Later, I heard Grandma talking to my father on the telephone as Mother Lois came in the back door with her usual cheerful greetings. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But we rarely bumped into each other, and when we did, he always flashed me his cool, ironic smile and greeted me with an offhand, "How you doing?" How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Bobby greeted Dr. Euwe with a polite handshake and a gentle smile. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Njemile, Bits, and Rawiya rushed up to the others after they passed out of the station, and they all started greeting one another. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I walked up the stairs to homeroom, only to be greeted by the same two boys who had been taunting me every day. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The contrast between the friendly greeting and the weapons propped against their shoulders is almost humorous. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

An occasional tear rolls down Lainie Burgess’s cheek but she greets each mourner with a smile and thanks them for attending. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Then he blew the conch horn to signal the camp and ran to greet me. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

These are such sights as greet the view of those who suffer siege in cities: the anxiety of violence mingled with the antics of incongruity. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“There. This Miss is ready to greet her subjects.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

He gave me a friendly greeting, as usual. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

My career as a personal assistant hit rock bottom one summer morning when Valencia greeted me with a flyer she'd taken from the window of an exotic-bird shop located on the corner. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

When he heard Pollard’s deep voice coming down the shed row, he would poke his head over the half door to greet him. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The transportation sergeant had greeted Saline with delight: “Now, that’s a correction officer!” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Highly embarrassed, he repaired them with his wand and thereafter remained in his seat, throwing jealous looks at Harry, whom Cornelius Fudge had greeted like an old friend. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The usual low whisper of “Severus Snape?” greeted him, the chill wind swept him, and his tongue rolled up for a moment. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He slows down and his face breaks into a smile as soon as he sees me with Hector and realizes my mom’s already been able to greet the customer. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Thus, ’twas with general acclamation that we greeted the arrival of two women to collect our laundry this day. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Trotter turned away from the sink to greet her. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

When I walked barefooted out onto the varnished gymnasium floor, between the filled bleachers, the howls and whistles from the boys were double what had greeted any of the other girls. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though I was not the owner of the shop, he always greeted me, shaking hands, holding them too long. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Waiters and waitresses in black-and-white uniforms swing open shop doors as the aroma of noodle soup greets waiting customers. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the buyer’s eyes had become as steady and cruel and unwinking as a hawk’s eyes, while the rest of his face smiled in greeting. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our visitor was an older woman with a shapeless figure and unadorned clothes, but as she stopped to greet each of us, she had some small pleasant thing to say. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

He heard a man cry a raucous greeting. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sheriff and the railroad officials return and greet the general manager as though he were visiting royalty. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I hop over to greet Amara, proud of how nimbly I amble about on my crutches. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Then a woman I knew, the mother of a friend, came in, and I went back inside the courtyard to greet her. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stretched lazily, rubbed his eyelids, scratched his head, and shivered once as a greeting to the early-morning mist. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled open the back door and was greeted by a mutt that looked and smelled much different than he had in the morning. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed odd that Mama had not come out to greet her. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Humbug sighed with relief, and Milo and the princesses prepared to greet the victorious army. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually the first foraging group joined with another, greeting and rubbing and chattering. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

At three o’clock that afternoon, in the early hours of the first heavy snowstorm of the season, I greet Mr. and Mrs. Nielsen in Mrs. Murphy’s parlor, with Mr. Sorenson and Miss Larsen standing by. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Renewed cheers and clapping greeted his appearance, and he was soon surrounded by a mob of people congratulating him. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

When he arrived, he was greeted politely and taken to an office where he met an agent. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Old friends greeted Griff with smiles and embraces, the new men more formally. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

First he greeted me in the hall outside my shorthand class and began pelting me with bottle-cap openers, the kind with the sharp claw at the end. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He nodded his head at the murmur of greetings directed to him from the seats, and his long black beard moved back and forth against his chest, and his earlocks swayed. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Honking car horns, shouts of greeting, doors banging shut. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Their tent seemed to be pitched right alongside a kind of thoroughfare to the field, and Ministry members kept hurrying up and down it, greeting Mr. Weasley cordially as they passed. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

When the man from downstairs waved a greeting at them as they ascended the stairs, Moss was desperate to know how his mother felt about it all. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He waited to greet Eril-Fane—and tried hard to keep his new knowledge quiet in his eyes when he did. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

It’s the way we greet ’em into being free. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry I couldn’t greet you this morning, but no doubt you’ve seen what they do to anyone who speaks out of turn.” Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Opening it, she waved her hand in greeting. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

All day, mile after mile, he let himself imagine they would be greeted with food. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Grandma wakes up when the doorbell rings, and she goes to greet Mom. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

It was the wrong Lassiter, but nothing beat having a dog greet me like this. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

In spite of the friendly greeting, there’s nothing else friendly about them. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

In this there is the relief of greeting. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The challenger ignored the peaceful greeting and sprang, hitting the old fox hard in the flank and pinning him down, then sank his teeth into Gray’s thin neck. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

They would speak a greeting if they passed you, but as Miss Effie Belle said, it was like they didn’t know each other or anybody else, either. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

There is no one to greet Gogol on the platform when he gets off the train. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The gen­eral, ever the diplomat, greeted me with a smile and his two- handed shake. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Jan and Miep were of course greeted with shouts and tears. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

So, when the small procession of returning warriors came within sight of the drawbridge, they were greeted by the whole household. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fischer rushed through the backstage corridor onto the subtly flower-bedecked stage and was greeted by the polite applause of an audience of twenty-three hundred. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

But when the blackness greeted him with its indisputable presence, he wanted nothing more. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

We walked into the house where my mother and Ultima greeted him. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the morning, Elizabeth went outside and greeted her neighbor, the Reverend Simon Hosack, who was working in his garden. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

When, ultimately, Bobby walked into the lobby of the Astoria Hotel in Leipzig, he was greeted by a man who resembled a younger and handsomer Groucho Marx: Isaac Kashdan, the United States team captain. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

No sooner had those formalities of greeting been com-pleted than the king had said to his host, "Take me down to your crypt, Eddard. I would pay my respects." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He greeted them both with a cheery “Hullo, hullo!” and sat down at the table, giving off an intense smell of sweat. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

As they filed into the room, his great walrus mustache curved above his beaming mouth, and he greeted Harry and Zabini with particular enthusiasm. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

A lady in a robe comes back into this room, dresses behind a curtain, and greets us as she goes back out into the darkness. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

When I greeted him, he had a smile on his face that said, “Tell me what is going on.” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

She waves her hand in greeting, but I don't stop. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He greeted me politely, but I could see that he did not regard me as much competition. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knows that for his parents, the act of travel is never regarded casually, that even the most ordinary of journeys is seen off and greeted at either end. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

My father went to talk to the men, but my mother and Ultima stood apart with the women with whom they exchanged formal greetings. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Archie,” we said, then turned to greet the great cactus, as visitors were expected to do: “Senor Saguaro.” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Mama is sitting near the door, and she quickly rises to greet them. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

After Mass, we stood outside the church entrance, waiting while Papa greeted the people crowded around him. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Even now, I like places like that: a large store with lots of aisles displaying bright plastic toys, greeting cards, loads of cosmetics, maybe even a photo booth. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She could see that his mother was not well; she leaned on her son, and was flushed with fever, though she smiled and greeted the others. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The two moms greet each other and—holy moly—they really hit it off. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

We had to be careful not to speak Korean to every Asian person who arrived, and because I was Korean I was regularly stationed to work at the greeting desk. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was the greeting always used among the saints. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

I knocked hesitantly on the back door, and a smiling Teashop Aunty came to greet us. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He didn’t greet me, just pointed at Adam. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

They greeted each other with constraint “I am glad you have come to Camelot,” he said. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the weaving shed, Kira paused, greeted the women, and asked about Matt. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

We greeted each other on sight with the outstretched hands, the demi-hugs, the cries of surprise and delight that women are supposed to make who haven’t seen each other for a while. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

While Mandy stood dumbstruck, I looked around the kitchen, greeting every familiar object. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Its lush wildness embraced us, and strange scents greeted my nose. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

It’s different not seeing him at the pulpit or after church greeting the visitors with Mrs. Peck, who still comes to church and sits in the same pew every Sunday. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Calvin the assistant director says, standing to greet me. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“It’s over,” Conrad said, greeting me as I climbed the steps to our front door. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When Glenn Burke reached the dugout, his teammates greeted him with handshakes and helmet rubs.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

The elderly man offered a small nod of greeting. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Every time I return to The Children’s Home, Mr. Irvin greets me with a broad smile. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

He greeted the jeweler for whom he worked with a listless turn of his head. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Good morning, Auntie,” she said, deferring to the respectful greeting for an elder. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

It was his bark of greeting, a soft pleasure bark for me—he knew the cave was just ahead. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

We stopped and ran over to greet him, and he asked me, “Who is soccer captain?” Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Théoden was aware of him, and would not wait for his onset, but crying to Snowmane he charged headlong to greet him. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know many of the neighbors, and when we met, outside on the street, we were careful to exchange nothing more than the ordinary greetings. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I greeted them as cheerfully as I could manage. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Maybe because I was used to the Good Shepherd and Trujillo side by side in the old house, I caught myself praying a little greeting as I walked by. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A friendly registrar greets us in the office and looks over Sunny's transcript. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Every morning at breakfast, when Poppy greeted Rafik and Liyana with his characteristic, “Good morning! And how are you today?” she felt like answering in a gloomier way. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“That is no proper way to greet your new wife,” I complained. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

When we got to Señor Ascencio’s classroom, he was at the door, greeting everyone. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Shauna was about to ask me another question when Mr. Jordan clapped his hands together, hard, and called out a greeting. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

"Excuse me, I have to greet my other guests." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

A young woman greeted me and introduced herself as Grace Robbins. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I see him nod in our direction and then they follow him over to greet us. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

A twenty-six-year-old novice attorney who later became an international master, he greeted the Brooklyn pair and immediately matched Bobby with a player. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

In Stromford Village you could not pass anyone without knowing them and receiving some nod of greeting, perhaps a grunted word or two. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Blanche does not greet Louis or Joinville, and when Louis tries to embrace her she holds him off with a small sandy hand. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

He greeted Powell and asked politely how he could help the visitor. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And you know, it will be good for Jade to speak about her work and meet and greet people who are interested in supporting young women. They need to meet her,” Maxine explains. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I met her in the hallway, but I tried to avoid any more than a polite greeting. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

A blast of music greeted her as the band started a new tune. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Unlike walking with Nazario, when everyone came up and greeted you, saw you in a different light because of the company, with Bodega it was as casual as if you were walking with groceries. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“You mean like those women on the bus? You can have one of them, you know. Why don’t you drop a greeting card in one of their laps?” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m so startled by her personal greeting that I fumble all over my answer. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

One of the foreigners, the one with die silver helmet like an ornate chamber pot, waved an intoxicated greeting. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the horses arrived in the paddock, they were greeted by the nervous faces of their handlers. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I walked back to our table, Mom was talking to the woman who had greeted us. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Tony’s face was usually a mirror, reflecting back whatever greeted him—a smile for a smile, a frown for a frown. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He walked down to the dog, which barked a greeting. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I noticed then that everyone was waving and exchanging greetings and talking, as if they were in a club where people are glad to find themselves among others from the same world. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

He left us alone and went to greet the boys. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

All morning long, hundreds of them streamed into Barn 38 to greet the old warrior. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once Harry released me, the others surged forward, greeting me with hugs and slaps on the back. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He drifts off to greet more well-wishers, taking Brooke with him. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

Conant was already home in Cambridge, preparing with his wife to greet students arriving for a weekly four o’clock tea. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Lyra was waiting for him to greet her, but he finished his remarks about the tide and pilotage before turning to the incomers. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

The greeting done, I sat to enjoy a light breakfast alone with Sumac. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Only in cartoons and fairy tales and greeting cards do endings have glitter. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

What else were they going to do, sit there and play blind hopscotch until someone came out to greet them with cookies and milk? The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I drank in the hustle and bustle, greeting it like an old friend. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

As part of my on-campus job, I worked behind the desk on the first floor and greeted dorm guests. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

There was something so serious in Mattie’s tone that I returned the greeting solemnly. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Two weeks after being greeted as a hero in Iceland, and after stating that he just wanted to live in peace, Bobby found that his troubles weren’t over. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Fadi followed his father into the busy restaurant, where a hostess in a beehive hairdo greeted them. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Everyone shook hands and they were all smiles as they greeted one another. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

As I walked through the cafeteria doors, the typical sound of a hundred chattering voices greeted me. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

He greeted her, his “Good afternoon” a mumble, his eyes on the floor. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

For his entire five years and ten months, the only time Fig hadn’t greeted me was when he’d been hiding under my bed because of lightning flashes and growling thunder. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

It's customary for Iranians to greet each other with a kiss on both cheeks, but American six-year-olds thought no one had taught me about "personal space." Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

If the day and the night are such that you greet them with joy, and life emits a fragrance like flowers and sweet-scented herbs, is more elastic, more starry, more immortal,—that is your success. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The officer led Blake into one of the only buildings standing, where "a big, burly man of about forty or forty-five with a pale complexion" greeted him in Russian. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

On that day, she had had to accompany her parents to greet Mr. Lee from Chungking. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

George was bouncing on the balls of her feet with nervous excitement by the time the barnyard animals began to greet Wilbur. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

I cross my legs under the table and feel the left boot greeting the right boot. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

I flip through the clean pages, greeting the numbers like old friends. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

It was a day on which his two sons had come and after they had greeted him courteously they went out and they walked about the house on to the land. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Along the way, sharecropping families came dozen to the highway to greet the marchers and wave them on. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Have you eaten rice today, little girl ?” they greeted me. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Children,” he said in Navajo, “here is a word of greeting that you can say. Watch how I hold my mouth and then repeat it after me. Heh-low. Heh-low.” Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is his greeting for ones he loves the most. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

When you entered a stall, more often than not a plumbing emergency greeted you, a brown tide, a soup of dead frogs. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

All of this was greeted with shouts of support by the black people in the chamber and by icy and uncomprehending stares from most of the whites. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t exactly a hot shower, but Hazel ducked behind a wall of greeting card boxes to clean up and change. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The few passengers greet each other with a nod as they get on. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Then she pulled Theresa forward and told her to greet la Grande. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

They greeted each other every day in class. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

I opened the door wide and he came to greet me. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a purple caftan that, when she raised her arms to greet me, filled up the entire doorframe. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

The Forest Service truck jolted up the white gravel drive, and Flossie excused herself to greet the new arrivals at the door and usher them in. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a break in the buildings, and sails spread like moth’s wings greeted them as they turned onto the avenue along the Avery. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

High-pitched chatter greeted me as I entered the classroom at the local community college. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

A floating reception force of more than four thousand Indians—two hundred war canoes, each carrying twenty or thirty people—greeted the Spanish. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Lyra sat up to greet them, and Will marveled at the way he could instantly tell which dæmon was which, never mind what form they had. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Dona Ester reached out her hand, but not in greeting; the gesture was intended to hold him back. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Among them Aeneas soon came upon Anchises, who greeted him with incredulous joy. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

We told him he’d missed the little silver men that came to greet the lunar module, but he pulled out his transistor radio and laughed in our faces. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Like the passengers on the ship, who cheered on Roosevelt with shouts and applause, the people of Rio greeted him with the same warm enthusiasm at the parade. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

Tank is right there to greet me when we get to his apartment. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Mohammed, the gate man, wiry in his dirty white caftan, flung open the gates, and raised a hand in greeting. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He greeted the men in his deep, gentle voice, smiled at Ranofer and bade him make ready the big furnace. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

As I approached the desk, an impossibly beautiful blonde receptionist stood to greet me. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Each new arrival greeted him and all the others warmly. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“What’s wrong with you? Why didn’t you greet our guests? What will they think of you?” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Good morning,” he greeted Cady, unhooking the suitcase from the back. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Speaking excellent English, Ilyumzhinov greeted Bobby and handed him a suitcase of money. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

They greeted me as I approached, pulling the red metal wagon that we used for hauling. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her suggestion was greeted by general silence and, from Constance, a stormy look indeed. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Tyrion greeted them pleasantly, and grimaced before starting up the stairs. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I'd been so exhausted, I barely remembered the journey from the hospital, being greeted by the cats, and Belet showing me to this bedroom, which looked like it had come straight out of Vogue. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Jake greeted his partner with a "How are you this fine day?" The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he went out to greet the editor, Jethro noticed the young man who had cared for his team that day in Newton, now sitting on a high load of logs behind Ross Milton’s buggy. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

They both stood up, dripping, and turned to greet the boys. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

First Ladies showed up in the news, having tea with the spouses of foreign dignitaries; they sent out official greetings on holidays and wore pretty gowns to state dinners. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He hurried around the lab with an anxious, distracted look, sometimes not even noticing when people stopped to greet him. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

This command was greeted by profound dismay and outrage. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was exchanging greetings with the audience when she appeared, the kind of woman who glows as though consciously acting a symbolic role of life and feminine fertility. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

His cousin pushed him past the greeting cards and wrapping paper. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Friends do not greet each other like this. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

She barely greeted her mother at the door. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

He didn’t even stop to greet Mr. Pike. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

But before he could cross the length of the church to greet him, he felt a hand on his arm stop him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“That wasn’t at all the greeting I was expecting,” Werfel the Archivist, peering down at the fallen elf. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Together we greeted Neil, and for a couple of minutes the three of us just floated there, admiring two shiny silver boxes filled with moon rocks. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

But on that Sunday afternoon when our two little temples assembled, perhaps only two hundred Muslims, the Chicagoans welcoming and greeting us Detroiters, I experienced tinglings up my spine as I’ve never had since. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

After each round of prayers, groups of mourners lined up and greeted me on their way out. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to go over to greet him, but we were marching under the eyes of a half-dozen warders. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The flames roared up to greet it, and wreathed about it; and a black smoke swirled in the air. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

That night, after catching up with my friends, I arrived home around 10:00, greeted at the door by an usher, as I always was. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

After she hugs the boys, she greets me with forced warmth. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Upon my return to Cambridge I had expected to hear from the States about my fellowship, but there was no official communication to greet me. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

She was remembering the odd way Raven had greeted them—asking if they needed anything in that really formal way that made James joke about her being a butler. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

After a few moments, the boys returned and greeted their elders before sitting on the ground. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

They’d greeted us warmly, even approvingly, and made no comment on the fact we were together. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I never really learned much Dari from my mother, but she does insist that I greet her as all Afghans do, so I say salaam, which means peace. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

My sister Ferula helped me get closer to the del Valle family by uncovering distant links between our ancestors and theirs, and seeking out every opportunity to greet them as they came out of mass. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hours after I’m named an Aspirant, I dutifully stand beside Grandfather in his cavernous foyer to greet guests arriving for my graduation party. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Instead he turned to Baap and, after a courteous but quick greeting, asked, “You have brought the dowry, sir?” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

In Mazoe, a stranger would have been greeted with suspicion, if not fear. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Ade smiled as he greeted us, but it was a strained smile. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then he raised one hand in the briefest possible greeting. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

When Siddhartha greeted her, she raised her head and looked at him with a smile, so that he could see the whites of her eyes shining. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

The truck stopped and she ran to greet Ultima. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they arrived in the city’s palatial old Lehrter Station, just north of the Tiergarten, that afternoon, they were stunned by the reception that greeted them. 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 a rude way to greet her, but I was still mad about what she’d done. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

The children often greeted the buses, yelling, “Here come some more to be gassed!” Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

His heart rate sped up, a nervousness coursing through him, but when he saw how excitedly Javier was greeted, he figured that there wasn’t a need for him to worry. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Soon after she’d left, I got back one evening and was greeted by an excited Dominic. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

I walk almost as far as the fence before I dial the voice mail again: would I like to change my greeting? The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

We greeted everyone, and Mom placed the bowl of bean and corn salad she’d made on the counter, which was already covered with enough food to feed more than six people. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Eliza’s greeting was delivered in a short, abrupt voice, without a smile; and then she sat down again, fixed her eyes on the fire, and seemed to forget me. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Hideo is more reserved, his expression as serious as I remember it, even as he gives polite greetings of his own. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I stood in awe as Mitra casually greeted him and told him how cool it was to hear a writer interpret his own words aloud. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

But instead, he greets me warmly when I approach, then helps me in. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

When Dirk Jansen saw the other ghosts, he broke into a stumbling run, and they held out their hands to greet him. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

"Welcome to Everything Sports," a lady greeted me at the door. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Two multicolored giraffes greeted customers at the entrance of the restaurant, making an arch as you walked through the French double doors. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

That night the Company was again summoned to the chamber of Celeborn, and there the Lord and Lady greeted them with fair words. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He opened his arms and Laila went into them, greeted by his pleasant and familiar smell of sawdust. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Where the musty smell of books greets me like the perfume in our grandmother's embrace. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I would be waiting on the beach, for what was the fun of a voyage if no one were there to greet him? Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

My reply, that it’s my own invention, is greeted with skepticism. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Before Hanako could bow and greet her grandfather, Jiichan cried out passionately, “I speak English! Yes, I do! It does a talent I learn in America many years before you.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

This was the meritocracy John Casteen described when he greeted the parents of freshmen in a University of Virginia lecture hall in the late summer of 2004. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Soon the houses sat closer together and the welcome sight of a small shopping center placed on two sides of a crossroads greeted them. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even the campus security guards greeted him by name. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The government was in no great rush to begin negotiations; they were counting on the euphoria that greeted my release to die down. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only this greeting is not short and forceful like Nick’s. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, many of the sights that greeted me this morning were among the most charming I have so far encountered. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

As they hugged him and shouted greetings, he saw three other kids standing awkwardly in the room. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He had not been back to America since completing his survey there eighteen years earlier and had no known reason for being there, or any friends or patrons to greet him. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

More people meant more greetings and more excuses. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kermit then hopped out of the canoe—never certain if he was going to be greeted with a poison arrow shot by a hidden Indian. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

When Helene finally arrives at Grandfather's house, parents and sisters in tow, I forget to greet her. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

She greeted me by telling me how glad she was to see me this morning, how she’d been thinking about me last night, hoping I’d be here. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Guiteau gave his calling card to an usher, whose job it was to greet visitors and escort them to Garfield. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Mop and I shook our heads and waited for Bren to put the glasses into his blazer pocket before going to the lounge area to greet the rest of the family. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Arletta Paisley had recently become the national spokesperson for SmartMart, and with both of them greeting me at the city limits, I felt double welcomed. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

I stepped into the store and was greeted by the rank smell of cat litter and cooked cold-cut meat. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

You went up to greet him when he arrived in his van and he’d stare at you like you were mad. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The clangor of machinery and hammer greeted Nya each time she returned from the pond—unfamiliar noises that mingled with the voices of men shouting and women singing. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

With every pause, Quinby popped out her head to greet the world. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Once the prop stopped spinning I ran up to greet him. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Smiles greet us as we make our way through the exuberant crowds. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He ignored our awkward greetings and went straight to the cabinet and made himself a bowl of Sugar Frosted Flakes and sat down wordlessly at the table. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Her words transported me to another moment, to the last time I’d answered a phone and heard those words instead of a greeting. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Jack greeted Emily and James with hugs and a handshake for Matthew. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

A long, narrow hallway greeted them on the second floor. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He could not imagine Barristan the Bold greeting him with anything but hostility. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I had not expected a greeting like this from Norma. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

At the Arbeiter-Zeitung’s office, I was greeted by a flurry of grinding presses and typewriting. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I can see the dark stretch of water greeting me in the distance. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

In the middle of the mess is an old, faded greeting card propped up next to a teddy bear. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

“All right now” is more than a greeting. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

She stood up and led me down the hall to a classroom, where a young man greeted me. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

An early summer heat wave greeted me with a blast of humidity as I left the apartment building with my backpack over my shoulder and my duffel bag in hand. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Standing at the stove, waiting for Michael-Mary’s milk to skim, she opened the envelope and withdrew a greeting card. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are lots of ways to greet the morning—maybe more than we need. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lumpy was squeezed under Conner’s desk but came out to greet me when I stepped into the room with all my stuff and shut the door behind me. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

I didn’t believe it until he tilted my bed up so I would be sitting to greet them when they arrived. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

We were greeted with an immediate steep climb and walked slowly, almost gingerly. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

The mantelpiece held, in brave confusion, photographs, greeting cards, flowered mottoes, two silver candlesticks that held no candles, and a green metal serpent, poised to strike. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Aunt Pam lets Uncle Carlos handle the grill and greets Momma with a hug. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

The day of Uncle Edisto’s funeral, we’d had a morning hailstorm and a broken punch bowl, so I was glad to greet the sun. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

They all swear at him—a bizarre greeting practiced by athletic boys with zits. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

The Scholars greeted the visitor and moved into the room, some sitting around the table, some in the armchairs, and soon a buzz of conversation filled the air. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone greeted him kindly, for Jo’s sake at first, but very soon they liked him for his own. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Normally Loki ignored her, but this morning he smiled at her and greeted her. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

A roar of laughter greeted the ironic words. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

She looks straight into my eyes and babbles a greeting. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Countless refugees returned from India, greeted, we learned, by unemployment and the threat of famine. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

The sharers were in the property room, discussing some matter so intently that none of them so much as raised a hand to greet us. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Byrd and Lark do come to greet Emmett on the phone in the living room. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Pantalaimon’s dæmon heart leapt within him, but he said nothing until he could greet her away from the sleepers under the tree. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I moved close behind Stick as he greeted them. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

The men, on the other hand, had their own special place to meet, greet, and exchange secrets. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

When he roars into the compound in his pickup, all four of us run down the driveway to greet him with kisses and hugs. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Two cocker spaniels came from the fireside to greet us. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Mami rushes out to the entryway to greet us, her eyes wide and frightened. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

And I hear a woman murmur polite old-fashioned greetings in a soft voice: “Honor.... Respect Honor.” Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hola,” Lucky greeted the rest of the family as they came in the door. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

He was actually smiling now, and when the crowd greeted a particularly good save with arousing chorus of the old favorite “Weasley Is Our King,” he pretended to conduct them from on high. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The woman who was with him said later that Aureliano Arcaya jumped out of bed and opened the door and was greeted with the discharge of a Mauser that split his head open. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

If the Hippogriff returns the greeting, it is safe to draw closer. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Lema, the sixth grade teacher, greeted me and assigned me a desk. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Stares and silence greet us as we follow Edward deeper into the building that is supposed to be abandoned. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

When Danny greeted me, he confirmed I had far exceeded his expectations. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shout and climb up to the top of the escarpment to greet him. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

One by one, Miss New Jersey greets the rest of the contestants, so gracious, poised, and well spoken. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Mala left us to greet a girl who had just come into the room. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Jack greeted Emily and James with hugs and a handshake for Matthew. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

My cousin Miss Bea, a cheery older lady with silver hair, greeted me at the door. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pretends to lift a hat to greet her. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Her accent is 100 percent American, and she never addresses Didu as "Auntie" or greets us with a Namaste. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

His face had remained expressionless; he hadn’t even nodded a greeting. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

What is worse, to him it appears that the greeting, entering from above, is emanating from his own flat body, a voice from within. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

But apart from sending greetings the main purpose of this card is to thank you once again for all your hospitality. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to walk out of the gates of Victor Verster and be able to thank those who looked after me and greet the people of Cape Town. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He complained to Mami that I never looked up when I went by, never greeted anyone, never looked anywhere but down at the ground. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“We were the front desk security team. We greeted visitors, signed for packages, important mail, and, most of all, welcomed the workers. Thousands of them. Each day, they’d swipe their badges and we’d say ‘Hello.’ Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

Yet somehow the wicked eraser managed to stay alive, managed even to crawl through the front lines, only to be greeted by the backup platoon. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Javier shouted a greeting, and Moss couldn’t help the wide smile that grew on his face. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I greeted her and she returned it, peering at me until she eased along up the road, leaning on her dark wood cane. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The colt tried to get up on its feet, but its fragile newborn legs folded under it and it fell down, looking helplessly up at its mother who neighed a greeting to the morning sun. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now all three turned back to the door to greet Telemakhos. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know how much security Hideo usually has at his residences—but tonight, at least five cars are sitting here, and two bodyguards are at the front gate, waiting to greet me. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The old man smiled, greeting him by name, and asked, “Do you know who I am?” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

She went to the cafeteria, greeted her coworkers, ate the morning meal, and began her assigned tasks. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Chief Mpondombini greeted us warmly and we explained that we needed the requisite travel documents from the local magistrate. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The son greeted his father, but the old man didn’t recognize him and vanished without speaking. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

On the morning of April 10,1 had just gone outside to greet some members of the Transkei police rugby team when my housekeeper ran out and informed me of an urgent telephone call. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had pulled the tall wooden door of Blessed Way Church toward him and was greeted by a wave of noise, all of it echoing off the high ceilings. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Look how he says kind, polite things, how the old greetings, “Honor,” “Respect,” come naturally to him even here at La Gloria. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Plutarch moves to meet him, raising a hand in greeting, and the rest of us follow behind him. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Malloy greets me the same way every Sunday: with the biggest smile that wakes up something deep inside me. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“This is an honor,” he says by way of greeting. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Deep bows and greetings followed on both sides. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

When Salva ran to greet him, he could see the green-skinned mangoes spinning gaily in a blur as his father pedaled. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

White tried to contain the violent passions inside him as Hale greeted him and Agent Smith with the same politeness that he had demonstrated while being arrested. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Anything she chose was greeted by wails of horror. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

After long hugs and sad greetings, Clement took Dad for an appraisal of the buildings, while Marie-France led us to the enclosure. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I answer the door and greet them, one by one, and lead them to the living room. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She greets Judith with a kiss on the cheek. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Before I can greet Mom and David, David rushes past me. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

This arrangement went on for seven years, with Bobby sending greeting cards to the young girl signed “Daddy,” and having mother and child visit him later on. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The newspaper reporters who had greeted him as he walked off the ship were shocked at how thin and old he looked. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

I walked down the mountain to greet him and to face the people he had brought from the city to photograph me, interview me, and bring me home. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chiron greeted us at the Big House with hot chocolate and toasted cheese sandwiches. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

I ignore Henry and go to greet Richard and the others. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

The Austrian townspeople welcomed the Nazis, greeting the soldiers with flowers and swastika displays. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Sassur greeted the bridegroom with the required perfumed water and mixture of honey and curds. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

She lifts a hand to greet me, but her eyes shift away from mine and toward the doors right afterward. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Every day, outside my cabin while it’s still chilly darkness, Ryder greets me. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“I am sorry I was not there to greet you.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Laila turned around and was greeted by the barrel of a gun. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

As I entered the community center, sorority women, showing off their high fashion and high spirits, greeted us as though we were very important. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said, “I’m busy greeting my friends,” and he nodded to Discourtesy and Ugliness and Unfilial Conduct and Unkempt Fingernails. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Briony was waiting impatiently on the terrace to greet her brother. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Nice to see you,” Hickock said with his most charming smile; it was as if he were greeting guests at his own funeral. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

I greeted them through the piece of canvas that served as their front door. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not one to stand on ceremony, Boots ran up with her arms extended in greeting. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The man comes to a stop before me, waving me back down when I rise to greet him. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Her cousin Lucinda leads a song of greeting with an off-key chorus of little cousins. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

He ran up the stoop and they all greeted one another as if a hostage standoff had just ended. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

When they arrived on the streets, they were greeted by angry crowds who yelled “Scab!” and spat at them. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

When the women first arrived, the men greeted them with insincere politeness—and some sneering. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

By the time Werfel got to the bottom of the mountain, Spurge had joyously greeted his nation’s army. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Edwin mumbled a halfhearted greeting as he pulled his boat safely up on the rocks. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

He smiled at me and touched my arm in greeting. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

When it finally does, I run downstairs to greet her. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“Do you wish to accompany your servant home to greet your mistress?” the captain asked. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The thin dog came to him and threshed itself in greeting like a windblown flag, and Kino looked down at it and didn’t see it. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although many people greeted the new forensic sciences with reverence, attributing to them a godlike power, they were often susceptible to human error. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Dayee Mohammad's wife was the first to greet me, and I asked her how my grandmother was doing. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

The minders greet everyone in their usual too-cheerful-to-be-sincere tones, pretending that everything is normal. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

At last the merchants came, some striding down King Street, rosy-faced, double-chinned, known and greeted by everyone, apparently knowing and greeting everyone in return. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

They left everything they knew to take hard jobs in factories and farms for ten cents an hour, ten hours a day, even though signs around town greeted them with three words: No Filipinos Allowed. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

But when Claire stopped by, though she was greeted pleasantly by the receptionist, she was told that they had no need for extra help until the numbers increased. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

There was a safe, secure welcome in opening the kitchen door and being greeted by the warm aroma of cooking, and my mother and Ultima. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Blessed be the fruit,” she says to me, the accepted greeting among us. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our Dauntless guards lead us to the center of the room, where we are greeted with, at best, murmurs, and at worst, jeers. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He offers no greeting, so neither do we. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

They waited for Papa to stop the Mercedes and then came over to greet us. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

An older, white-haired man and two dark-haired young men came out to greet us. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I’m staring directly into President Snow’s snake eyes as he greets the nation. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Menelaus gave them a courteous greeting and bade them eat their fill. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then they caught Jody’s scent, and their stiff tails rose up and waved a greeting—Doubletree Mutt with the big thick tail, and Smasher, the incipient shepherd—then went lazily back to their warm beds. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

On those nights, our little makeshift theater echoed with the shouts, whistles, and cheers that greeted the appearance of an old friend on screen. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They stood, greeting each of the passengers as they exited. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Joe greeted me as usual with “Halloa, Pip, old chap!” and the moment he said that, the stranger turned his head and looked at me. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Mom jumped off the sofa, and the two of us went to greet Delilah and thank Mr. Fitzgibbons. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Hi,” the girl says, bounding over to greet me, “I’m Spike.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

And they greeted Gandalf and said: ‘We seek the Steward, and men say that he is in this House. Has any hurt befallen him? And the Lady Éowyn, where is she?’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I wanted to grow up and greet the world, and so did my best friends. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

The goblin tossed the coin he was holding aside, said to nobody in particular, “Leprechaun,” and then greeted Travers, who passed over a tiny golden key, which was examined and given back to him. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“My mom designs greeting cards and my dad works in health insurance. What about yours?” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

The stench, growing at a steady pace as they approached, rose up suddenly to greet them like an excited puppy. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

It was the first thing she said after we greeted each other. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

He would not have spoken to her, but she came to him and greeted him pleasantly: “I know you, you are the Sparrowhawk, our mage’s adept. I wish you would tell me about sorcery!” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

At church my first week, my new bishop greeted me with a warm handshake, then moved on to the next newcomer. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

This time he didn’t hail Salvador, but only raised his hand in greeting. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Hamlet greeted the young tumbler with an embrace and welcomed all the men, slapping their backs and shaking their hands. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Although her face was as placid and kind as always, Tree-ear saw in her eyes some great worry that even her gentle smile of greeting could not hide. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

“Come, we should stop by first so you can greet my mother.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

A few minutes later the voices of men were heard greeting the master of the house on his return and Theseus entered the courtyard. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The open vistas distressed me, the sense of being adrift in a crowd of people pressing in on all sides, wanting to touch me, greet me, wish me well. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

After dinner, I press my nose against the glass fishbowl to greet Finway, eye to eye. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

As he came near I stood up from my iron back stoop to greet him. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Someone you care about will wish you’d come out to greet me.” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

As I greeted her and shook her hand, I examined her face, her body, looking for signs of how different life was now that Ade Coker had died. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Daylight and strangers greeted us when I stumbled sleepily into the South Carolina airport terminal. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Important people went out of their way to greet Stan and Marjory, and each time they did, I was introduced by the Smiths as a friend. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Women gaily called to one another, men bellowed greetings and clapped one another on the back. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

I could greet her like the past two years never happened. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

To their further amazement, this almost naked man greeted them in broken but understandable English. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Yes, mah. They send greetings. My mother said she cannot thank you enough for the wrappers.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Leo drops his cup into the saucer with a clatter, wiping his hand on his pants and banging against the coffee table as he moves to greet me. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

She went outside to greet her, but before she could say anything Kaisa asked, “Do you have riding clothes?” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Three small boys run out to greet us. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

When he returned to the rosary Lillian was speaking the first part of the angel’s greeting to Mary. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He smiled in greeting, which for some reason surprised Piper. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

A bird wheeled past the window and I greeted it with a glad shout. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here tens of thousands of Germans—perhaps as many as a hundred thousand by some estimates—lined the route, cheering and waving Olympic, Nazi, and occasionally American flags, shouting greetings in German and English. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Baba greeted acquaintances from the old country and I haggled with buyers over a dollar or two. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The Captain greeted me with courtesy, but he was overjoyed to see Call. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of them stopped gurgling on their silver or bamboo water pipes to greet the sisters. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was greeted by a smattering of applause from my bunkmates. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Well, this is indeed a Pleasure,” a huge voice greeted them, and Jane and Michael looked round for its owner. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Deborah giggled because she had made the right greeting, and I who was to be my mother’s hope and joy stood voiceless. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Julian came into the tiring-room, greeted us, and retreated into the wardrobe to change. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

We greeted each other in a friendly way. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He greeted the adults, hugged the kids, and kissed Franz right on the lips. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I’m amazed at how many community members are there to greet Mr. Friedrich and his wife when the mountain passes are finally open and he brings the Torah to Chokecherry. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Tanisha answers the phone, and I’m greeted with the sound of laughter. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

There was no harsh greeting or heckling as I entered French class. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

On my way into church, I saw Sister Monroe, her open-faced gold crown glinting when she opened her mouth to return a neighborly greeting. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frightened and weeping, the boy had attended his mother’s burial; frightened and gloomy he had listened to Siddhartha greeting him as his son and making him welcome in Vasudeva’s hut. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bird hopped up and down uttering his greeting. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Everywhere he went, the people greeted him with adoration. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

A tall, gentle man with steel-rimmed glasses and a perpetual smile, Hartleb greeted everyone he met—champion or patzer, beginner or veteran, child or octogenarian—by bowing low and saying with deep reverence, “Master!” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Pax ignored Bristle’s warning posture and met the greeting. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

As soon as the greetings were over, she began to speak. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Two years earlier, King’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail,” published in newspapers around the world, had been greeted as an important defense of nonviolent resistance to unjust laws. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only after greeting and caring for the animals did Baba wash his feet, legs, arms, and hands with the water in the bucket Rupa left for him. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Presently the consul himself came in to greet them. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

The usual crowd hung out by the front door of the party, drunk out of their minds, greeting everyone with a raised cup of beer. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

They would arrive in New York Harbor and Latinos from all five boroughs would be there to greet them. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Gaskill greeted me politely; he didn’t seem surprised to see me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to ask him more, but he was busy greeting folks. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

When we leave the lunchroom, in the hallways, we’re greeted by hundreds of references to rabbits. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Da-A-Fu, Amah, A-Gong, and the villagers saw them and ran out of their stone hut, flapping their ruined sleeves in greeting. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

He greeted the poll workers, picked up his ballot, and shook hands with anyone he encountered, appearing relaxed. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Isaac was there to greet us, holding a pretty border collie by the collar. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

They both nodded as Coach Hicks walked over to greet the thin white man exiting the car. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

M. Bouc, who was already seated, gesticulated a greeting and summoned his friend to the empty place opposite him. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

A sentry’s horn greeted them as they approached, sounding from on high like the cry of some huge, deep-throated bird, a single long blast that meant rangers returning. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I follow him into the dining room, where he and Mom hug and greet each other. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

My uncles began to pour into the room to greet their brother. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He greeted me with a cheerful smile on my opening my eyes, and said,— Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

The dogs came running to greet her, barking loudly in the early morning stillness. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Are your mother and grandmother not important? Where are they? Why have they not come out to greet us?” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

His cousin s wife, Ojiugo, had once said, “English people will live next to you for years but they will never greet you. It is as if they have buttoned themselves up.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“If I meet an American on the street,” she asked, “how do I greet him?” Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

A wiry, brown-skinned, conked fellow upstairs in the men’s room greeted me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The woman greets my grandparents respectfully and they welcome her and the boy in. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Despereaux saw the dark shape of a rat, that thing that he had feared and dreaded for so long, finally step out of the gloom and come to greet him. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Plain-faced, with a broad forehead and deep-set brown eyes, she greeted them with a smile as if they were old friends. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he relaxed when we greeted him in Spanish. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

In fact no personal articles: what greeted him consisted of unclaimed debris which Polokov had inherited when he took the apartment and which in leaving he had abandoned to the next—if any—tenant. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Sula looked up and without a second’s pause followed Nel’s example of leaving out die greeting when she spoke. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He sits down on the farthest couch from me, leans back, and waves a lazy greeting to everyone. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The mixed smells of the forest greeted him as he took his first deep breath, trying to relax. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

We traveled four hours north to the Wimbe trading center, where my relatives were waiting to greet us. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Rezaei’s smile widened, and I was glad I had decided it was okay to use the greeting with her even though I wasn’t Bahá’í. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

At the petition drive on Sunday, May 10, my job was to greet the cars as they drove up and bring the petition for them to sign right up to the car window. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pappa’s happy greeting came down the line, startling him out of his cold, tumbling thoughts. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Although the recipients may not know any languages of the Earth, we included greetings in sixty human tongues, as well as the hellos of the humpback whales. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

His secretary, Mrs. Lindsey, greets me with a smile and asks how she can assist me. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

When I walked into the room, he stood up to greet me. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I wanted to reach out and smooth his hair, but I restrained my hand and only returned his greeting. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Every morning Marie-Laure wakes and dresses and follows her father through Entrance #2 and listens to him greet the night guard and the warder. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Kira greeted him happily, showed him the robe and threads, and told him of her day with the old dyer. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m rushed to the kitchen for dinner after I greet everyone. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Dr. Watson and Dr. Strayer were there to greet us. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Normally, Druzmilla would have greeted Skardebek lovingly, maybe griping that someone had just picked a big scab and thrown it out the window, but she was clearly too nervous to think of a pleasant insult. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

His father came out to greet him, took him by the arm, and pushed him into a bathroom, where without a word he proceeded to pull off all his talismans. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Where Momma would look up absentmindedly to greet them and ask if they had a good day. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Dad opened the door, Martí, his pit bull, ran out to greet us. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

As the car pulls up to the front of the building, I’m greeted by two of Hideo’s bodyguards, both dressed in dark suits. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The man in the grey suit greets her with a polite nod. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

And I was carefully taught elaborate formulas of polite greeting and parting. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

From Khartoum I went directly to Dar es Salaam, where I greeted the first group of twenty-one Umkhonto recruits who were headed to Ethiopia to train as soldiers. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we got home, few of our friends would be left to greet us. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

When our bus pulled into the high school parking lot, we were greeted by some rabid elementary school kids. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Viper greeted Gran at the front door with a high-pitched howl, and me with a seething hiss. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

When I greet a friend, I am seeing her in reflected visible light, generated by the Sun, say, or by an incandescent lamp. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shoes, then, sliding me across the floor to greet the day. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was greeted with affectionate laughter and applause, and was prodded to rise to his hind feet and give something like a bow to acknowledge his public. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Whenever company came over for Sunday dinner, however, Sourmelina greeted them with the overdressed baby pinned to her shoulder, the perfect accessory. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

As Nazario said this an old man who was about to open his barbershop on 110th and Lexington crossed the street to greet him. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

The barn was empty: not even the leftover scent of manure greeted us. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

This was the opportunity that greeted Bill Joy when he arrived on the Ann Arbor campus in the fall of 1971. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

I see that Namontack’s brothers, the three little boys who greeted him when we arrived, are already asleep on the platforms. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Iorek sat at the center of a group of older bears, and he rose to greet her. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I greeted him warmly, though I realized that the authorities had undoubtedly led him to my passage to see if I recognized or acknowledged him. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stood gazing up at the sundari trees, and Baba rose to greet him, with Neel following close behind. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

The women eyed Michael and me carefully before greeting us with curious smiles. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Chuck and Bran greet us with nods and hellos. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

She greeted each class with “Good day, ladies and gentlemen.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The slumbering village was silent, and as Minli crept into her home the pale goldfish greeted her. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

“He is fine, and he sends you greetings,” my mother said. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d daydreamed about this moment forever, and that was how she greeted her idol? Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

An enormous hall greets us, and I gasp—it’s filled with all kinds of strange sights. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

At his official residence in the city, Coetsee greeted me warmly and we settled down on comfortable chairs in his lounge. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s a little man who always greets you with a smile, a piece of candy, and some random quote from one of his books on Buddhism. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Each time I returned with a full bucket he greeted me with hugs and smiles. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Dad came out of the living room and greeted him by saying, ‘Do you want a can of beer?’ and they went into the kitchen. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dismay greeted me as I arrived, and I hugged him. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

From the way he does this, I had thought at first that he was waiting for a companion, but it would seem he wishes merely to greet acquaintances as they pass by. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“His father’s greetings burned his eyes when he approached—blinding him!” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

A gang of seven- to nine-year-olds threw down their switches and greeted them. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

A dank hallway with exposed pipes in the ceiling greets us, but it’s only ten feet long. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He woke up to the sound of his grandmother greeting his father. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

They turn their heads in greeting, shielding their eyes from the sun’s glare. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Pax had watched from under a table as his boy’s father had greeted a woman with a long silver braid streaming over one shoulder. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

No one to greet, no one to sit down with for chai, no one to share stories with, just Roussi soldiers patrolling the streets. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I catch sight of Camel, who lifts a hand in greeting before passing along the Sterno fluid. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The arriving soldiers were greeted by townsmen who shook their hands and patted them heartily on the back. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When the marchers arrived from Selma, we were there to greet them,” said Gladis Williams, a Montgomery high school student and member of the welcoming committee. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they came to the gates Círdan the Shipwright came forth to greet them. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

When Dr. Bliss entered the sickroom early on Monday morning, September 5, Garfield greeted him impatiently. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He raised a hand to greet the men who were playing cards in the shade of a mango tree. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

He puts the basket next to her, and Ziggy tries to jump out of it to greet her. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Auguste was a thin black man who greeted every officer that passed, no matter what time of day, with “Top of the morning to you, sir!” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That small child, Nneka, just died and her mother has refused to let them take the body and bury,” Ugwu said, after he greeted them. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Sold separately, we are greeted with an equal mix of curiosity, civility, and resignation. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

She thanked the other neighbors who came to the door to greet and gossip. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He and Dad exchanged familiar greetings and Dad got out of the car. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lee and Cal and Abra stood at the foot of the bed, and Adam’s eyes moved slowly from one face to the other, and his lips moved just a little in greeting. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

We were greeted by curious stares and an indifference that completely unsettled me. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

“Mummy, she came to greet you, not to translate her name,” Obinze said, with a playful exasperation. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

But Percy showed no sign of wanting to greet any of the rest of the family. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

But Siddhartha’s hands and feet, his eyes, his brow, his breathing, his smile, his greeting, his gait affect me differently from his thoughts. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

She greeted most of the customers by name and knew almost everyone’s orders. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

As she ate her cereal and milk, as she dressed in jeans and a T-shirt, as she brushed her teeth, she pictured herself greeting the audience with a fine “Salutations.” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

It was the traditional greeting of guests in Unseen. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The hostess appeared from the coat room and greeted us with bows. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Allies there greeted them with festivals and feasting. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

She came in smiling big at two farmers who wanted Papa to extend credit for a new mule, and then greeted Mr. Cratic Flournoy, who was complaining of indigestion. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

They loved the frog’s jolly temper, its warm greeting to the sun each morning, and did not mind at all that the frog thought itself a princess. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

From time to time, Mariam heard footsteps down the street, doors swinging open, muffled greetings. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

He greets the other guys by slapping hands. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before him lay a weak, emaciated man who, nonetheless, cheerfully greeted him. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

A moment later, he’s here, and Roshan is stepping forward to greet him. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Jenna's still old-world enough to do better with the greeting: "Good afternoon, Grandmother Das," she says, bowing her head slightly. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Probably everyone in Cannery Row had projected his imagination to how the party would be—the shouts of greeting, the congratulation, the noise and good feeling. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He walked slowly with his father’s help up the path to the cabin where Matt Creighton stood at the door, and when Dan extended his hand in greeting, his eyes had a tired, haunted look. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

I climbed the stairs slowly, and he greeted me. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Javier never runs to greet his father like his sisters do because he knows the lessons, the admonishments will begin the minute his father sees him. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

They barely greeted us children when they came in. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bearing this burden he stands forever before the place that is wrapped in clouds and darkness, where Night and Day draw near and greet one another. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

John waited patiently to greet him, hands in his pockets. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“Ah, back already,” he cried, greeting him with a friendly wave. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

They greeted each other as “brother” and “sister.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Swallowing what was in her mouth, she ran to greet him. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rang the bell and was greeted not by Connie but by Morrie’s wife, Charlotte, a beautiful gray-haired woman who spoke in a biting voice. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sisi came into the room, smelling of food and spices, to tell Mama that the Igwe had arrived, that Papa wanted us all to come down and greet him. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

She had moved forward in that moment, intending to rush to him, to greet and embrace him. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He was friendly and quite calm, but we had scarcely more than exchanged greetings when the door opened and a hush fell as Julian slipped in and closed the door quietly behind him. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The name greets my eyes like a fist. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

He said that Julian greeted him cordially; listened politely to the news of Henry’s demise; then said: “I appreciate it, Francis. But I’m afraid there’s really nothing more that I can do.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

When Hazel and Fiver were brought in, he greeted them politely. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before that an older woman, Mrs. Linden, greeted him when he came home each afternoon, sipping coffee from a thermos and working on crossword puzzles while Eliot played on his own. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

The salon stood at the top of marble steps leading up from the garden.The party guests drifted toward it, dutifully obeying the summons to greet El Patron. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked her straight in the eye and nodded my head in a greeting. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was his day, and after they came in to greet Maurice they both pleaded pressure of their work to retire behind the closed doors of their joint office. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Always there were my uncles and aunts and cousins to greet. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The lift was crowded with men from the Alpha Changing Rooms, and Lenina’s entry was greeted by many friendly nods and smiles. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we approach the house, the rest of the family comes out to greet us, not with smiles but with cold stares. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I liked it, because everything that was put in the cart had a future in our kitchen, and I greeted most of the food with anticipation. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

After our families and friends had greeted Peeta and me at the train station, there were a few questions allowed from reporters. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

You’d think I’d be used to this horrific hour since Fig greeted me at the same time, give or take twenty minutes, every morning. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

As she watched, a troop of ten, their sacks bulging, went past her out the tunnel; they greeted Justin and nodded at her, but they did not pause. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

As he greeted some ancient melon vendors who had known their grandfather, Liyana’s eyes fell on a young man, who appeared to be a dwarf, weighing bananas on an old-fashioned hanging scale. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

A long hallway with a tile floor greets me, doors on either side, some open, some closed. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He greeted my Sunday school teacher respectfully, hat in hand, and she smiled at him, impressed by his handsomeness and cool manner. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Oops, I hadn't greeted her first and asked how she was doing. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“Dana,” Sarah greeted me, “you be careful. I spoke for you today. I don’t want you making me out to be a liar!” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Hope you had a happy birthday yesterday,” Bedi Ma'am greets me, a smile dimpling her cheeks. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

A tall bearded man with broad shoulders stood up to greet us. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

A greeting from a peer, not a plea from a prisoner. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Redtooth dodged back as his request was greeted by howls of derision and some loose pieces of masonry from the ramparts. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Only in Amity do people hug each other in greeting. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Lili greeted some of the market women as they walked together to the public water fountain. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

And then I realized that was quite possibly the most inane greeting in the history of American-Iranian relations. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He was like that—overly expressive—the kind of guy who cried at a greeting card commercial. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

I punched it softly, even though I hated that greeting. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

The locals at Santa Anita and the press outside the Bay Area greeted the raving headlines from San Francisco with incredulity. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first sight that greeted the dormouse’s hazy vision was three sparrows standing over him. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

And I was getting waves and smiles and greetings. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

She must have noticed my wide-eyed stare, for when it was my turn to greet her, she paused to ask, “What is it you do?” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Every member of Phippsburg’s First Congregational—as well as lost reprobates from other denominations—had gathered to greet the new minister and his family. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

He went about his business, buying supplies, greeting friends and neighbors he passed in the streets. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a joyful yip, Kutti splashed in, then ran back out to greet Muthu, who was still standing on the rock. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Outside, in the ring of trees around the pond, the birds were celebrating, giving the new day a brass band’s worth of greeting. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

One possible way you may come to learn this: You’re in a town where every family includes a mother, father, and two children, and, picking a house at random, you are greeted by a girl. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inside, the portly knight who commanded the waycastle greeted Mya by name and offered them skewers of charred meat and onions still hot from the spit. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Horatio bowed and took his leave of me, saying he would carry my greetings to Hamlet. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The man removed his sunglasses, greeting her with big, round, angry gray eyes. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

No one to greet me then, but I was relieved. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The invisible guards, however, did not greet me as conspicuously to orient me about my place in life. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tried his best to be quick about the greetings he gave to all the familiar people he passed, but it was hard. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He frowns slightly when he sees me, but he sets the test papers on his desk and greets us all. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Jim Bowie and Ajax ran out to greet us as soon as they saw us coming up the drive. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Footsteps approached, there were shouted greetings, the click and slap of gun salutes. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mikaela smiled a greeting at her, and the girl part of Hazel smiled a little back, because that’s what you do. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Hamlet then turned to greet me, though he did not try to take my hand. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I won’t get to see Spike in her boxers and undershirt, shaking her bedhead and greeting the day like a Golden Retriever. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Eumaeus greeted him with tears of joy and begged him to sit and eat. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only Ashes, Nippy, and Curly jumped up to give me greetings. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

When they finished their noodles, the young man said his family’s apartment was just around the corner, but that he was embarrassed to greet his parents wearing threadbare clothes. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

A damp wind had greeted them as they climbed down the steps from the station, blowing right through their thin clothes. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

This time he greets Frank’s truck in the driveway. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Mom came to the porch door to greet her with me. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

“Hill House has fallen far short of its original promise, I think. Or perhaps Mrs. Montague will be greeted with a volley of psychic experiences.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

There were rapid footsteps on the linoleum and henlike clucks and cries of greeting. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She spooned three bowls of steaming food for them—corn pudding and roasted rabbit—acting as if greeting strangers was what she did every morning. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

But instead of peace and tranquility, chaos and mayhem greeted us. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Her child calls to her, waves a bare little branch in greeting. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

On trips back to Coalwood and later to Myrtle Beach, we gave each other warm greetings, spoke of the weather or the time to drive from my home to his, and left it at that. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

They fell silent when they saw Victor come out of the abandoned movie theater, but he greeted them as if there was absolutely nothing strange, about him being there. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

The Zeitouns would see Frank and his wife occasionally in the neighborhood, and they always exchanged warm greetings. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

He put his basket down and greeted her with their special basketball handshake, a complicated series of backhand slaps and finger pointing, ending with tilting their heads over their shoulders and saying “Oh yeah!” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Yet Lawrence greeted Bethe’s attack with surprising complacency— even condescension. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

No sluggers greeted me; none poked at me or prodded my body with their strange alien instruments. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I greeted him warmly, but his response was exceedingly cool and superior, and he made a disparaging remark about the fact that I would be staying in the freshman dormitory. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dreiser joined the teachers on the Ferris Wheel and accompanied them on a visit to Buffalo Bill’s show, where Colonel Cody himself greeted the women and shook hands with each. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Then suddenly with clear voices they spoke a courteous greeting in their own tongue. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Lord Nestor Royce, High Steward of the Vale and Keeper of the Gates of the Moon, was waiting in the yard to greet them, surrounded by his knights. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

A platoon of bodyguards always ran out to greet visitors. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Trepid kept his hand on the door as he turned to greet the salesman. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

He worked his way toward the front of the room, stopping to greet a few people he recognized. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He was standing a good distance from Mr. and Mrs. Weasley, eyeing them suspiciously, and when Mrs. Weasley hugged Harry in greeting, his worst suspicions about them seemed confirmed. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Then the class captain would blow his whistle and we’d march in a single file to our classrooms, long­ing for winter already, greeted instead by the specter of yet another long school year. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Papa finally finished the greetings, and, with the wide churchyard now mosdy emptied of the cars that had cluttered it like teeth in a mouth, we headed to our car. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

When we entered the SnowCap ice cream parlor, a woman in a wheelchair greeted us. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

After a moment, she decided to stick out her own little hand alongside the other two, as though this was the way people greeted each other on the island. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

When the guests arrived, we would greet them as “Uncle” and “Aunt” as a sign of respect and bring tea to each of them. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

A stern-looking man, Gunwoo’s dad was actually very kind and generous—he would always give out toffee candy to any child who greeted him. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Lyddie tried to speak to Diana on the stairs, but she seemed hardly to hear the greeting. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

The dog looked up and wagged its crooked tail when Kira called a greeting. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Love came out of the room where Grandpa was and walked slowly up the hall to greet us. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

We went around the room, Baba leading slowly, me behind him, shaking hands and greeting the guests. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The door banged shut behind her, and MacDuff barked once, a kind of greeting. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Boggs escorts me down to the Hangar, but we don’t talk beyond a preliminary greeting. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

She starts toward the entrance, and the doors part for her, pulled open by two armed guards who smile in greeting as she passes them. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

They were all laughing and crying, their voices loud and blending together as they greeted one another. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He stood in front of us, hands clasped at his back so that his impressive paunch greeted us first. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

He’d never done more than grunt at her when she greeted him, and none of the crew much enjoyed his company, but he could steer a ship better than anyone in Kelanna. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

In the place called Beyond, Leader’s consciousness met Kira’s, and they curled around each other like wisps of smoke, in greeting. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

One dressed in a striped red shirt, matching knit hat, and round black glasses raised his hand in greeting, and the woman dressed as a mad scientist added, “Morning!” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Any number of subtle transgressions, from not saying hello when someone greeted you to saying hello to the wrong person, meant a beating. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

When he opened the cabin door and let himself inside, Garvey greeted him with a wink. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Clockers were stationed at the track twenty-four hours a day, greeting one another with the phrase “What do you know?” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

For nearly two weeks the family stayed at home, polluted by death, greeting the occasional visitor who came to pay respects. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Then I would hurry downstairs to the bright, cheerful kitchen, where my mother, who would be reading at the kitchen table, would greet me with a smile and a warm hug. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My Lord of the New Creation, it is our pleasure to greet you,” said my mother, spreading out her dress and sitting. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I ask first thing, without even a greeting for him. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

“And now, please greet — the Irish National Quidditch Team!” yelled Bagman. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The Abnegation greeted one another by bowing heads, a sign of respect. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I have not seen Marcy since high school, but when she greets me at the front door of her town house, I don’t feel the distance of all the years that have passed. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

The pier lights have been switched on and behind me a crowd of people have just given a loud cheer to greet this event. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

He manages to greet the two men with a forceful "Heil Hitler." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

The door opened, and we were greeted by a cat. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Tigris gives a low growl, not unlike one Buttercup might greet me with. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The same gesture it had made before: a greeting or a challenge. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

On this day Arkansas Governor Billy Clinton, who in less than six years will be President of the United States, greets us warmly with a welcoming smile as he extends his hand. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Near the office, a man greeted them and offered his services as an interpreter. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The burial ground greets the sun with a symphony. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

The second man, the one who had called out to us at first, answered in English and then greeted Miig in Cree. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

At one point, I stopped and got out of the car to greet and thank one such white family and tell them how inspired I was by their support. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

We enter the building and are greeted by the almost musical ring of clashing scims. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

She could hear some villagers exchanging greetings, in the same loud-voiced way that the women in the sewing group did. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Waiting to greet us, standing just to the left of the door, on a raised portion of the floor by a spectacular grand piano, were Edward’s parents. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Was that the signal for Mirjam to run—or did she just see this greeting from her old friend, become overwhelmed by emotion, and decide to leave at the last minute? Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

And besides, I liked it when Ms. Blinny greeted me so friendly. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Nils—the painter—greeted me in the open kitchen. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Three little boys rushed into the compound to greet Papa. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

They had stopped the tears with which they had greeted me. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He loves people, greets them with all the tail wags possible, licks their faces. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

But at home smoke greets us at the front door. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

The Sandrounis soon greeted her as if she were their old friend. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

She greeted both grandmother and grandchild with a serene exhaustion. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

When we arrived, a young servant woman ran out and greeted my mother with cries of joy. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I open my mouth to greet them, but Hammie just shakes her head and reaches out to pull me into a hug. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She wanted to know what was happening down in Weep, and what nature of uproar had greeted the news of her existence. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Only then did the woman, whose eyes were burning with fever, come forth and greet Ultima. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the bow with which he greeted Aravis as he took her hand would have been stately enough for an Emperor. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Each morning Mrs. Derby, dressed in white, as she usually was, came to Teenie’s kitchen, greeted everyone with a cheerful hello, and planned the meals for the day. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Turning to greet her, I’m startled by her low-cut white blouse and tight striped skirt, her teetering heels and crimson nail polish. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Except for a formal bow of greeting on Sabbath morning and on Lecture Dayf Kit did not see William again till the day of Thankful Peabody’s wedding. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

There's a rack of greetings cards showing men dressed like Prince Philip fishing in rivers saying “On Father’s Day” or foxgloves in a cottage garden saying “For My Dearest Grandmother.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Mom opened the door, and we were greeted by the sound of heels banging against the wooden floor. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Instead they were drowned in the applause that greeted the players as they stepped out from behind the curtains. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He greeted the men seated on benches drinking, his manner easy and warm, and they hailed him, “Chief! Carry go! Your car is safe!” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

When the president of the United States reached the gates of Heaven, God got up to greet him as well. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Whirligigs of Fire and Dreams, glistening Coke bottles, and chocolate milk cartons to greet me. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

Turning toward the sound, I watched her greet Rosencrantz, who bowed as he doffed his hat, its feather brushing her cheek and making her smile. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“Thanks,” I decide to say, my head whirling from greeting four legendary creators in ten seconds. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

A chorus of greetings echoed back at her. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He nodded jerkily, a habit of Maine men, a greeting. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inside the theater you're warmly greeted by a hostess who examines your stub and tears it just enough to make her presence felt. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

One dressed in a striped red shirt, matching knit hat, and round black glasses raised his hand in greeting, and the woman dressed as a mad scientist added, “Morning!” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

When I finally come out to greet them, Oscar and Sammy have disappeared. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

After about fifteen minutes, Dr. Guarino comes out to the waiting room to greet them. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

A thousand songbirds greeted us as we walked beneath the open canopy of trees in the oak grove. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

My own humanity was awakened, rising up to greet me with a handshake as I watched the first glimmers of sunlight peek over the horizon. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without thinking, when I saw Mr. Reamer the second day I was at mission school, I spoke the polite Navajo greeting my parents had told me I should always use to an elder. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were greeted by a chorus of barks and meows from the patients scattered throughout the waiting area. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

There were many people in the street now, calling greetings to one another as they set out for their work. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

I stopped at last wondering which door to knock at, when a person came sauntering out of the trees and greeted me courteously. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Although I was upset, neither of the women was in the least shaken by what I thought an unceremonious greeting. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

One day, as we were leaving for home, he had called out to the chart sergeant at his desk, “Salaam aleikum”—the phrase with which Black Muslims were always greeting each other solemnly. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he stepped out of the door, the sharp, cold air greeted him, bringing tears to his eyes. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Now as she answered Nancy’s greeting her voice was very quiet. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Elsie,” Mr. Dubonnet greeted her grimly, taking off his black helmet. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

When I realized Avery was already in the room, I turned and greeted him. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

That is the most shocking greeting of all, because Birmingham is also known as the Johannesburg of America, the national bastion of apartheid. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

But whenever I visited any of the battlefields, I felt like I was greeted as if I were a nosy accountant conducting an audit and someone was trying to hide the books. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Through the anteroom door, just ajar, she and Benjamin X heard the applause diminishing, then the familiar ringing greeting, “Asalaikum, brothers and sisters!” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would man the office, listen for the phone, open the week’s mail, greet guests when they came through, and compile the morning’s Sunday school report. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Good morning,” she greets us, in a southern accent. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“But it is the first in which we have been greeted with familiar words. I came seeking scholars, but had not anticipated that we might ourselves be a subject of scholarly interest.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She is greeted warmly, and they appear to be old friends though Lorena says they only met her a few days ago. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He has returned to the tired man who greeted us, a circle of calm of his own making. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“You don’t want to come into your Papa-Nnukwu’s compound? But didn’t you come to greet him two days ago?” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The sight that greeted her made the woman swell with pride and determination. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

As I clipped into a fixed rope and prepared to rappel over the lip, I was greeted with an alarming sight. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Though the Big Dipper appeared “upside down” in this part of the world, it still felt like they were being greeted by an old friend from home—where they longed to be. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

I couldn't greet any stranger carrying a dress in my hands. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Not a single soul was standing at the edge of the field to greet us—no villagers, not even Mother or my sisters. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

On most Sundays, when my mother tapped her on the shoulder in greeting, Aunt Zo responded only with a weak smile. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

We have all come together to greet the stranger Mary. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Another man has spotted him, has greeted him and set himself in motion towards us. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tree-ear and his friend turned the greeting inside out for their own little joke. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

He greeted my Sunday school teacher respectfully, hat in hand, and she smiled at him, impressed by his handsomeness and cool manner. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Muhammad and I embraced each other in greeting. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I was leaving, I saw Kathy and Eddie Daniels outside but I did not even greet them as I walked back to my cell. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had eight legs, and she was waving one of them at Wilbur in friendly greeting. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

That is the traditional Nowruz greeting for someone older than you. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Although he didn't know her, and there would have been no real reason beyond politeness for a greeting, it was nonetheless customary for citizens to acknowledge one another with a nod or smile. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Rosewater greeted her with melodious warmth, asked how she was today. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hazel greeted him and was surprised to be answered in a few words of halting, broken Lapine. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Many of the miners, especially those from Thembuland, treated Justice as a chief and greeted him with gifts of cash, the custom when a chief visited a mine. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In 1839 he returned to his homeland for the first time since his childhood and was greeted rapturously by crowds chanting 'Hail! The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

“Hello, Harry— Hello, Chester. So, the greetings being over, let us get on with the practicing.” The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was curt in his greetings, even to Manolo, whom he had always liked. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He greeted Audrey, and she leaned over and gave him a hug. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

With Aunty Uju, they hovered and groveled, curtseying deeply as they greeted her, overpraising her handbag and shoes. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

We do not greet the families already on it but silently step over their bodies to find empty spaces to sit. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were hugs and greetings all around ... or at least Thalia was friendly. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

In fact they were so silent and shy of eye contact that Reynie tried not to greet them or even look at them much. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I remember that I’m supposed to bow my head in greeting and give him a quick bob. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I was going to greet my boy dressed in the sunshine he hadn’t seen in a month. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were greeted with cheers at the castle gate and followed across the courtyard to the inner gate and to the keep by the cheering crowd. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

Jean Louise stood on the front steps and greeted them one by one as they entered. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“There’s only one way to celebrate the end of such a journey,” his hostess had told him when she greeted him at the Merchants’ Guildhall and whisked him away home with her. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Small boats slipped out of their winter moorings, and one day a bustling cheering crowd thronged along High Street to greet the first sailing ship up from New London. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

They all bowed and greeted him as he walked through. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Hello there, Jessie,” I say as my old friend greets me with a chittering purr. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kalinda walks into the room, head as high as ever, taking her time smiling and greeting everyone in the room. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Father Amadi said to greet you, Mom. He couldn’t stay, he has people coming to see him at the chaplaincy house,” Amaka said. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Franny greeted him pleasurably—and she was not one for emptying her face of expression. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

He greeted people with the exuberance they expected from a foreigner and he flirted with the ladies. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

They saw greetings being passed from one man to the next. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

They were greeted on all sides by sparkling blue water, soft sandy beaches, and lush green mountains. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

Carmen found her dad, and I walked to my mom, who greeted people from the neighborhood as they found seats. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Hear his evening greetings and the coughing that follows them. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

The neighbors stopped by to greet her, the daughter back from America. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“My lovely Amari,” he greeted her quietly in their language, as if hope still shone in their sky. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the whole wealthy du Burgh family rushing out to greet them. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Neither do I speak to turtles or greet friends with a nontraditional handshake. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

When she reached the arched portal, Brutus was standing guard as before, but this time he greeted her politely. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

She sprang up and pressed her palms together in greeting. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Welcome to Innovative Online Industries! Just a moment. Mr. Sorrento is already on his way to greet you.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Without any greeting whatsoever, the commanding officer announced: “Mandela, we have found your manuscript.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hamlet did not greet me, nor did our eyes meet I was disappointed yet relieved, for I would have blushed and stammered had he spoken to me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Ms. Port greeted me with a wide smile. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

It was the custom to greet the old. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cops were certain Mark was on that bus, and they were ready to greet it in the station. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The president greeted me and took me to his study. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

A saleswoman, who was a middle-aged Black woman, greets us, then hurries to the back when Anastasia gives her a green numbered ticket. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Tía Flor greeted them at the door with the smile and "How delightful of you to stop by!" How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

The aroma of Mrs. Yang’s seafood lasagna greets me in the foyer. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

But she, for greeting, called from the meeting ground her lord and master, Antiphates, who came to drink their blood. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had missed the morning greeting to the sun. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

The guy at the counter spoke to him in Spanish and Joaquin had to say, “No espanol,” which he had gotten used to saying whenever someone greeted him that way. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Maybe a little, because she greets me back at the counter with “George, Joseph—there are so many of them!” Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You two will stand at the door and greet everyone. Give each person a program,” Mrs. Peck says. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I didn’t go backstage to greet him before everyone else got to him. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Guy Greco ended the music, howls of protest greeted him. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Aunt Tuti went back to the hostess stand to greet a guest. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Probably not the best way to greet a potential customer. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

The beat of the rain against the roof of the fodder house, against its sides, would be their only Christmas greeting. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

We greeted them and Padre de Jesus explained that we were on a retreat, so if they had any special requests they wanted us to remember in our prayers, please let us know. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I got home, Yuki greeted me so enthusiastically that I couldn’t help but smile. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

They didn't run and greet a person and slobber with joy. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Reggie, a boy working on a math assignment, kept his head down and slid farther away from them, almost like he didn’t hear Chip’s greeting. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Now he risked raising a hand in greeting. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

When she saw them look in, she hurried out to greet them. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

“Okay, Indians, come forward and greet the Pilgrims.” Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

I was a free man for the first time in twenty-seven years, but instead of greeting me, they said with some concern, “Aren’t you meant to be at the Grand Parade?” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She managed to glide to earth and made a crash landing on a hillside, where local people greeted her armed with pitchforks, sticks, and rifles—they’d thought her falling plane might be a German fighter. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Every morning this kid came to school and was greeted by anything from three hens to twelve drummers drumming. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“What a greeting I receive after a discouraging day battling for my very existence on the streets of this savage town.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

What she did not expect when she opened the door to greet the new visitors was that they would be three students from Augustus Day School. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Chantal greets me at the top of the stairs as Pri sets down the bag and goes into a small bedroom. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The first thing we have to do when we get to Court is greet the king. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

A gust of merriment greeted him as he shoved into the inn's common room. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Audrey and her mom went downstairs to greet him, leaving me alone. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

But you know you’d buy it if you saw it on a greeting card. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

He rode off with Venable and then, moving in out of the night to greet him, saw old Isaac Trimble, astride a pale horse, fiery old Isaac. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Juan Tomas raised his hand in greeting and did not say the greeting and left his hand in the air for a moment uncertainly. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was greeted by Major Robert Furman, General Groves’s top intelligence officer. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our eyes met and he nodded his polite greeting. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

My school is an easy ten-minute walk from my apartment, and on the first day of class I arrived early, watching as the returning students greeted one another in the school lobby. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Mr. Gitney — that is, 03-01 — reading of her arrival in the papers, went to the dock to greet her, and being impressed with her bearing and mental acuity, offered her a place in his home. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

On the way to Casse we make a house call, stopping at a hut to greet an elderly-looking couple sitting together on a straw mat. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Not even when Strauss came by to introduce his daughter and her husband did Oppie turn around, instead merely offering a hand over his shoulder in silent greeting. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

But before he spits out his cold greeting, I catch something. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“You’re supposed to all line up and start running nonstop for twenty-five minutes—no walking,” she said by way of greeting. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

We got off the bus and were greeted by hippies hanging out by the bus stop. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He greeted Nately warmly, still wearing the same rumpled clothes of the evening before. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Glass leaned her head away from the box to greet the rest of the room. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

President and Mrs. Bush greeted us at the Diplomatic Reception Room, just off the South Lawn. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I recognize that gesture; it’s a common greeting in the Dhahabu Region of the west. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“Hey, Skip,” he greets me with, and I do not mind this, despite the fact that this nickname originated in the same era as “Fluff.” The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

She was walking around with her mother, clinging to her arm, happily greeting the guests. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

So I played along, jumping off the last two steps and running into the kitchen dressed in my school uniform and new sneakers, greeted by the table laid out with my feast. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

There was pride in his mother’s breast when she saw him walking, sitting down and rising: Siddhartha —strong, handsome, supple-limbed, greeting her with complete grace. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they arrived at the train station, Annie greeted them with a bright face and happy step. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Snuffy greeted them with the openhearted good humor and warmth he usually reserved for rattlesnakes, gila monsters, and the bubonic plague. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He waved three of his arms in greeting and Luna waved back. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

This, I would learn, was standard Franklin greeting. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Elinor listened anxiously to the sounds of the morning for a moment, but there was nothing to be heard apart from the birds, greeting the day as exuberantly as if it were their last. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

A smallish woman with her hair swept up in a loose bun and a smile painted on her face greets us at the door. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Odysseus greeted her with rapture, but she bade him remember how much there was to do and the two settled down to work out a plan. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

A large group of people greet Dray in all different ways—girls kiss him on the cheek, guys slap his hand and hug him with one arm. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The drunk people greeted me again, and I went straight for you. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

He walked slowly across the dirt patio and greeted Ultima. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had served the Fefles family for forty years, was married to the nurse who had greeted Elaine with tears of joy, and he approved of love. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

"There's my sweet boy," she said, greeting him, arm winged. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

From time to time, a relative or friend of one of the boys called out a greeting from the sidewalk or ran out into the street for a quick handshake. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

A young woman with a lavender pixie cut and silver earrings up and down her left ear greets us near the door. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Poppy stepped outside the door to greet them. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

The aging children of distant cousins greeted me like long-lost friends. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Your Grace,” he said, by way of greeting. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

We were greeted at the door by a small white poodle with a red silk ribbon tied to its tail. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“Bill Richardson,” he would answer, the simple statement of his name greeting enough. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He watches his fellow passengers being greeted by family members, lovers reunited with entangled arms, without a word. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The stewardesses minced up and down the narrow aisle, glancing from side to side like queens greeting the masses. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

This morning, like any other, the employees greeted her when she entered. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I pushed open the door and was greeted by darkness. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

It was an old habit, our standard greeting. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The smell of cigarette smoke and fried eggs greeted me, and I sauntered into the kitchen like I’d come from my bedroom, still bleary-eyed and sleepy. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

‘Gandalf will come as soon as he may. He is busy, but he sends greetings, and I am to see that all is well with you; and you resting, I hope, after your long labours.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

As we entered its pristine environs, I saw hundreds of black faces waiting to greet me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

He greeted me formally and shook my hand, which I liked. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

She stuck close to Mr. Benedict until he had greeted everyone and taken his chair, after which she swooped upon the platter of toast and eggs, accidentally jostling Rhonda in the process. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Shouts of joy mingled with relief greeted Jess Squirrel as she dropped wearily to the grass. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The activity ceased for a few seconds as people near the door greeted him. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Trios and pairs of students greet each other before disappearing inside a crowded lobby. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Minli followed his hand and saw crimson gate doors painted with a cheerful greeting. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Our driver let the truck idle and hopped down to greet the approaching voices. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Bessie greeted the other residents as they crossed each other on the sidewalk. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

It was Rashida’s turn to greet Father with a pail of river water. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

Birds greet the sunrise with an audible ecstasy. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Upon her arrival, she was greeted at the door by Beverly Ember, who looked nowhere near her age, which was supposedly seventy-six. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Some time ago William had arrived, offered his usual courteous greetings to the women, and then, instead of taking his place by the fireside, had astounded her by knocking boldly on the company room door. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Sairy had greeted him in the morning with a kiss on his cheek. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

All that greeted me as I stepped out onto the rocky shore was a gentle wind. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grace Wexler was too busy greeting the next heir to notice. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

He greeted me quietly and brought me into the house. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

The receptionist's greeting is as crisp as her red blouse and black skirt. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Speedy was watching him, without a word of Gilbert and Sullivan gibberish as greeting. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Her placid, gentle face wore a rather disappointed look, because the dogs usually spied her long before she got to the house and would rush to greet her. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Back home, while Anderson was greeted everywhere as a celebrity, she still felt the sting of racism as she traveled back and forth across the country on concert tours. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

The he greets me like an old family member who comes to visit but won’t go back home. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I wait for someone to tell me that that’s okay or that I shouldn’t worry, but I am only greeted by silence. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Seeing Matthias, she ran to greet him, with the little squirrel perched upon her back. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Farmer had the wild-looking grin with which he greeted old friends. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

We greet one another and join right in. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

In the early days, mill owners greeted workers by their first name each morning, inquiring about the health of children, who might also be known by name. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

After that several weeks went by, and though I was there in the courtyard each evening waiting to greet him, Raji did not return. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Good afternoon,” Reynie said, forgetting that he usually avoided greeting Helpers. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

At sunrise, Chou and I greet Pithy at our meeting place on the road. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they waited for conclave to convene, other scythes came up to greet them. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I greet the two large statues of draped women sitting in long skirts outside the library: Art, holding a paintbrush, and Science, holding the world. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Then one of the owners, in the back at the meat counter, called a greeting. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Lina arrived the next morning, she was greeted by Messenger Captain Allis Fleery, a bony woman with pale eyes and hair the color of dust. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

One picture showed a scene in which the people of the city greeted her when she arrived—the first person they had ever seen to come from elsewhere. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then, because I wanted something other than the murmured greetings in Yiddish to listen to, I began to hear, distinctly, the tapping sounds of Danny’s metal-capped shoes against the cement pavement. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Quietly and serenely she moved across the field, beheading her golden soldiers as she went to greet the Red Calf. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

On occasion there might be an awkward encounter in the mercantile or the hardware store, in which members of one nationality might exchange a halted word of greeting with those of another. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

He ignored her greetings, was angered by her wide-eyed look and her asking, “What is it, Ugwu? What did I do to offend you?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

This was the way Chinese offered congratulations on special occasions, and the greeting, as it was repeated, sounded like little bells tinkling. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She remembered his “Good Perun” attempt at a greeting earlier when he had thought she was Slavish. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Through a grand arch lay a grander chamber beneath the central dome—a rotunda where hundreds of scythes greeted one another, engaging in casual conversation around an elaborate breakfast spread in the center. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The staff did not greet the Joliots’ achievement as joyously as Madame Curie, for the discovery was another reproach to their slapdash methodology. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“The commander informed me that they’ll sentence Day tomorrow morning,” Thomas says a moment later, after we finish greeting a captain from the Emerald sector. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“So,” he said, by way of greeting, “the fool is dead, is he?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Profesora Shields called out greetings and had us repeat the words. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Ash clambered down off the high driver’s seat and started to untie the trunks from the rear of the carriage as Lady Isobel greeted her sister. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one forbade him, so he clapped again, loudly, four or five times and greeted each man politely. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

When one has been long at sea, the smell of land reaches far out to greet one. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had a cold, and when he greeted me on my arrival, he confined me to bed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like they should be awarded the Nobel Prize for a simple greeting? I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

A special police intelligence squad saw Malcolm X greeted by two close friends, Edward Bradley and Allen Jamal, who drove him to the Statler-Hilton Hotel where Malcolm X checked into Room 1129. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had protested, but only mildly, the same limp no with which she greeted the frequent deposits to her bank account and the new Impala with the soft upholstery. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Brothers Sid and George Lund—one in the all-sophomore boat, one in a JV boat—now barely greeted each other with grunts each afternoon. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

We got off the bus and were greeted by hippies hanging out by the bus stop. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their laughter seemed sparse and strained compared to the great gales that had greeted Groat’s and Penny’s antics at Joffrey’s wedding feast, and some hissed at him in anger. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

With a flush of embarrassment, she realized she was supposed to be greeting the Governor at that very moment. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

They were greeted by all the sounds of a strange house. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Others reached out as if to shake hands in greeting. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I see the yarmulke express made another delivery,” he comments before greeting Grandma and Grandpa. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Zeitoun and Nasser nodded to them in greeting, and with a quick choreography about who would sit where, the new residents found places in the tiny cell. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

After rifling around for a few seconds, she hands me what looks like a greeting card. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Their appearance was greeted with hostile stares that shimmered almost visibly throughout the room. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted to bang their heads together as they greeted him with loud convivial cries and invited him generously to pull up a chair and eat their chestnuts and roasted potatoes. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He had just shaved for there was a white spot of lather on his cheekbone and he was most respectful in his greeting to everyone in the room. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

After our greetings, I took a deep breath and said, “Greet Father Amadi.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I should have known she was attached to your household, sir. She greeted me in the name of the King and thanked me for rescuing the city from the rebels.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr Shepherd says to remember to smile when you greet people, so I smiled. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was standing on the runway to greet Shoto as he emerged from the Kurosawa. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He went along the porch without greeting anyone and he shut himself up in the workshop to talk to the colonel. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

He greets me warmly, as always, and when he sees my face, so hopeful and nervous, he asks, “What can I do for you, Virginia?” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shouts of welcome greeted the newcomers, and the circle shifted to make room for them. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

When Rupa greeted Neel after school the next day, he tossed his satchel in the corner of the hut and left it there. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Ordinarily she would have encountered others walking, and exchanged greetings. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Mundo!” she calls to my father, who has gone ahead into the living room and is greeting all the men. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

And while I wouldn’t exactly call her animated, as of late her arm actions had been fairly unrestrained during the pregame greeting. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The old monk's walking stick clacked in time to his steps as he called to the people who came out to greet them. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“I wanted to greet you when we were heading to our cars, but you know—fans first.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He was off to Florida’s Hialeah Racetrack, where he was greeted with near hysteria, generating a bigger stir than any Florida visitor save President Roosevelt. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The old man who’d given up his seat saw us noticing and said, in English, “Amsterdam’s spring snow. The iepen throw confetti to greet the spring.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

After a few minutes, a small, gray-haired man in a plaid jacket came out to greet us. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

The headman greeted the old man and said how sorry he was that he had not seen him for such a long time. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Now, however, I greeted Sir Fig Newton’s head bump with a joyous scratch behind his ear. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

When Lawrence and Teller arrived back at Livermore, they were greeted by letters bearing his congratulations. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

A minute later, Carlos greets us at his door. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

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

Under the gas lamp, Hugo greets several men. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Her mother greeted Omer with interest, but couldn’t shake his hand since hers were loaded. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He smiled and nodded a greeting to Chacko, but did not acknowledge the presence of his wife or his mother. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Arriving in Savannah after an overnight trip, Marian and her mother were greeted warmly by school officials and were put up at the home of the college president. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

A group of friends and family had gathered there to greet us, only now, due to Secret Service protocol, they were cordoned off behind a rope. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

We were greeted by dozens of stray dogs. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Tree-ear felt the blood drain from his face at the terrible sight that greeted his eyes. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

It squeaked mournfully, but the door opened and the same rush of musty, cool air greeted Ophie. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Harry Gordon called on her almost immediately and greeted her with tears in his eyes. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

There was much crying in the village, and people thought it sad that at the end of such a good life the chief should be greeted with such news about his fine son. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

I had to train my friends to greet my parents the moment they saw them. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Harriet wanted to say something to her, to offer some word of comfort, of greeting, and dared not for fear Old Rit’s uncontrolled joy or her loudly expressed fears would attract attention. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe I should have picked up something in the way they greeted me, but I’m sure there wasn’t anything obvious. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our furniture was lifeless: the glass tables did not shed twisted skin in the harmattan, the leather sofas’ greeting was a clammy coldness, the Persian rugs were too lush to have any feeling. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

She envisioned Mr. Griswold walking out from the back with a box of books to shelve, greeting customers as the chimes signaled their entrance. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He was happy to see so many faces he knew, and happiest to see Vetch come forward to greet him with a wide smile on his dark face. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

I understood his particular style of greeting, by now: He’d buzz me into the Cave, leaving the door ajar. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Think of all the embraces, all the private jokes, customs, greetings, names, dreams, all the shared knowledge and capacity of a black family injected into that vessel of flesh and bone. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Quisqueya never stopped by, but I saw her on the balcony one morning and raised a hand in greeting. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Cora was friendly with Gloria, who called Cora “the Adventuress,” owing to the many complications of her journey, but she hadn’t spoken to Gloria’s husband beyond greetings. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t long after greeting one another that their talking turned to arguing. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Amelia’s voice goes high and squeaky as she greets her. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

As he turned around, he was greeted by the guests’ emasculated version of an Apache war cry. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She is greeted by Cub Scout Troop 163, holding a big American flag. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I imagined Ravi would greet me first and with a tease. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her mother greeted us and then left us to ourselves. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Straight overheard me greeting one of my friends in Navajo when I thought no teachers were around. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then all the children spilled out of the houses to greet the day. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

While the winged goddesses both murmured greetings to me, the raft pilot gave me a brief smile that I hesitantly returned. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“It would be good to know how we may greet this stranger,” said an old man with a stern face. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

He nodded once to cover greeting us all and said, “Folks,” but he spoke only to Ma Charles thereafter. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

But I reluctantly step away from him to greet my sisters. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

But when Felicia returned to Palmas Street with her sacred stones and her tureen, her seashells and the implements of her saint, neither her mother nor her children were there to greet her. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Downstairs, I was greeted by the scent of freshly brewed coffee, a smell as disarming as it was disorienting. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

There’s nothing apprehensive about her expression; she remembers Otto and seems excited to get out and greet her old friend and his new companions. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

El Patron looked annoyed and signaled Tam Lin to wheel him along the crowd so he could be greeted by people. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He moved quickly up the steps to greet her. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Levi greets Pi with a tummy rub and some embarrassing kissy noises. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

All she had to do was be there to open the door, to greet him, and...She probably hadn't thought beyond that. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

She spoke very mournfully, as though she were unused to such a courteous greeting. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Her responses to his greetings were frosty nods. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He used to love nothing more than to stand at the gate and greet the children in the morning. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I was just about to greet him but stopped dead in my tracks. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Kurtz and Karl Marx joining palms to greet rich guests as they stepped off the boat. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the president of France reached the gates of Heaven, God got up from his throne to greet him. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

At Alexa’s house I ring the bell and her mom greets me with a big hug. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Promptly after greeting them in Paris, however, Swann deserted them in favor of a master class with the cellist Pablo Casals. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

When we finally got going, we swung by to pick up Twig, who burst into the backseat of the car and greeted us: “We are going to kick butt.” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I returned his greeting and watched him ease into a chair, his eyes sweeping over my desk-with uneasiness. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

A snort of laughter from the corner of the kitchen greets my attempt at de-stressing. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“He might not go willingly,” he said, which was greeted with nods of satisfaction. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he played music from some of my favorite artists, like Drake and Rihanna, I went around the party greeting everyone. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

A stream of students walked by, greeting old friends, high-fiving one another. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

He turned, and he wasn’t the jolly, rosy-cheeked man who always greeted them with a smile. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

As the riders passed, Lord Jason nodded a curt greeting, but it was only a high lord's courtesy to strangers chance met on the road. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

One senior training officer, who happened to be black, had suggested that there was nothing wrong with such a greeting and that we ought to get in the habit of using it with our inmates. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She took a taxi from the train station and asked the driver to stop first at the market, so that she could greet Uncle Mbaezi. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She seemed a little subdued, but Grandpa was greeting everybody. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Jonas went home the next morning, cheerfully greeted his parents, and lied easily about what a busy, pleasant night he had had. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

But in Norway and Sweden, we were greeted with open arms, and given assistance and scholarships and money for legal defense and humanitarian aid for political prisoners. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we walk to Rani's tent, other children wave and greet her. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

He helped the paladar by serving customers, cleaning dishes, and greeting people while the rest of Abuela’s family chipped in where they could. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The boys are friends of Marina and Marlenny who always greet me and chat politely whenever they see me. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Over and over again, ordinary Germans greeted them by extending their right hands palms down and shouting, “Heil Hitler!” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

How unusual that she does not stop to greet me and pass the time in talk. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He looked at me nervously and mumbled a greeting. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

A group of three Underlanders, all with the same translucent skin and violet eyes, waited to greet them. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

But many felt that Edwards had been unprepared for the outrage that greeted his initial decision to keep the Carter Cowboys out of the playoffs. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

But on subsequent days they did exchange greetings and finally they began to talk. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cook had always greeted him cheerfully when he returned from the hunt, to ask whether he'd brought anything choice for the table, but he had nothing to say now. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Jay wears a bigger smile than usual as we make our rounds, greeting folks. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

As I walked in the door, Mamá greeted me and heated dinner for me. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

The shock of her greetings and farewells had worn off. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

He was stooped and ugly, with an unkempt beard and unwashed clothes, yet Father greeted him pleasantly and asked his name. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Gregor needed to hear only the visitor's first word of greeting to recognize immediately who it was, the manager himself. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

I return his greeting of peace and give him a hug. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

But an empty bed and house always greeted them, and the footsteps always belonged to a passing neighbor. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

It blew a wide plume of fire in what I was coming to recognize as either some sort of greeting or a challenge. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The two women arrived in New York on a Friday afternoon, and upon greeting them, I noticed an uncommon expression on Alisha's face. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

I would climb aboard and be greeted by my family. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Boatmen and passengers alike called loud greetings to Headmaster, who lifted a hand in answer. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

“He is well and sends you his greetings.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Eduardo did a double take, climbed off his bike, and, approaching Farmer, greeted him with a heartfelt hug. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

He greeted Milo jovially each time they met and, in an excess of contrite generosity, impulsively recommended Major Major for promotion. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

On the fire escape, a cold, quiet breeze greets me. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I thought a VIP like you would live in the Government Reserved Area, Prof,” Olanna said, after she greeted him. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“It’s just a greeting. It’s kind of like asking ‘how is your day?’ or ‘how is everything going?’ The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Many thanks for giving to us a help,” Hisao greeted him. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

He did not look at me, nor did he greet me, but he stirred, as if resdess, and sighed profoundly. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

My suspicions are confirmed when the guy walks away to greet the new customers, leaving the rack of jewelry in front of us. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

We are greeted by a flock of wild turkeys, big, noisy, and glorious. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I will take your greetings to the mess.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

A well-dressed Cealdish man smiled at my approach and stepped forward to greet me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

A chorus of ooh’s and ah’s greeted the arrival of six mice pushing a big trolley. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Will walked ahead of the rest of us, including Coach, to greet some friends in the lobby. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Marisol greets us both, and she asks me how I’m doing, and I kind of smile and shrug and sit in one of the armchairs. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I try to ignore the difference in decibel level between the applause that has greeted the previous candidates and that which greets Addie. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

He greeted me quietly, but did not offer me his hand. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

When it was our president’s turn, His Excellency, the President for Life Papa Doc Duvalier, God did not get up from his throne to greet him. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Nhamo climbed down the ladder, hooked it out of harm’s way, and, greeted by only one or two outraged oo-AA-hoos, trailed after the creatures. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The alchemist saw the tribal chiefs greet the leader of the caravan, and converse with him at length. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a sigh and a groan he sat down on the grass alongside his Abbot who greeted him courteously. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

It surprised him, how happy he was when she greeted him. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Following the briefing and a moment of prayer with Reverend Wright, Barack walked out to greet the audience, his appearance met with a roar I could hear from inside the capitol. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

There was so much to do and so many people to greet that Joseph was able to put his sadness out of his mind for minutes at a time. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

At the table next to the games, an older man sold hand-painted greeting cards for all occasions to raise money for the Jaycees, one of Sing Sing’s “approved inmate organizations.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of greeting me back, he yelled something, slapped his hand over my mouth, and picked me up under his arm like I was a little puppy who had done something bad. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

That night, as soon as I heard my dad pull into the driveway I ran outside to greet him. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

She could only hear Beaudelet’s voice; Robert had apparently not even spoken a word of greeting to his companion. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stick and I stood up to greet Father’s best friends. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

And with the same great anticipation in his voice that he’d used when he had greeted Uncle Edisto and then Aunt Florentine, he said to me: “It’s morning and I’ve come to see you!” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Standing at the gate, we are greeted by the camp supervisor. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But always they were hopeful, too, and clearly relieved to be greeted by the smiles. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

A servant greeted them and led them into the mansion. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

And when the old Cadillac pulls into our driveway, longer than a pontoon boat, with bigger fins than a great white shark, Mom and I run down to greet them. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Joaquin could still remember the placement where the oldest biological son would greet each foster kid by saying, “I decide whether you stay or go.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

A concerned and flustered Conrad rushed into the house to greet me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I first announced the results of my calculations at a conference at the Rutherford-Appleton Laboratory near Oxford, I was greeted with general incredulity. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Americans were greeted by friendly villagers and a banner reading, “Welcome Americans.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Every crew member called greetings and well wishes, and Jesper could sense Inej perking up with every cheer of “The Wraith returns!” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

But he makes everybody keep mum about what he finds there on account he wants et tae be this greet surprise at the wedding.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Then things got real confusing ’cause ’stead of greeting the people and making ’em feel comforted the way it happens most times, Miss Duncan-the-first started up asking questions. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

My private ceremony of greeting, however, would not come until we were closer, until we were sailing through the Golden Gate. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Prominent business leaders greet each other with handshakes. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The door opens at my touch, and a wall covered with crucifixes greets my sight. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

She’d daydreamed about this moment forever, and that was how she greeted her idol? Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I ran to greet him, holding Caitlin’s photo in one hand, her letter in the other. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Pas shoulders droop low as he holds his palms together in a gesture of greeting. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

We pass through the automatic sliding doors, and the cold air rushes forward to greet us. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Ah, Leonard, what kind of greeting is that for your brother-in-law?” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Tally wondered what was behind the doctor’s greeting. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Vonetta asked again so she could have her routine rehearsed in her head—her curtsy, smile, and greeting—leaving Fern and me to stand around like dumb dodos. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I went to greet him, but he ignored my wave. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Olanna made to hug her, the usual brief greeting hug, but Alice extended her hand for a formal shake as though they were not neighbors. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then she heard a familiar answering whistle and turned to greet Einar, who was approaching from the meadow path. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Grandma greeted him kindly, for he was ashamed of his thinness and weakness. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

I was going back to the White House, and this time the president of the United States greeted me—and I have the pictures to prove it! Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

He found pleasure in how quickly the civil defenders’ suspicious glances at his special duties pass changed to wide grins when he greeted them in Igbo, in how willing people were to answer his questions. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

But they do give us a sense of the hardware that greeted visitors sailing in under the shadow of the Lighthouse. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

“You will be applying for a position to work for this man,” he says without greeting, taking a faded business card from his pocket. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He greeted the crowd by turning slowly in a full circle. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Like everything else in the closet, the shoes still have a tag hanging on them, accompanied by a small greeting card. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But every Friday he would put on a beautiful suit and greet every person who came through the fancy wooden door. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I returned the greeting and went off to find Ultima. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kitchen-Girl gives me a glance in greeting, and Cook ignores me. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

We hurried back to the house and greeted Mama where she stood at the kitchen sink. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Mr. Del Rio, the principal, stood outside the automatic sliding doors greeting his students with handshakes. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

“Well, the judges will be coming out to greet the contestants in a moment, but I really do need to note down—” “Judges?” A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“A few of your new fans may be gathered at the airport to greet you. But don’t worry. Your safety is our priority.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“It is an expression. We say it as a greeting,” zhatapH said. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She smiles at them but is greeted with blank stares. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Jake’s mother got home from work, she was so impressed by the gourmet meal that greeted her, she didn’t ask anything about how much it cost. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

For that matter, none of the other team members greeted me with high levels of enthusiasm, either. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

The Warden greeted the boys at breakfast the next morning and went with them to the holes. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

But each time, Jen greeted him with big hugs and acted genuinely thrilled to see him. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

They went out that day, the four of them, Rasheed leading them from one bus to the next, to greet their new world, their new leaders. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Now you are special forever,” Lise had told her once, “because you have been greeted by a king.” Number the Stars 1989-04-24T00:00:00Z

He was shocked and baffled by the mindless destruction that greeted him. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Coulter smiled at Lyra in a way that seemed to say, “You and I understand these things, don’t we?” and moved on to greet some other guests. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“My father sends greetings and asks how you fare with the harp he gave you. I can see it wants repair,” he added, with a friendly laugh. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Martin Luther King arrived at Selma’s Brown Chapel on the evening of January 2, 1965, greeted by an exuberant crowd of seven hundred singing, clapping would-be voters. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father Antonio greeted an old woman who was standing by the fountain waiting for her pail to fill with the pathetic output of the faucet. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Me," the Imp agreed, "although a more courteous greeting might be in order, for an uncle and an elder." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

This announcement was not greeted with overwhelming joy. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I pull back the curtains to greet my little corner of Bushwick and Jefferson Avenues, my very own way of stretching out my arms and yawning at the morning sun. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The crowd greeted this concession with a standing ovation, but Grabarek understood that he had to produce real changes, and quickly. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Throughout the month of June, the union wooed workers, setting up a band on a flatbed outside the Great Gate of the Union Stock Yard, greeting workers with lively tunes. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He was late for the daymeal in the mess, and Beregond greeted him gladly, and sat him at his side to hear news of his son. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I shrank from it until the little creature licked my hand in a friendly greeting, and I could not help but smile at it “Do not fear, he will not harm you,” Mechtild said. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He opened the door and greeted her warmly. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

A woman with a sad smile greeted them at the desk. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe my greeting was a little too enthusiastic, because she got all wide-eyed like she couldn’t understand why I was yelling so loud. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Even the most cheerful greeting only partially hides the ubiquitous hollow stare. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I would visit the Paqo after the greeting to tell him of my decision. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

I hoped to hear Hamameh’s voice sending a greeting to Mother. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Skulls I barely ever speak to greet me, clap me on the back, joke with me. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Squadron Leader Creighton rapped out a greeting that couldn’t be ignored. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Several soldiers climb out and greet the nurses while others unpack the truck's boxes. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Pearl might never have met his mother or his father, or Lexie or Trip or Izzy, or if she had, they might have been people she only greeted but didn’t know. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

My strategy is to offer no greeting and ask him calmly and politely if he’s seen Noah. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Despite their appearance, the crowd greets their arrival with clapping and cheering. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

A tall, thin young man greeted us and gave us a walking tour, pointing out buildings and explaining different programs. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

All over the beachhead people greeted the news with cheers and shouts. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I greeted him back in Spanish, but his accent was much better than mine. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Naturally I was greeted with skepticism, but that’s the wonderful thing about basketball: you got game or you don’t. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

"Bran, your lord brother will not have time to see you now. He must greet Lord Karstark and his sons and make them welcome." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

His father comes out to greet us moments later. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Their golden retriever, Hash Brown, bounds out to greet us. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Rabbit greeted Cal effusively, as a country man always greets an acquaintance in a strange place. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I believed my family was waiting for me. When this was over, they would be there, outside the camp, to greet me. And I would have beaten Hitler at his game.” Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

When we came into the clearing, gun raised, they jumped and hastily greeted us in stumbling Anishnaabe, all except the second female, who must have been in her early twenties. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

These words were greeted with jeers and applause from the Slytherin end of the pitch. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Mum and I were greeted by the two African game scouts who were responsible for protecting the thirty square miles of the park. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Leroy greeted me with a bump of his fist against my shoulder. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I felt no need to give the greeting Big Ma had taught my sisters and me to give all grown folk, especially to white folk. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

When I’m sure they’ve retired for the night, I tiptoe out and into the shower, but a stream of screaming-cold water greets me. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Salutations was the fancy way Charlotte first greeted Wilbur and showed off her magnificent vocabulary. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

At Miss Quattlebaum's The girls line up ear to ear so you and the other boys can greet them with a proper hand kiss. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

One greeting a day was all that could be expected from Mr. McElroy. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

A thick wooden door awaited, covered in cobwebs and dusted with golden Alkean greetings, and I eased it open, flinching as something tickled my head. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

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

My mom greets a few people working at the gate. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

He greeted us in turn, nosing us for a pat, then splashed into the shallows and slurped at the brackish water. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

They bent the knee when they saw the boys, and Robb greeted each of them with a lordly nod. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

This was greeted by an ominous silence, and then loud voices, all chattering at once, as the chili-covered boys stood up. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Master was in the living room when Ugwu came in and greeted him. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

As others moved forward to greet our guest, I stayed behind in the background. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Ogion who spoke to spiders on their webs and had been seen to greet trees courteously never said a word to the Lord of the Isle, who went away discontented. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

But my dog doesn’t greet me like usual. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Jn her crazy lady clothes of reds and greens, she greeted the animals and the moving branches as she carried her porcelain cup to the river. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He rushed inside, shouting a quick greeting to his mother, who must have been in her bedroom. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

They discovered that boxes of greeting cards made pretty good places to rest if you arranged them like mattresses. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The king descended the throne once more to greet them, a great honor. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Captain Smith has told me this is their greeting, and it means “my beloved friend.” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Deje,” he greeted, and then remained silent, watching, while his aunty helped her tie her wrapper around her waist and led her out. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

As before, the scythes greeted one another in the grand rotunda, waiting for the assembly room doors to open. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Neither of them smiled much—they greeted Michael and me with the bemused curiosity to which I was getting accustomed. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Now she was all glitter and smiles, greeting the young gentlemen who had come to meet her. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

By then, General Matsika and his wife had arrived, and the waiters gathered by the door to greet them. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

And weeping still they all cried out in greeting: ‘Prince, what joy this is, your safe return! Now Ithaka seems here, and we in Ithaka! But tell us now, what death befell our friends?’ The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chester hopped down, like a good host, to greet his new guest. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is simply a chance for you to greet them.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

We rushed out to greet her and opened her handbag, where there was sure to be a treat for us. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Who always, always greeted me with a smile. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

In Phnom Penh, Khouy never just walked from one place to another, he sauntered and glided, stopping many times along the way to greet friends and pretty young women. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But no matter how late it was, his friend never failed to greet him when he arrived under the bridge. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Since he had begun working for Min, the other potters’ assistants tolerated his presence, but a friendly greeting was still a rarity. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

“Well, it’s good to see you again,” one of them says in greeting. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She learned about Indian words that have been incorporated into American English, like moose and pecan and squash, and Penobscot words like kwai kwai, a friendly greeting, and woliwoni, thank you. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“That is no greeting from a friend to a friend,” said Gwydion, gently raising Taran to his feet. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

I saw my best friend’s fist raised, his standard greeting when he couldn’t be bothered because his nose was buried in a book. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

She opens the door, but instead of my aunt’s face, or any one of my cousins greeting me, it’s an older white man. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

But he greets me warmly and even says, “Welcome back, Lincoln. I talked to your rabbi and I know you want to make amends. This is your chance.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Because what greeted him was not a cluster of elfin knights dressed in griffin-riding gear. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

While the writing on the front bears his stage name and the theater address, the letter inside greets him with his given name, Hector Bowen. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She smiled delightedly as she came to greet them, and her feet made little dancing movements inside the tiny elastic-sided boots. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

He came forward, greeted her with sympathy, and told her the news of Annabella’s death. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Say hello to Magister Spurge as I taught you,” she prompted, and they chanted in Elven, “We give you fat greetings, sir! Sprayed all over!” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

But he smiled his usual greeting, chuckling a bit. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Meow,” she says in greeting, like it’s the most normal thing to speak in Cat. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

He would greet visitors, ask them to sign the guest book, and then direct them, like he was an air-traffic controller and they were taxiing airplanes, to the Serenity Suite. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Reporting that even a former birdwatcher could now solve DNA was not the way to greet a friend bearing a slight hangover. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

For the first time ever, Gran wasn’t home to greet us when we got home from school. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Jay greets people inside with a smile like nothing’s happened. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I hope we’ve done enough work to earn our supper and that no one will mind if we go to greet the ship. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

But one night, when Arcadio went into Catarino’s store, the trumpeter in the group greeted him with a fanfare that made the customers laugh and Arcadio had him shot for disrespect for the authorities. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Grover and I cared for the wounded, and once the sky bridge re-formed, we greeted our friends who had survived. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“I would be happier if you had Unsullied guards about you today, Your Grace,” the old knight said, as Hizdahr went to greet his cousin. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Though traffic delayed his arrival by an hour, the hospital staff and doctors greeted him without being annoyed. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

When we get to the front of the line, Mr. Reuben greets us with a gap-toothed smile from behind the partition. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

With my friends over, I notice how fluidly I move around my home, weaving through tables, greeting our foreign guests by name and even dropping some hellos in English or French or German. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lee was too cool by nature to rage at fate; his manner was to raise an eyebrow and greet it laconically. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

As she sat, and before she could issue a greet ing in her gentle southern cadence, the man gave her a silent sideways glance, got up, and walked away. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Silence greeted my question for so long I started to think I had food in my teeth, until Miss Sarah slowly asked, “You don’t know about Kwaku Anansi?” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The elevator doors pulled open, and the all-too-familiar stench of death greeted them before they saw the body of their sister curled up in a ball on the elevator floor. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

The girls greeted him the way they would have greeted a stray dog, with trepidation. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The bodyguard slung him over a horse as he exchanged greetings with other members of El Patron’s private army, lounging by the stables. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My mother works at home, like my father. She makes greeting cards and buttons like this.” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

The prince bowed to her and departed, and she watched him proceed down the path, greeting those he knew along the way. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

At some point, once she was already with her aunt, she placed a greeting for her friend in the paper. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I had not expected to be made much of, but so far there was little welcome in the Mehtas’ greeting. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

We were greeted by his wife, Angelina, and their two daughters. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Black Jesus greets us from a mural on the side of the clinic. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

He hastened to greet the stranger, take his spear, and seat him on a chair of honor. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rawiya raised a hand in greeting, her eyes shut as she winced in pain. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

This time, there’s none of the excitement that greeted the first swastika in the atrium. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

As we climbed the final rise, Rob strode down to greet us. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

This one is a beautiful boat-like room of dark wood and bright stained-glass panels of, it looks like, yup, Noah building the ark, Noah greeting the animals as they board, Noah, Noah, Noah. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

The well-fed of the village greeted each other politely by saying, “Have you eaten well today?” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

At dawn, solitude had greeted her, but not this time. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The best sight in the world greeted us when we returned home: our father’s worn, muddy shoes sitting on the front porch. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

The leaves rustle their usual greetings as we pass. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

She had neither iron nor clothes but did not stop her fastidious lining up of pleats or pressing out of wrinkles even when she acknowledged Nel’s greeting. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He greets me with an awkward nod and stiff handshake. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I guess Courtney’s revelation of my presence goes over well, because when I get downstairs, Jupiter greets me with such exuberance—and quite the embrace—one would assume we hadn’t seen each other in months. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

He thought he might have heard someone shout a greeting at him over the din, but the moment passed. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Splendiferous greetings and salutations to one and all!” boomed Mr. Lemoncello’s voice from the loudspeakers as the trumpets blared their final fanfare. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Holly couldn’t spare even a second to return the greeting. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“Fflewddur!” he called, while the bard, his beautiful harp slung over his shoulder, raised a hand in greeting. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

My mother barely greeted me, and though it was a Saturday, my father was gone. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

But the thought of the greeting he would receive from Willis and his crew stopped him. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Dicey raised her hand in greeting and slowed to a walk. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Granny kept nodding and smiling, like greeting folks at church, and reached up like to touch somebody. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He raised a hand to me in greeting. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The woman went to the nganga, and he made her a little baby out of millet flour. ‘Take this home and greet it as though it were your child. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Dozens of Walter's family members and friends from the community were there to greet him when he came out. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Michael and I traveled to rural Escambia County and were greeted by the twins. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

By the time the doors of the Explorer opened and the three teenagers piled out, she had turned off the water and greeted them with a smile. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

They nodded and murmured respectful greetings to Danny, and one of them, an incredibly old man with a white beard and a bent body, reached out and touched his arm as we passed. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

When she turns on the light, the first thing to greet me are the shelves and shelves of books and more books. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Under the archway he was met by a tall youth who greeted him very courteously, bowing his head. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Have you eaten yet?” the Chinese greet one another. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the living room, the two men rise to greet her; Fifi runs to her in tears; Yoyo is right behind, all eyes, looking frightened. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“I merely sought to greet you,” said Travers coolly, “but if my presence is not welcome...” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He was the only one to greet me. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

We’re talking about a world where women must bow when they greet a man. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Well, I guess the old man came out to greet his public again.” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You will pardon me if I do not rise,” he said by way of greeting. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

A recent one began with this greeting: “Greetings from the non-bar code people.” The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“Would you like to wait here and greet him or would you prefer to step inside and warm up a trifle?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

When he greeted them with a tip of his straw hat with the shimmering blue feather, his huge smile revealed only occasional teeth. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Seconds later, Bit's mother, Ms. Burns, came from the back and was greeted by all of them—the Low Cuts—holding cups of fresh ice cream. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

But after greeting us the commissioner looked serious. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m Erica, the owner. I had a manager until yesterday, but she quit. Sorry there was no one here to greet you.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Our formal greeting done, we strode up the mountain. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

She acknowledged his greeting with a nod and put down her bag on the center table. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I murped, or as close as I could come to it, and held my open hand out in greeting. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I’d watch the Mendozas, the Mexican family next door, arriving home in their pickup loaded with ladders after a long day of painting houses, greeted at the fence by their yapping dogs. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The Hermit, watching his pool, was able to tell them that Shasta was not killed or even seriously wounded, for he saw him get up and saw how affectionately he was greeted by King Lune. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

At the San Francisco station, they watched as Oppenheimer was greeted by a tall woman with dark hair. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Three hundred voices greeted the team as they broke for the far basket, fanning out in two disciplined lines for layups. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She jolted awake, smiled, and greeted both of the boys in Arabic. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

Not even when she spreads around her own happy holiday greetings. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

As far as greetings went, that was probably the kindest one he’d get. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

A flight attendant greeted the elegy of scythes, and then the second they were past her, she turned, left the plane, and ran down the jetway. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

That friend’s wife greeted him sadly and told him that his friend was unfortunately very ill and would have to stay in his bed for a long time. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

John Kwang had taught him the words so that he could properly greet the large number of Korean constituents and visitors to our Flushing office. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Fadi followed his family inside, they were greeted by a short smiling man with a curved mustache. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

He greeted Mrs. Devi with a happy, expectant smile. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

At the door, we were greeted by a blast of warm air and the vision of shadowy, dancing bodies. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

We had barely exchanged greetings when the orderly brought in my breakfast. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rotunda below was a mass of people, drinking, laughing, greeting each other, a kind of raucous party before the celebrations on the White Island. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

A kind-faced, square-built woman of middle age was waiting to greet the new arrival. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

“Attention, everyone! We’re about to do the first outdoor shot, where the victors greet each other at the beginning of their marvelous trip. All right, Katniss, big smile, you’re very excited, right?” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then he moved on to greet other scythes that were just now coming in from the rain. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

We keep walking to the other kids’ houses, and one by one they come running out to greet me. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

“Crane-man! A good thing that you greeted me so just now, for later today we will have to use the proper words!” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

When Bah and I stepped through the sliding doors, we were greeted by an extremely cold wind. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Woundwort greeted Captain Chervil rather abstractedly and went on turning the problem over in his mind. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He swung the baby bonobo up into his arms and greeted me in Lingala, not the French that Congo’s educated classes use. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Maxine will be there to greet him at Penn Station, something she has never bothered to do in the past, waiting for him under the arrivals-and-departures board. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

And was immediately greeted by furious barks, toothy snaps, and terrifying roars! Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

A fanfare of brazen trumpets greeted each of the heroes as he stepped between the great oaken doors. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Is this the right road for Dictionopolis?” asked Milo, a little bowled over by the effusive greeting. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

She greeted them with a baby at each breast, and Blanca playing at her feet. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Njemile skipped over to him and greeted him in Spanish, and soon Moss’s favorite part of the morning began. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The trumpets had not rung in challenge but in greeting. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Rigor Mortis Bend is the last turn of any track, and at Liberty High you’re greeted with a headwind. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Rather than let myself get lost in that feeling, I cracked open my mathematics textbook, which was like a jolt of caffeine—seeing the numbers and problems dance before me was like greeting old friends. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Wilfred said something in German to the white woman; she smiled and greeted me in a soft voice with a German accent. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I opened the door and was greeted by Radar, who had an armful of plaster black Santas. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

He dodged in and out among the homebound workers, shouting greetings to Kai the baker’s boy and a few other urchins he knew. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

“Oh, we didn’t need a greeting,” I said. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

About fifteen paces away from him, I stop and stare, willing him to greet me. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Men are such faithless creatures," he said by way of greeting. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

We heard her greet us in the hallways and classrooms, and we wondered how she knew our names and our birthdays. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

The chief came out of his house to greet the visitors. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Smile, it’s Friday,” Danny said, greeting me at the front door of the school. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mom gently told me that Americans preferred to greet each other with a simple "hello" or a friendly wave and handshake. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

At the shoe stand, Sterling did not give his usual cordial greeting. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

We don’t bother much with the formalities anymore when we greet each other; we smile and move off, in tandem, traveling smoothly along our daily track. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I bought the exact same phone and ran home and recorded our greeting from the first phone onto it. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

But in the village of Bywater all the houses and holes were shut, and no one greeted them. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The warrior—Eril-Fane, Thyon had called him—was amazed to find himself greeted in his own language, and immediately responded in kind. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

From time to time, Rasheed greeted a shopkeeper he knew, sometimes in Farsi, other times in Pashto. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

When the gong called to supper he went, but he would hardly speak to the other lads at the Long Table, or raise his face to them, even those who greeted him most gently. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

And every single time Mamma would be doing something mundane like rummaging in the kitchen cupboard, greeting her casually with, “Have you seen my saffron?” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The whole school greeted her in the parking lot, just like in the assembly film. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

She was as noble a figure as the Statue of Liberty that had greeted me when I arrived at Castle Garden two years before. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I rose to greet him and extended my hand. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bar girl greeted them and said there was no beer. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Pollard greeted her with a beautiful wedding, undoubtedly financed and planned by Marcela. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had daydreamed about being recognized and greeted: “Look! It’s Gabriel!” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

It’s helpful to tell them— like the nightclub host who greets you, “Ladies and gentlemen: have we got a show for you tonight!”—that important, new, and unusual matters will be offered to their ears. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

Detective Rariden greeted me at the door and steered me into his office, his fingers digging into my shoulder. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Would it have been the one I know as hers — the which I saw slow-spreading across her soft and radiant features to greet each gentleman who attended our musical soirees, of an evening? The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

We greeted each other kindly and made our way back to our shacks. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

But in the wild hours of shock and celebration that greeted the news of the gods’ demise, they must have forgotten to secure the ropes properly. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

When I was taken to the courtyard with the others, we greeted each other warmly. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a quick discussion with the coaches, Reverend Hollister motioned for Reggie and Glenn to greet each other before the game started. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Captain Westfall jerked his chin at the two guards standing on either side of the doors, and they stomped their spears in greeting. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The slaver nods a greeting to the guards stationed at the gates and pulls my chain as if I’m a dog. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Master was a little crazy; he had spent too many years reading books overseas, talked to himself in his office, did not always return greetings, and had too much hair. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

When the social worker walks into the waiting room, everyone stands up, like they’re greeting royalty. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

George acknowledged the greeting with an obscene gesture of his tattooed hands and slouched off down the street. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

His great-grandfather had been a chief in the Orange Free State, and had greeted the Afrikaner voortrekkers of the nineteenth century with open arms and gifts of land, and then been betrayed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I greeted Private Olakunde and praised him for the excellence of his performances upon his drum, for which he thanked me. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“Hi,” Iran greeted him, busy in the kitchen with dinner. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

When Admetus returned to his empty and desolate house Hercules was there to greet him, and by his side was a woman. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He greeted me with a curt nod of his head and muttered something about not really being in the mood for Talmud now but we had to go up anyway. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

However the applause that greeted him seemed to imply that he was as popular as any of the talented musicians who had played before him. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The old dog and the cat bounded in to greet him with their usual affection, bringing the fresh smell of the outdoors with them. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I head back outside, Mom greets me with a wide grin. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

With the suspicion of warring Mafia families, they exchanged bloodless greetings. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The same dusty parking lot greeted them at the travel museum. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Mothers kissed his cheek, fathers were bowing to him and introducing their kids to him and making them greet him. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

His letters always begin without greeting and end without signature, as if they’re part of one single letter, unrolling through time like an endless paper towel. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Ask me again in an hour,” Grace whispered, just as the door was flung open and a smiling couple greeted them. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Apparently Stalin himself greeted them with kisses when they reached the Kremlin, the palatial seat of Soviet government, and Marina and Valentina had a joyful reunion with their children. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

The instant his unprepossessing head emerged into daylight, sunlight, Franny took him under the shoulders and lifted him up into intimate greeting distance. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

A young Arab, also loaded down with baggage, entered, and greeted the Englishman. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wore it to greet my father that evening, but he barely seemed to notice. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Wooed by both men, Cristiana favored Rosencrantz, I think, but each was greeted with the same coy laugh and the same broad view of her bosom straining beneath its artfully loosened bodice. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Werfel sat nervously in the palace’s imperial archives, waiting to go down to the city gates and greet the guest. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

No Fo’ty Ounce and his creaky cart or Mrs. Pearl hollering a greeting from across the street. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Padva greets them with the practiced disinterest she reserves for pretty young things, but warms when they enthusiastically compliment her hair and jewels and dress. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He remembers the single wrapped gift that he had received, a toy that he’d picked out himself, his mother asking him to stand by the greeting cards while she paid for it. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I greet Rose, the receptionist who’s been with my parents’ practice since the beginning. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“And that is not how friends greet each other.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Next Milton, in different clothes, is greeting more customers; and Jimmy the cook is cracking eggs one- handed; and Lefty is looking left out. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Joon mumbles something that sounds close to the formal greeting, but he does not bow. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

After two hours, one of my doctors greeted Mom and Dad at the operating room door. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Fern raced down to the car, and before I knew it the whole family was on the porch to greet them. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

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

Each of the companions he greeted courteously by name as they entered. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The doorbell rings and his mother, in a black dress, opens it up to greet his aunt Julia and her husband, the doctor James Fouke, by her side. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

‘Whether they fled at first in fear, or not, our horses met Shadowfax, their chieftain, and greeted him with joy. Did you know that he was at hand, Gandalf?’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

For the first time in my life I understood the true purpose of this sort of formal greeting. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

A tired-eyed host greets us, telling us we can sit wherever. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“There were tears in our eyes; we greeted, hugged, and kissed each other; we laughed and we cried.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

If anything, what greeted us now was indifference. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

They knew Sasha hated being the center of attention, so after greeting them with hugs they tried to be chill. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Translated, it is “O God, You are peace, and peace derives from You. So greet us, O Lord, with peace.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Several hours later, when Kyril Montana walked through the front door of his comfortable home in an all-white suburban section of the capital called Pinon Knoll, his wife Marilyn greeted him with a courteous hug. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Laughter greets me when I return to the Court of Shadows. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

"My lord father has sent me to greet you, and inquire as to who leads this mighty host." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Molly — Arthur —” said Professor McGonagall, jumping up and hurrying to greet them. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The Lady ended her song and greeted them. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

At the graveyard, Kutti ran to greet the boys, who were waiting for us. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Montague’s voice preceded her, and she swept into the dining room, tapped the doctor curtly on the shoulder by way of greeting and seated herself with a general nod to the others. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Imam Malik stands behind a podium that has a sign with the Islamic Center’s logo on it and greets us all. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“Don’t talk to anyone. Just greet them and then shut your mouth.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Is that how you greet company, T? Offer your friend a drink.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

We received a ticket for a special greeting room, where we would meet the president and First Lady before the dinner. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

She greeted him with a strong handshake that showed no trace of shyness. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Every man speaks the language of greeting, of trade, of hunger. I spoke with my hands.” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

He must have been pleasantly shocked not just to discover the house intact, but to be greeted at the door by his nephew and Mr. Wood. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Friends crowd about him at every recess of court and men and women shout cheerful greetings.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Asher bares his teeth and laughs, then rushes up to greet her. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The boss greeted his new recruit with the news that he had secured $70,000 in funding for the new sixty-inch cyclotron, and that Alvarez’s role would be to design its magnet. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Whereas in New Orleans he paid little attention to his brother, in Mississippi everyone who boarded the bus at the various little towns had a smile and a greeting for everyone else. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bard leaped up and splashed across to greet the companions. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

A young woman who was selling numbers for the raffle of an accordion greeted him with a great deal of familiarity. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Deydey greeted him, holding him by the arms, and Nokomis stirred up the fire, adding a stick there, a bit of wood in exactly the right spot to make it blaze up cheerfully. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

For a year or so after the first landing, one of their ships hovered above Wrigley Field to mark the spot where they first greeted us. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Anyway, the first thing that happened when I got to her party was that Savanna greeted me at the door and asked: “Where’s your boyfriend, Summer?” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Eliot always sensed that Mrs. Sen had been waiting for some time, as if eager to greet a person she hadn’t seen in years. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

But I say hello to Mr. Gore when he greets me. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Claudius and Gertrude nodded to acknowledge their subjects, though few cheers greeted them and fewer smiles. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

So the teacher cut off her own question and simply smiled in greeting. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Yes. He has come home only once. Everybody on the street came out to greet him and the children were fighting to touch his uniform.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

This was greeted by hoots and more applause. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Cray-Cray’s security cart was parked in the footpath on the far side of the quad, and he rushed over to greet the man in a suit climbing out of the helicopter. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I peeked out my one window to be greeted by a sky like a gray flannel crazy quilt. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Even Bran knew what it meant to greet a guest with an unsheathed sword. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

When Faxe took my hands in the rare Karhidish greeting and welcomed me as his friend, I could make some response to his warmth. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

The Brotherhood greeting was as familiar as "Give me some skin" or "Peace, it's wonderful." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few of the fighters paused to yell a greeting at me, but no one broke off to ask about Leper. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The anthem booms in my ears, and then I hear Caesar Flickerman greeting the audience. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Heather asks Vivi as Oak kicks off on the scooter, flying through the greeting card aisle. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He greets us, then has me roll up my pant leg and take off my shrinker sock while he gets a stockingette out of a cupboard. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

She greeted Moss and turned back to helping a student with a large armful that they’d spilled over the counter. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

It was pitch black inside and they were greeted by a stench that made Scipio’s face screw up in disgust. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

They had just tuned into Radio Rebelde to hear the New Year’s news, and they had been greeted by the triumphant announcement. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Milo’s office was a barbershop, and his deputy mayor was a pudgy barber from whose obsequious lips cordial greetings foamed as effusively as the lather he began whipping up in Milo’s shaving cup. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Without waiting for his response and the lull that came with greetings, she added, “Did you see Kainene last weekend?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Paul Blofis, my mom’s boyfriend, was standing out front, greeting future ninth graders as they came up the steps. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Ever since Father had returned the compliment of the widow downstairs by insisting his wife was not in the least lovely, and in truth was only an old rag, the widow had stopped greeting him. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Hello,” said the drunken gent, and if the black boy doubted for a minute whether he was white, the smileless smile that came with the greeting convinced him. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

My new teammates called out their names as I gave each of them a quick dap, an informal greeting of clasped hands and bumped chests. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“He’s earned his rest, all right,” he breathed. p in Massachusetts, Pollard greeted reporters with a rhyme: “The weather was clear, the track fast War Admiral broke first and finished last.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She said we would have a little “meet and greet.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Scythe Curie went off to greet several of the old-guard scythes who held true to the founders’ ideals. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Not an eye catch or a twitch or a smile—his usual greeting for me. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

He practically lifts Elizabeth off the ground in greeting and shakes hands so enthusiastically while being introduced to Bailey that his fingers are sore afterward. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“You can call me Chencho,” the boy said, nodding in greeting to Pita, who eyed him from her usual safe place directly behind me. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

After several rings there was a pause, followed by Thomas’s familiar voicemail greeting. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Lately she’s begun to work at the main desk, greeting the regular patrons by name as they walk through the doors, filling out forms for interlibrary loans. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I greet you all in the name of peace, democracy' and freedom for all! Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He used both his hands to grip Faraday’s in what was meant to be a heartfelt greeting, but felt forced and artificial. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

A dark-clothed man hurried out on deck to greet her, and looked around as if he were expecting someone else as well. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He heard Robin stirring and greeted him with his blessing. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

The captain said that good old storm was just the thing we needed to cool off the sticky August air waiting to greet us on the ground. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

One eyebrow goes up, but she puts on a polite smile and comes forward as Nico hits pause and quickly stands to greet her. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Most of the boys were Neeley’s classmates and he had a great time hollering greetings across the room. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d greet her warmly, because I honestly did look forward to her affectionate glance. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

To speed up the “fan relations” process, Regina had Bobby’s photograph placed in an inexpensive greeting card on which was printed his signature, and she’d mail that out to the various requesters. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He let go of Javier’s mom and moved into the room, giving his mother a chance to greet her. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The relief ship was on the outer landing and Franz Muller, his relief man, greeted them with stiff courtesy. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

The old woman came up behind him and greeted the group. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he walked us to the car, balancing on his crooked walking stick made from a tree branch, Kevin came out of the car and greeted him, then handed him a slim wad of cash. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The next evening Mr. Pirzada arrived, as usual, at six o’clock Though they were no longer strangers, upon first greeting each other, he and my father maintained the habit of shaking hands. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Shirley hurried to greet her, but just when she was within shouting distance, the bell rang and the door closed. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Intimate sounds no longer rushed to the door to greet me. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their escape came at a time of hysteria about the underground and was greeted with blaring newspaper headlines. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tableau of a little boy engaged in mental combat with a judge, doctor, or college professor some eight or ten times his age was often greeted with mirth and wonder. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

In Jamaica, we’re greeted by dozens of large butterflies, the Giant Swallowtail, as people sitting on the floor eat special dishes, like ackee and saltfish. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The black one greeted Jello by tackling his feet. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pass the intersection, and by the time I reach the store, I’m breathing so hard that when Dona Mercedes greets me and asks what I need, I can barely say “milk.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the clinic, Dr. Han was greeted immediately by Nurse Pak, a recent graduate of a nursing high school, who was training with Head Nurse Cha. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

"So you do know who I am. Why is my father not here to greet me?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

So often had Ben been drilled in the proper manner in which to greet Marines and their wives that his act was no longer an act but an intrinsic manifestation of his personality. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

A crowd of thousands greeted the men at the American base. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Hermod mounted it and prepared to ride down, ever down, to greet Hel in her high hall, where only the dead go. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Both of them greeted us at the door when we arrived, while Dari hovered behind them in the house. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She was remembering the odd way Raven had greeted them—asking if they needed anything in that really formal way that made James joke about her being a butler. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“I must be the Messiah. No mere Hasid would get a greeting like that from an apikoros.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Then we heard Burl’s truck on the gravel driveway, and me and Wishbone ran out to greet the Odoms. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

He did not wink at Harry, or wave, or give any of his usual signs of greeting. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Miyax’s voice was hoarse from disuse, but she managed to greet them happily in Eskimo and invite them into her house for a sleep. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

A hostess appeared and greeted us in English. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

They would inevitably surface within a rectangle of barbed wire, would find themselves greeted listlessly by dying Russians who spoke no English, who had no food or useful information or escape plans of their own. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

To come into a house and have people well up and greet you: “All right, man!” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

We were sent forward to wade into the surf and greet our transport. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I get into her car and am greeted by the blowing heat. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Almost every boat they passed blinked its lights on and off or sounded its whistle or horn in greeting. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I stare at it as if it had teeth until I remember that, of course, this is what I will wear to greet my team. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“It took you long enough,” a soft voice greets us. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He greeted his other friends one by one as they pushed to make space in the crowd. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

On our block, children jump up and down and wave their arms in the air to greet these strange men. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nothing unusual; lots of people record Memories of greeting loved ones or sending them off. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Buffalo Bill, resplendent in white buckskin and silver, was there to greet him, along with the rest of the Wild West company and ten thousand or so residents of Chicago. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

They were brother and sister, and cousins of the Green Grace, who greeted them with kisses when she swept in, and asked them if they had been good. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Comb your hair!” he barked, by way of a morning greeting. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Smiles bloomed on every face we passed, and there wasn’t a single person that didn’t wave at us or call out some kind of greeting, even if it was just a quick, “Yo!” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Back they went, to the Dormitory, greeting old friends—many of them larger in size now, their bellies growing as they waited—and taking their places again in the group. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He greeted everyone in his circle with blushing elation. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Obviously many of them were known to one another, for as they hobbled along in ones and twos and sometimes small groups, they exchanged greetings and news. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we reached the manor, Father ordered me to change into something clean and to hurry down to greet the guests who were arriving to pay their respects. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Fishermen call greetings from rafts to sailing boats, and huge, silvery river dolphins leap unexpectedly into the air. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Afghans greeted each other, hugged, kissed, exchanged food. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The next day Idunn was walking through Asgard, greeting the gods, looking at their faces to see if any of them were beginning to look old. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

For example, when we got back to the apartment after The Phantom of the Opera, she greeted me as if I were the best friend she had ever had. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

A waitress comes out from the back and greets us. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

As soon as Mr. Rao introduced himself as calling from an Indian software firm, the U.S. executive said to him, “Namaste,” a common Hindi greeting. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

“When you are young,” Mom said, “you only see how death affects the living. When you get older you worry about how your death will be greeted by those who are already dead.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I did not wait for his retort, hearing only the laughter that greeted his sally, but went out to speak to the drummer. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were a few men on stools at the bar, and they greeted my father with the ease of familiarity. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

We greeted them as we passed, and they briefly acknowledged us before returning to their task. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

It’s not a Farsi word—it’s an Arabic one—but it’s the standard greeting for most True Persians. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

But today, instead of her usual greeting, Did you sleep well, Uhmma’s back stiffens and she quickly puts something into a brown paper bag she is holding at her side. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Flanked by a contingent of black shirts, Agent Jones waited to greet the dictator. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

He wrote to her every Diwali and sent her a greeting card every New Year. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first time we went, we were greeted warmly, and we felt right at home. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

A torrent of people greeted me as I neared the Serenity Suite. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

When I greeted him, he jumped up as if he had seen a ghost. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“My dear Solovet, how kind of you to fly out to greet me. And with a war on, too.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I bring you greetings from Max,” said Gold. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alec greeted Mark and Trina with a grunt when they walked through the lopsided doorway in the Central Shack’s log structure. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

There was a very lukewarm chorus of greeting. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

I dutifully greeted the strangers and roamed my eyes around for his walking stick. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

It bounded away through the high, dry grass, and she could hear the nasal bleats of greeting from its flock. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

A shout of laughter greeted his entrance; noisy at first, and terminating in Grace Poole’s own goblin ha! ha! Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Smoldering ruins and the sporadic whistle of artillery greeted the Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth Corps of the Union army. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

I was striding forth to greet my future in the shiny New Century, a few short months away. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I look up, and what greets my sight is a shock. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Tia and the other guy greeted them; then Tia encouraged me to put the shoes on. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

We all hugged in greeting, brief clasps of our bodies. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Years later, when Rahel returned to the river, it greeted her with a ghastly skull’s smile, with holes where teeth had been, and a limp hand raised from a hospital bed. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He smiled briefly as her father greeted him, and only then did faint age lines appear at the corners of his eyes. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

They stopped at a hundred miniature stores with crooked floors so Poppy could greet the owners, kiss-kiss on both cheeks, introduce the family, and be offered coffee or tea, though he kept saying no. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Jose marched out of the station, He greeted us with a clenched fist, And while everyone applauded, His pretty wife he kissed. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then clumsily he formed a word of greeting. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He imagined himself getting up in the moonlit quiet, leaping out, running until he got back to the yard in Umuahia and greeted Master and Olanna and hugged Baby. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Some of them had a notion, these statesmen and officials who greeted me effusively, but I had none. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

He greeted Rebeca in the dining room, tied the dogs up in the courtyard, hung the rabbits up in the kitchen to be salted later, and went to the bedroom to change his clothes. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

In other lands they would have greeted him with kind words; but now they stood silent, each feeling a strange expectancy: something was approaching that held a hidden power — or menace. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

In the morning, Andeg greeted Omakayas with fluttering wings, ducking his head to accept a little scratch, cooing with a sweet and gurgling sound. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Aunt Tuti moved around the hostess stand to greet him, and the man took her hand and kissed it. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Each time he had run up to greet me and I had given him an orange. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

We would go to the Braddock Hotel bar, where we would meet some of the musicians who now would greet me like an old friend, “Hey, Red—who have we got here?” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when I shove the front door open, familiar wood floors and rows of wooden benches arranged in a square greet me. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Come merry dol! rolled out the song to greet them. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

A man in furs, his face hardly visible in the deep hood of his garment, stood in the foreground, with his hand raised as if in greeting. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Kainene’s mother came up and kissed his cheek; he knew she was drunk, or she would have greeted him with the usual frosty “How do you do?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I hefted my basket of goodies and stepped out to greet the Muellers. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

He and Namontack exchange the greeting of countrymen; with one fist, each taps first his own chest, then forehead, and then taps the other boy’s chest and forehead. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

He and the American senator greeted each other as old colleagues and they were to be seen together for much of the remainder of that day, laughing over reminiscences. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

He stood upright, alternating between offering his hand in greeting and exposing his teeth in fear. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

It spanned the opening to the port, a steel-blue pair of upper lips greeting the blackness. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

She was quite taken aback when he greeted her so warmly and shook her hand with both of his: was that affection in his voice? The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

As Will came around the corner, his cat Moxie, rose up from her favorite spot under the still-living hydrangea and stretched before greeting him with a soft meow and butting her head against his leg. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

A faint fecal odor greeted him, though less overpowering than he’d expected. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Their passive, silent, almost pleasant greeting made me uncomfortable, and the more I thought about their attitude, the more it concerned me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When simple plants colonized the land and the first creatures crawled gasping from the sea, the Appalachians were there to greet them. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

When Jake opens the door to the Director’s office, I’m greeted by a blast of cold air. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

"We are very sorry for all you have suffered, my lady," Bran said when she came before him to speak her words of greetings. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

His face seemed lined with pain, but his voice was soft when he greeted me. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

A tall man who appeared to be in his early forties, with a shock of silvery hair, wheeled an aluminum bike into a paneled office, then reemerged to greet me. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought it was funny as I looked around and noticed we were all wearing our nightgowns and pajamas to greet the messengers from the President of the United States. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was a little disconcerted then by what eventually greeted my eyes. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I broke off from my friends and walked over to him—we met halfway and greeted each other. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

The scent of thyme greeted him, a heavy scent that usually filled the air only by day. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He could’ve been greeting them in the high school locker room. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Somewhere above me, the Pastor boomed robust greetings and explanations, leaving little room for the doctor’s understated replies. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

We walked a little further and were greeted by a curious sight: skulls from the cemetery, gathered into several small piles. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Mom straightens to greet me, forcing a bright smile. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I greeted people and showed them to the back room. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

I recognize one of the virtual models as a character from the latest Final Fantasy game, a girl with bright blue hair, now greeting me by name and showing off her Louis Vuitton purse. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Sitting in the ladies’ waiting room, he watched as the president was greeted by his son and another man, walked to a carriage, and climbed in. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“You look terrible,” was Ron’s greeting as he entered the room to wake Harry. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The house was silent except for Tilly’s toenails clicking down the tiled hallway as she came to greet me. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Our greetings to you, great King,” she said quietly. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Not shutting me out, abandoning me, greeting me with hostility at every turn. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

If Comrade Pillai was outside his house oiling himself when Estha walked past, he made it a point to greet him. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had the most wonderful gift to offer, and walked boldly to greet the throng of men. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

For the rest of the day there was still that sickness inside me, but it wasn’t the old man’s corpse so much, it was that awesome act of greeting the dead. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Good morning!” a cheerful, gray-mustached man greeted us from one of these porches. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

As the females greeted one another, he got a good running start and re-created Anastasia’s charge. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was strange, always I made the trip with them and now I would be here to greet them as they arrived. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, I’m greeted by a couple of my friends who were in my English class last year. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Opaque, silver test tubes were being fed along a narrow cage, moving forward as if to greet the computers: one tube for each computer. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

When I arrived at his home, he walked out to greet me. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“I suspect it’s a special greeting from that young man you ignore most of the time. After all, it is a special day.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I cry, and run full speed to greet him. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

The women silently greeted the musicians with their eyes. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The people in my community always greeted my brother and me with smiles and hugs, telling us how smart and precious we were. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Outside I was greeted by Luke’s goat, Kamikaze, who nibbled my shirt as I walked to the barn. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

It was a postcard, greetings from the land of 10,000 lakes it said on the front. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

After the ride home in the convoy with a fun game of verbal Ping- Pong with my friends, the usual group of news reporters once again greeted us at Mrs. Bates’s house. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In spite of the welcoming greetings and looks of excitement on the faces of the villagers, the strangers did not smile. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yapping filled the air, and three black dogs sprinted from the center of the caravan to greet them. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

As I open the door, the clean scent of apples greets me. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Curzon had grown terrible thin and was still feverish, but his leg had healed up, and he greeted me at the window every day. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Three waiting men greet them and they all pair off. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He laughed, a great booming sound that rolled like thunder, and when the first wave of fetterlings leaped forward, his hammer was there to greet them. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The snow was still falling thickly, and she greeted with relief his suggestion of packing up early and moving on. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I made the tiny panting sound that friendly chimpanzees use when they greet each other. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

From far off he would see her bright orange headscarf, and he would raise his arm in greeting. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet he wasn't prepared for what greeted him as soon as he won the election. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Her concern was greeted with a grunt and arms re-folded over three layers of sweater. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

There is a quiet hum inside, and a guy in a blue suit greets us as we make our way inside. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

He greeted her without looking away from me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

So we went into Gold’s Stationery and bought Jimmy a greeting card. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

They greeted loudly, calling and rubbing against one another to purge the anxiety of their new surroundings. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

When Prosper and Riccio finally returned to the Star-Palace, Bo immediately came rushing to greet them and so, for the time being, they did not tell the others about the detective who had delayed them. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

My dad is standing by the phone when I walk in, and he greets me with, “Know what I’m making for dinner?” The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

An American admiral stood on the carpet, waiting to greet the men. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Now Telemakhos greeted him first: “Eumaios, back again! What was the talk in town? Are the tall suitors home again, by this time, from their ambush, or are they still on watch for my return?” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

My fingers work their way inside the envelope, and the familiar handwriting greets me. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Sensing Hannah’s timidity, Gitl kept her close as she greeted everyone by name, thanking them for the gifts as if she were the bride herself. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The crowd, which had greeted Howard’s announcement with sympathy and understanding, was eager to see its consolation prize. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

My aunt Geneva's sister was Vanna White's neighbor and arranged the meet and greet. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

As they started to greet one another, Esperanza darted inside, making sure they could get the space upstairs before anyone else claimed it. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He sits facing out—rosy-coloured pot-bellied, crowned and smiling—three hands holding various objects, the fourth held palm out in blessing and in greeting. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The elderly woman he greeted looked completely indifferent, as though it was often that an Igbo-speaking white man came in to ask about her relative. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

My mom saw me standing by the lounge and looked annoyed that I hadn’t come over to greet them yet. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Nsia greeted her husband with shouts; and then they grew silent. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Then he stuck one finger up in the air and said, “What kind of greeting do Jews use to one another?” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

I wanted to see Miss Maestas and deliver my mother’s greetings before I got involved with the gang. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Minli was a little surprised to see a goldfish, but smiled a greeting. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Wherever they went, whatever they did, what greeted them was my absence. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

And there was a young man who looked so much like Mr. Taphouse, only fifty years younger, that Malcolm almost jumped up and greeted him. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“No, it’s cool. Just greet the dog. Pretend I’m not here.” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

I watched Mr. Singh with his white turban and long blue apron over his trousers and Julian at his side walk down the path to greet him. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

He greeted him with a broad show of affection, afraid that he had known him at another time and that he did not remember him now. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

The captain who greeted us was wearing a flak jacket, the heavy vest that was supposed to stop bullets and shrapnel. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yummy stayed by Pollard all day, despondent, greeting the worried friends who came to see him. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even the doctors and nurses play up to this: a donor on a fourth will go in for a check and be greeted by whitecoats smiling and shaking their hand. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we approached the stairs, we were greeted by taunting catcalls and the kind of behavior students had not dared to exhibit in the face of the 101st. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They would greet him with a nod when he arrived. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

The doctor nodded but did not acknowledge the greeting. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Dan Martin greeted him as he got out of his car. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Nothing gave me more joy than walking with him to his parents' house, with his friends greeting him along the way. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

In the space of half a step, she transformed her delighted headlong run into a demure greeting at arm’s length. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

His greeting gives me the courage to ask, “Did they find anyone in there?” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

As was always the case, we were briefed on the protocol ahead of time: We’d greet the royals formally before getting into their vehicle to make the short drive. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

They greet her and then look at me and don’t ask questions. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother was standing behind me, ready to greet everybody. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He greeted her and she replied, covering her mouth with her fingers as she spoke, to hide her toothless gums. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fierce voices rose up to greet it from across the water. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I love the old sign in the library that greets us: “Sing Out for Books.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

The man greeted Fletcher and gave the shopkeeper an update on the posses and their search—the murderers had been captured! The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

People greeted me in the parking lot Monday morning. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

There was the recurring sound of retching and moaning, of laughter, greetings, threats and swearing, and of bottles shattering against rock. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

When people looked at these photographs and laughed, their laughter differed from the laughter with which they greeted the naked John. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z