He laughed and I forced a weak smile in return. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Supreme tries to laugh again, but it’s forced. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Each word hurts my throat as I force it out. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

She imagined Coach Hedge getting impatient and aiming a ballista at the man in purple, or eidolons possessing the crew and forcing them to commit suicide-by-Hercules. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Gasping, Lee and Grumman forced themselves up the steep slope of rocks and scree. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes they moved a mile before they were forced to anchor again; sometimes only half a mile; sometimes it seemed the huge dripping anchors barely broke water before the wind died again. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hated how I was forced to walk away from him, hated that he didn’t know the truth, hated that he told me he loved me and I’d just ignored him. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Jake couldn’t believe they were being forced to help the bad guys steal the treasure. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

"It would require no undue exertion of force?" And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

With American forces gone, Hanoi would have time to remove Thieu in its own way. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

And even though she’s spilling her new force all over me, she sounds good. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Notably, there isn’t a chair in the study left for me, so I’m forced to stand between my parents as Father Masego addresses them again. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

This led him on to mechanics, where he did important work on momentum and studied the nature of centrifugal force, demonstrating its similarity to gravity, and improved on Galileo’s treatment of the flight of projectiles. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

I simply can’t stand Mother, and I have to force myself not to snap at her all the time, and to stay calm, when I’d rather slap her across the face. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

When pressed further, he confessed that he had been forced to swallow hot sauce and pepper. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

They waded through burning waters and debris and lumbered ashore like nightmarish special forces. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

In his dream he was climbing again, pulling himself up an ancient windowless tower, his fingers forcing themselves between blackened stones, his feet scrabbling for purchase. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She saw she wasn’t the only one—some of the other women screamed and tried to grab handfuls of sand as they were forced out of the holding pen. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

A heavy grating sound revealed double sliding doors being forced open. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Slavery was not an abstraction, an economic force, a counter in the game of world politics—it was the suffering of men and women. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

Horses permitted people possessing them to cover far greater distances than was possible on foot, to attack by surprise, and to flee before a superior defending force could be gathered. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The Hessian’s eyes seemed to grab hold of Nate’s, forcing him to look. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

By the end of 1919, Curtis had fired the entire striking police force and, as he said he would, hired a whole new one. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

A few seconds later, at 10:03 a.m., the plane hit something so violently and with such force it shook the ground. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Finally, in October 1941, she and a friend named Nina found the telephone number of a high-ranking air force officer at his Moscow headquarters. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“When the redcoats invaded,” he started, “we raced up the island to the fort. Figured we’d hold there for months, then drive them from the city come spring when our forces would be stronger.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hank forced his fingers through his wiry hair. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“He studied with a famous doctor in Maputo. The doctor told him to kill a close relative so he could force the spirit to serve him.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her voice wobbled a bit, but she forced herself to stand straighter. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

But soon they found an explanation, which he illustrates with a looser simile: We’re all used to gravity being a force that does only one thing: pull objects toward each other. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Janine had been overenthusiastic, which sometimes has the force of a denial. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had opened, perhaps due to the force with which it hit the ground. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Quite early on, three who tried to do so were hunted down and forced to return. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The UN wanted to keep the news of our leaving from the Anyuak, because they were afraid the Anyuak might take things from us by force. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He feels a twinge of guilt that on some deep level, he’s thankful for whatever tragedy has occurred, because it’s forced them together. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

By March 1917, Czar Nicholas II had been forced to abdicate the throne. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know who brought the alcohol. And nobody forced us to drink it,” I said. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Then they were forced to lie quiet, listening to the pounding of their hearts, in order to calm down a little. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sucked a gulp of air into her lungs and let it out with force. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The inmates’ protests, though they had a patina of moral force, only hardened my resolve. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In Jan Scruggs’s conservative family, he’d been taught it was his duty as a citizen to serve in the armed forces. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

One rumor supposes that he has culinary geniuses from around the world kidnapped and imprisoned in his kitchens, where they are forced by questionable means to cater to his every whim. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I know she’s going to make me help her, so I stay in bed reading until she forces me to get up. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

This anger I felt wasn’t meant for Frankie, but I wanted to force it upon someone else. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The force of it knocked him away from the bar, and he fell to his hands and knees, screaming like a slaughtered lamb. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Most of Imre’s citizens did not like the thought of a thousand minds tinkering with dark forces better left alone. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Despite Sasuke’s protests, Hideo forces him to stand still while he wraps the blue scarf around his brother’s neck and tugs his collar up higher. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He knew it was something she forced herself to do. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Though the enemy was checked, and for the moment driven back, great forces were flowing in from the East. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Nailer’s right shoulder and upper back burned with all the activity, and he was glad he hadn’t been forced onto light crew today. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

He forced down a feeling of despair over a choice that was made and couldn’t be gone back on. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“But you can’t force me to talk to their young Edward.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The others had already flown to the King’s court—forced there by ambition because it was the greatest court in the world, or else to escape their mother. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

That same year, another event forced me to recast my whole approach to political work. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Lumiere brothers refused my request, so I was forced to build my own, which I did using leftover parts from my automaton. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

With a great deal of force the door flew open, and for a moment all Hugo could see was green. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

We turned our faces glum to reaffirm the forced nature of this trip. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I rolled the bar onto my shoulders and forced up the first rep. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

"You should answer the phone," I said with forced calm, trying to release my hands without touching her, for if I touched her — "And you'll continue?" she said. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

To Stansbury’s surprise, he later wrote, Arnold “communicated to me, under a solemn obligation of secrecy, his intention of opening his services to the commander-in-chief of the British forces....” George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bomb line was a scarlet band of narrow satin ribbon that delineated the forwardmost position of the Allied ground forces in every sector of the Italian mainland. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He forced her to the ground and then kicked her in the direction of the passageway. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gripped the steering wheel tighter and forced myself to breathe calmly, but I couldn’t tamp down the emotions brewing inside of me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

She tried to force herself to imagine it. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he forced himself to get up, because he knew they’d said all there was to say for now. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Others joined different branches of the armed forces. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

"And you," I continued with sudden force, "laughed and said I had the perfect setup of a true neurotic and that that question came from some questionnaire you'd had in psychology class that week?" The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

They were forced by the soldiers to scramble down the high gravel embankment, and the slippery stones slid away underfoot. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another gale had ripped away the rigging of die Bountiful Harvest, forcing Salla to have her taken under tow. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The metal roof, which was hanging on by what looked like two flimsy joints, was swaying and bouncing under the combined forces of rain and wind. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The beginnings of an idea that could honor Siobhan’s family, force the city to face its dark past, and acknowledge what had happened so long ago. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I bit my lip to force myself to stop crying and went to bed without saying another word. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

In November 1777 Howe began planning a battle that would defeat Washington so thoroughly that he would be forced to surrender, and the Revolutionary War would end in a major British victory. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I force a smile for Rufus, who smiles back at me. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

In France, the Edict of Nantes was revoked in 1685, while further afield Turkish forces reached the gates of Vienna, Buda and Belgrade around this time. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

That should have been no surprise, as Ruth May appears to be capable of leaping tall buildings with the force of her will. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tentacles of South African security forces reached all the way to London. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there was no romance in the knee which forced my legs, nor in the rub of hairy skin on my chest. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was bringing more force to bear against itself than I could ever hope to muster. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She beckoned him to come close to her, and the second he was within reach she seized him and forced him to sit facing her. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

The purpose of conventional warfare is to inflict damage on the opponent’s military forces. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

"It's only six feet high! That means the force field is only six feet tall. Nala? Can we clear it?" Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The Panic of 1907 destroyed his Wild West and forced him to hire himself out to circuses. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

And if any boy could come on her alone, he found himself drawn to her by a force he could neither understand nor overcome. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Hey,” said Julian, and did the same exact thing as Jack Will: took my hand, forced a smile, looked down fast. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

But when I thought about the fallout—the weirdness I would inevitably be forced to deal with at school the following day—I felt awful and embarrassed. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

She tried to force her lips to form the words her mother had told her to speak, but they sat like lead on her tongue. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I was still waking up and it struck me now with force that I should have been looking out for my family. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

First, because the prospective employee came ten minutes early for the interview and Michael-Mary, who adhered to her schedule to the minute, was forced to answer the door in a print peignoir. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He breathed in through his nose, out through his mouth, forcing himself to let the tension go. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

He squelched the panic and forced himself to give an encouraging smile as he walked back and knelt at her side. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The drops of water hammered down on them, like a shower on at full force. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the end they were forced to perform this procedure out-of-doors, bleeding patients directly onto the paving stones of the road. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

He closed his eyes and forced the thoughts and dark images away and at some point he fell asleep. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

If I should wrestle him to the ground and force him to love me. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

He turned back to the keyhole before him, where Mr. Desanti, the ninth-grade math teacher, had tried to force his key into the lock and splintered the toothpick deep into the cylinders. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I cover my mouth with my hand and force a giggle that sounds high-pitched and foreign, but judging by the smile she gives me, it was believable. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Both had recommended reforms to the rules of engagement, particularly concerning the use of deadly force. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I don’t know if it’s worse to spend all day in my room, or struggle through my classes and be forced to speak to other human beings. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Moreover, he saw that the Italian military forces, particularly those he would have to use, were controlled by those who had reason to fear the Pope’s greatness. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

The winds around them dropped as the Squaller was thrown off course and forced to focus on righting himself. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

In the end, all three of them had to struggle to force it open. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

That was about all I knew about it—and that we could get an education there and no one would force us to marry. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He forces his horse through the flames and wakens Brynhild, who gives herself to him joyfully because he has proved his valor in reaching her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Barry forced his eyes to scan the whole page this time instead of glazing over a couple of lines in. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

They had a system in place that forced their commanders to stop and talk things over and figure out what was going on. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Spying down from the roof of an inn by the King's Gate, Arya saw them searching wagons and carriages, forcing riders to open their saddlebags, and questioning everyone who tried to pass on foot. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The wind picked up motes of sand that stung their cheeks and forced them to shield their eyes. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Such a view hardly does justice to artistic creativity, since art is not simply a negative force at the mercy of our neuroses but a positive expression that integrates diverse aspects of personality. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Which is worse, I wonder—watching everyone you know fall into that ravine, or shaking their reality with such force that it ruins them. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

But seeing her work really helps, and at the end of each problem she forces me to get it by making me do the problem on my own without looking at her paper. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

His eyes started to close, but he forced them open. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

If life on death row is safer than life on the streets, it’s hard to believe that the fear of execution is a driving force in a criminal’s calculus. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

And to hinder Germany from starting another war, the treaty reduced their armed forces, which caused more jobs to be lost. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

I forced a smile, and did not answer him, aware now of a stab of panic, an uneasy sickness that could not be controlled. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I read the note over and over, until my hands were frozen and I was forced to put them back in my pockets. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

“Yes, stay you or I shall be forced to move, and that always puts me in an ill humor,” he said languidly. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

They are forced to hide themselves and their boat in the brush for yet another day. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

The noise vibrates in my bones as the small bomb detonates, and the force of the blast throws me sideways, my gun sliding across the floor. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I quickly realized I would never recover my composure looking up there, so I looked back at the students and forced a smile. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

But what if I threw caution to the winds and forced people to explain their first impressions and snap judgments anyway? Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Gardens are fashioned for many purposes with many different tools, but all are collaborations with natural forces. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

These demands arose from the growing awareness that researchers had become entirely too complacent about the potent electrical and nuclear forces with which they were working. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Nguyen knew the Communists might force her to carry a gun and fight for them. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

If you moaned or spit it out, she would force more down. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

North Korea would have lost the Korean War and disappeared as a state without the help of the Chinese, who fought the United States and other Western forces to a stalemate. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

She and Katya were both granted the special status of okhotnik, or “free hunter”—a fighter pilot who could use her initiative to go searching for enemy aircraft or ground forces to attack. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Mateo is staring into my car like some kid who’s been grounded and forced to watch his friends play from his bedroom window. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

To force traders to pay, North Korean security forces invented a new twist on labor camps of the sort that Shin was born in. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

The eyes are cold, as if I had beat the reporter over the head and forced her to print that picture of me. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to force her to explain herself, so I thought of a different picture I could take, which would be more truthful, anyway. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

He would need a police force and a fire department, a hospital and an ambulance service. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what would force me to pick up a weapon like that, but it wasn’t a group of strangers. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

They did not realize that in their hands they held a bomb, a force that would tear a hole in the world a mile wide. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

The Picketts lived on the side with the stone-gabled walls that forced the rising water in our direction.“He probably wouldn’t even remember me.” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

I force myself to follow him, one foot and then the other. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Though rather than being determined by mass, its force is determined by popularity. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

The force of the Underworld tugged at her like dark gravity. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I was lorded over by Mommy, my older siblings, friends of Ma’s, and relatives on my father’s and stepfather’s sides whom, years later, I would recognize as guiding forces in my life. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The greatest moralizing and socializing force of all time.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those who fear crowds would have to meet one-on-one, and those who fear psychiatry would be forced to find comfort in untrained friends and family members. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

So I wouldn’t put it past the government to insert some kind of mind-control chip into Dad’s brain and force him to run a crumbling theme park in the desert. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Mallory, whose name is inextricably linked to Everest, was the driving force behind the first three expeditions to the peak. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Also, of course, there was no force pushing me down into my seat, and my body bobbed back and forth against the shoulder straps and seat belt as I moved. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was like Lorraine’s nightmare, where something forced her toward the room with the black curtains. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

I heaved a deep sigh and forced myself to march down to the end of the street. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Yes. Don’t force it. Come back now, come back to yourself.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama had left him by choice, Baba had left him by force, but this had always been home. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“Why were you forced to flee your island after your house was bombed? And why did you run into the woods instead of following the coast?” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Like here”—Gilly now felt forced to justify an opinion which she didn’t in the least hold—“like here at the end, ‘the meanest flower that blows.’ The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

It had never occurred to me that the Brotherhood could force anyone to shake my hand, and that he found satisfaction that it could was both shocking and distasteful. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

But if he let it get his goat now that would be even less his style, and so he forced it to the back of his mind and had some more coffee. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

As tired as she was, Jinny couldn’t force herself back to sleep, couldn’t turn off her busy brain. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I forced a cough out of my throat; I hoped I would not stutter. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

He could bomb, put US forces in Vietnam, and initiate large-scale combat operations, all without consulting Congress. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Internally, the important institutional decisions seem to have been made by a process of accommodation and adaptation, with resistible forces always meeting movable objects. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She twisted him around, forcing him off balance. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The force of the blows from the weighty sword case knocked Bull Sparra senseless. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Though he was getting faster by the day, he couldn’t force his body to improve quickly enough to catch his older rivals by summer. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

She stepped backward uphill, the steep slope forcing her step to be a small one. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Some were big enough to allow a man to pace, others so small that prisoners were forced to sit; the smallest were too cramped to allow even that. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

All he had to do was confess to something small, but he couldn’t force himself to grovel in front of Jorge. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He forced his face into a painful smile. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Starvation would force me to come to the house or the store. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

From that beginning the armed forces of the Roman Empire began to be weakened, and all the virtue taken away from it was given over to the Goths. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

Small green shoots were forcing their way up through the red earth of Dobby’s grave now; in a year’s time the mound would be covered in flowers. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

This revelation hit Roscuro with such force, that it made him lose his grip on the chandelier. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

At his desk, Ellsberg read cables from General Westmoreland warning that communist forces were close to cutting the country in two along the central highlands. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The strong force binds atoms together; it’s what allows protons to bed down together in the nucleus. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

It’s the strangest thing, to spend all this time in school—forced through all these mandatory lessons—despite the fact that most of these subjects lead nowhere. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Not angrily, either, but with a cold curious force that was horrifying to see and even worse to feel. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

But that was an utterly conventional kind of war: two heavily armed and organized forces meeting and fighting in an open battlefield. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Although lexicographers have neither the desire nor the power to prevent linguistic conventions from changing, this does not mean, as purists fear, that they cannot state the conventions in force at a given time. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Either they became stupid and arrogant, failed to adjust themselves to changing circumstances, and were overthrown, or they became liberal and cowardly, made concessions when they should have used force, and once again were overthrown. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Melyngar began to swim, her strong legs keeping her afloat and in motion, but the current swung her around; she collided with Taran and forced him under the water. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

There were rumors that all the Japanese on the coast were going to be forced to leave. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

With all those other students seated close enough to watch what was going on, my attackers would want it to appear that I made the first move, forcing them to retaliate. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the first time since our family had been forced into the ghetto some eighteen months before, the five of us still together were to be separated. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Hyperion’s forces backed up in astonishment as their leader was absorbed. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

He had thought he knew Dumbledore quite well, but ever since reading this obituary he had been forced to recognize that he had barely known him at all. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

They were betraying her by wobbling, so she forced fortitude to her legs, tightening her muscles. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

She knew about atoms and elementary particles, and anbaromagnetic charges and the four fundamental forces and other bits and pieces of experimental theology, but nothing about the solar system. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

And maybe a little bit because my mother forced me to take it. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

He asked a partner in his inspection firm, W. F. Gronau, to calculate the novel forces that would play among the components of his structure. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

My hands shake as I force them down to lie on Kara’s backup. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

They celebrated anniversaries, regularly renewed their vows, and growled when challenged by outside forces. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

He was unceremoniously forced to the floor with the others. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

And I really do mean force:it’s more difficult than I think it’s ever been. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

Harry was sitting in the tent entrance, on guard duty, staring idly at a clump of grape hyacinths that had forced their way through the chilly ground, when Ron shouted excitedly from inside the tent. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

After the screaming and spanking subsided, Joseph’s parents forced him to say he was sorry, especially about the expensive Persian rug he’d destroyed. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Moss, I’ll be okay,” she said, the words forced out through pain. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The Nazis also created different types of Enigmas and unique daily setting tables for various branches of their forces. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

So Marina recruited men from the air force reserves to fill out her staff shortages. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

But it troubled me that a small boy would be forced out of school by a bunch of bullies. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

The force that drove Newton’s apple from the branch to his head was the same force that guided planets along their celestial orbits. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

He had his politics to protect him, and his scientifically based theories of class, and his own rather forced self-certainty. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

After a while a fragment smashes away his chin, and the same fragment has sufficient force to tear open Leer’s hip. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were the brutal powers of earth, and in the inevitable contest between them and the divine powers of heaven, brute force would conquer. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although she lived in town, Old Tallow was so isolated by the force and strangeness of her personality that she could have been surrounded by a huge dark forest. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

A backlash against blacks was clearly in force, but no consensus had yet been reached regarding what racial and social order would ultimately emerge from these turbulent times. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Manny kicks his shoes off and tucks his hands behind his head, unleashing the full force of his funk into the room. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I don’t like being forced to sound smart. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He puzzled over it awhile, forcing himself to think of possible explanations in spite of his usual boredom and utter lack of interest in what its purpose might be. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Guards forced James Stockdale’s badly healed broken leg into irons and left him until his limbs turned blue. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Alas,” he wrote later, the one in his mouth “ejected some intensely acrid fluid, which burnt my tongue so that I was forced to spit the beetle out.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the agent could not stand to have something he was doing get derailed by someone with whom he’d been forced to work. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Also present were Major O. W. Hotchkins, chairman of the separate local defense council; Bart Johannson, an assistant to Major Hotchkins; and S. Austin Coney, organizer of the island’s Interceptor Command force. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Many horsemen were forced to abandon the sport and sell off their farms and horses. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wants me to wear pink or orange or something bright like that so no one thinks I’m forced to wear hijab. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

The entire momentum of her body went into a sharp twist, literally forcing Stubble Chin into trying a backflip. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Opposing forces in every school district in the country were left to work out their own solutions. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Once I’ve made my mind up, I’m a force to be reckoned with. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, that position was filled by Mikhail Glinka, whose operas A Life for the Tsar and Ruslan and Lyudmila had firmly established Tsarist Russia as a musical force to be reckoned with in the 1830s. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

After the German army had passed through an area, the commandos rounded up the Jews and herded them to the outskirts of town, where they were forced to dig mass graves. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I was trembling as I spit out the last forced sentence. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Mr. Armin forced Julian's hands away and pulled at the neck of the shirt, laying Julian's torso bare. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

The revolutionary words leaped from the printed page and struck me with tremendous force. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I cleared my throat, forcing a thin smile. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Scores of eyewitnesses revealed that prisoners had been denied food and had been forced to sleep in filthy, dangerously unsanitary cells and hallways. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Guards lift her arms and force her upright. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“I remember having them, but I don’t know them. My mom forces us to get on the phone with them every year at Christmas. They make fun of my American accent.” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

And Gaylyn didn’t know the full story—just how the lies tortured Reggie and left him questioning how he behaved when forced to confront difficult truths. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I visualized a self-appointed jury of twelve people who condemned him to death and were forced by exigencies of the case to be their own executioners. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Over the next two decades, the Osage were forced to cede nearly a hundred million acres of their ancestral land, ultimately finding refuge in a 50-by-125-mile area in southeastern Kansas. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

She made a face, probably remembering this morning or last night, when he’d turned the overwhelming force of his eyes on her. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

When she slipped inside and pulled the door shut, she shuffled to the nearest pile of straw and plopped onto it as the first tears forced their way out of her eyes. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

In the silence forced on them by being next to Arthur’s chamber, but in passionate tenderness, they had done their best to make it up. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ah . . .” Apollo said, and I got the feeling he was forcing himself to sound calm. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

She had forced herself to imagine life going on. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

But most astonishing of all, the force of the explosions actually lifted the enormous giant clear off his feet, like a rocket. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s possible my attraction is rooted in the fact that she’s such a force and everyone adores her, so it’s fairly exhilarating when her attention is on me. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“This could be the street behind ours, and it’s just changed a lot since the last time we were over here,” she said, trying to force the doubt out of her voice. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Lyra had felt something of it earlier, but now she was seeing it directed at someone else, and poor Adèle Starminster had no force to resist. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

But the force that propelled Holmes seemed to exist outside the world of Geyer’s experience. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The trial, appeals, and delays would force her to make three open-ended, coast-to-coast trips in under six months. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

We may improve some school districts, prolong affirmative action for another decade or two, or force some police departments to condemn racial profiling, but we will not put a dent in the prevailing caste system. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

But in another way I was forced to admit that that was the whole secret of good organization. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Eventually her family was forced into a Hungarian ghetto and then off to Auschwitz. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

She looked so pleased, I was a bit bummed I had no follow-up and was forced to revert to my own, less impressive repertoire of replies. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

There were few leaves left on the bush, as the old man had been forced to eat leaves to deal with the great hunger which plagued him. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Burnham could send telegrams, but they forced a cold and clumsy brevity and afforded little privacy. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Inside Syria, there are rebel groups and pro-government soldiers and regional forces. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t volunteer for adventure, I was forced into it. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

The villagers’ words poured out with such force I feared I might drown in them. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

They forced the workers to back down and sidelined the union in Western Pennsylvania for two generations. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

Maria squeezed Matt’s mouth as though she could force the words out. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wilkins was plowing methodically through his work in the early 1950s when he was interrupted by an unwelcome force. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

It is worth noting that natural forces had been heavily relied on for control of the corn borer. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

They forced him to squat with his hands held out in front of him. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Once, I was content to hope for knighthood and the power to force Cardan and his friends to leave me alone. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

But after my father and several other miners were killed in an explosion, I could barely force myself onto the elevator. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Antonio's mother would force her children to the floor when shooting erupted outside their crowded home, which happened with disturbing regularity. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He had been flung ears over tail by the stream of water issuing from a garden hose turned to full force. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

“Come see us again,” she offers, and Dedd, forced to rise to this politeness, adds, “Yes, now you know the way.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bolt was designed to withstand immense forces; if necessary to carry the entire weight of the payload. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Judge Reed expressed serious misgivings about the sentence he was forced to impose. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

But, he continued, talking to her had forced him to change his view. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, I force myself to go up to my room. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

The icy fear and panic Thomas had experienced so often the last few days swept over him once again in full force. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Twin forces that tugged at us first in one direction and then in another, and which was the stronger no one could say. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Officer Myerson. You need a little weekend work, or you wind up leaving the force, any reason, you give us a call. We always need good men. You got my card?” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

The expedition was forced to dump supplies to lighten the loads. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

I thought of Martin Eden sinking lower and lower, forcing himself deeper and deeper. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

It was standard procedure with any police force in the world to send in the cannon fodder first before opening negotiations. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

This forced us to raise our prices; then prices would go up again, and we’d have to raise them some more. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was as if the Black Tortoise of Winter were being forced to the earth, screaming and struggling. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

First, the Free Blacks, who came looking for opportunities across the North; and later, the Haitians, who had taken their independence by force. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

It was becoming more and more clear to me that there was connivance on the part of the security forces. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The faster you turn, the greater the centrifugal force pushing you into your seat, and the heavier you feel. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘You see? Already you too, Frodo, cannot easily let it go, nor will to damage it. And I could not “make” you — except by force, which would break your mind. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

As the Allied forces moved through western Europe following the D-Day invasion of Normandy, the Soviets moved on the Germans in Belorussia, bringing another wave of desperate combat for the 125th. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

British forces set all the homes and other buildings on fire. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

Clearly, the force must in some sense be inverse—that is, declining with distance. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

In addition to their flight preparations, all three young women had to learn to fire pistols and hunting weapons in case they were forced to land in the Siberian wilderness. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

She told herself she must endure it in the way her mother and Kabuo’s mother counseled her and not struggle against those larger forces that could not be struggled against. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

That was when the drumbeat of horses’ hooves came toward her, the ground rumbling with the force of their passage. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her breeziness was forced, laid on thickly, and Ifemelu felt burdened with guilt, and with a desire to overcompensate. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She was a big woman, in stature almost equalling her husband, and corpulent besides: she showed virile force in the contest—more than once she almost throttled him, athletic as he was. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Where a fallen tree dammed the flow, the hunters were forced to loop around a deep green pool, but if the direwolves had done the same they'd left neither print nor spoor. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

If it could break like a wave and flood a room with all the force of the ocean, it did. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

One of the main aims of the rebels when they took over a town was to force the civilians to stay with them, especially women and children. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The cat seemed unimpressed: she arched her back, raising herself, forcing Thor to stretch up as far as he could. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

She seemed shy about answering, but with Mrs. Bates’s help, she forced herself to say a few words. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he had hoped, the case demonstrated to many around the country the need for a national, more professional, scientifically skilled force. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

For example, take this sentence about Mrs. Granger: “Mrs. Granger, champion of the forces of order and authority, is battling hundreds of young frindle-fighters. Neither side is giving in.” Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girl was then pulled with difficulty from the stage, dragged across the dirt courtyard, and forced into the back of the wagon that Polly leaned on. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why didn’t she send enough money, thus forcing him to sell spices from the age of ten? Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

I would’ve let it go if my father weren’t using his thick and forced Jamaican accent again. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Mosquitoes swarmed in full force, and the three travelers swatted them constantly, their arms and bodies becoming covered with itching bites. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

And maybe some cosmic forces happened to perfectly converge in the Universe of the Upside-Down Toilet. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I force myself forward, trying to ignore the maw of grasping air at my back. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Slipping her phone back into her bag, Dimple forced herself to meet Rishi’s eye. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Olmsted recognized that Burnham’s forces could not possibly finish patching and painting by May 1 and that his own work would be far from complete, but he saw clear improvement. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

A crushing force pressed against her back, pinning her down. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I can move my arms but it takes such an incredible force of will to move a single inch, it doesn’t feel worth the effort. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

There he was, in the midst of a few other regulars, telling one of his air force stories. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

But by forcing you to verbalize that memory—to explain yourself—I separate you from those instincts. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Strange to see the little puff of white clamped down on the worktable and Burt forcing the food down his throat with an eye-dropper. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I walk into homeroom six minutes after the bell, because I couldn’t force myself to come straight here. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He’s got one little spark left— his refusal to surrender to Macduff and the forces of good—but don’t you think his death is inevitable, Marcus? Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But just as Lyra’s love had drawn him back from past the final door before, so this time Lanre’s power forced him to return from sweet oblivion. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

"As a scientist and a physician I'm forced to discount that," he said. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gagged and gagged again as I carried out overflowing chamber pots, and forced myself to take a blanket from a corpse. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the first blue light of dawn Matt forced himself to get up. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The strength of it frightened him, but it was a clean fear such as one might have before a magnificent force of nature—a volcano, for example. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Clyde forced me to try it on in the garage. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tried to keep track of her and Keith’s once comfortable savings, which she had hoped to not touch until later but now was forced sometimes to dip into. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The Boston police had hoped that by going out on strike they would gain the public’s sympathy and would force the city to give in to their demands for better wages and working conditions. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Then she forced me to work in her bakery every day after school for twenty-five cents an hour. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The change helped insulate agents from local corruption and created a truly national force, yet it also ignored regional difference and had the dehumanizing effect of constantly uprooting employees. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Don’t you be a trouble or a hazard to him, or you’ll be a feeling the force of my wrath. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Clinton ordered General Cornwallis in Virginia to send reinforcements to New York, a move that weakened Cornwallis’s force. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

One is of me and Mother, smiling our forced smiles; the other is of me wedged between my parents, looking squeezed, under pressure. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Groaning, he forced a smile, even though it looked like it caused him great pain. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I caught her on her way to the drawers, steering her to the futon and forcing her to sit. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

But on another, by keeping new officers on their toes and keeping the blocks running according to the rules—by being a force for consistency—Wickersham may have been insuring himself against repeating the experience. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah?” said Ron, and there was no trace of a grin, forced or otherwise, on his face now. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

This meant that if one moved one of the objects, the force on the other one would change instantaneously. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ate half the sandwich after my mother pretty much forced me to eat something, and I have to say, it was pretty good. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The forces of nature, at least during that geological era, would never again challenge men and women as they had Paleolithic peoples. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

She avoids my stare, probably because she knows I'm imagining they are lasers and whatever I look at will be forced to spontaneously combust. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Most of his forces are more powerful at night, too. But they’ll be back after sundown.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I am in agreement one hundred per cent with those racists who say that no government laws ever can force brotherhood. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your other duties shall remain unchanged, ser. Should this peace fail, His Radiance would still wish for you to command his forces against the enemies of our city.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Suddenly to his own surprise Adam launched a wild, overhand, harmless swing which had neither force nor direction. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I am being forced to make a choice. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

It was an archetypal force, as Chiron would say—something that could never really die. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Would she not be forced to seek welfare, and food stamps, and school lunches, would she and her child not become a drain on the community’s resources? Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He was eating with a casualness that was only a little forced, doing a good job of keeping his mask up. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

But she had no reason to fear Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner’s curiosity; it was not their wish to force her communication. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

And he was right — for the second time, Lynch hit the ground with tremendous force and was immediately stampeded by a horde of angry veela. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Tears would fill my eyes, and even though I was very hungry, the rice would form a lump in my throat as I tried to force it down. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I force the water out, into his mouth, giving him a different kind of resuscitation. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Cordelia’s father sits at the head of the table, with his craggy eyebrows, his wolfish look, and bends upon me the full force of his ponderous, ironic, terrifying charm. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Through my cross-examination and attempts to force the judge to recuse himself, I had made the statements I wanted about the unfairness of the court. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the force of the current was too strong. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

He was my lover once, and I would willingly join forces with him, because he hates the Church and all it does. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tension forced laughter out of me, leaving me more relaxed. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

This states that the body will accelerate, or change its speed, at a rate that is proportional to the force. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

To make room for this ghetto, non-Jewish families were forced to move out of their homes, and three or four Jewish families were moved into each one. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

I forced myself along, keeping to the road, though to speak of the muddy path I took as a road was a gross exaggeration. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

The force of the blow thrust me forward and I fell on my knees. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even for objects the size of stars, the attractive force of gravity can win over all the other forces and cause the star to collapse. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were very much the same, each attempting to force his picture of reality upon me and neither giving a hoot in hell for how things looked to me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d been part of Hera’s forced “exchange program” to introduce the two camps. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Together they forced the creature over the side and into the black waters of the Rhoyne. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I was still trying to force back the blackest thought of all; the merest suggestion of it sent the rat’s feet of panic skittering up my spine. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Luke couldn’t pull up from the nosedive he was on, so she forced him to look away from the bedroom, only into her eyes, until he finally got the message. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Back in Europe, Maskelyne and his counterparts in Germany and France were forced to the conclusion that the transit measurements of 1761 were essentially a failure. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

When Felix was over I thought By would force me to watch more cartoons but he didn’t, he let me crawl back behind the couch. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

During the harsh days of the early 1970s, when the ANC seemed to sink into the shadows, we had to force ourselves not to give in to despair. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

There is a warbling WOOP-WOOP sound as the invisible force field disintegrates. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

To balance the electrical repulsion, pieces of nuclear matter would have to be brought very dose together so that the short- range nuclear forces are engaged. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Beckendorf s sacrifice wasn’t in vain. You have scattered the invasion force. New York will be safe for a time, which frees the other Olympians to deal with the bigger threat.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Some of them forced their way into his life, and he thrived on the freshness of those love affairs. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

But while I was forced into isolation from my dad's family back in the day, I still had more relatives living in the Bay Area than most of my American friends. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

But he’s already walking off with his long strides, forcing me to almost trot to keep up. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z

Rishi was pretty sure his mouth had fallen open, so he concentrated on forcing it closed. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Fat Man exploded over the city of Nagasaki with the force of 22,000 tons of TNT. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Greyback seized Harry and dragged him around to face the light, forcing the other prisoners to shuffle around too. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She knew a kind of fury against the system, against the men who would force this man back into slavery when they themselves were free. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

It felt heavy enough for me to know I could send it down to the other end with force when needed, but light enough that I could deliver it with the finesse it deserved. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

The main force of the flood was broken up here and baffled by the trees, which was why the canoe hadn’t been torn loose and swept away. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

But troops swarming across the road forced the convoy to a halt. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Leo tried to force down his guilt, and they kept walking. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He felt as though he had just been forced through a very tight rubber tube. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“We are going on a mission to drop a bomb different from any you have ever seen or heard about. This bomb contains a destructive force equivalent to twenty thousand tons of TNT.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

It didn’t, but I forced myself not to show it. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

As we were yoked together, this forced me down as well. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

That was the period when divine good humor and the hidden forces of human nature acted with impunity to provoke a state of emergency and upheaval in the laws of physics and logic. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every force that thirsts for the destruction of the black man in America. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I do not want to open it now by force. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are moments when von Rumpel feels impatience rising in him like bile, but he forces himself to swallow it back. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I force a smile, my lips trembling, and tell them I can’t hang out. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Sometimes Roza was locked out all night, and she was forced to camp out on the lumpy lounge couches, a poem by Wislawa Szymborska beating in her head: Four a.m., no one feels fine. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

The biggest Marine force ever assembled was going to assault the Japanese stronghold of Iwo Jima, only 600 miles south of Tokyo. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

You can say that you don’t pick sides, but eventually life will force you to pick a side. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The Ravkan civil war had erupted when she was still a student at the Little Palace, and she and her classmates had been forced to go into hiding. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Boys captured and forced to fight each other. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

There are forces that mean her harm, and worse than harm. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

The force of it seemed almost to knock him clear of the floor. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

But we’re all citizens of the United States, forced on a dead-end journey into the desert. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Shy of forces to execute the demands of the Communist party, we welcomed him. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nhamo labored for several days, but one morning the lonely-sickness struck her with such force, her spirit felt like it was being circled by hyenas. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

A couple of his friends forced out laughs, but they didn’t last long. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I count in English, forcing it to the front of my mind. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

She tried to hold the bedroom door shut, but I forced it, and she ran to the far side so there was only the bed between us. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Marina Raskova was given the Soviet Union’s first state funeral of the war, with Moscow city and Soviet state officials in attendance, a thundering salute of guns, and an air force flyover. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

That struggle, known in America as the French and Indian War, began in 1754, after Washington ambushed a small French force. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

As their horses pulled apart, they crashed to the ground with bone-jarring force. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

When lunchtime came I could hardly force myself to eat, although of course I did, so nobody would suspect anything. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was strange—he should hate the new houses for replacing his woods and forcing him to stay indoors. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

It's a lovely winter day in Amsterdam, and though there are other people on the street, couples like me and Willem, nobody acts like the forced parade of people is out of the ordinary. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He patted the good shoulder, forcing the younger man to fill his glass. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Others hastening back had reported that the road was held in force against them. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Okay, let’s celebrate,” I said, with a forced gaiety. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The mist was breaking, the sun was forcing its way through and throwing patterns on the carpet. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

She was dragged fighting and protesting downwind and forced against a neighboring pier, and we could hear her hull crying against the oaken piles. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each time they clambered out, the trees seemed deeper and darker; and always to the left and upwards it was most difficult to find a way, and they were forced to the right and downwards. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Allied forces were pouring into Germany from east and west. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rather, the KGB acted as the all-powerful police force for the Soviet Communist Party—imprisoning dissenters, intimidating critics, and silencing opponents. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, if the force-carrying particles have no mass of their own, the forces will be long range. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her voice breaks, but she forces herself not to cry, lest she cause him to break down, too. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Unconditional refusal to Judy’s invitations was a reflex so deeply ingrained that it was hard to force myself to say yes. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I force myself to nod, wondering why the words bother me so. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Some of these forces seem evil to us, perhaps not in themselves but because their tendency is to eliminate other things we hold good. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

That means hydrogen is forced into the oil molecules. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

It was no better than being condemned to the garment-center labor force. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

"And I'm sick of being thought a callow boy wherever I go, because I'm forced to shave my beard." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“You knew that force field was there, didn’t you? Right at the last second? You started to give a warning.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Walton takes my things from me, forces out an uncomfortable cough, and says she’ll meet me outside. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“They’re the largest military force the government has now, and, thanks to dear old Dad, the most organized.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She shrugged and he smiled, forcing the mood to lift as he stepped from the dais. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Ben, getting you a date to prom is so hard that the American government believes the problem cannot be solved with diplomacy, but will instead require force.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Such thoughts forced me back upon the road, where I continued on. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

I rock back on my heels as if pushed back by some invisible force, then walk out of the room, my heart beating fast. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

In fact, when I was away in the Alps he had spent a week trying to prove experimentally that in water solutions there were attractive forces between adenine and thymine, and between guanine and cytosine. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

I’m trying to force myself to ask him if I can switch partners, but Bernard is staring at me like he knows just what I’m going to say. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

He felt his sister had been insulted when she was forced to marry a blind king, and for that he swore destruction on your ancestors. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“No one is forcing you. Just calm down.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

A butler overheard the president speculating on what he’d do if Japanese forces advanced as far as Chicago. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

Of the four fundamental forces, gravity is considered the weakest, despite its theoretically endless range. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

If this is the case, there is little chance of a big crunch, because something is opposing the force of gravity. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

So he and Buttercup fled along, both of them very much aware that gigantic forces were following them, and, undoubtedly, cutting into their lead. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Taking a deep breath, I forced a smile. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I force myself toward the shadow of the Serran Range, but every time I reach the end of the battlefield, I feel the lurch and see the bodies spread out before me yet again. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

But often, they simply force the prisoners to walk. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

My legs burn, but I force them to pedal, harder, until I pass Ollie and head back down the gravel road toward the ferry. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Alex forced himself to stare out the window, knowing not to make eye contact. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

But for an elderly star left after supernova explosions and other impetuosities with more than several times the Sun’s mass, there are no forces known that can prevent collapse. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

My father doesn’t have to force me to go to school the next morning. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Even today, I’m puzzled by the sheer force of the emotion that overtook me when I heard Moira say this. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

This involved a return to Ernest’s old “brute force” method: when all else failed, dial up the energy, step up the current, and wait for something to happen. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He heard Chacho swear as he was forced to climb into a bunk bed. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

In Germany, restrictions had been placed on their air force after World War I that meant they now had to train their military pilots in secret. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Principal Jess Matthews greeted us with a forced smile on his face and directed us to our classrooms. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pull out a slice of chicken I found in the back of a cafe’s kitchen and force myself to munch on it, ignoring the slime of cold grease. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Therefore, anyone who attacks the Turk must realize that he will find him completely united, and he must rely more on his own forces than on the disunity of his opponent. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

I will always be grateful to the parish priest who forced a mortician to remove an elaborate arrangement of flowers from a coffin: ‘Don’t hide it!’ Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their colors and shapes get messy, like I’m forcing them to play along when they don’t want to. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

His affection grows day by day, but some mysterious force is holding us back, and I don’t know what it is. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I force myself to think of anything but the one thing that I'm actually always thinking about. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

The man explains the imprisonment and murder of Jehovah’s Witnesses, and how they were forced to wear purple armbands. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

It’s twenty minutes of forced bonding with fifteen other kids. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Sobered by the force of the rising tempest, I realized that I’d gotten down the trickiest ground just in the nick of time. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

His estimate came in for ridicule when Stassen presented the task force findings to the National Security Council on December 22. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Thus there is both a steady flow of genes among maize landraces and a force counteracting that flow. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

But not considering such troops reliable, he turned to mercenary forces, judging them to be less dangerous, and he hired the Orsini and the Vitelli. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

Nationally, narcotics task forces make up about 40 percent of all Byrne grant funding, but in some states as much as 90 percent of all Byrne grant funds go toward specialized narcotics task forces. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Dad left the air force after he got married because he wanted to make a fortune for his family, and you couldn’t do that in the military. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The force of the water was so great that it stripped the bark from nearby trees. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

When Jesse and a few friends started playing computer games in the Middleton High library at lunchtime, nervous parents forced the librarian to make them stop. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finn could hardly breathe, could hardly believe he would get this chance, but he once again dropped the bag he was carrying, forced the words out: “Where’s Roza?” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

And then he’d tell us about how, when he was in the air force and his plane’s engine conked out, he made an emergency landing in a cattle pasture and saved himself and his crew. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

But—with God shoved aside—what was the driving force behind the origin of species? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

“You ain’t my daughter,” Jordan sneered as he tried to force her to the bed. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

In most video games, there was some way to restore life force after you’d been weakened, and play on. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Moreover, even before she learned of our proposal, the X-ray evidence had been forcing her more than she cared to admit toward a helical structure. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Pretending he was interested in the young unicorns, he forced a smile in return, and moved forward to pat them with the others. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Most dogs hate to be dressed up, and it is very unkind of you to try to force it on them. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

The man had a stick in his hand, and he had forced the hyena dæmon back against the wall. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

And we were forced to look at him at close range. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next category is the electromagnetic force, which interacts with electrically charged particles like electrons and quarks, but not with uncharged particles such as gravitons. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Likewise, the federal troops, the paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne and 101st, are battle-hardened veterans who know to use appropriate force. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“If I know Octavian, he’s searching for us with his auguries. The Romans will send a strike force after us. It’s a matter of honor.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He clenched his fists and forced his way past Woody. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Thankfully, the Weapons Master forced him to swallow the antidote, though the Champion still had to be rushed to the castle infirmary. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

And they do not know why; they are powerless pawns in a blind play of social forces. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

It would look exactly like the big A-10 Thunderbolt, the real one the air force pilots flew, that was at the Sea, Air, and Space Museum me and my dad went to one time. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

In the end they were forced to hack off branches and fashion crude slings to carry the corpses back on foot. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Blue rinse was the slang term for the devastating biological bomb used on rare occasions by the force. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“My offer stands, my name for yours. Will you take it? Or will I be forced to think of you always as an Aloine, and never as yourself?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I'm forced to stop as my body convulses, trying desperately to rid itself of the poisons I've been sucking in during the attack. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

She takes hold of my chin, forcing me to look her in the eyes. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Maybe it was his mind playing tricks, the G forces sloshing his brain around, but A-Dawg was sure he saw his dog nod. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Guy’s fingers finally landed inside the boy’s ears, forcing the boy to giggle until he almost gave himself the hiccups. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Baruch sprang to help him, and forced the attacker’s head back and back. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Butler had been forced to make three trips to the Jeep in order to hump the equipment across a stile, a bog, and two fields. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Pushed by the other people in the crowd, Jinjoo was forced to let go of her mother’s hand and fell to the floor. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

You're forced to pay tenfold for all the fun you thought you were having. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

And now the forces marshaled around the concept of the group have declared a war of extermination on that preciousness, the mind of man. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

When forced to hand over our radio to the Nazis, we silently repeated the words; whenever a German was near, we whispered to ourselves, "If this is the worst..." The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

She tells me sit down and have some pig’s head and I force it into my mouth and I’m so stuffed I have to lie on the bed with my belly sticking out a mile. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Mutually counting on each other, watching each other’s backs, forcing each other to be brave. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her hair had gotten tangled in his fishnets and she was pulling to free herself with such force she was sure to drag his boat under. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

If I were forced to admit it, she is actually kind of pretty. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Created in the nineteenth century as a volunteer citizen militia to fight American Indians on the frontier and, later, Mexicans along the border, the Rangers had evolved into a kind of state police force. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

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

“So—you don’t care that I might be,” I say, and I almost swallow the word, but I force myself to say it. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“I’m supposed to find him and force him to tell us what he knows. But how do I find him?” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

As I twisted the steering wheel and forced the accelerator to the floor I was controlling Mexico, and might and aloneness and inexperienced youth and Bailey Johnson, Sr., and death and insecurity, and even gravity. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Around him, the reserve assembled; a huge force, half mounted and half foot, five thousand strong. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He rolled over, gasping for air as he grabbed her hands, tried to force them away from his face. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

They were so eager to get going that their parents were having to hold them back by force to prevent them from climbing over the gates. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

It’s only when he finally nears the end of his three-mile journey to the Navy Yard Bridge that his fears about being caught force him to spur the horse and ride hard to freedom. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

He could barely force the words through his chattering teeth, but he stared at her as hard as he could, trying to make Pima understand. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Such questions were immensely valuable and forced one to think hard about one’s views. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If it has to come to force, then it will,” growled Moody, his magical eye now quivering a little in its socket as he glared at Harry. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

It’s what the people who were forced to be slaves—my foremothers and forefathers—ended up speaking after they were first brought here to the Carolinas hundreds of years ago. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He was afraid he would destroy everything by trying to force the magic on his own, when it was plain that the magic was reluctant to come for him. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Only by taking account of such life forces and by cautiously seeking to guide them into channels favorable to ourselves can we hope to achieve a reasonable accommodation between the insect hordes and ourselves. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

In mid-1994, Clark, the founder of Silicon Graphics, had joined forces with Andreessen to found Mosaic, which would quickly be renamed Netscape Communications. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

Mr. Gideon tips his hat to us, and I force a tight smile out of politeness. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The force of the waves of pain was so violent, I couldn’t even form a coherent thought as I continued to vomit. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

The fair buildings were complete and all exhibits were in place, but just as surely as silver tarnishes, the fair became subject to the inevitable forces of degradation and decline—and tragedy. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Chandresh follows in the wake of the knife, pulling the blade from the board carefully but with a fair amount of force. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Elisabet was still modestly wrapping her pagne as she stumbled to the door, and four men entered with such force they shoved her against the wall. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Damp with condensation, the brick walls appeared to palpitate in the lantern light, thrumming with the resounding force of the steam-powered engines and machinery in the rooms above. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Lauren was stroking their mom’s hair, holding the towel to the underside of her temple, and Maya forced herself to think straight, to not cry, to figure out this problem. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Ishtar's fancy move had forced a cab across the lanes, blocking a pickup truck. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

The She Elephant cursed as she was forced from her limo. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

The full force of the headache struck a few minutes later, as I was chatting with Helen and Chhongba in the mess tent. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Looking down was always a bad idea, even if Arobynn had forced her to stand on the ledge of his Assassin’s Keep for hours on end to become accustomed to heights. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Age of first filibuster: nine, at SeaWorld San Antonio, trying to force an orca wrangler into early retirement for, quote, ‘inhumane whale practices.’” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Shaan and Zahra’s forces combined have managed to secure them a meeting with the queen at Buckingham Palace, but they’ve been told to take a winding, circumspect route to avoid the paparazzi. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“That Patrolman Maneusa say he appreciate showin him that cabinet. He say, ‘Us mothers on the force need peoples like you, help us out.’ A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to catch her unawares with a blow to the face, but her anger awoke as her elbow snapped up and deflected, slamming into his fist and forcing it down. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Hounded and harried by forces on the ground, the spy rings of Argentina collapsed. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The animals balked at such places, and the camel drivers were forced to dismount and unburden their charges. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because our main source of vehicular transportation was interred in Vine Station, Alabama, the Colonel and I were forced to walk to the Pelham Police Department to search for eyewitnesses. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Garria’s tongue tried to pry open her lips while his hand pressed against her jaw until he forced it open. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hoping to stanch my decline, I resolved to rest, gobble ibuprofen, and force down as many calories as possible in that time. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

And it bothered me that I was forced away at the conclusion, when the fiction closed tight, like a fortuneteller’s fist—the futures of all the major characters neady resolved. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anya stopped and shut her eyes to force away the memories. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Then I pulled my T-shirt up over my nose and forced my way against the headwind. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rebels attacked and advanced into the town from inland, forcing the civilians to run toward the river. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

But instead of ripping the ropes out of their hands and smashing the canoes against the rocks, the force of the current kept the canoes pinned underwater. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

I tilt my face up to the sky, forcing myself to look directly into the sun. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And we were all aware that the forces that held back our bodies back at home were not unrelated to those that had given France its wealth. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

I fight off the panic, trying to keep my mind from spiraling downward, and force myself to even my breathing. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

A hand clamped around her wrist like a vise and yanked her through the doorway with such force that she lost her balance. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Driven to the Bristol Hotel, Malcolm X checked in, and the adjoining suite was taken by members of the police force who would keep him under steady guard for the next three days in Chicago. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Moss’s raspy tone had returned in full force. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I close my eyes and feel my body go soft and light, and then I force myself to stop. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Before 1919 was over, in an unprecedented demonstration of labor unrest, there would be thirty-six hundred work stoppages involving four million workers or one-fifth of the nation’s labor force. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

They painted his toes purple, too, and forced a laxative down his throat when he opened his mouth again to complain, and then they sent him away. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

It came just before lunch, as he was standing at his locker, and flew in with such force it knocked him back, making the row of lockers resound like a steel drum. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Harry thought she looked drawn, even ill, and there was something forced in her smile. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Why are you so personal, Mrs. Pontellier? Why do you force me to idiotic subterfuges?” he exclaimed with sudden warmth. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

“All prisoners, political or otherwise,” says the second, “are forced to do labor, even if they have not been sentenced to it.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He forced a smile that must have looked as queasy as it felt. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

From that day on, Pete was all over Louie, forcing him to train, then dragging him to the track to run in a second meet. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

Cara tried to smile back but shivered instead, and forced her eyes back to the safety of the open book on her desk. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

At the same time, the narrow confines of the galleries prevent us from becoming passive observers by forcing us into a direct confrontation with the works themselves. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rain beat on the coal silk with more force every minute. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

If I could force it back to the smooth highway of common sense, then Hamlet would be himself again. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Lord Tywin had tried to force a crossing at a dozen different fords, her brother wrote, but every thrust had been thrown back. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Searching for a way to get ahead, some blacks stuck in service jobs thought that joining forces in an organized way, black and white laborers together, might be their ticket to something better. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The images of Fred, Lupin, and Tonks lying dead in the Great Hall forced their way back into his mind’s eye, and for a moment he could hardly breathe: Death was impatient.... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

That way, too, on the plain, the enemy’s ground forces waited: machines glinting brightly, flags astir with color, regiments drawn up, waiting. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Her Majesty’s forces in the New World passed a restful night.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My name is August,” I said louder, forcing myself to look up. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Guerrilla warfare, he explained, was not designed to win a military victory so much as to unleash political and economic forces that would bring down the enemy. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, Ambrose forced himself to chuckle along with the crowd at my joke. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“When it comes to addictions, whether alcohol or technology or the Internet, it’s almost one hundred percent motivated by an external force.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Dimple bit her lip and forced herself to say the next part. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Overworking them, forcing them to stand for hours without breaks. Restricting access to lavatories.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

How could she tell this woman of the horrors of her forced nights with Clay or her gut-wrenching longing for her mother? Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

So maybe I’ll just sit here writing in this journal until someone forces me out. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The Parthian campaign was in full force, and there were plenty of things to take care of at home. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

She forced down her self-doubt and said: “I am training to be a sage. Please—I’ve come a long way, and I want to help you.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I’m a-going,” said he, bringing his fist down upon the table with a heavy blow, and rising as the blow fell to give it greater force,—“I’m a-going to have your life!” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

All I had to do was throw down my dolly with a little extra force, and a bossy customer would say, "Let's just all calm down and try to work this out." Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Keeping up the big house on the corner required an army of servants, and her mother’s entourage forced them to maintain twenty-four-hour shifts in the kitchen. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The president cannot force the passage of constitutional amendments, which must be passed by two-thirds of both houses of Congress and ratified by three-quarters of the state legislatures. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“You’re the only guy on the force who’d try to arrest somebody away from his mother. And why did you bring in grampaw here? Ring up his family and tell them to come get him.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was forced to walk lopsidedly across the room with one shoe on and one foot bare, weaving through the mess of furniture and junk. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

They fell where they stood, all except Greyback, who had been forced into a kneeling position, his arms outstretched. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The third time she put Doodle on my tray, I swept it off with such force that my arm brushed Penny’s head. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

He was forced to hire a pair of bodyguards to protea him from his own excesses. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he forced his thoughts back into order and took stock of the situation. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Could I skip the difficult hands and feet and just concentrate on the parts that interested me, or would I be forced to sketch the entire figure? Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

All went well on the voyage, but when they disembarked and started overland for the palace, Tereus told Philomela that he had received news of Procne’s death and he forced her into a pretended marriage. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was bleeding again, and while Tialys flew fiercely at the ghosts to force them away, Salmakia helped Will tend to the wound. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

This is a long-debated chicken-or-egg problem: did a rise in human population density force people to turn to food production, or did food production permit a rise in human population density? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I realize I’m holding my breath, and I force myself to breathe. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I forced a smile on my face and prayed my mother believed me when I said, “I’m okay, Mommy.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I force a smile, but it’s all before me now. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I came out, he forced his finger in my mouth much deeper than the times before, so I bit him. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Then, if Wolf Head truly knew Leo’s mind, he would decide there were other ways to force his cooperation. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The undertaker was forced to adjust the clothes to fit because the president had lost so much weight since the shooting. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The KPA were living up to their reputation as a brutal occupation force. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Men armed with axes and crowbars forced their way to the second floor. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh — yeah —” said Harry, quickly forcing his thoughts back to that first broom ride. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

"You young men think you can force your way in here any time," she scolded. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Declaring that he would never take back the strikers, he raised the minimum wage for a police officer and set about recruiting an entire new police force. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

This does not matter too much, because gravity is such a weak force that its effects can usually be neglected when we are dealing with elementary particles or atoms. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

They will force us to cross the river.... A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the idea that “gifts” from Indians helped to establish and enrich the US hides that these resources were taken, often by force, as the country expanded. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Go,” Perry said, lowering his fist with a quick downward movement that forced Blue Bill to spread his wings. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

He was again forced to choose between his image and his trainer’s wishes, and Howard was a man who had great difficulty compromising his image. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Scots tried to carry out their part of the bargain, but in August 1648 their forces were defeated at Preston, and on 30 January the following year Charles I was executed. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

She imagined it as a force field, deflecting all Rosa’s stupid comments. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

They were forced to attend special schools isolated from other children. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The Scholl children were upset when the Nazis arrested a young teacher and forced him to stand as Storm Troopers marched past and spat in his face. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Why weren’t they demanding investigations into the brutal and indiscriminate use of force by police? Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I forced myself to read the article from beginning to end. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

In Clarkston, resentment was building toward the forces and people that had caused the town to change in the first place: the resettlement agencies and the refugees. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

When she finally got close enough to see the runaway’s face, a handsome frightened face, his guards had forced him up the courthouse steps. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just another day, fighting the world’s evil forces. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I truly shot myself in the foot again and am now being forced to regret it. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“And that none of it would have happened in the first place if Tushman hadn’t forced you to be friends with Auggie. He said his mom thinks that you, quote unquote, snapped under the pressure. ...” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Six days later, we knew when the second wave of the invasion force hit on the beaches north of here. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Traveling feet-first along the ladder, he soon had to grip it in earnest as the centripetal force of the rotating ship took hold. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

September was around the corner, but summer lingered in full force. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“Well, of course, if you prefer to have her screaming mad all the time . . .” In the end John was forced to give in. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Adam could see the stem and military face of his father as he forced his sons through drill and made them carry heavy packs to develop their shoulders. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

The plot was that I was to be successfully taken off the island, but killed in a dramatic shootout with security forces at the airport as I tried to leave the country. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, from some distance came the cry, “The hour of Compline is at hand. The curfew is in force. No one may be on the streets.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

"I worked in that organization for more than thirty years and I want to tell you how the KGB works against the best interests of democratic forces in this country." Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He remembered the time, on the first night of his leadership, when they had been forced to rest in the wood above the Enborne. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

By 1780 General Sir Henry Clinton, successor to General Howe as commander of the British forces in America, had split his troops in two. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

But by pouring more mercury into the long arm of the tube, the pressure could be increased, forcing the air in the short arm to contract. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Some shivered a bit before tumbling down, not having been sent with enough force. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

At last, the sun was reluctantly forced from the sky. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The detective was almost knocked over by the force of the man’s personality. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

If there was another attack, Johnson intended to respond with force. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

That man knew how hard the other armed forces had tried to terminate the Marines Corps, even while we did the hardest jobs on those islands. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I forced myself to wait—one Mississippi, two Mississippi—then dove aside as the fiery sphere demolished the locker room door. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“You don’t understand. If I’m forced to eat another chicken finger, another PB&J, if I even smell another Hot Pocket, I am going to barf.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“I think he’s cute,” Kristi says, and I force my gaze back to the Teen People spread in front of us. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he came out a few minutes later, he and his deputies began jabbing with their nightsticks again, forcing the teachers back down the steps. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was a force of nature, the helpless agent of our world’s physical laws. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Each clink of the coins at her side was a metallic reminder, a goading force driving her forward. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Those creeps passed around the Spanish newspaper and clapped each other on the back, as if they themselves had struck a big blow against the forces of evil. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gradually the loose board levered open like a trapdoor until it was able to force its way through. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

They even joined forces with him to lure Blanca out of her determined obstinacy. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The force of their collision sent both Sierra and the haint backward. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Why weren’t they applying pressure to their representatives in Parliament to force them to enact legislation abolishing Bantu Education and to address a myriad of other black grievances? Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I forced a fake laugh, because I got what she was trying to do. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Once the planter elite split the labor force, poor whites responded to the logic of their situation and sought ways to expand their racially privileged position. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

In the quantum mechanical way of looking at the gravitational field, the force between two matter particles is pictured as being carried by a particle of spin 2 called the graviton. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

And besides, behind the force that Red and Samuel would lend me in a fight lay the powerful, unknown magic of Ultima. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Trust me,” Lily said, looking around before forcing the door open. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

One seems like the appropriate place to start counting, but doing so forces us to put zero in an unnatural place. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“And to think you were forced to spend so much time in his company. I’m amazed he didn’t kill you in your sleep. I’m—” Thomas pauses, then decides against finishing his sentence. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Koffi forced the words, trying to ignore the growing sting behind her eyes. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I figured I’d call my mother later at her office, telling her we’d need to strategize about how to force the man to take some time off. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I believe then that some faint idea of the truth began to force itself into his consciousness for he went very white and put the paper down on the table. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I did not want you forced to mask your joys and bind your eyes. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Mamá, Roberto, and I did not have documentation; we were the only ones being forced to leave. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Jaime closed his eyes and inhaled with difficulty, forcing himself to contain the wild feelings that made him want to kill his brother, to run and marry Amanda himself, to weep in impotence and disappointment. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next day, Monday, June 12, Rice cabled Ferris, “Six more cars hung today. People are wild to ride on wheel & extra force of guards is required to keep them out.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I shouted out “Marc” hoping it would force my father to come out and greet me, but even my own voice was beginning to sound foreign to me. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Now here she was, a woman getting along in years, forced to make her living among all the black scum of this wicked city. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

I forced myself to speak before the words got all gunked up in my throat. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

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

It was as if some dark force had heard his silent plea. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

A prying charm will be met with a stronger charm, subtle devices will fail, devious inquiries will be deviously thwarted, and force will be turned ruinously back upon itself. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

“You can’t force them to like it if they don’t. Let’s wait and see what they can do themselves.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The heavy weight of it presses down on me in a force much greater than gravity. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

The police and security forces were making very few arrests. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Dr. Gannon...forced the tube through my lips and down my throat, I gasping and suffocating with the agony of it,” Dora Lewis wrote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

But every one of us, except the Negroes forced here as slaves, are descended from the restless ones, the wayward ones who were not content to stay at home. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was forced to wash them reverently and pick out as much sand as possible. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hullo?” he said again, and the forced deepness of his voice broke into a quaver at the end. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I knew now that he had been remembering what it was like when he had been forced to go far away from home. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had thought that it was healed, but the forced journey over the downs had evidently proved too much for the muscle torn by the shotgun pellets. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Either Ivy has a great force field, or my laser vision isn’t very strong. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Ignatius had bought a large, elegant, limited edition of the English translation, and all fifteen dollars of its price hit Patrolman Mancuso in the head with the force of a dictionary. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tialys saw Will make the effort to stand up straight and force himself to find some more energy. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

His head slips under the water and he closes his eyes, forces himself to resist the urge to suck in a breath that would kill him. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I wouldn’t stay here one minute past what I was being forced to. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Her clinching argument was that if she were left behind she might be tortured and forced to reveal their hiding place. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m starving and the stew is so delicious — beef, potatoes, turnips, and onions in a thick gravy—that I have to force myself to slow down. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The force that carried her out was as smooth and powerful as water pouring over a weir; the particles of Dust were streaming along as if they, too, were pouring over some invisible edge. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Then she shouted through the door again: “State your business, gentlemen, or I'll be forced to do mine.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A task force of over two dozen Philadelphia police officers, Baltimore City and County police officers, and ATF and FBI officials flooded their uncle’s narrow three-story row house. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Once upon a time white folks had owned colored folks and forced them to work until their fingers bled. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Lots of cities had started referring to their police forces as “public safety” departments, a phrase intended to promote a softer, friendlier image. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

That requires a lot more force than yesterday's little leverage trick. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jane was forced to smile completely, for a moment; and the smile partly remained as she turned towards him, and said in a conscious, low, yet steady voice, Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

The criminal justice system was strategically employed to force African Americans back into a system of extreme repression and control, a tactic that would continue to prove successful for generations to come. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

He eats the food tentatively, as if forcing each bite down when his heart wants to spit it back out. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Growing up in rural North Carolina, she had always thought of the Klan as a powerful, terrifying force. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

German forces captured Norway and Denmark in April 1940, then turned against France, the Netherlands, and Belgium, forcing all three to surrender within a month. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The heavy hand slapped back and forth across Ranofer’s face, almost negligently, yet with a force that twisted a crick into his neck and set his ears ringing. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

But the people in the south were of different religions and did not want to be forced to practice Islam. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tally’s voice caught, but she forced herself to say it: “And I’m not going.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

He was leaning in, and so all I had to do was stretch up on my toes to kiss his surprised, frozen lips with as much force as I was capable of. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“I am Ayesha Farooq, and I’m Pakistan’s first female fighter pilot. I scored the highest possible marks on my air force exam, and I say instead of looking up to role models, be one yourself.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Plus, we had to do this against an unknown enemy force dug in and waiting for us with rifles, machine guns, mortars, and artillery. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

For all his show of force and arrogance, he had made a strategical error. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

"Good," he said, "good, we have to work with all these forces during the coming period." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took to his bed, eventually so enervated that he was forced to take an indefinite leave from his job at the shipyard. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

The very substantial financial investment involved in backing and launching an insecticide may be swept away as the insects prove once more that the effective approach to nature is not through brute force. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Is there anything going on in his life that would force him to make up symptoms?” The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Hypatia stood at the epicenter of these mighty social forces. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

In response to the national turmoil, the all-white Detroit police force has been raiding after-hours bars in the city’s black neighborhoods. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He forces us to work with the threat of whipping if we refuse. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Pride is a foolish thing, but it is a powerful force. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was also found that the weak force did not obey the symmetry C. That is, it would cause a universe composed of antiparticles to behave differently from our universe. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had concentrated all their efforts on getting inside without being detected: They had not given a moment’s thought to what they would do if they were forced to separate. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

His words are all stuck in him, and he’s trying to force them out. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I honestly don’t know whether it would be better to forget or be able to remember, but it physically hurts being forced to watch Nana diminish. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Physicists were forced to confront astonishing paradoxes roiling their conception of the natural world. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I always wondered if he was forced to stay in the house, if he wanted to stay in the house, or if he was just someplace else, like with his father or something. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

From force of long habit, whenever anyone walked by, he said, “Shine?” without raising his head from the page. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hence it’s not surprising that climbers are typically wary of joining forces with those whose bona fides are unknown to them. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

She is hunched over, her dowager’s hump forcing her to face her lap. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

When I wobbled back to Camp Four around 7:30 Saturday morning, May 11, the actuality of what had happened—of what was still happening—began to sink in with paralyzing force. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

‘But I am glad that you will take this willingly and not by force.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She forced herself to speak up, firmly and clearly. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“They treat us like animals, but tonight we will be forced to be their women.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

And there was no need to force Maurice to the conclusion that the structure was a helix. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

The horsemen forced their way into the crowd and made room so that the marchers could inch forward. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Each forced to shake hands with the teacher. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Be polite up to the last minute. Be polite until they absolutely force you not to be.” Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The helium nuclei will be jammed together still more tightly, so much so that they begin to stick together, the hooks of their short-range nuclear forces becoming engaged despite the mutual electrical repulsion. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the subject of the barge tour came up—and it came up fairly often—Henry played along in only the most perfunctory way, and his replies were mechanical and forced. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She even got the chance to fly a military jet when her brother, an air force colonel, pulled some strings. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

“We will defeat the forces of extremism and militancy with the power of the people,” she declared. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The Scaling Revolution had the effect of forcing even those who continued to believe in a divine architect to recognize the coherence of this view. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The Earth gravitationally attracts us with a certain force, which if we are falling we experience as an acceleration. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Snow squalls and heavy seas made visibility poor and forced Endurance to creep forward with the engines dead slow as it headed into Stromness Bay. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

“Do they not beg, force, and sometimes deceive women into yielding their virtue? Women do not sin this way alone, you know.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The men knew it was only a matter of time before the force of the water would dislodge the boats, sending them downriver and smashing them to pieces on the edges of jagged boulders. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

The speed and force of the pounce, not a length away, were terrifying and Hazel leaped backward, knocking Silver off his balance. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sam shuddered and tried to force himself to move. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Dad was in the air force, and Mom was in the USO, but when they met, she was on leave visiting her parents at their cattle ranch near Fish Creek Canyon. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Sorrow and anger mingled, forcing him to close his eyes. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Gritting my teeth, I forced in more air and something inside me relaxed. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I forced myself to keep looking into his eyes even when I wanted to look away because I felt so guilty for how I’d hurt him. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

How powerless I felt compared to such a strong force. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Thunder came from the sky, like a giant drum beating fiercely and fast, forcing its way into her head and chest. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Ain’t no force in the world tough enough to make Marines extinct. Marines make enemies extinct or make them wish they were.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The idea appealed to me so strongly I had to cast it off by force. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boys dived under tables just as the double doors and the brick wall they were mounted to exploded inward, destroyed by the force of the giant, furry platypus beast barreling inside. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Whatever the problem, it forced Holly to adopt a strategy she would rather not have resorted to. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

The wind hits him like a solid force, knocking him back against the rear fender. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

And she disappeared into the trees on the other side of the path, panting and squeaking as she fought the force that was restraining her. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“They say the boy will make an excellent messenger. The braver he is, the more force he will have when they break him down,” reported Ear. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps the truth has been forced upon him, I thought, looking at her with suspicion, and I gazed again upon that ravaged beauty. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

My powers were in play and in force. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

No building would protect him from the force of a cannonball. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

But it’s hard to believe there wasn’t some kind of force behind it. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

She crawls in, forcing me to move over so she can join me. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

“This beautiful, natural spectacle gave us hope and almost a sense of triumph. There was, after all, a force in this world far superior to our oppressors. I was sure this force would ultimately prevail.” Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

From my vantage point in the sky above, I could see that the Sixer forces surrounding the castle were already being overrun by the endless mob of enemy avatars. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

At his look of alarm, she forced a smile. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

In my head, I tried to calculate all of the forces that kept the car on the tracks and me in the car. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The gods forced Loki onto the three great stones: they put one of the stones beneath his shoulders, one under his loins, and one beneath his knees. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

I swallowed, forcing them down, but they tore at my throat. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

They've stopped outside our home and are getting ready to force their way in. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I sat in his one chair, and I told him how his forcing me out of Harlem had saved my life by turning me in the direction of Islam. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Narrow trails rising above deep gorges now forced the company to go in single file. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

I forced myself back to that day at the doctors. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He would dream of making a stand against that white force, but that dream would fade when he looked at the other black people near him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Thoroughly disgruntled, the sparrow hopped along like a feathered convict with a ball and chain, forced to follow the young mouse wherever he chose to wander. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

It pressed its beak tightly shut and rubbed its head with its wings, trying to force a memory. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

A few times I’m forced to aim the launcher lower than the roof, and then shimmy my way to the top once I get to that side. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I’m feeling sick, but I force down some food for the sake of the twins. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Tides, currents, and winds were one thing, the force of luck another. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

He had the awkward tenderness of someone who has never been loved and is forced to improvise. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The force between two positive charges is repulsive, as is the force between two negative charges, but the force is attractive between a positive and a negative charge. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two or more people joining forces to sell a certain amount of goods or to work on a single project. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

“The force of the Consistorial Court has retreated,” he told them. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

In that moment, the full force of what I had done finally hit me. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Below us, Madam leaned against the sturdy figure of Lady Seymour, who had come to the house early and forced Madam out of bed and into a Sunday dress. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did this by adding a cosmological constant, an as yet undetected force that counteracts the force of gravity. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Mrs. B said, forcing Sabrina’s clenched hand into a fist pump. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

I force a laugh, trying to stay nonchalant. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

My eyeballs throbbed, and it hurt to smile, but I forced one for Audrey. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I tried to force my thoughts away from the heartbreak. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mom swiped at her eyes with the Kleenex and glanced at me quickly, forcing out a shaky hello. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The weight pressed down on her, forcing her breath out. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Kronos pushed against her, trying to dislodge his blade, but she held him in check, her arms trembling as he forced his sword down toward her neck. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The new arrivals told him of the evacuation and how the Khmer Rouge forced everyone to leave all the cities, including Phnom Penh, Battam- bang, and Siem Reap. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beyond the gated community at Alexandria, then, Hellenistic Egypt was a stewpot of roiling antagonisms, contained only by an elaborate system of regulations, appeasement, and, if necessary, military force. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

The irony of the situation forced me to smile, featuring my newly cracked tooth. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

People trapped in this system were forced to work for little or no pay. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Grace took a deep breath, forced herself to keep her hands in her lap. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

She tried to tell herself that she had forced Miss Harris into a corner from which the woman could give her nothing but As. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

They ignored their mother’s exhausted cry as Briony was forced to stand aside and let them pass. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I said, too brightly, too forced, a schoolgirl still, but he answered me in all solemnity. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Luke forced himself to walk down the stairs; the only thing that kept him from running was the plate in his hands. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

While the radio announcer talked about Polish forces withdrawing to Lodz and Warsaw, there was a big BOOM, and my mother’s teacups rattled in their saucers. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

From the experience of southern blacks, a generation of Americans came to realize with new force that there are forms of oppression that touch all levels of a society. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Waiting for the full might of the Warsaw Pact forces. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Much as he hanged himself, Brother Hang was done in by forces beyond him. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

But finally I manage to force out “Who are you?” Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

There had always been something inward and painfully shy about Mike, but the death of his father forced him to grow up even faster than he already had. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I go to church on Sunday I am forced to recognize a great deal about myself. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bringing his unbridled energy and enthusiasm to the job, Roosevelt was a force of nature. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

That’s why the nuclei of atoms are so compacted and dense and why elements with big, crowded nuclei tend to be so unstable: the strong force just can’t hold on to all the protons. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

And when he landed, it was the force of his own weight, rather than the pain firing up his whole body, that stunned him into silence. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

In the tiny alley that he and Fezzik were trying to force their way through, he stopped, remembering. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The whole business was so forced and stupid. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, sure,” she replied, sitting up straighter and forcing herself to smile. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

They “load up” defendants with charges that carry extremely harsh sentences in order to force them to plead guilty to lesser offenses and—here’s the kicker—to obtain testimony for a related case. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Her requests were gen- tie but persistent, like the trickle of water that eventually forces its way through rock. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

The tension that had taken months to abate was suddenly at full force. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inigo suddenly threw his body against a nearby rock, rebounded off it with stunning force, lunging with incredible speed. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

She’d be able to find the camp no problem, but I’d been hoping the magical boundaries would just keep her out like a force field. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Some knew a little bit about the armed forces from having served in World War One. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She went to end-of-summer sales and bought everything in a size four; six months later she would be forced to donate it all to a thrift shop. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The fountain pen remained unused on the table, while its owner, sighing, was forced to make do with a very tiny corner of the table, where she began rubbing beans. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

The son of the subject, an African male of sixteen years, demanded entrance to the experimental chamber; this being denied, he forced the door. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Because no coaches were running north of Baltimore, the president and his secretary of state were forced to hire—at their own expense, Jefferson grumped—a carriage to take them to Germantown. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Carrying it along was like taking her blessings with us, I told myself as I forced it into my bag. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He lingered so long that Kit was forced to shut the door behind them to keep the chilling draft from the kitchen. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

The more accurate term for Smith’s armed force was militia. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

It pained her to be gracious, but she forced herself. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I force a smile back, but I think I’ve already done too much damage. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I had followed a few coffins up the hill from the church to the cemetery, but because Momma said I was tender-hearted I had never been forced to sit through a funeral service. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I force myself to take deep, slow breaths, feeling quite certain the cameras are on my face. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“God, how I wish there were more kids in this town so I wouldn’t be forced to hang out with a kook like you,” she replied. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Look at me,” he commanded, reaching down and forcing my head up with a sharp slap of his gloved hand beneath my chin. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Harry said it as loudly as he could, with all the force he could muster: He did not want to sound afraid. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

A blister was swelling on his left heel which forced him to walk on the edge of his boot. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The intensity with which the family undertook the defense had a self- perpetuating and escalating force: Reggie denied texting, the family backed him up, and Reggie, never someone to let others down, dug in deeper. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Left alone and forced to guess what everyone was screaming about, I found that walking through New York became a real pleasure. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Three weeks later, two American atomic bombs forced Japan to surrender. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Kissinger agreed to the complete withdrawal of American forces from Vietnam. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

She understood both sides of the argument, and she could not force herself to voice an opinion. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

In that same instant, the Sixer ground forces spotted Shoto, and sensing a much easier target, they began to redirect their fire at his avatar. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

It was born in the poorest quarters of the city, because of the harsh winter, the malnutrition, and the dirty water, and it joined forces with the unemployment and spread in every direction. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry saw the name upon it flickering in the wandlight before he was forced around and slammed against it. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Because who you like can’t be forced or persuaded or manipulated. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

The sounds were full with the sensation of slicing through land, the sense of forced progress, the sense that things made of steel would always win over things made of earth. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

She was not mere sweetness, and he could not afford to condescend to her, for she was a force, she could drive him out of his depth and push him under. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

And so, as July wanes on, I am forced from my attic bedroom to a cot on the screened back porch. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

But before she could force out a word, a clicking sounded behind them. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Given his training and the desperate situation with the Japanese, he figures he’ll be heading to the Central Pacific to assist Allied forces in that region, but nobody knows for sure. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Bernal, who died in 1992, envisioned an imperium that spanned much of southern Mexico, proselytizing its religion and forcing other groups to send their finest works to its heartland. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Jillson shouted, rapping again with such force that the girls’ window rattled in its frame. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I watched in amazement as the two mighty forces clashed all around me, on the ground and in the sky. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I stand up, forcing my wobbly knees to hold my weight. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

With the force of a bullet, the wad of chewing gum shot out of the keyhole and straight down Peeves’s left nostril; he whirled upright and zoomed away, cursing. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I forced more air into my throat so the hiccups would become more obnoxious. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Rafik said, “I would be like Superman. I would fight crime and evil forces and no one would even see me.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

For a long time—as his brother was taken back and forth to a special medical home and was forced to wear braces on his legs, which left him limping—Morrie felt responsible. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I force myself through my pharmacological haze and roll over to find someone standing beside my bed. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

An itinerant photographer who took the only picture of him that could have been preserved was forced to smash his plates without developing them. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Being forced to wear a head scarf would only accentuate my bad skin. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Wind ripped at his clothes, choked him with its heat and force. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I hear metal sliding against metal and feel wind so intense it forces tears into my eyes as I hurtle toward the ground. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I had stolen a halfgallon of strawberry ice cream from the freezer, and I forced spoonful after spoonful down my throat. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked like she wanted to say more but was forcing herself to stay quiet. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The Soviets forced Mother to teach school to a mixed class of Altaian and Lithuanian children. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Filch found them trying to force their way through a door that unluckily turned out to be the entrance to the out-of-bounds corridor on the third floor. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

The black businessman and the black maid were undifferentiated by the law that forced them to the rear of the bus. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She swallowed half a bottle of pills, was forced to drink charcoal in an emergency room. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The forces would cancel each other out and it wouldn't move at all. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to open her up, crisp her edges, ram a stick down that hunched and curving spine, force her to stand erect and spit the misery out on the streets. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

For one thing, he was forced to pay his foot soldiers higher wages because of the added risk. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

He forced himself to look directly into her eyes, noticing as he did so that they were precisely the same shade of brown as Ginny’s. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Thinking he could fare better in the private sector, he eventually quit the force to go into business with friends. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Livestock ordinarily avoid this plant unless forced to turn to it in late winter and early spring by lack of other forage. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Maya was shaking, literally trembling with the force of her anger. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I took a deep breath and tried again, forcing myself to sound out every syllable. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Publicly, however, the parking meter had to stay so long as the mayor, the council, and the police force were locked in a life-and-death struggle with Onofre Martinez. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I nod in agreement, squeeze my lips into a forced smile, and slip past her before she can ask any other questions. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

If they were going to force the Soviet leader to back down, now was the time. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Your banqueting young lords are here in force, I gather, from the fumes of mutton roasting and strum of harping—harping, which the gods appoint sweet friend of feasts!” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rulers helped to mediate between supernatural forces in the air above and the watery place below where souls went after life. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

The suggestion was sensible, and yet I could not force myself to act on it. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I did not go inside the drugstore or walk past it unless my parents forced me to. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although the majority of the population had—by choice or by force—become Christian, the church saw Europe’s Jews and Muslims as threats to its power. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you have any idea of the force?” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or I would have forced him to keep searching with me. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“If you don’t step aside, we will be forced to walk over you instead of past you.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Not Saleem’s, though; apparently, he’s not a good enough actor to make his slight smile look anything but forced. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

But both of our swords halted in midair, inches apart, as if held back by some invisible force. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Then she forced herself to eat more slowly. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would stretch out, look at the sky, and force myself to find something interesting about it. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Even so, I forced myself to go on because I was afraid to stay in any one place. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

He was on the opposite side of me, so it was a little bit awkward as we carried the casket in, being forced to look each other in the face. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Inability to pay rent forced us to move into a house perched atop high logs in a section of the town where flood waters came. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

But if a strong Union force was on a hill to the south . . . but without Longstreet’s Corps a general assault was impossible. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Officers stopped Walter's truck and drew their weapons, then forced Walter from his vehicle and surrounded him. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Oh my God, what if your first kiss had been here, like that, all forced and crazy. What a story you’d have for your first kiss!” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was especially noticeable after Joe had forced through a town ditch to drain the street in front of the store. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

I swiped at my eyes, trying to force the double image of him I was seeing back into one. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I forced a window with a screwdriver and entered and took the gun; I slipped it in my shirt and returned home. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

You make me stronger—and when Dad forced us apart—without you— SCORPIUS: I didn’t much like my life without you in it either. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

Other demons ran up to help force the meal down. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Two pin Cinna’s arms behind him and cuff him while the third hits him in the temple with such force he’s knocked to his knees. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

That force took shape in the middle of spring with the arrival of Tom Buchanan. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

The Nightbeast barely slowed down, snapping and swiping at the Witchlings, only the force of their magic keeping it far enough away not to get them. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

It grew harder and harder to run, with the branches and knots of the trees forcing me to scoot and sidestep, but eventually I forced my way through and stumbled into a clearing. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“They took my brother and forced us to support them. We did what they told us to do in order to survive. We’re not traitors.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

She forced herself to walk toward it, even though every nerve in her body was telling her to run away from this place. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

It was a vicious, undead killing force, barely controlled by the power of Mars. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The Kingdom’s forces on the ground—columns of riflemen, troops equipped with flamethrowers, with poison-spraying cannons, with weapons such as none of the watchers had ever seen—began to disengage and pull back. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“That Chiche! He stole a piece of bone from Columbus’s crypt and had these made for me when I was named head of the armed forces.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The philosopher Willard Van Orman Quine goes even further and maintains that experience never forces one to reject any particular belief. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I unwrapped my hair and forced myself to sit at my desk with my chemistry book in front of me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I forced myself through a couple more books for school and shot a lot of baskets in the side yard. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

He forced another smile, but I could see his heart wasn’t in it. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Somehow Jackson gets cuffs on him, but it only makes him wilder and they’re forced to lock him in a closet. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Will she force me to torture her people for the rest of my life? The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Apparently, Mr. Neely didn’t know me very well if he thought I’d be interested in doing extra homework and hanging out with super-genius Dari, but I nodded and forced a smile. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

But her smirk slowly changes into a frown as round after round I drop more diamonds and force everyone to play their most valuable cards up front. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

A great wind blew upon us in the early part of night, which forced us to remove the sheets from the ship’s railings before they should blow away. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

He forced himself to look her in the eyes. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Elijah Muhammad’s Nation of Islam had a lawsuit going against me, to force me and my family to vacate the house in which we lived on Ldng Island. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Surrounding the bus, they began to smash its windows with bricks and a heavy ax, and again tried to force open the door. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you are forced to fight, you may use nothing. Nothing but flesh and bone.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

The cockpit was oppressively cramped, forcing pilot and copilot to live cheek by jowl for missions as long as sixteen hours. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

“This problem,” Rick said, “stems entirely from your method of operation, Mr. Rosen. Nobody forced your organization to evolve the production of humanoid robots to a point where—” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Harry forced a laugh, went to give Ron the rat tonic, then shut himself in his room and lay down on his bed. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Starvation, during some bad drought or extra cold winter, had forced them to eat anything they could get hold of. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

They curse you each time you force them around the contours of a pen. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Singer coaxed him and the cab driver wanted to use force. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

When they reached the greenbelt, though, he forced himself to look at her. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

It flicks and dies several times before forcing itself alive. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Some one hundred white soldiers and officers arrived from Camp Pike and through a show of force were able to bring the carnage to an end. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

“Kunthi took it all, I swear it. She forced me, I did not want you to know.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

He charged at the wall of force, but his chariot crashed against it and overturned. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Randall was soon forced to intervene to formally separate them, like bickering children. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Probably, it was true in all of the police agencies, as well as the armed forces, that training had its own physical and intellectual momentum and the spiritual side was left to the student. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Under the leadership of a vigorous new tlatoani, Cuitlahuac, the Indians forced the invaders into narrow alleys where horses were of little advantage. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Our ball could not reach the minute figures who annoyed us; nor could their rifles reach us; and so both their aggression and our defiance were but shows of force. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

With a Herculean effort, I managed to put her out of my mind by forcing myself to focus on the approaching battle. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

At the pep rally, in front of the Forrester student body, he got up and said his piece about all those past and present who’ve been forced off the field because of prejudice. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Because Adam had lived in the Middle East, Acosta was "forced” to conclude "that the men of the Indies traveled there from Europe or Asia.” 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“But he wasn’t bitten at the full moon,” said Ron, who was gazing down into his brother’s face as though he could somehow force him to mend just by staring. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

This oft misunderstood and misinterpreted concept so readily dismissed by the Nietzsches of the world as a weak and cowardly force has now become an absolute necessity for the survival of man. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

And forcing pins under a person’s toenails because they won’t talk to you doesn’t count as any rules that anyone has ever heard of. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Then his own will stirred; slowly it forced the hand back and set it to find another thing, a thing lying hidden near his breast. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

There's also a special Hitler Youth section for older boys that intrigues him—the HJ-Streifendienst, a patrol force whose members act as junior Gestapo. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

The wind, which was enjoying the conversation, started to blow with greater force, so that the sun would not blind the boy. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was still a force to be reckoned with. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

You know, a big bunch of us on the teacups, with you and me crushed together from the centrifugal force. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pull my foot back again, but Four’s hands clamp around my arms, and he pulls me away from her with irresistible force. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The Gladers surged toward Thomas, forming a tight group, forcing him to move out into the open intersection where the Cliff corridor met the long alley. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The warm morning sun shone on Jody’s back so sweetly that he was forced to take a serious stiff-legged hop now and then in spite of his maturity. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a flick of her left wrist, she forced it open. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Many college graduates were forced to work as cabbies or waitresses after graduation, but they retained the confidence of a public identity. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You mean the place where they were all forced out of their houses to stand naked in the snow?” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

They set off again after a quick noon meal that Taisin ate only because Kaede forced her to; she had sunk into a daze and had begun to murmur to herself. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

But the anthem's running out and I'm only three quarters of the way through the wood when the music ends, the sky goes dark, and I'm forced to stop. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I got so angry at the kids in school for not understanding what I could do, and here I was trying to force the information out of Doc. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

We conducted roach massacres in the kitchen at night, because that was when they came out in force. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

As if he forced me to speak out. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

This bottleneck compacts the waves and gives them even more force. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Nausea bubbled and pushed upward as Tad forced himself to take the teacher’s pulse. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

But he forced himself to stay in his chair and watch as Annabeth motored off through the streets of Rome with Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The chief was given all his storebought utensils and forced to walk away from the village forever. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Unless people are forced to confront their lies, their brutality, their wrongness, how are they supposed to put things right? From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She was still swank, and still did weird swank things, but she also showed a determination to carry her weight that Nailer was forced to respect. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I forced a smile, and got to work. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

If the agreement was not renewed, Mark Antony would automatically lose his power as head of the eastern part of the Republic without any action or force on Octavian’s part. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

Jule sat on the edge of the bathtub and forced herself to breathe slowly. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The word repulsed him, but Ekon forced a small smile of his own. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Newt forced the Gladers to go on and get some of Frypan’s hard-earned dinner, but he insisted on standing watch for the missing duo. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The gesture was casual, but something about it felt slightly forced. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Two men stomp over to the exit doors, working to force them apart. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Momma keeps giving me side glances, trying to tell me with her narrowed eyes that I’m being rude, but I can’t force a smile onto my face. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

In fact, a strange white man had come to her house, written up the statement, and forced her to sign it, even though none of it was true. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Unable to arrive at a theory of heredity via experimental means, Darwin was forced to conjure one up from purely theoretical grounds. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

I took a deep breath and forced myself to ask the question I’d been wondering for weeks now. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Ugwu’s eyes were closing and would not stay open when he forced them. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

If they had to wait another day before sending in a strike force, who knew what damage Fowl could achieve? Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Grunting, Celaena pulled away with an effort of skill and force. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I concentrated on the tidal wave and forced it to reverse. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

He tried to get out of bed again, but Mrs. Weasley forced him back. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

It engineered a successful campaign to force an adult bookstore out of the downtown. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I try to get Tobias alone after the rankings are announced, but the crowd of initiates and members is too thick, and the force of their congratulations pulls him away from me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Several years after the Osage murder investigation, Wren, the Ute agent, was forced out of the bureau again, this time for good. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Armed soldiers approached and grabbed him so they could force him to serve in the army. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The Titan in the gold armor wasn’t waiting for his forces to advance around the sides. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

It’s hopeless to respond, so I keep my mouth shut as he forces me to my knees. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Adam folded the letter and forced the creases sharp with his fingernails. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

But instead, she gathered her face into a frown and stared into my eyes, as if she could force some kind of truth out of me. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I guess sometimes there’s some force within me that takes great control of me. Who knows? I can’t say. You ask me why there has been such drastic change. I wish I knew.” Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he started back at Truman, he felt the full force of what had changed. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

The idea, that by Therese's death I am forgiven, comes over me like the tide, lifting me with its gentle force and bearing me toward a solid shore. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“I have a valve which is subject to vicissitudes which may force me to lie abed on certain days. Several more attractive organizations are currently vying for my services. I must consider them first.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

If McNeill were writing A World History today, discoveries like those at Huaricanga would force him to add two more areas to the book. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

He seemed to have to force the words out. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

The guest bathroom has to be perfect, and Hana and I are forced to be Momma’s prep cooks with lots of dicing and measuring and cleaning up after. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“And in America, Pa, you would not be forced to join the army?” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I mean,” he said, “your parents don’t, like, force you to wear a headscarf, do they?” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

His new-won power burned him back into his body, forcing him to live. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I’m not the Little Mermaid, I can speak,” I say with a forced laugh, like ha-ha-ha-shut-the-hell-up. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I scanned the Herball and my other books, but their instructions being general, I was forced to guess. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Macon had taken the Buick—age forced him to walk less—so Milkman went on foot to Guitar’s house. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I clamp my hand over his mouth and nose hard, forcing him to swallow instead of spit. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

A gigantic, invisible force was crushing the Black Tortoise Gate. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

She gave him a handful of soft bitter-tasting leaves somewhat like sage, and he chewed them silently and forced them down. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could cycle each day over to Ole’s lab, knowing it was clearly better to deceive the fellowship electors about where I was working than to force Herman to talk about biochemistry. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

She forced herself not to look at Frank. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The young bull stood as high as a tall man and was twice that length, yet from the force of the blow he rolled into the water and lay there stunned. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ruling forces of Congo had been fighting wars for years. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The governor called in his forces, who brutally put down the revolt. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

Judea and the other allied kingdoms on the frontier joined forces with Rome. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

“Good!” said the Professor, “both good. But neither must go alone. There must be force to overcome force if need be; the Slovak is strong and rough, and he carries rude arms.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

The needs of others were so pressing that she was forced to put her grief aside for later. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t anticipated the force of my anger, the depth of my protectiveness towards Scott. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

McCandless, it occurs to me, must have been forced to make the belt after growing so thin that his pants wouldn’t stay up without it. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was locked and could not be forced. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

The slow pace of withdrawal was necessary, he explained, because American forces needed to stay long enough to ensure an “honorable” end to the war. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Walk straight up to him and slap him in the face so he'll be forced to talk about something else. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

It was a relief to return to the noise and bustle of the main school on Monday, where he was forced to think about other things, even if he had to endure Draco Malfoy’s taunting. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Though our forces were not victorious, we quietly celebrated the fact that our MK cadres had engaged the enemy in combat on their own terms. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stepped forward, muscles tensed, ready to use force if necessary, but she scrambled away, almost tripping onto the dead weeds of her yard. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Still, a shiver passed over her, and she forced herself to concentrate on the soothing sound of the waves coming in, going out. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

He was thinking: How do you force a man to fight—for freedom? The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I recognized that I couldn’t force my teammates and coaches to push past their own limited thinking. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

After the flames chased Joseph Chamberlin, forcing him to retreat, he headed north along Jefferson Street. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was made of stout black leather and was so stiff she had difficulty forcing her gnarled hand into it. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“But they can't erase your true nature. I can tell that you sympathize with Ampai and those dark forces moving against me. I'm troubled by this but not surprised. Not at all.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“Mummy, you’re just trying to force me to like this book.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Each would attract body B with the original force. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would hate to try to force them to do anything they didn’t want to do. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

The water turned to steam, drove out the air and forced the piston to the top of the cylinder, where a spring engaged a bolt. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Tally took a deep breath and forced herself to look at Shay. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Now there’s a force to be reckoned with. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The mayor had forced her to destroy all of her research, but she’d been able to hold on to the letter. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

In a pure-oxygen environment, 16.7 million joules will be released for every kilogram of sugar used, releasing the explosive force of eight sticks of dynamite. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

They forced her to stand on a wooden box, gagged her, tied her arms behind her back, and tightened a noose around her neck. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Dad had been keeping a countdown on how many mote months it would be before they could force him to join the army, but we knew they wouldn’t do that. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

To turn the force of the wind and sea, the force of the earth and a person, into a dance across the water. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

This uniform had become a force field that kept the craziness of the world outside from getting too close to me, but I wondered if it was just an illusion. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

By strengthening his forces at the places where he knew that Howe was about to attack, the master of deception made it look as though reinforcements had arrived. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, Corax was forced to sue him for the outstanding money. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

The owl had been his companion, his one great link with the magical world whenever he had been forced to return to the Dursleys. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

But sometimes an outside force just shows up. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Secretary Stanton attempted to coordinate the efforts of the local police force, detectives, and the army. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her older sisters had scorned their father by seizing control after he was forced to flee Alexandria. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

The Columbian Guard arrived in force to clear the way for additional engines and ladder wagons. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Everything would force him to ask one question for the rest of his life: What did you do to save your friend? We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

It seems that because Flo had been too old to force the spoiled Flint to become independent, he simply couldn’t face life without her. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

She wailed, falling sideways as the net constricted, forcing her two forms - Greek and Roman - into a quivering, out-of-focus whole. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

With Father, it wasn’t the fist that frightened me; it was the spring, because the spring determined the force of the blow. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

But their forces, as vast and well-equipped as they were, were spread far too thin this time. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

It took the full force of the crash. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

As our bodies grow tired and weak, we long to sit and rest in the shade, but we force ourselves on; we do not know where or when our trail will end. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The last words came out with more force than I’d intended. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I finally jerked the door with full force. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

This meant they could—and should—report on all aspects of life in Germany, even if it meant criticizing the government and the occupation forces. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The Talking Robot was a tour de force, a thoroughly impractical device, possessing publicity value only. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

They didn’t let us stand idle, but they didn’t force the pace either. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

With every stride, some two thousand pounds of force came down on the bones and soft tissues of each foreleg. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have to force myself not to look back as I get out of the car and head toward the dorm. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But as for breaking the Ring, force is useless. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Bobby played this form of chess at Nigro’s insistence and wasn’t particularly good at it, but it did quicken his appraisal of the position at hand and forced him to trust his instincts. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Fezzik ran at a boulder and, at the last moment, spun around so that the man in black received the main force of the charge. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Thanks, but it’ll be better if I go solo. You know, so it doesn’t look like I’m going because my old man forced me to.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

If she were forced to describe it, she would say that it tasted exactly like squirrel: fuzzy, damp, slightly nutty. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

He forced himself to not care and to not cry. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

His hands moved so fast they seemed to be controlled by an otherworldly force. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

On December 11, a vast force, including eleven destroyers and light cruisers, launched an invasion attempt. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

He said that Americans had no choice but to keep fighting in Vietnam until they achieved victory or until the Communists realized that they could not force their way of life on weak countries. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Until they force me out of that room.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I force myself to think about all these things so Charlise can’t tell that somewhere in the back of my mind is the thought of Darius and our drive from D.C. together. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

His violence balanced his tenderness, and himself was a pitted battlefield of his own forces. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was a forced intimacy; the Angolan had never called her Cleo before. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

They are unable to do so, since they do not have forces that are faithful and loyal to them. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

After the police handcuff Apa and take him away, Uhmma drives down to the police station with her face so badly bruised and misshapen an officer forces her to go to a hospital. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

He developed multiple sclerosis, which eventually forced him into a wheelchair. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I try—I suck the air into my lungs and I force it out—but there’s no sound, just a rasping, like a dying person fighting for air. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Certain items supposedly from the estate of President and Mrs. Abraham Lincoln have surfaced in a house the bank is forced to foreclose on. Do you grasp what this could mean, Mrs. Dowdel?” A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She has been seen twice in your custody and I will be forced to take formal action against you if it happens again. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“If there were any way to get asymmetric forces out of that, where you get force in one direction and not the other, you’d get a propulsive force.’ Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Besides, he figured being in the military would force people to respect him. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

The hands forced Samuel’s head down and forced his face tight in against his father’s black best coat. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The women were worried that without Marina’s driving force behind them, they would be disbanded. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“It is a dreadful letter. Gawaine was a good man. All you people who forced me to fight him, you didn’t see what a heart he bad inside.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The FBI needed to force Gold to confess, or they had no case. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

We put in our drink order, and Wells jumps right into the forced small talk. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

And, after all, if ghuls and jinn walk our world, then why not forces of good too? An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

In fact, the force field seems to be herding us along a curved path. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I force myself to breathe and pull myself toward the next pod. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

These forces did, on occasion, help some to get ahead, and they appeared courageous in combat with other mercenaries. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

The six demigods were forced into a defensive ring. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The difficulties they encounter in acquiring the principality grow, in part, out of the new institutions and methods they are forced to introduce in order to establish their state and their security. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

In spite of all that power and force, there are only one and a half gallons of blood in the body at a time. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Because when I thought of him, of his voice, his hypnotic eyes, the magnetic force of his personality, I wanted nothing more than to be with him right now. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

She forced her hands to hunt out eyes, furtive somewhere in the hair, but could not find any. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cheeks flaming, she forced herself to look him in the eye. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She forced herself to speak the words anyway. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Aristotle drew up a whole list of “topics”—like “invention” and “proof,” the term has a special force in rhetoric. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

They were forced to obey him out of fear, and to constitute a government of which he made himself prince. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

This was before our forces landed on such awful places as Tarawa and Peleliu, Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes when a bad thing happens to somebody, it forces the person to make a change in his or her life that wouldn’t have been made otherwise. And sometimes that change is for the better.” The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then she forces our hands to bend backward creating a beautiful curve when the hand is unwrapped. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everything I ever loved I had been forced to leave behind. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Right...but I’m really more interested in their technology program,” Dimple said, forcing herself to stay polite. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The girl looked down at first, silent, then she looked Kosi in the face and said quietly, “In my last job, my madam’s husband was always forcing me.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She stood bemused until the pain in her head forced her on. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

They are legally denied the ability to obtain employment, housing, and public benefits—much as African Americans were once forced into a segregated, second-class citizenship in the Jim Crow era. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“The Empire tried forcing apprentices on me for years, but I didn’t find one until I caught Darin spying on me from up there.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Instead, in the by-now familiar hegemonic pattern, they tried to force the rulers of the vanquished state to become their vassals. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

She got rid of Agnes at the front gate with some lie about Trotter forcing her to scrub all the dirty pots in the house. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

A hand grabbed her chin and forced it up. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

This force has actually been detected and has the predicted value. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The thorns impacted against it with such force they dented the metal. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

But there was force and dignity in her even as she, acknowledging her public grieving, said, “Forgive me. I’ve been very emotional for twenty-nine and a half months. Forgive me.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The force of his own voice knocked him off balance and he tipped forward, falling thickly to the ground. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

So I let go of Gale and force myself to move deeper into the warehouse, to walk into the narrow strip between two rows of beds. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

After a moment he said, “You say there is cavalry moving on your right? In what force?” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not even the white man Professor Lehman, with his words forced out through his nose, sounded as dignified as Master. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Along with John Adams, Madison was America's most astute student of the role of the passions as a political force. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Adding women voters made the black vote a force to be reckoned with, and important candidates came to call. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He pantomimed running instead, inching away until Gloria found herself running after him as he dodged her narrowly, forcing her to veer in helpless circles, little arms outstretched and fanning at the air. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Perhaps so anyone forced to come here on Capitol business would have somewhere decent to stay. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“The best thing you can do right now is stay out of my way, or else I may be forced to ram that blue rinse straight into that morass you call a brain.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

These steps, he said, might force the North’s leaders to rethink their position. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

They’ve made it halfway across the main section of the concourse when two men and a lady jump down onto the tracks and stand directly in their path, forcing them to stop. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

It was one thing to use the existing magnetic forces of fate. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Evelyn tried to control people by controlling weapons, but Jeanine was more ambitious—she knew that when you control information, or manipulate it, you don’t need force to keep people under your thumb. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I pass the time by forcing myself to think through Day’s history. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

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

I puked before I went to bed, but I didn't really have to--I forced myself. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

The force field must mostly be energy, too, I guess. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Before long his main weapon would lose its force, and then they’d only have their wits. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Culture is a slingshot moved by the force of its past. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But ill health forced him to give up teaching in 1648, and from then until 1650 he lived in Toulon, before returning to Paris, where he died on 24 October 1655. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Galileo had realized that moving objects have a natural tendency to keep on moving, unless they are affected by friction or some other outside force. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

The cost of the Mark I had already doubled from the original estimate of $10 million, and CRD’s president, Fred Powell, was forced to question “the wisdom of continuing further research and development work.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Since the rebels had to scale the mountains, they were easy targets for the Capitol's air forces. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

However, his misgivings proved correct, because his father was callous and cruel to the workers, forcing them to labor under harsh conditions from morning to night. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Matthew, after working in the fields all day, forced his wife against her will to get some rest while he sat by his daughter’s bedside at night. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I force myself to walk closer to her. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Our teams were so evenly matched, and every time it looked like a score was about to happen, the other team would crank up its defense and force a turnover. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

On the walk home I take a deep breath, forcing myself to say, You, bor-ssssse? Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Claire played her whip around the ears and eyes of the big dog, forcing him backwards until he stood at Mr. Rudyard’s side. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Before that wight died, he told us why they’ve been abducting so many ymbrynes. They’re going to force them to re-create the reaction that made the hollows in the first place—only bigger. Much bigger.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“Now come on and open this door before I force it open like I did that junk-filled cabin.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

At noon the three kings of file silks struck with their full force, in a final blow. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I forced myself to ignore their comments and kept a smile on my face. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“Yes, since I am forced to pick, I would choose selas.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

A grace contained on a small strip, forcing you to fight. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Abuela is knocked aside when the crowd surges forward, but I’m carried high on the back of the beast as it forces its way through the gate. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That particular wound had been inflicted with considerable force.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ranofer forced the scroll and his own anger to the back of his mind; it only made him hotter on an already oppressive day. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

It always hurt not to breathe like a normal person, incessantly reminding your lungs to be lungs, forcing yourself to accept as unsolvable the clawing scraping inside-out ache of underoxygenation. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

The next morning, sunbeams shined brightly into the living room, almost forcing me to open my eyes. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

And American forces were locked in ferocious battles with Japan all over the Pacific. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

This impression was dispelled early on when a probationer in Briony’s year, a large, kindly, slow-moving girl with a cow’s harmless gaze, met the lacerating force of the ward sister’s fury. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He forced his thoughts toward the new situation, the one that was supposed to make him happy. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

But in her case, neighbors had kept their distance, believing she was destined for an early death and anyone she touched would be forced to accompany her. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Atoms would literally be crushed together, their electrons forced into the nucleus, forming neutrons. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Because surely he remembers that he showed me how to spot a force field, and probably it’s impossible to hear force fields, anyway. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

She, the lone survivor, will start a small paper nest in the spring, lay a few eggs in its cells, and carefully rear a small force of workers. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Vonetta grabbed Fern’s hand, forced it open, and took her nickel, leaving our two coins in Fern’s palm. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

When you’d been forced to be naked in front of strangers every day for years, you didn’t have much shame left. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I mean, a Death Eater might have forced the answer out of you before impersonating you!” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

With their forces assembled and in place, Mark Antony and Cleopatra confidently settled in at Patras for the winter and waited for the war to come to them. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

That, too, was perfectly smooth, and, like the entirety of the citadel, it floated, held in place not by ropes or chains but some unfathomable force. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Without a positional notation system, arithmetic is tedious and hard, as schoolchildren learn when teachers force them to multiply or subtract with Roman numerals. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

When I finally watched the news, I learned that a spokesman for Fazlullah said the Taliban had been “forced” to shoot me because I would not stop speaking out against them. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“She hated me. From the first time I forced her.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

He lost several fingers working in a prison factory and was now disabled as a result of his forced labor at Angola. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

They have the force of character to inspire exhausted rowers to dig deeper and try harder, even when all seems lost. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

It was the force of the universe dropping on them. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Charlie wouldn’t have stolen my lunch, and I wouldn’t have been forced to buy something to eat and sit at another table on the other side of the cafeteria. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

She tried to answer, but wound up coughing savagely instead, and he forced her face down in the dirt before she could manage another breath. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

It hit with a force that scared Frightful. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I attempt to bite her hand, but she grabs the hair on the top of my head, forcing me back to the ground. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Water shoots up out of his mouth like a fountain, but I put my hand over his mouth, and force it closed. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Douglas Massey and Nancy Denton’s book, American Apartheid, documents how racially segregated ghettos were deliberately created by federal policy, not impersonal market forces or private housing choices. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

He got up and dressed and stood beside the window, forcing himself to count his breaths up to ten, in and out, waiting for the alarm to ring. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

The urchin had certainly responded to his mention of a friend on the police force. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

She rolled on the ground with such force that the stones cut her skin in tiny red gashes. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The whole of it was too awful, I had to force it out of my head so I could breathe again. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe I’ll be forced to go to her stupid debate club, but there’s no way I’m participating. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

The moon shone down with what felt like merciless force, but it was unable to penetrate the canopy of the leaves. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

But, looking down at the Roman forces arrayed outside the valley, his spirits wavered. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

If she were Armstrong intent on murder, it was cunning that she would employ, not force. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

If he comes any closer, I’ll force myself out of the bed. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He remembered earlier in the night, when Piper had forced the eidolon to leave his mind. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The injury forced me to scratch out of the doubles competition. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I forced myself not to look over my shoulder, but I felt them on me, Detective Barrone’s eyes. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

It not only explained mathematically the orbits of heavenly bodies, but also identified the attractive force that got them moving in the first place–gravity. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

The force of its fall had driven it into the sand—in a hundred pieces. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

She forced herself to find the next hold. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Angels of Lord Asriel’s force flew high over the Clouded Mountain, looking for an opening, but without success. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Then the squall struck whining from the west, with gale force, breaking both forestays, and the mast came toppling aft along the ship’s length, so the running rigging showered into the bilge. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The force of it staggered him, and the pain made him grit his teeth. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

His breath smelled of spoiled food, and Amari had to force herself not to gag. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had lost control of myself and seemed possessed by a sinister force, which made me mindless of my safety, which spurred me toward reckless action, unafraid of death. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

They’d be waiting for her in force at every train station and airport. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

At the bottom of the scaffold stand four hand-selected members of the armed forces. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

The subjects would range from report writing to the use of force, from penal law to “standards of inmate behavior,” from tool and key control to drug awareness. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I forced my way through the rubble toward what remained of the library. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you think I have my own security force waiting outside?” she snarled. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The rain pelted the bus with full force as it pulled away. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

It could not be broken open by force. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

She forced a tiny, awkward smile, trying to reassure him, but Alex could tell something was up. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Instead they used a time-out chair, where I would be forced to sit still and be quiet for three minutes when I couldn’t behave. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Forgot why he left in the first place and was forced to sneak into his own home ground. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

This trend, which began in the early 1970s, is said to have forced states to make the protection of vulnerable prisoners a high priority. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whenever a nut hits the force field, there’s a puff of smoke before the nut lands, blackened and with a cracked shell, on the ground at my feet. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I have to force myself to speak because suddenly my tongue is made of wood. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I force her to pray to the Goddess of Beauty each night and leave candles at an altar. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Only a remnant of our eastern force came back, destroying the last bridge that still stood amid the ruins of Osgiliath. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Before, I didn’t want to think about people being jailed, killed, or forced to leave their homes. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

By the time he had his seat belt on, Toby forced himself not to bring it up. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Matthias flipped him onto his back none too gently and started pressing down on his chest with more force than was strictly necessary. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

With the blustery howling wind pinning flat his ears, and forcing the breath back down his throat, Matthias giddily covered his eyes with a paw. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

It is only the beginning of February, and spring is already forcing its way in. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

When we resisted, she forced our mouths wide open and poured the lentils in. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

The girl hopped over and forced apart the bushes, in which there did not seem to be an opening. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

She was a true daughter of that mother, the emotional force of whose acting had moved huge audiences to tears. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know that I was forced to do some kind of folk steps to music in fourth grade, and I now realize that I was tragically uncoordinated even at that. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

For hundreds of years the people of Europe were taught by the church that God was the most important force in their lives. Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction 1973-09-19T00:00:00Z

Ron came to a sudden halt, trying to force Scabbers deeper into his pocket. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

She forced glass after glass of milk down him, and she didn’t leave him alone for a second. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When poor single mothers had the option of remaining out of the labor force on welfare, the middle and upper middle class tended to view them with a certain impatience, if not disgust. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is in a way the most civilized of all the cardinals, and its use is only forced on us by the needs of cultivated modes of thought. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Mr. Edwards wanted with all his heart to believe in her goodness, but he was forced not to, as much by his own particular devil as by her outbreak. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, all around her the tantalizing work of assembling the expedition was going on day and night She hung around Adam Stefanski, watching as he made his choice of the volunteers for the fighting force. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

In preparing litigation on behalf of the children we were representing, it was clear that these shocking and senseless crimes couldn’t be evaluated honestly without understanding the lives these children had been forced to endure. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Whatever force was holding Roza’s sole to the earth above suddenly gave way, and Roza would have dropped headfirst into the clouds had Finn not caught her, setting her on her numb feet. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Worst of all, the treaty forced Germany to accept full responsibility for starting the war and pay huge reparations as punishment. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

In contrast, time after time, quarrels between skilled and unskilled laborers left the work force weak and defeated. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I did not dwell on the situation at Fort Hare, but life has a way of forcing decisions on those who vacillate. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Odysseus was determined to drive the suitors away by force, but how could two men take on a whole company? Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

In February 1937, all of these new social and technological forces were converging. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

In Globalization 2.0, the key agent of change, the dynamic force driving global integration, was multinational companies. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

The force stung his hands but made no im-pression on the earth. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

The girls forced smiles as they had been taught, but Sandi, in revenge, also crossed her eyes. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

The blame-spreading continues: “till then who knew / The force of those dire Arms?” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

We will all be faster than Eric’s team, which will probably be good for capture the flag—I haven’t played before, but I know it’s a game of speed rather than brute force. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Rather than forcing Rowan to leave, the scythe said, “Grab a chair then. Make yourself comfortable.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

It can’t be stressed strongly enough, moreover, that Hall, Fischer, and the rest of us were forced to make such critical decisions while severely impaired with hypoxia. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I force myself to stand fast, to meet them with the edge of the blade. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Murray also advocated development of a “clean bomb”—a device that could somehow deliver the destructive force of a nuclear blast minus the fallout. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

They also represented those forces in nature, those powerful and inevitable forces that cannot be resisted, reminding a man that sometimes he must simply endure that which cannot be changed. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

The magnetic screws refused to be coaxed back into their grooves without the proper tool, so Artemis was forced to glue them too. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

In mid-December the secretary became ill and was forced to go on sick leave. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

They also screamed as the salt water was thrown on them, and then they were forced to perform the same horrible dance. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their vests were like capes, and their whistles blew some kind of magic tone that forced drivers to hit brakes. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

Mama forced me to put it on, since the dress is sleeveless. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Whipping his bendy limbs about, Mr. Flux mounted the nearest Time Suck, digging his heels into its flank, forcing it into a run while he attempted another shot. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

After she hugs the boys, she greets me with forced warmth. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

As if hands were inside the trunk, a force began to rattle Seven and literally push her off the branches. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Gone were the days when he had been forced to take every single one of the Dursleys’ stupid rules. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He forced himself to walk forward, trying to seem innocent without acting like someone who was guilty who was trying to act innocent. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I have two sons, missus, and they’re off there fighting in the forces of His Majesty, the King of England. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Uncle Abdullah decided to rent our house to a refugee family and forced Mama and me to move into his house. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sweeping devastation was giving rise to powerful new social forces. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

If she really wanted to talk to me it wouldn’t be so forced. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The Olympians were reluctant to try to free him by force. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were simply meant to force me to see that there was a causal relationship between whether I pressed the button and whether the planet exploded. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

When she was being obstinate, I had to force the pills down her throat and hold her mouth closed until she swallowed. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

And despite the heat and humidity, they were often forced to wear stifling head nets and gloves in order to protect themselves from the clouds of insects that hounded them. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

Finally, for twenty minutes, Papa prayed for our protection from ungodly people and forces, for Nigeria and the Godless men ruling it, and for us to continue to grow in righteousness. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, there’s the trouble. It’s bound to be all truth or part lie. Well, I can’t force you.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She feinted left again, then came at him from the right with the full force of her body. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“A force field. The Sixers installed it just after the first of them arrived. So...” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

They themselves had revealed how they struck up storms to force travelers to seek shelter. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Sneak around shielded, reclaim some fairy weaponry, then cause havoc until Fowl was forced to release her. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

The blades were for them, though so far the blind girl had not been forced to use them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The littles, having been down at the big beach all afternoon, were being forced into showers and fresh clothes by Gat, Johnny, and Mirren at Red Gate, where there was an outdoor shower. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

It keeps spinning faster—all that kinetic energy forced down the neck of the funnel until it’s blaring like an alarm—then it falls silent as it drops into the black abyss of the funnel. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

She tried four or five times before she was forced to accept that she just wasn’t big enough, and she put them down on the counter next to the door. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Harry couldn’t get away; whenever he tried to sidle over to the staircase up to the dormitories, the crowd around him closed ranks, forcing another butterbeer on him, stuffing crisps and peanuts into his hands. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She had no wish to be hostile, but he was forcing her. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Martial squads patrol the streets in force, but I avoid them easily in my black dress, blending into the night like a wraith. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“I mean, yeah, I’m mad that you didn’t tell me. That you’ve been lying to me for I don’t know how long. And that you forced Mom to work with Daniel.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The two little boys seemed to be struggling valiantly to keep up, and Chess saw that Rocky and Other-Emma kept having to force themselves to slow down to their little brother’s pace. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

There, shining white on the back of his cold hand, were the scars which Dolores Umbridge had forced him to carve into his own flesh: I must not tell lies. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The whole world saw him the way he wanted to be seen: as an unassailable force, complete unto himself and in full command of the mysteries of the universe. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Knowing that the horse, when forced, tended to become obstreperous, Pollard may have decided to err on the side of caution and advise Workman to withhold the whip. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tried again to free himself from the girl but then something hit the back of his head with such force that he began to Stagger. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

He had forced his way through holes in walls, crawled through cellars, and ducked down behind the parapets of balconies that were no longer used. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Nico is forcing me to share the things I often think about but don’t usually talk about. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Liam must have sensed this, because he latched onto my shoulder and forced me down, pressing the side of my face against the cold, rough asphalt. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

‘The legion’s not nearly as united as Michael claimed. We don’t trust all the auxilia forces Octavian has gathered.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The cry that rose up pierced through Moss, forced Johanna to stop for a moment. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Time and tragedy have forced her to grow too quickly, at least for my taste, into a young woman who stitches bleeding wounds and knows our mother can hear only so much. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The government wanted to force military service on the men—and to send them back into the Nuba Mountains to continue the campaign of terror. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

I wanted to meet it head-on, to prove I could withstand its weight, but after a few seconds something in me buckled, some inner force gave way, and my eyes dropped to the floor. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Both my voice and body have a jerky, disjointed quality, like a puppet being manipulated by unseen forces. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Suddenly the guerrilla forced Horan’s head back and held a knife against his throat. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

In the clatter of five girls dressing and squabbling over a single basin, Lyddie was forced fully awake and began to remember where she was. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

But the worst was when he felt like talking—these were times she really hated because she was forced to stay in his room much longer. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I found a small window there, slightly ajar, and I forced it open and climbed inside. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He was the one who had forced Cole to go out for the swim team because that is what he himself had done in high school. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

We landed with our full force and, knowing from the pilot that this was the house of a rebel, offered no terms for conveyance, but rather made straight for the stores and livestock to pillage. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

It stands there, in the earth, quivering with the force of my blow. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

The theory of relativity does, however, force us to change fundamentally our ideas of space and time. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Imagining that all his efforts were being followed with suspense, he bit down frantically on the key with all the force he could muster. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

Over the winter, they rallied their forces and launched their attack. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

“I was provoked. So, do all force fields have a spot like that?” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

She was not surprised, for example, to see her moving around the room in a trance, seated in an armchair with her legs tucked under her, pulled by an invisible force. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

To pretend there was an impenetrably thick glass wall between us in the one class where we were forced together. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He knocked once more then he and Motor Boat went round to the back and forced a door. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Hundreds of thousands of nonviolent offenders have been forced to spend decades in prison. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Unlike at the schools back on the reservation, we were not forced to speak only English. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You can’t force him to tell them the truth,” Jam said. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Maybe it has been a few hours, or only a few minutes, but I’m forced back into that sleep-wake space by the sound of a man yelling. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

A weight dropped, crashed downward, then pounded aside at the last moment under the synchronized thump of a sudden force beam. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

To save the animal, a vet must force a hose down the animal’s throat to release the gas. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

I feel a wiggling in the grass, a crow forcing its way under my arm. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Also it will give a picture of the state of England, which forced King Arthur to work for his theory of justice. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

In all its history, I think it was Coalwood’s best moment, even though my dad lost to the union, and my mom was forced to stay a little longer in the hills. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Just to be sure, she pulled a sheet of paper from her pocket and forced it into my hand. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Inhaling deeply, I force myself closer to our hut. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I forced my eyes open, letting them fall where Liam had been standing only a second before. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Just a little meddling with dark forces better left alone,” I said lightly, holding up the burning shingle. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Use of physical force and psychotropic drugs was rampant. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Nothing would force him to admit that his heart had jumped. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

I walk with the force field on my left, because that’s supposed to be the side with my superhuman ear. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

She reacted as she always did to adversity: by redoubling her efforts to force change on the reluctant city. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Could the courts or someone force me to stop?” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Lord Tywin almost always chose to command the reserve; he would take the high ground and watch the battle unfold below him, committing his forces when and where they were needed most. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

For a moment, the soreness confused me, forced me to recall that for me, the woman’s attack had come only hours ago. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted it with a force that made the ends of my fingers ache. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was slightly giddy with the force of his personality but the extremism of the offer was appealing as well. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I force the window up, inhaling deep breaths of the clean air outside. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

He forced himself to swallow and swallow them down. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Now that they are being forced to go back, he’s been using new vocabulary, like a tourist studying foreign phrases for a trip abroad. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

As she forced her memory back, she felt she was being exposed as a traitor to her sister’s cause. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I looked at the barn doors noisily slapping back and forth with the force of the storm, and I couldn’t help but feel powerless. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The newspapers were full of interviews in which the city’s leading men described Root as the guiding force behind the fair, that without him the city could not hope to realize its dreams. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Pond inhaled and forced out a great warm gust. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

But the force of him was still all around her and she could not see clearly. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

As long as he and his black folks did not go beyond certain limits, there was no need to fear that white force. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

She slammed the door with such force I’m amazed the wall didn’t crumble. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

We might have watched her, hanging by a strap umpteen feet in the air, but, even worse, she had been forced to watch us. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

I could tell he was forcing it, even as his fingers fumbled to put the keys in the ignition. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

All the greenery was stripped away from the force of the water. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The heat got more and more intense with every second until I was forced into the air-conditioned museum. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I force my lips up into a smile to show how grateful I am. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Then he reverses into the Toyota again, forcing the cars apart to give us space to pull out. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He told her about the frigid little ceremony that Katharine had forced him to go through on the same night every week. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

We inched forward for a minute or two but were then forced to stop by the sheer press of bodies. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ink was barely dry on the bulletin in Air Scoop announcing the reduction in force before Melvin Butler released a plan to offer permanent appointments to war service employees. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

He stalked to the back porch like someone was forcing him. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

"Of course, we can't expect the navy to keep up with the air force, now can we?" The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think I felt that something out there, some force, nameless and vast, had robbed me of... what? Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

I forced a smile and watched as she slipped back into her apartment. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Reports from his sources indicated that the riot was going to grow, and the Chicago police force was too small to handle it alone. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She was forced to live in a basement where she could barely stand up. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

But this day Amari was unusually quiet, having been compelled to spend the previous night with Clay, and he had forced her to do things that made her shiver with shame. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked up at me and forced a smile. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Can you imagine being forced to watch as the people you loved and protected were hunted down and dragged away, never to be seen again? Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

"Love," Yo enunciates, letting the full force of the word loose in her mouth. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Trying to force them into one cup or one glass meant I never really got to know them. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stuck to Teddy on defense, and Doug was forced to take a shot and missed. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Nailer and Pima forced their stiff limbs to move and stumbled down to the beach, joining a ragged assemblage of other survivors who were streaming toward the sands. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I pushed off, using his force to catapult me toward the ceiling. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

When I was in first grade, a boy in my class punched me in the face one day, his fist coming like a comet, full force and out of nowhere. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

And I, who did not care, was going to be forced into caring. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Once more I press my mouth to his and force the water out. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

During the rest of the day, I forced myself to endure annoying little pranks that distracted me and made me nervous but did not really hurt me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I head into my room and throw my door shut with the same amount of force. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

There were always so many things to do and to remember in rocket design and construction that I had been forced to get organized in my mind. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I wipe my mouth, forcing myself to stand. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Taisin could feel the forced cheer coming from Kaede, who regarded her with serious brown eyes, her mouth slowly turning down at the corners as the grin faded. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Ged kept watch from dusk till dawn, for in darkness the force that drew or drove him grew stronger yet. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Floating in the sea of black, we were forced to witness the massive and grotesque deaths of thousands of people. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

When he forced one eye open, he found Fedu standing above him. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The force of the blast radiated through the neighborhood, bending trees and signposts and blowing out windows. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

"Hold!" he commanded, his voice as faint and rasping as the sound I had heard moments before—the sound of the trunk being forced open. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

The gravitational force between the sun and the earth is ascribed to the exchange of gravitons between the particles that make up these two bodies. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then, when the president announced his unexpected decision to send a new American peace delegation to France in February of 1799, Jefferson apprised Madison that this “event of events” had been forced upon Adams. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

As the giant king ran towards Piper, Percy grabbed the tip of Porphyrion’s spear and forced it down into the ground. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I forced myself out of my hiding place and walked toward him, my back ramrod straight. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

But genes—and linkage—were certainly potent forces in this history. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Despite his size, he moved with force and authority—Cora recalled the mounted bear in the museum, posed at the dramatic moment of his charge. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

As though he could disinter it by force. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Dukakis forces in Texas had thought they could win the state on the basis of the economy. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I retied the ribbon to cinch my collar shut and forced a bright American smile. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He took the full force of the monster's pull—and still held on. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

Klava’s boots were dragged off in the air by the force of her fall. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I look around and realize that everyone in this room is, right now, being forced to sit in a class with a known homosexual. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Enticing people with his nipples and then forcing pictures of his son on them. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He says El Patron is like a force of nature—a tornado or volcano or something. He says you can’t help being awestruck even when you might get killed. I think it’s all rubbish!” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Gaea’s forces must have captured him somehow. But we don’t know exactly where they’re holding him.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He ostentatiously counted my eight cents change and held it out so that I was forced to hold up my hand to receive it. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

That factor alone would explain why societies of thousands can exist only if they develop centralized authority to monopolize force and resolve conflicts. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, Corporal, you tell your commander that the next time I see armed forces coming in here, they’ll be picked off by sniper fire. No darts either. Armor-piercing bullets.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

I wanted to get as far away from her as humanly possible, but I dug my fingernails into the desktop and forced myself to stay put. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

He swiped at his nose again, forcing another streak of red across his face. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“We were literally there to protest against them using deadly force, so they responded with...deadly force. Incredible.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

But it is important to distinguish between the first pair and the second: one deals with space and place; the other with percussive force. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

He has a strange expression, as if he's angry or disappointed that I've forced him from his orderly state. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

The Nazis had forced us into impossibly crowded conditions designed to bring out the worst in people. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

And Nana is forcing me to be part of this germ-infested community where the people are called my peers only because we are the same age. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t sure what good a satyr could do against the forces of the dead, but I felt better knowing he’d be with me. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

My elbow does not slither through the table because atoms have electrons around their nuclei and because electrical forces are strong. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt another urge to leave, but he forced himself to stroll over toward Henry and Bud, his hands in his pockets, casual, so no one could tell he felt out of place. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wanted to go to jail so that her attorney could use legal tactics to force the case before the US Supreme Court. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

But within less than one millionth of a sec ond, so many atoms would fission that the lump of uranium would blow itself apart with the force of millions of pounds of regular explosive. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could believe a lot of things and had been forced to over the course of that month, but getting kicked out of a checker game by my baby brother was pretty tough to swallow. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she forced a smile and added, “Sounds like fun.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Of course I treated it well in matters of oil changes and greasing, and I did not drive it to its limit or force it to do acrobatics required of sports cars. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I force myself to look away from the madness outside and instead press my trembling hands together firmly in my lap. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Do you know Bernard Marx?” she asked in a tone whose excessive casualness was evidently forced. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

In this scenario, Man comes on as a stupendous lethal force, and the earth is pictured as something delicate, like rising bubbles at the surface of a country pond, or flights of fragile birds. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once, when he’d been ill, his boy had forced a pill down his throat. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

They sent a force of five hundred fighters, both soldiers and irregular troops. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

It would be better to give Mancuso a probationary period and kick him off the force. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had been forced to lay off drivers and shut down several bus routes just to stay in business. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Linked by their cold hands, they forced their way through the flood and up onto the bridge. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Use the monopoly of force to promote happiness, by maintaining public order and curbing violence. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Yet together they forced millions of people to sit up and take notice. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

This man, as I said, having been named by the Syracusans commander of their armies, immediately realized that mercenary forces were useless, since their condottieri were men like our Italian condottieri. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

No. The full force of the monsters attention was now pouring over me, freezing me in place. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

In one stroke, Archie had forced Renault to show up here, to become part of the chocolate sale, and he also placed Renault at the mercy of the school, the students. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was accustomed at this point to fighting off negative thoughts, sticking to the good until I was absolutely forced to contend with something unpleasant. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Even in the gloom, I could see an icy slash of white that the wind had forced through the keyhole and across the cabin floor. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

For this theory to give the observed value of the strong force between particles, the strings had to be like rubber bands with a pull of about ten tons. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dimple realized she was twisting the envelope as she spoke and forced herself to hold still. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Any society with a marked population explosion will be forced to devote all its energies and technological skills to feeding and caring for the population on its home planet. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

If a runaway returned, he would turn traitor, the master and the overseer would force him to turn traitor. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No. But don’t use force. Please. Force is mine. Strike me if you feel the need. I won’t care.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

They had emerged—loosely speaking—because an ancestral antelope had produced a long-necked variant that had been progressively selected by a natural force, such as a famine. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

They were going to force him to go back! Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I go over a few ways to inflict maximum injury with minimum force in my head. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Emma dropped her gaze, forcing herself to read the rest of the sign: The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

By this time the Indian fighting had become like dangerous cattle drives—the tribes were forced into revolt, driven and decimated, and the sad, sullen remnants settled on starvation lands. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

But when they depend on their own resources and can use force, then only seldom do they run the risk of grave danger. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

He stopped and forced himself to think of something else. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

His returns, whether by force or circumstance, were sullen. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she saw I would not go, she grew still and lay like a log, not a murmur from her, but the sweat forcing itself up in oily drops on her throat and temples. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because her gift had forced her—and allowed her—to know them. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

These conclusions surely apply with much greater force to the undocumented history of ancient technology. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

More forces would be sent, he said, “as requested.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

First she forces warm boiled potatoes through a ricer. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Did you know there are children who are forced to work in the rubbish heap? Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

As Otto’s swollen foot was dragged upward, he was forced to stand on one hand. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

He could see the phone out of the corner of his eye but forced himself not to look. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

The infection also left Roosevelt so weak that he couldn’t sit up, forcing him once again to lie down on top of the boxes in the canoe in an uncomfortable position. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

One of the strangest parts of the industrial food chain is the way it forces some animals to eat corn. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

When the milk in Oregon is tainted by the radiation eruption of a Soviet nuclear reactor, we are forced to see our interdependence. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ancient, giant mahogany trees, all the trees, the game, everything of the forest was being destroyed, and the land was forced to lie flat, he said, and bare as the palm of his hand. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beyond that hill Lee could begin to feel the weight of the Union Army, the massive blue force pouring his way. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mother was screaming us out the door with the very force of her lungs, but I turned around and shoved straight past her and went back, knowing what I had to do. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

George Weasley vented his feelings by hitting the second Bludger directly at the offending Beater, who was forced to roll right over in midair to avoid it. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

She forced her hands to her sides, shaking her unease, and strode into the music and gaming room. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

But lately, the mask has started fighting back, forcing the melding process by digging tiny filaments into the back of my neck. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Our aim should be to guide natural processes as cautiously as possible in the desired direction rather than to use brute force. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

But the middle-Hariem narcotics force found so many ways to harass me that I had to change my area. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Even if they weren’t intentionally tracking us, I’m sure they are now. They were probably forced to memorize your ugly mug and Psi number. We already know you’re a tasty treat for the skip tracers.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She tried to force her will on him, and she saw that he was detached and free. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He had to force his eyelids to stay open. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gerald was tough and strong, but the force of that punch almost made him lose his breath. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

These outbursts forced Bradbury into a repetitive routine of pleading with Teller to stay and persuading him that he was loved. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

On their return they were abused mightily before being permitted to die and those they left behind were forced to observe the grisly increments of their demise. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

During that time, I kept bathing the girls, forcing tea or water or graveyard stew into them. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I have to force my lips from the bottle to breathe. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“We must have missed a turn,” I am forced to admit. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Shin knew he was undermining his ability to adapt to his new life, but he also knew that he could not force himself to change. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

She covered the offending hand with her other one, took a deep breath, and forced herself to look at Mrs. Jacobs. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Okay!” the large flowy man from before singsongs, shocking me out of my embarrassment, forcing a scratched line across the whole audition form. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

He would have spoken some good word of shame, for he was an honest man and only his crying child had forced him to evil. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

The two scientists were studying the forces between atoms when they realized that their measurements didn’t match the forces that had been predicted. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

A witch friendly to the Church reports that he is assembling a great army, including forces that may be angelic. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Runcorn was so tall that Harry was forced to stoop to make sure his big feet were hidden. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

How indeed could it be otherwise, so long as art is still being created all around us, opening our eyes almost daily to new experiences and thus forcing us to readjust our understanding? History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

His father had been forced to watch him die. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I hated with every ounce of my being the force that had caused him such pain. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

What if Horatio had been seen with me and forced to reveal my whereabouts? Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

John Henry pivoted and forced another group to stumble backward. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Moreover, the new agricultural tasks demanded so much time that people were forced to settle permanently next to their wheat fields. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now, with Mrs. Frisby’s help, he forced open Brutus’s mouth and poured in just a few drops of the smokey liquid the bottle contained. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

I heard her let out a sharp laugh as she threw her arms around his neck, knocking into him with so much force that the sunglasses flew off his face. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Without him, who knows how long it would have taken to force the issue into the federal courts. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The crowd shifts uncomfortably, and the professor forces out a dry laugh. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I felt the same horrible force taking control of my arms, and I couldn’t stop my hands from moving down to the lid of the box. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

It is a meeting of the Haves and Have-Nots in force, an insane clash between bodies of men, not between leaders. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still only half awake, I go into the bathroom and, by force of habit, turn on the shower, then realize I forgot to get a towel. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

And after hearing those words, seeing the look on her face, something suddenly takes me over—this strange, innate force. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

What had they been forced to do in there? Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Like most Americans I am no lover of cops, and the consistent investigation of city forces for bribery, brutality, and a long and picturesque list of malfeasances is not designed to reassure me. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sides of the gully drew closer and closer together until the three men were forced to slosh through the glacial water, sometimes up to their knees. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

“The Ekumen will wait till you open it, sir. It will force nothing on you. I was sent alone, and remain here alone, in order to make it impossible for you to fear me.” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

I thought of Geneva as a helpless baby, my dad carrying her to safety, and tears welled up in my eyes, I forced them back. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

It saddened my mother to learn that some relatives forced their children to start working right after high school. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rashid forced himself to thank his father, but he couldn’t meet his eyes as he walked out the door. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He meets the local villagers and discovers that an evil man with a machine gun has enslaved them, forcing them to grow poppy flowers that he turns into drugs. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

A blue-and-white Austin had blocked part of the road; the Jeep had been forced to a stop; the women were being led away peaceably, so the truck driver said, peaceably to the car. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most verbs that take subjectless complements, such as try in Alice tried to calm down, are governed by an ironclad rule that forces the overt subject to be identical to the missing subject. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

I sat in the truck and had to force myself to rejoin the party. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

American forces, the caller explained, were heavily involved in planning and carrying out those raids. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He used the emotional force of the occasion, channeled through his rhetoric, to quietly shift the political ground and redefine the casus belli in a way that suited him. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

He was still upon the ground, but his arms were long, and his huge hand held me fast while the bells of his hat tinkled with the force of his exertion. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

“How many years until moving cities becomes insufficient? What is the solution beyond that? Changing our names? I...I do not enjoy being forced into such deceptions.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I force myself to look on as they try to pry information out of him. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Somehow, by sheer force of will, the girl had frozen herself in time—not just her body but everything. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I made so many mistakes that I was forced to melt down the error-filled slugs and retype them with excruciating slowness, digging my teeth into my inner cheek until the letters became Yiddish once more. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Pro-Japan forces were trying to organize a NO NO vote by blocks, in massive resistance. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Also, I could tell a trick to force me to eat a healthy breakfast when I saw one. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

You wish you were smart enough to cheat your way in, I want to spit back—but I take a deep breath and force my reply down. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Edward sat down fluidly in the only chair, forcing me to sit next to Chief Swan on the sofa. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“The time is long gone when I could frighten you with a burning wardrobe and force you to make repayment for your crimes. But I wish I could, Tom...I wish I could...” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He catches me watching and forces a smile. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

“You didn’t. It’s not like you tied him down and forced him.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Hell, I still don’t know, and she was forced to find out, even if she didn’t wanna find out. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Leo wanted to throttle the dwarfs, but he forced a smile. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

My eyes filled with tears, but I forced myself to not wipe them away. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She slept out Sunday mornings and forced herself up for dinner, which she ate, as she ate all her meals now, automatically and without conversation. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

I feel numb inside, but outside I am a screaming, thrashing force of will. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The altitude here manifested itself as a malicious force, making me feel as though I were afflicted with a raging red- wine hangover. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Too sick to work, he was forced to go home to his mother for nursing. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I wouldn’t mind, but I can’t force it the way I tried with meeting Hudson’s mom. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

When it was finally the girl’s turn, the PSF at the head of the line forced us apart with a sharp jerk. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The force of the throw sent him staggering backward into the wall. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, she responds thoughtfully: “You’ve always been able to say whatever came to your mind, Claire. All of you. But Melody has been forced to be silent. She probably has mountains of stuff to say.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Banning was a legal order by the government, and generally entailed forced resignation from in-dicated organizations, and restriction from attending gatherings of any kind. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In quantum mechanics, a zero is responsible for a bizarre source of energy—infinite and ubiquitous, present even in the deepest vacuum—and a phantom force exerted by nothing at all. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Although his efforts to survive often force her out of his mind, at times he thinks of her with a loneliness that is overwhelming. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

We had no doubts that men at the highest levels of the police and the security forces were aiding the Third Force. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The shimmy also caused an imbalanced load, forcing the sludge toward the edge of its compartment. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He forced his legs to work and sought purchase with the toes of his boots. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Years past they had been forced to sell their last few treasures, and now even the coin they had gotten from Mother's crown had gone. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I looked again at the inappropriate dress Alice had forced me into. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

They slipped in and out of the box of peeling gray, making no stir in the neighborhood, no sound in the labor force, and no wave in the mayor’s office. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Paranoid got tacked on about a year later, after I verbally attacked a librarian for trying to hand me propaganda pamphlets for an underground Communist force operating out of the basement of the public library. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

She felt as if she had been watching, from above, the convergence of forces on her husband. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

The entire ghostly army had him surrounded, gradually forcing him toward the edge of the glacier. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

He tried to force the image out of his mind. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

What classic style does is explain them as if they were objects and forces that would be recognizable to anyone standing in a position to see them. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

She refused to leave, but the men didn’t force the issue, concerned that if she was provoked and became violent, it would require “at least four strong men” to subdue her. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Fred yelled happily, but he was wrong; as though it was magnetically attracted to Harry, the Bludger pelted after him once more and Harry was forced to fly off at full speed. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

I know at some point we’ll be forced to reenter its depths, either to hunt or be hunted, but for right now I’m planning to stick to our little beach. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ron seized Wormtail’s wand arm and forced it upward; Harry slapped a hand to his mouth, muffling his voice. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I was lying in bed, unable, yet again, to force myself to get up and head to school. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then the scythe held up his ring, and the captain kissed it with such force, he cracked a tooth. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Then I stand up, force fortitude to my legs, and begin negotiations. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

When I took my hands away and looked again at the room, I forced myself to concentrate as hard as I ever have in my life. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

I picture Eden and John and force myself to calm down, force away the pain. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

They seemed to have me blocked at every turn, forcing me to fight them in the dark. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

This strange force is woven into the mathematical equations of the quantum universe. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

With five people holding her down, she was able to fight off all attempts to force the tube into her mouth and down her throat. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

With a huge effort Harry forced himself on. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Mahmoud and his fellow sailors were forced to dive from the dinghy and wait underwater until the Germans were satisfied that the crew had all been shot or drowned. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“You’ve become a force in the campaign, which means people are going to come after you a little. This is just the nature of things.” Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She crossed the room at a bound and laid her back flat against the wall, commando-style, then reached one hand across and forced open the screen. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Boyle’s law provided a theoretical account of how pressure could be used to produce powerful force, if one could only find a way of harnessing that force for a useful purpose. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Greyback crooned as he forced them along the corridor. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

When that door closed she forced herself to wait a few more seconds, just to be on the safe side. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Zed stuck his hand out and I forced myself to shake his grubby paw. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not going to force you. If you don’t want to walk, then stay there.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

I did not answer him but forced my knees to hold me up. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Superintendent Michael Crowley was one of the few members of the Boston police force who not only refused to take part in the strike, but tried to bring order once the chaos began. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Once more at the tiller, I force the rudder to one side, and the waves do the rest. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

There was deep disagreement between those who thought class was the governing force in American life and those who deemed it pretty much irrelevant. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

It took a full-grown teacher to force him back to the boyside. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

In a search for an explanation, Casimir realized that he had felt the force of nothing. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Never before had she wielded words of such force; she spoke to hurt, but was amazed when she succeeded. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the wheel turns, the capsules use the force of gravity to stay upright. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ignatia knew that the wearer could put the boots on and off as wanted, but there would be no removing the boots by force as long as the wearer was alive. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

When she handed the bills to Petey, she said, “Sooooooo,” drawing out the vowel with such forced casualness that a first grader would have been suspicious. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Our third baseman moved up but a runner was forced out at first. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she drew her fist back and punched him in the face with such force, it nearly knocked him off his feet. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Zeitoun’s earlier assumption—that they were being evacuated by force—seemed to be confirmed. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

He spoke the last three words with a ringing force that was almost shocking. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Like those who think it’s okay to use the government to force you to do what’s against natural law.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

In the van with the Colombian was a Sing Sing nurse, who was forced to continue treating him. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Peasants were people who were forced into poverty when the aristocracy took over all the land they had once used. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

This force was transferred through the flying buttress to the buttress itself and then down to the foundation. Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction 1973-09-19T00:00:00Z

Olmsted’s road contractor deployed a force of eight hundred men and one hundred teams of horses to begin regrading the roads and laying new gravel. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“It was my fault, I forced him to tell me.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

If, on the other hand, you're forced to pay, it's wise to lower the bar and not be so choosy. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

This is the force of the vacuum, a force produced by nothing at all. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Then the man left and, remarkably, returned ten minutes later, forcing his way through the mob again. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

What happens to a body when a force does act on it is given by Newton’s second law. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He yanks her head and forces her to stare into the room. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I could almost imagine each new stick and stump it swallowed forcing the denner resin deeper into its gizzard, mixing it around, breaking it up, forcing it to dissolve. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

His devotion to its progress, like his devotion to the church, was the anchoring force in my life throughout this past summer. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The force of gravity seemed to surge up at him and pull him down. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Hush,” he said, “don’t fret. It’s still there inside you, all that knowledge. Just be calm and let yourself find it. Don’t force it. Just sort of float down to touch it...” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I force my feet to walk out the door. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

What songs were they forcing her to learn? Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then the full force of what had just happened—what she had barely avoided— swept through her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

There’s a forced, practiced calm in his tone. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

My grandfather recognized that desperation and knew that now, in his forced retirement, this was the place for him. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Remarkably, this figure does not include drug task forces funded by the DEA or other federal agencies. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, the electromagnetic and weak forces, which are not asymptotically free, get stronger at high energies. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She shakes her head with enough force to set her neck fat in motion, but she hands me a pen. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

His father struggled to turn, to force his way back against the flood wave of people. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

To explain what kept atoms together, other forces were needed, and in the 1930s two were discovered: the strong nuclear force and weak nuclear force. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Once the main force of the fire began to lessen, Claire peeked out. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was a question that had already begun to be answered, but neither Stravinsky nor Debussy, in 1913, would have guessed just how massive the forces of change were going to be. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

The handcuffs clipped to his belt were as shiny and unscratched as the day he joined the force, almost two years earlier. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The enormous fireball showered dangerous radioactive fallout over task force personnel who were thought to be safely out of range. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He forced key after key into the lock until one slid to the hilt and clicked. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Kauffman forced us to read A Farewell to Arms last year. I hated it. Hemingway’s writing is so bland. He never says anything.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He bent over and forced eye contact with Luke. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Not just for us. For everybody we love. The Doors have to be closed on both sides, or the monsters will just keep coming through. Gaea’s forces will overrun the world.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The first time he had come this way, he had been on horseback, sword in hand, and the Targaryen dragons had watched from the walls as he forced Jaime Lannister down from the throne. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The men all agreed that it was the worst job any of them had ever been forced to do. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

He brought his baseball bat down with full force, but Michael simply caught it and yanked it away from the coach. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

With all the authority at my command, I said, “I appeal to all our people to remain calm and to honor the memory of Chris Hani by remaining a disciplined force for peace.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You w ill care when we’re forced to live in a much worse place, when we can’t make our mortgage payments,” he said, perfectly reasonably. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why?” he found himself forced to ask finally. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I keep my mouth shut and force a nod. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z

And all speeding with a mighty force, almost silent, certainly irresistible. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

But what if Byrne, in capturing Bobby’s queen, wound up in a weakened position that left him less able to attack the rest of Bobby’s forces and less able to protect his own? Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

It had been eight days of forced meals, stubbornness, and waves of tears. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z