“Sonny, please listen and remember you are hearing from a profoundly ignorant man.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Though hearing about this voice mail does make him a nervous. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

Then I remembered hearing that he had spent time in prison. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

I was surrounded by diverse bodies and faces; I was hearing Spanish in one ear and Chinese in the other. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Like near-deaf people, she screamed, half not hearing what she was saying and partly hoping her listeners would reply in kind. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had trouble thinking and hearing at the same time. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Picking up the telephone I called Clifton's number, hearing it ring on and on. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He's also hard of hearing, which when my mom used to say this, I always thought she was saying "harder hearing," which made no sense at all to me. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

They felt so stricken, upon hearing this, they sat down wailing loud, and tore their hair. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Are these the hounds that we’ve been hearing so much about?” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was getting a little tired of hearing how I had no idea. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

If there had been a huge crowd yesterday, today's hearing had brought more people, including several clergy members and older people of color I'd never seen before. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I held my ears to stop hearing them, but I began to feel their pain. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

For all his interest at the hearing, he had never seemed particularly engaged over the basic question of whether Walter was guilty or innocent. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I kept hearing about the Rosenbergs over the radio and at the office till I couldn't get them out of my mind. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

We do not know the agent’s name, and we do not know if she got a hearing before Howe. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I went to bed with the Whitman, flipping to the part I’d liked before, where he spends all the time hearing the opera and the people. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Fadi stepped out of the boys’ bathroom and froze like a rabbit hearing a hawk. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

“Then we’ll keep having this conversation every single day, over and over again until you are sick to death of hearing it. Until you finally stop.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Nor is it my job to explain the geopolitics of countries you keep hearing about in the news or to defend a peaceful religion practiced by one-point-six billion people. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

For a while she just sat in the sand, hearing and seeing the dark waters. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Very strange hearing him acknowledge it, and it’s a bit of a morale boost to see he still cares. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

So he began making the rounds of garage and moving sales where he would linger and chat, and at those driveway gatherings he kept hearing an unfamiliar word: “relo.” Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

But after travelling through the Underworld, hearing so many stories of evil and death, a wartime massacre hardly seemed newsworthy. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She guessed she was hearing hundreds of years of parties and celebrations that had been held at this shrine in ancient times, as if the memories had been freed along with the spirits. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

John moved forward, hearing his feet crack against the sagging wood, to where the golden cross on the red field of the altar cloth glowed like smothered fire, and switched on one weak fight. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Soon after the Army-McCarthy hearings were over, the US Senate voted to censure McCarthy for having charged so many people falsely. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

It’s the court where cases are put on the calendar for their first hearings, where plea bargains are accepted and sentences passed down. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Upon hearing the word food, all the ashen-faced men, women and children digging about me started inching toward where I was digging, their faces lit with expectation. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You do not want to get a sunburn. And don’t, I repeat, do not forget to take your hearing aids off if you go swimming.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Jenna did her report about dolphins, whose hearing, she said, is ten times better than humans’. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I didn’t like my uncle and was really tired of hearing how swell he was. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

The issue today is that seeing and hearing him reminds me of a conversation he and I had two days ago. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

I liked hearing him sing sad songs in his gentle baritone voice. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Hazel walked through the trees toward the path, hearing the birdsong in her head. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

He says it so loud, Mrs. Frost turns down her hearing aid. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s a funny, high-pitched buzzing that I think maybe I’ve been hearing for a while, without noticing. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He huffs around and doesn’t wear his hearing aids on purpose. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I knew how much he’d enjoy hearing about a party when he came home. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I am a doctor,” she told her new slave, when they were out of the dealer’s hearing, “and I shall train you to be my nurse.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Martin! Tell me, Brother, I love hearing about the warrior monk.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Boy, my heart did the cha-cha, hearing that. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every person, black or white, has five senses: taste, touch, sight, hearing, and smell. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Broarwood would reimburse us the cost of the hearing aids, he said. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Besides, I didn’t want to take up time I could be hearing about my precious. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Early in the trip Katz and I kept hearing about a kid who had equipment so high-tech that no one had ever seen anything like it. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

She, for very terror on hearing this, had wept; yet she could not deny that for such an abundance of bitterness there was a positive fountain of grief. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

For an instant I stared; then I wheeled and started for the door, hearing him sputter, "Wait, wait," behind me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

So since serious was all I kept hearing on Friday, I decided to keep Monday light by trying out some of that "Momly-Ma special." Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

I said, "Oh, I'm sorry, Your Honor, we haven't met. My name is Bryan Stevenson, I am the lawyer on the case set for hearing this morning." Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Oh, I have so many questions! When did you start seeing or hearing them? Are we the only ones who can see them?” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Others passed them, hearing, looking down, pursing lips, struggling not to notice. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hated the word never and hoped that, hearing it, my father might find some way to change our plans. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The second indignity was hearing Marcus ask who it was three times and then pause, as if he were actually considering whether to accept the charges, before muttering a weary yes. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

The CCD in their search would be hearing the same rumors: the problem was not to judge their truthfulness, but to assess the likely reaction of the other side. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“It’s squishy!” was a catchphrase that people and dogs repeated for months after hearing Scruffy say it first. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I paid very little attention to what I heard, because the burden of his message did not strike me as being very original; I had been hearing variations of it all my life. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

“Can you stack these in order according to size?” he said loudly and slowly, as if I were hard of hearing and really stupid. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I grew up hearing my father's friends talk about religious divisions in the town, but I thought there must be more that unifies us than divides us. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The Senegalese in the aiipoit, hearing about the Muslim from America, stood in line to shake my hand, and I signed many autographs. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Emma soon recollected, and understood him; and while she joined in the laugh, it was evident from Jane’s countenance that she too was really hearing him, though trying to seem deaf. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

And I’d been hearing about them all that time, too, and it was interesting for me to see them. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I brush through the leaves and wipe him from my sight, hearing his voice and the constant remarks during cards. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

But she was used to hearing about tragedy. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Mary stood silent for a long moment, as if hearing the song for the first time. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

To my surprise, however, the sergeant who signed the ticket did not have the inmate keeplocked pending his hearing. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

On hearing our approach, they sat down and started bawling treed. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t sure I was hearing him right. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

"Tell me what you meant, about hearing the gods." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

They estimated that between 1.5 million and 2 million of these listeners believed they were hearing actual news. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

Harriet kept hearing about Thomas Sims: That when he reached Savannah he was publicly whipped and then imprisoned for two months. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

All day people came and went, and I kept hearing some of them call Lynn “the body.” Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Flora Baumbach clapped a hand to her mouth on hearing "dastardly." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was hearing my father’s words, but their meaning escaped me, as if he had asked me to carry the entire shed on my arms . Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What is the matter, sir?—Did you speak to me?” cried Mr. John Knightley, hearing his own name. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Her son looked at her, startled, as if he could not credit what he was hearing. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I can’t stand hearing this girl making fun of my father on his big night. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

“She also says hearing the music is different from wanting to dance. And knowing who you want to dance with—that’s different from hearing the music.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Omakayas’s mind tried to grasp what she was hearing, her heart tumbled into darkness and she could not speak. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Almost beyond hearing he thought he caught, high and far up in the heavens, a cry: faint, but heart-quelling, cruel and cold. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I don’t feel like hearing one of her “you’re beautiful the way you are” speeches. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He was taken before a Federal Commissioner in the United States Courtroom for a hearing. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stripped to my waist, I slung the mop, moving steadily like a machine, hearing the Jewish boy press the button on the stop watch as I finished cleaning a room. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s a U.S. Supreme Court hearing on Friday, September twelfth,” Judy explained. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now of course, you must understand we would never have carried on in such a vein within the hearing of staff members. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“You heard the man, get on outta here. Don’t no one want to be hearing none of the mess you talking. We ain’t ’bout to brook your nonsense. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“Good question, Isabella. It’s when people decide to be judge, jury, and executioner without following any laws. People were hanged or shot or imprisoned, without ever getting a proper hearing!” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

And then she said the words that her parents had dreaded hearing for the past sixteen years, ever since the day Grace had been born. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The memory of that sharp-toothed smile in the water, hearing that terrible voice echoing from the pond, made my stomach twist. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The day after the April 15 hearing, Bunderson wrote a memo following a long conversation with a local lay official in the Mormon Church, Rod Merrell, who was the president of the Shaws’ region. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

He was barely within hearing distance when she started. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

—CO, can you find out when my disciplinary hearing is? Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

What he was hearing, and beginning to comprehend, was that it was possible for him to have his hands on the wheel and eyes on the road, and still be lost somewhere else. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

He scheduled a hearing on the matter for Thursday of that week and ordered that no march could take place before then. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

My wrist is killing me, so I have to stop writing now, but thanks for hearing me out. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He rolled off his cot and muttered words I knew I could go to hell just for hearing. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was hearing Mama’s voice once more, but differently, louder now, right in front of me, and I smelled cork burning. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

I held that unnatural pose for perhaps twenty seconds, until he understood, hearing the words I couldn’t say, and moved to the floor. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“But you can’t let it get to you. The hearing is going to be even worse. This is only the tip of the iceberg.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I am not sure, at first, whose heartbeat I’m hearing, because it’s far too loud to be my own. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

She turned the bracelet on her arm again, looked at her stepmother’s words one more time, hearing each of them ringing in her head along with all the other things she’d said over the years. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“She has hearing aids and she talks funny,” the little girl says. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Jonathan, hearing unexpected kindness in the voice, stopped eating and looked up, puzzled. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

My hearing was getting worse, but I hadn’t told anyone about it. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I have no idea how long the knocking’s been going on when it dawns on me that the noise I’m hearing isn’t coming from my sewing machine acting up but from someone at the window. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Aunty Uju hugged her, both of them leaning into each other, hearing each other’s breathing, and it brought to Ifemelu a warm memory of Lagos. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

It seemed like Aston liked hearing himself talk even if nobody else was really listening. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

It was a conversation one might overhear at any rural filling station or feed store; but hearing it made me feel curiously happy, and at ease with the world. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Apart from hearing that the queen was powerful, she had heard only that to set foot on her island meant certain death. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

But I don’t even remember hearing the whistle and the order to land the landing party. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I walked past the line of patient people and went inside to begin preparing for the hearing. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I just kept hearing Sally saying she threw away her hairbrush. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Well, the women made lots of sympathetic noises upon hearing that. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But hearing the shouts of the kids in the bleachers, impatient for the fight to get underway, Carter wondered. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was booming so loudly that a man in the room with Swope said he would have had to leap out the window to avoid hearing every word. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

There seemed to be more black deputies in the courtroom for this hearing than I'd ever seen in my appearances in that courthouse. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I liked sitting with him and hearing his stories of life with his father, even though I thought he had made a lot of it up. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

I thought, hearing the bird make an ugly noise. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just the thought of those cozy afternoons in that warm house, talking about books, hearing about the history of ideas! The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I figured she would tell me the same things she always did, but I never got tired of hearing them. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Calder’s dad said he remembered hearing that Mrs. Sharpe’s husband had been murdered in Europe many decades ago, and that he had been doing research on Vermeer at the time of his death. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

We made small talk and then discussed what would happen during the hearing. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I know what yer thinking: how can I not know if all day, every day I’m hearing every thought of the two men who run my house? The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

He was an old man at this point, his attention seeming to drift, his hearing a little weak. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Facing serious criminal charges, and with her court hearing only two weeks away, Claudette feared she might be sent to a reform school as a juvenile delinquent. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

It’s unbearable hearing the last distant sounds from the women as they’re taken who knows where. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

And I was hearing something about her and about windows and mirrors. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

At night now, I wasn’t hearing anything from Stone Mountain. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

For two days, in a congressional hearing room packed with spectators and news reporters, as flashbulbs went off and news cameras whirred, Elizabeth Bentley revealed the sensational details of her spying for the Soviet Union. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

It’s not the same as hearing sirens in my hood. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

They’d write back defending their position, which would prompt an even longer letter from Dad, and if they replied again, so would he, until we stopped hearing from the dictionary people. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe all the way up in New York, Aunt Kay's hearing it, and thinking about coming on home . Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

Perhaps they are pleased by the way the piece went, or perhaps it is celebration at hearing one’s own song returning after circumnavigation; whatever, it has the look of jubilation. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

That’s what the media’s been calling the drought, ever since people got tired of hearing the word “drought.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

A sergeant said there would be a hearing—they’d let us know when. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Kathy isn’t sure whether hearing things like this is helpful or not. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Well, rather than hearing stories about me from your parents, or even your abuela, I wanted to let you discover for yourself who your abuelo was. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Tad glanced down at his phone to see if he just missed hearing the text coming in. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Hrothgar speaks: I have dreamt it again: standing suddenly still In a thicket, among wet trees, stunned, minutely Shuddering, hearing a wooden echo escape. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

He kept hearing the voice saying, “We don’t know much about Marburg.” The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each of us was hearing increasingly negative responses to her desire to do so. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I opened the valves, hearing the sound of liquids rushing through the huge pipes. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Joan was Jewish, as were Russell and their three children, and after hearing Bobby’s rants time and again against Jews, the family asked their houseguest to leave. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

One of the best memories Toby had was hearing his dad—drunk, Toby now knew—softly singing to his mother over the phone. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Yet I was certain he’d be meowing if he was within hearing distance. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I remember hearing about a little drowned boy.” Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

He could not believe what he was hearing; nor could Dany quite believe what she was saying. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“He’s now thrown to the wolves,” he said when the hearing was over. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

My parents are outside hearing me retch up the dinner I just ate with them. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Once they entered the city, she kept hearing them say, “Cape Coast, Cape Coast,” with great excitement. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

And while this party didn’t make me barf, just being near it—just hearing it—twisted my stomach into knots. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

She starts to shake her head, but Mister Brother has superhuman hearing and whips the case open and hands me the necklace before she finishes. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“Don’t call her my lil baby. You know she doesn’t like that. She’s told you hundreds of times. Show some respect,” I say, hearing the anger in my voice. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I kept hearing Ruth’s advice about talking to God. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

I'm ashamed of the rush I got hearing that. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Langley liked to think of itself as a place that eschewed bureaucracy, where an idea from a cafeteria worker could get a fair hearing if it were compelling enough. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

‘They is all absolutely terrified of Jack. They is all hearing that Jack is a famous giant-killer.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

By September, not only had I given up hope of ever hearing back from Harper & Row, I gave up on ever finding Constantine. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

At the Harvard School of Public Health, Farmer had gotten used to hearing that public health problems should be solved with “appropriate technology.” Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

He’s not hearing me; he only sees someone who doesn’t know what she’s doing. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

“There! Take your medal back, you insolent little pup. I’m not saying another word while that salad-eating cat is within hearing range.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“T. Ray found her packing. They were yelling and fighting. She—” I stopped, hearing their voices in my head. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bay Minette, where the hearing took place, is about thirty minutes from the beautiful beaches on the Gulf of Mexico. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Lazlo descended the ladder and walked out with them, not even hearing the call of his name from the librarian behind the Enquiries desk. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

In fact, every time you hear Big A you are also hearing Little A hidden within it, as it is part of Big A’s rainbow spectrum of sound. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

It was like counting and hearing the chord changes. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Strauss stage-managed the AEC hearing into Oppenheimer’s security clearance as he had the campaign of calumny that preceded it. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

While I’m out in the public hallways, what private languages am I not hearing? Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

I shouted, hearing Isaac’s impotent wailing echoing from the night of the broken trophies. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

This scandalized the gnome, who was of the opinion—not, however, uttered in the hearing of his guests—that the wine should be permitted to breathe. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Sipping a highball after dinner, hearing the rushing of water in the electric dishwasher in the kitchen, I brought up a question that had puzzled me. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Saleem! Are you hearing this? What did he say? And what did you say to him?” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Thomas remembered hearing the word Cliff before, but couldn’t place it at the moment. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. Hate the water. Don’t even like hearing it. Baths freak me out. Sharks freak me out. Living here freaks me out. You go.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

As leftover tears from earlier in the day mix with the water I splash on my face, I regret hearing a word of their conversation. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

A stranger hearing us would have called the police to prevent bloodshed. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I love hearing my daughter play trombone,” Mom says. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Hearing these words is like hearing permission to exist. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Oh, my God! Do I believe what I’m hearing? Please ntn along with your two cohorts from the Mafia and let me alone.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I worried that all of us were going to have permanent hearing damage. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

“They wouldn’t come. Fela says they must finally be at rest. It was strange, hearing that. I felt sad instead of glad.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I insist upon hearing this limerick," Miss Honey said, smiling one of her rare smiles. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

Plainly skeptical but unwilling to engage in a colloquy with a wheedling Teller, Fermi pleaded that he was too tired from the flight to give him a hearing, much less a commitment. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

A special subcommittee hearing of the House Committee on Science and Aeronautics was scheduled to determine whether the women had been discriminated against due to their gender. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been lying awake for an hour at least, without hearing a sound from the kitchen.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t like hearing my own voice echo in there, especially at night. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I realized that my Lobot hearing aids actually made me hear better than most people, because I was usually the first person to hear a new bird call. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

There was the snarl of an engine somewhere, not the heavy thump of a zeppelin but something higher like the drone of a hornet It drifted in and out of hearing. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I am grateful for the lecture today, glad to have an excuse for not going home and hearing whatever Oriana has to say to me. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He remembers hearing about Truman’s drama director as far back as seventh grade, when he started performing in middle school shows. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“I can’t turn around without hearing about some ‘civil rights advance’! The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I said, hearing my voice boom deep and vibrant over the arena. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, he looked confused, as if he were hearing the word halmoni for the first time. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

On Saturday, while I was preparing myself for the Monday hearing, I was ordered to pack my things immediately: the hearing had been shifted to Pretoria. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And though it was super uncomfortable hearing my teammates say nice things about me, most of their reasons were similar. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

The detendon home was where all the “bad” boys and girls from Ingham County were held, on their way to reform school—waiting for their hearings. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally I rang her number, hearing her voice, delighted, gay and discreet; but no mention of the night or the man. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What you did was a crime. It wasn’t a mistake. I keep hearing ‘mistake, mistake, mistake.’” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

She had come up to me after the hearings and had given me a sweet kiss on the cheek. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“I keep thinking it will get less frustrating, not hearing your thoughts. But it just gets worse and worse.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The last week of March, as the hearing began, the steps to the courthouse were crowded with journalists and tabloid reporters alike, all rabid for scraps of anything that emerged in the testimony. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was as if he were in another world and describing it to me—as if he were actually there seeing and hearing and feeling what was going on. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

After listening carefully for the sound of dogs or hunters and hearing nothing but the burping of bullfrogs, Amari signaled that they should ease out of the mire. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Circuit Judge William Bradford, after hearing a number of stories about Rush’s bravery and cures, wrote, “He is become the darling of the common people & his humane fortitude & exertions will render him deservedly dear.” An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

I suggested to him that I should be allowed to go in as an interpreter just as the hearing impaired have an interpreter doing sign language. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

That story was remembered my way, but I felt diminished hearing it. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

To much of the town, hearing about these things, it was simply a case of the legend adding to itself, doing what legends do. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

And as expected, we don’t see the reclusive family next door—the McCrackens—who have probably barricaded themselves inside their suburban fortress upon hearing the news. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

It had struck her as comically officious then, hearing his full name uttered. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

All his life he’d been hearing stories about the British navy. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

She had been hearing this song all her life, she had grown up with it, but she had never understood it as well as she understood it now. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Sackett told her to go into the city, complain about the loss of her grain, and demand a hearing with General Sir William Howe, commander of British forces. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remember hearing somewhere that the human mind can only hold three things in conscious thought at any given time. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

‘And sometimes human beans is very overcome when they is hearing wonderous music. They is getting shivers down their spindels. Right or left?’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ms. Wyman brings this to an abrupt halt with threats of detention or disembowelment, I have trouble hearing which. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

She was talking, of course, about stopping the Nazis in World War II, but that’s not what I was hearing. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Tranquilino turned up his hearing aid, and, after fumbling in his pockets for a pair of glasses, he perched the cracked lenses on his nose, muttering, “Eh?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

There have been times I’ve rushed away from my papers to answer the phone; gladly gotten up from my chair, hearing the mailman outside. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Every day you're complaining about these bullies, and I’m tired of hearing it,” he said. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

Now, watching her, hearing her, seeing the passion in her eyes, it almost made him cry. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

But somehow she made it all the way from the front of the room to the back, where I sat reading a comic, without my hearing her. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

I stirred slowly one morning, hearing the braying of nearby animals, my eyes blinking open to see my parents staring down at me. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

She waits until Mina has gone back in the nursery and checks to make sure the other attendants are not within hearing distance. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

That’s one of the first things I do after I take off my hearing aids for the night. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Emma’s very good opinion of Frank Churchill was a little shaken the following day, by hearing that he was gone off to London, merely to have his hair cut. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Upon hearing that I hadn’t called a sergeant and hadn’t locked the guy in the shower when I saw him there—I’d never even thought of it—Wickersham seethed. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

A murmur of sound rose just beyond the level of his hearing. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

A deputy sheriff escorted the parents of Ronda Morrison to the front of the court just before the hearing began. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

It almost took my breath away and I leaned over and switched on the fan, hearing its sudden whirr. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Upon hearing the final verse, the urge to weep pierced me like a knife in the gut. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Sometimes seeing something makes it more real than just hearing about it. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

At hearing that voice I was sad for the Mexicans. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

All morning—from his strip-frisk outside the protective-custody unit to his handcuffing—he had been the soul of civility, and at the hearing he was no different. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I try to process what I’m hearing but can’t believe it is true. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Even the hearing in court where she had to tell her story seemed like a part in an unreal play in which her lines were brief. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time the day of the hearing arrived, he was ready to walk in with his head held high. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

“His mother will treat you like a servant . . .” chided one half-sister upon hearing the other’s choice. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gertrude was jealous of her son’s company and spent many hours with him, laughing at his clever stories and hearing tales of his journeys. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Not on my watch! thought Fred, hearing TV Duke’s voice in his head. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Soon he drifts off, no longer hearing the voice in his head. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

How could children benefit from hearing sounds in a new way? Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. Fairly. Totally. But you did awesome,” I said, hearing myself sounding like an idiot. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I remember hearing the air brakes, and someone yelling “Mr. Hoodhood,” and the “Oh” that came out of my sister when I hit her just ahead of the sliding school bus. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

After the hearing, I told Justice that I had changed my mind, and that I thought he should return. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They offered no explanation and were not interested in hearing my reasons. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could not see, but nothing, he realized, had happened to his hearing or his nose. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She dropped her hearing aid down the toilet.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

If you are hearing any of this, I hope it is not making you hurt more. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sat, watching the sea heaving between his hands, and hearing the wooden clatter of gannets on an island cliff. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The constant coverage of the space program had taken its toll on Big Ma, and she missed hearing about other news in the world. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Hearing Mattie give voice to that word was worse than hearing the most vulgar profanity. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I felt a little shiver hearing his voice. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Shopping with mother isn’t as unbearable as usual, probably because I’m in such a good mood from hearing about Yule May. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Yet hearing about his death left him sober. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Theodora and Eleanor and Luke explored the tangled thicket behind the house and found the little summerhouse, while the doctor sat on the wide lawn, writing, within sight and hearing. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t tell him that the hearing aids would be the least of his problems, of course, because I’m sure he knows this. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I have read that there are two fears that cannot be trained out of us: the startle reaction upon hearing an unexpected noise, and vertigo. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

He stopped sleeping regularly, complained about hearing voices, and on two occasions ran out of the house naked because he thought he was being chased by wasps. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I loved hearing Welsh people talk, even if half of what they said was incomprehensible to me. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Nonetheless, he was well within hearing of his father’s voice—his father’s voice, that is, most singularly. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

The conductor lifts his baton, and I'm invigorated hearing the familiar passages: the drone of the double bass as the heartrending introduction begins, the strings peeling away layers like birch bark. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

But then I remember lying on that cot and hearing all the girls laugh. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“You don’t have to yell at me, there’s nothing wrong with my hearing.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to draw their expressions simply by hearing the conversation but not seeing their faces. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

They were taller and darker than the Men of Bree and were believed to have strange powers of sight and hearing, and to understand the languages of beasts and birds. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Big deal—I keep hearing the world is in klunky shape.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I tried to conceal my surprise about the court's ruling on the motion without even permitting a hearing. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She ain’t but twenty-three years old and she like hearing herself tell me what to do. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Another cable quickly followed: “It is suspected that sonarman was hearing the ship’s own propeller beat.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

During the most recent hearing in Baldwin County the State's local supporters walked out of the courtroom rather than hear the evidence that supported Walter's innocence. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

For the first time, they were hearing something come back from the stands. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

It was strange, hearing myself say “pa” out loud. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

On April 15, there was a court hearing that started with a request from Bunderson that the state of Utah pay for Reggie’s defense to hire expert witnesses. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Unused to hearing people speak from the heart?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I still pray with them, but sometimes I’m not sure if God is hearing what I’m saying. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Obedient to Sirius’s wish of hearing about anything odd at Hogwarts, Harry sent him a letter by brown owl that night, explaining all about Mr. Crouch breaking into Snape’s office, and Moody and Snape’s conversation. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The information in the brains, the learned information, includes such things as who your mother is, or the meaning of the song you are hearing just now. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, lowering onto a stool, he stared at the giveaway program without hearing or seeing it, without thinking, either. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I honestly couldn’t believe what I was hearing. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Am looking forward to hearing about your plan for the nest. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“I do apologize, but we have strayed off topic. Where are my manners? I believe that introductions are in order. I don’t recall hearing your names.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I became so used to her noise—chattering, whining, pestering, laughing, crying—that my ear went on hearing it even when it stopped. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

See, normal hearing aids usually have a part that wraps around the outer ear to hold the inner bud in place. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“I seem to recall hearing rumors that you provoked that attack,” says Tobias. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

She was never tired of hearing Victor describe the dinner at Mrs. Pontelliers. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was never tired of hearing Victor describe the dinner at Mrs. Pontellier’s. The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z

Why were they hearing it now, since this was not the first time it had been said? The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

I loved hearing the prayers resonate throughout the building. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

“I wouldn’t mind hearing more about what you had to say.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

That’s when we first started hearing the phrases, “Black is beautiful” and “Say it loud, I’m black and I’m proud!” Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was curious, but when you said it to yourself you had the illusion of actually hearing bells, the bells of a lost London that still existed somewhere or other, disguised and forgotten. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Fifteen years after it all happened, I sat by my radio in Atlanta listening to Senator Church and the special committee hearings on the Congo. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

All three of them looked puzzled, and Chess realized their conversation had moved on while he’d been stuck in the past, stuck hearing echoes of Mom’s voice in his head. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He couldn't ignore the problems in the case that had been exposed at the hearing. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

As the day ended, I hazily remember hearing Richard Parker roaring in the distance, but sleep overcame me. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The cold of the water feels like a vise but I hold it there, hearing the bubbling of the water rushing by and the wordless barks of a worried Manchee hopping around my feet. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“But now I cannot stand anymore. We must decide this now, tonight. Either that name is never to be spoken in her hearing, or she must go, or I will go. Take your choice.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can't forget myself in a story with so many Americans hearing my every breath. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I kept hearing “if you ever” but that’s all I remember. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately for Hare, Lion’s acute hearing enabled him to hear the words of the song. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

When she reads the word the, for example, she figures she must be hearing a noun phrase. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“Um, sorry. I didn’t get that. I lost my hearing aid inside that thing. I’m hearing impaired.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Shoot, I even been hearing Jesus had colored skin living out there in the desert. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

After hearing this news, Reynie could hardly return to his reading. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Usually, I adored telling these stories and hearing them told. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

For some reason I felt exactly like May’s spirit was hovering in a corner of the ceiling hearing every word, even though I wasn’t speaking out loud. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I left the restaurant with her, but not before hearing the man compliment the menu. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Most kids bom with these types of birth defects have problems with their middle ears that prevent them from hearing, but so far August can hear well enough through his tiny cauliflower'shaped ears. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

The sounds are muted, as if I'm hearing them through water. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Rapier,’ could you please give us your take on the various stories we’ve been hearing about the Chief Death Eater?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

It’s strange, hearing Papa’s first name on people who aren’t him. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I whipped, beat, and stirred the lemon cake batter, I missed hearing my sisters’ voices and having them around me. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

She gets tired of hearing it from all the other guys. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They must have been hearing all the neighbors outside and that man getting ready to drill right above their heads. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

At a pretrial hearing, I once argued against the exclusion of African Americans from the jury pool. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“I just talked to David again. He says he’ll send me alternative covers this evening. Finally they seem to be hearing me.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Thomas once again felt a pressing ache of confusion—hearing so many words and phrases that didn’t make sense. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I thought sometimes we might want to talk without everyone hearing us. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So at the hearing, the judge tells them they can accept Voluntary Removal or file for Cancellation of Removal.” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

After hearing the charges against her, Sophie said, “What does my death matter if by our action thousands of people are awakened and stirred to action?” Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Suspecting someone didn’t like your TV momma was a lot different than hearing it said out loud. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“Until today. I mean I don’t know what was going on. I just know . . .” Thankfully she falls silent, because I’m not sure I can stand hearing her talk about my husband’s infidelity. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gregarious and happy to engage on any topic, Wimmer jumped right in during the hearing to express his concern about the proposed texting ban. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

But man, she has to know—I’ve been hearing this stuff my whole life. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know I was wound up until I go slack with relief on hearing her words. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

His favorite poems were those that described the countryside, poems about being out early when the morning light is thin and pale, and about hearing the birds’ songs. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

The hearing with Dr. Strayer made the meeting imminent. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“I am tired of hearing what you will not do. Go.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

One of the first people to respond was Eleanor Roosevelt, who wired: “I regret extremely that Washington is to be deprived of hearing Marian Anderson, a great artist.” The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

Three days went by and four days went by and still Ogion had not spoken a single charm in Ged's hearing, and had not taught him a single name or rune or spell. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

When I got to the court where the hearing would take place, about a three-hour drive from the prison, I went to see Avery in the court's basement holding cell. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Upon hearing this, they had armed themselves and hid, waiting to defend their homes and protect their families. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Are you hard of hearing? If anyone can give you insight on Gaea and the twins, it’s Phorcys. Just watch out for him.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Jimmy, are you all right? Jimmy…” The sound trails off, and soon Scoob is hearing her soft snores again. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

He knew from Leo’s YouTube videos that the artist was fitted with a cochlear implant, which allowed him to hear, but not quite at the level of a hearing person. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Or if I hadn’t forgotten, I’d at least buried it deep with all the things I wouldn’t say, and I stood there for a few minutes, watching Twig ramble on without really hearing her. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Just hearing Piper ask it out loud makes me feel disloyal. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The noise that Penzias and Wilson were hearing was, of course, the noise that Gamow had postulated. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Harry’s brain seemed to be sagging under the weight of what he was hearing. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

But hearing it from another kid devastated him. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was used to hearing from the girls how good-looking Luke was, but at the moment, he looked weary, and angry, and not at all handsome. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

There had been a lot of noise out in the hallway, and perhaps this had stopped George from hearing, because there was no response. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I loved hearing these histories, because officers were not supposed to know them. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt myself go cold again, hearing him talk that way. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I run, hearing laughter loud loud loud, which still echoes when Mother comes home. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Then there was another boom!, accompanied by a flash that momentarily lit up the sky, and I realized I was hearing the crash of thunder. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe we’re all thinking the same thing, hearing the same laugh. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

I called out loudly because her hearing aid might still be waterlogged from the toilet. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Just hearing her say that made a small tear push out of my right eye. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Bunderson responded: “We enter a plea of not guilty and request a preliminary hearing.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

She acted like she couldn’t believe what she was hearing. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

That is because people who break codes can sometimes do so by hearing or seeing the same sound or symbol appearing many times. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because the visual sense is not viable at this point, the auditory senses are primary, and hearing is the most keenly developed of all of the fetal senses. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Senate Judiciary Committee scheduled hearings on innocence and the death penalty a few months after Walter’s release, and we both testified. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Thomas hesitated, feeling one last moment of stark terror—hearing the horrible sounds behind him, seeing the illusion in front of him—then snapped out of it. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I’m not up for hearing all those details, but what am I supposed to do? The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“Got tired of hearing some girl coo about how smart the Slip Kid is for making them plant carrots.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He cupped his hands between his mouth and her ear, to block anyone else from hearing. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

At Senate hearings, John Dean testified that he had talked with the president more than thirty times about details of the cover-up. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

She told that one a lot, but I never minded hearing it. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Good. From now on, bro. I love hearing from you. I mean it.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Can I talk now?” cried Milo happily, hearing his voice once again. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

She’d been preparing for Redemption to be the monster’s target, as much as anyone could prepare for something like that, but hearing that it was Moss somehow made it worse. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“The child that we have been hearing about—it was not human,” she said. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

At a probate hearing after the death of George Bigheart, an attorney expressed bafflement at why loans ostensibly from Burt’s bank to the Osage were issued from Burt’s personal checkbook. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Her heart beat quick on hearing Harriet’s footstep and voice; so, she supposed, had poor Mrs. Weston felt when she was approaching Randalls. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

I felt like cursing as I watched her hurrying back into the building, hearing her flat-heeled shoes crunching the graveled walk. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

And try as he might, after hearing her voice, he’d been unable to slip back into his imaginings of her that time. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

Big Ma enjoys hearing about all the trouble going on in the world. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

In early 1949 Jack Tenney, who had staged the earlier hearing into Rad Lab security, resurfaced with a package of thirteen bills targeting suspected communists at the university and elsewhere in state government. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Strange, hearing her say it doesn’t give me much satisfaction. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

When he was a boy people would tell him that he looked like Mario Lanza, and hearing it he would smile with dimpled assurance. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nina tried to make sense of what she was hearing. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

They stared at the money as if they could mentally conjure another $260 before the court hearing at noon. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Neighbors have been hearing him cry out at night. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He screeched insults at the bear, which hearing, the bear reared up and seemed to me to overtop Rocinante. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Try not to think about the tanks we keep hearing rolling down the street or the gunshots from the direction of the national palace, the dead quiet once curfew sounds at six. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“Now that he is emperor, the mountains bleed red where he has whipped them to make room for his Vast Wall,” the king continued, either not hearing Yishan or ignoring him. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Water always soothes me: hearing its movement, swimming in it, or watching the waves tumble. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Hearing your maid’s a thief is like hearing your kid’s teacher’s a twiddler. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, you dream of hearing only the beating of your own heart, but this has never been the case. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Leading up to the hearing, Michael and I had been followed several times while doing investigative work in Monroe County. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Ah, how my heart sank, hearing this— hearing him send me back on the cloudy sea in my own track, the long hard way of Egypt. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The family dared not speak above a whisper, though certainly Mercy was beyond hearing. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I hated hearing the pain in their voices when my sisters remembered our missing father. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“I am so tired of hearing that from everybody. You can miss one day of hunting season, Johnny Foote. You used to for me.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

And I stand and listen beneath the high-hung moon, hearing "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God," majestically mellow on four trombones, and then the organ. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

In your case, your visual and hearing senses are linked. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Only thing worse than crying in front of Daddy is hearing Daddy fuss when I do. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

My hearing’s half gone and I open my eyes. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Until the day before the hearing, when he came home from work late. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He wondered what had happened when they discovered that the boy who had been lying on the sofa and hearing all their secret plans wasn't really Corin at all. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

All I was hearing was some white lady shouting about how white people beat us before and they’ll beat us again. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“He’s pretty quiet,” I say, thinking of all the sounds I’ve been hearing at night. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Miss Honey could hardly believe what she was hearing. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

To Scruggs’s intense disappointment, the hearings didn’t result in any significant changes in the VA’s care. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Dorian almost sagged with relief, but he kept his face blank, kept his words steady as he said, “Thank you for hearing me out.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Even hearing Sapo’s mad crazy snaps would have been a welcome relief. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

He tiptoed to the door, wanting to slip out without his mother hearing him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was only the second time I was hearing them, and I noticed again how much care Lelia took while talking with him, not just with the words, but with her manner, so unstudied, calm. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even as far back as Lansing, I had been hearing about how fabulous New York was, and especially Harlem. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Guys, I have to tell you, I’m really disappointed by what I’m hearing here.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

"You will notice,” he said, "that I am installed here as your chairman. I assume there are no objections. The chair, hearing no objections, will...” Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put my hand behind the hearing aid. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

The only thing worse than trying on dresses is hearing a bunch of skinny girls trying on dresses next door. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

And yet when Werner remembers hearing that voice, when he remembers that song flooding his head, he trembles with joy. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Wealthy people in Saigon, hearing about the desperate plight of the refugees, drove out to the camp or came by bus, bringing water and food. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

I am afraid of hearing voices, or a voice. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He stayed crouched and bent, hearing the sound of his breathing filling the darkness. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I guarantee you that dozens of politicians are on the phone right now demanding action and threatening anyone who will listen with hearings and investigations to make something happen.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

What I was hearing, in other words, was the same omnivore’s dilemma that had spurred me to write this book. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“Students have been hearing all manner of odd things from Mains at night.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The hearing proceeded uneventfully until that afternoon, when a man entered the courtroom who had not been seen in Osage County for weeks: Ernest Burkhart. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Analyzing/hearing the different sections of a song. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Mr. Goates lived, but lost most of his hearing and had to tote a huge ear trumpet about with him from then on. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

It was that moment, being told by the woman on the phone that the hearing’s location was “private information,” that did the most damage. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“But that might’ve been the worst yet, hearing what we just heard.”The man paused for a moment before he continued. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

And yet — at the time he announced the party, Boston was hearing only its first rumors of plague in the countryside. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

We went to school there a full year, but all I remember hearing that I hadn’t heard before was, “Making thousands of egg-shaped oughts will improve penmanship.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pages later—hearing and exposed—Whitman starts to write about all the travel he can do by imagining, and lists all the places he can visit while loafing on the grass. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

And hearing it, I know that what I’m being told is possible is too limiting. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Upon hearing the news, Keav’s eyes well up with tears and she runs to Ma. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d have to have his ears cleaned first, since he’s becoming alarmingly hard of hearing. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Walking quietly down the hallway, I pass the empty nurses’ station and freeze in front of her door, hearing music softly playing on the other side. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“Unless, you know, I manage to convince everyone at the hearing that I was actually doing them a favor by breaking my coach’s nose. Though I’m guessing the chances are slim.” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

She had always found comfort in them, but tonight it was as though she were hearing them for the first time. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

But just as I reached the door, she said, “Of course, you’ll wait to exercise this privilege until after the court hearing tomorrow.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I quickly hop onto it, hearing voices echoing in the lobby of the building. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

A slight breeze stirred the hair on his arms, and a hum vibrated almost out of the range of his hearing. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then for two pages, he’s just hearing: hearing a steam whistle, hearing people’s voices, hearing an opera. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

By the end of the day, I was very tired of hearing Miss Scalapino talk because the sounds made no sense to me. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know, but once I was up, I was hearing things again because I could hear brass still clinking on the tile floor. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“She knows all the stories. Trust me. I’ve been hearing them since I was a baby.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

SAMUEL: You know what me tired of hearing about? The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Meaning most of you damaged your hearing enough for it to not work.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Now he knew where the hearing would be held—at Hunt itself. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

He enunciated each syllable as if we were hard of hearing. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

All I could see was black, but going by what I was hearing, I figured there must’ve been five or six horses held up in here. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Shagrat’s voice was lowered, so that even with his strangely sharpened hearing Sam could only just catch what was said. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Others had had laryngectomies, or else defective hearing, or learning disabilities, or for an unknown reason had begun speaking much later than was normal. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I let go of her hand and took a moment to think about what I could say after hearing about everything she was going through. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Thinking some faint answer came in his inward hearing he pursued, calling once more. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Let’s hope the ride will soon be over. sadder BUTWiSER.Some people are sadder but wiser after hearing a word to the wise. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother used to say, “Auntie Ying is not hard of hearing. She is hard of listening.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m sure she was aware of the nickname, but that was different from hearing someone say it to her face. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Upon hearing that, the Full Gospel Apostles enthusiastically assured her that the moment she began going to church, got us children and herself baptized, God would in no time grant her her request. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

After hearing my last name, he asked, “Really? Riley? Is it really Riley? Really?” Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was glad I could stop pretending I was asleep, I was sick and tired of hearing about how skinny I am and what a mixed-up family I come from. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Aunt Jessie loved hearing about George; she could tell he was brilliant and told Emma that if he could find work he loved when he grew up, he would find happiness. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

From there, it’s a matter of counting, hearing and feeling how the strong vs. weak beats are grouped to create a meter. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

On hearing of Cora’s accidental killing of the boy in Georgia, he smiled and said, “Good.” The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

We hadn't had much time to talk after the hearing, and I wanted to make sure he was okay. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I don’t have to remind you of the background against which I sat hearing my brother Reginald talk like this. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I miss hearing his mouth running like a motor about all his plans. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

I would have thought she would be used to hearing people scream in pain. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

It was playing at a whisper, and I turned it a touch louder, hearing the Palace Bulletin replace the droning Chant or Lay that was being broadcast. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Sheed was next to him in an instant, hearing it, too. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

She had learned that the Senate was going to conduct hearings about the parade, and she wanted to gather testimony before the suffragists returned to their hometowns. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I knew everyone wanted to have a son, but I was getting tired of hearing this. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Should we hire a lawyer we couldn’t really afford, or wait to see what happened at the hearing? The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

He spent a couple of weeks in jail, waiting for a bail hearing. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I picked up the sad, tattered souvenir, hearing her wails in my head. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Maybe I was still a little sensitive about the whole JP thing, but hearing him say that really did sting a little. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

They passed our door, the barbed wire rattled, and then they passed by again, fading out of hearing. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

They just lie there and groove, but after a while they start hearing—you won’t believe this—they hear chamber music. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘I was hearing your heart beating across the road,’ the BFG said. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hugo stared at the screen, as if he were still seeing the projected light, still hearing the sound. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

“It isn’t fair. I don’t want to leave without hearing his voice.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Instead I found a small, budding excitement at the thought of hearing a story my father would have sought out. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The next morning she awoke hearing a knocking on the front door and found Tea Cake there. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

It would also mean that the rumors we’d been hearing of impossibly deep snow were unfounded—if they made the summit, maybe we had a chance of making it, too. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I apologize for this bombing,” I remember hearing him telling us. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

We had asked her to touch base with our witnesses before the hearing to go over last-minute details and calm their nerves. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

‘In your country,’ he said, ‘I is hearing the footsteps of a ladybird as she goes walking across a leaf.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

People'll be hearing it a mile away, two miles most like. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Mainly because I was always hearing the things she told Mrs. Baylor. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

He looked up at me for the first time since I’d arrived, then reached up and turned a knob on his hearing aid. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

The Court had been hearing evidence in this case for eight days already, in the ancient high-towered College of St. Jerome. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

All these years I had been hearing about how nasty hospital food was, and now that I finally got a chance to taste it, it wasn’t half-bad. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

One day, hearing a crash from her chamber, I entered to find her in a frenzy. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Similar chorus to what I've been hearing all week, except his tone was less angry, now that he had a role to play in it. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Still, the thought of hearing my mother's voice makes me bold enough to risk it. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Those were interesting things to hear but what was more important was hearing what had made folks call out so. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

They stepped off the black road and into the knee-high grass, swishing their legs through the stems, watching the insects hovering, darting, fluttering, skimming, hearing the million-voiced chorus chirrup and scrape. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Makes it less lonesome, hearing the sound of my own voice. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

When in English, ‘twas thus: “No, sir, this, this—Aye, you, this”—There was much negotiation, and a tune played or sung, taken up by others, learned by those newly hearing it. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

The coarse hair that sprouted from his did not stop him hearing most of what went on in the castle. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Bryan was detained by the authorities after the first hearing. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Every time I shouted his name, he flinched, like hearing it caused him pain. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I have to admit, that discouraged me at first: hearing the little kids jabbering away in Kikongo. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the day of my hearing he was supposed to sit with me and tell the judges that I had stayed out of trouble, had a good job, and was a model prisoner. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

On hearing about Milton’s death, she had removed her hairnet, tearing at the masses of hair that tumbled down. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Marian never forgot the stinging sense of rejection that came with hearing those words. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

For an excellent discussion of form, with plenty of chances to practice hearing the beginnings of new sections, please see Professor Brandt's Sound Reasoning58 course. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

He knew he had to be hearing something wrong. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

After hearing Liam with Zu, I knew that he felt an intense guilt over what had happened the night of their breakout, but it sounded like it might run even deeper than that. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Wizards avoided Augurey nests for fear of hearing that heart-rending sound, and more than one wizard is believed to have suffered a heart attack on passing a thicket and hearing an unseen Augurey wail. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I still remember hearing the familiar electronic chime when it arrived in my inbox, just a few seconds after I saw that first news bulletin. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Still, none of that was the same as hearing it from someone who had already gone through the process. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I was four years old when the 9/11 attacks took place, but I’d grown up hearing the name Osama bin Laden. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Nearly every evening there was at least an update on the case—which, as of yet, had only recently been assigned a hearing date for March and entered into the docket as Chow v. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It wasn't clear what we could expect from Karen if we got a new hearing in court, other than to confirm that Ralph had never met Walter. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I remember later hearing that he had just that day gotten out of the militaiy. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The weeks between the hearing and the next court date dragged by slower than any doldrums I’d ever encountered. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Oh my God,” she said, and threw her hand over her mouth, like hearing me actually say it out loud was too much for her. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

The truth was summarized in the sense of irony I’d feel at hearing myself called a minority student: The reason I was no longer a minority was because I had become a student. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

That night, my mother, upon hearing the news that I had come out number one in my class, hugged and kissed me so many times and made me so many promises. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there was something in seeing the words on the page, in reading them and hearing her voice in them, the voice of my mother, that turned my body cold. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She had heard the story so often; each time of hearing, she looked down at her strong hands with pride. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Evidentiary hearings, like jury trials, can be exhausting. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The hearing progressed inexorably to the point when Ernest Lawrence would be called to testify. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He made sure that his gun was still intact, hearing, Steal away, Steal away home, I ain’t got long to stay here. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

His words were not just something a student liked hearing; he or she needed to hear them at that moment. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

He nods to himself, even though I’m already done talking, like he’s hearing a spirit whispering in his ear. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

But for Axel, hearing these words, George’s words, is like comfort on repeat. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Yet I like hearing adults murmuring, feeling the sun through the window, lying on my tummy on a soft carpet, worrying only about jumping checkers. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

I sat up in bed, unable to believe what I was hearing. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Again, the Muslim community was particularly receptive to hearing about my experiences and cheered me on in my pursuits. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

They had been hearing isolated reports from the radio and others who had stayed in the city, and they were all relieved they had eschewed shelter there; they had known it would turn out poorly. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I walk in, hearing the awkward shuffle of my feet on the floor. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

How does time go by without you seeing it, hearing it, feeling it? Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Soon my dogs were out of hearing distance. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

We moved in with the Garcías a couple of weeks ago, after hearing the news. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

And a huge violation of my privacy, I want to add, but I don’t because my tongue is fighting with my brain and really I’m just hearing Hiroshi’s words on a continuous loop. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I twist around, seeing the gossiping crowd, the swarm of cars, hearing, “Black brother, black brother...Black brother, black brother.” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Hearing back from her is not the same as hearing her voice. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

The previous day’s hearing had lasted late into the night. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

"My mom's always been really scared of it because she's always hearing about something bad happening here. She was afraid it would be too much like Afghanistan. I guess some stuff is hard to forget." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Strong lost his hearing and ditched the gang to work in a tannery in Canada, or so the rumor went. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Throughout most of the hearing he had sat pleasantly, but when some of his former foster parents had come into the court, I could see him become upset. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

At least he hoped someone else was listening, so that he would know he wasn’t the only person hearing how crazy Grandpop was sounding. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Am I going to be blessed with the pleasure of hearing your voice, or have you resolved to be silent for the duration of our journey?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

And soon it wasn’t Nell’s voice he was hearing in his mind. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t play dumb with me, mister! I’m hearing talk of deejays and pizza ovens on wheels! How were you going to pay for all that?” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

As I began discussing the hearing, he grinned. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Under the sunlight in Willits, Agnes and Red Pollard spent their first married moments standing together, hearing the good wishes of their friends. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And your dad started hearing rumors in town, about other babies...” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

Judge Davies spoke emphatically: “You are excused, gentlemen, but you understand that this is a moot question. The hearing will proceed.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I imagined her in the distant release site, hearing word of the attack and worrying about me from afar, and my father waking up in Miami to terrifying news. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

This was flatly untrue, as Rabi had already informed the hearing board at considerable length. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I’m in a pretty good position for hearing what they say. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I glanced around us, making sure we were well out of anyone’s hearing. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

But in school I remember hearing that for the second Quarter Quell, the Capitol demanded that twice the number of tributes be provided for the arena. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her life was a blur of grief and humdrum, punctuated by periodic court hearings. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

He had to go to the hearing to tell them about my arm...about how I couldn’t use it for three months....” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

It reminded me of being at home, submerging my head under bathwater and hearing the pinging in the pipes. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Why, morning, Leroy. I missed hearing your axe this morning, thought you must have been taking a break today.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

By the time I had memorized the ad, I was seeing dogs, hearing dogs, and even feeling them. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remember hearing stories about what the Congs did to prisoners. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

So Tree-ear learned about his master from others, from watching, from breathing the very air of his work, but never by hearing a word from Min himself. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

“Master Underwood, for six months—six months—we have been hearing these scandalous claims that you heard the wild god Pan speak.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Frederick can walk for hours in the woods, can identify warblers fifty yards away simply by hearing their song. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

And I want to tell her this: We are lost, she and I, unseen and not seeing, unheard and not hearing, unknown by others. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

My hearing still isn’t great on the left side. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I guess Ms. Albright is sick of hearing about it, so she lets us out early. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

It was as if I were suddenly back in my element, searching for the right words, hearing the music of language once again. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Mama’s voice comes like I’m hearing it from underwater, far away and muted. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“It’s called a photographic memory, and anyway, I don’t see how that would help you remember what was being said since photographic memory deals with sight—not hearing!” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Something about hearing his voice stuns me silent. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Abu rarely spoke about his childhood, so these stories were all new to me, and I loved hearing about where I came from and what my father was like as a child. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“Thanks, Mrs. H,” I said, and followed Joe upstairs, still hearing the music in my head and Mrs. Hidalgo saying “like us.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

It was hard enough hearing all the talk about vegetables when he’d eaten lunch. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

At a preliminary hearing, on March 12, Osage men and women, many of them relatives of the victims, crammed into the courtroom to bear witness. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

"The State doesn’t bear the burden of presenting a case in these proceedings, Your Honor; we do. This isn't a criminal trial but a postconviction evidentiary hearing." Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Now, Auggie, I want to explain what all this is,” he said, pointing to the different parts of one of the hearing aids. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

The court system, however, was perhaps the only place in South Africa where an African could possibly receive a fair hearing and where the rule of law might still apply. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But hearing him say that he hated his life brought on a sobering realization for me: my parents were human. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Shocked because we were hearing about it just like that. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

On the third night after hearing the broadcast—Thursday—Werner stands in the hexagonal bathtub beneath the queen bee. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I can’t believe the words I’m hearing from my own mouth. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“I forgot how much I missed hearing it.” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

How long could I go on hearing nothing but good things about Clay Jensen? Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“Because I didn’t bring enough postcards of Pipo Place and because I didn’t defend him when people told him to be quiet in the hearing. But he was interrupting, you know? It was inappropriate!” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

In fact, like questions that need answers, many phrases leave the listener with a strong expectation of hearing the next, "answering," phrase. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

I inched backwards, hearing the little man bang on the table for order. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

And were there to be any legislative hearings about texting, Reggie would have to testify. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Michael and I had been in a rush the final morning of the hearing and hadn't checked out of our hotel before leaving for the courthouse. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I like hearing her call me “beautiful girl,” but I don’t like to see her cry. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

She turned off the hot tub jets to make certain I was hearing her. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

In Soweto you were always hearing about men getting doused with pots of boiling water—often a woman’s only recourse. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Mr. Curtain didn’t seem to be hearing him. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

She knocked on the wooden door, and hearing a gruff answer from within, she pushed it open, the hinges creaking slightly. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The message was getting out, and teachers and administrators were hearing it. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The subway was cool and I leaned against a pillar, hearing the roar of trains passing across on the other side, feeling the rushing roar of air. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

One ritual the men looked forward to was hearing a recipe from a small paperback cookbook that Marston had. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

This at least is better hearing, and I licked my dry lips and said, “If you would tell us where he went—we must go to him, there is no one else....” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

And there were clues even in old stories of outlaw heroes she’d been hearing about her whole life. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I remember Watergate, all right, but I wasn’t one of those people that followed the hearings every day. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Will was sitting in his glass-walled office from which he could watch the activity of his mechanics without hearing the clamor of their work. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Daddy remembered hearing him get his boots out after supper. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Other women, hearing these remarks, joined in the protests. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

I kept hearing a noise but couldn’t make out what it was. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hasn’t said my name now in a few weeks, and I miss hearing it. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

"And now that we've got the water between us and those dreadful animals, what about you two humans taking off our saddles and our all having a rest and hearing one another's stories." The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t until he stepped out of the sea, hearing shrieks of surprise and the chanting of his name, that he realized he’d won. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“Maybe you need hearing aids that work backward—making sound quieter instead of louder,” she says. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

And that was a relief too, because it was as if he had been hearing, through their apologies and condolences and cards and flowers and food and tears, something else they weren’t saying. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

She’s been so “nervenmässig” lately, and we don’t feel like hearing her moan and groan again about all the beautiful china and lovely chairs she had to leave behind. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

It's strange to think that a sand dune will stop me from hearing what the MAV has to say when it can talk to Earth no problem. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dalio was not as convinced, but after kneeling behind a parked car for a few minutes and not hearing or seeing any sign of the red Toyota, he decided that I might be right. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

With the first years of puberty, the last years of grammar school, we began hearing about ‘sins of the flesh.’ Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m . . . hearing her voice in my head—or something . . . it’s not really a voice. . . .” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The hearing had barely started when the Commissioner adjourned the court, to the great surprise of the people who were present. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they said these things, I pretended I wasn’t hearing them. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

He said, “That’s it, no more talk, you opened your mouth one time too many. You rotten kids today don’t listen to no one, but I’ma show you something that’ll improve your hearing.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Matching the silence I started hearing in public was a new quiet at home. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nevertheless, I was rapidly losing my appetite in the face of what I was hearing from my friends. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She would not give them the pleasure of hearing her beg. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She laughed, hearing her own words, so inadequate and so unutterably sad. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Part of why we love hearing this story is how lively she gets as she tells it. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

What revolutionised Debussy’s music more even than hearing Mussorgsky was a sound that came from much further afield, blown into Paris on an aromatic wind from Asia. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

He had managed some of our earlier preliminary hearings in a suit, but today he was in his robe, gavel firmly in hand. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“How does she use you, Pip; how does she use you?” she asked me again, with her witch-like eagerness, even in Estella’s hearing. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Lyra sat up, excited at hearing the names of her old friends. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

And it's true, we can't turn on the radio without hearing about the marching. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

Pressing himself into the shadows beside the door, he listened hard, and hearing nothing, he looked around carefully. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

And mixed in with the music and the beat, she kept hearing, I love you. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I don’t want to risk his hearing my name and announcing, “That kid’s handicapped! He needs an IEP!” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

We'd had several pretrial hearings on different motions during which he would sometimes become frustrated because of the bickering between the lawyers. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Fellow composer Gustav Mahler described hearing this as the ‘greatest and most soul-wrenching experience of my life’. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

I kept hearing everybody saying that they was there to help. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she awoke, there was a melody in her head she could not identify or re6all ever hearing before. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I remember hearing that, depending on where you start, you could drive for a day and still be in Texas. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Perhaps she headed up her tree shortly before I did, hearing the pack was so close. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Mai wants to go to the hearing in the courthouse this afternoon. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

The footsteps were coming nearer: I raised myself on my elbow the better to listen, trying to still the thudding in my eardrums which impeded my hearing. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry laughed but didn’t voice the amazement he felt at hearing about other Wizarding schools. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

As before, Sam found that his hearing was sharpened, but that to his sight the things of this world seemed thin and vague. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The hearing will take place on April 20th, and we ask you to present yourself and your hippogriff at the Committee’s offices in London on that date. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

At a hearing, I asked the judge to reconsider Evan's sentence in light of his age. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I stretched out beneath the covers, hearing the springs groan beneath me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the edge of hearing, I listened to every word he spoke. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

A distinguished British student of animal populations, Dr. Charles Elton, has said, “We are hearing the early rumblings of what may become an avalanche in strength.” Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

She hadn’t been able to eat for days afterward, and when she recovered, she found that, with the hearing mere weeks away, she was too nervous to eat. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Some of the soldiers, hearing children’s voices crying out from close by, looked around startled. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

My father didn’t accept the Voluntary Removal at that hearing. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Then the deputy, hearing the barking move back from the door, opened it and came out. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t sure exactly where the hearing would take place, or even what time. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“Over the centuries, their relevance has waxed and waned. Seems like just when you think you’ve seen the last of them, you start hearing rumors again.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Prosecutor actually referred to me as a ‘career criminal’ at the hearing.” Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I was enjoying hearing his saga of being thrown out of his home, living on the streets, and doing short stints in jail for petty theft. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

And the thought of not hearing them again saddened me. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Far within he could hear faintly the voices of orcs clamouring, but soon they stopped or passed out of hearing, and all was still. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

He had the look of a man who has just heard a very loud noise and has not yet regained his hearing. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt like we were writing to a celebrity, and all we would end up hearing in return was a letter from her agent saying thank you and here’s a signed photograph. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

He lay on the cot and wrapped his arms about his head, torn with a nameless anxiety, hearing the man’s screams in spite of his need to escape them. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I feel like my ears are hearing another language or something. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Now as an Elder-in-Training he was supposed to be at the Council Hall, preparing for the day’s hearings, but he just couldn’t. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

None of them would realize the extent of their deafness or get hearing aids until later in life. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Mollie quickly revived, and Lucretia enjoyed hearing her husband's wit again. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

On the night before the hearing, I took Grandma’s advice and let God worry about what was going to happen in that courtroom. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the dark warmth of that house Ged spent the winter, hearing the rush of rain and wind outside or the silence of snowfall, learning to write and read the Six Hundred Runes of Hardic. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

The Orcs upon the Rock, hearing the rumour of dismay, wavered and looked back. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

After hearing Woodhull speak at the meeting, Stanton changed her mind about this new ally. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“What I’m hearing is what you saying,” Johnson said. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

More than once I found myself hearing something personal or foolish read to this audience. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

It’s hard to explain, but it reminds me of a haiku I once read: “Even in Kyoto—/ hearing the cuckoo’s cry—/ I long for Kyoto.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Or so I think, till Minerva comes around asking if I couldn’t spare a couple of pages for America’s statement for her hearing tomorrow. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

All her life, Dicey had been hearing about Momma’s Aunt Cilla and her big house in Bridgeport that Momma had never seen, and her rich husband who died. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked up the lighted avenue for another, hearing suddenly the screech of brakes and turning to see the cab stop and a white arm beckoning. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another concern was Myers and his love of fantastical narration, so we sat down with him a few days before the hearing and tried to make it as plain as possible. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Except that she’s trying to send a message about needing space from him, and he isn’t hearing it, and now it’s bugging her. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Some had urged that very thing within her hearing after the battle in the woods. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

And Wang Lung, hearing this sat down with seeming carelessness, but his heart swelled with pride at what he was. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Somehow, it was okay when Annabeth called me that— at least, I’d gotten used to it—but hearing it from Thalia was not cool. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

I pressed forward my face, feeling wet cool, hearing the infant joy of fountains. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wouldn’t mind hearing the answer to that myself. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

‘You know you are never tired of reciting your own verses. But really we cannot answer your question at one hearing!’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

And I remember once sitting at a table for school lunch, and hearing my teacher say, “Ooh!” like a happy bird and looking back and seeing my dad in a big coat. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

And I was doing this one Saturday morning early toward the end of April—the 26th, to be exact—when I began hearing from a long way away a heavy muttering noise. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She only wanted to know where court hearings were being held. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Sorry, I know you find it dull as ditchwater, but imagine how sick and tired I am of hearing the same old stuff. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

He was compassionate and kind, and hearing of others’ hardships affected him so much that usually he couldn’t stop himself from doing something to help. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

At first, everyone sounded like a robot, but soon my hearing got better and better. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Hoping to soften the blow by delivering his decision in person, Teller received a sympathetic hearing from Sproul and a few other administrators. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

At any other time they would have taken an hour hearing each other out. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Out of my hearing people must have talked of other things, but everyone talked about Phineas to me. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The secretary of the teachers’ union at the school had been informed about the hearing. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

It was only then, hearing it from other people, that I realized what I had done. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Just hearing his voice filled me with a sense of calm. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

I had wanted to get us out of the water two hours before, but we kept hearing the sound of falling trees and the crackling remnants of the terrible firestorm. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

For most people, this was simply a disciplinary hearing. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

“Me, my love,” cried his wife, hearing and understanding only in part.— Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“The laws of this state permit the hearing of evidence to ascertain the degree of responsibility. And, also, the law permits the offering of evidence toward the mitigation of punishment.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Howard University reviews applications on a case-by-case basis. You can ask your guidance counselor for help. We look forward to hearing from you,” one of the students on the stage responds. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I always liked hearing someone else remember my mom. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

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

No one at school could stop talking about the Jackson Five concert, and I was tired of hearing about the songs, the steps, the costumes, and the screaming over Jermaine and Michael. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Few people are alive who remember hearing the original Mercury Theatre program on Sunday night, October 30,1938. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

But then Mother said something so interesting and wonderful she couldn’t help hearing it. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t even remember hearing him talk about having a girlfriend. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

“Is there a bird somewhere around here? I keep hearing one.” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Her mother would be just a few yards away in the kitchen, hearing everything, observing everything. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I have even, at least for the moment, stopped hearing that terrible thud-splat inside my brain. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

There was a strange sound, like the murmur and crackle you hear before you realize that what you’re hearing is your house on fire. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He hurries out of the thicket and back into the clearing, hoping that his brother had somehow wandered back there without hearing him. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I couldn’t, it was so embarrassing for me. I couldn’t help hearing at first, and then I was so angry and ashamed, I didn’t remember that I ought to go away.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hit the surface with a splash, and Jinny was almost surprised by how good it felt, the motion of grabbing him, pulling him down, hearing the splash and his shout. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I shiver hearing the storm clouds rumble in the distance. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only a gentle noise on the edge of hearing, a soft fluttering as of a song half whispered, seemed to stir in the boughs above. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He was outside of himself now, looking on; he lay under a winter sky lit with tall gleams of whirling light, hearing thirsty screams and hungry shouts, defiant, unafraid. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I put my head down and I listen and I reach with the hearing parts of my brain and I listen there, too, and I listen and listen. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Inspired by his interest in hearing, sound, and speech, Bell experimented with using electricity to transmit voices. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The whole of Lucille showed up for the hearing, spilling in crowds outside on the lawn when the building couldn’t accommodate them, watching the outdoor projections of the indoor proceedings. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

That day, however, Billings and I had only one inmate to transport, a Mexican who had a deportation hearing at an immigration court inside the Downstate Correctional Facility, about an hour’s drive away. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a hearing, but Katie was told beforehand that it was a technicality. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is easy for you to see, no doubt, hearing the story like this, conveniently arranged and narrated. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

After ignoring their offers for a while, I stopped hearing from them. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

You have always been one of my most important projects and I am interested in hearing of your current mental condition, so please get out of the pillows and write. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

As she had suspected, he was more interested in telling his own story than in hearing theirs. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I told God how much she would have enjoyed hearing the story of Winn' Dixie catching that mouse. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“And here’s something I know you’ll enjoy hearing,” he assured the Humbug. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

I learned the entire second grade in advance just by listening to Annie— she was a year older than me—and by hearing Mama Sweetie read from her Bible and her Webster’s dictionary. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Probably sick of hearing Aunt Heidi talking about babies, which I bet you she does a lot. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Paganini, hearing the voice of the man who gave him delicious carrots, hopped over and was rewarded by a treat and a gentle ear rub. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I was torn between catching up with Falconer and hearing more about the play. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

They never stop hearing them; they simply stop sending the messages to their brains. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

People liked hearing that Texas was back, that they were tough and could take it and were up on their feet again. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Waiting, imagining I’m hearing Black brother, black brother. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

But then I realized what I had just said, and hearing myself I understood the reason for the look. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I can walk without seeing how I look from the back, talk without hearing the way I sound. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I just need the address of the courthouse where the hearings are, the hearings for prisoners at Hunt? I just need the court address.” Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

It seemed as if all the realities of living there had finally settled in his mind, like hearing a final diagnosis of terminal cancer. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Do you understand?” she asked loudly, as if Hanako were hard of hearing. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I do not understand everything. I am still unwell,” I said, hearing the contrast between my rough, foreign accent and her lilting, native one. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

‘Just now I is hearing him chittering away to one of them in his cave!’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I found that their sight isn’t as good as it seems, but their hearing is much, much better. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

"All I'm hearing is blah, blah, blah, genre." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I felt my throat grow tight, hearing that I had indeed almost died. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I tried not to laugh, but I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Scoob tries to tune out, but of course that makes his hearing sharper. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

But after years of hearing about the move, I began to accept that it would never actually happen. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Me and Ma, not hearing nothing, ’changed a quick worried look. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

When Elizebeth protested the Navy transfer, she was powerful enough to get a hearing. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I remember hearing the sudden barking of the dogs and a lot of queer sounds, like praying on a very tumultuous scale, from Mr. Renfield’s room, which is somewhere under this. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I should feel something, hearing her last words to me, shouldn’t I? Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Schools across the country dispatched social workers to “help young people cope with what they’re hearing,” but in the hallways of Shaker Heights High School, the mood was hilarity rather than trauma. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Don’t knock so loud unless the apartment is on fire. I am not hard of hearing.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The State did, in fact, join our motion to dismiss the charges, and I didn't expect the final hearing to last more than a few minutes. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The Permian fans got tired of the incessant whining of the Odessa High fans, of hearing that the Bronchos’ ineptitude on the football field was always somebody else’s fault. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Being treated the way I was and then hearing Jared insist there's not a problem? Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Rondell just listening to everybody with a blank look on his face, like he wasn’t even at the party and was hearing about this supposed fight for the first time. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Members of the coroner’s inquest, along with the county prosecutor, continued investigating Anna’s death, and shortly after Anna’s burial Mollie went to give evidence at a hearing in Fairfax. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I remember hearing Colonel Julyan speak, saying something about Doctor Baker being very kind to have taken so much trouble. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

It had to be Baachan’s voice she was hearing, but it was so frantic and intense, it was unrecognizable to Hanako. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He remembered hearing a doctor say, “I love to deliver a baby, because if I do my work well, there’s joy at the end of it.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Seeing all the lights and hearing all the tinkles, it’s not hard to get the impression that everyone’s winning. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only really bad thing about my bionic Lobot hearing aids was the fact that I couldn’t wear a baseball cap anymore. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Who art thou?” he called, hearing the creak of the door. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

It was like hearing a phrase from a catchy song: I couldn’t stop myself from reciting the next line. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She had not spoken to Wes or Tony for days, but after hearing the news, she wanted to speak to them just as much as she was sure the police did. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

But the septa could not have known that today's court would be anything but the usual tedious business of hearing petitions, settling disputes between rival holdfasts, and adjudicating the placement of boundary stones. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“No need to shout, Father Abbot. I’m only hard of sight, not hearing.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

But he interrupted and said that we should never cheer after hearing sacred text recited. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

She thought she remembered hearing that the parents of the lost child, Caleb, had been chastised. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Between songs Mr. Switzer competed with the DJ for attention, calling out noise level readings and the probability of sustaining permanent hearing loss from the evening’s festivities. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Are you sick of hearing me say it? Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

He was the second of three sons, so the other wolves called him Middle Liddle, though not often in his hearing. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“He watched the video you sent a million times. It was all he talked about the day before the operation. I know we are going to be hearing this song a lot too.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

We’re all as quiet as a steaming pot of rice as we wait to see Papi's reaction to hearing the word “husbands.” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Because I hadn't hired any lawyers yet, I didn't have co-counsel to sit with me and help manage documents or help with the defendant during the hearing. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Upon hearing this, Will and John broke into great laughter and patted him on the back, crowing out the motto, tilting comedically, embracing him until he too laughed. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“I’m checking in because I miss hearing from you,” he says. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

That year, 1831, when Harriet regarded herself as sufficiently grown up to wear a bandanna, she kept hearing a strange, fascinating story, told and retold, in the quarter, in the fields. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t up for watching Buzz’s demo reel or hearing about the friendly-faced Buddha she needed for the Tibetan prayer room she was designing. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

As if hearing himself say it meant nothing; he had a dubious attitude toward his own words; they didn’t become real, not until she agreed. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

The Senate, which had openly clashed with Johnson over other key issues, began impeachment hearings, stating that Johnson did not have the authority to remove the secretary of war. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

After hearing a researcher talk about cloning, Deborah asked Sharrer whether it was possible to take DNA from HeLa cells and put it into one of Deborah’s eggs to bring her mother back to life. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

She was hearing the lords bannermen speaking with her son's voice, she realized. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Bigger turned aside; then, hearing a sharp scrape on the floor, stiffened. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t want to lose every night to neon beer signs and stories that were never as funny to the people who were hearing them. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

For a strange second, I don’t know who I’m hearing, whispering in my ear. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

But they like hearing about the random cute boys I see on the subway. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I especially love twirling them and hearing laughter in their voices. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

The AEC Personnel Security Board hearing into J. Robert Oppenheimer’s security clearance convened on April 12, 1954, in the agency’s dilapidated headquarters, a temporary building on Washington’s National Mall left: over from wartime. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

There was a rush against me and I fell, hearing a single explosion, backward into a whirl of milling legs, overshoes, the trampled snow cold on my hands. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I realize the story doesn’t work when the person hearing the story has only lived on an enclosed ship. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

It was like hearing someone talk on a phone. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

I myself would not curse, in or out of Methuselah’s hearing or even in my dreams, because I crave heaven and to be my father’s favorite. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

And hearing this made me more determined to leave. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jason had been having the same feeling, but hearing Nico say it made him even edgier. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

But I keep hearing Mom: This is for your future. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Even Nathaniel Blackwood quit stopping by except when hearings and depositions required his presence. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

"Yes," Robb said with such hope in his voice that Bran knew he was hearing his brother and not just Robb the Lord. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

And hearing her so composed and gay I was too embarrassed to bring it up. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is the first time for me, hearing Freak really talk, and right away I know one thing: When he's talking, you can't take your eyes off of him. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

He pushed the bell, hearing the gong sound softly within. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I keep hearing Janae’s name. Why you so worried about your big sister? It’s her life.” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

On first hearing Miss Leep’s news he merely rolled his eyes, as if two dogs in his yard had reportedly been caught whistling “Dixie.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just hearing the name fall from Rafe’s mouth made her eyes fill with tears. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I stared at Thalia, unable to believe what I was hearing. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“We’re hearing rumors of fresh competition. A new show called Seal Team Seven. With real seals. We need new episodes. We have to start shooting in two days or they could crush us.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He imagined attending a trial and hearing the verdict: guilty. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

This is my first time hearing about it. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The only hope I have of hearing from my mother is if I can get to Auntie Seema's home. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

You could hardly go anywhere without hearing talk of the upcoming tournament. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I have also enjoyed going around the country and globe speaking to people about these stories—and then hearing back from all kinds of audiences about the Weses they’ve known, or even been themselves. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

The dog came bounding back, and seeing his master in a predicament, and hearing the horse groan, barked till the evening hills echoed the sound, which was deep in proportion to his magnitude. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“We’re hearing there is not enough food or water at the Dome,” the newscaster said. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

He glanced about to make sure his mother wasn’t in hearing distance. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Gods and goddesses could not be bothered with hearing prayers from mortals; that was why Father Olufemi held shukrani services to receive and relay prayers on the people’s behalf. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

After hearing that for maybe the fiftieth time, and learning more about my family’s baseball legacy, it occurred to me that the trunk might not be real. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

Then, hearing it again, they bleated and inched closer to each other. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The distant voices and faraway footsteps he kept hearing echoed through the chamber, like the voices of ghosts trapped in the walls. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The same two syllables, the same eight letters that I had been hearing all year, and suddenly the sound struck my ear with a ping of pure silver. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

They were in civilian clothes, and I thought, Cops—until I saw the baseball bat and started to turn, hearing, "Hey, you!" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He jumped awake, hearing a knock at the door. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

But on hearing the old potter’s mutterings, he lifted his head and turned back toward him. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Maybe it was one of them she was hearing. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I just told her about sitting in the living room, and hearing the guy who was like the truffle was undervalued, and the girl who was like he never pukes when he chugalugs. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jesus, you hearing my woe And I never, I never, never gonna let you go. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t distinguish whether I was smelling the clutching sound of misery or hearing the cloying odor of death. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What’s happened?” said Tony Costa, hearing the indignant voices from the streets above, as the townsfolk and the police made their way to the harbor. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Her voice had softened, and I had a hard time hearing her. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

She got sick of hearing what would happen when his ship came in. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

House and Senate leaders agreed to hold hearings the next day. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Wait, your hearing aids are gone!” said Jack. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

The cop's hair hung on the sides of his face, his uniform was dirty, and I watched him without emotion, hesitated, hearing the sound of footfalls approaching. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

With what Meg called ‘a great want of manners’ Jo had saved some bonbons for the little girls, and they soon subsided, after hearing the most thrilling events of the evening. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was good hearing that some of the kids went and talked up for me. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

In the wake of Prohibition, many Americans were sick and tired of hearing about the dangers of Demon Rum, and the press coverage was largely sympathetic to Holm. 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 ahead of me, angry and shrill, and upon hearing it I had a sensation of shock and fear such as I had felt as a child when surprised by my father's voice. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now hearing these details—minutely true— she felt more strangely moved, and tears flowed until she had tasted her salt grief again. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I thought I said, ‘But that is treason,’ but I am not sure,” Oppenheimer would testify at his hearing. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I went back home feeling very good about the hearing, but the truth was that a state postconviction hearing rarely resulted in a favorable ruling. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I was terribly excited to see the city I had been hearing about since I was a child. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

JoJo spoke to her in Portuguese, and I kept hearing the word amor. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Look, friends," I said, hearing a hot edge coming into my voice. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seeing the grave was worse than hearing about it. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Maybe the hearing aids didn’t work anymore, or maybe the batteries had died of old age, or maybe he’d gone completely deaf since he turned them off, which was possible. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Kingshaw waited in the road until they had gone right away, hearing the sound of the engine up the hill, and watching the dust rise, and then settle back again. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

After three trips to New Orleans for sentencing hearings, we still did not have a new sentence for Mr. Carter or Mr. Caston. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Jasmine’s boss had given her the day off to attend the hearing. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

In a few minutes the signal fire was roaring, and I ran to south beach where I would be able to hear the aircraft without hearing the crackling fire. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The last time Cole had seen him, the judge had been wearing a black robe at the arraignment hearing in juvenile court when Cole first pleaded guilty. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

She says, “Yes. I’ve noticed that! Calvin is quick on that tablet. And you know what else I’m hearing?” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

I can hear Tom talking, but it seems like he’s a long way away, or as though I’m hearing him through water. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s impatient, he can’t help hearing these monosyllables, these murmurs, these silences. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I try to picture Saint Rene wearing hearing aids in both ears like I do. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Poseidon’s voice was so loud I wasn’t sure if I was hearing it from the smoke image or from all the way across town. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

People, hearing them, hinted they might be secret Tories. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Listening to songs on the radio, or hearing a great voice at the opera, or overhearing the woman downstairs singing to herself at an open window, I learn much more. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I kept hearing Papá’s voice and reliving the frightening immigration raids in Tent City and Corcoran. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

She smiles because we have been hearing a song on the radio from the street comer, a merengue song from the Dominican Republic. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I must confess, my overwhelming feeling on hearing this was one of relief. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Ekon’s mind was racing, trying to make what he was hearing and seeing come together with some logic in his mind. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

That whole thing about hearing the boy yell? Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I told him that a celebration was planned at his house after the hearing. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Sure enough, the father stuck his head out of the door to his apartment upon hearing the screen open. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Through an interpreter, the judge explained that the hearing was about whether he wished to fight the government’s plan to deport him to Mexico as soon as his sentence was finished. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I heard it like I was hearing sound for the first time. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

About a month after the hearing, before judgment was rendered, I decided to go to the prison and see Avery. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Mr. Larson’s wife was active in the Chicago teachers’ union, and each elementary, junior high, and high school in the metropolitan area received a copy of the press release about the hearing and the charges. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

He’s maybe a little bit in awe of how Henry arches up off the mattress, at hearing his sweet, posh voice reciting a litany of profanities to the ceiling. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I can give her cousin a respectful hearing, whatever he desires. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Mandela was sitting alone now, out of hearing range. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

I feel prickles up my neck, hearing the ladies’ heels clack away. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I mean, I was used to hearing him talk about stuff like this in general, but not really one-on-one. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

That summer, after hearing one of Smith’s sermons, over three thousand slaves grabbed their machetes, their long poles, and rose up against their masters. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

‘It went off better than I expected. I don’t often get asked for a second hearing. What did you think of it?’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“But it’s not the end of it either. You’ll be hearing from my lawyer.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

We cannot believe what we are hearing, what we are seeing. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

And hearing his voice I opened my brief case and searched for my dark glasses, my Rineharts, drawing them out only to see the crushed lenses fall to the street. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I knew if I told Mom or Dad about it, I’d end up with hearing aids—and I was hoping I could make it through the fifth grade without having that happen. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

It feels strange hearing these words from a teacher. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

There was a hearing after everything, after Hibiscus’s confession was heard. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

It hurts hearing her vocalize my fear—that people might not look at me the way they look at her. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

There would be a final pretrial hearing on February 2. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t realized until then just how sad I was, and hearing her say it cracked something open inside me and I started to cry. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She just loves hearing about peoples from outer space. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Just hearing about it is awful. Who would hate us that much?” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Saying it out loud was like hearing it from another person’s mouth. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

There was nowhere to talk without us hearing, but he appeared more like the man of the house for trying. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The chimes grew faint until I stopped hearing them altogether, then they would start up again then stop, then start again. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Then he had closed his eyes and, hearing light steps and feeling a presence, he looked up. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Since I think I’ve mentioned the new cleaning lady, I just want to note that she’s married, sixty years old and hard of hearing! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

In other words, if you are not hearing impaired, your ear will pick up and receive sounds. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

When she got home that night, Anthony wrote in her journal, “The greatest judicial outrage history ever recorded! We were convicted before we had a hearing and the trial was a mere farce.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Mom is so ashamed about Charlie hearing her that she blushes. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

But after hearing twenty-six of the cases, the judge grew weary and gave up on the process, freeing the women who had not yet been tried. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I was only trying to be a good hearing aid and contribute something now and then to show the sympathy. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

This estrangement was not formalized: I just didn’t feel like seeing him, or hearing his voice, so I didn’t. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Until I couldn’t stand hearing about it anymore. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Professor Rumfoord said frightful things about Billy within Billy’s hearing, confident that Billy no longer had any brain at all. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the hearing, the presiding judge criticized the conduct of the magistrate and ordered that a different magistrate must hear the case. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like I’m hearing it through the opposite end of a long, dark tunnel. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

And he was hearing it in the Blue Ridge Mountains under a sweet gum tree. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next morning, on Capitol Hill, Senator Morse cornered several senators before the joint hearings of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees began. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

There is nothing he likes more than just hearing about it. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

But, somehow, hearing that these strange shadows thought so too made it even worse. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Not hearing the startled voices behind her, not seeing where or how she went, she blundered somehow to the great front door and out into the soft warm night. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Despite his failure to testify in person, Lawrence’s voice did not otherwise go unheard at the hearing. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I liked hearing that and liked talking with him. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

After hearing about his cooking experience while in prison, Ariana took a chance on Marcus and gave him a job. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

The woman’s voice was melodic - yet it had a strange resonance, as if it extended past the human range of hearing. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Chuck tried talking to him several times, but all Thomas could do was nod and shake his head, only half hearing, he was so tired. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“A week? You've got to be joking. For a Rule 32 hearing? The trial in this case only lasted a day and a half.” Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“I went to go see Susan Thomas,” I said, but hearing the name only made Grandma wrinkle her eyebrows in confusion. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

That wouldn't do no good—Then what shall we do about it?—I dont know: and he just listening, not especially interested he said, hearing the two of them without listening. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t go on hearing about it much longer. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned off my lights and stood in total darkness, feeling a bath of sweat trickle down my chest, hearing the thump of my heart and the swish of blood in my head. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know it’s four inches because I measured it one day after hearing someone call me five-head. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I remember hearing those names go unanswered, one, then another and another and another. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

These are the words I grew up hearing. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

After hearing testimony,Judge Eugene Carter dropped two of the three charges against Claudette—disturbing the peace and breaking the segregation law. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

“Come along, we’re going to tell Capricorn about this. I was really supposed to get you just to meet an old acquaintance, but I’m sure Capricorn will have no objection to hearing such interesting news.’ Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

It had taken me a while to like her, and I knew I really liked her when I began to miss hearing her speak her mind. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Although he had gone dark after that, he was later identified in congressional hearings as the man who broke Purple. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

And stop hearing the national anthem in my head. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Rocket doesn’t like hearing people yell,” he said, and it was weird how injured his voice sounded. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

It’s just a day but the hearing feels like forever. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

And juveniles don’t have trials but “adjudication hearings.” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

If a deadly attack like that had happened in America or Europe, you would never stop hearing about it. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“So,” I said, “we do not do enough for you. These are fine words from an eldest son. They do not make good hearing.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stood there, one leg in the street and the other raised above the curb, hearing whistles screeching and looked toward the library to see two cops coming on in a lunging, big-bellied run. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry saw himself in robes that had his name on the back, and imagined the sensation of hearing a hundred-thousand-strong crowd roar, as Ludo Bagman’s voice echoed throughout the stadium, “I give you . Potter!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“We didn’t want you hearing it at school or on the news.” Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

Now, as always, he seemed to know Tree-ear’s thoughts without hearing them spoken. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Should the charge be less than this amount, you can return balance; if greater, we shall at once send cheque for difference on hearing from you. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Speak up, Emma. My hearing’s not what it was. That’ll be the first to go after your knees, mark my words.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Arizona, for instance.You’re forever hearing about the snakes of Arizona but when did you ever hear of fleas in Arizona? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I remember sitting in class and hearing bomb blasts in the distance as rival tribes fought. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Turner sidled his front leg a little to the right and watched the ball come, hearing again the crying gulls and the cresting waves. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Like all Cyclopes, Tyson had superhuman hearing and an uncanny ability to mimic voices. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

In dazed wonder, I stood in front of the box, holding my face close to the rabbit’s, running my fingers over the slippery glass, vaguely hearing Mamita’s far-off voice saying my name. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just before the court hearing where Governor Fau- bus would be called to account, the nine of us were summoned to Mrs. Bates’s house to meet with the press. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And now hearing you speak I trust you less, no more than Boromir. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Overbye notes: "Bohr once commented that a person who wasn’t outraged on first hearing about quantum theory didn’t understand what had been said." A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Olive was way beyond hearing anything, but her chin was set and she was determined to help the pilot so that he would not be too afraid before they hit the earth. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He opened his eyes and looked about him in the darkened room, hearing a bell ring. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Not that Stef would have listened, but she was out of hearing range. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every nerve of his body helped him to stare without seeing and to sit amid the noise without hearing. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Until my marriage I had been hearing from my old friend Link, living in faraway places as he piled up awards and degrees from this country’s most prestigious educational institutions. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had started wearing them a while back, when people had begun to suspect that the roar of air in your suit might be loud enough to damage your hearing. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I realized I was hearing half of a conversation. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I drove back to the motel in a more somber mood to start preparing for the last day of hearings. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I felt a little better after hearing that. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

It was a good story, and I wouldn’t have minded hearing what Shady had to say about it. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

She glances at my hearing aids, but only for a second. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Their soft laughs, that boy’s bawling, and those chains rattling and scraping are sounds I’m gonna be hearing for the rest of my life. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I got another lump in my throat just hearing her voice again. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I drop my voice low, so he feels like he’s hearing a secret. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

And when the human beings listened to it, they secretly trembled, hearing in it a prophecy of their future doom. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

He held his breath, hearing how crazy it sounded. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

If you want practice hearing syncopations, listen to some ragtime or jazz. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Benny asked, like maybe his hearing had failed him. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Meggie couldn't remember ever hearing it before, yet it sounded familiar, like a distant memory that wouldn’t take shape properly. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I’m sure even the Queen herself would have grown tired of hearing about it. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What I’m hearing is that you came home and found your daughter with a boy her age. That’s all you know. Is she a pretty girl?” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

The most important outcome of these hearings was the introduction of Victoria Woodhull as one of the new voices of the women’s suffrage movement. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I closed my eyes remembering the big man, hearing again his advice to Nigel on how to defy the whites. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Be calm. Be cool,” Tad said aloud, because it was better hearing his own voice than the dripping and creaking and the creepy silence. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The main difficulty with sitting at a table by yourself is that there’s nothing to distract you from hearing other people’s conversations. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I was confused and frustrated; I hated hearing Aimee say no to me over and over, and I also had a runny nose. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Would you rather lose your sense of hearing or your sense of taste? P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I shook my head, feeling numb at what I was hearing. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

We worked long and hard, and somehow loading those trucks made me feel intimately bound up with the news bulletins that I kept hearing on the radio and seeing in the papers. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

But there are all sorts of ways your bail hearing can go wrong: You get some court-appointed lawyer who hasn’t read your case and doesn’t know what’s going on. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

This necessitated a hearing to settle the contestation of the will. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Ever since I was little, the doctors told my parents that someday I’d need hearing aids. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Mark asked, hearing the awe in his own voice. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

For fifteen days Verrazzano and his crew were the Narragansett’s honored guests—though the Indians, Verrazzano admitted, kept their women out of sight after hearing the sailors’ “irksome clamor” when females came into view. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I could hear Tyson, but it was more like I was hearing vibrations inside my skull, not the regular sounds. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

It was hearing of his death in hushed tones, though, the next day, that she would always recall. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

But that did not keep me from hearing gunshots as bullets entered the bodies of the strays. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

And Wang Lung, hearing this, felt his mouth suddenly dry and parched and his voice came from him in a whisper, “Silver, then! Silver and gold! Anything to the very price of my land!” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

He paused and looked around to see if there were any white people within hearing distance. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

By then, even she looks tired of hearing her own voice. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“I thay you need to get your hearing checked, partner, along with your I.Q.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lay a long time, hearing nothing; then he heard footsteps in the kitchen again. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I suspect that Judge Norton had scheduled the final Rule 32 hearing in part because he wanted to get this contentious, complicated case off his docket and out of his court. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Wang Lung, hearing her voice for the first time, looked at her back as she stood before him. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Tree-ear sat up and wiped his face with the edge of his tunic, hearing nothing but the sound of his own panting and the rushing river nearby. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

He didn’t even mind hearing about it day after day. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Being deprived of sight, Frodo found his hearing and other senses sharpened. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Well, I guess I’ll be hearing about all that soon enough.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Fact: Pavlov’s dog may have learned to salivate when hearing a ringing bell, but when a bell jingled as Dad and I entered the Brevard Animal Clinic, my poor skittish nerves were startled. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

I was afraid if I did, he would come and I would miss hearing him. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just hearing this made my knees weak, since it’s no small matter. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Upon hearing these rumors, Mas face lights up and her eyes shine once again with hope. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stopped hearing the grunts of the wrestlers, the shouts of the crowd, the barking of dogs, the music from the fiddlers preparing nearby. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Nothing but the shock of hearing that voice could have given Harry the strength to get up. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

That horrid trio of guards has just come to fetch me somewhere—Engel chatting with them in annoyed tones just beyond my range of hearing, outside the door. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Fortunately, Penelope was unfamiliar with the expression he used and was, therefore, none the worse for hearing it. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

The Vancouver Rowing Club, hearing of their reputation in England, commissioned them to build two single sculls for one hundred dollars apiece. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Reporters got word of the weird hearing and showed up with cameras. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

It felt more like that space between seeing a gun fire and hearing the shot. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Soon the penguins knew, from hearing the music, just what they were to do. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

He held her tight, feeling her heart pound against his chest, hearing her breathing rapidly, furiously. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

When Elizebeth, in turn, went for eight weeks without hearing from him, she felt “infinite pain and loneliness.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Running, my chest on fire, hearing the sound of voices shouting after me, boots pounding on the pavement. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Alec,” he whispered, barely hearing his own voice over their heaving breathing and footsteps. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

It was like a heavy shaking of talcum powder in the brain hearing all those mothers complimenting each other’s daughters and lisping back in good Castilian to the Sisters of the Merciful Mother. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The federal court hearing would be one of the most significant in history—a precedent-setting decision could be made that affected the whole country. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“To walk my post in a military manner, keep always alert, and observing everything that takes place within sight or hearing. To spread the alarm in case of fire or disorder.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

After several hours they found Highway 60 and walked along parallel streets within hearing distance of it. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

“Nothing wrong with her lungs,” the doctors told the Richardsons, though they warned of a host of other problems that might arise: jaundice, anemia, vision issues, hearing loss. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Horrified parents were demanding an explanation, a hearing, a town hall meeting. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Kate was holding her breath, listening for any hint of what was coming and not hearing any hints. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I kind of remembered having watched the news with Big Ma a few months ago and hearing about the shooting in Oakland. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you okay with your new bionic Lobot hearing aids?” the ear doctor asked, looking in the mirror at me. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I didn’t remember hearing her say that before, but it was really nice. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not because I don’t care about her, but because I think hearing your child call another woman Mother might be hurtful. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I imagined hearing the laughter and bickering of my brothers and sister. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

His voice is grumbly and off-key, and hearing him makes me laugh. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

No words can describe the sorrow I felt upon hearing the circumstances of Tariq Johnson's death, and none can convey my frustration with the system that allowed his killer to walk free. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

My bedroom window looks out into the street, so I have the luxury of hearing his every coming and going. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Five seconds in between seeing the lightning and hearing the thunder means it’s one mile away. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

An estimated sixteen million visitors come to see the new inventions, including a solar oven, American porcelain teeth, Alexander Graham Bell’s telephone, Thomas Edison’s phonograph and his megaphone, modified to help the hard of hearing. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

But just hearing my bro’s voice on the answering machine, man. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

But hearing the news of their kidnappings had been the start of everything weird; it had marked the first day that Finn felt strange about anything. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Moss is learning to speak. He keeps hearing his parents say his name over and over—Morris, Morris!” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I asked my parents once if I could take a class, but they don’t think it’s necessary because of my hearing aids. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

On the way to each court hearing, the Shaws avoided Valley View Drive. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The bombing seems to have destroyed the hearing in his left ear. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

But when I tided to argue the point about our not being such a democratic nation as he contends we are, well, he wasn’t very interested in hearing that. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

They resisted but he pushed harder, hearing a loud click as he did so that didn’t sound especially good. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

“What the—” Mr. Ray whipped around after hearing the belching and hacking sound of spit-up, along with my chair sliding back from the under the table and my footsteps running up on him. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

At dinner that evening, when Mrs. Richardson asked how the day’s hearing had gone, he said little. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t done hearing her story of Manifest. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Whatever satisfaction I had in hearing him admit that I was right, paled when I saw his alarm. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Were it not for her, I would not be hearing that glorious song on top of this magnificent gorge. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When was the conservancy district supposed to come up for a hearing?” the governor asked. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not that I didn’t believe him—but seeing it is way different from just hearing about it. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Warders generally did not treat this lightly, for when a prisoner was charged he was allowed a judicial hearing and, de-pending on the seriousness of the offense, a magistrate was brought in from Cape Town. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was hearing about my future eighteen times a day. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

I looked to the other end of the stable and the Preacher was still standing there, pretending he waren’t hearing none of this. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Moriba always told him that he must have extra hearing ability. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The long low note lingered at the edge of hearing. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Isabelle read the stories to Hugo, and he remembered hearing some of the myths when he was in school. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

But he stood still, hearing the babble of voices and the clanging of the shovel against iron. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The last thing I remember hearing was, “Not me,” said the horse. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Upon hearing the climbers arrive, Stuart Hutchison went out to assist Groom. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

He looked up, hearing the approach of a car. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I stood and listened until their voices went out of hearing. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would sit, galvanized, hearing what I then accepted from Mr. Muhammad’s own mouth as being the true history of our religion, the true religion for the black man. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I think it's one of the best in the world," I said, hearing my voice surge with deep feeling. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

It found it, and my eyes closed with pleasure at hearing it: sweet. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The hearing reached absurd, numbing proportions as lawyers tried to ascertain Edwards’s algebra grade in a court of law. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I love hearing every single one of them. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

A hearing had been set in family court and a judge would make a determination about Willow in the next two months. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

It was like listening to a cartoon character talk while sucking helium and he was only really hearing every third word. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

She had been living in exile in the United Kingdom since I was two years old, but I had been hearing about her for years. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Pa said, “Morning, y’all. This here’s the Taylors, just come up from Arkansas. Been hearing ’bout us for the longest. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“Yessuh,” he whispered; not speaking, really; but hearing his words roll involuntarily from his lips. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

We hear the engine of the four-wheel drive start up and listen until it is out of hearing. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still, there was no way to avoid hearing about it. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I missed seeing Papá’s eyes water when he listened to Mexican music on the radio and hearing him repeat stories about Mexico when he was young. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Just hearing my name, the pain in my head doubles. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Seven had grown up hearing about the Cursed Toads. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

In fact, we never even stopped hearing the echo of her heels, and the rhythmic thudding of Tommy’s bag against his leg seemed to be a kind of answer. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

"My parents would like hearing about your tigers," Darnell says finally. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

More attention was paid to that photo than to the reason for the hearing. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

“This is just a hearing to set bail.” Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

What if while he was running away after hearing the thunder, he fell down and hurt himself? A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

‘Some of them you would never wish to be hearing yourself! But some is like glorious music!’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He loved the story and was never tired of hearing it. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Just hearing your voice. You don’t know how much I miss you.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

The startled owner, hearing the commotion, did what he thought was only appropriate: he took out his gun and shot Price dead. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can't help hearing the whispers and snickers that come our way. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Also, people have been really nice about the hearing aids I started wearing. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“This is where we keep all the cells,” he yelled over a deafening mechanical hum that made Deborah’s and Zakariyya’s hearing aids squeal. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Nugent opened the door, hearing their voices, and said, “Dr. Relf, this is valiant. Come in and sit by the fire and let me give you some of George’s brandy.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

A crowd of a dozen or so others were lined up in two rows on the other side of the fire, singing the weird chant that Mark had been hearing. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

They’re going to have to keep hearing “Baby killers!” for the rest of their life. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

When its call goes out, every bovine within hearing distance raises its head from grazing and moves toward the sound. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gives me the indulgent smile of an adult hearing an outrageous claim from a child. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It would be one thing if we had even a chance at a decent hearing,” said Henry. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“The cook told me it is too dangerous. He said that we should travel on the city streets, keeping the freeway in sight or in hearing distance all the time.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

The air thundered distantly beyond Nancy’s hearing protectors. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe Ms. Morales was leaning in closer toward her daughter, because Finn had a harder time hearing. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Without even hearing my full explanation, he bluntly informed me that I would obey the principal’s instructions and return to Fort Hare in the fall. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But his hearing had sharpened considerably since power and artificial lights had mostly become a thing of his past. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I tried to explain that the other guy pushed me, but he wasn't hearing it. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

What chance had he of hearing Sam Adams’s words? Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

In spite of the panic that goes along with it, there’s something familiar and strangely comforting about hearing your heart beat like that. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we heard recordings of Nasser’s voice or speeches, we became silent as though we were hearing prayers. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Of course it was a rumor Liyana had been hearing all her life. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

It must of really been worth hearing about if it was too awful to mention. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

These things I know already, yet hearing them from colored mouths, it is as if I am hearing them for the first time. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Maybe because "hard of hearing" is more like hospital talk, which was probably rubbing off on her. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Ma had poked me in my side after hearing me say that. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Just like that, the moment is gone, and I’m hearing, Let's go back to being friends. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

The longer they went without hearing from her, the more terrified Alex became that they never would. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

It’s also strange hearing her ask his permission. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

She could tell that Mother was afraid Daddy would object to hearing the same thing over and over. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Barely hearing her, not quite understanding, he yelled out a roar and charged ahead to take advantage of the Grievers moment of weakness. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

They were in close, shoulder to shoulder, and Billy was again throwing punishing hits to the body, hearing Vegas grunt from the force of the blows. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nancy put a pair of hearing protectors over her ears. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because the hearing was kept private, like all proceedings in family court, the news stories could continue to be sensational and simplistic, easy arguments for one side or the other. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Apparently, I didn’t have an overabundance of concerned friends, but some Michigan media, along with a few psychic hotline types, were interested in hearing from The Prophet. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Char is one of the kids flunking English, so I know hearing some dirt on Miss Saunders would make her day. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Now hearing these things said, the boy’s heart rose in a long pang for his father, and he wept, holding his purple mantle with both hands before his eyes. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not cute little Christmas angels, but high, stern angels in white robes, whose faces were sad and serious from being near God all day and hearing His decisions about the world. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was tired of hearing her talk about how I was different because my family held on to our traditions and our history while we studied and learned and improved ourselves at the same time. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

After hearing of Philip Johnson’s demonstration, General Vogel authorized the recruitment of that first class of twenty-nine Navajo Marines. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just about the only question that wasn’t asked during the hearing was whether Gary had actually learned any algebra or not. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

After hearing the news, Howard raced back to see what he could salvage. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I've now grown accustomed to hearing the alarms blare at all times. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“First, that grading is not an exact science. Second, this case has demonstrated amply the absurdity of setting grades by public hearing.” Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

At this fourth hearing, Carol and I were busily trying to process papers and resolve the endless issues that had emerged to keep Mr. Carter and Mr. Caston incarcerated. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“I keep hearing this voice in the back of my head,” I said, hoping I didn’t sound like a frigging crazy person. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Do all children behave like this nowadays—like these brats we’ve been hearing about?” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

For the next ten minutes, Mr. Larson walked the class through all the steps in the process—things that would happen before the hearing, at the hearing, and after the hearing. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

Justyce doesn’t remember hearing any rights, but his ears had been ringing from the two blows to the head, so maybe he missed them. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

After such moments of intimacy outside the house, I began to trust hearing intimacy conveyed through my family’s English. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

On July 31, 1893, after two investigative hearings, the Retrenchment Committee gave its report to the exposition’s Board of Directors. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

One day, after hearing another of my pathetic stories, Shabani took me aside. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

When the virus stole most of Sosie’s hearing, it also stole her right to complain. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Their reaction last night had told some of this story plainly enough, but still, hearing it said outright was something else. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

The melody is sad, but hearing it fills me with hope. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Michael and I had reached out to Chapman once more before the hearing to see if we could persuade him to reopen the investigation and independently reexamine whether McMillian was guilty. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Despite all of the evidence presented at our hearing showing that Walter had nothing to do with the Pittman murder, the local press invoked the case to scare up more fear about Walter. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“It will be the first fuss I have ever endured,” said Lazlo, hearing something raw in his voice that could not be put down to a dry throat. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The enemy has many spies and many ways of hearing.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I pushed away as he raged, hearing shouts of, "Tell him about it!" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man named Hugh recalled hearing that she was working as a serving maid for a household in Petty France, that colony of French emigres just outside the walls of the city. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

But the strangest thing ’bout it was trying to figger out what it was I was hearing. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

This was some of that talk that growned folks do where they’re saying one thing out loud but you’re supposed to be hearing lots of other things at the same time! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

He wanted to feel the heavy white door on Not Doctor Street close behind him and know that he might be hearing the catch settle into its groove for the last time. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her attorneys refused to enter a plea, a preliminary hearing was set for two weeks later, and she returned home. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Just hearing it was like violating the law. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Taking advantage of this huge new support, Palmer obtained a deportation order for 199 of the Russians, most of whom were not even given a hearing. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

I wanted to tell Mr. Norton that the man was crazy and yet I received a fearful satisfaction from hearing him talk as he had to a white man. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Telling what happen or hearing her story wouldn’t make nothing be different. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Difficult do you call it, Sir?” the lexicographer Samuel Johnson once said after hearing a violinist perform. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He started talking as soon as he was within hearing distance. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

But after some conferring, the judge announced that the hearing was adjourned until the afternoon, at which time the witnesses would be heard. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Claudia pretended that she was blind and had to depend upon her senses of hearing, touch, and smell. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’s happy they’re chatting like that but she doesn’t want to be seeing and hearing them the rest of her life. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

My body buzzed with fury after hearing that tape. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The way the system works in South Africa is that you’re arrested and held in a cell at the police station until your bail hearing. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He lay still, feeling rid of that hunger and tenseness and hearing the wail of the night wind over and above his and her breathing. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Upon his return home and after hearing of his conversation with Reverend Hughes, Benton’s father chose to stop acknowledging his son altogether. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“T. Ray was right about my mother,” I said, hearing myself say the words, feeling sickened by them. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stir, hearing hushed voices outside my bedroom door. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

How do you say hello to someone who has hearing aids? Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Thomas already knew this, but hearing it made his heart sink even lower. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

As soon as I have three perfect avocados, an announcement comes over the loudspeaker and roars in my hearing aids. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Ann secretly took notes and fed the information to Fuller and others, who used it to challenge the city about these closed-door hearings. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Classical music traditions around the world tend to encourage longer, more complex forms which may be difficult to recognize without the familiarity that comes from study or repeated hearings. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

On hearing this command one of the two, the one who bore the child, despaired and would hear no comfort or counsel, and procuring poison, committed suicide. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

The old lady couldn’t resist her longing to see her nephew, for she had met Laurie as she took her airing, and hearing of Mr. March’s arrival, drove straight out to see him. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were curious about me—they’d been hearing about me for twelve years, and finally they were seeing me with their own eyes. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’re all allowed to be fools the first week or two,” she said, hearing Diana’s voice in her head. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

A human being, hearing from a distance the noise of a crowd, can form an idea of its size. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tom Johnson would recall hearing Lawrence describe it in the Berkeley library that first night, the Wideroe paper clutched in his hands. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

If seeing the guns waren’t scary enough, the sounds I was hearing were worst. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“He says when a mockingbird sings, for all we know it’s pitching fossils into the air. He says who knows what songs of ancient creatures we may be hearing out there.” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

The average person lived many months without seeing or hearing a human from outside of her own band, and she encountered throughout her life no more than a few hundred humans. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The flute went up into regions beyond the hearing range and even there it carried its unbelievable melody. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not answering the phone but hearing what people on the other end were saying was a little bit like spying. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

He knew what his father was going to say, and he didn’t feel like hearing it. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

They contained a lot of the same things he’d been hearing over his cockpit radio. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

When Mr. Pope was out of hearing, Sander said, "You might have been more kind. It wasn't his fault you had to go." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Misty said nothing from inside, either not hearing or too weak to respond. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I feel like lam not hearing anything new—just the same philosophy that spawned the factions, driving people to manipulate their genes instead of separating into virtue- based groups. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Sarai told herself that there was nothing to worry about, and then, hearing the words in her mind, gave a hard—if voiceless—laugh. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

After what I had witnessed in the village, I could not believe I was hearing a living voice. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Jimmy nodded, again hearing shouts and gunfire in his mind. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

If I were in his situation, hearing about a family that might not want me around, I would have thought, I don’t know if I want to date this person. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

About every five minutes I would imagine that I was hearing horses, and jump around ready to run for it. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once I was preparing to do a hearing in a trial court in the Midwest and was sitting at counsel table in an empty courtroom before the hearing. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He must have been the officer assigned to transport Avery to the hearing, which made me worried about how Avery might have been treated on the trip, but he had seemed his usual self. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She felt shy, a pleasant shyness, hearing him say she was beautiful. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

A Titanic survivor reported hearing him say, “I think it is nothing serious so I shall turn in again.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

One can only imagine Bobby’s shock, anger, and sadness at hearing this. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Instead I feel like I’m back in my group foster home, listening to the radio, hearing about his earthshaking invention for the first time. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

If she’s surprised or upset hearing this, she doesn’t show it. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

But hearing it in my ears right now, it feels weak. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Somehow, just hearing her voice set me at ease. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Visual strategies are most significant to students whose hearing is compromised. It’s their primary means for receiving information.” Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

“I know!” snapped Ranofer, exasperated at hearing it for the fiftieth time. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

My mother also cooked up a storm in the first few days after the hearing. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

In fact, it was rare to spend an afternoon in the house without hearing some kind of recitation of the miracle, and occasionally these recitations were less than accurate. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I think so, but I like hearing Freak talk, so I go, "Better tell me," and that's when I find out why he's so interested in some clanky old knights. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Justice de Wet said he was not interested in hearing political speeches, that we should merely plead not guilty or guilty. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She dug the points of her keys into the heel of her hand—not for protection now, but to convince her that what she was hearing was real. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“My eyes are twenty-twenty, my hearing is perfect, and my arthritis is gone!” The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

It was a reference to a story he’d told earlier in the hearing about some guy he’d seen texting while driving erratically. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Just hearing that name makes my fingers twitch. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Catherine, weak-spirited, irritable, and completely under Lydia’s guidance, had been always affronted by their advice; and Lydia, self-willed and careless, would scarcely give them a hearing. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

And the penguins, hearing their voices, scuttled up on deck and stood there beside the Admiral and Mr. Popper. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

Montana seems to me to be what a small boy would think Texas is like from hearing Texans. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stopped, hearing his own breath heaving in and out of his chest. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Legally, right now, there was no way to hang him, although prior to a trial or a hearing he could probably be kept under wraps. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want Arul hearing my story and thinking it was silly, so I started whispering as I’d done the night before. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Don’t knock so loud unless the apartment is on fire. I am not hard of hearing.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

After not hearing from Will for months, she gets a text: Thinking of you today. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“They had best not say it in my sister’s hearing, or they will find themselves short a tongue.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I know I was under the influence when I asked to kiss her, but hearing her now makes me really want to know what it’d be like. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Had there been actual music, or was I hearing it in my head? Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“Oh yeah, I’m sure he’s going to like hearing about my ‘learning’ condition,” Tats says. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Her hearing sharpened and she felt the dreadful noises in her bones: a distant screeching of brakes, the slam of a door, gunfire, the crush of boots, a muffled scream. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Previously, prosecutors wanting to charge a juvenile as an adult had to make their case in a fitness hearing before a juvenile-court judge. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

In Los Angeles, a jury that had been hearing a bootlegging case was itself put on trial after having been observed drinking the evidence. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t have borne hearing Chacho call him a crot or seeing him shrink away from the presence of such a monster. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She says more than that, but I don’t have a hope of hearing it, because things are pretty loud in the auditorium. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

That was the only thought in Hanako’s mind upon hearing that. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

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

It’s loud enough that you’d be hearing it and nothing else for the longest if you didn’t shove something in your ears. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“Just hearing things,” he no doubt told himself. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The letter told Mr. Larson that this would be a public hearing and he might want to have his own lawyer present at the meeting. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry, my hearing sometimes fails me; it sounded like you said you squeezed rocks.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

When he heard Hooper begin to retch, he shot round in terror, it was like hearing the dead. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

It was weird—and scary—seeing Brer Fox’s mouth move but hearing the haunting voice of the ship. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

She flew down to his hand without hearing Sam’s whistle. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

So, because he was blind, he had super hearing. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

After sitting in this manner a quarter of an hour without hearing Miss Bingley’s voice, Elizabeth was roused by receiving from her a cold enquiry after the health of her family. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Musical ability is indeed found in infants, who at only a few months old can manipulate an object in response to hearing certain songs. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

It’s so weird hearing her say that about Malik to me, but at the same time, it’s not weird at all. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

She remembered how interested Alys had been, hearing her tell her own story, of the cutting. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

They crossed the Bridge in safety, hearing no sound but the water swirling against its three great arches. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I sputter, not believing what I am hearing. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

He looked behind them to make sure Ashish wasn’t within hearing distance. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been hearing music ever since I arrived. Drums. Clapping. Even some singing, but it’s real faint and...” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

She worked as a speech therapist for children, mostly freelancing in the public schools and then part-time at a speech and hearing clinic downtown. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The southern gangs, after hearing the news of the Battle of Bywater, fled out of the land and offered little resistance to the Thain. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

But even though his deafness prevented him from hearing Merrithew crying out for help, he knew his coworker and friend was in the building and in serious trouble. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

He had a hearing aid in his right ear. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Being close to the water and hearing the lake slapping ’gainst the sand was ’bout the peacefulest thing you could think of. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

He pointed at his hearing aids, which I hadn’t noticed before, even though I was trying as hard as I could to notice everything. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

He already got that crazy look in his eyes after hearing about the closures of so many school districts. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“But she is so amusing, so extremely amusing! I am very fond of hearing Miss Bates talk. And I need not bring the whole family, you know.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

I have left church early, walked out, after hearing the congregation spontaneously applaud its own singing. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there was a certain comfort that came with hearing someone speak Spanish, to understand and to be understood, to not have to wonder what I was missing. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

He had this tired, beat-up look, and it wasn't hard to figure out what he'd been hearing: “I'm sorry, son.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

After so many days of sitting alone, listening to the cafeteria noises, I’m good at hearing things. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Preliminary hearings,” she says, “don’t determine innocence or guilt. They determine whether there is enough evidence for a trial. Whether Officer Moore should be charged with murder.” Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

Maybe her parents have decided the hearing is too much. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

Then he thought he remembered hearing that certain prey circled when it was being stalked. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I walked around Algiers, hearing rank-and-file expressions of hatred for America for supporting the oppressors of the Algerians. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d grown up hearing stories about him fighting the Minotaur and stuff, but I’d always pictured him as this huge, buff guy. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I have never understood why, after hearing as much as I did of these kinds of things, I somehow never thought, then, of the black people in Africa. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s a story he never gets tired of hearing. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

His quiet penetrating glare was intimidating enough, which is why hearing his voice echo off the marble now made me cringe. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I recalled hearing some Negro say, “You can live here all your life, but you’ll never get inside one of the great restaurants except as kitchen boy.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Remember, grandchildren, like so many other Navajos, I had grown up hearing only criticism and hard words from the bilagaanaas about our people. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Elizabeth confided her terror after hearing the sermons of the Reverend Charles Finney, Henry told her that he had heard those same words but that they had left a very different impression on him. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

When we move out of hearing, Johanna mutters, “I think winning the Games was easier.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I began hearing the sound of a mouth eating. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

It had been a long time since I’d been out without my hearing aids, and it felt like I was miles under the earth. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I got the transcript for the hearing related to the weapons charge on Costello. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

This phrase, uttered in my hearing yesterday, would have only conveyed the notion that she was about to be removed to Northumberland, to her own home. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I watch Christina laugh without hearing her and manage a smile. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Ferguson hearing, the court ruled in favor of the Jim Crow laws. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I had grown up hearing the word terrorism, but I never really understood what it meant. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

My mother shrieked when she heard my voice and I laughed at hearing my father in the background dashing to my mother in alarm, asking what was wrong. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

He yelled into Derek’s ear, looking for some reaction in the eyes, and there was no sign of any kind that he could hear, or that he could react to hearing. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

He decided that the rumors he had been hearing about her hands were unfounded. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s Survival 101: use your available senses. If you can’t see something, you gotta be able to figure out where it is by other means. In this case: use your hearing.” Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

“The Lord He held me back,” he said, hearing the thunder, watching the lightning. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

She remembered hearing her lady mother tell Father to put on his lord's face and go deal with some matter. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Reassured by twice hearing my father's name, my mother nodded to me, and finally, after almost two full days, we dropped down from the rafters. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

We first went to check on Myers to make sure he had arrived safely and was in a stable state of mind before the hearing began. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

What we’re hearing is that our Miss Teen Dreamers have been murdered. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Children now grow up spending much of their leisure time hearing music rather than performing or making it. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

The first hearing was set for the following Monday at 9:30 A.M. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I can’t avoid hearing you, you know,” she says, standing up and opening her bag. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

It was kind of amusing, and also heartening, hearing my parents recite the branches of government in their broken English. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Then we started hearing loud snaps not far from us, almost like cap gun pops, that definitely weren’t insect noises. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

We used to share our secrets here, and talk without anyone hearing us. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The glass was still on the table and I swept it across the room, hearing it rumble and roll in the dark. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

After he had cut but the light again I suddenly heard his stammer in my inward hearing—“Genry—” Even mindspeaking he never could say “l” properly. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

And hearing it was like hearing the world's longest whistle blow, shrill, shredding his eardrums. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

Even Kanei, who sometimes had answers, couldn’t tell us what we were hearing. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Feeling too vulnerable on the ground with my lopsided hearing, I scale a tree to wait. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Parker’s mystery was the perfect example of seeing what you wanted to see and hearing what you wanted to hear. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He picked up the paper and walked down the hallway to the steps and up to the third floor, using the flashlight and hearing his footsteps echo faintly in the empty building. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The girl pup, hearing the commotion, had gotten up and joined the boy dog. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

And, hearing it, my mother turns toward the window and smiles. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I lean my ear up against the radio, and I know perfectly well that it’s baseball I’m listening to, but for a while I could swear I’m hearing about Joe Louis. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am so interested in hearing what—ah—planchette had to say.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

One morning I awoke about three o’clock hearing Catherine stirring in the bed. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Nine months was a whole lot better than hearing “until you’re twenty-one.” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

And with that he raced round the last corner, only to find that by some trick of the tunnel, or of the hearing which the Ring gave him, he had misjudged the distance. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I wondered if Eddie had taken my hearing aids with him as a kind of souvenir. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

What can you do, thought Winston, against the lunatic who is more intelligent than yourself, who gives your arguments a fair hearing and then simply persists in his lunacy? 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Dad won’t be home until late—he’s tying up paperwork after the hearing. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

There was something about hearing it that made it real, and even though I really didn't want to hear it, I kind of did. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“My accomplice. She can tell if someone is lying just by hearing him speak.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I remember hearing nothing as I walked down the hallway. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

After hearing what Heather and her friends were saying about me, I felt a twinge of anger. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He had grown so used to hearing the water smack and slurp against wood and stone. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

And then, hearing his voice, I sat leaning forward, riveted upon his words. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe hearing the familiar words would help take your mind off Amma. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Chantal’s light snoring keeps me from hearing every single word, but it’s a song I remember from months ago—one of Bad Leg’s very first riddles, before I realized he was Papa Legba. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Sure, but it’s not what I’ve been hearing for the last month. What were you doing, practicing a secret speech on the side?” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Gram told me that as a little boy, he was never interested in hearing fairy tales or reading books together like she and I did. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

He Praised the wise farseeing eyes of Eye and the keen hearing of Ear. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Luciana touching the same wood, feeling the same vibrations, hearing the same sounds. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Upon hearing this suggestion, several people started to cheer. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“It’s not about hearing me!” she shouted at him before waving toward the sky and calling up again. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

They spend half their lives underground in darkness or near-darkness, and touch, smell and hearing convey as much or more to them than sight. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The doctors think that eventually he’ll need to wear hearing aids, though. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Ekon had known what he was seeing from the moment he’d looked up, but somehow hearing it confirmed aloud made it worse. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

It’s the first time I’m hearing her voice, and it comes out loud and strong and powerful, like she’s a second away from beginning to yell. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

After hearing some familiar dialogue, Booth would know, to the minute, how much time remained in the performance. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the hearing aids don’t work by themselves. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

According to law, Bobby would have had sixty days for a hearing and perhaps another sixty days to confront the appeal if it didn’t go his way. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The gentry of the neighborhood, hearing of his pronouncement, appeared in the following days to protest, saying that he would incite a rebellion in the neighborhood if others heard of his system. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I love hearing about the blue-skinned Hindu god who was born behind bars, like me. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

He was tired of hearing about the Gaming Machine. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

He believed he would go mad without hearing more. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

He made more adjustments on the left hearing aid. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I really like hearing which parts have him laughing and which ones get his heart racing. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“His sight and hearing are terrible,” she said. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

She’s worked with a lady who can make a drawing so realistic it looks like a photo, and with a guy who can speak any language after hearing it only a few times. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Chip vaguely remembered hearing about the boy, but he couldn’t place his face. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

It's strange hearing Rani's voice without seeing her, but it's still nice. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I sat on my bed, hearing the murmuring through the floor. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He went to greater lengths, but hearing I wanted to find him too? What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I push every bit of' air in my body into her lungs, collapsing on top of her, no idea if it was enough, hearing the sirens of the ambulance I called blare in the distance. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, a tremendous thumping noise came from outside the cave entrance and a voice like thunder shouted, ‘Runt! Is you there, Runt? I is hearing you jabbeling! Who is you jabbeling to, Runt?’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

After hearing two days of testimony, the jury found C.P. not guilty. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Usually the mental effect for him was of speaking into a telephone and hearing his own voice in the receiver. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

As Schafer began his work on understanding the sonic environment, he realized that we don’t have a very specific vocabulary to describe sounds—what we’re hearing and how we’re hearing it. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Hearing his mother open the lunch pail and then gasp with rage, a memory stabbed him and he trotted away toward the barn, conscientiously not hearing the angry voice that called him from the house. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t like the way his heart pounded, because it kept him from hearing, but his head was clear and his legs were solid. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

And she had learned something more from hearing her maid’s screams. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Aureliano listened to the news to the end without hearing anything that was of interest to his family. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

As part of my research I kept hearing about this incredible farmer in Virginia. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

John closed the door behind him and stood in the narrow church aisle, hearing behind him the voices of children playing, and ruder voices, the voices of their elders, cursing and crying in the streets. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“Maybe what you need is a new hearing aid,” Joe said. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Come, my young friend! Tell me how you came by such a fortune—a tale worth hearing, no doubt!” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

"What do you mean I can't come in? There is a hearing scheduled and I want to go inside." Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Her voice became faint, like it became when she knew she had to concede something but thought she could keep the universe from hearing. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I always freeze for a second on hearing my Korean name. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lay on his back, in bed, hearing and seeing nothing. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

But she never tired of hearing it because it was her story, and whenever the mother told it, Carla knew she was the favorite of the moment. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Upon hearing or reading the string of words, the perceiver can work backwards, fitting them into a tree and recovering the links between the associated concepts. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

And then he turned his head, because he was hearing what suddenly we were all hearing. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

His voice was dark and rough, and there was an odd edge to it, as if of surprise or puzzlement at hearing himself speak. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

I been hearing variations on that stupid song since Tyler Croft was old enough to talk, so it don’t mean nothin’. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I was watching everyone else get summoned to the stage to audition for the roles they’d signed up for, but I wasn't hearing my name. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

"And I know other people have said it, too. But I'm gonna keep saying it, 'cause I know you need to keep hearing it. There wasn't anything you could have done, Lafayette." Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

One of Morgant’s warriors, hearing the clamor, had given the alarm. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Just about the time of the April hearing, the county attorney, George Daines, reached out to Bunderson to talk about the possibility of a plea bargain. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

‘Little micies is always talking to each other and I is hearing them as loud as my own voice.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had flanked us with ease—they fired upon us from the side—and we, enfiladed, fled—hearing cries as men fell behind us. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

And upon Elizabeth’s seeming really, with vexed and embarrassed looks, about to escape, she added: “Lizzy, I insist upon your staying and hearing Mr. Collins.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Hoagland, not hearing from me, sent in Jack Kalantzakos to retrieve my remains, my exposed bones. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

So, when the teachers’ union representative was notified about the disciplinary hearing, the faculty rallied around Mr. Larson. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

I am hearing people say the word orphan and realize that they’re talking about me. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

At a crucial court hearing my mother brought proof that she had completed rehab. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

And the way my mind works with language, even when I’m hearing other languages, they get filtered into English as I’m hearing them. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Kim stands up straight and sees that the other children are out of hearing distance from us. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

This nun kept hearing harp notes in her ears and a voice saying over and over, "Alleluia!" The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

I remember hearing my uncle shout from upstairs for us to call 911 and to immediately evacuate the house. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

I was hearing about progress being made across the country for my people. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Their whole plan had been built around never hearing the sound of an alarm. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

After hearing so much at Camp Half-Blood about Percy Jackson this and Percy Jackson that, she thought he looked...well, unimpressive, especially next to Jason. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“She be about this high. And all the peoples in the Fen? They get so happy, hearing her sing.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had a way of hearing one thing and processing it as something else. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

One of his broad palms flattens over Alex’s hip, and Alex inhales sharply, either at the touch or at hearing Henry finally say it out loud. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Thomas asked, surprised at hearing his voice for the first time in his salvageable memory. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The first day I showed up at school with the hearing aids, I thought kids would make a big deal about it. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

The night before, I'd driven down to Minnie's to get a suit for Walter to wear at the hearing, since he would finally be able to walk out of court a free man. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I’d been hearing the same line for months—ever since I’d dodged and avoided the hockey recruiters and thrown away my chances for a scholarship to college. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

After years of slow back-and-forth, the families were stunned by the abrupt finality that confronted them—the hearing had taken mere minutes. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t used to hearing such kind talk and muttered, “Thank you.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fact is, I already thought of that, but hearing him say it out loud makes the concern that much more real, and it ticks me off. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“Senseless gabbings every night. I wish you would stop. Go away and work. Whispering, whispering, making no sense. Madness. I don’t feel like hearing your craziness.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I close my eyes and take a deep breath, hearing the familiar wheeze of my lungs trying desperately to fill with air through the sea of mucus. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been hearing things about that pig,” said Dr. Dorian, opening his eyes. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

Before I know it, I’m hearing my words from everybody but me. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

At the follow-up hearing on November 29, Van Voorhis asked Anthony, “Did you have any doubt yourself of your right to vote?” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

He pulled the lever, hearing the rattle of coal against tin and seeing the quivering embers grow black. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps they’d grown so used to hearing the tall tales of their own adventures that they truly believed they would survive when all others had failed. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I was just so tired of hearing the same thing over and over again. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He rips a foot into the earth and slips back to a walk, hearing her voice call out, coming closer. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

When I pause to pull out another sheet of music, she asks, “You don’t mind that I sit here and listen, do you? I love hearing you play.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

She spoke without sadness, and seeing her smile and hearing her beautiful Southern voice made me glad I’d come to the bridge that night. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

It was like she was saying that I was the jerk of the world, which I had been hearing a lot lately. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

On hearing his name, Franklin lifted his troubled, regal head from the recesses of the hatchback, and I saw the black-and-white markings of an English setter. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I was feeling very tired, and I kept seeing and hearing Danny and my father talking about what had been going on between them in the library. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I hope hearing from me doesn’t ruin your day. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

And I say, “It was fine,” that I am leaving out the details to spare her from hearing how the village is raising her child. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I tried to dial now, hearing the busy signal throbbing back at me: Amen-Amen-Amen Ah man; and I sat there a while. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had been dozing, but woke quickly, hearing the sentries yell and the corporal commanding the gates to be opened. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

During the ten days before the hearing, Mr. Larson and his afternoon class kept track of each development and how it related to the First Amendment. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

Uncle D was writing me a letter and hearing a familiar song in his mind. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

After hearing one of Lander’s orations, she arranged for the distribution of his autobiography; the printer had previously put out a line of Shakespeare’s tragedies. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

His hair was shorter, and he was wearing some kind of hearing aid now. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I was always hearing about somebody found hanged or floating in the wharf. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tell her, “They’ll each have a hearing. Most of them will probably be declined asylum, and there will be appeals, and it will take many months until in the end they’re sent back.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

But a dozen or so family members would dutifully show up at each hearing, some traveling from as far away as California. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The last things I remember hearing are Darren’s hoarse scream and a male voice shouting, “Shots fired! Shots fired! Send emergency medical crews ASAP.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

From all the things I’d been hearing ’bout it, Canada’s gonna have me scratching my head more and harder than them chiggers did two year past. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

I stretched out beneath the covers, hearing the springs groan beneath me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I said softly, hearing the sudden quiver in her voice. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the story that Mrs. Amos was hearing from her lying son was only that Todd had tried to wake me up so I could go to the bathroom. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Then I realized that things like that don’t just happen overnight, or even in a couple of weeks, so it couldn’t have all been ruined since I’d stopped hearing from you. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

He was growing exhausted by the effort of speaking, and confused by what he was hearing. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“And they still haven’t called a hearing about all the underage magic I used escaping the Death Eaters?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Among the hearing’s more sinister features was its preoccupation with an encounter between Oppenheimer and his friend Haakon Chevalier just before work began at Los Alamos. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“And you’d best let me run it my way, Mr. Martin, or I will reschedule this hearing for October twenty-ninth.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Neel liked hearing his mother make music again—she had been sick for so long, her temperature raging until she hardly recognized them. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Thanks to his new glasses, Roosevelt could now identify birds by sight, and not just by hearing them. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

For some reason, hearing the word at that moment, from someone else, knocked something loose in his mind and it clicked. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

But in the early 1970s I remember hearing professors quietly admit their alarm over various aspects of what was then called the Third World Student Movement. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The weird thing is, hearing stories like this makes me feel a kind of kinship with the Almighty, because it proves that even God has psychotic episodes. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“I would say, learn to hear me in my own voice. I’m hearing impaired, not invisible.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Then I realize I'm not hearing the normal wail of a police siren. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Then the orchestra played excerpts from Dvorak's New World Symphony and I kept hearing "Swing Low Sweet Chariot" resounding through its dominant theme—my mother's and grandfather's favorite spiritual. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She said hello to me and her voice surprised me with its pitch, clearer and higher than I was hearing those days. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

How he must have hated hearing me talk about her blue jumper and her flaxen hair. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Smiling, he gained the saddle of his horse and whipped his horse along, thanking the old man, who rode with him now until they were out of sight and hearing. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though the situation is hopeless, just hearing her say it’s my business now gives me some hope. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I shouldn’t be eating with Humble and hearing about what his girlfriend used to do to him every time they passed a Burger King. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

But looking at Dimple’s open face, hearing her earnest questions, his usual inhibitions turned to puffs of cloud, insubstantial, floating away as he tried to grasp them. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

"Now are you going to open the gate, or do you need a clout on the ear to help your hearing?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Thus I felt slightly queasy when at lunch Francis winged into the Eagle to tell everyone within hearing distance that we had found the secret of life. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

I can remember hearing of “Adam driven out of the garden into the caves of Europe,” “Africa for the Africans,” “Ethiopians, Awake!” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Along the Eastern Shore of Maryland, in Dorchester County, in Caroline County, the masters kept hearing whispers about the man named Moses, who was running off slaves. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

At a subsequent hearing, even a judge who served as a guardian acknowledged that rich Indians spent their wealth no differently than white people with money did. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“I should be careful. I’m sure she has supersonic hearing, too.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

At night he had trouble sleeping— a skittish feeling—always on guard, hearing strange noises in the dark, imagining a grenade rolling into his foxhole or the tickle of a knife against his ear. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

And now she says to me in a loud voice, as if I had lost my hearing, “Isn’t that right, Ma? Not too tight?” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He liked hearing that, but an instant later came the fear of not being able to go to college at all. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had just begun to feel the pulsing set up between myself and the people, hearing them answering in staccato applause and agreement when Tod Clifton caught my eye, pointing. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

It carried news that those at home had almost despaired of hearing. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was evident from the moment Lawrence stepped off the train in Boston that Harvard president James B. Conant had more on his mind than hearing his lecture. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

At the hearing, the authorities grilled me as to how I got the newspaper, and I refused to answer. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He's in charge of the hearings—and something happened to the outer covering of what he uses to hear. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“Are you saying—?” the Keeper stopped, as though he couldn’t believe what he was hearing. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girl looked up, wildly searching the empty sky for the airplane she was hearing. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I stumbled off, hearing the bus pull away as I faced the water. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s not, um, what you said. I choose to have a positive attitude. I don’t let my hearing loss get me down. I can do anything a hearing person can do.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

He must be hard of hearing, Maniac thought. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Get it over with, and then a furious desire not to die seized him and he struggled, hearing the old man wailing and cursing in his cracked voice. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I had looked forward to hearing Reverend Bulkeley read to us this evening,” she said gently. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

The inmate, once “written up,” faced three or four days of constant confinement until his hearing, and then possibly weeks or months more if the Adjustment Committee agreed that he was guilty. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The human ear and brain are capable of hearing and appreciating very small variations in timbre. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Coach was leaning his ear toward me like Mr. Charles always did, as if he was hard of hearing. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

The words he was hearing seemed to be traveling very slowly from his ears to his brain, so that it was difficult to understand.... Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

You know it’s the third time even though you don’t remember hearing the first two times. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

It was their first and only meeting since the security hearing, and it would be the last time they saw each other. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The following week, a hearing began in Judge Davis’s court-room to consider once again Carter’s right to play football. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know it’s a big deal, but hearing it again is making me feel like I am going to be speaking in front of the whole world. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

It seemed to cheer people up, hearing those words, and I realized that Mama and Doc were doing a little something to fill the gap that Gran left behind too. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“I love hearing about people who figure things out for themselves. Plus, I love to think about things that no one understands. Yet.” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

One by one, guys left to go to their hearings, I stayed to wait for my lawyer, and new people started to pitch up. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Mia was right: by the time the custody hearing began, there had been a series of news stories—in print and on television—on Bebe Chow and her fitness to be a mother. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He sat propped against a tree, watching the red sentries passing to and fro in the firelight, hearing their quiet passwords and thinking about the excitements of the day. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eleanor closed her eyes and sighed, feeling and hearing and smelling the house; a flowering bush beyond the kitchen was heavy with scent, and the water in the brook moved sparkling over the stones. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

The shock of hearing Haymitch’s voice yesterday, of learning that he was not only functional but had some measure of control over my life again, enraged me. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

He imagined waking up every morning and hearing Coach O and his wife talking over their breakfasts. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

‘Everyone loved them and enjoyed them. But when the reign of Tiberius ended, his poems were forgotten. The words you’re hearing now are those of your son in the military.’ The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

And after hearing those words, seeing the look on her face, something suddenly takes me over—this strange, innate force. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I sat for a long time, seeing these shapes and hearing the voices, until the sun came out and the fog vanished. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was like listening for the ocean in a seashell and not ever hearing it. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

“Suggest that in the hearing of Mors Umber, Ser Godry, and you will learn more of death than you might wish.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He promised the final hearing would be held long before September. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t stand hearing her keep on talking against Grandpa. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

More and more of my day was spent hearing words. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had advised Walter and his family that we would likely need to go to an appellate court for any real chance of relief, despite how positive everyone thought the hearing had been. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

It was a shock to hear someone speak her family secret out loud, like hearing a bad word you knew but never said. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

My throat starts to close up, hearing him say these words. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

With his face burning and his head bowed, he walked through court after court, hearing that voice roaring ahead of him, hearing tinkles of laughter on every side. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

The Court prohibited jurors from hearing “victim impact” statements because they were too inflammatory and introduced arbitrariness into the capital sentencing process. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“How did you—” “I know these things. Being the messenger goddess... well, I do learn a lot, hearing all the communications from the gods and so on.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

During those years when I was first conscious of hearing, my mother and father addressed me only in Spanish; in Spanish I learned to reply. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a moment, lying there in darkness, hearing the creak of the raft and feeling its motion, it all hit me. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘I is hearing the little ants chittering to each other as they scuddle around in the soil.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He likes hearing stories as much as I like telling them. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I have to say, it felt really awesome hearing that from her. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

The man with the ear issue goes into a back area and returns with a book filled with the notes from hearings. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

She listened, not hearing the workers below or Sam Gribley, who was creeping along the girder to her. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

The tone of her voice said that of course he knew what the people said about her family, but Tayo couldn’t remember hearing of that family. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

But, now, hearing him pronounce “David” in such friendly fashion and with such gentleness and understanding, Caroni allowed him-self to hope—but for what? The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I just want to make sure I’m hearing you right on a couple of matters,” said Nels. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I’m white?” he says, like he’s just hearing that for the first time. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

‘When a ladybird is walking across a leaf, I is hearing her feet going clumpety-clumpety-clump like giants’ footsteps.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hell, everlasting, unceasing, perpetual, unquenched forever, should be his father’s portion; with John there to watch, to linger, to smile, to laugh aloud, hearing, at last, his father’s cries of torment. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“This is a hearing to determine whether you’ve violated community moral standards. Do you understand that?” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The State usually wouldn't bring inmates from Angola to New Orleans for hearings but instead had them view proceedings on a video hookup at the prison. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

As for me, hearing myself say it all out loud, one horrible fact after another, was almost too much. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was hearing reports of unchecked violence, widespread chaos, thousands presumed dead. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“Are you hearing better?” asked the ear doctor. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

"Please, your Majesty," said Shasta to King Edmund, "I was no traitor, really I wasn't. And I couldn't help hearing your plans. But I'd never have dreamed of telling them to your enemies." The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Something happens to my heart; it cracks like the sugar crust on Mami’s flan, hearing the nurse talk to me that way. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Lyra felt herself strengthened by hearing this, and that was really the Lady’s intention. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

There were the occasional looks askance, of course, sneers from people upon hearing his accent. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Cullen stays by the door and waits only a few seconds before hearing someone else walking up the porch steps. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Because firecrackers exploded, and I fell into the water not even hearing my own splash. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Wait a minute, Sunny. My hearing must be acting up, ’cuz I thought I just heard you say you were wrong about something? The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Last night I tried telling this to Johnny, who seems to be hard of hearing. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was strange hearing him call them by their first names. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

I remember hearing her say she was glad that she had never seen him. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I put the rain poncho in the front compartment, too. Same thing goes if it rains, Auggie, okay? Make sure you cover the hearing aids with the hood.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I look at the words in my book, but I can’t stop hearing pages turning, feet moving, noses sniffling. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

He’d probably spent his entire life hearing stories about the Academy’s killer courses and crushing workload. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

When I say this, James looks at me like he is hearing me for the first time. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

But this session had been like hearing himself through a staticky radio. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

He got up then, moving quietly in the dark house, hearing the snores of Robert and old Grandma. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Here’s the strange thing: I am fine thinking the same words myself, but hearing them come out of Carrie’s mouth makes me feel defensive. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Those in the back rows of the audience were having trouble hearing him, so they got out of their seats and rushed closer to the stage. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

She was still in that hallway, hearing those screams and their terrible, bloody dwindle. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Watching his father sleep, the face relaxed in slumber, all the harsh lines of age less defined, he remembered hearing that people who had been married a long time began to resemble each other. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wilder talked mechanically, not hearing his words, thinking only of Williamson running down the hill and climbing back to tell what he had found. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knew that from his studies and from hearing the history. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

It was nothing Pearl hadn’t thought about herself over the years, but hearing it spoken aloud, from someone else’s mouth, made it feel more urgent. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He lifted his fingers from the keyboard and sat perfectly still He felt his hearing sharpen and sharpen until it seemed like another sense entirely, reaching out and around him. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

He remembered hearing a story about a boa constrictor that had crawled through the plumbing and popped out of a bathtub drain in a New York City apartment. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

A day before the hearing, I was told that my attorney would be arriving the following day and I would be free to give him my written statement. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A treatment—a cure,” Mark said, hearing the defiance in his voice. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

A stranger hearing Sounder s treed bark suddenly fill the night might have thought there were six dogs at the foot of one tree. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d known it, but still, hearing it said out loud again brought a sick feeling inside her. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

After a year of depositions, hearings, and pretrial litigation, we eventually reached a settlement with most of the defendants that would provide Walter with a few hundred thousand dollars. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

As he did before, Mr. Loomis was carrying on a conversation, and I could hear only half of it, but he was hearing both sides. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

When the blades met, there was no ring of metal on metal; only a high, thin sound at the edge of hearing, like an animal screaming in pain. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The hearing had been set in the late afternoon when there were no other proceedings scheduled. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

In this seminal case on texting and driving, the hearing examined how decades’ worth of attention science might be applied to the law. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The punishment for hiding people is imprisonment, a cold, damp cell in Scheveningen, where I’ve heard of people disappearing for months without even getting hearings. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

At the hearing, I pointed out that Justice was an adult, and was not obligated to return to Mqhekezweni merely because his father ordered it. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Figure out what has gone wrong with his hearing. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t understand how Mr. Muhammad could maintain his calm and patience, hearing the things I told him. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

You never think it will be your own home that’s on fire, but when it is, all the toughness, the calloused nonchalance of watching fires and hearing sirens falls away. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

That would require deeper thought, and another hearing. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The smart, hearing one was helping the dumb, deaf one. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I guess I’d been reading newspaper stories about it and hearing people shout over the whole thing for so long that I didn’t listen anymore—it just went in one ear and out the other. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She listened outside Will’s door and, hearing nothing, tiptoed into the other room and took out the alethiometer from under her pillow. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think he might have been a bit hard of hearing, or else he just liked shouting at people. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

That didn't mean that he wasn't very concerned about what he was hearing from folks on the row, especially about race and the kind of jury he would get. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He walked through the bedroom he’d arrived in, hearing the dogs grow more hysterical. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I think I might be hearing her voice for a long time to come. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

HUAC's hearings riveted the nation—and ratcheted up J. Edgar Hoover's frustration with the FBI's increasingly fruitless investigation into Elizabeth Bentley's allegations. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I never like hearing the sorts of things Camille has to say about him. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“Drinking would shut down my seeing and my hearing and my feeling,” she used to say. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

“A hearing problem. Well, I didn’t know that,” he said. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the other days of the week, the teachers wore microphones that worked with her hearing aids somehow. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

The source of the sounds he’d been hearing made sense now. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

But it was difficult to prevent him from hearing things because, as you all know, rabbits are very good at keeping secrets from other animals, but no good at keeping secrets from each other. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He and the others are surely feeling it, too. Just tell him that Constance is hearing voices. He hadn’t expected that.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

On hearing of my problem, the man without hesitation came out to the Ford, opened the bonnet and informed me after barely a few seconds' inspection: 'Water, guv. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Genie wanted to say, I’m not eating no peas, but he already knew Grandma wouldn’t want to be hearing that. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I liked being told these stories, but it was odd hearing such personal information shouted rather than whispered. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Say I’m in his care until my hearing. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She makes pronouncements that Ivanito doesn’t understand, stays up all night hearing prophecies in her head, forgives her father and ex-husband long lists of past trespasses. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I smile and nod, but I’m only half hearing her. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

My body shook, my sight became blurred, and I lost my hearing for several minutes. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

After hearing them out loud, I need these words back, the lie I just blurted out, but there’s no possible way to take it back. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Then I was on my feet, hurrying to the door, hearing the thin, tissue-paper-against-the-teeth-of-a-comb whistle following me outside at the next stop. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would be holding a hearing on their petition on Friday, September 6, today. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The two of them balanced each other well: Zeitoun’s English had its limits, so when bills had to be negotiated, hearing Kathy’s Louisiana drawl put clients at ease. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

It was large and packed; this was not just a hearing for Reggie but for many others being arraigned. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Soon the two of them would grow quiet, near sleep, hearing the waves push against the island’s outer walls, the ceaseless shushing of the sea. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

‘I have come across many pictures of the President in various houses near where you live and I remember hearing the name Mason mentioned,’ said Doctor Copeland. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Just hearing that from you, Ladybird, well, it’s like I’ve already won.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

To his astonishment, he saw a nineteenth-century horse-drawn carriage, as if it had been conjured by the house itself from the mysterious sounds Joseph had been hearing. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, hearing the stories, remembering his own childhood, Matty was astounded. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

“I’m rather partial to Carols, myself, and that’s the best of reasons for my never hearing any.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

But hearing music on the other end of the line was surreal. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

He somehow sensed that hearing about Dorothy made Carmen feel better, like she wasn’t the only girl who sometimes felt completely lost. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

They are quick of hearing and sharp-eyed, and though they are inclined to be fat and do not hurry unnecessarily, they are nonetheless nimble and deft in their movements. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

And then the robot’s keen hearing picked up another sound: tiny footsteps crunching through snow. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He knew that what he was hearing was important, but it still wasn’t fitting together. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

It occurred to me that Joan, hearing where I was, had engaged a room at the asylum on pretense, simply as a joke. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

A week before Christopher’s hearing—which the Town of Marysville was taking its time setting up, probably to make him sweat—my father stopped eating supper with us. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Elizabeth’s not used to hearing comments like that. Let’s get froyo and forget it.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

‘Map? I is never hearing these words before. Is this Air Force bean talking slushbungle?’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like my sisters and brother, over the years, I’ve grown used to hearing that voice. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Klan viewpoint could always find a hearing in the highest reaches of Durham’s civic life. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

These memories slammed together at the instant of hearing that refrain familiar to all scholarship students: ‘Your parents must be very proud....’ Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She smiled at everyone on her way back, but hearing the yelp she let out afterward, I thought she’d sat on a tack. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Grunt, who had lost his tongue for speaking carelessly in Lord Roose’s hearing. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He parked in front of Bud and Muff’s place to keep Naomi from hearing him pull up in the truck. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

In the days before Claudette’s hearing, black leaders rallied around her. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

It was a two-hour-and-twenty-three-minute court hearing, on its face just one more procedural step in more than two years of dug-in fighting. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Gale does not like hearing about nonbelievers and con artists. She herself was once a witch, you see.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Jesus,” Liam said, “that was like hearing a cat go through a blender while being electrocuted.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I stood in the doorway, watching, hearing her mistakes, yearning to push her aside and play the piece properly. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

I keep hearing my mom in the cafeteria, her voice weaving circles around my head. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

It was something that had gotten inside him, and no matter how dangerous it was, he couldn’t go long without hearing it. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I would be interested in hearing your version of the story,” he said. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Just hearing her answer, so comfortably and honestly, caused yet another of my chronic blood-and-attention-migration episodes, and I nearly jerked my hand skyward for another high five with Seanie, but controlled the urge. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Upon hearing me, the night turns black with evil as the wind howls and a thunderstorm cracks its lightning whips above us. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I woke up from seeing men die and hearing the sounds of their cries. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s just providential, as my mother used to say,” Mrs. Richardson had told her husband on hearing the news. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I’ll be hearing Philip’s voice saying the words “return on investment” in my nightmares for the rest of time. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

After all that hearing, he writes, “I am exposed .... cut by bitter and poisoned hail.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

As a little girl, I remember hearing stories about my grandmother, Mama Lessie, sitting at the front window of her home holding a loaded Smith & Wesson. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He did not meet Mr. Tweedie for a long time and he got tired of hearing about him. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I said, off with you. Do you need a clout on the ear to help your hearing?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

As for hearing, the sloth is not so much deaf as uninterested in sound. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Darkness was not going to like hearing what he had to say. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

It’s good seeing Kim be friends with Carlos, hearing Grandma murmur how she misses me, how she remembers how much I liked video games. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

“Yes, so I imagined. I was afraid there could be little chance of my hearing any thing of Miss Fairfax to-day.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

But to me, it’s like hearing a favorite band sing an old song or rewatching a favorite episode of Supernatural. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The hearing ended the next day with no action being taken. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t think the taxpayers would be too keen on hearing that their elected official traveled in unrivaled luxury while they were forced to ride in barrels pushed along by clanking old engines. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z