| 单词 | gossip |
| 例句 | Overhearing gossip about Clay became a similar distraction. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z It was a bewitching moment: a gorgeous train rocketing through the winter landscape carrying five of history’s greatest architects, all in the same car, gossiping, joking, drinking, smoking. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Her feet slowed on the treadle and Kira knew that she was eager to chat and gossip. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Especially if any of that gossip about Amber is true. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z She supposed the dinner would be at his college, where the porter, he’d said, was a gossip, though, of course, there was more than one porter at Jordan; nevertheless, it was puzzling. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z That was our secret name for the old ladies who had their noses so far up everybody’s business that they couldn’t smell anything but gossip. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Pretending to be in a trance, Woodhull passed along inside information to Vanderbilt about the business plans of his rivals, based on gossip she had heard from Mansfield. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z He heard through Radio Bemba, which is how people are referring to gossip, Radio Big Mouth, that the compound is now a SIM interrogation center. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z It must be that I had a small mean mind, a conventional, petty hatred of gossip. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Wasn’t silly, wasn’t always twiddling her plaits, didn’t tattle or gossip, didn’t hit boys over the head with books or scrape the back of your neck with a sweetgum burr when you weren’t looking. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Back at the inn a great many somber, sooty people were gathering to drink and gossip. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He had talked with them, acquainted them with family gossip, instructed them occasionally when it had seemed timely and proper for him to do so. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z The Beecher-Tilton story was based on gossip spread in part by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z “In these woods and cottages there are no envious eyes, no carping tongues, no gossip or lies,” I said. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z If Scheim wasn’t ready for some gossip now, he never would be. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “What are you girls gossiping about over there?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “You are both wise and witty, Ophelia. Your words are saved and spent in good measure. Moreover, you are honest. I know you can be trusted not to gossip about my taste for romance.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z When someone asks me where I’ve been these last few days, I say, “Europe,” even though gossip travels fast and they can probably see how I obsessively cover my wrists with my sleeves and bracelets. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z We put up a small handwritten notice at the newspaper office and made sure that old Backy Medlin, the gin’s most maundering gossip, knew what we were looking for. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The new linguistic skills that modern Sapiens acquired about seventy millennia ago enabled them to gossip for hours on end. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Later that afternoon Amari, peeling potatoes in the corner of the kitchen, listened as Lena, one of the house slaves, gossiped with Teenie. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z She thanked the other neighbors who came to the door to greet and gossip. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Enough gossip. I can take watching over the missus from here. Your mama is waiting downstairs for you, better get a move on before it starts raining again.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Even today the vast majority of human communication—whether in the form of emails, phone calls or newspaper columns—is gossip. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Just in case there should be any gossip. You never can tell, you know. People are odd, sometimes. If they knew about Mrs. de Winter it might make it a lot easier for you.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The bathrooms were clean, and filled with kids, gabbing and gossiping. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z It didn't take much effort to imagine those same gossip sessions happening at some other dining table, with her own family as the subject. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “But all this gossip isn’t getting us into The Saturday Evening Post, eh, Chaplain ? Let’s see what kind of procedure we can evolve. Incidentally, Chaplain, not a word about this beforehand to Colonel Korn. Understand?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Most people can neither intimately know, nor gossip effectively about, more than 150 human beings. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Geyer and Schnooks immediately set out for Miss Hill’s residence and found her to be an acute observer and a willing gossip. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z It needed intimacy, gossip, and the time it took for curiosity to become drama. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z And anyone could walk to the Enchanters' Castle for remedies or advice or general gossip. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z There’s quite a gossip underground in this place. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z "You could be a famed courtier. Only having to worry about dresses and gossip and landing in the scopes and papers." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z She thought that meant we were gossiping, and she was against gossiping. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I had some gossip I was dying to tell them—something about one of the newcomers—and so for a while it was just me blabbing on while they nodded and asked the odd question. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z As I described the velvet wedding dress in full detail, and the satchels of dates and almonds the groom’s family passed out for each guest, it almost felt like I was gossiping with a friend. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z This is her worst nightmare—gossip about us. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z However, this option, quite aside from the misgivings his lordship was bound to have as regards gossip travelling, entailed my having to rely on unknown quantities just when a mistake could prove most costly. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z There wasn’t much to do in our small town, but we were content going to the mall, getting our nails done, going to football games, and gossiping about guys. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z In fact, watch out for everyone, because the place feeds on gossip and whatever you say will be public knowledge in a matter of hours. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I guess the prospect of a job gave my mom the courage to come today and face the gossip. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “It’s not bad. Its just weird, you know. It’s good gossip. People are confused.” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z She found it strange, Shan telling her this about Blaine’s friend, and yet it made her feel special, admitted into Shan’s intimate cave of gossip. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “It’s just boring not being able to gossip with anyone. The boys were cute, but the girls there had no sense of style. Most of them were wearing the ugly brigaduita uniforms. Ugh.” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z The corridor, just moments ago all gossip and hubbub, fell silent as a graveyard. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z We traded information on Mommy the way people trade baseball cards at trade shows, offering bits and pieces fraught with gossip, nonsense, wisdom, and sometimes just plain foolishness. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z She arrived at the flat wearing a sequined bou-bou that caught the light, glistening like a flowing celestial presence, and said that she wanted to tell Ifemelu’s parents about it before they heard the gossip. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Above all, I want to keep the peace, and to neither quarrel nor gossip. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The rest is merely gossip, and tales for other times. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She was the one who with a look could cut good gossip down to a titter when it got out of hand. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “A magician at the Bureau? The gossip practically spills itself!” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z A gasp came up from some housewives who had stopped to gossip on the sidewalk while going to and fro about their shopping. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Claudine opens a parasol over their heads, and they disappear under it like a pair of gossiping courtiers. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z But the clicking stopped and we were running out of things to gossip about. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z “Missionary Circle? My grandma used to be a member. I thought all they did was visit sick people and gossip.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z "No, I want this now, Camellia. Before my party. I have a feeling my parents are going to introduce me to suitors tonight. Everyone's gossiping about it." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z There were also dark secrets people didn’t much talk about, along with a gray market of gossip that could spread the ill-informed rumor as fast as any IM or text network. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z White men and women drank, chain-smoked, munched pretzels and other eatables, gossiped eagerly and played darts. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z People moved in the corners of Cora’s vision: shadows of gossips and scolds. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “Doing your part to keep the great American gossip industry alive?” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “People gossiped, you know. I remember. They said all sorts of things about you two. But you’re saying there was nothing.” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Men stand outside, gossiping and sipping hot drinks. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z I also hadn’t heard a single peep from the gossip fence about my parents moving. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He rarely left with the gossip magazines; copies of Vintage People and Prime People and Lagos Life littered Aunty Uju’s house, with their blurry photos and garish headlines. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z They stuck together for only one thing: to trample on some other woman...whether it was by throwing stones or by mean gossip. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Our divided movement is pulling together, gossip and grievances cast aside. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z HARRY: And what is the gossip about me and my son? Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z Will asked when he had run out of gossip. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I asked a few people who I could trust not to make gossip of it, but none of them knew more than Deoch. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I drive down Main Street, and it’s like driving through a fog of gossip. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z She had this look on her face, the self-importance of someone who is about to deliver a piece of particularly juicy gossip. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “I trust you will give no one cause to gossip about you. You are an honorable girl.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z All spring the gossip had been about little Mirabelle McCullough—or, depending which side you were on, May Ling Chow—and now, at last, there was something new and sensational to discuss. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The fact that gossip had published the banns was one of the reasons I had come east. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z I’m on the bed, reading a gossip magazine. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z While all the other students traded gossip and nonsense in the auditorium in the morning and at lunch, Quentin always sat alone. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z As usual Beth lay on the sofa and Laurie sat in a low chair close by, amusing her with all sorts of gossip, for she depended on her weekly ‘spin’, and he never disappointed her. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “I have to say that finding you two ladies gossiping in the garden when I got home was not what I expected.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The Coffee Pot was where people went to loaf, talk tall, and swap gossip. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z After the gossip and the slow wagging of heads. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z “Talk turns to gossip and I walk away.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z If she had come out more often, sat on the stoop or gossiped in front of the beauty shop, she would have known more than what the paper said. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Out in the alley a few women were gossiping. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z She and Mr. Pittman were habitues of all the correct soirees and benefits and staples of all the right gossip columns. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, she’s fine. Just needs a day away from all the church gossip.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The Big Store steps was a favorite place for off-shift miners to lounge about, chew tobacco, and gossip. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Every week, Nok's mother's society friends gathered around her family's dining table for cards, dealing out gossip as they dealt out their hands. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Her eyes were bright at sharing a juicy tidbit of gossip. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Sociological research has shown that the maximum ‘natural’ size of a group bonded by gossip is about 150 individuals. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Now it was up to her to make things work, and Aphrodite had moved on to newer gossip as easily as she might toss out an old copy of a tabloid magazine. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z We “gossiped” for a couple minutes, trying to hold back any inappropriate laughter—the kind that would’ve given us away. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z "I still get plenty of news from the Kolkata gossip chain," Didu says, crossing her arms and ending the debate. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “I suppose it’s common gossip among the slaves that the animal had to be castrated. Well, and quite right too. The Emperor is too wise to take risks.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Mom fills Wells in on prom gossip the whole way to Target. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z I twist around, seeing the gossiping crowd, the swarm of cars, hearing, “Black brother, black brother...Black brother, black brother.” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z There was no gossip about her, no clues to her leaving or her whereabouts. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Off-duty employees are henceforth barred from eating at the restaurant, because “other servers gather around them and gossip.” Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z In the Hotel Sea Queen car park, the skyblue Plymouth gossiped with other, smaller cars. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Even if the Germans came, people would still play tennis, or gossip, or drink beer. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Isaac was more shadowy and Kept His Counsel, as my doorman used to say about anyone who didn’t like to gossip. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “I try not to give the tabloids more gossip than they can handle. They’re particularly aggressive at this time of year.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The night Mama and I came back from the latrine with this newest bit of gossip, he had been drinking all day. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z The two of them swapped recipes and kept up with each other, but never fell into the neighborhood’s gossip cycle the way other mothers did. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He listened to Shamika and his mama gossip as he did the dishes. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Between communities water traffic continually darts, hopscotch- ing back and forth with the speed of gossip even though many boats are still powered by pushing a long pole against the bottom. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I was expected, a topic of gossip no doubt. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Their conversation was easy: she catching him up on all the gossip, he asking about this one and that one, and like everybody else avoiding any reference to her leg. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “These are just rumors and gossip. The proverbs say ‘He who harps on a matter alienates his friend.’ The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The kind you let in your house because he was not dangerous, because you had seen him with children, bought his products and never heard a scrap of gossip about him doing wrong. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The war itself had been unreal to me, but I had grown able to respond emotionally to every hint, whisper, word, inflection, news, gossip, and rumor regarding conflicts between the races. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z There will be drills and running lines and scrimmage matches and laughter and gossip. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z More attention to her looks than these pullings of hairs and pickings at spots would have caused gossip among the villagers. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom is sitting on the couch painting her nails bright red with a gossip magazine propped against her knees. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z In November 1926, when a reporter wrote to White fishing for gossip about Hale, White refused to provide any, insisting that Hale would be “treated as other prisoners are treated.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “It is not gossip that another of my daughters is sick!” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Most likely, both the gossip theory and the there-is-a-lion-near-the-river theory are valid. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z But Lauren had already started walking to her next class, gossiping with two other girls who followed her like panting puppy dogs, leaving me smoldering. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z The gossip and turmoil they would create by doing this in secret. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z On the bedside table were sixteen empty packets of sleeping pills and a note: “I forgive everyone and ask forgiveness of everyone. OK? Not too much gossip, please.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I won’t say anything negative about my own family, though that doesn’t mean I won’t defend them if somebody else does, and as of today, my gossiping is a thing of the past. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z She played with my hair, or told me the latest gossip, or brought random gifts that served no purpose other than to produce a shadow of a smile: A windup toy. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z During one of my Clay Jensen gossip moments, I found out that you were going to be at the party. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z With my eyes opened by Gertrude’s wisdom, my ears attended more closely to die gossip of Cristiana and the other ladies. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z All of my childhood memories rush in: I'm standing in the wings, watching Papa take his viola from the case, rosin the bow and begin to tune among the chatter, the dinner plans, the gossip. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z My half-sisters gossiped loudly, while I sat cracking seeds and laying their flesh in a pile. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The next summer we went to France for six weeks, and I added another 420 words, most of them found in the popular gossip magazine Voici. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z At the last few parties the excited gossip in the powder rooms has been that at present the house is vacant. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In order that we may start afresh and go to Meg’s wedding with free minds, it will be well to begin with a little gossip about the Marches. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Miss Carol likes to gossip, so I figure she’ll tell me something. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z The parade of villagers laughed and gossiped out of the village and along the Old North Road. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z So Aiyi and my father gossip unrestrained in Mandarin, exchanging news about people from their old village. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I used to write gossip columns for a living, and apologies always struck me as enormously useful. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z She talked on and on while Milkman sat back and listened to gossip, stories, legends, speculations. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The lieutenant who was their guide was a dapper young man named Pitzer, who liked to gossip, to show that he was privy to great secrets. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z This was something to gossip about later—the princess daring to question the Emperor. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z In the train going to Royaumont, however, he looked off-color, giving no indication of wanting either to read The Times or to hear me gossip about the phage group. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Eva wouldn’t hear of such a thing, fearful the neighbors would gossip about her daughter’s morals. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The twins squatted on their haunches, like professional adult gossips in the Ayemenem market. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Sula acknowledged none of their attempts at counter-conjure or their gossip and seemed to need the services of nobody. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Jay Cee interrupted me now and then to tell me something practical or a bit of gossip. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z They would frown at me for reading prayers and meditations when they preferred to gossip. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z On the other days when there’s no market, people just congregate in the main square for one thing and another: hairdos, shoe repair, or just gossiping in the shade. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Except for the gossip, there is no real point in coming to school. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Why not checks? the daughters would wonder later, gossiping together in the bedroom, counting their money to make sure the father wasn't playing favorites. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Which was not true, but she had no interest in discussing gleaning like it was school gossip. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z We heard lots of juicy gossip, as well as some stuff about how babies are made that cleared up a few lingering questions. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z When I step out of the car, the gossip fog is like ether. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Group B talked to me sometimes, made cutting remarks to me when they didn't like my clothing, and often excluded me from their games, their secrets, and their gossip. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “So what are you saying? That we turn our family upside down because of gossip? What was the point of everything we went through if you just want to rip everything apart now?” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z I pictured her sitting in the breakfast nook, legs up on the padded bench, flipping through a Hollywood gossip magazine and sipping coffee out of one of my mother's china cups. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Even her bratty second-in-command, Drew Tanaka, seemed relieved, probably because Piper could run things and give Drew more time for gossip and in-cabin beauty treatments. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The sidewalks, shops, taverns, churches, and theaters once again filled with people and buzzed with talk and prayer and gossip. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z He found them around the train station, where they begged, gossiped, and periodically struck off in packs looking for food. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z “Thank you, Will, for not wanting to be the one who spreads gossip. It shows you’ve got real character. I do hate gossipers.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “Oh? And what gossip is that? That we’re on a first-name basis? Scandalous. It seems like the tabloids are already making up their own gossip about me, anyway.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I expected to find some islanders on the porch, sharing news and gossip, and maybe even a few summer people come to start the season early. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z My father disdained shopkeepers as unworthy and low, but he consorted with them and curried favor with the customers, hoping to overhear court gossip. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “The gossip of fishmongers is not to ; be relied on. Still, I suppose Griff will want to hear. You know how he is.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The stacks of Nahuatl manuscripts in Mexican archives depict the tlamatinime meeting to exchange ideas and gossip, as did the Vienna Circle and the French philosophes and the Taisho-period Kyoto school. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Considering the chaos of the city and the haste with which the paper had to be thrown together, the Journal might be forgiven for printing what was nothing more than gossip. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z According to Fifi, the alta sociedad, the high-class ladies of the oligarchy who form a kind of club, not unlike a country club, are delighted by this juicy bit of gossip. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The illnesses—so the underground family gossip went—were caused by the fact that Mamita had been a very beautiful young woman, and she had never fully recovered from losing her looks. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z "It was common gossip at the time, that Westing's daughter killed herself rather than have to marry that crooked politician. . . ." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z The possible gossip of the others could not affect her. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The queue was fairly abuzz with gossip and greetings, the pleasantries of long acquaintance or new. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Already, Billy avoided her, and hurtful gossip spread about “that wild Mary Lou.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Some rely on it as a confidant, for it’s known to have a compassionate, impartial ear, and never gossips. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z As night fell over the hushed, shadowy hills of the countryside, I thought of the women in the camp, spending their days cooking with corn and rice, tending to their children, gossiping about camp life. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z I keep her posted on all the Tumblr gossip, and I tell her about most of my crushes. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Her mother had decided it was better for her to learn the terrible news from her than from palace gossip. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Gone was the bland acceptance of people minding their own business, replaced by a visible, angry resentment that became gossip, and taunts and name-calling in the school yard. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z That left them plenty of time to gossip, tell stories, play with the children and just hang out. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of them gossip too much, some are sloppy, others bossy. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z She loved the friendliness of it and the small-town feel of it, the way she knew everyone out at the country club or at the store, the way the gossip made an easy circle. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z While the other girls gossiped and said good night one by one, Cora practiced her letters. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z She informed me that nosy Frau Henkel has been gossiping untruths on our doorstep. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Monday and I would write letters to each other with funny drawings and ripped-out magazine articles, keeping up with the latest neighborhood gossip and music. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z But I'm sure it wasn't, just because Jazz never went a night without gossiping and giggling with one of her friends. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z He gave Big Ma the local newspaper with her gossip paper folded within it and Big Ma went back to her room and left the television to JimmyTrotter. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z There were a few islanders on the porch of the grocery, trading gossip in the shade, when I came up the path the next morning, a dime in my pocket. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z But the Creek was rife with gossips—particularly the Weekday Warriors, and if just one person told one friend who told one friend who told one friend who told the Eagle, everything would fall apart. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Soon afterward, all the men got up, their gossiping done. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z You watch, listen to the stories the women tell each other, the way their gossip lifts up into the wind and moves through this land. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Seven shivered at the thought and hoped all the town gossip was wrong. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Any girl suspected of being attracted to girls was gossiped about, victimized, and shunned. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Madam sent a note to her friend Jane Drinkwater, who agreed to bring her collection of necklaces and the latest gossip to tea. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “I hope you are not gossiping about the hands that feed us,” she said. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The memories come in an onslaught—the brothers of the temple and their scoldings, the children who run when they see me, the gossiping elders. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z My face burns with rage; I run away from the gossips. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I think back to Keenan's advice: to gossip, to keep myself busy. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Big Ma had taken to reading her supermarket gossip news out in the open, and Ma Charles was none too pleased about “these chirrens today.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z They mosdy sat out every activity and checked their reflections in the lake and did their hair and gossiped. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z According to the gossips, Bush Hill was one step away from Hell, filled with dead bodies and criminals who preyed on the weak. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And when Papi looks up from his food to add his two cents to the conversation, it’s like his words are a tambora adding deep wisdom to all that superficial gossip. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Aunty Uju said, laughing, and then lay on her back, legs spread and held high, an old gossip magazine beneath her, while Ifemelu worked with a shaving stick. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Kids were constantly getting up and trading places, spreading rumors about who liked whom and all the other gossip. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “Please. Everyone knows. It’s the hottest gossip this side of Melanie Farrow dropping out to have a baby. It’s like a Democratic presidential candidate marrying a Republican presidential candidate.” If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She passed along gossip circulating in the streets of Philadelphia about plans to mount pro-French demonstrations, allegedly orchestrated by “the grandest of all grand Villains, that traitor to his country—the infernal Scoundrel Jefferson.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z I had to greet each of the guests personally—Baba made sure of that; no one was going to gossip the next day about how he’d raised a son with no manners. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z But I did know that Mrs. Kellam was a noisy gossip. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z As expected, the gossip fence had instantly informed their parents about our assault on the tipple. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z As if this was the consolation prize for the gossip she was in for. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Most jailhouse gossip quickly makes its way to the inmates, but officers were uniformly insistent about keeping them ignorant about the story of the Playhouse Four, as the group had come to be known. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Before them, the nobility strutted across the floor of the court, gossiping, scheming, seducing. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She loved the food, the bustle, the gossip, which she said reminded her of home. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z This time last year, I would have spoken up and agreed with them and then written a scathing blog post about high school gossip. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Bothersome horned snakes that ate anything they could get their mouths around—including, local gossip said, small children. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z When his mom got there, he hung out in the kitchen with her and his grandma, and listened to them gossip about the neighbors. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z The worst part about Noodles always bumping his gums is that our neighborhood is like one big bubble of gossip. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z That evening I stopped by at the Cricks’ newly bought house, hoping that gossip with Odile would make me forget my stomach. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Nobody gossips about whether you have the flu or not. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z The older ones are sitting on porches, gossiping, braiding each others hair, and looking at old copies of Essence magazine. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z Shortly thereafter, the gossip network inside the government had picked up the scent. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z He always ’peared to be gigantic when he was tearing strips offen someone’s back or barking orders from atop his horse or when he was getting whispered ’bout in folks’ gossip. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z HARRY: If you answer the gossip, you feed the gossip. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z The school office is the best place to go for gossip. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Gorillas aren’t chatty, like humans, prone to gossip and bad jokes. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z “I’ll be agreeable. I’ll gossip and giggle, and have horrors and raptures over any trifle you like. I rather enjoy this, and now I’ll imitate what is called ‘a charming girl’. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z "Yes, and I suppose the cabin opened up and told him its life history and all the choice gossip?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I realized too late that gossip can't kill you unless you let it. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z “Would you care to spread a little gossip of your own?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z When the director’s wife slips on ice in the Place des Vosges and breaks her wrist in two places, the museum’s gossip machine explodes. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Maybe someone who didn’t know about the reward would find her first, but Neel knew how fast gossip spread on the island. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z If we did the blackboard newspaper together, people would start to gossip about us. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z In spring, along with the daffodils, crowds on the ferry, and workers raking the beaches, comes the ritual of real estate gossip. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z We strolled down the barely lit street, gossiping about the antics of our platoons. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z They would know I knew him, and they would be curious to see me, and afterward they would gossip about me among themselves. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z She tapped the keyboard to a gossip site. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z She didn’t strike me as the type to waste time on gossip. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z The dining room contained Elvira Caruthers, a wayward daughter who cared more about gossip than chewing her food before swallowing and who had died before she could create her own branch of the family line. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z I hated Cristiana and her spying minions, and I was furious with Hamlet for believing their false gossip. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The gossip energy alone could power the building’s electricity for the rest of the marking period. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z He brought news, carried gossip, and was the round robin messenger of the family. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Now and then they would almost step into it, and quickly pull away, back into crops and local gossip and politics and health. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “Just to change the subject, sugah, you haven’t told me the gossip on the old squadron. Where are all the Cobras now and what are they doing?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z In comparison to the world of print, manuscript culture is one of rumour and gossip. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I could go to a phone booth at one of the nearby stores, but all the store owners know the Doctorita and are prone to gossiping. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Jesus, she says, there will be gossip up and down the lane and beyond. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z His mother used to be the playground lady for us when we were in elementary school, and I know she’s an incurable gossip. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z “The naiadic housekeeper as well, if one is to lend an ear to the gossip. Quite the scandal.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The news of Noah’s expulsion was the latest in a string of juicy gossip items that had gripped the Granger campus, but no one was particularly upset. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z I opened my mouth to say whatever Big Ma would have said if she wasn’t squirreled away reading her gossip paper, but JimmyTrotter gave me a head shake. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Girls gossiping, girls fixing their hair, girls primping. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Old women gossiped and laughed as they sat on project benches or by tenement stoops, where they once played as children with no backyards—yes, they were happy too. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z A pregnant Fifi would have to do what is always done in such cases on the Island—marry immediately and brace herself for the gossip when her "premature baby" comes out fat and fully grown. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z We gossiped as we cooked small eggs and sweet potatoes on top of the houlu just to enjoy their smell. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Eventually, people stopped caring; other dramas flared up and attracted the flutter of gossip. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z And burning our fingers while eating these sweet nuggets, we naturally started to giggle and gossip. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z And then, “I suppose that’s why you married me,” I said, “you knew I was dull and quiet and inexperienced, so that there would never be any gossip about me.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z That was the big gossip that went around: the jock and the brainiac. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Half a century ago, something strange and horrible had happened there, something that the older inhabitants of the village still liked to discuss when topics for gossip were scarce. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z They ate it on the tower steps, giggling and gossiping and sharing secrets, and Sansa went to bed that night feeling almost as wicked as Arya. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Paul wasn’t one for small talk or gossip, and she didn’t flatter or pass out compliments easily. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z He peppered Lawrence with pointed gossip about rival institutions that might have designs on him. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z She gave her all kinds of news and gossip, and reported on the goings-on at Down, including those that involved Etty’s dog, Polly, a rough-haired fox terrier, whom she left there. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Too shy for people to even want to gossip about. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z I could hear Mrs. Henning gossiping on her front stoop and dogs barking at a pig running loose in the street. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Plump, translucent lizards lived behind old pictures, and waxy, crumbling ancestors with tough toe-nails and breath that smelled of yellow maps gossiped in sibilant, papery whispers. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Palmer was in Europe at the time, but her private secretary, Laura Hayes, a gossip of virtuosic scope, made sure her employer learned all the details. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The ham seemed to remind the printer’s boy of the gossip and her pig. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The old man had challenged the Lord of Light and been struck down for his impiety, or so the gossips told each other. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Chrissy wanted to start a gossip column called “Hot Stuff” about school romances—crushes, rumors, and who was going to be dumped. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z He wasn’t going to beg for some yarn that was sure to be more gossip than truth. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “No. You’re getting my friends to gossip about each other. This isn’t about the film at all, Twinkle. This is about some sick part of you wanting revenge for feeling like—like you do.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Strictly speaking, Mom was gossiping, but who was going to tell her? Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z We thought they were boring then, a form of adult gossip that did not concern us. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z If I turned around, I could see your back as you leaned across the aisle to gossip with Jenna. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Newsies sketch pictures of us, and black gossip post-balloons shift in and out of the crowd, their tails whipping in all directions, trying to catch a scandalous word here or there. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z My favorite bit of overheard gossip came from a freshman kid outside the science lab: “I heard he’s, like, a prince from Dubai or something.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z He was a vicious male gossip, insatiably curious and vindictive without malice. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z If you’re gossiping, you probably want discreet, a word that means “careful” or “prudent.” Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “There are people on the Book Scavenger website gossiping about him,” Emily said. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Meeting Dr. King didn’t pay my bills or stop people from gossiping about me and Raymond. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z Some of them even bought her cards—even people who she’d lied and gossiped about. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z “Lord, I don’t know. Some say she never wanted anything more to do with the child, but maybe that’s just gossip.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z She saw it as her only chance too, after all the village gossip about their family. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “No, never repeat that foolish gossip, and forget it as soon as you can,” said Mrs. March gravely. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z There was gossip circulating the halls about what “really” happened. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z The birds were chattering in the overhanging trees, sitting on their stoops telling all the bird gossip. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, I don’t know that telling me is gossip, honey. If Ronan needs help, I may be able to do something.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z Sallie Moffat renewed her friendship, was always running out for a dish of gossip at the little house, or inviting ‘that poor dear’ to come in and spend the day at the big house. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z J. J. Ford presided at the bench, and Sandy McSouthers presided at the front door, whistling, chatting, collecting tidbits of gossip, and adding some of his own. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Half the morning, Miss Leefolt been on the phone with Miss Hilly gossiping about something, hardly noticing Baby Girl at all. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Darlene’s my chill spot: a place to share the lyrics in my head, the words crawling through my bones, the latest gossip running through Grafton Hill. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z But advantages wear out; she needed a new struggle, another opportunity to show those who might gossip that she had still another unfortunate burden which proved that, above all else, she was a Christian woman. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He felt irritable; office gossip annoyed him because it always proved better than the truth. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z However, Ma also says that Keav has the misfortune to like to gossip and argue too much. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Business and politics and the latest gossip were the favorite topics. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z After the disastrous matchmaking attempt, Mrs. Brenner had gossiped to me that Raizel’s parents had cut her hair short at a physician’s advice, due to a touch of brain fever. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I shrugged as if such things couldn’t be further from my mind, and was glad when Threpe turned the topic to a piece of gossip about one of the local councilmen. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z After that the rumours of the gossip writers had started. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z Tired of defending his honor from ridicule and gossip, Esteban allowed his son to take whatever name he wanted, provided that it not be his own. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z There is a certain wistful, almost jealous, look in the ladies’ eyes as they gossip. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Not that we don’t have our own gossip. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z He was a bad painter and a vicious gossip, with a vocabulary composed almost entirely of obscenities, guttural verbs, and the word “postmodernist.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z For those looking for a good time, the State Street “Stroll,” between Twenty-Sixth and Thirty-Ninth Streets, offered a lively place to listen to the jazz greats and exchange the latest gossip. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Then again, for years a few hardcore gossips had whispered that Eliu was actually the product of a virgin birth. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She loved keeping up with the Kennedys in the supermarket gossip papers but also loved wagging her finger at them. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “Quit your gossiping and get to work,” barked the grouchy woman. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Instead they greeted me with a smile and wanted to include me in all of their games and their gossip. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She ran on, through a tangled fringe of gossip, never seeing that these names were alien to him, they meant nothing, and that as she prattled unaware he grew colder and more silent. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Not even the popular kids are immune to today’s swastika gossip. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Over tea in the staff room, they gossip about the patrons, about the perils of dating in middle age. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “You’d think people had better things to gossip about,” said Ginny, as she sat on the common room floor, leaning against Harry’s legs and reading the Daily Prophet. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “It’s because you’re a girl. Girls never want to know anything but gossip and rot about people getting engaged.” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z My hands trembled as I read more of Ivette s letter, but the next couple of paragraphs only talked about the latest school gossip and how the brigadwta uniform was now considered all the rage. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Reverend Okonjo raised his hands, and the last few people chatting and gossiping quieted down. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z In place of the atmosphere of malicious gossip, perversion, grafting, hateful guards, there was more relative “culture,” as “culture” is interpreted in prisons. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z And I guarded my own, not wanting to give her matter for gossip. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z We talked mostly about the circumstances and personalities at work—often I got gossip from Saline sooner than from anyone else. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon the rumor mill was spinning out gossip that the Smith girl’s father was a drunk and the family lived in a squalid shack. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z Now she understood what her mother had meant about gossip cutting like a knife. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z She expected Fina’s usual updates and gossip, but when she scanned the letter, she saw that the tone was all wrong. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z It might sound like a warning, like the way George might correct her for gossiping, but the way it comes from Emmett means tell me more. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “Trade jobs. I don’t want to waste my time being a messenger. I want to help save the city, not run around carrying gossip.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z In just a few minutes, there was a long list of differences—things like advertisements, a purchase price, color pictures, comics, gossip columns, advice columns, world news. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z Except it all kind of devolved into this sinkhole of gossip and bad poetry and misspelled Bible quotes. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z He talked a good deal on various topics, a litde politics, some city news and neighborhood gossip. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z I flipped the paper to the gossip page. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z During our visit, Cletus didn’t pull out his old suitcase, didn’t entertain us with his usual stories of exaggeration and gossip. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z Those parties have a very international flair, what with the scotch whiskey, American LPs, and the embassy gossip. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Melissa and others on my team became my enforcers anytime an image of one of the girls surfaced on a gossip site, making haranguing phone calls to get it taken down. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z And in exchange, she gets all the gossip. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z She had defended Mayor at first, reminding me that Quisqueya was a gossip and assuring me that Mayor never caused any trouble. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z At home they wanted me to enjoy life, which was fine, but here they shouldn’t have encouraged me to agree with them and only shown me “their” side of all the quarrels and gossip. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Then she laughed like we were old friends gossiping. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z I have been inducted into a world rich with gossip and intrigue, and now baptized in the whitest of fluids. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Jabir smirked the way he usually did when he was about to gossip. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z So Askar had all the latest village gossip, and helped Baba Haji pen the goats and carry the pomegranate bushels. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z It was no use selling 8800 since kinfolk from Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina were now moving in, and on most days, they gathered on the sidewalks and the porches for gossip and cookouts. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I avoided Pooky whenever I could, but hadn’t noticed him among the men gossiping on the Big Store steps. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z None of the girls gossip with me about some silly thing a boy has said. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z The two of us were always less interested in talking about the intricacies of our new existence and more interested in sponging up bits of gossip and everyday news from home. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Laila did her best not to look at him, not to give these women any more gossip fodder than they already had. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z A born flunky, he loved gossip and the telling of it. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z His father and sisters wanted to fix him up with their cousin Emma Wedgwood, mostly to stop the gossip, but so far nothing had happened there. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z They saw flocks of gulls, gossiping, bickering, bobbling on the waves, flying in noisy swarms. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z In the past, in the period of his success, two kinds of people had access to all homes and all gossip—the seamstress and the handy man. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Usually we just spread ourselves around the chairs and benches—there’d be five of us, six if Jenny B. came along—and had a good gossip. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Just girls gossiping and treating the book like a game, trying to guess who is who and Hilly accusing the wrong people. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I looked forward to listening to my mother swap stories and sometimes a bit of local village gossip with her friends. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Past giant spider webs that had withstood the rain and spread like whispered gossip from tree to tree. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z If my mother didn’t cook, we’d go to a neighbor’s house to get a plate of food in exchange for good neighborhood gossip. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Later, after the brittle splinter of shattering glass, Susan said she knew he didn’t mean to flirt but he must understand that people were horribly presumptuous and the gossip here was vicious, just vicious. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z But they were just gossiping about who’s going out with who in the sixth form, and playing Police singles. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Teachers, especially a teacher moonlighting as a counselor, tend to get left out of student gossip. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z He talked to Sansa all night, showering her with compliments, making her laugh, sharing little bits of court gossip, explaining Moon Boy's japes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The locals had glanced at the six travelers when they first entered, but made no effort to lower their voices to keep their gossip private. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z They criticize everything, and I mean everything, about me: my behavior, my personality, my manners; every inch of me, from head to toe and back again, is the subject of gossip and debate. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z His reaction to this scene was so strong that it made the rounds of the family gossip: Emma Wedgwood, Hensleigh’s sister, wrote to her sister-in-law with amusement how struck Charles was by Hensleigh’s juggling. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It was fine if Peris spread rumors—no one believed the gossip of new pretties, anyway. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z One was a postmodern collage of photos from celebrity gossip mags, the Virgin had the head of Julia Roberts, Jesus the head of Brad Pitt. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “We do not publish gossip. We do not publish drivel. We certainly do not begin accusing the police of shirking their duties. Do I make myself clear?” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The fences still buzz with news and gossip, and the mountains and hollows echo with the joyful clamor of childhood adventures. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He had little in common with any of them, but he always attended their gatherings, to eat spiced chickpeas and shrimp cutlets, and gossip and discuss politics, for he seldom had other plans. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Also, he was quiet and decent, so unlikely to go round gossiping afterwards if it was a complete disaster. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “Other than the fact that they’re not wooden-headed ninnies who can only open their mouths to give orders and gossip?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I was sitting on one of the bone-colored benches; the other girls clustered, gossiping excitedly, on either side of me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Nothing else happens, but our arrangement quickly becomes a subject of gossip on the train. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The gossip theory might sound like a joke, but numerous studies support it. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z When Bobby, as was typical, arrived past two o’clock, the restaurant would be sparsely filled: perhaps a Danish hippie, two American tourists, and three young local girls preoccupied with what they thought was important gossip. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z No women on the back porch having a good gossip. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I thought the bird was merely trying to impress me with idle gossip: I should have questioned her further. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I'm trapped by her words, each one a pin tacking me in place, until a pack of black gossip post-balloons swarms me like a kettle of vultures. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Nel and Jude, who had been the stars all during the wedding, were forgotten finally as the reception melted into a dance, a feed, a gossip session, a playground and a love nest. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z She had fiercely protected them from the gossip in the village. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He was a stout man, thanks to Eliza’s cooking, and the heart of all gossip and tall tales in the coffeehouse. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything looked the same, but more still: the Weekday Warriors still sat on the benches outside the library, but their gossip was quiet, understated. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z “Gossip goes very far. Grace heard women gossip in the Mass behind us the other day, and you hear what they say about Haitian women who forget themselves when they come here. Value yourself.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Shamika and his mother were sipping a second round of coffees and gossiping about all sorts of things, but Moss kept to himself. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z She repeated the stories with affectionate amusement, as though she thought The Generals keenness on raunchy gossip was a charming and forgivable indulgence. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z It reported all the colored celebrity news and gossip and it was full of interesting pictures. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z In the valley, Faye tried to stop her ears against the constant gossip of a small town, whose opinions pushed in through the windows and crept under the doors. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z But gossip tends to thrive on bad news, not good. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Tess was filling me in on the latest gossip while I gave myself a pedicure. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The Indian Summer was within their grasp, gossip was silenced, discourtesy put down. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z People would gossip for ages about how stupid I was. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “Glad to hear Unity Valley gossip lines are still overlooking the obvious stuff. God, you’d think Aimee Hall would have been all over that.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z If Hafsa could have it her way, she'd be permanently stationed by the crates of fruit at her family’s market, soaking up every bit of gossip. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The scattered noises of gossip and hip-hop rhymes battle it out against the melody Mrs. Waltons playing on the piano. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The movement is falling apart with all this mistrust and gossip. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There was new gossip now, gossip that didn’t concern me or my life. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Ivy never heard this gossip, for she spent each happy day in her beloved forest, climbing trees and memorizing from above the location of every thicket and clearing and rock and burrow. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z I imagined all the gossip going around town and how, at least, I wouldn’t have to hear the whispers. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z She sighed, wistful, and rested her chin in her hand, gazing down to where people lived and danced and loved and gossiped and didn’t ever eat kimril if they didn’t want to. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He arrived in the evenings, in his green uniform, holding a gossip magazine or two, while his ADC, at an obsequious pace behind him, brought his briefcase and put it on the dining table. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She starts with questions about the Quiz Bowl and then hops to Chicago and then home-runs to gossip gathering about Dad and his brood. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z After dinner as my parents gossiped over their expressos and cigarettes, my sisters and I shared a disappointed look. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The way I see it, it’s not really gossip if I’m talking about myself. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Nothing had changed outwardly—we were kidding around, as we always did, gossiping about who’d said what at the barbecue—but there was a certain kind of heat climbing my spine. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Federalist gossip suggested that their erstwhile leader was mentally unbalanced. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The apartment was alive, the sounds of gossip coming from the kitchen as his mother and Eugenia hit it off. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z She rolled her eyes at her new friends, and they collected their trays of cornflakes and toast and sat together, an instant gang, excluding everyone else in order to gossip about them. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z In the secret history of First Families—an insular gossip mill sworn to absolute discretion about most things on pain of death—there’s no definite answer for who wrote it. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z After the meal, the grandchildren went into my bedroom to watch a video of a horror movie while the adults stayed outside gossiping in the lounge. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Her name was Sandy Hill Pittman, and nobody on the mountain cut a higher profile or generated as much gossip. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The court had “knowledge of the world” now: it had the fruits of achievement, civilization, savoir-vivre, gossip, fashion, malice, and the broad mind of scandal. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The women would sing about all the gossip, the dramas, the fights, and everything that had happened that year. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “Ricky has a surprise planned for me,” Doreen told Annie, taking her hand and leading her inside the apartment like they were a couple of friends rushing to gossip in the bathroom. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Spumed by both her lovers, she silently bore the gossip about her reputation. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Tact was a quality unknown to her, discretion too, and because gossip was the breath of life to her this stranger must be served for her dissection. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Chetachi and her mother must have already gossiped about the car; they were envious, chattering people who visited only to see what others had, to size up new furniture or new electronics. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I was so proud of him it was hard to wait for the gossip to get around that he was in town. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Hope they didn't bore you silly with all the village gossip.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z But Francie wasn’t friendly enough with the readers to exchange gossip with them and the rumors died with her. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She did not gossip with the other women—she had nothing, indeed, to gossip about—but kept her communication to yea and nay, and read her Bible, and prayed. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Some women were gossiping as they weeded in the community garden. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Their wives gossiped at the general store as their babies slept in a row on the counter, heads resting on long bolts of fabric. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z There was unhappiness in both houses, and the gossip fence gleefully sang with it. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Folk with less curiosity or more propriety stayed outside, peering through the wide windows and gossiping over what they’d heard. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Fortunately, another girl from Irishtown visited after lunch and the two gossiped in the parlor for so long that afterward Fiona had to speed through her chores. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z We do what we always do when we hang out in her room, bicycling our legs into the drapey fabric and gossiping about boys she has crushes on. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z If there was a place like this back in Haiti, everyone would come out and gather on the sidewalk to exchange meals and gossip. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I’m trying to piece the story together from grapevine gossip. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z “It just sucks that she’d want to air all that gossip in front of the entire school,” Maddie said, shaking her head. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Grandfather became bedridden during our stay there, and his children spent their free time telling him jokes, gossiping with him and showing their love. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Kimberly giggled and for a moment it felt as though they were high school girlfriends gossiping about boys. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Her gossip was more amusing than a sweater war with Gay. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z From his friend, Andrew heard all the town gossip, and you could see by the rude way in which the other dog laughed as he told it, that it wasn’t very complimentary. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Then, as she turned back into the Store, Bailey followed right on her footsteps to crouch in the shadows and listen for the forbidden gossip. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z People scooped up these tabloids, devoured their gossip, and on previous trips to England, I had always done the same. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Olanna wanted Kainene to stay, to sit on the bed and hold a pillow on her lap and gossip and laugh into the night. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z If he comes back early and sees Bridey in the kitchen the man from the North says, Gossip, gossip, gossip, and stands there with his cap on till she leaves. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Without silkworms to tend or mulberry trees to pick, without neighbors to gossip with or goats to milk, my grandmother filled her time with food. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z It meant you didn’t gossip, tattle, or tease. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I thought about Jackie, whispering gossip and painting her toenails with Carol Lee. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z She was always ready to hear gossip, no matter where it came from. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z I don’t need to fish for juicy gossip; I know Violet’s been chomping at the bit to tell me in person. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z There’s a meeting of the yearbook staff tonight, which I know involves a lot of pizza and gossip. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z At first there was passion far beyond what the dour gossip of older women had led Clara to expect, but their relationship chilled rapidly. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The only thing that flowed more than tea in those aisles was Afghan gossip. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He married and divorced repeatedly, gaining notoriety among gossip columnists for slugging one of his wives and engaging in public shouting matches with the others. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z On these days the Wives hang around for hours, helping to open the presents, gossiping, getting drunk. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z All three of us would rather fold into each other on the couch, reading a book or watching a documentary, than gossip with Mama. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Instead of chitchatting or gossiping or sharing tricks of the trade, they shift in their seats and cast rather conspicuous glances at the girl. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z They loved to share gossip and beauty tips. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z But at least she’d be away from the gossip for a while. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z As my friends and I ate and gossiped, she often stood by quietly, engaged in some household chore, not hiding the fact that she was taking in every word. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “What do you know about any gossip down here?” he said. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He clucked approvingly at pictures of cute grandkids, patiently endured gossip and long litanies of health woes, and nodded knowingly at stories about how money was tight. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Would it come into the world gossiping and nattering on about inconsequential nothings? When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “Were you there? It is only gossip. Vicious, cruel gossip. Rumors. Shmuel, tell him it is only that.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z People belt out sappy love songs around the karaoke machine, and all the aunties in the kitchen make chismis, gossip. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z My sisters and I couldn’t go anywhere without someone giving us the latest gossip, filling in the holes where someone else had left off. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z This was used as a kitchen and relaxation room, where the Company could read or gossip or play Mah- Jongg, the game with tiles that is something like the demons’ card game of gin rummy. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Blanca called her sister only when she wanted to hear gossip or to complain about me. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z “So please tell me that someone has any gossip aside from all this serious stuff, because I have the best story about this guy in my Algebra II class.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I never realized, though, that by hiding him away from this gossiping, judgmental world, I ensured that my son would emerge shrouded in worse suspicion than I ever endured. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z There are complaints about motorboats, gossip about the owner of the general store, whose wife has run off with another man and is seeking a divorce. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes I stand outside his room when he and Heather are hanging out and listen to them gossip, laugh, be goofy. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z However, sex was a hot-button topic and I think caseworkers liked to gossip about it, even if the accusations were ridiculous. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Short of him gossiping in some afterlife, I’m safe to tell him anything and everything. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z We peeked out the gate and saw knots of people from the neighborhood gossiping. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Suesetta and Phyllis start talking about a girl I don’t know and I get lost following the gossip, so I pick up the magazine and turn the pages. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I would ignore all this Fazlullah gossip when I got to school. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He spread gossip and rumors far and wide. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z For most kids, it will be a day’s worth of gossip. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z A sparkler was already showing on the tall spire, uglies come to gossip and trade. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z In the wake of the Cognitive Revolution, gossip helped Homo sapiens to form larger and more stable bands. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Rumors and gossip were a part of life in our village. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z "I wanted somebody who wouldn't gossip. Daisy comes over quite often--in the afternoons." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z There was a long silence, so long that Turner wondered if the clock might chime again.“Yes,” his father said,“! do know. But it’s not to be gossiped about at the minister’s dinner table.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z “That’s a good idea! Then if we ask anything, it could seem like just being nosy. Or gossip.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z He needed a new campaign that would get him out of Rome, away from the gossip and the ill will. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z It was around this time that strong pressure was put on me to stop playing with Mundín and to join the other young-lady cousins in their grownup beautician games and boy gossip inside the house. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z She was, for one thing, a good deal older, and she seemed to have nothing to laugh or gossip about. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z “News travels quickly among us unsavory types, but it’s mostly gossip.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “I am not cursed with a gossip’s tongue,” I said, annoyed. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z She remembered now that Lasaraleen had always been like that, interested in clothes and parties and gossip. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z I know she has to be one of “those” Vietnamese girls everyone always gossips about, because no Khmer or Chinese girl would wear such a thing. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Esteban Trueba, ever fearful of public ridicule, opted for a solution that would not provide material for malicious tongues, because he knew that his wife’s strange behavior was the target of local gossips. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Now more people stood up to speak to each other, confusion and gossip swirling in the air as Stephanie left the auditorium. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z In the past, whenever she’d felt horrible, she’d just have a giant gossip fest with Poppy, but now when she needed her most, Poppy was too busy with her coven to care. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The others added bits of gossip from the events of the day. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The conversations she had with her friends weren’t much different from the sort my mother had with hers, except in addition to the usual gossip, they discussed potential brides for Jawad Sahib. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z All apes show a keen interest in such social information, but they have trouble gossiping effectively. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no restraint in Francis’ enthusiasms about young women—that is, as long as they showed some vitality and were distinctive in any way that permitted gossip and amusement. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Servants gathered at the town pump to get water and gossip. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z They are very interested in how other households are run; such bits of petty gossip give them an opportunity for pride or discontent. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z One day, she clues me in on some school gossip that involves her and makes reference to her surgery. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Everyone is talking about the newest post in the Bartlett Dirt, the school gossip rag that not only has its own website but seems to be taking over the entire internet. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Frankie’s father didn’t say much else, but the others exchanged some awkward small talk about the weather and local Spitalfields gossip involving the market as Albert led everyone into the dining room. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Seamen were the worst gossips in the world when the wine was flowing, even wine as cheap as this. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Belén gossips about everyone in town, even when I have no idea who they are. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “He dug something out of the ruins and gossiped about it for months. The Chandrian heard and showed up to steal it.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z In the evening, “I often have to shut my ears to their gossip. If I join in, I feel as though I’m condoning them and I feel bad.” Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z After we’ve gotten that out of the way, we get down to having a good gossip. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z After the gossip and banging of pots in the kitchen, the main house was eerily silent. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Ishmael Chambers did not believe her: Lillian Groves was a gossip. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z She liked to sit by her stove and gossip about the people who were talking about their family. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The night buzzed with the whispers of their neighbors gossiping around them. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z When Martin appeared, introduced by one of her cousins who worked at the shipping company, she had tired of the gossip and long relinquished an interest in happiness. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z There had been many barbecues with the driveway lined with cars and a troop of chauffeurs under the palm trees exchanging news and gossip. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z This was teetering dangerously on the verge of gossip material, and the best kind of it. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She’s the one person in town who never gossips or says bad things about people. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The din of gossiping voices fills the room. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z But, if I was being honest, I had to admit that even in Phoenix, it would cause gossip. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Not the headlines or the front page or the sports page or the comics or the TV listings or the Hollywood gossip. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Our language evolved as a way of gossiping. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom was outside leaning on the fence, gossiping with Mrs. Sharitz, when suddenly our chimney erupted with smoke and sparks like a small volcano. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Heretofore all the campus gossip had seemed merely malicious and disrespectful; now I could see the advantage for Dr. Bledsoe. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Martin and Ethel would invite a neighbor or two for cake to dispel any gossip or speculation. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z That I had left the rumors and gossip behind me…for good. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Many people in the gallery gossiped about an Osage woman who was sitting on one of the benches, quiet and alone. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “Mind you, I’m not one to gossip. You remember that, Ophelia. The lives of your betters are not fodder for your amusement.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z The other is the world of their profession: getting articles published, going to conferences, keeping up with the trends and gossip. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “Old woman with a hot tail for gossip!” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z So I got to hear more of Rachel’s gossiping than I cared to. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Names scattered in a gossip column, authors, artists, actors and their kind, even the mediocre ones, as long as she had learnt of them in print. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I shake my head primly, feeling like a real goody-goody or at least a barren subject for the gossips, present company included. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Others remained in groups, gossiping, or so I supposed. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z If you asked the butcher himself, he’d say, “Don’t worry about that,” because he was the kind of person who hated gossip and just wanted to work. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z And the other servants always gossiped about everyday sights they had seen in town: the back stoops of stores always blocked with the frozen bodies of beggars. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Black gossip post-balloons storm overhead, with their candles shining down on me. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z We were snug and comfortable in our workroom, teaching one another stitches, trading gossip, telling one another our plans. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z McSouthers was not a stupid man; if only he was less obsequious—and less of a gossip. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Delbriick wanted to tell everyone in his lab and knew that within hours the gossip would travel from his lab in biology to their friends working under Linus. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z “We weren’t trying to gossip or talk bad or anything,” I tell him quick. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z Someone who didn’t like to gossip, even if they secretly did. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Except for one brief reference to DNA, all the news was family gossip. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z We had a good thing going, studying in the library together after school and gossiping about everyone in our grade, just like we always had. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Maybe it was precisely because all the gossip and secrecy had gone. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z At another school, a student who stepped outside the usual gender categories might have been the topic of gossip or debate or at least a few raised eyebrows. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “There are people on the Book Scavenger website gossiping about him,” Emily said. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z In my room we shared mean gossip about our friends, giggled over boys and whined about school and the tedium of life. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z After the Georgia station shut down—he didn’t know the details, but gossip held it had been discovered—they were testing all the lines in order to reroute traffic. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Low moos and whinnies from outside, the buzz of gossip, the clatter of heels on the cobblestones. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z It was late that night when Katherine and Jimmy tucked the girls into their beds and collapsed onto their own bed, but they stayed up even later laughing and gossiping, recapping the family gathering. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z What we are really doing is eating chips and gossiping in my room. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z It’s where he’s picked up his encyclopedic knowledge of policy and procedure, and where he spends more afternoons than he’s supposed to, charming aides and trawling for gossip. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “No!” said Parvati, looking positively agog at this piece of gossip. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z But now I am desperate to be her pal, her buddy, to giggle with her, to gossip with her. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z So old that I knew he wouldn’t gossip. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z She’d overheard gossip about a silk trade and had thought to make some kind of exchange. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z |
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