Then he would begin to cry and Desdemona would lie down next to him, holding him until the fit ended. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

From a storage room they dragged out beds and fitted them on top of one another to form bunks three levels high. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. I know. They don’t fit New York.” Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know if the mountain, so grand, could fit in the small frame of the camera. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Kindly in that they didn’t see fit to kill you fast. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

His legs were stretched out before him, showing high boots of supple leather that fitted him well, but had seen much wear and were now caked with mud. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Standing with his back to us is a boy in jeans and a fitted polo shirt—white, taller than me, hair totally covered by a backward baseball cap. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

It’s funny how humans can wrap their mind around things and fit them into their version of reality. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want it to fit this way. It’s just an old piece of paper. It’s probably wrong. It doesn’t know Moss.” Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

But we barely fit, because Great-Uncle Jim saved a whole lot of things, just in case of who knows what. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

The clothes fit perfectly: there was not even the stretching around the chest or the shortness in the arms he had expected. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“You, my young friend, are a rat. Exactly. Yes. Evil. Prisoners. Rats. Suffering. It all fits together so neatly, so sweetly Oh, it is a lovely world, a lovely, dark world. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

He is looking at the picture of Jesus, and suddenly I ask him, “Why do that man look so sick, with his eyes rolled back like he go into a fit?” Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

We hear many wonderful things about the Negro settlement there and are grateful that God in his infinite mercy and wisdom has seen fit to provide you and yours a refuge. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I open the oak cabinet and, just as Max promised, there's more than enough room between the buckets of Lego bricks and rolling carts with drawing supplies to fit me. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

In the century since the riot, progress has come in fits and starts. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She still didn’t know why she didn’t fit. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

As many of us under one roof as could fit. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

I rearrange my tiles, sequences of bamboo and balls, doubles of colored number tiles, odd tiles that do not fit anywhere. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I declare. I declare, Hoyt, don’t you beat all!” she said finally, and then, “Well, I swan. Won’t Mary Toy have a fit!” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I was too surprised and uncomfortable to talk, trying to fit this into what I knew about Alaska’s family. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

There the rejected items, which are about 90 percent of try-ons, are folded and put on hangers by whoever is staffing the fitting room, then placed in fresh shopping carts for Melissa and me. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I thought he knew something about breeding, but he wasn't fit to lick my shoe." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Will this fit in your backpack?” he asks, holding the jacket out to me. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

If one of those fit, Elizebeth could use it to chip away at the rest of the puzzle. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

It was hard enough for Rashid to fit in, especially now. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I'm in a mauve wool dress that I inherited from Elsbeth, which fits me well but is such a regretful color that she and I used to call it the Tonsil. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“How will you know if they fit?” she asked. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I try out the word, and her smile grows as big as her face can fit. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Look at these here lodgings of yourn, fit for a lord! Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“And if that doesn’t work, they build a coffin that’s tall and wide enough so that the arm fits.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I wanted to fit in and look like everyone else. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

It would be very difficult to fit a woman of her size into the canoe under normal circumstances. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Then, with effortless ease, as a skilled musician fits a bit of catgut to his lyre, he bent the bow and strung it. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you think Joseph will fit in?” my mother asked me later. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

At first she had started to write a poem along with it, but she couldn’t think of ideas to fit the music. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“You believe that human beings are not fit to govern themselves, and therefore—” He started and almost cried out. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

The walls were all heavy wainscoting and damask wallpaper, while the four-poster bed was fitted with fine linen. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Outside the rain finally began to fall, surging in fits and starts. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

She didn’t like this boy bringing the vacant lot into her kitchen, and she didn’t like how it fit his mouth. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Grote is lean and fit from walking miles every day. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

My legs slow down as I go into a coughing fit, before finally catching my breath. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

They fit perfectly—clearly two halves of the same box. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d gone out that day, through the melting snow, and bought a packet of taper candles from the corner store, and batteries to fit the flashlight. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

In fact, the opening might be large enough for a person to fit through, if the grate were removed. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

When the games erupted into fistfights, it became survival of the fittest: Stronger boys often pummeled weaker boys, throwing them to the ground. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

She thought about how she fit in this house, but she didn’t fit in Japan. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

One morning in 1934, he was perched atop a ladder, testing the electrical tuning coil of Sloan’s X-ray machine by poking at it with a wooden yardstick fitted with a nail at the end. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I explained how I had reconstructed the text, then quoted the reconstructed text from memory, showing him how it fitted perfectly to the explanation offered by the simplest of all the commentaries. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

"A wooden kitchen tub does not seem fitting for a creature." When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Charles Greiner, who was fit, white-haired, and soft-spoken, stood before the lectern and told us he had come up through the system, starting upstate as a CO. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But someone also suggested a study room. I think your idea fits perfectly with that. Let me make a few calls while you hang out, okay?” he says. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

And my mother, who used to throw fits because I dug holes and buried her flowers. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

He hated wearing shirts with buttoned collars; his neck was so big that they all fit too tightly. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I liked a dark blue one, but when we checked the price tag, Mamá and I convinced ourselves it did not fit right. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

That there were painfully scattered bits inside me that I could never put back because the places they fit into were gone. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

When the fit passed, he sat motionless for a moment, then opened his eyes. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The Grievers must barely fit through that thing.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Liyana wore a nubby brown coat that hadn’t fit her in years. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

It’s like the shape of her body heat fit right into me and I couldn’t ignore her for long. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The truck barely fits between the trees, and the road is rugged. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

She pops open the trunk and takes out a blue rolling suitcase, the kind that fits into the overhead compartment on a plane. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Tomorrow, if the Council of Guardians decided in her favor, she would look for the kind of wood she needed: short, smooth pieces she could fit together at the corners. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each visit was presaged by trips to the seamstress to fit a new dress or disguise an old one, and each time they returned there was fresh news about the royal court. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Teenage girls change in a year, but now the dress—which was more about wishful thinking last year—actually fit her perfectly. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

All the lettuce and cheese had been pushed over to the side so it would fit. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Wesley made beautiful clothes for her daughter— dresses just the right length and color and that perfectly fit Cynthia’s tiny waist. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

And I began to realize why Kevin and I had fitted so easily into this time. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

When I get to the gap in the fence, I kick more of the hill away first before I try to fit through. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dress was sleeveless and fitted at the waist, but the skirt flared out with a layer of chiffon over satin. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“But people think that the shoe fits better on you.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

They're snapping at each other as they move forward and back a few times, trying for the right angle to fit this couch through the entrance. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Looks like they could fit five of those little libraries from back home into this one room. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

I had always been my father's favorite, and it seemed fitting I should take on a mourning my mother had never bothered with. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Still she took it and put it in a deep pocket in a very loose fitting white dress that she had made herself from the cloth that I had brought her on my last visit. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

“Well, we both have middle names that don’t fit.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“So then, they need to make the raft big enough so everyone can fit on it, right?” he says. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Doon thought they might fit across the boat somehow to make railings to brace yourself against, but he couldn’t get them to work in this way. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“They are meant to be renovations to the house,” he says as she tours the room, “but they do not fit together properly.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The pieces of so many shattered lives are not going to fit back together again. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

There’s no way the insect shells will be able to fit through the narrow passage. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Not just to fend off our enemies but to fit in. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He changed a few words to fit the tune and the tune to fit the words, and then we both sang it. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Much of what I observe in Volpe’s theater program fits comfortably within the muscular language of education reform, with its emphasis on problem solving, high standards, “reaching for the top,” and accountability. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Marie-Laure can hardly fit it into the mouth of her knapsack. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

My third selection, also related to death, showcases yet another tone and style, and stands as further proof that good writing does not fit into a single formula. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

The air was thick with the cries of the stall owners promising the juiciest fish, the freshest fish, and fish fit for the King himself. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The church bag had to be big enough to fit her Sunday service survival kit. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

My mother has fit in her old pageant dress every year since she was crowned. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

"You'd like a fitting," he said cheerfully, and I thought with relief that he wasn't the sort of doctor to ask awkward questions. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

He picks up a handful of Legos and starts fitting them together. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

But something always fell through: the mother changed her mind; a father or a cousin or a grandmother showed up out of the blue; the agency decided another, often younger couple was a better fit. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Sequoyah’s syllabary is widely admired by professional linguists for its good fit to Cherokee sounds, and for the ease with which it can be learned. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Also, in between coughing fits, she took to sucking on one or the other of Edward’s ears. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

“All the beds are exactly six feet, see? Your friends are too short. Got to make them fit” Annabeth and Grover kept struggling. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

The remaining key Grandpa Sorenson had given her fit none of the keyholes, but the gold key she had found in the dollhouse armoire fit the bottom one. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I hold out my hand to Noelle in a fit of confidence. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Then shaking hands and wishing each other luck, they fitted the helmet over his head. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Each house consisted of two compartments, and each family at Lebrun’s possessed a compartment for itself, fitted out with all the essential paraphernalia of the bath and whatever other conveniences the owners might desire. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I get that it leaves you feeling lost and wondering how you fit into the world.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

“I’m not sure we have much that fits someone as tall as you, but we might.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

The signet fits perfectly into the impression on the letter. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Outside a long dim passageway stretched serpentine before her, fit by the flickering orange glare from behind. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“In my house I do as I see fit and store as many boxes as I feel like! Don’t stick your nose into my affairs!” The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I leaned back in my chair, gazing at the sky, how endless it was, the way it fit down over the world like the lid of a hive. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The soldiers have the right to punish thieves any way they see fit, killing them if they choose. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I still had a little niggle about Mama having a hissy fit when I brought him back to Raleigh with me, but I pushed that aside. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

It was simple and fitting, but there was more. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Each one was fitted with a cloth bag over her udder to keep the milk from being stolen. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“An ambulance can’t fit inside a school, so no, one didn’t carry me out, and yeah, I’m fine.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“That doesn’t mean I had a lot of close friends or that I fit in. It means that I was nice to everyone and they rewarded me for it. I still felt lonely.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

His design called for “a hundred or so pieces,” he explained, “which had to fit together to within a precision of a few thousandths of an inch.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

And she and Big Ma never fit together. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Principal Rivera handpicked the kids that fit her picture of what this thirtieth anniversary celebration should look like. Us? Our loud punk band? Not part of that picture.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

In other words, Teller was to have no formal authority at Livermore but was granted the implicit authority to direct its thermonuclear research program as he saw fit. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

She was fit with new boots as well. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Which was only fitting, for it was in dreams that the two girls had first met. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

At the sight of the cross and at the sound of those holy words the three sisters fell to the ground in a fit of agony and pain. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

When a severe selection pressure is applied—a rise in temperature or a sharp restriction of nutrients—organisms with the “fittest” phenotype are selected. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

The old summer people “used to try and fit in,” said Arlene Briard, a taxi driver who has lived here thirty-five years. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

The line, fitted with a hook, has three spark plugs at the end to sink it. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

My mother started working on the pants and shirt to make them fit. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I doubted that anyone would want to measure me for a fit. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

When we reached the starting line to begin the last lap, Coach Quatrini looked like he was having some sort of fit. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Cal said she didn’t want to talk about that Mr. Owen because he wasn’t fit to associate with humans. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

He had such graceful fingers, so good for folding shirts to fit the cardboard patterns that he had cut from campaign posters and fight and wrestling posters. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mon-a-nee,” I said, “I am going to give you a new name. It is Won-a-nee, which fits you because it means Girl with the Large Eyes.” Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My heart has been giving me fits lately and so I’ve just been lying low for a few days, but I don’t think I’m ready to kick the bucket.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“The mall. We’re going to buy you some clothes that fit.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The goblin/dwarf turf war was flaring up at the moment and some bright spark LEP elf had seen fit to put him in a cell with a gang of psyched-up goblins. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

My new blue dress fits me a little tight in the armpits, but I like the way I look. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

This just didn’t fit my picture of what an organic farm should look like. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

These were the kinds of thoughts and worries and fears that had plagued her for years—thoughts and worries and fears about every rumor and every real thing that could fit into her brain. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Like Noah. You reckon me and Mum could fit in the La Belle Sauvage along with you?” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, when a coughing fit was particularly bad, she squeezed Edward so tight that he was afraid he would crack in two. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

But you want to know whether I am the right fit for your organization. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Step right up and see the naked epileptic boy throwing a fit as he slaps himself silly! 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

A bell was fitted into the top of the tube, and it could be made to ring, so it seemed there was air present. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Over the gray marble this new, jagged etching of bodies doing things, growing parts, fitting together, changing shape. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Back home in Congo, our clothes were tailored, and they fit beautifully. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The Abbey creatures fell silent and drifted away from the heap of stones which blocked the hole, a fitting headstone for a mass grave of the enemy. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The jacket of the dark charcoal suit fit him perfectly, as did his trousers, which must have been retailored from their lanky western proportion to flatter his short Korean legs. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Determining that Indians superseded other people fit neatly into this plan. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I clenched my teeth as they strapped a fitted neoprene brace to my knee, despite how much the pain medication had helped to take away my discomfort. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

They watched me fit an electric miner’s lamp over my head. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

We spoke French there and fit right in. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

When the wallscreen changed, Shay fell over on the floor in a fit of giggles. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“And then I have to fit the sounds and the shapes with the situation, because so many words look the same when you lip-read. Like ‘mat’ and ‘mad’ or ‘pat’ and ‘pad.’ Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

It must’ve been awful to have people gawk at you and demand you entertain them how they see fit. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He was standing in the doorway, stooping a little to fit. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Had her comrades been speaking on her behalf, they would have said She shall not cut her conscience to fit this year’s fashions. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

The eye on the lighted side looked as if a spark had been fit inside the pupil. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He bent down, picked up the door, and fitted it easily back into its frame. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Or at least to feel like you "fit out." Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

His square shoulders barely fitted through the doorways. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

She thought she had the last word on the matter and that it was over until they returned home, where, no doubt Scythe Faraday would inflict some annoying but fair punishment that fit the crime. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He like to had a fit for me to come on. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m the only one small enough to fit,” he said, swaggering around like a bantam rooster. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He passed brass fittings and steel doors, noting easily stripped service lines. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

But when I reach the next platform, my feet have grown so huge they won’t fit through the next hole. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Some of the pipes were threaded through with lengths of chain fitted at their ends with every manner of bludgeon. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Because for the first time in my life, I fit. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“How dare you? You’re not in a fit state to come here, if you can’t come here without spluttering like a bad pen. What do you mean by it?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

First she felt cold and then she was seized by a fit of retching. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I investigated, and I fitted all the pieces together like a jigsaw puzzle. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to find out what was wrong, but all I could pry from her was that her mother’s new boyfriend had moved in with them, and the fit was a little tight. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Arthur used to walk round it Guenever was singing and brushing, her low voice fitting the stillness of the candles, when the door opened softly. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The top half of the dress is a perfect fit. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

She knew I yearned to fit in with my classmates and on the school softball team. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He showed him how they were drawn tightly to the upper arm of the harp by wooden keys which just fitted the tapered holes tightly enough so they stayed whichever way they were turned. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t surprised—he knew the classes were connected to the hidden messages—but he did wonder exactly how it all fit together. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

She needed her pipe—needed to calm down before she had a fit. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

First wonder goes deepest; wonder after that fits in the impression made by the first. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Rumpy bounced up and down in the tree in a perfect fit of rage. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pushed himself to his physical limit, running miles each day to stay fit, tag-teaming with fellow astronaut Scott Carpenter to practice water egress from the capsule in the Back River on Langley’s East Side. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

So I went to St. Ignatius, and it was cold and damp like it usually was, outside and inside, except inside there were more candles lit than you’d think could fit inside a single church. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

"This is no fit subject for the queen's ears." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Legend had it that they put it up in a single day, before one of the first big gatherings, when they realized the assembled no longer fit inside Valentine’s farmhouse. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“This door is giving me fits. Leo, can you try your skill with the lock?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

It doesn’t fit the architecture; it doesn’t fit this entire world! The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

My other clothes are all a little too big or too small, but this jacket fits me as though I went to the store and bought it just for myself. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was followed by a hitched series of coughs that eased back into the haunted fit of giggling. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He said he was fitted in a corset and played in it all year on the presumption it was a sprain. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The harder she tried to pull it over his head, the smaller it seemed to become, until finally it might have fitted a hand puppet, but certainly wouldn’t fit Harry. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Maybe it was because Baba had been such an unusual Afghan father, a liberal who had lived by his own rules, a maverick who had disregarded or embraced societal customs as he had seen fit. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

And the new additions, the girl and her mother, cleaning and helping as the owners saw fit. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

He was slim and fit, with salt-and-pepper hair and a sly smile. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was cut to fit around their necks in the back, and hollowed out to fit over their shoulders. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Herr Thiessen is amazed at how well his clock fits the circus, and how well the circus fits his clock. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He wished he could help, but he could not make the pieces fit together. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

He thought it was fitting for people to stumble across his magazine of stumbled across items. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

The entire island of Manhattan could have fit inside this cavern—and she couldn’t even see its full extent. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I almost don’t fit in it anymore, but I felt weird bringing yours. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Now you, chile, could run off and fit right in. You could leave Myna and my Tidbit here and have you a chance to be free.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

So there will be a whole tot of us going to the dance together, misfits and fits, couples and not. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was, Turner thought, a fitting end for the day. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

IT WIT An itsy-bitsy problem Used to give me fits. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Besides her bed and a chair at her desk, there’s a small sofa big enough to fit two people on it. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

It fit me better than it ever had, and I realized suddenly that, even though I was thin and starving, I had still grown. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Grace Windsor Wexler was supervising the fitting of her daughter's wedding dress from the beige velvet couch. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

The story came back to her, all the missing pieces fitting into place. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Ron had had a fit of gallantry and insisted that Hermione sleep on the cushions from the sofa, so that her silhouette was raised above his. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

It’s a bedroom fit for a baby girl who’ll grow up to be a princess. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Duuzuu was small enough to fit in the pocket of my coat, with room to spare for a biscuit. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Mama had to let the seams out for me to fit into it. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

"He wore it whenever he sat the Iron Throne in King Robert's place. Isn't it a lovely thing? I thought it only fitting that our champion avenge Jon with his own blade." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The regulator has to be in the pressurized area and it's too big to fit in the unmodified rover. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tyrion owned a fine suit of heavy plate, expertly crafted to fit his misshapen body. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I stopped my social crusade to fit in among the popular students in my class. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

We had already tried them on the week before, but I was so excited to come home and try mine on again, now that it had been fitted. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Suddenly the name didn’t seem to fit exactly. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

“You feel fit, then?” the Prince went on. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

She was a tranquil soul who entertained herself, studied hard, played with her dolls, and showed not the slightest inclination for her mother’s spiritualism or her father’s fits of rage. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I do not know why I was given such a dress, but if there’s any way I can fit into it, I will. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

And no one’s advice seems to fit how I feel. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

He was prepared to fake a seizure, an epileptic fit, anything that would keep Master from continuing what he was doing with that woman. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

As we sat there, we heard voices, and two young hikers, hippieish and very fit, emerged from the woods behind us. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“A scullery maid. Of no account. But our cook, Mandy, has cakes fit for a prince.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

It is fitting that the first great opera, composed by Monteverdi in 1607, features a hero faced with a life-or-death singing challenge in the Underworld, Orfeo. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

“No one as slight as Master Clovell has died...but we will cut some armor down to fit you.” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

She curled snugly along the inside of my body, so easy and natural, as if she had been designed to fit there. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

What could be more fitting than his nightshirt? Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

To their right the walkway overlooked a vast glass enclosure, nearly a quarter mile long and tall enough to comfortably fit a trading ship. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

If there were twelve names involved, and if each name was a piece in a very big puzzle, did any of those twelve fit together in other ways? Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

In other words: people who are misfits because they’re just who they are instead of “fits,” who are like everybody else. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

In an instant a fork is fitted into her hand. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Both are way too big to fit through the trailer airlock. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is just that we try to fit the waves to our preconceived ideas of positions and velocities. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put the complaining Barbarossa back on his own feet and said, “Everything has shrunk, Prop. The whole world is suddenly so small. I feel like I don't fit into it anymore.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

The prospect of having everything solved was wildly attractive to me, too, and while I lay on the chaise I didn’t ask myself where my feelings for the Object fit in. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“It was lovely, bright yellow. Grandma helped me cut it out, just to fit.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Once we would have said, Mr. Pecksniff quitted the firm, betted on the horses, and wetted his whistle, then wedded his sweetheart in a suit that fitted him perfectly. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could fed him standing there watching me as I tried to reeve the lengths, but I knew they weren’t fitting together. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

In February 1562, Tycho left Denmark to complete his education abroad, part of the usual process intended to turn him into an adult fit for his position in society. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

He didn’t want her to get breathless and succumb to a fit of coughing. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

She had a fit of dizziness whenever she stood up. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. March would not hear of the old gentleman’s undertaking the long journey, yet an expression of relief was visible when he spoke of it, for anxiety ill fits one for traveling. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I just know where to fit them now. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

By noon the parking lot couldn’t fit another car, and the overflow spilled out onto the track’s decorative lawns. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bent at the knee, it fits in the basket. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

But, try as they might, the philosophers could not get such models to fit what actually happens in the heavens. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“I dunno...I mean...bits of it sort of fit together,” said Ron awkwardly. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

It was strikingly obvious, and somehow too big to fit into his mind—like trying to cram the actual Cusp into his own small skull. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“My lord, Actaeon trespassed in gazing at the goddess. Being turned into a stag and devoured by his own dogs was a fitting punishment,” I said. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Her other issue is shirts that fit tight. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

The conversation moved in fits and spurts—lapsing into awkward pauses and then reigniting again. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

All he owned now, including the at.oow blanket, fit in the small duffel bag he carried over his shoulder. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

She was taken halfway up the Hudson in an excursion steamer fitted out in the archaism of the mad Twenties. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“He would be grieved to know that I read such tales, which men say are not fit for a lady’s ear.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Finally, we had a structure big enough for the four of us to fit. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Even Jefferson seemed to acknowledge that Adams did not quite fit into this rigid formula. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Used to be I could easily fit in with whatever friends I was hanging out with. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“Do the jeans fit? I was thinking we should look at shoes before we leave.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

The house was not quite a mansion, but the grounds were fit for a king. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

The twelve of us fit into four categories. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Uncle Chester’s bed linens were fit for rags and barely that. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“His parents don’t think Beecher Prep is a good fit for him,” Mr. Tushman continued, raising his shoulders. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“You’ll have to forgive us men. You see, it’s not an easy thing to pick a flower to fit a girl, if you’ll excuse my expression.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Her old thoughts were going to come in handy now, but new words would have to be made and said to fit them. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

The trunk was large enough that four stacks of Maps could fit, and all four reached the top. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The kitchen is the only room in the house we can all fit in together. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

How did they fit in with the southern white folks, with the men who gave me my scholarship? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

By doing so, they created a program called “Celebrating Diversity Through the Arts” geared toward teaching tolerance to kids who have been marginalized by society and don’t feel like they fit in. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

They tried to fit in with the ranchers and cowboys who were already there, but it was not a good match. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He was the thing that made you belong, after all. He made all the pieces fit together. And without him...” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Papa! When you were a child in Japan, did you fit in?” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Do you have any idea what it’s like not to fit in anywhere?” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Every time Mr. van D. coughed loudly, Mrs. van D. and I nearly had a nervous fit. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Axel’s home might be smaller than other homes, but it fits just right for him and Byrd. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Chickenhound was having one of his sniggering fits, even attempting to dance a little jig. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Do me a favor and try this one over here, honey. Might fit.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

It stopped at the stern and started producing deep groans interrupted by fits of heavy panting. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I am on a vast diet so I can fit into my gown for the festivities. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The steam caused the cedar to relax and bend to fit itself to the shape of the frame. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

None of the explanations fit, and he threw the scroll aside impatiently. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Jody’s father gave him an old pair of spurs and bent in the side bars and cut down the straps and took up the chainlets until they fitted. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

I fitted the lid on my typewriter and clicked it shut. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

He also became prone to sudden fits of hilarious laughter over nothing, which, while disconcerting, nevertheless made him entertaining company. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The way Maniac fit in, you would have thought he was born there. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She flew into a fit of concerned, if drunken, motherhood, and dragged Teapot home. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I used to fit in through that hole right there,” Garrett says. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

So, I knew there were people like that in the world, vicious in their hatred and willing to act on their desires to rid our country of anyone who didn’t fit into their neo-fascist ideals. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

They chose only the best and most physically fit from among the Hitler Youth. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

By the second half of sophomore year, that name clearly no longer fit. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Only his suit has changed, updated to fit the current style. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“If the tree was six feet and four inches exactly, it would fit perfectly in our living room.” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The model would certainly fit with the general locations of the X-ray reflections, for its essential helical parameters had been chosen to fit the seminar facts I had conveyed to Francis. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

But she kept the appointment, wearing one of the secondhand dresses that made her feel stiff and awkward because they never fit properly. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought skiing was like sledding—one hill fits all. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

She saw how hard I worked with my studies, and how I struggled to fit in socially. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

So a tray was fitted out before anyone began, and taken up with the cook’s compliments. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of the drawers had keyholes, but they were already unlocked, and the keys did not fit. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Their antennae were plumes fit to fan a tiny queen, their bodies like willow buds: compact, furred, marvelous. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Even what would fit me in that paper sack, I can’t wear. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

But she was happy not to be there today, in the audience, watching as other young girls heard that they too had been found fit only to breed. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The word didn’t fit the surroundings, the sun and the bright October afternoon. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a pack, even for fit people it is not easy. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

The fits of shivering stopped, the stiff limbs fell limp and relaxed. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first place he took Ged was the wardrobe room, where as a student of the school Ged might find himself another such cloak that fitted him, and any other clothing he might need. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

But how to fit the Commander into this, as he exists in his study, with his word games and his desire, for what? The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps this was because Mammachi fitted properly into the conventional scheme of things. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would have said more, but just then he broke into a fit of coughing. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The children remembered Mr. Poe because he always had a cold and was constantly excusing himself from the table to have a fit of coughing in the next room. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

Joey fits in with his family; he fits in with his friends; he fits in with Lake Windsor Downs. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

"The legs, I could tell . . . the clothes fit, but the muscles in his legs . . . poor lad . . ." He coughed, and blood came up from inside him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She has spun her words to fit her beliefs. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I was thinking about it today because I remembered one time when we were shopping, she kept sticking the notebook into purses she liked, to make sure it fit. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

I took a capsule apart and unloaded half of it and fitted it together again. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Upon hearing or reading the string of words, the perceiver can work backwards, fitting them into a tree and recovering the links between the associated concepts. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

It is not a simple thing to decide where we fit, for at one time or another in our lives we manage to organize in every imaginable social arrangement. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know how the air tank worked, or whether I could adjust the safe-suit to fit me. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

There's no way to tell, and Jackson looks fit to burst as we listen to the people above move in and out of the house. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

All the pieces were there, but the puzzle of fitting them together was escaping me. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Will Wilson fits squarely in the city’s middle class. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

We fit together not because we need each other, but because we choose each other. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“It’s not up to you to help other people fit you into a box,” she says. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

It was not just that things fit loosely; his sleeves and his pant legs were suddenly too long. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

My lips feel different against hers, our bodies fit differently. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

In simplest terms, the sound waves of consonant notes "fit" together much better than the sound waves of dissonant notes. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“None of your keys would fit this?” he asked.“They’re way too small.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I fitted an arrow and pulled back the string, aiming at his head. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seven had done everything she could think of: studied for her C.A.T. exams, attended every witching social event she could fit on her calendar. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

She had forgotten that Jaime had been born on the same day and did not have such fits. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Looking at it, I estimated that four men lying down could fit inside. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

It's small, light, and easily fit in the airlock. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had lived together in Baltimore as kids, had struggled to survive, and had achieved a physical and emotional toughness that seemed to fit them well. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Maybe it was because Dante seemed to make himself fit everywhere he went. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Matthias was astonished at the amount of nutbrown ale that Ambrose supped before he deemed himself fit enough to make a report. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Which is sort of fitting, because I haven’t discussed any of this until now. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

The magistrate held the stone parts in his hands and tried to fit them together. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

As soon as we get settled, though, all the giggling stops, and Isabella has a coughing fit. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Amerinds, he concluded, had split off from northeast Asian groups about fourteen thousand years ago, which fit well “with the widely held view that the first Americans were the Clovis-culture big-game-hunting paleo-Indians.” 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

She’s been fitted for bifocals recently, and they hang against the folds of her sari on a chain around her neck. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Abby and I started off walking and ended up racing down the sidewalk before busting into the store in a fit of giggles. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

I keep thinking if I could just stick out less, if I could learn to walk and talk like the kids around me, maybe I would fit in more. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would feel good if all the pieces of my life could find a way to somehow fit together. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I close the closet door behind me, I bury my face into the clothes on the left side of the rack, clothes that haven’t fit for years. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

The back side of the car sagged but everything fit. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

I feel the way his hand, warm and firm, fits around mine. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Matt gets on the bus, holds his trumpet case out in front of him so it can fit between the seats, and makes his way toward the back. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

I know exactly how we fit together, his arm around my waist, my hands on his chest, the pressure of his lips on mine. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Anyway—a miracle!—my family agrees to shoes if any to fit me can be found. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

But there are also many standing waves that do fit. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

"It's time you were fitted for that custom-made mouthpiece." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did as he said and was surprised to find that they were a perfect fit. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

His uniform barely fit, and his locker forever smelled like the rotting food he squandered. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I left the shop wearing a pair of rubber boots so large my sneakers fit inside and so heavy it was difficult to keep up with my begrudging guide. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The railing she was tied to had pulled out of its fitting. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He found that his arms and legs were shaking uncontrollably, as if he were having some sort of fit. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

Too big to fit in the sick bay with the rest of them, Horse pulled up a stool and wedged himself in the doorway, his bulging muscles pressed against the walls. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He was standing next to his bike, now fitted with all sorts of expensive accessories, over by the bathroom doors. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Someone had seen fit to treat all my recent injuries no manner how minor. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

That seemed not to fit with the picture I had of my father. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

It would be fitting if I got a sunstroke and died before they came outside. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

They couldn’t fit everything in the chariot, but they used Frank’s rope to strap down most of the gold weapons and the best pieces of armor. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“They said that he had an infection, but that he had the health of a very' fit sixty-year-old man,” Junior said. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I mean, this thing was so big its body barely fit through the tunnel. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Apparently having something that actually fits was not acceptable. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

I don’t own a suitcase, so I end up stuffing as much clothing into my backpack as it can fit. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The girl grabs the pencil, focusing, drawing the line in fits and starts. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Wearing a baggy shirt and orange-tinted glasses, Hart was fitted with a wireless sensor on his head that fed his brain waves into a computer. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

This knowledge provoked another fit of coughing in Sarah Ruth, and she hunched over again. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

It would be long enough to fit not only Anya’s family but some guests as well. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Between coughing fits, he pleaded with Leslie Groves to authorize a delay of the test. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those of us in the first American generations have had to figure out how the invisible world the emigrants built around our childhoods fits in solid America. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

How long could it be before he took the final step of fitting all these things together? Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were fits and starts of normality, but always a specter loomed. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

He had served four terms; that he should serve a fifth in the year of the fair seemed fitting, and a wave of nostalgia swept the city’s wards. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Every Thursday afternoon, after the last serious arrow had been shot, they were allowed to fit one more nock to their strings and to shoot the arrow straight up into the air. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Together, we would never have fitted into either of our apartments. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

She took a deep breath to speak, which set her off into a terrible, heavy-sounding coughing fit. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Oppenheimer wasn’t fit to be a soldier, Groves acknowledged. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was cut from pale blue glass and was fitted above a thin neck, under which were blowing loose robes of thin yellow silk. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother is not like the other mothers, she doesn’t fit in with the idea of them. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He had trained in the natural sciences himself, and so was considered fit to act as the under-writers’ representative in the College. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

As he stood there in utter bewilderment the terrified people who were watching him from a distance saw that the mad fit was over, and Amphitryon dared to approach him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everything I own fits in a single bag. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Ginika looked around, to point at her helper, but both young women had disappeared into the fitting rooms at the back. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Walter, Raymond, and I were members of the High Organ, but the one piece that did not fit was the presence of Mlangeni. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can tell from what he said that he doesn’t know exactly how it all fits together. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

He had to sit on the book when prison staff couldn't fit the electrodes to his small frame. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The door itself had been repaired and fit snugly now into its frame. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

He explains that the new plank needs a beveled edge so it will fit up tight against the keel. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

There just wasn’t sufficient reason to invent, for example, the telescope when you had an astronomical theory which, with extraordinary mathematics, could fit the appearances. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

At Wal-Mart, as opposed to say Lord & Taylor, customers shop with supermarket-style shopping carts, which they can fill to the brim before proceeding to the fitting room. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Emma replied that “that was the usual state of the family at Down,” and they should come because they would fit in perfectly well. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I've been watching them for a couple years now, so there's not much I need to know about fitting in. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Now, here I am after dinner stuck holding a box of straight pins while Tía Inés gets a new pair of jeans fitted. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I size it up but decide it won’t fit in my purse. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And there she is, so small she can fit underneath Stella with room to spare. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

I agreed, but I refused to allow Gay in the fitting room. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I put them on and the earphones fit snugly, sealing out the sound of outside traffic and footsteps from upstairs. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Mom chirps, and the two of them go upstairs in a fit of adolescent bliss. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Now some of you know exactly where you fit in. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

They were not fit to cover the distance by nightfall: and before long they had worse to face than their own fatigue and low spirits. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I fit the last bullet into my slingshot and point it straight at her. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I put them on, and they adjusted to fit my avatar’s feet perfectly. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Miss Thomas said, “We’re going to have to talk to Mr. Calloway about where you can put your things, Bud, I don’t think you’ll be able to fit anything in those closets.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Livermore’s nebulous mandate was an ideal fit for Lawrence’s scheme. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

It was Father’s favorite workplace, fitted with holoscreens so he could stay in contact with the outside world. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was a noble question, and if destiny had seen fit to reveal its staggering answer to him then, he would never have believed it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Boys slightly older were moving on to girls and dating and fitting in with the mores and restrictions of being in their mid teens, which meant, among other things, avoiding associations with younger boys. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

In addition, the image of a seagoing people fits into a general rethinking of paleo-Indian fife. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Hermione was overcome with such a strong fit of the giggles at this point that she had to duck out of the queue and only returned when Archie had collected his water and moved away. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

When the strange fit was over, the disease was truly defeated. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, it’s settled then. You girls will be excused from classes tomorrow for your fitting, and next week you will attend dinner at the mayor’s residence.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I should be too big for this, but somehow, I always fit perfectly in her arms. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Each step of the mare brought Petey closer, until she was fitted to Finn like a puzzle piece, her head under his chin. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I fit one of them into my makeshift slingshot. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Piper went into some sort of fit and began kicking the garage door. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Running or doing anything active could make him collapse into a fit of coughing. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I know all about Ephialtes and Otis. Those wannabes! They never fit in with the other giants. Too puny—and those snakes for feet.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

But there came a point, maybe around the time I was eleven or twelve, when my mom stopped sitting in fitting rooms with me or brushing her teeth while I was in the shower. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The witch stopped outside the tent Mrs. Coulter had gone into, and fitted an arrow to her bowstring. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“These doors are too smooth, anyway. No place to fit a jack in. Let’s keep looking.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

There was something pathetic about their grandeur, as if they were dressed for a charade but not quite fitted. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the middle of a crying fit, it was even harder. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“It’s just that the two styles don’t fit together.” If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I myself had laughed at these jokes, hoping to fit in. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They go in fits and starts, stopping so many times the rest of the Spec is forced to continue around them, parting like water around a stone. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“You are mistaken. We cannot let you kill our Nightbeast or become a true coven. It just will not fit in with our plans,” Aamon said. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

It becomes obvious that I don’t quite fit in with my relatives, although the same blood runs through my veins. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

But the fit is wrong in some detail and the process comes to a halt. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Shoji knows where he fits into the world. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Only place I ever fit was with T. Thinking about it only makes me miss him more. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The second lodge would have to be bigger than the first if it was going to fit Broadfoot the bull moose. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Perilee calls her their little magpie, and the nickname fits like a glove. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Yep, has fits,” the man said, hiding his mangled hand from the baggageman, who had been attracted by the sounds of struggle. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z

In his “Sand Reckoner,” Archimedes first calculated how many grains of sand would fit across a poppy seed, and then how many poppy seeds would span a finger's breadth. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

The Misfits, in all likelihood, were trying to fit in, but just couldn't. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

He doesn't fit anywhere in the photo album of my life up until now, barely even a blur in the background or on the fringe of some forgotten frame. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

When I came tearing out of the underbrush, Old Dan threw a fit. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aunt Aggie was the one that done raised me up right, despite what Momma says when she gets in one of her fits. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

After a period of recuperation, he brought Oriley back on the track, sound and fit. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

But trying to imagine Katherine pledging herself to a life as a spinster doesn't quite fit. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

So saying, he stretched out on his back on the carpet again, his slight torso fitting in rather tightly between the 1932 Stromberg-Carlson table radio and an overfilled maple magazine stand. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

In all things, there always seemed to be a supply to fit the demand. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

This was fitting because grass, not petroleum, is the foundation of his farm’s success. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“I’m fit as a lad, my dear girl.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

We can navigate the flock freely, with the ability to protect or disown as we see fit. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He looked fit and ready for a real game. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I just couldn’t see why Mama and Aunt Loma were having a fit about it. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“You go up there because you want to fit in,” he says. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“We can design this to fit you, Melody,” Mrs. V tells me. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“It fits. Okay, I’ll wear it on my seed searching. But I’m not going to enjoy it!” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Before he made contact with the Russian, however, Saxe had to learn how to handle something much more delicate: the T-50 subminiature camera, a tiny device fitted inside a brand-name pen. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He backed up against the tree, calling "No! No!" between fits of laughter. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

He held an arrow loosely in his hand but did not fit it to the string. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Grandma was a tight fit, and the plane seemed to bend beneath her. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

But I sure got mad and had a fit. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It would make us fit in a little bit,” I pleaded with Mom. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

A name like Dull Mud Hole, while a better fit, was probably a bit too honest. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

He would hand Monsieur Giannot the stone, and Giannot would pull brass lorgnettes out of his breast pocket and fit their lenses over his calm eyes and tell him: real or fake. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

What I knew about those subjects would fit on the head of a pin. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I am still naked, now sprinting past stone-faced guards, trying to prove to them how fit I am. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

She had never spoken to a white person this way before; Mama would have a fit if she could hear her. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

But "Let's do drugs together!" was his leading parental philosophy on the subject of illegal substances, and it definitely fit into the "Super Cool" part of the pie chart. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Notice that it doesn't matter what the length of the fundamental is; the waves in the second harmonic must be half the length of the first harmonic; that's the only way they'll both "fit." Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

It was a perfect fit, and it cost only twenty-five dollars, marked down from twenty-seven fifty. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

But it was exquisitely made and had been hand- tailored to her exact measurements; she had never worn anything that fit so well. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

She wore a shiny copper-colored wig that fit like a helmet. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I am quite good at discerning lies. I hear none from you. Your story also fits with what Hazel Levesque told us.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

You multiply five by four and then by five again, and it’s no wonder I forget how some of them fit in. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He listened to the constant parade of sounds outside, footsteps, bicycle bells, the incessant squawking of crows and of the horns of cycle rickshaws in the lane so narrow that taxis could not fit. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

"My nephew is not fit to sit a privy, let alone the Iron Throne." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The rustling sound of pants being pulled to the waist like the fitting of a wedding dress. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wagner did not fit either of these moulds. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

In a fit of madness, I begged her favor to wear in the tourney, never dreaming she would grant my request, yet she did. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It’s not like the Lord saw fit to endow me with huge bosoms like he did Katherine. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Frank had been startled and upset to find that they fit him fine. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

It was the desolation of having found the place that fits, the one true place, and experiencing the first heady sigh of rightness before being torn away and cast back into random, lonely scatter. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

By the time they got to the southern end of the valley and found a cave that would fit all three of them, the tips of her ears throbbed and her nose was numb. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

This, Aru guessed, must be where souls were fitted for new bodies and new lives. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

We do, Mrs. O’Connell, though Wouldn’t be a fit subject to be talking about. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

He kisses me between the eyebrows, and on the tip of my nose, and then carefully fits his mouth to mine. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Poor Iros felt a new fit of shaking take his knees. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the other side of the desk, League staff sized up the migrants, trying, as an Urban League report explained, “to fit the workers to the jobs and the jobs to the workers.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

My mother has given me pictures to dream—nightmare babies that recur, shrinking again and again to fit in my palm. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes were bright blue and smiling down at me, and his nose had mysteriously shrunk to fit his face. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

All Toby wanted was for everything to fit together. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Oh,” Lee Lee says, her brows scrunched in a fit of confusion. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Even if we keep it a secret from Lana so she doesn’t pitch a fit.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Pa looked both fit to be tied and ready to laugh. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

And when I was a Negro, the whites judged me fit for the junk heap, while the Negroes treated me with great warmth. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

But to Falconer I was apparently no more than an unskilled and incompetent prentice, not fit to converse with or share a room with. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“No,” said he, smiling, “that is no subject of regret at all. I have no pleasure in seeing my friends, unless I can believe myself fit to be seen.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“God has not seen fit to be so helpful.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

The crickets and owl, too: They all kind of fit. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

But it wasn’t a lesson from God; it was something else, something more like putting together a puzzle, making the pieces fit to form an image. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

The spot right at the dip of his waist below his ribs looks impossibly soft, and Alex might die if he can’t fit his hand into that little curve in the next five seconds. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

But not if the boat was in the water, and the sails fitted to the mast, and the wind blowing little clouds along the sky. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Being a marksman and sharpshooter, he was peculiarly fitted to miss. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone seemed to fit in, except for me. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Dresses are hung in a closet so big my new bed could fit inside it. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“I think it would fit,” I stand up. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

So I start babbling about being fitted for a leg at Hankenstein’s lab. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“The tailor measured me twice to make sure it fit just right!” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He liked the shape of them, the way they fit his fingertips. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he chose a cap of iron and leather that fitted well upon his round head; and a small shield he also took. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

My dress fitted perfectly and everyone said that I looked like a sunbeam in it. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

One day in a fit of desperation, or maybe it was just perverse frustration, I put in an application at the Dollar Store. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Pa was leaning over the side of his rocker like he’s having a fit. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

He was an older man, past forty and balding, but still strong and fit. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He did this now, folding the sides in and in until they stood in a raised rim and then making a lid to fit it. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

He told the old man with the politeness and modesty fitting to young men and students. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or maybe the puzzle pieces won’t ever seem to entirely fit together at all. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

He looked handsome and fit, like a different man. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

My first letter, Dear Mrs. O’Brien, Inasmuch as you have not seen fit to pay me what you owe me I may be forced to resort to legal action. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Why, for having a statue of the Virgin Mary on our lawn? Every other person in this neighborhood has a statue of Mary on the lawn. We’ll fit right in.” Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Turner figured that sneaking through a minister’s house wasn’t exactly something fit for a minister’s son, but the scriptures never said, “Thou shalt not sneak,” and that was good enough. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

If I ever let a rodent into our kitchen, Mama would pitch a fit! Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

On this lifeboat, the wine of life was served in pale golden cans that fit nicely in the hand. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“That’d be great, with me on one side and everybody else on the other. If life’s an endless flow of the kind of talk I heard this morning, I don’t think I’d exactly fit in.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Next, Steve fit a wig of long, dark brown hair over Liddy’s head and snipped the edges to make it look natural. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

On the piece that he cut out he fastened leather hinges; then he fitted it into place, and that was the little door, with the bark still on it. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Massari was a young man of disparate parts, not all of which fit together neatly. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Wiglaf, on Beowulf's instructions, carried a newly cut stake, about six feet long, and a glove that would have fitted a giant. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

I honestly don’t know what makes me more nervous today: Michael coming over to get fitted for his costume, or the fact that Roli is driving us home from school. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

She carried an armful of skirts and an Evan-Picone two-piece number into the fitting room. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inside were blue and pink and light brown tubes and coils and odd-shaped pellets which all fit together like a puzzle. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Ralph J. Bunche is the best school in the ’hood but every so often we get in a guy who doesn’t fit. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Prairie was lovely and Shenandoah had a beautiful sound, but you couldn’t fit those words into Brooklyn. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

And dress pants so skinny and fitted, we can actually tell how their legs are bowed: slightly curved around the knees, as if they’re Olympic runners. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He told us that in America, we would not necessarily fit in, but that we had a chance to better ourselves and further our education. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

They were going to send us all to the gym, but we wouldn’t fit, and so some of us had to go to the library. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“The wheel itself. The spindle. I think it’s a five-eighths fit.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

As he walked down a tree-lined street, the only other young, physically fit men like himself were Nazis, and all were wearing the swastika. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

“See how this peg fits into the shoulder then slips into the top of the arms, and it swings. See!” The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

“My old white one again, if I can mend it fit to be seen, it got sadly torn last night,” said Meg, trying to speak quite easily, but feeling very uncomfortable. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

The space up top was so small that only two of us could fit at a time, so Emma and I went, climbing its railroad ties like the rungs of a giant ladder. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He told himself he was being stupid, but his heart was pounding fit to burst out of his chest. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Since he was a young boy, James could be placated by a treat from Alice’s kitchen, the sugar apple that cut short a fit or tantrum. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The scabbard fitted perfectly into the well-made holder on the belt. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

As they passed, Malfoy did a ridiculous impression of a swooning fit and there was a roar of laughter. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

But Livingston had just had his brainstorm about removing the grids from the dees, and taking a respite at such a moment fit neither his personality nor Lawrence’s calendar. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

One to adjust my shirt because it doesn’t really fit and it can get too revealing if I’m not paying attention, and I don’t want to be “that girl.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

“This isn’t an assignment, Inej. It’s a job for you to take or leave as you see fit.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Her brood patch fit gently around the eggs like a soft hot- water bottle. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

How did Min fit them together so perfectly? A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

“How many more could we fit if we needed?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The little house in Barrow became borne as Julie fitted into Nusan’s routine, and summer was upon the land before she knew it. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Somehow, it seemed far more fitting now that she lay sprawled upon the red blanket. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

We attend in shifts so everyone can fit into school. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

In a fit of panic, de Vries rushed his paper on plant hybrids to print in March 1900, pointedly neglecting any mention of Mendel’s prior work. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

He fit here, in this school, much more than she did. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Under the hostile atmosphere at the time, he said, the judges might see fit to give us longer terms of imprisonment. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wish her more happiness than can fit in a person. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I’m having a hard time imagining how, but I want these pieces to fit. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

The freezers were fitted with padlocks and alarms and were plastered with biohazard flowers and sealed with bands of sticky tape. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had never learned anything that could possibly fit him for this. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“But if the court sees fit to appoint me, then of course I have no choice.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Several sessions a day, fitted into your daily routine. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ariana showed me how to fold the sides up and tuck them into flaps, so the cardboard transformed into a small box that could fit two cupcakes. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

It’s the worst he’s ever seen him, worse than a violent fit or the verge of tears. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Was she so desperate to fit in with the Aberzombies that she was ignoring the fact that Evan was playing her? When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Deliberately, making a wholly unnecessary display of fitting the key and turning it, he opened the padlock and loosened the chain and swung the gates just wide enough for the car to come through. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

She drew out pins and thread and with little tucks here and there stuffed in the loose materials, then filled the toes of the shoes with tissue paper, until everything fit. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well said indeed! Our students should pay tribute, it is fitting. We can arrange transport home afterward.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

All I wanted was to find some place to fit in here in Faerie. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

But the fit passed, and when Sam got back on the twenty-fifth, Frodo had recovered, and he said nothing about himself. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Then she sneezed and fell into a sneezing fit. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

It didn’t have to pause and carefully fit any flesh-on-skeleton mass through the gap, but flowed out with the ease of a ghost, which was what it was. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Theon chose plain boots and plainer clothes, somber shades of black and grey to fit his mood. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The longest wave that fits it is called the fundamental. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“I mean, it’s a beautiful craft room. Looks fit to be filmed.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

So the trader brought it to Europe, and the duke fitted it into the end of a walking stick and carried it everywhere.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

They felt that it was not fitting to mention desire to the widow of Joseph Starks. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

By making the choice to stay in Ms. G’s Class since my freshman year, I’ve forced myself to fit the cause. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Stubbornly he had fitted and glued the scraps together and carved out three small crucifixes from the blessed wood. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

So he scraped out more wood until it was a perfect fit. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I can see the shiny black hair that falls below my shoulders, the woman’s body that looks good in a fitted sweater and tight jeans. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

The waist was big enough to fit two of me. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

They have to be allowed to live lives that fit their natures. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“Terrible for anyone to be hurt. Worse to remember faces. Each one special, different. Unique. Funny how personalities fit faces. Or maybe it’s faces that fit personalities.” Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

And a lifetime of figuring out how to fit in and be cool, without being a total traitor to my race. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“We’re so tiny in here! The elves can fit inside a shoe!” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Val waited by the gate in the predawn cold, wrapped up in a bearskin cloak so large it might well have fit Sam. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She looked like an old magpie, with her gray hair scraped back and a pointed nose that didn't seem to fit her small, wrinkled face. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Those jeans fit you like they were made for you,” Pearl told her in return. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She knew about bringing parts together to form a whole; it took patience to feel how things fit together. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

It fit me like a sack, the sleeves falling past my fingers and the bottom sagging halfway to my knees, but at least it was warm. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He returns to bed, squeezing in beside Maxine’s warm, sleeping body, and drapes his arm around her narrow waist, fits his knees behind hers. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

We could spend some time together after such a long break, and I could save money for a college that was a better fit for me. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

I was still wearing Esme’s clothes, and they didn’t fit very well at all. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I begin to skirt along the tree line, searching for a tree with a branch high and long enough to fit my needs. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

And she seemed to fit in well with Serenity and Amelia, and everything was going great. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I was still upset about my father throwing a fit when he found my art school brochures last night. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My old house in Garden Heights could fit in your house.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I was desperate to find my place, to work out where I fit. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Hank has me try on different thicknesses of socks until he’s satisfied that my socket fits right. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I’m twelve now, but the skiff still fits me pretty good, and don’t leak a drop. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

He was athletic and fit from his adventures on the voyage. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everything fits together, and I see what I should have known from the beginning. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was a house without kindness, never meant to be lived in, not a fit place for people or for love or for hope. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

"I'm too excited to eat. And I've got to keep fit and frisky for the big job ahead." The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Unless it’s the skin of a demon you slayed. That would be fitting for a hero.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The sides were steel mesh, and a lid with a padlock fitted over the top. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

He practically screamed the last sentence and once again sent the crowd into a fit of near hysterics. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

It was softer than her rough brown home- spun and fit her much better, but somehow it suited her less. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Belabra, the mathematician, requested an office with high walls he might write his formulas upon and whitewash over as he saw fit. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

One is not seated properly, and he fits it back into its groove. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

It sounds funny when he says it, like it doesn’t fit. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

"You're enough to give the devil himself fits! Haven't I so muddled their brains they want to turn you loose? And you reward me with a royal squawk!" The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

The “fashionable clothier” picked up intelligence tidbits from British officers getting their uniforms fitted in his shop. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then you are ready to put on gloves and helmet, which are locked into place by metal rings that fit together. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I still haven’t figured out why he’s wasting his time on me when he could easily fit in with any clique he wanted. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He had sent her word of his imminent arrival, and in his note he had seen fit to mention Lazlo. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He took a small rectangular tank and put into it a large block of wood which fitted snugly. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The ship was so big that it barely fit through my hangar doors. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

His wife, who looked more like a schoolgirl than a serious matron, could not look at him without going from one giggling fit to another. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m serious. I can at least fit in an extra large. Just got to lay off the chicken wings.” Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“The hogan is still set up for his diagnosis. Not fit for sleeping in.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

And then, even the grown men cried, but it was all right to cry, because it was fitting to grieve the death of a son. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

That fit past, I saw to what must be done, and by Ninth Hour striking on the gongs was gone from the Palace. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

I would build her a proper home in Qunu, with a garden and modern furniture and fittings. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Empedocles is said to have died in an apotheotic fit by leaping into the hot lava at the summit caldera of the great volcano of Aetna. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The white has burned away, leaving a smooth, fitted veil of black that drapes into the neckline of the dress in the back. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“What could be more fitting than to make the condemned sleep on coffins?” he had said at the time, with a laugh. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

There’s a part of the world where people care about this stuff, and you can fit into it.’” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

She made the new words smaller, so more could fit. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“I think they will fit you. They will be tight, though.” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“You could live in a gopher hole. You’d be starving, so that would be perfect, because then you’d be so skinny you could fit right down there all snuggly in their little tunnels.” Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

She moved the furniture outside so everyone could fit. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

A little big for his hand, but it would fit comfortably in the grip of a normal man, he knew. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He’s not a proper Catholic because he could never receive his First Communion for fear of getting anything on his tongue that might cause a fit and choke him. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Ann’s luggage—a small footlocker and a shopping bag filled with Lydia’s things—fit easily into the cab’s trunk. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

If the Lord saw fit to take him home with a monkey disease, he was ready. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You two had your little club. And I always got the feeling that maybe Gram looked down on me sometimes. Both of you. Because I’d rather fit in than stand out.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

The man, who was trained and fit and hard, could have dealt with Will, but the cat was in the way, and as the man tried to move back, he tripped over her. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Imagine those first Portuguese adventurers approaching the shore, spying on the jungle’s edge through their fitted brass lenses. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, they actually fit. I’m sure you all dress in sizes that are way too big, back home. This actually looks human on you.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Crane gave them to me, sir. When they didn’t fit his son anymore.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Most of those best fitted to develop natural controls and assist in putting them into effect have been too busy laboring in the more exciting vineyards of chemical control. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I won all of the debates at school, and I wanted to help people like Papa had; being a lawyer seemed like a good fit. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spat, and a fit of coughing shook him. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She took great pride in her hair, changing its style and color to fit her mood. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was sure it was going to be a pair of underpants or socks or T-shirts that just happened to fit me best. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The sleeves fitted tightly, but she had no difficulty in pushing the sheet of paper up inside one of them; it was as thin as a dragonfly’s leg. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

As far as she was concerned, everything fitted; the terrible present fulfilled the recent past. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

How we all fit together even though Cecile was thousands of miles away. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

I tried, once, but my fingers faltered as I searched for the face that could fit with the cool moonlight voice that answered mine. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

When the priest had built his first school, it had only a thatched roof, and classes that couldn’t fit inside were held under a mango tree. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“Stella, honey—I might not be fit for dancing, but I can certainly stir some batter,” Mama said, stretching her arms for the bowl. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I held on to him and comforted him and whispered to him and rocked him, just the same way he tried to comfort Miss Franny when she had her fits. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Together they shoved as many documents as they could fit in their bags as Miss Josephine watched approvingly. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“And where do you fit into that scheme?” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

She stepped back on the board and continued, slower now as she looked carefully for whatever might fit Shay’s clue, remembering to stick on a sunblock patch as the sun rose higher. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“I just knew your key would fit when I saw it.” The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

“You know, we try to get involved in the community, but it gets hard to fit it in with my schedule and my husband’s.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Still up in the branches, she fits a stone from her waist pouch into a thick Y-shaped stick with a leather belt. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“Squash it down more so it will fit,” she said. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

That his books couldn’t compare to the works of Ruth Rendell or James Ellroy, and that he wasn’t even fit to tie Elmore Leonard’s shoes. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

The world seemed open to new ideas and new possibilities for women, and Elizabeth was trying to figure out where she fit in. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

A man of immense dignity and achievement, a lifelong devout Christian, and a man with a dangerous heart condition, was treated like a barnyard animal by men who were not fit to tie his shoes. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Your skin is the right shade of brown to match it. The designers worked hard to ensure it'd be the right fit." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Brave Orchid’s husband fitted the shirt sleeves over it with a karate chop between the shoulder blades. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

His friends had expressed concern because of Andrew’s recent extreme fits of depression. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“See? Your shoulders don’t fit between the bars,” said Arm. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

If that doesn’t work he gets a sneezing fit. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. Weird, huh? You think those socks would fit me? “Not funny, Percy. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Having trained us and our dogs—it took about two weeks to complete—the ravens set about altering, or trying to alter, the rest of our regimen to fit their needs. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Of course, he added, this was quite natural for a scientist who had achieved repeated triumphs with instruments scaled to fit on a laboratory bench. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I had just enough time to wrap my hands around his snout before he tried to fit my head into his jaws. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

The woman behind him, a tiny old lady who, to me, fit the description of the perfect grandmother—small, wrinkly, glasses, and feisty as hell—slapped him on the back of the head. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

But everybody keeps on having a conniption fit. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s eleven, he has fits and behind his back we call him Molloy the Fit. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Then again, John wasn’t very good at fitting in that way. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“First, all of you must be fitted for collars.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

That night they removed all their dirty clothes from their instrument cases and stuffed those that would fit into various pockets. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

It never would have fit Lucy, so there was never really any argument. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

But if she didn’t intuitively get that I didn’t really want to work at a store where I couldn’t even fit into the clothes, then I didn’t want to bother explaining it to her. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I definitely fit the description of the ugly duckling in makeover movies, except that those girls were actually gorgeous actresses disguised by poorly framed glasses. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“But if it’s epilepsy— fits—you didn’t get it from me.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Seabiscuit will win the Santa Anita Handicap. He is the best horse. He is fit and he is ready. All I want is a jockey who will obey my orders.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Until I fit against her chest, my head nestled where her neck meets her shoulder, and I gasp because I remember something. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

But since Daddy died four months ago, nothing fits and nothing rhymes, no matter how hard I try to make it. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

He laid his shovel back down on the bottom of his hole and, to his surprise, it fit. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Or did he make an inside box first and fit the larger box around it? A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Mama would have a fit if I tried to go off somewhere. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I hate checking boxes that I don't quite fit in. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

I wailed in a fresh fit of tears. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Even if “white genes” were the most superior—the “fittest,” to use Darwin’s terminology—nothing would protect them from the inevitable decay caused by blending. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Handle H” turned out to be a knob, rather like a doorknob, with a pin on the end that would fit into “Hole 7” in the wheel. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

The costume looks deceptively simple at first, just a fitted black jumpsuit that covers me from the neck down. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Or I’d say an inmate couldn’t have an extra plate for his salad, that he had to fit everything on one plate. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had a house big enough to fit fourteen of The Dumps into. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I opted to put us both on the road almost immediately after we got there, to save both of us the pointless aggravation and strain to try and fit into a foreign mainstream group. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a half-done puzzle on the table in front of her, but she had no interest in fitting the rest of the pieces together. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

O’Brien tried it on and was surprised to discover that it fit even his long arms. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

But although Rita was worried, she was also determined, and finally, after a week of prodding, she convinced Walter to look through his files to find someone who might be a good fit. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Amil was furious that he had to take the book instead of his drawings, but Papa told him he couldn’t throw fits like a child anymore, that he was almost a man now. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

How this fits into the “homosexual agenda” is beyond me. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

I pull back and fit my mouth to his, not gently, not hesitantly. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t say that the railroad had been fit living for me pretty near my whole life and I didn’t see why this summer was any different. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

So instead I think how fitting it is that she was hit first, that she was the one to buffer us from the blow. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Both of them moved in fits and starts, trying to get their limbs to obey, shuddering with cold. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

‘This isn’t what we silversmiths use. This is fourth-rate stuff— fit for iron—maybe. You know that, Dove.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still, I knew I did not fit into their world, which was governed by ritual and prayer. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

At that age, fairy tales were dark, simple things, their hidden metaphors worn down so that they fit comfortably in a child’s grasping hands. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The fit was tight, and the sweat on Frankie’s back made him stick to the floor as he pushed himself along with his feet. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Then Ted said, “And where do you two fit in? I, er, had the impression the goblins were for You-Know-Who, on the whole.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“I think they fit you perfectly, Ruthie. You look very nice, very chic! They go well with your glasses and your books! Why don’t you walk in them and see how they feel?” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

“Why two Priority envelopes? He couldn’t fit the money in one?” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

The coat fit across her in a great mound, and flapped when she moved. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

“How delightful to see you looking so fit.” Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had always been a little desperate to fit in with the other kids, except for her coat. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The new boots fit him better than the old ones ever had. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I never took you for a superstitious person. How does that fit into your career?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

There were a few kids from her class, ones who never fit in, who Seven could see being sorted into the Spare coven. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Moreover, they also discovered that if you placed a map of Europe’s magnetic patterns alongside an American one from the same period, they fit together as neatly as two halves of a torn letter. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

She wore a knee-length charcoal coat that fit perfectly and sunglasses that dominated her face. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

The first-aid kit is still open in my lap; I’ve been trying to fit the packets of gauze and rolls of tape back in place before shutting it in the glove compartment again. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Mom and Dad tried to get a special boot made that would fit my foot—a high heel for a two-year-old boy—but that didn’t work either. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

And he was. pleased when his second son’s wife bore also in her season, and she gave birth to a girl first as was fitting and it was seemly out of respect to her sister-in-law. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

The leather and steel fittings on the saddle and bridle clashed together violently. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

As promised, Mohammad gives him a red tracksuit that will probably still fit him when he’s getting married. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Molly doesn’t answer, but Aubrey leans over to me and says, very slowly, as if it is obvious, “It makes her pants fit better. ” The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Plus, I understood what it felt like to want to fit in. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Put another way, a Mercerite was free to locate the nebulous presence of The Killers wherever he saw fit. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

After wiping my fingers on my jeans, I study one picture of her in a suede coat with fringe hanging from the sleeves and a long, fitted denim skirt. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Even when I was young and adopted the rules of the street, anyone who knew me knew it was a bad fit. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

The song says, “I know my robe’s going to fit me well. I tried it on at the gates of Hell.” The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

The box is tiny enough to fit in her palm. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He reported that he had recovered from his recent bouts of illness and now felt “fit as a fiddle.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Punishment in our house was called the “Big Chop,” and it was always fitted to the crime and doled out immediately. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

Will we even be able to fit a Christmas tree in this apartment? A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

He pulled his maroon fitted cap down farther on his head. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Together they lifted the door in the floor—it was a tight fit—and the musty air flickered the candles. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The cruise ship blew its horn again, and the Argo II had a shaking fit. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I hunt spring fashions—nothing that fit last year fits now. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Ah, Jaysus, he says, and he has a coughing fit which brings up all kinds of stuff from his insides and has him hanging over the bucket. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Sparrow will tell you if she doesn’t think it’s a fit.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Ophie fit the puzzle pieces together once more in her mind. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I turned to pass the tea set to my sister, so she could administer justice however she saw fit, but when I saw her expression I nearly dropped it. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Jeanine glares at him, and his laughter effortlessly transforms into a coughing fit. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

And that was all I could fit in my prayer. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

He found himself face-to-face with a man so fat that he could barely fit into the small cabin of the crusher. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

We still collapse into giggling fits if one of us mentions the lady who called me Anemia, as in the blood disorder. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Both of her parents snored, but the two noises had always seemed to fit together. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She tells us, in fits and starts, about the council’s plan to reset the experiments. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“I wanted to fit in, I guess. It was wrong.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

As long as my story fits with the others, they will assume it’s true. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Here, let’s try them on and see if they fit.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“So, I’m thinking, the whole day, yesterday and today, I didn’t see one guy that fit the description at the mosque. None of the white guys there have such prominent foreheads.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Sander and I looked at one another, then broke into fits of laughter. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps since I am worried over her mysterious paramour, it is fitting that she seems equally worried over mine. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Tori went through her things and found some clothes she thought might fit you,” he said. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The dress fitted her like a glove, above the waist. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I also told the Court that to say to any child of thirteen that he is fit only to die in prison is cruel. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He dug out several inches of the pulpy flesh within, then placed the gourd atop the neck, fitting it down so that it sat firm. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He was a fit companion for Empire State. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had carved it out of a smaller tree, he said, and it fitted his shoulders neatly. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Forgive these bold words, but I know not how to fashion pretty phrases fit for such as thee. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

The airtight fittings, the iron walls, and the mineral-wool insulation deadened most of the sound, but he had found with experience that if he listened at the gas pipe, he heard everything much more clearly. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“You kids today—anything more fitted than pajamas is formalwear. My mom used to put me in a jacket and tie every Sunday for church.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Van wore khakis, a golf shirt, and tennis shoes; he stood six feet tall and weighed 185 pounds, fit, his head a bushel of blond hair. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

They were tiny—both fit into the hollow of his palm. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“Are you sure? What if your tights don’t fit for the match Monday?” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Everyone agreed that it would be a fitting, middle-of-America backdrop for what we hoped would be a different kind of campaign—one led from the ground up, largely by people new to the political process. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Like a girl who fits inside her own skin. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Another of the men had many violent beatings in order to ‘break’ him of his stammering and ‘fits,’ as well as to correct him for his allegedly ‘bad’ behavior. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stendahl drank it in, the dreariness, the oppression, the fetid vapors, the whole “atmosphere,” so delicately contrived and fitted. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I thought I actually did feel pretty good, relieved that Mrs. Singer hadn’t coincidentally caused me to come down with a fit of projectile vomiting or something. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

When I get to the hole in the fence, I wonder if I’ll fit. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Having smooth skin also helped make sure my haptic suit fit snugly. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Then, barely a month of saving later, Mr. Ostrowski saw fit to enlighten me about the truth of my great potential. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although these modern tunes do not fit the traditional definition, they are also called folk music. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

What do I want? she asked herself in the manner she had learned from Magister Reese, who thought it fitting for even an inn girl to want. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the room where we were tattooed, we were taken to another room with a huge pile of old, used prisoner uniforms, and told to find something that fit. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Her fingers slid over the nubbly surface of the grip, and it fit comfortably enough in her hand. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Do you know what some people do? They charge something and wear it, and then take it back and say it didn’t fit or something. The stores don’t give ’em no trouble.” Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

He knew from Leo’s YouTube videos that the artist was fitted with a cochlear implant, which allowed him to hear, but not quite at the level of a hearing person. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think that would fit on the sign outside my tent.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

"The description,” gloated Mrs. Bruce, "fits her like a glove.” Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There you go, sir, fit you like a glove now.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

As far as I was concerned, it was not an activity fit for a sports-playing boy. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

He was only a sellsword, no fit consort for a queen, and yet... A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Sudden fits of terror in the shower, at breakfast, on the way here. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

One of those people who sent me and Dallas back, as if we were clothing that didn’t fit? Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I was driving by CSA, the fine arts high school, this afternoon and that’s when Grandma swooped in to say what an absolutely perfect fit it would be for you two.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

One reason they should come forward, Rush contended, was that God had seen fit to grant blacks a special resistance to the dreaded disease. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

True, such logs could be split to fit through the kiln openings, but this required extra work. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Ann Atwater’s refusal to be silent when she felt black aspirations for equality were being mocked in her employer’s house fits this pattern. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

It took every inch of my self-control to keep from laughing, but then Nan looked at me all wide-eyed, and we busted into a fit of giggles. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

It didn’t work out that way; we never fit in at all. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

First, how can the soul be made to fit into a mechanistic universe? The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

She is wearing a black dress as well, only hers has no straps and is much tighter fitting. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

The more contestants that grace the screen, the more obvious it is how much we do not fit. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“I don’t have nothing that fits. I’ll just go like this.” Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

It amazes me that in this small house, somehow, like a puzzle, everyone actually fits in. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Quietly the words came alive and fitted to the meaning and he understood. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Except everyone here isn’t grown—Kay and her three friends are here, nodding and snacking, and fitting right in with all of the adults. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The special wire-mesh mask, which Coach promised would protect us from losing an eye, felt weird on my head at first, but I was so happy that it fit comfortably over my hijab. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Obviously, trying to cram Butler’s head into the original helmet would be like trying to fit a potato into a thimble. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

But though the Epsilon mind was mature at ten, the Epsilon body was not fit to work till eighteen. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rufus had fits of coughing now and then, and that seemed to be agonizing to him because of his ribs. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

But for his son he would have no one like his uncle’s wife, who could not know anyone he considered fit for his eldest son. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

He raises skeptical eyebrows and starts to say something, but a coughing fit overtakes him until he’s hunched over and thumping his heart with his fist. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Toy was playing hopscotch in the yard and like to had a fit to know what we had. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Dywen smiled an oaken smile,- his teeth were carved of wood, and fit badly. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Circumstances knit themselves, fitted themselves, shot into order: the chain that had been lying hitherto a formless lump of links was drawn out straight,—every ring was perfect, the connection complete. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

The undertaker was forced to adjust the clothes to fit because the president had lost so much weight since the shooting. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He had bought more fancy clothes from the colored emporium, she noted with pleasure, a dark suit that fit him well. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

He fitted himself for a new blue flannel suit, and a rich gray Homburg which balanced oddly atop his gaunt head. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

It fit me okay in the shoulders because Mr. Ray was skinny, but the sleeves were way too long. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

And what about all his talk of honor and propriety, his disapproval of the female customers, who, after all, were only showing him their feet to get fitted for shoes? A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

I wish I could gather all the pieces from my mind, lay them out on the floor, and fit them together. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Great Hall of Redwall would have fitted into a corner of this colossal structure. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Even so, I tried my best to fit in. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The confidence he had thought fit to repose in me seemed a tribute to my discretion: I regarded and accepted it as such. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t in the best shape to begin with, so I quickly reached a point where I could no longer fit comfortably in my haptic chair or squeeze in to my XL haptic suit. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He had the irrational desire to wrap his hands around Frank’s neck, which was stupid, since his hands wouldn’t even fit around Frank’s neck. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I looked up at the cells above us, wondering how something as tall as the sky could fit in a tiny cell, and why he was crying. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

The sixth photo was a high school graduation picture of Dad, his Afro so big, it didn’t fit in the frame. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Bree approaches, takes the key, and fits it into a slot on a velveteen board. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

These suits were designed to fit each cosmonaut. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

I bet I could fit inside the mixing bowl. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Air ducts: too small for Constance to fit through, even if greased. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

How fitting, I thought, that the villain had found a position as a mercenary soldier, paid to protect Claudius and fight his battles. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

In order to fit I had to lie flat and pull my knees to my chest. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

About a year ago Needles had one of these fits—a bad one. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Carter had always been a troubled school, with test and performance scores that fitted the profile of an inner-city minority school. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

My grandfather was the kind of man who had goons, bigger guys in suits that don’t fit, with sweat stains up their backs. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Careful not to pierce his claws by accident, he fitted it to his own tail. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

In the morning, however, it always saw fit to die. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

The songs can also fit into other aspects of children’s lives and their school curriculum as well. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

But some seemed exclusively supernatural and had to be tailored to fit. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

It didn’t fit, it was ugly and uncomfortable, and they all hated it. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

We might begin with a broad question as to whether opera is important and how it fits in with our culture. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

The fitting and nailing on of the planks was labor intensive and nerve-racking. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Dad and Mom would have thrown a fit. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

But now he was standing up really straight, dressed in a tight fitting blue uniform with gold buttons, like the ones servants wear in a banking company. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shaped for their comfort and convenience, the American landscape had come to fit their lives like comfortable clothing. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

They didn’t get that she didn’t fit in. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I don’t know for certain what Shawn was doing on the pallet, but he was probably fitting posts or welding, because that was the kind of work he did. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Cassiopeia burst into fits of laughter while Penelope, eyes modestly shielded with one hand, walked across the room to give the bellpull a tug. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

I’d saunter downstairs and make myself so useful Shady couldn’t possibly see fit to allow me to walk out the door, let alone to do someone else’s bidding. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

He had so many gifts for his Cuban hosts that they couldn’t all fit in his bag. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

He sleeps in fits and starts, wakes up sweating, wakes up shivering. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

It was a small room, but they all fit. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Then we took our average number and used it to predict the soccer field total by figuring out how many of our squares could fit inside the field. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

Also there’s part of a face, with the skin blackened and withered, made to fit over the actor’s real face. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He felt as if there were something inside him that didn’t fit in with their merriment, with their willing ignorance of the world outside the castle. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“And we found a particle that fits,” Dr. Malone went on. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can’t help it, I catch sight of these discarded scraps, a dirty T-shirt or a lonesome shoe, and all I can think of is the other shoe and the feet that fitted into them. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were irritatingly garrulous, prone to fits of chicanery, and often surprisingly incompetent at what seemed to Indians like basic tasks. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

It definitely didn’t fit in with the other cars, and I took that as a bad sign. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

They were fitted together perfectly, side by side, a long row of pebbles at the base of the cabin. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Soldiers,” said his friend, fitting the word between strokes of the bell. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

But this summer Audrey and I started sitting on this couch, and I now realized that it didn’t fit three comfortably. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

A couple more, and he might be able to fit. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Not the routine, not just the fitting together of things that no one had guessed at fitting, not the making of connections; these are merely the workaday details, the methods of operating. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I do, and it’s a snug, comfortable fit. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Every piece fit together effortlessly; not quite country and not quite rock and roll. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

It fit too snugly, but Tyrion was glad of any protection at all. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Like the rest of us, Mango had found the house’s little nooks and crannies that never quite fit together. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

He reached down and picked up his Yankees fitted cap, brushed it on his thigh, and slapped it on his head. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

No one objected as Grace prayed aloud in Swahili and Eldin in Bosnian, first for the health and safety of their teammates, and then, if God saw fit, for a victory. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

I held the jackets discreetly against me to see what might fit. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Lymphocytes are apparently informed about everything foreign around them, and some of them come equipped for fitting with polymers that do not exist until organic chemists synthesize them in their laboratories. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were similar to the iron bands on her wrists, except these fit around their necks! Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The spell I shall perform tonight requires it. A fitting end, wouldn’t you say?” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

At the start of the Rum War, they had only seventy-five vessels, not all of them fit for pursuit. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“It belonged to Ella, and will fit her alone, whether she is a scullery maid or a duchess.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

With just four canoes left, there wasn’t enough room to fit all of their equipment and supplies. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

One small bag to fit an entire summer history. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I’m trying to negotiate a 20 percent price reduction with the fitting room lady when—rotten luck!—Howard shows up and announces that there are no reductions and no employee discounts on clearanced items. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Austin had a reputation for being a little weird, and the mayor fit right in. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

He’s clad in the fitted black armor I’ve become so used to seeing now, and his face is completely hidden behind a dark, opaque helmet. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Crying fit to kill themselves! Why, a starling in the egg’s got more sense. Look at them!” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

We weren’t fitting in at school because we were consistently one of the token minority kids. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Mango fits on Grandpa’s shoulder like the last piece of a puzzle. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Valeska was a white man in his forties whose fit, medium frame suggested someone who stayed active; the glasses he wore added to his serious demeanor. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“We usually don’t fit them with a preparatory prosthesis for about six months.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

But a poor man—what need had he for poetry or for painting or for music not fit for singing or dancing? East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Was the boat in a fit state to put to sea?” said the coroner. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Dr. Rhodes said there would be an investigation and that disciplinary action would take place if the administration saw fit. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Circus concepts that would not fit in tents. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He wore long blue pajamas that would have fit a polar bear. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I watch as the blue-haired girl tries to fit a puzzle piece into a place it clearly doesn’t go. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I was thinking you’d have to have a pretty huge garden to fit even one of these statues, because they were all life-size. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I took Osh at his word and hoped that the Shearwater was not on its way home now after waiting so long to be fit for the sea again. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“I hope these fit, or at least are close enough.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was as if she had slipped into someone else’s skin, and it did not quite fit. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

David’s so big he doesn’t fit on Mom’s lap anymore, and they look twisted, an awkward tangle of elbows and knees, arms and legs. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the thin man smile and say that of course he must go when he think fit; but he will be surprise if he go quite so soon. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

A searing sun already sat in the sky, and Moss wiped the sweat off his hairline before putting his fitted cap on his head. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I was lucid—things were clear—but my tongue wouldn’t fit around the words. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Somehow it seemed fitting that they reached Cold River at sundown. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

My father wears his faith like the bronze breastplate of God’s foot soldiers, while our mother’s is more like a good cloth coat with a secondhand fit. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The face didn’t fit in this room any more than it had fit in all the others. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

The ground was so thick I had to walk slowly as I let myself take in each new landscape, checking each place big enough to fit a person. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

In most of my drawings, he’s so big, I can’t fit all of him on the page, so I leave off the head. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

They’ve got him in seclusion until he’s dried out, as he’s not deemed fit for public display. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

He wore a short-sleeve dress shirt that probably fit a few years ago, but now it worked like a tourniquet around his neck and torso. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

I stared at the illustrations of molecules in my book, admiring the way they fit together. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He hugged Nneoma, moved back to look boldly at her hips outlined in her fitted skirt, her long weave falling to her shoulders. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Without the rifle he had to fit in, to be part of it all, to understand it and use it—the woods, all of it. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

But her journey has transformed her so thoroughly that she no longer fits in easily. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

My mother was always drunk, never in a fit condition to properly provide and care for us. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He asked me did I know, but he didn’t elaborate. He looked like he was about to have a fit.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

She was trying to remember what she did during her fits—or rather, trying to imagine—for during them she wasn’t conscious of herself or her body. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

It is one of the great sights of Christendom—hundreds of thousands of stones, perfectly hewn and fit together, shimmering in the sun like a waterfall on a cliff face. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t figure out how they had fit in there, especially with two kits and two pairs of cleats. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

The younger brother’s life had suddenly fitted into a pattern and recognized itself. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He used all the bad words he could think of in a fit of temper that passed into yawning. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I then got to my feet and fitted an arrow to the bow, although I suddenly remembered my father’s warning that, because I was a woman, the bow would break. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I've never had such a lovely dress, the fit snug enough to let me fight yet modest enough not to cause scandal. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Just as we grabbed hands, Coach Whit said, "We're gonna do the same thing, but this time, let go of each other's hands. Separate yourselves so that another person could fit between you." Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

The third was young, fit, and dashing, but so drunk that Dany could scarce understand a word he said. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It reaches to the middle of my calves, but otherwise, it fits perfectly. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Just for today, sugarfoot,” she said when my sister had a conniption fit. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

As I was growing, they’d get uncomfortable even faster, because I grew quickly and they didn’t fit perfectly for long. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

She looked confused; she always did after a fit. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

She asked him which picture did not fit with the rest of the pictures. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

He was a short, dumpy man, and his wife fitted roughly the same description. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course not. It’s what we do. It’s hunting practice. Survival of the fittest.” Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

They liked the excitement of flying on the front lines, and they probably felt that it would be hard to fit in comfortably with the women of the 586th again. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

He fitted it into the leather pouch of his weapon and proceeded to the brush line. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

He touches my face, covering my cheeks with his hands, sliding his fingertips down my neck, fitting his fingers to the slight curve of my hips. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

In turn, she set up the apothecary I now use and fitted it with every tool of science known in France today. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He filled the capsule with the powder and closed it, and then around the first capsule he fitted a second capsule and closed it. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was dressed in warm enough garments, a thickly padded and quilted coal-silk anorak and fur boots, but they had a secondhand look and didn’t fit well. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

It fit perfectly in Bob’s palm, but it decided to explore. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

It was as if every once in a while, in a fit of frustration, the Warden would just pick a spot at random, and say, "What the hell, dig here." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

The heart of a shrew can fit on your thumbnail. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

But my sister and Leyla were too consumed by fits of laughter to help me. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

The workmen dug holes and fitted in the timbers, each timber numbered for its regular place. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

The squirrel tries to fit her claws under the edge of the door, but the cupboard still won’t open. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

One of the small ways Stanton showed solidarity with her feminist friends was to wear “bloomers,” the controversial new fashion, a below-the-knee skirt worn over loosely fitting pants. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

May had not had a crying jag since June performed her tomato-throwing fit, and we were all holding our breath. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

This fit cannot be shown to be necessary or inevitable, which is what the realists do not understand. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t sleep at night and I had sudden fits of anger and sadness. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The small key that fitted all the glass cases was kept inside a Bible on one of the lower shelves. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t do anything about his crooked yellow teeth because he got into a sneeze ing fit every time I started brushing them with my toothbrush, and I finally had to give up. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

The pieces all fit so snugly, I can’t believe I never saw it before. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

"The king does not think it fitting to banquet on choice food while his people go without bread." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“I had always been very much into fitting how you teach to what you know about the child,” he says. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The key fit into the door nice and easy, and with hardly a tug, the door swung open wide. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

If you were clean shaven and fit the dress, you played Lady Reythiel in The Swineherd and the Nightingale. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But science as a system of knowledge is more than a social construct because it is successful, because it fits with reality. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Each fall Petra’s mom bought the same color socks for all seven of them so that, in theory, there was always a size that fit. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

There was a time when her feet fit neatly on the curve of the earth and her thoughts stacked evenly—one on top of the other—in the cupboards of her mind. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

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

They were not as well shaped or as well fitted as the blocks the master builder had shaped and placed himself. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

They wore uniforms, but they fit no better than our clothes—no high boots, no silver eagles. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

The British still use those endings, but Americans are now more likely to use the shorter quit, bet, wet, wed, and fit. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I fastened the stockings and admired the fine, double-soled shoes and their good fit. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

It fitted on his back with straps, and Boots could ride in it looking over his shoulder. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

After a while it passes, like an epileptic fit. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Easy work: I run a machine that fits together and heatbonds pieces of plastic to form little transparent boxes. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

I thought the book Henry from Across the Street might fit the bill, but I couldn’t have been more wrong; if Mrs. van Daan doesn’t jump down my throat, Mr. Dussel does. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Wouldn’t Mildred Powell be fit to be tied to see me dancing with such a charmer? Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

The purpose is usually to promote recreational uses, even though the water must then be treated at some expense to make it fit for its intended use as drinking water. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

It seemed as though the shopkeeper might be going to have a fit. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

They slept a little in uneasy fits; for their sweat grew chill on them, and the hard stones bit them, and they shivered. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

By now, of course, that treasure had disappeared into the cellar of his house and was carefully locked in the heavy safes that Capricorn had fitted there. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

These waves fit together so well, in the instrument, and in the air, and in your ears, that they sound almost like different versions of the same note. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

The trainer did his best to keep him fit on the long journey west. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

My father sent her to the dentist, who fitted her with gold crowns. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is a giant umbrella concept meaning no more nor less than the fitting of a speech to the temper and expectations of its audience. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

Two planets are nearer to the sun than earth, but neither Mercury nor Venus is fit for humans. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was sitting there with Dave Jensen and Mitchell Sanders and a few others, and he seemed to fit in very nicely, all chumminess and group rapport. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had so much food that not all of it fit. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Maddie uncurled the gripping earphones and microphone and passed her headset to the pretty little blond wireless operator, who adjusted the phones to fit her head. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Middle school is typically about fitting in, and that’s all I wanted to do. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

This time it seems to fit better, so he holds the fake leg so that the open end of the socket is facing my stump and says, “Just put your leg inside.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

All its glamor had vanished, and the crudely improvised phosphorus atoms gave no hint that they would ever neatly fit into something of value. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

We used to all fit on one step, with our thin thighs and shoulders touching. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Tyler’s palms were sweaty when we held hands, and he wore so much Axe body spray, I would go into coughing fits every time we hugged. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Sunlight flashes from the hood ornaments and chrome fittings as the little procession grinds to a stop on the ringed gravel drive in front of the soaring lichen-streaked walls of the Chateau de Saint-Malo. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The host and the victim were each fitted with a thimble- size clip-on mike; the jury passed around a hand mike. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

People yell at us, a hundred questions at once, spittle flying as they work themselves into a fine fit. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

We were joined by two others, a sweetly hesitant and wholesome-looking young couple, both tanned and fit and also very clean. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

The next year he come th’ew agin and like to had a fit when he seen ‘Welcome to Commerce’ where it used to say ‘Welcome to Harmony Grove.’ Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Haymitch is probably making plans to have me fitted for a head shackle at this very moment. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

To fit, they must sit on one another, hands across the chest, heads down. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

I wish she had tried to fit me in, even if I didn’t match the rest of her house. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The original key had been lost in the fire, and all the other keys he found around the station and in the windup toys from the booth didn’t fit. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Looking at Shay, I can tell she’s looking around the room wondering where she fits in now. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

They fit her snugly about the hips, although the hems come up to her shins. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

She put on jeans, boots, and a T-shirt and threw as many clothes as would fit into her smallest suitcase. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

But anyone with half a wit could tell who the shoe was meant to fit. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“No, but—” “The courtyard alone can fit forty thousand people.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

There were so many dress options online, yet the few that fit the definition of modest were painfully dull and matronly. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

All the land masses of all the other parts of the earth would easily fit in it with water left over. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

They fit her the way a key fits a lock, sinking into place, opening all sorts of doors deep inside her. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“It fits perfectly,” I said, taking the cloth between my fingers and fanning it out to the side. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“That a heart could exist that’s big enough to fit a whole person inside. Isn’t that cool?” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Maybe she was trying to fit a lifetime of missed hugs into the one car ride. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Bedlow walked straight through the room and out the door on the opposite side into a courtyard large enough, it seemed to Lyddie, for the whole of their mountain farm to fit inside. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Her foot could easily fit inside one of them. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Robert climbed down and I fitted into the place he had saved on the one wooden seat that ran across the top. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Mom bought a set of flippers anyway and modified them so they’d fit—and stay on—my legs. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

“I will do as I see fit,” he said, slowly raising a hand to the piece of metal that lay against his naked chest. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Don’t yell at me! And don’t be selfish. You know that dress didn’t fit you anymore.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

I was five foot three in June, and five foot nine by August, which meant none of the clothes I wore in the beginning of the summer fit by the end. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I’m still not sure how I’m going to fit it in my cab, anyway. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

‘It is likely that he will be fit to arise tomorrow, for a short while,’ said Aragorn. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Ah, so one waffle square fits the ratio of prongs to dough. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“I remember once calling you ‘George,’ in one of my amiable fits, about ten years ago. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

The monster is there on his own, fitting wires into the sound system. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

And then I laugh, because it’s so ridiculous and so gorgeous and it’s all I can do to not melt into a fit of giggles. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

A swastika really doesn’t fit in with the rest of it. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Even striving to obey the law fits the profile! The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Maybe it simply didn’t fit the story she wanted to tell about herself. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Scoundrel! Thief! Blackguard! Rogue!” shouted the old man, and he shook so violently that Lyra was afraid he’d have a fit. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Most of us will be untroubled by that sort of dilemma: decorum is fitting the language to the task. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

Perhaps he made the large box, then a second one to fit inside, and cut the smaller boxes from that? A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

The rubber band was small but thick and had a good, tight fit. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

We had an electric stove, and on the rare occasions when we ate by candlelight, my mother fit them, and when the charcoal grill was to be lit, my dad did that. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I began to laugh, too, because my uncle was trying to say something and he was so possessed with laughter that he couldn’t say a complete word without launching into another fit of laughter. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

He’s handsome, smart, and fit, which is a miracle in this part of the world, where everyone is spilling over their edges. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

He picked up a delicate curl of bronze and fitted it into place. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

It was warm, even with the air-conditioning roaring, but I felt like I might break into a fit of shakes. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Living in Harlem, I’ve had to tone down my flashy zoots, and it’s just as well; those old fancy ones don’t fit me anymore anyway. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

With the running of the blood Simon's fit passed into the weariness of sleep. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Somehow we became so completely hysterical that we were still having what Mom calls fits of helpless laughter when we got to school. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

So every time a writer adds a word to a sentence, he is imposing not one but two cognitive demands on the reader: understanding the word, and fitting it into the tree. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“I swear, Paul, you’ve grown half a foot this year. You probably don’t have anything that fits. Including what you have on now.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

A helmet of some interwoven metal that fits close to my head. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

On the very same day as the funeral of Charles Waring Darwin, the Linnaean Society fit in an extra meeting. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t found them fit enough or good enough to want to know their names, and believed himself too good to tell them his. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The women are wearing red lipstick and colorful snug- fitting long dresses that split at the side over loose, flowing pants. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Curtain, meanwhile, zipped around to the rear of the Whisperer, reversing himself so that his back was to Reynie’s as he fitted the red helmet over his own head. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“You seemed like you wanted to take Taryn’s head from her shoulders. She played you false. I don’t know what you might consider a fitting punishment.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Salmakia was fitting her dragonfly with the harness she carried everywhere: spider-silk reins, stirrups of titanium, a saddle of hummingbird skin. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I thought it fitting to name them here, along with some of their activities. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

It fit because of where and how it was ripped—the dress she’d worn to the Winter Ball her first year. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He went the next day into the town and to the house of the merchant and he said, “My daughter is thirteen years old and no longer a child and she is fit for marriage.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Butterscotch, at home in our backyard, would be having a doggie fit if she could see Penny trying to bolt. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Ernest was fighting a chronic sinus infection, his back was aching, and an orthopedic brace that had been made for him fit so poorly it aggravated rather than relieved the pain. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Robin slid off the stool, fitted the crutches under his arms, and was off across the Garth all in one motion. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile Kalypso brought him an auger tool with which he drilled through all his planks, then drove stout pins to bolt them, fitted side by side. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother threw a fit, though, when she heard that—and the home wreckers took cover for a while. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, I couldn’t protest too much because we all understood that this was my punishment for hacking away at it, and only fitting, too. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Mother apparently forgot we didn’t have one decent thing fit to eat, and little did that family know what they were in for if they stayed. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

No longer did they try to fit themselves, like paper-doll figures, behind trappings so foreign to their actual lives. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every night there were a few who stopped by for a drink or two, but tonight there were so many that not all could fit inside. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Nothing Big Ma held up to me had a prayer of fitting. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

The seats had also been more comfortable, and the interior large enough to fit all of us in one pony. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“We are confident,” said Edward Lim, “that the state will see fit to return custody of May Ling Chow to her biological mother.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The mistress of the stores brought up provisions of bread and wine, with victuals fit for kings, and Telemakhos stepped up on the painted car. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Tonsil didn't fit, and Elsbeth gave it to me, giggling at my face when I opened the hideous dress. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

After commenting on the customer’s oddly proportioned figure—the oversized torso supported by the undersized legs—he added, “I’m afraid we haven’t anything that would fit without alteration.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Tendai saw that up and down the street all the doors were fitted with grilles. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

The “fittest” organisms—those best adapted to low or high temperatures—had survived. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

He puts his hand on my shoulder, leaves it there like it fits, and we watch the rest of the game together. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I feel like I’m the new girl again, trying to make friends and figure out where I fit. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She plays over in her mind the impression of the man in his grey suit with his pale eyes and harsh features, trying to figure out why the name does not fit on him properly. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

But there is also Brahman saguna, with qualities, where the suit fits. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Once again, our ruler doesn’t fit both lines exactly. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

She was not the kind who can be fitted away safely under some label or other, as “loyal” or “disloyal” or “self-sacrificing” or “jealous”. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rosa didn’t, and one day she exploded in another fit of rage. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Taryn flounced over in her bright yellow bathing suit to where Ivy’s mom was trying to fit a pair of goggles over Ivy’s head of thick hair. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Piece by piece, each fit perfectly until the puzzle was complete. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Piles of books and papers were stacked up wherever they would fit: on the desk, on the bookcases, in shoe boxes above the bookcases, on top of the TV, pouring out of the open closet. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

He cried the relief he felt at finally seeing the pattern, the way all the stories fit together—the old stories, the war stories, their stories—to become the story that was still being told. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

She stood still and fitted an arrow to her bow and shot. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I screamed and kicked the furniture until one whole leg came off the table and threw a hissy fit they could probably hear all the way to Egypt. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t the best position for someone as physically fit and eager to play in the game as Kanue, but he happily accepted. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Her breath heaves now, as if she's having some sort of fit, but she barrels on, determined to get out whatever it is she wishes to say. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Because the good Lord has seen fit to bless you with another day,” she says, coming to my side. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He closed his left eye and fit the bushy-tailed creature into a frame. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Nothing would ever exactly fit together and solidify; she would never grow calm, never feel at ease; life was a hell on earth of loose ends, uncertainty, violence. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was willing to put in the hard work and executive-level time management skills in order to fit it all in. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I got that from your mother and Cook. My question is what caused the fit in the first place.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I decided to ease into things more naturally, to let Caliban curses come where they might fit in without any fuss. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“But Sister Grace said the girls must be teenagers. Besides, they’re only taking one girl from each family. Briana is the perfect fit.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Sergio realizes that there is no way I can fit in the backseat. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

“I understand. Oh shoot, I better go on, Raleigh’s probably having a fit by himself with her.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

When Jody came back with the steaming kettle, Billy buckled the straps over Gabilan’s head and fitted the bag tightly around his nose. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

The chamber was empty but there were eight rounds of flares fitted in a plastic container, short and squat and newlooking. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

I imagined where the clue of the strange man with the ticket might lead and how it might fit in with the theories left on the list. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

On Friday morning, I put on my best dress, long and flowered with narrow lace trim around the neckline and a fitted waist. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, he always did manage to fit into every new situation.” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Only one was small enough to fit into the top drawer’s lock. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Howard added an escape clause: Pollard would ride only if he was fit to do so. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“At least, that’s one theory, and it fits the legend I heard at Camp Jupiter. To break the Greeks’ spirit, the Romans carted off the Athena Parthenos when they took over the city of Athens. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I felt springy and fit and for the first time in years had a stomach that didn’t look like a ball bag. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I heard about a globe. A map on a ball. I wasn’t sure I understood it correctly because I couldn’t see how it would fit on a ball. Have you seen one?” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

My sentry waved me farther into the room so that the newcomers might all fit. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Brother Luke set the oaken bench at Robin’s back and fitted a cushion for his comfort. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

The baskets fitted so tightly the animals could hardly wiggle as cages of tsetse flies were placed over them. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though they all thought Park was weird and yellow, even though he had never fit in . Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“How comfortable I am! That last fit of coughing has tired me a little; I feel as if I could sleep: but don’t leave me, Jane; I like to have you near me.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

But Hoagland would have wanted me to continue pushing him, to extend the evening’s narrative to its logical and fitting end. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

We stuff everything in, however it fits: jewels, furs, sacks of glittery loot. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

We almost bent in half with a laughing fit. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I grab all three of the chargers; the second one I try fits. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

They fit the profile of the men now known to the whole country as Lincoln’s assassins. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

We knocked ourselves out trying to fit in but were ultimately betrayed by our tongues. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

In Globalization 1.0, the primary questions were: Where does my country fit into global competition and opportunities? The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think it’s sad. I think it’s a beautiful name. I think it fits your mom just right.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Dad burst into laughter that ended in another fit of coughing. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The waif had shaved her head for her when they took her eyes; a mummer’s cut, she called it, since many mummers did the same so their wigs might fit them better. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She must be having one of her fits of temper. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s a good thing we only have to fit two people in the back. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“That is your earpiece. I will give you exactly one more chance to wear it. If you remove it from your ear again, I’ll have you fitted with this.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I might be overthinking, but despite Jupiter saying I “fit” with her and Courtney, lately, when I’m around them, I feel a bit redundant. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Watson tried to massage the model into shape, but it wouldn’t fit. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

The clothes were poorly fitted for my frame, being cut for one much stouter, and the breeches fairly flapped about my knees. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I have a socket fitting scheduled at Hank’s after school. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

The telescope that fitted it was, I remembered, locked in the trunk. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Baboons went into screaming fits if they saw a snake. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He called his men together and ordered them to fit out a fleet and prepare for immediate departure, but to do all secretly. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

She still had her fits, a-course, but she never opened her mouth about what she saw. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

The 46th Guards made supply flights in daylight as well as at night, in aircraft fitted with skis instead of wheels. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

And while the archangels are preparing the courtroom and the blessed tune their harps and certain others lie hunching under their fires, the ladies will be dashing hysterically in and out of fitting rooms. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had been screaming fit to kill, but when she found his hole at last and stuck her finger up in it, the shock was so great he was suddenly quiet. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

His teeth were all sharp and so long they barely fit into his mouth. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

They had to work out details like the specific placement of the memorial, the exact length needed to fit everyone’s names, and the thickness of the granite. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

It all fit easily into the trunk of the cruiser. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The mint tin is small enough to fit in the palm of Ma’s hand. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Why would my key fit into your father’s machine? That doesn’t make any sense.” The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

In Portland, Maine, I came closest to achieving a decent fit between income and expenses, but only because I worked seven days a week. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I accepted as many as I could fit into my school schedule, including keynote addresses at several large conferences for judges, social workers, and foster parents. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Buttercup stood, made her bed, changed her clothes, combed her hair, smiled, and burst out again in a fit of weeping. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Each time Crick frowned as he added another component, Watson’s stomach took a turn—but in the end, the whole thing fit together, like a perfectly solved puzzle. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Hermione, it fits of its own accord! I know the sign of the Deathly Hallows was on that stone! Gaunt said he was descended from the Peverells!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She had more fits, but she never did see the future again. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Claire squeezed her eyes shut, drew in a deep breath, and held it until she looked like a balloon about to pop—then burst into a fit of gasping cough-sobs that were louder than ever. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

This is the story I know about where Mom came from, and how she fits in with the Millers. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Now Grandma was fitting a piper lid over the milk- and-mouse bottle. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

They were small fits and they didn’t last long. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

It is so thick that she doesn’t know how he even fit whatever it is into that envelope. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

One is that music followed its own timetable, a timetable that does not fit neatly with developments in art, architecture, design, philosophy and science. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

The young fishermen brought the caravan to the window, and the couple, fit and agile, lowered themselves into it. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I ask, wondering how seven more people are going to fit in such a small house. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

It’s chunky and wide, and it looks like it might fit me. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Even the fittest of us were flagging now, and soon the hollows would catch up to us and we’d have to face them in the middle of the street. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

If he’s talking to Malachy and I think he’s talking to me he might go into a rage and have a fit that will carry him off. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

So many lawyers were involved that they all couldn’t fit in the courtroom, and Ogden finally ruled that two were to be chosen to represent all the rest. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

A little stiff, but it seemed to fit okay. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

“Squash it down more so it will fit,” she said. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The alchemists had pursued a secret learning, convinced that only a few were fit to have knowledge of divine secrets and that the social order would collapse if gold ceased to be in short supply. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Ellie bought herself a see-through blouse, and Momma’s throwing a fit!” Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Doubt and hesitation are completely unnecessary, as Easy French is rooted in the premise that, if properly packed, the rest of the world could fit within the confines of Reno, Nevada. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Don’t make her talk any more now, St. John,” said Diana, as I paused; “she is evidently not yet fit for excitement. Come to the sofa and sit down now, Miss Elliott.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

For a long time, services at Saint Agnes have been tailored to fit the needs of the Haitian community. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

“Listen, we figure the Titan’s army will have trouble getting up the elevator. They’ll have to go up a few at a time. And the giants won’t be able to fit at all.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“How else can I make something that fits correctly?” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

My head nestles in the curve behind her neck; my knees pull up to fit the space behind hers. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

But this time he fit right in and felt the happiness that pervaded the memory. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

I ask with a big smile on my face, because he looks extra good with a new pair of fresh sneakers, a crisp tee, and jeans fitted just right. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

"This is as much of the galaxy as you can fit in a bedroom. And that"—she leaned over to see what was directly above my head—"well, that looks like the Gemini Twins." Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

In here, I already know it’s going to be survival of the fittest. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

And every structure seemed to fit into the one beside it like a puzzle piece; the only spaces must have been deliberately left open. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Carol and her younger sister have matching outfits for Sundays: fitted brown tweed coats with velvet collars, round brown velvet hats with an elastic under the chin to hold them on. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I was with her and Theresa when Jeanne had another one of her fits—falling down, shaking, eyes rolling back in her head—and when she woke up, she said there was a giant coming. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

It followed a ramp, up and around, then fitted itself into a slot before a wall of glass doors. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

They fit her better than the suits she usually wears. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

When the cakes were laid out upon the table in strips, ready for heating, Wing Lung felt his heart fit to burst with pride. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

"I think you will be perfect here. You already seem to fit with the space." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

"This hauberk I wear is large for me, but it should fit Conn nicely, and the battle-axe I carry would suit Shagga's mighty hand far better than that wood-axe he holds." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I wanted to get my body ready so I could fit into a good dress, and to get my mind ready, too. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

I turned over the words like puzzle pieces in my head, wondering how they were supposed to fit together: Pakistan, Jinnah, independence, Nehru, India, British, Lord Mountbatten, Gandhi, partition. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Herbert Spencer—the philosopher who had coined the phrase survival of the fittest—had spent much of his life bedridden with various illnesses, struggling with his own fitness for survival. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

“I cannot think of leaving you, sir, at so late an hour, in this solitary lane, till I see you are fit to mount your horse.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I could show them the ansible, but it didn’t make a very convincing Alien Artifact, being so incomprehensible to fit in with hoax as well as with reality. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, I reached the last station, where a machine fitted me with a security anklet—a padded metal band that locked around my ankle, just above the joint. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Although it has indicated that the mere fact that someone fits a profile does not automatically constitute reasonable suspicion justifying a stop, courts routinely defer to these profiles, and the Court has yet to object. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

When I stopped to consider what this position really was about, I realized it fit perfectly with my aspirations since college. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

That particular day, I threw a fit when it looked like our dealings at our lawyer's office would take longer than expected and I wouldn't get to hang out at Izzy's. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Her mother sewed all her clothes because she could never find anything to fit Cynthia’s petite size-two frame. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

According to Cicero, he was executed some years later when an asp was slipped into his hammock—his end providing a fitting case history for another book on statecraft. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

Oh, said Janine weakly, as if to protest this sacrilege. . . . and Moira took off her own clothes and put on those of Aunt Elizabeth, which did not fit her exactly but well enough. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the sorrow and bitterness I’ve felt over the last few months is clumping together into one giant fit of rage. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The tables were all large enough for a small metal hollow to be fitted in their centers. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The company was presenting a play called Every Man Out of His Humour, which fit my mood exactly. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

We Navajos were just expected to fit back in. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

After Mrs. Caruthers’s fit, the doctor ordered her to be kept on bed rest, and even gave Cook a tincture of opium to be added to her tea. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Good, thought Powell; they might lack radio control but at least they were fitted for radio reception. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Across the room, Henry’s with June, making a gesture at her hair, and she turns and lets him fix a piece of her braid that came loose earlier in a fit of anxiety. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

They were wrapped in newspaper, sloppily fitted and closed with black tape. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

It was kind of ironic it was the same place I almost tripped over Ethan and Gillian on the first day of school that year—ironic, or maybe more fitting. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered, just for an instant, if a vase could fit between us. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

“It must fit this,” I said, opening the holster. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

And, just like in the fairy tale, it will be a perfect fit. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

They fit tight, like an extra layer of skin. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Hugo saw how, with just a little work, one of the pieces would fit into the man’s arm socket. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

She looked so much like someone playing the part of spoiled rich girl that Rishi wondered if she practiced it in the mirror to fit in better. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“I had it tailored to fit,” Mrs. said. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

I could see that her brain was struggling to fit it all together. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, you have three weeks. It’s not long, but you can begin training. If the Assignment Board deems you fit, possibly your case will be reviewed.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

We fit better the more time we spend together. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

I should be afraid she might overdo, if I didn’t know her ‘moral fit’ wouldn’t last long. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

He takes Mam’s sharp knife and he hacks at the tire till he has pieces to fit on the soles and heels of our shoes. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

He fitted the revolver into a hip holster, shouldered the rifle, and ambled down a hall to the parlor, which was dark except for the flickering television screen. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once more I had befriended a white man who didn’t fit the stereotype. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But none of us could fit it into our schedules!” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

What Zora was working on would certainly have fit this list. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

While my parents started to figure out how I might fit into the world as I was, doctors at the Mater Children’s Hospital were thinking about how they could help me fit in better. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

There was no space where Nhamo might fit herself in, and so she waited patiently in the doorway as Grandmother finished her tale. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I do need to tell you what Lucas said when I told him I had a new flight jacket: “Would it fit me?” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

It’s like a fitting room, in the department stores of the time before. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

It, too, adjusted so that it fit perfectly. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Rewards to people who fit the System best, you know. King’s immediate thanes, the thanes’ top servants, and so on till you come to the people who don’t fit at all. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her cape, Seven realized, her breath coming in fits and starts, was poison-proof thanks to Thorn. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

For one can assume too much sometimes, in fits of conceited self-blame. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Today we are Cinderella because our feet fit exactly, and we laugh at Rachel’s one foot with a girl’s grey sock and a lady’s high heel. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was tricky, but it had fallen into place like a puzzle piece fitting. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The jacket, unexpectedly, was wonderful—old Brooks Brothers, unlined silk, ivory with stripes of peacock green—a little loose, but it fit all right. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I could fit Geels’ brains in the toe of my boot, and Big Bolliger was his only source inside the Dregs.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I knew he wouldn’t invite me into his inner circle where I’d fit in as well as a carrot might, when pushed through a juicer. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Anyway, the drill fit in the airlock easily. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had made her a small box with a tight fitting lid, its top and sides intricately carved in the pattern of the plants she was beginning to learn and to know. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There never seemed to be enough time to fit a social life into my schedule. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“It was called True Romances, and someone had written Clara on the inside. I asked who Clara was, and the missus said some things that didn’t make any sense before having her fit.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

It’s a place where everyone fits in, more or less, but where, if you look hard enough, nobody feels really at home. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Freya herself rode to the battlefield and claimed her share of the dead, and to the Norse poets that was a natural and fitting office for the Goddess of Love. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

If we made up the perfect country Minerva keeps planning, I would fit in perfectly. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your grandfather saw fit to build this house on land that did not belong to him—that does not belong to you now. The sheriff is trying to explain the consequences of that.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Above all, I was starting to feel fit. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Little metal was used in our straps and fittings, but the harnesses had buckles of aluminum alloy, too fine to fasten with mittens on, which burned in that cold exactly as if they were red-hot. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

"So you'll take care of her the best way you see fit. Do you have a car waiting?" Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

She'd never felt she fit in with girls from the city in college. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“I’m just trying to fit it all together,” Axel says. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He himself fitted a cat-flap in the bedroom door, so that small amounts of food could be pushed inside three times a day. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

The English money was too large to fit neatly into her wallet. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Every time I thought I was fitting into my temporary life, something would remind me just how much of an outsider I still was. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

“Looks like she had a fit of some kind while having a midnight snack.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

This defiance was not a fit of pique, but a matter of principle. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the big questions in this era were: Where does my company fit into the global economy? The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

Everybody exclaimed about how perfectly it fit and how beautiful it was and how beautiful she was. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He’s wearing this army camouflage shirt, a brown cap, and the weirdest grin that could fit on a human face. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Would it be too political, or would that fit in with Woodstock’s “peace and love” theme? Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

He could almost fit in my hand, he was so small. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

There was a duck that would have fit in the palm of his hand, with a tiny hole in its bill. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

"After all we had heard about the Communists," he said, "this seemed to us the only explanation which fitted the circumstances." Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

We’ll rip it up, rip the skin off, and change it to fit ourselves.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

If George were there, she would fit right in, giggling and linking her arms in theirs. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

How my skin fit the whole time, didn’t once bunch up at my ankles or squeeze my head into a pin. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

How a boy can fit in a hole this way. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

He worked diligently, constantly, but every time he made something fit together, another problem presented itself. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

The missing gold, the wine Gebu wanted but never drank, the grinning Babylonian with his sharp glance and his soft, insistent questions, all fitted into a picture too clear to doubt. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

I don’t tell her I talked to Dad, but I’m not sure I could fit it in anyway. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The punishment didn’t begin to fit the crime. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

The North’s liberals have been for so long pointing accusing fingers at the South and getting away with it that they have fits when they are exposed as the world’s worst hypocrites. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

She takes a purse to school and I wonder what sort of magic she does to fit any books into it. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Ida talks while I scoop up my food with my fingers, since no one saw fit to give us forks. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

An island of asphalt is simply not fit for growing things. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

None of these dresses fits me very well; the hems droop, or the sleeves bunch up under my arms. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

You have to kind of just nod and go along if you want to fit in. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Her forearm, like a child’s, fits within the circle of my thumb and finger. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“They don’t fit the desk in the office.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“All right. I’ll tell Cook. I ain’t about to have her pitching a fit because I didn’t get everything done. But you owe me one.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

This is known as pavementing, because the clots fit together in a mosaic. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Samuel sat down at the table and said, “Bless you, Tom. Well, Mr. Trask is making great changes. He’s fitting up the old house to live in.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

At first it was big on me, but over time it fit better. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’d never have brought you if I’d known. It’s not fit for any man to see, and sure not for a small boy.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was what you called refugees from Europe, and those who were stupid and uncouth and did not fit in. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Stringing the bow and fitting an arrow he turned, peering back over the River into the darkness. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Soon after this the toilets were fitted with chains to hold the tops on, and when they overflowed it took a long time to get them open. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

And it would have been okay, except that after Hank tells me how great the TV news story was, the first thing he does is check my socket fit. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Leo checked the ancient bronze astrolabe, which was now fitted with the crystal from Ogygia. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

His book has clear vinyl pages, like an album for trading cards, only with smaller pockets to fit the word cards. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Between fits of weeping, she ate cold cooked yams, which were beginning to taste moldy, and peanuts. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Katie gave Johnny a tongue lashing and said that he wasn’t fit to have children. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wondered how it could be that he just never fit in with his peers. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The archipelago was “black, dismal-looking heaps...of broken lava, forming a shore fit for pandemonium,” the captain wrote. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

The smallest expression of tenderness sent me into a crying fit. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I..He is so close I can see the holes his metal piercings fit into. “I don’t know.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Mama and most of the children that could fit were with me. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

As far as he was concerned I did not fit as the owner of that stately house because of the way I looked. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The curve of the bowl fitted perfectly against the curve of my chest. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was especially important when other physical markers disappeared—your long hair, dresses and shoes that fit properly, limited access to makeup and soap. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

He kept laughing like he was having an asthmatic fit until Luke and Agrius both stared at him. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

There was a tiny hole in the side and a tiny peg that fit in the hole, tied with string. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps it was nothing more than his temperature rising and falling in fits. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“I know what you taught me,” I wept, “I know. We were coming back from the river. I was thinking about Ajax’s turtle. I was thinking about the survival of the fittest.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

No mere luxury, the centripetal gravity of Hermes kept them fit. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Leo had never been so glad to fit his tool belt around his waist. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Red diamonds of roof tile fit into diamonds of whitewash. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

This, my colleague, is fact, true and empirical; yet Mr. Gitney saw fit to obscure it in his account. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

You fitted a syringe into the socket, and you slid the pole into the cage and gave the monkey a shot. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I found it a lot easier to fit in than at Welch Elementary. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She was in the grip of a fit, a small one. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, without warning, I pretend to dry heave, then burst into a fit of coughs. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

By the time he walked into the cafeteria, Toby was wearing his disappointment on his face, his sleeve—anywhere it would fit. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

We call it walking high, and even if we haven't been going on any dangerous quests lately, so the Fair Gwen won't have to throw a fit, Freak hasn't exactly given up on slaying dragons. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

The trouble was I didn’t feel like I had a place in school, like I fit somewhere. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I often find that when a ruthless editor forces me to trim an article to fit into a certain number of column-inches, the quality of my prose improves as if by magic. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Mama and Papa were fit to burst with pride. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seems a more fitting punishment than death, anyway. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He stood and walked from the water, still holding the fish and arrow and bow against die sky, seeing them as they fit his arms, as they were part of him. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stood blinking on the other side of the velvet curtains, in a poorly fit theater. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

It was a battered cardboard box about the right size to fit a basketball. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

As different as we were, we fit together in an interesting way. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The headset barely fits around his bush of hair. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Yes, the boy appeared to be wearing a scythe’s robe—a royal blue one, studded with diamonds—but the robe clearly didn’t fit him. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

She felt more like herself than she had in a long time, but did this new Ivy—the real Ivy—still fit with her family? Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Aaron wailed on, and pretty soon Evan joined him, and the whole room was nothing but noise and complaining, everyone trying to fit somewhere. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Nhamo was capable of going into screaming fits herself, for that matter, but she did have common sense. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

According to Du Barry, it should be elegant yet regal, memorable but not eccentric, and most of all, fit for royalty. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I had realized that we had come to the point of no return, the point where it was harder to try and fit in, than it was to strike out alone. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"The only thing those dogs are fit for is a bear baiting," he said angrily. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

When she opened them again, there stood a giant bed fit for an emperor. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Gabe had tried hard to settle into his studies, and it served him well now, the math he had hated, as he measured and fitted together the pieces of his boat. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

It becomes truly the survival of only the fittest. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

As far as a compass and ruler could tell him, both sets of base pairs neatly fitted into the backbone configuration. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

We couldn’t make those words fit no matter how hard we tried, but that didn’t stop us from squeezing, dropping, and rhyming the words. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

The next longest wave that fits is the second harmonic, or the first overtone. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Just get a pair that fits, I tell myself. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

In a sudden fit of anger, I lift the glass and hurl it against the wall. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

She bent her whole mind to delivering her sister and devising a fit punishment for her husband. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was a soldier; I was an officer in the Marines, and then I earned my living as an explorer; I was as fit and healthy as it’s possible for a human to be. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Well it’s just that wouldn’t it be great if mattresses had spaces for your arm, so that when you rolled onto your side, you could fit just right?” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Judging from the layout, the second floor space had probably been designed as an in-law apartment meant for one or two people, but four of us found a way to fit inside. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The camp grew so large that the controllers staggered our schedules, so we ate by color and gender—and even then, it was still a tight squeeze fitting everyone at the tables. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

One guy showed Jule how to work the motor and how the oars fit on the edge of the boat, just in case you needed them. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

It was just big enough to fit a small TV on it and a few plates, but their apartment didn't exactly seem like a "sit at the table and eat" kind of place. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Then I thought for one second it might be the hat Lunelle had promised to make for me, but that didn’t fit either. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It fit snugly around my eyes like a pair of swimmer’s goggles, blocking out all external light. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Calista nodded and held up a pair of pants to my legs, to see if they would fit, I guess. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Hrbik and the tactility of the body do not fit into Art and Archaeology; my botched attempts at drawing naked women would be seen as a waste of time. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He put his hands on his hips and stuck out his bottom, which sent me into a fit of giggles. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The iron was one of those universal kinds that go on any voltage and I fitted it to the plug in the wall. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Koffi remembered the crude beds of old hay, crammed together to fit as many people as possible inside, all suffering from the same mosquito virus. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I didn't even know where most of the old out-of-the-way countries the UN men in front of me represented fitted in on the map. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“But my shoe doesn’t fit anymore so they can have it for their pie.” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed that I simply could not fit into a materialistic life. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

They stood still, with their bows already raised and arrows fitted, so that they would make the least possible movement to disturb the creatures when they did appear. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Brienne, I am no fit company. Go join the revels, if you would. Drink a horn of ale and dance to Rymund's harping." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

A mask of peacock feathers is fitted over her face. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He had made it and it fitted him. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Mami didn’t seem as bothered by his absence and fed us soups, or creamy rice with milk, or hot sancochos made up of whatever leftovers she could fit into the pot. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Eleanor wondered; has she decided that I am not fit to stay? The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

All of her couldn’t fit into the closet. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mami held a yellow blouse with a ruffled collar against her bosom, patted the neckline into shape, and stretched it across her shoulders to check the fit. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Unless,” said Poirot, smiling, “we can fit them into our little collection as—shall we say?—housekeeper and cook in the Armstrong household.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Håkon stood behind him, dressed in simpler clothing that actually fit him: a white rubakha over black pants, which were tucked into brown boots. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

And more frames hold relatives at balloon- filled birthdays and First Communions and baptisms—parents and sisters and brothers and nieces and nephews, all arm in arm, fitting together perfectly. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just don’t tell Percy I mentioned it. . . it’s ‘classified information, until such time as the Ministry sees fit to release it,’ after all.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

After her defiance of the overseer, they called her Harriet, because the pet names, the diminutives, were no longer fitting for a girl who had displayed such courage. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The others nodded as the various points were fitted in with their guesses. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

A world in which no one knows who they are or where they fit? Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Or a shirt that fit perfectly before suddenly seemed a little too tight, or a bra strap would peek out from a wide collar. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

We starve ourselves so we can fit into the perfect pair of jeans, we pollute our bodies with drugs to increase our muscles so we’ll look ripped without a shirt. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“When you have a bar mitzvah,” she lectures, “you’re supposed to be surrounded by the people who care about you. They won’t fit in your house.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Mother couldn’t prepare a meal fit for pigs. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

By then a second flight was in the air, and the archers were fitting a third arrow to their bowstrings. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

My body and voice shook as if trapped in one of Ruth’s fits. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when she opened the door, it was to a small, plump woman whose gray hair peaked out from under a close- fitting black felt hat. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

The displacement of such peoples by colonists from industrialized societies exemplified the survival of the fittest. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered where and how I would fit in to a society that basically didn’t like me. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

It would appear, he went on, "that South America might be fitted together with Africa, and so on…. It is even claimed that rock formations on opposite sides of the Atlantic match." A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“And why shouldn’t I be fit?” she retorted, peering at him through the fading light. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

They saw me as just another one of the hundreds of blacks who were fit only for manual labor. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

She rolled them again and made up words to fit their rhythm: Peas that go tink, peas that go tot, Peas that will never grow outside my pot. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said it was just right, it fitted his hands, almost worked by itself. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

But later we would say, When it was finished, the dress fit like a glove. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The quote is from Virginia Woolf’s suicide note to her husband, but I think it fits the occasion. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Put two metal plates close together, for instance, and you can’t fit every sort of particle inside. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

The windows are grand and tall and also fitted with bomb-resistant glass, kept shut at all times for security reasons, which further adds to the stillness. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

While I tried to devour my tears, a fit of coughing seized Helen; it did not, however, wake the nurse; when it was over, she lay some minutes exhausted; then she whispered— Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Lengthwise, she fitted almost perfectly, but with Nike in her extended hand she was a bit too wide. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Annabeth wanted to strangle the guy, but she wasn’t sure her hands would fit around his thick neck. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

In the early days of the British Museum, prospective visitors had to make a written application and undergo a brief interview to determine if they were fit to be admitted at all. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

I wanted to fit in just like every other high school freshman. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The triangular wooden frames fitted into the gables were intricately carved, the light that slanted through them and fell in patterns on the floor was full of secrets. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Levy wouldn’t really fit into the Levy Shorts plan. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

This word gave me fits until a teacher taught me a memory trick: Rhythm Helps Your Two Hips Move. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She also saw that his uniform was slightly ill fitting, his girth stretching the scales of his armor. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Pathfinder was too big to fit through any of my airlocks, so I had to do all the rewiring outside. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her hair is curly around her head, and her white uniform dress has been tailored to fit her short arms and legs. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

She was in Hob because she was prone to fits. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Round — In a canon, obviously every section of the canon must "fit" with the section that comes after it. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

The skin beneath his eyes is puffy from too much sleep, and he's wearing a blue and gray plaid shirt and jeans that fit him way too good. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

These uniforms actually fit us and we were allowed to wash them ourselves. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Last year took some getting used to, but I always fit in at recess—more than Edna, who was a total klutz. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“She’s plenty fit, but uglies have an easier time trusting someone like me, someone their own age.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

And because my skin has never fit this badly before. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“They work with the Minute Men,” A.M. added, pointing to the opposite side of the library where another group of fifty or sixty men in loose fitting jogging suits gathered. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

And even if they do, how would five hundred kids fit into one basement? A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He tried to put on tiny socks from the socks basket and just looked puzzled when they didn’t fit. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Otherwise Aunt Lorraine will have a fit if we take any stuff for ourselves. And if we don’t, Mami’ll get mad.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

He seemed quite at home, and Jasper certainly recognized him, but these two facts did not fit in with Maxim’s words to Mrs. Danvers. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

She didn't need a green card to fit in. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“But I had to finish something. Fold up your clothes. Whatever will fit in your duffel bag.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

My hand perfectly fits the curve of her hip, and I’m hot all over, but I’d be lying if I said I don’t like the sensation. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

He stole a pair of cheap trousers, a white shirt, black shoes, black hat, and an oilskin raincoat, and he tried on each article for fit. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Once she had even dropped her glasses and broken them in a fit of rage when her tag-team favorites, Mud Mountain and Blue Moon Hog, were counted out by the referee. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I found him in my mother’s hut, lying on his back on the floor, in the midst of what seemed like an endless fit of coughing. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s like painting—you don’t just use any color you feel like; you pick the color that fits the subject the best. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“I feel fine,” I say, taking a deep breath and fitting a new bolt into the bow. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The primers would probably fit if he could get them out without ruining them. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

But then I have to wait another week for the leg fit. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“Whatever you wish, my love. Give what orders you think fit. Of course we should take no chances.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

It was the friendship necklace I had given Heather in a fit of insanity around Christmas. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

“And so skinny and pale. He doesn’t even have to wear a KKK sheet. He can just go to a rally like that, and he’ll fit right in.” King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

I wonder what terrible things forced this family to leave their home forever and escape to a new place where they don’t fit in or speak the language fluently. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

I look around this class and nobody I see fits into the box I used to put them in. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But no matter what group you fit into, in humanities class you can speak your mind and Ms. Steck will listen. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

I was always well liked and well accepted by all, and I always managed to fit in like a chameleon. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Maybe he hadn’t fit in as naturally as Liam and Zu had, but I saw him talking to other kids as he worked. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I loved the way my sister’s hand fit in mine. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He makes friends and finally finds a place where he fits. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

The information and misinformation comes in fits and starts. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

It’s a fitting pathway to my home, he thought. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Dewey fitted a key into the front door of the Clutter house. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was company and what a hard time fitting him into family life! A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Papadimitriou said, “How does he fit in? What was he doing?” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

A childhood nickname doesn't exactly fit the image of me I want Al to see. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I’ve been staying in the back, keeping to myself and listening, and trying to decide if this club is a good fit for me after all. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

I begin going through the shelves, and I'm surprised to find a pair of track shoes that actually fit well. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“And now,” Dad announced, “here comes the best gift—the gift that we think fits you best.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

A feast fit for a highway road stop. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Humanity could never force zero to fit its philosophies. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

If the Cassell’s gave him a translation he didn't understand, one that wouldn’t fit the meaning of the sentence, he looked the English word up in the psychology dictionary. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I hope you like these bangles and they fit you. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

And, most chilling of all to Penelope’s ears: “Those awful children! No doubt they will be sent to the workhouse after this. They are not fit to live among civilized society!” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

“So my whole life, I’ve never really fit anywhere,” she begins. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Now it feels like a practicality: It’s hard to buy new clothes, so I wear all the ones that fit me, even the ugly ones, even the ones that remind me of better times. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Their hiding place was small, with hard wooden sides, barely big enough to fit the two of them. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

In a jealous fit Lice Peeking had jumped on Billy, kicking and punching and scratching. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I would fain at the moment have become bee or lizard, that I might have found fitting nutriment, permanent shelter here. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Oppenheimer had doubts about how well he might fit in on campus—“any fruitful future in Berkeley would have to depend ... on a certain mutual respect for nonidentical points of view.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Emery explodes into a fit of childish giggles. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

‘We have only got this’ — he held up a wafer of lembas — ‘and water, if the water here is fit to drink.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

An animal trainer who, in a fit of anger, bit his wife’s ear off. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was perhaps in another such fit of paranoia that Dad fired my mother’s sister Angie. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“I think no person be the zombie type, Jeremie. Nobody born fit to be a slave.” Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was frightening to think that any “fit” German citizen could one day become “unfit,” or too unproductive to live. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

So he was fitting in just fine as far as I was concerned. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Were only trying out names to see how they fit. Nothing is certain.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Peewee had been drinking a Coke; he started with a fit of laughter, and snorted the Coke out through his nose and all down the front of his T-shirt. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

"My anxiety for her dominates all my thoughts,” Garfield wrote in his diary, "and makes me feel that I am fit for nothing.” Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The silk slippers would have been perfect, but he didn’t know what size to get, and Kaira pointed out that slippers weren’t like T-shirts; they had to be an exact fit. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Let her draw her own conclusions that fit the picture frame she wants me to fill. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

For weeks, my father and I fumbled around like ducks in a fit. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

“Be gone, daughter! I will deal with this intruder how I see fit.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

And this was true, though he didn’t fit with the rest of them. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

We found that mostly they fit into definite types. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They don’t make me hear everything clearly, the way you do. I have to fit the sounds with the shape the lips make, like a puzzle,” Renee said, looking from Gen to the woods. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

But he was naked and—dammit—the clothes pretty much fit him. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He stopped as a man nearby broke into a fit of coughing. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the second is, can you bring me a cap to fit my dreadlocks? As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

"I can only stomach so much ineptitude in any one day. If the Others ever come for us, I pray they have archers, because you lot are fit for nothing more than arrow fodder." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I wear them, for they fit me quite well. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

They fit, even better than the ones the rangers had given her. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Boys primping in badly fitted suits like his own. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Sam Dale fit the Indians and Red Eagle jumped off the bluff. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

I'd ended up having to wear flip-flops for weeks; they were the only thing that fit until we scavenged a forgotten fishing lodge and found the boots I wore now. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The conversation sputtered along in fits and starts; one second everything was good, the next uncomfortable as the past overwhelmed us. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Sometimes you just need something solid that fits entirely in your hand. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

He placed the hat on his head, taking his time to adjust the fit. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Yes!” the girl shouted, and in a fit of frustration she ripped the tag off her blouse and threw it away. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

It was a marvel to behold: three tall tiers glazed in pink with sugared petals, far too tall to have fit beneath the cover it was under. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“I just knew your key would fit when I saw it.” The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

“No, they don’t fit. I don’t want to look at shoes, Mom. I’m tired.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Actually,” said Dr. Zinchenko, “Mr. Chiltington is the one in the construction business. Together, they were hoping to rewrite the history that didn’t fit their family myth.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Miss Huey began to talk in a low, soothing voice, smoothing the salve on my temples and fitting the small electric buttons on either side of my head. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“I’ll tell you all about it, Dana, but some other time. Now, somehow, I’ve got to fit myself back into nineteen seventy-six. If I can.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I sure wished I could ask Papa how to fit predestination into this puzzle. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Darius already has on his workout clothes—a fitted T-shirt, basketball shorts, and sports leggings or whatever they are. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Conventional economic wisdom, of course, says that the more choices consumers have, the more likely they are to buy, because it is easier for consumers to find the jam that perfectly fits their needs. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

After he had lashed the scabbard onto her shin, she fitted her boot over it. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

All I knew was that it didn’t fit the vending machines in the school cafeteria. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

From the sack of clothing Horatio brought, I pulled on an embroidered shirt that belonged to my father and a pair of worn breeches whose loose fit would hide the roundness of my hips. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

"Don't you just love storms? Especially ones with snow? The God of the Sky helps us cleanse the land. Rid the kingdom of things we don't need. It's fitting for tonight." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I'll even be able to use it as a workshop for whatever MAV modifications I need to do on parts that can fit through the trailer's airlock. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her key did not fit the lock and she was obliged to ring the bell. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

But today he fitted the crank and turned it vigorously himself. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Marcus said, trying to catch his breath, before busting into another fit of laughter. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

"It means that I am now fit to be wedded and bedded," said Sansa, "and to bear children for the king-" The queen gave a wry smile. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

"You ever consider that maybe you not supposed to 'fit’? People who make history rarely do." Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

‘There are some who would begin to doubt whether your errand is fit to tell,’ said the old man. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The room was how I’d always imagined a college dean’s would look — only Carlisle looked too young to fit the part. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Imagining her free with sex doesn’t fit, though. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Scared I wouldn’t be able to fit back in is the long and short of it. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

They retreat to their three rooms, to their three separate beds, to their thick mattresses and pillows and fitted sheets. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

She could whittle a slice of wood to fit it—and pack it securely with mutowa sap and wild cotton fiber. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Can’t repeat it—not fit for a lady’s ears. Not fit for Christian ears, neither. Pastor Tom would swallow his tongue if he could hear them boys talking trash on the rig.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The gulf between them was big enough for a whole religion to fit into. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Hazel and Piper had stopped the shaking fits. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

It was hard to fit books into the messenger bag. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I loved the impaled-on-the-fence story and, never having heard his version, I stayed put, pressed his take up against mine to see how it fit. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

She showed no ill effects of the small fit at the Battery. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

She is opening her mouth to state the obvious fact that the ring, though very pretty, does not fit, when she realizes that it is shrinking on her hand. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

And it was kind of amazing, since the original pizza-slice-sized store would have fit maybe ten people tops, and that would have been shoulder-to-shoulder. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I uncap the bottle to show that I cannot fit it through the top. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

English, on the other hand, poses a challenge for people like Sasha who don’t see themselves as fitting into neat either/or categories like male or female. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I dropped it on my bed, then fetched a drill from the shop and started fitting screws. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

‘Here is the gift of Celeborn and Galadriel to the leader of your Company,’ she said to Aragorn, and she gave him a sheath that had been made to fit his sword. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He was for once without words himself, and he pressed the tobacco diligently into a ball between his thumb and forefinger, and picking up his pipe he fitted the tobacco into the bowl. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Until it is fit again, I can no longer be useful in that way. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Several heads turned as Gervean Campbell sashayed through the opened double doors, dressed in a perfectly fitted sapphire pantsuit and really high black heels. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Because of the tight quarters—the whole house would have fit in Aunt Ivy’s parlor—the bed had been hinged to the wall. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Sorry. I should have been looking out for you. I was kicking back with the guys from the team. Figured it wouldn’t hurt to fit in a little better.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

I feel uncomfortable, like I have shifted in my skin and it doesn’t quite fit anymore. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

But I told myself that in nature it’s survival of the fittest. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

And they don’t fit So then they moved up a little bit—nobody saying a word yet—and touched our hair. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My daddy says being on the road ain’t fit for a dog, much less a kid, how come you don’t just go back to your orphanage?” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Just don’t go pulling ’em up when you gets a cleaning fit.” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“You can fit through the fence?” the girl asks, and Bailey nods. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Later, he said, he’d fit the outside of my ear with a receiver. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“I mean—not that you have small pants that would fit me”—digging a deeper hole for myself—“I mean, the pajama pants keep falling off—” I’m a very good digger. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

A message like that wouldn’t fit on a piece of paper no matter how large it was. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Every night before going to sleep I dutifully fit my medieval headgear on. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Yet they’re small enough to fit inside Ma’s empty mint tin. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

But to fit these elements on to this wall he had to do sketches, draw converging lines, work out scales and foreshortening. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Dressing rather shakily, Kit was compelled to ask Mercy’s assistance with the buttons down her back, and was shocked when her older cousin suddenly bent double in a violent fit of coughing. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I had to fold the photograph on one edge to make it fit, but I made sure the fold didn’t touch Amanda. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

She was sweet, and prone to fits of the giggles, and blushed every time any young man said a word to her. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mark went ballistic in a fit of desperation, kicking and kneeing and swinging the butt end of his flashlight at anything that moved. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Marriage is one long fit of compromise, deep and wide. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

After Belén gets home from school, she and I wander through the town aimlessly, eating all the junk food that will fit inside our bodies. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Ruth and me would have a cabin fit for ladies, with bunks and blankets and pillows and three meals every day. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I read about a family who got rid of almost everything they had, and kept only enough to fit into a camper while they roamed the country. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

He wondered what kind of Tetris they had done to fit all the pieces of the bed into such a small car. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

‘He stands not alone,’ said Legolas, bending his bow and fitting an arrow with hands that moved quicker than sight. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

One uranium bomb, small enough to fit in a plane, could pack about ten times that power. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

And in this way, she had fit in. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Why not just let her throw a fit? Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

My goal was what it had always been—to find normalcy where I could, to fit myself back into pockets of regular life. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“They had to split a sectional into two parts to make it fit in the room. You can see where it's supposed to be connected.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

The rules are pretty straightforward: an adjective is put down, like maybe “awkward,” and everyone has to throw down a noun that best fits. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

If the queen did not think her eldest son was fit for the crown, she could pass it to another child, or even to a nephew or cousin. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I’m young enough, fit enough, I wasn’t drinking heavily when we were trying. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ammu said that there was only one person in the family who was a fit candidate for biographical blackmail and that was Chacko himself. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“See,” Freddie told Hackett, “Buckeye’s going to fit right in. We just have to introduce him to the right people first.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then she touches her nose twice, and tries to fit the same piece in the same spot, then touches her nose twice again. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Some of it was ornate, some plain; not a bit of it matched, or fit as it should. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It fits her, pretty and carefree as she is. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

They tried to cram the monkeys into hatboxes, but they didn’t fit. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moreover, the circumstances of the crime seem to him to fit exactly the concept of “murder without apparent motive.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

One million helices stacked side by side would fit in this letter: o. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

For characters like Skeezie and me, a town this size is a perfect fit; at least, that's the way it feels to me at the age of twelve. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

He tipped out the plastic jar of hardware and sorted out a bolt to thread into the fitting of the junction and then tightened it down. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Where do pesticides fit into the picture of environmental disease? Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

His voice trailed off into a coughing fit. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

She felt like she might possibly fit in because she could jump and twist and stretch as well as the other kids. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

At eighteen, Elizabeth Manwill was an easy target for mockery: glasses perpetually sliding down her nose, forehead knobby with acne, clothes frumpy and ill fitting. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He was tested, tempered, and tried before he was deemed fit to rule. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I ended up fitting as much of Lucy’s stuff as I could in my closet. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

A round is a special type of canon in which the last section also fits with the first section, so that the canon can be repeated over and over without stopping. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

I let my voice trail away as my thoughts raced ahead of it fitting things together. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Just trying to figure out how we all fit together,” she said. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Dryver wears fitted overalls with a tight red shirt underneath while Lucy’s in one of her signature sack dresses, but with a touch of blue eye shadow. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

It was about the size of a matchbox and it fit in the palm of his hand. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Ms. Sandnes bought my clothes for me. If they didn’t fit, she returned them.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Maybe I’m exaggerating it, but my memory is that for a whole class to fit into that room, students literally had to pile on top of each other. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘I will, when I learn what you are fit for,’ said Denethor. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Every once in a while Minerva broke into a fit of coughing. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The “fittest” babies were then paraded through the fairs. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

He held it up to my chest to judge the fit. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

When I pictured the idea of “writer” in my mind, pictures from my schoolbooks came to mind, and Hughes did not fit that picture. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Their bodies curved together, pressed, and found their perfect fit. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

As a team, we were always winning, and, most important of all, I fit in without having to try. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

It was noble that the scythes saw fit to pay homage to the gleaned, but if they only had twelve hours to complete three months worth of business, she didn’t see the sense of it. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Now, 60,000 Japanese Americans were returning to their former communities on the west coast and being put into trailer camps, Quonset huts, back rooms of private homes, church social halls, anywhere they could fit. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

"An immortal dragon of power cut from this stone will be a fitting sculpture for my formal chamber." When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“I’m satisfied. He was a short horse,” he said, using the horseman’s term for an animal who is not fully fit. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama had a fit when Papa told her about Hosie being hired. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“A uniform’s supposed to be snug. It isn’t supposed to fit like a nightgown.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Look at you. You are not fit to fight.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“They are a fitting gift for an Emperor,” he says. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Outside, she sat at the curb fitting the bread and the pie into the paper bag. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Intellectuals don’t fit well into the party, Wright,” he said solemnly. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were a thousand kids in Texas who fit that description. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I told Mom she didn’t have to buy me a new dress since last year’s still fits, but she insisted. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He gave me special tailored gloves, fitted to my fingers. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Is he fit to talk to us, then?” asked Bigwig. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Mars unwound from his laughing fit, he studied Maniac up and down; aware, too, that Maniac was studying him. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I learned that I couldn’t fit the sentence on one line. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

I like trying to figure out where they fit. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

Under the skirt, the blouse has to be pulled down practically to my knees just to keep it fitted against me. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Empty and tired and fit for nothing. You’d be better when you’ve had something to eat. So shall I. We’ll go in here and order dinner right away. I can telephone to Frank, too.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

It was a glorious fit, so seemingly warm. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She said it only had a few stains and fit well. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

So she waited, worked, and began to fit in. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I fit my mouth to his, and he tastes like water and smells like fresh air. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Now both Valley and Seven devolved into laughter before shushing each other through fits of laughter and tears. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Teenagers, acting all cool as usual, doing their best to not fit in with the homeless crowd, even though they were homeless themselves. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Still, when I overheard Mrs. Chavez say that Vivian would fit in with their family, I was jealous. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

The trench he wanted me to dig had to be big enough to fit a refrigerator. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Or perhaps it was love; every time he had a fit, he was comforted and held by the children’s new, pretty governess. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Antipodes had become a reality, and there was no longer any way of fitting the Earth’s land masses into one hemisphere. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The last thing I remembered was the young girl throwing a fit because the mother refused to let her get breast implants for the party. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

His mother and father were as good a fit for each other as an adult’s foot in a child’s shoe; even at nine years old Kendrick recognized this. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Her shirt says I’m watching you, and it’s got a picture of an owl with giant eyes—and it fits her perfectly, like all of her clothes do. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

"And hardly a one of 'em wouldn't fight me over a bone. Go back. Your pa must be having double fits o' worry." The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Let’s maybe focus on the fitting part for now, Lydia,” he said through clenched teeth. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“Well, then. We will have to try on personalities until we find one that fits.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

You understand I am collapsing all time now so that it fits in what's left in the hollow of my story? How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Thomas Volpe built a workshop in the basement for his wife’s business, with big mirrors for fittings. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

But the Dactyl Hill Squad and the Vigilance Committee were on board now, and she didn’t know how many people she could safely fit on board Missy to bring them back to safety. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

But where would I fit all the extra hours I’d need to put in at the gym? Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

She totally ballooned up to a size six and none of her pants fit, and she had, like, three-hundred-dollar Sandeces jeans!” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

July is almost over when I finally get called in for my fitting. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I can tell it’s been recently cut because of the uneven tan on the skin visible between his shirt collar and the back of his fitted sandstone infantry cap. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Even the fun of fitting arms and legs to the doll could not keep Robin from wanting to get out into the fields and away from bench and bed, stool and trundle cart. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z