and for your years of readership, l am grateful. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Exceptions.—X final, being equivalent to ks, is never doubled; and when the derivative does not retain the accent of the root, the final consonant is not always doubled: as, prefer' + ence = pref'erence. New Word-Analysis 1871-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was another full day’s travelling to be done before we reached our final destination, most of it by boat. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a final smack, the arm reared back. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“No, back home. What happens when they reach the final eight tributes in the Games?” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The final third lay fallow for the grazing of the manor’s cattle. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

By the final tally, after the two days of marching had ended in early May, more than 2,500 people had been arrested. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The next night, the town of Columbia gathered in the darkness to see Seabiscuit off on what would be the final cross-country journey of a career that spanned 50,000 railroad miles. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I consider saying a final good-bye to Peeta, decide it would only be bad for both of us. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

In the final rounds, some of us went crooked on bars or wobbled on beam or took little hops on our dismounts. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Aunt Heidi takes my bookbag and says, “He just had a final callback for a commercial, and had to wear a really tight hat.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

As I came down on the mat on my final tumbling pass, I think I was the happiest athlete in Rio. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

She clenched her bow tightly enough for the wood to groan, and pulled back her final shot. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

We might be able to start the game with several completely different sets of facts and yet always hit the same final answers. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Katie banged her broom and pail in the corner with that final bang that meant she was through. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So, what did you think about that final question? That was too hard!” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

For several weeks it was not at all clear whether Jefferson would become the next abiding occupant, because the final tally of the electoral vote had produced a tie between him and Burr. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

She pauses to take a final drag off her cigarette. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I took out the Janus-faced token, gazed at it one final time, and handed it to Horatio. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“And you’re in your final year here, only a few months left, really. I hope you feel well enough to see it through. To finish with us.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

We stood in front of my father’s body for the final time. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Ross Milton was not, however; he said, “Lincoln will win. When it comes to the final vote, the country will not admit that its sons have died for nothing.” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

A large grove of trees filled the final corner; the closest ones looked crippled and close to dying. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

There is just one final thing holding us back, then. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

And I discovered a final paper I had written for one of his classes. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Now, don't think my opinion on these matters is final," he seemed to say, "just because I'm stronger and more of a man than you are." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

“All right, guys, load up,” my mother cheerily yelled as she threw in one final bag and slammed shut the trunk of our lime green Ford Maverick. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

They reach the field of battle, and the final battle will begin. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

When the plane took off for the final hop to Vietnam, the conversations got quieter. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before the third and final set of sliding iron gates, a large tiled room opened off to our right. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

It was a final look to ask if it were understood. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

She gave the crown a final tug down over Marshall’s ears and turned to face the altar of Set. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

They made it to the finals against Sunny Brook Middle School. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

On summit day that year, Hall’s team had reached the South Summit late, around 1:30 p.m., to find deep, unstable snow blanketing the final stretch of the summit ridge. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Now the final ingredient: the heartbeat of the chained god - chaos, violence and fear of mortality.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

As I listened to the final notes sung by the Boys Choir of Harlem their song’s message still lingered in my heart: “All black boys are bom of heroes.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom tucks a final strand of hair in place and smiles. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

We usually met outside the building after our final class and went home together, but that evening he didn’t show up. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

The final vote on the measure was 373 in favor, 50 against. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

The first set of puzzles about anteaters and elephants had to be easier than the set of puzzles about beavers and worms, which in turn had to be easier than the final set about fish. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Blue stars are hot and young; yellow stars, conventional and middle-aged; red stars, often elderly and dying; and small white or black stars are in the final throes of death. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Myron had never seen the final resting place of his brother. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

In it he had described how happy he was to finally be leaving the hospital after undergoing his third and, hopefully, final surgery, but he also mentioned how it pained him to go back home. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

I’m about to leave when he says the final thing, the thing he’s been waiting to say. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

My eyes landed on the first sentence in the final paragraph. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

When the final bell rings, I just about fly out of class so I can get to track practice. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

In another one from March 1975, she says: They edited most of my lines out of the final cut. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Those were Hermes’ very words, but not even such friendly advice could restrain Aegisthus, who now pays the final penalty.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

She twisted her hair up in a bun and checked my vitals, I guess just as a final precautionary measure. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

In September of 1984, they went back out and tested what would end up as the final version of New Coke. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps,” said Deacon Hurd as he finished the final prayer, “you might say her last words once more, Reverend.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

I strain and hold back a grunt on the final one and discharge myself to the mattress. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Here is the play-by-play for the first two goals in the Memorial Cup final, only this time I’ve substituted the players’ birthdays for their names. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

In the actions of all men, and especially of princes, where there is no tribunal to which to appeal, one must consider the final result. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

The final part of the move—actually this all took less than a second—was to sweep the leg. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

The final steps of the journey were actual stairs carved out of the mountain. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

So am I. But we are not yet ready for the third and final story. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

In my yellow cell I filled a brown cardboard suitcase with my belongings and carried it down to the discharge officer's station for my final inspection. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Blessed with a certain magic at this point, the Cowboys won on a touchdown pass in the final three seconds, 22-18. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I drew a final bucket of water, washed the dishes, and set them on the table. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

At one session in Chicago the committee asked Davis to estimate the final cost of the exposition. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“Headed to the section finals! I’m proud of you, Lightning Lockwood.” Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t until after he hung up that it occurred to him he’d miss his economics final. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

To make his time in the sack even more uncomfortable there were still several lumps of wood, not to mention sharp screws and nails, in there with him, the final remnants of the coffin-based firewood. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

I could not escape her love, so freely given, even in her final moments. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Here it's safe, here it's warm Here the daisies guard you from every harm The final lines are barely audible. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

There were bubbles on the wound as he struggled for a final breath, and then that, too, stopped. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was the other person of their battle, and now he chose the final moment to step across the path. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

It fired, and then it didn’t fire, and then it fired again for the final shot. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He had no link to Permian football anymore, but he felt the familiar anxiousness during that final minute. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you liking my chances of passing next week’s final? I really don’t want to get left back.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

The Olympic trials track finals would be held in New York in July, and the Olympic committee would base its selection of competitors on a series of qualifying races. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

Struggling to meet their final assignment from the Interim Commit tee, the four members of the scientific panel convened at Los Alamos on June 15. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

In San Antonio, Texas, the final contest was a fresh and very complicated rebus puzzle. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

She’d make her final decision about the team’s season based on how those tryouts went. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Then she reconsiders and adds a final appeal. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

But one final piece of the jigsaw still needed to click into position. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

When Boghetti hung up, he shouted, “We have won! There will be no finals!” The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

The boy applauds as well when Prospero the Enchanter takes his final bow. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

A shortcoming, I’m afraid, that will be carried over to this, the final, or shooting, version. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

That it was time for every body to go, concluded the subject; and with a short final arrangement for the next day’s scheme, they parted. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

They leaned forward at the sound of Montag's swallowing his final bite of food. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

His final option was to stand and fight. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Often the wizard consulted him at points where the choice of way was doubtful; but it was always Gandalf who had the final word. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Erin, Boy21, and I sip hot chocolate as we watch our football team lose their final game of the season on their home field. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Here is an account of his final moments,” he says, and, turning toward the end of the book, he reads: ‘“His feet were icy. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

After a final round of applause, I stumbled back down off the stage to pats on the back and words of congratulations. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I was nearing the final third of Footlights for Jean and Jennifer was almost finished with Black Beauty. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Sarai was alone in her final fading, her soul diffusing in the brimstone air. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I could hardly hear anything but the thump, thump inside my ears while my mom cleared her throat and made her final case for La Cocina. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Then, I’ll have two more days of school, which doesn’t make sense because all my finals will be over. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

According to the study, this is the final step for falling in love. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Holly summoned the final dribble of magic from the base of her skull. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Though seriously ill with an intestinal disorder that would eventually prove fatal, Jefferson summoned up the energy for one final spasm of eloquence. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

After our final class of the day I drop off my weapons at the armory and get ready to head to my bed, using my study time to doze before dinner. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I swung the binoculars back toward the burning house at the moment when the roof caved in and the final golden crown of flames rose up through the air. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He took a final swallow from his rum glass before he answered, “That’s what my mother says. Get me another one, would you, Mami?” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The final refinements of the coordinates were finished the following evening. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

The guardsmen were confused and ashamed, but the commander’s order was final. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

And when I say my final words…well, probably not my final words, but the last words on these tapes…it’s going to be one tight, well-connected, emotional ball of words. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

During her stay in Primrose Hill she borrowed her uncles typewriter, took over the dining room and typed out her final draft with her forefingers. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The Nazis struck the final blow to Jewish emigration in 1941 when they forbade Jews between the ages of eighteen and forty-five to emigrate. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Seven screamed, and with one final gust of wind, the cuco was up off the ground and through the window. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

The referee pulled them apart, and Alfred kept Barnes away with the jab until the final bell rang. ". . . decision of the judges ... a draw. . . ." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was nearly dusk when the coach took the final dash around the curve in the road that brought it to the door of Cutlers Tavern. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

The toads pranced and twirled and shimmied to the finish line where, with one final croak and sidestep, Bob passed the red ribbon, victorious. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“No, you are not to go with him, and that is final!” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before I go, though, I’ll sleep in Mom’s bed for one final night. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“The dragon has three heads,” Dany said when they were on the final flight. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

However, what was most troubling of all to the Romans, he arranged for Alexandria to be his final resting place. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t until the final word left his mouth that I realized he hadn’t been speaking in Yiddish, even though the words had sounded like Yiddish when they passed through my head. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Finally, Smith lifted up an arm and yelled “Lock in!” a final time before indicating that we should pull the brakes. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anyway, our final assignment for the unit is to create our own paradox and be ready to argue it Socrates-style. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

The doctor puts great emphasis on the final three words. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Ma was putting the final touches on her own gown for the wedding. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

His final prize to her, James, and Matthew would be inside the book. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I feel possessed as I lunge for the pad and flip the pages until I find him, that final version. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“But — I don’t —” “You heard me, Potter,” said Professor McGonagall in a very final sort of way. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

People lined the streets to see the remaining shuttles go to their final homes. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

The song he was still playing, my song, drifted to an end, the final chords shifting to a more melancholy key. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Why, I asked myself, am I not totally devastated by my father’s final resting spot? Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

During the final weeks, he began to look a little wan and even skinnier than usual, chewing his Nicorette with unusual vigor. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“The champions’ families are invited to watch the final task, you know. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Before we took off, she paused to take one final look at our house, the house she’d lived in for six years. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Tiller was making a list of final items needed for the river journey. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

A bullet struck his leg, but he rode on, leading the final assault that shattered the British fortifications. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The actors walk in a few minutes after the final bell, and after a few minutes of conversation—often raucous, frequently profane—they put their cell phones in their backpacks and walk up onstage. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

I’m about to relax completely when a final question slips inside me. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

For a contributing citizen to be released from the community was a final decision, a terrible punishment, an overwhelming statement of failure. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

“You and Skid just make me look unbelievably gorgeous in the final version and I’ll never mention it again.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I crane my head around, but neither Portia, nor Cinna, who were with us right up to the final second last year, are anywhere in sight. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The final piece of shrapnel was lodged deep. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The wall by my headboard is lavender, and the final one is black with chalkboard paint. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She had dressed me in my favorite gown of yellow damask over a petticoat embroidered in her own hand, her final gift of kindness to me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

It was enough of an accomplishment to write my final installment for the Arlington News. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I bowed my head to this final tribute, and now walking away in the sun I tried to erase the scene from my mind. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like the final words of a ghost story, I muttered, “Well, you have now.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She gives the ground a final look, takes her sweatshirt, and gives me one last question, “'fou’re not much of a runner, are you?” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Then he tapped the pestle on the ringing edge of the mortar, dislodging the final grains, and took a brush and ink and wrote some characters on a sheet of paper. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The president of the court-martial began his final speech when Arcadio realized that two hours had passed. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Perhaps he should do his best in their final trial, and if his best outshined Citra’s, he would accept the scythe ring. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

In my mind, I turn to him and give him a final farewell. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Much had changed in him since the first day in the Ministry of Love, but the final, indispensable, healing change had never happened, until this moment. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

And the final one is for all the light colors. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The final vote was five to two in favor of Monaco marrying the girl. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I talked straight through the night, and he silently took my confes sions, maledictions, as though he were some font of blessing at which I might leave a final belated tithe. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a final kick, Mark knocked the pilot free.The man disappeared through the gap and the ramp door slammed shut. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He and his father had walked to the very tip, across the breakwater, a string of giant gray slanted stones, and then on the narrow, final inward crescent of sand. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

To omit the comma after “detour” would have the sentence suddenly coasting at speed again instead of slowing to the final halt. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

As Wes hit the final stair, he looked up and saw his brother lying facedown on the floor, a police officer’s knee in his back, handcuffs being tightened around his wrists. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

He put on a final burst of speed, just like the coach taught him in track. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Kevin brought samples for Mama to look at, and she picked some and showed Papa, so he could make the final decision. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The resulting, long final chord of The Song of the Earth - Western music’s symbolic ‘home’ of C major, naturally - was described by the mid-twentieth-century English composer Benjamin Britten as being ‘imprinted on the atmosphere’. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

In her final Memory, she’s looking on behind a barricade as a man in uniform walks to a waiting helicopter. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Webb brought him in to pitch the final frame, but by the way he trudged to the mound, I knew he didn’t want to throw. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

As Taran gave a final wrench, the scabbard turned in his hand. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Betsy nibbled the whole cookie in circles, all the way around slowly, till she got to the final bite in the center. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

We cross the final bridge and stand before the royal palace. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The final minutes of the game were desperate and dangerous. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

But the students decided they’d like to adopt the idea for their final project, due in December. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

But just as Lyra’s love had drawn him back from past the final door before, so this time Lanre’s power forced him to return from sweet oblivion. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It looked like Dr. Zinchenko had instructed her video artists to run a Balloon Fiesta simulation for the final day of the Library Olympics. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

The captain’s voice carried across the water as he shouted orders and supervised final repairs and preparations. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I’m about to go when something makes me take a final look around. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Given the final futility of our struggle, is the fleeting jolt of meaning that art gives us valuable? The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

No matter who she was, it was sad and horrible and final. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I make the bed, put the log and the phone in the bedside table, go downstairs, pour myself one final glass of wine and drink it quickly. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

That even a person like Jimmy deserved a final moment of respect, whether they gave it in their life or not. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

When the band played the final note of the song, I took off my Maríachi hat and, like Selena with her candy necklace, tossed it into the crowd. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

I thought this morning might be the one for truly final decisions. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

No one knew how the final tally would go. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Well, that’s done at last,” he remarked with a final nod at the smoking embers. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

My algebra final was swept up in this superstition. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

And then I told her about Liz, and our final phone call. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

But my lack of conditioning caught up with me on the final tumbling pass. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

At the end of the all-around finals, when I saw on the scoreboard that I’d won the gold—that I was the 2013 Artistic Gymnastics World Champion—I couldn’t take it in. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Do you know how many home runs Babe Ruth hit in the final game of 1928? Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I cut the final scene and went back to worry about the beginning. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Clearing out the final bedpan, she left the room. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Two final applications of the multiplication principle—one slightly depressing, the other somewhat cheering. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he heard the shout he thought that it was the final command to the squad. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

And all at once a great synthetic bass boomed out the words which announced the approaching atonement and final consummation of solidarity, the coming of the Twelve-in-One, the incarnation of the Greater Being. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

If they won their next game against the Concorde Fire, they were going to the finals. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Her students were old enough that she rarely read aloud to them, but today she wanted them to be able to focus on what she called the “magnificent melancholy of Charlotte’s final moments.” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Sam drove runaways to Boston and New York, hunkered over the latest surveys to devise escape routes, and took care of the final arrangements that would save a fugitive’s life. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Root’s complexion lost any final traces of pallor. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Miguel was a pale student, with feverish eyes, faded trousers, and miner’s boots, in his final year of law school. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The final buyers were a number of zoos, mainly the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago and the soon-to-open Minnesota Zoo, but odd animals were going to Los Angeles, Louisville, Oklahoma City and Cincinnati. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The flight of Auk XXII-D was to be the final flight in the series that used countersunk nozzles. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

July 15 was a day for final checks. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

White realized that the unusual method of the final killing—a bombing—had a vicious logic. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

From the Gamemakers' point of view, this is the final word in entertainment. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

If Cora worried about one of the white people who worked on the twelfth floor questioning her when she got off the elevator, Martin told her, she could take the stairs for the final flights. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The subsequent articulation by his very talented friend Chappell constituted the final phase of acquisition, the triumphal phase, though he used Chappell’s services only sparingly. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The existence of radiation from black holes seems to imply that gravitational collapse is not as final and irreversible as we once thought. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nearly six years ago, before leaving for London, I had watched her die on that bed, had found her playing with her excrement in her final days. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

The Count screamed one final time and then fell dead of fear. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

That is a long time to study, especially when you know you absolutely must pass the final exam. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

We finally get to a door at the top of the final flight of stairs. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

My beam performance in the event final wasn’t quite as golden: I’d bobbled on my front tuck and would have fallen all the way off the beam if I hadn’t grabbed it with both hands. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Finally, on a whim, I went to the back door of the nearby inn and spent my final penny on a mug of strong beer. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He was on his back with the collie on top, ready to give the final slash, when the old dog took over. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wasn't even an American citizen, although he had passed all the examinations, paid the fees, and just needed to sign the final papers and be sworn in. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Caesar announces that interested parties must cast their final vote by noon on the following day. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

For my final round of commencements as First Lady, I spoke at Jackson State University in Mississippi, another historically black school, using the opportunity to talk about striving for excellence. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

As the world began to slide towards a final showdown of the European empires, this kind of music increasingly reminded people of the way of life they were about to lose. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

After a final glance to ensure Grandpa still looked comatose, Kendra slid the cream-colored paper out of the envelope and unfolded it. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

When at last I make it outside, our final strand of chain is frosted with snow, so I make everybody go downstairs and stand near the furnace to thaw it out. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

She drops it, gives the slick nipple a final tweak, and then blows the men a kiss. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“You can run again. You are fast, young man, but I do not believe you can win. Still, we will let the final race decide the outcome.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

As a final touch, I wove flowers into my tangled hair. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Everyone was staring, transfixed, at Professor Trelawney, who gave the cup a final turn, gasped, and then screamed. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Said he to me—and this I shall recall until my final hour—said he to me: “We shall make you proud to serve us, soldier.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“HE will save you too, but you have to ACcept him into your hearts. ACcept him now before you reach your final DEStination.” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I hurried down and posted it before the final mail collection, suddenly seized with the dizzy conviction that it would bring results. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now this is true, Tom Hamilton was dead and he had only to do a few decent things to make it final. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

In my final year at Healdtown, an event occurred that for me was like a comet streaking across the night sky. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, the earlier system of racialized social control—slavery—had also been regarded as final, sane, and permanent by its supporters. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The accumulated inactivity of the summer weeks since finals also hurried her along; since coming home, her life had stood still and a fine day like this made her impatient, almost desperate. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

We did a few rounds of that, then a final “Not” and ‘Too.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mark Antony had his servants carry him to Cleopatra’s mausoleum to say a final good-bye. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

Important, crucial, final things, and here was their own mother, who didn't have a second to help them puzzle any of this out, inventing gadgets to make life easier for the American Moms. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“Nothing’s final—nothing’s ever final with these guys—but I think I’ve got him half snowed into the idea of making a picture out of that Lenormand novel. The one I sent you.” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

His final prize to her, James, and Matthew would be inside the book. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Glass gave her garden a final critical glance. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Then came the manic convulsions, the spectral fevers, and the sudden cataclysm of his final illness. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Though Seabiscuit had won the race easily, running the final quarter in a blazing twenty-four seconds flat and obliterating the track record by \\% seconds, he had dragged early in the race. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

You got a thirty-seven on your math final. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s allowing me this, this one kindness, the ability to put the final pieces together myself. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

But then, in the final days before the competition, Dill stopped being afraid and started being excited. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Xan climbed up a rocky outcropping to catch a view of the town before her final descent. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

When I made two mistakes in a row, a final warning message appeared. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He had never liked Scrimgeour much, but if what Lupin said was true, the man’s final act had been to try to protect Harry. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Kyril Montana spent a final peaceful moment on the hillside overlooking Milagro, listening to the magpies’ chatter and to roosters crowing. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Driver Francis Burns steps down and walks the horses the final few feet to the theater. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

In January of 1977, three months after my seventeenth birthday, I entered my final year of matriculation. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stared at the screen, expecting a final message, but none came. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And only when my father dumped the water from the cooler was it the final sign that we would go home. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Stand still for the final pick,” one of the rebels screamed. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I only had to milk the final 6,760 possible points from this last garbled maze and then I would finally have the high score. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The hardest task for me was writing a final paper for my science class. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“Then trust me now and let the question go. I have faith in your ability to shine in the final test without knowing what the test is.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

In the final victory of the Olympians over the brutish sons of Earth, Hercules’ arrows played an important part. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

On my night shift I've begun to act out the final scene, where Martin Eden pushes himself through a porthole and dives into the dark water and intentionally drowns himself. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

“This will be the end of Olympus. The final end.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Ifemelu borrowed those words months later, in a blog post written during the final, frenzied lap of the presidential campaign: “Even the Idea of Being Ready Is Ridiculous.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

And when the glad shout had swelled up and died away again, to Sam’s final and complete satisfaction and pure joy, a minstrel of Gondor stood forth, and knelt, and begged leave to sing. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Cora huddled in a corner, making herself small behind the final rafter. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I try to remember the shot they gave me before the attack simulation began, right before the final round of Tris’s initiation. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“OK, you guys. You can line up for the finals,” He walked over to Leslie. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

“That proved to be an unnecessary precaution. The judges’ final decision was unanimous.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

Taking a final look around, I knew that this was the only place that would ever be home for me. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Two days after I took my final examination, he suffered a heart attack. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

He’s almost there, but there’s no question that he’s slower than the others, having been yanked into the final tournament with no time at all to train. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

So our game with Watch Officer Williams and the Atabrine ended with him winning the final round. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he hit the final chorus, everybody surged to their feet, clapping, whistling, and singing along with him. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Then the final jigsaw piece fell into place: what the woman security guard said as we left Earl’s Court. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

We are in the final days of March. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I might as well write the final version out in calligraphy. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I was busy, and I figured he was, too, working his butt off on that chicken farm after school—plus we had final exams coming up. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

After I belt out that final note, I take a bow and walk offstage—gracefully, of course. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

She wondered if she was its final passenger. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The great tree falls, splitting, cracking, rushing down in leaves to the final, shuddering blow along the ground. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had written the final post only days ago, trailed by two hundred and seventy-four comments so far. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

In Seattle and in Sequim, people huddled around radios in their kitchens and parlors stood and cheered when they heard the final salvo. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Speaking of redundancies, think twice before using expressions like advance reservations, final conclusion, foreign import, free gift, prerecorded, refer back, or safe haven. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mrs. Cameron isn’t the final judge. Mr. Lemoncello is. And since he’s a genius, he will definitely pick the essays you guys all wrote.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

I went to New York City in December for Malcolm X’s reading of final additions to the manuscript, to include the latest developments. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Lincoln has had Willie’s casket removed from the cemetery, and now father and son will take the long train ride home to their final resting place in Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Missing finals week wasn’t a big deal, since I already had more than enough credits to receive my diploma. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

My parents had talked about it a few times before, but after Eddie’s death, and my third school fight in the final two weeks before summer break, well, I guess the time was right. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Summer cooled to the final autumn, and when the leaves blew yellow past the windowsill and the air smelled like coal smoke, Izio reached out and held my hand in the dark. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

In social studies I scored ninety-nine percent on the final test on the United States Constitution. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

This year, however, it was the third and final task in the Triwizard Tournament for which he needed to prepare, but he still didn’t know what he would have to do. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Everyone quiets for the final story of a weekly magazine show. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I then asked a final and probably strange question. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

On November 7, 2016, the evening before the election, Barack and I made a quick trip to Philadelphia to join Hillary and her family at a final rally before an enormous crowd on Independence Mall. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The emperor’s face was frozen in a glare, and his arms were locked in an empty grip, as if even in his final moments he was grasping. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

With scarcely time for a final glance at our home, and at Uncle Yousef and Aunt Najah shuffling in the chill gray dawn, we drive off, crunching over rubble and broken brick. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

She had seen the final destruction of her stables, her barns dragged off by the storm, but she had managed to keep her house standing. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

When the final bulb pops alight, and the smoke and sparks dissipate, it is finally legible, this elaborate incandescent sign. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I know I’ve said it plenty, but I need to say it one final time,” she continues while he burns a hole in the table with his laser stare. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

As the final bandages are being placed, a moan escapes his lips. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I have here Alaska’s final. You’ll recall that you were asked what the most important question facing people is, and how the three traditions we’re studying this year address that question. This was Alaska’s question.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

The men at the concession stands scurry behind their counters, making final adjustments to their wares and straightening their jackets and caps. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

At last, with a final lurch, the train came to a complete halt. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

When I saw the car disappear round the sweep in the drive I felt exactly as though it were to be a final parting and I should never see him again. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“As you can see,” Mr. Curtain was saying, “my machine is capable of much more than whispering. It is capable of shouting. And I’m afraid the final effect is—how to put it? Quite deafening.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

This is all culminating with shots of me in the final six dresses, which I’m sure took no time at all to insert in the show. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Vanessa makes her final adjustments, then holds steady. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

He raps about final goodbyes, nightmares we want to wake up from, and the inevitable squeeze of Death. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

His brother, the late King Robert, had grown a beard in his final years. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Originally titled Innocent Moves, the film was retitled before final release, with producers deciding to mimic the title of the book on which the film was based. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He could hear the mother’s howling before the procession turned onto the final street. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

His attention was focused on the fight and his final victory. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The final report passed by the House in effect placed any and all debate over slavery as it existed in the South out of bounds forever. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

It was like working on a complicated jigsaw puzzle without knowing the final picture. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Kit rose thankfully for the final prayer, and stood respectfully with the rest of the congregation till the minister had passed down the aisle to the door. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

It’s another teacher- enrichment day at school, and Molly is studying for finals. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

On most it was something simple, like fever or influenza, and the final line on each tag had a date and then read: Met her Father in Heaven. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

In the precious final minutes he wrote out his address for her, a bleak sequence of acronyms and numbers. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Millions will die in this final battle, but the army assures me we can win. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Each blob whole and then all broken and glued together in the final photo. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Behind the brother, the huge blackboard suddenly tore loose from its moorings and slid majestically to the floor, like a final curtain dropping on the chaos. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was like working on a complicated jigsaw puzzle without knowing the final picture. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Still on and up the stairway bent and crawled, until at last with a final flight, short and straight, it climbed out again on to another level. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

With the final ounce of strength she had, her mind already muddled from the cold, her fingers numb, Seven pulled the ceramic bird from her cloak pocket, brought it to her mouth, and blew. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

The echo of the final hammer on his skull died slowly away into the black cavern where Faber waited for the echoes to subside. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some final invisible mooring line snapped, and she was cast adrift. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

At the announcement of the final lap, they were in first and second place. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

And Representative Clark, the sponsor of the texting ban, which he’d gotten on the agenda for a final airing, wasn’t anywhere to be found. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

A cool breeze had beaten back the onslaught of summer, and on the morning the Old Man gave us our final exams, he suggested we have class outside. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Then, right before what was sure to be his final serve, Glenn made a grand gesture of pulling a tennis ball from his pocket and placing it on the ground. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

At one end, heaped high against the sloping ceiling, were the folders and exercise books from the last months of his preparations for finals. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Percy didn’t remember the old blind man muttering a final curse, but as Phineas dissolved and returned to the Underworld, he probably hadn’t wished Percy a long and happy life. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Shirley’s second secret began the night of the final encounter between the Dodgers and the Cardinals. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

I like to think that it isn’t weakness or evasion, but a final act of kindness, a stand against oblivion and despair, to let my lovers live and to unite them at the end. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

When he awoke a final time to Number Two’s gentle shaking of his shoulder, Mr. Benedict saw that the day had grown noticeably darker. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

The final layer of cloth clung stubbornly to the wound, and Crane-man had been trying to pull it off. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

“They are all accounted for—back in the mortal world and in place for the final assault.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Now it will all come down to how well you do at Winter Conclave. And I have faith that you will shine in your final test.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

On the last day in world history, Mr. McElroy asked us to pass in our final map, which we could make of any place we wanted in the whole world. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Either Og had cut their voice links to me, or Halliday had coded this final stage of the gate so that no outside communication was possible. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Scott pulled into the lead for the final lap. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

They settled on the teenager who had been the Inka’s final choice. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

And the final film was a dramatic presentation of the Algerian Revolution. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

We humans would appear only to witness those final, gasping breaths. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Instead of the final article, it was a single sentence, copied over and over again in cold lead. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

At 1:45, client Kiev Schoening ascended the final rise, pulled out a photo of his wife and children, and commenced a tearful celebration of his arrival on top of the world. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Elongated and narrow, like pieces of blackened leather, the tongues were threaded along a length of copper wire, one tongue overlapping the next, the tips curled upward as if caught in a final shrill syllable. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He visualized each piece of his own skull, fingering each curve, each hollow, testing its thickness for a final thin membrane worn thin by time and the witchery of dead ash and mushroomed bullets. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

In the end, the Fifteens won the scrimmage 3-1, but not before the Thirteens managed a final blow to the older boys’ pride. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

I don’t know much about this war, or about the Horsemen of Rohan, but Saruman seems to have meant to finish off the king and all his men with one final blow. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The maximum number of NeuroLink users will be online around the world at the height of this final game. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

An oath to keep with a final breath. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Dr. Wells flashes a final smile at me. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

For in North America, then England, France, Haiti, and once again North America, the Age of Sugar brought about the great, final clash between freedom and slavery. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

Here’s what you do: • If a sentence ends with an abbreviation that has a final period, don’t add another period. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

In cases where perpetrators of crimes against humanity elude justice in their time, history can often provide at least some final accounting, forensically documenting the murders and exposing the transgressors. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

And one more thing: If we make it to the finals, I will not miss the big game for a small maybe. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

Perhaps a final reason to accept the credibility of Jefferson’s version of the story, then, is that he was not boasting about his political influence, but confessing his profound regret. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Oh. Right. I’m sorry. I was at Hannah’s and she was upset about this final in chemistry....” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I have less than 200,000 notes left, which won’t buy me anything big enough to be worth using in the final game. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The final bell rings, and the entire school bursts at the seams. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

It was a brief documentary about the previous year’s state finals. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

At one point, some of us kids were taken to the Congolese embassy in the capital of Burundi to take final exams. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

He had told himself, as he walked to see his father, that any show of emotions, any hint of final leave-taking could imperil the escape. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Everything is ready except final modifications and the final few shipments, one of which is being loaded even as I write. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I’m relieved to hear Baba’s final word, but Bushra sets her mouth in that sour way of hers. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

She took a final drink out of my water bottle and handed it back to me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

They got married the day after her divorce was final. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

One final drop of blood oozed out and sat on my fingertip like a jewel, a secret given to me by my sister. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What are you doing here?” a man barked in English from behind me as I descended the final set of stairs to the ground floor. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Wednesday was panting as they went up the final flight of stairs. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

The final comma in those last two sentences, the one just before and, can be left out. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she made it to the final match, even kids in other classes were shouting “Go, Emily!” and everyone went berserk when she won. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Maybe this is the final test in this life,” I suggested hopefully. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the sisters would be in the oratory for the final service of the day, except for Sister Fenella, he supposed, and Sister Katarina, if she was looking after Lyra. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

During the final game, Zero is going to switch out the Artifacts and replace them with rigged ones. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The final battle was going to be the most difficult. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Here is the flight recorder transcript of the final thirty minutes of KAL flight 801: It begins with the captain complaining of exhaustion. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

That was her final advice for our salvation. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And our final contestant, representing our littlest people, is Claudia Odom, who wrote a sweet and funny poem she calls ‘Cornbread and Cows.’ Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“But it was also a clue. That quote was taken from Shakespeare’s final play, The Tempest.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

But for some reason, the cameraman left the film rolling, and a final scene was caught on tape. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Today I will be working here, inside the library, supervising the final hours of this competition.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

During the final wave, so many buzzards filled the screen that it was hard to move without getting dusted by one of them. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

For whatever reason, he raced down ahead of the group—which in fact had been his pattern throughout the entire expedition, as Fischer’s final letters and phone calls from Base Camp to Seattle made clear. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Langley put all available resources behind the $80 million project in 1960, putting the final pieces in place just before December 1960, the originally scheduled date for the first suborbital mission. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

I failed the math final if it’s any consolation. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Almost at the end of the bay, where the tide slammed a sunken boat, we jumped on the main street with our goods tucked under our arms and began the final walk home. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Put together the various clues to reach your final decision, and check it with your music teacher or a musician friend if possible. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

We were already regarded as black dunces, and if the doctors saw this mess they would take it as final proof. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

As far as Aristotle was concerned, as we saw in Chapter 3, causal explanations had four components: the formal cause, the final cause, the material cause and the efficient cause. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Ladies and gentlemen . . . welcome! Welcome to the final of the four hundred and twenty-second Quidditch World Cup!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

In one final attempt, I press the comm-button in my suit. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

That made me think of origami, which reminded me of another moment from Blade Runner: One of the final scenes in the film. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

After a final outburst of squealing sounds, the fairy zoomed away. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

With this they summoned all their energies together for one decisive encounter, leaned forward, lowered their heads like two billy-goats, and positively sprinted together for the final blow. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I can get there and back on one tank of gas. And there’s a lot in that wagon. One fifty cash. Best and final offer.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Draco, who had been noticeably subdued since Gryffindor’s triumph in the Quidditch final, seemed to regain some of his old swagger over the next few days. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I was still puzzled about what he had tried to say to me; it seemed important that I should know his final words. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He promised the final hearing would be held long before September. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

As one of his final acts, Gorbachev passed the Soviet nuclear codes—which could initiate a nuclear missile launch—to Boris Yeltsin, the president of the Russian Federation. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

She had a feeling it would not be her final mischievous act of the night. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

The rest of my school day passed quickly until my final class, Latin. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Nana sighed as the song ended—the final note lingering in our ears—stood, and shuffled back to her room. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Since our machinist needed at least three days merely to turn out the more simple phosphorus atoms, I went back to Clare after lunch to hammer out the final draft of my genetics manuscript. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

It felt so final, so definitive, and Moss could not fathom hope. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Jus, with tears in his eyes, recounts the final minutes of Manny’s life, and for a second he’s tempted to relax, especially when Doc gives him a thumbs-up from where he’s sitting. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

At precisely noon, he stared at the final page, rubbed a blood-shot eye, yawned and shrugged. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you—the final of the Triwizard tasks. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

Adam nodded again, and Joaquin gave him one final press before locking eyes with him, then letting him go. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Now came a roll call on the old monotone, with a break of register, a yodel, on the final syllable. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I decide to wait for the final call from Attorney Fitzgerald before saying anything to her. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Hark!” said I, when I had done my stirring, and was taking a final warm in the chimney corner before being sent up to bed; “was that great guns, Joe?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Anderson made her final decision based on her best musical judgment—on the strength of the repertoire and musicianship she had achieved through her years of work with Vehanen. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

As the final and most prestigious event of the day—the eight-oared race— grew near, the crowd began to grow noisy once more. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I’m pretty sure this final chapter is going to push me over fifty thousand reads, which is mind-blowing. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

The parrot wheezes one final breath and goes limp. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

With a sudden chill, I remembered the words of the prophecy: the child of Athena’s final stand. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

He was clearly startled by the Paqo’s sudden presence behind him, but he gave me a final sneer before he moved toward the rock with the people. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

And then a final visitor made her confusion complete. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is, of course, the first day of the final week before the winner of the Excelsior Award is announced. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

My father left three weeks after that, slamming the door behind him one final time. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

The curtain will go up for everybody’s final songs in seven minutes. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

I mean, Slide did call me out today because I kept spacing out in calculus and we have our final on Wednesday. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to look for Will,” Marigold said, shooting Zane a final glare as she left the room. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

As his raft skimmed over the water, taking him back to the mortal world, he understood a line from the Prophecy better—an oath to keep with a final breath. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Francie said good-bye to the boss, to his wife, and to her final week’s pay. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

In 1974, two and a half years after I began tennis, I won my first championship, the Alexandra Open, defeating David in the final. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Returning to Washington to begin our final year in the White House, we knew the clock was ticking now in earnest. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I caught one final blurry glimpse of Hassan slumped in the back­seat before Baba turned left at the street corner where we’d played marbles so many times. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The worst of it was that while most of them just had to turn in some overdue work, Don Hume had to flat out ace a final examination to remain eligible. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

On the last day of their final year, which was called Assignment Day, they were given jobs to do. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Jack settled the question for them with that contempt in his voice that could sound so funny and so final. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“The students with the six highest scores from all our preliminary rounds will make the final TV team. Sound fair?” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

With a final heave they jammed him into the crate. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

When final scores were posted at the end of the meet, I emerged as vault champion and—seemingly out of nowhere—I’d taken first place all-around. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Mr. Terupt had us estimate the final number when we only had five. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

I knew she craved a glorious final stand. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Well, I thank you anyway, boy” I’m frustrated because of my final ace. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

At the end of the day shift, the OIC often dispatched three or four or five of the departing officers on a final sweep of the flats. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They even join in the “Wal-Mart cheer” when required to do so at meetings, I’m told by the evening fitting room lady, though I am fortunate enough never to witness this final abasement. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nothing until the final degradation of the Christmas card. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The final case of the Cold War was now shut, and the mysteries surrounding the Year of the Spy had been solved. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Dacus had listened to Ben’s complaints very patiently, then suggested that Ben wait until a month had passed before he made any final decision about the quality of Ogden Loring’s teaching. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Campbell achieved the final confirmation, made in September 1922 from the northwestern coast of Australia. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He’d had cancer of the pancreas and in the end of the liver, and Ishmael had not been there at the final moment. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Got in the finals for the Golden Gloves. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next morning, just as Seabiscuit stepped on the track for his final blowout, it began to rain. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Justice Room had been prepared for the final pageant. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ugwu felt sorry for him and yet angry, too, because the teenager’s crying made the hopelessness of their situation stark and final. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The real encounter—for her probably the final one—would take place in the car, where no one else could see. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Around him, crews adjusted lights and cameras, setting up for the president’s final broadcast. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Cain would definitely be there, but who would the other final three be? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

When the factory shut down on January 1, Shin decided, with some reluctance, to pay a final visit to his father. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

The final minutes of the game were chaotic. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Crane-man exclaimed one evening, tucking in the final straw as the last of the winter light faded. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

It took Patterson seven years of patient work just to assemble suitable samples for final testing. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

I am grateful to Mr. Okamoto for having made available to me a copy of the tape and of his final report. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Breakfast in the park consisted of the final two tortillas and eggs and the last of the water. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Even as I arranged to have her cremated—her final wish—she denied me. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Which means that if l win the next Trial and if she wins the final Trial, she could force me to remain Blood Shrike against my will. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

At midnight, Tibbets gathered his crew for a final briefing on the mission. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The facts were clear to all belligerents: the final conquest would come from the sky. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

The crowd started rustling around us, and Shawn announced that anybody who wanted to stay for the final deliberation could wait inside the library. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

And so it is now that she’s making her final checks before takeoff, looking for passengers who are going to need a little extra help. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

The final count was two hundred fourteen slain, three times as many burned or wounded. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The Capitol seal is back with a final musical flourish. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Probably it was some final guest who had been away at the ends of the earth and didn't know that the party was over. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

The bells jingled one final time when he stomped his foot with the song’s last note. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

In the four years since his divorce became final, it’s fair to say that the conductor has become something of an unbeliever. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

A surprisingly tender sentiment from Stannis, though undercut by that final, brutal if I can and the addendum and find a better match for her than Ramsay Snow. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The service man was still on the floor, putting in the finals screws that held the new handle in place, when the penguin came out to the kitchen on his silent pink feet. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

George knew her lines and didn’t need to look at the sheet once as she spoke, but her heart thumped heavily and she spoke too quickly, swallowing the final words of each line. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

When my dad left us this last and final time, my mom earned her Realtor’s license, but because the housing market is less than booming, she part-times at a bookstore. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I’m trying to cram and El is not because she’s done with all of her finals. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

But it was the men who gave her the final label, who fingerprinted her for all time. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Gloom hung heavy over the dinner table as the kids sat themselves down for their final Christmas Eve dinner in the brownstone. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

It’s Mrs. V, coming over to help with the final packing preparations. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“I will offer, one final time, to give you a blessing,” he said. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Of the four candidates who made it through their final test, only two were ordained. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

And we were all giving our final presents. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

The next day Bobby was back promptly at 2:30 p.m. for the second and final game of the match. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

When Khubchand, his beloved, blind, bald, incontinent seventeen-year-old mongrel decided to stage a miserable, long- drawn-out death, Estha nursed him through his final ordeal as though his own life somehow depended on it. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

They hobbled over the finish line, booed at the defeated music that played on the television, and vowed together to crush Mario in the fourth and final round of the match. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

By Friday afternoon, though, I was more jittery than when I’d inadvertently drunk a whole pot of Dad’s tar-strong coffee while studying for finals last winter. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Red giants find their outer atmospheres blowing away into space; planetary nebulae are the final stages of Sunlike stars blowing their tops. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even when lower courts granted a stay, the State would appeal, so the Supreme Court would almost always make the final decision to permit an execution to proceed or not. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Whatever the doctor had slipped me had wiped me out for the last part of what was supposed to have been my buddy’s final day. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

And my dad left during one of the final moments to make a sandwich. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to ask him about Megan, but I knew those would likely be the final words spoken on this earth by Ryan Dean West. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

If the jury imposed or rejected death, that was the final judgment. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

At last he set his cup down with a final, definitive click against the saucer. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just enough power left in those old machines for one final show. Once I had the access code, it was easy.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

No sooner had Sherwood Butler, the laboratory’s head of procurement, set the final brick on a new building than his brother, Melvin, set about filling it with new employees. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

At midday he went to the thicket to make final plans with his friends for the holiday. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

A final advantage of early food production in the Fertile Crescent is that it may have faced less competition from the hunter-gatherer lifestyle than that in some other areas, including the western Mediterranean. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

She was putting together her final report on the Recluse case for a study Princeton was doing on near-filicide as it relates to child abuse by proxy syndrome. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

It often seemed near—the heavenly world—but never had he quite reached it, never had he quenched the final thirst. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boy lifted a final stone and Winnie saw a low spurt of water, arching up and returning, like a fountain, into the ground. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cop takes one final look around and then steps toward the door. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Do you have to distance yourself from the dead tribute on the final kill? The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I told him the area finals in Bluefield were to take place in two weeks. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The final gathering on Valentine farm took place on a brisk December night. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The final Part of the Sun set to the West. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I had asked Mr. Dill to call throughout the day because we were waiting to hear the outcome of our final stay request at the U.S. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

As we climbed the final rise, Rob strode down to greet us. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

That was how I learned of Grandpa’s final illness. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was too dense and green to be taken then; if the stem were broken then, before the final season, its wet flowing vitality would be lost in a single breath. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then, at their final training session before Saturday’s match, Oliver Wood gave his team some unwelcome news. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

In each location the reunion drew large crowds, in which witnesses claimed they saw two ghosts from a bygone era materializing one final time for the benefit of the present generation. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

When it heard this final insult, it swallowed hard in its fury. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

They heard Dilsey mount the final stair, then her slow feet overhead. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

On that final day of my “mental cast,” I wait in my room with all my things packed in sturdy yellow plastic bags provided by the hospital. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

He was saying his final goodbyes when a man sidled up to him. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Except it wouldn’t be his warm laughter, but how he had sounded in his final days, after the typhus had gnawed him to the bone. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I pulled the joystick to the right, weaving through the digital debris one final time. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t need to say the final word. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

In which the spymaster leads the British into a final trap and wins the war. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knew the answer even as he made the final plea. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

And in a final, tantalizing clue, the Russian included a photograph of three men at a party. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

A final meal is served, an herbed omelette topped with a slice of grilled tomato. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Indeed, if Barack Obama had been elected president back then, I would have argued that his election marked the nation’s triumph over racial caste—the final nail in the coffin of Jim Crow. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

He thought back to that long-ago day behind the couch of his mother’s house—the fear, the flames, the sweet, silent peace of a final sleep—and then he thought of Angel. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

After I dropped Radar off that afternoon, I sat around the house reading “Song of Myself” and halfheartedly studying for finals. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

They had come to pray for him and give him their final hugs. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Once I pull it together—and I cannot bear to look at Rae right now—I take one last breath to say my final piece. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Firing—the final step in the process that determined the color of the celadon—was handled well by no man. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

He would make the final mixture at the last moment to activate it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

After a final flash of imperial splendor, the city joined Kaan and most central Maya cities in obscurity and ruin. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

We also created the final programs, held after each session. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

An analysis of the language used in real-estate ads shows that certain words are powerfully correlated with the final sale price of a house. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

The final credits of “Petticoat Junction” were rolling past, over shots of the Hooterville water tower, the Cannonball express. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The geese were honking with excitement and hustling around as they made their final preparations. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

When Wes didn’t hear the door close behind Tony, he took one final bite and ran down the stairs to slam it shut. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

The prefix un was a later addition, and eventually the final I on the old “untill” fell off. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I have your final papers here," says Herr Meins, waving the sheath of papers. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

She finishes breading the final croquette, then glances at her wristwatch. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Since January he’d been working at home, trying to complete the final chapters of his dissertation on agrarian revolts in India. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Harry put Hagrid’s pouch back around his neck, pulled on a final sweater, stooped to pick up Hermione’s wand, and faced Ron again. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The enthusiastic group met for several hours, and it was well past midnight when Ann asked the final question: “When we gonna meet again?” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

And the final excuse flies out the window. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Before the Memorial Cup final, Gord Wasden—the father of one of the Medicine Hat Tigers — stood by the side of the ice, talking about his son Scott. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

She set down the glass and picked up the final goblet. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

And here she was now, over those boulders and parched hills, with a home of her own, a husband of her own, heading toward one final, cherished province: Motherhood. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

It crackles, and a stormy arpeggio from the final movement of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata bursts forth. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

But a more massive star will spend its nuclear fuel faster, become a red giant sooner, and be first to enter the final white dwarf decline. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was photographed and then the surgeon general, Dr. Joseph Barnes, who had tended to Lincoln in the president’s final hours, performed an autopsy. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

The letter was destroyed, but its final paragraph is inside of me. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

She obsessively read Christian’s final, frantic texts and hated herself for not waking up to any calls. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Incidentally, I got a perfect on my math final last week. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

The final chapter of The Wicked Wizard War is up on Wattpad. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

He had been unconscious in the hospital wing for the final match of the previous year, meaning that Gryffindor had been a player short and had suffered their worst defeat in three hundred years. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

At last, with one final effort, the car cleared a tangle of dead leaves and small branches across the road, and came into a clearing by the gate of Hill House. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Particularly after the final time, which became final because his son jumped up and knocked him back into the radiator. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Please join us in two weeks when we televise the finals from Washington. This is Charles Kingsley, good night.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Finally, Mr. Alacran said a few words, and then the priest told everyone to file past to say their final goodbyes. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

We only ever had two days to get reacquainted, prelims Saturday and finals on Sunday, and then there was the matter of being there to compete. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

Imagine how frustrating it would be to end that tune without singing the last note or playing the final chord. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

With great love and care, Methuselah was putting the final touches to his repair of the tapestry. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

It will be the final steps of my walking. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

As with the fruit and vegetables on Tía Darma’s farm, the photos can’t fully capture the colors that emerge when the final rays of the sun hit the water. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Figure 1.59: If a piece begins with a pickup measure, the final measure of the piece is shortened by the length of the pickup measure. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

It cut a stark contrast to the impressive municipal offices and other tall, well-manicured downtown buildings of this historic city, where, in 1877, Brigham Young delivered his final sermon. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I mean, she had a good reason and everything — it was finals time at college — but it sucks having hospital cake for your birthday. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the plane came in on its final approach, the pilots encountered severe wind shear. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

As I write the final words of this story, I’ve not seen my parents in years, since my grandmother’s funeral. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The red sands drank his blood, the wind his final words. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Except when she entered the final corridor, she saw it was shorter than the others. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

A peculiar and heart-rending gasp of final sorrow came from the Laughing Man. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

No banners flew, no warhoms moaned, no great lord called his men about him to hear his final ringing words. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

What did happen was that Merlyn, who had been saying the final spells under his breath, suddenly turned himself into a condor, leaving the Wart standing on tiptoe unchanged. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the final numbers were hardly set in stone. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

The club’s telegram reached Depew in Washington twenty minutes after the final ballot, just as Chicago’s congressional delegation began celebrating at the Willard Hotel near the White House. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

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 stand at the bottom of the final hill, looking up. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Thinking of the last real smile we shared and then our final terrible, helpless moments together when he was yelling at me to run. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I sat there through the final period of the day, not even agonizing over what “I’ll deal with you later” might mean. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

And so on and so on until you reach the age of eighteen, the final year of eligibility, when your name goes into the pool seven times. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Truth or not,” Hammie adds, “the final will be an interesting one with these in the mix.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Now, there are only five minutes until the final game starts. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Especially the senior from Chapel Hill he destroyed in the final. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Lon Teter arrived in the final month to serve as, in effect, production foreman—getting an immense and complicated body of work checked, formatted, and into the paper on time. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

In the final Burda pages, there were many pictures of stuffed animals. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

In late August, on our last night in Cambridge, there was a final dinner in the great hall. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“With her new intelligence she will lead this group to the final research site.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

In its final moments, it had rolled onto its back and curled up its legs. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t long at all before George gave Charlotte’s final speech. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

After he names his final price, I pull out the wad of rupees from my purse, and Zohra counts some and hands them over in defeat. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

The final minutes of the game were thrilling. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

The final fair bill signed in April by President Benjamin Harrison established a Dedication Day for October 12, 1892, to honor the moment four hundred years earlier when Columbus had first sighted the New World. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

And when all the contests had been held, all the events finals completed, I had earned two more gold medals for vault and floor, and a bronze on beam. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Then at last he gave the restaurant a final survey and went toward the door at the back which led upstairs. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Even though we only had a week before finals, I spent Monday afternoon reading “Song of Myself.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

I kiss my sisters, shake the hands of my brothers-in-law, and say a final goodbye to the kids. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

A crowd of shining fairies faced these final opponents. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

In final exams that year, held in December, I led the Form One classes. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had known about the Nightbeast and helped the Uncle bring food to the cucos, but they didn’t know that their final plan included taking over all the Twelve Towns. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Amanda and her mom drop me off at the library closest to my house after a Saturday study session for finals at Amanda’s. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Farmer’s final rounds took us to the clinic’s main adult ward, then the Children’s Pavilion, and finally the TB hospital up the hill. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

"On the final day of the year we take down the pine tree in our living room and eat marine life." Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Taking the final refuge of all men, attempting to escape beyond the doors of death. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Now thirty-three, with a wife and two sons, he was back in Vietnam, this time as a journalist, covering the final battle for Saigon. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

They laughed their way across the final line. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

The final result covered almost fifteen acres and was the largest earthen structure in the Western Hemisphere; though built out of unsuitable material in a floodplain, it has stood for a thousand years. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Whaling first brought people to South Georgia Island, and it was to a whaling station that Endurance headed as its final stop before challenging the Antarctic. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

All the time I was preparing for my final exams that year, I was preoccupied with what was to come, with being ready. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to focus on those unlucky people—and let’s not forget the bird—who’d had to say their final goodbyes to a really bad listener. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“This was the final culmination of the women’s fight,” she said, “and women, irrespective of factions, should have been allowed to be present when the proclamation was signed.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

He told me to sleep on it and give him my /final decision the following day. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instinctively Hazel knew that their final act would reject Gaea’s power. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Her final act of spite was to fall at Briony’s feet and sting her toes. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Now they would have to wait for Jahrling’s test results, because that would be the final confirmation that it was indeed Marburg. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A final consideration mandating complex organization for large societies has to do with population densities. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“But his final destination — and ours — lies a little farther on. Come.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

She and Ron left the field to sit in the stadium, and the Gryffindor team gathered around Wood for his final instructions for tomorrow’s match. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“O.K., here we go. Buphead, tell him ’bout the final exam.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I typed up the obituary and history lesson then went over to the map and put a final red pin on Mrs. Dubicki’s house at C-27. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

My mind made a final attempt at being lucid. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Numbness was setting in, but I had just enough oomph left to get me through finals. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the final days before the Poughkeepsie Regatta, another big sports story dominated the headlines on sports pages and sometimes on front pages around the country—the story of a heavyweight boxing match. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Finally the photos were taken, the project concluded, and I resumed for the final time my white identity. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did get down every syllable of the final few speeches, but that was small comfort. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

When the sky cleared of kites and only the final two remained, every kite run­ner readied himself for the chance to land this prize. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I have a funny feeling that, wherever we are, this is going to be our final stop.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

In the final days of the war, he was sent on patrol duties and gave the vase to a friend for safekeeping. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

When Moch finally turned them loose in the final mile, they exploded into a seven-length lead, and they were still pulling away as they crossed the finish line. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

We sat on the dusty floor, singing and chanting, reliving the final moments of the trial. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The secretary and I were like Hamlet and Laertes in the final scene, where, because of harm done by one ancestor to another, we were bound to duel to the death. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the final turn, I see Mrs. Morehouse standing in the entrance to the parking lot, her palm out like a traffic cop, keeping cars from pulling in. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The van is here because Coach Nat always leaves it parked at our field for the two nights before our final practice leading to a big game. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

“That’s what I said before, patron. Remember?” she replied with a final flip of her serpent. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a long day of finals, returning to the comfortable impenetrability of “Song of Myself” was almost a relief. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

They will lay the final pattern with these rocks they will lay it across the world and explode everything. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Shin guesses ten days came and went before his final interrogation. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

The last thing he saw as he retreated into the darkness was Kamau taking a final draw from the pipe, lost to a madness Ekon did not know. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The final scene of the vignette showed him pulling into his driveway that night and being arrested in front of his disbelieving wife and kids. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her final humiliation and the triumph of the Aryan hero Parsifal were not very subtly concealed metaphors for what Wagner wanted to happen to German culture. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Dustfinger gave the obstinate car a final kick, and they all clambered back up to the road, sweating. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Like the telephone game—when the final sentence is uttered, it doesn’t quite sound like what it started out as. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

His normally strong features sagged in exhaustion, as if he were in the final hours of a battle he had been fighting for years. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

The pastor said the magic word, and the final cube twisted into place. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Percy glanced up at Bacchus, deciding what final curse he would hurl at the useless wine god, when he saw a shape in the sky above the Colosseum—a large dark oval descending rapidly. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“She suddenly began to utter the names of the women who had worked with her as if in a final roll call,” Shaw later recalled. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

All in all, finals come and go with much less fanfare than Alex imagined. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Seeing his smile erased the final traces of my sadness. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Most often the minister was attracted by the pitiful shrieks and calls of the sick in the final stages of the disease. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

If you make it to the finals, that is.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

Cordelia is a serving woman, and also a soldier in the final battle scene. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The third quarter was as dull as the first two, but Cypress Bay’s offense suddenly got it together in the final period. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The humilities are piled on a soldier, so Cyrus said, in order that he may, when the time comes, be not too resentful of the final humility—a meaningless and dirty death. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

As long as there is a single copy, a solitary typescript of my final draft, then my spontaneous, fortuitous sister and her medical prince survive to love. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

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

That’s the party outside that happens every Thursday night after the final battle in the Ring. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

After a final pleading look, Runt took the toy in his mouth. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

She had lost in the finals the week before. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

His final sentences were still ringing between the columns. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The difficulty in making final determinations is that there are often acres of room for interpretation. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

When I started running, I felt like I was in the Olympic four-hundred-meter final. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I wrote down as much as I could of what she said, realizing that I could probably pull off my final reaction paper without actually reading the book. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Isa did a final mop to get rid of the stickiness, careful to keep her eyes averted from the peephole. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

But Haupt wasn't thinking about Hitler's final solution plan as he made his way down the street. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

And so Gogol goes sightseeing, alone, while Moushumi is off at her conference, or as she sits at the table in the apartment and puts the final touches on her paper. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

She had somehow freed a candidate, and together they had discovered that the final test lay in Jahara. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I could sketch the landscape, draw a final cartoon of me giving the middle finger to the universe, then bite the big one. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

The khan returns in the final moment to save his daughter from her uncles. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Nope, it seemed pretty clear as I looked around the room at the competition: the final three would be Ximena, Savanna. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

But I’m going to be the one to make the final decision which song we play, okay? Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“I think this is my final test, Moon Shadow: the final and truest measure of whether I’m worthy to become a dragon again.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had a final glimpse of the Obscure Object. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Actually, Mrs. Doyle,” I break in, “if you could give me a lift to the library, I have to finish up some of my research for the history final.” A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

“Good night, Styx,” Mom said, in a tone as clear and final as the end-of-school-day bell. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The final space shuttle mission ended when the Atlantis landed on July 21, 2011. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

For that, he knew, was the final contest between himself and his material. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the final stages the curse turned inward, to muscles, bones, and inner organs. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

At some point that afternoon, Booth made the final arrangements. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

In Pascal’s account of why the mercury does not descend in the Torricellian tube the formal and material causes are so attenuated as to be uninteresting, and the final cause has disappeared completely. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Halfway through dinner, Goddard asked for a final count. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The Knight of Flowers raised his axe for the final blow. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Even if you see it coming, even as your final weeks are filled with emotional good-byes, the day itself is still a blur. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Aristotle explained natural processes in terms of four causes: formal, final, material and efficient. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

And it wasn’t bad, except we had to keep notes about Steinbeck’s technique because we were going to be writing our own travel accounts—fictional or nonfictional—for the year’s final composition. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Mikey took his position on the starting line as Freddy rounded the final bend of the second lap and was about to take the straightaway. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

She could describe the whole process of composing a novel, ffom the general directive issued by the Planning Committee down to the final touching-up by the Rewrite Squad. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“Yet those might have been my final words,” he said. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I took one final glance at the letter, then carefully folded it back into its envelope and put it in the cargo pocket of my camouflage battle dress uniform. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“Okay,” said the quizmaster, “the first question is for Sunny Brook. And since this is the final round, the degree of difficulty has gone up.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

She twisted each curl around her index finger and gave it a final brush. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

He held it up between his thumb and forefinger and said, "Dear friends, may I present you with the final solution?" The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Beyond the ominous water were reared vast cliffs, their stern faces pallid in the fading light: final and impassable. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Without once clearing her throat, Judge Ford proceeded to read the final page of the will of Samuel W. Westing. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now,” he said in a final way, “I hope that nobody in this house ever talks to me about money again.” One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

He touches the final photo with his index finger. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

His single seeing eye locks on mine with the shocked gaze of the betrayed, and he offers me his final testimony. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

In the spring of 1975, near the time of Saigon’s final collapse, I received a long, disjointed letter in which Bowker described the problem of finding a meaningful use for his life after the war. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

As she drove, Mom was asking me about classes and finals and prom. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

The “Nightline” crew came back for its third and final visit. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But it was a great song,” was his final word. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

The final afternoon bell has just sounded, and the room is beginning to fill up with students arriving to audition for the fall play. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

‘It’s the final ingredient to cure death, Zhang. It’s a super daisy! How about you guys? Learn anything from Artemis?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Construction began July 9; workers began applying the final coat of staff in October. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Inside her skull a final gear slid into place. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

As soon as I completed Holy Grail's final scene, my display went black while the silly organ music that ends the film played for a few minutes. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

With the tension of early applications released, and weeks yet until finals, the seniors were ready for fun. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

So for the next hour I wrote and cut and pasted a final plea to Mom. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t a long letter, but it took me an hour to make the final copy. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Once to receive the medal for my father's death and then yesterday to say my final goodbyes to my friends and family. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

After a final glance at Marlena, I swing the stall divider into place and help load the rest of the horses. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Three hundred and forty-eight,” he said, finishing his count by bringing both his feet together at the final step. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I thought on Bono; I thought on his final scene with me. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Kendra eagerly crossed the room and inserted the key into the final lock on the Journal of Secrets. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He was too lame to train for his final qualifying race, and it cost him. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

And then the final trouble came to Singer. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The final reason I wrote Ugly is the most important. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

The referee was already glancing at his watch when they made a final charge. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She gave the beastkeeper another nod, more final, and he started to escort her out of the tent. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

It was probably just peaceful despair and relief at final and complete abnegation, now that Judith was about to immolate the frustration’s vicarious recompense into the living fairy tale. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seven’s amulet spun wildly, and she closed her eyes, begging one final time for the thing she’d begged for whenever she thought of this night: Please let it turn purple. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Hours later, as I was lying in bed, I realized that my dad still hadn’t given a final ruling on the benefit concert. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The other three people are unconsciously turned in his direction, clearly waiting for him to give the final say. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

In the final stanza, it’s clear that that’s what he’s waiting for. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Betsy snorted, reached over, and blew out the candle as the final curfew bell began to clang. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

As the Indians approached final victory, tension rose in the fishing industry, then almost entirely controlled by whites. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“But this? This the final straw. Brianna wasn’t acting like that when y’all lived with us. Making vulgar songs and getting suspended. Got everybody in the church talking ’bout her. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

In those clays people sat up with a corpse through the final night before burial. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

There was a final plunk from the piano, and silence. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

If we truly want to end violence in our communities, we must come to understand, as discussed in the final chapter, the ways in which mass incarceration increases—not decreases—violence and multiplies its harms. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Katniss, Prim isn’t dead. How could they kill Prim? We’re almost down to the final eight of us. And what happens then?” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

She is three months behind in school payments for Belky, and the school is threatening not to let her take final exams. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

But this is not a complete or final solution, for a zero tolerance on paper is of little value. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

They applauded at the final Assignment; but the applause was piecemeal, no longer a crescendo of united enthusiasm. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

The hauntingly slow anthem played loudly as the entire corps stopped and stood in the deferential parade rest position until the final note ended. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I asked to meet with the attorney general or whatever official had final decision-making authority, and he said that he would see what he could do. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

In their father’s final years, after their mother’s passing, their sire had taken the comely daughter of a candlemaker as mistress. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

A final burst of energy flew through Inigo’s veins and he made every attempt, tried every trick, used every hour of every day of his years of experience. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The fifth and final member of the team showed up later that week. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

As a final step, Katherine plotted the data in order to give engineers a visual snapshot of the planes disrupted flight. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“I have here your final exam. Last semester, I gave you nearly two months to complete your final paper. This time, you get two weeks.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Dany could hear her handmaids arguing behind her, debating who was going to win the day’s final match. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The headline read: a professor’s final course: his own death The article caught the eye of a producer from the “Night- line” show, who brought it to Koppel in Washington, D.C. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He made her go, even though there were only four weeks left, and everybody was already studying for finals. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

The fairy turned in the air, looked down, cast him a final injured glance, and flew away. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

With a final growl of frustration, he dragged the table close and climbed up into the lowest branches. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

And as we rounded into the final two hundred meters, I had to dig deep and step it up. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

The guard leaned forward and, with his pike, whammed the third and final closed door. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

The merry-go-round lurched through one final round, and finally the figures shuddered to a sickening halt. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

The final words she spoke before she dropped were “Mr. President, how long must women wait for liberty?” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“There’s somewhere I want you to go. Someone you need to see—the address is on that paper. Consider it the final part of your training.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t said or implied a word to him about my recent, extracurricular doings, and I was dying to make this final news-break—to scoop him thoroughly—when we were alone. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

But no matter how final he meant it to sound, eventually he would forgive his woman, and they would go on living, loving, and fighting. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

A cool wind had started to blow, chilling the sweat on my body, when Father Amadi blew the final whistle, three times with the last time drawn out. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I got good marks during my final exams when I was eighteen. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

The final week of sixth grade and the start of summer break creeping up mean prime relocation time. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Grappling with the last steep incline, the final turns of the path, and finding yourself above it all. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

The state finals would he held in Phoenix in April. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

His final years were ones of failure and poverty. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

By this gloomy route, he was leading them to what he had called their “final testing place,” which struck Reynie as having a particularly ominous sound. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

She was a young Reverend Sister and had not yet made her final profession. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

There was a final, wrenching tug on my backpack. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Now that I thought of it, it could have been his final shipment. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

For a few final hours she is alone in the house. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z