The other half of me was focused, in every moment, on the warm, strong body pressed against me. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

But he couldn’t move fast, so he focused as far ahead on the road as he could see. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Those issues had seemed comparatively straightforward while the Allied war effort remained primarily focused on the Nazi regime. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

And he focused on Abdulrahman in particular, so much so that one day, a few years before, Ahmad had called in the middle of the day in New Orleans and made a very strange proposal. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I released a heavy sigh and switched my focus to cleaning my room. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

There was nothing I could do for Sir Fig Newton until I was back at home, so I readjusted my focus to dragging my parents away from the event horizon with my mood-music hypothesis. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

I keep my eyes focused straight ahead until I get to my door. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I can’t take my focus from that door—like when I was a kid and was convinced there was a monster in my closet. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

At first I’m so focused on his reaction that I don’t notice Rhiannon’s. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Like me, I assumed he was focusing all of his energy on finding the Second Gate before the Sixers did. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Malloy shook his head, sort of confused, but instead of making some slick comment about how strange Jamaal was, he focused back on my hands. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

After the war, he studied auditory channels, trying to understand what we focus on, and how much information we can absorb and process and under what circumstances. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Walking back to my team, I focus on my teammates’ delight. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

My head was sort of out of focus. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ellipses have two centers, or foci; the more elongated the ellipse, the farther apart these foci are. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Ann quickly found a focus for her housing work that fall, in two incidents that would galvanize the black community in Durham over the next few years. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to focus as Frank and Hazel talked.. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

So Will watched as the flames roared along the resinous twigs, and with streaming eyes and scorched hands he adjusted each fresh branch till the heat was focused as Iorek wanted it. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Slowly the whole thing was coming into focus. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I made myself look at the anatomy book and I focused on the same picture for a while. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

He radiated sorrow and bitterness, as if he were so wrapped up in his own misery that he resented Annabeth for trying to make him focus on anything else. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

They both focused on me—Mama standing in front of the rocking chair and Sheriff kneeling on the floor at her feet. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I try to focus straight ahead as we pedal across the overpass, but I can’t pull myself away from the reality all around me. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Nation was in his last year, Form Four—he wanted to finish up and then focus on a soccer career instead of trying for university. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Unlike at the Seneca Falls meeting, which focused on legal and intellectual ideas of women’s rights, the second convention emphasized practical pocketbook issues. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Two circles drifted into his sight, and he focused his eyes, bringing the circles together. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to focus on the positive: a warship might be on the way to help Camp Jupiter. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

He then began to show me, from memory, game after game—it seemed like dozens—focusing on the openings that Bronstein had played against Bobby’s favorite variations. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Dad keeps his voice soothing as he focuses on the parking situation. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Then I looked beyond his bed and saw a man hurrying up the aisle, and when he came into focus I saw it was my father. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

The cracks in the stones came into sharper focus. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

It took every effort to ignore it, to focus instead on the elusive thread of energy that had come so easily to her when she had seen that purple flower. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Without the simulation technology, without the data they had about all the other factions, without their focus on technological advancement, the attack on Abnegation would not have happened. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to keep my mind focused, but it was really distracting. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Like, no shade on football, but I’m kind of more focused on the school part of college. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Like the men on her doorstep in the 1920s, some interviewers started with a focus on William, only to become interested in Elizebeth. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Dr. Cable wanted to turn them all, but she was worried that Mom and Dad might talk about the brain lesions, even after the operation, because they’d been focused on them for so long.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“So the goal is to lower that number, and we do that by focusing on the dogs that take a superlong time to get adopted,” Windy says. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

When Connor got on top of him, Luke focused on his hands, his feet. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I’m inside the plane of focus, sharp and defined and totally still. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Dr. Gazzaley explained that people tend to be good at focusing and doing so narrowly—in a relatively small physical space, but when they seek to attend to a broader space, they lose detail. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Then, when the butterflies have finally stopped, on a low tropical bush with pink flowers, and he’s down on one knee focusing his binoculars, three uniformed men in a jeep drive up. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

As an analyst for the Rand Corporation, a think tank focused on military and international issues, he had been granted permission to conduct research at the Pentagon, home of the United States Department of Defense. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

But Emily was too focused on her discovery to pay attention to anything else. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t thinking clearly, the grooves in the concrete were moving in and out of focus, but I knew enough to know that my body wasn’t being hit anymore. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

It is the part she still has the most difficulty with, the concentration and focus. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I focused my vision to the end of the barrel. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I took a deep breath and tried to focus my thoughts. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Taking a breath, Sefia searched for a mark that would allow her to focus her Vision—the scars around the porter’s mouth. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Luke tried to focus on the carrots and celery he had on his plate. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I said, focusing on the hunger to distract myself. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

She tried to stay focused, but it wasn’t easy as she listened to the floor creak and crack, spilling rubble into the void below. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He struggled to focus on her face, her large eyes, the rash of pimples on her forehead, her hair plaited in thread-covered spikes. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He seemed to become focused at once, in the same way that you could focus the beam of an anbaric lantern. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I shrugged and focused on my empty cup. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Even things I had completely forgotten—the lamp on my small desk, the way the middle shelf of my bookcase sagged—suddenly came back into clear focus. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

We’d be focusing on sex, and then the other stuff would creep in. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

—Phathmus Mouzaive: natural philosopher; liked to declare that his field was no less than “the physical laws of the universe,” but whose focus, in reality, was somewhat narrower: magnetic fields. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Every single eye above him was focused on his face. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

A few men nodded at these late arrivals, but the music started up, turning the crowd’s focus to the dance floor. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Ladies and gentlemen, can we please focus on the writing activity for today. No fighting in the poetry club.” Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

He focused on the need for speed, not camping in the forests of Maryland, cowering like a wounded animal, fearful that every noise meant the hunters were about to seize him. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girls among us focused on the obvious fact that a Mexican girl who didn’t know how to do laundry had to be just about the most unsanitary creature on earth. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Money became the focus of all their discussions, hers for clothes, his for drink. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

I focused on speeding down the narrow concrete passageway, down the stairs into a dark cellar, where one of the men walking ahead of us switched on a flashlight. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Defend yourself,” she said with a growl, and then returned her focus to the fight. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

There was so much to tell, but time was a-wasting, so I just focused on the highlights. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Emily blinked at James a few times, like she couldn’t quite get her eyes to focus. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I forced myself to focus at his big lumpy nose, then a little higher at his eyes. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

I chew for a while, pretending to focus on my food, but really focusing on him. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

A tall, elegant man came into focus with his arms outstretched and a face of pure empathy. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

The room is blurry, but I blink it into focus. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“When using your Sprint PCS phone in the car, focus on driving, not talking, and use your handsfree kit,” the document read. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

And then I got diagnosed with depression, and I started on my first round of medication, and I couldn’t focus on the game at all. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

She’s focused on the papers in front of her, a frown on her face. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

He looked up to find her soft brown eyes focused intently on him, her right hand under her chin. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

But he’d been so focused on getting to the edge of the world that he hadn’t noticed. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I stare at the ceiling, everything coming into focus, the pain from the surgery radiating across my entire body. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He moved through the enemy lines, and even though he seemed to be leaving Frank undefended, the enemy was completely focused on Percy. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Like Stanton and Anthony before them, they favored bolder campaigns with a focus on a federal amendment. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

We take our seats, and I focus on the flowers instead. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“Thanks,” I responded, focusing on his beautiful dark blue suit. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t speak to us, and not much more to Amin, but focuses on the road ahead. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

She could not sense people's energies the way that a sage could, but this spirit or consciousness was so focused, so brilliant, that anyone would know it was there. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He focused on Hazel and managed a smile. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I tried to focus on the inflation hole, but that didn’t work, either. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

In my first three classes, history, math, and English, I can barely focus. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He ran on, throwing all of his focus into making it back to Trina. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Suddenly Leon Longbridge put his glasses to his eyes and focused them overhead. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Pearl, on the other hand, focused on the photograph itself. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Keeping an open flame in his room terrified him, but it also helped him focus. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Flayed, unprotected against space, she felt pain return, focusing her body. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes. You are descendant of a great people,” she continued, pulling my attention away from my wild, erratic thoughts and making me focus on the situation at hand. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“If you two taradas are done arguing, we need to go home and change before going up to customs,” Velia said, taking the focus away from Papá and back to the situation at hand. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

He would brook no interference or lapse of focus. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

It was the look he wore when he’d channeled his fear about everything into the singular focus of protecting her, when he had made decisions that could soothe his anxiety with their firmness, their surety. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I peered through the eyepiece and tweaked it until I managed to bring Neptune more or less into focus. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Every head is turned our way, pulling the focus from the three chariots ahead of us. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I try to focus on the people I have, rather than those who are missing. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The movie was just interesting enough to stay focused on until Ada took it upon herself to start making out with me. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

And within a few seconds they’re all focused on the TV again. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

The lines were all coming together, like something in the distance moving into focus. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Eyes focused on my bowl, I see her hand dump some rice in my bowl and drop a whole fish on top of it. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I focus on every muscle and bone, every reality of my own body, trying to get back into now. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Pollard, his skullcap off, his hair dark with sweat and his head tilted so his good eye focused on the camera, stood behind her, dwarfed by the cup. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shake it off and focus on doing what needed to be done. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

She cannot focus enough to keep the details intact. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Her eyes focus on me, her thin face serious. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

She looks through the microscope, using a knob on the side to focus the lens. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

All he could focus on was how fast he was falling, and that these were going to be his last seconds alive. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The storyteller’s eyes rolled around to focus on the Justice. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Feral hadn’t really had a focus then, but he did now. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

We go through metal detectors as usual, but it’s hard to focus on anything but the guns on the cops’ waists. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He looked around, trying to blink the scene into focus. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

It was a fine view, but Oppenheimer couldn’t seem to stay focused on the date. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to keep his focus, but it was difficult. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I saw the way his head was slightly tilted, his eyes focused on the empty space in front of him. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Whereas his concerns focused on his own tribe, I had become involved with those who thought in terms of the entire nation. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like she wasn’t the focus of the picture. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Through the rest of January and into February, rowing six days a week now, rowing from quarter slides and half slides, taking shorter strokes to focus on technique. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

En route from Bermuda, he was the focus of intense pressure. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He dropped some quarters in her hand and focused his attention on a point just beyond her left ear, where a picture of a grazing dairy cow hung on the wall. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The food is real good though, so I try to focus on that. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Amid the sensationalism, the Osage were focused on making sure that Hale and his conspirators did not find a way to wriggle free, as many feared they would. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I cleaned acres of glass shelving, changing my tempo now to work faster, holding every nuance of reality within the focus of my consciousness. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

His bosses are angry: they don’t like that he’s focusing on the Impressionists; they are not selling well enough. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Ekon didn’t hear the rest of her words; he was trying to focus his mind. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

His eyes are wild, red-rimmed, and not entirely focused on me. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

This view was contradicted with such energy that Mr Charles, quite aside from worrying whether he would become the next focus of the gentlemen's attention, actually thought himself in danger of physical assault. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

The dog stared at the ball with laser-like focus, hoping for another round of fetch. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

He looked past me and focused on Thalia. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Our mother was our greatest role model and fiercest protector, and I was going to take a lesson from her; ignore the haters and the naysayers and just focus on being my best self. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

But something about the way they moved, their bodies all scrunched over and their attention focused, made me want to see what they were looking at. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“Calm down, Shayla. You just need to be patient and focus. Block everything out and just wait for the starter pistol.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Along the way, though, some of the members of the board began to question Holliday’s focus on programs for refugees. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

He was so focused on looking down, surveying the ground with his eyes, that he barely noticed the ominous rustling sound behind him. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Much as historians of early Eurasia focus on the Tigris-Euphrates, Nile, Indus, and Huang He Valleys, historians of the Americas focus on Mesoamerica and the Andes. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Everyone’s eyes focused on a man behind the podium who identified himself as the president of the Rotary Club. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

It almost hurts to look at him—the athlete’s focus, all the dressings of aristocracy laid wide open for him. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Economic issues emerged as a major focus of discontent. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

He had to keep these leathery old hags focused on him and protect Annabeth as long as he could. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Then she blinked, and it was gone, and Sefia lay there dizzy and gasping, trying to focus on the black forms of the trees, on a single star, to stop her vision from reeling. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I had to find ways to block out all of the distractions in order to fully focus on the goal ahead of me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“Meanwhile, it is not your job to worry about this. It will all work itself out, okay? Your sole focus should be getting back into life.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Three figures, two large, one smaller, but only one of them was in focus, was more than an outline or a shimmer. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

So the War Eagles stayed focused and played their game. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Marina graduated from high school in 1929, her focus on chemistry helped her find a job as an apprentice in a dye factory, and six months later she became a full technician. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I look back at him though he’s fuzzy, appearing in focus then out of focus, in turns. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

So I just sat down on the bench, kicked my half shoes off—thankfully, everybody else was focused on stretching, and not on my feet—and rolled my pant legs up. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

It’s a risk to draw out his rage, but if he’s focused on me right now, he can’t focus on anything or anyone else. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I focused on my sandwich—picking at it but not eating. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

He was still focusing on something beyond the room. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I had just walked into the room, and apparently he heard me; his eyes opened, focused, and I could tell he saw me. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Luke focused on them, trying to steel himself for what he knew Coach was going to say next. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Then she focused her attention back on Grant. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

She held tight to him still, focusing on her arms, on her too-shallow breathing. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

But the most exciting part, the part I focused on, was toward the bottom. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

“You see? That pace would never be possible in the public school. You can only do that at home, where you can sit down and really focus, with no distractions.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“I know I don’t always do a great job of showing it, but you mean everything in the universe to me, William. I don’t know what I’d do—” He shifts his focus to the ceiling. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

Two days later, on Wednesday, the boys showed up on time, ran hard, and were focused during their drills. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

His eyes lift and focus on something across the room. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

In such an orbit the Sun is not at the center but is offset, at the focus of the ellipse. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It focused what had once been a blur; it turned her world around and presented her with a new landscape. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They were both young and creative and more interested in focusing on the good things that food can be rather than all the criticisms.” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Luma made the team the focus of her energies in those early days in Georgia. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

After a long moment of concentration the world came into a blurry focus. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Ms. Udell’s focus turned to the bubble of ebullience bouncing in front of her. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

She pressed her hands against her swelling belly and focused her eyes straight ahead, on nothing in particular. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

They weren’t smarter or more focused or more serious. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Shadowy figures were moving around inside it, none of them clearly in focus. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He brought the image into mental focus and compared it with what he saw on the screen. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their commitment to their religious teachings was so focused that it is not unreasonable to describe them as cults. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

And even as our problems with segregationists multiplied yet again, Minnijean focused on her audition for the glee club and Christmas show. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were clips suddenly circulating from both the Milwaukee and the Madison speeches, focused on the part where I talked about feeling encouraged. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Each afternoon this week, we’ll be focusing on a different individual, an individual that you believed was worthy of introduction to your classmates.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Felix was sitting at the kitchen table, eating off-brand frosted flakes and focusing on the maze on the back of the box, when the TV caught his attention. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

You couldn’t let wounds take your focus out here. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Charles focused on the three books lined up on the bottom row. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

He focused on the words coming out of the gray box up above the peeling whiteboard. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Vincent doesn’t force the issue; he stays in England and focuses on God. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

It felt like a sudden statement, but I realized only then that he’d been talking for a while; I was so focused on this flimsy scalpel in my hand that I hadn’t noticed. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Amala’s eyes focused on the floor as if she were tracing patterns on it. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

While perhaps a more provincial cause, it had all the advantages of a more concerted and tightly focused political agenda in which each man played a clearly defined role. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

But on a checkup visit, he was dismayed to find that the manager was focusing his sales effort not on Buicks but on ponderous Thomas Flyers. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

What he needed was someone who was focused and determined, someone who would set ultimatums and stick to them. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

They broke the tapes into thirty-second segments and allowed everyone to look at each segment twice, once to focus on the man and once to focus on the woman. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

I focus on the music and let all thoughts about our house disappear. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

She lifted her head trying to find something to focus on. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

She glanced up, but quickly lowered her focus to the ground. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

But as the focus remained on the plight of the low-paid black workers, many blacks began to take notice. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

They redesigned the spacecraft, fixing flaws that had been exposed by the disaster and redoubling their focus on every possible detail of the next nine missions, each a step in the stairway to the Moon. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

His eyes avidly brought the room into focus. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I know psychics focus on the future, but I don’t care about my future. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

The whole time, I’m so mad I can’t focus on my book. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Shouldn’t we focus the public’s attention on the so-called root causes of mass incarceration, such as educational inequity? The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

So I focused on the sturdy walls of the compound and prayed straight to the black stones. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The extra help has freed Luma to focus her energies on her real love: coaching. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

“Then I’m going to focus it at whatever part of the mine is being worked, and I’m going to watch. That’s all.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Master Williams focused intently on my friends as she explained this. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

This book focuses on the experience of African American men in the new caste system. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

There were little fish of various sizes swimming around everywhere and then the sharks came into focus. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Rising to his feet, he saw the field through drifting gauze but held on until everything settled into place, like a lens focusing, making the world sharp again, with edges. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The story talked about my birth and my parents’ roller coaster of emotions, but focused mainly on the planning of the operation and the procedure itself. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Even after all they'd done, their focus was always on what they still planned to do for civil rights. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Harim, who is bilingual, had traveled back to South Korea to work briefly as a translator for an NGO, or nongovernmental organization, that focused on North Korea. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

I don’t know whether to focus on him or his piece. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

She stared at Pong strangely, as though she couldn’t get her eyes to focus on him. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“It’s something my dad told me once, when I was in the district spelling bee. He said that my fear made me more alert. That I could channel my fear into focus.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Justyce is so focused on the upcoming state debate tournament, he barely notices Christmas and New Year’s as they blow by. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I closed my eyes and focused on the cymbal taps. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Her mother focused on her, cupping her cheek in a chalky hand. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

With his eyes focused on the road, Apa says in a weary voice, Read those forms carefully. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

His blue eyes reflected back the night light focused on his head. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

My shaky performance in Chicago had shown me that I needed a serious turnaround in my gymnastics, and I was grateful to everyone who’d encouraged me to face my mistakes and focus on the positive. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I cut out all distractions from my life so I could focus only on fencing, and yet alarming current events continued to dominate the headlines, making it very hard to stay focused. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Koffi focused on those words now, letting them echo in her head. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I started working on it, trying to focus hard so I could get rid of other thoughts. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

I try to focus on her smiling face. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Tool’s eyes swung to focus on her fully. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

He assumed people could focus on what they wanted and block out the rest. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Yes, Aunty, thank you,” Amala said, her eyes still focused on the floor. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The main thing was to stay focused and provide myself with realistic goals. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

While the others talked, I turned my focus inward, trying to sense the hollows. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Didn’t anyone ask you?” he asked, trying to hide his concern by focusing on rinsing the plate. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Only in this larger context can the child focus on developing their musical ability. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Curtain must be focusing all the power on her,” Reynie said in a wondering tone. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

He focused on the steps before him, trying to count them in his head instead of listening to that voice. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Nathan immediately thought of water turning to ice and focused his attention on the hole before him. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I looked at him, and suddenly I had the feeling that everything around me was out of focus. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

The entire crowd was now focused on the man on the stage. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Percy heard the other kids yelping and backing away, but he stayed focused on his task. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Ever since then it’s like I’ve been living a dream, every day focused on keeping myself alive to keep them both afloat. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

The Station Inspector rolled his eyes and now focused his attention on Hugo, who was writhing in his arms. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

He brought out the flashlight and focused the round spot on a rickety stairway leading upward into a still blacker darkness. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The next day at school, I’m not really focused. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

The words went into crystal focus, and I felt my eyes jump over them, drinking them in with disbelief. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

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

"The stories about you tend to focus on...other aspects of love." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I looked into the crowd, trying to focus upon their faces, hearing someone yell, "Here come the cops," and others answering, "Let 'em come!" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

And with the bravado of a seventeen-year-old, Bobby assumed that he had the energy and focus to play well even after very little sleep, night after night. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I just keep my eyes focused on the toys, trying to find the aisle where I can get a play tea set for Shirley. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He has found that he can find out much of what he needs to know just by focusing on what he calls the Four Horsemen: defensiveness, stonewalling, criticism, and contempt. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

But all the time, I stayed focused and prayed. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I think of how beautiful the view onto the planet was, but know Crick would grow suspicious if we had the window open when we should be focusing on our work. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Well, maybe we should focus on Mr. Quisling’s cipher challenge for a little bit instead. Admit it—wouldn’t it make your day to see Her Royal Fungus with an official mushroom-top hairdo? Besides...” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He was too focused on the fact that the library cards were, once again, numbered. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

It is not decipherable in the moment, but eventually it will offer a picture of what is happening inside the study subject’s brain as she’s asked to distribute her focus more widely. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I paste on a blank look, focus on one wall, and pretend their questions are too hard for me to understand. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Thanks to the money from Parker’s inheritance, she was able to put her other projects aside to focus on her “Anne C. Miller” novel. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Piper’s only choice was to keep the giants focused on her. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

While the cameras were focused on Haley’s smile, Mrs. Daley wrapped up a couple of chicken kebabs in a napkin and slipped them inside her purse. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

“You’d be good, you know,” I say, warming up to the fact that we had a focus to our conversation, other than the one I’m avoiding. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Thomas snapped out of his daze and focused on Newt, who’d been talking for who knew how long; Thomas hadn’t heard a word of it. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I focused that same way I did when I escaped the haint in the marsh. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The shift may, in fact, come as something of a relief, as it moves our collective focus away from a wholly unrealistic goal to one that is within anyone’s reach right now. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Ekon focused on a singular word, felt it etch itself into his psyche letter by letter with the cruelty of a dagger’s tip. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

This year already had plenty of things for me to focus on. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

It took me a moment to focus on what he held. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Her toes curled as she focused her mind and summoned the splendor, shuddering as it danced up her limbs and instantly warmed her. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“Don’t ‘Shauna me!” she says, focusing her scowl on him instead. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Movements were made without flourish, and the ten shaman priests and priestesses focused more on one another and the quiet world of the inside than on the outside appearance of the ceremony. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

The fact that I’m having trouble focusing on the printed questions is a clear indication that I must look for more meaningful answers. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

But there was way too much else on my mind, and I couldn’t focus on it. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

My brother’s friends always started out vaguely good-looking, but all it took was a single week of focused observation before these dudes made me want to barricade myself in my room. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

They started to fight, but I couldn’t focus on how she was doing. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

It was more that I left out certain facts and focused on others. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Even as I blinked to focus in disbelief, I knew the vision before my eyes could not have been anything else but a dream. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Six years later they discovered that Kaan was the focus of a devastating war that convulsed the Maya city-state for more than a century. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I’m friendlier with some of the boys, but right now everyone is just trying to avoid Tobias’s attention, and since he’s focused on me, they’re all earnestly avoiding my eyes. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

When she lifted her eyes again, she focused on the pink-faced boy, because he did not look much older than her. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

In the ship’s remote-control room, Javier is focused on the panel, but he glances up when I pound on the door. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I tried to focus on those unlucky people—and let’s not forget the bird—who’d had to say their final goodbyes to a really bad listener. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The focus of the room from this perspective, the TV and VCR, balanced on a too-small wooden stand, were in the southwest corner of the room. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He’s not focused on me, clearly, even though this was supposed to be a date. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The girl’s eyes were more focused, watching both of them. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Let’s focus on the game, the important thing. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

I focused on isolating the data related to Castle Anorak and the forces the Sixers had positioned in and around it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Fifth Avenue was put into focus now and so was her protection of the newly orphaned girl in her charge. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a few more minutes, the dark splotches ahead of us came into focus. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone was so focused on what they were working on that nobody noticed me walk into the kitchen. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Anthony continued with her temperance and abolition work, but her focus shifted to women’s rights. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Perplexed, yes; uncertain, yes; but beneath it all something as yet unnamed was coming into focus. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I returned to the States, I interned in Washington, D.C., focusing on homeland security issues. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“Dead ends,” my dad repeated back, also something he did when focusing. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

On Friday all we did was nail down who we were going to focus on. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

America might only be rounding up Muslims right now, and the Director might only be focused on us, but bigots don’t generally limit their hate. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

She’d have learned more about the city if she weren’t so focused on her poisons and weapons. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The man, no longer the focus of their fury, scrambles away, not caring about his BMW or his water; he just wants to get out of this alive. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“We always shoot the dogs without sound. But can Fred focus with all that racket?” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

My mind was more focused on the doings of Richard Parker. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, everyone is focused on Othello, leaning back in his chair, panting like a man that just ran a footrace. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

My eyes, going in and out of focus, locked in on the bunch of flowers on the ground—most of which I recognized from the funeral. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“You have enough to worry about. This is unrelated to your task; you must focus on that. Let me take care of this. Teamwork, okay?” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

He longed for a stimulus powerful enough to focus his attention and drain off his energies. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Stephanie asked Erin, who ignored her and continued to focus on Drew. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

But while the failure of Ashton’s hurt Luma’s ego, it was also an opportunity to focus her life on more important things. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

I walk over and sit in my usual spot, unwrap my sandwich, and focus on Alanna’s story. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

I try to focus on our conversation instead of whether people are looking at me or not. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

The best thing to do was to focus on the hunt and not on her parents or the lies she was telling them with her silence. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“Let’s maybe focus on the fitting part for now, Lydia,” he said through clenched teeth. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

The defense focused on the fact that Anthony believed she was entitled to vote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“You understand you’re not the focus of any criminal charges, correct?” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

You were so focused on his fear, you didn’t seem to mind the noise yourself. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I remember pulling my hands back to my sides, just keeping my eyes on the stars, concentrating on bringing them in and out of focus. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Tendai could focus on a part—the little teeth or scraps of scalp—and another area would collapse. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

By the late 1950s, the main focus of the espionage war was moving from the streets of Berlin to the upper reaches of the earth's atmosphere. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Isobel pushes the cards around the table, focusing on one and then another. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

But now I couldn’t focus on how amazing it was, not with Marcus’s letter taking up so much space in my brain. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Whatever those visions meant, I had to stay focused on our mission. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

While she’s talking to me, I don’t really have the focus to figure out who I am or what’s going on. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

PIH staff has begun to focus on methods of structuring aid and loans so that in the future the sick and indigent will be the primary beneficiaries. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Up close, his eyes go a little crossed, focused somewhere between himself and Alex’s nose. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He was totally focused on whatever was in front of him, like he was when he was drawing. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

She rubbed her forehead until her eyes focused. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

By the time I was in my early twenties climbing had become the focus of my existence to the exclusion of almost everything else. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

He squinted, trying to make out what was on the other side, then gasped when it came into focus. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Standing, she pushed her glasses higher on the flat bridge of her nose and focused on the captain. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

But my mother fires into the crowd of guards, and they are too focused on her to notice me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I kept my gaze ahead and focused on my breathing. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Splashing her face and looking up, Alma Ember focused to see if she could distinguish between the teardrops and water. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Eventually Deborah stopped thinking about going to school herself and instead started focusing on making sure her grandchildren and grandnieces and grandnephews got educated. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I’ve heard these words a thousand times before, but even so, Coach’s message makes me feel lighter, focused. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a small paper, focused on local news, and the pay was commensurately low. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I tried to focus on the birds on the page again, but nothing seemed to interest me. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

When he saw me watching him, he focused on the yellow brick wall. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Couldn’t focus. Didn’t sleep well the night before, and I felt tired and couldn’t get any energy. So yeah, I lost.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

In a critical sense, the police officers whom Klinger describes performed better because their senses narrowed: that narrowing allowed them to focus on the threat in front of them. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“All I ask is that you keep your attention focused on what’s happening in my classroom. That’s all. Can you do that?” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

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

His focus returned to the block of text on the page, too small for Moss to read from where he stood. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

My heart hammers in my chest and I stare as vacantly as possible ahead of me, focusing on the rhythm of my feet. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I focus on the air going in and out of my lungs. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

There is an obvious reason why we focus on those particular facts: blacks are the sole native Africans familiar to most Americans, because they were brought in large numbers as slaves to the United States. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

It’s too dark to see the spindles behind the plastic window, pulling the tape from one side to the other, but I need to focus on something, so I try. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

His vision was out of focus and tinted pink, like the world had been submerged in strawberry jelly. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He blinked at all of us, like he was trying to remember who we were, and then he focused on someone behind me. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Volkheimer has taken to switching on his field light and focusing its frail beam into the far corner, where eight or nine white plaster heads stand on two shelves, several toppled onto their sides. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He focuses his mind on us, bringing up our faces one by one. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We need to focus on getting my papa. The faster we get him, the faster we can get out of here, and Håkon won’t be in danger anymore.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

A faint light source appeared a few feet ahead, and as they got closer their surroundings began to come into focus a bit. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I mean, he also almost destroyed the world, but probably best not to focus on that bit. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

Just for a minute, I could focus only on the tower, only on the placement of each block. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“No, we’re going to a state called Vermont,” he says, and focuses his eyes back on the screen. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I focused with a dim shadow of my usual cleverness on my problem. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I ask the media not to focus on me or on Henry, but on the campaign, on policy, on the lives and livelihoods of millions of Americans at stake in this election. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He was more alive than he could ever remember having been; his mind and attention were pointed, focused toward a goal. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“The accountant who wants to stay in business in America will be the one who focuses on designing creative, complex strategies, like tax avoidance or tax sheltering, managing customer relationships,” he said. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

Then I focus on Ford, ’cause he’s smiling ear to ear as he tears through the wrapping paper on his gift. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

For some reason, I keep focusing on his long, elegant fingers. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“And if it is up to Vikus, soon we will have no baskets to give,” the girl said pointedly to the bearded man who had turned his focus to Gregor and Boots. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I focus on the yellow-orange glow of the safety lights in the tunnel. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I sit up, my eyes focus on the screen, and I swipe right to read a text from Stella. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Joon looks up at the sound of my voice, but then with a scowl focuses back on the blocks in his hands. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Ron raised his empty hand and pointed in front of him, his eyes focused on something neither Harry nor Hermione could see. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Everybody craned their necks and focused on the graphics swimming across the ten panels overhead. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

“Oh no. I don’t want this. They’ll think I’m trying to get attention. They’ll think I’m drawing the focus away from—” Her fingers tap, tap, tap. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I focused on the horizon like Jesse had said to, but without the moon, the sky and ground bled into one another. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

His hands were clasped in his lap, his eyes focused somewhere around the edge of the stage. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

The shift in focus served to align the goals of the Civil Rights Movement with key political goals of poor and working-class whites, who were also demanding economic reforms. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Once I would have focused on the excitement, the hazard; now it’s the mess, the bother. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

My work in the 1970s focused on the black holes that can result from such stellar collapse and the intense gravitational fields around them. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I focus on the sound of the siren to distract myself. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

But the preacher doesn’t hear them, most likely thanks to his advanced age and his single-minded focus on the stretch of material covering her bosoms. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

When I find myself focusing on him, I change my focus to something else ASAP. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

“She gave herself up to it. Sometimes people get so focused on things they don’t see the world around them. That’s what I’m trying to tell people. It isn’t easy.” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“You let us handle that, and you focus on winning.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Jam gazed at the floor, focusing on a small splatter of blue paint that looked as if the sky had bled and no one had cleaned it up in time. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“I have to focus on the egg thing, Dad.” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She sat still for a long time, and then she got up and paced, unable to focus, wondering whether to call him, debating with herself. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Each time he made the turn, he saw only the white, unused, buckling sidewalk, with perhaps, on one night, something vanishing swiftly across a lawn before he could focus his eyes or speak. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to stay focused on my coming calc exam, but I was starting to feel like maybe there was more string to the story. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Marriage brought the sobering realities of life into focus. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“It’s actually cou nterproductive. “To the extent that someone is focused on driving, the quality of work product is diminished,” he added. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

But Mama forgave me as usual, and I focused instead on the coming graduation from the sixth grade. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

To me it seemed he had come expressly to reveal some previously hidden truth about what we black people can accomplish; a truth on which to focus my life, hopes and dreams. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m too focused on the agony of being torn in half, like something inside of me is being savagely ripped out. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

After settling into her new home, Stanton focused on abolition, touring the state and trying to convince others to join the antislavery cause. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I wish I could do that—focus but not focus. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Wind tore at her, but Celaena kept her focus on Nox, falling so fast, so far from her outstretched hands. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Of course, the closer you got the more reality came into focus. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

His matted hair is sweaty and he hangs his head to focus on his feet. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

However, too many schools have succumbed to funding challenges or embraced a narrow focus on tested subjects, resulting in minimal, if any, arts experiences for the children they serve. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

When he started toward us, it was almost like it was in slow motion and everything went into a tight focus....When he made his move, my whole body just tensed up. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

But it was during that fifth game that I lost my focus a bit. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

I hold the letter up, feeling calmer and more focused than I have in weeks. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

She lashed out with her right hand, focusing all of the raging spirits inside her, and caught the demon haint full across the face as it rose toward her. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

I’m so focused on the detective I barely even hear her. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

It was a tale about focusing, about peeling away distractions one by one until all that was left was the target. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Secretary LaHood, tall and genial, a former Illinois congressman, had begun focusing himself, and his agency, on the issue of preventable traffic fatalities, especially those caused by use of technology by drivers. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I think about all the conversations we’ve had, how Sam always looks at me like she is really focusing on my words, taking all of me in. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She tried to think of nothing, tried to focus on calm, regular breathing. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Occasionally, focussing on a linguistic alteration can mislead us into thinking that something important has happened when it hasn’t, or that something happened at a particular moment when it actually happened earlier. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

On bad days, cooking allowed her to focus on something besides her problems. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Alas, you are focusing on the wrong story. If you had made it to Rome, the story of the flood would have served you better.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I fell back into the couch, my eyes focused on the TV and a kitten Fig swatting at a jingling ball. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

I try to focus on the talk, which has turned to our interview costumes, when a girl sets a gorgeous-looking cake on the table and deftly lights it. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Thomas focused back in on the dozens of strangers around him. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

They stare at screens with tense eyes, focused. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Careful writers pick up the nuances of words by focusing on their makeup and their contexts over the course of tens of thousands of hours of reading. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Rahel remembered the incident that made Lenin swim into focus as a Real Person for her and Estha, when they stopped regarding him as just another pleat in his mother’s sari. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Using the site’s graphics tools, she reconstructed her body, but most of her wish list focused on her face, new nose, chin, cheekbones. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

I don’t see Mama’s car anywhere, which is good, but there’s a bunch of guys standing around outside the store, and their eyes focus on me and Sneaky as we walk up. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Messy earnestness and rough focus, not a dutiful prince but any other twenty-something boy enjoying himself doing something he likes, something he’s good at. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Hero ... cursed blade ...” When my vision came back into focus, I saw Kronos grasping his sword. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Tess laughs, but her eyes stay focused on the downtown lights. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I have to keep my focus because I can't afford to get lost on this winding trail. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He just focused on the road ahead and on steering the car. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

And she turned back and focused her mind again, but this time she pretended to herself that the screen was the alethiometer, with all thirty-six symbols laid out around the edge. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She seemed so focused and at peace during these moments of prayer and contemplation. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

It was almost impossible for him to focus on anything else for too long when the computer was on, which it always was. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I kept my head down, my eyes focused on the pavement. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

This stranger dared to come here and break her focus in order to command her to do what she was doing already? Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I spoke my bindings clearly and focused my Alar. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She was so focused, she wasn’t even sure what the weather was like now. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Aware of Odessa High’s frustration on the gridiron and the image problems it caused, the administration had tried to shift the focus of Odessa High away from football into other areas. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

For much of his fifteen years as Virginia’s president, Casteen has focused on raising money and expanding the university, the most prestigious in the state. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

The National became involved in women’s rights issues more broadly, while the American focused narrowly on the question of a woman’s right to vote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Axel hears Emmett’s words, but his heart is too focused on the picnic table and the smiles, and the way Byrd keeps laughing with her whole body. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Her gaze focused where my finger was pointing. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

We flew straight from the seventh floor down to the first, with only the pissy elevator smell to focus on. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I was fully aware of what was happening and where the focus of medical scrutiny lay. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“We focus on civics and mathematics and English. The Director of Mobilization has sponsored our efforts.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“You didn’t really expect Maya to get engaged. She’s not even eighteen yet. She has to focus on her studies.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“Don’t focus on the treasure. Not yet. First we have to stop Heath Huxley from tearing down our school.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

I was able to focus on something and will myself to see...” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

"Because it might help him. If he focuses on knitting, he might not have so many outbursts." When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“Remember to focus on one thing at a time. Think of the fruit like birds—apples are pigeons, cranberries are chickadees.” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

She focused on me as if she were coming out of a dream. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Most of the study focused on the Johnson years, covering Johnson’s misleading public statements about the Tonkin Gulf incident, and everything that followed. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“I wanted to focus on Mr. Hughes first, but now I want each of you to find a poet you like, and we’ll practice writing a little poetry.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Whether this process would produce explosions or merely heat became the focus of a rather abstract debate, for the practicalities of harnessing the energy were elusive. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I tell her honestly that when I start to feel negative, anxious, or overwhelmed, I focus on how much I like just being with my friends. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Stay focused, girl, she told herself, imitating her godfather’s voice. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Annabelle focuses on the daily steps, and she keeps the uproar away, as if it’s happening to someone else. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Or, for instance, deciding whether or not to focus on the road or the phone when you’re driving. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I grunt, the dam bursts, all my hurt and anger rushes through my body then narrows into a fluid, focused hit. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He flipped from late show to late show in the televisual wasteland, unable to focus. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Hour after hour, in Aibileen’s kitchen, she reads her writing and I type, the details thickening, the babies’ faces sliding into focus. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

When she was awake, she put in the time lying quietly and trying to focus her berry brown eyes on her infinitesimal fist. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The image she was resizing was shot through a crowd to focus on Emily perched on the fountain with her hands pressed flat next to her thighs. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I sat in the stands with headphones over my hijab and my eyes closed, focused on my mantras and my breathing. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Good and active listening, on the other hand, is something that is done consciously, and requires some type of focus or engagement on behalf of the individual. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Then the firefighters focused the violent stream of water at my face and shoulders. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Hazel had been so focused on Arion, she hadn’t noticed the disturbance. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He focused on his own favorite, the man called Miller, who was in charge of grain production each fall. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“We need to focus on reading through this so we know what we have.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Still, he kept his eyes focused on Diana and moved forward again, closing the space between them, keeping her attention on him. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Now focus on what you’re trying to hit, and nothing else.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I focus on my breathing, like we learned in yoga in PE, to keep myself from crying. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Their attention was now focused on the black cash- box, which the young man had placed on the table, and was now in process of unlocking. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I studied hard enough and stayed focused, maybe I would get there. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

His head bent, he focused on something on the ground. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“I—” Truth was, I’d been so focused on making it to November, I hadn’t allowed myself to think down the road much farther than that. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

He told me fencing was a mind game, so instead of focusing on the physical, he taught me to think tactically. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

The landscape sweeps past as a gray blur because I am focused on a distance somewhere between the window and the world around me. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“No, just...I have to help my mom. I like you, Kasim. But I have to focus....Too many things happening now.” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He heard footsteps going down the hall and wanted to look to see where they were, but he had to focus on Diana. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

My vision blurs in and out of focus as I strain to make the two moons floating up in the sky into one. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The work required not only insight, but also great patience and focus. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

In that fleeting moment, Ekon had looked like someone else entirely; his face had been razor-sharp with focus, discipline. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Sweat rolled down the back of his neck in beads as he marched, focusing on the steady crunch beneath his sandals instead of the eerie black-trunked trees to his immediate right. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

For a little time, the focus of attention left me and I was able to remain silent. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“As a neurologist, my focus is perception. I study how the brain processes information from our senses and how it relays that information back to the rest of the body.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Then I focused my eyes on the face of their murderer. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

My mom focuses on the road and doesn’t say anything. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

I’d been so focused on getting to Grover and finding out what was wrong, I hadn’t considered that someone might question three kids sneaking into the school at night. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

He fought off a cough, focused on swallowing without wasting a drop. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He turned his head almost upside down to get a more acute focus on her; then unwinding swiftly, he lifted his body and sped off. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now everyone’s attention was focused again on the goblet, which, seconds later, turned red once more. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She gets angry, but not as often, and she can’t focus her rage as she once could. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“You just focus on you,” Robin said, ripping off an edge of crust from her sandwich and popping it into her mouth. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He could feel his throat constricting again, and he focused on that, knowing it kept him in one piece while he was here. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Everything was focused forward to watch and react to my target. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

I focused on the burning trees, but the undergrowth—moss, weeds, wildflowers—bums, too. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Before she could talk herself out of it, Dimple pulled out her phone and began to take pictures of Rishi’s latest sketches, focusing on Aditya. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I can't speak through the pain, so I just try to keep my eyes focused on him. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

But perhaps the best part of starting Louella was that it gave me balance, something outside of fencing I could focus on. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

It was about the only thing I could focus on and do. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I focus on my breathing in and out slowly and think of the most comforting thing I can. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I spent the rest of the game flipping my focus back and forth between my homework and Miles. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Her focus narrowed to the small, black dot in the center of the target. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He focused instead on looking for the Police Identification Booths. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

That one temporary decision became irreversible, because no shipyards remained to turn out ships that would prove the folly of that temporary decision, and to serve as a focus for rebuilding other shipyards. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Lovelace was a respected physician who had focused his career on aviation medicine after training at the Mayo Clinic. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

A few feet away, Malik focuses on his phone a little too hard. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I did not look at anybody’s face; I focused instead on the picture of Grandfather that hung on the opposite wall. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I can focus on the sound instead of whatever thoughts would crawl into my head in silence. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The funny thing was, even with ADHD, when it came to gymnastics, I could be laser focused. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

So we may well imagine the flutter of excitement that swept through the Iowa Department of Natural Resources when in the mid-1980s the world’s geological attention focused on Manson and its crater. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Ivy was so focused on her mission when she got there yesterday, she could’ve sworn it was a dull beige trimmed with a slightly darker dull beige like all the other houses. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I focused on the scuffed tips of my boots propped up higher than my head as they rested on the arm at the other end of the couch. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Butterflies took flight in a dazzling display of colors, and I tried to focus. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Or, rather, all brought into focus by an antenna. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The light was growing dimmer and, as I struggled to focus on objects outside our immediate area, I saw the place was empty except for us. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

His glazed eyes were focused on the window behind her. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Instead he focused on creating a case for the value and necessity of Orellana’s journey. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I see where your head is. Probably couldn’t focus on that test for thinking about that Ring mess.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

For whatever reason, we like to focus on the 2 percent that’s different, and most of the conflict in the world comes from that. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

She could hear them, when her mind was able to focus through the surging intermittent pain. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

As he squeezed in beside her and felt her whole left side pressed against his right, he had to take a clandestine deep breath—she smelled like fruit and flowers—and force himself to focus. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He will focus on the show when he gets back to Paris. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I learn to focus the binoculars and actually see one of the parrots fly out of the nest. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Translation: As people get older, they have more and more trouble keeping up with switching tasks and focusing under demanding circumstances. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

She was going to focus all of her energy on her new program. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

I try to focus in on Mom and Jude. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

We were given dedicated teachers, first Mr. Martinez and then Mr. Bennett, both gentle and good-humored African American men, both keenly focused on what their students had to say. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He touched the stupid tooth around his neck and then turned his attention toward the TV, focused on another rap video that had started. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Axel takes all of his energy to focus on spreading soft butter on every square inch of white bread. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

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

No matter what challenges you face in life, you can focus on being a good person. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Mark paused to take in the sounds that had become background noise, barely there until you focused on it. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Greatness blends mind and body—not by winning against an opponent, but by focusing on your mind guiding the blade. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Then for the first time I focus my attention on the screen. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

We worked quietly, and I stopped worrying about awkwardness and focused on my cocoa. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Even though I can feel my rapid heartbeat at the base of my throat, I ignore it and focus my attention on the conversation. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

For a second, I think maybe Lara will be so focused on completing the obstacle course that she might leave me alone, but then she turns to face me with that little grin of hers. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

A shrill clamor filled my ears as my room swam into focus. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

It is not merely about the cocktail party effect, which demonstrates the power and limitations of our ability to focus. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

It took a second for his eyes to focus on the moving object on the other side, to look past the grime and dust and see what Newt wanted him to see. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He tried to snap himself out of it by focusing on happier things. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t even focus on that gray patch of sky. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I saw her grip relax ever so slightly on her handgun with her focus torn, and I took my chance. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The more he drew, the more his expression became intent, focused, consumed. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Penelope’s eyes shined with a feverish light, and Ophie turned away in discomfort, focusing on the bit of window that she had been cleaning over and over for the past minute or so. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Dylan says the secret to making an illusion is to focus on an image in your head and imagine it pouring out of your fingers. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

She is now running her own consultancy focused on helping foundations use film and media to tell their stories. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

He was the guy who wrote the properties of things, like how aloe soothes skin, and ginseng gives you focus. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I spend the day with my parents, obsessively checking Face- book for a new message when I’m not pretending to focus on homework and Germ. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Informed consent focused on what doctors were required to tell their patients; there was little mention of how it might apply to research like Southam’s, in which subjects weren’t the researcher’s patients. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Bright beams of Gold light danced in and out of his vision, making it hard to focus. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I agree to her doing a story, but I have one condition: “The focus needs to be on Rosa.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Tayo tried to focus his eyes in the dim light to see which one, but there was a buzzing inside his head that made his eyes lose focus. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

The Nazi spies in South America might be using relatively simple codes and ciphers, but reading their messages still required focus and care. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She forced her mind to split into two parts—one intensely focused on her task, one playing the role Sciron needed to see. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I push it aside and focus instead on what’s in front of me. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I didn't dwell on that thought—I was too focused on catching up at school. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Tomorrow we’ll focus on speeches and interviews and have me pretend to be in rebel battles. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

With his attention focused on the minivan barreling toward them, Rob didn’t have time to jerk the car out of the tree’s path. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Even therapeutic measures have the important result not only of curing the patient but of reducing the foci of infection. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Sometimes his mind moves away from the sounds of Byrd so he can focus on the sights of her. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Though she was aware of his gaze as she crossed the room, by the time she managed to steal another look at him he was once again indifferent, focused on his knees. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The next day, Mrs. Roosevelt announced her resignation in her nationally syndicated newspaper column, focusing worldwide attention on the controversy. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

For the first time on the island, Piggy himself removed his one glass, knelt down and focused the sun on tinder. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t focus, and her body became hot and cold. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Chou and Kim trudge ahead of me, their eyes focusing on the ground. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Prison is not a great place to be, but I try to keep my head down and focus on my studies. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

So he focused on the dozen or so hand mirrors levitating just beyond A.M. and P.M. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

And my family and friends all thought I was crazy for focusing so much on fencing when I had a degree from one of the nation’s top universities. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

She shifts her focus across the room and takes a deep breath. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

When he started to talk again, I focused on his every word as if they were gold coins he was dropping into my hand, one by one. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes slid back into normal position, focused on Thomas, clinging to life. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Uh, but—” “Do you have any idea how hard it is to stay focused? Splitting headaches all the time! I never know what I’m doing or where I’m going! Constantly grumpy!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Then she turned her face away, focusing on some star in the distance, as if looking at him directly was a little too hard. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

He commended her on her thoroughness, but said the idea of presenting a subject is the ability to focus. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Barack and I were focused on only our faults and insufficiencies, seeing them reflected in that drab room and thrown-together party. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He said to stay focused on my schooling, not to get caught up in nonsense. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Instead, all my energy was focused on the letter. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

His mind was focused on the tiny claws that moved up and down his skin and through his hair. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

He felt his feet hit solid ground, and stood, shaking, as the blurred shapes around him came suddenly into focus. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“They were so focused on making the world a better place.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Can we focus, please? I would like to avoid having to break you out of prison,” I say. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Jones wanted the unit to focus closely on South American spies. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

By the beginning of 2015, I knew the time was approaching, time for me focus 100 percent of my energy on Olympic qualification. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Understandably heady from the experience of the Friday morning pep rally, Don Billingsley’s focus was on the game ahead, not on school. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He'd left Lynbrook for a program called "middle college," where high school seniors could take classes at the local community college, and his absence finally allowed me to focus on other guys. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

For a long time, this new, exciting thing had been the focus of their lives. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

As we walk through the mall, I focus on the sunshine pouring in through the skylights and try to think things through. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I try to focus on how crunchy and greasy-good those are, and think of how tonight I’ll be sleeping in a new room in a new house. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

One experiment after another of his explores how we focus, what takes us away from what we profess to want to focus on, and whether our attention limits might even be expanded. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

To keep my focus, I began saying the Lord’s Prayer. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

At a follow-up meeting in Boston a few weeks later, the women’s rights advocates were distraught to learn that many abolitionists planned to focus only on winning the vote for black men. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

With her tilted chin and dark eyebrows she seemed sharper, somehow, as if she was more in focus than other people round her, or more real. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

As with the adult Durham Klan unit, however, most of the Youth Corps’s work was focused on perceived local problems, and, given the tender age of Corps members, that meant problems in the schools. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

All the focus she’d poured into the single sentinel was shunted back into her physical body, and she stumbled and fell, gasping, to her knees. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

They all stand in place, still focused on Gabriel, who remains normal, still strumming, still singing. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Current events were making it almost impossible for me to focus on historical ones. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

By focusing a telescope on an individual star or galaxy, one can similarly observe the spectrum of the light from that star or galaxy. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

To secure the Revolution and stabilize its legacy on a national level required a dominant leader who focused the energies of the national government in one “singular character.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Since beating California, they appeared to have lost all focus. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

It took me a minute to focus, and even then I wasn’t sure who was looking back. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He stays focused on me even as I look away. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

His eyes avoided hers, focused on her glossy wig. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I'm coming back into focus when Caesar asks him if he has a girlfriend back home. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

When the air had cleared from my disaster, I’d focus on making her know all the wonderful things about me. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a two-year school with a focus on communication arts. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

She shrugged, more focused on the evening traffic, mumbling a “Maybe she couldn’t make it to the post office.” Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I was tired of focusing on my own anger. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Then Kepler imagined that the second focus was infinitely far away: the second focus was a point at infinity. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

But a prickling ran over his skin as he watched the people in the church, their attention focused on his mother, all of them awaiting whatever it was she was going to say. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Fawkes’s head slid in and out of focus. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

I laugh a little at that and focus on the arena again. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I squinted, trying to focus on the papers I held, the ones that would contain the mysteries of Julia Bishop. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

She pulls her focus from the road to look at him...suspiciously? Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

A spot in her eyes that connected to many nerves gave her an instant focus on movement. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Or did her eyes focus instead on the two young black men standing at attention outside the front door? Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Scott asked, his eyes focused on the television screen as the cloud creature announced the start of the next course. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

We conducted focus groups to test-market our branding for the project, enlisting the pro bono help of PR professionals to fine-tune the message. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I was typing up an overdue essay for history class, but I was having a hard time focusing. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

After about thirty seconds, the subject’s ability to focus—his “signal detection”—went down markedly. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Isaac leaned a hand against the snack table and focused his huge eye on me. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

I craned my head forward, eyes focused intently on my target. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

It was his unit now, and it would focus on South American spy talk. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

My eyes focus on the rose that has spread its petals overnight, filling the steamy air with its strong perfume. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

His features are loose, but his eyes are tense and focused. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I walked into the sanctuary, toward the stained- glass window of Jesus, his kind face and loving eyes focused on me, and that’s when I heard it. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Mom and Jack focus their attention on their phone screens. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Apparently, without the target below to focus on, Russell had suddenly discovered how high he was. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No,” I told her as I focused Grandpa’s camera, “you didn’t. They just gather the bones. Only humans bury their dead.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Cole focused his blurred vision on the full moon. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Because the first-discovered Clovis site was a hunting camp, archaeologists have usually assumed that Clovis society was focused on hunting. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

She looks around her camp, her eyes focusing on a few faces she recognizes among the eighty girls she lives with. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He rubbed his eyes, and they came into focus. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Despite his obvious intelligence, he did poorly in school, because most of his attention was focused on computers, comic books, sci-fi and fantasy novels, movies, and above all else, videogames. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

She focused instead on her new business—on inventory and profits—to help us all move ahead in life. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Low-pitched instruments such as drums impact the body with vibration and rhythm that influence body rhythms and movement, whereas higher-pitched frequencies such as flute and voice demand more attention and focus. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Back in Washington, D.C., later that day, the president focused on next steps. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Eyes focused on mine, she wants me to understand. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Did a teacher ever stand up there and say, “This is what makes a fire ...” He shook his head, tried to focus his thoughts. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Panic swelled in Seven’s chest, and she had to keep her eyes on her amulet, focusing on nothing else, to keep from crying. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

He watched Javier’s eyes roll about wildly, trying to focus on something, anything. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

We were high in the air—so high my heart climbed into my throat and stayed there—and yet the different lands appeared sharp and focused, like I had zoomed in on a map. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I look away, not knowing what it means to be the focus of the parrot’s attention, and how the captain might react to it. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Above all, Wagner’s focus was on the psychology of his characters. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

“Okay. Maybe we can even ...” She looks around with exaggerated caution, then focuses back on him. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I pick at my meal and do my best to focus on Ryan. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

This is how focused I am on getting there. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He focused on the faces, found the leader. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I focus on the television, paying attention to how mouths shape the flatter American sounds and that rolling r. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Stella’s mother sat up tall on the wagon seat, her gaze focused straight ahead. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“This stays focused on your eye. Don’t move; keep your eyeball as steady as you can.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Jason had no idea what a quoit was, but he tried to stay focused. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Ms. Rannells tried to look at her son, but his chin was snugly against his chest and his focus was on his hands. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

He clicks the pen several times as he focuses on my chart. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Yes, Jez. Everything in root needs intent. That’s a clear idea of what it is you want to get before you even start. Think hard and focus on what you want to happen.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Their work had focused on aviation; after all, airplane cockpits were the place where human beings were most acutely confronted with new technologies, powerful ones that taxed our neurological limitations. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Every Clock Watcher in the place focused on him. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Ishtar made it hard to stay focused on... City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

At the top of the post the camera focused upon several square feet of the rusted interior of the factory’s roof. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He risked a glance; it was one of the advancing cops, their hands up, their focus not on any of the students, but on Daley. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

But once he had them focusing on these dangers, he leaned back in his chair and gave them a perfect Cheshire cat smile. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

He leveled the sextant to catch the horizon, and started to bring the sun into focus. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I focus my eyes on the ball’s seam, the way Lolo always says, and I make contact. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Jinjoo swallowed back her fears and focused only on the belief in her heart. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

He looked at her and tried to focus in on the others. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Who shot him, Daddy?” iMacon focused his eyes on his son. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

It receives radio waves from the depths of space, focusing them onto the feed arm antenna high above the dish, which is in turn electronically connected to the control room, where the signal is analyzed. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Clearly she’s being sarcastic, but I try to focus on Brandy and watching her open the present. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

I tried to find Audrey, to focus on her and regain my equilibrium, but the crowd had swallowed her up. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Mr. Purdy’s watery eyes are suddenly sharply focused on my mom. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Certainly he wants the viewer to focus on two figures: two men standing close together. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

In the last hundred years, that premonition has focused on a bright red point of light in the night sky. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am so focused I don’t notice at first that David Petrakis My Lab Partner has stood up. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

I ignore the gun barrels pointed at my head and focus on Lynn’s face, which is now yellowish instead of white. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

But I remained focused on the spectacle right in front of me. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I kept my focus on the Sun God. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Carmen and Tony were so focused on the tank, they didn’t hear the footsteps creeping up behind them. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

I was so focused on what was working, I didn’t notice what wasn’t. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She was focused only on getting to the top. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

She focuses only on him, pulling everything that he is with her as she breaks herself apart. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The brain then must process the whole piece at once while still remaining focused on the one performing part. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

This was followed by a number of shouts and some applause, and she smiled briefly in response, then returned her focus to the phone. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He heard voices all around him, watery and far away at first, and then sharpening into focus. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

In that one sentinel she focused her attention, and so she was as good as there, hovering just inches above the Godslayer’s shoulder. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Only the fifth grade wasn’t involved, because they needed to focus on the spring tests to make sure they graduated and moved on to middle school. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Through the window frame I focus on the slivers of sparkly glass that escaped the vacuum. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I stare into it, allowing my focus to soften, looking beyond the leaves and branches. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, my sisters and I became more focused. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Now Dimple could focus on not blundering the steps and falling off the stage. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I grab it, and it takes everything in me to focus on the screen as I scroll through to Will’s number. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He sprints alongside rolling freight cars and focuses on his footing. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Now, tossing and turning on this damp, sour-smelling mattress, I try to focus on my perfect day, but these memories lead to other, darker thoughts. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

A parabola is simply an ellipse with one focus at infinity. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Inigo took a step from his stoop, trying desperately to make his eyes focus through the brandy. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Almost as soon as she took notice of his sense of peace and leisure, his eyes focused on something in the distance. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

He saw Hull’s eyes, hawkish and focused, sweep over the classroom, and it sent a shiver down his spine. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Magdalys could feel that grim determination sharpen their focus as their shakiness fell away. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I take a deep breath, the world swinging into focus, my head foggy. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

That was the last time Kathy felt that focused, that angry. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

He was weary and thirsty, and he could not really focus, and the adrenaline had died inside of him. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

A flashlight beam focused on the weeds; in its glare their half-dead stalks appeared stark, menacing. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

A burst of darkness momentarily eclipsed the steady luminance of the lanterns, and suddenly, in the midst of where all the imps were focusing their attention, a new human-sized imp sprouted up. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

The best he could do was to stay focused and push through. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She focused on his scars, like four stars in his cheek. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Taisin tried to focus on her meal, but the fisherman’s words rang in her mind. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The men wanted to see her lovely calf, that neat shoe, and watch the focusing that sometimes swept down out of the distances in her eyes. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He sat down once more, back against a gravestone, and began to drift slowly away, turning his mind away as you shift a field of vision with your glasses, moving to focus on higher ground. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

And all I’ll have done is make myself miserable focusing on a few extra breaths. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He saw an enemy, and so his fury found a focus. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

His focus narrowed to the ground in front of him. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Liam worked silently, his light eyes focused on the task at hand. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She expected them to be on time to practice, to work hard, to focus, and to improve. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Or was he more or less predisposed than the rest of us to lose his focus, take his eyes from the road, fiddle with his phone? A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Hollister clamped his mouth shut and focused on writing the address, drawing a long inhale of breath through his nose. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I keep my eyes down, focused on the slick wooden bridge we’re crossing. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

My parents and I focused on getting settled and finding work. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

His eyes were focused on something down the mountain. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

He realized, though, that not focusing on one area meant he was left with not the slightest idea—not even a guess—of what his Assignment would be. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

He glanced back and forth between Willy and me, and I focused on the grease stain on Paul’s T-shirt. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Gaines, usually so silent and focused on the strategy of the game, prowled the sidelines with fury. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Witching Hour had wild eyes that seemed to move independently of each other, never focusing on any one thing. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He was behind a column, peeking around the corner, all his attention focused on the dining area. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

She was sure Clive Murray would like the action shot, since many of his pictures focused on movement. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Whites who had fought so valiantly for the end of slavery now focused on their self-interest, patching things up with white southerners and courting northern businessmen. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

This apartment isn’t home for either of us, but we’re home to each other, and that’s what makes every wall fall away so I only focus on him. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I squinted, trying to focus in the low light. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

As Ms. Fender had announced, I was now trumpet section leader, totally focused on our next performance in December. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

With that the foreman’s eyes clicked into a clearly focused and downright vicious glare. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes were focused on the closed bedroom door down the hall. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Once a standard is established around all these real estate processes, the broker can focus a lot more on you and your needs, not on chasing documents. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

His attention was focused on the fight and his final victory. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

She stood up and focused with difficulty on Salvador. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

I focused in on a light-skinned boy with a long head and small eyes. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

He stared at the metal angel and focused his mind, as though by doing so he could give her strength. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She blinked and Bitter’s face came into focus, a piece at a time, the hard cheekbones, the bare eyebrows, the broad mouth pressed with a matte red. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I lock my legs in place and focus on my balance. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

And if there had been, I didn’t have time to focus. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She focused on the biscuits, glucose tin, and glass of water on the side table. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

But as she was going up and down, up and down, she was mostly focusing on not being sick all over the king’s head. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Once we decided to focus on service, Soojin made that the center of her platform. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“They didn't show the man's face in focus. Did you notice? Even your best friends couldn't tell if it was you. They scrambled it just enough to let the imagination take over. Hell,” he whispered. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

He focused on the Snitch clutched in his good hand. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

His eyes finally focused through the initial blindness of fear, and he realized it was Minho, with one of Alby’s arms draped across his shoulders, practically dragging the boy along behind him. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Once he focused on a goal, the Warden refused to quit. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

They were both the same height, dressed in cheap-looking formal wear, but his dad’s eyes were focused on his mom, gazing at her with the exact same adoration that Jessica had described. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

His eyes flitted right and focused on a figure standing just a few feet from him in the darkness, still as stone. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I keep my eyes focused on the spot. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

We went back to diagramming sentences, focusing on the imperfect tenses. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

The focus of their mission was a man named Daniel Ellsberg. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He tilted back as far as his bonds would permit and focused all his attention on Brekker. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I hoped to learn from what Hillary had shared with me about her own experiences, to leave the politics to Barack and focus my own efforts elsewhere. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Felix didn’t speak or dance; he focused all his energy on just breathing. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

I stand up straighter, make myself focus my eyes before this turns into a homicide. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He had no idea how to steal a sound, even the smallest one, for the Soundkeeper always had at least one eye carefully focused on him. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

When the hall was still, he spoke, soft-voiced, his weird gaze focused nowhere. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s fine,” my mother answered, and we both settled into our seats and tried to find a bout to focus our attention on. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He had never kissed anyone in front of his friends, but he focused on how it made him feel. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

His blinkered existence kept him focused on finding food and avoiding beatings. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

He felt dizzy, and couldn’t focus his attention. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

I was so focused on telling myself to breathe that I didn’t notice Patrick saying my name at first. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Sterling says jealousy is a waste of energy, that I should focus on what I have, not what I don’t. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I focused all my persuasive powers on my mom. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The flying fish were still coming, but he was no longer interested in them; it was the fish in my hands that was now the focus of his attention. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Can you guys focus on where we are?” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thirty pairs of eyes were suddenly focused on desktop scratches. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Mama kept her eyes focused on the floor. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Moving the telescope closer to the window, she spent some time mastering the knobs, bringing the leaves on the trees below into crisp focus. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

It’s worth looking at a couple of tricks that allow O’Connor to keep this unblinking focus on his protagonists. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Then it was spring, then summer, and finally as summer turned to fall, I found I could read with focus. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Often he would focus so hard that his imagination played tricks. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Felix had been buying stuff he wanted, not focusing on the price and the end goal of spending every penny. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

My dad was the opposite, gliding past everyone like a car passing pedestrians, but what he did have was this quiet focus. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Mom started to understand that she had been focusing on what other people might think of her new baby. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

When he approached her, she felt his curiosity ripple through the meridians between them, and then it sharpened, his eyes focusing on her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

When people spoke to him, however, Finn focused on their mouths, or their hair, or their eyebrows, or their shoes, and forgot to focus on their words. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Hooper's eyes were open, but for a moment he seemed unable to focus properly. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

I’m really focused because I always play to win. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“Good evening, my dear,” said Professor Trelawney, focusing upon Luna with some difficulty. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Gradually, the empty straw container came into focus before him. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Talking about it at the therapist’s wore me out, so I just focus on my hot chocolate. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Thomas heard screams, saw blood, looked away, focused on the man who approached them. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I went back to dribbling the ball around, focusing all my attention on it, trying not to think about the group of girls standing on the other side of the field. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

She set the receiver down and turned her full focus on me. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

What little focus I recovered during last night’s battles with Hel is gone. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

In most farming societies people focused on plant cultivation; raising animals was a secondary activity. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grandpa seemed to focus on this news with particular interest. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

She would want me to focus on the things to come. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Then on the third day a photo appeared with the story, and I glimpsed at and then focused on the portrait, and I saw him there. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

These are things that, tragically, lead to a momentary loss of focus; but they are accidents, tiny blips, and instants. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Way he usually eats, I’m surprised the fish hasn’t disappeared straight from the bones, but he’s focusing on his fingers and the fish’s spine like he’s trying to thread a needle. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Roshan temporarily looks away from the outside crowds to focus on me. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He put on his glasses and his uncle snapped into focus. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“I told that ridiculous tutor we were focusing on the wrong things. When I see Daddy, I’m demanding a new one.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

The conversations aren’t deep or anything and only last five or six fries, but still, they leave me a little breathless and focusing a little too keenly on that dimple. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Then his eye focused on the enormous shape of a sea turtle struggling out of the sea and ponderously making its way up the sand. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It takes all his concentration to bring the texts into focus. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

And even though my thoughts were somewhere else—my eyes focused on nothing—I felt your touch. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

He had never been celebrated for anything, and yet here he was, a part of something that was the focus of not just admiration but a kind of adulation. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The pain made it difficult for him to focus; he could hardly get through a sentence before his mind surrendered to it. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

In fact, the mental image begins to come into focus only as the artist “draws the line somewhere.” History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I smiled and nodded a weary greeting to the three women who seemed most focused on me, which they took as a cue to approach me as I was about to walk out the door. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Here I am, so focused on learning to speak another language, and I barely use the words I already know. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Her gaze seemed fractured—like she was trying to focus on him through a kaleidoscope. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Moderate black leaders quickly distanced themselves from him, saying it was crucial the focus remain solely on civil rights. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

There are those who secretly deplore these great discoveries, who consider every step a demotion, who in their heart of hearts still pine for a universe whose center, focus and fulcrum is the Earth. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could barely see her face, but from her tone he knew her eyes were narrowed, as if trying to focus on a distant object. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Does this mean you’re ready to quit school and focus on our problem?” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then his eyes focus on something over my shoulder, and he starts walking. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I would focus on his lips, the movement, and sometimes I forgot myself, sometimes I wanted to stay like that forever, listening to his voice, to the important things he said. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to focus on us, but I don’t think he saw us. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

But when the Master Librarian didn’t look up, he sighed and focused his mind. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

They lay quiet for a while, then their focus shifted to helping Nixon get reelected to a second term. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Tries to shift his focus to the TV, where layer upon layer of monarchs cover the trees in some Mexican forest. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Sorry,” I said, mostly to give her something familiar to focus on. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

My primary focus this fall will be to get the Freedom Writers thinking about their future—where they want to go to school and what kind of career they want to pursue. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Just having you here with me is enough. I want you to maintain your focus on winning as well. Don’t let these people distract you from winning.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He must maintain a singular focus on the rower just ahead of him and the voice of the coxswain calling out commands. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

It wavered in and out of focus and then, with a jerk, a commercial for McDonald’s came on the screen. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I focus on that instead of all the stares. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

That shelf would have the tea glass and the tray with paper clips and rubber bands, because literature has not been the focus of this dynasty. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

He gazed into the silver-green-gold shadows, and listened, with both hands behind his ears to catch and focus any quiet voices through the insect chirping and the trickle of the stream. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He focused on some steps in the far corner, leading down. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

About 30 percent of his research over the years had focused on driving issues, but in the more recent years, it had been the bulk of his research. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

For the first time, I missed Jim, missed his strength, his ability to focus on nothing but the task at hand. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s all a waste of time unless I focus on nutritional balance and...” Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

She focused on her feet, on keeping upright as she bounded down the stairs, making for the landing below, illuminated by moonlight leaking from the tomb. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

In a space of a few short weeks, he had shrunk, literally collapsing around his lungs as they became the entire focus of his being. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Goudsmit s work focuses on what is known as Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, or PCP. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to focus on the Psi identification numbers on the top of my shoes to keep from jumping away again. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

For the past month she was focused on entertaining me. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

They all look like Metias to me, and I have to breathe a little harder, walk a little faster, anything to stay focused. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I try to make up for it by focusing on Rae’s explanation. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

But now, I had to focus on this meeting. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It will teach you focus, he reminds us. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

All of this was marvelous and helpful, freeing me up to focus on the things I felt were most important. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Of course, it wasn’t polite for a prince to dance with only one lady, but he couldn’t focus on anything beyond his partner and the music that carried them onward. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

When I don’t say anything—too focused on keeping my chin from quivering—her smile collapses. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Air navigation became the focus of Marina’s life, as music once had been. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

After focusing on Big Thumb for so long, it was as if the rock had absorbed his energy and now acted like a kind of giant magnet pulling him toward it. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Piper decided she shouldn’t focus on making people do what she wanted. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I focus, keeping my breath calm, even though I want to rage. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I found the plants and got them in focus. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t take my eyes off Samira and the other girls—they seemed so sure of themselves, and focused. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Have pockets of strong expertise and can communicate in areas of their expertise when focused. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

But she kept her focus on his brown eyes, on his tightly pressed lips as they parted and whispered, “Get up.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I think it was then that they decided to focus their documentary on me as well. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He seemed to have trouble focusing on her. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Which helped them focus on the fact that their situation, unfortunately, had not. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to breathe, find my gametime focus, and let it roll off my shoulders. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

After the apprentices were done being traumatized, the focus of the scythes began to wear down. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

But the looming threat of possible injury and perhaps even death did tend to focus his mind on the downside of his swashbuckling style. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Anyway,” Wielaf said, focusing on Håkon, “we wanted to make sure you three were all right. We thought dragons were extinct. The tsar would turn himself inside out to get his hands on you.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

We were all supposed to forget it and focus on the game. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

The third is too focused on reaching his target and pulling the handgun out of his backpack. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Again, a negative shake, then a focused study of my face, waiting. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

As I walked through the courtroom, I kept my eyes focused straight ahead, afraid to make eye contact with anyone. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Thomas tried not to think about it as he put his focus back on yanking weeds. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

No, he told himself, you have to focus. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

John Henry was all work, focused and determined, while High John...well, there was no defining him. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

We decided to keep our work focused on children. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

But for some reason his mind refused to focus on that. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t make out the words as I was focused on breathing deep, in and out. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Her eyes narrow, focusing on the reflections in the curve of the watch, and then they soften, looking at something beyond the watch, beyond the train. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I focus harder on the words but still can’t make them out. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

She snaps the phone shut and focuses her gray eyes on me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He didn’t even look at me as he placed it back in its cover, so intently was he focused on the rock. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

If I wanted to, I could just keep my head down and focus on the team, like Coach wanted, and that could be that. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Christoph bent over the microscope to bring the cells into focus, and an image appeared on the screen that looked more like hazy green pond water than cells. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

He said this while he was still focused on a comic book he was reading. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I narrow my eyes, focusing only on her and Jay, who's riding on her shoulder as unruffled by the commotion as she is, and we finally make it to the other side. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

He rubbed his eyes and focused on the road before them. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

She just wished sometimes that her parents would pay attention to their own relationship, rather than focusing on hers. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I blink a few times, and Mama comes back into focus. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

But Emily was too focused on her discovery to pay attention to anything else. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The frustration blots out everything so that all I can focus on is this weird heaviness in my chest. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I tried to think about the first date we had and to focus on how much I had liked being with him. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cooperation between students and staff and the focus on working-class issues were unusual, if not unique, among the campus protests of this era. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I stared upward, managed to focus on him clearly at last. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

She laid her hands on his chest, focusing on his heart. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The trance happens when you don’t focus on anything, and the whole big picture swallows and moves around you. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

He turns his head and focuses a bright eye on me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The auditorium is dimly lit, with most of the lighting focused on the stage, where a stout white lady stands behind a wide glass podium. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Suddenly the pain verified his existence, brought him into focus. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Olanna did not look at Odenigbo; she carefully focused on one of the men carrying a pile of cement blocks, his thin naked back coated in sweat. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

If this is true, the odd virus disease, on which we must focus so much of our attention in medicine, may be looked on as an accident, something dropped. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Other details about the Station Inspector, things that Hugo had never noticed before, came into focus. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

With every story my grandmother came into sharper focus, but the woman taking shape from their collective memories was nothing like the woman I remembered. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Hanako was so busy watching him that she lost focus, so when he pulled on the twine, her peg slipped loose. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Does Mrs. Garcia really think we can focus on vocabulary after that? Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Both stations were doing news broadcasts, focusing exclusively on the emergency. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

And she still saw a distinction between her momentary lapse of judgment and focus, and what science said was a widespread and systemic problem caused by cell phone use. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

It is the way she has felt in so many of his tents, the thrill of being surrounded by something wondrous and fantastical, only magnified and focused directly on her. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

For five days and nights, news coverage of burning buildings, tanks, and armed troops focused on American streets, not Vietnamese villages and jungles. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

The rain seemed to bring into focus just how much work remained. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Sometimes the bed seemed to be floating on a dark sea with little sunlit islands that resolved into the crooked lamps when he focused on them. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“That doesn’t matter. We need to focus on now. I am asking for help. You need to get me help.” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Louella was new and bringing something different to the fashion industry that specifically focused on the needs of Muslim women. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Her gaze is fixed downward, focused on her boots that do not quite touch the floor. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She decided to focus on just one sentence at a time. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

She looked past him at the Homestead, then focused on him again. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t focus on any one thing happening around him, though he was desperate to catch a glimpse of someone he recognized. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Cas winced as she shifted her injured arm and was glad for the pain, because it was better to focus on that than on the ache growing in her heart. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Harry’s eyes narrowed as he focused on the spiders. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

In early June, community leaders focused attention once again on landlord Abe Greenberg’s refusal to bring his Hayti properties up to code—and on the city’s refusal to press the issue. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

He focused on the page, gulped, and began to read, squinting because of the bright lights held up by the TV camera crews. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

Once she has an idea, that’s all she can focus on. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

It focused on a group of monkeys who looked like squirrels in raccoon costumes. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

We play Madden while we talk, which means I can focus on running up the score on his raggedy Eagles squad and not on being embarrassed about answering questions. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The visions he and Voldemort were sharing had changed in quality; they had become blurred, shifting as though they were moving in and out of focus. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Working for the Soros Foundation, a privately funded philanthropy organization, Goldfarb had been focusing on a very specific health crisis—a hundred thousand inmates in Russian prisons with active TB. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

He ignored it, focused instead on the oar in his hands, pulling hard and pulling smoothly, rowing comfortably, almost without pain. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

She just focused on her hands, and the soothing sensation of growth flowing out from them. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The tears start rolling down my face faster than I can catch them as I watch his deep-blue eyes, focused on reading every lyric off that crumpled piece of paper. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He would often say it when he felt Kathy was focusing on irrelevant details while ignoring the crux of a problem. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

But just as quickly, the world around him came back into focus and he jumped to his feet. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Out of the corner of my eye, I could see them all just fine, but if I focused on any one of them in particular, they started looking . . . transparent. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Although the headline made mention of my religion, the article mostly focused on me as an athlete, which I appreciated. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

The way he stared at Joe’s face seemed both intent—as if there were no one else in the world—and also focused elsewhere. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Most standard music dictionaries and encyclopedias also focus almost exclusively on Western Classical music. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Her eyes were open but out of focus. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

All the focus in the room shifted to the stolen weapon, leaving Mark a few seconds to scramble back to his feet. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I grabbed a little of everything; Diego focused his attention on the meats. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Jake finally turns to look at me, wearing that same sad smile, but a part of him is still focusing on something in the distance. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Why was she so upset, and would she be able to shake off whatever was bothering her so we could focus on the task at hand? Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

The woman broke her gaze into nothingness and focused on Thomas, then looked at Teresa, then Thomas again. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

She was so focused on her work that, on the afternoon in March when the man with the briefcase began staring at her, she did not notice right away. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t stay focused on the movie long enough to gain any sort of interest, because Alma Ember had set her popcorn aside and opted instead to nibble on my left earlobe. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

It takes a few seconds for her eyes to focus. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I’m laser-locked, focused on the ball in Thunder Pitchers left hand as he winds up and delivers the pitch...right where I want it. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

His face is solemn and focused on what he’s doing. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He may not have been on the best terms with our parents, but I wouldn’t be able to entirely focus until he had been informed of their deaths. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

Time beat past them, and Pet simmered in a corner, but Jam ignored it, focusing on Redemption. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

It hurts my eyes to focus on it, so mostly it stays in the drawer. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She focused on thoughts of her parents, and her brother—who was still in a revival center. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“Yes, but music is forbidden in Islam. It’s a waste of time and has no benefit. Instead of filling her head with music, she should focus on memorizing Quran.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Hazel turned back around and focused on a small spot at the front of her desk and did not lift her eyes. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“You know what?” she said, half closing her eyes, as if to put Pearl in sharper focus. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But still, I grab a seat near the back and stay focused. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Arguably, Mauer underestimates the scope of the challenge by focusing narrowly on the prison system, rather than counting all of the people employed in the criminal justice bureaucracy. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

They were given the new job, as custodians of our peace of mind, the focus of our understandable and rightful dread of being inferior; official censors, judges, and executors. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

Things about focus and intent that he does not entirely understand. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She glances at the other tattoo artist, who is too focused on what he’s doing to notice us. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

By focusing solely on Yakov’s death yet hinting at the disappearances of other boys, he had left the article open-ended like a penny dreadful. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Nope,” I answer with my mouth full and my eyes focused on my plate. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“It’s kind of hard to focus on driving your son to school and watching him do his homework when you’re strapped to a hospital bed, busy trying to keep cancer from killing you.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

His eyes were still focused on the window behind her, but he leaned in and whispered, “I think it walks around at night. The corn. It doesn’t like the Scare Crow.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I don’t know much about how the Indian schools work, but I’ve heard they’re less focused on teaching folks how to kill the dead than they are civilizing them, whatever that means. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

But what I especially liked was that its founders were focused less on parachuting Ivy Leaguers into urban communities and more on finding and cultivating talent that was already there. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

As much as I tried to focus on Holly’s class, the maps lurked in the back of my mind. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

It was a mix of horror, anger, and shame, all focused on me. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She’s still brushing the grass from her shorts when I remember the other two kids even exist—once they were gone I was able to focus completely on Sophie. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

He focused on one reasonably intact gold sphere down in the main room. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

If I was going to make it onto that show, if I was going to be a real pastry chef one day, I had to focus on baking. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

I pinched my leg through my jeans and focused on the pain. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Imagine a caveman being so focused on building a fire that he never heard the lion coming through the bushes. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

And I can see the anger focusing itself, not on the army, not on themselves for being unprepared despite Viola warning ’em for days, not at the world for the state it’s in. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I like constructing it, focusing, crafting the story, pulling together the memories. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

I focus my eyes on a single point in the distance to keep my balance. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Poppy had joined a human-rights group to focus on treatment and services for old people. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I close my eyes and focus on the man's arm. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Her focus jerks back, her pupils small, hard beads. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

So tired he could barely move or focus on the questions the deputy was asking him. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

You focus on getting your own one little place set up perfect, as I have done, and you’ll see. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She’s focusing more on teaching agriculture than raising livestock these days,” he says. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Though the case had never been solved, it had originally been a prime focus of investigators, and when I returned to New York, I gathered evidentiary material related to the crime. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I focused on my breathing as Jackie handed the tubes back to me. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

She could feel the heat of Archer’s hand on her elbow and tried to focus on that instead of the dizziness, instead of the breaking and splitting inside her head. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

It was the volleyball shot: Martha bent horizontal to the floor, reaching, the palms of her hands in sharp focus. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

What was even worse than having to focus his mind on a series of niggling jobs was the need to conceal his agitation from the telescreen. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“Beautiful. Smart. Driven. And focused on me and me alone.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

And even though I tried to focus on the fungi, my thoughts kept drifting back to the orchid and Mom’s book. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

They focus on the North’s chronic food shortages, human rights violations, military provocations, nuclear program, and dependence on China. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

But Stella focused on kicking up clouds from the reddish dirt at her feet instead. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Wallace and Neel had focused on the three haplogroups that are also common in Asia. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

All those Cold Sassy eyes moved past Grandpa and Miss Love and focused on the coffin. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I try to return the favor but am having some trouble focusing. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I try to focus on something else, so that they can have their moment. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

And sometimes the journalists seem to want to focus on the attack, rather than on my campaign. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I focused on finishing the workbook pages that were due by the end of class and placed them on Señor Ascencio’s desk. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

While most scythes approached down the main avenue, Scythe Curie and Citra made their entrance from a side street, to avoid being the focus of the crowd’s attention for as long as possible. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

But in the debriefing by Lieutenant Wilkin, the focus was on how chaotic it was, how so many of the rules weren’t respected. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She turned her head almost upside down to focus on a twisting leaf, a flying beetle, and a bird. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I have never felt like this—slow-witted and languorous, dreamy, absentminded, forgetful, focused only on each moment as it comes. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

The winds around them dropped as the Squaller was thrown off course and forced to focus on righting himself. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Her lips weren’t pursed in the way they got when she was focused. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Once I’d conjured up that sobering image, I was able to focus on my situation, and the question at hand: What was she doing here? Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The plan was to focus it on Bobby’s efforts in the 1957 U.S. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The same civil and religious institutions that kept Egypt stable could serve to focus domestic resentment over foreign domination. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

But now I’m too focused on the golden doorknob—the only thing on the house with any luster left—to be bothered by it. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

In the beginning it was too far away for Shadow to focus on. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Very soon, naturally, butlers up and down the country, under pressure from their employers, were focusing their minds on the question of silver-polishing. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

It’s not easy focusing on throw rugs when all I can see is this grass fire raging in the back of my eyes, white-hot and devouring house after house as it burns. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

So he focused his gaze on Diego, hoping it would distract him enough. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Poppet turns to make a face at him but then focuses her gaze upward, looking into the clear night sky. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

That seemed like a strange thing to focus on as she entered womanhood, though. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Getting home will be an uphill ride in more ways than one, and that has to be the focus of all my mental energy right now. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Until now, most of the investigation and manhunt were focused on southern Maryland. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

His function is to act as a focusing point for love, fear, and reverence, emotions which are more easily felt toward an individual than toward an organization. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“But, Percy, they will be fine. The best thing we can do for them is stay focused on our job.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“But let’s focus less on these nicknames and more on our egg designs.” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He was glad when the waitress brought them their menus so he had something to focus on. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

I’m not a good judge of dogs, but based on Murphy’s drooling and intense focus, I’d guess he’d do anything—including decapitating my teammates—to get to that ball. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

My usual way of dealing with it was to put it out of my mind and focus on getting good workouts. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

There is a solution to this, I know there is, if I can only focus hard enough. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I’d spent so many years intensely focused on gymnastics that it felt odd to talk to people about their perspectives on my life outside of the gym. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Sabrina tells us, “Bailey is going to focus on how to make and manage your money in college.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He slowed all his movements, as if focusing his eyes and reconciling what they saw took motion from his muscles. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The reporter had interviewed one of my teachers who said I was “a once-in-a-lifetime kind of student” and “a determined, focused girl.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“Yes. The air is so clean over here, you can see it perfectly. Now, focus on your breathing like Meir told you.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Barack’s administration was focused on improving access to affordable health care, and for me the garden was a way to offer a parallel message about healthy living. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“No. Comparative politics. You can't do just Africa in political science graduate programs in this country. You can compare Africa to Poland or Israel but focusing on Africa itself? They don't let you do that.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Another fact: The boy was the focus of my travels—perhaps the cause of them. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

He glanced at Kainene and Kainene looked away, as if the pride on his face did not matter, and Olanna quickly focused on her plate so that neither would know she had been watching them. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

If you let your eyes go just out of focus, the avenue became a lane of light you might walk straight across, all the way to the Cusp and beyond. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

That sound—the swift, shocking report of gunfire—called the scattered, irascible, permanently seeking part of his mind into focus like nothing else. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Mostly they were focused on me, whispering, nodding, conjecturing on who I was. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

By and by your attention becomes so intensely focused that you no longer notice the raw knuckles, the cramping thighs, the strain of maintaining nonstop concentration. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The parabola has a special property: it takes the rays of light from the sun, or any distant source, and focuses them to a point, concentrating all the light’s energy on a very small area. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

I focus on the present, because that is where I am destined to live. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Shelves of construction paper and boxes of pencils and rulers jumped into focus. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

She glanced at them but they were all attentive and focused on the Singer. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was an ambitious, government-wide effort focused on helping adolescent girls around the world obtain better access to education. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The rosebushes were scratching intently at the windows, but I directed his focus to the sheet of paper waiting there for him, and compelled him to pick up the pen. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

But the photo had come out blurry, focused on the fence instead of the squirrel, the squirrel itself simply a smudge. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Now he was gone, and Joe found himself unable to focus on anything other than the losses back home. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

As a result, cosmetic diversity, which focuses on providing opportunities to individual members of under-represented groups, both diminishes the possibility that unfair rules will be challenged and legitimates the entire system. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

In addition to being determined, focused, honest, he was also greatly humorous, delightful, and boy-like, while at the same time a strong, firm male presence in a house filled with little women. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still a block away, but the only thing I can focus on is the Stop sign straight ahead. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

I focus my mind, envision what I want to happen, and then it does. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Their eyes were focused on the ugly faces of Erik and Arthur. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And,” said Kyle, “you were so totally focused, you didn’t hear the police sirens screaming past the library as they raced to the Gold Leaf Bank...” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

I tried drawing the hundreds and thousands of wandering fingers together, focusing them into something sharp and lethal enough to penetrate his wall. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Cole forced his head to the side and tried to focus. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

It’s not surprising that food has become the focus of an international movement. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

His eyes kept focusing on the word died. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I bite the inside of my lip to give myself a fresh pain to focus on. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

As focused as Citra was on the upcoming test, she began to wonder what in conclave she would miss when the apprentices were taken for testing. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

It’s a photo: blurry, out of focus, caught on a long-range lens, only barely recognizable. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

No less intense, he was focused differently now, and the knife looked different too. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I need you to focus and tell me exactly what happened." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I was so busy focusing that I didn’t notice the cup was full until the water ran over the top. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I try to block him out and focus on the buds on the trees, the smell of leaves, and the sounds of birds, but he’s so annoying that it’s almost impossible. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The code seemed like their only hope now, and he resolved to focus on that. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

It helps me to focus my anger where it belongs. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Uh-huh,” he mumbled, focused on balancing a soldier on top of a lamp shade. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Hoping to focus the horse’s mind on his job and reduce the distractions of the rail, Smith fitted Seabiscuit with a set of blinkers that restricted his vision to the track straight ahead of him. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The focus that day was on the preservation of the natural landscape and of the intricate web of life whose interwoven strands lead from microbes to man. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Luma stayed focused on the older boys’ scrimmage, but the Thirteens wouldn’t be ignored. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

I try to focus on the fish tank or the TV or the refrigerator humming in the corner, but I’m still livid over my fight with Will. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Two enormous black Dumpsters came into focus out of the corner of my eye, and it was only then that I realized we were in an alley, and we were alone. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The vagueness lies in the focus of the negation—which phrase the writer had in mind as falsifying the whole sentence. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

I stare and stare, trying to focus all my hatred through my eyes. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

His brown eyes focus on mine for a second, and it feels like a warning. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Emmett almost fades, then I see the shape of him, more focused and bold. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

“Celia is as smart as any of these idiots. She needs more focus, is all,” drawled the woman. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I didn’t care who was there, I was going to keep my eyes focused on her and we were going to talk. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Then I try to focus on the bumpy paint on my bedroom ceiling. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I tried my best to focus on my painting, but all I could see was red. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Thomas squinted and tried to focus on the beetle’s body. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Or maybe it was a blink, and I was just focused on one eye. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

They swing their guns around, snap into action, but quickly relax when they focus on us. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

“What if I miss all those opportunities to help because I’m so focused on myself?” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Because everything requires energy,” she recites obediently, eyes still focused on her hand. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Beto tasted pineapple but focused on adjusting the scarecrow’s arms under the sheet. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The quiet streets and passing minutes without incident had returned our focus to the oozing stromboli and not the Toyota. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

My focus shifts from the forms of Michah and the girl, and I notice the mound of their discarded clothes, scattered paper bits, maps full of pinholes. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Beatrice focused on surviving, protecting her sons from recruitment, and getting out. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

With all the shamans focused on him, the Villac Uma tipped the goblet slowly and carefully. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

So he focused again, turning them over in his mind, flipping from one to the next. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Ordinary people do better at a task when they focus on it, not try to juggle it with another task. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

How he could be focused on anything other than Griswold’s game right now was a mystery to her. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

"Now, Amber, focus on her blood. Refresh the proteins, like we would someone's skin or hair." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“My shape-shifting doesn’t work. I don’t know why. Maybe they cursed me, or maybe I’m too messed up to focus.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He’d almost reached the cellar door when a figure shimmered into focus before him. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

He tried not to focus on the other boys, but he couldn’t help it. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

The audience was focused on her every move. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

He seemed so focused on making his feet move like they were supposed to. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

The floor was freezing at my back, but my entire focus was on the solid press of his shoulder against my cheek. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

When I pull my gaze back and focus my eyes, I can see my own reflection in the glass. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

He hated to let go, even for a second, but he focused all his strength into his right hand, clenching his fingers even tighter, then went for it with his left. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Back in school, I could not focus on the work in class. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

His project focused on solving environment problems, notably waste, by using a natural resource: earthworms. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

"And what was the focus of your essay?" You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

They really needed to start focusing on The Game and not all this other monkey junk. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

We’re only in eighth grade, but everyone knows she’s already picked out her first three college choices, her probable major and potential minor and the focus of her eventual graduate studies. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“As you go from station to station, we’ve targeted specific skill areas we want you focusing on. Put in the extra work this afternoon.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

She picks a location to focus on, the most familiar place she can think of. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” he said, but his focus blurred for a moment. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

If not for the fact that his eyes were focused on me, I would have thought he’d forgotten I was there. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It makes it hard to focus on my schoolwork—hard to do anything. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Her vision swam for one long beat, and she blinked several times before it came back into focus. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

My focus turns away from Ren and back to the game. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

And then, as if the lens of a camera had sharpened its focus, the faces cleared. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He’s focusing on the mountains in the distance. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“You need to focus on your season too.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

My eyes focus on all the space around her but never directly on her. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Her mind was so full of her mother’s distress that she couldn’t focus on anything else. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He looks at me harder, his Noise focused like a sun ray. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

My focus on the Object was too intense. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

And I understood something else: When Luke had descended into the River Styx, he would’ve had to focus on something important that would hold him to his mortal life. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I tried to stay focused on the movement of the PSF’s shoulder blades beneath his black uniform, but it was difficult when most of the curtains had been left open for anyone to peer inside. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The image she was resizing was shot through a crowd to focus on Emily perched on the fountain with her hands pressed flat next to her thighs. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Both—but the more tightly focused, the longer it takes.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Zane took a deep breath, focused his eyes on his fingers, and began his descent. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Located fifty-five miles from the Ouachita site, Poverty Point had as a focus a structure resembling an amphitheater: six concentric, C-shaped ridges, each five feet tall, on a bluff facing the river. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

She rued the hours that would be lost from their studies; now all her efforts would have to focus on preparations for the party. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

They look out past their tormentors, past us, and focus on something way beyond anything known to me. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

He didn’t want her in Mom’s room, either, but he decided to ignore that and focus on finding Rocket. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I was tired of focusing only on my memories of terrible people and the terrible things they’d said and done to me. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He takes in all the dark suits and dresses, the tearstained faces and shaking shoulders, and the collective sorrow hits him so hard, the room blurs out of focus. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Eyes strained, weary, he says, “No matter what, keep focused. Zarra shouldn’t have lost her focus.” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He pressed his right hand against the tentacle and summoned fire to his palm—a narrowly focused, white-hot burst. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He can only focus on not letting go to ignore the pain. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He’d accomplished his first great goal—moving—and hadn’t yet focused on the next. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He ran blindly, only focused on each step that hit the pavement. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He continued to insist that she and her team focus on the dwindling South American spy intercepts, which provided little useful intelligence. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Really, a lot of people are having trouble focusing today, because everyone’s obsessed with this sophomore who snuck into the chem lab and got his junk stuck in a beaker. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

As the moving van exited the freeway and rattled past the baseball stadium, Emily tried to focus on the positive: Book Scavenger! Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I found that I was staring at him, the narrow beam of my lamp focused on his face like a spotlight on an actor. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Listen until at last the killers, these defendants before you, entered her room, focused a flashlight in her eyes, and let the blast of a shotgun end the existence of an entire household.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually I stopped thinking so hard and Mong and Rondell sat up and our eyes all focused on the same thing. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

But God had focused her anger away from revenge and toward redemption, she said. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

She focused on the woman's words, on her job offer, and felt the bite of regret. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

But the older woman did not have that old standoffish expression, did not speak stiffly with her eyes focused somewhere between Olanna’s face and the hand-carved paneling. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

They’re like bees on a particularly sweet flower, stubborn and focused. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Perhaps more striking than the racial integration of the female mathematicians, which had been spreading organically throughout Langley for years, was the fact that a group focused on computing now employed increasing numbers of men. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

I tried to write so that, in the same instant of time, the objective and subjective aspects of Bigger’s life would be caught in a focus of prose. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

At least this was a new emotion, one he could focus on. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

And he said it was something just for him and her, since sometimes he liked to focus on her and Akira separately. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Now he must focus his mind on the war. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I got ready for bed and couldn’t focus on the schoolwork I’d left unfinished. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

"That is good to know, Didu. But I'm trying to focus on surviving my first day of secondary school before aiming for university." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Maybe we should even have our next debate topic focused entirely on that. There are plenty of examples to discuss.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Then he was out of focus and I could no longer see him. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Do we need to hire a tutor for you? Are you having a hard time focusing in class? What about your friends? Can you find a study buddy?” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

They thought preschoolers did not have the attention span to handle anything other than very short, tightly focused segments. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked straight ahead at Renee and the other customers who were also grossed out, while Mr. Ray focused on the sick kid, who I could hear heaving. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She blinked several times, and her uncle snapped into focus. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Responding to the lack of game, people in Oaxaca and Puebla focused more on gathering. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I touch my pencil to the paper, willing myself to focus, to follow the ripples of light across the water. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

And a robot, unconcerned with beam, focus, or Earth, or anything but his Master was at the controls. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

When I came out of the subway, Lenox Avenue seemed to careen away from me at a drunken angle, and I focused upon the teetering scene with wild, infant's eyes, my head throbbing. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time Mia went home that afternoon, she had learned how to wind the film onto the spool inside the camera, how to focus it, how to adjust the lens. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Dad focused on one of my model airplanes on my dresser. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

When it receded, my eyes focused back on the castle. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“A couple of kids quit the a cappella group,” he says, “but that’s to be expected. One girl needs to focus more on her cello lessons.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

After a mo-ment it seemed that his eyes were no longer focusing. A Wrinkle in Time 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

One chose getting a Christmas tree with his dad; another had decided on baking holiday treats with her mom; several were going to focus on vacations with relatives who lived up north. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

They wanted her to focus solely on her education. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

School is already out for the summer, but even if it wasn’t, I’m not in any condition to sit in a classroom and focus. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The pain made it too hard to focus. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

And as a women’s college, Smith focuses on giving its students the sort of encouragement to be independent Luma felt she had been deprived of at home. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

“You focus on your school projects and come see me anytime.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

At the time, most high-level American code breakers worked for the Army and the Navy, where they focused on a handful of top-grade military and diplomatic ciphers. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

When I’m not focused on Rhiannon, I can sense that people are looking at her differently. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

I went back to the telescope and tried to use it to look at Coalwood, but discovered I couldn’t focus it close enough. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I have to get my mind focused and stop listening to myself— because I send myself the wrong way sometimes. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not great odds, but Frank had to keep the bulk of herd focused on him. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

In times of action her face took on a sudden new composure, almost serene, the fuzzy blue eyes narrowing into a tight, intelligent focus. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The currents of history spun around him and came into focus, and he knew what had caused them. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The stench of sulfur made it hard to concentrate, but she focused on the ground directly below them and saw a ribbon of glittering black liquid—a river. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“You just focus on your own dumb brother.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Instantly, Mr. Roberts’s eyes slid out of focus, his brows unknitted, and a look of dreamy unconcern fell over his face. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“I mean, I just feel like our club needs to get more focused and serious. What’s the point of writing if we have nothing important to say, right?” Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

When there were too many distractions in her personal space, she was never able to focus. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He may not let himself lose his ability to focus, but I can tell that the wine has relaxed him. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Roosevelt focused his attention back to the book he was reading. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

She waves me off and shifts her focus across the yard. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

My vision was focused on his torso and the gun. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Nok shook her head and forced herself to focus on her route. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Their other friends were still focused on the statue, and Hazel’s cry was lost in the general shouting and the rumbling of the cavern. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Bratton turned the transit police into an organization focused on the smallest infractions, on the details of life underground. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Under normal circumstances, I’d have focused solely on the academics and culture of each place, but we were far past the possibility of normal now. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

It is impossible to stay focused on algebra. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Luke nodded absently, trying to focus on what was happening on the mat. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Ronneberg had wrapped charges around half the machines when the sound of shattering glass broke his focus. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was focused on the back of my father's head. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

The underside of his mahogany desk swims into focus. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I try to keep my focus on his hands. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I came to work and focused strictly on the job I had been assigned. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

On a run with the wheelchair, driving to school with Fiona, in the weight room with football players, on the track with Kyro...the focus definitely does not feel like it’s on Rosa. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

It’s easier to focus on the two boys instead of talking with her. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

I sit up in my seat and find something to focus my eyes on so I can think. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She focused on each move, placing each foot meticulously, feeling the surface with her toes, assessing the texture, shifting her weight before she took the next step. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I tried to focus on the student but I couldn’t. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

It took about fifteen minutes of terrible news around the country before the newscasters began focusing on New York. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

But he couldn't focus on the game—he kept looking up at the back of Eleanor's house. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Kathy Hudson, who has conducted focus groups about the public’s feelings on the tissue issue, says she believes that tissue rights have the potential to become a bona fide movement. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

But I stopped myself and focused on what I was there to do. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Others took up the mantle of “social motherhood,” focused on care of black children and the poor. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

At the tree line, I focus the scope below the waterfall and scan bit by bit. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Usually, at the beginning of the academic year, the team would be nearing their first game and the school would be focused on them. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes were focused on the middle distance. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he turned his head sideways, focusing on the mountains that loomed over the town, the same mountains that were nestled in his heart. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Could he really be a disciplined, focused team leader? Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stopped talking and watched the weather forecast, focusing on any detail he could. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Once the fighting began, most of the women who had been active in the suffrage movement suspended that work and focused their energy on the war effort. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

This, of course, is a particular high school syndrome: the feeling that if you’re in some emotional distress, other people are always focusing as intensely on your problems as you are. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

The fruity body splash she had on made it impossible to focus. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I would be more focused on meeting N in just half an hour, but I’m too busy being stunned by my unbelievably weird day so far. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I focused on my feelings of fear and danger. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

It hadn’t noticed him yet, focused as it was on wringing the life out of Ivan. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

She kept her focus on the line as she blinked back tears. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I said, my eyes focused on the desk, which was full of things—books, a cracked mirror, felt-tipped pens. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

When Doha’s father tried to speak on their behalf, he was told to focus on the care of the KPA wounded, or he would be arrested also. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Some writers sense a subtle distinction in the focus of attention. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Fadi turned the ring on the lens and focused on a family of ducklings swimming on the glistening water. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Her pupils began to dart around, focused on the space in front of her, and I realized she was looking something up in a browser window. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“No, Albert. This weekend isn’t good. I finally have Clayton focused....No,” she repeated. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

In late 1993, as they prepared to launch the chair, Herman Miller put together a series of focus groups around the country. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“Take the focus knob, here”—he took my hand—“and slowly turn it away from you. No, don’t look up. Keep looking while you turn.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Every few moments one of them would glance at the door, eyes focused with keen expectation. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

After Fig’s breakfast routine, I set a laser focus on the family laptop. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

She opens her eyes wide, trying to focus. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Also, Theo thinks, Vincent is too focused on Mauve and is idealizing him, as he is wont to do with people. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

But now, as we were stepping back into reality and moving forward with our lives, it became difficult to focus on the relationship. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

But the feeling of the general public — bolstered by the press’s focus on the “poverty- stricken” Catherine O’Leary and the “drunken” firefighters — wasn’t sympathetic at all. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

We drop farther and farther, and a tower and the ocean come into focus. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

She was profoundly exhausted, but she focused on him at once and sat up, rubbing her eyes. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I can’t see her face, and I can’t focus on anything for more than a second before the truth serum threatens to pull me down again. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Why are you calling me here so late?” he asks her, distracted, his eyes still focused on the computer screen. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Once he was convinced that he was on the right track with the mechanics of the sport, he turned his focus to the boats themselves. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Greg’s eyes came back into full focus and continued up my legs, past where his hand had been allowed. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

So today was focused on getting the rover righted. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

This way, with him focusing solely on me, Ema would be safest. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

When my eyes focus, I see that a large crowd has gathered a few feet from us and Pa disappears into it. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She made out the wispy outline of something vaguely humanoid, and then her eyes focused long enough to recognize it. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

I had been so focused on my phone that I hadn’t heard everyone come home. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

But just as it seemed to come into focus, something would fade. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Right now, in this world crumbling before my eyes, there's only one thing I can really focus on: the body I dressed yesterday. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He focuses on the thought that will make him run the fastest: “I cannot miss the train.” Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

I clench my clammy hands into fists to keep them from shaking, but I focus my mind’s eye on the Occupy encampment, their shouts and signs and raised fists. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I clenched my teeth and tried to focus on my breathing. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

If the students aren’t focused on the lesson, all of your preparatory work is for naught. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

I decide to ignore Boy21 and simply focus on my own goals. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

A loud cry pulls me out of my focus. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“The way you play. Surely your patron is encouraging you to focus on your music ” “I don’t have a patron, Denn,” I said with a shy smile. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He shook his head and tried to focus. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

She focused on the magic stores deep within her body, and noticed sadly how depleted they were. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Trying to focus the conversation on rituals, my nemesis, I said, after a thoughtful pause, “Is that why Papa insists that we do rituals?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

In common with other sheets like this by him, Michelangelo’s focus here is on the torso. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Al stands next to me, but I’m too focused on the new fight to look at him, or congratulate him on winning, assuming that’s what he wants. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The deeper they traveled, the harder it became to stay focused. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Mom seems to blink a few times and comes back to herself, her eyes focusing on me again. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

My knee stings, but I can’t focus on the pain at all. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Mark saw that her eyes were focused on the windows—the poor thing had probably never been in a Berg before. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Sahil’s playing music and seems to be focused on the road, so I’m back. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I woke up every morning at six to study—because it was easier to focus in the mornings, before I was worn out from scrapping. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Percy tried to focus on something else, but there was no safe direction to look. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I repeated his name until his eyes seemed to focus on me, and then he drew a sharp breath and said, quietly but clearly, “Go to the island, Yakob. Here it’s not safe.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Instead of focusing exclusively on punishing bad behavior, staff now track and reward good behavior. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

In the way she focused her attention on him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

His hair was white, his face lined, his blue eyes sharp and focused. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

She won for her essay titled “Salt: Enhancing Lives One Breath at a Time,” which focused on using salt water to help the breathing of young cystic fibrosis patients. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Like all too many dictators, Cahokia’s rulers focused on maintaining their hold over the people, paying little attention to external reality. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I took a bite and focused on comparing it to the others I’d tasted. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Since my slime stuff is at Mom’s, I’m focusing on getting ready for the recital and practicing my music instead. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

The traffic starts to speed up, and I want to end the conversation now so that he can focus on the road. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Despite my best efforts to convince myself that being a doctor was my destiny, I decided to double major in African and African-American Studies and International Relations with a focus on the Middle East. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

No one had bothered about them then—and if they were observed it was the big Greek on whom attention was focused. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Zinzi laughed and said, “I hear you, but it’s not the process you should focus on; it’s the joy you will feel after you go through the process.” The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I was suddenly her focus of the general meaninglessness—not for myself, not for any quality of my large, shaggy body or my sly, unnatural mind. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I left it alone, I would stop noticing it; but if I focused on it, it would drive me crazy. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

He was too focused on his soccer and his debate team and his grades. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

In the back of the wagon, supported by sacks of squash and hills of pumpkins, Shadrack began a struggle that was to last for twelve days, a struggle to order and focus experience. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

They chose the topic of “rights and responsibilities,” and planned to focus on the right to drive but the responsibility to do so without using a phone or texting. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Finally, she lifted the clarinet to her mouth to once again focus on the music, but instead she kept thinking about the boy who had just been in the doorway. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Up to now I've been focused on whatever mischief Jackson is getting mixed up with, Mr. Redfern's inscrutable glare, and the food everyone has been eating. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Maybe there’s something behind me that I’m supposed to focus on. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I focused on the light coming through the open doors, trying not to look at any faces, while I flew down the aisle like a lunatic. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“Please focus your eyes on the area between the lobby archway and the entrance to the Children’s Room.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Kendra pushed at the water with both hands, a churning motion that generated smaller but more focused splashes. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

My whole being focuses into one wish: Please don’t let me be humiliated in front of Brian. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

It’s true what they say, it’s a trance state, giving birth or being there, you lose track of the rest of your life, you focus only on that one instant. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

When word came that the Americans were going to put their first woman into space, the Soviets dropped plans for an all-female crew and instead focused their energies on launching a second woman into space. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

Mama ignored me, focusing on Stick as she pointed down the hall with a shaking hand. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

As the moving van exited the freeway and rattled past the baseball stadium, Emily tried to focus on the positive: Book Scavenger! Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Then she shifts her focus out the window. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

Sometimes expressly focusing on black and brown children, theorists suggested that America would soon be overcome by "elementary school youngsters who pack guns instead of lunches" and who "have absolutely no respect for human life." Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

To keep yourself from pacing, you focus on the fish tank. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

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

I blink twice and my eyes focus in on a sign that reads Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Yet where a Republican narration—they then being the party in power—would likely focus on unity, leadership, and determination in tough times, Obama’s emphasis is on crisis, instability, and uncertainty. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

The focus motor buzzed to suit the light. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

I can view everyone as pieces of a whole, and focus on the whole, not the pieces. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

I am too focused on Taryn as she moves across the floor. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I knew exactly what would happen next: They would focus all their attention on me. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“This pond gave me a choice. I could focus on the left end or the right end of the stick. I could focus on the sunrise or the dark clouds. It was my choice.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

We dove again and again, preventing the bossling from focusing on the doorway. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

She might have returned it, had she not been focusing so much on keeping her hands from shaking. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I focus on what to wear over my bikini, troublesome even without the buyer’s remorse. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“You can’t go around talking to everybody and cheering and waving like that. It’s not how we operate. You have to stay serious and focused here. Just concentrate on your own routine.” Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

And strangely familiar, though in the lashing rain it was hard to focus on just why. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

He had difficulty focusing his eyes, but finally he recognized Father. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wally’s eyes were focused down, just beyond the edge of the counter, near my waist, and I knew what was coming. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

It’s hard to focus on classes after that. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

The bike became the focus of a family squabble. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Blackbridge chuckled and shifted his focus to signing another copy of his book. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

I blink a few times and focus as hard as I can on the only face I can see. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

All her attention was focused on what she could hear. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

I return the focus to Arthur’s birthday, which is the most important thing tonight. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“Who do you speak to when you go to report someone?” said Malcolm, desperately trying to keep his focus. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Instead, I dribbled twice, focused on the basket, and shot the ball. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

The chaos disrupted my ability to focus, pulling me instead from reaction to observation. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Now go downstairs and see Mrs. Howard for a focus session. If you calm down you can join your class after lunch for math drills.” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stay focused on the bulletin board, as if it’s the most interesting thing in the world. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I had studied Sweden’s progressive approach to the rehabilitation of criminal offenders as a graduate student and had long marveled at how focused on recovery their system appeared. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Today, when the Lacks brothers talk about Henrietta, they focus on the importance of her contribution to science. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

He’s focused on the burst of adrenaline carrying his feet over the antique rug, Henry’s tie wrapped around his fist, the flash in Henry’s eyes. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I focus on making one move at a time, and before long, I’m able to drop onto the ledge. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

No matter how hard I tried to focus, my mind kept drifting back to Art3mis. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Vincent tells his brother he is going to focus on his work; that will be the best thing for him. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

She turned the next page and saw a second map, this one similar in style, but the focus was different. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He had to focus on the future or he’d never reach it. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

But here, it was hard to focus when Cain was nearby, taunting and sneering, waiting for her to make one mistake. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I now planned my bouts in numbers, and used that to my advantage to stay focused. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

This was in the Book of Watchers, which would serve as the focus of Cabot Searcy’s endeavor. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

This was the first evidence we presented that suggested that people in law enforcement had been so focused on convicting Walter that they were prepared to ignore or even hide evidence that contradicted their case. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

So I stopped thinking about the layers and the warmth, muted the TV, and focused on Decapitation. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

He focuses his attention back on his work and on Vincent. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I have been thinking about Jess all day, unable to focus on anything but what I saw this morning. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I squinted into the dim space, trying to focus on the frayed wire. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“I guess they’ve gone to their focus groups, and the focus groups have said, ‘No, it’s not a hit.’ Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

It took Nin a few agonizing seconds to look up, but when she did, her muddy eyes couldn’t seem to focus. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Go on, baby. I’ll film it!” her mom says, and everything swings out of focus as Stella hands over the phone. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“The time has come . . . people ... your projects are due soon ... so focus, focus . . . focus. Please come to . . . me with any . . . questions, otherwise I will. . . expect you to . . . turn them in on time . . . if not before.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

For now he's focusing on drawing; color will have to wait. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“We need to focus. We only have a month left to get our recipe ready.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

His scrubbed-looking cheeks are bright red, his pink eyes half focused and blinking. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When it does begin, it would be wise to focus your attention on the competition itself”—his eyes move pointedly to the closed door to the study—“without any distractions.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“No. I used geometry and focused on the parabola of my shots. I also knew exactly when to feed you the ball, based on timing and patterns I was seeing on the floor.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

When I focus my eyes back on the earth, I see two men in black walking toward us with their rifles casually hanging on their backs. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took only a little while, though, before most of them seemed to lose track of me, their focus centered instead on the fit of their garden gloves and the worms in the soil. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The stage in Chicago even then was being set for Muslims to shift their focus off the epidemic—and onto me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

She reaches for her cup of tea and focuses on Mrs. Hameed. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Okay, so I'm sitting on the train and I fire.up my portable intending to spend a nice intensely focused time installing and playing with Visual J++6 on my slow beast of a laptop. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I managed to focus on her expression and saw compassion, not resentment. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I went back out there rested, focused, and determined to redouble my efforts. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Although the MSA had been a critical part of keeping me focused while at Duke, I had now developed my own routines that reminded me of and kept me close to God. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

My dad, focused on the road ahead, said nothing. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

He focused on it, hoping he could see something behind it. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I tapped the Player One button again and began a second game, now focused on beating Halliday’s high score. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

A civilian observer was a dangerous liability for the platoon—they’d have to watch out for him when they should be focused only on the mission. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

They seem to be staring at me, their eyes out of focus, probably because they're wondering if I'm going to try to disappear again. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Then he got even worse, until now his eyes even drift out of focus when you’re talking to him. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

They were more focused on preparing for trial, which was scheduled to begin in February 1988. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, when he stared at it long enough, his eyes sliding out of focus, he thought he could see into the metal and sense a pulsing, dormant potential. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

In fact, what makes television so powerful, Dr. Anderson notes, is that it uses these attention-capture tools to constantly draw people back into the story, should their top-down focus waver. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

But right now I’m focusing on the sweater Anastasia wants my opinion on. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

“Janae, are you serious? Come on! What about your grades, focusing on getting a job right after you graduate? And us? Mama and Papi?” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Most had religions that focused on human sacrifice, dark by contemporary standards, but their economic and scientific accomplishments were bright. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, she was losing her ability to focus. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

As we walk up, my cousin comes into focus. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

There he continued to rock, squatting, focused on the space between his feet. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“But for reasons I don’t understand, the girl is the focus of the Church’s attention, and I need to know why. What are they saying about her?” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Beneath my laid-back college-kid demeanor, I lived like a half-closeted CEO, quietly but unswervingly focused on achievement, bent on checking every box. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I imagine myself trimming back all the stray branches of my thoughts, focusing on just this place, just this time. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Remembering where I was, I tried to get up to go look for Cecilia, but I couldn’t focus, much less keep my eyes open. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Luma didn’t know what she would do then, so she focused on the remaining games and vowed to find a field over the summer. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Yet as my eyes focused upon Old Friendly Face he seemed pleased. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The drowned girl’s dark eyes focused on her. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

There was a great deal of pain waiting to spring on him, but it hadn’t raised the courage yet, and that thought gave him the strength to focus his mind on shooting again. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I tried to focus on yesterday’s lesson. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Top-down attention allows us to set our objectives and focus on them. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Whenever he does these pieces, his answers require zero focus, so he normally hops on his phone and scrolls through Twitter and Instagram. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He saw their yellow eyes waxing and waning in the light, focusing and unfocusing. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

I heard very clearly when the chair next to me moved, but my eyes stayed carefully focused on the pattern I was drawing. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

So I really try to focus on the lesson, but I’m having trouble keeping up with Ms. Rucker’s overheads. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I blinked, and struggled gamely to bring her into focus. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

His ear focused on the howl of the aircraft and an unformed prayer arose in him that this engine retain its demon whine, its savage articulation. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We want you to focus on your studies, that’s all. Leave the worrying to me and your mother.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Other Republican operatives like John Beckley, the Speaker of the House, were focusing on the political factions in Pennsylvania, another key state. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

"He said, `Can they climb it?'" answers Peeta, drawing my focus back to the base of the horn. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

As I neared the Powstancow Bridge and the soldiers came into focus, I slowed my pace. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

White strikebreakers were sometimes attacked, but blacks were the focus of the most vicious fury. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

And instantly a silence fell in the stuffy little room, and everyone’s attention focused on the Skraeling, though no one looked at him directly. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama just shrugs and focuses on changing lanes. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

So I did my best to focus on the positive. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

She gave a shudder and took a long, shaky breath, and her eyes focused on him, full of a wild despair. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

They stopped chanting, and all their eyes focused on Mark and Alec. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

When the movie started, I focused on the story. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Because talking to Dad snaps my missing body back into focus, and for a few minutes I'd forgotten all that. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, you are. Today, you reminded me of me. Yet, still without question, you. Watching your focus, your joy, I knew you were born to fence.” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I watch as she brushes her wavy, sandy-brown hair out of her eyes, staring at the baby through the glass with a determined focus. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Losing focus made you careless in the forest, and worst of all, left you open to bewitching. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

“A lot of folks have been focusing on the violent nature of the lyrics. Do you think they encouraged those students at that school to act out violently?” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

She tried to breathe deeply, to focus on the lights of the Ketterdam harbor disappearing behind them and the steady splash of the oars in the water. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Frightful tipped her head and focused an eye on Sam. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Not able to focus clearly on the game, Bobby realized that he wouldn’t be able to play well enough: He offered a handshake and his resignation. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I try to focus on the hand on my mouth. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Felix focused on Freebie, who was squatting in the number two position. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

I focused and let my body go still. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Her eyes were focused on the rug at our feet, her face empty of emotion. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Creating active listeners who can focus, concentrate, and direct their attention should be one of the main goals of teaching, and one in which music can play a vital role. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

No, I’d actually have to tell him—in clear, focused sentences—what was about to happen. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

But she began to see his desperate and relentless focus on her as something closer to obsessive need than love. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

There are hundreds of different immigration scenarios, but I’ll focus on the path my family took to get naturalized. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

The rest of my tour group gawks at me but I focus on Agent Fiona. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

My synthetic surroundings faded away as I focused on the game and lost myself in its ancient two-dimensional reality. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The whole painting focuses the viewer’s attention on the vanishing point, and then playfully hides it behind a half-open door. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

After two standard practices that focused on the basics of passing and ball handling, she scheduled a scrimmage between the new Under Fifteens and their counterparts on the Under Seventeen team. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

He ignored the pain tearing over his skin and focused all his attention on the bits of metal clinging to his clothes, the shavings and tiny particles from the severed link in the gate chain. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, Zlata’s focus switched from her studies and watching MTV to the closing of her school and the destruction of the national library. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

She remembers how astonished she was, and yet her focus was necessarily on the task at hand. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And what it was about Lelia that I desired and feared came partly through his bloodline running through her, the openness and exuberance and all that hard focus she could sometimes call up. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stayed in the right lane, letting people pass me, and focused on keeping the car steady even though I was practically shaking with the thrill of being out on the road like we were. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Unlike Latimer, he accepted the rules, focusing his efforts on a defense of the accused rather than an attack on the system. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

How did he stay so focused with all the mess going on around him? Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

“But Reggie can beat him. I think. As long as he stays focused.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She looks up and focuses her watery eyes on one of the Erudite. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The entire focus of my being zeroes in on that metal tip. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

It was an instinctive process, her focus flowing among her sentinels according to need. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

When he backed away I thought he would see me leaning against the wall, but the snow was thick and his attention was focused on Narciso. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It was only for a minute. I had never focused on one person before. It was like seeing into the man’s soul.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I try to focus, to understand what she’s saying, but the sound is just out of my reach. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

You might even think to focus your activity toward the end of the test, where the questions tend to be harder than the earlier questions. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

I tried to keep my thoughts focused on finding Heritage, not to think about Dad and Alex, since we knew nothing of their fate. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

He was completely focused and alert, firing a stream of laser bursts, anticipating enemies, collecting armor and medicine. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And as my family continues to focus on their own things, smoothly forgetting about the awkwardness over the elevator, I feel more and more like a lonely storm cloud. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

A breeze rustled the budding trees above us on the mountainside, but, like everybody else, my focus was entirely on the silent tipple and the frozen winch wheel on the man-hoist. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Father Amadi said nothing; he seemed to be focused on rolling the window down to get a buzzing fly out of the car. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

We were young, focused only on the future—though of course we knew nothing of what lay ahead. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I fight down my nerves and try to focus on why I’m here—to get answers. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I'd tell him that I would keep trying—I had to, just to get him to focus on anything else. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

It takes work for me not to return her gaze, to instead focus on Mirjam's schoolwork in my lap. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Diana started climbing again, this time faster as she focused on the sound of the sirens that grew louder the higher she climbed through the gaping hole in the ceiling. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

In a sense, Mqhayi’s shift in focus was a mirror of my own mind because I went back and forth between pride in myself as a Xhosa and a feeling of kinship with other Africans. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

So she tried to concentrate on something that focused her mind and woke her up in camp: an anger that she always felt in her fists. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

And whoever he appointed as his spokesman couldn’t avoid a lot of press focus. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

I'd been so focused on obtaining the stay and then on what to say to Herbert when I got to the prison that I hadn't actually thought about witnessing the execution. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Instead his gaze was focused somewhere over her head. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Lying on her stomach, she looked across a vast lawn of grass and moss and focused her attention on the wolves she had come upon two sleeps ago. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes open sleepily and when they focus on me, he pulls me down for a long kiss. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Rome Divided Instead of launching military campaigns to gain territory, Octavian and Mark Antony focused on attacking one another. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

Livingston had discovered electrical focusing by sheer ingenuity and serendipity; Lawrence recognized the underlying principle, which enabled him to incorporate it into subsequent designs. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Shackleton had hoped by setting out across the ice to enliven the crew and focus their minds on action. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

We decided to focus on two subsets of kids to help the Court grant relief if it wasn't ready to ban all life sentences without parole for juveniles. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She blinks blinks blinks before shifting her focus back to the poster on the closet door. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

On TV, CNN is focused on the continuing crisis of Hurricane Noah. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

She keeps her eyes focused on it, like she can’t bear to be parted from the hot-pink headphones and her cell phone. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

But I didn’t want to make my speech the focus of my life. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

The world shifts in and out of focus. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to stay in the moment and focus on Ethan's raspy voice as he read a chapter from his book, but I was way too nervous. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

She shut out noise, shut out movement, shut out anything other than the sound of her breathing as her focus narrowed on the first target. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Keep focus on your arcana, your strength, and your sisters. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

We both figured, though, that if we knuckled down and pretended to focus on mastering new skills, it would be just like last week. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

I chuckled uneasily and focused on lighting the lantern. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“No no no ...” The sudden threat of the draccus brought me back into focus. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Even though her schooling focused on the Governor's teachings and his deeds, she had never been taught when he was born or where. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

So focused was the crowd on Goddard and his colorful entourage, no one much noticed Rowan bringing up the rear as they climbed the steps to the entrance. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The light from the window at the back of the room was my focus. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eye movement research is based on the idea that the human eye is capable of focusing on only a very small area at one time — what is called a perceptual span. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I took a deep breath and focused. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I needed my sisters to be united with me and to stay focused. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

I was the first to speak, trying to keep myself focused. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I shook my head and tried to focus. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Teachers were complaining that their students could focus on nothing else. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

It’s hard to focus on the remaining trees with all the destruction around them, harder still to squint into the dusk crawling in over the field. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

A light microscope is a standard microscope that uses lenses to focus light. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the passage of the Civil Rights Act, the public debate shifted focus from segregation to crime. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

He knew everyone was focused on Ernie, but he was still a bird killer. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Church leaders became focused on how far back a person’s ancestors had been Christian, believing that the longer a person’s Christian bloodline, the purer and cleaner it must be. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

This begins the engagement of their top-down attention systems, as the children focus on what’s happening in the show—the content—rather than merely being drawn in by the lights and sounds. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

And since I’m sitting on the bench and focusing on the notes on a page and not the faces in the crowd, I can forget that there are even people there. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I kept my eyes focused on the bleak, unpainted spectator stands, abandoned for so long that tiny plants had started to push their green heads through the cracks in the cement. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe she knew that I wouldn't have been able to focus in class, probably resulting in me getting in trouble for finally letting one of them fake hair flippers have it. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

After a moment it seemed that his eyes were no longer focusing. A Wrinkle in Time 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pet slowed the movements of its head to focus on her. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“It predicted what might happen to the seal population off Cape Cod after the Marine Mammal Protection Act became law. Back then, seals had been my focus.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

The first thing he noticed when he arrived in Lagos was Susan’s sparkle, her posh prettiness, the way she focused entirely on him, touched his arm as she laughed. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Her eyes were focused on something very far away. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

But before they did that, they wanted to know whether Reggie was the sort of person who was good at focusing and attending to information. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The fans were cheering, but I had to tune out all of the background noise and focus on my opponent. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

My focus was entirely on descending on the side trail to Greenleaf Hut. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

I picked up a box of cereal and pretended to focus on reading it. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

He’d try to bring the night into focus, willing coherence, but the effort would only cause distortions. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Which was…” She focuses on her pad to write this down. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

A year later he became director of WHO’s HIV/AIDS department, focusing on initiatives to help poor countries scale up their treatment, prevention, and care programs. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

I hear Dad’s voice but I focus on counting. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the waitress departs, Celia casts a long look around the room, scanning the crowd as though she is looking for someone but not finding a point to focus on. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

A cyclotron designer could sacrifice either resonance or focusing, but not both. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t focus on any of those things. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

“You focus on getting better, a’ight? And if you give us any money, we giving it right back, God’s my witness.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Trying to address this problem became an important focus for me. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“It’s helping him focus and stay in rhythm,” Webb says. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

The clues must be in the books, so now I shove the other ones to the side and focus on the three finalists. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Then his eyes focus, and he goes still. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I try to focus on the future ahead of us, rather than the past. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“How are you, sister?” he says when he sees me, beaming, although his eyes are focused on the bag in Celestine s hand. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Let’s focus on the ice cream problem. Can’t we just pour the mixture into plastic bags and stick it in the freezer?” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Unable to follow Heisenberg’s math, Berg focused on the man. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She certainly wasn’t going to let that man make her cry, however, so she focused on her father’s bushy eyebrows, so like her own. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

One of the three clearly commands the group’s focus. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

She always saw life before I could focus my eyes. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

There's a comb by the sink, but they don't focus on it. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned my head a little, focused my eyes, and then I felt my blood run cold. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

All day, it’s clear no one’s really focusing on what the teacher’s got to say. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

He had always eschewed the mystical side of alchemy and focused on pure science. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

And even when they became discontented, as they sometimes did, their discontent led nowhere, because, being without general ideas, they could only focus it on petty specific grievances. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Milkman tried to focus on the crisscrossed conversations. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

That evening I tried reading a few more pages of Dr. Doolittle, but I could not focus. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

They were so far apart I couldn’t use both of them to focus on any one thing at the same time. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

August focused her eyes on the stone wall. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I want to focus on the solution, not the problem. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Also available are episode-specific craft packages, a line of print fabrics designed by Paisley, and a weekly class focusing on a craft from the show. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Drew pretended not to hear us, focusing on stuffing his face full of protein. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

I tried to focus, to see who was inside, even though it was too far away. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I try to answer but can’t tear my focus away from the visions. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Or maybe I’ve unlocked the secret, and this is how people focus. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Ash stiffened, but Ana had not seen her; all of her attention was focused on her dance partner, a middle-aged man with a balding head of graying hair. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

That meant their attention would be focused on the front of the sanctuary; they wouldn’t be ready for something to emerge from my side. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The microscopic focus on each thing Izzy did, turning it this way and that, scrutinizing it for signs of weakness or disaster. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

His anger helped to focus his thoughts, but it could not stop the frigid drizzle or the torturing pain that wracked his body. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Her eyes looked wild and she couldn't focus on me at all. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He must be focusing his anger, I think. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

I tried not to focus on the fact that he wasn't here. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

As I took my first steps toward the Sacred Rock, I tried to focus on the request I wanted to make of it. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

It took the drunks on the porch a moment to focus on us. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Once I notice this pattern, it becomes difficult not to pay attention to it, but I try to focus on wolfing down my enchiladas. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

The curry arrived and I focused my attention on it. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He wrote down his thoughts about marriage again, this time focusing not on the “if” but on the “when.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I stay focused on the red light. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

But the truth is that it isn’t, and the people who run focus groups and opinion polls haven’t always been sensitive to this fact. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

But the blaze in her eyes was not focused on the woman; she was angry at something that was bigger than the woman before her. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Seven focused, taking deep calming breaths and trying not to fidget, as a beautiful pearl color filled one amulet, then another. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I’m too focused on his lips and smile and eyes to listen to his lessons on Motown and a man named Berry Gordy who started it all. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She focuses her attention on the chopping block, which is covered in onions, garlic, and cumin seeds. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Rowan focused on his own breathing so he didn’t telegraph his emotions the way Citra had. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I heard this explanation, but my mind was focused inward. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

I forced myself to focus on the two most vital questions I had to answer, but I did so unwillingly. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Inej focused on that circle of glass—a moon, an absence of moon, a door to the future—and she leapt. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I’m thinking how good it will feel to break my hand on his face, but I’m also focused on the feel of Natasha's hand in mine. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

The first half hour or so focuses on the pre-arena events, the reaping, the chariot ride through the Capitol, our training scores, and our interviews. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The screen flickers, and then the lobby comes into focus. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The back of her neck ached from keeping her head bent, and occasionally her eyes blurred between the dirt and leaves she had to search through to keep focused. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I wrote down the new words and tried my hand at translation when Mrs. Spektor called on me, but I couldn’t focus. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The pendant swung by its chain in her fist, sparkling red in the firelight Tally focused all her doubts on it all her fear of discovery, her terror at Dr. Cable’s threats. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I’ve just got to focus on one thing: finding my ma. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Moss paused, his gaze focused on the sidewalk. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

His entire body goes rigid as his eyes focus on Marcus. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Instead, I focused on how much fun it would be to have Grandma with us all the time. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He turned his focus from the book to where his sister was pointing, across the room. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I’d felt uncomfortable around him, especially while my dad was overly focused on impressing his older brother. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

The public was demanding a new kind of art that focused on familiar household objects such as flowers, food, or pottery. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I stumble along in the sewers, my vision going in and out of focus, one of my hands pressed hard against my side. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“You’ve done more than enough already. You need to clear it out of your head now, and focus on your studies and your training.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

But I accepted our coach’s decision and focused on the win for our team. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

And I knew that he would not go; I saw it in his long silences, in the set of his lips, in his eyes that seemed focused on invisible objects for a long time. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

His attention remains focused on the flames despite the press of patrons around him as the fire is amplified through a rainbow of hues. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Her eyes shift in my direction and focus on me. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Hollister clamped his mouth shut and focused on writing the address, drawing a long inhale of breath through his nose. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

If they bothered to look closely, they’d see me farther above; they were peering straight at me, though their vision was focused a yard closer. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

As Cole points out, “such profiles do not so much focus an investigation as provide law enforcement officials a ready-made excuse for stopping whomever they please.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

When he didn’t reply, I focused on my locker combination. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

She straightened up, shading her eyes from the noonday sun with one dirt-smeared hand, and slowly the rider came into focus: a green cloak, a bay horse, a shock of dark hair. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her eyes were focused on the compound entrance. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“It’s so focused. You forget that for the rest of us, art’s just art, not religion.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

When I look at him, his eyes are focused on a spot to the left of the mammoth window. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

My eyes wouldn’t focus, and my mind felt as if it were being sucked down into a whirlpool of red and white swirling blotches. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Jay doesn’t want me to get a job—she wants me fully focused on school. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

So he focused on her apprentice armband to remind himself that hormonal responses were strictly forbidden. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The critics of police conduct invariably focus on the intentions of individual officers. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Jam focused on that and waited till they decided what they were or were not going to tell her. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

She had difficulty focusing on his face as she breathed in and out, in and out. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

None of the medical team was focusing on looks when they patched up the gaping hole. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

All the eyes are going to be focused on you, all the sportswriters, all the TV, all the fans, everybody, there ain’t nobody else playin’. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anthony’s Quaker upbringing also had discouraged interest in partisan politics and women’s suffrage, so she focused on working with the temperance movement. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

But then he scooted into my side of the booth and caused me to lose all focus and concentration for several seconds. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“You have to focus. Concentrate on what you’re speaking about, and learn control.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I told the people that they would make history and focus the attention of the world on the racist policies of South Africa. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I focus on the ball and attempt to steal. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Or maybe she was just so focused on whatever she was drawing that she didn’t notice Ivy. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She focused on the dagger’s tip now, balancing a finger against it with the barest pressure. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I try to focus on good things, I do. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Of course, all that no longer matters to me; my thoughts now are focused solely on food. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They've become like horses in a western—they may not be the main focus, but everybody seems to have one. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

My eyes scan the room, eagle eyes, narrowed and focused. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But mostly he tried to move on from HeLa, focusing instead on growing normal and cancerous cells from the same patient, so he could compare them to each other. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

She pushed her hair back, swiveling her head from side to side, but kept her eyes focused on her face. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

So, when it came to her studies, she would have to be more focused and efficient than she had been about anything in her life. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Waves of light cascaded across her Vision, tearing at her focus. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

June exchanges the briefest look with me, but before I can focus on her, she turns away to ask Commander Jameson something. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Whereupon Holly Blackwell turned her back on all The Souls and instructed the cameraman to pan across their faces occasionally but to focus on Dr. Rohmer. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Hence seven years’ distance in time and focus now separates me from GGS’s writing. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Chamberlain listened, nodded, took a moment to let it come to focus. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

My shoulders were squared, my chin thrust forward and my eyes focused straight into the light. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would take fifteen minutes before I began my warm-up to focus on my breathing and my thoughts. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I focus on him and leap on my toes in his direction. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the conversation turned to the preparations for Hafsa’s sister’s wedding, everyone started talking at once, and I found it difficult to focus. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I inched closer and closer, the whole time keeping my focus trained on the men lounging on the couch. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I turn to the first page and stare at the words, but I can’t focus. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

As the court hashed over each detail of the leaflets, the judge and the Nazi lawyer focused on Helmuth, firing question after question at him. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The class focused their attention on one another as she began to take attendance. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Griffith approached the problem by focusing on the microbe: Why was pneumococcus so fatal to animals? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

I nod, to shut down the focus on me. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I found myself growing more and more angry, and I felt the anger begin to focus itself upon Danny Saunders, and suddenly it was not at all difficult for me to hate him. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Everything came into sharper focus—the glow of the fireflies down in the woods, the smell of the strawberry fields, the sound of the waves on the beach. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone focuses on him as he continues to speak. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Jesse looked deflated, resigned, as if the wind had suddenly been knocked out of him after days of intense focus on the trip. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Phil turns his attention away from the clouds and focuses on me. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

All morning she looked away whenever I tried to talk to her, which wasn't often, with Bedi Ma'am so focused on educating me. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

He blinks several times, as though trying to focus on me. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Try focusing on the first hurdle,” Coach West says. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

A heavy weariness was starting to weigh on him, but he forced himself to focus on the man across from him, hoping for answers. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I focused on it as I lowered myself into the Heart of Stone. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

This one would include flowers and plants, but its focus would be the insects feeding on those plants. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

A voice in his head came into focus: You have your whole life ahead of you. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

He fixed his eyes on the back of Hume’s neck and focused his mind on the simple, cruel necessity of taking the next stroke. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Tears formed in my eyes, making Mami’s face look out of focus. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

The room beyond the doorway comes into focus, the haze from a trio of half-dressed ladies sitting around a table smoking cigarillos and playing cards. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He focused his gaze on a small white rock near the water’s edge and breathed in deeply. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Cole’s eyes slid out of focus and back again as she gazed intently at the blank paper for a moment. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

After I’d completed that horrible task—perhaps the worst task of my life—I tried to focus my fractured attention back on Sergeant Capricorn Caputo. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z