But it looked like for a while that there wasn’t any way to save it. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

We traveled in silence for a while, with Koopooduk smiling down at us. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

He denied sleep, but admitted to having “dozed” for a while. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

‘What then shall I say?’ said Gandalf, and paused for a while in thought. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“He’s gonna have to use his wheelchair for a while until his leg heals again.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I stayed some mad at Lizabeth for a while but easied down when I saw that Biddy was OK. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I lay there for a while watching her. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

The kindness of Amity will comfort us for a while, though we can’t stay there forever. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I listened to their conversation for a while, because I didn't have anything else to do. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

That was the longest I hadn’t thought about her for a while. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Nick was sort of a celebrity for a while. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Let one stay around white people for a while and he’s not worth killing. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sat there and watched him paint for a while. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knew she hoped to stay for a while with her family—that is, if they’d let her. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

They continued in silence for a while and then Rachael poked about, found the car’s radio and switched it on. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

They were silent for a while, then Mace added, “Or like they all are in the country, bonkers from marrying too close.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

We sat for a while without saying anything. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

They rode for a while in silence, a tiny island in the smoky stream of marching men. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Tomorrow we shall learn what he is doing. Now let us rest for a while, if we can.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The compound was deserted and she peered through the locked gate for a while. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He felt only sorry for him and sure that, if they could stay alone together for a while, Fiver would come round to an easier state of mind. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pong watched her standing near the water for a while. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

My father put his glasses back on and they looked at each other for a while. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

Mom might not be working for a while. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I'm sorry, too. I needed you around for a while, especially when my father was sick.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Thought I’d take a walk; I need to get out of the house for a while.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

They kept at it for a while, Peewee agitating until I felt that for him it was just some kind of sport. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

We sat around and talked in circles for a while, me and Mom and Dad and Michael. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

They cross-talked for a while, then hit one of those natural breaks in the conversation and both turned to look at me. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Naomi sat for a while at the kitchen table. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“What happened out there? Something tells me this has been going on for a while.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

They did this for a while, and the rat or mouse stopped going to get the food at a certain amount of voltage. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Being grown just meant you were around for a while. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Prud’homme released his breath with a sort of amazed laugh, stared at Finny for a while, and that was all there was to it. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looks at the picture on the wall between the kitchen and living room and stares at it for a while. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the year she knew him, before they were married, she discovered a little magic in herself, and for a while felt like a blithe genie released from her lamp. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

They sat for a while, and gradually Malcolm found his eyes closing. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

"Lots of . . . " He can't think of the word for a while. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

We both sat in silence for a while. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“I thought you knew about that already. He’s been thinking about that for a while.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Papa stared at her for a while, surprise widening the narrow eyes that so easily became red-spotted. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

They stood for a while facing one another, and the air of the room tingled. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I think it best that we remove him from Muggle society for a while.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Dye it black for a while. Lots of people look like somebody else.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

This topic had occupied my thinking for a while because all the adults around me were always discussing what it meant to be white, or the advantages of being light skinned among our people. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The fit feels strange atfirst, but once you \\e worn them for a while you get to feeling comfortable. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Enjoy it and be in touch, and I’m sorry once again. I guess you won’t be chilling for a while.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

And she said, “Now I need you to be quiet for a while.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“How would you like to escape your room for a while?” he asked. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Again, if you’ve known him for a while, you kind of already knew.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I want to be left alone, and I’d rather he ignored me for a while until I’m more sure of myself when I’m talking to him! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“It will probably serve the young man well to get out of the city for a while. Perhaps his grandparents can talk some sense into him. We’ll be sure to keep him in our prayers.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

But the calamity could be postponed, at least for a while, if the sun was fortified for its battles with the stars. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Instead of proceeding to the restaurant, they decide to wander up the sidewalk for a while; there are still twenty minutes before their reservation. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Peris sat next to her and held her for a while as she cried, then wiped her nose and sat her up. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“I think we ought to quit for a while,” he whispers. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

We watch white people on the TV screen for a while, but even the movies with guns and fast cars and explosions get boring after a while. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you sit down for a while and let me serve?” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

They go on and on for a while. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Legolas watched them for a while with a smile upon his lips, and then he turned to the others. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

She threw herself on the bed she kept parked in the corner and sulked for a while before picking up the chipped telephone and calling someone in her native land. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

We stood there looking over the grounds for a while, then she held out a little bag to me. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I'm sure John hated working at the steam plant, but at least he got to leave the house and take his mind off things for a while. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

There was for a while a lull in the assault, since the attempt to break in through the culvert had been foiled. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“I can stay for a while,” Bailey says. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

They were silent for a while, watching the vultures hovering overhead; the neighbors had killed a chicken. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

They looked at each other for a while. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

How glad I am that my father is going to watch him for a while! The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

We finished our homework and watched TV for a while. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I had known her for a while by then. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

He whistled some Mozart for a while and then broke into song, something rude about a drunken sailor and what should be done about him. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

When she had finished, the tall man said nothing for a while. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Few days. Then he goes to this rehab or something for a while, but he gets to sleep at home, I think.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

I didn’t see him again for a while. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

She had been meaning to read it for a while now, and imagined she would like it since Blaine did not. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Then she picked me up in her arms and the terror abated for a while. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shay was silent for a while, then said, “There are losers, Tally.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Well, Mr. Faisal thinks that it would really help if we could... if we could ask you to stay in a home for kids for a while.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

We all looked at each other for a while, then went our separate ways. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

She didn’t move for a while, keeping her hands pressed to her face and her body against the rubber floor. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I stand in the bathroom for a while, the phone on the edge of the sink. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I started to be honest — which hadn’t been my pattern for a while. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted a hot bath and a bottle of brandy, but he’d settle for being alone and free of the stink of blood for a while. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

But he struggled on for a while longer, until at last, completely exhausted, he collapsed onto one of the steps. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Orale, morros. Okay, kids. His name’s Matt, and he needs to be left alone for a while. He just lost his parents in Dreamland.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first Frodo was a good deal disturbed, and wondered often what Gandalf could have heard; but his uneasiness wore off, and in the fine weather he forgot his troubles for a while. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I stood outside the ymbryne meeting room for a while, listening to muffled voices through the door, but I didn’t go in. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Eb seemed absorbed in his angry thoughts for a while; then he looked up at Jethro again. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

We walk down the center of the street for a while, looking for a house with the lights still on. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Frodo’s spirits had risen for a while after his escape, and after food and a draught of the cordial; but now a deep uneasiness, growing to dread, crept over him again. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He watched it for a while, his expression oddly soft. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“His visa is for three months, so he’ll be here for a while.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Carl thought about it for a while and then said, “You don’t have to. I’ll give you one. Pick the one you want.” The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I was thinking, under the bed. I’ve been thinking for a while. You’ll have an income now. You could apply for more rooms.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Lee sat alone for a while, Longstreet a small way away. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not a serious one, he said, but he’d need someone to help him for a while until he got his strength back. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

It was okay for it to be my turn for a while. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

“He came in earlier and I wouldn’t admit him because he wasn’t in the book. We bickered for a while, Fela was here for most of it.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He ran for a while, and the exercise helped to warm him in the damp rawness of the March evening. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Not for a while, at least. She's fragile. I see it in her eyes." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He stared at the side of my face for a while and then said: “I could read them two words like it wasn’t nothin’, Mexico. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

She closed her eyes and sat still as a statue for a while. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

They all tore into Christmas dinner like it was their last meal, which it practically was, at least for a while. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Momentarily stymied, Harry watched Ginny Weasley playing with Arnold the Pygmy Puff for a while before seeing a way around this objection. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

It was nice to have radio like that for a while, where we could talk about what we wanted from government, what we wanted for the future of our country. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

“You will. We might be here for a while.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I watched him breathe for a while, his identity papers still tucked under his torso. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Buckminster curled up next to me, and I conjugated for a while so I wouldn’t have to think about things. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Leroy spoke for a while, but I couldn’t concentrate on his words. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Well, anyway, even if this wasn’t a rare book it means a lot to me, and I’d like to be sure it’s in safe hands for a while. Just till I come back for it.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

From there we saw for a while, away below and beyond us eastward, vague vast lands blurred with clouds and shadows of clouds and streaked with silver of rivers, the Plains of Rer. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

We practiced for a while, and it was easy enough. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

It had been pleasant to forget that affair in the store for a while. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

We stared at the house for a while. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you just come stay with us for a while?” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Ignatius bit into his first sandwich, tearing it in half, and chewed contentedly for a while. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dilsey stood for a while at the table, then she went and cleared the breakfast things from the diningroom and ate her breakfast and cleaned up the kitchen. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

They lay that way for a while, on their backs, not looking at each other. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Just...things. Your parents have a lot going on with the twins and now this. I mean, wow, right? It might be easier if they didn’t have to worry about you for a while.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He sat outside for a while, wishing it were not getting dark—something about the coming darkness frightened him—and his eyes kept closing. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He just looks me for a while, and I think I know how Keisha’s cupcakes feel when she watches them in the oven. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Well,” he said, and I swear he sounded relieved, “I guess I could stay for a while.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“Once I get my schedule changed, I’m going to go practice for a while.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

"I want to be by myself for a while," he said. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He watches me for a while longer and then nods. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Yes, until Mr. Larson told us we had to stop publishing it for a while.” The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

He sat silent for a while, and I knew his answer would take a long time. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

When I told her what Dad had said at the jail, she got quiet for a while. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

It was too dark, he didn’t know if I was there or not, and I could hear the strain in his voice, as if he’d been shouting it out for a while. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“As soon as you can do a little more, I could fix a chair for you outside on the front porch. Then you could get out of this room for a while.” Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Now and again they came to rough places and were lifted from their feet for a while, and then set down again. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t I play bartender for a while?” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He’d take a lie down for a while, then go back to gathering some extra odds and ends that someone might need along his way. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Going up the road toward home the road was smooth and slippery for a while and the ice orange from the horses until the wood-hauling track turned off. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Let me just sit here with you for a while.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I sat on the steps for a while, not talking, watching Howard working on his puzzle. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I stared for a while at the rows of tiny dots in the ceiling panels. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I took a deep breath and stared at the screen for a while. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“It’s a thing we do when we get quiet for a while,” Ivy said without looking at her. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She shared Matthias’s seat, glad to be off her feet for a while. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“I’m good, but I really haven’t seen you around for a while. What have you been up to?” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

I think I wanted to keep that to myself for a while. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

They sat without talking for a while, lost in their own thoughts. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Now it would be someone else for a while. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Under different circumstances, being rid of him for a while would be a boon, but now she’d been forced to accept Wash’s charity again. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

We ran it down for a while waiting for them to foul us. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

He turned to one side for a while, staring at the wall, and then turned to the other, staring at his bedroom door. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

"It's impossible this afternoon. Various----" We talked like that for a while and then abruptly we weren't talking any longer. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

“We have to let it dry for a while before we put it back in Papi’s van,” I say. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

That question had been rattling around my mind for a while now, because even though I hoped that Noodles had made some changes, I wasn't so sure that he had come square with Needles. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

They spoke of him as if he had gone away for a while. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

‘Go to the Afric Queen and get my Goblin. Take him up here and turn him out to pasture with the Lyte horses. I guess he won’t mind being a Tory for a while.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

We talked for a while about the invasion. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes I need to see them up on the wall for a while, before I know whether I’ve got something. Before I know which ones I like.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Maybe—for a while, anyhow—you should think about not going out at all.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

That left dessert, and for a while that posed a problem. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

When I wake up, I lie still for a while and let Day’s words run through my head. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Once I got home, I sulked for a while. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He kept talking for a while, but I finally got off the phone with him. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Pax watched for a while longer to be certain the war-sick were occupied, then crossed over the remaining span of rushing water along a fallen tree. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He cried out for a while but was afraid only the bear would answer. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I lie quietly for a while, eyes open, trying to catch my breath. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

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

Ruthie brought us a toolbox from the garage, and then we all stared at the door leading to Margo’s bedroom for a while. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

They were all very still for a while. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Pantalaimon flew above Lyra’s head for a while until he tired of that, and then he became a little sure-footed mountain sheep, vain of his horns, leaping among rocks while Lyra scrambled laboriously alongside. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only I realized after I’d been counting for a while that I didn’t know what I was supposed to be counting to. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

She came back for a while, but at sixty she found it was just too painful to be at Down without her Annie. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I went inside and waited for a while, but I felt a bone certainty that he wouldn’t be back. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

At least I had you, Miss Perumal, if only for a while. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

The best thing was to stay at home for a while. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

After many days, we left all the villages behind and walked through an area covered in low forests for a while. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lupin’s news seemed to have taken them out of themselves, removed them for a while from their state of siege: Tidings of new life were exhilarating. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

That ain’t to say that he caint force you to study something till it sticks in your mind for a while, ’cause he can. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

The breeze shook water from the trees and for a while it rained only under trees, where shelter had once been. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Since we’re going to be living here for a while, there’s a few things you need to know about your grandmother.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

As for the captives, well, the Long Knives kept them for a while, then let them go.” In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

He smiles and hopes she’ll just enjoy the peace for a while. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to keep the fire going for a while, Jeth, and do a little writing. Sleep well.” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

We walked in comfortable silence for a while. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

The next day came with a morning like a brown dusk, and the hearts of men, lifted for a while by the return of Faramir, sank low again. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

She thought for a while and said, “Maybe not.” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

When Nathan told her about Uncle Jet, she didn’t speak for a while and stared into space. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

They watched for a while but didn’t tarry long. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

We stayed at the beach for a while longer but, no matter how much we fiddled with the telescope, the stars never seemed so far away. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I tried to get them to stick around for a while, but they wouldn't. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

A week later, as I’m hiking up the front steps to school, I realize I haven’t seen that nanny toting backpacks for a while. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

Spinoza impressed me for a while when I found out that he was black. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

After thinking about it for a while, I said, “I like Santa Maria. So if you decide to live here forever, I will too.” The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

When I had my secretary’s diploma, I went home for a while and got a job at Olly’s clinic. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

I stuck around for a while, apologizing and trying to get her to excuse me, but she wouldn't. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Do you notice it’s raining harder than ever? I’ve got enough grass in my stomach for a bit. We’ll go down again now, but let’s keep to ourselves for a while.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“On your way then? I almost thought you might stick with us for a while.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Cashmere and Gloss, the sister and brother from District 1, invite me over and we make hammocks for a while. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

They sat together for a while and talked in low voices. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you want to read for a while?” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“No, it was a present. I think I better hold on to it for a while,” I said. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Luck, if we had any left, would have to sustain us for a while. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I sat alone on the marsh bank for a while, my back against the thick trunk of the old live oak we called the boar hog tree. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

We stopped on the side of the road and waited for a while and then continued on our way. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Jaja closed his eyes for a while and then opened them. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I crouch in the darkness for a while, look over my shoulder at the empty streets, then push aside the board and fall to my knees. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Mom tried to argue for a while, but then she saw how much Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots cost, and she said she supposed one present would be fine. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

He went back to the room, but I stuck around in the can for a while, thinking about old Jane. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

There, peeping among the cloud-wrack above a dark tor high up in the mountains, Sam saw a white star twinkle for a while. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

They sat in silence for a while, Bennie twisting and pulling away as Sierra tumbled the past two days around and around in her head like a load of laundry. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Still, this hour and a half is the best hour and half I’ve had for a while. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

I stared at it for a while, in love with the idea that something so ugly could be hiding something so beautiful in its center. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve been planning this for a while, and I’m ready to do something about it. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

They listened to the radio for a while, pop songs that Grace hated but always seemed to know the words to anyway. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Maybe it would be better if I could keep some of these reports private for a while. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled her to him, and for a while Olanna did nothing, her body limp against his. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“My hand won’t be much good for a while,” he said. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

We sit for a while in comfortable silence. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

"You know where the bathroom is. If there's anything you want, just holler. I'll be in the kitchen for a while--will the light bother you?" The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

She stared for a while longer, wiping a few more tears, and then she left the shed. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

"Couldn't we go off in the country for a while?" The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

I'd known her for a while now; she came around the deli on Wednesdays—at eight thirty exactly—and Mama would always give her a meal and bag of fruit. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I leaned myself for a while against the side of the table and waited for the throbbing pain in my head to cease. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I get a side stitch and walk for a while, but not too long because I don’t want to lose sight of the wagon. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Yesterday I might have said I’ve had enough of buses for a while, but it’s a brand-new day, and riding the city bus seems more exciting. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dog had been trailing after us for a while. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two nights later I decided to take Old Dan hunting for a while. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She and Moms ran their mouths for a while more and then it was time to leave. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

"Want to sit on the stoop for a while?" The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when these were foiled in Bree and at Crickhollow, they returned to their Captain with tidings, and so left the Road unguarded for a while, except by their spies. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Once she had chewed it for a while, all the flavor was gone and it tasted like nothing. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Without much of anything else to do, I rested my own head against the steering wheel and watched her for a while. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I think I dozed off for a while. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

I let myself into my apartment quietly and stood there for a while in the dark, not daring to move, not daring to turn on the light. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

We looked for a while longer, then Denna got to her feet. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Ollie wants us to stay with her for a while in Salinas.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes the sadness about you being gone comes and finds me after not being there for a while. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you go over there and play for a while.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Lance chitchatted with the station anchor for a while. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Once again he was a sought-after guest in all the city’s salons and, at least for a while, his name was cleared. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Neither of them spoke as they watched Mama’s chest rise and fall for a while. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Somebody was anticipating the events to come so that they wouldn’t have to walk out on the flats again for a while. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

We kids felt relieved when she directed her cruelty at someone else because it meant we were safe—at least for a while. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

We argued back and forth about this for a while. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

After playing real-life Tetris for a while I found a way to get the first battery out of the way enough to let the second battery in. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we came to a point just past the market where the road had narrowed, eaten away by erosion at the sides, he stopped for a while to let other cars go by. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“And for a while there, once I realized you weren’t coming back, I hated you even though I thought you were dead. No, because of that. And I hated...” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I sat down in my chair and sort of watched him for a while. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

After Ugwu and Baby had come out of the car, she sat still for a while, watching the raindrops slide down the windscreen. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I only smiled and was very quiet that night, as I was to be for a while more. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“I’d hypothesized it for a while, and the vet proved my theory two weeks ago,” I said. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

It was not very timely but I read at it for a while. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

It was a difficult moment, but I did what seemed right, which was to say, “Of course not,” and then to take her onto my lap and hold her for a while. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He noted them for a while, not speaking; and finally, when he spake, he said, “1 am sure that it is best you rely upon your memory.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

They isolated themselves and fasted for a while. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you think I could call a friend to come over for a while?” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I told him no, that I hadn’t planned on going to anyone for a while. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I mean, I didn’t leave because of that, but I did blame you for a while.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Then Reb Saunders became ill, and at the same time my father also took to his bed with the flu, a severe case that bordered on pneumonia for a while and frightened me terribly. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

They drove for a while before saying any more. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“They will ease your pain. And you’d better stay perfectly still for a while.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Dell hangs around for a while but he's just in the way. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Though he tried to convince himself otherwise, he'd been aware for a while that his piles of dirt were too close to his hole. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

And no one said anything for a while. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“In my bag. I think we should keep it off for a while.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The three of them worked wordlessly for a while. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I decided I wouldn’t wash my hands for a while to see if I could make it last. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He wondered if maybe he should’ve kept his mouth shut.Yawning, he got comfortable, planning to process it all, think things through for a while. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Knocked around for a while, tended bar, took the long route through college, got started late on a career. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

When I told him Astelle was alive and well, for a while nothing but an occasional muffled loudspeaker announcement came down the hollow line holding us together. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The path stopped climbing, and became for a while nearly level. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I talked to your English teacher a couple of months ago, and it seemed for a while there that you were improving. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The woman said, “This poor child must be dead, I hate getting him up. I wish he could stay with us for a while, at least until he’s had his sleep.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

First I give them all the food in my pack, grain and dried beans mostly, but there’s enough to hold them for a while if they’re careful. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Figuring that the cottonwoods along the creek would be as good a place as any to hide out for a while, he grabbed his pack and leaped. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

We sat looking at the television for a while without saying anything. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Singer read the letter several times, and for a while he could not think. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

We stood at the corner for a while, mesmerized by the displays. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“I need to be by myself for a while.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He shut his eyes and struggled for a while; but resistance became unbearable, and at last he slowly drew out the chain, and slipped the Ring on the forefinger of his left hand. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He thought for a while looking from one to the other of us. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

All sat silent for a while, until at length Boromir spoke. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Father said, “I’m afraid you won’t be seeing your mother for a while.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

They lived in Jasper’s mom’s guesthouse for a while, but then finally rented a bigger apartment just outside of town. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

It was good to escape into his world for a while, because after we walked Jill home, I was still stuck in my head and it wasn’t fair to Willy. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

And I was all for those qualities coming to stay with me for a while. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

We held each other for a while, but not long enough; then she turned around and was gone. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“The old boss is out with back surgery for a while.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

‘I still feel my breath short. I should like to taste a freer air for a while.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“She wont hurt you. We just want to watch you for a while.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Like your life depends on it. Because it does for a while.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I haven’t been up in my grandfather’s apartment for a while now. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

I sat inside for a while, just staring out the windshield blankly. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“I have enough food for several days, so I can stay by the boat for a while. The work is going quickly now that I’m using hot coals.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He went on for a while, trying to scare me, I guess. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

Maybe he was mad for a while, then not mad. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t speak for a while, and Nhamo knew she was remembering. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your mother’s career is taking off, and she’s letting Brent’s people manage it now. Things have been changing for a while, and there’ve been some...developments. Anyway, I spoke to her, told her what I thought.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Nora and I sit for a while on our opposite ends of the couch, and I stare into the lights of the tree. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

And we also know that the Rising Sun Tavern for a while was a spy nest. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rowdy’s dad took the cartoon and stared at it for a while. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

We talked for a while, lying in the shade of that tree. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

"Then it's best that you cease for a while," he said. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was something I’d thought I desperately needed for a while. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Only the strangeness of it, to me a Terran, and the strangeness of seeing the flash of my friend’s spirit in this grim, fierce, provincial boy, made me dumb for a while. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

A destructive El Nino episode in about 1100 a.d. made irrigation impossible for a while. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

When she woke the next morning, Kaede lay there in silence for a while, blinking her eyes at the early light. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I went up to my attic room then, since I couldn’t get any more words out without crying, and read my library books for a while. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

She hinted around for a while, then she came right out and asked him. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He needed to rest for a while, and not think about the story or the ceremony. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe it wouldn’t be such a bad thing to have a book-hunting partner, even if only for a while. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The nuns have let her get away with her fresh ways for a while, but today, they finally put their foot down. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it was not over for a while yet. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Then he read silently for a while, calling out at intervals, “Mother, what’s ‘offal’?” and, “Where’s that dictionary? Matthew, look up ‘reciprocity.’” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

I was looking forward to seeing Grampa again, but more than anything, I was glad to be away from Dad for a while. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Finally Lucky said, “So I guess the car’s all right for a while. I just put sixty dollars’ worth of equipment in her and spent all of last Sunday working on her.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Sam said that she used to go out with Dave for a while before she got into punk music, and Patrick said he heard about that party. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“So can the boy, now that he’s growing up. Your face looks like maybe you had enough white folks’ meanness for a while.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I muttered after both of us had sat in silence for a while. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually they opened up a little storefront church, and for a while Deborah stopped worrying so much about her mother’s cells. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think it’s his eyes. Finding out might trouble him. Let him be for a while. He’s had a bad shock. Let him get better. I’ll read to him all he wants.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I walked around for a while, trying to clear my head. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Frodo sat for a while and shivered, dreadful fears chasing one another through his mind. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

We ate at the same lunch table for a while. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

She waited for the bus, wondering whether to go home or somewhere else to wait for a while. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Alba watched them for a while, until she guessed that her uncle must be about to arrive, and then she walked through the garden to a halfruined gazebo. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no need, and fitful sleep took the place, for a while, at least, of the food they had not. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

"So that's kind of comforting—knowing that the worst thing in life is already behind you. I mean, once it actually is behind you. Which it won't be for a while, obviously." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“Ernest grunted and groaned and made a lot of noises for a while,” Alvarez recalled, “and eventually calmed down and agreed that I was right.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“You know, I was worried about you for a while,” I said. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

They had been walking for a while now, since they got off the lorry at the motor park, and the afternoon sun burned the back of his neck. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The showcase means that the best of the best dancers go all out for a while, in a little competition. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m really not messing with you. I needed to get away from there for a while, so they moved me out here to live with my aunt and uncle.” 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

We got fired at on the way in, and for a while the tail was in flames and she couldn’t control it properly, and she made me bail out before she tried to land. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“Man, you had me worried there for a while. I’m not sure that was the brightest thing ever to run so close to a raging inferno.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

No one is ever really together, even if it looks for a while like they are. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I place it on the table and stare at it for a while. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I didn’t think much about the cat tail-windshield wiper for a while. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

One guy even played in Italy for a while. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I thought about that for a while, and then I gave up. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

We might have gone on that way for a while longer, except we were interrupted. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually he got the true tale out of Bilbo after much questioning, which for a while strained their friendship; but the wizard seemed to think the truth important. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Heloise rested awhile; she put her feet up and dozed for a while. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

We stand there for a while, me leaking tears like a broken faucet and Mom pulling her arms closer and closer to her own chest. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Some big white dude opened it and then stood there staring at me for a while. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Why, I’m just going to look out the window for a while,” I say, feigning surprise. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Vivian plucked a single peanut from the bowl and held it between her thumb and forefinger and studied it for a while. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She painted for a while, humming under her breath, forgetting everything but her work. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

His dad dropped him off and stood around the parking lot for a while, talking to Ray. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“And you don’t have to say you love me. That’s all over for a while.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

And then after a few rounds of that, they stop for a while and have lunch or something. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

"I mean, once we see Brick and them for a while." How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He dozed for a while, a feather hanging from his mouth, then woke again to finish the last morsel. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

After Stanchion introduced her, she sang an aria in a voice so clear and pure that I forgot my anxiety for a while and was ensnared by her song. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Grammy stares out the window for a while before turning around. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

She said, “We’ve got to talk to some people in Flint first, but if they say it’s all right, we were hoping that you’d stay here at Grand Calloway Station for a while.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Theodora’s friend, mollified and contrite, was delighted to see Theodora back so soon; Luke took himself off to Paris, where his aunt fervently hoped he would stay for a while. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

I went into my room and sat by the window for a while. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

She should be chatty, ask about his wife and child, tell him that she had in fact been back for a while. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

We stood there for a while, sizing each other up. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

I was through with fiestas for a while. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

He tells her he is going away for a while, as if she might somehow want to come along. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

I had been imagining wild animals for a while now, but these sounds were more intense. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

She walked past Baby’s Raggedy Ann lying on the floor, and stopped to look down at the stuffed doll for a while before she went in to the toilet. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He and Jem were awfully gallant for a while but she was right in the end. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Samar’s parents decided not to move, at least not for a while. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Then I left for a while but couldn't stop worrying, so I went back to make myself tea. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The two of us sat on the stoop for a while. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Lee watched him for a while before he went back to his kitchen. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The boy thought about that for a while as he looked at the moon and the bleached sands. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though they would let me forget, for a while, the look on his face when I turned back to watch him die. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

After thinking about it for a while, Bloom rationalized that he did feel some gratitude for not now being obliged to make the radical commitments he had always feared. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

We stayed low for a while, then the cameramen started getting up and easing forward. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

We stood like that in the darkness for a while, me and this teenaged old woman, this rather beautiful girl who had loved my grandfather when he was the age I am now. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I handed it to Radar after a few minutes, and he looked at it for a while before writing on the corner of his notebook closest to me, The green highlighting must mean something. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Well, then,” she says, “why don’t I talk to your mother for a while? We’ll see what she has to say.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

After that I’d force myself to be friendly for a while. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I stared at the barn wall for a while, and blinked and blinked, trying to pretend everything would be okay. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

You kind of had to stare at it for a while, though, to figure out what she was painting; looked like a doe in autumn woods. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

“Let’s just wait until we’re off school grounds, okay? Why don’t you walk behind me for a while. I think it’ll just make things easier.” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

She stroked my back for a while, then gently pushed me away. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

We talk for a while about art because she used to paint when she was younger. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The day was hot so I chose the terrycloth shorts, grateful that my blondness allowed me to show my legs even when I hadn't shaved them for a while. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Styx studied the name badge on her chest for a while. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

We didn’t say anything else about it after that, and I didn’t want to watch any more of the movie, so we watched funny videos online for a while. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Maybe if you came back for a while. You know, so they could see that you are all right. So you could talk to them, and then they could see what a liar Emo is.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I mean, I knew someone else would find this place eventually. Just not this quickly. I’ve had this tomb all to myself for a while now.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I was angry at him for dying for a while afterwards, angry that he left me with all those kids, but more than that, I missed him. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pondered for a while and suddenly a thought came to him and he smote the side of his head with his palm. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

He glared at his feet and said no, he guessed he didn’t for a while. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Lieutenant Carroll stayed in our hooch for a while and helped check our supplies. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’s been trying to talk to him for a while, he realizes. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I hang back for a while on my bed, my head down, gathering my strength. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Satyrs brought their reed pipes and played nature magic songs, and for a while the pine needles seemed to get fuller. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“You know, you could hang around here in Lansing for a while.” X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father Amadi sang for a while; then he lowered the volume to a whisper again. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Before the letter, I thought maybe I could take them back to San Antonio, just for a while. Maybe the summer. But that won’t work anymore.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

It seems he did make an effort for a while, but he’d no sooner have started on something, there’d be sneers and giggles all around him. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

And when the house has been dead quiet for a while, I push the button on my clock that makes the time illuminate: 2:17 A.M. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

‘It does not belong to either of us,’ said Aragorn; ‘but it has been ordained that you should hold it for a while.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

And after following Angelo around for a while, I did begin to get my eyes on, a little. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

We sit and drink for a while, not talking, and I watch them. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

This road, too, ran straight for a while, but soon it began to bend away southwards, until it came right under the great shoulder of rock that they had seen from the distance. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Outside the city, there are houses for a while, but then it turns into wide flat land on either side of a road that goes into infinity. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I console myself with the thought that it’s probably not going to happen again for a while. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

“I did fairly well on it for a while,” Bobby said, looking back, “but chess had more attraction and the accordion was pushed aside.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

They both stood silent for a while and gazed up at the moon. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

No one said anything for a while as they felt their way along the dark trail. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

For example, typhus was initially transmitted between rats by rat fleas, which sufficed for a while to transfer typhus from rats to humans. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

At least for a while, though, as long as the patient is still alive, the cholera bacterium profits from being massively broadcast into the water supplies of its next victims. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I sat on the couch for a while as Augustus searched for his keys. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

But it sat for a while and it thought and eventually it came up with a plan. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I sat down and looked at the parking lot for a while. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“It’s the least I can do — that manioc you pointed us to will keep us going for a while.” Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

If I held a beer for a while, no one would ask me why I wasn’t drinking. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

The birds must have been yesterday for a while, because I didn’t see them in any ads, and even Smell Factor was leaving his around and not clutching it. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And it isn’t just about these last several days. This has been something I’ve thought about for a while now. In retrospect, you were never suitable for this position in the first place.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He stops for a while and squints at me, like he wants to see inside my head. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

When it rained, which was almost every day for a while, his dirt roof with sunflowers growing in it leaked. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

We hug and rock in front of the mirror for a while. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

“And he was there. I’ve been carrying him for a while. I...I have to put him down. I’m hungry.” The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Amala said nothing for a while; she spoke so seldom that her voice always surprised Ugwu by how childishly high it was. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

And we went down to a clothes store, and sat in the dressing room for a while. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I chilled there for a while, watching Sicko push everybody around until what always happens happened. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Perhaps he could forget about John for a while in there. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, it was touch and go for a while, but the Great Brown One pulled through again!” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

We stood there like that for a while feeling each other’s hearts beat with love for our sacred homelands. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

And so we took in two single women for a while. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I think I’ll just go to bed and read for a while,” she said. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Out in the field Jethro and his sister were able to escape for a while from the gloom of the cabin. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Generose had managed to keep a part-time job as a stacker at a local drugstore for a while, but since giving birth to Alyah six months before, she had been unemployed. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

After watching me for a while with her pen poised, Simone lowers her clipboard. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

His rage stayed with him for a while as he walked behind the horses, back and forth along the length of the field. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kanei s lips moved for a while, and then he began nodding until the conversation was over. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

He rode silently for a while, taking the familiar turns with his usual grace. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“I’m just loaning you to her for a while,” she explained. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He talked about Mindy for a while, how she was taking evening classes down at the community college. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

On her way out, she paused, nailed me with some real killer eye contact, and said that personally she’d had enough of funerals for a while and was thinking about pouring herself a double. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

When she asked that question, none of us said anything for a while. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Herschel Ehrenreich. Apparently, he’s been well-known to the police for a while.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Maybe you will leave the room for a while!” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I saw her sit on the side of the bed for a while before getting up, drawing in deep breaths through thin, pursed lips. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I have for a while. I kinda figured you felt something for me, too, but I wasn’t sure.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Nothing for a while but the muted tock of the pestle in the mortar and Mouse’s purring. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Looking around, I can see they’ve been busy here for a while, even though it’s only six thirty a.m. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“We took what we could, but food’s been so scarce. That’s been gone for a while.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I got some more water, heated it over the fireplace and took a bath, something I haven’t been able to do for a while. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Fela bought me a drink and we chatted for a while about small things. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I heard her loud laughter, and it echoed and went on for a while. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Let’s talk about your nose for a while.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sammy cursed for a while, or left the house, or threw himself into the fray. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

He trampled and kneaded the hay for a while, purring in a deep rumble, before curling up in a ball at the old dog’s chest. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

We had been talking for a while when I finally declared, “I want to become a freedom fighter.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once inside, Pita walked around the poorly lit barn for a while, playing with an old rusty rake and a pitchfork she’d found in a stall. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I am glad I don’t have to see they faces for a while. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The two of them poked around in a bookshop for a while, and then Jule bought them both cotton candy. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

She lay on top of her covers in her pajamas for a while, trying to deal with the ache in her chest. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

We sat quiet for a while, sort of chewing it. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Sometimes after supper, they’d go into the teachers’ rest room where there was a chintz-covered couch and lie there for a while with their arms about each other. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s been walking alone for a while, and it would be nice to have someone to talk to. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

I saw one man put his hands over his eyes and just sit there like that for a while. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I play it for a while before I stumble across a combination that makes me open my eyes. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Doli, however, had said all he intended to say for a while; later, when Taran ventured to speak to him, the dwarf turned angrily away and started holding his breath again. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

He had fallen deep into his own thoughts for a while, and came out of them suddenly and too late. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Each time he was left alone, he mourned formally for a while but actually he felt a sense of relief. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

See, a couple of weeks back she got sore at me and said she was going to take off our ring for a while. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I can obscure your path for a while, long enough for you to rest. I have power in this swamp. But eventually, they will catch you.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

"I may go out for a while. I think I'm going to go camping. I'll probably sitzpinkler out and sleep in the car, but still—I'm gonna give it a try." An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

The world was huge and inexhaustible; he had only to allow his sheep to set the route for a while, and he would discover other interesting things. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to keep awake, and succeeded for a while; but when the clock struck twelve it waked me from a doze, so I must have been falling asleep. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I stare at his back for a while, cogitating, unsure of how to begin. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

We waited for a while, but when it got cold, we went back upstairs. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

The captain used the last of his tar, and most of the water is staying out for a while. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

We kissed for a while longer until it was time for him to go home. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

They played for a while and then the coach put in the other guy who was sitting on the side. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I jogged for a while until I was out of breath. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Friends suggest she go to India, see her brother and her cousins for a while. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I hold on to it for a while before giving it up. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

The Company rested now for a while, drifting south on the current that flowed through the middle of the lake. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Sergeant Bloom walked in by chance, stared at her for a while, asked the instructors something, and left. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then for a while hope left me, and I did not wait to gather news, or I might have been comforted; but I rode on the trail of the Riders. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Let’s live with it for a while,” Oz put in hurriedly. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

But for many years afterward, sometimes I would get Marvin out of the closet and just hang out with him for a while—not for me, but for Marvin. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

“It’s okay,” he said again, and they stood like that for a while, until Jam was settled back into her skin. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I was quiet for a while, waiting for it to fade, to regain calmness. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s trying to stay away from everyone, especially his sister Anna, who came home for the funeral with her children and a nanny and is staying on for a while. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Wilkin, a laid-back guy, told us all to take a seat, put our brimmed “bus driver” hats on the table in front of us, and just talk to him for a while. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the Beagle there were three people from Tierra del Fuego who had lived for a while in England. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one comes in to remind us that we are in a hospital, and the machines on the walls and the metal bed rails kind of disappear for a while. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

There was no Alka-Seltzer, so Francis went in and got a bottle of ginger ale and some glasses and ice and we sat for a while as the afternoon got brighter and hotter. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Then they lay for a while on their backs, gazing into the starry expanse through the railroad tracks, listening to the dark river below. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

"She stayed with me for a while. Papa travels so often he didn't suspect someone was in the basement." Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I was gonna lay low and only bring the jug for a while.” Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wanted to hold on to it for a while. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

When the park Superintendent came around and asked about the kid, Grayson said it was his nephew come to visit for a while. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The guardias stood uselessly around the empty square for a while longer. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They squeezed each other for a while, then Grandma Sands got her little, squeaky voice back and said to Momma, “Lord, ’Lona, if this child ain’t you! The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It ain’t written down anywhere how to respond to a thing like that. I tole Dee, I said, ‘You needed to get away for a while, and then you come back.’ Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

He stayed in the room for a while, running back and forth across the cages. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Later, I walk around the campground for a while. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Well, thank God Miss Annie has left for a while. Now perhaps I can play my lute without her rasping denunciations assailing me from across the alley.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

We sat for a while without saying a word. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“They will be joining us for a while,” she says. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

I was a restaurant for a while, but went bankrupt. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Something about “complications” and how it had been “touch and go” for a while. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

There was a silence again for a while. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I knew he wouldn’t be mad at me, but it would be best to stay away for a while. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The most” She petted my head for a while, and her fingers went behind my ear to that place that’s almost never touched. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

He beckoned Gandalf to a seat, but Pippin was left for a while standing unheeded. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

So-called epidemic diseases, though, produce no cases for a long time, then a whole wave of cases, then no more cases again for a while. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Which is when Alicia pipes up and says, "Sorry, Mom, I forgot to tell you. It's okay, isn't it? If Bobby comes in for a while?" Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stops for a while and stretches as the air finally breaks through to reach my lungs properly. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

We rode with our parents for a while after that. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

But for a while, in the dark, I wrapped my arms around myself and stood by the desk and looked out the window for Jupiter. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

They stared at each other for a while, and then Dyedka said, “See this?” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Behind him came the twins, worried now for a while but full of unquenchable vitality. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

He knelt for a while, bent with weeping, still clasping Boromir’s hand. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“I don’t expect you to understand, because you just moved in. But something has been going on with this guy for a while. The visitors, the suitcases...” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I thought about this for a while and said, “Do you mean that they were doing sex?” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Juanita and I have been back in bed for a while now. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I can’t believe this is probably my last autumn in Tennessee for a while. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I reached the gate and stopped and looked at her for a while. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He fought with the second sheet for a while, but eventually it became a kind of jacket. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

We’ve been quiet for a while now; our conversation was intense and tiring. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“You want the saw for a while?” he said mildly. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

In time, we stopped trembling, and the cold was gone from us and the day and my world and maybe hers too, if only for a while. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

And I remember the day she told us that she had breast cancer, and explained that she’d known for a while but didn’t want to tell anyone until she knew she was dying. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I smile on the inside because I want to hold on to this bit of discomfort between us for a while. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Connie called and talked at me about her committee idea for a while. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Farmer thought for a while, then said, “In your particular case, that would be a sin.” Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Maybe I could stay for a while and love her and then go home. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The doctor is there, too, in another room, sleeping for a while. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The remembrance seemed for a while to overpower her, and she drooped and would have sunk down but for her husband’s sustaining arm. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

She goes quiet for a while, the sound of her breathing the only clue she’s still behind me. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Safe in the wagon, we had a fine time for a while, tussling in the hay and talking about girls and all. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

By midday, she was halfway there and paused to shelter for a while under the shade of a thorn tree. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

The three of us stay there for a while longer. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Ignatius scrutinized the offerings furiously for a while all by himself, for the ladies had stepped back from the fence and had formed what looked like a protective little grouping. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just for a while, honey, until things settle down.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I explain that I like to see space in terms of triangles, and he listens for a while and then laughs. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

She went on in that vein for a while, castigating herself. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

We walked back up Old Main Street, holding hands for a while, walking in that awkward way you do when you become a sort of three-legged creature, bodies scrunched close, a comfortable, wobbling stumble-forward. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Pride made Esequiel hit the road for a while instead of taking welfare. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just once, though, after I’d been wandering aimlessly around his room for a while, I did ask him: “Tommy, are you glad Ruth completed before finding out everything we did in the end?” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had been there for a while and, with some raises, it was more than $1.50 a week, sometimes closer to $2. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frankie and I found our way back to the roadside and walked along it for a while. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

These were the quiet hours before my parents demanded I be asleep—the hours during which all members of my family performed a small mercy and left one another alone for a while. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

‘You need not follow him. I know of no evil you have done to me. You can have rest and food here for a while, until you are stronger and can go your own ways.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

But I’d cry for a while and after I was finished crying I’d look out over the black section of town for my boyfriend. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I figured out how to survive, at least for a while, and I got used to how things worked. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

They sat in silence for a while, companionably, as the stars slowly wheeled in the sky. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Chaplain, why don’t you come into the hospital with us for a while and take it easy?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“He went to bed. I asked you if you wanted to play, but I don't think you heard me, so I figured I'd just play against myself for a while. I'm beating me pretty handily.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

When we got back to the house, I sat beside his bed for a while, and then went on to the pond. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“You know, it could be the electric wiring inside the walls. It could smolder for a while in there and then burst into flame.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He explained that Lou had to go to jail for a while—something having to do with school business and bribe-taking. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Instead they stood quietly and listened for a while. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jaja sat on my bed for a while longer before he went downstairs to have lunch; I pushed my textbook aside, looked up, and stared at my daily schedule, pasted on the wall above me. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, yes, but for a while, your father and I were worried you were never going to grow out of your ugly phase.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

My mom and Stephen’s mom go at it for a while. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Adèle claimed your outward attention for a while; yet I fancied your thoughts were elsewhere: but you were very patient with her, my little Jane; you talked to her and amused her a long time. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

They watched the crowd watching the skaters for a while longer. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He squints at Dad for a while before he even draws the eyes. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How many kids get to be in a new and exciting place for a while and then come back home?” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Men coming to his blacksmith shop to talk and listen dropped their cursing for a while, not from any kind of restraint but automatically, as though this were not the place for it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I sat for a while scoping out the place, and slowly began dancing by myself in the corner of the dance floor. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Discharged with or without honor, fired with or without severance, dispossessed with or without notice, they hung around for a while and then could not imagine themselves anywhere else. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had been there for a while, an early morning disease of fatigue, a bleakness and borderlessness. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“She hasn’t been around for a while. Is she sick?” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

They would come to buy a potion but would usually end up talking to Doc for a while. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Mariam grieved for this baby, this particular child, who had made her so happy for a while. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Augustus nodded for a while, his lips pursed, and then gave Isaac a thumbs-up. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

She could go for a while that way, anyway, getting slowly used to less and less food until one bite of energy bar felt like a feast. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

After the third try they stopped and looked down for a while. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe she was glad to be rid of me for a while. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Wow, I was asleep for a while. I was drawing my brain maps for people.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

He moped around for a while, but gradually things got back to normal. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

“I think I might work in my room for a while,” I said. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

The cat stayed staring at him from behind some bulrushes for a while, then raised his tail so that it alone was in sight and twitched the end, enjoying the dog’s silent frustration. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

After Mother took my temperature, she said she was going to bed for a while but to wake her if I felt sicker. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Knowing there will be nothing to eat for a while, I he down on a small bundle of clothes next to her and rest my head on another. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mother got so tired she offered to watch the fire for a while. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

So we sat for a while just where we were and I flattened out the doughnut bag with my hand on the table top. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remain still for a while but answer yes. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

You’ve been succeeding at that for a while now, so if it were really what you wanted, you’d be happy, too.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Then I kind of lounged around for a while. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I slept for a while, woke up and fed Sammy a little rice, slept awhile more, and then woke up for good as the sun rose over the fields. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

By the afternoon we realized we needed to get out of the sun for a while, so we started talking about looking for a shady place to rest. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I got dressed at about ten and went out back to sit for a while. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The men talked of nothing but hunting for a while, how they went here and there and missed and hit and how their dogs behaved. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I mean, not yet... he’s a stray. I’ve been chasing him for a while. I’m going to adopt him. I don’t want him to freeze to death out here!” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Well, I want to think for a while, alone.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Alex hung around for a while. You know, his wife goes around a lot.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I don't know why he insisted on bringing them today. I won't need them for a while.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

We sat for a while around the fire and Dadi sang, her high-pitched voice winding around the air like a butterfly. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

But Mother had answered, “Of course you won’t. You know, Dale, I’ve been thinking—we could go up to that old place of Grandma’s, Maple Hill. What you need is all outdoors for a while.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Times are a little desperate, and we were running on fumes for a while yesterday.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He wanted to fall into it, hunker down and stay for a while. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

My father said, “There’s a name we like haven’t heard for a while.” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

We had a lot of fun, though, for a while, in a crumby way. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

I had answered “lawyer” for a while and, when I liked my science teacher, Mr. Marcus, I had answered “scientist.” Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

In Nicaragua you could live off that for a while. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

So it's safe to move the regulator and oxygenator over for a while. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

One afternoon on the way home from school, when I told her we’d lived for a while in California, she lit up. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

One of them recalled, “The packing houses in Chicago for a while seemed to be everything.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

All I know is that a huge, overwhelming feeling of love has just landed in my heart, and I have to keep it safe for a while. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

I lay down in the rear of the old truck for a while but couldn’t sleep, so I got up and walked to a bar called Kito’s Kave. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

There wasn’t anything good on, so I sorted baseball cards for a while. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father and I stood without speaking for a while. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“And then eventually they set you up with another person and then you have to really watch your back for a while, to see how good this person is.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Then they disappeared for a while into the sagebrush. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

After that I would leave the baby with her for a while and come back to Montgomery and finish high school. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

The balloon bobbed and weaved with the air currents for a while, the patches of trees making way for taller and taller buildings, and Zane sat, not thinking much of anything. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Then he stretched himself out, dizzy and weary, and he spoke no more for a while. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Despite having gone the wrong way for a while, it hadn't taken them nearly as long as Stanley had expected. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

The TV does all of the talking for a while. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

They drove in silence for a while, sailing through stop signs with barely a look. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

When he dropped me off, Patrick told me the best thing to do was keep away for a while. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

She goes on for a while, and when I tell her my arms are aching, she finally gives me dates and times. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He might have a frustrating time for a while. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Hold on to this for a while,” he told Fern. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

We’d been losing touch for a while, for a couple of reasons. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

She and Park had been sitting in the alley for a while, in the front seat, just holding hands and feeling whiplashed. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

He asked about her job and they discussed fish aimlessly for a while. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Buttercup has to rely on himself for a while, because now Prim turns her attention to me. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Cordelia pinches a pink nylon scarf and thinks she’s been seen by one of the glaring salesladies, so we don’t go back there for a while. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think ‘good’ will happen for a while.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The truth is, I needed to stall for a while if my plan was going to work tonight. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

He looked beneath both seats and stood again for a while, cursing, seeing himself mocked by his own triumphing. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

They sat on the rock shelf for a while, eating the food Doon had brought. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She worked at her dishpan for a while in silence; then she walked over and poked him a little with the toe of her shoe. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I was silent for a while, looking at Estella and considering how to go on, Miss Havisham repeated, “It is not your secret, but another’s. Well?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

It would hold for a while, even old Bobby Lee. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frodo was left to himself for a while, for Sam had fallen asleep. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Now that Lelia was back from the islands for a few weeks I called her at Molly’s and I asked if I could have the tapes for a while. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Me and Sneaky don’t say anything for a while; he keeps picking grass and throwing it, and I keep watching the ripples in the water when boats pass by. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

I watch for a while, until one of them, the one with strawberry-blonde hair, seems to look up. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

It was exciting for a while, being in it, but it's getting old. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Aragorn did not touch him, but after gazing silently for a while he rose and sighed. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been staying here for a while. I got your postcard.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Some of the boys in the regiment used to keep a squaw around. I had one for a while.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She lived at Garland for a while when she was a kid, so she understood how great it was and how much I wanted to get back there. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Joe walked around it, looking in and stooping down, and for a while she thought maybe he wasn’t going on at all. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

We shift the bags around and Baba carries Alan for a while. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

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

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

Mami watched him for a while then took her sewing inside the house. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

So I just stand there like a lump and don't say anything for a while. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

After he hung up, he came back to my room and sat with me for a while. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

‘Let us hope that he will escape back to the caves. There he would be safe for a while. Safer than we. Such a refuge would be to the liking of a dwarf.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I pace the room for a while, waiting for it to be ten in San Francisco. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

‘You sleep for a bit Sam and take my blanket. I’ll walk up and down on sentry for a while.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Faye mumbled thickly for a while and then she relaxed in her chair and slept, snoring thickly. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He walked for a while down the muddy stretch of deserted road that led to the house before he turned back. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The cop and my parents talked in the driveway for a while, and then the cop drove off only to come back an hour later with a man who introduced himself as a sketch artist. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

They thumped along in silence for a while, out around the wood and across the star-lit meadow. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

So he stayed, at least for a while. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I watch her make explosives for a while. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I stared at it for a while, confused, then I looked up at the door again. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

“If you can remain hidden in the forest for another day, I’ll find some food to sustain you for a while. And perhaps someone will know the best way to go.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Frodo waited patiently for a while, then he spoke again less sternly. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Moms wanted to sit by the bed for a while and we did. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Joe and Victory walked the road along with the others for a while, then took off. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was, for a while, a perfect life. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

We sit in the front seat for a while, watching the headlights of the passing traffic glide into a blur. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He and Lyra stayed with the wolves for a while, and then moved to Oxford to work in the kitchens of Jordan College. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He leans down and says, “Can I borrow you for a while?” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He probably wanted me away for a while. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

“He’s going to crash here for a while.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I knew things were at a crucial point right now: What I said next would likely determine whether I’d be grounded until marriage or just lectured for a while and then ignored again. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to go to my room and read for a while, okay? I’m fine. I really am fine; I just want to go read for a while.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

They argued for a while, Grampa swearing and shouting, Dad yelling right back. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

And no one said anything for a while. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Coach West talks to Carmetta for a while, feeling her leg and her ankle. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

She stared at it for a while before she looked away. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Maybe we should stop our campaigning for a while,” he said. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

This is when she professed a desire to travel—she hadn’t yet said alone—and then in the next breath admitted she’d told the school people not to call for a while. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He called for a while, then rested, and then made the noises again, in no hurry, and not really caring, growing mellow from the grass. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

They work in silence for a while, and then Frank stops and tips his white cap back. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I set it down, and we look for a while at the packages of pink and purple and neon. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She messed around the kitchen for a while and then went out on the front porch to read the funnies. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

We drive for a while and the road dead-ends into a Victorian farmhouse. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

If he’d been planning to leave me alone for a while he would have told me. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

We sat there for a while, quietly, as the rain splattered against the windows. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She never dealt the tarot cards, just kept on shuffling, Ivy’s fresh tragedy forgotten for a while. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I’ll lead the way for a while,” he said, brushing himself off. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Gollum reluctantly agreed to this, and he turned back towards the trees, working eastward for a while along the straggling edges of the wood. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

So I decided yesterday afternoon to put the work aside for a while and go to Mrs. Nemur’s cocktail party. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Here’s a thought. Why don’t you get started on the readings this weekend and think about the materials for the map on Monday? It isn’t due for a while.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

See, there’s this teeny, tiny voice that’s made my thoughts its home for a while now. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Ah. Wow. That’s ...” Both of us are quiet for a while. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Mouse mistook my toe for a mole crab, and I used the excuse to duck away and off down the beach to sit by myself for a while. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“The man says he has some Asaba people in his compound and he will take her to stay with them for a while.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Sarah was silent for a while, her hands kneading bread dough automatically, maybe with a little more vigor than necessary. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

They went out steady for a while and after a few weeks Kitty naturally wanted to know how Mack felt about her. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She said, “Since I won’t be seeing you for a while I thought I’d give you something so you wouldn’t forget about me, sweetheart.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stood right next to the closet for a while but he came out the other side and ran up the wall near the ceiling where he thought I couldn’t get him. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

They were starting with names from A through C. Hanako’s last name was Tachibana, so they would not be called for a while. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He ran the masjid, and my attendance hadn't been that great for a while. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“I remember seeing you. It was like I stopped drowning for a while and saw you, and then started to drown again. After that Mama was there, and Daddy.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

It was the kind of place where you could sit for a while within the vines and watch the green world be green. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“I’m feeling a little tired. I think I’m going to sleep for a while,” I said. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I paused there, seeing my mom’s face fall, and we hugged for a while. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

They had smoked in silence for a while, which was one of Maya’s favorite things. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Then I watched the phonies for a while. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

We hung out for a while.Jeffrey ran up to me and buried his head in my stomach. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

After that, nobody came or asked anything else about the bronzes for a while, and his brother built his well and life went on. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He had been wondering for a while if Flamel wasn’t somewhere in there. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

They stare at each other in silence for a while, the candles flickering around them. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I understood why his voice had stopped for a while. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tension stayed in his mouth for a while, and Kabuo watched until it faded. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then she just stood there for a while, staring at me. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

It is quiet for a while and I think I hear Arthur listening to the radio and the boys’ footsteps as they’re running around. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She was afraid of what would come next, but for a while nothing happened. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Are you sure? I just came in to be alone for a while.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

All was quiet for a while, except for the snuffing in my ear. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

“Charlie, I have to pack up some things. Would you stay with me for a while?” The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe you could live with me for a while!” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Other people will soon follow suit, and a fad will be born and thrive for a while despite its baselessness. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put out his arms and folded her to his breast; and for a while she lay there sobbing. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I didn’t believe this, and I was really disappointed, but I made sure to say nothing and went along with her for a while. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bodies of the other prisoners fought in the arms of the other boys, and some continued to shake on the ground for a while. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“I ... I think we stayed there for a while. Nico and I. When we were traveling. And then, I can’t remember ...” Suddenly I had a really bad thought. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

The burning paper floated in the night breeze for a while, landing in fragments on the grass. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

They stood it for a while, then with tears streaming, they ran for the house. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

They played across the coast all through the night, until the soft new day shrugged itself awake, tried on amethyst and lavender for a while, and finally decided on a pale yellow. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

We tossed a little plastic ball back and forth for a while, and I tried to think of a good way to ask Stick what I should do about Maxie. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

We took turns bathing in the narrow bathroom, with halffull buckets of water, warmed for a while with a heating coil plunged into them. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

"You were crazy about him for a while," said Catherine. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

He came downstairs to tell Dussel it was time to listen to the radio and hung around the bathroom for a while, but when Dussel took too long, he went back upstairs. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I go my own way; but your way may go along with mine for a while. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Afterward she’d cry and sniffle for a while, but just when I thought she had a grip on herself it would start all over again. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“We held off the war band,” Fflewddur said, “until we were sure you were well away. Some of them should have occasion to think unkindly of us for a while to come.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

And Celaena was willing to bet a fortune that this was anything but a surprise—the woman had probably been waiting here for a while. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

So I stayed home and felt like a normal kid for a while. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

They stood for a while in silence, gazing out over the river. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Besides, I think you’ve had enough of civilization for a while.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

When the Canopiotes presented him a large bribe instead, he delayed his plan for a while, then decided their “gift” was but a down payment on another. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

Matty, just a boy when he first came here to live with the blind man, had attended school full-time for a while, and still went for added learning on winter afternoons. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

“The gate’s padlocked. And look. Dead weeds standing outside of it, not even bent. Nobody’s driven in here for a while.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

My parents and the policeman talked for a while. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

After that, she and Warren didn’t speak for a while. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Our mouths are full and there’s no more talking for a while. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She doesn't want to tell me, or she doesn't want to remember, and for a while I think she's not going to answer me at all. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He thinks for a while and then asks: “And would a king have to stand up stiff to an emperor?” All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the morning, we eat our cereal in silence as our mother tells us that our uncle won't be around for a while. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

If he was a monster, he deserved to turn into dust for a while. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

The conversation went on like that for a while. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

They reached the fountain and turned to face the house, and remained in silence for a while, leaning against the parapet, at the site of her disgrace. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“I can stay in London for a while.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I stand and wonder for a while and conclude that she probably just lacks confidence, like me. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I wanted Rufus and Tom Weylin to waste time looking around the plantation for me tomorrow when they realized they hadn’t seen me for a while. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

We rode aimlessly for a while until he found an empty corner in front of a bookshop. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

So they came under the care of Tom Bombadil for a while, and were well-off. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

She injured her leg and was out of commission with the dance company for a while, but recently she was given a big role in a new piece. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Charles,” said Francis, jingling his car keys nervously, “we stopped by because we’re driving out to the country. Thought it might be nice to get away for a while. Do you want to come?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Then I went home and slept for a while because I’d drunk too much wine, and when I woke up I felt like having a smoke. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, for a while,” Uncle Basil tells him. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Finally, I went to bathe, and that hurt enough to hold my attention for a while. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

So I said hi and tried not to be suspicious or mad, and after Dad went off toward the vineyards, we sat and talked about chickens for a while. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

The horse was well lathered, so Jon took the lead and walked her for a while. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

So much so that for a while all kinds of rumours went around about what we’d been up to. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

But she hasn’t exactly been a take-care-of-it mom for a while now. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

I walked up and down the aisles for a while. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t seen Carl for a while, but he came that morning to pick me up in the ambulance because it was the last day of school. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Why did he not rest here upon the bottom of utmost humiliation and for a while take his content? The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Closer and closer he bent, and then became rigid; his lips moved soundlessly for a while. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Paul had stood there half in the doorway, searching around in his pocket for a while. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

They stared for a while at the activity on the midway and then drifted back to the tent from which music and voices issued. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

They stood for a while silent on the hill-top, near its southward edge. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

‘We cannot, of course, go on again tonight,' he said. ‘The attack on the Redhorn Gate has tired us out, and we must rest here for a while.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

She said it would help me to forget my troubles, at least for a while. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

“You have some pretty deep bruises. But nothing broken. That lip is going to hurt for a while, but it’s already stopped bleeding.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He would wait for a while—she would have been delayed by the blackout if she was on her way. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The dolphins jump around us for a while. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Matthew told us people would be disoriented for a while after drinking the memory serum, but I didn’t think “disoriented” meant “stupid” until now. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Father thought it more prudent if I did the shopping in the Tang people’s town for a while. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not for a while. Don’t talk about it.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

‘You shall have an hour, and you shall be alone. We will stay here for a while. But do not stray far or out of call.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I laugh and turn on my back, pulling Shiloh down onto my chest, and for a while we both lay there, panting, enjoying the sunshine, belonging to each other. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rolled that word around in my head for a while and then, in the chemical way that these things happen, it just popped out: My God, he’s telling me the world is flat! The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

There was a guardian we didn’t like much—a Miss Eileen—who we thought for a while might be the brains behind it. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leaned back against a tree and closed his eyes.“Now let me use my brain for a while.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps you can show Grover how to play that card game you enjoy. I’m sure Grover would be happy to entertain you for a while ... as a favor to me?” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“We lost track of Kento for a while, but it looks like he’s now hunting after Jena. Both are going for the Sudden Death power-up!” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Raji listened to my silence for a while and then said, “Something is troubling you.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Everything blurs for a while, and then right into the center of it walks a woman. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Woody would be our leader for a while now, short, stocky, grinning behind his mustache. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

He watched silently for a while, and then some aspect of Boobie’s play struck him again. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You must be calm as you walk in. Oh, this is most dramatic—in broad daylight and in the middle of the city. We’ll sit here for a while and look at his building.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

After that he doesn’t say anything for a while, and neither do I We are outwaiting each other. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stay at the table for a while after he leaves, thinking about how there are two kinds of missing. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Things were cheerful for a while in a pleasant, bustling way. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

After she had tucked me in, she sat on the bed for a while. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

You know, there’s this weird moment where you realize that you’re alone, and no one else has been walking for a while. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They ate in silence for a while, molding their garri into balls, dipping in soup, swallowing. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

There are no real words for it, so she’s silent for a while, staring in respect and awe. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The Girl looks like she's been awake for a while already. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

We stayed in our seats for a while. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, and look where we're headed. You'll have to travel blind for a while. Here's my arm to hold on to.” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom says, “Do you want to talk about anything? I know that must have been hard, and surprising. Why don’t you hang out with us for a while?” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

One of my hands clutches a pendant necklace, a piece of evidence I’ve been studying for a while now. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

He stuck around for a while, but not long enough to be more than some guy. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

They will be all right for a while. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

"Not for a while. Why doesn't he write us notes more often?" The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

They didn’t try to talk, and Mr. Chris didn’t say any more, either, for a while. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

“We’re going to start seeing a marriage counselor and probably try some family therapy, too. It’s going to be a little weird for a while, but things will feel normal again pretty soon.” Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

You could face away from the barracks, look past a tiny rapids toward the darkening mountains, and for a while not be a prisoner at all. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It won’t be ready for a while, but I’ll show you which one it is, and maybe you can gather it for me, in case I have to go before it’s ready.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I lay there for a while, completely relaxed, listening to tunes, feeling groovy. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

But after she talks to me for a while, she closes her eyes and moves her lips and murmurs things in a language I don’t understand. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The feeling of being gone and then returning was so strong I had to sit down on my bed for a while. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re with me the rest of today—we need to figure things. Tomorrow, the Slammer. Then you’re Minho’s, and I want you to stay away from the other shanks for a while. Got it?” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“You’ve been planning this for a while,” Sierra said, her eyes narrowing. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

In the kitchen behind her, something's simmering on the stove, and she just looks at me for a while like she's trying to place me. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

It’s a helpful distraction, so for a while I indulge it. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“She came out of it for a while. We had a little talk.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

We walked for a while in silence past Mains, past Anker’s. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The Careers have been here, but not for a while. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He waited for a while, then rose and walked out of the room. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

We ate for a while without talking, and I thought of a picture post-card I had bought once at a village shop, when on holiday as a child in the west country. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

His face was a lumpy mess, and he would be looking out of a couple of black eyes for a while. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, no, keep the little one out of the cold for a while. You all look as if you could do with a rest.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

In the kitchen he was always stopping to play for a while on the harmonica he carried around with him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

So we sat and thought deeply for a while. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

He was going to go to prison for a while and then be set free with the same nothing he had going in. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t say anything for a while, then her voice comes out flat as a pan. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I give in to the shimmering and I disappear for a while. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

He kept his head down for a while and moved his hands against each other thoughtfully. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

And for a while, she gave him to a rainbow-colored cow to give him super milk while she was away. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

He talks like we’ve been friends for a while, but I’m still suspicious. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

We guffawed over that for a while, although the idea of Fang's mom trading his Christmas gift for booze wasn’t much of a stretch. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

And you couldn’t be anywhere at all without having been almost there for a while. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Ridiculous! This should be your job, Iapetus. Here, take my place for a while.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The kids played outside for a while, but then came inside to watch DVDs while Kathy caught up with Patty and Mary Ann. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“And didn’t he go live in the barn for a while?” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Mom comforted me and tried to explain how much of a privilege it is to be alive and loved, and for a while, it all made sense. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

After breakfast, I went out into the hall for a while. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

But this evening she has enough time to spare between performances to escort them for a while. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

In their blood-coloured and foetal darkness the dancers continued for a while to circulate, to beat and beat out the indefatigable rhythm. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lassie was in England at last, safe for a while with a kindly old man and woman who planned to keep her forever. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Not for a while. Last time we saw each other was a few years ago. Maybe longer. He wanted to talk to Darma, but she became very upset at him.” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

But for a while they could still feel, and indeed the senses of their feet and fingers at first seemed sharpened almost painfully. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

And when I finished punishing it, I settled down for a while and went for a walk to think about what I might write for a sample. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

I listen for a while, recognizing some words from Understanding Our Universe—evaporation, pressure, water vapor. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to be in Redding for a while,” he said. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He thought about his dead brother John for a while, and then he picked up a book to try to read. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hector is busy emptying all of our things out of one of the trash bags, so that should occupy him for a while. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

He might have stood there for a while, considering the cutaway road and the perfect metaphor it was, if a murder of black crows hadn’t shown up, cawing their stupid heads off. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

During that long, terrible trek, finding a safe place to stop and stay for a while had been desperately important. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then maybe, if she’s even here, Sherrie climbs up, stays for a while; I think I can hear the chant of their voices conducting through the iron pipes. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Often on Sunday after supper she came for a hot cocoa and stopped for a while at the table where Singer was sitting. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

And he did not sleep; at intervals he closed his eyes for a while, no matter what the hour, then opened them at some later time to resume his brooding. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Most often a fish will go right to the bottom and stay there for a while, until it figures out what happened. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

As it was, they each sobbed for a while, and then quietly, gently, the little storms died down. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I guess for a while he had forgotten he was talking to me, and he was repeating to himself the message in the wind. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Lily,” Mother said, beckoning to the little girl, “go on now and get into your nightclothes. Father and I are going to stay here and talk to Jonas for a while.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t had time to take one for a while. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I just stood there for a while, shaking my head. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“There you go. Everything is right with the world. You might not hear back from your mother for a while, though. The post has become most unreliable.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Well, maybe, but not for a while anyway. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course. And even after I met you I still did, for a while. Like maybe I was losing my mind.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

As I walk, I remember all of that for a while, but it disappears as I edge forward. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Then, the last time I asked, he told me, while standing in our lobby and looking at his feet, that he didn’t want to have lunch or walk home together for a while. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

After waiting for a while to see if I’d elaborate, the barman poured himself a drink. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He was so convincing, I really believed him for a while. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

I decided to hang out on the swing for a while, half because the heat had finally dissipated into a pleasant, if muggy, eighty-something, and half because I thought Alaska might show up. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

I just want to be by myself for a while. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

We fiddled with the equipment for a while. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

She thought about dropping out of school, and it broke her and Dad up for a while. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“I had a few for a while, boys a coupla months older than me. But when boys become men they stop talking to boys,” I shrug. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Watching the fire for a while longer would lull him, he decided. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Tally felt herself crying, the tears driven backward by the wind The trees rushed past in the darkness for a while. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Even though I know better, I forgot that bit for a while. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

In short, I’d like nothing better than to do without their company for a while, and they don’t understand that. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

When she saw one photo taken at an unflattering angle, she examined it for a while and found in it a small and wicked pleasure. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

It’s a funny, high-pitched buzzing that I think maybe I’ve been hearing for a while, without noticing. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

And for a while, I believed those words. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

They rode on for a while in silence. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

We let the mirror ball dance over us for a while, not saying anything, reclining in the stands. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

We looked at each other for a while. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I do,” he replied, “but not until after the police have left. I’ll fish for a while. You go on. But here,” he said. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Stanley and his parents had tried to pretend that he was just going away to camp for a while, just like rich kids do. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

After cleaning my room three times, I decided to leave Ian alone for a while because I was starting to get mad at him. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

We struggled in some equality for a while, and then when we were sure we were too late for dinner, we broke off. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bacteria grew exponentially at first, as expected, but then paused for a while before resuming growth again. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

They sat in silence for a while, and Lola’s shivering began to subside. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

And for a while, she was stumped, too. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

We rode for a while listening to only the low, blanketed hum of the engine and the rhythmic snap of the wipers, until I couldn’t take the fun and games any longer. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Home was Brooklyn, New York, but Shirley would not know that for a while. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

After lunch, Haymitch takes me into the sitting room, directs me to the couch, and then just frowns at me for a while. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

With one finger he tapped his forehead for a while. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He could sense right away that the apartment was empty and had been for a while. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

He watched the spectacle for a while, then decided that the whippings were going too slow, so he had guards set up long tables and lined us up in rows, four across. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

And for a while, you might have said that he was as I was—safe in God’s love. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

We walk for a while without speaking, not knowing where we’re going, or why. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

They poked about for a while, avoiding tour groups and ducking from one patch of shade to the next. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

After we sat out on the porch for a while, me and Jackie went back to my room. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

We wandered around for a while as I tried to get my bearings, and then I heard Daisy whisper, “Holmesy.” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Well, lucky for your girl the doctor’s left enough laudanum to keep the missus down for a while. Did you and your girl find a place of your own yet?” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

He ate like a king for a while until someone exposed his lies. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

We talk for a while, and when it’s time for everyone to leave, my father says, “Moose, walk your friends home, please. Or maybe I should say your harem,” he whispers in my ear. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

"When they do get married," continued Catherine, "they're going west to live for a while until it blows over." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

So, she said that when I kissed her instead of Mary Elizabeth, I really hurt their friendship for a while. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Given their fear of loud noises, the bonobos had probably fled to the far side as soon as the gunfire started, so I didn’t expect to come across any for a while. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

A pinch of the precious salt and a few bean sprouts filled her with energy for a while, but it wore off. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she had to stop giving orders for a while as sickness overcame her. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We need to lie low. Disappear for a while.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

The other three contented themselves with that for a while. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe you’d better stop making it for a while,” he said. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t keep going quite so fast, but he continued running for a while—it would build him up. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

It’s been nice to forget about the Ace of Clubs and Audrey for a while, but now I’m back to the reality of it. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“She was hungry! Look, we’ll just watch her for a while. If she’s fine, then we know that fruit is safe to eat. We might have found a food source, okay?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I stood for a while and watched the big boys tear around the dusty diamond and then headed home. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

They smoked in silence for a while, and the sun shone on them; slanting into the valley from among white clouds high in the West. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

If they asked Elizabeth to walk to school with them, and maybe talked to her at recesses for a while, until she got around to making fourth-grade friends, that would be enough. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I quickly put my face back in the water to hide my reddening cheeks and practice the float for a while longer until I realize I’m not going to drown. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I’d been away from A-block for a while—Sergeant Holmes had been sending me to B-block, which I liked better—but one day a different chart sergeant was on duty and back I went. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let her stay among her own people for a while; it will do her good.” The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

The quietness lasted for a while, and for some reason I began to tell her my dream. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

It was like being swept under a bird’s wing, and that’s how we stayed for a while, rocking back and forth with me tucked under there. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Olanna sat with them for a while, but their Hausa was too swift, too difficult to follow. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He turned to the greeters and said, “Do the processing later. They are tired. Take them to their living spaces so they can have baths and food. Let them rest for a while.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

I felt well enough to sit up and help her for a while. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

We sat quietly for a while before he started talking. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

It dawned on me that her childishness would increase her value, for a while anyway. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

They sat for a while, listening to the sounds of spring in the woods. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He’s not moving from there for a while. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Maybe Ms. Brown had been dying for a while and had time to prepare Love, and that’s why she was taking it so well. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“In the fog. Finnick had Peeta. I had Mags for a while. Then I couldn’t lift her. Finnick said he couldn’t take them both. She kissed him and walked right into the poison,” I say. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

He could tell things apart that looked exactly alike to Marly—at least for a while—like Dutchman’s-breeches and squirrel com, and Solomon’s seal and twisted-stalk with their tiny bells, and violets! Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

And because Jasmine had been gone for a while, they were basically notes that said I've missed you. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

He stood there for a while, I guessed to needle me some more. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Frances and her husband took him in for a while, until his maternal grandfather died and bequeathed Charles enough money to pay for college. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I may be going out of town for a while.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Practically all. Of course when it is all gone, maybe we could eat the twelve penguins for a while.” Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

It had a dusting of frost on it, so perhaps it had been waiting here for a while. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

After she changes in the locker room, Erin sits alone in the stands for a while watching us, but then halfway through practice I look up and she’s gone. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Take it easy, Belet. You were practically dead a second ago. Lie back down for a while." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He hung around for a while, but I’m better at waiting than he is, and we only found one chair. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

He stood for a while with his hand on the knob and his head bent a little. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Feeding people is just putting a tiny bandage on a gaping wound. It might stop the bleeding for a while, but ultimately the wound will still be there.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Mama sits quietly for a while, and her voice catches when she speaks again. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Let them be in the dark for a while; I was in the dark for more than thirty years. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“You and Papa go on to bed. I think I’ll stay up for a while. I couldn’t sleep anyway.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Avoiding eye contact, I made her the same offer, said I could handle things on my own for a while if she wanted to take off. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“I can use my mother's car. She's meeting with my father this morning, so she won’t be needing it for a while.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

We talked for a while longer about whether or not I was going to study writing or just be like everyone else who wanted to be a writer and become a teacher instead. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

We talked about canoeing and swordplay for a while, then debated the pros and cons of the different gods. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

He sat for a while, gazing at the wall. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I couldn't make you out for a while, but now I got it. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I think I know what the sixth Horcrux is. I wonder what you will say when I confess that I have been curious for a while about the behavior of the snake, Nagini?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He made her cover up her eyes at the top of the hill and led her along an old lumber road for a while by the hand. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

A radio with a faulty connection played loud and rasping for a while, then suddenly quiet and insinuating. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I held the doorknob for a while before I turned it. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Want me to hold the leash for a while?” she asks. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Before going to sleep he would read for a while or play chess. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they all went up the stairs, she said, laughing, “I tell you, I wasn’t one bit sure there for a while whether we’d ever see this day...” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

They walked along the street in silence for a while. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Adam sat silently for a while, stirring sugar into his lukewarm tea. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Zau regarded him thoughtfully for a while, then picked up his hammer again. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

We played with special little kid cards for a while. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Our house outside London had been sold, so we went to stay for a while in the lovely old manor house where my father had grown up. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

They could follow it for a while, then they’d have to go on the Turnpike to get over the Thames River, to New London. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I kept thinking, Let’s forget for a while how I feel toward you and how you feel toward me: I just wouldn’t do you this way. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put the palms of his hands against his ears and danced sideways for a while, and then backwards, and then did an erotic thing with his hips. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

We go back to my room and Cinna disappears for a while as the prep team gets me ready. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

We watch him go for a while and then turn back to our own road. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

She cried for a while and then pretended to be asleep. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the road again, beyond the town’s last streetlight, he sipped the coffee and quit thinking about the various ramifications for a while. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

They would help them with money and food for a while, until they could get on their feet. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

We’re quiet for a while, except I hiccup every so often. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

The others may walk free for a while, until we come nearer to our dwellings, down in Egladil, in the Angle between the waters.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

There was one more thing about cedar—a sort of secret that Pocock had discovered accidentally after his first shells made of the wood had been in the water for a while. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“You know, those documents won’t really be necessary for now. This should cover her tuition for a while. How is your mother doing, by the way?” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She just smiled at me for a while. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then they started back again, for a while trying not to make an extra set of footsteps, inserting their shoes into the ones they had just made. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

She practically jumped off the bed, and then she waited while I took my shoes off, and then I danced with her for a while. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Dismounted, along a ridge, with all night to dig in, the boys could hold for a while. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Wow, I’m really tired. I may sleep for a while, okay?” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

A. F Hill said, at Lee’s elbow, “General Heth’s surgeon has examined him, sir. He says he ought to be all right, but he will be out of action for a while.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt pretty sure that the fence would hold the kata-kata out, at least for a while. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was as if the scent could, at least for a while, stifle her questions and make her a little more like him, a little more certain, a little less questioning. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I sat with her for a while every day in silence and simply held her hand. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Apparently, no one had noticed that High John and I had disappeared for a while. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I will tell him that his father has come, that an angel brought him back from Heaven for a while. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

When he finished, he didn’t say anything for a while. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Mosquitoes had been out in force for a while, but after the sun died they were chased into hiding by the suddenly crisp darkness. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just seeing the house drew some tension out of me, though the windows were dark, the curtains drawn as if no one had been around for a while. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Remember when Joon fell out of the tree she was sleeping in that time and bent her finger back so far it didn’t work for a while?” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

This surprised me greatly and I stood there for a while not knowing what to do, whether to use the spear or my bow. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took three more underwater renditions of the egg’s song before Harry had it memorized; then he trod water for a while, thinking hard, while Myrtle sat and watched him. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

"It was rather a knock his being ashamed of me. He was ashamed of me for a while, you know." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t find a list anywhere, but after searching “abandoned subdivisions” and “Grovepoint Acres” and the like for a while, I managed to compile a list of five places within three hours of Jefferson Park. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

This trip happened every weekend for a while. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

She started reading this Vogue she had with her, and I looked out the window for a while. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

He sat for a while shuddering with horror at what he had seen, hardly believing that the still body had been a warm, living, breathing creature not long ago. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He called me on Wednesday night, sounding sad, and we talked for a while. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Not for a while yet, I shouldn’t think.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry I disappeared for a while. I really was sick.” P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

It was really only a question of which of them walked in front, for a while. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

When we saw a river, we had to stop so they could stand by it and think about it for a while. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Come on upstairs for a while,” I said. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

So for a while he forgot, and sought out the southern peaks that were thin blue and skeletal in the great distance. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

The people coming home from work had filled the street for a while; now they thinned out, melted away into houses, out of sight. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was the daughter of friends of his parents who had lived for a while in Massachusetts, then moved to New Jersey when he was in high school. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The cops just looked for a while and then they started getting themselves together. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think that’s where Pilate was for a while. She lived all over the country before she came to us.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

They did not sing or even speak much for a while, and paid close attention to business. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

It was too cold for Lissa to do her schoolwork at the picnic table, but I hung around for a while, hoping she’d come out. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“He distracted one of them for a while,” Kote said generously. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

‘I should like nothing better than to stay in your house in peace for a while.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“It wont break for a while,” he called. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

It was entertaining to look at them, and some of them we even tried out; for a while the floor looked like Christmas morning. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

We didn’t say anything, but we sat together for a while. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Your lip is going to hurt for a while.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

My long absence and silence had made everyone think, for a while, that I had perished in the blaze. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

We formed two lines and ran layups for a while and then Nick started shooting from the outside and we all switched to that. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I roam around for a while, eating kettle corn and playing a few games at the other booths. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Our time with the dead cat had officially come to an end—we’d be resuming regular bookwork for a while until we received our next lab assignment—but I still couldn’t face it. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Otto descended from my back and began to forage, too, following Mushie for a while before coming to find me and leading me to a papaya tree. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I watched for a while and then went to sleep. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

The father speaks for a while then, and I love what he says and the way he says it. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I tried to climb over the fence, I wanted to sit on the other side for a while, where no one else goes. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

But since the books won’t arrive for a while, I’m going to have them read short stories and plays that they’ll be able to relate to. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Parcheesi was a game that held Bobby’s interest for a while. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Introducing my friends to my employees was going to be a seriously weird moment that I’d just as soon avoid for a while longer. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lori caught up with me, and we walked for a while in silence. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I just want to be strong again for a while. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I said I didn’t think I would be, but that it might be a good idea, at that, to hold onto the title for a while. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

They had a tool or a weapon that is also nearly gone, or perhaps it is only dormant for a while. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Just for a while,” she said, and rubbed my neck. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to stay with Papa for a while. Keep on talking or doing whatever you were doing.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man lay awake for a while, thinking about the days ahead and of the animals, for the sheer misery in the young dog’s eyes haunted him. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

We slept for a while and went outside together. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

I looked at that picture for a while repeating the words in my head. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I decided to take no more pills for a while. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The warmth, the smell of food and wood smoke, overpowered Jethro for a while, and he would have sat silent, drinking in content, if his obligations as a guest had not demanded more of him. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Funny thing, after reading for a while, I actually started to understand it. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“There is your ‘Society for Humanity’ which is strong in the North, but naturally fails to find many recruits in tired, old Europe, which is quite willing to let feeble Humanity alone for a while. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

She must be waiting for me to go first, so I just sip my coffee and let her squirm for a while. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“You missed them. I heard they won’t be back till spring, after the rains. When the sun’s here to stay for a while. Figure on late May.” Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

One evening, Grampa had been reading the paper for a while. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

I’d feel hopeful then, for a while at least, that things would get better, that maybe, just maybe, anything was possible. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Kainene did not respond for a while; she seemed focused on an article in the paper. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Beautiful grain. Soft enough. You study it for a while. We’ll carve tomorrow.” Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Cadaver told me about her and my father writing to each other, and about how my father needed to get away from Bybanks for a while. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Someone shouted in the park, and the two in the attic were still for a while. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I helped Belle out around the store for a while. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

We discovered early that in order to stop stealing we would, for a while, have to steal more than ever. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

He was quiet for a while, zoned out. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

After we walked around for a while, everything seemed kind of sad and boring so we couldn’t tell anymore what we wanted. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She took off all her clothes, and squashed them into a rumpled ball that she threw at a corner, staring at it for a while. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

You know you’ve been here for a while when weird stuff like that doesn’t even faze you. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Grace stayed in her bedroom for a while. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I didn’t have anything to do, so I left too and followed her for a while. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Papa looked at my report card for a while longer; then he said, “Come down for dinner.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

She looks like she has been ready for a while, but maybe the child is being stubborn. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Having worked in the mill for a while, I had saved some money. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

At least we can talk about that for a while. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I hung out for a while, soaking it all up, and then I went on home. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I lie on my stomach at edge of the pool for a while, dangling my hands in the water, examining the little flames on my fingernails that are beginning to chip off. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think she’ll wake up for a while yet. Fancy meeting you here, rat.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t say anything for a while, and I listen to the rhythm of the train while she thinks it over. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“My Uncle Clyde and Auntie Nina are staying with us for a while. My cousins Kay, Bernice, and their baby brother, Allen, too.” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Peeta clicks off the tape and we sit there in silence for a while. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled Stuff That Happened to Me from the space between the bed and the wall, and I flipped through it for a while, wishing that I would finally fall asleep. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Every now and then Uncle Vernon would take a sharp turn and drive in the opposite direction for a while. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

They sat on the edge of the potato bed and talked for a while, about Lina’s grandmother and the baby, about the trouble Clary was having with the beehives, and about the greenhouse sprinkler system. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

We talked for a while longer before I rose to go. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

We stare at the fire for a while. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

We waited for a while and then started getting up from the floor. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s some character who’s been bouncing around for a while, yeah. I’m sure Heidi can tell you all about Troy. Troy is—very special.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

They stared for a while, but once they got back to their foraging none of the bonobos seemed at all interested in Otto and me. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Jonas, in his bed, lay awake for a while; from time to time he raised himself on one elbow, looking over at the crib. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

After we drank and rested for a while and drank some more in the rain, I started shivering and I looked at Amil. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I’m going away, Dad. You might not see me for a while.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He stayed there for a while until he heard loud shouts from the bar. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He was quiet for a while, as if thinking on what I said. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Emma sighed, and for a while she tossed and turned, restless. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

They must have wandered the streets for a while, wanting to congratulate him on the rescue and share the joke of it. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The hobbits ran about for a while on the grass, as he told them. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I flipped through the channels for a while, then sat back against the couch and watched music videos. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

A voice close to her said quietly, “Let me take the child, mother. I will hold her for a while.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The chief examined us for a while, and when he caught my eye, I gave him half a smile, which he dismissed by spitting on the ground from the kola nut he chewed. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

"I know, right? I really think I want to be single for a while." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

They looked at Mars in silence for a while. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I suppose this means we’ll be stuck with each other for a while longer.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Sir Will had been marching for a while. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

They talked for a while, and then in Spanish Farmer asked Choumy, “Can I send you two students this year?” Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“She’s been on the bench for a while. Let her warm up a bit.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He expected to be searching for a while, and anything he found would need careful confirmation. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

They were too overjoyed to hear him speak to answer for a while; nor did they understand his question. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He told her he was going to Europe for a while, and from the look on the date’s face she realized that she was going with him. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t say anything for a while, because she was melting a little butter in the microwave in a mug, adding saffron, and then pouring it over the steaming rice. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“And by the way, there’s a rule for nighttime,” she said, when they had all been eating in silence for a while. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I think she was relieved to get me out of the way for a while. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Washington’s deceptions kept Howe from attacking for a while, but deceptions cannot last forever. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ivy swore her mother looked relieved to get rid of her for a while. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Ben had his guitar and for a while he played and we just listened as the fire sparked and the waves crashed and subsided. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I’m sure Vikram would let me stay at his house for a while. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. Well, yesterday. Apparently I slept for a while.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Old people. Just somebody to sit with them for a while.” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

And after thinking about this for a while, after feeling sorry for myself, it comforted me somewhat to think that this girl next door had a more unhappy life. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He got up and hobbled around for a while, all hunched over, howling and moaning like some injured werewolf. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I haven’t used it for a while, but today’s the day. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

After lying here for a while, thinking of Grammy and Papa Joseph and all of the memories, I get up, go to the picture wall, and peel off one of Grammy. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

“Cant you never get done for a while. Here I done built you a fire, and you wont even look at it.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Alice is helping us for a while,” the nun went on, her voice light and breathless. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

He went quiet for a while and I thought he was going to leave me alone. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He was going to pay the price for that for a while. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

There was silence for a while, except for the sounds of munching; then Ted spoke again. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

It flared for a while, before he reached out and squashed it underneath a gleaming black boot. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I lie there for a while, breathing in the smell of the wild roses and looking up at the branches of the sycamore tree. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Then he came up to my room and said he had to go out for a while and he wasn’t sure how long he would be. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She wanted to sit in the forest, she said, and think about matters for a while. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I actually think about this for a while. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Aunt Elizabeth had said that Susan was vivacious and charming, never mind that she was a little older than he was, and had been in Nigeria for a while and could show him round. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He must have lied, and I bet for a while he loved the opportunity to have an audience for those stories he was so good at making up. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

I had nothing to worry about for a while and that was nice. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think she even dated the editor for a while, but he ended up marrying the girl who did his dry cleaning. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

So the two friendly creatures just stood there together and listened to the crickets for a while. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I exhale, relieved to leave the real world behind for a while. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He was silent for a while, and I said to him exasperated, “Tell me if you are not prepared to buy and I will go elsewhere.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sequence runs along for a while and then repeats itself. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

I listened to them for a while and then went on upstairs. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, for a while, I kept his death a secret from her. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was near the beginning of February and, poor me, I’d come home from another lonely day at school to roam around my empty house for a while, but I’d ended up in the garage. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to sit out here for a while.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

They worked side by side for a while, cleaning all the food, neither speaking. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He lets me cry for a while, but it must bore him, because the dazzling smile disappears and now his lip is twisted into a sneer. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I huddle in line for a while with Tiny until Gary and Possibly Gay Jane show up. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

He looked at it for a while and finally took a bite. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

“You people are easily confused by the look of things. I’ve had my eye on him for a while now. He’s cleverer than folk give him credit for. Always looking at things and asking questions.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Asiya was too small to keep up with us, so for a while it was Qareeb and me against the world. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

The young hobbits stared at the door in vain for a while, and then made off, feeling that the day of the party would never come. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I need to walk on warm carpet for a while. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Scipio said nothing for a while and when he spoke again his voice sounded quite shaky. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I continue running until the woods have hidden me from the other tributes then slow into a steady jog that I think I can maintain for a while. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

In the end, I decided that the cistern would make a good hiding place, at least for a while. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

We sat on our heels for a while, looking in different directions, trying to locate what was making the sound. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Unfortunately,” she began, “sometimes people just don’t know what to say when there’s been a tragedy. Maybe J.T. and Digger feel like they need to give you some space for a while.” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

After my mother had gone back to the kitchen, Quentin worked on his cookies for a while while I waited impatiently. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Knowing my parents wouldn’t expect me back for a while, I headed into the forest. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Uncle Duke saw Monkeyman in the barbershop and told him to lay low for a while. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sat up in the bed after a while and reinserted my cannula and breathed for a while before going up the stairs. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Then my eyes blurred for a while, and the pressure in my chest lifted just enough that I could swallow down the rest of the words and keep them to myself a little longer. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

But she wouldn’t leave, so they pulled Miss Saunders out of class and got somebody else to cover her for a while. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

He did come across a collection called Mysterious Words from the Past, which he read for a while. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

They looked at him, and for a while he was silent. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

So I go for a while to my sister in the kitchen. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

We couldn’t understand what he was saying, but we lay there, looking at the glow-in-the- dark constellations on my ceiling, and listened for a while. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Connor and I walk up and down the aisles for a while. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

She was silent for a while, and drove without speaking. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

And the year before, when his girlfriend dumped him, he was just pure evil to live with for a while. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

After observing for a while and determining that they were harmless, I decided to go down to the river for a swim as well. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The weird kid and I both eat for a while. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

That sometimes the best thing you can do is forget about your own battle for a while and help someone else. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

After Katie had signed the paper, he talked of other things for a while. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knocked for a while, but Louisa wasn’t home from work yet and he wouldn’t let me in. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

I see him and Pattie talking for a while at the curb. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Fred and Leon stopped by for a while, permits in hand, to discuss legal issues with Father. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

We sat in the lunchroom and ate for a while in silence. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Apparently, my parents either have not slept or have been up for a while, since they are already dressed and drinking tea. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

All his life, Major Major had longed for but one thing, to be absorbed, and in Pianosa, for a while, he finally was. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He never thought of this in precise mental images; he felt it; he would feel it for a while and then forget. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“You are asking me to sell out Mandy. We were sisters— at least for a while.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“It’s a little bit like a boarding school I went to for a while.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

I sit miserably beside Rani for a while, and then I start singing a song softly, to comfort myself. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

But for a while I didn’t worry about eighth grade. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They had to keep you sedated for a while, honey — you’ve got a lot of injuries.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

We stayed like this for a while, each under our respective awnings, until the ridiculousness of the situation fully hit me. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

It blew less hard, and for a while they went on fairly enough. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Later they told us the story of how, during the First World War, the British army had taken all their horses, and for a while they’d had none to pull their wagons. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

We ride in silence for a while, with just the sound of jiggling equipment and the engine to accompany us. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

They walked for a while, all silent in their thoughts, until they reached the car and Alec drew a fine telescope from his shirt and handed it to Milo. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mariama said nothing for a while, her eyes back on the hair she was braiding. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“We have had a time together, Joe, that I can never forget. There were days once, I know, that I did for a while forget; but I never shall forget these.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Remember when we lived in the minivan for a while?” Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Then they broke out into the sunlight and for a while they were busy finding and devouring rood as they moved down the scar toward the platform and the meeting. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I lay for a moment with the thought that maybe if I just rested for a while, I would find the strength to go on. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

But that had been the extent of doing things right for a while. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the light was on and all, I sort of looked at her for a while. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

I stare at the lopped-off branches for a while, realizing that I’m still too short to see the magic from down here. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Bryson looked at Slim, held his eyes there for a while before looking at the other guys. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

I walked for a while longer with him rolling next to me. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

They rode in silence for a while, those words churning in Pearl’s mind: upstairs with some girl. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I never had a brain until Freak came along and let me borrow his for a while, and that's the truth, the whole truth. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

We watched shoppers pass us for a while, basking in a comfortable silence, the kind that best friends have. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

After the cats were killed, we took a break from pets for a while. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I just let ’em too, and nodded my head for a while. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Styx eyed my hand for a while, then he grabbed it and squeezed. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Immediately she caught at it and arrested it and held to it for a while, looking about her. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad pulled himself upright and gazed out the window and didn’t say anything for a while. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

And she said Father had gone to stay with Rhodri for a while and we would get a place to live of our own in the next few weeks. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

After staring at them for a while, I had my solution. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He decided not to think of the matter at all for a while. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Chrissie said she might even come home for a while tonight. I’m driving in after her when we’ve got through this bush...” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

I sat in the rain for a while, letting it clean the blood off me. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Think he was in the Big House for a while but I don’t know why. Wouldn’t suggest you ask, neither.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He stood watching them for a while, a great grievance exploding in his mind. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

So Caroline took Irene in and for a while it worked out very well. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The boy and I would be willing to travel with you for a while if you’re willing to make certain guarantees.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Then everyone will know you’ve been telling time for a while.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Smith was gone for a while, she explained. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Margalo liked it so well at the Littles’ house she decided to stay for a while instead of returning to the open country. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

We turned away from the courtyard and walked around the University aimlessly for a while. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“It would be good for you to get out of here for a while,” he said. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Strider sat silent for a while, looking at the hobbits, as if he was weighing up their strength and courage. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I had tried using that name for a while, just another way to leave behind the shtetl. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

We went on like that for a while, eating and talking about what we had seen that day. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Riddick forced himself to focus on the music for a while, until his racing mind slowed. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

His friends had been searching for him on the bridge, and he’d stayed hidden for a while before creeping out and startling them with a whoop. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

The singing in the courtyard went on for a while, then it went away. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Immediately Ben began to whimper again, and for a while all of them looked up the drive at the square, paintless house with its rotting portico. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Neither Mama nor I said much for a while. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“Shall I carry the picnic basket for a while, Lieutenant?” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

We walked in silence for a while before he told me about the first time he met his father. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Or not even to think, but to hide from thinking for a while. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

I read my history textbook for a while, but my consciousness felt like a camera with a dirty lens, so I decided to text Davis. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“It’s been coming on for a while,” said Percy, mopping his eyes under his glasses with a corner of his traveling cloak. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“I don’t have a birth record, and I can’t afford the photograph. Not for a while. It took two weeks to save up the train fare...” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know, one or two. You were passed out. Snoring and everything. Then I came on back over here, and just sat up and thought for a while. Candy Man.” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Then I stared for a while at a traffic light, which was suspended elaborately on wires above the intersection. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I plan to be around for a while, so get used to this.” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I stay there for a while, quietly studying it. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

He decided it might be a good idea to get Frank off the ship for a while. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

We just sat there for a while, each in our different homes, not-talking with each other. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

We watched for a while longer, but it didn’t happen again. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The bus dropped us off in Santa Monica in the late afternoon, and we wandered around for a while in clothes that were still a little damp from the storm. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

The two laughed and talked for a while before deciding to walk around the hall to meet some of their new neighbors. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“You won’t be able to wear glasses for a while, son,” the doctor told me. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

He was quiet for a while, and then he said, “I’m sorry that happened to you.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“We’re just going for a drive. I thought it might be fun”—he paused delicately—“if we got away from school for a while, maybe had some dinner...” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I’ve wanted to tell you this for a while now, but I wasn’t sure how.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

There was a scattered trail of cookie crumbs to follow for a while, but it disappeared at the foot of the great central staircase. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

When they sit down to eat, James and Richard are silent for a while as they shovel oatmeal into their mouths. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

They stayed for a while, taking in the scenery and the fresh air. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

Generally, they’d stumble around with the blind staggers for a while, then gradually get well. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

We were both silent for a while; and as I looked towards the window I saw the first dim streak of the coming dawn. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Then they sit on the sofa for a while, talking to each other. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Mama tried to hold us together for a while, but it was hopeless. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

We stood in silence for a while and slowly started walking to our respective sleeping places, as the curfew was approaching. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

One day, when he handed Mrs. Sen the paper bag, he said, “No more fish for a while. Cook the chicken in the freezer. I need to start holding office hours.” Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

They frisked around for a while, as I watched them from the brush, and trotted away. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mostly, it was a way to unwind for a while with your closest friends. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Root was tempted to let them wrestle for a while, but now wasn’t the time to indulge himself. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

I pictured him lowering himself into the water, lying there for a while, his eyes closed. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I went to the University of Chicago for a while after the Second World War. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few weeks ago Olly’s mom had explained that his dad was going to be home for a while until things were fixed at his work. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“How about you get some sleep? I’ll keep blasting stuff out of the sky as long as I can. Then we can go by sea for a while, and you can take point.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

And for a while he did study medicine. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Eden will be okay for a while, and I don't mind dealing with John's lectures. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

She suggested that they play in Central Park for a while, and they did. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

This helped for a while, but when the cloth began to stick to the raw flesh I knew it was the end. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She lets me kiss her for a while, then she ducks her face away. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

We are quiet for a while after, content to contemplate the stars above us, to find music in the distant sounds that drift up from the forges. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“We do need more books for research,” I said to Rose, after thinking on it for a while. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“So, I thought we’d talk for a while, and then you’ll have the chance to hear from Sparrow’s teachers. How does that sound?” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

She must stay here in Wales for a while longer, where she knew people who could help and advise her, especially her husband’s great friend and partner, Mr Aadnesen. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

He smoked for a while and stared at the circle of sunlight on the floor between them. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

But I hadn’t been in for a while, not since school let out, and I’d been wearing a lot more the last time—a big sweatshirt, jeans. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

After letting him squirm for a while, Pollard released the rider, who had blood running from his nose and tears streaming down his face. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The policeman looked at me for a while without speaking. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Even better reason for me to hide out for a while,” he replied. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I was thinking of taking Evie and going to my sister’s for a while, but the phone is troubling me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was plain that most of them desired to go first to Minas Tirith, and to escape at least for a while from the terror of the Enemy. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I've kinda enjoyed being out of his shadow for a while. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He hung up and told Joe: “You’ll have to stick around for a while until we get some things straightened out.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

None of us said anything for a while, but we were all sort of grinning now, and looking at each other, still listening for sirens though no sirens would ever come. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

As he touched it, for a while all thought of the Ring was banished from his mind. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

It looked like he would be bowing for a while. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

My father sipped his tea again, and we sat quietly for a while. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

So Dad took August to school that morning and Mom said I could stay home, and the two of us cried together for a while. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I mean, didn’t you think for a while at least that they really were married? The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

There’s nothing to uproot them so they should be okay for a while. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

They just lay there for a while, dreaming and digesting, and then Melanie suddenly sat up. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was the ultimate champion for a while, until a high school guy showed up and knew how to counter my electricity move with Chun-Li’s heel stomp. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

At dawn, I lie in bed for a while, watching the sun come up on a beautiful morning. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Neither one of them said anything for a while, a sense of hopelessness wafting between their minds. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He talks a bit about high school being a time of feeling things out, and after that I kinda block him out for a while because the spotlight is just so hot. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

It would be nice to free my thoughts for a while. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“You studied medicine for a while, didn’t you?” he said. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I thought for a while there, when we were eating your food, she really did learn how to cook. Until that Saturday, when you weren’t here, and she tried to make hamburgers.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“It’s rising somewhere,” he answered, and then after a moment said, “Observation: It would be awesome to fly in a superfast airplane that could chase the sunrise around the world for a while.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“I asked him to let me use the kitchen for a while,” the alchemist smiled. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

After Will’s fall from grace, he probably wouldn’t be making many appearances on the Granger campus for a while. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

And the Alliance flows pretty fast, so it doesn’t wear safe ice until winter has hung around for a while. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

“What a shame! I must go out for a while.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The soreness from the bruised ribs, however, promises to hang on for a while. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“I need to think on it for a while,” I said. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

His fear of the orcs, forgotten for a while in his wrath and desperation, now returned. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The bridge is upstream from the house—they’ve disrupted traffic here before, some time ago, and for a while the lady was under strict surveillance. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Tobias and I stand there for a while, and I think I know what he’s thinking, because I’m thinking it too: How can something so small control so many people? Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Matty wanted to suggest that they stop here and rest, that they spread the blanket and lie down for a while. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Usually they stood silently for a while and breathed in peacefulness. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn't tired, though, so I looked out the window for a while. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Lizabeth keep talking ’bout the doctors give her pills and sometime they help for a while, then they stop working. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

It had been with me for a while now, hushed, motionless, as if asleep, in some remote corner of memory. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“I filtered the fourth distillation through a mixture of charcoal, eggshells, pecan husks, and coffee grounds. I think I’ll put it up in oak for a while and see what happens.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Johnson sat down on the ground next to me and watched me for a while. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

This girl had lived in St. Nick for a while, I think, and she’d been thrown out of too many after-schools to count. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

It was nice and gay there for a while. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he said nothing for a while and I knew, I just knew, he’d seen right and I had saved the day for my sisters and me. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

If the nearest civilization is farther away than that, then we can continue to breathe easy for a while. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was like he forgot all my faults for a while. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The channel we’re in loses its brutal edge, and becomes natural for a while. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Neither boy said a word for a while. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He drove around for a while before he found the address Ugwu had given him. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

"You just let me take care of you for a while." The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“But what if it’s not for a while?” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

The woman stared at High-Tech for a while, her brows furrowed. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He seemed like a real chill dude and we spoke for a while. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

He moped around the Boston PIH office for a while, then went on a lecture tour, hitting small towns in Maine, Texas, Kansas, and Iowa, explaining the situation in Haiti to anyone who would listen. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

"Nothing, Angela, your mother's just having a good cry. Why don't you and Ms. Pulaski leave us alone for a while." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

We pluck in silence for a while longer. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Then Loga came in to the hospital for a while, and we were all talking to her about stuff when she stopped for a second because the girls’ favorite feedcast, Oh? Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now it grows too much. Babou hasn’t made it for a while.” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I stared at the final product for a while, wondering what to do next. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I stood there for a while thinking about the first settlers and how they had killed one another over beaver and fox pelts. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“And we can get you parts and labor at a deal. But you won’t need that for a while.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I already had them made up. They should keep you going for a while. Now, go on. I have much work to do.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Leroy drove in silence for a while, resting his elbow on the door and gripping the wheel lightly with his fingertips. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I worked on the drawing for a while, until my hand started to cramp up, which is just one of those things that happen when you work with pencil. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

We sat there for a while, and Link and Marty went swimming, and we played water volleyball, which was hard with three people. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They’ve been gone for a while. Either that or Mrs. Spencer is an inadequate housekeeper,” she says, holding up a dusty finger. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

It was yellow now, and cracked, and soiled, and when they gave it into Ben’s hand he hushed for a while. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we had been silent for a while—I, still brooding over my unhappy fate—he said, “I don’t think you care for me.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

I stood there in the cold, inspecting the building for a while. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

She stood for a while and then started to pick up books and put them back on the shelves. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hang up and sit for a while in the pantry, staring at the jars of fig preserves Constantine put up before the fig tree died. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been meaning to tell you this for a while,” he says. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

They’re poetry books, so I sit down and look at them for a while, and think about Daddy all over again. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Tomorrow is going to have to take care of itself for a while,” Alyssa says. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“That’s probably going to hurt for a while. The bruises, too.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He closed his eyes and took a deep breath and stood like that for a while. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

The cat, on Elizabeth’s shoulder, joined in with raucous howls; everyone laughed, talked or cried at once, and for a while there was pandemonium in the quiet wood. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

After answering reporters’ questions for a while, he left for a waiting car. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soon they had a merry crackle of flame at the foot of a large fir-tree and they sat round it for a while, until they began to nod. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Over time, they would fade from our minds, but for a while those essays helped keep us afloat in our new surroundings. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one would bother me for a while. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Then there might be a rest for a while if the cold snap held. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

I ignored them for a while, but I was getting madder and madder. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

She thinks about it for a while, peering carefully at the cars rushing by. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

This went on for a while and the game got rougher. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“If Hagar had been a boy, I would have called her Ishmael. In the Bible, people might be slaves for a while, but they didn’t have to stay slaves.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll tell him it just came out of woods. There have always been poachers back up that way. He can dress it out and we can use the meat since he’s leaving for a while.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

But I might be out of sight for a while. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Um, no. There was one family, but they got pregnant right before the adoption went through, and they only wanted one kid, so...yeah. Ended up back in the system for a while.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

We all knew this was just a show, but lio—that’s what we called him—may have gotten swept up in the idea for a while. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

So for a while there was sporadic gunfire, followed by earsplitting yelps, and this went on both day and night. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

And why she wants to leave it undiscovered for a while, which is the same way I feel about my father’s trial. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He set out alone for a while and before long, at the corner of Canal and Scott, he encountered a small boat. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Eating quieted the conversation for a while, until Holly dropped off the check, which I picked up. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

The two of them sat in silence for a while, Lyra uncomfortable on the hard floor of the wardrobe and Pantalaimon self-righteously twitching his temporary antennae on one of the robes. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

After you release the rope, you keep skimming over the water for a while, free. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Couldn't make you out for a while, see, 'cause you talk almost like a gentleman. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps it wasn’t so hard to ask an older sister to look out for a husband and the girls because she was bound for Baltimore with Miss Vera Louise for a while. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I eat breakfast and read for a while, then feed the animals and do my other chores. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

When no one had bothered him for a while, he asked, “Isn't it time for ‘Old Temperature’ to put in an appearance?” Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Chester was feeling so contented that he had to sing for a while. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘I am afraid we must go back to the Road here for a while,’ said Strider. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“We’ll have to live with a dirt floor for a while...” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

And for a while I could smell all of it. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know—it’s like I’d fallen into some kind of well the last month. Everything was so dark. It happens for a while each time I have a child.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He mumbled for a while and then said, “Tell me something about you.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

When slob started flying out of my mouth they let me stop and I wobbled around for a while before they pushed me back in the same snowbank. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It fluttered the skirts of the two women and kept them for a while engaged in adjusting, readjusting, tucking in, securing hair-pins and hatpins. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was fun to play like I was a pirate for a while but that got boring. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The whole family walked around in fear for a while. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tune out for a while and come back when he holds up a huge globe that is missing half of the Northern Hemisphere. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

I kept riding for a while, but I couldn’t shake the weirdness, so I skidded out and picked up my skateboard. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

At length, she sighed, and said, “I’d almost be satisfied for a while if I could get that awful Bloomberg off that couch with her. It isn’t even sanitary.” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

“It helped people feel better for a while. Until the worst wave of the influenza hit just a few weeks later. The deadly one. Then it was beyond what any elixir could cure.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Franz drove Alex the rest of the way, chatted with him there for a while, and then returned to town, where he lived alone, rent free, in re-turn for managing a ramshackle apartment building. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Gave up her self, for a while there. She loved you that much. What an incredibly lucky kid you were.” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

‘Personally,’ Nico said, ‘I could do without prophecies or quests for a while.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“You know, I’ve been writing down ideas for a while now. Ideas for the park.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He tinkered with some metal scraps from his building kit for a while, but whatever he was making, he wasn’t happy with it. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

"I did for a while. Now I'm the same again." The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

And if he could hold that image of the deer in his mind long enough, his stomach might shiver less and let him sleep for a while. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

She must have tucked it away there before the war, suspecting perhaps that there would not be any more for a while. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

They talked on for a while, contributing reminiscences and offering suggestions as to what might have become of Grumman, though most of them thought he was probably dead. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The doctor and my mom talked for a while and he gave her some papers to read and sign. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wouldn’t mind staying here for a while. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Peewee and the spec four played checkers for a while and then he played with an Italian from Connecticut. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘I can feel it. We had better keep still for a while.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

It’s called tunnel vision because, before you black out completely, for a while you seem to be looking down a tunnel and can see only those objects that are directly in front of you. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

An elderly woman talks to a priest for a while. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was usually animated and excited about something, although when he didn't hear from his family for a while or had to deal with some bad incident at the prison, he would become extremely depressed. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She stood still in the middle of the front room for a while, and then she suddenly thought of something. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I’ll do what you want. Just let me sleep for a while. Message over.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Hope pestered me about it for a while, but when I told them to leave it alone, they didn’t make a big deal about it. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He had bought it for me on eBay when I was about four, and we watched it a lot for a while—especially in the hospital. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“He said the airports are closed and phones are going to be out for a while,” Alex said. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

“I couldn’t sleep. I went up to the roof for a while and watched the streets.” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

We will be lucky if we can postpone the search for new technologies for a while, until we have discovered some satisfactory things to do with the extra time. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

So Cecile gave Fern some of her milk, put her in her crib, stood over her for a while, and was gone. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Behind the restaurant was a small beach, and when they were done eating they walked for a while along the shore, into a wind so strong that they had to walk backward. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Well, think about it for a while and keep quiet. I’m tired. When I went into town today I stopped at the company. That always makes me depressed.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m all right now. Let’s sit in the dark for a while,” I said, turning off the lights and waiting to collect myself. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Way beyond the pond and the playground and the school, and for a while we're going through this really ritzy neighborhood of big white houses and blue swimming pools. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

"Then it's best that you cease for a while," he said. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

And so the conversation veered again, awkward and constrained for a while, but it skirted all reference to the troubles of the day. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

I almost begged R. Howard Ridgefield to give up his satire for a while. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“Look, Layla can chill there for a while until she can at least stand straight. You can sneak back home with her before dawn.” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He does not realize the attack is en echelon for a while; he thinks perhaps it is a diversion, and he will be hit on another flank. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed to quite do away with any doubt, and, after kneeling beside the couch for a while and looking at her lovingly and long, he turned aside. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

They floated there for a while, softly honking to one another. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

It dawned on him—finally—that she wasn’t in a romantic mood and probably wouldn’t be for a while. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

I must have been smiling for a while, because all of a sudden my mouth hurt from changing positions so fast. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“You have a good long sleep. Try and think about something else for a while . . . think about what you’re going to buy with your winnings!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Trotter would be eating dinner for a while, and Dad probably wouldn’t be home for at least an hour. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

After dinner, he sat around for a while, talking to me and Mama and making Little Arliss some toy horses out of dried cornstalks. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had some gossip I was dying to tell them—something about one of the newcomers—and so for a while it was just me blabbing on while they nodded and asked the odd question. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

After me and Mr. Ray’s dungeon adventure, things kind of smoothed out for a while. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

They kicked the ball around for a while, then Beans said, “Let’s go to the park.” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

It was pleasant to know that they would linger here for a while, that she would not need to climb back on her silver on the morrow. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Smith had initially planned on running him Christmas Day, but the trainer thought the horse seemed slighdy weary and decided to back off for a while. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

We sat parked in my driveway for a while. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“The last time I asked, he said he didn’t want the extra responsibility. But maybe if I walk dogs for a while, I can convince him that I can handle it.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

The doneness of the animal going around and around said it had been cooking for a while. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Me and Vega walked quiet for a while until he asked me again about my castle. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

And so, for a while, I was lost in grief and knew nothing. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I told her I needed to think about it on my own for a while,” Joaquin said instead, which he considered a half-truth and therefore not really a lie. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

After studying Shin’s face for a while, the man asked him where his hometown was. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Then he sat for a while, muttering to the bees in each hive. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, it started, which is good, but we’ll need to keep the battery running for a while. Why don’t you hop to the back?” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

I was realistic enough to accept that everyone was going to be angry at me for a while, though, no matter how amazingly I apologized. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Cedar Grove King Lords have been beefing with King’s set, the West Side King Lords, for a while now. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Jorge is home now and moves around on crutches but he won’t be able to go back to work for a while. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought, Well, nobody around there’s going to be drinking any coffee for a while! The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I’d been watching Roli go to school here for a while, so even as a newbie I knew that wasn’t the right answer, not at Seaward. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

On the way, I scroll through my list of contacts on my phone for a while and then call Jane. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

Okay, this is the story of how my Lionheart mom got a Death Warrant on her head and had Nowhere to Run for a while. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

They stood this way for a while, looking down on the Bamiyan Valley. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

He stood under the trellised porch, quietly smoking his pipe, and watched them for a while. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe they’ll play for a while and then they’ll get homesick for their old ball games, and everything will be just like it used to be.” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tried reading for a while, but soon noticed that she wasn't taking in a word of what she read, so she gave it up and stared out of the window like Dustfinger. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Soon after, Bobby forgot about chess for a while. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Leave me alone for a while, Dana,” he said softly. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“And the people here are kind people and good. We’ve taken in Prentisstown folk before. Not for a while but from way back in the bad times.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I have not been able to write for a while. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

My brother D.B. used to go around with her for a while. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

We talked for a while more, until she got called to dinner: veal parm. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was home, so I must have slept for a while. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

My aunt called, which cheered my mom up for a while, but once that wore off, she was more down than ever, shuffling around the house in her slippers, no makeup, her hair a disaster. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I stayed pressed against the window for a while, then went and cleared off a few pieces of glass from the floor in front of Our Lady. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The coach who had come to see Nick play was at the school and he talked with Goldy for a while before he left. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Dumbfounded, panting, astonished by his own stupidity and rage, and spitting blood, Bernabe just sat there for a while. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I listened for a while before I knocked. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had reached the capital when she was only fifteen, arriving at the house of a generous godmother who helped her for a while. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She slept for a while and dreamed strange sounds, tearing and something that wanted to be music but wasn’t. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Amaka bargained with the trader for a while, and then she smiled and pointed at the pyramids she wanted. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

They went on smoking the pipe for a while as the sun began to set. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“His blood pressure’s probably low, and he stood up too fast, that’s all. He just has to lie down for a while.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Miss Maggie said it can look after itself for a while.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Phoebe’s tales were like my fishing in the air: for a while I needed to believe that my mother was not dead and that she would come back. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

It had even been rumored for a while last spring that she had a secret boyfriend who was extraordinarily handsome, somebody she visited in Anacortes, but that rumor gradually evaporated. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

There are a few colored folks mixed in with the group, but they mostly look white, scarily nondescript and similar in that way shamblers get when they’ve been not-dead for a while. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Then she was “hooked for a while” and finally she gave us some notes, which are, as it were, mulched into the above. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Chamberlain sat for a while silently and then took out a copy of Harper’s Weekly he’d carried up with him and began to look through it. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The specta­tors’ “OH!” rhymed with each flinging of the stone, and that went on for a while. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Lil hushed for a while, but she started again before too long. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

That worked for a while, the jerk on the other end finally hung up, but the ringing started up five minutes later and again five minutes after that. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“Don’t pay any attention to me, Sarah. Do you have anything for me to do out here? I’d like to stay out of the house for a while.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I was going to take his hand, but before I could reach for it, he said, “If you don’t mind, honey, I think I’d like to sit here by myself for a while.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Before the mother went back into the classroom, she stood there and cursed for a while, muttering that those spirits that had sent the child to break her few plates would not succeed. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

They sat in the shade of the house with some of the other village men and drank tea together and talked for a while. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stood in the weeds and we looked at one another for a while. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed to me I stood by the iron gate leading to the drive, and for a while I could not enter, for the way was barred to me. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Though I was planning to wait for a while.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

They argued for a while and seemed to forget they had company. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Bobby Gene stared for a while at our bedroom window. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

But I stayed for a while, for it seemed strange, and then I hastened back. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“When my brother comes back home, you will come with him, for a while at least, won’t you?” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

He would wander to the couch, sit for a while, stand up, then check the phone again to make sure it still had a dial tone. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

My mom had gone down to stay with her for a while and I’d hobbled upstairs and tried to soak the shards of light bulb out of my feet in the tub. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Pilate moved toward Milkman, stopped and looked at him for a while. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I'd let D.B. come out and visit me for a while if he wanted a nice, quiet place for his writing, but he couldn't write any movies in my cabin, only stories and books. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

He raised chickens for a while, then mink and chinchillas. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remain in my awkward position, muscles trembling with exertion for a while longer, then hoist myself back onto my branch. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He did this for a while, making different noises out of the cacophony surrounding him. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Not for a while yet. The Cleftjaw will make them bleed.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“You are the strongest person I have ever known. You can hold on for a while longer, I know you can.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I watched my ghost mama for a while. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

We drove on for a while in silence. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

But rather than storm over and rage at them, I’d gone away to the roof of Mains and played for a while to cool my head. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I know that he worked as a chef in Montreal and New York for a while before moving to South Africa in the late 1970s. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

So I just laid around in bed for a while and smoked another cigarette. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

But he had been watching this place for a while. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

The quiet room was too peaceful and comfortable to worry in—he would get out and walk by himself for a while. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I imagine I must have felt like staying away from hustling for a while, going to some of the clubs at night, and narcotizing with my friends. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

We stare at each other for a while. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Look, I’m doing my best, but August isn’t helping. She’d have gone back to him a long time ago if he’d just leave her the hell alone for a while.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

They discussed that for a while, and then explained it to Hill. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to be here for a while.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

We hung out for a while, chatted a bit. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

So Vincent heads back to Paris determined to tough it out for a while longer. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“Maybe we should stay with Ma for a while,” I suggest. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Then we sat and smoked for a while without saying anything. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Often he was unable to continue work and was forced to lie down in the hut for a while. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Very well, Chedu! They can come in—but only for a while.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Lacey was quiet for a while, breathing through her open mouth. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Sometimes these worlds lie behind an open door through which no writer has thought to pass for a while. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no need to bother with our jackets or shoes—the work would keep us warm for a while still. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Come on. Don’t talk like that. How could things possibly get worse than what we’ve seen? We’ll stay here for a while, then go look for the settlements in the south mountains.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

‘Ride to Helm’s Deep! Go not to the Fords of Isen, and do not tarry in the plain! I must leave you for a while. Shadowfax must bear me now on a swift errand.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Fang did attempt to make contact, and for a while there he tried to get in my way at my locker after school, looking all pathetic and confused, asking me if I was okay. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I’d seen a couple of births on that cable-TV show, and people usually yelled for a while; sometimes they swore and it had to be bleeped, but it never took longer than half an hour. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They won’t be able to cross for a while. Until then, we’ll put him with the sheep,” Osh said as he tied the end of the rope around the pommel of Clover’s saddle. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

We waited at attention for a while and then, consulting each other in whispers, decided to proceed. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

After ignoring their offers for a while, I stopped hearing from them. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

And so, at dawn, that day in the first week of August, Mae Tuck woke up and lay for a while beaming at the cobwebs on the ceiling. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He talked to the teacher for a while one afternoon; that night he gave Jethro permission to remain at home. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hoped for a while to befriend her. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Billy wasn’t supposed to work or even leave the house for a while, at least. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then we stopped talking for a while as Adam strummed an unfamiliar melody. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She paused for a while, and I turned my gaze back out to the poplar trees down in the distance. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“And since today is Monday, you’re going to be here for a while. So I felt sorry for you and got you a Coke.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

At least, that was the way it was for a while. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

They sat for a while in the small, hot kitchenette without saying anything. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

And for a while after that, Hagrid and Slughorn were sitting side by side, arms around each other, singing a slow sad song about a dying wizard called Odo. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I zone out, staring at the trees for a while, and when I turn back toward him, his face is right next to mine. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

We stay there for a while, our hands clasped. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I lay there with the her-scented blanket for a while, staring up at the ceiling. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

I knew she had been coming to Saint Grace’s for a while, but I didn’t know she’d been here when she was a little kid. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

She joins me for a while, then moves off in a different direction. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Still it was interesting to us that for a while, at least, the rats had been ahead. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Once you have been close to chimps for a while they are as easy to tell apart as your classmates. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

"I just want to go talk to Willem for a while." Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I began to shell peas for a while. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I wouldn’t have to think for a while, and thinking is what was making me tired as hell. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I guess she knew what it was like to get pulled out of time for a while. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

They went on like that for a while until Wash stopped and touched a hand to her forehead. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her wiry fitness from hard work at the Smoke hadn’t faded in two weeks, and the operation actually firmed up a new pretty’s muscles, at least for a while. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

She laughed and said, “I don't think it will, but it does look like it will last for a while.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d never been in a couple before, and especially after watching Ruth and Tommy for a while, I was quite curious to give it a try for myself. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

They rode in silence for a while; but Legolas was ever glancing from side to side, and would often have halted to listen to the sounds of the wood, if Gimli had allowed it. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Dad had decided it would be easier, as he put it, to accumulate the capital necessary to finance the Prospector if he hit the casinos for a while. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Now I will not have to see her wrinkled face or hear her poisonous mouth for a while. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother threw a fit, though, when she heard that—and the home wreckers took cover for a while. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

At least Baby would not have to use old newspapers for a while. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She bit her tongue and sank down on the sofa, knowing that once Mamma got started, she’d be at it for a while. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Don’t let us do any lessons, Beth, for a while, but play all the time and rest, as the girls mean to,” proposed Amy. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I must have been asleep for a while. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“How d’you think I got this spot? Been waiting for a while.” Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

I let the silence hang for a while. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I asked, kind of desperate, because I suddenly realized they had been talking for a while and I had no idea what they’d been saying. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would listen blissfully for a while and then join, turning her single voice into the sound of a choir. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

I breathe hard for a while, and Sammy finally goes, "It's okay, man. Calm down." How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“You can be a little late. Lie down for a while, and I’ll send a note that you weren’t feeling well.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I sat on the side of the path for a while until my tears were gone, and then moved on. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

She went over to the sink and put her hand under the faucet to rinse off the blood and held it there for a while. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

You splashed one another for a while, ignoring the litter that floated by. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Any excuse to escape judgment and play for a while in the tangle of trees by the roadside was good enough for me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“He’ll be home soon, though. Why don’t we take a break from these potatoes and work on your English for a while? ” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

He worked in the barbershop for a while, then got a job working for Free Venture, an environmentally certified nonprofit that refurbishes and recycles e-waste on-site. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

After Mami brings it to me, I just hold it for a while and enjoy its aroma. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Of course, Tally thought, you’d have to feed your cat only salmon-flavored cat food for a while, to get the pinks right. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I played more that summer than I had for a while and began to see weaknesses in my game. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

We’ve had this secret Keep Noah from Drowning Treaty for a while now. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“We can boil a little down in the house for a while and then pour it on snow and make sugar-wax,” Mrs. Chris said, following them. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

They cross into Texas and drive for a while without stopping. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

Mr. Samsa turned around in his chair in their direction and observed them quietly for a while. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Sierra first heard the humming, it wasn’t because it had just started then; it sounded as though it had been going on for a while. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

I've been stuck for a while in a place without tears. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

They worked quietly for a while, scribbling little notes. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

The afternoon had made them tranquil for a while as if to give them a deep memory for the long parting the next day promised. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

“I should have known better, the stars have been doing that lately, making no sense and giving me headaches. I should probably stop trying for a while.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

But for a while, I worked there in the Dover Street Yard, helping to load food requisitions onto the trains. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few girls went off to be teachers or nurses for a while before they got married, and I considered them lucky. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

She puttered around the kitchen for a while. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

When she was a child she had deviled for a while at the Maycomb Tribune office and had witnessed several altercations, including the last, between Mrs. E.C.B. and Mr. Underwood. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

He repeated the same process, the heart pumping and sputtering for a while before faltering like the last one. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“And next week is midwinter break, so I won’t see you all for a while. I hope you stay warm, happy, and healthy during your time off. Take care and have fun.” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

"Leave me alone. This cold, wet pavement is sooo cozy. I am just going to lie here for a while longer." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

We sat without talking for a while, watching the breeze stir the tops of the cotton plants. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes he runs away from home,” Beatrice said quietly, “and he doesn’t come back for a while.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

These they made not so much for rest as to help Gollum; for now even he had to go forward with great care, and he was sometimes at a loss for a while. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She missed him terribly—and worried about his health there—and we had insisted she stay with us for a while. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“So you’ve known Denna for a while,” I prompted as he poured each of us a glass of pale red wine. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“So what’s so hard about living on some island for a while?” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Muokelu hummed for a while to show that she was thinking. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Come and sit over here for a while; we have so much to talk about!” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I yawned and sat there in my underwear listening to Smitty go on for a while. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

Hidden behind foliage, I watched for a while. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

He’d obviously spoken to Mom in the kitchen for a while first. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Farmer was smiling, and I figured he was looking forward to Cuba, because he said, “No dead babies for a while.” Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

I don’t know how long it’s quiet, but it is for a while. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

It did for a while, but when I got old enough to start thinking for myself, I learned that kids can’t always trust everything their elders do. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Patrick said the best thing I could do is just stay away for a while. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

She was in the bathroom for a while. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

I wrapped my fingers around the chain-link fence then and kind of bashed my forehead into it for a while. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I sat there for a while, feeling his fingertips against the back of my hand. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“We’ve been calling him for a while, hoping that he would follow through and be our tagger, our captain. But it’s okay. We have a couple of other leads.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

We were all quiet for a while, and then Talloi broke the silence. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Just before he moved out of sight, the boatman turned and called, The njuzu might be lonely for a while. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He cranked for a while and then borrowed a buggy and a horse from Adam and drove to town, but he promised to have a mechanic out the next day. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z