We’re almost out the door when we realize the cop still isn’t finished. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

By the time I was finished, I could hear screeching in the distance—patrol harpies picking up our scent. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Our Olanna has just finished her master’s degree. Master’s degree at London University! It is not easy!” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

When he was finished it was passed on to Leon who read it, folded it and returned it to the senior inspector. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

She tossed him a bit of venison jerky, though, for him to chew on when he finished smoking his kinnikinnick. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

"But what if you were offered an opportunity to finish your work at some other college," he said, his eyes widening behind his glasses. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I’m finishing up, Smitty approaches with a second tray of food, identical to the first. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Tell me here,” she said, “I want to finish my drink.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

At one p.m., the eight teams brought their finished aircraft up to the third floor. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

But she give up before she finish, like it’s too hot to even tell me what to do. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

After we finished dinner I took out the chocolate mousse cake with mocha icing that I’d bought from Patisserie Lind, a fancy sweetshop near the station, Lelia’s and Mitt’s favorite old place. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We just finished up in his office. I heard you made a speech.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

By the time I’d finished my beauty work, it seemed a shame just to go to bed but that was obviously all there was to do. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, a quarter of a mile from the finish, California began its sprint, charging up from behind, one more time, to nose out ahead of Bolles’s boys. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

From start to finish, brokers and defectors said, going first class could take as little as three weeks. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Stan, as soon as he finished signing autographs, introduced me to her. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Over the next five hours, he finished that book and started one he found on the bookshelf in his room called Foxfire. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

There was a finished silence after that so that for the first time they could hear the wind picking at the pine trees. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Connor followed me to the steakhouse, where Mom had finally finished up with the delivery and the truck had left. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

But she still hadn’t finished them when the Navy came knocking on her door in the autumn of 1922. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

It looks like a whitewashed world, like it’s a virtual world only half finished, its surfaces unpainted and without texture. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The huntress took a drink from her goblet when she finished her tale, and the two revelers seated with her clapped their hands. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once Mini had finished toweling off, they looked at the path ahead of them. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

So I finished my drink and switched to channel 47, hoping they would give one of their own more news time. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

As I finished the broadcast, I heard Art3mis say, “Dude, are you nuts? I was kidding!” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I'm having a difficult time finishing my sentences. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Like, maybe a chocolate peanut butter cupcake with Cocoa Pebbles in the batter, so when you bit into the finished cupcake, you’d get crunchy bits. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

The kids all finished eating quickly and raced back to their cabins. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

His fastidious sense of superiority lined his voice as he waved her in and asked her to wait for him while he finished up in his study. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Maybe so. But you’ve never had to race with him and stay after school till he crossed the finish line!” said Seven. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

After I finished reading the novel, I could not get it out of my mind. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

They had only just finished when the bell rang for the afternoon’s double Potions and they beat the familiar path down to the dungeon classroom that had, for so long, been Snape’s. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The other teams started outside and finished in. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Just finish tidying up the room and you can have the rest of the time to yourself until I return.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I jumped right up and finished the event, but I knew I had no chance of medaling now. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The stress of having to follow up on my first-place finish at Trials was getting to me. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

When I finished, a pretty blond girl in front of me said, quite innocently, “Gee, I didn’t know you could speak English.” Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

It made him dizzy before he’d even finished it and he drank no more. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

“It would be better if you finish out the term at least. Don’t do anything now.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I tell them about Panera and the panini and the last name and the eyebrows, but when I finish, Jessie looks perplexed. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

When I finished, Papá grumbled, “Let’s think about it.” Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

They finished loading the caskets, and the major drove his jeep around the front of the plane and signaled the officer with the new guys. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She told him that she had just finished the necropsies of the seven animals. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

His behavior then was truly embarrassing, and I actually kissed him on the top of his head in benediction when he had finished. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

I had just finished Mrs. Harker’s diary, when she came in. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Sometimes when the days grew dark early and he still had a lot of cigars to finish, he worked by candlelight. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

My parental unit who is at this moment violating my personal space and reading my text over my shoulder wants me to finish homework so I GTG. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Calvin and I finish painting the last patch of wall. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Before they were finished gathering corn, however, we were faced with a trouble a whole lot too big for any of us to handle. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since I was just sketching Muzak impressions, I’m less interested in the finished product than she is. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“We have to hurry,” my dad says when my mom finishes the short verse. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

When she finishes, Mr. Griffiths asks about her sources and makes a few suggestions of other places she can check out. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“I no finish now. Soon I go fine.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Rondon finished, he led everyone in giving three rounds of cheers in honor of the United States, Roosevelt, and Kermit. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

By the time he’d finished, he was dripping with sweat from concentrating so hard. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

"Let's get finished. I feel it in my bones we're not going to find anything." And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

She finishes her shift and gets her purse from the back room. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Polly, you get in the back there,” Mr. Derby ordered when Noah finished. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mom doesn’t say anything when my dad finally finishes talking. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

I got in trouble for back-talking Mrs. Fisher last month, so I don’t tell her that what would really help me get my Morning Minute finished is if she moves me away from Angel. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Only three days ago she was finishing off The Trials of Arabella and waiting for her cousins. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Actually, I’m almost finished,” I said, shading in the gray area of his spotted cheeks. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“I had better finish my story,” he said awkwardly. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I went to Africa once,” Toby finished at last. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

We finished dinner just as it was getting dark, and my father went outside to lode at our house. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mom bolts out of the car before he can finish explaining. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

It had something to do with soaking in mud and rubbing with ashes, but her rabbit skins smelled vile when she was finished. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they were finished eating we were sent back to our barracks, where we found no food left for us. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Let me finish this tale first. So: Farin was taken into the Wood to seek out the unicorn.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Seven looked over the blackboard Valley had just finished writing on and committed it to memory—they would find the Nightbeast while it was still in its weak state by luring and following cucos. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“A perfect day. Start to finish. When nothing terrible or sad or ordinary happens. Do you think it’s possible?” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

When she finishes pouring, she says, There’s a pound of flour. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

For some wacko reason, Ms. Jenna had started to let our after-school class come to the storage room after they had finished their homework. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

It’s not quite finished, but you can see the shape of the jackal head, with beaded eyes and a thin, sharp snout. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

When I finish wiping the top, I show him the cloth. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

When Scooter finished, we just sat there, soaking up the good times. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

“Suds, you ant brain. Angels finish last. What did you ever get out of it, huh? Did anybody ever say, ‘Oh, thank you, Suds. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course When we finish, It’s not yet dark. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

At last the talking was finished and the string-along songs about razor blades were over and the fight began. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The monster was about to finish me off, but Grover somehow dug himself out of the junk pile. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

The letter finished, he tied it to Hedwig’s leg; she kept unusually still, as though determined to show him how a real post owl should behave. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Do you want me to finish the names on your list?” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Cheat,” he said, and finally the game finished loading and I half listened as I drove a stock car in circles around a silent track in Talladega. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Still, I pulled some of our favorites to play over the store’s speakers while we finished eating. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

The first two out began dragging their toes to make the finish line. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t really finished back at the soccer field. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“I’ll be finished by then and you can have the kitchen to yourself.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I wrote things like, Fencer X “will take parry but often misses repost. Use long attack and finish under.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Miss Susan said, “Have you finished?” and came in to run her fingers over the shiny surface of the chairs and tables. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s actually been a very exciting time because we’ve all been busy finishing up the year. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

With my twelfth place finish, theoretically I could think about the Junior Olympics, too, but I knew that wasn’t something I should be focusing on so early in my career as a saberist. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

She nods, so I give that some thought and finally tell her, “It’s electric. From stepping into your lane until you cross the finish line...every cell of your body is charged.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I finish them, put them in a container and take them over to him. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

After a while the people finished their celebration and Janie went on home. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

“He was mad as heck about it, tell you the truth. So I’m sorry. And soon as you finish bawlin’ me out, I got to go.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“I’ve finished a dozen times already, but I’m not happy with it.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

When he finished making eye contact, he started speaking so loudly that it made me and Grampa jump in our seats. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

When I finish slurping, I turn around and Bernard is still standing there like I’m supposed to say something else. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I’m finished! My gosh, what a family. You take your life in your hands if you just blow your nose.” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

No sooner had they finished the last morsel than Mzizi and the new wife heard the sound of singing coming from their stomachs. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

“That will do,” said he, when it was finished, thinking aloud—“you have sung quite enough for one evening—now be quiet.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“Can you explain what kind of bad games? I know this is hard for you, but we’re almost finished.” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stood still as a statue while she finished. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

As my avatar finished materializing, I looked down and realized that the floor I’d been standing on earlier was now gone. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

When it was finished, Pocock paid eight of the boys a dollar each to deliver it to the docks in Seattle, so it could be shipped south. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The song ends just as I finish talking. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

And Park seemed to have a hard time finishing his sentences. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

This was a slow job and took many hours to finish. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Free Throws It only takes me Four mouthfuls to finish the dessert. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

I walked back inside the performance space as Mrs. Atanabi finished unwrapping herself from all her wintry layers. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

The two of us both sat for a while in silence after I finished reading the letter aloud. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

By then, we have eaten so much, we are in a daze, but we finish with some delicious apple strudel and a glass of lemonade made from real lemons. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

He said he’d find me a room as soon as he finished. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve got to finish these boots for a tourist,” she said. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Be sure to draw the proper dose. We’ll start him off on one unit, once a day, either while he’s eating or after he’s finished.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Dumbledore drank, and no sooner had he finished than he yelled, “KILL ME!” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

They finished their dessert quietly, and watched Wilson clean and refill his pipe. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometime after three children and trying to finish college, my father joined the Marines. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

When the food is finished, he focuses back on me. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

She works hard, waking up early to finish planning lessons and grading papers, going to bed late after squeezing in some dental exams in the evening. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now that they were finished with school, it was easy to be amused by the regulations that they had all lived by as children. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

When he finished, he glanced over at the shelf with his bucket of tools, and his heart pounded. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

I finished the one section that she wanted and started digging out a new flower bed. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Run out to the garden and get a head of lettuce, Matty, while I finish cleaning the fish. Then you can make a salad while the fish cooks.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

This route kept us clear from start to finish of inhabited, or inhabitable, country. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

What was remarkable was that this increased capacity to sustain attention came not within the game, but after they’d finished, weeks after. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Thomas had no memory of his life before the Box, but he was positive he’d finished the worst twenty-four hours of his existence. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The door was flung open before he’d finished his last sentence. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

"I don't recall giving you leave to finish my supper." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

While I was still guessing, Chairman Jin finished his summary of the steadily improving revolutionary situation. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stay to finish my last four pancakes; twice I have to drop to the floor;—after all, it means four pancakes more, and they are my favourite dish. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

After they finished, they cleaned the house, emptied the coal ash, and washed everything they had used before leaving. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Harry and Ron had barely finished their third helpings of Christmas pudding when Hermione ushered them out of the hall to finalize their plans for the evening. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“But this equipment is an eyesore. I hope you finish in a hurry.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

His eyes were fixed, and he could not lift them till he had finished reading all the spell. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I can wait until you’re finished. I have homework to do too.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

The stunned pause hadn’t finished playing itself out yet. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

“And if it’s not there, we’ll come back here together and finish things.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Once the cake and gifts were laid out, the twins ran off to wait for Wash to finish working for Mr. Crane. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I heard some of the apartments weren’t completely finished, but my accommodations were perfectly comfortable. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“The redbeard is finished with the customers—and he's locking the door!” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

He guessed that the water truck should be coming soon, but he didn't finish all the water, just in case he was wrong. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

After much work, I finished one hole, then a second, then a third. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was in the kitchen and had almost finished cooking. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

When Emily finished solving the boy’s magic square it looked like this: Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Me, I always like some good cake after I finish eating,” Mrs. Reilly told the bartender, who turned his back on her. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t finish cooking till six o’clock that night, two hours later than usual. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Tayo finished the meat on the mutton ribs and threw the bones to a skinny yellow dog that came out from behind the hogan. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Now he just had to get the notebook back from the old man so he could finish his work and read the message from his father. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Upon finishing the note, I read it again. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

I’m almost finished packing for Florida, but I can’t find my pink blouse. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He said he was round the corner at the Barracks and nearly finished for the day. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Okay, finish,” I say, settling back to continue the gummy bear collective. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

He was about to finish off the rest of the house when Aureliano asked the neighbors for help. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

And as usual, I would have to go out there and finish the mess Vonetta started. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He smiles at me when he’s finished and falls into his normal gentle sleep by the door. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Then he’d take a deep breath—long and slow, like he was settling into a mood rather than a story—and he’d tell the whole tale from start to finish. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

There were those of the gods who felt that they should have let the giant get even closer to finishing the wall before Thor killed him. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

But she was very sleepy now, and something was definitely wrong, and the man was shooting her such a look, such a curious look, and she couldn’t seem to finish what she was saying. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

She was steadfast on finishing her latest project by supper. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

He was giving himself the benefit of the doubt for why he hadn’t finished the letter, as the Cuba conference and other projects had interrupted his correspondence. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“Maybe”—he comes closer—“you’ll finish when you come back to see that free movie.” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

It took me a good ten minutes to finish putting three pies together. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

She blinks twice and finishes buttoning her coat. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t I finish up the kitchen myself tonight while you watch the news?” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

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

Outside, in the cold rain, he thought Oh God, Oh God, it’s all right, it’s gone, it's finished, and stood, shivering at the memory. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

“If you ask me,” said Ron once Harry had finished describing his conversation with Tonks, “she’s cracking up a bit. Losing her nerve after what happened at the Ministry.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“I have to retire the three more andys. I have to finish up my job and go home to my wife.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Of course not; they were waiting for Grover to finish singing. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although the finished painting will have slightly different objects than the sketch, the colors will be the same. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

She finishes with the pencil, and then smudges everything with her finger. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

When the announcer finishes introducing the wild cards, the spotlights sweep to the area of the stadium where the official teams are sitting. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

And I'm constantly thinking about what to do once the sunflowers are finished. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

And when she had finished all about Joseph, she would say “Ain’t no earthly power can make a story end as pretty as Joseph’s; ’twas the Lord.” Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ah, well, I thought; I can just as easily stay and help out here, and still slip away before the finish of the play. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, he said that you deserve a week’s worth of McDonald’s because you were so quiet a blind man couldn’t even hear you,” Dad finished. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

She nodded her head firmly, indicating that she had finished with the topic. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

When we finished, we each stood to show off our artwork and say our names. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Celaena scowled as the dance finished and the Crown Prince kissed the hand of the blond woman. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

As they finished, clouds rolled in and a gentle rain fell, although the sky had been clear when the ceremony started. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

They set to work feverishly on the difficult forms, and when they’d finished, Milo placed them all in the little man’s lap. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

When he finishes, he drives through town to the dealer who leased his father the car, and then he takes a cab back to Baron’s Court. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

When they finish, I stall and suggest they put up another post. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

"Don't you raise your voice at us! He didn't do anything wrong. If my brother wants to finish the picture, he'll finish the picture!" Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

He stuffed money into her hand when they were finished. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

That either means Mr. Kennedy finished polishing or my phone died. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

When he had finished his breakfast it was time for work. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The generals and their aides had finished eating, and were drinking rum and water, and talking over plans. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Prince finished by advising them not to jump ship, since they were hardly in condition to swim that far. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

His childhood friend from Selma, Louis Taylor, was just days away from finishing his tour when his plane was shot down and everyone aboard died.More bad news followed a month later. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

He’d wanted to have it ready for my birthday, and he’d promised that we could finish it later, together, which we never did. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

When they finished their noodles, the young man said his family’s apartment was just around the corner, but that he was embarrassed to greet his parents wearing threadbare clothes. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

The rouge and rice powder had given her face a silky brown-sugar finish. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

When they finished singing, Jack Rabbit Jones took off his shades, walked over to the long, polished oak coffin where Cool Papa Byrd’s body rested, and placed the shades over Cool Papa Byrd’s closed eyes. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

She delivered the finished assignment to him just as she completed her work for Dorothy Vaughan, double-checking all numbers, confident that they were correct. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

I wanted to march up there and tell Ruth to come back and finish the butter. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Claudette went back to school to finish out the last few weeks of her junior year. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Then I could look at different sections when I finish the rest of the books I got stashed in Rondell’s bag. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

It leveled almost everything that stood, and whatever was left was finished off in the string of secondary tremors that continued to shake the world until the sun came up. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Boom. We’re all finished. And we still have”—he consulted his watch, a Gucci; she remembered reading once that when they were that expensive, they were timepieces, not watches—“seventeen minutes to go.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I get my Coca-Cola at the gas station while Dad finishes up, and we start home. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Except I didn’t get to finish it and don’t remember the threat. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Finally my mom said quietly, “Mayor, finish your chicken.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I had just finished deviling eggs in the upstairs kitchen. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

When the text finished scrolling, he leaned forward again. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Do you feel ready now? To finish what you were telling me before?” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

We finally finished the day in the late afternoon, before the sun started to set, and the air cooled enough to carry a slight chill. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

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

He was one of only three algebra students to finish the course. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Then I thought that if she went to college that would be four years, four and a half if you thought about her finishing high school, too. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

As they approached the restaurant, each felt an unspoken pressure to finish the contest, but there wasn’t enough time. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Graduation, the hush-hush magic time of frills and gifts and congratulations and diplomas, was finished for me before my name was called. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She seemed to have finished her daily Bible reading, for the Good Book, still open, was pushed to one side. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Well, I had to stay after school to finish a project,” I lied. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Halfway to a finished boat, money grew scarce, so the Warden came up with a plan. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

She swallowed it down enough to finish reading the message. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

When they were all finished and started going out the boxes again, you could tell they could hardly wait to get a cigarette or something. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

I was saying, “Put it in a pan with some—” And Richard finished my sentence, “With some lard.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fact is, after we finished unloading the New London, I didn’t work so often. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I set the article aside to finish last. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Hassan finished his can of Mountain Dew, crumpled it, and dropped it beneath his feet. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

I finish my drink as quickly as I can and open another one. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It is only the first page. My paper finished.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I took my eyes away for one second, and that was enough for Sonny’s Yoshi to cross the finish line first. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

She finished cleaning my side and rinsed her hands in the bowl. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

"I don't know," she says, striking the keyboard as if finishing a thought. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Miss McDaniels is on the phone, so I put down the jackal mask while she finishes. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

And every green flash that disappeared was a life finished, one man for a fighter, a whole crew for a bomber. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

"There's a rec room on the fourth floor," I say when we're finished. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Oh, Madam Mina, I knew that the friend of that poor lily girl must be good, but I had yet to learn——” He finished his speech with a courtly bow. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

When he has finished eating, I notice, he sits back in his chair. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I walk over to the angel and when I’m finished wishing my second wish—you always get three wishes, right?—I join Grandma in front of the painting. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Villagers watched from the shore until he finished changing. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“Oh, I’m late for my hair appointment. When you’re finished polishing, go ahead and walk that silver on over to Hilly’s for me. I’ll be back after lunch.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, after the contract work was finished, he was asked to remain on the job to install his motion study methods within the factory itself. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then I think, does she mean “finished,” as in kaput, over and done with, out of commission? The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

He labored home far behind the winner, Menow, diving for a photo finish for third place. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If it is necessary, Messieurs,” she said quietly when he had finished, “that is all there is to it. My maid has the keys. She will attend to it with you.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the old man, helped by Bilbo and some dwarves, had finished unloading, Bilbo gave a few pennies away; but not a single squib or cracker was forthcoming, to the disappointment of the onlookers. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I’ve just finished my own stew and am barely restraining myself from licking the plate. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I had just finished that hide when Mr. Little came over. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we finished rehearsal that night, I could almost imagine myself leaping out into the airy elements and dropping the insubstantial pageant of life behind me. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

The boy read to his brother and sisters when he had finished his day in the fields. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

They only snap back to full attention when you finish talking, at which point they say “Uh-huh” or “Yeah, really” and fake their way back to the moment. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thus, the snake, that custodian of the diamond-bearing tree, never finished devouring him but was itself always devoured. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

After finishing the marketing, I read, practiced calligraphy, knitted, and spent a lot of time with An Yi. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He finished the cheese and looked up at her. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without looking at her, and although he hadn’t quite finished his second-time-over shave, he pulled the face towel down from his shoulders and wiped the remaining lather off his face. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

When I finished, he pushed in his pad and sleeping bag and crawled in after. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

And so he told her about the box that he and Florida had been found in, and when he finished, Sairy said, “Dallas, remember when we got your passport?” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Once the blacksmith was finished with Syl’s ma and pa, they was quite the sight. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

It was a relief to finish the dishes and go up to her room and shut the door. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Girls High was way ahead of Suffolk High and I never would’ve graduated on time, so after the school year ended I returned to Virginia to finish high school. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I finished tying the string on a parcel, and she approached my counter, introduced herself as Mrs. Kurowski, and asked for a dozen cream pastries. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“I have to go, Sierra. You finish this painting, you hear me?” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“The people in the green SUV—” I began, and would have finished, had the door not suddenly rolled open behind us. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

When he finished he sat back down on the floor and went to sleep again. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Alfred waited until they finished the exercise before he lowered himself to a corner of a mat. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was the bogeyman our mothers invoked to urge us to finish our dinner. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Then, as the coach headed back to the finish line, Lu shook his head at me and growled, "Hope you ready to get smoked." Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“Of course. We want Maya to finish school before getting married, but you know, it can’t hurt to have someone in mind.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

When I finished, I wiped my hands on my apron and he held out a coin — a farthing. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

He finishes his tea, tells me to be firm with Helena, and leaves me to my thoughts. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Aye,” he said, finishing the bow, “with plenty of young men eager to protect her. But that’s a tale for another day.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, he’s all yours again. I’m finished with him.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I’d finished laying the last transcontinental rail and pounded in the Golden Spike, and the audience was standing and hollering, and the next day, I’d be handing two Audubon prints to Mr. Powell. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

When one of them got finished making a speech, the other one said something very fast right after it. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

I hand it in early and wait in the hall for Sandra to finish. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

The Hamiltons at the well rig had finished their lunch of Liza’s bread and rat cheese and venomous coffee cooked in a can over the fire. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Billy rolled the finished rope on the floor under his foot to make it round and hard. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

In English, Ms. Jacobs is just finishing writing a new quote on the board when I walk in. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Genie had the absurd thought that the branch with the can sort of looked like it had just finished taking a sip and was asking another branch if it wanted to have a taste. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

After Allen finished his two years of college, the army quickly reclassified him I-A, available for military service. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

We both thought it was mad stupid and ducked out before it even finished, ditched everybody we were with. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

When I finished telling Esther the story, she had tears in her eyes and she couldn’t decide whether to rub my head or hug me. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

No thanks, I say, then stand up to leave, but she gives me a look that tells me she’s not finished with me. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

“We finished early because there’s going to be a general meeting in the square tomorrow.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

After she had finished eating, he tied her hands again almost with reluctance. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The Tattered Prince finished his wine, turned the cup over, and set it down between them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Roy left a message saying he’d be home as soon as he and Beatrice finished cleaning up the mess from the science project. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She makes me give her every page to read now as soon as I have finished with it. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

When she rose to speak at city council meetings, councilman Charles Steel, a hard-line segregationist, turned his swivel chair to present his back to her, rotating around again only after she had finished speaking. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Until the morning you’re putting the finishing touches on an outreach for kids from a bunch of Atlanta-area shelters, and Coop stumbles into your room, completely out of breath. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

She is sitting in a pew, waiting for Arthur to finish up his conversation with Deacon Boyd. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Momma let the last song finish, then said, “Turn it off Daniel. “ The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the chant was finished the Long Dance began. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

She gave me her finishing school grammar book. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Jamie didn’t let her finish, “No, dear Lady Claudia. We have not the funds for taxis, buses, or subways. Shall we walk?” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

You could put a stack of records on it, and when one was finished playing, the needle arm automatically swung out and the next record dropped down with a happy slap. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

When she finishes her demonstration, she offers a neat bow, and several of the other darajas around me clap. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The pages of a recently finished story seemed to vibrate in her hand with all the life they contained. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

It would be so easy to finish and then come back here, where WA 27 loops right back to home. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“I thought you said you weren’t finished yet!” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Mo was finishing off some hot chocolate as I joined him. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Maybe that will help you get your Morning Minute finished.” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

The barge had finished loading, but Nguyen pushed her family on board. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

And then, suddenly, the voice on the loudspeaker crackled back to life: “Judges of the finish announce officially that Washington won by six feet.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Do you think you could— Before I could even finish, the naiads each chose a canoe and began pushing us up the river. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Alyce had just finished watering the beer and was kneading sawdust into the pie crust when she heard the rumble of a cart on the inn path. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took the apple slice and put it in my back pocket and kept on wondering why she didn’t finish telling me about the carving. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

We just finished reading a story about a kid living in the projects who had to deal with peer pressure and gangs. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Even before the lodgers had reached the room, she was finished fixing the beds and was slipping out. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

To pacify them, we let them try on the finished bangles. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Even with the Interzonal games, the finished tome was only ninety-six pages. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

But when he finished, everything was in its place. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

The whole hall burst into applause as the hat finished its song. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Lil finished with my hair and helped me pack my suitcase. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

When he finished speaking, much of the talk in the room turned to affordability. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

I can’t ever finish my lunch, no matter how hard I try. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

He saw a huge ship in a dry dock, workers scrambling to finish the hull, a guy with a blowtorch welding a bronze dragon figurehead to the prow. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

But as I limped on home, I figured that if I read an act that night, and another on Thursday, and Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, I could have it all finished pretty painlessly. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

"You could have had everyone when the shelters were finished. But you had to hunt." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Do you have a—” “No,” he whispers back before I can finish. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

She was a hundred feet from the finish line when her heart burst. Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t know how to finish the sentence. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I finished up and ran the obit down to Mr. Greene. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Ray has finished with the mysteries of the tree. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Minerva did her best and the result was a marvel, but Arachne’s work, finished at the same moment, was in no way inferior. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Things you never would see in my neighborhood, unless you counted Mrs. Wilson’s rotting “deck” made of two by fours, which she began to put together herself but never bothered to finish. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I broke off before I could finish, and John Henry grinned. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Stanley finished his last drop of water and stepped up out of his hole. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Aunty Ifeoma drove into the compound just as we finished breakfast. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The rest of the girls have finished, of course, and now it is just Coach West, the track, four more hurdles, and me. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Matt has hardly finished speaking when Lydia whacks him on the head. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

“How very strange,” thought Milo as he finished his seventh helping. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

“First, though, I think we should finish what you have started here.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Wow, you’re in a good mood,” I tell him as I finish and he pulls a pint of mint chocolate chip ice cream out of the freezer. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

I left him to finish up and joined Rose, who was now dressed in a pair of jeans and a grey shirt. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

It was only when he finished the second helping that he looked up and saw that Rita hadn’t touched her food. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Dr. Legs finished whatever she was saying with the words “...and that’s why we sometimes need the help of a professional.” The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

As I finish chewing, the front door opens and Dad walks in, carrying an empty laundry basket. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

He figured he’d finish everything up by the middle of July, right after my ninth birthday. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

He didn’t like that I rushed home from the junkyard the moment the work was finished, or that I removed every trace of grease before going out with Charles. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I wanted to enjoy the ride, not race to the finish line. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

The following evening, therefore, when they had finished an early supper, she gathered them around her. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Tom finished his hot cakes and stirred his coffee. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“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

My angel costume is done and all that needs finishing is my evening gown. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The fact was that even though he knew the diary was blank, he kept absentmindedly picking it up and turning the pages, as though it were a story he wanted to finish. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

By this point he had almost finished his doctorate at Cornell and had been selected for Holmberg’s project. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

A pair of green suspenders, more decorative than useful, gave the finishing touch, for he was shoeless and there was a twig tucked between the toes of one foot. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sitting in his office, Ron finishes the end of the night paperwork while Bo mops up the kitchen and I scrub down all the countertops. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Once I finished, everything would be okay again. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He finished his training just as the Korean War settled into a truce, narrowly missing the chance to fly combat missions. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I guess when 1 finish this cup of coffee I’ll amble on over there and punch a few holes in his woolly balloons,” Joe giggled. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have even remembered some electrifying famous last words which I have been saving up to finish with. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

He asked her what rooms she had finished, and then he unlocked their doors and went inside. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

In my memory of this story’s telling—in our kitchen in Isfahan—the man finished his tale and popped another cream puff into his mouth. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

She finished chewing and tried to sound nonchalant. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

“The message was almost finished, anyway,” Kate said with a terrific yawn, “and frankly, I’m toasted. Can’t we call it a night?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“We will go to my room now,” Boy21 says when we finish dinner, “and listen to that CD for school.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the start of the belt there was nothing, a pile of waiting parts, and when the last man was finished, the result lay before them, whole. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

He finished high school at the top of his class at age fifteen and went on to Indiana University in the early days of the Great Depression. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

When the chaplain had finished, the colonel took the pad back and held it up alongside a sheet of paper he removed from a folder. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

It's going to be more difficult to finish the boat now, Mother said. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

My favorite book is A Brief History of Time, even though I haven’t actually finished it, because the math is incredibly hard and Mom isn’t good at helping me. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The race was an all-day affair, heat upon heat of anxious and eager adolescent boys soldiering on through wobbly wheels, broken axles, driver error, parental disappointment, and photo finishes. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“We finished it this morning. Thanks for letting us borrow it.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Parents and teachers nearby started cheering me on, and I finished the race feeling like a winner. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

“If you braid the cords with the twine and any wire Z and Frankie get, it might be strong enough to lower Kaitlin down after we finish with the stretcher.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“And you can just call me, even, to come and pick it back up when you’re finished. You keep it for as long as you want.” The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

“You don’t suppose that that spider...” began Mr. Zuckerman—but he shook his head and didn’t finish the sentence. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

When she was finished, she went up to C.P. and Joseph Butler, and smiled graciously at them both in turn. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

"Still..." his warm voice drifted off without finishing the sentence. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I finished eating the tomato, I stood and walked off. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Anyone looking at that photograph would have had to conclude that the building could not possibly be finished in the four and a half months that remained until Dedication Day. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“You mean—?” I didn’t get a chance to finish the thought, because he was already flagging down a very dazed eighth grade president. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Miss Peregrine demurred, pointing out that they hadn’t yet finished their dinners, but the children pleaded with her until she relented. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

"Please sit back, Mrs. Crow. I'm almost finished." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was sitting at the kitchen table finishing up the schoolwork Tommie had brought by for her. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

When it’s finished, I look through the glass on either side and see each of my teammates in their own booths. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I only asked a question,” he finished sulkily. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

But Iorek hadn’t finished yet, and Will was still weak and dizzy from the blow, and didn’t quite trust his feet, so they stayed where they were. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

There were pages of questions, and I didn't even come close to finishing. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

By this time, the hot tea in the pot has finished steeping. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

So after I finished all my toast and two glasses of orange juice too, I changed into my warmest clothes plus my puffy jacket, and Calista grabbed two umbrellas, and we headed to the subway. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

"Tight schedule, too, and a fat bonus if we finish early." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

When he had finished, drawing up his pants and buckling his belt, Bernabe knelt on the floor near the spider, watching it work. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as I finished praying, I would check the drawer. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

But she was not interested in the finished product. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

She took a deep breath and finished her thought. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

If anything like that happened to one of my sisters...I can’t even finish the thought. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Like yours. And one brown,” she finished, trying to point at his other eye. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Then she says, "Guess what book I just finished listening to." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

We hadn’t even finished unpacking, and she was ready to call it quits. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

In 2010, high school students in Shanghai, China’s largest city, finished first in an international standardized test of math, science, and reading proficiency given to students in sixty-five nations. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

I finished reading Common Sense the night before the ball. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he had finished the first hot dog, Ignatius prepared and consumed another, contemplating other kindnesses that might postpone his having to go to work again. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“William, with all due respect, if we could wait until Elle has finished, we will be able to answer your questions,” she said. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Old Bilder examined him all over with most tender solicitude, and when he had finished with his penitent said:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

It seemed like hours and hours before we had the ground finished. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before the chain was finished, Mother made a big pot of coffee. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

“So where does he live, this—?” Dustfinger did not finish his sentence. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“I would be glad to afford the information as I know it from start to finish,” White said. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I’m really curious to see what they decide, only I don’t think they’ll ever work out a plan, because the British have landed in Sicily and Father’s all set for a “quick finish.” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I decide I don’t want to be finished with my copy, so I pay for it at the counter. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

As soon as Grandpa finishes his last bite, I quickly clear the dishes, wash the plates, and run to set up my phone with the little tripod my dad bought for me. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

They run together, but at the end, the other girl finishes more strongly Her stride lengthens, and a man keeps yelling, “Go, Annie! Go, Annie! Dig ’em in, love! I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

The story, said the monster, is not yet finished. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

“And Gib is an administrative assistant without peer,” Arnold finished. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The stench of infection rises before he finishes. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Can’t wait to rip their-—” But before the Keeper could finish, Thomas was on his feet and across the corridor. The Maze Runner 2009-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Who cares what you think? I don’t take your orders no more, Draco. You an’ your dad are finished.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

By the time she’d finished in Moody’s room the can was empty, so she contented herself with setting it outside the closed door of her parents’ bedroom. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Baba and Dayah stay to finish business while we go outside. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m waiting for Grandfather to finish his business in the necessary. He said I could go with him to the newspaper office.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I picked myself up and saw that the other kids were well over halfway done but not yet finished. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

It was a dilapidated place—one former rider compared it to an outhouse—but like everything else in Tijuana, it was innovative, offering the first primitive movable starting gates and photo finishes. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

After we finish using our AffloVests, Stella hangs up to give her mom a call and to check in on her friends in Cabo, vowing to call me back in time for our nighttime pills. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He finished his meal in a hurry, then asked for his check and left. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stood in the corner and listened as he finished telling them what he’d told us the night before. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Well, look here,” said Hazel, “we’ll finish this meeting now. Let’s wait and see what we decide—that’s the rabbits’ way. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Theon was bent over a wooden bowl finishing the last of his own portion of pease porridge when a light touch on his shoulder made him drop his spoon. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

When Jenny raised her treat hand even higher, Chico did a backflip for his big finish. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“The rock around here is dark ...” .. and the stones of the house are grey,” she finished. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

When we had finished we went in to eat. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I asked her if she was okay, and she said that she needed to be alone, so I went up and finished Naked Lunch. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

When the tape finished playing, he sat up and made a whirling motion with his finger. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

While Sahil was downstairs, I finished picking out the rest of the costumes and a couple more props. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

After she finished I checked out her drawing. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“The one I like best is Jesse James,” he finished. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

After filling the tub with no more than six inches of water, Mandy and I bathed the babies; then it progressed until the oldest was finished, with everyone sharing the same water. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

When she had finished she waited, as though for a reply, and I remember blushing scarlet, stammering some sort of thanks in return, and dropping both my gloves in my confusion. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I said I couldn’t finish my rice; my head didn’t work right when my stomach was too full. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d just finished reading a chapter in the population book about hydroponics. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

Now he didn’t have time to finish dinner. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

‘Here you come traipsing in after everbody done finished supper. Seem to me like I never will get off from work.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“What is in the—” Velia began to say something, but she was so shocked by her surroundings, she couldn’t finish her thought. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

When he had finished the second slice, he looked at the Trunchbull, hesitating. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

My mom finishes speaking to whoever she called and hangs up the phone. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

I sprint for the finish line, keeping my arms pumping straight and my legs in line, and just for show I cross with a little lean forward. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

When I asked him if I could work at the barbershop, Jermaine, who had just finished flipping a pancake, flung on me all of a sudden. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

He finished chewing, I took a bite of sausage. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

When they were quite certain that the meal was finished the birds rose with one grand, fluttering movement and flew round the Bird Woman’s head, copying in their own language the words she said. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

By the time they finished, the terrible lumps on Felicia’s head had disappeared, and her skin was as smooth as the pink lining of a conch. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

You’ve got just enough time to finish a few special touches, like eyebrows and a wisp of hair on top of the baby’s head. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

I was going to have to finish the job myself. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

When she finished, Travis came up beside her to look at her work, a wide, childlike grin lighting up his face. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

By the time I finished, Laleh sat pressed up against Dad with his arm around her, well into the first act of “Allegiance.” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“All righty,” Barb says when they get all my vitals and finish oohing and aahing over my sparkly, silver A-line gown and my white rose corsage. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

At any moment a man with a gun might arrive to finish us off. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

She didn’t finish, and Mark was glad for that. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Now the preacher had finished, and someone signaled the bandmaster and there was solemn music as the pallbearers carried the coffin down the spiraling stairs. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

They planned to finish it in time to slide downhill Saturday afternoon. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

He finished the paper four days before the deadline and ran around showing it to everyone before he turned it in. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

A splendid way to die before he finished growing that mustache, but young knights always think themselves invincible. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“That’s the third group of people that’ve gone past the house. They say there’s a trading ship coming up the river. If we finish the washing we can watch it come in.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Dr. Strayer said he was presently doing experiments in how long it takes to regain “situational awareness” once a person was finished texting. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

After I finish eating, I’m so full, my pants nearly cut off my circulation. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Could you just go and try the rope, Hazel-rah?” added Blackberry, when he had finished. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I was going to finish the Great White Shark page, so I could pass in the field guide to Ms. Solomon, I needed to get down to business. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“I can’t possibly work on the boat until this is finished,” she explained to Mother. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like Joyce, Swift had learned the butchering process from start to finish, entering the trade as his brother’s apprentice in 1855 at the age of fourteen in a little town on Cape Cod. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

If the Germans were about to finish an atomic bomb, would Heisenberg really believe the war was lost? Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“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

He, finished in a breathless run just before the three ringing bells and ran down Parker Head carrying the fire in his hands. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

When I finished, Ema said, “We have to go back to Bat Lady’s house.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

When she finished writing, she gave it to me. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

When John finished high school that same year, he joined the Army Air Corps. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I finish writing, throw the paper in my drawer, and run out of the house. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

He could hang on to horses' tails and make them rear, tumbling their riders to the ground, where it was easy enough for Sigemund to finish them off. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

By making sure that all workouts ended at the finish line, Smith taught Seabiscuit that he needed to be ahead of other horses by the time he crossed the wire. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I slip away to finish my homework in my room alone. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Onions were best gathered in the cooler morning, but if Zvezda kept delaying her, it would be midday before she finished. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“If you finish, I believe there is a jar of plum jam left. Wouldn’t that be nice on a piece of bread?” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

The Gran finished what she had begun, intoning, “Sapo!” and issuing one final devastating blow to the three imposter Uncles. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

The women who know teach the men who don’t, my thirteen are occupied, and Siunek is a surprise prodigy, able to finish a sleeve in just a couple of hours. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She found that she had thrown the quilt off during the night and had finished sleeping in her usual manner, with her head on the pillow. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

In the meantime, the women rushed to finish their pieces. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Any choosing was already finished and he shook his head. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

We finished two whole chickens and part of a third, and drank a flagon of wine, talking. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

On the last day in English, we finished selections from Travels with Charley and I turned in my Travelogue assignment. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I waited for him to finish reliving his experience. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

If the others took as long as he did to finish the maze, it would be some time before he had company. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Lena had outlined the images in considerable detail, including subtleties of light and shade, so that the finished products looked quite accomplished. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

But mother said it would have to happen after she was finished taking graduate degree courses at the University of Arkansas. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

After they finished eating they sat outside the tent, under a moon so brilliant that it made the stars pale. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The Commandant told us to finish them off before they left the Gap, and you go running into the woods like a scared little girl—” “He stabbed me, all right?” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

But when we got to the bottom of the hill Hazel was completely finished and he couldn’t go any further. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The song finished and Nathan felt complete and full again, even if for a minute. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

‘I was up long before; and we are only waiting for you to finish eating and thinking.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

"Why you calling me? Why don't you call your..." and before he could even finish his sentence, he answered his own question. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Three more kids to drop off, then I’ll walk back to the school library to finish my homework and wait for my brother. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Once high school was finished, my parents insisted that I go to the States for college — and given the state of the universities in Congo, I agreed. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Before the whole sentence of the broadcast was finished, one suddenly got this horror of all the people who had been killed.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why would he ask a thing like that when she was already married and also had just finished saying how much she hated the man? Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“If we finish our work and no one needs us, why not?” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

When they were finished, B. and Boo Boo did a pretty funny imitation of them. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

He was annoying but helpful, and fifteen minutes after entering the room, Thomas examined his finished product. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He watched two operations, both of which he ran away from before they were finished. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My daughter and I worked on it for months. But when we finished, my daughter said, ‘Father, the horse is so beautiful, but the man is so ugly! When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Late Friday afternoon, after we had finished cleaning the last of the supers and storing them away, Zach went out to take a look under the hood of the honey wagon. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had finished the whiskey by now and they really felt in a party mood. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Can’t wait to rip their—” But before the Keeper could finish, Thomas was on his feet and across the corridor. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The cashier finishes scanning, then does the discount for the coupons. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

When he had finished weeding, Dewey strolled along the quiet paths. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the top was finished it looked like a bed of closely packed white carnations with a heart of red ones. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I struggled with this dissonance—a whorish dress, gifted to a loved daughter—until the meal had been finished and the plates cleared away. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

At my brother’s urging, I kept reading until I finished. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

My gaze dropped to the bathroom mirror, but I didn’t much like what I saw there, so I closed my eyes until I finished urinating. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Cato has finished the first phase of his tantrum and takes out his anger on the smoking remains by kicking open various containers. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

We’ve already finished one tape—both sides—so stick with me. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, it was,” I said, and we finished breakfast together, communicating only through overly stern looks and repressed giggles. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

For all his boasts and high intentions, he never quite finished anything he set out to do. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned to leave even before Mom and Isabel had finished cleaning me off. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

He stormed angrily out of the lunchroom, leaving me to finish the meal alone. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

He demanded to know why you needed to be finished since there was nothing wrong with you to start with. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Before they could figure his words, Fletcher informed them it was time for him to return to his wife: “My part is finished, my friends.” The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“But she had no pigment in her skin,” finishes Mom. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

She says, “All done for today, Mason? Great. Tell the Dragon to go to sleep. That’s the command to use when you’re finished.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Dr. Blankenship dropped off Dill with instructions to call when he finished. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Then after a week or two the women usually begin to talk, very softly but without cease, until they’ve finished the accounting of places and people they’ve lost. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the record, they finished fourth and eighth respectively. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

When the band had finished playing the officers took their seats. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sorry, Commander. Just finishing off this carrot. Ahm...Dublin, let’s see. Seventy-five...Eighteen seventy-five.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

By the time I’ve finished scrubbing the roasting pan, the sky is dark and the yard has faded from view. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

As she patted the purple comforter, she considered the question Brandon hadn’t finished asking in the hallway. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I’m not really sure how to say this to both of you,” Nathan finished. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

She finishes Scott-Moncrieff’s English translation within days, reading it at her desk in the department, and in her carrel in the library. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Tyrion had finished them all by their third day at sea. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

When we finished, we were supposed to exit the platform—me first, Vonetta second, and Fern last. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I finish up my laundry and think of a plan. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Little Jule is sure that her parents’ killer has come to finish her off—but the woman in black helps her up and tends the wound. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I finished by telling him that he was a contemptible man without honor, and that if he ever repeated those same words I would not hold myself back as I had that day. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before Laura finished talking, I had already decided that I would take her workshop. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

He finishes plucking the last of the parsley leaves, watches as Donald grabs a knife and chops them, expertly and swiftly, a hand held flat over the top of the blade. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

When he finished sewing Mama’s sack, she tried it just like Papa. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

That made me uncomfortable, so I just said, “We should finish this.” The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Now, Wash, where did you put it? Just show me so we can finish packing.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Without another word—from himself or Minho—he finished his food and readied himself to explore. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Maybe so I could beat him up, finish him off myself. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

After my mother and I have finished discussing obligatory family news, he will approach me and wonder: When was Christianity introduced to the Asian continent? Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I swear, that’s as far as I got. I never finished the sentence. She guessed it.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

But it was getting late and he finished his report, saying, “Discontinued on case 11 P.M.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I focused my thoughts on sunny beaches and palm trees as I finished the enchiladas and put them in the oven. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

As soon as he finished “unpacking,” Chip hit me roughly on the shoulder, said, “I hope you’re stronger than you look,” and walked out the door, leaving it open behind him. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

“James, go wash up while your sister finishes breakfast. Then you two can go. I need some time to myself today.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Our group finishes the map just as the bell rings. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

We finish our food in silence and then Peeta offers to take the first watch. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

She dropped most of her apples at some point, but finished nicely by holding one of them in her mouth while juggling the other three. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

He finished as quickly as he could and was eager to get back to sleep. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Davos finished his ale, pushed away the tankard, and left the inn. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

With trembling hands, I finish washing the dishes. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then a contingent of canoeists who had finished their races, and been badly beaten, and were bent on holding a consolation party downstairs. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I hardly finish telling about Shiloh and he’s got tears in his eyes already. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was sitting up snoring before I finished rolling half of her head. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

That day I came home with a twelfth place finish. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“Of course. And when we’re finished here, I will personally escort your husband home.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

So we celebrated early, on the very same day he finished the exam—July 31, 1991—booking ourselves a table at a downtown restaurant called Gordon. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been alone with him loads of times, having defense lessons against the dementors. If he was helping Black, why didn’t he just finish me off then?” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

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

The crowd jeered and screamed at Antaeus to finish me off, but he was having too much fun. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Alex tugged him by the neck to the other side of the room and settled him in the corner; then he headed back in to finish dinner. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Are you ready to bake,” he asked, “or do you need more time to finish your argument?” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

She waited for the rest of the story, but he was clearly finished. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

When Johnny was sitting up on the rail, I told him, “When I’m finished with this horse, he be gentle enough that you can ride him.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I lacked polish—the finishing details like pointed toes, knees pressed together, graceful hands, and full extensions through my arms and legs. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Then it’s over, and the other four doctors finish their notes and argue among themselves while I’m sent behind the screen to dress with shaking legs. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She would have just finished pulling together the proposal, poking the holes on the left-hand side of the pages, and binding the paper with a black plastic spiral. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“I wonder where we’ll finish up this time,” the Earthworm said. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

I finished up the teeth and a quick sketch of the eye before the drops started coming quickly. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I finish telling him everything about the night in question: The actors took three bows. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

He finished, and his last notes decayed into silence. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

By the time I finished reading the new chapter, hot tears were burning down my cheeks. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

For example, I’m talking with my wife, and she says, ‘Will you shut up and let me finish?’ Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

We kept working on our project, finishing up our paper prototypes and playing around with some app-building software. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

And afterward we finished off the brandy and sang a little. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

This foot was covered with a blue and gray Argyle sock, and Mrs Whatsit sat there, wriggling her toes, contentedly finishing her sandwich before scrambling to her feet. A Wrinkle in Time 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Slowly Rupa went back outside to finish the dishes, and Neel followed. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

I haven't been good at keeping the log up to date, so here's a recap: First I had to finish drilling holes with the Pathfinder-murderin' drill. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he had finished it anyway and before anyone had to go to work. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Armpit had finished digging his trench and was attaching PVC pipe. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

She finishes the wine from Mom’s glass and grabs the car keys. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

They were led by Alice Wilder, director of research for the show, a lively dark-haired woman who had just finished her doctorate in education at Columbia University. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Which left Nan to bottle the trader’s jams by herself Except she didn't finish. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Jack finishes clearing the windows and climbs into the passenger seat. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

After we finished supper, Grampa went back to his paper in the living room, and Gramma started cleaning up. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

The roomful of players was silent, rapt; then, when Reggie was finished, they stood in applause. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Everyone clinked their glasses in approval when I finished. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

When the border was finished, Maa took the sari to the marketplace. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

The foundations of both were nearly finished and awaited the installation of cornerstones. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

He finished bandaging my cheek and tipped my chin up so he could look me in the eye. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

After I finished my errand I headed to the Eolian. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Once the eggs were finished, she put a plate and a large glass of ice water in front of him. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

After I finished writing, I opened my desk drawer where I kept all my babysitting money. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Matthew finished reading the inscription: “‘Above all on the same grim condition to keep friends with himself. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“But I can’t live for real until I finish this thing,” he said. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

She ate in a mechanical way, as if eating was a chore, but she finished everything. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

When we finished eating, Slannen said that elves liked to sleep soon after nightfall. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

And then, when she had finished, she began her letters, five, six, seven perhaps to be answered, all written in that same curious, slanting hand I knew so well. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The bad women bring out sandwiches and pour more beer and when we finish eating they put on Frank Sinatra records and ask if anyone would like to dance. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I want to. But I hope he’s okay with waiting until I finish my PhD.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

He imagined them slamming against his net in astonishment at this invisible thing that finished their lives in the last days of an urgent journey. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“You missed one over on the left,” he instructed as I finished the first row. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

One classmate of Marita’s, a boy named Jose, said he sometimes wakes up at three or four a.m., finishes his homework from the night before, and then “goes back to sleep for a bit.” Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

She opened the clue without declaring the book, and it read: Where he finished writing this. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The book was one-half finished, with the opening and closing scenes unwritten. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

When Hugo finished sweeping, he handed the broom back to the old man. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Well, I thought, I'm different too, and they'll see it when the talk is finished and the action begins. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She finished with the herbs, scooped them in both hands and dropped them into the stock pot. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“We may even finish early this season — I won't hunt more than is necessary.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they finished, they turned to him again. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

When I finished my run, I pulled off my visor and began removing my haptic suit. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Papa, who would take the strap to our backs if we failed to finish our chores. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Enjoy what?” said Matt, holding up a finished sandal. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But without a plan Dedd’s courage unraveled like a row of stitches not finished with a good, sturdy knot. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She told him how much it meant to her parents that she finish. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

She whispered to Dad and Grandma, and as soon as we finished dinner, she told us to go outside and play. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll trade you Cookie’s homemade marshmallow recipe for a taste of the finished product,” Micah offers with a sly smile. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

He had almost finished whittling the stave into shape, when he realized with a start that he was singing—singing! Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Ted finished his residency in dermatology, we bought a run-down three- story Victorian with a large garden in Ashbury Heights. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It hasn’t rained in a month. Your dad’s fooling with you, Sonny. Look, there’s the new walkway. All done. They could’ve hauled the cement and stuff away when they finished.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“It was stupid not to let MacArthur finish off those rice eaters. Push ’em back.” Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was still delicious, and as graceful and composed as if she’d gone to a finishing school for white ladies. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

When she finished, she took off her glasses. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Celia said it quickly, in a rush, before Dimple had even finished her sentence. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

When she was finished talking, she walked back into the living room and just stood there. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

When the play was finished and after all the players had taken a bow, Arnold-as-Sandy walked in front of all the actors and sat down, center stage. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

No, if home was what she wanted, she'd have to stick it out and finish what she came here to do. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Whenever I dug another foxhole, cutting down through ferns and rotted vegetation and tree roots and mud, the bottom of it would be filled with water by the time I finished. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as he had finished, he wanted a drink. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

It was one of those bumpy ones, with what builders called a textured finish. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

The list for Richard’s party was ever expanding, and no sooner had they finished readying one room than another needed to be prepared for yet another guest. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I started something I’m certain he’s determined to finish. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

When he had finished his speech, which was listened to in perfect silence, an odd thing happened. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had finished writing the letter in his head, explaining things to Kiowa’s father, and now he folded his arms and watched his platoon crisscrossing the wide field. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he finished, he grinned and stuck out his hand for me to shake. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Ignatius found the subdued and solitary din in the bathroom annoying and wished that she would finish. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have some trouble finishing it, because halfway through it I remember what the day has erased right out of my head. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

As she prepares dinner, I try to finalize the edits to my oral history project, but Mom finishes cooking before I’m done. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

But what would be the use, this isn’t a jail sentence; there’s no time here that can be done and finished with. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bears and the witches alike were used to their conversations being scavenged as well as the meat they’d finished with. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

In the morning I was stiff and sore and starving—but I was alive, and more determined than ever to finish what I’d started. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

My surmise was not finished, could not be; for I caught sight in the mirror of the red mark upon my forehead; and I knew that I was still unclean. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Just as I finish, the front door slams and I hear Lenny’s voice. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

On the third day they finished the screens and James set to work mending the front steps, with Maybeth to give him an extra hand. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Humbug made no reply, for he was already too busy eating, and in a moment the three of them had finished absolutely everything they’d been given. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Who are you after you finish something this magnificent—in constructing it you have also journeyed through it, to the other side. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I hoped this meant that he was really finished with that Paula person and she was finished writing him letters and calling our house and that he’d turned over a new leaf. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

But I never got to finish that sentence. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Lucas Cader walked up to me as I sat on the steps of the gazebo, finishing corn dog number two and gazing over at the Baptist church choir performing on the stage. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Nita finished her food, said to no one in particular, “I’m getting pretty good at eating with my hands.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“How about you? Did you finish your car?” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

She finished painting her nails, then stood up. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

“What’s that about flatirons and cats?” asked Meg, as she crept into the room with the finished letter in her hand. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still, it was true, all three had finished high school. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Several people are already finished and getting up to leave. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

But she powered through and finished the job, and was soon beginning work on a fourth lodge. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

All the president needs now is for Grant to finish the rest of the job, and then he can get to the work of reunification that will be known to history as Reconstruction. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

His first proposition and request, that the dance begun at Mr. Cole’s should be finished there—that the same party should be collected, and the same musician engaged, met with the readiest acquiescence. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

When I had finally finished excreting stress hormones, I said, “Don’t tell Babou. Or my dad.” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

She finished plopping the sauce on my noodles and then pulled a few pieces of toast out of the oven. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

He’d been in there almost two days when I began, and had completed almost three when I finished, and still no action. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

For one thing, he’d just finished his first year of law school, and normally we only hired second-year students for summer positions. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The evening that Shanti and Didu get ready to go to Yankee Stadium, I put on a new salwar I just finished. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

When he finished, he tucked the notepad with the address onto a shelf under the counter and turned to Emily and James. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I could go back and finish my last year of high school. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

And actually, finishing the dissection wasn’t too bad. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

And Mother picked me up from Father’s house one day after she had finished work and Father said, “Christopher, can I have a talk with you?” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

When I was finished, I sat, and he performed the same office for me. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I had paused in my reading to give her a chance to finish. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I understand,” Mom said in an even voice that showed no sign of regret, and I knew we were finished. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Before I finished elementary school, that cane would become a crutch and soon after that two crutches. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“When she finished with me, she started on the doctor. ‘Stop hurting my baby!”’ Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

When he finished and sat down, several minutes of silence followed. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

He wished he lived in a split-level or a house with a finished basement. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

After Walter Cronkite is finished, one of them goes for a ride in a Ford Mustang, and the other goes upstairs to the bedroom. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

After I finished cleaning the bathrooms and dust mopping the floors, I took a handful of cookies and went downstairs. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

If you are not, you are apt to make mistakes, and the result is that the hawk does not finish her training for some time. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I finished my map,” Neel said, his voice low as he spread it out. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

When they finished, she placed a phone call to activate a network of distributors already in place. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

“When you finish with her come straight back home. Understand?” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I’m not much of a talker,” she finished up. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

By the time she’d finished we were usually on the floor. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

We finish the water, share the last apple. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

He was in the chair one night, having a friendly argument with the drummer, Sonny Greer, who was standing there, when I tapped the bottom of his shoes to signal that I was finished. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The competitive part of me liked the feeling of winning, crossing the finish line, and coming home with a medal. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“But then you get back on that beam and finish your routines.” Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

When it had finished its fussing, it seethed back down the New Meadows River, sluicing between the mainland and the islands. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

“That is no towel for a jail cell,” Mama finished, as if that was what she had been about to say from the start. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lily pulls out a board game she’s been too cool to play since she was like ten, and the three of us play while the grown-ups finish cooking. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“You can finish watching that, if you want,” I tell him. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Well, he thought not long after he finished that bunch, a handful more would not hurt. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

When they finished the fruit punch, they willingly accepted Aureliano’s decision. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“So, in short, Valerian tried to kill me,” I say, finishing my story. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The bottle you brought in earlier appears to be finished.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

After a moment he says, "Hold on. Let me finish this sentence." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

I asked him what he was up to, and he said confidently, “Nothing, just finished working.” The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“But not a great one. Merchant families don’t have the same stability...” “... and their names don’t carry the same weight,” she finished with another, knowing shrug. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The woman sat without speaking until he was finished. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a dismal finish to my morning, and the day that stretched ahead of me was long. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He finished his meat and wiped up the gravy with a piece of bread. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I thought we could finish our case in one more day. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

When he had finished packing, Longridge went into the library to draw the curtains, and seeing the telephone he was reminded of Mrs. Oakes. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Were only offering a four-hundred-dollar advance and then another four hundred dollars when it’s finished... are you.. .listening?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

From the finished tree house, we could see both our houses and the road. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

As soon as we had finished, we were rounded up again and quick- marched to a building with bars on all the windows and a strong door that our escorts unlocked and opened. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I finished cleaning up and got in bed. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Marlene launches into a description of the simulations, and I let her voice, and Caleb’s voice, wash over me as I finish my sandwich. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

But he was still crying and that had to be finished. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time she finished speaking we had left the worried neighbors far behind. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

One night, just after the exams have finished, the phone rings. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Now he lies in bed remembering every detail of that October afternoon when he first met her, from start to finish, and over and over. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The savages might as well come finish us off now,” I hear a man say. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

When she finished a hat, Ma set it on a board to dry, shaping it nicely as she did so, and when it dried it stayed in the shape she gave it. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time I was finished making lunch and got myself dressed, Dad had fixed his thermos of coffee and was ready to go, too. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

I'm not sure how long it will take to finish; I’m in the second semester of eighth grade, so I only have weekends. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

She finishes them off with soft, fluffy biscuits. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Tom Sawyer was the last gift Jackson ever gave me, and I haven’t finished the book just yet. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The three boats stormed toward the finish line, the lead going back and forth. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I started with him, and want to finish with him too. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“It would have been nice to finish the season on a high note. With a big game. But this Baylor kid ruined it.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

From the time I finished reading the file, I couldn't stop thinking about how tragic this case was—and my somber thoughts weren't interrupted until a small child was pushed into the visiting room. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“But I have to finish polishing this armor—” “And the gorgon’s blood?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Everything started became nothing finished, and all her projects and my homework and hobbies just ended up in piles collecting dust. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My present wasn’t very good, so I didn’t give it to her,” I said when I finished. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

While the other kids finished their sums, a thought floated between the twins: what did they think of Miss Bell? Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

When he’d finished, he held out his masterpiece so I could take a look—tight white cylinder, small cardboard filter inserted at one end—then sparked it up. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I'd have drafts of everything finished by the end of the week, and it was only mid-September. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I wonder—” Momma began, but we were turning in at our own gate, and she didn’t finish the sentence. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sun was low in the sky when he finished at last and wheeled the cart cautiously down the path to the foothills road. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

This flat stone was what I needed to hold up the funnel and finish my fireplace. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next few meetings of the Egyptians were taken up with finishing the hieroglyphic alphabet and memorizing it. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It made me feel good to see somebody finally stand up against a man like that,” she finished up. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I was embarrassed before the sentence was even finished. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The timekeeper at the finish line later said he had to ask the other kids in the race who’d won because everyone was watching me instead. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Atticus sent her to a women’s college in Georgia; when she finished he said it was high time she started shifting for herself and why didn’t she go to New York or somewhere. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

He said that the house was finished enough for Byrd and Axel to move back in. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Somehow a footprint had become etched into the smooth enameled finish on the inside of the vault door at a point roughly two feet above the floor. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“Sir, when I finish school, will you let me run the ranch?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

After she had finished, she brought the calabash out and gave it to her husband. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

After Parker finished his military service, he used the GI Bill to earn a degree in civil engineering from the Colorado School of Mines—as far from the South as he could get. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

"I should like to hear you really talk, my dear. When you talk to me you never finish your sentences at all." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

"Mr. Singh," she demanded, "you must finish. You must tell me what you know about their journeys." The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

We had just passed Hawaii and here came the California coast, visible from Alaska to Mexico, and my bacon cubes not yet finished. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I finished it in three days and then wondered what to do with it. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time our dinner was finished, he was clearly in a mood to push ahead. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

She finished the equation with a great flourish of taps and scratches on the blackboard and looked at me, a triumphant look on her face. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

He maybe isn’t going to finish that now. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

The poor old Saturn was finished now; it was an empty carcass destined to orbit the sun. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

In ran Mrs. Bennet to her daughter’s room, in her dressing gown, and with her hair half finished, crying out: Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Before I could even finish my prayer, the yellow light disappeared and a bright green one lit up right above it. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

She had just finished breakfast at her family’s home in Hiroshima when she noticed the time. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then when she finished reading off the names, she asked us all to face the audience and take a bow, and everyone applauded. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I’d learned that it was best to be asleep before Momma finished the story because if she got done and I was still awake she’d always tell me what the story was about. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

The day after this advertising was finished he waited in the front room dressed in a clean shirt and a tie. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He finished the last of his eggs and sighed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

By the time I had finished my work, the afternoon was nearing its end. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Cigarettes dangle from manicured fingers; tiny dogs wait patiently for owners to finish espressos; every female foot is shod in a high-heeled designer shoe. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

We wait until she finishes the last stitch at the bottom, before she starts again with the first stitch at the top. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Slowly, Arachne finished the long strips of silk and braided them together. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Here comes the Kamba clan,” said Hodza, just as they finished picking the bones. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Could they have finished searching the house already? The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before he could cry out, Jesper lunged forward and rammed the butt of his rifle into the guard’s gut, then finished him with two strikes to the jaw. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“How about you promise to finish cleaning your room before your mother gets home, and I’ll let you use the laptop right now.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Jonah and Isaac don’t have to worry about how they dress, or whether they’ll have the money to finish college, or anything,” Lael said. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

They might need to finish this tomorrow morning. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

As the first boats crossed the hundred- meter mark, an announcer aboard the shortwave-radio boat broadcast the standings to the loudspeakers down at 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

Milo took the shiny pencil from his pocket and quickly calculated that, at the rate they were working, it would take each of them eight hundred and thirty-seven years to finish. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

We'd finished discussing Bastille Day, and the teacher had moved on to Easter, which was represented in our textbooks by a black-and-white photograph of a chocolate bell lying upon a bed of palm fronds. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

He finished looping tape into a handle on the back of the first poster and handed it to Kaisha. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“The first year you wanted to look pretty for me, so you wore a nice dress to the fields. By the time we finished, it looked like the sackcloth the yuccas were in!” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he’s finished, he says, “Are you doing well in school?” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

By the time he had finished speaking, there was no doubt as to which way the vote would go. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

But when I was finished with my crying, I told Doc Mom that I couldn’t go out. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I took off down the track running as fast as I could, legs pumping, arms pumping, heart pumping, until I got to the finish line. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Lines were long for the few outhouses, and in the winter, by the time I finished, my feet were nearly frozen. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

When the corporals were finished, they propped the Lee-Enfields against a wooden crate and lay down on their beds again. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

When I had finished, I turned and stormed out of his office. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d heard the band play and practice a thousand times and still had to just about sit on my hands when they were finished so I wouldn’t bust out clapping. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

I finished the explanation of the Mishnaic text and read the next thought unit, which consisted of another Mishnah found in a different tractate from the one we were now studying. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

In fact, when I’m through working and sit down on his porch to finish the water, Judd talks a little more than usual. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is like a symphony musician who stops playing a piece on a hanging note and he cannot rest until he finishes the note. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

When he’s finished, he carefully layers some meat on the table. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Dicey finished her sandwich and crumpled the wax paper up. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, we are finished now!” cried Miss Spider, wringing her feet. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

And when I finish my story, the question that comes up the most is the one that initiated this quest: “What made the difference?” The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“I can't finish my Theorem, and so I want to burn it.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

It all boils down to this: whenever one of the eight of us opens his mouth, the other seven can finish the story for him. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

But I stood where I was and listened to Jack Will finish what he was saying. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

It’s splendid, no question, but the thought you cannot escape is that you have to walk this view, and this is the barest fraction of what you will traverse before you’ve finished. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

When she finished, she leaned back but continued staring at Digger and J.T. for a moment. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

He slaps his hands up and down to say he’s finished his work. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Ronnie’s finished, the three other hairdressers get all up in my face, and so do some customers. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

It took Lill ten days to finish the job, working every day after school and all day week ends. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the torture was done, when the albino had finished tending his slashes or burns or breaks, when he was alone in the giant cage, he sent his brain to Buttercup, and there it dwelled. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I wish Mom and Sue would hurry up and finish talking so I can go back to my book. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

When Lander finished his address that August night, Cora and Royal sat on the meeting-house steps. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“The Zed! You’re early, we’re just finishing up in the kitchen. Come and stay in my study until the others come.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

If Kilvin approved of the finished product, he would sell it and I would receive part of the money as a commission. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Then she rinsed him off, rubbed him with a towel, and plunked him down in front of the stove to finish drying. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

I asked as his second bite finished the sandwich. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was just about to finish Form Two, the equivalent of eighth grade in America. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

When I introduced her to him, she hugged him like a sister, and it just about finished Shorty off. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I finished, I checked it over for mistakes, folded it, placed it in the envelope, and went to bed. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“And, Joe,” he said, “next time you try to tell me not to do something . . .” He didn’t finish—but he left. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

Beads slipped and rolled away at my touch, and I couldn’t make the complicated knots and loops that gave your necklaces a finished look. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

It didn’t matter that the water was stale or warm; I finished it off in one gulp. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Take another little piece of my heart now, baby ...” The band tried to improvise a big finish, but in the end, the song just fizzled out. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

It begins to seem that the world is not finished with me. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

So he finished weakly, “Make a difference in the world.” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

They were finishing supper when the telephone rang. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

The back walls are covered with finished or nearly finished timepieces. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

And no sooner had the men finished digging out the dead men and butchering the horses than another corpse was found. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I told her I wanted to finish the projects I had started, and that I was hoping to get permission from the Welberg Foundation for my own special study. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

So many others hadn’t But before I finished, I realized that I had said the wrong thing. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She would have sipped at her drink, but she had finished it a long time ago. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

When Pax finished, he cleaned Runt’s face and ears. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

When she finished, she spoke quietly with Principal Long. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

After finishing the dishes, they leaned against the counter, drying their hands on either end of a towel. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Just finish the book. I’ll ruin it if I say more.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He left the sentence hanging, but there was no need to finish. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

It took Bitter three more weeks to finish the painting. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Today I ran my friend ten miles across her first finish line. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

She leaves, and I finish up the workbook exercise. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

We watch the doctor finish his statement, and then Vancouver’s mayor speaks. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

To recoil against such direction is to imply that a monologue or a scene is finished. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

When the wine was finished the mute put a mattress on the floor beside the bed. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

When she finishes I move to sit beside her, putting my arm across her shoulders. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Listen, Bogert. There wasn’t a hitch in the assembly from start to finish. I guarantee that.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“I see how it is, Maya Jonas and Nick’s Starry Girl 2000—” “So, Hails,” I say before she can finish my old screen name. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

She had me when she was a teenager, but that didn’t stop her from finishing high school, and she moved more times than Steve could even dream of! Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I finished the routine the best I could, nailing the tumbling part of my dismount but taking a big step on the landing. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“You must finish what you began,” he says. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I finished patting down the dirt, I took the gloves off and folded them. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

When he was finished, a wooden reindeer stood in the room, big enough for Maniac to ride. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they were finished, David still hadn’t come back. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Me and Pap had rode out miles afore he spotted the maple he said would be perfect for finishing the cabinet we’d been working on for months for Mr. Dalton. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

They capped off their tour of New York that evening with a trip to Loew’s State Theatre, where Duke Ellington and his orchestra were finishing up a weeklong engagement. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

At last he had the pieces finished and one night he fitted them together. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stood at the finish line with his whistle in his mouth. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

After I finished reading the manuscript documenting Lewis’s murder, I kept returning to one detail: she had been killed for her headright in 1918. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

When I finished school, I’d intended to devote all of my time to the Hunt. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Elsie finished them all in fifteen minutes flat and was the first to claim her invite. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

When I finished praying, I took off the tefillin and put them and the prayer book back in the drawer. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Next morning as I finished a late breakfast served to me in my suite in Shusgis’ mansion the house-phone emitted a polite bleat. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

After Mom and I finished putting away my suitcase of bare necessities, she said to me, “Why don’t you go out and explore, honey?” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

When she had finished, she put the small cake on the top shelf of the dish cupboard. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He left something hanging in the air, like he wanted to finish with except for Saturday night. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

The PSFs assigned to their room had been so impressed with the sheer detail of his work that they actually let him finish. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

But he didn’t have a chance to finish as Carter leaped to his feet. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time Cole finished eating, two boys from the village had arrived to help lift him. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

The race would never finish in finite time—or so they thought. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Archimedes refused, since his mathematical proof was not yet finished. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

He finished removing the bandage and was glad the light was dim. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

When the story finished, we turned the radio back on and found someone speaking French. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

As I’m putting on the finishing touches, I look up to see Ms. Singh staring at me. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

It was bad enough being an aviation cadet because it was obvious now that the war would not be over before he had finished his training. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Now half grown and soon to finish school, he slipped only occasionally into old bad habits and almost always caught himself when he did. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

When Mr. Larson finished it, he smiled as he blinked hard, and he reached for his coffee to help gulp away the lump in his throat. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

Once my parents are asleep, I use my extra key to go back into Olga’s room to see if I can finish reading her emails. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Sitting on the front porch every day after school, working at it again at night when his schoolwork was finished, he patiently and painstakingly taught himself to play each instrument proficiently. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

But when they are finished she switches on the lamp by her bed and they examine each other, quietly discovering moles and marks and ribs. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It will be fine, Ari. Sam’s home all day. He’s finishing his book.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

After Ugwu brought the glasses, Special Julius said, “Have you heard that Harold Wilson is in Lagos? He is bringing the British army to finish us off. They say he came with two battalions.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Over my earphones, the announcer finishes her speech with a now-standard reminder of what the objective is, for the benefit of any new audience members who are watching. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Pudding might not be finished yet,” said Ron hopefully, leading the way toward the steps to the entrance hall. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Prins did not appear to be listening, and when I had finished he said, “Ag, Mandela, your wife is only seeking publicity.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was not all my fault and I didn't want the blame, but I did wish to finish out the day. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time they finished the traditional kernels, the air had warmed considerably. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Cate waited until the Rolling Stones had finished out their song before turning down the radio. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

We finished off Susanna by singing “Amazing Grace” at the speed of a dirge. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Chestnut finished, Walter was sure that the State would simply announce that they had made a mistake. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

So I could enroll as Claudette Austin and finish high school in Birmingham. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

By the time I had finished the decimals that Ms. Ling had assigned, Big Rose had already laid the first story of her tower. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

My Wild Child instincts take over, and I run across the lawn and jump into a pile of leaves that my dad just finished raking. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

He could hardly imagine the pleasure that would fill his days when the building was finished and flesh-and-blood women moved among its features. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Miller was at her desk finishing her notes. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“I do hope that Miss Trixie does appear,” he said after he had finished the first sandwich and emitted a series of belches which sounded as if they had disintegrated his digestive tract. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Laura told me she had finished school, but then she gave up the college idea. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would never be able to finish this song because Pond had died and couldn’t teach him. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I think if Grandma had finished painting that pink on everything I might have calmed down. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I finished it in the afternoon, and planned to harrow it in the morning, and then seed it. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Roosevelt remembered how Rondon had secretly delayed finishing the canoes in order to fill in the details of their map earlier in the journey. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

But the train jolts into motion, and the man finishes his cigarette and gives her a preoccupied smile and promptly falls asleep. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

She gets back from Washington late today and if she finds out, it will finish this plan. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

She had just finished saying it when Fernanda felt a delicate wind of light pull the sheets out of her hands and open them up wide. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

I imagine myself crossing the finish line first with everyone cheering and confetti shooting into the sky. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

It was an old Gibson guitar, sandpapered and waxed to a honey- yellow finish. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

She finished Rhyme Schemer and then paced her room until he poked his head in. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

She had just finished talking to me about my grades, and now this. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Papa’s face would grow redder and redder as Amil would stomp around and cry because he broke his toy or because Dadi wanted him to sit and finish his dinner. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

But I didn’t hear him finish the sentence. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

There was a brief silence after she had finished; rather to my surprise, Henry winked solemnly at her from across the table. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Okay, you guys, when you’re finished having your fun and you’re ready to get back to work, let me know,” I said and I retreated to my sanctuary behind my desk. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

She had finished hers a half hour earlier, and she knew I wasn't going to finish mine, mainly because it got cold—I could never seem to finish it before it got cold. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

The baker behind the counter has just finished decorating a cake. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

When everyone was settled, Thomas found himself upstairs with Newt, Alby and Minho, and they were finally able to finish their discussion from earlier in the courtyard. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The stove worked perfectly, with a strong, robust blaze that could be raised or lowered by turning the tap Orr had finally finished repairing. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

And now, lying in his dark room at the Institute in an altogether different mood, Reynie finished the letter he had begun to one of those very people. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Turns out I have an iron stomach,” I finished. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Goddard was in the chapel sanctuary finishing the last of his terrible business. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He tapped his toes at the air, two inches above the soggy soil, as he finished affixing the sign to the Emporium’s door. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

The expedited work was finished by the end of May, and a vast circular building near Strawberry Canyon originally designed to house the world’s biggest cyclotron became the headquarters of an entirely different project. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I had finished the book but there were still the appendices. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

The desk was to be the dining table, and once Perry had finished setting it, it looked most inviting, for Mrs. Meier had donated a linen tablecloth, starched napkins, and her best china and silver. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“By the way ...” My mom’s voice turns casual, but there’s something in it that makes me want to hurry and finish so I can get out of there fast. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The counselor said the rate was even higher if you didn’t finish high school. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

My father paused for a moment and finished his tea. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I finished one packet of crisps and opened a second. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Minerva listened with that look on her face of just waiting for me to finish. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had finished eating and watched her through the smoke of my cigarette. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

‘I said I would, as soon as the school year is finished. I shall find you an English school this time,’ she said. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Only when he finished it and put it with the others in the pail did he begin to drink the soup. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

In any case, when I was finished with it, she spoke to me for the first time since she had asked me that morning if I would like an egg. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

After all the hesitation, all the delay, he finished the book he had been sitting on for more than fifteen years in just thirteen months and ten days. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Doctor Warren was standing on the guardhouse steps, telling Miss Lyte that her father must be allowed to finish the night out on the bed the soldiers had made up for him. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

And when he had finished he sat with folded arms and a pleased smile, as though waiting to be commended for the humor, the clarity, and the candor of his traveler’s tale. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

The remedy was, to thrust them forward into the centre of the schoolroom, and oblige them to stand there till the sermon was finished. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Before we even finished eating, though, the telephone started ringing. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

When I had enough, or nearly, I found I could no longer see well enough to fit them properly; so I decided to finish the next day, by daylight, and ate cold beans for supper. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

So after Elizabeth finished high school, her father encouraged her to enjoy her social life and learn “how to keep house and make puddings.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

When they finished pruning the rose bushes she washed her hands and took the package to her bedroom to open it. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

The first time it happened, I got really mad because people kept walking by and scraping what they didn’t want onto my tray, which wasn’t very sanitary, especially since I hadn’t finished eating my lunch. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the end of our sixth trip to France, the house was finished and I’d learned a total of 1,564 words. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Then I remember that Dad had a lemonade from the fountain at DeMarco’s, and he finished it on the way home. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“You weren’t finished! That was the best one yet!” Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

After finishing his studying, he often took long walks at three in the morning and didn’t fall asleep till four. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She ate a big plateful of cabbage and salmon and finished off with junket. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

When we finish, the Doorman walks to us and settles down at my side. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

On more than one occasion, she would start to read a poem by Poe or Longfellow, only to hear him finish it for her, from memory. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

He turned it over and around and stroked its smooth finish. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

The staff has barely finished packing up the Christmas trees when it starts. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

And goodbye to their teacher, Miss Thorn, who had finished her Last Day of School speech, wishing them luck in the lives they were about to begin. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

When she finished she was still for a few minutes and then said quietly, “I think that is all.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The demon girl closed the book when I finished explaining the paragraphs, and she leaned forward, her body following the line of books. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we’d finished the food, August produced four bottles of ice-cold Coca-Cola from the refrigerator, along with four little packages of salted peanuts. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he finished, he swallowed, stared straight up into her scowling face, and said, almost steadily, “Don’t look like there’ll be room across the back here for you and Janice Avery.” Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

“I really do need to finish my math homework.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

When I finished reading that passage, I read it again. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t finish the thought—wouldn’t allow herself to. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

When the CD finished playing, I searched online for videos of Lola performing. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

That was all finished now for her, all gone. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“We haven’t finished our discussion from Rios. And you’re driving me insane. It’s going to be hard to stop if we keep going. I mean, it’s already hard.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

It was the first time in his ten-year career that he had been beaten in a photo finish of a stakes race. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She isn’t finished with her survey of Merryweather’s social scene, but she thinks the International Club and the Select Chorus will be a good place to start. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

When I finished, she sat back and shook her head. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

When I finished reading it, I told him I hated it. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Now that I finished the book, I began to understand the class discussions. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

After Mr. Pignati finished playing the psychological game with us, John started skating. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

“It’s stopped raining. Go and finish pruning the clematis.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

After Keav finished with my hair, she put red rouge on Geak’s lips and cheeks as Chou and I slipped on our new dresses and stood in awe of each other’s beauty. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t get to stare out into the daytime Detroit streets as I finish braiding Pri’s hair. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

When I’m done, I take a deep breath, wait for the others to finish. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“This is so much better than that thing drenched in butter that I could hardly finish at the restaurant. And you know we can’t get food poisoning because the frying kills the germs,” she added. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The Woman’s Building was nearly finished, all its scaffolding gone; the giant Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building had begun rising above its foundation. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

When we finally finished our meal and stood up to leave, the diners around us rose to their feet and applauded, which struck me as both kind and unnecessary. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The song ended and I sat, paralyzed, as the next played, and the next, until the CD finished. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Gardenia’s brother-in-law was in town from Washington, D.C., and they’d all just finished having lunch. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Matt finished the tea and ate all the cookies. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Master has not finished his soup, would Master prefer the savory stew, or else the treacle tart to which Master is so partial?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I had finished a hole and set the drill aside to cool. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the lesson finished, Caroline told me to buy a leotard and dance shoes. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Stripped to my waist, I slung the mop, moving steadily like a machine, hearing the Jewish boy press the button on the stop watch as I finished cleaning a room. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had just finished up, each of them with a loaded pack on his or her back, when Misty groaned. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

When it was finished, when the pause had been politely respected as the frontier of the story, Billy Buck stood up and stretched and hitched his trousers. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

But soon the work would all be finished. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

This he did not like and he finally hid from them until the nest was finished. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

In Baltimore’s Preakness Stakes, Stout stuck to his stirrups but finished second to Derby winner Bold Venture, foiled by the brilliant reinsmanship of Seabiscuit’s onetime jockey, George Woolf. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She smoothed her hands down each of my pigtails, the signal she was finished doing my hair. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“I need to finish my homework. Then I’ll go to bed.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

John had finished sweeping, and he now mounted to the pulpit to dust the three thronelike chairs, purple, with white linen squares for the headpieces and for the massive arms. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Folks that had finished working and had cleaned up and already et waved or started calling to me from their stoops. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“If we’re finished, I’m afraid I must take my leave,” interrupted Dorian from beside her, and her head snapped up at the sound of his voice—and his impertinence in interrupting his father. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Taisin, who had just finished feeding the horses, came around the corner of the wagon. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

As if finishing its attack, the Spirit Bear placed its huge paws on Cole’s chest and gave a single hard shove. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“I just want to finish the game first.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

She watched as I finished cutting up the little squids and cleaning out the entrails that had become black with its ink. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Horan finished his tour of duty in Vietnam and returned to the States with a plan. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

It had been in the afternoon near the “dead hour”—when the lessons were finished but there was still some time to go until supper. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Loomis had been telling all this as he lay in David’s bed, having finished eating his lunch. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Brother Matthew had found the wood of proper kind and size, then he sawed it the right length, allowing a little for finishing. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

Later, he sat Lolo in a chair right outside the bathroom and let me roll some walls to finish up quickly. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

When we finish, he gives me his card and says he wants to talk to me about a big lighting job he's bidding on at the new shopping complex. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“Just why do you think,” he resumed when he had finished, looking up, “that you made those two statements expressing contradictory emotional responses to the fish?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Remora’s. I need to finish Mr. Griswold’s game. Or at least try.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Even though it’s finished there’s still something missing and I have to Work At It to figure out what it is. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

And, when the cloud- white rice was finished, Ma took her chopsticks and fed the fish from her bowl. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

She finished the shirt and put it on a wire hanger alongside the others. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

He was demonstrating, helping, mixing colors, and hanging up finished work. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

This beautiful Mission-style chest was started by Devon for his Eagle Scout project—his voice stops for a moment—and then finished and donated to our middle school by his beloved father. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Marsh by contrast finished his days in a splendid mansion in New Haven. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Dell finishes my pie while the waitress runs his credit card. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“Someone must keep pressing the UP button for twelve minutes, or the journey will not finish.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“So many bad things happen in that book, and she never found out that it all ends reasonably well—after all, I never finished reading her the whole story. That’s what she wouldn’t like.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I finished quickly and was pleased with my work. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

If you finished your work, you could go inside to read or draw. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

The first thing that came to my mind when I finished reading the book was the fact that Ms. G was right. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

When I finished mixing Mom’s drink I put the Amaretto away and carefully carried the drink to her. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once her fingers loosened up it didn’t take long before I tilted back into position and she came at me and finished the second nostril. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He had managed to finish fixing the mechanical man. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

I may not have finished high school, but my homestead life continues to provide essential education. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

He was older than I was and had finished secondary school. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I finish, dump and rinse the bucket, and clean the mop-head. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

It was the day of his twenty-ninth birthday, and Lucile had asked him to drop by her apartment when he finished with an appointment at the dentist’s. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Anyway, Inigo finishes his speech to the Cliffs and spends the next few hours finding a fisherman who sails him back to Florin City. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The air brisded with comments and questions, and by the time the Keeper finished her closing prayer that night, everyone had agreed that Garvey should explore to see whether the plan might actually work. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I forgot to finish a project on Greek culture. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Don José had gone crazy and been unable to finish this colossal project. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

When the reading was finished, family and guests bowed their heads and Reverend Bulkeley began the evening prayer. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I finished my sandwich in two more bites and gulped down the chocolate milk. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

As everyone finished, the only sounds to be heard were the creaking of chairs, the pushing of plates, the licking of spoons, and, of course, a few words from the Humbug. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

“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

While the TV crew finished setting up, the director walked over to have a hushed conversation with Jenny. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

They had just finished when the owner of the hotel came over to their table. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

When I’d finished changing clothes, I had Miles wait by the front door while I crept into the kitchen. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I liked to mow patterns or pictures in the grass and had just finished the outline of something that looked like the Sphinx from the Lost Worlds book when Dad strolled out toward me. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“She is far in the woods, but the path is safe, and she can finish the teaching that your mother started. “ Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And after they had finished their tea, they would pitch right in. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remarked on this to the man once he had finished with the radiator and closed the bonnet. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Later, when we’d finished our own meal, we all walked by Usain’s table and apologized for disturbing him earlier, and he was super nice. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

John Brooke laughed then as he never dared to laugh afterward, and the derisive Scott smiled involuntarily as he heard the hearty peal, which put the finishing stroke to poor Meg’s woe. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Through an interpreter, the judge explained that the hearing was about whether he wished to fight the government’s plan to deport him to Mexico as soon as his sentence was finished. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then all was finished and there was nothing to do, and a moon of days had passed and the thing was not yet complete. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

But when we’d finished the second game, he sat back in his chair. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was sitting at the breakfast table, waiting for my mother to finish packing a sack lunch which I always promptly threw away as soon as I rounded the corner. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had to strain to hear her as she finished. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s finished at six o’clock, which leaves him time to do what he loves: read, write letters, and take long walks. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Instead she finished the root beer in one swallow and set the bottle on its side, then gently pushed it, sending it rolling away from us. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

Claire had finished in second place, so she took home the silver medal. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

She had almost finished when the door at the end of the waiting room opened and a nurse dressed in white stepped out. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Afterward, Roberto said a prayer, and when he had finished everyone murmured Amen. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

It doesn’t take long to finish the first layer, but you can still see through it in spots. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Shuffled back to last in heavy traffic and carried hopelessly wide on the first turn, Seabiscuit slipped through the mud, but still passed eight horses to finish second. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I finally finish, in the middle of a conversation with Rufus about how his parents almost named him Kane after his mother’s favorite wrestler, my eyes close and my head drops. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

When he had finished, he declared that her case was not within his province to cure, since the child was silent because she did not feel like speaking, not because she was unable to. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I’d cry for a while and after I was finished crying I’d look out over the black section of town for my boyfriend. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

"And you are to wed one of his daughters, once the fighting is done," she finished. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

When she finished, she clutched the book to her chest and said, “That General Maldonado is a real scoundrel. I personally can’t get enough of him.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“Going over the finish line must be wonderful.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

They continued to dig until late afternoon, long after all the other groups had finished for the day. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

I dragged my feet to the kitchen, where Mom was almost finished painting one wall a bright tangerine color. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

“Thanks, that’s—” “Hush. I’m not giving you compliments; I’m stating facts. And I wasn’t finished. This ‘certain type of girl’ is often nuts. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

She finished her last twist in a hurry, then grabbed her phone and rushed out to meet Bitter. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

But when he had finished he would not leave. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He pauses as if making sure it’s okay, and that’s when I finish what he started. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

When he finally finishes I say, I still want him to take me. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

No more waiting for Leo to finish the ship. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Ron and Hermione were supposed to be studying for their exams, which would finish on the day of the third task, but they were putting most of their efforts into helping Harry prepare. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“I think there’s something you need to finish there, Joseph,” he said. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

It’s time to finish off the U.S. once and for all. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

But the moment he finished his task at the printer and turned around... The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Be humble, be proud of your labor, finish. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

They stood on their feet and cheered and clapped when she finished. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

West Indian Archie had finished time in Sing Sing not long before I came to Harlem. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I just finished these this morning,” she calls. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Once we get in touch with your momma, we’ll get you enrolled in an online program. Lisa’s momma is a retired teacher. She can tutor you through it so you can finish the year out.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

After finishing the flowers, she cleaned the doves’ dirty feathers with a coat of fresh white enamel. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

She said to Big Ma, “You got worse from me and then some when I finished with you. Might have been a hard winter, but what is a hog when you don’t have your child?” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“He has finished his first year of college and earned A’s in all of his courses.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He finished folding the cloth and picked up his crutches to take me back to the post office. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, I guess—” I never finished that thought. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Before she considered herself finished she had added a crocheted cuff on the puff sleeves, and a pointy crocheted collar. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

One morning in September, when he had finished his breakfast, Jody’s mother called him into the kitchen. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can’t bring myself to finish the thought, so she finishes it for me. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

As soon as we were finished with our chores, Judy moved into David’s old room. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Travis walked in to see his father finishing off a can of Budweiser, his feet on the coffee table, watching the Braves play the Cardinals. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

He waited until he was certain the last of the campers had finished for the day. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

When we finished the first verse and one chorus, we jogged down to the locker room. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

When she is finished, it seems like ten thousand tiny black shiny curls was all over my head. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

After Mama finished reading the letter, she folded it up—again and again until it was real tiny. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

I could extol your virtues endlessly, but I want you to finish reading and answer me quickly. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I suspect that when we have recovered from the first easy acceptance of signs of life from elsewhere, and finished nodding at each other, and finished smiling, we will be in for shock. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he had finished and the room was ready for Sunday, John felt dusty and weary and sat down beside the window in his father’s easy chair. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

It was not asleep when they themselves finished a late silflay and went underground. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few seconds later I see them on the screen, congratulating her for finishing. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

It is still almost untouched—archaelogists have not finished mapping the earthworks and canals. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

When I was finished, I sat back and reread my efforts. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

And so she finished eating her eggs and resolved to stop faking the American accent. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Stillness swirled about the little cabin when she finished. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

“What was left unfinished there will be finished now,” said Woundwort. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took a bite of my artichoke souffle and finished chewing before answering. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

The best of times were snappy autumn afternoons when we'd finished moving a two-bedroom customer from Manhattan to some faraway neighborhood in Brooklyn or Queens. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“I finished my pickup at the nursery and thought I’d come back to check in.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

After Nessie finishes braiding my hair, my head throbbing because of her braiding skill, I finally ask the question that’s been plaguing me all week. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

"May there be a hundred more," he finished, raising his father's silver goblet. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

We’re kids again, finishing what we started all those years ago. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

This process wasted fuel, and we were running short of that, and we wanted to save what was left to get back down into a lower orbit after we had finished with this Agena. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Thanks for the tea. I’ll finish the watch. You get back in the warm.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The finish line is very near the high-jump area, which is pretty convenient for us, but it’s doing nothing for Fiona’s concentration. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“Listen to this one, Mama,” I say once I’m finished. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

They were all men, that much was clear, and they sat at round dinner tables, and they were finishing their dessert. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

First we made selfish wishes, and then we finished with unselfish wishes. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

So he can get the hell outta here, I say to myself, finishing Daddy’s sentence for him. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

When she had finished mixing her herbs she let the small bowl simmer on the stove, then she took from her black bag a large lump of fresh, black clay. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The following day, when we had finished our lessons with Teacher Sarah, I lagged behind, as usual. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

It began as a soft growl, like distant thunder, and finished as a roar that shook the trees and the rocks of the valley and the sky. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

I take my time finishing the crepe, savoring every last bite. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Dad turned the page, as if he had just finished an article. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He was about to finish college and assumed he’d be drafted into the army as soon as he graduated. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he was a good architect; Quentin knew the house, twelve miles from Jefferson, in its grove of cedar and oak, seventy-five years after it was finished. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we’d finished and I was ready to go, she said, “My sister Caroline teaches dance every Wednesday in the back of Papa Jay’s. There are lots of girls your age. You could join.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

When he was finished, Constance swept the powder into a small bag and handed him another root. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

When the girls finished their lesson, the petals of the lotus closed over Urvashi and she floated back to the heavens. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

June 29—Before I go back to the lab I’m going to finish the projects I’ve started since I left the convention. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

And so does he when you say: Well that’s just perfect, Dad, ’cause I finished it last night. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

For example, if you are about to run a race, you visualize yourself running the race and crossing the finish line first, and presto! Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

So half an hour later, when the rope-ladder had been finished and hung, and the forty-second boot had been laced neatly onto the Centipede’s forty-second foot, they were all ready to go out. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Just as I finished, Madam opened the back door. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

We finished our homework at the dining room table, waiting for it to get dark outside. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

My brothers and I finish the chips in a flash. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“This has been going on for a long long time now. It’s up to you. Don’t let them stop you. Don’t let them finish off this world.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I began my recitation with the high spots—Thimphu, the capital; Mongar, a town in the east— and finished the cities before naming the monasteries. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

I say, and Uncle Robert turns back and sneers, “We were here at dawn. Shawn is in the first group,” and I go back to my application and finish up. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“In fact, if you and Suesetta help us we can finish sooner.” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Sure enough, Audrey finished her first flower, a big yellow daisy. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

He finally stopped trying around four-thirty, finished up whatever he needed to do, then woke his sisters. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to. Soon. We didn’t want to keep fighting in front of you, so I decided to stay at Spencer’s until we finish some more counseling. But we’re communicating much better now.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

And now I’m going back to the warren to make sure everyone else is finished with you as well. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their role as records of artistic thought also makes drawings uniquely valuable to the art historian, for they help in documenting the evolution of a work from its inception to the finished piece. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, Jesus, Henry. If you don’t finish yourself off with one you will with the other.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

And before the clock had finished striking, the telephone rang. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as I heard my name I jumped up, and, before he finished introducing me, I sat down again. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

My beautiful, perfectly finished, perfectly rhinestoned red dress for the pageant tomorrow. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Each quilt takes about four months to finish. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

If she was talking herself when she suddenly went to sleep, she would finish whatever she was going to say when she awakened. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The two of them talk for an hour and by the time they finish, Mrs. Olsen has promised to accept Negroes to apply for work at her bakery. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She kicked them mercilessly and, just when I thought she'd finished, she got her second wind and started all over again. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Once a girl finished a particular job, the calculations were whisked away into the shadowy kingdom of the engineers. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

When I finish brushing my teeth and go back to my room, Ellis is still sitting on my bed. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

After he finishes throwing up, he takes a few deep breaths and pulls a filthy handkerchief from his pocket. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I deposited my foodstuffs at the cave and hurried on, while it was still light, to finish my fire wall. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t stand the idea of killing them and couldn’t go into the cave to finish the job. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Who would bother striking up a conversation you might not live to finish? What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

When he finished and learned what had happened, he rushed off to the hospital. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

They were men who had finished their fifty missions. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Justin finishes his drink and bonks me lightly on my head with his fist. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

His feet and hands had been secured with panty hose, which had been finished off with sailors’ knots. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“I...I don’t know. It must have fallen off, back in our cabin. Why don’t we finish lunch, and then I’ll go put mama back on. Okay?” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Oh, May, honey, you go on out to the wall and finish your cry,” she said, pointing her to the door and giving her a nudge. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I vaguely felt Ocllo pushing the bowl to my lips, and I finished the rest of the drink. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“Yes, ma’am. As soon as I finish this.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nobody finished the rhyme, but everyone was watching her. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

When I came home from work on a Sunday afternoon in late May, I looked into the woods and saw Charlie sitting on his newly finished Amazing Octagonal Deck, binoculars in hand. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

They had designed all these in the laboratory and finished a single pilot model of each just before the war began. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“So you’re...You want to get her over a finish line?” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

The round head dropped this way and that and upon the neck he saw two dark, bruised spots, but he finished what he had to do. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

A song she had started in her private notebook two months before was still not finished. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Kaede had just finished the row and was about to drag the jug of fertilizer to the next when Maesie came out of the kitchen, an odd look on her face. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Dawn was breaking outside by the time she finally fell asleep, but the nightmares hadn’t finished with her yet. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Joe,” he said, “are you sure you got what these fellows made? Sure you didn’t make a mistake and pick up some of that first-run stuff I finished off myself?” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

It was a finish line I could never reach. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

After all, she already has the nanny, a cooklike person, and a crew of men doing some sort of finishing touches on the construction to supervise. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Very well. We will finish ‘Wanderlust’ another time. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

"Give each of these girls a doll and put it on the bill. Sugar"—she turned to her husband, who had finished clapping the small folder closed—"hold your horses." How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

It was only with aspirin and something Fay concocted for me that I was able to finish my linguistic analysis of Urdu verb forms and send the paper to the International Linguistics Bulletin. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

At the shell houses on both sides of the river, boys finished rigging their shells. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I had just finished folding the blankets to make my mattress when I detected a commotion among the meerkats. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

X-Ray was probably almost finished for the day. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

I read Gray’s “Elegy” again, and when I finished that he asked me not to stop, so I read the beginning of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I finished patting the dirt down with my fingers, and while Mom watered the plants, I stood up, wiping my hands off on my jeans. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

The cannon confirms there’s no way to help Wiress, no need to finish off Gloss or Cashmere. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

After he finished beating me, we sat next to each other on the side of the court and he started to spin the ball on his finger. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

When I finished wringing something, I handed it to Chase or Mattie and they carried it to their mama so she could pin it to the line. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I long to point this imperfection out to him, but he finishes his thought with, “Except maybe writing it.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

When Doha finished his telling, he could see the serious expression of concern on his father’s face. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“You’ll never finish the problems at this rate,” Mr. Morrison said. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“I told Jansen that we’ll finish out this year at Beecher Prep,” Dad continued calmly. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

I drained the last of my coffee and stood to finish my ironing. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Most of the officers left as soon as the map was finished. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

At last the talking was finished and the string-along songs about razor blades were over and the fight began. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Come on then: kill me and finish your butchering. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hold on. Well, come to think of it, we can finish this hand later. Just leave your cards face down and hustle the equipment. On the double now.” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Gareth had not finished the first part of his story. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was finishing his undergraduate degree in chemistry at Idaho State. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She finished her water then placed the glass in the sink. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Before the Maafa, whatever that is, captures us with the bone ships,” I finished. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

One afternoon, after we’d finished swimming, we were hanging out on his front porch. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Sure, there’s no ball and no shoulder pads, and nothing in your way except the string across the finish line. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

He looked over at Amari as he finished the tale with a wink he saved for her alone. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

The boys from earlier reminded her of a short story she’d finished working on this morning, something for her eyes only that has kept her distracted in the quiet times at work. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“The boys,” I said, having no idea how I meant to finish the sentence. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

After twenty-four hours of hard work, the men finished the track in time for the president's arrival. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Jazz finished braiding the last patch of hair I had left. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

It was clear that the pursuers intended to capture them, not kill them, for a burst of gunfire just then would have finished both of them in a second. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s not his arms that are chilled,” he said when Turner finished. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

As she finished her prayer the two lads sank to the ground. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he hurried them off to the field before anyone else had finished, so they could get an idea of the conditions. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He had been in the classroom six hours and had only finished two rows of desks and chairs. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve finished my own bagel, but my stomach is still groaning. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Plus, we’ll have leftovers,” he said last weekend as he finished grilling hamburgers for our dinner. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

That night, as I was finishing my book, my father came in and sat on the edge of my bed. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“When you finish your television program I’d like to see it,” she said. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

When Harry had finished, Sirius was on his feet again and had started pacing up and down the cave. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

It took us a few evenings after work to finish the project. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

I set it on the kitchen table—a reminder of wishes come true—lit the kerosene lamp and finished writing my Honyocker’s Homily. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“How about you finish it tomorrow?” the teacher said, reaching for the test paper. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

When we finish, I stare longingly at the dish. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Finally, after what felt like forever, I finished. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

And how many others will he take with him? “—and hang him,” Jon finished. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Mariama finished her customer’s hair, sprayed it with sheen, and, after the customer left, she said, “I’m going to get Chinese.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

But the finished products looked much less juvenile than Kendra had anticipated. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Pickett finished with one mighty stab, then put both hands on his knees and crouched and howled with laughter, enjoying himself enormously. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Back down in the kitchen I finish pouring my glass of milk, grab the Oreos from the pantry, and walk to the TV room. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Jordan Baker had finished telling all this we had left the Plaza for half an hour and were driving in a Victoria through Central Park. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Redtooth and four of the others might have set upon their leader and finished him off for good. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“You really have lost your mind,” the man said, but he was already helping Trina climb out the window before he’d finished the short sentence. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“Get back in there and finish your homework,” he snapped at me. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

The counselor Mom took me to every Wednesday had said I should try to finish the writing part, even though school was now over for the year, as a part of healing and other stuff. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

When she was finished, Ivy was out of breath and her stomach was full of lightning bolts again, but she was smiling too. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

And as the male lion finished, he lifted his paw, to reveal a flattened line of red thread. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

By the time I had finished getting dressed, Mamá was already preparing breakfast and the lunch for our trip. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

They didn't quit digging until after every other group had finished. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

When Dad and Robin finished talking, he pulled Ivy into a hug while Robin and June waited in the hall. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

His aunt Virginia had started Job Corps but didn’t finish. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

"Stay, finish your meal in peace. I will send for you later. At midnight." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I hurried to finish the washing so I would have a little time with my book. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

When the record had finished, Doc wiped his hands and turned it off. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You don’t have to finish your fourth year.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Each time he finished he thought it might have been done better. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

She hoped that she wouldn’t have to say the rest of the sentence, that Billy would finish it for her. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Taking an extra five or ten minutes to finish whatever art project I’m working on. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“Here, Mama, finish it up. I’m not that thirsty. I just had some water,” she declared, handing her the bottle. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

It had a black finish, just like a gondola. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Really?” he exclaimed when the captain of waiters had finished his explanation. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“I thought they’d—I thought you might be—” He found he couldn’t finish any of those sentences. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

My mouth dropped open as I finished reading. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

That sent them into an uproarious bout of laughter, and they slipped past him into the kitchen to finish up that night’s meal. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I feel lost, waiting for her to finish, wanting only to get back to Djo. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

On this particular morning Alyssa's finishing up yard work out front. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

His friends were quiet long enough for Coach Hedge to finish a peanut butter and banana sandwich, along with the ceramic plate. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“If you two are quite finished, can we get this ridiculous ordeal over with?” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

It seemed to me that we had been through too much to not finish what we’d started. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

In the meantime we were all at the mess, the meal was finished, and the argument went on. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

"Yes, sure. Let me know if you need me. I'll just be back here finishing something up." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

When Uncle finished his tea, he arched his head, grimacing as he scratched the underside of his chin. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I waited to make sure Ms. Faraci was finished before I said, “Is this supposed to make me feel better? That the people who bullied you didn’t get what they deserved?” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Will felt a great sullen heaviness settle over him; he’d had little strength left before the fight with his father, and now he was nearly finished. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Once he finished he made a grim face. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

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

“Four years of high school...no, five. Because something would come up to delay me. Then four years of college. I’d be a dried-up old maid of twenty-five before I was finished.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But we just finished a quest...” she moaned. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I already finished wiping down the tables, sweeping the floor, taking out the trash and recycling, restocking the self-serve station, and boxing up the leftover muffins and scones to take home for breakfast. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

The bogeyman our mothers used to threaten us with when we were slow to finish our meals. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The She Elephant filled his plate again when he was finished. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

When Mom finished tidying up the living room, she came into the living room and planted herself in front of Dad, who had retreated to another chair and reopened his paper. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

We’ve finished our shorthand course and are now working on improving our speed. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

So it was finished then, down to the last plank and brick and wooden pin which they could make themselves. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the last one we ever did, which never finished, he gave me a map of Central Park. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

When Emily finished solving the boy’s magic square it looked like this: Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

When she finished her remarks, she smiled and bowed. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

When Young had finished, the party leader asked: “Will you allow me to read these charges?” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Swiftly he worked, finished it, checked it, and looked up. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What you ask,” said Elizabeth, “is no sacrifice on my side; and Mr. Darcy had much better finish his letter.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

But the memories were so raw and so painful that my friends’ inability to find words to say after I’d finished only pushed me deeper into the sadness of what had happened. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

And now the thoughts rush in: adjusting the blue prints, prepping the trailer bed, lounging on the finished deck with my friends while sipping lemonade from fancy glasses. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

And guess who had just finished sprinting and didn't get to take a break? Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“I do not ask such things,” he answers, already nearly finished with his meal. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anyway, one time when she went to the ladies' room way the hell down in the other wing D.B. asked me what I thought about all this stuff I just finished telling you about. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Meir set the finished tzitzis on the table and rose to his feet. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

When it finished whirring, the tray popped open and I slipped the disc into a paper sleeve. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Lauren finished, “It was in an old shopping bag. I think she drank most of it yesterday.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The game of dice in the corner was finished. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He read aloud all the books the old man had learned to read, and he finished with the old man’s favorite, Mike Mulligan’s Steam Shovel. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I told him about how my hands had gotten so sore I couldn’t chop any more, and how I had asked for strength to finish the job. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He extended its planned length from 1,200 miles to well over 2,000, and before it was finished he had walked every inch of it. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

We’d just finished eating when the rain that had threatened all morning blew in over the mountains in heavy black thunderheads. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

When he was finished, he folded the paper over several times and pressed it into her palm. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

So I could not have been more surprised when she showed up sobbing at Room 43 just as I was putting the finishing touches on my final paper for English. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

I glance over at Mustafa sitting on the sofa, finishing up his chemistry homework. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“These are delicious,” Dovie Mansfield said, finishing off another hors d’oeuvre. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

He took the hint, and when Mary had finished her second song, said aloud, “That will do extremely well, child. You have delighted us long enough. Let the other young ladies have time to exhibit.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

“Look at this. Somebody went abroad and brought it for me. My face creams finished months ago and I’ve been using that horrible Biafran-made oil.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

As a finishing touch, she props up one of the framed prints, some Arabic calligraphy, on the side table. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

The laundry plan isn’t even finished and Piper’s already hatching another? Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You can sit here with the ladies and finish up with these tags. And be polite,” he added. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“If there’s still a lot of cold stuff to finish we don’t want it in the dining-room.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“When he opened the door, his face was all red from yelling and being mad, but when I finished playing ‘The Swan,’ his face had turned so white. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Sul Ross made a resolution to finish his school assignments on time. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

When he was sure the plan was being executed to his satisfaction, Otto said, “Get me back to the lab while the others finish up here.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

On the track, he fought savagely in the starting gate and sulked his way through races, sometimes trailing the field from start to finish. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our new plan was for me to have the baby in Birmingham and finish school there. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

If we stayed in New York, it was almost certain I’d have to do an extra year of high school to finish. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She would have preferred to retreat upstairs to her room, but Leon finished the call with an echoing rattle of the Bakelite and turned to her. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

An old man, finished before the rest, goes out to bring in wood. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

I even finished before some of the others. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“Do you think Sticky’s ever going to finish? I’m having a fine time and all, but I’m about to drop dead from hunger.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

When I was finished I couldn’t believe what a perfect lie Diego came up with. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I put aside books and notebooks and nearly all my spare clothes, and tried lots of different combinations, but every time I finished I would turn to find something large and important left over. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

I arrived at work early to finish my tasks from the previous day. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

It was von Linden of course—I almost want to say “as usual,” as he often comes in now to chat briefly with me about German literature when he’s finished work. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

But whatever Isabelle had started to say, she obviously decided she couldn’t finish. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The weapon emitted a second tone, letting me know it had finished scanning my handprints. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The finish line for the Pacific Coast Regatta in April was a little less than a mile up the lake from there. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

And when I finished punishing it, I settled down for a while and went for a walk to think about what I might write for a sample. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

I get to the living room just as Mama finishes the introductions. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

I recovered from my disgust enough to help Angelo finish dressing my pig. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

He did not immediately open his eyes when he had finished his patrolling; he was listening hard, as though he might hear the door pop into existence. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Please finish buckling her in,” Mom told Bobby Gene. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Richard took a deep breath to steady himself and stared at one of the finished chairs. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

They are anything but a phlegmatic people, yet they are obdurate, they are pertinacious, they finish plastering joints. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

She had finished mourning him by the time Ridgeway came knocking on Martin’s door. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

George wouldn’t finish her chocolate milk until she was ready for Mom to kiss her good night. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

That I planned to read Things Fall Apart as soon as I finished reading Ginger Pye. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

But when I finished speaking, something happened that had never happened to me before. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

Just as I finished my row, it started to rain. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“You put it on with a rag, see, and if you don’t soak the rag in water after you’ve finished and dry it flat, it’ll catch fire all by itself.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Feeling my hand stir, she gripped it tighter as if she had to finish her story before she could let me go. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Just let me finish this. A last request, all right?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The doctor let me look at the stitches in a mirror when he was finished, but I mostly paid attention to how horrible the rest of me looked. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She had been reading an old fairy tale that afternoon, and when she finished the story, she looked up through the leaves across the river and saw a woman there. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sports are finished for him, after an accident like that. Of course.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fenoglio said nothing for a long time after Mo had finished his story. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He sighed explosively and stared into the been Doc had already finished his glass. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mother was still reporting to her empty classroom when she wasn’t subbing, and Daddy had been let go for next year, but he still had to finish out this one. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I couldn’t finish either question ’cause I knew I’d start bawling. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

I had hoped that the group might stay together forever, but within ten minutes it was all over, finished, with each of us vowing to perform only our own work. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

She finishes braiding my hair into an elaborate style that makes me look as though I have horns. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

When we finish with the investigators I slip away and call Jack from a deli down the block. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looks for the word and settles on “...finish in Poland.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

In the end they finished the harvest in two days’ less time than it had usually taken Jones and his men. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

“Just for that, you don’t get a gummi bear,” Tiara said and finished off the last one. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“The same kind of house, more or less,” Anatole finished for me. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He finished the slice, with his right hand reached into the backseat, uncovered the pizza box, and brought out another slice. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

He had evidently finished feeding and was washing his face with his front paws. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re good at this,” Mom says when we finish with five seconds to spare. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

With an hour left before my privileges were up and Dad would take back the computer, I was determined to finish compiling a feel-good playlist. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“It’s your present for finishing the eighth grade.” Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

They finished eating and put out the fire. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had just finished stowing a Japanese food packet in my bag when I heard the sharp sound of an explosion from farther up on the trail. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed like an eternity, but at the end, Mary and Levi Sr. shouted in delight: their son had finished first, saving his best time for the heat that mattered most. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

The most important rule held that when he crossed the finish line, he had to be riding one of the original horses. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Ashima smiled, amused by her mother’s salesmanship; it had taken her the better part of a year to finish the cardigan, and still her mother had had to do the sleeves. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Er — hang on — yeah, I forgot, I finished it last night!” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

After I finished, I just laid around in my bed, looking at the ceiling, and I smiled because it was a nice kind of quiet. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Richard, who was finishing a PhD in chemistry, had come down from Oregon with Kami and their children. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

When I finish with it, I stand up to find Joon picking up the bubbles that have floated down the driveway and collected in the gutter. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

If the Gamemakers want to finish me off, now is the time. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know where the finish line was, but I was determined to win. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Riot hops up onto the table and sniffs out our finished project. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Luke was holding a worksheet up against his locker, trying to finish a line of math problems, when Toby shot down the hallway like he was being chased. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

When he is finished, Ruth takes the book from him and looks at the drawing he’s made, trailing her finger through the rooms. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

After I had finished clapping, it was quiet in his bedroom for a minute. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I must finish my business and drop out of sight. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

I knew, or thought I knew, that I hadn’t finished with it yet. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Your mom says to finish,” I tell them. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

A short time later, when his personal physician finished removing his sores, he asked him, without showing any particular interest, where the exact location of his heart was. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

When Henry finished, he wiped his mouth and pushed back from the table. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

But we went on talking, and when we finished he said, “Well, let me give you a call in a week or so.” Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

“War isn’t inevitable. It kills people. It—” “—took your mom,” Mars finished. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

A quilt started by a young love and never finished for some tragic reason? Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

In less than an hour, I was done with the job, and the only trouble we had was getting the hogs to leave the tree after I was finished. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

And when she had finished and had pushed the bucket around the ground with her nose a little, she stepped quietly over to Jody and rubbed her cheek against him. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once they’d finished their run, they trained in a private room far from her competitors’ eyes. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

At two-thirty Margot had finished her office work and was just gathering her things together when the sirens began wailing again. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t until I had almost finished writing the book that it occurred to me that schools might take it upon themselves to establish their own No-Name Day, as the characters in The Misfits do. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

When Jerrie finished the last of the testing at Pensacola, she sent a letter to Webb about completing the tests successfully. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

He had finished jamming his shoes on top of his shirts and ties, and socks were wadded into the pillowcase. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Racetracks are ringed with poles that tell riders what fraction of a mile remains before the finish wire. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s on Friday night, November the fifteenth at the—” “—the Robert E. Lee Hotel,” Miss Celia finish. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The bazaar was emptying quickly, the merchants finishing up their haggling for the day. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

When we finished eating Byron asked, “What’s the word on them toilets?” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then came the possibility of Ralph’s finishing his Ph.D. after all. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lu was just finishing the sprint and was now staring back down the straightaway. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

After she finished cauterizing one nostril she took a break and cooked her hands again. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The deep ridge of his forehead was finished with two branched dragon horns, one on each side of his head, and the broad nostrils of his nose flared. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

And now that he was full of health again and free of the sickness of his love he couldgo to her and be finished with her and turn himself to other things. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Barack’s agent felt sure she could resell the idea to a different publisher, though he'd have to get a draft finished soon. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

And then she finished sunbathing and went into the water to swim and she said, “Bloody Nora, it’s cold.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

When we’re finished we walk up the hill, leaving these arrangements behind us, half wreath, half lunch. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to go now. Dinners at three o’clock. Oh, and by the way, I finished our story.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Sheriff Dean and Sheriff Nagelman approached the grave site just as Shady was finishing his few words of eulogy. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

But I didn’t, so now all I’m thinking about is what I promised myself I’d tell her as soon as we finished singing “All Night Long.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

For the first time ever, I cracked the top sixteen and came home with a twelfth place finish. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I was alone in the bar; Wilfred was out on the court giving a lesson; I decided to tell him of my decision not to play in the tournament as soon as he finished. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don't need—” she started to say, but the window closed before she finished. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I curse silently at myself as I finish brushing my teeth. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

They’d finished the macaroni and beans by lunchtime the day before, and with the minimal amount of food in each bag, there was no way they could survive on what he alone would bring home. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

When she’d finished, her pockets bulging ridiculously, she unscrewed the handle from her bucket and tucked it through her belt. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I’m at my desk finishing up the studies for Mom’s sculpture, really working for a likeness. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I never finished the story; I never told you all of it. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s earned his rest, all right,” he breathed. p in Massachusetts, Pollard greeted reporters with a rhyme: “The weather was clear, the track fast War Admiral broke first and finished last.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I also knew that eventually we would have to finish that conversation about why he treats Needles like he doesn't love him, when we all know he does. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Barack and I were determined to make the transition with grace and dignity, to finish our eight years with both our ideals and our composure intact. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Back in his bedroom he finished dressing hurriedly, whistling tunelessly as he stooped to grease and comb his hair before the mirror inside his wardrobe. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

When I finish eating my donut, I give Fuchsia’s bright pink, Sharpie-covered sneakers a kick. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Mamou finished the last few dishes and then pulled half a watermelon out of the fridge. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Charles Chiltington wolfed down his breakfast, then raced up here to finish the game he started last night so he can enter his name as the first high scorer.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

When I was finished I turned to where Ben sat. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I had already finished and she was still checking away with the same zeal. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

When he had finished decorating the page, he threw the tablet to the floor among many others that were scattered about. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She finished the S at the end of his name with a flourish and set the piece of canvas aside. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

But it doesn’t matter, because something else happened when we finished throwing horseshoes that was even better. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Well, I don’t know that fifty is much for a dress, with all the furbelows and notions you have to have to finish it off these days.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I finally finished, Dad just sat there, staring at the kayak’s wounded hull. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“You have finished? You do this rubbish job and say you have finished?” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She worked fast; the sooner she finished, the closer she’d be to a chance at meeting Wash in the woods. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The school had spoken with her last year about moving me straight to sixth grade after Jay and I both finished fourth, and she thought it was a good idea. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

On April 23, President Gerald R. Ford announced the war was finished as far as America was concerned. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

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

Ash finished buckling the saddle in place and said, “The woman asked the huntress to chase her down, as a stag, and to kill her. And then, she could finally be free.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He offered a deep finishing bow while the merchant applauded. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

"Her page. She invites you to sup with her again. There's to be a haunch of venison, she says, a brace of stuffed geese sauced with mulberries, and—" "—her daughter," Tyrion finished sourly. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“I think so. I—” Betty Jean choked up and couldn’t finish. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m finished. There’s nothing else to do. I’m taking the first flight back tomorrow.” The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He thought, to God: if there is any mercy in you at all you will finish it now. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

My Death Eaters outnumber you, and the Boy Who Lived is finished. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

"Every month, if you are married, you go to the bath after you finish your cycle. I used to run a mikvah back in France. Are you married—what is your name?" What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The finish line, on the other hand, ran straight across the water, just about intersecting the bridge on the California side of the racecourse but intersecting the Washington side several yards short of the bridge. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“It’s okay. It was mostly my fault. I should have let you finish. I shouldn’t have hung up. And I missed you, too. I have so many stories for you. One involves two married horses.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I planned to beg and plead with Uncle Clancey to let me live with them and finish high school in Cincinnati. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time my mom finishes packing, it’s around midnight. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

“Once he’s finished recording all his messages, he’ll have no use for Messengers anymore.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

She had just finished helping a student with his math homework one afternoon when her best friend, Ellie McElveen, nudged her. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“You will need twice that many bricks to finish our wall.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

But by the time I finished writing about it in my journal I had settled down. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

I untied my shoes and placed them next to me—bottoms up, of course—until I finished my math. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

I finished the right side of the bird, then looked at the paper. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

When she had finished she gazed for some time at the swimmers. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

But Mrs. Bennet, who had calculated on her daughters remaining at Netherfield till the following Tuesday, which would exactly finish Jane’s week, could not bring herself to receive them with pleasure before. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

“I will withhold judgment until I finish. However, I will say that I’m feeling a bit embarrassed to have given you The Price of Dawn.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Your mom reminds me every time I talk to her about how bad of an idea that was. That’s why we brought in another crew to finish the house.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Olmsted finished those plans shortly before the Great Fire of 1871. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Instead, I’m sitting at the kitchen table forcing myself to finish the rest of my homework. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“Can I take that to mean . . .” Jeanine purses her lips and pauses for a few seconds before finishing. “. . . that you agree with the reports that have been released about the political leaders of this city?” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“I should think you would give it back to him if you have finished with it.” The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

It turns out his family is from San Francisco not far from where I lived with Dede while I was finishing up secondary school. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

My first order of business is to not finish the meatballs. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

She sulks and turns away from us while I finish telling my story to Trub. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

From start to finish, the trip took almost a week. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

By one- thirty the cross was almost finished. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had just finished telling Gram and Gramps about the mysterious message when Gramps pulled off the freeway. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

As he finished he sensed that Bigwig had just entered the hall, and knew that they were all together again. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

So now he was waiting to finish his sentence, of which less than two years remained. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even now my bedroom still has the walls painted in Placid Pink where she had got going on the bottom but didn’t finish at the top. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The referee had finished the introductions and called them to the center of the room. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I finished, he apologized to me, but I suspected that he just wanted me to leave. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The girl suddenly said: "My brother won't leave until he finishes his assignment. Sorry. His session was over ten minutes ago." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“You told me you finished packing,” Mamma said, sitting on a wicker chair Dimple had bought at a flea market years ago. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

In the morning, I finished the book and then started immediately reading it again. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Spencer finishes the bottle and looks at me like he's in love. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I could see Rosaleen and May through the kitchen window finishing the dishes. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would come as a relief to finish the article and find herself back in the haven of Allen’s library. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

I closed the book without finishing the verse, afraid that if I kept reading, my voice would truly become Yakov’s. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Soon my uncle will be finished packing and will come down to join him on his guitar. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

But O-lan was not finished with it, and she went her way silently. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

At the machine shop, Mr. Ferro presented us the finished product of our newest design, Auk XIV. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The man finished what he was doing and shut a wooden box, like a violin case no longer than a walnut. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I focused on finishing the workbook pages that were due by the end of class and placed them on Señor Ascencio’s desk. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

On the island, perhaps, she would finish healing. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

After we finished our business in the privy each morning, I took her to check our mystery garden. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next day, Tehlu set off to finish what he had begun. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

There were fifty-thousand jars in all to be loaded up, more than five thousand to each jeep, and it took over an hour to finish the job. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he came to the realization that he felt like urinating and he had been putting it off until he had finished fixing the little fish. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

He was hanging clothes to dry in the yard and I saw his eagerness in the harried way he finished the job. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She rested against him and cried until she seemed too weak to cry any longer, and did not look at him once until he extended his handkerchief when she had finished. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

It was covered then with a coat of wax of the same thickness that the finished bell was to be, and the required decoration on the outside of the bell was carved on the wax. Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction 1973-09-19T00:00:00Z

When I finished, I found him staring at me. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the first time he had ever finished out of the money. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She waits a minute and then she says, “Okay,” and we don’t say nothing more, just finish the last of the food. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“I’m just ...” I couldn’t finish the sentence, didn’t know how to. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

By the time they had finished settling in, they could smell food cooking. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

When the Transfiguration class had finished, they joined the crowd thundering toward the Great Hall for lunch. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

They sat there in silence finishing up their second tallboys, moving into thirds. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pushes himself off as he’s saying “three,” and meanwhile I was waiting for him to finish saying “three.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

All the initiates fall into a line when they finish dressing. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I tell him I’m finished with the dancing, that I have sixpence in my pocket for Mrs. O’Connor that’s supposed to go into the black boy’s mouth, that I’m going to the Lyric Cinema instead. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“What’s another half an hour to finish this interview?” he insists. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

It was half finished, a wide gold collar formed of tiny chains strung with innumerable golden bees, each one delicately and imaginatively conceived, superbly wrought. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

The finished paper would not be quite as large as the newspapers she had made by hand, but it would look much more real, more important. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

Harry was wondering what a wizard did once he’d finished school. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

As they began to approach the finish line, the Winged Footers made a move, sprinting past Princeton and challenging Washington. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

At nine minutes they, too, had finished their job and were discarded, and we were left with the single engine of the third stage to see us safely into orbit. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I finish getting ready for school, thinking to myself that I know all about Mom’s promises. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

"And Joffrey . . . Joffrey is ..." She finished for him. ". . . crown prince, and heir to the Iron Throne. And I was only twelve when my father promised me to your brother Brandon." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

As Lon finished his story, the Second’s hands drifted to her bloodsword, and the scent of metal bloomed in the greenhouse. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

That python was such a slow eater that he still hadn’t even finished by the time we left the reptile house. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

The authorities were in the process of finishing an entirely separate maximum- security structure for political prisoners. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

At last she was finished and stood back again. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Cut my arm, probably doing irreparable damage to veins and arteries, and then Brutus and Enobaria showed up before she had time to finish me off. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Big Ma shooed us into the kitchen to finish up our after-dinner chores. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

He knew now, and the knowledge was hard, that his task had never been to undo what he had done, but to finish what he had begun. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Then, just as Toby was finishing his ceremony, there was a huge shuddering thumping noise that seemed to come from everywhere at once. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once Mom told me that she had her three children in three years because she wanted to finish the duty of having babies sooner, so she could devote herself wholeheartedly to the revolution. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And that tall man there,” Hand Clap finished, looking at me, “that’s your father.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The finished pieces were surely locked up somewhere in the house. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

The fuel for the camp stove was finished, and so they threw it aside. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

The bell for lunch rings, and Missus Wilhelmina slowly finishes her sentence, to remind us that we aren’t allowed to leave until she dismisses us from class herself. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Everything had to be finished that day because I could not violate the Sabbath. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Once it’s finished and painted red and white, I ride around in it too. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

After, I help Mom finish packing everything else. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

But if I borrowed one thin volume, returning it as soon as I finished, would anyone notice? Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

In the evenings, after he had finished his supper of watery cabbage soup, Charlie always went into the room of his four grandparents to listen to their stories, and then afterwards to say good night. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

When it’s finished, I hold the jar one last time. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

The animals were hard at work building yet another windmill; when that one was finished, so it was said, the dynamos would be installed. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

“All cuentos start with something to set the mood. And they end with a saying to finish it.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The soufflé and the fruit salad did not take long to finish. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

To while away the time, and perhaps to feign indifference until the deciding game was finished, Bobby began playing speed chess with a few of his chess friends. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe they could help?...or your kind and loving mom and dad could please help me if possible please, I wrote to finish the sentence and hopefully take the pressure off my dear friend. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I finish the whole plate and then ask for seconds, which pleases Mamá Jacinta. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Yes, but I also want you to finish.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

And by the next summer, Charles had finished his book Geological Observations on the Volcanic Islands Visited During the Voyage ofHMS Beagle. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

My father finishes stitching my wound, ties off the thread, and covers the stitches with a bandage. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Lyra was waiting for him to greet her, but he finished his remarks about the tide and pilotage before turning to the incomers. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

When he had finished combing his hair he moved into the room, and he moved with a majesty achieved only by royalty and master craftsmen. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the prayers were finished, Robin pulled on the faded hood, tucked the leather thong inside it, and followed the friar. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

We finish and stand shoulder to shoulder, trying not to wobble. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Vines dangled from low-hanging branches, and roots dipped in and out of the water, while the treetops disappeared into blurry white, as if some supreme cartoonist had forgotten to finish drawing them. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

We finished eating and got the check, not before Charles had time to finish his third Bloody Mary and order a fourth. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The patches of white above the eyes, on the cheeks and around the mouth came off as finishing touches worthy of a Kathakali dancer. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The words were finished and Portia leaned over and struck her head upon the table. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Even though it took us an hour to finish, it was one of the best hamburgers I’ve ever had. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

She finished eating her corn, and so did the others. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

She seemed a little startled by his voice, but she came to the table determined to finish the terrible passage, yet not willing to miss her supper to do so. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Pocket finishing her orange at about the same time, and not approving of this, said to Jane,— Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s a very strong-willed person. When he makes up his mind about something, that’s it, finished.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Let him finish, Peasant To which Renee and my mom simultaneously turned to me and burst out, They call you PEASANT? Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time I reached the halfway point, the other kids were crossing the finishing line. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, that’s why it exploded. I shook up a lot of bubbles. It’s safe now. It’s just like water. Go ahead, you can finish it,” he said, and she continued to take tiny curious sips. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

That would be neat if we could finish it and you could use it to find fun things to do in DC that your parents would take you to. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

But I have to finish the song for her. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

All night he worked, and when the first light of the tenth morning touched him, Tehlu struck the wheel one final time and it was finished. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It would always take until the cookies cooled down for her to finish her gingerbread adventure. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

When it finished, he wiped his mouth on the sleeve of his shirt. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Warren pulls on my shirt as a way of asking me to finish what I started. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He had finished eating and was sitting looking in my direction. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Finally, in July, a finished panel was trucked up from Tennessee and carefully put in place. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

When the men did not finish their lunches, I would salvage what few crumbs remained. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he heads back in to finish his links. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

We still had our essays to finish, but it was well known we didn’t really have to finish them if we chose to start our training. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She finished cutting and brushed the hair off my shoulders. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Yet it was not only on that account we missed you. It was—” I stopped, not knowing how to finish. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once we crossed the finish line, he quick-quick dashed tears from his face so no one could see them. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Lord Bertulf rarely let his tenants and vassals finish their claims before announcing his judgment. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

A new wide road was being finished that would go over the mountain and zig-zag down to the bridge. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

‘That fighting—I wasn’t born when it finished.’ Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sounds just like his lordship,” she said when she finished. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

In a June 2, 1891, letter to Hunt, he wrote, “We are at a dead standstill waiting for your scale drawings. Can’t we have them as they are, and finish here?” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I finished adjusting the hand strap and opened the prayer book. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Once I finally finished the lap, which may have taken fifteen minutes—pathetic—I returned to my room to find two women in it, one I recognized and one I didn’t. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

When I finished all the Verne books in the library, I became the first in line for any book that arrived written by modern science-fiction writers such as Heinlein, Asimov, van Vogt, Clarke, and Bradbury. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I saw that there was a bowl of rice ready for Sassur when his chanting was finished. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Floors look like someone just finished polishing them. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

When I had finished, I carried the clothes beyond the beach and laid them on the grassy bank to dry in the sun. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

We lapsed back into silence as we finished eating. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

After I finished packing, I wrote a note to Trampita to thank and surprise him. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Frozen and shrinking, I stand stunned onstage until the orchestra has finished the piece, Marschner coming to my aid and playing the melody I should be singing. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The canoe when I had finished was not so beautiful as it had been before, but I could now lift one end of it and drag it through the waves. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Or maybe he doesn’t care, because this is all just in your ...” She couldn’t finish. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“I was not finished. You will accompany young Tristan, but I am not fool enough to trust you any further. No, you will need...constraints.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I finish the chapter I’m on and peek out the window—checking to see if anyone is setting up for the block party yet. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

She finishes her shift and gets her purse from the back room. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Instead I finish it in three gulps and tell her thanks. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

She stepped out of the finishing pose and ducked her head, looking suddenly shy. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

When Papa had finished, Mama pleaded with him to build a floor. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I can help you finish them after,” I say. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

They finished all but the last candy—that one was for Naomi—and hopped down from the porch to play marbles on the packed dirt in front of the store. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, Mom,” Lucy had said when she finished. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

By the end of the hour they were almost finished. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Once she’d finished talking, she lifted her face and looked around. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

The bowl of beets still sits on the floor where I finished peeling them. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The Dwarf King ceased his blustering at the mention of Arawn, but when Taran had finished, King Eiddileg shook his head. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

When he finished, the boys leapt to their feet and cheered, applauding with their hands held over their heads. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I finished cleaning the gas company and went home, happy but anxious. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

S.Q. finished grading the quizzes and stacked the papers on the edge of his desk. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Nah, I’m just about finished,” he replied, then gestured to a seat opposite him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“I want you to finish your IV drip first, but Poe’s just checked in to room 310.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He pressed Play and listened to the messages again, and again I pressed Stop after the fifth was finished. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

He finishes his beer and rolls the empty bottle across the table. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He blinked twice at Y. Then O, then at L...and I needed no more letters to finish writing YOLANDA. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even after the leaves were finished, the fiftieth the twin of the first, and all made with supreme and loving care, his spirits continued to soar. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

When we finished, Maddy did what she always did—ran to the bathroom. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

My father and mother went for a drive in it every evening, right after Walter Cronkite was finished. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“When they finish their dinners,” explained Nala, “they leave their trays on the floor outside their door, where a hotel staff person is supposed to pick them up and take them back to the kitchen.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

At the finish they were a full length ahead and still widening the lead. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“But I'm going with you, because I want that book back as soon as Capricorn has finished with it.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Roosevelt believed that every effort should be made to give each person an equal chance of finishing the expedition alive. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

When she finished unpacking their clothes, Ma told the boys to put the suitcase back in the car, which really meant leave grown folks to grown folks’ business. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

When they finished, all three stood back, Mama leaning on her cane, well pleased at how pretty it was in the fading afternoon light. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The archers concealed behind die gorse had spoiled the song with a rain of arrows, and Tbeon himself had led his men-at-arms out to finish the butcher's work with dagger, axe, and warhammer. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Pa and Ma had just finished building our home. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

They finished their thousand-page treatise just in time—and it won the prize. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Using his left hand to hold tight to the foliage above him, he finished unwrapping himself and prepared to move. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Mr. Curtain had finished his juice and was watching Reynard watch the Whisperer. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Now he was in danger of finishing the most important race he’d rowed without having come close to exhausting himself—the last thing any oarsman wants. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

After I finished dinner and dried the dishes that Dad washed, I went out to check on her. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

As I finished the bed, thinking it looked surprisingly comfortable, a terrible black feeling came over me and I shuddered, aching at the sudden loneliness. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The Order Castles were prestigious finishing schools for the Nazi elite. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

He stared at the wall when I spoke and then back at his wrists when I was finished, but he didn't say a word. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He leaned against the wall and waited for Monster Mouth Myers to finish singing “O Say Can You See?” and join him. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

My grandmother turns back around and finishes making the sandwich. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Let’s finish on up. I reckon somebody else might want the table.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I thought she looked pretty, but we never finished it. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

He’d then persuaded Keffers to give him one of the little black notebooks he scribbled his figures in, and since then, Tommy had finished at least a dozen of his fantastic creatures. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

His three children all went far beyond his second-grade education, finishing high school or attending college. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

“I caught some of the words,” she said when the song finished. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

The wedding was to be in a week, as soon as arrangements could be made, and as soon as Hattie and Olive returned from finishing school. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Dude zipped up and down the wing on fast breaks like a cheetah, finished at the rim like a bull. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

We stood and watched until they had finished doctoring each other. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt much relieved at finishing it, and he started to feel better physically. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next afternoon, when the crew had finished for the day, I ran to the house. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

When he finished the demonstration, I took back my hand. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z